Chapter 444 Making the First Mirror
Just when glass became a symbol of royal status for many aristocratic families, Qin Chi worked hard and pulled a group of workers to conduct repeated experiments. After countless failures, he finally made the mirror that Jiang Tangtang mentioned with glass.
Looking at his clear face in the mirror, the worker shouted "Monster" and was so scared that he almost threw the freshly made mirror away.
Looking at the image in the mirror, Qin Chi was also surprised, but he had seen a lot of the world after all.
He quickly calmed down, a smile on his face. "Why are you so startled? That's you."
"Sir, I was standing here peacefully, how could I possibly get into this tiny piece of film?" The worker was confused and picked up the mirror again, squinting his eyes to take a look.
Before the establishment of Damin, the Zhou Dynasty had bronze mirrors. Bronze mirrors were not as clear as newly made mirrors, but they could still clearly distinguish outlines.
The worker was relieved only when he found that the image in the mirror was indeed the same as what he had seen in the bronze mirror before.
He couldn't help but look at himself in the mirror.
In the past, I could only see the image in the bronze mirror, but it was not clear. However, the mirror in front of me can clearly see the spots and goosebumps on my face.
The more he looked at it, the more frightened he became. If he hadn't watched Lord Qin and the others make this mirror, he would have suspected that it was some kind of magical weapon.
But after being surprised, he realized belatedly that the adults had made them busy for so many days, using silver foil, various strange powders, and even varnish countless times, and this was probably the result they wanted!
A great joy rose in his heart, "Sir, have we done it?"
Qin Chi laughed loudly and said, "It's done!"
After a hearty laugh, he couldn't wait to order, "Quickly pack it in a box and I'll send it to His Majesty for his inspection."
The worker looked at his master and hesitated to speak: "Master, are you going to leave like this? Do you want to go back and change your clothes, take a shower and change clothes before going?"
Qin Chi finally realized that he was so happy that he had forgotten his image.
He couldn't remember how many days he had spent in the workshop without going home. Not only did his clothes not change for days, they also smelled foul, and his hair was so greasy that it would take two ounces of oil to shave off.
"Yes, it's time to go back and freshen up."
Qin Chi couldn't wait to send the mirror to Jiang Tangtang to see, so he didn't go back home.
He stayed in Liulifang for a long time and built a small courtyard next to the workshop. When he was too busy to go back home, he would live in the courtyard.
Inside were his spare clothes and servants.
But sometimes he is too busy to even go back to the courtyard.
Today he went back to the courtyard first, washed up briefly, picked up the wooden box, and asked someone to drive to the city.
Damin had just been established and there were many places to spend money, but the treasury was empty. Jiang Tangtang had no intention of wasting time and money to move the capital.
But he still had to handle official business in Lingnan for the time being, so he ordered people to expand the office where he had previously held meetings.
Now part of it is used by local officials to handle official business, and the other part is used by her to handle official business and summon officials.
Jiang Tangtang promulgated a new regulation today, which is to relax the inspection of entry and exit. In addition to the freedom of business in Nan'an and Daming, many preferential policies have also been introduced for trade with neighboring countries.
As soon as this regulation was promulgated, it caused a sensation.
Many officials stood up to oppose it and asked Jiang Tangtang to revoke his decision, believing that the risk of doing so was too great.
When Qin Chi arrived, the discussion hall was abuzz with controversy. Several officials were arguing fiercely over whether immigration control should be relaxed.
Jiang Tangtang never dreamed that the scene she had seen on TV before would actually happen in front of her one day.
She was having a headache when a guard came to deliver a message, "Your Majesty, Lord Qin has arrived and said he has something important to report."
Jiang Tangtang was having a headache because of the noise, so she immediately said, "Pass it on!"
Her words interrupted the courtiers in the hall, who were arguing fiercely. The officials who had been vehemently opposing the argument finally realized that they had lost their composure in front of the emperor. Some bowed their heads in shame, while others nervously observed Jiang Tangtang from the corner of their eyes.
Regardless of how people reacted, Jiang Tangtang's attention fell on Qin Chi.
Looking at the box in his hands, she had a premonition in her heart. She didn't expect that Qin Chi would come with a mirror this time.
Although Jiang Tangtang was excited, her reaction was okay.
After all, she had seen all kinds of mirrors in modern times, and there were even many mirrors in the space that were clearer than the one Qin Chi sent.
But the officials who were discussing matters in the hall were suddenly furious.
Some officials thought that this was a magical weapon that could suck away people's souls. They were so scared that they almost lost their voices on the spot, and asked if this was a new weapon that Jiang Tangtang had ordered people to make.
Some people thought it was a magical weapon sent down from heaven, but they didn’t understand how it ended up in Qin Chi’s hands.
After learning that it was a mirror, the frightened official felt deeply ashamed. But he soon forgot about the shame because the mirror was so magical.
It was completely different from the mirrors they had seen before.
At this time, the officials were no longer concerned with the verbal battles, as their attention was all drawn to the mirror.
Jiang Tangtang asked Qin Chi how long it would take to make such a mirror and how much it would cost.
She has already thought about how much benefit she can get for her country by using such a mirror after the border is opened to trade.
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A fleet is sailing on the rough sea.
In the cabin, Mu Yuchong was angrily scolding his daughter, who was wearing men's clothes and mixed in with a group of servants in front of him.
"Why did you follow me? This is just nonsense!"
Since she had been discovered by her father, Mu Wan Ning simply stopped pretending. She ripped off her headscarf, ran towards her father, took his arm and said coquettishly, "If I don't dress like this and follow secretly, will the emperor let me come?"
Mu Yuchong was a feared emperor, known for his ruthless tactics, both against his enemies and during his early struggles for the throne. He was also very strict in educating his sons.
But perhaps it was because he only had this one daughter, or perhaps it was because Wan Ning was the child that the woman he loved most risked her life to give birth to, so he had always been very doting and indulgent towards this daughter.
Mu Wanning had already figured out her father's temperament, so she dared to act so boldly.
The military officers and officials who were threatened by her to conceal their identities and board the ship had to help her at the risk of losing their heads because they knew the princess's status in the emperor's mind.
Seeing that her father's anger had not subsided, Mu Wanning's eyes instantly turned red, "Father, if you want to blame me, then punish me!"
Mu Yuchong was angry, but could he really punish the daughter he had raised so spoiled?
Their fleet had already left Dayao Kingdom, so it was impossible for them to send their daughter back.
"Okay, stop crying. You're already a grown-up, and you're still crying. What a disgrace."
Mu Wanning burst into laughter, stretched out her hand in front of him with grievance, and complained: "Father, it's because you didn't agree to let me come with you that I had to think of this method. Look, I've been doing rough work these days, and my hands are injured."
"It's your duty!" Although Mu Yuchong said this, he turned around and ordered the palace servants to bring the medicine box over, and personally applied the ointment to his daughter.
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