Steel Dynasty - Chapter 89

[Chapter 89 How glass is made]

“Your Highness, this is the pipe used for blowing glass.”

The material was heating, and Chen Qi gave him a ceramic pipe.

After the glass liquid is formed, if you want the glass to be in any shape, you will need to blow it at this time.

In fact, this is the key point in glass production. Because the temperature of the glass solution is too high, and Xiao Ming does not have a heat-resistant alloy pipe, he can only use clay to bake a ceramic pipe. After all, he now produces a seamless steel pipe. Neither is possible.

On both sides of the regenerator, the craftsmen took turns pulling the blowers to blow the heat of the coal in the regenerator into the furnace. After waiting for an hour, Xiao Ming asked the craftsmen to open the lid of the furnace.

Suddenly a burst of heat spurted out from the furnace, and the craftsman was so frightened that he ran away. After calming down, he slowly walked to the furnace and saw the red liquid churning inside.

He said at this time: “Your Highness, the things inside are melted.”

Xiao Ming stepped forward at this time, and sure enough, there was a liquid similar to magma inside, 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 standard length of the blowpipe in modern industry.

Taking the blowpipe, Xiao Ming picked out a ball of molten glass from the furnace and quickly rolled one end of the molten glass on the rolling plate in order to distribute the molten glass evenly.

At the same time, Xiao Ming blew into it and quickly blocked the tube with his hand. A bubble quickly appeared in the glass liquid.

Next, he repeatedly softens the glass in the furnace, coats it with molten glass, and finally feeds the molten glass into the mold.

While blowing and rolling, the glass liquid quickly fills the mold.

After cooling, an inferior round-bottomed glass bottle appeared. Xiao Ming sighed. He was just talking on paper and his craftsmanship was not good.

When he raised his head in shame, he saw a room full of people with their eyes focused on the glass bottle, their eyes filled with disbelief.

Chen Qi murmured: “God, why is this bottle so beautiful?”

The other craftsmen were also amazed, and the expressions they looked at Xiao Ming were also different. This King of Qi simply couldn’t do it.

“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 to produce various glassware. Come on.” Xiao Ming said shamelessly. .

There are a total of fifty craftsmen in the Instrument Department compound. These craftsmen were all selected from slaves. Xiao Ming taught each of them a kind of blown utensil.

After hearing Xiao Ming’s words, Chen Qi was the first to pick up the blowpipe and walk to the furnace, followed closely by other craftsmen, because in their opinion, this glass is much more powerful than soap, perfume, alcohol and other things.

Xiao Ming did not leave in a hurry, but instead taught the craftsmen blowing techniques in the equipment department. After a whole day, the glass liquid in the furnace was gone, and what he got was a lot of failed glass products.

Of course, this failure is relatively modern. In fact, these glass products can be used and can still be sold for money, so he is going to sell them to businessmen.

It is normal to fail the first time. Xiao Ming does not expect the craftsmen to master the glass blowing technique all at once. He can master it gradually. The most important thing is that the glass industry has already started. He can do many things with glass. Earn a lot of money.

After a busy day, Xiao Ming took his handicrafts and returned to the palace.

Aster and Lulu were coming back from shopping at this time. When they saw the bottle in Xiao Ming’s hand, Lulu immediately screamed, “Your Highness, what is this? It’s so beautiful.”

Aster also came over, with little stars in her eyes. Girls are so excited about beauty. Things are so automatic that I can’t resist them until now.

“This is called glass.” Xiao Ming said with a smile, his failed work was quite popular.

“Glass, such a beautiful thing must cost more than a thousand taels of silver.” Zi Yuan has always been very sensitive about spending money since she was in charge of the palace’s food and drink expenses.

“Ten thousand taels is about the same. I have never seen anything like this. Is it made of jade?” Luluo asked doubtfully.

Xiao Ming was very satisfied with the reaction of Pothos and Aster. The colonists in the 17th century used a few glass balls to buy a large amount of land from the Indians, which shows the value of glass in the hearts of people who had never seen it before.

“No, this glass was not bought by me, nor is it made of jade, but produced by the Equipment Department.” Xiao Ming solved the mystery, and then looked at the surprised expressions of Pothos and Aster with satisfaction.

“Produced by the Equipment Department?” Lu Luo’s eyes were spinning wildly, “Your Highness, can you give me this glass? I don’t want to eat ground pot chicken anymore.” “

Hey, it’s okay. Come here tonight, I will check it for you.” Has your body grown taller again? “Xiao Ming said with a bad smile.

Luluo and Ziyuan suddenly turned crimson, gave Xiao Ming an angry look and entered the palace.

Xiao Ming followed behind, with a playful smile on his face. He had to find some fun in a boring life.

After dinner in the evening and playing with Aster for a while, Xiao Ming returned to the dormitory and began to think about how to maximize the benefits of glass.

The first is perfume. The bottles of Zui Qingzhou can be replaced. Naturally, with the upgrade of packaging, a batch of high-end perfumes and fine wines will also be born.

However, the contents of the bottle will basically remain unchanged, and only the packaging cost will be added. He believes that there will be top dignitaries willing to buy it.

Although the glass industry has just begun, the experience brought by Xiao Ming is enough to enable the industry to avoid exploring in the dark and instead move forward quickly on the bright road.

And just as Xiao Ming expected, in just ten days, the craftsmen who had been practicing were basically able to produce qualified glassware.

Although it’s not perfect, it basically meets his requirements.

During this period, many businessmen were in Qingzhou City to inquire about what he was doing. The Wang family, Qin family, Sun family, and Wei family were especially attentive.

For this reason, the four families also specially asked Wang Shijie and Qin Mu, who were in charge of business outside, to call back.

“Your Highness, please stop hiding him. This is making us anxious.” Wang Shijie has been hanging around Xiao Ming for the past two days.

Qin Mu also stood on one side. Although he and Wang Shijie were not at odds with each other, they were united on this matter.

“Why are you so anxious? Tomorrow, I will display this mysterious item to you in Dongshi. You will naturally be able to see it by then.” Xiao Ming said.

“Your Highness, can’t you let us take a look first?” Wang Shijie refused to give up.

Today, Wang Shijie no longer dares to call Xiao Ming brother, because the current King of Qi is no longer someone who could be dismissed with just a few banknotes.

Instead, he was a vassal king who had the power of life and death in the six states. This change happened slowly and subtly.

If the Wang family used to look down upon King Qi, now they are a little afraid of him.

(End of chapter)