Chapter 1832 The telescopes are out of stock!
Before the game, if someone asks Li Chengqian, what is the most sold polo competition?
Li Chengqian's answer will undoubtedly be a ticket.
But it turns out that his answer is wrong.
Because according to the post-event statistics, the most sold in the Chang'an Cup Polo Competition is not the tickets, but the telescope!
After a game, there are often many tickets, and those simple telescopes piled together and used as toys will be sold out. Every day, day after day, no matter how many you take it out, they will be sold out instantly.
Wang Xuance expressed great concern about this matter and specially found Li Chengqian: "Your Majesty, I suspect someone is hoarding telescopes. You should order the sale of this kind of quasi-military equipment to stop."
Li Chengqian seemed to have known that such a situation would happen. There was no surprise on his face, and he even asked with a smile: "Why?"
"Your Majesty, only the Tang Dynasty has telescopes. This is military equipment." Wang Xuance advised with great sincerity.
He didn't know why Li Chengqian, who had always advocated blockade of external technology, suddenly sold telescopes. He only knew that this thing could observe the enemy's situation from a distance, which was equivalent to the legendary clairvoyance. If it was mastered by the enemy, the consequences would be unimaginable.
But to his surprise, Li Chengqian just shook his head in a conversation and said indifferently: "Xuance, this thing is actually not as harmful as you think. If someone really hoards this thing, I will make it impossible for him to keep his wife and children."
"His Majesty……"
"Listen to me." Li Chengqian waved his hand and interrupted Wang Xuance, and then said: "My Tang Dynasty military equipment is a complete system. From the past steel crossbows, bed crossbows, catapults, to the current rifles, rocket launchers, and artillery, every stage is an independent system. Do you know this?"
"Yes, I know." Wang Xuance nodded.
Li Chengqian showed a satisfied smile and continued, "If the weapons and equipment of the Tang Dynasty are compared to one person, the telescope is equivalent to the eyes of a person, while the rifle and cannon are equivalent to the hands and feet of a person. You don't deny this at all, right?"
"Yes." Wang Xuance continued to nod.
"So do you think an enemy with only one pair of eyes but no hands and feet can pose a threat to us?"
"This..." Wang Xuance hesitated for a moment, but soon realized: "Your Majesty, that's not what he said. The main function of the telescope is to detect. You sell it all over the world. If there is any war in the future, wouldn't the enemy be able to reconnaise us from a distance?"
"No, no, no, the function of a telescope is much more than this." Li Chengqian shook his head: "It has many functions, but its production process is too simple. You can basically copy it immediately after seeing it once."
"Imitation?" Wang Xuance keenly grasped the point in Li Chengqian's words and said with a frown.
"Yes, imitation, do you think if we don't sell this thing, those aliens will not be able to make it? No, they can already make it, but they don't have the technology to make transparent glass, so even if they know how to make telescopes, they can't produce them in batches."
Because of the sixth group, Li Chengqian knew a little bit about some foreign situations. Telescopes are consumables and can be collected by foreign races to a greater or lesser extent on the battlefield.
It is precisely because of this that Li Chengqian had the idea of selling telescopes. Anyway, due to the improvement of glass manufacturing technology and the improvement of production technology, the double-tube telescopes have begun to be put into use, and those single-tube telescopes in the past will face elimination.
Since it is necessary to eliminate it, it is a pity to throw it away directly. It is better to sell them all, which can recover some of the costs.
It is not easy to make money these days. Mosquitoes are still meat no matter how small they are. For a little money, Li Chengqian no longer intends to ask for his own face. When those aliens come, he will personally promote the equipment that has been eliminated by the military.
When Wang Xuance heard this, he understood what Li Chengqian meant and said hesitantly: "But, it's not good to sell it out, right? After all, this thing is somewhat of a controlled product."
"It's no longer a controlled product. Besides, the ones sold on the market are all civilian products, which are much worse in terms of clarity and distance. It's okay if you use it for fun, but if it's really used on the battlefield, the thing will break in less than three days." Li Chengqian said with a wicked smile.
"What?" Wang Xuance was stunned for a moment again.
"Since I dare to sell this thing, and it's so cheap, there's a reason for it." Li Chengqian sat upright and said with a wicked smile: "It's a pity to break them directly. It's better to let them come in with the last use."
What can Wang Xuance say? Li Chengqian's moral limit has been refreshed countless times. This time, if it is calculated, it should be a relatively conscience. At least those telescopes are not expensive, one is only twenty cents. If you take the cost out, you should not make much money.
However, thinking about what Li Chengqian just said, Wang Xuance vaguely realized that he seemed to have overlooked something. He tried to recall and found that it turned out to be the words "old craftsmanship".
With such thoughts, Wang Xuance blinked and asked uncertainly: "Your Majesty, can we have a better telescope now?"
"Of course, I'm not a fool. How could I sell equipment all over the world before there is nothing better!" Li Chengqian smiled happily, turned around and took a black thing on his bookshelf, and walked to Wang Xuance: "Try this, the big side is facing outward, and the small one is facing his eyes."
What Li Chengqian handed to Wang Xuance was a type that was extremely similar to the modern telescope style. Except for the knob that modulates the focal length, it was basically the same.
It also contains prisms and high-definition glass lenses. The ten-fold zoom can instantly pull shadows from several miles away directly into front of you, and there is no vague spots like before.
Wang Xuance was once again shocked by the madmen from the Academy of Sciences. He could not imagine that the telescope technology has developed to such a level today.
Think about the past, the single-tube telescope was like carrying a big stone on its back. It was vague to see things, and most of them were only guessing. Nowadays, telescopes are simply like magical tools.
No wonder this unconventional emperor wanted to sell all the telescopes of the past. If it were replaced by himself, he would probably sell them out.
Chapter completed!