The Ming Dynasty’s Prodigal Son - Chapter 1429

[1429. Chapter 1357 God-given treasure]

When Emperor Hongzhi saw the Empress Dowager exclaiming that it was strange, he couldn’t help but poke his head over.

Seeing this, I was actually crazy.

You know, this is a place smaller than a grain of rice. Inside the magnifying glass, there are densely packed characters for blessing. Although they cannot be seen clearly with the naked eye, under the magnifying glass, they are extremely clear.

If calculated this way, such a piece of clothing would cost 10,000 blessings, and the meaning would be completely different.

What shocked Emperor Hongzhi was how these things were written.

How much thought was spent behind this?

The more he thought about it, the more surprised Emperor Hongzhi felt in his heart. It was not that he had never seen people in the world, but that he had seen too many people in the world. It was precisely because he had seen so many treasures in the world that he was shocked by this dress.

The Empress Dowager raised her head with a solemn face: “This must have taken a lot of thought.”

“It did cost some.” Fang Jifan said: “If you want to make this dress, not to mention using the best materials, you also need to make it in advance. Design requires countless craftsmen’s efforts. Of course, the superficial writing is easy, but the invisible writing is the most difficult.”

Fang Jifan paused, and then said: “My dear, look at these words, they are so small .

, but the most difficult thing lies in three places. First, if you want to write such small words, you need the thinnest pen. Not only that, ordinary ink cannot be written on it, and it is easy to blur. So, this ink , also needs to be specially made. “

The wonderful birthday banquet turned into a large-scale science popularization scene.

Fang Jifan didn’t want to, either. In order to spread science, or let the most powerful people in the world know the benefits of science, Fang Jifan had to go to great lengths.

In fact, Ming Dynasty was not disgusted with “strange skills and obscene skills”.

In fact, when they came into contact with new technologies, they were very happy to promote them. Historically, the Ming Dynasty had always been very enthusiastic about the transformation of muskets and new artillery.

Therefore, the Hongyi cannon was produced.

Even as long as the Francois did not have too many ambitions, most of the emperors of the Ming Dynasty showed a tolerant attitude towards the envoys.

So much so that in the book “The Collapse of the Celestial Dynasty” by later scholars, during the Opium War, the invaders discovered that the Qing army did use a large number of artillery and muskets hundreds of years later. However, their weapons actually had many , was left over from the late Ming Dynasty hundreds of years ago. Its technical level has actually stagnated for hundreds of years, and it has never thought about improving or making new innovations. In the hundred years since the demise of the Ming Dynasty, However, the Franco people made rapid progress, and finally, there was a century-long defeat, so that the civilization of the Central Dynasty reached a precarious stage.

Popularizing science is a long way to go. Although the rulers have already looked forward to the convenience and benefits brought by new technologies, Fang Jifan doesn’t mind going one step further.

Fang Jifan said: “The second one requires the most skilled craftsmen. Madam, these craftsmen are the foundation of the country. There are thousands of people in the Ming Dynasty, but there are only a handful of people who can make such clothes. They must be clever and need to practice day after day. “

Of course, this is not written word by word.”

“Not written word by word?” Emperor Hongzhi was stunned. looked at Fang Jifan.

Fang Jifan said: “It’s printed. If you want to print, you first need to have an engraving. The craftsmen have spent countless thoughts on this engraving.”

“Can the engraving be so small?” Emperor Hongzhi felt more and more. Surprise.

Every stroke here is equivalent to a strand of hair. How is this done?

“First of all…” Fang Jifan said: “The biggest problem to solve is… the material. This material took several years of work from His Highness the Prince’s Research Institute.”

Several years…

Emperor Hongzhi He glanced at Zhu Houzhao.

Zhu Houzhao wanted to cross his arms, but it was too late. Emperor Hongzhi’s eyes fell back on Fang Jifan.

Fang Jifan said: “This material is of great importance. There are very few materials suitable for engraving. His Royal Highness studied countless materials in the research institute and carefully selected them before selecting such a material. And Secondly, it’s the eyes.”

“Eyes…”

At this time, not only Emperor Hongzhi, but also the Empress Dowager and the ladies were also listening intently.

They like clothes.

The more distinguished a person is, the more he likes special clothes.

Therefore, there are advertising slogans such as the so-called ninety-nine processes in later generations, and thirty-six craftsmen spending nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine days and nights. Although it is a big deception, in fact, the merchants are targeting human nature. The weakness is to want something unique.

The more mysterious Fang Jifan said, the more interesting they found it.

Fang Jifan said: “Yes, it’s the eyes. Your Majesty, you see, our naked eyes can only see things the size of rice grains at most. But if you want to carve patterns on rice grains, then… this is no longer something that can be done by ingenuity.” It’s solved. Now, it’s equivalent to engraving words on a carved plate the size of a grain of rice. Does your Majesty think this is something the human eye can do?”

Emperor Hongzhi thought thoughtfully and then shook his head.

“Only by allowing our eyes to see things that cannot be seen is the first step to this.”

Zhu Houcong on the side shuddered: “Seeing things that cannot be seen is a ghost? ?”

Zhu Houzhao clenched his fists, and there was a gurgling sound between the bones of his hands.

Zhu Houcong: “…”

He shut up.

Fang Jifan said: “For this reason, I have spent several years researching a microscope. Your Majesty, please see what I am holding in my hand.”

Fang Jifan carefully took out a microscope as thin as a cicada’s wings .

Something comes.

Emperor Hongzhi couldn’t see clearly.

Fang Jifan pointed to an instrument brought by the eunuch and said, “Then please come here and take a look.”

Fang Jifan carefully placed the things in his hands on the copper plate under the instrument.

Emperor Hongzhi had already aroused his curiosity. He walked subconsciously, got under the instrument, and looked through the lens in the copper tube. Suddenly… the invisible ‘long needle’ became clear. It can be seen that not only that, it is also extremely ‘thick’. Under the microscope, this thing, which is as thin as a cicada’s wings, is actually uneven.

Fang Jifan said: “You see, your majesty, with this eye, it is possible to manufacture such compact parts and tools. Not only that, my sons and ministers also used it to discover tiny insects. This thing is called a microscope.” , can magnify the matter in front of him three hundred times.”

Emperor Hongzhi looked at the ‘fine needle’. Not only was it uneven, but every texture seemed to be clearly visible. He couldn’t help but take a breath. Suddenly…the body shook.

All of a sudden…I understood everything.

Wanfuyi is just a little gimmick.

The really difficult thing is the engraving.

To make engravings, you need a more slender engraving knife, and all of this requires a microscope.

If you keep magnifying your vision, you can make more exquisite things.

Of course, Wanfuyi is just a small test.

Emperor Hongzhi stared at Fang Jifan: “I’m thinking… if we print Ming Dynasty treasure banknotes, we also use this kind of ink, and use this kind of engraving in the details, is it possible for no one to imitate it?”

Anti-counterfeiting?

After all, Emperor Hongzhi was the emperor, and his brain was very good, and he could immediately draw inferences from one instance to another.

“In the name of my Emperor, only with this microscope can we produce the most exquisite engravings in the world. And after this engraving can be printed, it will have countless textures. These textures are enough to ensure that it will not be able to print for decades to come. Someone can forge it, and even if it can be done, the manpower, material resources and skills required are extremely high. If the Ming Dynasty treasure banknotes are to be circulated all over the world, if they cannot do this, then… once they are copied in large numbers, it will inevitably cause serious consequences. Bad influence.”

Emperor Hongzhi took a deep breath.

This was what he had worried about before.

Now… with this, I feel relieved when I think about how sophisticated the Ming Dynasty treasure banknotes will be in the future.

He immediately said: “Besides… there are many machines, and…”

“There is also the structure of materials, which can also be observed through a microscope. This is also of great benefit to materials. In fact, this Not only that. It can also detect microorganisms, allowing medical schools to summarize and observe the patterns of different microorganisms and distinguish their harm and benefits to the body. In addition, surgical utensils can also be refined… Your Majesty… With these eyes, it is like opening a new door to all walks of life. The ability to manufacture microscopes is really due to your Majesty’s sage. This is a God-given treasure. If it weren’t for your Majesty’s love for Xishan With the support of the academy and various research institutes, as well as the love for the Academy of Sciences, how could this thing appear? Therefore, I named this first microscope my emperor’s Wanshou Wujiang Mirror…”

Emperor Hongzhi: “…”

“That’s it. Stop using these messy names.” Emperor Hongzhi took a deep breath: “Today is the birthday of the Empress Dowager, but the Crown Prince and you not only gave a generous gift to the Empress Dowager, but also gave me a gift. A generous gift… This thing… Is there any paper in the journal? I want to read it and see what new things can be derived from this thing in the future. “

Fang Jifan said: “Only two have been made. One is here, and the other is in the Institute of Optics. Now students from all disciplines are applying to see this microscope. I think it won’t be long before students from various disciplines will discover its wonderful uses. Your Majesty, don’t be in a hurry. “When the time comes, I will personally send these papers to the emperor for your majesty to read.”

The Empress Dowager and others were confused when they heard this, but at this time, they seemed to understand a little bit about this Wanfuyi. What does it mean behind the scenes, especially the Empress Dowager, who knew better just by looking at the emperor’s excited and inexplicable expression.

(End of chapter)