Ren Baqian and the empress had their lunch. It was rather peaceful during this period. Both of them would occasionally exchange a few words, but most of the time, they were fighting with their food.
The empress's actions while eating were very pleasing to the eye. Although she was an aboriginal and no one had taught her any etiquette, her every move exuded an air of nobility.
After lunch, the two of them sat in the hall for a while. Ren Baqian and the empress chatted for a while about what the glass factory could do.
In addition to making mirrors and glass to sell to rich people in other countries, who would then use the money to buy supplies and bring them back, the glass factory could also make all kinds of utensils and things like binoculars that could see thousands of miles away.
Ren Baqian could easily obtain the manufacturing methods of these things on the Internet. He knew what to make and how to make them. This way, he would be able to avoid a lot of detours.
After chatting for a while, he went back to Pingle Park first when someone arrived.
The person waiting outside was Imperial Treasurer Gu Yue. She was also the mother of Liu Ruoyao, who had a conflict with him previously. She was an aboriginal woman in her fifties who looked to be in her forties. She was dressed in an official's uniform and had a stern expression on her face.
When she saw Ren Baqian, she merely glanced at him.
She naturally didn't have a good impression of the husband chosen by the empress.
Even though Liu Ruoyao was in the wrong and was punished, she still hated Ren Baqian from the bottom of her heart.
However, since the empress had chosen him as her husband, she couldn't do anything about it.
Otherwise, if she had the opportunity, she would naturally teach him a lesson.
Although it was not accurate to say that one should look at the owner before beating a dog, the meaning was more or less the same. Her daughter was not someone who could be taught a lesson by others.
As the high-ranking officials arrived at the palace, everyone stood in Yangxin Palace Hall and looked at each other. No one knew what the empress was going to do and could only guess. In the eyes of the bystanders, it was probably related to weapons and rations. After all, the people from the Ministry of Works, the Department of Military Arms, and the Ministry of Revenue were all present.
The empress didn't open her mouth and merely said, "We'll talk when everyone is here." Then, everyone waited there.
The last to arrive was Great Elder Shi Qing. After he arrived, the empress said, "I have something to show you today."
They did not know what His Majesty wanted them to see. He had actually called so many people over.
"May I know what Your Majesty wants me to see?" Shi Qing cupped his hands and asked.
"Since everyone is here, follow me." The empress got up from her couch and walked out step by step. Everyone hurriedly followed her.
Everyone walked in the palace for a while and finally arrived at the entrance of Pingle Park. When the guards at the entrance saw the empress, they quickly greeted her.
The others also knew where they were.
Even if he hadn't been here before, he could guess the identity of the person living here just by looking at the courtyard. At this time, there was probably only one person living here.
"Why did His Majesty bring us here?" Everyone thought to themselves.
Ren Baqian was in a daze in the courtyard. When he saw the empress and the rest arrive at the entrance, he quickly greeted them. He had basically seen the people behind the empress before. Even if he didn't know their positions, he could roughly guess their positions after hearing the empress's orders and looking at their uniforms.
"Deputy Prefect Ren, show us what it looks like," the empress said.
After Ren Baqian acknowledged the order, he took out the round plate that was covered with pieces of mirrors from the box at the corner of the wall. He called the guard who had started the test and took out a few pairs of sunglasses from the box. He handed one of them to the empress and the rest to everyone else.
"Your Majesty, it's better to wear sunglasses so that it won't dazzle your eyes."
Everyone took it and studied it carefully. They saw that it was surrounded by a frame and there were two black transparent things that looked like polished gems. For a moment, they couldn't figure out what it was used for.
When the empress was on Earth, especially in Ya Zhou, she often saw people wearing sunglasses. After fiddling with it for a while, she put it on. Everyone then came to a realization and followed suit.
When looking at things with sunglasses, the light immediately dimmed. The surrounding light wasn't as strong, but it also made people feel a little cooler. One after another, they let out a soft cry of surprise.
As usual, Ren Baqian first took a tree branch and placed it on the focal point. In an instant, it began to emit smoke and then catch on fire.
Everyone saw him place the tree branch in front of that thing and it caught on fire instantly. At that time, they were like the two guards and thought that it was some kind of treasure. Could it be that anything that was shone on would catch on fire?
For a moment, everyone's imagination ran wild.
"Lend me your saber," Ren Baqian said to the guard. Immediately, the guard had a constipated expression on his face. This saber was his livelihood. He absolutely believed that his saber would break if he placed it on the pillar.
"I will compensate you later." Ren Baqian laughed. Although a small metal piece could also be used, the visual impact of using a saber would be stronger.
That guard handed the saber over with a sullen face. Ren Baqian placed the saber on the focal point. In less than ten seconds, the wound began to emit smoke. Following which, a red dot began to appear in the middle of the saber. Subsequently, it slowly expanded. Molten iron flowed along the saber and dripped onto the ground. A circular hole appeared in the middle of the saber.
"Hiss!" Everyone took in a breath of cold air.
The scene of the saber melting was indeed a huge visual impact. It was much more impactful than the impact of the tree branch burning.
One had to know that even smelting iron ore required a lot of effort. However, this thing actually melted a hole in the saber in such a short period of time. Its power could be said to be very terrifying.
"Congratulations on obtaining this treasure, Your Majesty. May I know where you obtained this treasure?" Shi Qing immediately said. In his heart, he felt that the empress wouldn't call everyone over just to let them admire the treasure.
"Your Majesty, are you preparing to use this treasure at Mount Damo?" On the contrary, Feng Hou's eyes lit up. After all, he was the clearest about what happened at Mount Damo. Now that they had this treasure, the mining speed at Mount Damo would increase significantly.
Upon hearing what he said, everyone else also felt that the empress had called them over for this matter. With this treasure, the mining speed at Mount Damo would increase significantly.
"Deputy Prefect Ren, please explain," the empress opened her mouth and said.
Ren Baqian asked the guard to put down the disc. He took out two mirrors from it and held them in his hands, "Actually, these are just mirrors. Everyone knows that mirrors can reflect light, and light has energy. You can think of light as having heat. Therefore, when the sun shines on your body, it will definitely be hotter than when you are in a room.
And mirrors make use of this point. According to a certain angle, the reflected light from many mirrors can be focused on a single point. This can instantly cause that point to have an extremely high temperature. This is what you see as the instantaneous melting of iron. "
"Are you saying that this treasure is made from these kinds of mirrors?" Everyone looked at the mirrors in Ren Baqian's hands curiously. This kind of mirror was given to the empress by Ren Baqian, right? It was just a little small, but it could reflect people so clearly without any blur. It could be considered a good thing.
Another person went forward to look at the solar furnace. However, after Ren Baqian's demonstration, no one dared to go near the solar furnace. Even the steel knives were melted within a few seconds. If it shone on a person, the consequences would be terrifying.
"Yes, all of them are mirrors. I call this a solar furnace. It completely utilizes the energy of the sun to create an extremely high temperature. Furthermore, I intend to build a few larger solar furnaces and place them on Mount Damo. After melting and mining, we can increase the output of Mount Damo's iron ore by a hundred times in a short period of time. "
"A hundred times! You said that it can increase the output by a hundred times? "Feng Hou stared at Ren Baqian with a blank look.
A few days ago, Ren Baqian made a trip to Mount Damo and increased the output of Mount Damo's iron ore by four to five times. Originally, the output of the iron ore for two years was only enough to forge two thousand standard long knives. Now, it had increased to ten thousand.
Such a huge increase had already made him view Ren Baqian in a new light. Furthermore, he had been in a good mood recently.
But now, he actually said that it was a hundred times?
What kind of concept was a hundred times? The output of one million standard long knives in two years would be five hundred thousand a year.
This number made him feel unreal.
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