Chapter Eighty-Five: Sky-High Telescopes
"What's the idea in your head?"
Mu Chun Jue was full of curiosity about this little wife from another world at the moment, although he had heard her talk about many things about that world in the past year, but when these rare objects appeared in front of him, he really understood what kind of existence the world in her mouth was.
Ai Qing held a printed page and waved it, trying to make it work faster, and when she heard Mu Chun's doubts, her willow eyes turned lightly and explained: "Didn't you say that Chiyun is in the desert, the cities are too far apart, and the news spreads too slowly?" Now with movable type printing, it is possible to print more codes and distribute them to various cities and villages. ”
"This method is feasible, but there are not many literate people in Chiyun, and even if it is sent out, I am afraid that it will have little effect."
This is the role of Mr. Copyist, which Qin'er just said. The local government can recruit these people, pay some money to hire them to compile the cases that happened in various places into stories, and then the storyteller will popularize them, so as to not only solve the food and clothing of these people, but also play a role in deterring the people. And ......"
"Well, go on." Mu Chun was interested when he heard it.
"The popularization of the law is only the early stage, since ancient times, those who win the hearts of the people win the world, and then the will of the court can be added to it, and the scholars have always been highly respected in the hearts of the people, and the merits of the court are spread through the mouths of the scholars, and the military heart and the people's hearts can be condensed. Moreover, changing the former word of mouth into word of mouth can largely avoid the spread of rumors,"
This method was not a temporary idea, starting from the compilation of the code, every detail in it has been brewing in Ai Qing's heart no less than a hundred times. To put it bluntly, this is equivalent to modern paper media, although Mu Chun has never been in contact with it, but his eyes have lit up when he hears it.
The next day, when movable type printing equipment was brought to the court for demonstration, the officials were amazed at such ingenious invention.
"Your Majesty, I don't know who made this thing? It's really exquisite. Prime Minister Zhuge Ming held a page in one hand and looked at it carefully for a long time, and the light in his eyes explained everything.
"The name of this thing is the photocopier, and it is made by the queen in her spare time."
When the word queen was spoken, although the ministers below were silent, the surprise on their faces was self-evident.
Looking at the expressions of the courtiers, Mu Chun waved his sleeves and ordered the servants to carry the photocopier down before he continued: "I, Chiyun, have always attached importance to people who read, but the transcription of books is too time-consuming. Now, with this copier, you can greatly save manpower and time. This copy has nothing to do with the government, and I have ordered someone to bring it up today because it is a reference to the code that will be promulgated in the near future. ”
The new code is very detailed, the number of words is more than ten times that of the previous one, and the squire of the criminal department is worried about the transcription of the code. This does save a lot of effort. ”
"Not only that......"
Mu Chun decided to tell all of Ai Qing's plans, and the repercussions above the court were not small, and he deeply admired Mu Chundu's ability to govern the country. Mu Chun decided to sigh secretly in his heart, with this little wife, can he also make soft rice? Thinking about this, I couldn't help but smile dumbly.
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After explaining the matter of the law, Mu Chun decided to recruit more skilled craftsmen into the house, and allocated two pieces of silver, and for a time the materials and finished products were in and out of the house, which was quite lively. The capital's markets and shops have begun to sell these rare items.
Mu Chun decided to change into civilian clothes and take Ai Qing out of the palace to inspect. Sitting on the sedan chair, looking at the streets that were obviously a lot more lively, Ai Qing was clamoring to go down for a walk, Mu Chun decided to see that she was happy, thinking that this little girl must have been suffocated these days, so he ordered the slave to go back to the palace first.
Looking at the prosperous scene in front of him, and then looking at the delicate figure beside him, Mu Chun decided to feel as if he was in a different world.
"Come and see! The rare treasure telescope is still clear from 800 meters away. "The shops on the street are selling.
Many people passed by.
Ai Qing heard that she was selling binoculars, so she dragged Mu Chun over to see the excitement, she wanted to hear how this store sold this rare thing.
"I've never seen this thing before."
"You're not bragging, are you?"
"It's still 800 meters, in my opinion, eight meters is a problem!"
"It's just such a lump of wood, it's definitely bragging."
In the crowd, you and I kept talking.
"How is this bragging! If you don't believe me, read the words on the sign on the other side of the street through it for you to hear. The shopkeeper said as he picked up the binoculars and was about to demonstrate.
"That's not possible, the obituary has been posted for half a month, how do we know that you didn't memorize us in advance."
"Take it! See for yourself! The old man said that he was not lying, and he would know if he tried it. The shopkeeper handed the telescope to one of the sons who picked the lead.
Ai Qing saw all this in her eyes, raised her lips and muttered with a smile: "This store is very smart." ”
"How?" Mu Chun asked.
"The boy was wearing a satin robe, and at first glance he had some family background. The beauty of this telescope is only known to those who have tried it, and if anyone has any doubts, let people try it one by one, so naturally we must choose those who can afford it to try. After Ai Qing explained in a low voice, she turned to everyone and said, "You don't believe the words of this shop, but the little woman is convinced. Why don't we make a bet? ”
"How does the girl want to bet?" The boy in silk looked at such a beautiful woman and wanted to bet with him.
"If the telescope is as the shopkeeper said, Childe will buy it, and if the shopkeeper lies, the little woman will pay three times the price to pay Childe."
"How can this son's dignified seven-foot man take advantage of the girl, for the sake of fairness, if what the store says is true, how about this son buy it at three times the price?" The satin boy said this arrogantly, obviously not wanting to lose his dignity in front of the beauty.
Hearing that he was on the set, Ai Qing nodded in agreement, walked to the center of the crowd and said: "If you want to verify whether this telescope is really so magical, you can take a pen and paper and write whatever words at will and take it to a distance, and the little woman will know it as soon as she tries it." ”
"Good! This son will make this bet with you. ”
"Wait," the shopkeeper stopped: "This telescope is a rare thing, the price is not low, and the two of you want to make this bet only afraid that you need to hear the price before making a conclusion." ”
"Oh? I've never heard anything I can't afford when I'm so old. Tell me about it. ”
"Fifty taels of telescopes, if you want to buy three, it will be one hundred and fifty taels."
As soon as the shopkeeper's words came out, there was an uproar in the crowd, after all, this one hundred and fifty taels is enough for ordinary people to live for ten years.
The boy in silk also changed his complexion slightly, but after a moment it returned to normal. Ai Qing glanced at him and knew that he could still afford the money when he gritted his teeth, so he smiled and stepped forward and said, "How expensive should I be, only one hundred and fifty taels, the little woman can afford it, I don't know if this son can still gamble?" ”
The satin boy is obviously a little difficult to ride a tiger, but in order not to lose face in front of the beauty, he can only nod.
Mu Chun decided to watch this delicate little wife have a good time, so he just stood in the crowd with his hands in his hands and didn't say a word.
"Shopkeeper, please borrow a pen and paper!"
"Oh! The old man will go and get it," the shopkeeper saw that the two of them were very busy, so he ran in, took a pen and paper, and handed it to Ai Qing.
Ai Qing held the brush and drew three boxes on the paper and said: "Childe can write three words, and then find someone to stand at the obituary and hold up the paper, and the little woman will lose if she says a wrong word." Ai Qing handed the rice paper in his hand to the man and turned away.
Seeing her so cheerful, the boy immediately wrote in the box and handed it to the entourage beside him. The retinue trotted to the obituary from a young age.
"The girl has turned around."
Ai Qing listened to his words, turned around and picked up the telescope and turned up the focus.
"Huh?" Ai Qing's face changed.
"What? Can't the girl see it? If you can't see it, you will admit defeat with you, and then the silver will not need to be paid by the girl. The boy was obviously very proud.
Ai Qing just chuckled and said, "The little woman really can't recognize the ordinary characters of the child's ghost drawing, but she can draw it down and compare it with it." ”
Ai Qing didn't say much, and drew the words in the telescope on the paper with a few strokes, put the pen down and said, "Let your people come back!" ”
"This ...... That's impossible! ”
The look of the satin boy seemed to have said everything, and the entourage was also called over by the people who were watching the excitement on the sidelines, and there was nothing wrong with comparing the two papers.
"Childe agreed." Ai Qing smiled.
Seeing this, the silk boy could only grit his teeth and buy it. Holding the binoculars, his face turned black into carbon, and he left in a gloomy manner under the coaxing of everyone.
Ai Qing smiled very happily when she looked at him like that, but the shopkeeper secretly stuffed a large bag of silver coins into her hand.
It wasn't until he left the store and had a full view of everything that Mu Chun decided to ask: "Why did the store give you money?" ”
"Do you really think that the telescope costs fifty taels? I just made a blind look and made the store sell it tenfold, not wanting the person to actually buy it. Isn't it the right thing for the store to make money and exchange gifts? Ai Qing couldn't help but hold the heavy money bag and snickered after a while: "Okay, let's go!" This money is enough to pay the palace for several months. What do you think? I'm the queen who will run the house, right? ”
Mu Chun saw her so happy and went to the palace with her, the craftsmen of the palace are in full swing to make new objects, there has been no war on the border recently, General Zhou in addition to domesticating the wolf army is to stay in this mansion with the Ministry of Works, and send craftsmen and officials.
General Zhou has always been very disciplined, although the matter of making new objects is trivial, but it was also handled by General Zhou in an orderly manner, Ai Qing and Mu Chun decided to turn around for a moment and handed over the silver money to General Zhou and then returned to the palace.