My father is Chongzhen? Then I have no choice but to rebel.

Chapter 43 Telescope and Glass!

Thinking of this, Zhu Cilang smiled slightly.

"Just go ahead and do it. I'll take care of the money."

"As long as money can solve the problem, I will never be stingy!"

When Bi Maokang heard this, the biggest stone in his heart finally fell to the ground.

At this moment, he really felt like a long-awaited rain.

At the same time, I can't help feeling a little regretful.

Ugh!
Why didn’t Chongzhen support him like the current prince?
If it was the prince who took over, the Ming Dynasty's firearms would have been completely improved long ago. How could it have been bullied by the Jiannu?
Of course, Bi Maokang only dared to complain about these words in his heart.

Before they knew it, they had been chatting for almost an hour.

It's already midnight.

After realizing this, Zhu Cilang immediately said:
"Master Bi, you've been traveling hard today. Go back and rest first. We can talk about other things tomorrow."

"The house has been prepared for you a long time ago. I will have someone take you there."

When Bi Maokang heard this, he immediately stood up and bowed:
"In that case, I will take my leave!"

"I'll give it to you!"

As Zhu Cilang spoke, he also stood up, and then the two of them walked towards the palace gate together.

It was already late at night, but the lights in the East Palace were still as bright as day, illuminating every corner with exceptional brightness.

When he arrived at the palace gate, Zhu Cilang discovered that in addition to dozens of armored personal soldiers and several Jinyiwei, there were actually three people standing at the door.

And they seemed to be a family.

Zhu Cilang was slightly curious and didn't know who these three people were. Before he could ask, Bi Maokang beside him hurriedly introduced them respectfully:
"Your Highness, these are my son and two grandsons. They are worried about my safety because the journey is long, so they came with me."

"You guys, why don't you pay your respects to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?"

Bi Maokang said this and turned around and scolded.

Seeing this, the three men dared not stand there any longer and quickly knelt on the ground.

"I, Bi Wenxuan, pay my respects to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

"I, Bi Hua, pay my respects to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

"I, Bi Qing, pay my respects to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

Zhu Cilang nodded, and then said:

"Everyone get up!"

The three of them stood up again.

Zhu Cilang looked at the three of them and saw that although Bi Maokang's son was over fifty years old, he was energetic and his eyes were bright. It was obvious that he was not an ordinary person.

Although his two grandsons did not have the elegant air of scholars, they were quite clever.

"Are these three officials officials?"

Zhu Cilang asked.

When Bi Maokang heard this, he smiled bitterly and shook his head.
"Your Highness, my descendants are not up to the task. They don't even want to study, let alone hold official positions."

"My son likes to study small gadgets, and my two grandsons just like to make trouble all day long."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Cilang looked at Bi Maokang's son with some curiosity.

"What gadgets do you usually research? Did you bring any with you?"

When Bi Wenxuan heard this, he hurriedly and respectfully took out a box from behind him. After opening the box, he saw a very beautifully shaped tubular object inside.

"Your Highness, this is a telescope that I have improved."

"The telescope was originally introduced from the West and isn't uncommon, but I've improved it. Not only has it shrunk in size, but it also allows for greater distances and clearer vision!"

As Bi Wenxuan spoke, he fiddled with the telescope in his hand, completely unaware that Zhu Cilang's expression had become somewhat strange. A telescope is what we would call a telescope in later times!
Of course, the reason why Zhu Cilang had such a reaction was not because he saw the telescope, but because he himself had the telescope in Bi Wenxuan's hand!
And they are exactly the same!
Previously, Zhu Cilang took Bi Maokang's "Illustrated Explanation of Military Equipment" to the Armory, originally intending to have the bureau manufacture flintlock rifles according to the instructions.

As a result, the craftsmen in the Armory Bureau couldn't understand it at all, so Zhu Cilang had no choice but to give up.

When he was leaving, he saw a telescope in the Armory, so he just picked one up.

But after playing with it for a while, he was greatly disappointed because the quality of the telescope was so poor.

Not only is it bulky, the maximum magnification is only four or five times, and because the lens is made of polished crystal, the perspective effect is also very poor.

In a flash, Zhu Cilang suddenly thought that there might be a better telescope in the system mall.

After some searching, he indeed found several types of telescopes, and then spent five points of system currency to buy the most expensive one!

The tube of this telescope is specially made and the lenses are specially polished.

really!

This time the magnification was directly increased to seven or eight times. Although the lens was still crystal, it was polished to be extremely smooth, almost indistinguishable from glass.

At that time, Zhu Cilang thought that after his rebellion was successful, he must make glass and then make a batch of telescopes based on the appearance of this telescope.

He never expected that the telescope he bought from the system store was actually improved by Bi Maokang's son.
Is this fate?
For a moment, Zhu Cilang just felt funny.

He casually took the telescope that Bi Wenxuan handed over and after examining it, he found that it was exactly the same as the one he had purchased from the system mall.
"This thing is really good. It's much better than the telescope made by the Armament Bureau. It can definitely be used in military applications."

"If Ming Dynasty scouts and scouts could all carry this telescope, they would be invincible on the battlefield!"

"Can this telescope be mass-produced?"

Zhu Cilang first praised him and then went straight to the point.

Bi Wenxuan nodded quickly and said:

"Of course! It's just that the lenses require crystal, and crystal is a bit scarce. If we can solve the crystal problem, we can start mass production at any time!"

crystal?

When Zhu Cilang heard this, he immediately laughed.

He can't solve the problem of crystal, but he can make glass!

To be honest, if Zhu Cilang hadn't traveled through time and space to become the Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty, he would have made a fortune by relying on his memories of his past life.

After all, in ancient times, crystal was a scarce commodity!

And glass can be a perfect substitute for crystal!

Thinking of this, Zhu Cilang smiled and said:

"I have a method that can produce crystals in large quantities. I can have as many as you want!"

what?
When hearing this, not only Bi Wenxuan, but even Bi Maokang who was standing beside him was shocked.

After all, everyone knows that crystal has only been obtained from nature for thousands of years and cannot be artificially manufactured.

A palm-sized crystal cup would cost at least several hundred taels of silver.

The more transparent the crystal, the higher its value.

This is also the reason why the Ming Dynasty's telescopes have never been mass-produced, because they cannot solve the problem of crystal production.

But in Zhu Cilang's opinion, this is not a big deal at all!
Seeing Bi Maokang and his son both looking surprised, Zhu Cilang continued:

"I'm not kidding you. I do have a way to produce crystals in large quantities."

"Of course, calling it crystal might not be accurate, but I can guarantee that this thing is basically the same as crystal, and even more transparent than crystal!"

Bi Wenxuan couldn't help but bowed and said:
"Your Highness, if that's the case, then I can guarantee that no matter how many telescopes you want, I can make them!"

Zhu Cilang nodded. He was still very satisfied with Bi Wenxuan.

After all, he is a talent for being able to improve the telescope into this state!
(End of this chapter)