Daming: I, Yang Xian, really govern Yang!

Chapter 135 A pile of tatters

Glass was also called colored glaze in ancient my country, and it was the one that Junior Brother Sha accidentally broke.

The main components of glass are silicon dioxide and other oxides.

It first appeared in the ruins of Mesopotamia and ancient Egypt 4000 years ago.

Glass first appeared in my country at the end of the Spring and Autumn Period. The glass inlaid on the sword grid of King Goujian of Yue is a representative example of early local glass products in China.

Although the technique of making glass appeared very early in our country, the glass at that time was still very different from modern glass.

Ancient Western glass, due to the quality of minerals and quartz sand, was composed of soda-lime glass, which is closer to modern glass.

At this time, the glass in China was mainly lead-barium glass, which felt heavy to the touch, could not be colorless, was easily broken, was not susceptible to hot and cold shocks, and was not suitable for holding food, and was completely inferior to ceramics.

Therefore, the development speed of glass has been very slow. Coupled with the development of Song porcelain, it has restricted the popularity of glass to a certain extent.

Ethnic minority regimes such as the Liao, Jin, and Yuan Dynasties did not pay attention to glass skills.

As a result, during this period, the glass industry was relatively stagnant. There are not many existing glasswares, and most of them were products imported from the Western Regions.

The skill of glass firing even stopped being passed down for a time.

Now in the early Ming Dynasty, the firing technique of colored glaze was also kept secret, almost a royal patent.

Glaze products were only given to royal family members and noble ministers as luxury goods worth as much as gold.

In order to prepare for the next glass firing, Yang Xian opened a new workshop in Yangzhou. Many things had to be prepared in advance, because what Yang Xian wanted to do was not to exchange some finished glass from the system, but to make this technology Take root in this land.

Yang Xian's movements naturally attracted Zhu Biao's attention.

After all, every invention of Yang Xian was of groundbreaking significance to Ming Dynasty. It is not surprising that he would be so concerned about it.

After some inquiries, Zhu Biao looked puzzled and said, "Yang Qing, are you planning to make colored glaze?"

Yang Xian nodded first, then shook his head, and said, "What I plan to bake is called glass, which is not exactly the same as the glass that His Highness thinks."

Yang Xian just said a casual word, but Zhu Biao actually remembered it in his heart.

They are not exactly the same, which means there are many similarities. Zhu Biao did not even ask what the glass was specifically used for.Unlike Lao Zhu, Zhu Biao completely trusted Yang Xian.

Within a few days, Zhu Biao took the craftsmen from the Imperial Palace Glaze Factory and some glazed products directly to Yangzhou by rail train.

"Yang Qing, I don't understand the glass you are talking about, nor the craftsmanship of colored glaze, but since you want to study this, I directly brought the master craftsman with the best craftsmanship in the palace. If you have any questions, you can Ask him directly. Maybe it will inspire your research."

As Zhu Biao spoke, he took out some more glazed products, and then said, "These are Master Jin's proud works over the years."

Hearing that it was a proud work, Yang Xian became a little interested. He picked up a green glass from the table, put it close to the window, and took a look at it under the sun. It was full of bubbles, and he lost all interest.

A glass like this might be a lot of wealth in Ming Dynasty, but in Yang Xian's eyes, it is just garbage.

Yang Xian put the green glass in his hand back to its original place and glanced at the other glass products on the table. None of them caught his eye. There were even some glass beads that were flat and out of round. In later generations, when he was a child, he played marbles for five cents, and the quality of the glass marbles in later generations was far from comparable to these glass beads.

"What, is there something wrong with these glassware?" Zhu Biao asked.Yang Xian shook his head slightly and said, "I still want to thank His Highness for coming here, but as I said before, there will still be some differences between the glass I want to make and the colored glaze you are talking about, far from this level. The colored glaze can be compared."

In fact, Yang Xian has already shown mercy.

This thing looked like a pile of junk to him.

But even so, it still stung the self-esteem of Master Jin, the glass craftsman.

"Master Yang, I am not boasting. In the Ming Dynasty, it is almost impossible to find glassware that is better than mine. Even if it is the glassware that comes from the Western Regions, I will not lose to them. If these colored glazes are If you can't satisfy your lord with all the glazed ware, then the glazed ware you want can only be said to exist in the Immortal Palace." Master Jin said.

There is no doubt that craftsmen with glaze firing skills have passed down their skills from generation to generation.

In addition, skills are scarce, so Master Jin naturally has his own pride.

He was a craftsman, and it was undoubtedly offensive to say this to a marquis of the Ming Dynasty.Especially the last sentence, "It can only exist in the legendary fairy palace", sounds more like irony.If you don't do well, disaster will come.

But at this time, he couldn't care about these, and these words just blurted out.

Fortunately, standing in front of him were Zhu Biao and Yang Xian.

Although Zhu Biao reprimanded him, he would not punish him further because he could understand these servants.

Yang Xian didn't care at all. According to his modern thinking standards, it was normal for the other party to react like this.

He smiled and said, "What if I can come up with glass products that are better than the ones you made, Master Jin?"

Master Jin was also adamant and said: "If you can really come up with a glassware that makes me convinced, little old man, I will let you handle it."

Yang Xian raised the corner of his mouth slightly, took out a colorless and transparent glass marble from his body, and rolled it along the table.

The marbles are round and smooth.

There is a world of difference from Master Jin's glazed beads.

Master Jin reached out and picked up the marbles on the table. After just one glance, his face turned pale and he stood there blankly, unable to say a word.

This was the first time Master Jin saw a colorless, crystal clear glass bead. He raised his hand and placed it in the sun. This bead could even let the sun penetrate.

In the sunlight, this bead is so beautiful.

In comparison, a table of glassware that he had once been proud of looked like rubbish.

At this time, he began to deeply doubt the glaze-making craftsmanship that his family had inherited for generations.

In fact, this is not because of the craftsmanship of Master Jin, but because the entire glass production process in ancient times was very poor. The shape and appearance were difficult to guarantee, and there were many bubbles.In addition, glass contains a large number of metal elements, so most of the glass made in ancient times was colored.

From a modern perspective, isn’t it just garbage?

(End of this chapter)