An Jingzhi was idly spinning around with his pen when a eunuch suddenly walked in and said happily, "Your Majesty, great news! Professor Chang from the Research Institute said they've developed a microscope!"
After hearing this, An Jingzhi stood up from his stool. The emergence of the microscope has made a huge contribution to medicine!
When he arrived at the Research Institute, there were already quite a crowd of people gathered around the black object, chattering and discussing.
Seeing An Jingzhi coming, everyone made way.
He came to the front of the microscope and put his head under the lens. Sure enough, this was already a very mature high-power microscope. He could see the cell structure under the microscope clearly!
It seems that it is time to add a biology course to the Academy of Sciences.
"Good! That's great!" An Jingzhi said excitedly.
"The titles of all the project leaders have been upgraded one level!"
The professional titles in the Academy of Sciences are instructor, teacher, associate professor, professor, etc., which is similar to the modern school system, but they have ranks and enjoy salaries like court officials, but their professions are different.
The court today has been replaced by a new group of blood, and the officials he had sent to various states and counties for internships have gradually returned to the center of the court.
Chang Bo was also very happy when he heard this. He was the only one who held two positions. Taking advantage of An Jingzhi's happiness, he bowed and pleaded, "Your Majesty, I feel that my experience is limited and I cannot continue to hold two positions. I sincerely ask Your Majesty to allow me to resign from the Ministry of Revenue and concentrate on my work at the Scientific Research Institute."
Here he saw another world.
The Institute of Research has trained many people one after another.
Chang Bo was not irreplaceable. On the contrary, he could play a greater role in the research institute. He agreed without thinking.
"Okay, I'll do as you wish."
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After the explosion of science and technology, wherever our soldiers pointed their weapons, all the people surrendered.
"Your Majesty, the small overseas countries such as Mannan, Qin and Zhuyu request to see your Majesty and will arrive in the capital soon." Wen Zhen, who was wearing a scarlet robe, said in the court.
He successfully passed the local internship, and step by step walked into the court, becoming a fourth-rank official in the Ministry of Rites.
The emperor sits high in the court, and his daily actions are somewhat absurd, but the achievements he has made are far beyond those of emperors in previous dynasties.
"In that case, Wen Qing will be in charge of the reception."
After that, some other matters were discussed and the weekly court meeting ended.
The world is settled, the people live and work in peace and contentment, and there is actually nothing that needs to be discussed in the court on a daily basis.
An Jingzhi established a new system, holding a grand court meeting once a week, and people could come to him if there were any urgent matters on weekdays.
A few days later.
A group of people in strange clothes were taken to the Honglu Temple.
Wen Zhen prepared a set of Central Plains clothes for a few people, so that when they went out wearing these clothes, the common people would not stare at them like they were monkeys.
Several small countries looked at the majestic city of the upper country, and took a quick glance after entering the city. They did not dare to act rashly and obediently followed the arrangements of the Honglu Temple.
"His Majesty will summon you all in three days. During this time, you may freely explore Kyoto. However, I must first remind you that everyone in Kyoto must abide by the law. Otherwise, don't blame me for not being able to protect you. The law is ruthless."
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Wen Zhen's words were very impolite, but they were based on his confidence in his country's strength.
The envoys sent by these small countries were all sons of their rulers.
Thinking that An Jingzhi would summon them three days later, these people changed their clothes and went out for a walk to feel the atmosphere of a great country.
Everything they saw when they went out was new, surprising, shocking and terrifying.
"It's worthy of being the Celestial Empire. The capital is so big!" It's even bigger than their entire country!
"What is that?" The prince of one of the small countries pointed at something with four wheels running on tracks in the distance and asked the official from the Honglu Temple who was accompanying him.
The official had an arrogant look on his face, which was a kind of contempt for the ignorance of a small country with few people, and a kind of pride for his own country.
"It's called a tram. It only costs two cents to ride. The tram tracks run throughout the entire capital. You can take it to any part of the city. It's very convenient for people to travel."
No wonder they were wondering why there was so much steel on the ground? Could it be that China was already that wealthy? Some people even thought about picking up the steel at night!
Then, under the contemptuous gaze of the officials from the Honglu Temple, a few country bumpkins played on the tram for half a day.
As night falls, the lights come on.
The capital at this time is more like a city that never sleeps, which is more shocking than what you see during the day.
Several princes from small kingdoms were so shocked by the hall that was as bright as day that they could fit a duck egg in their mouths.
"What, what is this? Why is it glowing? Could it be the sun in the sky?!" An official from a small country pointed at the light bulb in horror.
After hanging out with this group of country bumpkins for a whole day, the official from the Honglu Temple felt a little tired, but he felt extremely satisfied in his heart. He hadn't had the opportunity to show off for a long time, and today he had shown off enough.
"What sun? Don't make a fuss. This thing is called a light." After saying that, he walked to the light switch, and with a click, the light turned off. Then with another click, the light turned on again. "See? This is the light switch. Just pull it to turn it on and off." He was really ignorant.
Then, this group of officials and princes from the small country took the switch rope and opened and closed it, having a lot of fun.
He played with it with great enthusiasm, as if he had obtained something new or a new toy, and he didn't even have the appetite to eat the food on the table.
The Honglu Temple official's eyes hurt from the constant opening and closing of the door, so he stopped them and said, "Alright, alright, stop playing around. If you break it, you'll have to find someone to fix it. That's a hassle."
A few of them were like poor relatives from the countryside who went to the city to visit their rich relatives, taking other people's good things to play with. When they were finally stopped, they felt a little uneasy and were so nervous that they didn't know where to put their hands.
Trams, electric lights, and the trains that stretched as far as the eye could see when they took a quick glance, the crystal clear windows, the buildings that were five or six stories high, the dazzling array of goods, and even the people at the bottom of society were dressed respectably without a single patch on their clothes.
These events, one by one, played in their eyes and minds like movie scenes.
Originally, they had only heard of such a Celestial Empire in the East and wanted to come and see what the situation was like. However, they did not expect that the Celestial Empire was actually more powerful than they imagined. After being scolded like this, they began to panic. They were not only afraid of breaking the light. They thought a lot and finally thought of a key problem: their king did not come to pay homage in person!
They originally thought that having their own successor prince come to pay homage to the Celestial Empire was enough to show respect to the other side, but they did not expect that the other side was so powerful that crushing them would be as easy as crushing an ant!
In this way, the king seemed a bit arrogant for not coming to pay homage in person.
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