As if in order to confirm Shao Yi's judgment, Qu Jiang did not look like a third-grade official who had been in the ancient officialdom for many years, and did not hide his eagerness, so early the next morning, he drove lightly and came to the Qingyun Zhai kiln to talk with Xia Yanqing.

The reason why it was not rumored that Xia Yanqing would be a prisoner was because he was afraid of being seen and guessed why a woman in charge of a folk workshop would go to the imperial court? I'm afraid that someone will find out the clues of the telescope.

What Qu Jiang showed to the porter was that the New Year had arrived, and that Shuntianfu had come to supervise the operation of the glass workshop and pottery kiln and the situation of the helpers for the sake of fire prevention and safety in the capital.

Anyway, the gatekeeper didn't dare to check his true identity, and when the gatekeeper passed the word in, he believed that Shao Yi had informed the Xia family of the emperor's instructions yesterday, and the Xia family naturally knew who the person who came was, and they would also understand why he couldn't show his identity to visit.

Sure enough, while the janitor earnestly asked him to wait in the gatehouse, the other person had already rushed back and invited him in.

Behind, there was a woman, with two maids coming closely, thinking that this person was Xia.

Behind him, a man in his twenties who looked like a steward, also trotted in a hurry from the depths of the kiln.

The main purpose of Qu Jiang's trip was to discuss the issue of telescopes and glass data with Xia Yanqing, and when he looked at it, this woman, who was already a legend in his eyes, gave him a very good impression.

There is no merchant's philistine, nor the pretentiousness of a woman in the back house, nor a resentful woman who is swept out of the house by her husband's family or an overly cold and hard temperament.

The whole person looks bright and sparse, calm and calm, and has a capable temperament, which can make people's eyes shine.

Xia Yanqing knew that Qu Jiang was coming today, and in order to look more formal, her clothes were specially tidied up.

According to her professional attire from her previous life, it was usually a blue suit. Not here, not even in navy blue dresses.

She chose a dark lotus coat with dark trim, and the skirt was a narrow cotton skirt of the same color. The flowing cloud bun is relatively tight, with a ruby gold hairpin and a few small flower hairpins; On the ears are small gold wire studs, and there are no other superfluous ornaments.

Xia Yanqing knew why Qu Jiang would use the government's inspection of the operation of the workshop as an excuse, so he didn't ask much when they met, only saluted, and said, "The people have seen adults." ”

Qu Jiang has a better sense of her, so she advances and retreats to a certain extent, and she really has the intelligence and practice that ordinary women do not have.

Immediately afterwards, Qiao Chensheng, who came in a hurry, came up.

Xia Yanqing was afraid that Qiao Chensheng would make a mistake in his words, so he hurriedly introduced: "This is the adult of Shuntian Mansion who supervises fire prevention and the situation of helpers. ”

Qiao Chensheng knew that Xia Yanqing was tinkering with some things these days, but since Xia Yanqing said that the matter was kept secret, he didn't ask much. Therefore, at this time, I really didn't doubt Qu Jiang's identity, I really thought that this was a year ago, when the government supervised private workshops.

"The grass people have seen adults." After Qiao Chensheng saw the salute, he said tentatively, "We didn't know that the adults came today, and we didn't make some preparations in advance, which is really rude." Why don't the adults drink tea and rest in the living room first, and then the grass people will accompany the adults to take a look around? ”

Qu Jiang was in this mood, so he left the motions first, so that he could settle down and talk to Xia about a series of telescope matters.

"Business matters, I've seen it everywhere first, and then it's not too late to drink tea."

Qiao Chensheng looked at Xia Yanqing and saw that she had no doubts, so he readily agreed and led the way.

Qu Jiang is not a pampered official, and after looking at it along the way, I really feel that the management of this series of workshops in Qingyun Zhai is very rigorous, and there are no safety hazards that ordinary folk workshops often have.

From Qujiang's point of view, the management of this multi-workshop called the kiln is comparable to that of the official building.

It's just that Qu Jiang regrets that now that he has reached the juncture where various businesses and workshops are closed, he finally has a very reasonable excuse to come to Qingyunzhai's glass workshop, but he has not had the opportunity to see the production and firing of various glassware.

Because the workshop was already in a state of shutdown, the circle turned extremely fast, and after a while, the group returned to the living room.

Qu Jiang sat at the top, accompanied by an official who would be the supervisor and a craftsman at the bottom. Xia Yanqing and Qiao Chen gave birth to a white-bodied woman and a slave, and they could only stand on one side.

Qiao Chensheng came forward to introduce the kiln shutdown for the New Year and the arrangement of people to take turns to take care of it, and then retired to do things.

At this time, there were only Qu Jiang and three people in the room, as well as Xia Yanqing and her two personal maids.

Qu Jiangcai said: "This official will be the chief eunuch, and you should know if you want to come to the Xia clan today." ”

"Yes, the women know." Xia Yanqing replied.

"Okay, since we still have to talk about things, you can sit down and talk back first." Qu Jiang gestured to the chair on the other side, and his tone was quite polite.

Although the Xia family runs a folk workshop and a business, his father and brother are serious court officials, although the grade is not as good as him, but he and Xia Ke are also regarded as ministers in the same palace, and it is not good to give face to their colleagues.

Again, if the telescope developed by Xia was not a piece of glass test, it happened that she tried out the most suitable combination of glass pieces in the early stage, so as to make a telescope; But there is a real theoretical basis, following the principle of the telescope and purposeful production, then this Xia is not the manager of an ordinary workshop, but can be called a craftsman.

Such a person, no matter what kind of status, is enough to be respected.

After the summer banquet was settled, Qu Jiang began to get to the point: "Yesterday, Captain Shao took two things and went into the palace to ask to see the emperor......"

Qu Jiang stopped, and his eyes swept over Xinrong and Xinxiu.

In the room, the two people he brought were officials and craftsmen who were responsible for developing clairvoyance, and they were reliable. Xia's two maids, then it is up to Xia's own to say whether they are reliable.

Xia Yanqing saw Qu Jiang stop, and said: "The women know about this matter, and Gongzi Shao took the telescope from the women. ”

Qu Jiang put his mind at ease and continued: "The telescope was developed by the Qingyunzhai workshop, and this official was ordered by the emperor to come here to contact the production technology and principle of the telescope, as well as some data accumulation of glass. Are you ready? ”

Just like Qu Jiang saw, Xia Yanqing was very calm and calm, and said: "The telescope has already reached the hands of adults, as long as it is disassembled, processed separately as it is, and then combined, even if it cannot be guaranteed that all pieces are high-quality, there are always a few that can be used." ”

Qu Jiang frowned, the telescope he took back yesterday, he had already started to disassemble it, and after measuring it, he arranged for someone to make it.

Not only did he think it was simple, but even the craftsmen in the workshop felt that it was not a difficult task. For them, the difficulty is the quality assurance of the glass, as well as the grinding time and polishing technology.

However, listening to what Xia said, why does it seem that the success rate is not very high?

"What Xia Shi means, the production accuracy of this telescope is very high, is it difficult to ensure the yield rate?" Qu Jiang asked.

Xia Yanqing shook his head and said, "It's the workshop under the jurisdiction of Lord Qu that can't guarantee the yield rate. ”