novelraw Chapter 146 The Shotgun
Chapter 146 The Shotgun
"I don't even think that he will give up expanding his power as I said." Ming Xuan looked at Yinfeng. The reason why a careerist is called a careerist, how can it be changed because of others?
Yinfeng looked at his aunt, and he didn't think Suo'etu would change.
Suo'etu will not give up his ideas and desire for power just because Khan Ama doesn't want to see it.What's more, Yinfeng felt that the prince's opinion was not that important.
The more he grows up, the more Yinfeng sees, the more he understands how complicated the adult world is.Although Khan Ama is an emperor, he can't control people's hearts.
Not long after Mingxuan reconciled with the Hesheli family, the Dutch government sent envoys to the Qing Dynasty, and Kangxi knew that Mingxuan was curious about this.
Because after the incident of Nan Huairen, the imperial court did not have a good opinion of Fanbang.
Kangxi even sent Mingxuan some Dutch envoy's special products, cheese and cocoa beans, and a small bag of shiny...diamonds...
diamond?Really diamonds!Not just one or two pills, but nineteen pills!Ming Xuan was speechless for a moment.
"They also brought a lot of glass mirrors and clocks, but the sales were not good." Kangxi said with a smile.
It's a joy to think of those people who have worked so hard to bring things that can't be sold.
After countless experiments, the Ministry of Industry has now been able to develop a rough formula for glass. Originally, they wanted to make a big mirror for Ming Xuan before her birthday.
But there are a lot of impurities on the glass, and there are still air bubbles left, so Kangxi plans to put this surprise in the New Year.
As for clocks and watches, the Ministry of Industry has long been able to manufacture independently according to the drawings given by Dai Zi, and even baked exquisite ceramic coats for the clocks and watches.
Ming Xuan looked at the shiny diamonds, took a deep breath, and looked at Kangxi in surprise, "That's awesome!"
"Indeed." Kangxi even told Mingxuan in a good mood that the Dutch envoy also presented him with a 'coiled shotgun', and he had already ordered Dai Zi to successfully imitate it.
He even sent back ten guns to the Dutch envoy, and showed Ming Xuan the unloaded shotgun as he spoke.
Mingxuan touched the gun, turned to Kangxi and asked, "Is it true that every family in their country has guns?"
Kangxi shook his head and explained: "Only leaders and people with titles have..." But this is quite a lot.
"Although this thing is quite clumsy, a woman can easily use it to kill a strong man. The concubine is a little scared when he hears it. But Mr. Dai is really powerful, and he imitated it so quickly. It seems that he can be regarded as a He is a craftsman at the national treasure level. Such a talent should be well protected, and don't let others take advantage of him." Ming Xuan lowered her head, gently rubbing her fingers on the shotgun.
Kangxi took a deep breath, and he naturally thought of this question.Although the Netherlands is thousands of miles away from the Qing Dynasty, Kangxi has a strong sense of crisis, and even has the idea of preparing for mass production.
"Your Majesty, this shiny gemstone must be very beautiful when made into rings and jewelry." Ming Xuan let go of it in disinterest after saying a word, then picked up the small bag of diamonds, and said with a smile.
Ming Xuan never thought that one day she would own so many diamonds.
"If you like it, Liang Jiugong will give you the rest." Kangxi didn't care about this and said directly.
Is there anyone who doesn't like diamonds?Ming Xuan nodded happily.
The cheese was sent by Mingxuan to the master chef of the imperial dining room to study, to see if they could make more delicacies.Mingxuan kept the cocoa beans for herself, and planned to find a way to make chocolate in the future.
When Kangxi left, he left Mingxuan this shotgun, and Mingxuan groped for it, lost in thought.
The Dutch envoys visited the Qing Dynasty this time, and most of the things they brought were not sold.
In fact, they didn't understand that the Qing Dynasty had clocks and watches, and it was normal that they couldn't sell them, but there weren't many mirrors?Why is it so hard to sell?
Just when they were puzzled and shocked, the glass mirror of the Ministry of Industry was finally fired successfully.
In order not to be ridiculed by these foreign people, the Ministry of Industry has been researching almost day and night during this period, but fortunately, it has already been explored almost.
The Ministry of Industry gave Ming Xuan the first flat, smooth and transparent glass made with mercury.
After all, the imperial concubine found out the formula for making glass, and even Kangxi took it for granted.
When Ming Xuan received the sandalwood carved glass mirror, she was very happy and immediately placed it in the bedroom.
Kangxi placed the second mirror at the entrance of Qianqing Palace, and placed it side by side with the one that Ming Xuan had given to him earlier.
Looking at the mirror made by Qing Dynasty himself, all the courtiers who were grooming themselves before entering the palace had smiles on their faces inadvertently.
Although in comparison, it is found that whether it is smooth or translucent, it is still a little bit worse.
But just making it yourself is enough to make everyone forget all the shortcomings and feel full of joy.
Large mirrors can be made, and small mirrors are naturally inevitable.
The craftsmanship of the small mirror does not need to be as high as that of the large mirror, but Kangxi also sent a few mirrors for use.
The Dutch envoy really lost his temper now. He brought so many and couldn't sell them, but it was unrealistic to bring them back, so he had to sell them to Kangxi at a much lower price than the estimated price.
Glass is such a thing, once the recipe is fully understood, the production is very fast.
The glass window that Mingxuan wanted was soon put on the agenda.
Of course, the Palace of Mental Cultivation in Qianqing Palace was the first batch, followed by the Palace of Compassion and Peace, Palace of Yuqing, and Palace of Eternal Life.
When the snow fell, when Kangxi was sitting in front of the window reviewing papers, he accidentally saw the falling snow outside, reached out and touched the smooth glass mirror, and once again had the idea of wanting to understand the outside world.
Because of the weather, the Dutch envoys are planning to leave home again next year.
They also used the silver they got to buy porcelain and silk from the Qing Dynasty.
After Kangxi learned about it, he continued to communicate, and even arranged for a visiting delegation from the Qing Dynasty, planning to follow the Dutch envoy back for a return visit.
Now the officials of the delegation are working hard to learn the foreign language.
Mingxuan didn't know if the Qing Dynasty had foreign exchanges in history, but it was obviously a good thing.
"Ama Khan sold the glass and mirrors obtained from the Dutch envoys at a sky-high price in the south of the Yangtze River." Yinzhen looked at Mingxuan with sparkling eyes, and couldn't help feeling: "Ama Khan is really amazing. It earned ten times over."
The appearance of glass and glass mirrors, glass-covered oil lamps, and many edible glass objects all appeared.
But there were only those few people in the Ministry of Industry. Even though Kangxi had already started planning to set up a glass factory for the production of glass and glass mirrors, it would take time.
Therefore, this glass product is still a rare thing at present.
Since the emperor can even manage the country, making money must not be a difficult task, so Mingxuan was not surprised by Yinzhen's words.
The window was clear and clean, holding a cup of hot cocoa in her hand, looking at the snow falling outside the window, Ming Xuan seemed to see the afterlife for an instant.
"I don't know when it's the Tong family's turn?" Nabuqi enviously looked at the Yongshou Palace, which had been completely changed just by changing the windows.
The appearance of glass windows makes everyone who sees them very happy. After all, when the sky is dark with paper windows, the room is full of darkness.
There are still many missing in the palace, let alone outside the palace.
"If you are in a hurry, spend more money, it will come soon." Ming Xuan didn't think that Kangxi would miss this opportunity to make money.
Yinzhen even echoed: "If the princess is in a hurry, I can give the opportunity to the princess first when Khan Ama installs glass for elder brother next year." Of course it's not free.
"Little Si, calm down." Mingxuan hilariously stopped Yinzhen's plan to make money.
As soon as Yinzhen heard what Mingxuan said, he knew there was nothing going on.
Looking at Changfu Changshou who was playing in the corner with pity, he felt that they had been wronged.
Originally, when they came back from Mongolia half a year ago, Ming Xuan was going to send them back to their parents, but Yuanyuan suddenly fell ill for a while, and Ming Xuan didn't dare to send them back.
It was not only the Tong family who wanted glass, the royal family and even the important ministers of the court... Looking at the much brighter and more spacious Qianqing Palace, they all looked at Kangxi with longing eyes.
Even the Empress Dowager of the Compassionate Palace was amused by the wives' eager eyes.
After seeing the shiny hair accessories on Ming Xuan's head again, they also looked at Ming Xuan with envious eyes.
"Don't take it off! You put it on so it looks good!" Ming Xuan was embarrassed by being stared at, and she lost all thoughts of showing off in an instant, so she wanted to just take it apart.But was stopped by the Empress Dowager.
At the New Year's banquet, Ming Xuan, who was wearing shiny hair accessories, met those foreign envoys.
The shining Mingxuan sat next to Kangxi, the most obvious seat next to the Empress Dowager, and immediately attracted everyone's attention.
Especially the Dutch envoys, they looked at each other. Not only did they not earn enough gold when they came to Qing Dynasty this time, they also failed to contact the Belgian priest who wrote a letter to welcome them.
They will be leaving after the next year, and everyone is a little anxious.
Seeing a different woman now, everyone thinks this should be a breakthrough.
But before they could find a chance to get close to Ming Xuan, Ming Xuan left after the Empress Dowager left.
The news about Nan Huairen was concealed by Kangxi himself, so he also noticed the eyes of these people. Mingxuan wanted to leave, so he naturally didn't let anyone stop him.
Until the first lunar month, when the Dutch envoys left, there was no chance to meet the imperial concubine of the Qing Dynasty again.