When the first ray of sunlight shone on Chang 'an City, everyone subconsciously looked at the sun. However, other than being blinded by the sun, they couldn't see anything clearly. They could only cover their sore eyes and lower their heads.
"No need to look. Don't tell me you guys actually believe Mo Jiazi's nonsense?! You actually believe that there will be a solar eclipse today? "A Confucian scholar in green sneered when he saw everyone looking up at the sun.
A middle-aged wealthy merchant retorted, "This is the son of the Mo Family. He said it himself at the exhibition. The son of the Mo Family can even create rainbows. How could he lie to us?"
"That's right. Mo Jiazi is a man of his word. Mo Jiazi has never gone back on his words." A young man proudly said. It was obvious that he worshipped Meton.
Even if the Confucian scholar in green wanted to refute, he had to admit that everything that Meton said came true. He couldn't help but argue, "How can the solar eclipse be compared to other things? I don't believe that the Mo family has the ability to pry into the will of the heavens."
The surrounding people also couldn't help but hesitate. Although they believed in Mo Jiazi, the solar eclipse was too mysterious. They didn't have the confidence in their hearts!
Suddenly, a hawking voice broke the deadlock. A black-clothed Mo Jiazi's younger brother was loudly hawking on the street, "The Mo family's newest product, Solar Protective Glasses. I guarantee that you can watch the solar eclipse without hurting your eyes."
"Solar Protective Glasses! What does it mean to watch the solar eclipse? "The middle-aged merchant couldn't help but ask curiously.
"Mister, you may not know this, but this Solar Eclipse is the same as the Lunar Eclipse. It is also divided into five steps: Initial Loss, Eclipse, Extreme Eclipse, Life Light, and Recovery. Because the sun is too strong, people can't see it with their naked eyes. However, if you wear this Sun Protective Goggles, you can look directly at the sun. I guarantee that you will be able to see the entire process of the Solar Eclipse without any regrets."
"It's the same as the lunar eclipse!" Everyone suddenly understood. Of course, the moon could be looked directly at, so everyone could watch the entire process of the lunar eclipse. However, no one had ever watched the entire process of the solar eclipse. This naturally made everyone itch.
"How much is one?" The middle-aged merchant couldn't wait to ask.
"Solar Protective Glasses are five hundred coins each." Mo Jiazi's younger brother said.
"So expensive?" Everyone couldn't help but be shocked.
Five hundred copper coins was half a string of coins, which was not a small amount.
Mo Jiazi's younger brother had already expected such a reaction. He smiled and said, "This is the most professional and the best to protect your eyes. It's also extremely rare, so of course, it's price.... But if you think it's too expensive, there are sunglasses..."
The Mohist disciple took out a flat mirror the size of a palm and placed it in front of everyone. He took out a cup of ink that he had prepared beforehand and smeared it evenly on the mirror. He said, "Smear the ink evenly and you can observe the eclipse. However, you cannot look directly at the sun for too long. It's best to rest for five breaths to ensure that your eyes are fine.
.......... 50 coins. "Some of the well-off people couldn't help but be tempted. They could accept this price. Moreover, the ink was a common item, so it wasn't too difficult to operate.
The green-clothed Confucian scholar saw that everyone was tempted and could not help but change his mind. He deliberately undermined them by saying, "Wait a minute. Who knows if there will be a solar eclipse today? If the Mohists are wrong, then wouldn't our money be wasted?"
The blue-clothed scholar's words suddenly made everyone's hands stop. They couldn't help but hesitate. Although the sunglasses were much cheaper than the sunglasses, 50 coins was still not a small sum. Naturally, everyone didn't want to spend this money in vain.
Mo Jiazi's younger brother looked coldly at the blue-clothed scholar and said proudly, "In the entire Tang dynasty, only the Mo family can make the sunglasses. If there is no solar eclipse today, the Mo family will return all of your money."
With the guarantee of Mo Jiazi's younger brother, everyone was relieved. In Chang 'an, the Mo family's reputation was strong. Naturally, they were not afraid that the Mo family would go back on their word.
Mo Jiazi's younger brother said again, "Of course, if you don't want to spend money, you can. Today, the Mo family's exhibition is open for the whole day. If you have time, you can go to the exhibition in the south of the city. You can watch the eclipse for free. However, there are too many people, so I'm afraid you can only watch for a short time. If you buy the sunglasses, you can watch the eclipse for the whole time.
"Watch the exhibition in the south of the city for free?" Some of the poor people couldn't help but be tempted. 50 coins was not a small sum, so they naturally wanted to save as much as possible.
Some of the well-off people naturally didn't want to squeeze with others just to watch for a short while.
"Give me a pair of sunglasses!" The middle-aged businessman took out a piece of silver and said.
"Give me a piece of lens."
"I also want a piece of lens."
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For a moment, the well-off people rushed to buy them. In a short while, they sold a lot of money.
When the blue-clothed Confucian saw that Mo Jiazi had sold a lot of money in a short while, he couldn't help but feel jealous. The Confucian scholar looked glamorous, but as long as he wasn't an official, he was very poor. There was no profit at all. Even if the blue-clothed Confucian scholar's entire fortune was added together, it wouldn't be as much as what Mo Jiazi had sold. How could this make him feel good?
However, what he didn't know was that Mo Jiazi's younger brother was everywhere in the major cities of the Tang dynasty. Meton had been planning for the eclipse for a long time. The sudden reversal of day and night would naturally cause panic. If the people watched the eclipse bit by bit and accurately waited for the moment when the sun was completely swallowed, the fear in their hearts would be greatly reduced.
This was also the reason why the sensation caused by the eclipse of the moon and the eclipse of the sun were very different. People only feared the unknown.
"This is the protective lens that can directly observe the eclipse of the sun." Princess Changle picked up a black protective lens and put it on her eyes curiously, but found that she could only see the scene five steps away. The sun was not dazzling at all.
Since Princess Changle developed the eye exercises to treat myopia, she was very interested in ophthalmology. This was also the intentional guidance of Meton. He knew that many respiratory diseases were very contagious. He didn't want Princess Changle to be plagued with diseases.
At this moment, Princess Changle specialized in ophthalmology except for Empress Zhangsun's Qi disease.
"That's right. Brother-in-law also sent us a pair." Li Zhi and Jin Yang Princess each held up a small sun protection lens and said proudly.
Although Meton was thousands of miles away, he didn't stop practicing with Princess Changle. Instead, it was more convenient for him to write a letter every three days. It was more convenient than writing a letter every ten days. They chatted enthusiastically and sweetly.
Of course, he didn't forget to please Li Shimin. This time, Meton sent a lot of protective lenses to the palace. At least every princess and prince in the palace had one.
Li Zhi proudly put on the protective lens in his hand and looked at the sun. Suddenly, he was stunned. He found that the sun, which was originally like a disk, seemed to be missing a side.
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