Chapter 74: Princess Nanzhao

Hua Qingxue held the glass in his hand and rubbed it carefully.
This glass is spherical and has a big belly, with a small opening on the side that is only one circle larger than the copper coins. The wall is uniform and the transparency is very high. You can see a lot of bubbles in the inner layer, although it is not comparable to modern glass. Compared, but much brighter than the two pieces of glassware brought by Master Song.
"How did you do it?" Hua Qingxue asked.
Su Shaowen was a little nervous and replied: "I...I added river sand..."
It turned out to be river sand.
Hua Qingxue immediately understood that the main component of river sand is quartz, and quartz is one of the main raw materials for making glass.
The reason why Hua Qingxue just said it was a misunderstanding just because she remembered the glass composition incorrectly.
Although there were also glasses in ancient times, only opaque lead-barium glazes can be made-the color of lead-barium glass is bright and gorgeous, whether it is decoration or jewelry, it is very popular. Such glass is fragile, not heat-resistant, and not resistant to sudden Cold and hot, can only be used for decorations and jewelry, not for containers.
Therefore, Hua Qingxue always told Master Song that he could not do it.
It's not about skill, it's wrong from the raw materials.
Originally Hua Qingxue had been disappointed. Unexpectedly, this little apprentice of Master Song would have figured out how to make such a spherical glass with such a small opening.
The glass bottle made by Master Song has a small mouth, but if you look closely, you will find that the bottleneck and the bottle body are two parts, which are glued together after being completed, and the ball bottle made by Su Shaowen is a whole. Very commendable.
Hua Qingxue asked him again: "How did you make the opening so small?"
In ancient times, glass was made by melting casting, and there was no way to make such a small opening.
The melt casting method is to grind various raw materials for making glass into powder, put it into an earth mold, melt the glass by high-temperature calcination and shape it, remove the mold after cooling, and then polish the whole body.
This method is actually a method of processing bronzes. The cost is very high. The exquisiteness of the modeling depends on the exquisiteness of the mold. Sometimes a glass handicraft needs to engrave dozens of different molds. After demolding, it is bonded one by one, so it is fundamental It is impossible to make such an inner hollow core effect.
Su Shaowen didn't dare to hide, and replied carefully: "I made a glass ball first, put it in when the glass liquid cools down, hang it with a metal wire, wait for the glass liquid to solidify completely, and then put the inner glass ball a little bit along the metal wire Smash."
Hua Qingxue's eyes widened in surprise, she did not expect Su Shaowen to use such tricky methods!
He put the glass ball in the glass liquid and squeezed out the shape of the glass. When the glass cooled and solidified, the glass ball inside could not be taken out! So he smashed the glass ball in the inner layer, and removed the broken glass a little bit!
This is a test of strength, angle, and skill! Because a little carelessness, it will break the outer glass!
Hua Qingxue held the glass in deep contemplation.
It is obviously impossible to let the glassmaker directly make the test tubes, beakers and distillation flasks he wants.
Because what she needs is soda-lime glass that can withstand high temperatures, not the colorful lead-barium glass.
Therefore, the first thing she has to solve is the raw material problem.
Secondly, the manufacturing process.
The melt casting method is obviously undesirable. The best method for making containers is the blowing method. This method does not require engraving of the model. The cost is low and the output is high.
Hua Qingxue wanted to be enthralled, Su Shaowen stood beside him, feeling awkward in his heart, but he didn't dare to bother.
Liang Wensheng walked in, and Hua Qingxue recovered.
"Master, people have already sent away." Liang Wensheng glanced at Su Shaowen with a smile, and asked, "How do these little brothers arrange?"
Su Shaowen was named, his face flushed, as if embarrassed.
Hua Qingxue thought for a while, looked at Su Shaowen, and said with a smile: "Let's stay here first, wait for the crucible kiln to be ready, and then start construction."
Su Shaowen asked a bit cautiously: "...What do I need to do?"
"Make glass." Hua Qingxue laughed. "But it will be a little different from your previous method. I have a new method here, but you need to figure out and learn by yourself."
Liang Wensheng froze for a moment, "Master, don't you plan to teach him?"
"I can't teach." Hua Qingxue sighed helplessly, "I only know the method, but I won't."
This is like knowing how to ride a bicycle, but if you really go cycling, you will definitely not learn it if you don’t fall a few times.
The glass blowing method is also the same. Hua Qingxue knows the method and understands the principle, but if she is really allowed to blow, she may not be comparable to Su Shaowen.
"I, I am willing to learn!" Su Shaowen said blushing.
"I also learn!" Liang Wensheng quickly interjected.
Hua Qingxue laughed, "You need to stare here at the firearm camp. It is best to complete it before the fall. When it is completed, we have to purify the raw materials, perfect the Zhentianlei, make rockets, artillery, muskets... busy."
Liang Wensheng listened and grinned, his eyes full of yearning.
Hua Qingxue handed Su Shaowen to Liang Wensheng, and then went to check on the recent progress of the firearm camp, looking at the building that was formed, she was both expecting and a little flustered.
All attempts will be a process from countless failures to success.
Although I have made countless psychological preparations, I still worry about failure...
Today, she didn't see the glass she wanted, and her mood was somewhat lost.
Because of her mistakes, she forgot the difference between the two types of glass and asked Fu Tingye to inquire and invite her without much thought.
Ugh……
Hua Qingxue can only hope for that little apprentice now. Since he has strong research ability, he hopes to master the glass blowing method as soon as possible...
In fact, in Hua Qingxue's memory, a skilled glass blowing master can't practice it in two or three years.
Hua Qingxue was even more depressed at the thought of this.
Because she can't wait so long...
...
The wagon grunted forward, and the sun outside was still burning.
Hua Qingxue went out the door, only to feel sweaty, sticky, and uncomfortable.
Feeling more and more upset.
She just wants to go home as soon as possible, take off this layer of sweaty clothes, and then soak in the cold water!
The leading bodyguard outside the carriage was called Wu Zhuo, and suddenly asked her: "Huahua, there is a fork in the front. Would you like to go to Daying?"
Hua Qingxue was stunned.
The meaning of the bodyguard is obviously to let her go to see the general.
In the past, Fu Tingye would return to the city every two or three days to see Hua Qingxue. In the past few days, I wondered if he was busy in military affairs. Hua Qingxue had never seen Fu Tingye.
Hua Qing Xue Tuo thought for a while, it is difficult to come out, then go and see...
When it comes to falling in love, there should be intercourse. It is always bad for him to visit her, and she should visit him occasionally.
Hua Qingxue's mouth could not help but lifted up, thinking to himself, would he surprise him if he went to see him suddenly?
When the carriage arrived at Qingzhou Daying, Hua Qingxue went directly to Fu Tingye's camp, but no one was seen.
"Mr. Hua, the general has gone to school." The soldier outside the camp told her.
Go to school? Isn't he afraid of prickly heat to go to school on this hot day?
Hua Qingxue went to the school ground again.
The barracks were large, and Hua Qingxue walked all the way, and sweated again.
Passing a camp on the road, surrounded by many soldiers in different costumes, it does not look like the soldiers of Daqi.
Hua Qingxue felt strange and could not help but glance at it more.
"Who are those?" she asked Wu Zhuo, the bodyguard beside her.
"It's Nanzhao's soldier."
Even if she knew the answer, the doubts in her heart did not diminish at all, because she did not know where Nanzhao was at all...
Hurrying up to the school grounds, he found more soldiers in Nanzhao. He and Daqi's soldiers were staying near the school grounds. Under the hot sun, these soldiers were like a tree, and they didn't move at all.
There are wooden racks on the east and west ends of the school ground, on which various weapons are displayed, and in the middle of the school ground, a man and a woman are competing.
The man is tall and burly, obviously Fu Tingye.
The woman was tall and exquisite, dressed in alien clothes, cuffs and waists were adorned with yellow cancan gold pieces, reflecting the dazzling light as the movement changed, which was very eye-catching.
Farther away, Hua Qingxue couldn't see the woman's appearance. With her hot body, she felt like a gorgeous girl.
Hua Qingxue stood silently for a while and looked at it.
Fu Tingye’s weapon was a long knife, and the woman’s weapon was two full-moon swords. They practiced on the school ground, and from time to time they made metallic sounds of weapons colliding.
Fu Tingye's long sword slashed, the woman's waist was like a snake's sensitive, and she immediately escaped! At the same time throw out your own scimitar!
Fu Tingye flicked sideways, and the next time the handle hit the woman's wrist, the scimitar in her right hand immediately came out—
Sometimes the soldiers on the side made a good cry.
Hua Qingxue frowned.
She couldn't understand the way the two were competing, only to see that Fu Tingye had a slight advantage, but the woman was extremely resilient, and the offensive was quicker and faster. Even if she was shot down with a knife, there was no intention of giving in.
Until the woman left a machete directly split by Fu Tingye!
Her body fell weightlessly and fell heavily on the school ground, splashing gray dust.
Fu Tingye reached out to support her, but she seemed to be injured, staggered, and fell into Fu Tingye's arms—
Fu Tingye firmly supported her waist, and two soldiers ran from outside the schoolyard, taking the woman from Fu Tingye's arms.
"It is the princess of Nanzhao Kingdom, named Wu Xinyao. This time it seems to be asking Daqi for help." Wu Zhuo said to Hua Qingxue.
Hua Qingxue looked away from the big hand on Wu Xinyao's waist and nodded slowly, "Oh."
She turned and left.
Wu Zhuo followed her and asked, "Don't you see the girl, Hua girl?"
"Hey?" Hua Qingxue said hesitantly. "Don't you say that the princess of Nanzhao came to ask for help? Since the general has something to do... Then, I'll come again next time, and now I'm going to add chaos to him."
Wu Zhuo was sent by Fu Tingye to protect the safety of Hua Qingxue. After some thought, he thought that Hua Qingxue is now the secret weapon of the general. It is really not suitable for casual exposure to outsiders, and now it is also No comments.
Wu Zhuo and other guards sent Hua Qingxue back to the carriage and returned to Panshui.
Hua Qingxue was sitting alone in the carriage, holding a handkerchief in his hand and wiping the sweat from his face.
She felt so hot and hot, inexplicably irritable, and from time to time she appeared the soft waist of Princess Nanzhao, the slender arm wearing a jeweled armband, and the glitter of gold flakes. Fu Tingye's palm brushed over the honey-colored skin...
She pursed her lips and felt more uncomfortable...