A month passed quickly.
However, the court officials did not seem to take this matter to heart.
The hot topic of daily discussion is still the Western world, and many people have even taken the initiative to collect information among the public.
I asked if any Westerners had been there, but unfortunately I got nothing.
Perhaps the only two people who care are the people from the Ministry of Revenue and Fang Zhengyi.
No, there is another Emperor Jing and Li Yuanzhao who is not far from him...
The court discussion was halfway through and the previous agenda item was over, and Emperor Jing was feeling a little tired.
He looked at Fang Zheng with great interest and said, "Fang Qing, I remember that you had a gambling fight with the Ministry of Works a month ago. I wonder how the preparations are going? And how are the preparations for the Ministry of Revenue going?"
Fang Zheng nodded and said, "Your Majesty, I have been ready for a long time. But I am afraid that it will delay the discussion of the court, so I wanted to wait until later."
Minister of Industry Jiang Liang laughed and said, "Your Majesty, this old minister also has the same idea. The Ministry of Industry has already made preparations. I guarantee that everyone present will be able to feast their eyes today!"
The ministers' attention turned to the two of them, and the atmosphere became more lively.
Li Yuanzhao seemed even more excited.
He has already experienced the complete version of Taoyuan County bicycles in advance.
That feeling is absolutely unprecedented. If I take out the bicycle today, I will definitely kill everyone!
However, judging from the situation on site, everyone is obviously more interested in the Ministry of Industry.
Emperor Jing smiled and said, "Oh? It seems that there will be many surprises today. Let's take them out now without further delay."
"I will not make any further judgment today. You, my dear ministers, can decide the winner together."
"Fang Qing, you have no objection, right?"
Fang Zheng smiled back, "I have no objection."
The county's first version of bicycle was built by Lao Qi and a group of craftsmen in less than half a month.
He also personally participated in the transformation.
Today's bicycles in Taoyuan County also have some shortcomings, such as poor shock absorption performance.
And there are no brake discs, only a simple lever structure added to the big bar. When the lever is pulled up, the rear end will be pressed down, braking the rear wheel through friction.
Generally speaking, although this "rough" bicycle can save manpower, its speed will not be too fast, so such simple brakes are enough to cope with it.
The subsequent improvements can be made gradually.
Apart from the shortcomings, the overall shape is not much different from the style of grocery shopping bicycles in later generations!
Especially in terms of practicality, it is enough for ordinary people!
The most important thing is that the cost is cheap enough, only a few cents of silver is needed, and ordinary people can afford it.
There is no reason why such a treasure that benefits the country and the people would lose!
Fang Zhengyi was full of confidence.
"Well, then who of you will bring the things up first?" Emperor Jing looked at the two of them and said.
Jiang Liang looked at Fang Zhengyi and saw him making a gesture of invitation, so he smiled and said, "Then let's start with this old minister. I have already ordered people to be ready and wait for your majesty to summon me at any time."
"Okay, present the things from the Ministry of Industry first."
Soon, two guards entered the hall from outside, holding two trays covered with red cloth.
But looking at the shapes, you can see that one is very long and flat, while the other is more three-dimensional.
"Jiang Qing, let's start."
Jiang Liang cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, I have two treasures to present to you today!"
Then he walked in front of the guard and continued, "The first of these is a porcelain made by the Ministry of Industry using the latest technology!"
The red cloth was pulled aside, and a completely white porcelain bottle appeared before everyone's eyes.
This porcelain vase is not very big, and it has some lifelike landscapes of mountains, rocks, trees, flowers and birds simply sketched on it.
What is precious is that this porcelain vase has a different texture and brightness from ordinary porcelain. It exudes nobility, and the body of the bottle, like white jade, seems to be glowing.
Everyone loves porcelain.
The ministers were amazed and couldn't help but move closer to take a look.
Even Emperor Jing couldn't help but lean over slightly and look at the porcelain bottle carefully.
Seeing this, Jiang Liang explained with great enthusiasm: "This porcelain is made with a new formula carefully prepared by many craftsmen in the Ministry of Industry!"
"It is fine and transparent, beautiful and elegant, and its color is as smooth as jade. It can be called the diamond among porcelains. I dare say that except for the Ministry of Industry, there is no other place in Dajing that can find such exquisite craftsmanship!"
After saying this, Jiang Liang glanced at Fang Zheng with pride.
Fang Zheng took two steps forward, looked at it carefully, and exclaimed: "What a good porcelain! It is really a good porcelain. The craftsmanship of the Ministry of Industry is really superb!"
This is not sarcasm, but admiration from the heart.
I have to say, this bottle is really beautiful, and Fang Zhengyi also likes it very much.
It's a bit like the eggshell porcelain I saw on TV in my previous life, but not so exaggerated.
Thin-bodied porcelain is also called "de-bodied porcelain" or "eggshell porcelain". It is the most famous special craft product among the traditional porcelain varieties in Jingdezhen, Jiangxi, Dapu County, Guangdong, etc.
However, to say that it is a diamond among porcelains is really an exaggeration.
After everyone had finished looking at it, Guo Tianyang walked to the center and presented the porcelain bottle to Emperor Jing.
Emperor Jing picked up the porcelain bottle, looked at it carefully again and again, touched it, and a hint of joy appeared on his face.
It is indeed a good thing that can give people a kind of beautiful enjoyment.
The Ministry of Industry will not disappoint.
"Good, this thing is very good, I like it very much." Emperor Jing immediately gave a very high evaluation.
Jiang Liang was so happy that the wrinkles on his face doubled up. "Thank you for the compliment, Your Majesty. Lord Fang, how about you give me some more comments?"
Fang Zheng squinted at him and said, "Okay, I just happen to have some other opinions."
"Although this thing is very ornamental, it is just an embroidered pillow, which is good-looking but useless!"
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