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

Chapter 60 Zuo Liangyu enters Beijing!
Zhu Cilang was also excited and was about to reach out to grab the glass, but Bi Wenxuan quickly stopped him.

Then he said:

"Your Highness, be careful! This glass is extremely sharp. It almost cut my hand just now!"

After saying this, he hurriedly took a thick piece of cloth from the side and handed it to Zhu Cilang.

Zhu Cilang placed a piece of cloth under the glass, carefully picked it up and examined it for a while, then nodded with satisfaction.

Although it was still some distance from the glass he had imagined, it was his first time after all, so it was pretty good!

The next second, he looked at Bi Wenxuan and said:
"How is it? I didn't lie to you, did I?"

"No, no! I shouldn't have doubted His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. This is my fault!"

Bi Wenxuan said hurriedly.

Although he was apologizing, an uncontrollable smile spread across his face.

Because he had never thought that something like glass, which can only be obtained from nature, could actually be made artificially!
And the materials needed are so humble.

He really couldn't understand how the Crown Prince in front of him could come up with such a wonderful method?

Even Bi Maokang standing by was amazed at this moment.

Although Zhu Cilang repeatedly assured him yesterday that his method could produce colored glaze, to be honest, Bi Maokang still didn't quite believe it.

Until now, he finally believed it completely.

"Your Highness, it's all my fault for being so short-sighted. I doubted you yesterday. This is my fault!"

As Bi Maokang spoke, he bowed to Zhu Cilang.

Zhu Cilang smiled and said:

"Master Bi, you don't have to be so polite. To be honest, I never thought I would be able to create glass so quickly!"

"By the way, with these things, mass production of telescopes shouldn't be a problem, right?"

Zhu Cilang said this and looked at Bi Wenxuan again.

When Bi Wenxuan heard this, he nodded solemnly.

"Your Highness, please rest assured. With this method for manufacturing colored glass and the help of the Ministry of Industry, I will be able to mass-produce telescopes as soon as possible."

Zhu Cilang nodded slightly, then continued:
"Before the glass is formed, it is very plastic, so we only need to customize some specific molds to fix the shape of the glass."

"In addition, you can also use colored glass to make other things, such as glass tea sets, and then sell them."

Well.
Hearing this, Bi Maokang and Bi Wenxuan, father and son, were speechless for a moment, because they felt that using glass to make tea sets was too luxurious.

Zhu Cilang naturally saw what they were thinking, and then said solemnly:

"Right now, the Ming Dynasty is plagued by disasters. The court needs a lot of money to treat the victims. If this kind of thing can really make money, it means the court can save more victims!"

“Isn’t this a good thing?”

When the two heard this, they were instantly in awe.

If it's about making money, they really have no interest, but if it's about helping disaster victims, then they are interested.

"Don't worry, Your Highness. Once I'm able to mass-produce telescope lenses, I'll begin the next step of research. I won't let Your Highness down."

Bi Wenxuan quickly assured.

Zhu Cilang nodded with a look of relief.

In his opinion, the Ming Royal Chamber of Commerce should be established soon, and by then, soap, toothbrushes, toothpaste, and so on will be available.

This can not only enrich people's daily lives, but also make some money.

Although he is not short of money now, one can never have too much money!

At the same time, Beijing.

Several fast horses passed through the street and then stopped in front of a restaurant.

Leading the group were six Jinyiwei dressed in Feiyu uniforms, followed by a father and son.

The older one was about forty years old, had a beard, and looked quite brave.

He is young, about twenty years old, and looks a bit weak.

This father and son were none other than Zuo Liangyu and his son Zuo Menggeng. Although Zuo Liangyu was a veritable warlord in his later years and dared to ignore even Chongzhen's orders, it was obvious that Zuo Liangyu had not yet developed to that stage.

After all, the Ming Dynasty is not yet beyond salvation.

The Battle of Songjin had not yet been lost, and Sun Chuanting was still alive. On the surface, the Ming Dynasty was still the same Ming Dynasty.

But now Zuo Liangyu is just a small general who suppresses bandits.

So after receiving the imperial edict, Zuo Liangyu did not dare to hesitate at all and rushed over with his son Zuo Menggeng.

As for why he brought his son, it was of course because the imperial edict specifically specified that his son be brought along.

According to Zhu Cilang's instructions, people had to pay homage to the emperor immediately upon arriving in the capital.

But when the leading Jinyiwei saw that Zuo Liangyu and his son were smelling bad, he finally decided to let them take a bath before meeting His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

Otherwise, it would be bad if the smoke got to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

Of course, they also have to take a shower themselves.

Thinking of this, the leading Jinyiwei quickly looked at Zuo Liangyu and said:

"General Zuo, please stay here first, take a shower and eat something. I will go report to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince first and then come back to take you to see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

Upon hearing this, Zuo Liangyu hurriedly saluted:

"In that case, we have an adult!"

Immediately afterwards, the Jinyiwei quickly rode away on horseback, and Zuo Liangyu and his son also dismounted.

After handing the horse over to the waiter for care, he booked two rooms and asked the waiter to get hot water for him to take a bath.

I have to say, they do smell pretty bad.

After taking a shower, Zuo Liangyu ordered another table of delicious food. Just as he was about to go out and call his son to come and eat, the door was suddenly pushed open.

The person who came in was none other than his son Zuo Menggeng.

"Father, look, what is this?"

Zuo Menggeng said this and handed the two copies of the Daming Daily in his hand to Zuo Liangyu.

He saw this when he was out for a walk just now. He thought it was very interesting, so he spent one or two taels of silver to buy it.

As for how much the Daming Daily is worth, Zuo Menggeng actually doesn't care.

Zuo Liangyu rolled his eyes at his son and said angrily:

"You bastard! Have you forgotten that your father can't read? How dare you use this to tease your father?"

When Zuo Menggeng heard this, he laughed a little embarrassedly.

"I'm sorry, Dad. I forgot."

The next second, he suddenly came in front of Zuo Liangyu again:

"Dad, listen to me! This thing is not ordinary! It's called the Daming Daily. I heard that the court just released it yesterday."

"It records all the major events that happened in the court, some imperial edicts, and even the appointment, dismissal, and transfer of officials. This thing is really good!"

Ok?
Zuo Liangyu was instantly interested when he heard this, and then he quickly said:

"Then tell me quickly, what exactly does it say?"

Zuo Menggeng had already read the two copies of the Daming Daily in his hand and was roughly aware of the contents. He then said:
"There are many things recorded here, the most important of which is that the nobles were drawing salaries without paying, coveting the imperial power, and even rebelling, which angered the emperor. He then killed many of them and confiscated over 30 million taels of silver from their homes!"

"The Emperor was so angry that he fell ill, and now the Crown Prince is the regent!"

How many?

Thirty million taels?

Zuo Liangyu automatically ignored Zuo Menggeng's last sentence and was completely stunned by the figure of 30 million taels.

At this moment, Zuo Liangyu widened his eyes with an expression of disbelief!

my darling!

There are actually 30 million taels of silver. These nobles are too fucking greedy, right?
Zuo Liangyu couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

(End of this chapter)