Li Shimin

Chapter 83 Glass Formation

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As for Li Xuan's need for two craftsmen and some materials for blacksmithing, Li Shimin naturally had no objection.

Anyway, that's his own Zhuangzi, if that master can really make something good, it's not all in his hands.

And Cheng Chusi and others collected materials such as coal, iron ore, and sand very quickly.

In less than a few days, a brand new forge was built in the open space not far from Li Xuan's courtyard.

It consists of a forging room covering an area of ​​half an acre, and several smaller warehouses.

After those stoves and forging furnaces were loaded in, Li Xuan took a one-hour class every morning, and then took the two craftsmen who were transferred from the general supervisor by Li Shimin into the forging workshop and started to work. busy day.

After all, although Li Xuan knows what raw materials are needed to burn paper glass, he has never fired it before, and he doesn't know the specific firing method.

I could only drag the two craftsmen, in front of the stove, according to the imaginary recipe, and change the recipe every day.

On the first day, the two craftsmen followed the famous master very actively, passionately, and Li Xuan did what he said.

The next day, the two craftsmen were still very active.

The next day, the passion began to subside a little bit, and I began to suspect in my mind, could this strange wife really be fooling around?

On the fourth day, I started to feel a little negative.

The fifth day, the sixth day...these two craftsmen became more and more negative. If Li Chengqian and Cheng Chusi were not watching, they would have shut down the stall long ago.

Even Cheng Chusi and the others did not follow Li Xuan into the forging room every day.

On the 20th day, after Li Xuan began to doubt his formula, a small pool of crystal clear fiery red solution finally appeared in the forging furnace.

After cooling down, it solidified into a small piece of yellow and black with some gray stones, but Li Xuan was full of surprises.

As for the two craftsmen at the side, Ying Qi and Wu Fu were even more excited.

"Master, this is colored glaze, colored glaze has really been fired!"

Although, as early as when they came, the two of them were told that the master wanted them to make colored glaze.

Finally, after 40 days of firing and more than [-] times of firing, the colored glaze was finally fired. The surprise in the hearts of the two of them was unimaginable.

"Two craftsmen, you both remember the ingredients for this firing!"

On the side, after calming down a little, Li Xuan handed the translucent glass block in his hand to Ying Qi and Wu Fu.

It's colored glaze, that's right. When firing, Li Xuan ordered Cheng Chusi to buy a small glazed bowl when he came. of translucency.

"Back to Master, we two will remember!"

"If that's the case, then continue firing according to the ingredients. This piece of colored glaze is of the same grade as the colored glaze sold by those barbarians, but it still doesn't meet my requirements!"

Li Xuan said, while Ying Qi and Wu Fu nodded repeatedly.

When the piece of colored glaze in their hands was born, they immediately became 'fans' and became Li Xuan's diehard fans.

This little master really lived up to his reputation, he was a generation of strange people.

Unexpectedly, colored glaze could be fired within twenty days.You know, before, those general supervisors, even the craftsmen who were military supervisors, naturally tried to make colored glaze.

However, they all returned in vain, coupled with the deliberate concealment of some Hu merchants, so it spread among the craftsmen that a kind of sacred stone that they need to have in Persia for firing colored glaze.

Unexpectedly, now they don't need any sacred stones, they can just burn colored glaze.

Regarding these, Li Xuan didn't know.

Right now, he is racking his brains, thinking hard, how to increase the transparency of colored glaze and turn it into real glass.

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Without any accidents, the glazed stones that had just been fired in the afternoon appeared in the hands of Li Shimin in the Taiji Palace at night.

"This glazed block is really made by that master?"

"Return to Your Majesty, the grassroots dare to guarantee their lives on this matter. This thing was fired by the two of us under the command of the young master!"

Your Highness, the person who is bowing and looking excited is the craftsman in Liu Xuanna's forging workshop.

"very good!"

After playing with it for a long time, Li Shimin finally returned the colored glaze block in his hand to Ying Qi.

"You should know the formula of this thing, and you should also know the value of this thing!"

"Return to Your Majesty, the grass people will definitely not tell anyone about this!"

A trace of excitement flashed in Ying Qi's eyes, and he quickly replied.

"Ok!"

Li Shimin nodded in satisfaction, and said: "I will remember this achievement for you first, and when the master is satisfied with the colored glaze that he made, I will give you two rewards."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Ying Qi is overjoyed.

Immediately, Lianye took the piece of colored glaze and rushed back to Lijiazhuang.

After returning, he followed the master and began to study and fire repeatedly.

Therefore, the number of times Ying Qi rushed to the palace at night became more and more frequent.

Finally, a few days later, Li Xuan with a haggard face, held up a piece of crystal clear glass in his hand, and announced to Ying Qi and Wu Fu who were equally happy.

"My master is exhausted, the glass is finally fired!"

"Glass?"

Although Ying Qi and Wu Fu were both full of shock.

However, he was even more curious about the glass in Li Xuan's mouth.

"This thing is more transparent than colored glaze, and the interior has no variegated colors, so it can be called glass!" Li Xuan said.

"Congratulations master, you're done!"

"Master, this fetish is called glass, but for that vegetable field?"

Li Chengqian and Li Chongyi, who had followed Li Xuan in the forging room all day long and guarded a forging furnace, were relieved to see that Li Xuan was finally satisfied.

Immediately, it was also a great joy.

Although they are some dudes, they are not fools.

They have not forgotten the reason why this forge was built.

"Exactly!"

Li Xuan nodded slightly.

Immediately, he turned to Ying Qi and Wu Fu who were on the side, and said: "Two craftsmen, please invite two more to forge an iron pillar three feet long and one inch wide, and leave a piece in the middle that can be The groove where the glass is inserted is about one finger wide. In addition, there are such grooves on both sides of the iron pillars.

Then, a finger-thick glass was fired, and the length and width had to be three feet long..."

"Dare to ask Master, what is the purpose of firing this iron pillar?"

After listening, Ying Qi and Wu Fu asked quickly.

Although, they all already knew that His Majesty no longer had any restrictions on this young master.However, when it comes to making ironware, they still dare not be negligent.

Even if His Royal Highness is by his side.

"I want to use the iron pillar to install the glass."

Li Xuan replied.

"Install glass?"

After listening, Ying Qi and Wu Fu were taken aback for a moment, then they both remembered what Li Xuan just said and nodded repeatedly.

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(End of this chapter)