"Something higher than liuli??"
Upon hearing this, Ying Zheng was clearly full of surprise.
He had heard the ministers praise liuli to the heavens.
They even said that liuli was an extremely rare treasure.
Although Ying Zheng had no interest in these treasures, he knew that anything considered a treasure must be incredibly valuable.
Given this, how could there be anything more precious than liuli?
Ying Zheng was filled with curiosity about this.
"Imperial son, what exactly are you talking about??"
"It's actually a very ordinary thing. However, if it's installed in the great hall, it can make the hall brighter during the day, eliminating the need for lamps!!"
At this time, great halls were very dark.
Even during the day, lamps were still needed.
Only in this way could there be sufficient light.
However, once Lin Tian created what he intended to make, the situation would be completely different.
As long as those things were installed, the great hall would no longer be dark during the day.
At night, the great hall would even allow one to admire the starry sky.
The more Lin Tian said this, the more curious Ying Zheng became.
Of course, what he cared about even more was whether the thing Lin Tian mentioned could be installed on a train.
"Imperial son, can the thing you're talking about be installed on a train? Can its cost be reduced a bit??"
Although Da Qin was wealthy now, Ying Zheng still hoped that the thing Lin Tian mentioned would be cheaper.
Not necessarily much cheaper, but at least not much more expensive than liuli.
Otherwise, Da Qin truly couldn't afford it.
Hearing Ying Zheng's words, Lin Tian couldn't help but explain with a mix of amusement and helplessness:
"Don't worry, the thing I want to make, although very beautiful, is also very cheap!!"
"Its price can be whatever you want!!"
"Oh? Is there really such a thing??"
In Ying Zheng's opinion, beautiful things were always expensive.
As for things that were both beautiful and cheap, he couldn't even imagine them.
However, since Lin Tian had spoken, he naturally believed him.
Therefore, he looked forward to Lin Tian being able to create such a thing.
Lin Tian naturally did not refuse and immediately arranged for craftsmen to begin production according to his requirements.
The thing Lin Tian wanted to make was actually glass.
The raw material for glass was also very simple: sand.
When the sand was heated at high temperatures to crystallize, it would form glass.
There were many setbacks in this process.
Therefore, Lin Tian obtained a lot of glass of other colors.
Those pieces of glass were strangely shaped and not what Lin Tian was satisfied with.
So, they were piled up like trash.
It wasn't until ten days later, when the craftsmen arranged by Lin Tian finally smelted transparent glass, that Lin Tian was satisfied.
"Good, smelt it using this method and produce large pieces of transparent glass for me!!"
"Yes!!"
The craftsmen didn't understand what Lin Tian called glass.
However, this did not prevent them from obeying Lin Tian's orders.
Since it was Lin Tian's command, and Lin Tian told them to smelt this, they naturally had to do their best to smelt transparent glass.
Afterward, Lin Tian had people dispose of the colored glass.
However, as soon as they walked out of the great hall, they were seen by other ministers.
When those ministers saw the baskets of colored glass being taken out, they were utterly astonished.
"What is this... what is this??"
"Liuli! These are all liuli! I didn't expect His Highness to have so much liuli in his possession!!"
"Heavens! This is an incredibly precious treasure. His Highness possesses so much, it's truly enviable. I wonder if we have a chance to obtain some of this liuli!!"
The appearance of this colored glass made those ministers covetous.
Especially many among them who had seen liuli but did not possess any, their longing for liuli became even greater.
Therefore, some of them even wished that Lin Tian would bestow a piece of liuli upon them.
After all, with so much liuli in Lin Tian's hands, bestowing one to them didn't seem unreasonable.
Of course, only a minority of ministers dared to speak this way.
More ministers could only look on with envy.
Upon hearing their words, Lin Tian couldn't help but ponder.
To Lin Tian, this colored glass was just a pile of waste.
He intended to discard this pile of waste.
But he didn't expect that these ministers would attach such importance to this colored glass.
Moreover, each of them was filled with longing for it.
This made Lin Tian feel that he might have another way to handle this colored glass and make it valuable.
Therefore, when other ministers pleaded with Lin Tian, Lin Tian surprisingly relented.
"It's not impossible for me to give you these colored... liuli, but they won't be given away for free!!"
"Coincidentally, I have a lot of it, so I want to hold an auction, allowing more people in Da Qin to witness this beautiful liuli and have the chance to buy it!!"
These ministers didn't know what Lin Tian's auction was.
But upon hearing that they would have a chance to purchase this beautiful liuli, each of them became excited.
No matter what Lin Tian said, they readily agreed.
Hearing their agreement, Lin Tian became even more certain of his idea.
Subsequently, he began to arrange for the auction to be prepared.
Preparing an auction was very simple for Lin Tian. All he needed was a suitable venue and to send invitations to wealthy families.
By now, many ministers knew about the existence of liuli.
Many of them had developed a strong desire for liuli.
As long as Lin Tian publicized the news of the liuli auction, they would surely come.
At that time, this seemingly worthless colored glass would undoubtedly bring Lin Tian substantial wealth.
Just thinking about it, Lin Tian couldn't help but smile.
He then invested more manpower and resources to handle this matter.
With his investment, countless dignitaries in Xianyang City learned of this news.
Even some royal families from the former six states were filled with curiosity about liuli.
Lin Tian also specially granted leniency, allowing the royal families of the former six states to participate in this auction.
After all, their wealth was still wealth, and to not take it would be a complete waste.
How could Lin Tian miss such an easy opportunity to turn waste into treasure?
Others were unaware of Lin Tian's intentions.
However, Xianyang City was in an uproar due to the appearance of liuli.
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