I laughed and gave him a thumbs up: "You're all extremely smart people, it's easy to understand." So what I have to do is one thing at the end of the day, and that's to be productive. ”

"All my foreign conquests are aimed at creating the right environment for increasing productivity; All of my farming implements are designed to increase the productivity of Great Qin. I can't be reliable alone, even if I am exhausted to death, I can't achieve it. ”

"Therefore, I want to set up a school palace and open a imperial examination, so that more people can read and write, and only with knowledge can they inherit my thoughts. If Qianshou has no thoughts, everyone will only bury their heads in the cultivation and war, and Daqin will be like a pool of stagnant water, resting on its laurels. As you already know, there are many countries besides Great Qin, and Great Qin must not stop there! ”

My words were impassioned, and everyone except Li Si kept nodding their heads in agreement.

Li Si frowned and said, "Your Majesty, but if everyone has their own independent thoughts, how can the imperial court rule over the people?" When they have their own ideas, they will be restless and will attack the imperial court. The minister dared not agree with what His Majesty said! ”

Everyone was shocked, they didn't expect Li Si to be so rigid.

I didn't care, smiled slightly, and said indifferently: "Li Xiang's concern is not unreasonable, tomorrow the court will discuss this matter alone." Now I'm going to tell you something hard! ”

Tao Yao was even more frightened when she heard this, Li Si's words had already scared her, and then I had to talk about the secrets of the imperial court, I listened to it here, is it appropriate?

I looked at Tai Yue, a thin little old man, with a bit of a fairy-like demeanor. His presence is very low, and I don't pay much attention to him except for large-scale sacrifices. When Yingzheng was alive, he often called him to ask about celestial phenomena and good signs.

"Taiyue, do you know heaven and earth?"

Tai Yue was stunned, it was a bit inexplicable to call him today, and several people talked about it for a long time without their own business, His Majesty suddenly asked himself if he knew heaven and earth, what does this mean......

Tai Yue said cautiously: "Your Majesty, this, the minister naturally knows. The sky is round like a cover, and the sky is high in the south and down in the north. The place is like a chessboard, as far as the eye can see, and it is boundless to see; The celestial bodies are like projectiles, and their potential is reclined, so they are never seen. ”

I nodded and smiled, "But what if I told you that the earth is like a projectile?" ”

Tai Yue's face changed, and she arched her hand and said: "Your Majesty, don't make fun of the minister, although the minister is only shallow in learning and has a good understanding of the geography of the heavens, how can the earth be like a projectile?" ”

I shook my head and repeated the same trick I had with Liu Bang.

Several people were dumbfounded after hearing this.

Ignoring it, I continued, "I have a few things to tell you. First, after the glass is fired, you work with him to make a telescope and a sextant. I have already given him the method of making the telescope, and I sent someone to make the sextant when I returned to him. ”

"Second, set up a buried stone at the south gate of Xianyang Palace, the strongest stone, set up a leaning guide on Qin Ge, and engrave the starting point of the Great Qin Chi Road on the buried stone, and engrave the prime meridian on Qin Ge. The strongest materials should be used for burying stones and Qin Ge. ”

"Thirdly, I will write a book on the astronomical and geographical knowledge I know within a month, including longitude and latitude markers, four continents and four oceans, the movement of the sun and the moon, tidal currents, etc., all of which are related to navigation, and organize your subordinate officers to study them carefully."

Taiyue was still in a state of confusion, and stammered: "Yes...... By His Majesty's orders. ”

Li Si and Feng Zheng suddenly realized, no wonder they wanted to call Taiyue, it turned out that it was for shipbuilding and navigation.

In the blink of an eye, it was afternoon, and Gong Chuan sent someone over there, and now he was firing the kiln, and Gong Chuan was staring at it, not daring to leave at will.

I instructed Meng He to prepare some meals, and a few of them ate in the hall.

Tao Yao is still a little restrained, after all, she is just a businessman. Most of the glory of Ba Shi disappeared with the death of Ba Widow Qing, and now it is not easy for her to support such a big family business alone, not to mention that she is just a girl in her twenties, and she is still at the age of school in the later life.

Looking at Tao Yao and Feng Zheng, I smiled slightly and introduced: "Feng Xiang, this is the head of the Great Qin merchant Ba Shi, Ba Taoyao. ”

Feng Zheng was stunned for a moment, and reacted, it turned out that it was not a good match!

Busy said: "Miss Taoyao is in charge of the clan at a young age, and her future is immeasurable!" ”

The topic led to Tao Yao, but Tao Yao lost that restrained attitude, showed a polite smile on his face, and arched his hand: "I have seen Feng Xiang, I have heard that Feng Xiang is a clean and honest person, and I am so fortunate to see it today!" ”

Feng Zai glanced at me and replied, "Miss Taoyao has won the prize." ”

I smiled: "In the future, including trade in the Western Regions, etc., many things will have to be handled by Ba Shi and Wu Shi, and the two prime ministers and Bai Chong will provide them with assistance." ”

The three of them naturally said yes.

"By the way, Li Xiang, what's going on with the tariffs?"

Li Si put down the chopsticks in his hand and replied: "Back to Your Majesty, the revision has been basically completed, and at the end of the month, the revised "Golden Cloth Law" can be submitted to Your Majesty for decision, which adds tariffs, reduces the city tax for merchants in the Western Regions, and other details. ”

I nodded, and the others didn't speak again, and finished their meal quietly.

It wasn't until the lamp was lit that Gong Jin ran over with a piece of glass with a happy face.

"Your Majesty, it's done, it's done!"

I got up and took the glass in his hand, the shape is not particularly regular, but the transparency is good, and there is no problem with using it for lenses.

I nodded with satisfaction and complimented, "Yes, it was burned the first time, very good!" ”

I handed the glass to the others, and they were amazed.

"Your Majesty, this is much more thorough than the glass given by the Western Regions!" Feng Zai looked at the glass in his hand lovingly and handed it to Taiyue.

Tai Yue looked at the transparent glass in her hand and said curiously: "Your Majesty, with this thing, you can realize what Your Majesty said, so that the characters thousands of miles away are still in front of you?" ”

I nodded and smiled, "It's just an ordinary piece of glass, and it's still a long way to make a telescope." First of all, according to my drawings, the glass should be polished into a flat sheet with concave sides and convex in the middle, this glass is extremely fragile, and I am afraid that you will not be able to achieve it in a short time. But if you can't rush, you try slowly. ”

Taiyue nodded and handed the glass to Gong Jin.

I breathed a sigh of relief: "Alright, put this glass in the hall as well, and then your main task is to make the telescope and the sextant." The telescope is relatively simple, and the sextant is afraid that it will take some effort. ”

Everything that was made for the first time is displayed in the hall, and you can consider opening a museum to charge admission fees in the future......

"By the way, I asked the person you are looking for to find and let Taiyue investigate astronomical knowledge, if it is available, go to Taiyue's hands, study for a year and a half, and then go to the Panyu City Shipyard."

Then I asked a few people to go back, leaving Tao Yao alone in the hall.