After returning from the weaving bureau, Ning Xiu locked himself in the house and did not even let the maidservants enter.

On the table in his room was an extremely thick piece of paper, and Ning Xiu was concentrating on what he was sketching with charcoal.

I saw that his expression was solemn, sometimes the corners of his mouth were slightly hooked, and sometimes his brows were frowned.

After about an hour, Ning Xiu let out a long breath and put down his pen.

He held the paper and looked at it for a long time, a smile on his face.

"Shichiro, come and see!"

Ning Xiu pushed the door out, and the first thing that came to mind was his cousin.

Qilang was called into the house by Ning Xiu and looked at the drawings for a long time, then blinked his eyes and asked in a false voice, "Third brother, what is this?" ”

"Shichiro, third brother, I call it a telescope."

Ning Xiu said very proudly.

"Telescopes?"

Shichiro asked, full of doubts.

"Yes, you can clearly see distant objects through the telescope, which has the effect of magnifying the distance."

Shichiro's eyes widened as a cowbell, obviously incredible.

"Third brother, how can there be such a thing......"

Ning Xiu knew that it was impossible to believe that the telescope had this function without seeing the real thing with Qilang's cognition, so he coughed and said, "Of course not now, but I have it when I make it, third brother." ”

Shichiro didn't dare to say anything more now.

In his impression, the third brother is an omnipotent existence.

said that there is no strange thing in the soap, glass, and cement, didn't the third brother still make it up?

What is now, what telescope is not necessarily impossible.

Thinking of this, Qilang swallowed and spit, looked at Ning Xiu with a smile and said, "Third brother, then you can make it quickly and open my eyes." ”

Ning Xiu scolded with a smile and said, "Third brother, I am not a god, even if I want to do it, it is impossible to do it all at once." Didn't I draw the drawings of the telescope first, and then I was going to ask a craftsman to make it? ”

Shichiro scratched his head and said, "That's it." ”

The corners of Ning Xiu's mouth rose, and he said in a harmonious voice: "You go and invite the best carpenter in Jiangling City, and I will let him build a telescope according to the drawings." ”

Shichiro even claimed that it was, and he went away.

After Shichiro left, Ning Xiu sat in front of the desk and looked at the drawings of the telescope, adding a few strokes to it from time to time.

He's a perfectionist, and he has to make something without a single blemish.

The telescope was first invented in 1608 by the Dutchman Hans Lieber, but now it is the seventh year of Wanli, and it has not appeared even in Europe at the same time.

In fact, the barrel of the telescope is very well made, and the real technical core is the glass lens.

Therefore, Ning Xiu would rest assured that he would ask Qilang to call a carpenter to build the mirror barrel according to the drawings.

The lens barrel itself does not have any technical content, as long as the lens can be installed according to Ning Xiu's requirements.

Telescopes are of great use in astronomy and military, so Ning Xiu wanted to invent telescopes very early.

However, the biggest problem at that time was that there was no glass, so if you wanted to make a telescope, you had to make glass.

Now Ning Xiu has made glass, and he can press the glass into any shape according to his needs, which provides the possibility of making a telescope.

In this way, it is not easy to make a telescope, and the biggest difficulty lies in the production of lenses.

To put it simply, the glass that is in a specific temperature and viscous state is put into a mold and pressed. Wait until the glass is formed and annealed.

After that, it's time to grind and polish.

It is still a little difficult to make binoculars with the current level of craftsmanship of the Ming Dynasty, but it is not difficult to make a monocular, and Ning Xiu is still very confident in making them.

The reason why he wanted to make the telescope was not just for personal gain.

Now although Ning Xiu is not a rich country, he is also wealthy. In this case, of course, he wanted to use his professional advantages to do something for Da Ming.

If the telescope can be used in the military and generally equipped with the Ming border army, it will be a very valuable measure.

Ning Xiu knew that there was a saying in the Ming history world called the death of the Ming Dynasty in Wanli.

Every time he saw this, Ning Xiu would feel uncomfortable.

Now that he's a witness to history, why not do what he can?

A little butterfly flapping its wings may really be able to cause a series of reactions?

Thinking of this, Ning Xiu felt a burst of blood boiling.

He immediately went out of the house and went to the glass workshop.

When the hired workers saw that the young master was coming, they stopped their work and saluted the young master.

Ning Xiu also smiled kindly at everyone and motioned for everyone to continue working.

That's when the employees got back to work.

Ning Xiu's lens craftsmanship is not easy, so he has to choose the best skilled employees.

He found Liu Laoshi, who was the best at burning glass, explained his requirements to him and asked about the possibility of making lenses.

Liu Laoshi is an honest hired worker, and he has been burning glass since he entered the Ningjia glass workshop.

Don't look at others looking stupid and stupid, but burning glass is very thoughtful. Many different styles of glass vases were fired under his control.

Therefore, Ning Xiu immediately thought of asking Liu Laoshi to burn the lens.

After listening to Ning Xiu's description, the corners of Liu Laoshi's mouth curled slightly, and after thinking for a while, he smiled and said, "Young master, I really haven't burned out this kind of glass piece with a curved surface. I can try, though. ”

Ning Xiu was slightly disappointed.

Even a good glass-burning hand like Liu Laoshi can't guarantee that the lens will be burned, it seems that there is really a gap between the ideal and the reality.

However, looking at Liu Laoshi's tone, it doesn't seem to be anticlusive to firing lenses, so let's do it first.

"It doesn't matter, even if you can't make it for a while, it doesn't matter, but if you make this lens, I will reward you with fifty taels of silver."

Hearing this, Liu Laoshi was directly stupid.

What? Fifty taels of silver? He'd never seen so much money in his life.

In the Wanli Dynasty of the Ming Dynasty, the mansions where officials and nobles lived may be hundreds, thousands, or even thousands of taels. But the courtyard houses where ordinary people live are only a few dozen taels of a set, and fifty taels of silver can buy a set of top-quality courtyard houses in Jiangling City, how can Liu Laoshi not be surprised?

"Young Master? Is this true? ”

Ning Xiu said with a smile: "Of course it's true. I will be rewarded for my merits, you have been working in my Ningjia glass workshop for so long, you should know this, right? ”

"Hey, hey! What the young master said is true! ”

Liu Laoshi's voice trembled a little, in order to get the fifty taels of silver, he tried his best to burn this lens.

Seeing Liu Laoshi's appearance, Ning Xiu was really relieved.

Sure enough, the incentive system is necessary, and there must be brave men under the heavy reward, as long as Liu Laoshi can burn the lens, what is the only fifty taels of silver?

"Work hard, my Ning family will not treat meritorious people badly."

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After explaining the matter of making lenses with Liu Laoshi, Ning Xiu went back to the inner house directly.

It happened that Qilang had already invited the carpenter back at this time, and Ning Xiu summoned the carpenter to his study.

This carpenter's surname is Uncle Han, and he is a registered craftsman.

Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, divided his subjects into different household registrations in an extremely idealistic model, and people of different origins engaged in different labor, and the father died and the son could not be replaced.

Among them is the craftsman's certificate.

Those who have entered the craftsman register are called craftsmen and need to do handicraft work for the government and the court.

But in the late Ming Dynasty, the restrictions on artisan households were not as good as in the middle and early Ming Dynasty.

As long as the artisans paid a sum of money to the government, they could take the work privately, and the income would also go up.

The Uncle Zhang Han found by Shichiro is such a craftsman.

Except for the handiwork assigned by the government that must be completed, he can spend the rest of his time freely. For example, make a chair for a certain old man and a desk for a certain outsider.

This kind of handicraft is easy for Uncle Zhang Han, so his income is also considerable.

When Shichiro found Uncle Zhang Han, he was very surprised. Who in Gangneung City doesn't know Ning Xiu's name now? This is a new science solution.

And this Ning Jieyuan is very business-minded, and his family not only opens a restaurant but also runs a workshop. What soap, cement, glass are his family's industry.

Although Uncle Zhang Han didn't know how much profit these workshops could bring to the Ning family, they must be indispensable!

This made Uncle Zhang Han look forward to this meeting with Ning Xiu, and he really wanted to see what this Wenqu Xing Xie Yuan looked like.

After Ning Xiu let Uncle Zhang Han into the study, the carpenter was able to observe Xinke Xie Yuan up close.

I saw that this Xie Yuanlang was about fifteen or sixteen years old, with fair skin and clear eyebrows, and he was really a beautiful man.

Uncle Zhang Han couldn't help but secretly sigh, in the end, Wenqu Xing descended to earth, and this appearance is not a mortal.

Thinking of this, he felt a little more in awe of Ning Xiu, and his head hung even lower.

Ning Xiu saw that he was a little restrained, so he smiled and said, "This is not a yamen, Master Zhang is more relaxed." ”

Uncle Zhang Han heard Ning Xiu call him master, and then his nose was sour, and tears couldn't help but overflow.

Mom, he has done half a lifetime of handicraft work for the old men of the government, and he hasn't seen them shout a word of Master Zhang.

And this dignified Xie Yuanlang actually called him Master Zhang, how could this not move him?

Uncle Zhang Han suddenly remembered that the scholar seemed to have something to say, by the way, the one who is a confidant dies!

At this moment, Uncle Zhang Han really had the idea of going to the soup for Ning Xiu.

"Master Zhang, come here."

Ning Xiu led Uncle Zhang Han to the table and nodded at the drawings on the table: "Master Zhang, let's see if the objects on this drawing can be made." ”

Uncle Zhang Han answered, and then bent his waist to look at the picture.

He is already tall, so it is naturally very uncomfortable to bend over and look at the picture like this.

Ning Xiu couldn't bear to see it, so he cleared his throat and said, "Master Zhang, sit down and watch." ”

Uncle Zhang Han was shocked, and hurriedly waved his hand and said, "How can this be made, this is the ...... that Master Xie is sitting on"

Ning Xiu said with a smile: "I said that it will be made, and don't call me master, show your old age." Just call Childe. ”

"Yes."

Uncle Zhang Han had to change his words, hesitated for a moment, and sat down on the chair according to Ning Xiu's wishes.

However, he sat on the chair with only the small half of his hips, and bowed forward slightly, as if he was sitting upright.

Ning Xiu didn't have much to say when he saw this, after all, the class gap in this era was insurmountable. Uncle Zhang Han is a craftsman, Ning Xiu is Xie Yuan, and the difference between the identities of the two is too obvious.

Ning Xiu had already scared this honest craftsman a lot by letting Uncle Zhang Han sit down, and if he was reminded to sit wide, Carpenter Zhang might faint in fright.

Zhang carpenter is still very craftsman.

As soon as he saw the drawings, he looked at them intently. Out of professional instinct, he would compare drawings with drawings, and from time to time he would use charcoal to tick on the details.

After about touching the tea, Uncle Zhang Han stood up and said to Ning Xiu: "Young Master Ning, this little old man can do it." However, in terms of some details, Xiao Lao'er has changed slightly, also to facilitate production. ”

Ning Xiu was overjoyed in his heart.

Originally, he sketched out the outline of the barrel of a monocular, and the specific details must have to be explored by the carpenter himself.

This Uncle Zhang Han was able to add the details, but it saved a lot of trouble.

In this case, the wooden tube was handed over to Master Zhang to make. I don't know how long it will take? ”

Ning Xiu said with a smile.

Uncle Zhang Han patted his chest and promised: "This thing is very simple, three days is enough." ”

Ning Xiu nodded: "Ning will not treat Master Zhang badly, after this wooden tube is done, Ning will give Master Zhang a reward of ten taels of silver." However, Ning hoped that Master Zhang would not mention this to outsiders. ”

Although the telescope tube itself was not technical, Ning Xiu still wanted fewer people to know. After all, he wanted to dedicate this thing to the imperial court.

"Hey, little old man understands."

Carpenter Zhang promised again and again that it would not be bad to keep his mouth shut.

Ning Xiu relieved himself at this time, said a few words of encouragement to Uncle Zhang Han, and told him to leave.

As for the drawings of the telescope tube, Uncle Zhang Han naturally would not take it away. First, the carpenter has already imprinted the barrel structure in his mind, and there is no need for this, and secondly, it is also for the sake of insurance.

After Carpenter Zhang left, Qilang came over and said, "How about the third brother, this Carpenter is okay, right?" ”

Ning Xiu nodded and said, "He is very good, it is estimated that there will be a place to use him in the future." ”

Ning Xiu had countless ideas in his mind, which would bring great changes to this era. For example, to renovate a loom, you need a veteran such as a carpenter. Therefore, Ning Xiu wanted to encircle Zhang Carpenter and cooperate with him for a long time.

"By the way, I might have to go on a long trip in a while."

Ning Xiu's words suddenly changed, Qilang obviously didn't react, and was stunned for a moment before he said, "What, the third brother is going to go far away?" ”

Didn't the third brother just come back from Wuchang Mansion? Why do you have to go far away again?

Ning Xiu explained that he was invited to Nanjing to find Xu Huaiyuan's little grandfather.

In fact, he didn't have to be in such a hurry. Although Xu Huaiyuan invited him, he didn't specify a specific time, just showing favor to Ning Xiu.

However, in order to prevaricate the admiral weaving eunuch Gao, Ning Xiu took this reason on his head, and recently had to go to Nanjing.

Otherwise, wouldn't that make Eunuch Gao's face gloomy?

Eunuchs, especially the eunuchs at the door of the house, can still not be offended, God knows if these unsound eunuchs will be behind your back once, even if it is not painful or itchy, it is very disgusting.

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