"The climate of Lingnan Road is similar to that of Johor and other places. The Feng Family is willing to try to grow Johor rice in Lingnan Road for the imperial court to promote the whole Tang dynasty!"
Feng Zhidai felt bitter in his heart. Since all the hard work was left, then the Feng Family would do it to the end.
Meton did not refute this. Lingnan Road was like summer all year round, with high temperature and frequent rain. It was indeed the best choice to try to grow Johor rice.
Hearing this, Minister Su Lingnong put down the rice in his hand and nodded, "Lingnan is indeed the best choice, but this rice must be promoted to the whole Jiangnan in the future. Why don't we try to grow it in Huguang, Suhang and other places at the same time? In this way, we can have more places for reference and leave experience for the promotion in the future."
"Minister Su's words are reasonable. We'll do as you say." Li Shimin nodded.
Feng Zhidai's face suddenly turned black. If they tried to grow it in different places in Jiangnan at the same time, then the Feng Family's hard work would be shared by many people. In this way, even if the rice trial was successful in the future, the Feng Family's credit would be diluted to the extreme.
In the whole Weiyang Palace, the ministers suddenly had a lot of thoughts. They had seen a good show today, from the Feng Family's credit to Meton's counterattack. It was extremely wonderful.
The Feng Family's action was not without gain, but it was far less than expected. Besides, it was unknown whether it was worth offending Mo Jiazi, who was at the peak of his power.
Feng Zhidai could imagine the grievance in his heart. When he saw Meton, he suddenly had an idea and said in an unkind tone, "Today is the birthday of the Retired Emperor. I wonder what gift Marquis Merton has prepared for us to broaden our horizons."
Li Yuan and Li Shimin suddenly frowned and looked at Feng Zhidai unkindly. They were unhappy.
Meton smiled and said, "The Minister does have a gift to celebrate the Retired Emperor's birthday."
Feng Zhidai's face suddenly stiffened.
"Oh!"
Li Yuan suddenly became interested. He was very satisfied with the hair dyeing secret skill that Meton gave him before. He was looking forward to Meton's gift.
Meton took out a palm-sized brocade box and presented it to Feng Zhidai. When Feng Zhidai saw it, he sneered in his heart. Even if the brocade box was worth a thousand taels of gold, it could not be compared to the treasures offered by the Feng family.
Li Yuan didn't care. He took the brocade box and opened it directly. Inside the brocade box, there was a strangely shaped transparent object. It was the reading glasses that Meton spent a lot of effort to make.
"This is water jade?"
Li Yuan looked at the transparent lens of the reading glasses and said in surprise. He had seen countless precious jade in his life, but it was the first time he had seen such a transparent jade. It was cold to the touch, far less comfortable than warm jade.
"Your Majesty, this is the Mo family's newest product. It's called glass, not jade." Meton explained.
Hearing that it was not jade, Feng Zhidai snorted coldly in his heart. Since that was the case, it was definitely not something valuable.
"What's the use of this thing?" Li Yuan looked at the reading glasses in his hand in confusion. He couldn't understand how such a strangely shaped object could be used.
Li Shimin at the side was moved. As long as it was something newly developed by Mo Jiazi, it definitely had a strange use. Moreover, for Meton to present it as Li Yuan's birthday gift, it definitely had something extraordinary. He couldn't help but look forward to it.
"Your Majesty, put it in front of your eyes. You'll know at a glance." Meton kept him in suspense. At the same time, he handed over the latest issue of the ink magazine.
"Huh!" Li Yuan lowered his head to look and immediately cried out in surprise.
He did as he was told. Without a teacher, he put the glasses on the bridge of his nose. He discovered that the originally blurry characters on the ink magazine were actually extremely clear.
"Your Majesty, is there something wrong?!" Immediately, all the civil and military officials in the court cried out in surprise.
Li Yuan shook his head. With a face full of shock, he said: "The Old Man's presbyopia is usually very powerful. Reading the ink magazine is very difficult. But wearing this thing, it's actually extremely clear."
Ever since he got older, he had been suffering from presbyopia. Who would have thought that when he was nearly seventy years old, he could still be like a youth, reading words without any hindrance.
"What? This thing can actually cure presbyopia? " In Weiyang Palace, hearing this, all the courtiers were shocked. Li Yuan had presbyopia, this was something everyone knew. Their gazes towards Meton immediately became heated. To be able to climb to the position of courtiers in the court, most likely most of them were already fifty years old. The older ones, Gao Shilian and Xiao Yu, were already close to sixty years old. Presbyopia could be said to be extremely common. Normally, it was abnormally strenuous for them to review government affairs. If they had the help of this presbyopia, perhaps everything would be easily solved.
Meton nodded and said: "This thing is called presbyopia. It's specifically used to treat presbyopia in the elderly. It can allow the elderly's eyesight to recover to that of a youth. The last time the Minister saw that Your Majesty loved to read the ink magazine but was troubled by presbyopia, he specially made this presbyopia to solve Your Majesty's problem."
"Good, good! In the past ten years, Your Majesty's presbyopia has been very difficult to see. Who would have thought that it would be solved today? "Li Yuan said excitedly. Among all the birthday gifts, it was probably Meton's gift that satisfied him the most.
Hearing this, Feng Zhidai's face immediately stiffened. Who would have thought that Meton would actually have such a rare item. Using a different approach, it made Your Majesty happy.
Li Shimin looked at Li Yuan who was wearing the presbyopia glasses directly. He looked at Meton with satisfaction. For Meton to be so considerate for Li Yuan, this was even more gratifying than giving him a gift.
"In that case, the School of Mohism has already solved the cause of presbyopia?" Li Shimin asked in a deep voice.
Meton nodded and said: "Actually, presbyopia isn't a disease. It's a symptom that will inevitably appear with the growth of one's age."
"Inevitably appear?" Li Shimin immediately frowned. In that case, one day, he would also have presbyopia and use these presbyopia glasses.
"That's right. Sooner or later, it will appear sooner or later. I wonder if Your Majesty still remembers the School of Mohism's secret technique that the Minister displayed at the School of Mohism's secret technique exhibition at the beginning of the year. Small hole imaging." Meton said in a deep voice.
"Small hole imaging?" Li Shimin suddenly had an idea and said: "Could it be that Mohism's small hole imaging is like a human's eye?"
Small hole imaging could reflect the image of the outside world into the small hole. Wouldn't that be the same as how a human's eye could see the image of the outside world?
"That's not right. The small hole imaging is an inverted image, while the human eye sees an upright image." Li Yuan shook his head and said. He had been very bored recently, but the School of Mohism's School of Mohism was extremely interesting and to his liking. He knew the School of Mohism's secret technique like the back of his hand.
Meton shook his head and said: "Although the principle is the same, the human eye is one step more complicated than the small hole imaging. When the small hole imaging, the round hole is flat, but our eyes are convex."
When everyone heard that, they couldn't help but touch their own eyeballs. They were indeed convex.
"So, this kid used the small hole imaging as a foundation to further improve this phenomenon. He made the mirror surface into a convex surface, as if there was another pair of eyes in addition to the eyes. With this, he helped the elderly recover their vision." Meton explained.
Everyone suddenly understood and couldn't help but secretly praise. Perhaps only the School of Mohism could do this secret technique. Who else in this world understood the mystery of light more than the School of Mohism?
Li Shimin also sighed. Who would have thought that the seemingly useless small hole imaging in the School of Mohism's secret technique would actually promote the birth of presbyopic glasses and solve the problem of the world's elderly?
"Can this item be mass produced?" Li Shimin asked. One must know that Li Yuan wasn't the only one in this world who was troubled by presbyopia.
In an instant, Meton suddenly became the focus of the audience. One must know that many of the important ministers in the hall were old.
Meton nodded and said: "This glass was not created by the School of Mohism. In the far west, it must have a history of thousands of years. After the Minister bought the remnant secret technique from the Western Regions merchants, it was only cracked after many improvements."
After Meton finished speaking, he deliberately glanced at Feng Zhidai at the side, which immediately made Feng Zhidai unable to sit still.
The Western Regions merchants continuously brought secret techniques and seeds from the Silk Road that the Tang dynasty didn't have. The contribution of nature was self-evident. The glass in front of them was the best example.
"Although the production is not high, it is enough to meet the demand of presbyopic glasses." Meton showed a confident smile.
All the important ministers immediately showed a satisfied expression. As long as it wasn't the only pair of eyes in the world, they would naturally have a share.
"In the future, when the production of Mohism village increases, this item will certainly become an ordinary item. Everyone in the world will have a pair." Meton said proudly again.
"Good! It seems that this item is not my birthday gift alone, but the joint birthday gift of the world's elderly. I am ashamed to accept this filial piety on behalf of the world's elderly. "Li Yuan said proudly.
The Tang dynasty ruled by filial piety, and both the Confucian and Mohist scholars attached great importance to filial piety. Li Yuan's evaluation could be said to be extremely honorable. However, no one had any objection. After all, Meton had such an evaluation. Only Feng Zhidai unwillingly lowered his head.
The result was very obvious. Among all the birthday gifts, Meton's presbyopic glasses took the lead and won Li Yuan's favor the most. For the future of the royal family, how could those gold, silver, jewelry, and rare treasures be put in his eyes?
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