"Princess, what are you looking at?"

General Gu lay beside Jiang Shuwan, holding back for a long time, but finally couldn't help but speak.

As soon as they arrived, Jiang Shuwan picked up a long wooden tube and looked it over.

The object was extremely simple in design and looked unremarkable at first glance, except that it was covered with transparent glass, which shimmered in the sunlight.

Jiang Shuwan made a fortune last year by selling a batch of glass beads to foreign businessmen.

General Gu's heart skipped a beat when he saw the glass.

He estimated that even his entire lifetime salary might not be enough to buy a small piece of glass.

As for Jiang Shuwan, her behavior was really strange.

She kept muttering to herself as she peered at the long cylindrical object.

He couldn't quite hear what was said, but General Gu vaguely heard her curse the Fourth Prince as a bastard.

There are very few people in this world who dare to insult a prince like this.

The key question is, how could they possibly see the Fourth Prince from that small hillside they were on?

Thinking about it, General Gu couldn't help but look into the distance.

He used to be a scout and has excellent eyesight.

However, even he, at such a great distance and with so many trees around, still couldn't see anything.

In the sparse woods, you can see figures flash by, but you can't see how many people there are or what they look like. You can only see a blurry mass.

If even a professional scout like him can only do this much, how come Jiang Shuwan has such good eyesight to be able to see things several miles away?

"You mean this? This is called a telescope. Would you like to take a look?"

As Jiang Shuwan spoke, she handed over the binoculars.

General Gu paused for a moment before reaching out to take it, and then, imitating Jiang Shuwan, peered at it closely.

Upon seeing this, his hand trembled violently in an instant, and he almost threw the binoculars away.

Immediately afterwards, he gripped the binoculars tightly and peered through them again.

The figures and scenery in the dense forest several miles away appeared vividly and realistically before my eyes.

In an instant, goosebumps covered his entire body.

This is several miles away, separated by a dense forest...

It's amazing how clearly you can see it!

Moreover, he discovered that he could see clearly not only a few miles away, but also dozens of miles away.

Even the most amazing artifacts are nothing special!

For General Gu, those few breaths felt like an eternity.

His emotions were like those of someone who had gone through a storm, from initial surprise and doubt to disbelief, and then to being overwhelmed by shock.

As if witnessing a fantastical scene from Arabian Nights, his expression became incredibly solemn in the end.

"Princess, can this item be used for military supplies?"

"arms?"

Jiang Shuwan looked astonished, as if she had heard a fairy tale.

At the end of last year, she commissioned Beidi Glass Workshop to make a batch of glass.

She originally planned to make a batch of glasses to sell, but later found that there was no instrument to measure eye prescription, so she ground the glass into concave and convex lenses and made a telescope to play with.

She made it just for fun, without being too particular about it. After she finished it, she played with it for two days, but then got bored and left it aside.

It is only now that getting too close makes it easy to be detected, which is why telescopes have become useful; otherwise, they would still be gathering dust in the warehouse.

These crude gadgets wouldn't sell for ten yuan at the entrance of a concert, so how could they be used as military equipment?

"..."

Jiang Shuwan stared at General Gu in shock.

General Gu looked at her in shock, his eyes pleading.

Jiang Shuwan: "..."

Only later did Jiang Shuwan realize that she had misunderstood.

She has a technical background, and military equipment is something that requires a confidentiality agreement in her mind. Many times, she can't even talk about it, let alone make it.

But for General Gu, a telescope that could see dozens of kilometers away was already a revolutionary high-tech product.

"Alright, alright, I'll give you the design drawings later, and you can send someone to deliver them to the North."

"Thank you, Your Highness! I will protect Your Highness with my life!"

General Gu spoke these words with unwavering conviction and conviction.

His voice was loud again, startling Jiang Shuwan, who quickly covered his mouth, saying, "Keep your voice down, Li Chengyun's men are here."

General Gu then realized that he had lost his composure.

"I'm sorry, Your Highness."

Lowering his voice, General Gu covered his mouth, but his gaze still couldn't help but drift towards Jiang Shuwan.

He initially refused when General Sun sent him to the capital.

What danger could there be in the capital?

"Could it be that a noble family like ours can't even protect its own members?"

"Although the war in the north has ended, the First Prince and the Crown Prince are still sending people over continuously. The General's safety is the most important thing!"

General Gu's face flushed as he recalled these words.

He knew that Jiang Shuwan had brought many changes to the North. From General Sun to his brother, Lu Shaogan, and the ordinary people of the North, everyone admired Jiang Shuwan.

However, all she knows is making money. How can her safety be compared to General Sun's?

The North can do without Jiang Shuwan.

But we absolutely cannot do without General Sun.

Now, he realizes he was wrong.

No wonder Jiang Shuwan only asked for a few guards and didn't name them, yet his brother and General Sun insisted on sending him...

So, she was this terrifying from the start.

It turns out that glass isn't just something you can sell for money; you can also make things called telescopes...

Being able to see things dozens of kilometers away, is that some kind of mythical clairvoyance?

If their army had telescopes during the Battle of the North, wouldn't it have been easier to detect enemy movements than to eat?

"Your Highness, can you see even further? I've heard of the mythical Thousand-Mile Eye, who can see things a thousand miles away?"

"..."

Glancing at General Gu, Jiang Shuwan quietly crouched a little further away to the side.

She dared not respond to General Gu's words, fearing that if she told the truth, he would ask her to be an astronomical telescope.

"Does the county princess not know how?"

"Indeed, it is a divine artifact that only exists in the heavens."

General Gu assumed she couldn't do it and kept muttering to himself until the Yun family's carriage arrived at Shili Slope.

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Shili Slope, a place rarely visited on ordinary days, was now shrouded in a tranquil yet somewhat eerie atmosphere.

The trees on the slope are tall and dense, their branches and leaves intertwined, like countless arms entwined in the sky. Sunlight can only filter through the gaps in the layers of leaves, casting dappled shadows.

In the bright spring sunshine, the Yun family carriage slowly drove to this place. The carriage was exquisitely constructed, and the body was carved with beautiful cloud patterns, as if telling the story of the Yun family's past glory.

For two generations, serving as prime ministers, from the previous dynasty to the Great Jing Dynasty, the Yun family has always been one of the most prestigious and renowned families.

Especially the head of the family, Elder Yun, is a master with countless students and disciples.

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