poor family prodigal

A tripod supports a cylinder, standing quietly on the third floor.

Hu Mengying asked curiously: "What is this?"

"Skywatch!"

Wang Yuan pointed to the eyepiece and said: "With your eyes facing here, you can clearly see the stars and the moon in the sky at night."

With water jade, transparent glass was made, and Wang Yuan made many convex lenses and concave lenses!

It took more than half a month to build an astronomical telescope with a magnification of 70%.

In order to make it easier for people of this era to understand, he changed the name of the Sky Observing Mirror.

"So amazing!"

Hu Mengying asked in surprise: "Isn't this like a telescope that can't see the sun?"

She had used a telescope and had seen scenery miles away, and knew not to look at the sun.

Holding his slender waist and smelling the long black hair, Wang Yuan hummed softly: "Well, it will hurt your eyes. It's okay to look at the moon and stars at night!"

Hu Mengying felt weak all over and fell into Wang Yuan's arms, her heart beating faster: "Son, what does the moon look like? Is it a luminous pearl that shines at night?"

Looking at that shy and pretty face, Wang Yuan straightened the bridge of his nose and said, "No, the moon is full of pits, like a bare valley!"

"what!"

Hu Mengying couldn't accept it for a moment: "This, how is this possible!"

In the hearts of great people, the moon is a luminous pearl hanging in the sky, so how can it be like a valley with craters and valleys.

Wang Yuan did not explain: "Anyway, what I see is the valley with rugged valleys!"

It is difficult for people who have not been exposed to science to understand what we are talking about about the earth and the moon.

Only by letting them see it can they break their inherent concepts bit by bit.

First break the illusory ‘sky’.

"Oh!"

Hu Mengying was startled: "Master, what does the sun look like?"

Wang Yuan said casually: "The sun is just a big fireball, about [-] million times bigger than the earth under our feet."

"what?"

Hu Mengying was shocked again: "Sir, are you telling the truth? The sun looks so small, how can it be so much bigger than the earth!"

The sun was a big fireball. She could accept this concept. After all, it radiated light and heat.

But she couldn't accept that the sun was millions of times bigger than the earth.

The sun above our head is as big as a sea bowl. How can it be so much bigger than the earth?

"Have you seen Black Tiger Mountain?"

Wang Yuan pointed forward: "Now you look at the mountain, it's as big as a palm, but when you get closer, it's a mountain. Think about the reason?"

Hu Mengying was startled and said: "This is because Black Tiger Mountain is too far away from us, and we see that they have become smaller."

"It can be understood in this way!"

Without explaining the principle of how objects are imaged in the eyes, Wang Yuan simply said: "The sun is very big, but it is too far away from us, so we see it as very small. If it were not so big, how would the light and heat reach the earth? Thousands of miles away If you burn a mountain outside, you won't feel the heat here, so you can imagine how big the fire is on the sun!"

"...That seems to be the truth!"

Hu Mengying was stunned and nodded, looking at Wang Yuan's beautiful eyes with fascination: "Young master, you are so knowledgeable, and if I can win your favor, I will be willing to die!"

This charming look made Wang Yuan's heart feel like a cat's paw, and he pulled her into his arms: "Little hoof, are you teasing me?"

"Sir, I didn't!"

Hu Mengying breathed quickly and turned around with difficulty: "Business has been good recently. Soap and crystal sugar have been sold to Longnan County. Merchants from both places want to negotiate agency business and want us to increase the supply of crystal sugar. Now that the new year is approaching, crystal sugar Sugar is in high demand!”

Soap and crystal candy have been sold in Jiushan County for a long time.

As soon as the green-faced beast was eliminated in Longnan County and Hexian County, the caravan immediately went south to open the market.

The wholesale price of soap is one tael per piece and the retail price is [-] taels per piece. It is very popular among wealthy families.

Thirty guan of crystal candy was sold for wholesale and [-] guan for retail. It was sold out as soon as it arrived on the market.

Especially as the New Year approaches, the rare treasure of crystal candy is in short supply as a gift.

Wang Yuan took a deep breath and suppressed his instinctive impulse: "You are solely responsible for this. I believe in your business vision. If you want to increase production, just tell the factory!"

He had no interest in business, so with Hu Mengying's help, he immediately became the shopkeeper!

Now he devotes all his energy to cultivating talents and gradually starting up industry.

……

Ten days later, Marshal Wu Ling led his team into Kyoto, and the people in the city were excited!

Since the founding of the country in Daye, it has been invaded by various ethnic groups in the north and suffered long-term defeats.

In the past [-] years or so, the deserters have been working hard to achieve great goals and have eaten away one-third of the territory!

Now in this battle, King Tu Nan, one of the five kings of Huangting, was killed, and the entire army of Huangting [-] cavalry were wiped out.

This is the biggest victory since the founding of the People's Republic of China, boosting the national destiny and popular support.

Not only are the people happy, but the court is even happier!

When Wu Ling came back from this trip, he not only brought back the fall of King Tu Nan and the capture of young prince Agu Cha, but also the money confiscated by Yan Fu from ransacking the Yang family and beating up local tyrants.

This amount of silver totals four million taels, which is equivalent to the annual taxes of two states!

This directly made the court, which could not pay out the salary at the end of the year, heave a big sigh of relief.

The next day, Emperor Xinglong led hundreds of civil and military officials to bring the corpse of King Tu Nan and the young prince Agu to the Tea Temple to offer prisoners to express their condolences to their ancestors for the achievements of this dynasty.

Emperor Xinglong was in high spirits.

Although Wu Ling won the battle, he is the emperor of this dynasty, and the achievements of the soldiers are also his!

The next day, the cabinet!

Qin Zhan, Minister of the Ministry of War, picked up a letter and flipped through it, his eyes lit up: "Interesting!"

Yang Fengguo, the Prime Minister of the Left, chuckled: "Old Qin, what is it that interests you, a cold-faced person?"

"Please look at it, Prime Minister!"

Qin Zhan, the Secretary of the Ministry of War, handed over the document and said: "A few days ago, the green-faced beasts in He County rebelled. Wei Cheng, the commander-in-chief of Longnan County, led [-] troops to suppress the rebellion. It took a month but the rebels were not captured. As a result, Wang Polu from Fu County, together with the acting magistrate Sun Baichuan and the headman Xu Dayou, led the garrison and captured the green-faced beast alive, killed [-] rebels and captured [-] people. Don't you think it's interesting? ?The guards defeated the soldiers!"

Ranking of imperial troops: forbidden army, border army, side army, garrison army, and rural army.

The garrison defeated the many with less and defeated the soldiers. The leader was not a professional.

"Don't even look at where this is. Fu County is Mr. Mingtan's hometown!"

Yang Fengguo, the Prime Minister of the Left, laughed: "Wang Polu is Mr. Mingtan's cousin. He killed the surrendered general Lu Chengye at the Battlefield Mountain. Mr. Mingtan was behind the scenes. It didn't matter that he destroyed the green-faced beast rebels."

They have studied Wang Yuan's information more than ten times, and everyone under them knows it.

Not to mention the two tigers who became famous on the battlefield, even the three Guo Cang brothers knew it.

"Not bad!"

Qin Zhan, Minister of the Ministry of War, nodded: "Wang Polu is a tiger general. If he were not too young, based on his military exploits this time, he could be made a general."

"Young man, your temperament is not stable enough, you need to polish it!"

Yang Fengguo took up the document and handed it forward: "Lao Yuan, take a look at this document. Let the officials promote three people to one promotion according to the evaluation, and then demote the prefect of Longnan County and the general. Even a small rebel will be dealt with. No."

Secretary Lang took the fold and passed it on.

Yuan Guanluan, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, who was in charge of the promotion of officials all over the world, chuckled when he saw it: "Prime Minister Zuo, this Wang Polu is already a thousand generals. Even if we have to polish him up, based on his credit for suppressing the rebellion this time, we must give him a partial general. As for him Sun Baichuan, the acting magistrate of this county, can be promoted to a full county magistrate. Xu Dayou, the head catcher, should be promoted to a county magistrate! As for Longnan Magistrate Liao Xingjia and General Wei Cheng, each should be demoted one level."

Left Prime Minister Yang Fengguo nodded!

Yuan Guanluan wrote a few words on the folder, and the folder was passed on by the secretary!

At this point, the fate of the five people has undergone earth-shaking changes while the two cabinet bosses were talking and laughing.

"Hey!"

Qin Zhan, the Minister of War on the side, sighed: "It's easy to reward the three of them, but Mr. Mingtan, the man behind the scenes, didn't get the slightest reward. He made great achievements, but he didn't get any reward. No wonder the three of us wrote the letter, Mingtan Sir, you haven’t even replied to one of them!”

Yang Fengguo, the Prime Minister of the Left, frowned and said solemnly: "Marquis Wu has gone to see Your Majesty. I hope he can persuade Your Majesty to give you fair treatment!"

He, Qin Zhan and Zhou Jingye asked the supervisory censor Fu Qing to take the letter to Dawangzhuang.

But now that the young marshal and Wang Polu have entered Kyoto, the three of them have not received a reply.

This made the three people feel a little sad, thinking that Wang Yuan had resentment towards the court.

If they have made such great achievements, His Majesty will turn a blind eye and feel resentful!

Their group has submitted letters several times in order for His Majesty to reward Mr. Mingtan!

However, he was reprimanded by His Majesty every time for insisting that Mr. Mingtan take the imperial examination, as if he did not believe in Mr. Mingtan's talent.

Now when Wuhou came to Beijing, when he met them, he said that he was willing to give up everything to seek a title for his husband.

Qin Zhan nodded and said, "I hope Marquis Wu can persuade His Majesty!"

At this moment, a eunuch suddenly walked over quickly and said in a sharp voice: "Prime Minister Zuo, something bad has happened. Marquis Wu and Your Majesty are quarreling!"

"what!"

Yang Fengguo and Qin Zhan stood up awkwardly, their scalps numb.

Marquis Wu came to the palace today to meet the emperor, but he actually quarreled with His Majesty. This is a grave crime of disobedience.

If you don't do it right, you'll be beheaded!

The Imperial Garden a quarter of an hour ago!

Emperor Xinglong is dressed in a dragon robe, smiling but not smiling, and next to him is Concubine Su holding a white cat!

Wu Ling, who was dressed in a python robe, knelt down and kowtowed: "Wu Ling sees your majesty, long live my emperor!"

"My beloved, I am safe. This great victory at the border is all due to your bravery and bravery to kill the enemy and protect my great cause!"

Emperor Xinglong raised his hand with a smile on his face, looking friendly!

He has always been wary of Wu Ling, but now he should be comforted!

After all, this is the biggest victory of this dynasty!

"Reporting to your majesty, the general's achievements in this battle are really minor!"

Wu Ling raised his head and said seriously: "The credit for this battle is all due to the military advisor Wang Yuan. If the military advisor did not invent the three-bow crossbow, kill King Tu Nan, use the troops to lure the enemy into the city, and prepare a fire attack plan, it would still be useful." The Fire Ox Formation breaks through the camp of the Desolate People, and it is absolutely impossible for the general to annihilate all the Desolate People. This is not a miraculous feat!"

Concubine Su's beautiful eyes were surprised: Your Majesty has always said that the military advisor is a chess piece, but Marquis Wu admires him so much. Is that military advisor really capable?

Emperor Xinglong's face darkened and he said expressionlessly: "My beloved, please rise. I already know the situation on the battlefield!"

Wu Ling didn't get angry and stood up. He held his fists and insisted: "Your Majesty, I am willing to give up my position as Marquis of Wu. Please reward your Majesty as a military advisor. He is the greatest contributor to this battle. This Marquis position should be his!"