Da Qin: I exposed myself as a time traveler, why are you Zhao Gao panicking?

Chapter 172 There are such strange things in the world! ! !

Li Si stood at the head of the hundred officials, and his usually calm face showed a look of shock at this moment.

His eyes were as bright as a torch, staring closely at Qin Chi, as if he wanted to find out the ins and outs of these magical things from him.

"Lord Qin is indeed the pillar of our Great Qin!" Li Si said with emotion, "With the help of these two things, our Great Qin will surely be able to spread its power across the four seas and achieve great achievements throughout the ages!"

A glimmer of light flashed in Zulong's eyes, and he said eagerly: "Ai Qing has really thought deeply about it and quickly returned to the house to get these treasures so that I can take a look!"

"I obey the decree!" Qin Chi promised with his hands raised.

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In Xianyang Palace, the majesty and solemnity are solemn.

The Supreme Being sat high on the dragon platform, while Li Si, Zhang Han, Feng Quji and other important ministers lined up on both sides, discussing court affairs.

When it comes to ocean conquest, everyone is excited, but the huge cost of the warship also makes everyone frown.

"Your Majesty, I believe that the number of warships today is too small to support our Great Qin's water hegemony." Feng Quji was the first to break the silence, and his voice echoed in the hall.

When Zu Long heard this, his eyes sank slightly. He glanced at Li Si and slowly said, "Li Si, what do you think?"

Li Si stepped out of the queue, bowed and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, I believe that building more warships is a top priority."

"However, the amount of money required is huge. Although there are banks operating, the money currently deposited is still difficult to support the expenses of the entire Daqin project."

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Han said, "What Prime Minister Li said is absolutely true, and I also believe that the money issue is an urgent matter."

"If it cannot be properly resolved, it may affect the national destiny of our country, Great Qin."

Zulong couldn't help feeling a little irritated as he listened to the discussions of the ministers.

He knew that the importance of warships to the Qin Dynasty was self-evident, but the financial problem was also really difficult.

He rubbed his brows and asked in a deep voice: "In your opinion, how should we solve this money problem?"

Li Si smiled slightly, with a gleam of wisdom flashing in his eyes: "Your Majesty, I have a plan that may solve this dilemma."

When Zu Long heard this, he raised his brows and looked at Li Si with interest: "Oh? Li Si, do you have any good ideas? Come quickly."

Li Si cleared his throat and said slowly: "Your Majesty, we can raise funds by increasing revenue and reducing expenditure."

"At the same time, merchants can also be encouraged to donate to fund empire building."

"In addition, we can also hand over some engineering projects to private contractors and let them contribute funds and efforts!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Feng Quji nodded in agreement and said, "What Prime Minister Li said is true, and I also believe that this move is feasible."

Zulong listened to Li Si's words, his eyes flashed with thought...

While there was a lot of discussion in the Xianyang Palace and all the officials were worried about money matters.

Suddenly, news came from outside the palace that Wei Ting was asking for an audience!

Zulong was stunned for a moment, and then ordered Lieutenant Xuan Ting to enter the palace to pay an audience.

After a while, Qin Chi was seen walking slowly into the hall wearing official uniform.

He looked calm and carefully held a delicate wooden box in his hands, which seemed to contain extremely precious items.

Qin Chi walked to the front of the palace, bowed and said, "I have two rare things for your majesty to see."

Zu Long looked at the wooden box in Qin Chi's hand curiously and waved his hand to indicate for him to present it.

Qin Chi gently placed the wooden box on the table, then stepped aside and waited.

Zulong opened the wooden box curiously and saw two exquisite compasses and a strange object placed side by side inside.

The compass was exquisitely made, and the tip of the pointer was inlaid with a tiny magnet, which looked particularly eye-catching.

He picked up one of the compasses and fiddled with it slightly. He saw that its pointer pointed steadily in one direction without being affected by his fingers at all. "Wonderful! This thing is really accurate and extraordinary!" The First Emperor couldn't help but admired.

He put the compass back into the wooden box, then picked up the strange object and looked at it carefully.

The strange thing was shaped like a copper pipe, with one end larger and the other smaller, with fine patterns engraved on the surface.

Zulong looked for a long time but couldn't figure out what was going on. He couldn't help but raised his head and asked, "Ai Qing, what is this?"

Qin Chi smiled slightly, bowed and replied: "Your Majesty, this thing is called a 'telescope', and it was carefully developed by me."

"Through it, you can see extremely distant scenes, which is extremely beneficial for navigation, reconnaissance and other purposes."

Zulong was greatly surprised when he heard this. He immediately put the telescope in front of his eyes and pointed it at a mountain peak in the distance.

Through the lens of the telescope, he was surprised to find that the mountain peak seemed to be very close at hand. The trees and rocks on the mountain were clearly visible, and even the birds on the top of the mountain seemed within reach.

"It's amazing! This thing can be so magical!" Zulong was amazed. He put down the telescope and turned his eyes to Qin Chi, with a trace of curiosity and inquiry, "My dear, what is the material of the transparent thing in this telescope?" It looks crystal clear, not like jade or crystal.”

Lao Zhao still has the eyesight and knows that this object is not crystal because it is too crystal clear.

Natural crystals cannot reach this level!

Above the court, Li Si, Zhang Han and others also looked up and stretched their necks with curious expressions on their faces.

Qin Chi smiled slightly. He knew that what Zulong was referring to was the lens of the telescope, which was indeed a new item.

He bowed and replied respectfully: "Your Majesty has a keen eye. This object is indeed not jade crystal."

"It is a material called 'glass', which is carefully polished."

“Glass is clear and hard, making it an excellent choice for telescope lenses.”

"Glass?" Zulong frowned slightly. This term was quite unfamiliar to him. "Where did this thing come from? How come I have never heard of it?"

Qin Chi explained: "Your Majesty, glass is extracted from an ore called 'quartz sand'."

"After being melted at high temperature, cooled and solidified, and then carefully polished by craftsmen, such transparent lenses can be made."

"It's a divine thing! It really is a divine thing!" Zu Long put down the telescope and praised continuously.

He looked at Qin Chi with admiration in his eyes: "Ai Qing, you have made great contributions to the Qin Dynasty!"

"With the help of these two divine objects, why can't our Great Qin expand its territory and become famous all over the world?"

Li Si, Zhang Han and others were also amazed.

Qin Chi gave them too much shock and surprise.

Now he took out the compass and telescope. If Da Qin wanted to sail far, he would have something to rely on in the future.

Then, everyone mentioned the huge cost of the warship.

Zulong looked troubled and said: "Although the warship is good, it requires a lot of money."

"Although there are banks operating in Daqin now, the cost of various projects is huge and it may be difficult to support it."

Although Li Si offered advice, Zu Long still felt that it was not appropriate.

Let businessmen donate and private capital contribute?

Isn't this just a disguised increase in taxes? !

inappropriate! It’s really inappropriate!

Qin Chi smiled slightly and said calmly: "Your Majesty, don't worry, I have a plan to solve this problem."

"Oh? Tell me quickly!" Zu Long asked urgently.

(End of this chapter)