The ministers begged me to ascend the throne

As soon as Zhao Yao returned from the north, he learned that Lian Daci had something urgent to do with him.Before he could take a sip of tea, he hurried to the porcelain factory with Tongxi.

Lian Daci saw Zhao Yao coming and hurriedly came out to greet him.He first saluted Zhao Yao, and then said with a happy face: "Your Highness, the concave and convex mirror you asked for has been made."

After Zhao Yao heard this, a surprise smile appeared on his face: "Really?"

Lian Daci said: "I don't dare to deceive you, I really did it."

"Take me in and see."

Lian Daci took out the concave-convex mirror and handed it to Zhao Yao with both hands.

"Your Highness, take a look, is it the concave-convex mirror you want?"

After Zhao Yao took over, he lowered his head and looked carefully, and found that both the convex lens and the concave mirror were very clear.

"It's the concave-convex mirror I want."

Lian Daci felt completely relieved when he heard what Zhao Yao said.

Zhao Yao looked at Lian Daci with admiration and praised him without hesitation: "Well done, you have worked hard during this time."

Being praised by Zhao Yao, Lian Daci was all smiles: "Your Highness, your words are serious."

"Now that you have made the concave and convex mirror, then make the magnifying glass, glasses and telescope I mentioned before." Zhao Yao then ordered, "You can make several versions, simple version, medium version and gorgeous version. .”

Lian Daci accepted the order and said: "Yes, Your Highness."

Zhao Yao smiled and said: "The Chinese New Year is just a few days away. If you make it before the Chinese New Year, I will reward you heavily."

When he heard that there was a big reward, Lian Daci's face lit up and he was immediately full of energy.

"Don't worry, Your Highness, the little ones will make it before the Chinese New Year."

"After these are finished, you can have a good rest for a while, and you can start working again after the Lantern Festival." Since Zhao Yao came to Marsh Mansion, Lian Daci and other porcelain craftsmen have never been idle, and they have been busy until now. "You will be even busier next year, so take advantage of the Chinese New Year to take a good rest."

"Young ladies, please listen to Your Highness."

"By the way, there are still a few craftsmen in the porcelain factory. I told you before that if you have friends you know, you can invite them to Marsh Mansion. The salary is not a problem." The current porcelain factory is still too small. Plans next year Build a larger porcelain factory and more craftsmen will be needed.Zhao Yao is also planning to buy some porcelain craftsmen from Siam, Annan, Johor and other countries.Although the skills of foreign porcelain craftsmen are far inferior to those of Zhou Dynasty, they can be taught slowly.

"Your Highness, I have already written to my fellow villagers. After the New Year, they will bring some people over." Even Da Ci felt that there were too few craftsmen in the porcelain factory and there was not enough.

"Yes, that would be great."

"Your Highness, even though the small countrymen are here, there are still not enough people." If nothing else, just say that making glass now requires a lot of manpower. "Your Highness, can you please recruit some apprentices?"

"Apprentice?" Zhao Yao was slightly surprised and then asked, "You really plan to recruit apprentices, where will you recruit them from?"

"Just look for apprentices in the Marsh Mansion." Lian Dacic understood the reason for Zhao Yao's surprise, "Your Highness, recruiting apprentices is not about looking for disciples. Of course, if you encounter a good seedling, I will accept it."

"Since you are willing to recruit apprentices, then you can do whatever you want." After Zhao Yao just finished speaking, he thought about the expansion of the porcelain factory next year, and his expression became serious. "If there are more people next year, you have to take good care of it. I don't want what I make." The recipe was leaked."

Lian Daci's heart trembled, and his face became very serious: "Your Highness, don't worry, I will definitely manage the porcelain factory well."

Zhao Yao is still assured of Lian Dasi's ability to do things.He explained a few more words before returning to the Han Palace.As soon as he returned home, he was busy making an eye chart.

Once the concave and convex mirrors are made, it won't take long for glasses to be made.Before He Lianfang was given glasses, he had to test his second uncle's degree of myopia.

After making an eye chart, Zhao Yao went to find He Lianfang.

He Lianfang is currently living in the Hanwang Mansion with Zhao Yao and has not moved out alone.Zhao Yao originally arranged a mansion for him, but He Lianfang felt it was unnecessary.

Seeing that Zhao Yao rarely came to see him, He Lianfang was a little surprised: "Didn't you go to Beishan?"

"I've been back a long time ago." Zhao Yao said as he posted the eye chart on the wall.

He Lianfang saw that a piece of paper posted by Zhao Yao was filled with strange symbols, and asked in surprise: "What is this?"

"The eye chart I mentioned before." Zhao Yao pointed to the eye chart that had just been posted and introduced it to He Lianfang, "Through it, I can roughly know how much myopia you have, Uncle Er, so that I can get you glasses."

He Lianfang heard Zhao Yao talk about glasses, "Have the glasses been made?"

"The concave and convex mirrors have been made, and glasses will be made in a few days."

He Lianfang asked hurriedly: "What about the clairvoyance you mentioned?"

"Of course I will make it."

He Lianfang heard Zhao Yao talk about the magic of clairvoyance before.Now that he knew that the clairvoyance was about to be made, he was naturally full of expectations.

"After you make it, show it to me. I want to see if it's as magical as you say."

"Second uncle, don't worry, I will never let you down." After Zhao Yao finished speaking, he walked behind He Lianfang and pushed his wheelchair back two feet. "Second uncle, just sit here and look in the direction I point."

He Lianfang didn't quite understand what Zhao Yao meant, and asked with confusion: "In which direction?"

"This is the direction of the E." Zhao Yao pointed to the largest E at the bottom and said, "Look, this is pointing upward. Can you see clearly?"

He Lianfang understood what Zhao Yao meant, nodded and said, "You can see clearly."

"Okay, then I'll continue pointing."

After testing, it was roughly determined that He Lianfang's myopia was [-] to [-] degrees.However, it is impossible to accurately make glasses with four to five hundred degrees.Now, we can only make a rough idea and let He Lianfang make do with it.

Lian Daci moved very quickly and made magnifying glasses, glasses and telescopes on the next day, but they were simple versions.

Zhao Yao tried the telescope and the effect was pretty good.Of course, it was much worse than the telescope in Zhao Yao's world in his dream.However, it is definitely enough to be placed in Dazhou, because the range of this telescope is within thirty feet.

He Lianfang couldn't believe that this little thing in her hand could see so far and very clearly.

"As expected of clairvoyant."

"Second uncle, how's it going? I didn't disappoint you."

"No." He Lianfang exclaimed, "This little thing will be a sharp weapon if used on the battlefield." Zhao Yao nodded and said, "I made it just to use it on the battlefield." The Xiongnu did not go south for the time being. But that doesn't mean it will always be honest.Sooner or later there will be a battle between the Xiongnu and the Great Zhou, and then the clairvoyance will come in handy. "However, the range of the clairvoyance made now is still a bit small." Thirty feet seems very far, but compared with the telescope in Zhao Yao's world in his dream, it is really far behind.

When He Lianfang heard what Zhao Yao said, a look of astonishment appeared on his face: "This distance is almost thirty feet, is it still small?"

"It's too small. My minimum requirement is one hundred feet."

"One hundred feet?" He Lianfang gasped in shock and looked at Zhao Yao with a horrified face, "What nonsense are you talking about?"

"I'm not talking about fantasy." Zhao Yao said seriously, "One hundred feet can still be made." He remembered that the distance of the first telescope made in Zhao Yao's world in his dream was 300 meters. , almost one hundred feet. "Let Lian Daci and the others improve next year."

He Lianfang couldn't imagine what kind of shocking effect it would have on the battlefield if the clairvoyance in his hand could really see a hundred feet away as Zhao Yao said.

"Can you really make a hundred feet?" He Lianfang didn't notice that her tone of voice was trembling.

"One hundred feet is the minimum requirement." Zhao Yao said, "In the future, we might be able to make two or three hundred feet, and five hundred feet is not impossible."

"Don't think about five hundred feet, as long as you can make one hundred feet." He Lianfang didn't dare to ask for five hundred feet. On the battlefield, one hundred feet was completely enough.

"First make a hundred feet."

He Lianfang suddenly thought of something, and her expression became very solemn for an instant.

"Do you need this clairvoyance for business?"

Zhao Yao knew the purpose of He Lianfang's question.He deliberately teased He Lianfang and said: "Sell it, of course. This is a big treasure. Even if I sell it for a thousand gold, there will be people rushing to sell it."

He Lianfang said in a serious tone: "You can't sell it. This is a weapon on the battlefield. If it is sold among the people, it will become a weapon against us if it is sold to the Huns."

"Second uncle, I'm kidding you. How could I sell it?" What he said just now was not wrong. If he really wanted to sell his clairvoyance, even if he offered a sky-high price, there would be people rushing to buy it. "When I make one hundred feet, I will send some to my father so that he can distribute them to the generals in the major military camps."

"Just don't sell it." He Lianfang thought that the clairvoyance could not be cheap to the emperor, so he quickly added, "You can sell it to the court for a thousand pieces of gold."

"Second uncle, you are asking me to defraud the court of money."

"The court is not short of money now." Zhao Zheng cannot be given advantage of in vain.

"Forget it, I don't need the money." Zhao Yao picked up the glasses and handed them to He Lianfang, "Second uncle, try these glasses quickly and see if they work." After saying that, he put the glasses on He Lianfang directly. .

He Lianfang felt dizzy for a while. Zhao Yao told him that this was a normal reaction and asked him to wear it for a while to get used to it.Sure enough, after a while, He Lianfang no longer felt dizzy.

Zhao Yao opened a book and asked He Lianfang to read it.

He Lianfang found that after wearing glasses, she could read more clearly than before, without having to work as hard as before.

Zhao Yao asked He Lianfang to wear glasses, and then tested his eyesight.Sure enough, the power of this pair of glasses is not high, probably more than 300 degrees.He asked He Lianfang to make do with this pair of glasses first, and wait until Lian Daci and the others made higher-quality glasses before replacing them with him.

He Lianfang felt that there was no need to change.

Zhao Yao remembered that Mr. Xiao's eyes didn't seem to be very good, so he went to find them with glasses and an eye chart.

After Mr. Xiao put on the glasses, he exclaimed that they were a good thing and very useful to them.

Zhao Yao posted the eye charts in Mr. Xiao's office and asked them to test them first, and then fit them glasses one by one.

In Mr. Xiao's office, Zhao Yao drank tea and listened to Mr. Xiao's report.

Since Mr. Xiao took over as Minister of Rites, he has been as busy as a spinning top all day long.In addition to being busy with next year's imperial examinations, they are also busy with preparations for next year's trade conference and sorting out etiquette and rules.

Lingnan has been a place of exile since ancient times. It is not only wild but also very rude and rude.To describe him as rude and rude is an exaggeration. To be precise, he is barbaric and has no etiquette at all.

Mr. Xiao and his group of old gentlemen couldn't see that there was no etiquette here, so they asked Zhao Yao to revise the etiquette.

"Your Highness, when will the construction of the free school start?" Mr. Xiao and the others can't wait. They can't wait to teach in the free school after the New Year.

"After the trade conference is over." Zhao Yao also understood the eagerness of Mr. Xiao and the others. "The first half of next year will focus on the trade conference, and other things will be put in the back row. In the second half of the year, we will start building free schools. If we move quickly, it will take more than a month. You can build a good school."

Mr. Xiao knew the importance of next year's trade conference, "Your Highness, there is an Imperial College in the capital. Should we build an Imperial College in Marsh Mansion?"

"Is it the Imperial College?" Zhao Yao thinks that Mr. Xiao's proposal is good, but it is not suitable for today's Lingnan. "Sir, there is no rush to establish the Imperial College. After all, there are not many people studying now. When more people study in the future, it will not be too late to build the Imperial College." ."

Mr. Xiao did not think of this aspect, "Your Highness is still thoughtful."

"Sir, I have to remind you again that even if I create a free school in the second half of next year, there probably won't be many people coming to study." For the people of the current Marsh Mansion, filling their stomachs and wearing warm clothes are the most important.Reading is not something they must do.

"Your Highness, you told me before that we are mentally prepared." Mr. Xiao said with a smile, "Just like you said before, we must make the people in Lingnan willing to study and learn."

"When the people of Marsh Mansion no longer have to worry about having enough to eat every day, they will be willing to study." Zhao Yao said, "If next year's trade conference goes smoothly, the people of Marsh Mansion will be able to live a good life."

After hearing this, Mr. Xiao showed a hesitant look on his face.

"Your Highness, I have something I don't know whether to say or not."

"Sir, tell me what you have to say."

Mr. Xiao did not hesitate anymore, "Your Highness, scholars, farmers, industry and commerce, if you attach too much importance to business, wouldn't it be inappropriate?"

"Sir, do you think it's inappropriate for me to hold a trade conference?"

"No, I understand the purpose of Your Highness convening the trade conference, but I feel that too much emphasis on business will make the people only think about making money through business and not about farming." In the minds of Mr. Xiao and his group of Confucian students, farmers It is the foundation of the country and cannot be shaken.

"Sir, in my mind, scholars, farmers, industry and commerce are all equally important, and there is no greater importance." Zhao Yao has never liked the Confucian ranking of scholars, farmers, industry and commerce. "Scholars, farmers, industry and commerce are indispensable. If we want to build Marsh Mansion and even the entire Lingnan well, , we must carry out business well, because business can attract foreigners to do business with us, allow them to send us their good things, and also allow them to give us real money and silver.”

"Your Highness, if the people see that merchants can make a lot of money, who will be willing to grow food?" Mr. Xiao is worried that after the people start a business and make money, they will have no intention to grow food anymore, because compared with doing business, farming is basically useless. Can't make money.

"Don't worry, sir, I won't let this happen." The Great Zhou Dynasty was too focused on agriculture and suppressed business, resulting in underdeveloped commerce in the entire country.He held the trade conference just to show the civil and military officials of the imperial court that business could bring staggering wealth to the Zhou Dynasty.

Something happened yesterday, so I didn't have time to update the code.I’ll update two chapters today and make up for what I didn’t update yesterday.There will be another update later.

In the end, I shamelessly asked for a monthly ticket! ! !