Chapter 234: The Master Leads the Door, Cultivation Depends on Individuals!
Early the next morning.
Su Yang had just gotten up and finished his morning exercise.
Good news came from the glass workshop.
The glass they fired this time was even more flawless than the one before!
Hearing the news, Su Yang suddenly had a smile on his face and immediately rushed over.
However, he keenly noticed that a forbidden army armor appeared outside the glass workshop, and Wang Hu and the others looked at him with a trace of awe.
Su Yang was surprised, but he didn't ask in detail, but motioned to Wang Hu and the others to show him according to the process.
Because of Ma Sanbao's cold warning yesterday, Wang Hu and other craftsmen have now completely corrected their identities and dare not disobey any orders from Su Yang.
Soon the ten craftsmen began to get busy nervously, and they had a clear division of labor, but nothing went wrong.
Bags of glass began to pour into the furnace continuously, and then Wang Hu pulled the bellows like a tireless cow.
It's been almost half a year in Xishan, Wang Hu and other craftsmen don't have to worry about eating and drinking, not to mention big fish and meat every day, at least three meals a day, that's a full meal.
And go to work on time every day, and at the end of the month, you can get paid, and reward yourself from time to time, and your life can be described as very nourishing.
Compared with the previous days when they went to various places to serve as conscripts according to the orders of the imperial court, not to mention eating three full meals a day, they could only eat half full for two meals a day, and even in some places they didn't even have one meal a day, and they were hungry for nine meals in three days!
As for the artisans who want to eat meat, they can only taste it when they dream.
has been a lowly craftsman for most of his life, and only this Su Gongzi from Xishan treats these craftsmen as human beings!
Therefore, most of the craftsmen in Xishan are grateful to Su Yang, and as for those who want to be lazy, they have been sent into the mountains to mine by Su Gongzi, so the craftsmen are grateful to Su Yang at the same time, they are also a little more in awe.
The bellows was pulled by Wang Hu, and the furnace was made of anthracite, and with the entry of a large amount of oxygen, the anthracite inside also began to burn.
The original red color slowly turned white, and the temperature became higher and higher.
With the continuous rise of temperature and continuous heating, all kinds of glass materials inside also begin to melt continuously, slowly fuse together, and begin to form something in a red fluid state, which is the glass embryo.
However, this is only a rough embryo, and it needs to be stirred next, so that the fusion of raw materials can be better accelerated, and the impurities in it can also be removed more cleanly.
The bubbles in the glass embryo are actually carbon dioxide, which are the impurities produced by the chemical reaction of various raw materials after they are fired at high temperatures.
If these impurities and bubbles are not removed, the fired glass will have color and bubbles, which will seriously affect the light transmittance and aesthetics of the glass.
After Su Yang's mention yesterday, ten glassmakers had already made preparations, and immediately two craftsmen stepped forward with iron rods in their hands, constantly stirring the glass rough embryo, and the remaining craftsmen began to be responsible for observing and recording to ensure that every experimental data was recorded.
As Su Gongzi said yesterday, this glass firing process will be the capital of the ten of them to settle down in Xishan in the future, so even if Ma Sanbao does not say a warning, they will definitely not leak it out, but study it behind closed doors and pass it on from generation to generation.
The ability to support a family is a rare treasure in this era!
Wang Hu was already sweating profusely at the moment, so he asked a craftsman to take over his work.
"Childe, I didn't make a mistake, did I?"
Wiping the sweat from his face, Wang Hu came to Su Yang and asked cautiously.
Su Yang nodded with satisfaction, "You guys did a good job, every step is perfect!" ”
Hearing Su Yang's personal praise, the ten craftsmen all had smiles on their faces.
Soon the heat is almost over, and the glass rough embryo is about to be baked.
When the glass is just baked, it is red, thin and soft, and has very good ductility.
Generally, the processing of glass products is carried out at this time, and it is necessary to make it into whatever shape it needs.
If you want to make a handicraft such as a glass bottle, you need to blow the glass at this time, connect it with a hollow stick in the middle, and constantly blow air into it.
Wang Hu and others took some rectangular molds, which were the glass molds they made yesterday.
When the glass rough embryo is poured in, the red glass begins to solidify with the slow cooling, and at the same time, as the red fades, the glass slowly turns white and transparent, and the last piece of glass is made, crystal clear, like ice jade!
Su Yang got up and squatted down, quietly observing the finished product.
Compared with yesterday's defective product, there is almost no variegation in this glass, but there are still a lot of bubbles in the middle of the glass, obviously the stirring time is shorter, so the bubble impurities are not completely removed.
But this effect still made Su Yang very satisfied.
After all, this is just an experiment, and problems will inevitably arise, as long as they are solved.
Su Yang got up and looked at the ten craftsmen who were sweating profusely, and applauded sincerely.
"Very well, you guys are doing a great job!"
"You are not far from mastering the mature glass firing process."
"Next, follow this process, continue to experiment and master experience, until the process is completely mastered!"
The ten craftsmen all nodded excitedly.
Being able to get Su Gongzi's personal praise, they all felt very proud.
"In view of your excellent performance, this son has decided that you will give an additional bonus of twenty taels of silver this month!"
As soon as these words came out, Wang Hu and the others cheered even more.
Twenty taels of silver, that's their income for a year or two!
Following Su Gongzi is really a blessing from the previous life!
"Keep up the good work!"
"When you master the mature craft, this son will reward you again!"
Su Yang instructed with a smile, and then left the glass workshop.
After he left, Wang Hu and the others rested for a while and started the next firing work.
They remembered Su Gongzi's words, even if it was for silver, then they had to master this craft as soon as possible!
As long as Su Gongzi has enough money, even if he fires a glass girl, we must be lifelike, convex and backward!
Su Yang returned to his small courtyard, and then called Ma Sanbao over.
"The forbidden army armor of the glass workshop, you arranged it?"
Su Yang looked at Ma Sanbao and asked expressionlessly.
Hearing this, Ma Sanbao nodded.
"Yes, Childe."
Because the age gap between the two is not large, Su Yang asked Ma Sanbao to call himself a son, not a master.
"Why?"
"Sanbao thinks that the glass is a rare treasure, and the glass firing process is even more precious, so it is inevitable that there will be little people who should not have thoughts."
Ma He explained honestly, without the slightest intention of concealing it.
Su Yang looked at Ma He quietly, and finally shook his head and smiled.
is worthy of being a virtuous eunuch who will go down in history, and this brain is clever.
"I also ask the son to forgive my sins, it is the Three Treasures who make their own claims......"
"Alright, you can do it no problem."
Su Yang waved his hand and asked instead, "How have you learned the basic knowledge of mathematics, physics and chemistry?"
"Childe, it's almost the same, but there are still some things that I haven't understood."
Ma Sanbao cautiously gave the answer, God knows how many times he has slept well in the past few months in order to learn this knowledge!
Su Yang was taken aback when he heard this, and then came up with a few questions, and Ma Sanbao answered them all.
This Nima Di turned out to be another scholar, and he was even more amazing than his little daughter-in-law!
"Ahem, Sanbao, you are very good, if you don't understand the rest of the things, just ask your master!"
"Next, Childe, I will teach you another knowledge, which is the foundation of your future life!"
Hearing this, Ma He's expression immediately became solemn, and he said solemnly: "Please also ask the master to teach you."
"This knowledge, called geography, can be described as broad and profound, encompassing the ...... of the world"
“!!!”