Chapter 42: The Inkwell
Gao Huaiyuan while blowing, while constantly warming, trimming, but also to the three potters to explain how to blow the essentials of these things, in fact, he himself is half a bottle of water, because in the previous life of his father's factory are mechanized operations, only a small workshop will use this manual blowing method, to make some special decorations, he was just curious before, think it was fun to learn a few times, blowing out of the things are naturally not eye-catching, are directly placed in his bedroom as abstract artwork display.
But with his technology, he became a master here, and after working for a long time, he finally completed two things that looked like vases, put them in the annealing room, annealed, and then exploded when the province cooled, and he was tantamount to working in vain.
As for the others, they were also busy for a long time, but the result was that only some surrealist works were produced, which were miserable and made everyone depressed to death.
"This thing is not urgent, anyway, the glass has been burned, with these raw materials, if you don't blow well, just break it back to the furnace and melt it again, anyway, it won't be wasted, just a little coal, and you can naturally blow out good things after practicing for a while! Take your time! There will be no rush in the future! Gao Huaiyuan looked like a master and said to the three potters, looking a little funny, and giving people a feeling of pretentiousness.
But the potters didn't dare to underestimate Gao Huaiyuan, the glass thing, they have all heard of it, this thing has long been known to the ancients, but it is only limited to the royal craftsmen will know how to make it, the folk are absolutely difficult to find, but their young master actually used something that is not touched by the crystal at all, and he was stunned to burn out the glass, which is really similar to the gods! Don't talk about underestimating Gao Huaiyuan at this time, he simply worships the five-body body!
No wonder they were so shocked, Gao Huaiyuan casually said that this thing is glass, it was unintentional, but he forgot that glass is something that has long existed in ancient China, but the glass in ancient times is not the glass of later generations, but is made of glazed stone to add glazed mother, glazed stone is a colored crystal material, the main ingredient should be silica-based, glazed mother is a natural and artificially refined ancient formula, can change the structure and physical characteristics of crystal, in the modeling, There is a noticeable difference in color and transparency.
The real glass is a process that only the royal craftsmen have mastered, and the glass is lead oxide, while the glass is silica, which is fired at high temperatures, but the glass is a non-recyclable thing, the glass can be recycled and re-melted, and its value cannot be compared at all.
It is precisely because of the preciousness of the glaze, so it can only be found in the royal family, the market is simply not able to see, although the Song Dynasty has had a merchant to ship glass products to China, but at this time the number is still very small, the people who have seen it are limited to very high-level people, the price is also very expensive, Gao Huaiyuan made this thing, it is really a bit shocking.
So after Gao Huaiyuan burned out the glass, he immediately completely suppressed these people, Xue Yan no longer thought that Gao Huaiyuan's brain was wrong again, and then he understood what he was doing with so much energy these days! No wonder when Gao Huaiyuan saw this pot of liquid glass coming out just now, he smiled strangely and said that he had made a fortune, anyone who saw this kind of thing would be overjoyed, and now he can't see through Gao Huaiyuan, how many secrets there are in him!
Now that the glass has been fired, then the application, it will not be a difficult thing, the first pot of finished glass liquid may be a problem of impurities, slightly showing a lake green, and the transparency is far less than the white glass of later generations, not to mention the quality of crystal glass, in the later generations that can be used as an inkwell or pesticide bottle, but even so, to get this era, but it is still a great thing, after the two vases similar to ink bottles that Gao Huaiyuan personally tried to make were annealed and cooled, After being taken out of the annealing room, it immediately caused everyone to exclaim.
Gao Huaiyuan held these two things similar to pot-bellied inkwells, looking left and right and feeling dissatisfied, but now he can only get to this point, the process still needs to be gradually improved, but it is not an overnight thing, he is not satisfied does not mean that others are dissatisfied, after all, this thing is a thing beyond the times, several potters lying in front of the "inkwell" are amazed, their eyes are full of green light, in their opinion, these two things are too beautiful! It's simply priceless.
Three potters, as well as the two sons of the newly recruited Lu Laoshi, became Gao Huaiyuan's first batch of glass workers, for them, Gao Huaiyuan is strictly ordered not to show a little rumor, and promised, as long as they make good things, they will be given very rich rewards, a few people of course nodded, now they have found a good job, as long as they do this thing well, they will no longer worry about eating and drinking, for them, they are not allowed to work for a year or two, and they may find a daughter-in-law!
As for the process, Gao Huaiyuan let them use their brains to think, whether it is blowing, or pouring, as long as it can be made into a practical and beautiful thing, or even as long as it can pull out a flat glass board, it will be rewarded, and there is no need to be afraid of breaking, bold nonsense, as long as it can be sold.
This greatly mobilizes their enthusiasm, anyway, if you are not afraid of breaking it, just get it! A few people even began to burrow into the shed all night, regardless of whether it was hot or not, and began to dry up their arms.
Gao Huaiyuan took Xue Yan with him, asked a carpenter to make two very exquisite sandalwood boxes, which were lined with brocade cotton, and put two large "ink bottles" into it, which were extremely valuable, caught up with the car, and walked towards Daye County.
Before firing glass, when Gao Huaiyuan was wandering around Daye County, he had already thought about the future sales and sales channels, this kind of thing, he naturally would not open a store to sell, he needed to find a partner, he would hide in the shadows, only provide products, and do not care about buying and selling, so that he can make a fortune and not show the dew, which will be much more convenient for him in the future.
And he has also thought of the goal of cooperation, after the car entered Daye County, let Xue Yan drive the car straight to an antique store called Jubaozhai in Daye County, now the glass is still a new thing, and now the output is too low, if you want to make a fortune, you can only take a high-end route, only in the antique store, can it show its value.
Jubaozhai is not the largest antique store in Daye County, and here, there are two antique shops that are much larger than him, but Gao Huaiyuan chose him, took Xue Yan all the way to Jubaozhai, brought two exquisite sandalwood boxes, and walked into Jubaozhai.
"Oops, guest officer! You're here! I don't know if the guest officer wants to buy or sell something? As soon as the little guy in the store saw Gao Huaiyuan coming in, he hurriedly stepped forward and greeted him with a smile on his face, no wonder he was so polite, Gao Huaiyuan specially cleaned up today, put on a set of his best clothes, and Xue Yan in the back was also dressed neatly, at first glance, he was a young master of a rich family, and Xue Yan was also holding two very exquisite boxes, so he asked this question.
Gao Huaiyuan looked around the store, there were some bronze or some wood, lacquer things, and there were a few ordinary jade things that looked a little old, nothing too brilliant, no wonder it was not as good as the other two antique shops, so under the greeting of that guy, Da Ma Jindao sat on the chair in the store.
"This little brother, I won't tell you, I'm here to sell things, but I'm afraid you can't give a price for this thing, so why don't you ask the shopkeeper of your store to come out and watch it for yourself?" Gao Huaiyuan said politely to this guy.
When the guy heard this, he was a little unhappy in his heart, and said in his heart, you are a teenager, what kind of knowledge can you have, and you dare to say that I can't give a price after reading it, is it possible that you can really be a treasure in these two boxes? But he thought so, but he didn't dare to say it, after all, although Gao Huaiyuan was not very old, his temperament was extraordinary, giving people a feeling of sophistication and calmness that was not similar to his age, which made people dare not despise him.
The guy paused slightly before replying, "Since this young master said so, then I'll go and invite our shopkeeper to come over!" But you have to tell me first, what is it that I can call our shopkeeper back, right? ”
Gao Huaiyuan smiled slightly and said: "You just have to ask your shopkeeper, if my things are not eye-catching to your shopkeeper, then how about I pay you a penny?" And my words count! You'd better go and ask your shopkeeper to do so! ”
When this guy heard this, he felt that Gao Huaiyuan didn't seem to be looking for him to be happy, and if he couldn't figure out these two things, maybe it was really a good thing, so he nodded and said, "Cheng!" We don't ask you for money, as long as we don't get scolded! The guest officer will wait a moment, and I'll come back to the back! ”
Gao Huaiyuan crossed Erlang's legs, leisurely drinking tea, and after a while, he heard a sound of footsteps from behind, and then the curtain leading to the back hall was lifted, and a white and slightly chubby middle-aged man walked out, this person was about thirty or forty years old, with a beard several inches long on his chin, which looked very clean and neat, and as soon as he came out, he locked his eyes on Gao Huaiyuan's body, and then glanced at Xue Yan on the side, and saw that Xue Yan hugged the two boxes tightly, so he quickly showed a smile, hugged his fists and smiled: "The guest officer has been waiting for a long time, Ma has lost his welcome, and I hope the guest officer will forgive me! ”
Gao Huaiyuan put down the teacup, also got up and saluted: "How dare you!" Gao took the liberty to come, but let the shopkeeper come out, but I was a little rude! ”