Chapter 10: Preparation (3)
Lu Hongxiu was stunned for a moment, and then laughed with relief, all this was brought by Lou Zheng, I don't know why, this little junior sister who has only been together for a short time seems to be like this.
Lu Hongxiu shook his head with a smile and walked to the flower hall in the front yard.
Lou Zheng was going out in the afternoon, the two had lunch together, and when they had a tea break, Lu Hongxiu rode a horse and accompanied Lou Zheng out with several soldiers from the Shuaifu.
The brick kiln is on the Zhuangzi outside the city of Liangzhou, and it used to take two quarters of an hour to make a carriage.
When Lou Zheng arrived at the brick kiln, Shou Feiyang had already waited at the door of Zhuangzi with his two and a half eldest sons and two craftsmen from the brick kiln.
When Lou Zheng got out of the carriage, he personally greeted him.
Lou Zheng beckoned to several guards behind him, and two guards carried out two baskets covered with sackcloth from the carriage behind him.
After entering Zhuangzi, Lou Zheng didn't drink a sip of water, and went directly to the brick kiln.
Summoned the two master craftsmen to his side, and the two soldiers who followed uncovered the linen cloth on the bamboo basket.
An old craftsman said in amazement: "Sodalite! What is the little lady going to do with this? ”
Lou Zheng kicked everyone out of the courtyard, leaving only her and the two master craftsmen.
Walking to the bamboo basket containing sodalite, Lou Zheng took out a piece of white sodalite from the bamboo basket, in fact, what sodalite is, it is sodalite. As long as people who have experienced modern civilization basically know, glass is the product of soda stone and sand heated at high temperatures.
Yes, what Lou Zheng wants them to do is to produce glass!
This thing can be bought for a few dollars in the future of a thousand years, but in the Dawu Dynasty, it is still not inferior to the luxury treasure of the best Lantian jade.
A marble inlaid with colored glass inside may be able to fetch a sky-high price in the hands of those profiteers.
Time is running out. My father's army needs money, a lot of money, in fact, the fastest way to get money is to rob, this is a profitable business, so there are so many robbers and thieves since ancient times. If those small tribes with rich Tuhun people were still there, Lou Zheng might really suggest that his father send troops to rob them, but now those small tribes are gone.
At this time, if she wants to get a lot of money in a short period of time, she can only rely on the knowledge she has learned in other small worlds, and rely on these kitsch lewd skills.
Since they can't grab the money of the Tuhun people, they can only make those Hu businessmen who are full of fat brains and rich people who only know how to make money and don't know how to do the country spend some money.
This is also a money grab. It's just that it's more open-minded.
"Ruri. Have you heard of it? Lou Zheng asked with a light smile, and with a gesture was a real noblewoman, although she was wearing the most ordinary cotton dress, but the rich temperament revealed by the two craftsmen could not be ignored.
These two brick-burning craftsmen have seen quite a bit. Listen to Lou Zheng talk about glass. Both eyes showed a look of obsession.
One of the slightly younger craftsmen said, "Little lady." Although the people had never seen such a treasure with their own eyes, they were fortunate to hear the description of the merchants from the Western Regions who passed by. The glass was crystal clear, like the clearest dewdrops. If you put it in the sun, it will emit a brilliant light, and it will be a peerless treasure! ”
Hearing this craftsman's expression of incomparable yearning, Lou Zheng smiled bitterly in his heart, if these two people knew that the glass would be overflowing in the future, they could buy a handful of glass marbles for one dollar, and no one would be willing to bend down to pick them up if they were thrown on the ground, I don't know how they would feel.
"The secret ingredient I'm going to teach you today is to make glass."
Lou Zheng's ordinary words made the two craftsmen almost fall to their knees.
They stared at Lou Zheng with wide eyes, helpless, they really couldn't believe that the young nobleman in front of them could really use these worthless sodalite to make precious glass.
Seeing their suspicious looks, Lou Zheng immediately put away the smile on his face.
The little lady in front of her immediately exuded a cold and noble momentum.
The two craftsmen were both untouchables, and where had they ever seen such a battle, they immediately fell to their knees as soon as their frightened legs became weak, and they fell to the ground and did not dare to raise their heads.
only swore tremblingly: "If the little lady really tells the people the secret recipe, the people will not leak it, if the oath is violated, the descendants will not survive." ”
This is the most vicious oath, the people of the Dawu Dynasty are not as philistine as the people of the Song Dynasty in later generations, as long as the oath is made, few people do not abide by it, not to mention that what people care about most is the family inheritance, and swear by the descendants of the descendants, this is a great determination.
"Get up, since you don't believe it, let's do it first and then talk about it, isn't it better to convince yourself with facts?" Lou Zheng put away his momentum, and his language became gentle.
Different people need different ways of communication, if Lou Zheng is in front of Zhang Deye and them now, she will never use her identity and momentum to oppress people.
But now in front of them are two craftsmen with low status who have no courage, Shinong Industry and Commerce, these fourth-class people are also applicable in the Dawu Dynasty, and the status of craftsmen in the Dawu Dynasty is not high, if Lou Zheng does not first coerce and surrender, and then narrow the favor to report, they may not believe her at all.
Lou Zheng told the two of them how to fire the glaze, left the brick kiln to the two craftsmen, and went to Zhuangzi to talk to Shou Feiyang and others.
After about half an hour, Lou Zheng went to the blacksmith shop again, and after waiting for another half an hour, he came out from the blacksmith shop with a small half-basket of iron bars.
The guards carried all these iron bars onto the carriage and loaded them, although they were all very obedient and obedient to Lou Zheng's orders, but the confused expressions on their faces revealed their feelings.
When Lou Zheng got into the carriage and the group finally returned to the Shuaifu, a young guard sitting on the horse couldn't help but muttered to the people around him.
The young guard first pointed to Lou Zheng's carriage, and then pointed to his head, "Brother Sun, the little lady can't be a problem here, right?" ”
As soon as he finished speaking, Brother Sun slapped the kid on the head, "Er Mazi, what nonsense are you talking about!" A noble person like a little lady is also something you can discuss? Shut up! Two meals a day can't stop your mouth! ”
The young guard touched his head that was hurt, and said aggrievedly: "But what normal person would beat a precious iron like this, you see this crooked, the knife can't be made, and the arrow can't be made, isn't this a loser!" There are still many brothers in our camp who want to change their weapons! ”
"Phew, you little calf will die if you don't say a word? Did the little lady spend your money on these iron bars? Beware of the Great General ripping your mouth! Tell you, even if the little lady pours the braised pork on the ground for the dog to eat, you have to endure watching the dog finish eating, and then report the results to the little lady, you know! ”
The young guard was very aggrieved when he heard this, but he still nodded.
Although the older guards said this, they were also very distressed by the basket of iron bars in his eyes.
As long as you are a soldier, who doesn't want to have a weapon at hand, this is life-saving!
(To be continued.) )
PS: The monthly pass will be 80 so soon!!