In the cold and quiet Yangxin Palace Hall, two silhouettes suddenly appeared out of thin air.
Ren Baqian was holding a huge cardboard box and a small bag in his hands. After taking a good look at the surroundings, he lowered his head and looked at the empress's hands. It was empty.
"It was in my hands just now, but it disappeared in an instant," the empress said as she looked at her left hand.
After the second medicinal bath, Ren Baqian's current strength was about 150 kilograms. The box in his hands and the empress's strength were about the same. He originally wanted to see if the empress could bring some with her, but it was proven that it was impossible. The items had disappeared. He didn't know if they were left on Earth or disappeared somewhere during the transmigration.
"Your Majesty!" Qing Yuan and Hong Luan's voices sounded behind them. The empress retracted her hand as if she had been electrocuted.
"What time is it now?" the empress turned around and asked.
"Your Majesty, it's midnight," the two of them walked to the empress and said after bowing.
From the looks of it, the two of them had been guarding the empress since she left.
It was between 11 o 'clock and 1 o' clock in the morning, which was exactly midnight.
"Did anything happen in the palace?" the empress asked again.
"Everything is safe."
"The two of you can leave first," the empress waved her hand.
After the two of them left, she looked at the box in Ren Baqian's hands and asked, "What's that?"
Ren Baqian asked someone to lock the box in his room before the two of them returned. She didn't have the time to ask.
"It's a device that uses sunlight to melt steel. It's for demonstration purposes. I'm going to make glass and mirrors and a bigger piece of equipment to melt Mount Damo bit by bit. I thought that there might be some criticism if I build a factory to make glass, so I prepared this. I'm sure the others won't have anything to say about it, "Ren Baqian said as he patted the box.
This was a demonstration of the solar furnace as well as his ability.
He was well aware of his current situation. Feng Hou's attitude at the throne room and Tao Jiyuan's attitude at the start were enough to tell him a lot about his current situation.
Even if he put himself in his shoes, he would come to the same conclusion.
Therefore, he wanted to show some things to others. Once his ability was recognized by everyone, it would be much more convenient for him to do various things in the future. After all, he didn't like to be doubted.
"Okay." The empress nodded her head, turned around, and returned to the couch, "Let me know when you're ready tomorrow. I'll let Second Elder and a few others watch."
"Yes. In that case, I shall return first. " Ren Baqian carried the box and walked out carefully. When he was outside, he found two guards to help him send it back to Pingle Park.
After returning to Pingle Park, Ren Baqian first practiced [Ruyi Visualization] before falling asleep on his bed.
The next morning, when Ren Baqian saw that the sun was already up, he instructed the imperial bodyguards to move the box to an open space in Pingle Park.
In any case, the demonstration only needed an open space that didn't block the sun.
Ren Baqian opened the box and revealed a metal plate that was shaped like a pot lid. It was about a meter in diameter and had a grid on it. There were two other boxes in the box, and inside them were neatly arranged small lenses. It was said that there were 2,000 yuan in total.
It had to be said that this job was quite troublesome. The clumsy aboriginal guards couldn't help much, and he was afraid that they would destroy the metal plate if they used too much force. As such, he had no choice but to do it himself. It took him more than two hours to install the lenses, and his arms were sore.
The two guards didn't leave either. They watched Ren Baqian from afar and were curious about what he was doing.
Occasionally, when they saw those small lenses, they subconsciously felt that they were very precious.
"Come, help me hold this," Ren Baqian said to the two guards and went to find a tree branch.
"Point this toward the sun at this angle," Ren Baqian instructed the guard.
The disc was sparkling like a treasure, and the other guard subconsciously wanted to get closer to take a look.
"Don't get close, stand to the side." Ren Baqian was shocked by the guard's action. The focal point of the reflection of the sunlight from this disc could directly melt steel, let alone a person.
"Alright, hold it and don't move." Ren Baqian instructed the guard to stand properly while he extended the tree branch to a position that was one and a half meters away from the center of the disc.
When the tree branch reached the focal point, it instantly emitted smoke and then caught on fire.
This scene caused the two guards to stare blankly. What kind of treasure was this round plate?
Ren Baqian went back to his room and found a small copper ring. He put it on the tree branch and extended it toward the focal point. The tree branch instantly ignited, and in less than seven or eight seconds, the copper ring began to melt. Finally, only half of it remained on the ground.
The sun in this world was slightly bigger and hotter than on Earth. As a result, the speed at which the metal melted was faster.
"Deputy Prefect, what kind of treasure is this?" The two guards were speechless and finally couldn't help but ask.
Ren Baqian smiled and didn't answer. He said, "Go and inform Her Majesty … Forget it, I will go myself."
He asked someone to put the disc back into the box and placed it in the house. Then, he excitedly ran to Yangxin Palace Hall to look for the empress.
"Your Majesty, I am done. I have tried it just now and there are no problems," Ren Baqian said with a smile on his face.
"Oh, I would like to see what exactly you have made. However, there is no hurry. I will get someone to inform Second Elder, Tu Wan, and the others. You can accompany me for my meal first, "the empress said softly.
After the empress finished speaking, she asked Hong Luan to get the imperial guards to inform Second Elder, Minister of Revenue Tu Wan, Minister of Imperial Treasurer Gu Yue, Minister of Works Tong Zhenye, and Minister of Ordnance Feng Hou.
"Your Majesty, we need mirrors to make this kind of solar furnace. I feel that we can build a glass factory in the name of the palace. The glass and mirrors produced can be circulated in the market or sold to the rich people in other countries. I believe that they will be willing to pay a high price. Then, we can use this money to purchase goods and transport them back to our country."
"In the name of the palace?" The empress didn't have much of a concept of making money.
"Yes, the palace will send people to do it. The palace will open its own shops to sell the products and form its own caravans to transport the products to other countries. Then, we will use the money earned from the sales to purchase goods and sell them back to our country at a slightly higher price. This will not only benefit the commoners and make them feel grateful to Your Majesty, but also ensure the financial resources of the palace.
At the same time, it will be completely controlled by the palace. This will also prevent a lot of things from happening, such as other people interfering, "Ren Baqian explained.
"If you put it this way, it is feasible," the empress nodded her head and said.
"You want to form a caravan?" the empress asked.
"Yes, it is imperative. After all, by transporting goods from one place to another and selling them, the profits are huge. It can completely replenish the national treasury when needed.
For example, if the cost of making a mirror is half a tael of silver, it can be sold for five taels of silver in our country. However, when transported to other countries, it can be sold for fifteen taels of silver. This money will flow into our country from abroad. This kind of trade will make our country rich.
All along, they have been selling their goods to us. Even though they are able to replenish the various goods that Dayao lacks, if this continues, Dayao's wealth will continue to flow out. Dayao's wealth will be used to support the nobles of other countries.
By forming a caravan, we can form a balance in this kind of trade flow. At the same time, we can also send news from other countries back to our country through these caravans. "Ren Baqian simply explained the economic knowledge that everyone on Earth knew.
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