Chapter 63: Water glass is used for grinding
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No longer worried about marrying Sister Feng, Zhou Huchen was in a very happy mood, so he walked into the room with a beautiful mood and went directly to the old lady's courtyard.
The layout of the Datong General Military Mansion is very characteristic of the times, and the courtyards before and after are scattered, and they are also carved beams and painted buildings by the former General Soldiers. According to the rules of this era, the old lady lived on the east side of the back house, which was also the most noble house in the whole mansion.
When Zhou Huchen entered the old lady's courtyard through the moon gate, he was a little surprised to see five big men in the courtyard.
This is an era of strict etiquette, especially in the house of the eunuch, even the male housekeepers in the mansion are generally not allowed to enter the back house, let alone five. Zhou Huchen looked at the five big men carrying him in front of him with some surprise, and at this time, a person turned around when he heard Zhou Huchen's footsteps, but it was Zhou Huan, the steward of the Zhou Mansion.
Zhou Huan saw Zhou Huchen, he smiled and saluted: "Young master, it's good lately, this time I went to Xuzhou to bring back some rare things, no, I also brought back rare water glass, and I was about to hang a few pieces of Mrs. Tai's window, you hurry up and take a look, this is an extremely rare thing, it is said to come from the country of Yiren in the far west, it is rare!"
Water glass, it should be glass, right?
Zhou Huchen was not sure, he exchanged a word of greeting with Zhou Huan and the two family members, and then stepped forward.
It was a square, low wooden box, and the wooden planks sealed on it had been opened, and the so-called water glass inside was wrapped in thick linen. Zhou Huchen stretched out his hand to open the linen, and what appeared in front of him was a transparent plate-like object that was a quick ruler square, and it was indeed glass.
Zhou Huchen had seen too much of this thing, of course, it was in another shijie that he was about to forget.
Zhou Huan bowed forward: "Young master, these water glasses are to be hung on the window for Mrs. Tai, there are ten pieces of water glass, which is very expensive, and it cost more than two hundred taels of silver in total!" Therefore, today I specially invited two skilled craftsmen to hang it. ”
Although Zhou Huchen's concept of money is a little weak, and it may also be related to his living conditions, a piece of glass is more than twenty taels of silver, which is already very expensive, and for ordinary people, this is definitely the most high-end luxury.
"Is this going to be set in the window?" Zhou Huchen asked casually:
"Such a precious thing, how can it be directly inlaid on the window, no, the two craftsmen want to inlay this water glass on the frame, and then hang it on the window, once the wind and rain are too strong, it is easy to take it off!"
Zhou Huan's explanation made Zhou Huchen understand, weishenme said that it was inlay, not inlay, the ancients were very concerned about gold and rare things, obviously, in order to prevent excessive wind and rain and accidental damage to the glass, this is a kind of protective measure.
It's a pity that this is wrong, Zhou Huchen knows that the oxidation process of glass is very slow, and it can be used for many years, and using glass to shield from wind and rain is much more than these ancient window paper and other things.
The inlay is definitely not as safe as the inlay, because no matter how carefully the inlay is, there will be mobility, and the inlay does not have to worry, as long as the craftsman's craftsmanship is OK, as long as the heart is concerned, there will be no movement after the glass inlay.
"Don't inlay it, just inlay it on the window, inlay it, listen to me!" Since it is not right, it must be corrected, so Zhou Huchen spoke:
Zhou Huan was a little at a loss for Zhou Huchen's order, because, when he was in Xuzhou, large families were hung like this, and Zhou Huan also asked people for advice in every way for this inlay matter. Now, Zhou Huchen has overturned all his efforts in a single sentence.
Looking at Zhou Huan, who was a little dazed, Zhou Huchen realized that this is a solidified consciousness of thinking, especially the ancients, when a certain thing or idea forms a habit, they will follow this trajectory, always pursue the kind of immutability, content with the status quo, this is the biggest difference between the ancients and the thinking of later generations.
This kind of thinking will hinder people's progress, too backward!
However, Zhou Huchen couldn't say that, so he picked up the top piece of glass and began to look at it, ready to continue to let the craftsman inlay it: "Just inlay it as I say, absolutely."
Suddenly, Zhou Huchen, who was holding the glass, was somewhat unexpectedly still...... Several people in the courtyard looked at Zhou Huchen, who had just given half of the order, and when they saw that he was not continuing to speak, several of them fell silent.
Staring at the heavy glass in his hand, this was a flash of inspiration, and Zhou Huchen's mind began to drift......
After a long time, Zhou Huchen spoke again: "Don't inlay it for the time being, what this thing needs is grinding!" ”
The matter of hanging glass for the old lady was stopped by Zhou Huchen in this way, because Zhou Huchen remembered a sharp weapon in the army - a telescope.
The telescope was once made in Zhou Huchen's memory, although it was not a high-tech optical telescope, but the simplest telescope seemed to be enough in this era, and the telescope in this era could not be too demanding, and Zhou Huchen's former game should come in handy.
Ten pieces of glass, that is, water glaze, were moved away by Zhou Huchen on his own initiative......
The old lady has no opinions, her grandson is her own good, as long as he likes something, he can take it away, and the old lady is willing to do anything. As for others, except for Zhou Huchen's mother Liu, they don't seem to have the right to speak. Of course, Liu saw that the old lady didn't mind, how could she mind, although Shui Liuli was good, although it was expensive, it was not as good as her son.
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Now, the military camp outside Datong City is a little too large and incomparable, and from a distance, it looks like an endless sea of thatched huts.
The recruitment exercise has been so successful that it is estimated that the quota of 20,000 people has been filled, and on this basis, there are now thousands of people, which is far more than the task.
While expectations were exceeded, the recruitment process did not end there.
Now the food is not sufficient, but it is abundant, as if it were a burden. Several mountain-like granaries are scattered in the barracks, and many soldiers must be sent to carefully guard and manage them, which is about to pass the spring, and these grains must also prevent insects and mold, so much grain, it will be a huge work. As for how much silver is in stock, Zhou Yuji doesn't have an exact amount, but he knows that it is definitely enough, anyway, there are always millions!
Zhou Yuji and Zhou Huchen's father and son have a surprisingly tacit understanding, the recruitment of soldiers cannot be stopped, and they can afford to recruit tens of thousands of people, there is no problem, the problem is that the father and son only want to recruit those carefully selected soldiers now, and they can no longer look down on ordinary soldiers.
Recently, those who came late for recruitment began to regret it.
The gap between the current recruitment requirements and the recruitment assessment of their imagination and legend is too big, and the assessment of recruiting soldiers has become too strict, and people always have the feeling that they are recruiting family members. But in fact, this is indeed not a recruitment of family members; If you want to enter Zhou Dashuai's command, you must not be out of the range, you must not be physically strong, you don't have the strength, you don't want to have no household stickers, in short, it is strict, in Zhou Huchen's words; I just want the most haode.
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