The living room is not far from the gate of the kiln, but the steward's room is close to the location of the glass workshop, which is a safe area.

Xia Yanqing saw Shao Yi walk out of the door, raised her hand and motioned for him to stand in place, and she went over to talk to him.

When the two went out, they were both cloaked, standing side by side under the eaves, illuminated by the cold winter light.

Shao Yi asked, "What's the matter with Baotai Silver Building looking for you?" ”

Xia Yanqing said: "They took two pieces of glazed raw materials from here last month, but the polishing progress was slow and they could not complete the polishing before the year. This shopkeeper is really a smart person, and he guessed from the batch of glazed gems sold by the white shopkeeper that we may have mature polishing tools. He wanted us to sell the tools to Baotai Silver Building. ”

Shao Yi felt that it didn't matter: "You agreed, right?" How much money are they willing to give? ”

Xia Yanqing glanced at him, what she said was too pleasant, and she expected it.

"Most of the tools used in the grinding workshop today are still the ones that Shao Gongzi gave to the fourth brother before. If it is transferred again, it must be approved by Shao Gongzi. I'll ask the shopkeeper to come over tomorrow evening and hear back. Xia Yanqing said.

Shao Yi shook his head and smiled: "Those things were originally Miss Xia's, and Miss Xia can make her own decisions." ”

Xia Yan was depressed immediately. Seeing that the words were fluttering, it was so easy, she was taken by Shao Yi, overlapping with the Ah Can in his heart.

For the sake of silver, and for the original Baotai Silver Building to help her, she sold the first batch of immature glass at a high price and endured it.

"Okay, I'm thinking, the more these tools are used, the more likely the risk of leakage will be. If it's too expensive, it's not appropriate, 1,800 taels, Shao Gongzi seven, I three, what do you think? ”

For Xia Yanqing to calculate the accounts between them so clearly, Shao Yi felt helpless: "You forgot, when the fourth brother took these things before, he gave silver." ”

Xia Yanqing looked sideways: "How can it be the same?" "That's a friend price, plus Shao Yi's pro-price hidden in his heart, the business of the two of them is not enough, if she sells it for money, how can she swallow it by herself?

"Okay, okay, you can do it, whatever you want." Shao Yi surrendered.

What's his, anyway, is hers. Whatever, as long as she's happy.

Xia Yanqing was satisfied: "That's okay, the shopkeeper of Mingquan is here, and I will give him one of our polishing tools." With tool belt technology, 1,800 taels. This will not be recorded in the account, and when you receive the silver from Baotai Yinlou, I will ask someone to send you seventy percent. ”

"Okay." You can say anything.

Xia Yanqing originally never thought that the secrets of these tools could be kept for so long. It's just a lot of silver, a windfall.

"Speaking of which, my fourth brother knows a lot of people, and he can be trusted. Shi Changsheng and Zhang, who were found at the beginning, not only have good craftsmanship and aura, but also have good conduct. They have not been told to keep it secret, and it is really surprising that the grinding tools used in the workshop have not been known by outsiders for so long. ”

Shao Yi opened his mouth, where was Xia Zitang looking for it?

It was the hometown residence of the two craftsmen who followed Ah Can in his previous life, and after some inquiry, he bothered to let people chat close to them, so that they could meet Xia Zitang, okay?

Such a big credit was snatched away so simply, Shao Yi was very unhappy.

After hesitating for a moment, he finally made up his mind that it would be better to correct his name.

"Those two craftsmen have been following you before. After the two of them became apprentices, they never found a suitable owner, and they all did odd jobs. Until they met you, they began to polish the glass for you, and finally you left Jiaozhou, and they also took their families and went to the coastal areas with you. ”

"Huh?" Who?

Xia Yanqing was stunned for a moment, and then realized that when Shao Yi said her, he was referring to Ah Can in his previous life.

After understanding, Xia Yanqing felt a little chill down her spine, and she asked, "...... them Is it destined to follow me to do things, and then you happen to meet my fourth brother here? Still is...... Did you help stuff it over? ”

If it is destined, are many things beyond the power of man? Including the ending of the emperor, Shao Yi, and Xia Ke's father and son.

Shao Yi saw that he was scared of her, and said in a brisk tone: "Where is there any fate?" After I met you, I knew that you would definitely do the glass business, so I prepared the tools in advance and sent someone to inquire about the whereabouts of the two of them. ”

"Oh," it's okay, it's okay, Xia Yanqing is almost about to pat it, "Surprise me, thank you Young Master Shao." ”

If there is a polisher of iron powder, glass can be used for another purpose, and it can also be sold for a large price.

"Young Master Shao," Xia Yanqing touched Shao Yi with his elbow, looked around, and said in a low voice, "I also know the use of glass, it is not suitable for civilian use, and it is extremely useful in marching and fighting, detecting enemies or stalking." ”

"Military/Materiel?" Shao Yi's tone was surprised, cautious, and unsure.

Xia Yanqing said that there are several uses, it is really not good to be outside, and it is the most suitable for military quartermasters and relevant departments of the imperial court.

But how can glass work in those ways?

"What form?" Shao Yi asked.

Xia Yanqing was talking about telescopes.

Qiao Chensheng and a few young craftsmen have already fired lead crystal glass with excellent clarity.

Xia Yan thought about it early in the morning, and after the preliminary mold treatment, this kind of glass was polished to make a convex lens for making reading glasses.

One of the reasons why she has not moved for a long time is that she is not the only glass workshop in the capital. The glass of the other two companies is actually very passable, and it is not a problem to make reading glasses.

Reading glasses are different from glass, and there are not many people who can afford to buy and use them. Once she launches, she can't stop other workshops from copying it.

When the time comes, it will not be just her Qingyun glass store that will make money. It's really not worth it to fight wits and courage with the other two workshops for this kind of gadget.

There is a more important reason, once reading glasses are popularized, even if they are popular in the homes of the rich and eunuchs, then the appearance of binoculars is afraid that it will be uncontrollable.

The degree of coincidence of telescope technology is so great that once someone happens to overlap two glass lenses, as long as there is a distance between the lenses, the effect of the telescope can come out immediately.

She didn't want this huge military thing to become a cabbage and become popular.

She hopes that the telescope will first equip the Daliang army, and it is best to keep this technology secret for years, ten years, or even decades. Let the Great Liang Dynasty and the surrounding wars occupy an absolute, even deterrent advantage.

Just think about that scene: if the enemy army in the distance moves slightly and is still out of sight, it will be discovered by our Celestial Empire army, or ambushed in advance, or make an effective response to the enemy's movement......

A serious decisive victory, so yearning.

"It's military materiel. A kind of thing that can see grass and trees beyond the reach of normal vision with the help of glass. Xia Yanqing lowered his voice.

Shao Yi's face changed greatly when he heard this: "Is there really such a thing?" This is no joke. ”

Although he has adapted to his current age, he is not a hairy boy after all.

He knew that if such a thing really existed, once it was used in warfare, or to detect the enemy's movements, it would have an absolute advantage.

Even like when he was eyeing the Chengjun Palace, he could choose a few favorable terrain and use this kind of thing to observe.