Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 136, Glass Mirror

Time flies, and in a blink of an eye, the first month has passed.

After more than a month of intensive construction, not far from Xishan, a large-scale glass factory has begun to take shape. Several tall glass furnaces and tall chimneys are billowing white smoke.

A tall wall was built around the glass factory, which was seven or eight meters high, and there were people standing guard at intervals above the wall to prevent anyone from trying to climb over the wall to steal a lesson.

The glass factory is basically a copy of Xishan Coal Industry. Except for the strict secrecy and many procedures set up in the core area of ​​the glass factory, there is no difference at all from Xishan Coal Industry.

Also built a large auditorium to give night classes to the workers of the glass factory. There is also a large bathhouse where you can take a bath. There are also troubles and satiations. There is a meat meal every two days, and there are also brand-new, brand-new uniform clothes. Put on.

Here at the glass furnace in the glass factory, the first batch of glass workers in Daming is holding a blowpipe, blowing the bottles desperately with their cheeks puffed out, all of them are flushed, and their cheeks are constantly rising and falling. All kinds of glass products are in a variety of patterns, and there are glass shards all over the place next to everyone.

In a nearby place, there are workers holding iron tongs, scissors and other tools in their hands, and they are constantly fiddling with balls of freshly fired glass. The newly fired glass is like dough, kneading casually to make various various shapes.

Liu Jin is accompanying Zhu Houzhao to inspect his own industry at this time. Zhu Houzhao is like a curious baby, looking around, and even going up to try it himself from time to time to try the taste of glass products.

"Interesting, interesting. This is how the glass was fired. It turned out to be the same as dough when it was fired."

Zhu Houzhao put down a glass product and said with a smile to Liu Jin.

"All these objects actually have three states, solid state, liquid state, and gas state. The characteristics of each state are completely different. There is nothing unusual about this glass."

Liu Jin said with a smile.

"Old Liu, you are amazing. You can make this glass, but glass can make millions a year?"

Zhu Houzhao patted Liu Jin's shoulder and praised, then thought about it and said again.

"Whether you can earn millions of silver, you will know soon. Come, let me show you something."

Liu Jin was very confident about this, and brought Zhu Houzhao to the innermost room.

The people who work here are all brought by Liu Jin from Xiahetun, and the person in charge of management is also Zhao Erhu's brother Zhao Dahu. At the same time, people who do not work here are strictly prohibited from coming here, and there are people outside who are constantly guarding.

This is where mirrors are made, and of all glass products, mirrors are undoubtedly the most valuable, and certainly the least practical.

Back then when the Venetians made glass mirrors, it became popular throughout Europe. The Venetians made a lot of money relying on the business of mirrors. Liu Jin naturally paid the most attention to this business, and it was also the most secretive.

The entire room is several hundred square meters, and dozens of villagers from Xiahetun are busy. They also use the assembly line work mode. Some are responsible for transporting glass, some are responsible for coating the mixed liquid of mercury and tin on the glass, and some are Frame these mirrors.

"Old Liu, this doesn't seem to be anything special?"

As soon as Zhu Houzhao came in, a pair of small eyes kept looking around. At first, he didn't think there was anything unusual, but soon his eyes were locked on a mirror that was one person tall. He walked over slowly, and then stared He widened his eyes and looked carefully at the person in the mirror.

"This~ is this a mirror?"

Zhu Houzhao is a little unbelievable. Mirrors have existed since ancient times, but they are all bronze mirrors. The cost of this bronze mirror is very high, but there is no comparison between the bronze mirror and the mirror in front of him.

Although the bronze mirror can clearly see a person's appearance, it is rather blurry, especially if the bronze mirror is not polished enough, it is not satisfactory.

But the mirror in front of him is completely different, everything is clearly visible, and he can see clearly. What's more important is the mirror in front of him. It is as tall as a person, and it is a full-length mirror.

Ancient bronze mirrors are generally very small, the largest being only the size of a plate, because the bigger the bronze mirror, the more difficult it is to manufacture, and the cost is also very expensive. It is impossible to say that it is impossible to make a full-length mirror.

You must know that in ancient times, those who could have bronze mirrors were definitely wealthy families, and it was impossible for ordinary people to afford such high-end and elegant things like bronze mirrors.

But even if it is a wealthy family, the bronze mirror is still very small, many of which are only the size of a palm, and only a few who are really wealthy can afford a large bronze mirror, but it will not be too big.

Zhu Houzhao moved closer, looked carefully at himself in the bronze mirror, touched his nose, and made some movements.

"Old Liu, I found that I am quite mighty and domineering."

Zhu Houzhao's words almost made Liu Jin spit out yesterday's overnight meal. I thought he would say something, but he was very narcissistic and said that he was mighty and domineering. To be honest, Liu Jin really didn't follow him. There is some domineering air in his body.

"Eh... you are indeed very mighty and domineering~"

Speechless, Liu Jin could only reply like this.

"Tsk tsk, this glass can even be made into a mirror, then we are really rich."

Then Zhu Houzhao seemed to think of something, and immediately jumped up excitedly.

"How much silver do you think we should sell such a mirror?"

Liu Jin stroked his chin and said a little worriedly.

"No matter what, it must be sold for a few hundred taels of silver."

Zhu Houzhao thought for a while and said.

"A few hundred taels of silver?"

"You can buy a mirror of this size with a few hundred pairs, and this kind of full-length mirror. I wouldn't sell it without 2000 taels of silver."

Liu Jin smiled and pointed to a glass mirror the size of a washbasin beside him and said.

When Zhu Houzhao heard this, he immediately stared at Liu Jin up and down, and said with a smile: "Tsk tsk, I found that you are really dark, old Liu, two thousand taels of mirror..."

"Yes, yes, this kind of mirror should be sold as expensive as possible."

Zhu Houzhao thought about it, and immediately understood that Liu Jin was planning to take the high-end route, and then nodded repeatedly.

"Our mirrors need to make money, and we need your help and help. I am preparing nine full-length mirrors here. You can take them home and use them for your family first. Then you are thinking about how to promote this mirror to the rich and powerful in the entire capital, so that it can be used by your family." Everyone knows our mirror."

Liu Jin smiled, and then thought about pulling Zhu Houzhao to start discussing advertising.

　In [-], the clever Venetians applied an alloy of tin and mercury to the back of the mirror for the first time, thus creating the first delicate and complex mirror.Its appearance caused a sensation in Europe, and became the new favorite of princes and nobles, and everyone rushed to buy mirrors.When the queen of France got married, the king of Venice gave a small glass mirror as a congratulatory gift.

　　2000 taels of silver for a full-length mirror shouldn't be too much, right?
　　
　
(End of this chapter)