readx(); Since the Ming Dynasty has already made glass, it is naturally much more difficult for Portugal to make Chinese silver from this commodity. How could Anna not be disappointed and annoyed?

But she was still not convinced, and deliberately found fault and said: "Your Majesty, although your country has made glass, the production level is still far worse than that of our Kingdom of Portugal. The light transmittance of your glass is still a little poor, and there are a lot of bubbles. And you have, a lot of glass is not uniform enough, which means that the blowing is still very rough. Even the simplest shapes can't be made, and those exquisite crafts can't be made. ”

The words made Song Yingxing red-faced and quite embarrassed. Zhu Youzhen shook his head and smiled: "Her Royal Highness the princess is inevitably too demanding. We first solve the problem, as for the production process and level, we can continue to improve in the production process. As for the delicate crafts you mentioned, I'm sorry, but I didn't even think to make those things. ”

"And what do you want to build?" Anna was surprised and asked, "Is it just these flat glasses?" This level of glass can only be used for windows in the homes of ordinary people, and stained glass is used in churches and aristocracy. ”

"You're right, I just want to make glass for ordinary people." Zhu Youzhen said with some excitement, "The biggest difference between glass and other materials is that it is both solid and can transmit light. Now the windows in our country are all wooden mullions outside the paste paper, this kind of windows are neither strong nor insulated, the light transmission is also poor, and the processing of window lattices is also very labor-intensive. The glass windows are not afraid of wind and rain, and the light transmission is good, and they are made into double layers, and the warmth performance is also very good. As you know, the winter in our country is very cold, and just burning charcoal and coal for heating is a big expense for ordinary people. If glass can be produced in large quantities, this kind of inexpensive glass window will definitely replace paper windows soon. ”

"But as you say, glass can only be affordable if it's cheap." "But it's hard to make glass, especially the blowers, it's a family tradition, the number of people is very small, and the price of glass is very high." You can't sell it at a loss, it's not going to last. ”

"That's in your Europe." Zhu Youzhen said confidently, "As long as I expand the scale of production, the cost can naturally be reduced, how can I lose money if I make small profits but quick turnover?" As for craftsmanship and craftsmen, I don't need masters, but industrial workers! ”

Anna also argued: "But if you use a hundred workers to make a thousand pieces of glass, it may not be as profitable as a craftsman in my country to make a glass crafts!" ”

"It's not impossible." Zhu Youzhen put away his smile and said quite seriously, "If I were not an emperor, but just a capitalist, I might agree with Her Royal Highness the Princess's point of view." But I can't just focus on the loss of glass as a commodity, think about it, if every household is replaced with glass windows, can we burn a lot less charcoal and coal in winter? Could it be that the poor people could suffer less from the cold? These can be translated into other areas of productivity, and I have to settle this big account. Take the glass greenhouse in front of you, come on, let's go inside! ”

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Anna hurriedly followed Zhu Youzhen and entered the glass house through the small door on the east side, and suddenly felt the heat coming to her face. Although it was spring, the outside temperature was still relatively cold, but inside it felt as if it was summer, and all kinds of plants were growing vigorously. After a while, Anna's forehead was already slightly sweaty, and she couldn't help but say in surprise: "It's so hot here!" ”

"Of course. You Zhu Youzhen stretched out his hand and pointed to a glass product hanging in the air, "The current temperature is thirty degrees!" ”

"It's... Is it an instrument used to measure temperature? Maldini again for sure! Anna was amazed, she had only heard of someone in the Republic of Venice who had invented an instrument for measuring temperature, and she had never seen it before.

"Your Royal Highness, you have wronged Maldini this time." Zhu Youzhen laughed and said, "I already have glass, can't I even make a thermometer?" Mr. Song, please continue to explain! ”

"Yes!" Song Yingxing hurriedly said, "The 'thermometer' was proposed by the saint, and Wei Chen had never heard of it before, and he didn't even think about it. And the idea of the Holy One was already very detailed: first, a slender glass tube was made, one end was made into a sphere, mercury was poured into it, and then the other end was sealed and sealed; It is then inserted into a wooden barrel mixed with ice water to mark the mercury level, which is a zero scale; After inserting a glass tube into boiling water, mark the mercury level, which is a hundred scales. Then divide the scale into 100 equal parts, and the thermometer is made. When using, observe the scale of the mercury level to measure the temperature. ”

Anna was dumbfounded when she heard this, and stared at Zhu Youzhen for a long time before asking in surprise: "Your Majesty the Emperor, are you really all coming up with these things yourself?" As the monarch of a vast empire, how can you, as the monarch of a vast empire, have time to think about such things? ”

Zhu Youzhen's face turned red, and he smiled slightly embarrassedly: "When... Of course, I came up with it myself. Dealing with government affairs is tiring and boring, and I need some hobbies to spice it up. If you don't believe it, ask your brother, he must have his own hobbies, but everyone's hobbies are not necessarily the same. ”

"Well, my brother's hobby is wine and beautiful women." Anna smiled helplessly, but frowned again, "But my brother holds a banquet, which is also a way to communicate with his subordinates. Your hobby is entirely focused on science, how does it help to govern the country? ”

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"It's so helpful." Zhu Youzhen said proudly, "For example, this greenhouse, with it, we can control the growth of crops." If it can be popularized on a large scale, won't it be possible to increase food production? ”

Anna shook her head and said, "But this greenhouse is too small, how many crops can be grown?" I've only heard of glass greenhouses in the Netherlands, but that's where tulips are grown. ”

Zhu Youzhen saw that Anna did not agree with his point of view, and did not refute it, but just smiled: "In addition, the thermometer can also measure body temperature, which is used as an auxiliary means for doctors to diagnose and treat." For example, the normal body temperature for men is a little more than 36 degrees, and the normal body temperature for women and children is 37 degrees. Take Princess Anna as an example, if I put this thermometer under your armpit, it is thirty-seven degrees, it means that you are in good health; If it's over 37 degrees, let's say 38 degrees, it's a fever..."

As soon as he said this, he saw Anna's face turn red, and he lowered his head and whispered, "I won't let His Majesty the Emperor take my temperature for me." ”

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