Daqin: Check in at the beginning of 18 and ask Zulong to abdicate

Hubu Shangshu just wanted to persuade Ying Zigao to suspend the construction of the second batch of government-run salt factories and focus on the production of glassware!
Unexpectedly, Ying Zigao reminded him seriously before he even spoke.

"Fortunately, I haven't said it yet." The Minister of the Household Department rejoiced secretly, and hurriedly said carefully: "I understand!"

After dismissing the Minister of the Household Department, Ying Zigao picked up the report and read it carefully.

The income of this wave of glass tea sets is indeed very high, and the profits are also considerable.

But the number of top rich people in Daqin is limited after all.

The market demand for this luxury is very limited.

Before long, it will reach saturation,

To really make this business bigger and last longer, we have to rely on overseas markets.

Thinking of this, Ying Zigao decided to increase his support for the navy again.

There is also Guo Shoujing, who has to be arranged.In this imperial examination, he must be ranked.

I still have a lot of projects waiting for him to do!
Thinking of this, Ying Zigao called Zuo Shilang from the Ministry of Rites over, and asked earnestly, "How is the arrangement for the civil engineering examination?"

"Your Majesty, everything has been arranged according to your request!"

The left servant of the Ministry of Rites hurriedly said: "It's just that the number of applicants is a bit small, a total of less than 100 people! For subjects such as mathematics, Gezhi, agronomy, and astronomy and calendar, the number of applicants is very small, and they are all less than 200 people!"

Hearing this, Ying Zigao couldn't help but sigh slightly.It seems that Daqin still lacks engineering technology and various applied technical talents.

The imperial examination can play a very good guiding and stimulating effect.

If you have studied engineering well, you will be able to gain fame and fame by passing the imperial examination, and being appointed as an official of the court will definitely allow more talents to learn engineering technology and applied technology!
In a few years, the shortage of talents will be greatly improved.

"The small number of people is also temporary. As long as we insist on offering these types of exams, the number of applicants will increase in a few years!"

Ying Zigao smiled confidently, and said loudly: "At that time, I'm afraid you will feel that there are too many people, and you will not be able to arrange it!"

At the same time, the news that the imperial workshop successfully produced exquisite glassware and sold it at a high price also reached the ears of the leaders of various sects.

"This is the glass wine set that the tyrant asked Ouchi Workshop to make?"

Looking at the whole set of glass wine sets in front of him, the leader of the Legalists couldn't help being surprised.

"This glass wine set is really exquisite!" The leader of the Ru family picked up a glass wine glass, looked at it carefully, and couldn't help but praise again and again: "It's crystal clear, light and unique! It's really ingenious!"

"This thing is really good, and the price is scary!"

The Taoist leader couldn't help frowning and said: "Just such a set of wine sets, one wine pot and eight wine glasses, the price is as high as 8 Wen!"

"It's a whole penny!" The Confucian leader frowned, "You can buy hundreds of acres of good land!"

"To be able to invent such an exquisite thing, the tyrant really has something special!"

The leader of the Legal School hurriedly said: "It's a pity that if you don't follow the right path, you will use your ingenuity in a crooked way!"

"That's right, you don't take the classics and history as the main point, and change the content of the imperial examination and the teaching content of the school at will!"

The leader of the Confucianism frowned, and said coldly: "This is to cut off the roots of my schools of thought!
We must give up the grievances of the past, work together, and boycott this imperial examination with reason, profit and restraint!

The tyrant must change course and restore the previous imperial examinations! "

"I said, why didn't we prepare enough bamboo slips for the imperial examination this time? It turns out that this tyrant has gathered all the craftsmen to make these glassware!"

The Mohist giant then said loudly: "It seems that in the eyes of this tyrant, earning money is far more important than the imperial examinations! Let's take this opportunity to have a good fight!"

In a blink of an eye, three days passed.

Although the date of the imperial examination was just around the corner, the need for writing materials was imminent.

Ying Zigao still didn't care.

Officials such as Minister of Rites and Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Rites were extremely anxious.

Looking at readers from all over the world.They have arrived in Xianyang city one after another, and the various post houses in the city are already overcrowded.

The left servant of the Ministry of Rites is even more impatient!
Can't help rushing to attack, begging to see Ying Zigao!
At this time, Ying Zigao was summoning the glazed craftsman and seriously inquiring about the production status of flat glass.

"Is this the flat glass you produce?"

Looking at the plate glass placed on the table in front of him, Ying Zigao's eyes lit up.

The area of ​​this flat glass is only one foot square.But the thickness is uniform, crystal clear, pure in color, without a trace of air bubbles.

It is also very textured in the hand.

It is completely qualified to make glass windows and build solar greenhouses!

It is also a fully qualified material for making glass mirrors, magnifying glasses, telescopes, and glasses for short-sightedness and long-sightedness.

"Good job!" Ying Zigao nodded in satisfaction, and asked seriously, "How about the cost?"

"Your Majesty, the production of flat glass is more labor-intensive than the production of wine glass!"

The glass craftsman said carefully: "The cost of a piece of flat glass is 500 Wen!"

"Five hundred essays, I really heard a lot!" Ying Zigao frowned slightly, and then said indifferently: "But it's also within my expectation!"

"How's the output?" Ying Zigao asked further.

"It can produce 50 yuan a day!" The glass craftsman said hurriedly: "At this time, when glass wine sets and various utensils are still being produced, if we try our best to produce flat glass, the daily output can reach 150 yuan!"

"It's enough to maintain this output." Ying Zigao thought for a while and said, "I still have one important thing for you to do!"

"Your Majesty, what's the matter?" the glass craftsman asked hurriedly.

"It's a glass mirror!" Ying Zigao took out a piece of silk cloth as he spoke, and said, "This is the method of making a glass mirror. I have drawn a picture and recorded it in detail! After you go down, Just follow this method for trial production!"

"Little understand!"

The Liuli craftsman spoke earnestly, and took the donation step from the hand of the accompanying eunuch with both hands.

At this moment, the guard officer's respectful voice came from outside the door: "Your Majesty Qi Zuo, the left servant of the Ministry of Rites is begging to see you!"

The Liuli craftsman hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the villain will leave!"

Ying Zigao waved his hand and said loudly, "Show him in!"

The left servant of the Ministry of Rites hurried to the hall, and saw Ying Zi Gaozheng carefully holding a piece of crystal clear plate glass one foot square in both hands, watching it carefully.

I couldn't help but feel my heart tighten, and frowned slightly.

"My minister pays homage to His Majesty!" Although he was very anxious and upset, the left servant of the Ministry of Rites still knelt down and paid respects!