In order to realize the commercial production of glass products, Zhu Youxiao decided to rectify the glaze factory, since the construction of the inner city in the Ming Dynasty, because of the construction of the palace, the scale of the official kiln was expanded, the glaze factory became one of the five major factories of the imperial court at that time, originally located in the later generations of the 'glaze factory', the Ming Dynasty glaze factory became an urban area, so it was moved to the later generations of the Mentougou District of the glaze canal village.

Liuliqu Village is a village with only more than 300 households, and every household in this village is a craftsman who burns glass. Li Jinzhong came to Liuliqu Village and began to enclose land to build factories, and concentrated craftsmen and sent garrisons, which soon turned Liuliqu Village into a place isolated from the outside world.

Artisans will continue to produce glass in the village factory, but they will no longer have contact with the outside world, mainly to prevent the leakage of technology. And promised to only close the village for five years.

However, the treatment of the craftsmen was improved, and Li Jinzhong, in accordance with the emperor's will, divided the craftsmen into three grades: apprentice craftsman, master craftsman, and craftsman, apprentice craftsman was given 2 taels of silver per month, master craftsman was given 5 taels of silver per month, and master craftsman was given 10 taels of silver per month.

The craftsmen were delighted to learn of the new treatment.

Although he could not leave the village for five years, the supply of materials was fully guaranteed, and the salary was indeed very high. Moreover, in accordance with the emperor's will, Li Jinzhong began to set up public places such as schools, clinics, and markets in the village to ensure the daily life of the craftsmen.

More than a dozen craftsmen who had been summoned to the palace also returned to Liuliqu Village, bringing the techniques they had just developed and passing them on to other craftsmen. Production was quickly organized.

"Listen, the emperor has a decree, whoever can improve the glass production technology and can produce the glass plate more labor-saving, you can be rewarded." Li Jinzhong summoned the craftsmen and announced.

"Emperor Longen, long live, long live, long live." The craftsmen knelt on the ground excitedly and shouted long live, the emperor attaches great importance to the production of glaze, which means that as long as you work hard, the future will not be bad.

The re-planned factory in Liuliqu Village was named 'Liuli Manufacturing Factory' by Zhu Youxiao, which was distinguished from the original site of the Liuliqu Factory in the urban area.

Half a month later, the glaze manufacturing factory officially began production, with a total of more than 400 craftsmen, and began to produce flat glass of various sizes and specifications.

For the time being, there are two things that can be sold to the outside world, one is a mirror, and the other is window glass. At the same time, let the craftsmen of the glass-making factory study the glasses.

On this day, Zhu Youxiao didn't have to go to class, and after the boring morning, Zhu Youxiao summoned Tian Ergeng, the governor of Jinyi Weizuo, to lead the team to escort him, and then put on a white coat, dressed as a rich son, and went out of the palace in microclothes.

Out of the imperial city, it is the streets of the capital.

At this time, the sanitary conditions in the capital are still good, after all, the Donglin Party people are not so greedy. In addition, the Donglin Party members during this period did have some honest officials. Therefore, he did not greed for the health maintenance costs of the capital as he did during the Chongzhen period.

"Childe, go this way." Tian Ergeng did not wear the uniform of the brocade guard, and took Zhu Youxiao to the imperial store for inspection. Tian Ergeng is in his Chinese New Year's Eve this year, and he has a kind of elegant temperament, like a literati. In order to protect the safety of the emperor out of the palace, more than a dozen brocade guards with strong martial arts guards guarded the left and right. In addition, the two masters of the East Factory around Zhu Youxiao are absolutely foolproof.

The reason why Zhu Youxiao summoned Tian Ergeng, the governor of Zuodu, to escort him out of the palace was mainly because of Sun Chengzong's recommendation. Because Tian Ergeng is the grandson of Tian Le, the former Shangshu of the Ministry of War, he was born in a scholarly family and has no dealings with the Donglin Party.

The reason why Sun Chengzong recommended Tian Ergeng was mainly due to Fang Congzhe's explanation. Fang Congzhe is from Jinyiwei and knows more about Jinyiwei.

Zhu Youxiao came to Beijing's most prosperous 'Qianmen Street', Qianmen Street is located in the south of the imperial city, which is the only way for the Ming Dynasty emperor to go to the Temple of Heaven, known as 'Heavenly Street'. The street is more than 800 meters long and wide, accommodating about 180 shops.

On this street, there are a total of three royal shops. One is a restaurant, one is a flower wine shop (brothel), one is a tooth shop (intermediary), Zhu Youxiao inspected the three imperial stores, the restaurant area is very large, the location is also very good, but the profit is average, obviously there are some problems in the operation. The business of the flower wine shop is also average, mainly because the quality of the prostitutes inside is not high, and the business of the tooth shop is also not very good.

The emperor's imperial shop was managed by the celebrant of ceremonies. The eunuchs are not professional businessmen, and the two emperors of Shenzong and Xizong died one after another in more than a month, and the personnel management in the palace is even more chaotic, and I don't know how much the eunuchs below are greedy.

"Get rid of this tooth shop! Changed to a glass shop. After Zhu Youxiao inspected the three emperors, he decided to withdraw the tooth shop.

Although the area of this tooth shop is smaller than that of the other two imperial stores, the area is also nearly 200 square meters. It is very enough to change a shop of fifty or sixty square meters.

"Yes, Childe." Li Jinzhong hurriedly went to order. Zhu You looked around the school inside and out, and then put forward some opinions on the decoration.

All the windows were replaced with glass windows, and two more skylights were opened on the roof. Just hang a 'royal glass' signboard outside. The interior of the store is used to display various mirrors and glass windows.

After Zhu Youxiao returned to the palace, the craftsmen in the palace quickly began to redecorate the shop. The royal specifications are used, which is to be luxurious, and even the signboard is gilded.

At the same time, the other two royal stores on Qianmen Street have also been replaced with glass windows and glass skylights.

The merchants on Qianmen Street, as well as the people and nobles who came and went, soon found the three imperial stores that were being renovated, and they were surprised to find that these imperial stores were replaced with a kind of transparent glass that can transmit light, and the roof also opened a glass skylight.

The original tooth shop also changed its signboard, and hung a gold-plated plaque of 'Royal Glass' on it.

The opening is imminent, and after Zhu Youxiao returns to the palace, he has to go to the glass factory every day to inspect and determine the product specifications. The weather is getting colder and colder, and winter is gradually coming.

After some preparations, on the sixth day of the tenth lunar month of the first year of Taichang, the royal glaze shop on Qianmen Street finally opened, and this day was the auspicious day of the zodiac supervised by Qintian.

When the glass shop opened, the lights were lit up and the firecrackers rang out.

The opening of this imperial store made the people and businessmen passing by stop and look sideways and enter the store to see. I saw that the store was full of all kinds of glass products.

There are individual vanity mirrors, mirrors with vanity boxes, fitting mirrors of several grades, glass panes of various sizes, glass skylights.

After the merchants saw it, they were extremely surprised. Some merchants are also well-informed, glass mirrors are not unseen, but they have not seen such a large, as well as the frame style of the localization of mirrors, they have seen the mirrors in the past, are Western man-made, the decorative style is different from the local, and it is only the size of a palm.