Volume 1 Princess Taiping Grows Up Chapter 83 Magnifying Glass
In response to Fu Lai's flattery, Li Yuechen just smiled and said, "I'll discuss this matter with you when I get back."
After saying that, he turned around and smiled at the craftsman in front of him: "Well done! The next task is to eliminate the bubbles and then make it into a specific shape."
At this point, Li Yuechen asked, "Bring me a pen and paper."
Fu Lai, who was standing by, immediately agreed, ran to get paper and pen, and placed them respectfully on the table.
Li Yuechen roughly drew a magnifying glass and explained to them: "For the handle outside, you can discuss it with the carpenter in charge of the craftsmanship. I don't have any special requirements for the size, it should be roughly the same size as the drawing."
After looking at the design, the craftsman nodded slightly: " Your Highness, this is not difficult, but these bubbles... I don't know how to eliminate them."
"Easy!" Li Yuechen waved his hand easily, "Just stir it after the baking is complete."
"Stir... stir?" The craftsman seemed to be unresponsive, and his expression was asking himself if he had heard it wrong.
Li Yuechen nodded: "Yes! Stirring can eliminate the bubbles. If it doesn't work, you can come back and report to me."
“Yes!”
Seeing that they all had no problems, Li Yuechen gave a few more instructions and then took the square piece of glass to find Li Zhi to show it off.
In fact, at first she planned to wait until she made the magnifying glass before going, but when she thought about it carefully, it was impossible to hide such a big thing as making transparent glass.
So it’s better to let yourself do the work of making your presence felt.
Li Yuechen brought Fulai to Renshou Hall. From a distance, they saw Zhang Chengxin and Zhong Cong just walking out from inside.
Seeing a little girl in red, with a high ponytail and looking like a porcelain doll running towards him, Zhong Cong turned his head curiously, wanting to ask who she was.
Before he could speak, he saw Zhang Chengxin bow his head and say, "Your Highness!"
When Zhong Cong heard this, he thought to himself, this is Princess Taiping, so he also bowed and said, "Zhong Cong greets Her Royal Highness!"
"Well, no need to be polite." Li Yuechen smiled, "You haven't left yet?"
"Uh..." Hearing the princess' question, Zhong Cong's originally handsome face showed a trace of embarrassment: "Yes, I haven't left yet..."
Li Yuechen grinned: "I hope you have fun in Datang!"
After saying that, he took Fulai directly into Renshou Hall.
Seeing that this princess could go directly to see the emperor without even notifying the emperor, Zhong Cong thought to himself, just as the rumors said, this princess is extremely favored!
In fact, before the delegation officially entered the Tang Dynasty, spies who had been lurking in the former Tang Dynasty for a long time had already provided a lot of intelligence and recent events.
Therefore, Zhong Cong also knew very well that this princess had been assassinated some time ago and had escaped from the city along the Luo River. In the end, she was brought back by the emperor himself.
The most important thing is that many people saw with their own eyes at that time that the princess was wrapped in a dragon robe and brought back by the emperor in his arms.
After the two of them left the imperial city, Zhong Cong turned around and bowed, saying, "Eunuch Zhang, please stay. You don't have to see me off."
"Okay, then we'll go back first. Goodbye, messenger!" Zhang Chengxin also bowed slightly, then turned around and went back.
When Zhong Cong turned around, the smile on his face disappeared and he got on the carriage.
The carriage began to move slowly towards the post station specially used to receive foreign envoys, but Zhong Cong in the carriage lowered his head and began to think.
Today, Tubo is a country with abundant national strength, and although the king is not as talented as Songtsen Gampo, he is also working hard to govern the country.
But at this time, Tubo definitely did not have the ability to actually go to war with the Tang Dynasty. It might be easy to fight on its own territory, but if it came to leaving the plateau to invade the Tang Dynasty, Tubo simply did not have that ability. So now was not the time to become an enemy of the Tang Dynasty.
But if the Zamp could marry Princess Taiping, he could take advantage of the situation to recuperate and make the country stronger.
Thinking of this, Zhong Cong decided to raise this suggestion with the Zamp after returning.
Anyway, there is no rush about this matter. Princess Taiping is only seven or eight years old now, and there is still time to go back and discuss it with the Zamp.
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On the other side, Li Yuechen ran to the Renshou Hall, jumped over the table and came to Li Zhi: "Are you okay, father and mother? Did the foreign envoy make you two unhappy?"
Li Zhi chuckled: "That envoy is not an ignorant person, how could he make me unhappy?"
Wu Zetian, who was standing next to him, looked at the tea in the pot, raised her head and asked, "Chen'er, what are you doing here today?"
Li Yuechen came to her side and sat cross-legged, then asked with a smile, "Mother, why don't you guess?"
Wu Zetian knew her daughter very well: "You look so happy, maybe something good is going to happen?"
Li Yuechen raised his hands to hold her neck and kissed her on the face: "Mother is really smart!"
"But what new things have you developed?" Li Zhi asked with a chuckle, holding the health ball in his hand.
Li Yuechen took the opportunity to snuggle into Wu Zetian's arms: "Yes, I have researched colored glaze!"
"Hahaha..." Li Zhi suddenly laughed, "Chen'er, this colored glaze is not a rare item at all!"
"Really?" Li Yuechen pretended to smile mysteriously and waved to Fu Lai beside him, "Then what do you think of this kind of colored glaze, Grandpa?"
Fulai took two steps forward with great tact, took out the square piece of glass in his hand from under his sleeve, and handed it over respectfully.
The moment Fulai removed the sleeve covering the glass, Li Zhi and Wu Zetian both showed surprised expressions.
In this era, transparent glass does exist, but it is so rare that each one is considered a rare treasure.
The piece in Fulai's hand is so big and transparent that it is truly unprecedented.
If it weren't for the bubbles that affected the appearance, they would probably be even more surprised.
"hiss……"
Li Zhi put down the health ball in his hand, reached out to take it, put it in front of his face, squinted his eyes and looked at it carefully.
Wu Zetian looked down at the colorful light refracted on the table and couldn't help feeling surprised for a moment.
After Li Zhi looked at it for a while, he handed the glass to Wu Zetian with an admiring expression on his face: "Incredible!"
While his mother was checking, Li Yuechen stood up and ran to Li Zhi: "Grandpa, how is it?"
"Well, Chen'er is awesome!" Li Zhi praised sincerely.
I have to say, being able to make this kind of completely transparent glass is really amazing in this era.
Li Yuechen opened his arms: "Then hug me!"
"Okay, hold her!" Li Zhi agreed and held his daughter in his arms.
Then Li Yuechen turned his head and leaned his face forward: "Kiss!"
Li Zhi seemed a little embarrassed, but he still touched his daughter's smooth face lightly and then laughed.
Then he ran to Wu Zetian's side and stretched out his other half of his face: "Come here, mother."
"Go!" Wu Zetian pushed her, but failed to push her away.
Helplessly, he could only lower his head and kiss her on the face.
"How is it? This transparent glass of mine is pretty good, right?" Li Yuechen asked.
Li Zhi nodded: "Chen'er, have you really mastered the method of making transparent colored glaze? Or did you do it unintentionally?"
Li Yuechen smiled and said, "Grandpa, please wait. I have a gift for you two adults in a few days."
"Okay, then Mei Niang and I will look forward to Chen'er's surprise." Li Zhi said with a smile.
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Even after Li Yuechen left, Wu Zetian still had a surprised expression on her face: "Zhi Nu, this..."
"Well, I never thought... Chen'er could actually make such a treasure." Li Zhi had an admiring expression on his face, "It seems that my idea is right."
Wu Zetian was very clear about what her husband had been thinking about recently, but she was still a little unsure: "Does Zhinu really want Chen'er to serve as an official in the court?"
"Why not?" Li Zhi held the health ball with a relaxed expression on his face.
"If Chen'er really enters the court as an official, how many things will it cause? What if there is another woman with great talent after Chen'er?" Wu Zetian asked with some concern.
Li Zhi smiled and said, "If there are other women like Chen'er after him, they can also enter the court. Since I have decided to open this door, I will naturally be responsible to the end!"
"This..." Wu Zetian's expression was a little tangled, "I'd better reserve my opinion for now, I feel that it is somewhat inappropriate."
"Well, there's no rush." Li Zhi nodded, looking relaxed, "Chen'er's talent will definitely not stop here ."
Wu Zetian nodded. She believed what he said. Her daughter had not spoken for three years since she was born, but she was born intelligent and had many wonderful ideas one after another, as if she was born with knowledge.
Her existence itself is a good omen. If she were a man, she would probably directly petition to change the crown prince.
Li Zhi thought that with this daughter, his lifelong wish would be fulfilled.
If I can surpass the late emperor, I can die with my eyes closed!
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Time passed quickly, and two days later, Li Yuechen came to the glass workshop again to check the progress.
As soon as he entered the courtyard, the chief of the Shaofujian came running over with a look of surprise on his face: "Your Highness, great joy, great joy!"
Seeing his expression, Li Yuechen knew it was going to work, and asked with a smile, "Is it done?"
"It's done!" The Supervisor nodded quickly, "Your Highness, please follow me!"
When I entered the yard, I saw several craftsmen carefully rubbing convex mirrors. The carpenter next to them was putting on the finished wooden handles one by one and then gluing them together with fish glue.
The convex mirrors in their hands are almost completely transparent, without a single bubble in the middle, it is crystal clear!
Through this transparent glass, everything you see can be magnified a lot and looks clearer.
Seeing Li Yuechen coming over, the craftsmen saluted respectfully: "Greetings, Princess!"
While paying their respects, the craftsmen who were personally responsible for the production couldn't help but show a hint of admiration on their faces.
"No need to be polite!" Li Yuechen stretched out his hand, "Give it to me and let me see it."
"Your Highness, please take a look!" A craftsman handed over a finished magnifying glass with both hands.
Li Yuechen picked it up and took a look. It was no different from a magnifying glass from the future.
The only problem is that the magnifying glass of the future in memory is shinier and has a higher glossiness.
But it doesn’t matter. It’s good enough to be able to make something like this in this era. With this thing, a telescope is no longer a dream.
In fact, Li Yuechen’s biggest idea was to make a pair of glasses for Li Zhi first, but firstly, the degree could not be adjusted, and secondly, she did not know how to polish the lenses. If she wanted to make them, they had to be formed in one go, which was extremely difficult.
But I have to say that being able to achieve this is already a surprising thing.
Li Yuechen waved his hand slightly, and Fulai behind him stepped forward and called the supervisor and all the craftsmen in charge of the production over, and gave each of them a golden bean the size of a soybean.
Even though this gold is only the size of a soybean, it is already a huge sum of money in this era!
Fortunately, the sales of canned food and soaps are very good, and Li Yuechen is rich now. In addition, there is still a lot of start-up capital given by Li Zhi, so he can still afford this level of reward.
After receiving the reward, the supervisor and the craftsmen all bowed respectfully to Li Yuechen: "Thank you, Your Highness, for the reward!"
Li Yuechen waved his hand nonchalantly, put all the twenty or so magnifying glasses he had made into a bag and prepared to leave.
Fu Lai lowered his voice and reminded them from behind: "You must understand that this thing was made by His Highness with great effort. If the formula is leaked, you will be in trouble!"
"Don't worry, sir. We understand!" The chief supervisor quickly agreed with the craftsmen.
Fu Lai then nodded, followed Li Yuechen's steps, and took the bag in her hand.
When Li Yuechen passed through Qianyuan Hall, she saw several carriages at Xihua Gate. She recognized these carriages; they belonged to her brothers.
That’s perfect. Since they are all here, I don’t have to deliver them one by one.
Arriving at the entrance of Renshou Hall, Zhang Chengxin greeted him, "Meet Your Highness. Just now the Saint sent someone to call Your Highness and the two princes Yiyang and Xuancheng."
"Oh? What's the matter, Grandpa?" Li Yuechen asked.
"Nothing. That's why I asked you all to come down for tea." Zhang Chengxin replied.
Li Yuechen nodded: "I see."
After entering the Renshou Hall, I saw that my two sisters and four brothers were already there.
"Chen'er, I just sent someone to call you and found out that you went to the glass workshop. Have you made that new object?" Li Zhi asked.
Li Yuechen came over with the bag and sat down next to him: "Grandpa is so smart!"
As he spoke, he took out a magnifying glass from his bag and handed it over: "This is it! This thing is called a magnifying glass. Grandpa's eyesight is not good, and having this thing will be more convenient in the future."
While explaining, he took out several more and gave one to each of his mother Wu Zetian and his brothers and sisters.
She didn't even need to explain. Everyone quickly figured out how to use this thing. They were all amazed and looked at it left and right.
Li Zhi took it and looked at it, his surprise was not concealed, and at the same time he couldn't help but smile: "This thing is really new!"
"Hmm." Wu Zetian's usually serious face also showed a hint of smile, as if she was happy for her daughter, and also as if she was surprised to see something new: "I really didn't expect that this transparent glass can have such a function."
The older brothers and sisters all nodded in agreement and kept looking for things to look at.
Li Yuechen smiled slightly: "Mother, this thing has more functions than just that!"
"Oh?" Wu Zetian looked curious, "What else is it for?"
Li Yuechen found an opportunity to show off, picked up a piece of paper and walked to the window, looked at the sun in the sky, and smiled in an unfathomable way: "Father and mother, please watch carefully!"
