Song Gexing

Chapter 124: Being robbed of the fruits of labor again
"The clarity is still not as good as pure crystal, but it is cheaper and can be mass-produced."

When Zhao Fang gave Zhao Zhen a telescope made of glass, he sighed to himself. Unexpectedly, Zhao Zhen's eyes widened: "Glass! Son, are you saying this is not made of crystal, but the glass you made yourself?"

Zhao Fang nodded in agreement, and suddenly a crowd of people was shocked.

In fact, the name of glass already existed in the Tang Dynasty. Generally, the colored glaze imported from Arab countries was called glass.

Naturally, people in the Song Dynasty also knew about glass, which can be seen in the poetry of the Tang and Song Dynasties.

Li He of the Tang Dynasty wrote "The sound of Xi He knocking on the sun glass, the ashes of calamity flew all over the past and present"

Su Shi of the Song Dynasty wrote "The light round Mani beads illuminate the glass basin", Xin Qiji's "Glass bowl of fragrant cheese. Every year I get drunk and try new habits" and so on.

There is also the "Wu Chuan Lu" written by Fan Chengda of the Song Dynasty: "The Qianjiang River is as clear as glass, with a stone bottom underneath. I boarded the boat from Chengdu and saw the Qingjiang River for the first time."

As mentioned earlier, the ancient glass manufacturing technology in the East was not as good as in the West, so glass was purely imported and expensive.

The Song Dynasty had its own official kilns for manufacturing colored glaze, and the finished products had almost no transparency and only had the texture of glass.

Occasionally, translucent products appear, but the reason cannot be found at all. It is generally considered to be an occasional incident, and experience cannot be summarized.

But now Zhao Fang is telling them that this thing is cheap and can be mass-produced. Zhao Zhen is going crazy. This thing can be produced, so the money spent by the court before was not in vain.

"Your Highness is not firing it in the Prince's Mansion, is it? I heard that His Highness the Prince has been firing something these days."

Yan Shu asked cautiously, I really hope this is true, then the Song Dynasty will increase its fiscal revenue. There are too many rich people, and the cups, bowls, basins, and handicrafts made from these things can be sold at a good price. .

Don't think that the prime minister doesn't care about money. This money is not his own family's income, but financial income. Having money makes it easier to do things. This is what the prime minister needs most, and that is political achievement.

Zhao Fang still didn't take it seriously, and nodded and answered matter-of-factly: "Yes! It took me several days to do it, and I was almost dried out before I succeeded."

Yan Shu staggered and almost fell over: "This is called several days! Your Highness, it only lasts half a month. It has been thousands of years since the appearance of colored glaze in the Han Dynasty. How many skilled craftsmen can't make something like this? You can do it in half a month." Come out, you, you... are so annoying!"

Zhao Fang felt a little embarrassed now. He said it too lightly and hit others.

Touching his nose, he laughed and said, "What! This is not a technical problem, but a wrong formula. In fact, as long as the formula is correct, it is very easy."

After saying that, he was suddenly startled and his eyes widened: "No, did Mr. Yan say that this thing can make money?"

He belatedly finally remembered it. The reason was that he saw a glass lamp placed in front of Zhao Zhen. This thing had been placed there before, but he almost ignored it.

Also, in the previous life, this kind of thing was a mess. Who would pay attention to it? At most, they would look at whether it looks good or not, and ignore the value at all.

Prices ranging from a few yuan to dozens of yuan abound, which is not enough money for your girlfriend to drink milk tea.

But the ideal is plump, but the reality is skinny. As a prince, he is no longer the prince he was before. He has nothing to do with making money.

After confirming that he had really mastered this technology, the officials immediately began to ask him to hand over the technology to the Ministry of Industry. The court also had a government-run Liulichang, so it was difficult for you to work alone.

Zhao Fang still wanted to quit and act shamelessly, but this time even Pang Ji didn't help him. How could the prince do business? Besides, to make various supplies, he also had to recruit workers.He doesn't know the glass blowing process, but there is no shortage of such workers in the Song Dynasty, but people now know that it is useless if they don't give him workers.

After an argument, he was defeated and had no choice but to reluctantly hand over the formula and go home angrily to read it over.

"Hey, that's right! Why did I forget the mirror? This thing must be profitable!"

When he returned home and complained to his wives, he suddenly saw Song Yinzhang, who loved stinking beauty, holding a bronze mirror and looking at it, which reminded him of the clarity of the mirror.

The glass manufacturing process was given to the imperial court, but it did not say that it could not be made by itself. The mirror process was completed on the basis of glass.

This thing is not complicated, just add a layer of tin foil when the glass is formed, and then brush it with mercury.

I can’t find tin foil paper now, but it can be used just as long as it is brushed with a layer of mercury, but the quality will be worse and the durability will be worse.

Of course, if you must use tin foil, you can also make it, but it will cost a lot of labor and is not cost-effective.

"Why is Your Highness so chattering? He is either burning the stove or talking to himself these days."

Song Yinzhang put down the bronze mirror and looked back at him.

Zhao Fang, who was in a good mood, walked over in one step, picked up Song Yinzhang and sat down, not caring about his shyness.

Song Yinzhang, who has grown up, is no longer the little girl she used to be. She has a waist, pert butt and long legs, and can play for several years without getting tired of it.

Zhao Fang hugged her and sat in his arms, teasing her cheerfully, "Our introduction is so beautiful, my husband will give you a surprise in a few days, don't be too happy!"

Song Yinzhang twisted shyly, scolding him for being a bad guy, how could he be called that.

The word husband has actually existed since ancient times, but it is not normally used to address husband and wife. It is usually used to address eunuchs, but it can also be used as a joking term between husband and wife.

There is a story about this in the Tang Dynasty. After a man named Mai Aixin passed the imperial examination, he wrote a couplet: "The lotus has fallen and the lotus remains, and the fallen leaves have returned to their roots and become old lotus roots." His wife responded to the sentence "The yellow rice is ripe, and the chaff is blowing." See rice and see new grain.”.

Mai Aixin was ashamed and gave up the idea of ​​divorcing his wife and remarrying. The couple reconciled, so his wife wrote, "My husband is very fair." Mai Aixin also wrote the second line: "My wife is very caring. "

After this story spread, the titles husband and wife came into being, but they were only used as a joke between husband and wife and were not included in the formal titles.

This story may be fabricated, but it shows that the title of husband and wife has actually existed for a long time, and it is also called in the Condor Heroes written by Mr. Jin.

The background of his story is the late Southern Song Dynasty, so he should not be mistaken based on his erudition.

Han Xue said angrily: "Since His Highness came back from shopping, he has become more and more presumptuous. He is talking about husband, wife, wife and husband. If this spreads out, it would be strange if the ministers don't write a letter to advise."

Zhao Fang smiled and said: "In ancient times, Li Longji and Yang Yuhuan were role models. Why can't I do it? Isn't the beauty Yang called Li Longji Sanlang? Why do you have to call me His Highness? It's none of anyone else's business that we are so intimate between husband and wife." , Xueer is just worrying blindly."

Xiao Guanyin's face became solemn and she said seriously: "Your Highness, be careful! It is not a good thing for Emperor Tang Ming to dote on Concubine Yang. Your Highness is the crown prince, how can you imitate him?"

(End of this chapter)