Chapter 29 Inspecting the Glass Industry

The workshop was carried out in a relatively small room opened up by the Ministry of Industry, and there were soldiers on duty in turn all day long, closely monitored, these soldiers were all arranged by His Majesty Li Er, and Li Shen said to him casually.

The house is not very big, probably just over a hundred square meters, except for the workshop, there is not much room left, a lot of finished transparent glass, shelved in the corner, many are defective, there are a lot of bubbles on the glass, the color is relatively much worse than modern.

Li Shen knocked on the glass and made a "bell-bell" sound, the sound was very crisp, and there was no thicker sound from modern glass, which also showed that the quality of these glasses was still not good.

Glass has many uses, and it can be said that it is necessary for any field, whether it is scientific research or life, it will be an indispensable item.

With the advent of glass, Li Shen knew that a lot of time could be used, and things like steam engines could be used.

It is impossible to take a step towards the fuel engine all at once, and he still hopes that the industry developed by Datang can start slowly, step by step, like modern industry, which can also be carried out steadily and lay a solid foundation.

"Your Highness, these pieces of finished glass are all made, and they are much better than those." Chen Youwei pointed to a few pieces of glass on the shelf and said with a smile on his face.

The glass is not very big, about one meter by a little more than one meter, and the color value is completely the same as that of modern ordinary transparent glass, Li Shen walked over, looked up and down, nodded slightly, and knocked, feeling that the sound was similar to the sound of modern glass.

Li Shen pointed to a few pieces of glass and asked, "Is it difficult to produce this kind of glass?" ”

"It's still a little more difficult now, the temperature required is too high, and it's still difficult to master at present, but it won't take much time, and when the masters are all proficient, the situation will be a little better." Chen Youwei replied.

"This kind of glass with better quality is produced at a faster pace, and this kind of inferior glass is also produced more." Li Shen said, and said to Wu Meiniang: "Let people measure the size of the window glass of the hotel and replace it with glass." ”

"Your Highness, I'm afraid it's a little difficult to produce these now, and the Ministry of Industry is also understaffed." Wu Meiniang said in a low voice.

"If you have difficulties, you can't do it? There are difficulties to face, not to escape, although the conditions are not very good, but they must be overcome. Li Shen said.

Chen Youwei nodded and said, "Your Highness, rest assured, the ministers will definitely overcome all difficulties." The key is that the temperature is difficult to rise, so it is difficult to refine the material of the glass, although these glasses are made, but if they are placed under the sun, they can still see the flaws inside, the most important thing is that it has not reached the hardness that His Highness said to explain, it is relatively brittle and easy to break. ”

"Not enough heat?" Li Shen frowned, how could it be, since the synthetic steel could reach a high temperature of more than 1,700 degrees Celsius, how could it be that the heat was not enough? "How can the temperature be ......?"

Li Shen paused for a moment, smelling the smell of burning charcoal wood in the whole air, a little crying and laughing, looking at Chen Youwei and a group of others, he said that he really admired these people, using wood for calcination, and actually being able to refine glass, and said: "I know about this matter, and in some time I will arrange for someone to send you some calcined things." ”

Why did he forget about coal? No wonder he always feels like something is missing every time he goes to the smelting department, it turns out that this thing is this, he is still really confused, why did he forget such a big thing?

I really didn't expect that there would be such a lucrative business at once, Li Shen thought excitedly, this mineral is an asset of the state, as long as a holy decree is issued, the people are strictly forbidden to mine it privately, these ......

Li Shen can't imagine the value of these coals being mined, coal bosses, local tyrants, this is the first group of people to get rich with coal after the reform and opening up, although the price of selling is not very high, but this is used by more people, and the speed of making money is also faster.

Coal is known as black gold, the food of industry, it is one of the main energy sources used by the human world since the eighteenth century, since the beginning of the twenty-first century, although the value of coal is not as good as before, but after all, coal is still one of the indispensable energy sources for our human production and life for a long time in the future.

"Alright, in that case, you should hurry up and produce." Li Shen said lightly, and then said: "You guys are busy, if you have any difficulties, look for martial arts... In charge, she takes Gu to handle everything. ”

"The ministers obey the order, and send it to Your Highness."

Li Shen nodded slightly, turned around and left with Wu Meiniang, walked a few steps, shook his head and smiled, he always despised the inspection of those leaders on TV before, and felt that it was a waste of workers' working time, and it was also a waste of the factory's financial and material resources.

Li Shen said to Wu Meiniang: "Tear down the previous mansion and change it into a glass factory, relocate the winery, and finally be able to move to Dongshi, when the time comes, you can choose a piece of land, and go to Wang Jianfeng in charge of the construction." ”

Wu Meiniang nodded slightly, and then said, "There is one more thing I want to tell you, that is, the matter of the handmade soap factory." ”

"Something happened to the handmade soap factory?"

"Is this too much, it's just that the surrounding residents react that the smell is too big, and you also know that the people living around are high-ranking officials, so they went to tell His Majesty about this, you see?"

The handmade soap factory is indeed more polluting, and now it is used with refined oil, but the taste is also relatively high, especially in summer, and it is estimated that the radius is full of unpleasant smells.

Li Shen nodded and said, "It's better to build a factory outside the city, and the waste water is also a bigger trouble." Then he sighed and said, "Let's wait, wait for a few months." ”

"But Your Majesty ......"

"I'll explain to him that he really has nothing to do, and he hasn't reacted for so long, but after Lao Tzu took over, they reacted." Li Shen said angrily.

Wu Meiniang glanced at Li Shen and smiled slightly.