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During this month, most of the time was spent in the kiln, but fortunately, the pure glass was finally fired. The pure liquid glass was quickly made into all kinds of glassware and sent to the Jingnan Palace, which also caused everyone in the palace to be amazed, even Aixin Jueluo-Shushu from the capital was also amazed.

Aixin Jueluo-Shushu, as soon as outsiders hear this name, they will know that they are relatives of the emperor, not to mention that they are still in the palace of King Jingnan. He is the seventh brother of Huanxi, the youngest son of the deceased Prince Su Haoge, and the yellow belt of the Qing Dynasty. Because Huanxi was pregnant and missed her family very much, Geng Jingzhong specially sent someone to Beijing to inform Prince Su's mansion and invite Huanxi's relatives to come to Fuzhou to accompany her. Shu Shu is only twenty-one years old this year, less than two years older than Yu Xi, and has the best relationship with this sister when he is young, as soon as he heard that Hu Xi is pregnant, he immediately asked Prince Xianyi, his fourth brother Aixin Jueluo Fu Shou, to personally escort Yu Xi's biological mother Guta to Fuzhou.

In this way, Shu Shu, who did not have any title, escorted the Guta clan and brought gifts from several brothers and sisters to Fuzhou. Although Shu Shu is a child of the clan, he is not squirrel, he doesn't like bows, horses and swords, but he likes to do business very much. His elder brothers raided the lord of the lord, the title of the official, and he was the youngest, and he was a concubine, and it was almost impossible to get any title. So he used his clever mind and strong connections to open a trading house in the capital and start a business. In addition to visiting the younger sister of Huan Xi in Fuzhou this time, another important purpose is Geng Jingzhong's perfume. Who knew that the day after arriving at the Jingnan Palace, he met a kiln worker carrying glassware.

Looking at the hundreds of exquisite glassware of all kinds in the hall, his eyes straightened. I can't stop touching this and that, I really love it. Seeing a half-meter-high Bodhisattva statue placed in the center, I can no longer walk, in the past, glass products were some cups and tea bowls and the like, or a mirror for dressing, but I have never seen a Bodhisattva statue made of glass. And such a pure and transparent and so exquisite glass Bodhisattva, if it is placed in the capital, it will cost at least 5,000 taels of silver to invite it back.

"Brother-in-law, you have such a good thing here, I can't imagine it!" After looking at it for a long time, Shu Shucai said to Geng Jingzhong, who was sitting on the side, with a hint of longing in his eyes.

Geng Jingzhong saw all his expressions in his eyes, and laughed softly: "If Brother Qi likes it, I will give these to you!" ”

"Really?" Shu Shu was taken aback when he heard this, and then he was overjoyed.

"Of course, I am not reluctant to give up just glass products, in addition, I have better things for Seventh Brother."

"Oh, then I'm being disrespectful! Dissatisfied brother-in-law, this time I came to Fujian to visit Huanxi on the one hand, and on the other hand, I wanted to buy some perfume and other things from you. I know that my brother-in-law opened Princess Fang in the capital, so I will not open the same shop in the capital again. I thought, you haven't been involved in other brothers-in-law, so can you let me do this business? Shu Shu looked at Geng Jingzhong with a look of hope, waiting for his reply.

Geng Jingzhong looked a little nervous at him, and thought it was a big deal. Doing business and doing it with everyone, let alone his own brother-in-law. This brother-in-law wants to have capital and identity, and it is also a good choice for him to do it in the northern market, and it can save a lot of trouble. "Brother Qi is serious, why bother to be so angry. In the future, in addition to the princess square in the capital, the perfume business of the entire Zhili Province will be handed over to you, and you will be my general agent in Zhili Province. ”

"Oh, it's bright, my brother likes my brother-in-law's cheerfulness. In the future, if you go to the capital, if you notify the seventh brother of something, the seventh brother will definitely go to the soup and fight the fire. ”

"Look at it, it's out again. Didn't I say it, don't talk to this family. As I said just now, there is another big gift to you, that is, not only the perfume business will be handed over to you, but also the glass business will be handed over to you. Geng Jingzhong pointed to a piece of glassware in the hall and said.

Shu Shu was a little puzzled at this time, and couldn't help asking: "Are you saying that you have a stable source of glass here?" ”

"Does Brother Qi think these things can get into your eyes?" Geng Jingzhong said as he took a sip of the tea bowl.

"Yes, it's so good, you can't find such good goods in the capital. A few pieces were either entered the palace or taken away by other princes. If you can provide a stable supply of goods, you will really make a fortune! Shu Shu also sat down, took a sip of tea, and continued to stare at Geng Jingzhong, hoping to make sure that he was telling the truth.

Geng Jingzhong looked at him with a smile, and said slowly: "It's good to be able to get into the eyes, I won't hide it from Brother Seven, these things are all produced by myself." ”

"What? Is this true? Shu Shu stood up in surprise, this brother-in-law has already made a lot of money by making perfumes, and now he can produce glass by himself. Where is it? Take me to see it! After speaking, Shu Shu pulled Geng Jingzhong and was about to go out.

"Alas, Seventh Brother, what's the hurry?" Geng Jingzhong didn't expect Shu Shu to be in such a hurry, he pulled him to stand up, hurriedly stopped, pulled his hand down and said, "If you want to go, you have to finish eating and then go, it's almost noon, and it's not too late to go in the afternoon." ”

"I can't wait, or I won't be able to eat. Let's go, come back and eat again, let's go! Regardless of whether Geng Jingzhong agreed or not, he pulled Geng Jingzhong and went out.

The two mounted their horses and led the guards to the kiln in less than a quarter of an hour. At this time, the kiln was very different from the previous year, porcelain was no longer fired here, all useless things were cleaned away, and the production of limestone, quartz and other materials was piled up. The kiln is in order, the rows of crucibles are roasting molten glass, and the annealing room next to it is still flattening the molten glass made of zuò flat glass.

Shu Shu entered this kiln, just like Grandma Liu entering the Grand View Garden, everything felt novel. He didn't know how to fire it, so he didn't stop by the crucible for long, and immediately came to the mold room. He happened to see some workers actually pouring the fired molten glass into the mold, and some workers on the other side were blowing the molten glass into a spherical shape with a tube.

"What an eye-opener, what an eye-opener! Brother-in-law, you have this thing in your hand, it's really hard not to think about it! Shu Shu looked at every place in the mold room, and sighed at Geng Jingzhong.

"Wrong Seventh Brother, it's not me, it's us!" Geng Jingzhong replied meaningfully.

"Oh?" Shu Shu reacted for a moment, and then laughed: "Yes, yes, yes, it's us, it's us!" Hahaha"

"Let's go, Brother Seven, you're not hungry, my stomach is hungry!" Geng Jingzhong looked at his pocket watch, it was already past noon, and his stomach was really rumbling with hunger.

"Okay, let's go, don't you say that I really forgot, but it's bothering you, brother-in-law."

The two walked out and were about to go home, when Geng Jingzhong suddenly found a pile of strange stones in the corner of the kiln wall, with strange shapes and gray colors. But no matter how Geng Jingzhong looked at it, it looked like the kind of cement block that later generations had seen, so he walked in to take a look. When he got closer, Geng Jingzhong realized that what kind of stone was there, it was clearly a cement block that was wet by the rain and then condensed. So excitedly, he immediately called his newly appointed kiln director Fan Xiaoren and asked what was going on.

"Director Fan, do you know how this came out?" Geng Jingzhong pointed to the cement block on the ground and asked Fan Xiaoren. Shu Shu next to him was very puzzled by this, and he didn't know why Geng Jingzhong suddenly became interested in a pile of broken stones.

Director Fan had been with them to inspect at the beginning, and just now he thought that Geng Jingzhong had left, but he knew that Geng Jingzhong had already walked outside the door and called him over, and he thought that something big had happened, and he was startled. Looking at the broken stones on the ground, he replied, "Hui Shizi, these things are left from the original kiln. Five days ago, we cleaned up all the debris in the original kiln yard, and some limestone and clay that had been burned into powder in the kiln, oh, and some gypsum powder used for molds, were all cleared out and piled up here. Who knew that there was a rain the day before yesterday, and all this powder was drenched into a paste, and it was difficult to clean up for a while, and then it became like this. Shizi, I'll order someone to clean it up immediately! ”

"Hahaha, it doesn't take much effort to break through the iron shoes and find nowhere to get them! I thought about it for a long time, and I only remember that this thing was fired with stones, and the real yàn on the Longyan side failed more than a dozen times, but I didn't expect it to automatically succeed here! God help me! Geng Jingzhong heard Fan Xiaoren mention it, and immediately thought of the key, firing ordinary cement is not just a raw material for stone.

Shu Shu and Fan Xiaoren both looked puzzled, and they didn't know what Geng Jingzhong was talking about. Geng Jingzhong didn't care about them, he got the formula of this cement, and a series of projects such as building houses, building roads and bridges, and building ports, docks, and forts in the future can play a big role. Especially for the construction of ports and wharves, cement can also solidify in the water, which has a huge effect on the Mawei Port and Houyu Commercial Port that are now being built.

"Brother-in-law, what the hell is this thing that makes you so out of shape. Is this thing useful? Shu Shu looked at Geng Jingzhong and asked suspiciously. Just now, this brother-in-law was still crying out that he was hungry, urging him to hurry back to eat, but now he has left the matter of eating behind, this must be a remarkable thing, at least not inferior to the glass being produced inside. I have to say that this Shu Shu's business vision is still very powerful, and he can see from Geng Jingzhong's expression that this thing on the ground will be very valuable.

"Seventh brother, let's go back first, and I'll talk to you in detail." After speaking, Geng Jingzhong stepped on the horse, and then turned back to Fan Xiaoren and said: "Director Fan, you have made another great contribution to me, and passed on my order that the workers who are responsible for cleaning up these debris will be rewarded with a year's wages." Do a good job in the future, and this world will never treat you badly. "After saying that, pat the horse and leave.

"Yes, yes, my subordinates remember." Director Fan was still confused until this moment, and he couldn't figure out what was going on. However, whatever the prince says, I really envy the apprentices who are responsible for cleaning up, and they get a year's salary for nothing, which is dozens of silver coins!