Xie Qing shook his head: "That's not what I meant."
Qin Wan tilted her head and looked at him: "What does that mean?"
Xie Qing shook the telescope and said, "I just want to limit it."
"Restrictions?" Qin Wan sneered. The little bit of charming atmosphere just now was ruined by this guy. "I can't use what I made? My uncles and brothers are all busy away from home. This telescope is very convenient for detecting enemies on a ship or on the road. Why don't you let me use it?"
Xie Qing sighed: "No, I mean restrictions."
He wanted to say more, but he saw Qin Wan's unfriendly look, so he shut up immediately. After entering the palace, his father would tell everyone when he found out.
but……
Xie Qing said, "I need to report the telescope to my father now, and the Bai family has also made it. So this time, I'm afraid I can't give you any more rewards. Are you willing?"
Qin Wan rolled her eyes at him and said, "I'll be thankful if you don't punish me. Reward? Do I dare to ask for it?"
Qin Wan also understood that she had just been granted the title of County Lady, and unless she made great contributions in expanding the territory, there was really no way for her to be promoted again in a short period of time.
What's more, Bai Wanyi also made this telescope. Now when Xie Qing enters the palace, he will bring two telescopes to present to the emperor. Who will get this reward then?
It’s better not to give anything.
Xie Qing breathed a sigh of relief and continued, "The reason I brought this up is because last night, Bai and Pingyang Hou came into the palace and said that you plagiarized her magnifying glass."
"Oh." Qin Wan responded indifferently.
Xie Qing was curious: "You're not surprised? Not surprised? And even less curious, how did my father handle it?"
Qin Wan tilted her head to look at him and smiled, "Nothing to be surprised about. If it were me, I would also argue with her. However, maybe her brain wasn't working well, so she didn't succeed. Otherwise, I would have been summoned to the palace last night."
Xie Qing laughed dryly: "Actually, you can do it too. You don't have to be so smart."
"Does it make you look smart?" Qin Wan said unhappily.
Xie Qing laughed heartily and recounted the events of last night in detail. He then added, "This telescope is of great importance, so she must be summoned to the palace to report back. Therefore, I need to inform you in advance."
"It's okay, I'm not such a stingy person." Qin Wan smiled generously.
The two separated again halfway, and at the palace gate, they looked like they were in luck and entered the palace together.
Qin Wan's reason was very legitimate. She wanted to measure and install a mirror for the emperor.
The emperor finally slept in today. When he woke up, he found Qin Wan and Xie Qing waiting outside. He called them into his bedroom and smiled when he saw Qin Wan. "Has our new county lady arrived? Just in time. Come and see where to install the mirror."
Qin Wan took out the album and introduced her mirrors. The album was produced slowly, especially the first batch, the colors and pictures had to be adjusted, and she only got a batch before the New Year.
The emperor saw the description of the mirror in the atlas and pointed to the mirror on the wall and said, "This is it."
Qin Wan also brought a mirror to the emperor: "Look, if the mirror is installed on a wall, it can only be placed over there. There is a screen covering it, so that you don't get up in the middle of the night and be startled by the mirror."
"There's also this kind of full-length mirror, which is a little narrower and can be mounted on a screen. You can turn it around to look in the mirror, and turn it around to face the wall without being too obtrusive."
The emperor looked at it and nodded repeatedly: "Okay, that's it."
Qin Wan went to measure the size.
The emperor said to Xie Qing, "You went out so early in the morning, and now you're back. What were you doing?"
Xie Qing presented the telescope: "Of course I have something good for Father."
"What is this?" The emperor picked it up and looked at it.
Eunuch Zhang at the back raised his hand and then put it down again. Well, His Majesty trusts the prince, so why should he bother to check?
Xie Qing said: "This is called a telescope. It can see very far away."
The emperor leaned closer to the telescope and saw that Qin Wan, who was just in front of him, was suddenly reduced to a clump of hair. His hand trembled and he saw that the pearls on her head had turned into the size of longans.
The emperor was startled. "Are you sure it's called a telescope and not a magnifying glass?"
Xie Qing explained: "It is a telescope that magnifies things that are invisible at a distance, so that we can see them clearly, as if they were right in front of us."
The emperor stood at the door and looked out with great interest, holding a telescope. Sure enough, he could see the tiles on the palace wall a hundred meters away, even the eyelashes on the patrolling guards' eyes and the dark patterns on their clothes!
The emperor instantly thought of the other uses of the telescope and was immediately inspired: "This thing is useful!"
Xie Qing then explained that from the pavilion on the top of Xiangguo Temple, one could see the situation inside the palace. "If it fell into the wrong hands, they could use a telescope to draw a topographical map of the palace and a map of its defenses."
The emperor waved his hand. "No problem. Just strengthen your defenses. I think if this were used on the battlefield, why would we need to wait for signal smoke signals? Why would we need to fear a surprise attack from the enemy?"
Xie Qing smiled and said, "Not only that, the telescope can also be placed on bows and arrows or firearms, so that the shooter can aim more accurately. Firearms have a long range. The current concerns are, one, the inaccuracy of aiming, and the other, the low production volume..."
The two were discussing confidential matters at the door, and Eunuch Zhang blocked the door to the inner room to prevent Qin Wan from suddenly appearing.
The father and son chatted for a long time. The more they talked, the more excited the emperor became: "Let's go to the training ground and try it out! Bring your firearms!"
Xie Qing turned his head to look at the inner room and said, "Take Miss Qin with you. She made this telescope."
"What?" The emperor laughed and clapped his hands. "This title of County Princess is well deserved. It's a pity that it was given too early. Otherwise, she could have been promoted to Princess directly."
Xie Qing said: "Miss Qin doesn't care about these false reputations."
The emperor ordered Qin Wan to come out, and the group went to the training ground.
Because firearms were to be tested, the training ground was surrounded by the emperor's confidants and no one was allowed to approach.
Xie Qing fixed the telescope on the bow, but found that his eyes were too far away from the telescope and he could not see clearly, so he had to fix it on his shoulder.
Although I can see clearly this way, it is my first time using it, so my accuracy is much worse.
Xie Qing experimented several times before he found the right method. The targets went from near to far, all the way to the limit of Xie Qing and the bow's range, and his accuracy rate also increased a lot.
The emperor was very excited: "Come, let me try."
The two men tried out bows and arrows, then firearms, and had a lot of fun.
There were many suggestions for improving the use of telescopes.
Finally, the emperor looked at Qin Wan and said, "Girl Qin, take a look at this. Is it possible?"
Qin Wan helplessly spread her hands and said, "The craftsmen who made the telescope have all been taken away by Your Majesty. I have no one to use here."
The emperor was startled: "Aren't they making magnifying glasses?"
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