Chapter 305 Volume 3 The nobles are here, bringing humiliation upon themselves.

Author: go to drunk people

Chapter 305 Volume 3 The nobles are here, bringing humiliation upon themselves.

The next day.

When Li Chengqian learned from Wang Xuance that Mrs. Guzang reported to the Ministry of Rites yesterday that envoy Xue Yantuo visited the General's Mansion and handed over all the rare treasures given by Zhenzhu Khan, he showed his satisfaction

smile.

Immediately, Li Chengqian ordered Gao Chunxing to select a large number of jewels from the last Su Pi transaction and reward them to the General's Mansion.

As for the rare treasures sent by Tuyuhun, Li Chengqian seized them.

After handling this matter, Li Chengqian received Tuyuhun's envoy.

At first, he did not plan to receive the Tuyuhun envoy in person, but since he told Qibi Heli yesterday, he had no choice but to do so.

"Foreign ministers, see His Highness King Ming." Tuyuhun's envoy bowed his hands and saluted.

Li Chengqian nodded and asked knowingly: "What do you mean by your envoy's mission to the Ming Dynasty?"

"His Royal Highness King Hui Ming." The envoy said, "The Great Khan ordered us to be envoys to the Ming Dynasty this time because of the marriage between Princess Wanqiu and the Ming Dynasty.

The reconciliation between the two countries is a major matter and needs to be discussed."

"That's true." Li Chengqian smiled and said, "Before, the Ming Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty got married, and the Tang Dynasty sent a lot of dowry. I wonder what Tuyuhun means?"

He didn't mention any pre-battle matchmaking at all. Since you said it was a marriage between the two countries, that's it. I just don't know where your dowry is?

Of course, he just wanted to disgust Murong Fuyun.

Now that Tuyuhun himself is extremely poor, where can he find food for dowry?

Besides, do you think he is happy with this marriage?

this……

Li Chengqian's words stunned the people in the mission. Isn't this their previous operation?

Not to mention, since the Sui Dynasty, they had proposed marriage to the Central Plains Dynasty, and their purpose was to covet the dowry of the Central Plains Dynasty. Now it is actually the other way around, which makes them a little uncomfortable.

When Li Chengqian saw this, he smiled and said: "What? Tuyuhun didn't plan to give a dowry? How do I remember that in the former Sui Dynasty, Bu Sabo Khan married the former Sui princess, and the former Sui Dynasty also gave a generous dowry? Why, in the former Sui Dynasty,

Don’t you plan to give dowry to us?”

Speaking of this, Li Chengqian wanted to laugh.

As far as his understanding of history is concerned, as long as the Central Plains Dynasty married off its daughter, it was a loss-making business. It is not easy for me to have a chance to see the money back. What, you still want to default on the debt?

Not to mention, if he comes back from Tuyuhun with some dowry, it will be the first time in the Han Dynasty that he can see money back on the marriage.

"Your Highness is serious," the envoy said. "The foreign minister is here just to discuss the reconciliation between the two countries. The specific details need to be reported to the Khan after the foreign minister returns."

He had never thought about this before coming here, so Murong Fuyun did not give him authority in this regard, so he had no choice but to say this now.

But Li Chengqian smiled and said: "Is your envoy here to entertain me? Come, please send your envoy back to the embassy. When will you be able to make the decision? Come and discuss with me again."

After he finished speaking, Yuchi Baolin came in with his people. He was really rude and immediately invited the envoy out.

The envoys were helpless. They were used to taking other people's advice, and they really never thought that one day they would take it out of their own pockets. At the moment, they had no choice but to return to the embassy first, and then send someone back to ask Murong Fuyun for his opinion.

After they left, Li Chengqian went to the workshop in charge of Zhang Erniu.

Since he had boasted in front of Sun Simiao, he naturally had to find a way to get the microscope out.

However, this thing is not difficult. In the final analysis, it is just grinding lenses. When Leeuwenhoek was able to grind a convex lens more than 200 times more by hand in the seventeenth century, Li Chengqian did not believe that he could not do it.

Of course, the difficulty is not whether he can do it, but whether the craftsmen in the workshop can do it.

He couldn't polish the lenses by himself every day, as this would take up a lot of time.

"Your Highness." Seeing Li Chengqian coming, Zhang Erniu immediately put down what he was doing and bowed to salute.

Zhang Erniu has always maintained absolute respect and obedience to Li Chengqian.

"What happened to the lenses I asked you to grind before?" Li Chengqian asked casually.

Zhang Erniu picked up a piece of lens and said: "It's still the same as before. This thing is not difficult, but it takes time. Moreover, the glass we fired is still too brittle and will break with just a little force."

"Come on, is the glass too brittle or is your hands too strong?" Li Chengqian said with a smile, "This time I want a lens with a larger magnification, but don't worry, just take your time, the lens is ground with terrazzo.

It's not like you have to wait to use your time.

Take some lenses and show them to me."

Hearing what Li Chengqian said, Zhang Erniu casually took out a few lenses and handed them to Li Chengqian. Li Chengqian looked at them carefully and nodded. They were much better than the previous lenses.

"Your Highness, although this lens has a higher magnification than the previous lens, it is extremely fragile and can be broken into several pieces with a little force." Zhang Erniu said on the side and took a lens to demonstrate.

After a moment, he saw that the lens turned into several petals with a click under the gentle pressure of his two hands.

When Li Chengqian saw this, he laughed and scolded: "You're a prodigal son."

Even though he said this, his hands started to move.

Not long after, one of the lenses was broken.

Seeing this scene, Li Chengqian was feeling annoyed when he suddenly thought: "Isn't this kind of lens the best material for making a telescope? If we add a closing eyepiece to the lens tube, we can ensure that the lens inside is

It is not contaminated by dust, has a protective effect, and can prevent the telescope from falling into the hands of the enemy.”

"I didn't understand, little guy." Zhang Erniu scratched his head, a little confused.

Li Chengqian said: "We add a closed eyepiece on the lens tube, add a small mechanism inside, and set a three-digit password.

The password can be changed by the user. Without the password, although the telescope can be twisted, it cannot be used.

If we are a little more ruthless, we can even add a self-destruction device. Twist the eyepiece closed without a password to destroy the lens inside the lens barrel.

This can protect our advantages to the greatest extent.”

"If our people make a mistake, it will be a big loss." Zhang Erniu said.

Li Chengqian shook his head: "You can't measure this thing by profit. I have never thought of selling the telescope to anyone. This is a strategic resource, and you know the cost of the telescope.

Even if we consume tens of thousands of telescopes every year, we can still afford this cost.

Not to mention that glass and mirrors themselves create value for us.

The advantages that telescopes can bring to us on the battlefield alone cannot be measured by money."

Regarding these, Li Chengqian was very open-minded.

Zhang Erniu thought about it carefully and found that what Li Chengqian said was reasonable.

That's indeed what happened.

Nowadays, all kinds of mirrors are produced in the workshop, some are large and some are small. Now they have become one of the most sought-after products in Changming Store, and their prices have always remained high.

The profit from the mirror alone is already considerable.

This is because Li Chengqian deliberately limited sales, otherwise, the profits would be even more terrifying.

"In this way, I will give you the drawings of the telescope and microscope in the next few days. You should also seize the time to grind some more lenses, especially the lenses of the microscope. This cannot be delayed."

After Li Chengqian finished speaking, he left.

This matter really cannot be delayed.

He needed Sun Simiao, and the biggest reason for keeping Sun Simiao was to cure Empress Changsun's illness.

If he remembered correctly, Empress Changsun had only a few years to live.

And with the death of Empress Changsun, the real battle for the right to inherit the throne began.

Therefore, it is very important for Li Chengqian that his eldest grandson is alive.

As long as she is still alive, she will definitely be the Poseidon in Chang'an.

For half a month, Li Chengqian was struggling with this matter.

Fortunately, the Ming Dynasty's court is relatively stable now, and Li Chengqian doesn't need to worry about everything.

And while Li Chengqian was busy with this, he was on the way from Chang'an to Taoyuan.

The caravan of the Xungui family and the convoy of the noble family moved almost simultaneously.

However, the Xungui family's caravan went to make money.

The convoys of the noble families were full of fighting spirit and were ready to fight in the Ming Dynasty.

But there are some differences between them.

The caravan of the Xungui family brought enough food. Since the Tang Dynasty banned food from leaving the country, the Ming Dynasty required everyone entering from the Tang Dynasty to prepare their own dry food. When the Xungui family heard this, they couldn't laugh or cry, and immediately asked

Li Er.

Li Er was also stunned, but nodded.

It's understandable, after all, nowadays in the Tang Dynasty, a large number of caravans go straight to the Riyue Mountain every day. If they don't bring their own dry food, they will probably consume all the food in the Ming Dynasty.

But the nobles didn't know this.

The nobles didn't say anything, and neither did the merchants.

This is all your fault, who is to blame?
To be continued...