Chapter 89 How Is Glass Made

"Your Highness, this is a pipe for blowing glass."

The material was heating, when Chen Qi gave him a ceramic tube.

After the molten glass is formed, if you want the shape of the glass to be formed, 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 has no heat-resistant alloy tube, so he can only use clay to fire a pottery tube. After all, he is now producing a seamless steel tube. Not possible.

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 for an hour, Xiao Ming asked the craftsman to open the lid of the furnace.

Immediately, a burst of heat spurted out of the furnace, and the craftsman was so frightened that he ducked far away. After calming down, he slowly walked to the furnace, where the red liquid was churning.

He said at this time: "His Royal Highness, the contents here have melted."

Xiao Ming stepped forward at this time, and sure enough, there was a liquid like magma inside, which was glass liquid.

"Give me the blowpipe." Xiao Ming said to Chen Qi.

Knowledge Xiao Ming can impart 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 hands is about 1.5 meters long, which is the standard length of the blowpipe in the modern industry.

After taking the blowpipe, 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, in order to distribute the molten glass evenly.

At the same time, Xiao Ming took a breath and quickly blocked the tube with his hands. A bubble soon appeared in the glass liquid.

Next, he repeatedly softened the glass in the furnace, wrapped it in molten glass, and finally sent the molten glass into the mold.

As you blow and roll, the glass quickly fills the mold.

After cooling down, a not very good round-bottomed glass bottle appeared. Xiao Ming sighed.

When he raised his head in shame, he saw that the eyes of all the people in the room were all focused on the glass bottle, incredulous in their eyes.

Chen Qi murmured: "God, why is this bottle so beautiful."

The other craftsmen were also amazed again and again, and their expressions when they looked at Xiao Ming were different. This King Qi had nothing to do with it.

"See, this is the art of glass blowing. Of course, the art of glass blowing is broad and profound. Now you should slowly practice the method I taught you to produce all kinds of glassware. Come on." Xiao Ming said cheekily. .

There are a total of fifty craftsmen in the equipment department compound. These craftsmen were selected from slaves. Xiao Ming taught each of them a kind of blowing vessel.

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

Xiao Ming did not leave in a hurry, but instructed the craftsmen on the blowing technique in the equipment department. In the whole day, the molten glass in the melting furnace was gone, and a lot of failed glass products were exchanged.

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

It is normal to fail the first time. Xiao Ming does not expect the craftsman to master glass blowing at one time, and he can become proficient slowly. The most important thing is that the glass industry has already started. With glass, he can do a lot of things. Make a lot of money.

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

Aster and Luluo were coming back from buying at this time, and when they saw the bottle in Xiao Ming's hand, Luluo suddenly exclaimed, "Your Highness, what is this, it's so beautiful."

Aster also came over, her eyes were full of small stars, and the girl had no resistance to beautiful things until now.

"It's called glass." Xiao Ming said with a smile, his failed works were quite popular.

"Glass, such a beautiful thing must cost thousands of taels of silver." Ziwan has always been very sensitive to the matter of spending money since she managed the food and drink expenses of the palace.

"It's about ten thousand taels. I've never seen this kind of thing before. Is it made of jade?" Luluo wondered.

The response of Luluo and Aster made Xiao Ming very satisfied. Colonists in the seventeenth century bought a large amount of land from the 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 this king, nor was it made of jade, but produced by the equipment department." Xiao Ming solved the mystery, and then looked at Luluo and Aster with satisfaction.

"It was produced by the equipment department?" Luluo's eyes were full of twists and turns, "Your Highness, can you give me this glass? I don't want to eat chicken."

"Hey, okay, come over tonight, this king will check your body, have you grown taller again?" Xiao Ming said with a smirk.

Luluo and Ziwan suddenly turned crimson, and they entered the palace with an angry glance at Xiao Ming.

Xiao Ming followed behind, with a smile on his face, boring life has to find some fun.

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

The first is perfume. The bottle of Zuiqingzhou can be changed. Naturally, with the upgrade of packaging, a batch of high-end perfumes and fine wines will be born.

However, the contents of the bottle will basically remain unchanged, only the packaging money 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 allow the industry to avoid exploring in the dark and move forward quickly on the bright road.

And just as Xiao Ming expected, it took only ten days, and the craftsmen who had been practicing were basically able to make qualified glassware.

Although it is not perfect, it basically meets his requirements.

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

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

"His Royal Highness, don't hide it, this will make us anxious." Wang Shijie has been wandering around Xiao Ming for the past two days.

Qin Mu also stood on one side. Although he was at odds with Wang Shijie, they were unified in this matter.

"What's the hurry, tomorrow, this king will exhibit this mysterious item to you in the East Market, and then you will be able to see it naturally." Xiao Ming said.

"Can't your Highness let us take a look first?" Wang Shijie didn't give up.

Today's Wang Shijie doesn't dare to call Xiao Ming a brother anymore, because the current King Qi is no longer someone who used to be paid with just a few banknotes.

Instead, he was a feudal lord who held the power of life and death in the six states. This change took place slowly and imperceptibly.

If the Wang family despised Qi Wang before, now they are a little bit jealous.