In military warfare, there is no doubt about the importance of intelligence, and if we can grasp the enemy's whereabouts in advance, we will naturally be able to know the enemy and know our opponents and not be defeated in a hundred battles.

This telescope can see far and clearly, and only a small number of scouts need to be sent to reconnoiter a large area, which greatly improves the intelligence reconnaissance ability, and more importantly, it can let you see clearly from a long distance.

When the time comes, whether you take advantage of the situation and make a plan or kill the past directly, the initiative can be completely in your own hands, because the enemy's tricks will not hide you at all.

In ancient times, compared to later generations, the reconnaissance of the enemy's situation was often seen with the naked eye, and it was necessary to be at a very close position to be able to find it, and often the army hid in the woods, and could launch an attack by surprise by taking a remote path or the like.

When bluffing, using a few dummies from afar can confuse the enemy, making the enemy think that the main force of his army is here, but in fact the other side is transferring the main force elsewhere.

All these methods seem to be very simple, but they often work in ancient times, and the important reason is that because the ancient reconnaissance methods were limited, it was difficult for you to find out the truth inside without getting close to the enemy camp.

However, with this telescope, it is different, find a high place, everything about the enemy can be seen clearly, and the scout's reconnaissance range, reconnaissance efficiency, etc., must be greatly improved, and the importance of military affairs is self-evident.

Although the Hongzhi Emperor, Liu Jian, Xie Qian, and Li Dongyang who were present could all be said to be literati, not martial artists, and they did not understand military matters, they still knew such a superficial and simple thing, and they immediately knew the huge role of this telescope in military affairs.

"What is this telescope made of?"

Emperor Hongzhi picked up the telescope again and studied it carefully, touched the glass mirror carefully and said: "This is too extravagant, it is actually made of colored glass, such pure colored glass is really very rare, and it is polished so smooth." ”

"It's a pity, this thing is very useful, but this glass is too expensive, and such pure, top-grade glass is very, very rare, and it is impossible to manufacture telescopes on a large scale."

Liu Jian looked at it and nodded and said: "It's really a pity, such pure glass is priceless in itself, and it is used to make telescopes... The entire Ming Dynasty couldn't make a few telescopes. ”

"It's too expensive, and it's too small."

Li Dongyang also said.

Zhu Houzhao on the side watched Emperor Hongzhi's attention shift to the role of this telescope on the military, and he was also secretly relieved, as long as Emperor Hongzhi didn't stare at himself, as long as he was a little more coquettish and obedient, the punishment for copying books could definitely be avoided.

Hearing the words of a few people, Zhu Houzhao also remembered that Liu Jin said that this thing is actually a gadget, and it seems that it should be worthless.

Thinking of this, Zhu Houzhao said: "This thing is actually not too precious, I listen to Liu Jin's words, it seems that this telescope only needs 100 taels... No, it only takes 10 taels of silver to make it. ”

At the same time, Zhu Houzhao also thought in his heart: "I shouldn't be a cheat on Lao Liu, 10 taels of silver, it's a lot, if it doesn't work, Liu Jin must have a lot of excuses to resign, I'll pass this level first." ”

"Punish me for copying two books, it's better to tell me to die, now I can only take Liu Jin to top it first."

"10 taels of silver?"

"Really?"

When Emperor Hongzhi heard this, he immediately came to his senses.

The telescope of 10 taels of silver is naturally not cheap, and it can even be said to be very expensive, you must know that it only takes a few dozen taels of silver to buy a decent house in Jingshi, and it only costs a few dozen taels of silver to buy a decent house in the imperial capital in the future, and this telescope will be sold for millions... It's just extremely expensive.

But now Emperor Hongzhi thinks that this thing is very cheap, if it is really 10 taels of silver to be able to buy a telescope, Emperor Hongzhi will not hesitate to spend money to buy it, for military affairs, this little silver tael is nothing at all.

"It should be possible, maybe about eighty percent is okay~ I'm not sure, but looking at what Liu Jin means, most of the time there is no problem."

Zhu Houzhao was very unconfident when he said this, but he still stubbornly said, well, the dead Taoist friend is not the poor Dao, anyway, he passed this level first, as for Liu Jin, he should be a Jiren with his own natural appearance.

"If it's 10 taels of silver, I think we should take out tens of thousands of taels of silver to buy a batch, this money can't be saved, there are thousands of telescopes, then we can accurately grasp everything on the border, and even we can send people to go deep into the grassland to spy on intelligence."

After listening to this, Liu Jian pondered for a while and said.

In terms of spending money, he, the head of the cabinet, has always been synonymous with being stingy and stingy, but this is related to military affairs, and he is still very clear that the place where the money should be spent cannot be saved, and even more money must be spent, so that it can be beneficial to the Ming Dynasty and the country.

"Well, I also think that a batch should be purchased."

"Especially when the weather is getting colder and colder, and there are frequent changes in the northern Tatars and Warats, we should be more prepared to master their every move, so that we can take the initiative in our hands."

Li Dongyang also followed and said, this money should be spent, not saved.

"This telescope is very important, and we must purchase a batch, but we should also find ways to prevent this telescope from falling into the hands of the enemy, so we should think more about ways to prevent it from falling into the hands of thieves."

Xie Qian not only supports procurement, but has also begun to think about the management and use of this telescope.

"Then it's decided, inform the military department Shangshu Ma Wensheng and the household department Shangshu Zhou Jing to discuss the purchase of telescopes, and Xie Aiqing, you will formulate a system of rules for telescopes to ensure that this telescope will not fall into the hands of the enemy."

With the support of the three cabinet ministers, Emperor Hongji was also very happy, and touched his mustache and settled down.

"Obey the order~"

When Xie Qian heard this, a smile appeared on his face, and he hurriedly said respectfully, then looked at Zhu Houzhao and said: "Your Majesty, the prince just heard that His Majesty was worried about state affairs and wanted to share his worries and serve the country, it can be seen that the prince is very filial and always worried about state affairs, which is really very wise." ”

"The minister begs His Majesty to exempt the prince from the punishment of copying books."

When Zhu Houzhao heard this, he couldn't help but glance at Xie Qian more, he really had never felt that this bad old man was so pleasing to the eye, and this was really said in his heart.

"Yes, Your Majesty, the prince is still very filial at such a young age, and he is worried about the people and patriotic, and the minister also asks Your Majesty to exempt the prince from the punishment of copying books."

Li Dongyang looked left and right, thought about it, and immediately suggested to Emperor Hongzhi.

"Well~ Okay, for the sake of the three pavilion elders interceding for you, this time I will be exempted, but I will not take it as an example."

Emperor Hongzhi pondered, thought about it, and nodded to avoid the punishment of Zhu Houzhao.

"Great~ It's still my father, you love me the most."

When Zhu Houzhao heard this, he almost jumped up happily.