Chapter 13: Glass
The speed of making clothes and shoes in the workshop has become much faster.
In just three days, these women made 2,000 uniforms and 100 pairs of thick-soled boots.
The medicine slave accompanied the little lady to the workshop in the backyard and asked Lou Zheng to sit down in the account room.
Aunt Huang smiled and deliberately made Lou Zheng tea with willow leaf buds, and then said happily: "Little lady, the armor you asked the old woman to make has been done, do you want to take a look now?" ”
Lou Zheng smiled and nodded.
Aunt Huang whispered something to the two young women who followed behind her, and the two women smiled happily, turned around and went immediately.
After a while, two women came in carrying a wooden box, and Aunt Huang opened the wooden box herself.
took out a pair of soft armor from the wooden box and handed it to Lou Zheng, "The little lady can see what she wants, the old woman's skills are limited, if there is something inappropriate, the little lady will point it out in front of the old woman, and the old woman will change it tonight." ”
Lou Zheng opened the soft armor and saw the dense small armor pieces inlaid on the software, the heart guard on the chest, and the cowhide sewn on the inside of the top. Who said that these women's craftsmanship is average, the production level of this soft armor has long surpassed Lou Zheng's estimates.
"Aunt Huang, this soft armor is very good, I don't have anything dissatisfied, you just follow this one, these days, with the materials I asked someone to send, you can make a few pieces, as for who you want to give this armor-making craft, then I don't care, I am only responsible for receiving such soft armor." In addition, I will ask the medicine slave to give you a salary of fifty yuan. ”
Aunt Huang smiled toothlessly, and waved her hand at Lou Zheng again and again. "Then where is it, this armor is made for the generals, and this craft is taught by the little lady, how can the old woman get money now, in the future, the soldiers will have clothes to wear, and it is not too late for the old woman to use this craft to make money."
Aunt Huang said sincerely, and Lou Zheng was not polite to her, "Then Aunt Huang will be tired." ”
"What the little lady said, this is what you should do as a military household."
Lou Zheng asked the medicine slave to bring this armor to his bedroom, and he had just come out of the clothes workshop. Yu Jiu hurriedly ran over.
"Little lady. Little lady, there's news from the brick kiln. ”
Lou Zheng's eyes lit up, "Let's go, let's go now!" ”
in the barracks. The meal, which had only two meals of gruel a day, suddenly returned to normal.
Not only three meals a day. And the pot helmet issued by the firehead army is still big and thick. It's full to look at.
The soldiers, who were so hungry that they could barely walk, finally had a full meal today.
The border army camp, which was already lifeless, became alive because of this full meal.
On the training ground. Under the high platform is the head of the black press, although the soldiers standing straight are still in tattered clothes, the weapons are worn, but the mental state is very good, some sloppy faces, but often smile, accidentally show a mouthful of white teeth, look particularly stupid.
In fact, people are very satisfied, and people who are used to living a hard life will be grateful as long as they have no worries about food and clothing. Not to mention these soldiers who are struggling at the border, look, a full meal gives them spiritual support.
Although they were in rags, they guarded the most vulnerable northern border of the Great Wu Dynasty, living in Liangzhou, where the environment was the harshest, and their dreams were simple, but their deeds were the noblest.
This group of wounded and hungry soldiers is the loveliest person in the Great Wu Dynasty.
General Lou stood on the high platform wearing heavy armor, his lips were cracked by the cold wind, and the cold wind penetrated into his bones through the gaps in the heavy armor, and his whole body could not maintain a trace of heat at all.
But looking at the group of young soldiers under the high platform, his back straightened.
The night talk with his daughter two days ago seemed to give him courage, and his eyes swept over the group of soldiers one by one, and his voice was as loud as if he was roaring in the wind.
"Listen to Ben Shuai, as long as you train well, you will have a full meal three times a day! In a few days, there will be new military uniforms and military boots! If the commander finds out that he is stealing and cheating, he will be dealt with by military law! ”
"Obey the commander's order!" There was a flash flood of response from the training ground.
General Lou has guarded the northern border for many years, and the 30,000 personal soldiers under his command are almost brought out by him, and he does not lack the spirit of soldiers.
Adjutant General Han Chengfeng and Zhou Bi, who joined the army, stood behind General Lou.
Zhou Bi's eyes turned red when he saw the reunited military heart.
And Han Chengfeng's eyes beside him flashed slightly.
As a deputy general second only to General Lou, Han Chengfeng knows very well what the situation of grain and grass in the army is now, and if he eats like this, I am afraid that he can only last for 20 days at most.
Once the 20 days have passed, the imperial court has not delivered money and food, the 30,000 border troops will rebel and fall apart in an instant. At that time, they will not be able to calm the emperor's anger even if they punish the nine clans.
What's even more terrifying is that the Tuhun people have already moved.
Han Chengfeng thought of the secret letter sent to him by the spies sent by the Tuhun people, and his right hand shrunk in his sleeve tightened, and a wolf-like light flashed in the depths of his eyes.
After the training, the three of them walked to the camp together.
General Lou suddenly stopped his pace and said to the two: "You all come to my camp, I have a plan to tell you." ”
Zhou Bi and Han Chengfeng looked at each other, and followed General Lou to the main account.
It was already dark when the two of them came out of the main tent, and the dim light made it difficult to see the expressions on each other's faces. Han Chengfeng turned around and raised his head, his eyes full of greedy light.
Lou Zheng sat in the carriage, and beside her was a half-human-high wooden box. As soon as the box is opened, a bright light is reflected. These damn glasses would be worthless if they were placed now, and they would also cause light pollution, but in the Great Wu Dynasty, they were indeed a huge fortune.
Lou Zheng's slender white fingers contained a glass bead, and there was an unknown species of insect wrapped in glass.
People are like this, sometimes there is just a lack of an opportunity, only this opportunity is found right, then there will be a steady stream of discovery and creation.
Lou Zheng remembered that when he went to Zhuangzi, the two master craftsmen of the brick kiln knelt down and wept happily.
None of them thought that such a beautiful glass could really be fired, and the method was so simple, the raw material was the inconspicuous sand on the side of the road and a few pennies could buy a basket of sodalite!
At that moment, Lou Zheng was a goddess in the sky in their eyes. To know the refining method of the glaze, not what a god is!
The two craftsmen and Shou Feiyang respectfully sent Lou Zheng away, even if those glasses were peerless treasures, there was no temptation for either of them.
With this top secret in hand, who cares about the glass that has been made.
The craftsmen are not fools, they can be lucky to be selected by the little lady, master this craft, more cost-effective than anything else, this is a craft that can extend the blessing of future generations, without Lou Zheng to teach them, they consciously keep their mouths shut, even the master guards the flying they did not reveal a little.
(To be continued.) )