At this moment, the emperor was a little surprised by Qu Jiang's ability to negotiate.

Although he hadn't met Xia, judging from her series of business methods and the results of Liu's investigation, it was not fuel-efficient.

Qu Jiang, a person who is dedicated to the craftsman's business, can actually use the silver money he can use to win these reasonable and well-founded ideas of the Xia family, no matter how you think about it, it is impossible.

Sure enough, when Qu Jiang heard the emperor's question, he shook his head and called a Lisuo, "Your Majesty, everything that the Xia family showed is no longer worth being judged by Weichen." Therefore, the price of purchasing technology was not negotiated, but Xia was quite open-minded, and seeing that Weichen urgently needed the information and items she displayed, he asked Weichen to get it back first. ”

Speaking of this, Qu Jiang suddenly found that he was too excited this time, as if he had made a mistake in the program.

"This ......" Qu Jiang hurriedly stood up and bowed down to plead guilty, "Your Majesty forgives you." ”

The emperor was a little surprised, he said well, Qujiang's errand was also good, although he didn't negotiate the price, but if he got the things back, the matter was a certainty. If you are so decent, why do you ask for sin?

Qu Jiang was really a little scared, the booklet given by Xia Yanqing, the first thing he paid attention to was only about the principle of telescope making and the performance of glass. But then thinking about the messy way of expressing the number of techniques in the booklet made him feel a lot.

If those expressions can be organized into a system, it will be much simpler in terms of numbers and calculations in the future.

Therefore, he was very excited, and asking to see the emperor was one thing. On the other hand, be sure to help Xia and help her ask for a grace worthy of her.

But he forgot that he handed over to the emperor, and he should first show the emperor the things he took from the Xia family.

Qu Jiang cried with a sad face and said: "Weichen is too excited about today's gains, and he really forgot that the results obtained by Qingyunzhai should be used for His Majesty's purpose first." ”

It turned out that it was for this, and the emperor laughed.

That's the way it is, if such a mistake happens to an official who is good at drilling camps, and then covers it up in every possible way, I am afraid that the emperor will really be displeased, thinking that this is despising the emperor's authority and status.

However, Qu Jiang admitted that he made a mistake, but it was nothing.

"Well, if you commit your first offense, I won't pursue it, so let's not take it as an example. I forgive you for your innocence, sit down and speak. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty, Long." Qu Jiang hurriedly thanked him and remedied, "The scribe who will be the supervisor should be copying the book of Qingyun Zhai, as well as some test equipment, and Weichen will take it for His Majesty to see." ”

The Emperor waved his hand and motioned for him to sit down first.

"Don't worry, those things, even if you bring them, I can't understand them as a layman. Let's talk about the asking price of these things for the Xia family. ”

Qujiang is in a difficult situation, and the technical principles and test methods of the telescope are of course important. But if you don't see the booklet, how can the emperor know the value?

"Your Majesty, the things offered by the Xia clan are of great significance, and their value is difficult to estimate. Xia's meaning, it doesn't matter if the money is less, but I hope to get a reward from the court or the emperor, so that she and Qingyunzhai have a guarantee. Qu Jiang pondered and said Xia Yanqing's meaning in a gentle way.

"What reward? Give Qingyun Zhai a royal plaque? Or do you want to give her a wish? The Emperor said, pondering whether these things were enough.

According to the importance of telescopes to the imperial court, these things don't seem to be enough. But if there are more rewards, the matter of the telescope cannot be made public, and it is impossible to say that it is rewarding in vain

Qu Jiang almost stood up again, "Your Majesty Xia not only has the merit of offering telescopes, but her method of recording in terms of mathematics, if properly applied, will also be of great benefit to the recording and calculation of imperial court fortifications and astronomy and geography." If you only give a plaque or wishful thinking, I'm afraid it's ...... It's a bit of a no-brainer. ”

This is disgusted that the emperor's reward is not good and not weighty, the more Qu Jiang said, the lower his voice became, and he was very unconfident.

The emperor didn't bother with his reward being disliked, but frowned and said, "The more you talk about it, the more outrageous it becomes, how long has the Xia family been out of the countryside?" As you said, you even understand arithmetic and astronomy and geography, which is nonsense! ”

Although Qujiang is immersed in the craftsman industry, he is not pedantic, what happened this time? will be fooled by the Xia family so far.

"Your Majesty is angry." Sun Congshan, who was on the side, hurriedly stepped forward and changed a cup of tea for the emperor.

Qu Jiang saw that the emperor was annoyed, and then looked at Sun Congshan's eyes, quickly stood up, and arched his hand: "Your Majesty, it is precisely because the Xia family grew up in the countryside, although he is talented, but he has no foundation in mathematics, so for convenience, he mistakenly made a digital record in a convenient way. ”

The emperor continued to wring his eyebrows, what are these words?

That's the number of techniques, the number of techniques that make many first-class students who don't know anything and sigh with admiration. A woman who grew up in the countryside and has only studied with her husband for more than a year, does she know what arithmetic is?

But Qu Jiang is obviously not a liar, not to mention that the Xia family and Qu Jiang have no interest at all, so they can't make up lies for the Xia family.

Fortunately, the emperor still knows a little bit about this, not to mention the complicated calculations, simple addition and subtraction and ninety-nine calculations, he still understands.

"You better go back and get Xia's booklet." The emperor waved his hand, and this time he waved his hand to drive Qujiang back to get something.

Qu Jiang left, and the emperor asked Sun Congshan's opinion: "No matter what form the telescope takes, it is always the work of the Xia family. How could she be rewarded for being just a divorced woman and a businessman? ”

For the emperor, Xia Yanqing's request was very much in line with the emperor's wishes.

If you buy technology, you need to use silver, and the treasury, expenses, taxes, and hardships for the people...... Wait, that's what bothers every dynasty.

The reward is different, the emperor says a word, the official moves the pen, and the matter is over.

So good, why not?

Now, what bothers the emperor is how to reward.

With the merits of the Xia clan, if this is made by a court official, it will be a great feat. Just give a chance, make a meritorious service, and add an official to a knighthood.

But Xia, there's no reason, how is this good? You can't really write a glass, glass or something plaque to deal with the errand, right?

That's not just a Heli woman, there are also Xia Ke's father and son behind her, and Shao Yi, the son of the clan he intends to use to assist his grandson.

Asking this kind of thing makes Sun Congshan very stressed, okay? What can the emperor do if he can't grasp something?

"Your Majesty, glass should be an unprecedented rarity, it is the Xia family who created a precedent in the glass industry, and in the operation of glass, there is no profit from the rarity of glass.

The New Year is coming soon, and His Majesty can make a holy decree to commend Xia at the beginning of the year, supplemented by a plaque written by the royal pen. If the Xia clan doesn't do anything illegal and disciplined, and only seeks self-protection, these are enough. ”

Sun Congshan pondered again and again, and finally gave a suggestion.

The emperor nodded, the suggestion is good, the strength of the commendation decree can be adjusted, it depends entirely on the content and wording. The decree and the imperial plaque were issued at the same time, and the weight should be there.