Chapter 90: How is glass made
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Iron Dynasty
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- 2021-03-04 06:35:33
"Your Highness, this is a pipe for blowing glass."
The material was heating up, and Chen Qi gave him a ceramic tube.
After the molten glass is formed, if you want the glass to form any shape, you will need to blow it at this time.
In fact, this is the focus of glass production, because the temperature of the glass solution is too high and Xiao Ming does not have a heat-resistant alloy tube, so he can only use clay to make a ceramic tube. After all, he now produces a seamless steel tube. It's impossible.
On both sides of the regenerator, the craftsman took turns pulling the blower to blow the heat of the coal in the regenerator into the furnace. After waiting an hour, Xiao Ming asked the craftsman to open the lid of the furnace.
Suddenly a burst of heat gushed out of the stove, and the craftsman dodged a long way in fright. After he settled down, he slowly walked to the furnace with the red liquid churning inside.
He said at this moment: "Your Majesty, the things inside have melted."
Xiao Ming stepped forward at this time, and it turned out that there was a liquid similar to magma, which was liquid glass.
"Give me the blowpipe." Xiao Ming said to Chen Qi.
Knowledge Xiao Ming can be taught to everyone, but the actual operation must be practiced, and no one can become a glass master at once.
The blowpipe in Chen Qi's hand is about 1.5 meters long, which is the length of the blowpipe by modern industry standards.
took the torch, Xiao Ming picked out a mass of molten glass from the furnace, and quickly rolled one end of the molten glass on the rolling plate to make the molten glass evenly distributed.
At the same time, Xiao Ming blew into it, and quickly blocked the tube with his hand, and a bubble appeared in the glass.
Next, he repeatedly softened the glass in the furnace, wrapped the glass liquid, and finally sent the glass liquid into the mold.
While blowing and rolling, the glass liquid quickly filled the mold.
After cooling down, a poor round-bottomed glass bottle appeared. Xiao Ming sighed. He was on paper and his craftsmanship was not good.
When he raised his head in shame, he saw that all the people in the room were focused on the glass bottle, which was incredible.
Chen Qi murmured: "God, why is this bottle so beautiful."
The other craftsmen were also amazed, and their expressions when they looked at Xiao Ming were different. There was no way this King Qi could not.
"You see, this is glass blowing. Of course, glass blowing is extensive and profound. Now you have to slowly practice the methods I teach you and produce all kinds of glassware. Come on." Xiao Ming said brazenly. .
There are a total of fifty craftsmen in the compound of the Equipment Department. These craftsmen are all selected from slaves. Xiao Ming taught each of them a blown vessel.
Hearing Xiao Ming's words, Chen Qi was the first to pick up the blowpipe and walk towards the furnace. The other craftsmen followed closely, because in their opinion, this glass was much stronger than soap, perfume, and alcohol.
Xiao Ming did not leave in a hurry. Instead, he instructed the craftsman's blowing technique in the Equipment Department. For a whole day, the molten glass in the furnace was gone, and in exchange for a lot of failed glass products.
Of course, this failure is relatively modern. In fact, these glass products can be used, and they can still be sold for money, so he is going to sell them to merchants.
The first failure is normal. Xiao Ming doesn’t expect the craftsman to master glass blowing at one time. It’s enough to become proficient. The most important thing is that the glass industry has already started. With glass, he can do many things. Make a lot of money.
After a busy day, Xiao Ming took his handmade products and returned to the palace.
Aster and Luluo were buying from outside, and seeing the bottle in Xiao Ming's hand, Luluo suddenly screamed, "Your Highness, what is this, it's so beautiful."
Aster also came over, with little stars in his eyes, and girls have no resistance to beautiful things.
"This is called glass." Xiao Ming smiled, his failed works are quite popular.
"Glass, such a beautiful thing must be worth a thousand taels of silver." Aster has always been very sensitive to flower silver matters since he manages the cost of eating and drinking in the palace.
"Ten thousand taels are about the same. I have never seen this kind of thing. Is this made of jade?" Luluo doubted.
Luluo and Aster’s reactions made Xiao Ming very satisfied. The colonists in the 17th century bought a large amount of land from Indians with a few glass balls, which shows the value of glass in the hearts of people who had never seen it at that time.
"No, this glass was not bought by the king, nor made of jade, but produced by the Department of Equipment." Xiao Ming solved the mystery, and then looked at Luluo and Zixuan with satisfaction.
" Produced by the Department of Apparatus? "Luluo's eyes are tumbling," Your Highness, can this glass be given to me? I won't eat local chicken."
"Hey, it's okay, come over tonight, this king will check your body, is it taller again?" Xiao Ming grinned.
Luluo and Zixuan's complexions were flushed immediately, and they entered the palace with a glance at Xiao Ming.
Xiao Ming followed behind, with a hippy smile, and the boring life must have some fun.
After eating dinner in the evening, and playing with Lulu Aster for a while, Xiao Ming returned to the bedroom and began to wonder how to maximize the benefits of glass.
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However, the contents of the bottle will not change basically, and only the packaging money is added. He believes that there will be top dignitaries willing to buy.
Although the glass industry has just begun, the experience that Xiao Ming brings is enough to prevent the industry from exploring in the dark, but to move forward quickly on the bright road.
And as Xiao Ming expected, in just ten days, the craftsmen who have been practicing can basically make qualified glassware.
Although is not perfect, it basically meets his requirements.
During this period, many businessmen were in Qingzhou City to find out what he was doing. The Wang family, Qin family, Sun family, and Wei family were especially attentive.
For this reason, the four companies specifically asked Wang Shijie and Qin Mu, who were in charge of business outside, to call back.
"His Royal Highness, don't hide and tangle, it will make us anxious to death." Wang Shijie has been wandering around Xiao Ming for the past two days.
Qin Mu also stood on one side. Although they were not right with Wang Shijie, they were unified in this matter.
"What anxiously, tomorrow, this king will show you this mysterious object in Dongshi, and you will naturally be able to see it at that time," Xiao Ming said.
"Don't your Highness let us take a look first?" Wang Shijie didn't give up.
Today's Wang Shijie no longer dares to call Xiao Ming a brother, because the current King Qi is no longer the one who could send only a few silver tickets before.
is a feudal lord who has the power of life and death in the six states. This kind of change is slowly happening in subtle ways.
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