boyutpedia Chapter 1016 Are there really countries like this?
Chapter 1016 Are there really countries like this?
"Is this long iron pipe a telescope?" Han Fengli craned his neck, staring at the long pipe on the tea table, and asked in confusion.
Ouyang Yunyao immediately recognized the tubular telescope as one of the earliest telescopes made in the ancient West. Seeing the telescope Han Fengli picked up, she was secretly surprised. In this fictional era, could the Luoba people have already been able to grind concave and convex lenses? She wondered how effective they would be.
Henry didn't translate Han Fengli's words to Prince Jolif, nor did he understand the meaning behind Han Fengli's words, assuming they didn't know what a telescope was. He hurriedly explained, "This telescope is no ordinary object; it can see scenes several miles away. Why don't you all try it yourselves?"
"Hmm! Then this young master will give it a try!" Han Fengli couldn't contain himself any longer. He picked up the long tube on the tea table, weighed it in his hand, and frowned. This doesn't look like it's made of iron. He kept his doubts to himself, picked up the long tube, walked to the window, raised the tube, and looked out into the distance through the tube.
A moment later, his tightly furrowed brows relaxed, and he secretly felt smug. Ha, what kind of telescope is this? It can't compare to the telescope that Princess Jing gave me.
Although this telescope can see a decent distance, distant objects are very blurry.
Chu Feng was already standing beside him. Seeing that he had finished looking at it, he took the binoculars from Chu Chenjing's hand and looked at them for a moment before walking up to Chu Chenjing and saying, "Your Highness, take a look."
Chu Chenjing was already sitting by the window. He took the binoculars, raised them, and looked out the window. Then he examined the long tube in his hand and asked Ouyang Yunyao beside him, "Yaoyao, is this made of iron?"
Ouyang Yunyao took the binoculars and looked at them. "A-Jing, this is made of wrought iron."
"Wrought iron?" The products on the Yuzhou continent are all made of pig iron, so they don't know anything about things made of more refined wrought iron.
"It's made from refined pig iron, and the process is a bit complicated," Ouyang Yunyao explained, holding up the binoculars to examine it closely, and then she understood what it was made of.
Their lenses were crudely polished, resulting in blurry images, far inferior to modern technology. But this craftsmanship was already a rare find in this era.
Prince Joliv and the other blond men remained silent after Chu Chenjing and the others had taken turns looking through the telescope. They were quite puzzled, exchanging glances. What was going on? Did they not understand the purpose of the telescope?
Just as Prince Joliv was about to explain the telescope to them, he suddenly saw Ouyang Yunyao looking at them and saying something!
At this moment, Ouyang Yunyao was not referring to their telescope, but rather taking this opportunity to ask the question she had wanted to ask for a long time.
She spoke in their native language, “Your Highness, may I ask a few questions? What is the status of women in your continent of Loba? Are they allowed to attend school and work like men? What is your marriage system?”
She deliberately didn't use the Lopa language to ask the prince directly, her purpose being to let Chu Chenjing and Han Fengli know what question she was asking, and also to let them know what the situation was like on the other continent.
Upon hearing this, Han Fengli, Chu Feng, and Princess Ronghui were all taken aback, their faces filled with surprise. How did the question come about?
Could it be that the status of women on the continent of Luoba is different from that here?
Chu Chenjing looked at Ouyang Yunyao, who was excited, and raised the corners of his lips. He shook his head helplessly, but he also wanted to know what the world they didn't know was like.
Henry was also taken aback for a moment. Why did Princess Jing suddenly ask this question? Did they need to know their situation if they were to make a deal with them? So he quickly translated Ouyang Yunyao's question to Prince Jolif and the others.
Prince Joeliffe, Charles, and the others stared wide-eyed at Ouyang Yunyao upon hearing Henry's translation. What was going on? Wasn't he talking about the telescope? Weren't they talking about the small items they brought? Why were they asking these questions? Had Henry made a mistake?
Prince Joliv was stunned for a while before he came to his senses. After a pause, he proudly launched into a long speech to Henry in their Loba language.
Ouyang Yunyao's eyes lit up as she listened, and the corners of her mouth turned up slightly. Just as she had thought.
Chu Chenjing and the others waited for Henry to translate. After Prince Joliv finished speaking, Henry immediately translated for them, "On our continent of Loba, women and men are equal under the law."
Girls could attend school alongside boys from a young age, and marriage was based on monogamy. Divorce was possible if the couple was unhappy, and divorced women were not looked down upon.
After a pause, Henry added with difficulty in his broken Western Chu language: "Women on our continent... can also do all kinds of work just like men. For example, doing business, practicing medicine, and even... even participating in politics. Women can also inherit family property."
Upon hearing this, Han Fengli, Chu Feng, and Princess Ronghui were completely stunned; they couldn't believe it. Such a country existed?
Princess Ronghui was even more excited. She gripped Ouyang Yunyao's sleeve, her voice trembling as she spoke: "Princess Consort! Did you hear that! The women of their country are so free! They can do things, they can wield power, and they can even divide the family property... This is... This is too good!"
Ouyang Yunyao nodded, "We must also work hard so that the women of our Western Chu Kingdom can achieve the same."
Ouyang Yunyao hadn't expected that society on the Luoba Continent was so open-minded; it seemed they should go and take a look.
This would open people's minds and allow women in the Western Chu Kingdom to also have the right to study and earn a living.
She knew all too well that this path would be fraught with difficulties, that old customs were deeply ingrained, and that change would not be a matter of a day or two. But as long as there was a glimmer of hope, she would not give up easily.
Chu Chenjing wasn't surprised at all when he heard this. He had heard about this kind of society countless times from Ouyang Yunyao. His little princess came from an era where everyone was equal.
His little princess was in that world. She went to school from a young age, and even went to university and other prestigious institutions... She learned a lot of profound knowledge that others had never heard of, so his little princess knew everything.
He also remembered seeing scenes in dramas on the princess's phone where everyone was treated equally. So he wasn't surprised that his princess was so kind to her maids and servants, never treating them like servants.
While the group was still in a daze, Henry added, "However... on our continent of Loba, there are also nobles, commoners, and slaves."
These words immediately piqued their curiosity, and they kept asking Henry questions. Ouyang Yunyao also inquired about the situation on the continent of Luoba, and had a general impression of them.
Finally, the group managed to steer the conversation back to the telescope they had been discussing earlier.