With qualified lenses, the work of making a telescope is basically 90 percent complete.

The next step is to design the size and length of the telescope based on the focal length of several lenses.

The focal length of the lens is relatively simple, and the convex lens made of ice has been tried and tested before, as long as it is facing the direction of the sun on a sunny day, when the converging light point falls completely on the ground, the distance between the focus point and the lens is the focal length, and these four convex lenses are the size and thickness confirmed by Chen Xu after countless ice lens observations, and they have been carefully measured with calipers, although there will definitely be some slight deviations when making the mold, but this is just the most primitive telescope. It is enough to be able to see something in the distance that is invisible to the naked eye, but as for what you want to see clearly, you can't do it, and you don't need to see it so clearly.

Therefore, after returning home, Chen Xu immediately asked people to spread a thick mattress on the warm kang, and let the four little maids sit on it and began to help carefully polish and polish the lens.

Chen Xu took out the prototype drawings of the telescope that he had designed before and began to make final modifications and detailed designs.

Just when Chen Xu was concentrating on his work, Yu Wuya came in with a plate of hot braised sheep's trotters and braised duck necks with an excited face.

Smelling the strong fragrance, Chen Xu instantly felt that he was hungry, so he threw the pen and jumped off the kang, picked up a sheep's hoof and gnawed it after washing his hands, and said with a smile: "It seems that the kitchen worker got up early today, and even bought sheep's trotters, I haven't eaten them for several days!" ”

Several little maids sitting on the kang polishing lenses couldn't help but lower their heads and sneered, and at the same time secretly looked at a plate of braised sheep's hooves and secretly swallowed saliva.

"One for each of you!" Yu Wuya said while gnawing.

"Thank you, Master Yu!" The four little maids suddenly happily put down the things in their hands, jumped off the kang, took a sheep's hoof, and then sat on the edge of the kang in a row, barefoot, shaking and eating.

"What were you laughing about?" Chen Xu asked curiously.

"The slave doesn't dare to say it!" Several of the little maids hurriedly buried their heads in their chests.

"What don't you dare to say, I went to a rich family's sheepfold last night to cut it back!" Yu Wuya shrugged indifferently.

Chen Xu suddenly couldn't cry or laugh.

Just after the disaster was completed, dozens of chickens and ducks in the Su Nei Shi Mansion were treated, and they went to the sheepfold of another family, and yesterday a group of people said that there were many kinds of marinated products that Yu Wuya had not eaten, and if this continued, the whole Xianyang would be worried about his disaster in a few days.

Sure enough, Yu Wuya finished gnawing on a sheep's hoof and said, "After it gets dark tonight, I'll go cut a few pig's ears and come back!" ”

"Okay, okay~ Master Yu is the best, we can eat pig ears tomorrow!" A few little maids laughed excitedly.

"Hehe, that's natural, in the future, if you want to eat something, tell Master Yu, I can get you back the tiger raised by the emperor, you can eat the ears if you want, and eat the tail if you want to eat the tail...... " Yu Wuya proudly picked up the second sheep's hoof and gnawed it.

Chen Xu sighed and began to gnaw on the sheep's feet in his hand intently.

……

In the next few days, the Qinghe Hou Mansion had a strong smell of halogen wafting around every day, and it could be smelled across the street, attracting countless passers-by drooling with envy and jealousy on their faces.

At the same time, there is also a disturbing news that has begun to spread in Xianyang.

There is a mysterious thief in the city, who is strong in martial arts, and has come and gone without a trace, specializing in stealing lamb legs and pig ears, and by the way, stealing duck necks and chicken feet and duck feet.

Many wealthy families have suffered from the chickens, ducks, pigs and sheep raised in captivity.

One of the most ruthless is that last night, the pawn's house was patronized by mysterious thieves, more than 20 sheep and seven or eight pigs were all cut off feet and ears, in the morning the house slave opened the pigsty and sheepfold and saw the livestock lying on the ground, frightened directly fainted.

"Your Majesty, you must be the master of the old minister!" At the beginning of the early dynasty, the gray-haired pawn Ling Zhongliguang, who was already in his sixties, choked up and shouted to Qin Shi Huang, who was sitting on the dragon chair, about the shameless crimes of the thieves.

Pawnke, in charge of the pilgrimage affairs of the princes and the heads of ethnic minority tribes, the reception of the county officials, usually also manage some temporary arrangements for officials to travel and other affairs, although ranked Jiuqing, but basically the same as Zongzheng, one of the two most idle Jiuqing, there can be, there is no also, just conform to the official position of the Zhou Dynasty inheritance, according to Chen Xu's design of the three provinces and six ministries system, these two Jiuqing have been reformed into the Ministry of Rites and the Shaofu under the two offices, power and status have been greatly reduced.

"Your Majesty, this thief is so rampant, he has robbed eight official mansions for six consecutive days, mutilated countless poultry and livestock, dozens of chickens and ducks in the poor old man's mansion have their claws and wings cut off, and the next day even the necks of the ducks hanging in the kitchen have been cut off overnight, it is simply ...... It's just a beast ......, and the minister suggests that he must be severely punished! Shi Gaoteng stood up and shouted indignantly, his beard and eyebrows trembling as he spoke.

Six days ago in the middle of the night, his house was the first to be patronized by thieves, dozens of chickens and ducks were all broken overnight and cut off their legs, claws and wings, poultry only, dead and dead, although Gao Teng was angry, but did not care too much, ordered the servant to pluck the feathers and remove the internal organs and hang it up to dry, but did not expect the thieves to come again the next night, cut off all the duck necks, leaving the duck without legs, feet, wings and necks and threw it to the ground, so the next morning I heard the news from the servants, and after going to see the scene, Gao Teng almost spurted out a mouthful of old blood.

"Gao Neishi is right, the old man's mansion was cut off the hooves of seven sheep the day before yesterday, and they died miserably!" A minister in his fifties stood up and said.

"In the courtier's house, too, in order to cut off the pig's ears, the thieves cruelly cut off the heads of five big fat pigs, and the blood overflowed, and the next night they came again and cut off the pig's nose......"

"Your Majesty, Xianyang is where the Jingshi is located, with a population of one million, how can such shameless acts be tolerated, the minister suggests that Your Majesty give an order to let the Lieutenant's Mansion search for the thieves, so as not to disturb the security of the Jingshi and cause panic and chaos among the people!" Another minister in his fifties also stood up and said.

"The minister seconded the proposal! Although the things stolen by the thieves are not worth mentioning, it is a big crime to disturb the Jingshi, and it cannot be connived at, and it has been suggested that the Lieutenant's Mansion quickly arrest and then severely punish them! ”

"The ministers seconded it!" A large group of officials came forward to stand up.

Qin Shi Huang sat on the dragon chair, although his face was as calm as ever, he could still clearly see his face twitching a few times.

In fact, he could think of this matter instantly, and it was probably related to the braised vegetables developed by Qinghehou.

In this era when the original dishes were either salted or roasted, the birth of braised vegetables made the most of the people's sense of taste, the original dishes can also be cooked like this, and they can also put so many seasonings, and the feet and claws and wings that are marinated in this way are much more delicious than meat, the palace has never lacked meat to eat, but neither the emperor nor the concubine has ever eaten such a delicious thing, compared to the hot pot this kind of meal, braised vegetables are more suitable for drinking and entertainment, suitable for snacks, so they are extremely popular in the palace, The emperor also likes to eat some in his spare time to review the chapters, which also causes Xianyang's chicken feet and duck palms to be worth a hundred times for a while, and they are completely in short supply.

Although the civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty know that there are not a few people who have braised vegetables, and some of them have also eaten them, there are only two people who can make braised vegetables, one is the Qinghe Marquis Mansion, and the other is the imperial dining room of the palace.

Now in the backyard of Ganquan Palace, you can smell the strong aroma of halogen every day, which is similar to the Qinghe Marquis Mansion.

Therefore, if this matter really wants to be investigated, it will only be traced to two people in the end, one is the Marquis of Qinghe and the other is the emperor.

Qin Shi Huang didn't dare to guarantee that it was not done by the imperial dining room, even if it was not done by the imperial dining room, it may also be done by the concubines, princes and princesses.

And Qinghehou didn't dare to guarantee it, because these dishes were invented by him, how could he make such delicious food if he didn't like to eat them, maybe Qinghehou arranged for his subordinates to do it.

But no matter who did it, it's best not to check it out, once it is clear, it will inevitably be humiliated.

Seeing that Qin Shi Huang didn't speak for a long time, and his face was slightly depressed, Zuo Xiang Li Si stood up: "Your Majesty, the things stolen by this mysterious thief are all inedible things such as poultry claws and animal ears, and they are all committed in the middle of the night, Xianyang is so big, with more than 200,000 households and a population of more than one million, if you want to track it down, I am afraid that the labor and mobilization of the people will be in vain, and the gains outweigh the losses. ”

"Your Majesty, Li Xiang's words are reasonable, for the sake of the beastly matter, the lieutenant forbidden army wantonly searched and arrested, which will only cause more chaos in the Beijing Division, and the minister suggested that some people can be arranged to inquire secretly, and they must not make a big move!" Right Prime Minister Feng Qujian stood up and said calmly.

"Your Majesty, the two prime ministers are right, I heard that this thief has come and gone without a trace, although my lieutenant's mansion also has masters, but I am afraid that it will not be able to be captured after being traced, and your stolen lord's mansion has not been lost, and I have used my forbidden army for personal gain, this precedent is opened, I am afraid that the threshold of my lieutenant's mansion will be trampled in the future, and all of you have domestic servants and guards in the mansion, and you will search by yourself, if you find it, you can report it to me, Lu will definitely arrange for the elite to capture it!" Lu Huan turned his head to look at the few officials who had just asked the emperor to arrest the thief and said.

"That's right, the lieutenant forbidden army is the backbone of guarding the Beijing Division, how can he make a big deal for a thief, once there is an abnormal situation, the Beijing Division is in danger!" A doctor stepped forward and said loudly.

"The ministers seconded the proposal, and it is not easy for a few thieves to make a big move!" A large number of doctors stood up and put up a post.

"Well, this matter is indeed not easy to make a big move, after you Aiqing returns home, arrange for the guards and servants to be vigilant, don't panic too much!" Qin Shi Huang's face relaxed, and then the final word was made.

So several ministers who had stolen from their homes sat down with depressed faces.

And Qin Shi Huang was also depressed.

For this trivial matter, half an hour of court meeting time was wasted.

For example, there are more than 800 counties in 36 counties today, hundreds of pieces of music sent into Xianyang every day, and to deal with all these chapters, the early dynasty and the afternoon dynasty add up to nearly two hours are overstretched, and every day to discuss some other military and political affairs that need to be arranged, so Qin Shi Huang has to take time to review a large number of chapters every day in addition to the last dynasty, and there are records in the historical records, Qin Shi Huang is diligent and does not die, and he has to read a stone of music every day, that is, one hundred and twenty pounds of bamboo slips, which is a very heavy physical work plus mental work. Without strong perseverance, he could not bear the persistence of decades, so in terms of governance, Qin Shi Huang is definitely the most diligent emperor in Chinese history.

However, this incident made him very angry.

Therefore, after dispersing the dynasty, he returned to the Zichen Palace, sat on the warm couch and rested for a while, and then suddenly swept the teacup on the desk to the ground with one sleeve and smashed it to pieces.

"Your Majesty is angry!" Whether it was the internal officials or the palace maids, they all fell to the ground in fright, trembling and not knowing what was going on.

"Someone, please enter the palace of Qinghehou!" After Qin Shi Huang's anger dissipated, his emotions slowly calmed down.

"Huh~" An internal official hurriedly got up and hurried away, while Qin Shi Huang took out a book from under the desk and looked through it carefully. 8)