1635 Han style rises again

Chapter 392 Desire and Obsession ([-])
"I saw that everyone wanted to occupy that Sulu, but I didn't expect that you would raise objections." After the meeting ended, Cao Xiong and Qi Tian stood on the balcony on the second floor of the Commander's Mansion, looking into the distance. Green mountains.

"Actually, in order to immigrate from Daming, we have set up seven or eight strongholds from the mainland of Hanzhou all the way to Hanxing Island, which is far beyond our control." Qi Tian said: "If any hostile force detects our supplies It is easy to be blocked and attacked by the other party. Therefore, once we enter the Kingdom of Sulu at the request of the Eastern King of Sulu, we will definitely be hostile and attacked by various forces, not to mention the Dutch and Spaniards. , that is, the nearby Sultan Kingdom of Brunei and the Sultan Kingdom of Maguindanao will attack us decisively. We are so far away from Hanzhou, fighting with it, how much resources and manpower will be spent to defend that place."

"Sacrificing the land to accept the country, the whole country is attached to it, this is a sign of showing the strength of Hanzhou." Cao Xiong smiled and said: "I didn't expect you to be so young, but you can withstand such a temptation."

"If you take a big step, it's easy to get caught." Qi Tian also laughed, "If we have a population of 10 in Hanzhou and more than a hundred warships, then we will definitely eat this Sulu in one bite and occupy this important place .”

"The steps are too big, so it's easy to get caught? Haha..." Cao Xiong was amused by Qi Tian's slang of later generations, "Our Hanzhou is from the mainland to several strongholds near Daming. Bigger."

"Moreover, our most important goal now is to work hard to develop and consolidate the foundation. Therefore, we must find a way to end the war with the Netherlands, and gradually increase immigration, strengthen our strength, and stabilize it. We can operate for a few years "Qi Tian said: "When Daming changes, we will be able to do something."

"The Great Ming Dynasty is gone, and a new dynasty will naturally be established, so what can we do?" Cao Xiong still doesn't believe Qi Tian's statement that he established slaves and took over the world.

"Yes, what can we do?" Qi Tian was momentarily stopped by Cao Xiong's question.

To prevent Jian slaves from entering the Central Plains?Don't be kidding, judging from the original historical trajectory, Jiannu replaced Daming, it's almost like a cheating, all kinds of chances and coincidences let them catch and destroy whoever.Although the number of Jiannu was small and they made many mistakes, for some reason, many of their opponents made more mistakes and wasted many opportunities. A national alien dynasty.
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"How did you... come here?" Luo Yuru smiled shyly at Qi Tian.

In the afternoon, Qi Tian had just finished an exchange lecture organized by Song Yingxing at the Hanzhou Tiangong Institute. Seeing that it was still early, he strolled to the girls' school and found Luo Yuru.

Because the wedding date is approaching, the relationship between the two has become a bit awkward, and the number of meetings has been reduced.Therefore, Luo Yuru couldn't help but feel a little ashamed when Qi Tian suddenly came to the women's school to look for her.

"A few days ago, Liulichang made a clearer mirror. I thought, you will like it when you see it. I took one for you today, and you will use it first. In the future, when the mirror-making technology of Liulichang improves , the mirror image will be clearer." Qi Tian said, and handed a palm-sized mirror covered with a cloth to the little girl.
Luo Yuru took the mirror curiously, and took a picture of her own face, and a look of surprise gradually appeared on her face.

Before the Ming Dynasty, people still used a lot of bronze mirrors. The earliest bronze mirrors invented in China were mirrors made of copper in ancient times.However, during this period, wealthy families in the coastal areas of the Ming Dynasty, or princes and nobles also used glass as a mirror, and the source was mainly sold at high prices in Europe.

In ancient times, people used water to reflect their faces, and after the invention of bronze ware, they used copper basins to hold water to reflect their faces. In pre-Qin works such as "Shangshu", "Guoyu" and "Zhuangzi", it is mentioned that the ancients "in view of water". "Shuowen·Jinbu" interprets "Jian" as "basin", so it can be said that the basin (Jian) ​​holding water is the earliest mirror.With the emergence of alloy technology, the history of using copper and tin or silver lead to make copper mirrors began.

After the Qin and Han Dynasties, the use of mirrors became more widespread, and mirrors were made more sophisticated.Its materials include gold, silver, copper, iron, etc., with copper being the most common. There are also gold-plated and silver-plated, gold and silver-coated backs, or inlaid with gold and silver threads.Since the Sui and Tang Dynasties, there are also handles, squares, and all kinds of patterns.

However, when it comes to glass manufacturing, it is inseparable from Venice in the Middle Ages. The glass products produced at that time were exquisite, novel in style, and expensive at times, comparable to gold.In order to monopolize the production and price of glass, Venice banned the export of raw materials, let alone allowed glass craftsmen to teach their skills in other regions.Even, in 1291, all Venetian glass workshops were relocated to the island of Murano across the sea from Venice.They paid high salaries to thousands of glass artisans on the island, but strictly prohibited them from leaving the island or meeting outsiders, and stipulated that the artisans who carried glass on the island and leaked secrets should be sentenced to death.

After the 16th century, some glass craftsmen began to flee to the outside of the island, scattered to various parts of Europe, and gradually spread the glass technology, but for the East, glass manufacturing technology is still an unknown secret.

After two years of technological exploration, Hanzhou Liulichang managed to produce a mirror whose mirror surface is not very clear, and is still grinding a small amount of convex lens surface, preparing to manufacture telescopes and microscopes for scientific observation. Although the effect is not very good, but in With Hanzhou's spare no efforts in investment and support, it is believed that qualified convex lens surfaces will be produced soon, which will increase the strength of Hanzhou's microscopic science.

"This kind of mirror should be considered a luxury." Luo Yuru looked at the mirror for a while, smiled and said to Qi Tian: "Are you planning to mass-produce this mirror so that it can be transported to Daming to earn a huge amount of money?"

"Hanzhou is too far away from Daming, and the cost of transporting ordinary goods is comparable to the goods themselves. Therefore, we in Hanzhou really need to develop some luxury items to be transported to Daming to compensate for the travel expenses of the immigrant fleet. "Qi Tian said: "Although the situation in Ming Dynasty is corrupt, the rich families are still extravagant, so we have to find a way to get money out of their hands to appease and help more hungry people."

"Although this item is a luxury, it may be easily damaged during the journey. It must be transported thousands of miles to Daming, and there must not be many intact items." Luo Yuru said: "Also, this item is very small, and the rich family may not like it."

"Yes, I also want Liulichang to make huge changing mirrors, but it is estimated that there are not many pieces that will be intact when they are transported to Daming." Qi Tian said annoyedly: "I don't know, when will our Hanzhou be able to do so?" Produce foam, or plastic packaging, so that it can protect one or two."

"Is that...foam and plastic hard to make?"

"Yes, it is very difficult for our current production conditions! It needs synthetic resin and synthetic rubber to make it."

Luo Yuru's big eyes were flickering, and she was thinking hard about the two unfamiliar words "synthetic resin" and "synthetic rubber" that Qi Tian said.

"Don't think about it!" Seeing Luo Yuru's appearance, Qi Tian couldn't help being a little amused, "At least we in Hanzhou will have difficulty producing these two materials within fifty to one hundred years."

"Then how did you learn about these two things?"

"Your future husband is probably the most forward-looking person in the world, and I can predict many major events that will happen in the future." Qi Tian said proudly.

"Zibuyu is strange and chaotic!" Luo Yuru's face flushed, and she rolled her eyes at Qitian, "I know that you are good at observing the general situation of the world, and you can make accurate judgments, but don't talk nonsense about this kind of words."

"It's only when I face you that I can relax a little bit." Qi Tian nodded, expressing his acceptance of Luo Yuru's opinion.

"You...do you have a problem in your heart?"

"There is an obsession in my heart, and I feel all kinds of difficulties, but I can't give up!" Qi Tian remembered the conversation with Cao Xiong yesterday, and finally talked about whether Hanzhou would interfere with the fall of the Ming Dynasty, but due to lack of strength, he might not be able to do anything. , I always feel a little uneasy.

"If the obsession in your heart is the light of the Dao, and it will not harm yourself, you might as well try to work hard." Luo Yuru said calmly: "The world changes, maybe it changes at a certain point."

"Things in the world are changing, maybe there is a variable at a certain point." Qi Tian couldn't help thinking about this sentence in his heart. If Hanzhou really wanted to intervene in the current situation when Ming Dynasty fell and slaves were established, then could it be regarded as a small one? Variables.

"You...you want to save Daming?" Luo Yuru asked softly.

"Da Ming is hopeless." Qi Tian shook his head and said, "However, I want to save millions of Ming people and countless Chinese civilizations. However, our power is still too weak."

"Indeed, Hanzhou is too far away from Daming." Luo Yuru nodded, "Even if we have the ability, we cannot send all our power there. Moreover, the situation in Nanyang is complicated, and Hanzhou is not allowed to go to Daming with all our strength. "

"So, I'm not reconciled." Qi Tian sighed and said, "You may never imagine how many people will die after the fall of the Ming Dynasty, and how many years the Chinese civilization will go backwards. Every time I think of this, I always feel a deep feeling. regret."

"So, you pulled Zheng Zhilong to Taiwan and captured Luzon with all your might, just to give the people of Ming Dynasty a place to stay?"

"This is far from enough." Qi Tian said: "The troubled times are approaching, and the speed of killing people will always be much faster than the speed of saving people."

"Since we can't save Da Ming, then why don't we think of a way to stop or slow down the speed of killing?" Luo Yuru saw that Qi Tian said a little bit sadly, and felt sorry for him.

After Qi Tian heard this, his mind moved, and he couldn't help but look carefully at Luo Yuru.Yes, the power of Hanzhou is not enough to disturb the situation in the last days of Ming Dynasty, but we can try to drag Jiannu's hind legs and pull their backs so that they can't try their best to enter the customs, just like Mao Wenlong back then .

"From now on, you will be my crouching dragon and phoenix chick." Qi Tian said with a smile, "Oh, no. You should be my ovary."

Wolong and Fengchu, these two characters seem to have been spoiled by people in later generations.

Seeing that Qi Tian approved of her opinion, Luo Yuru was also happy in her heart. To Qi Tian's teasing, she just pouted and did not refute. The little hand holding the mirror tightened tightly, and then, imperceptibly, she stuffed the mirror into the jacket. In the purse of the skirt.

(End of this chapter)