Chapter 166 The influence of reading glasses on readers
Ming Dynasty: Huddle in Beiping Dangzhi County Text Volume Chapter 166 The Influence of Reading Glasses on ScholarsLatest website: "Is this thing so magical?"
After this try, Nie Zizhi seemed to have discovered a new world and could no longer bear to take it down.
Seeing Nie Zushi's precious look on the reading glasses, Guo An couldn't help but look surprised, "Uncle Nie is also a little dizzy?"
Nie Zishi is not very old either, just forty years old.
"Alas..."
Nie Zushi sighed heavily, "I have heard from elders or great Confucians before that when they get old, their eyesight becomes drowsy and they cannot read fine writing.
I thought it would take more than ten years for this eye disease to happen to me, but what I didn’t expect was that after putting on my reading glasses, the text on the books in front of me suddenly became much clearer, and I could even distinguish the hair on my hands...
I never thought that my eyes would one day be able to see so clearly."
I didn’t expect that I would actually come across someone with presbyopia while giving a gift.
Guo An felt happy, but still said seriously: "These reading glasses will be useful to Uncle Nie."
In fact, what Guo An didn't know was that in this era, due to the generally dim lighting in houses, many scholars of Nie Zishi's age had presbyopia.
Even the old farmers who work in the fields will suffer from presbyopia.
However, these old farmers or elderly scholars have never experienced reading glasses, and they do not know that they have presbyopia.
"Useful, useful..."
Nie Zishi said quickly, and then looked at the remaining five pairs of reading glasses in the wooden box.
"Ning Yi, I wonder if these are the reading glasses left?..."
Guo Andao: "Uncle Nie, these reading glasses are all reading glasses with different degrees, so they have to correspond to different degrees of presbyopia.
These reading glasses were all given to Uncle Nie by Guo An. When Uncle Nie's eye disease worsens a few years later, he can try on these reading glasses one by one.
Of course, there are only six pairs of reading glasses of varying degrees. If these six pairs are not suitable for Uncle Nie, Uncle Nie will need to find his nephew, who will re-make suitable ones for Uncle Nie according to the severity of his eye disease.
Reading glasses."
Nie Zizhi looked touched, "Thank you so much Ning Yi."
Guo An smiled slowly, "Uncle Nie is a little out of touch now."
Nie Zishi laughed, "Hahaha, I'm so excited."
As he said that, Nie Zizhi seemed to think of something and asked again: "Ning Yi, are these reading glasses expensive?"
Guo An smiled and replied: "It shouldn't be too expensive."
Nie Zizhen couldn't help but look puzzled.
Guo An explained: "These reading glasses are just made by Yanwangfu Glass Workshop, and the pricing has not yet started.
And now in the entire Beiping Mansion, Uncle Nie only has this pair in his hands."
Nie Zishi looked surprised: "It's so precious?"
"Uncle Nie, don't be surprised. It's just a gadget, not precious at all."
Guo An smiled lightly and said: "Uncle Nie also knows because His Highness King Yan opened a craftsman school.
Therefore, there are many officials and scholars in the Peking Mansion and even in the capital who believe that His Highness King Yan is not doing his job all day long and is indulging in prostitution and craftsmanship.
His Royal Highness even personally asked about it.
In desperation, His Highness King Yan could only build an academy.
It's just that the academy can be built with a little money, and even the books in the academy's library can be bought with a little money. Now the gentry and merchants of Beiping Mansion have donated at least more than 10,000 books to Prince Yan's Mansion.
Classics...
If this trend continues, by the time the academy is built, the academy built by His Highness King Yan will be able to donate or buy at least 20,000 to 30,000 classics from various places...
However, it is somewhat difficult to find a master or a great Confucian who is suitable for teaching in academies...
These reading glasses were made by my nephew, who invited the great scholars to come as gifts..."
"That's it."
Nie Zizhi looked at Guo An thoughtfully, "Don't you think you want me to invite some great scholars to the academy?"
Guo An nodded directly, "It would be great if Uncle Nie could invite some great scholars.
Historically, we northern scholars have not been able to compare with southern scholars in the imperial examinations. This needs to change..."
Nie Zishi's face froze and he smiled bitterly and said: "Your father and your father-in-law know the great scholars or some learned people that I know."
Guo Andao: "The boy also sent six sets of reading glasses to each of his father and father-in-law, as well as some glass tea sets."
"Six copies? Each copy is six pairs of reading glasses?"
Nie Zizhi asked in surprise.
"Of course not."
Guo An slowly shook his head, "Except for my father and father-in-law, who both have six pairs of reading glasses, the other ten pairs of reading glasses only have one pair."
Nie Zizhi shook his head and said with a smile: "You are such a ghost."
Guo An said helplessly: "Uncle Nie Mingjian, I can't blame my nephew for this. These reading glasses are not easy to make.
Moreover, my nephew doesn’t know the extent of the eye diseases of those great scholars. Only by asking them to come, can my nephew set up the most appropriate reading glasses prescription for them based on the degree of their dimness.”
Nie Zushi nodded slowly, "It doesn't matter, those great scholars can't just take the treasure and do nothing..."
Guo An quickly said: "Uncle is still sensible."
Nie Zizhi sighed helplessly, "Don't worry, kid. Although the great scholar cannot be invited, I can personally write a few letters and invite some talented people who do not want to be officials to come to Beiping Mansion."
"In this case, Ning Yi would like to thank Uncle Nie... In addition, if the chief envoys and yamen have officials and eye problems, Uncle Nie can also ask them to come look for Ning Yi..."
"I underestimated you. I didn't expect that Si Yamen, the chief envoy to Peking, would have such a big plot..."