"I heard that this kind of mirror is a Western thing, and the price is not one hundred and two thousand taels, but if you sell a few, it is indeed enough for the emperor to squander it for a few days."

Qu Xianji said very politely.

Ni Yuanlu shook his head and smiled, "Qu Shilang's eyes are not good, look, this mirror is marked, three taels of silver!"

"What?" Qu Xianji was surprised, "So cheap?"

Ni Yuanlu beckoned, and the next person quickly sent over a pair of glasses.

"Qu Shilang, you put this on and look at it again."

In fact, Qu Xianji is thirty years old and is not dazzled, but people in this era have studied hard for many years and are more or less short-sighted.

Therefore, Ni Yuanlu gave him a low-power glasses to help him watch.

Qu Xianji wore glasses for some unknown reason, and was so frightened that he almost fell.

Ni Yuanlu smiled again: "This is also developed by the Emperor Divine Engineering Institute, called a reading mirror, how about it, can it help Ming students study hard?"

Qu Zhen was speechless in shock, and groped repeatedly with his glasses.

"This reading mirror costs 1 tael of silver, and most families can afford it!" Ni Yuanlu spoke again.

Qu Xianji's face changed slightly, and he was suspicious for a while, "Elder Ni Ge, in this Divine Crafting Academy, these are the things that are developed and sold?"

Seeing that his expression eased up, not blindly opposed, Ni Yuanlu had an expression of "You finally realized", "That's nature! The emperor established the Shengong Academy, of course, for the sake of a good life for the people of the Ming Dynasty."

"Qu Shilang, you follow this official to look here." Seeing that Qu Xianji's expression was relaxed, Li Banghua pulled him to the other side.

Qu Xianji walked past a few display cases and saw a crystal clear object, and at the same time, a servant began to shake the handle, and suddenly, a dazzling light filled the entire hall.

"This ...... This...... This is the pearl of the night?" Qu Juan was shocked.

"Hahaha......" Li Banghua laughed: "This is an electric lamp, which was developed by the emperor. At present, although it can only be lit for half an hour, it is enough for students to study at night!"

"Moreover, the Emperor ordered that improvements should be made to develop electric lights that could be lit for a longer period of time. When the time comes, students and craftsmen will be able to study and work at night, and even this electric lamp can illuminate the night road instead of lanterns!"

Qu Xianji was so shocked that he couldn't speak for a long time: "This ...... This...... Is it really developed by the emperor?"

"That's nature! Isn't it normal for the current emperor to have this divine skill?"

"Qu Shilang, look at this side again!" Ni Yuanlu guided again.

Qu Xianji followed the two first assistants, and watched crystal tea utensils, glass fish tanks, telescopes, magnifying glasses and other glass products all the way, and then looked at the small compass and mercury thermometer.

He was amazed.

Finally, the group walked to a spacious room, and on the north wall of the room, a huge wooden board was bound, on which many words were densely written.

Qu Xianji was curious, and hurriedly put on his glasses to watch.

I saw that there were four gilded characters of "R&D reward" engraved on it, and below were groups of R&D tasks.

"This is a task set by the emperor." Ni Yuanlu explained, "Qu Shilang, you see, this first task is the 'hand-spinning machine', the general structure and principle of the general structure, the emperor has already explained, the craftsman only needs to follow the emperor's ideas and continue to complete it."

Qu Xianji nodded subconsciously.

"Once developed, you will receive a thousand taels of silver as a reward!"

"A thousand taels?"

"That's right! A thousand taels! The emperor said that as long as the hand-cranked spinning machine is successfully developed, one person can spin the cloth that can be spun by 40 people a day, and when the time comes, everyone in the Ming Dynasty will be able to wear high-quality clothes."

In fact, Chongzhen wanted to make Jenny's spinning machine directly, but he really hadn't seen that thing, and he didn't know where to start, so he had to write out the general principle and reward him with a heavy reward, hoping that the talented people of the Ming Dynasty would show their talents and benefit the people.

Qu Xianji couldn't help nodding, looked at the next line again, and unconsciously read: "Steam engine. It consists of a cylinder, a base, a piston, a crank linkage, and a flywheel

and other parts. The basic principle is to heat the boiler so that the water in it boils into steam. The steam is sent to the cylinder through the pipe, which pushes the crank rod to make a piston motion and form power."

Reading this, Qu Xianji was dumbfounded, "What is this, why can't I understand it."

"Haha...... Not only do you not understand it, but when the official first saw it, he didn't understand it either." Ni Yuanlu laughed and brought a booklet on the table. Hand it to him.

Qu Xianji took it and took a closer look, only to see that there were all kinds of never-before-seen patterns drawn on it, which were extremely complicated, and at the same time, he was shocked by the text descriptions in it.

The goodness is like water, bursting like fire, water and fire are combined, and the strength is endless! If the water is boiled, it can produce an incomparably great force, which can propel millstones to grind grains, propel warships to sail, and open mountains and crack rocks.

"Elder Ni Ge, water and fire, do you really have this ability?" Qu Zhenji's brain was dizzy.

Ni Yuanlu stroked his beard, showed a mysterious smile, took him not far away, and pointed ahead, "This is a sample made by the emperor, and it already has some kinetic energy, but it still needs to be improved to propel the ship."

As the words fell, a servant lit the boiler, filled it with coal, and the machine slowly spun around.

The crank rod drives the gear, the gear drives the turntable, and the turntable pulls a big hammer, constantly lifting and falling, making a regular impact sound.

"Qu Shilang, this thousand-pound giant hammer was stirred up by using the power of water and fire. The power of the giant hammer is immense, whether it is crushing stone, grinding grain, or striking iron, the use is infinite!" Ni Yuanlu couldn't help but admire.

Li Banghua continued: "This is not the most amazing, this machine only needs a child to operate, if you are proficient, one person can manage ten machines at the same time!"

Qu Xianji was stunned there, and the sound of the impact had already rushed into his heart, shattering his proud belief.

"Your Majesty, you are really a god!" Qu Xianji looked at the group after group of R&D tasks and couldn't help sighing.

Qu Zhenji, who claimed to carry the coffin to death, came to the lobby after visiting the Shengong Institute and announced loudly that his three sons would enter the Shengong Institute to study and develop, and to benefit the people of the Ming Dynasty.

His transformation aroused more people's curiosity, and more and more people went to visit and understand the Shengong Academy, and for a time, the Shengong Institute became the most popular place in Beijing, and the daily transaction volume also continued to increase, effectively promoting the operation and development of the Shengong Institute.

"Your Majesty, in the past three days, there have been 267 students who have come to sign up to study science." Jiao Miao reported to Chongzhen.

"Well, I thought the courtiers would oppose it for a while! I didn't expect to accept the Divine Academy so quickly!"

"This is naturally due to the wisdom of the emperor and the admiration of the courtiers!"

"Okay, don't shoot the sycophants, you must go back to research and development, and careful teaching is the best way!"

"Remember!"

After Jiao Miao left, Gao Di was presented.

"Your Majesty, the Jinyi Guard secret agent in Hanzhong has sent news that Wu Ruyi of Hanzhong City has surrendered to Azig!"