Daming: At the start of the showdown, Lao Zhu was stunned

Chapter 122 Xu Da Visits
The business Zhu Su mentioned was undoubtedly burning glass.In the Ming Dynasty, when Zheng He returned from his voyages to the West decades later, Fang mastered the technology of burning glass through the Western craftsmen brought back by Zheng He.If he took out the glass at this time, wouldn't he be making a lot of money?
Among the tips for travelers to make a fortune, this glass making is undoubtedly one of the top ones.What is burned is sand that costs nothing, and the glass products that are burned can be sold for the price of gold.Now that we are short of money, we need such a fast-paying business.

The wounded soldiers came soon, and to Zhu Su's surprise, few were willing to learn glassmaking skills from Zhu Su.They were originally military households, and glass burning was the work of artisans. Which military household would willingly become a craftsman?
In the end, only fifteen disabled veterans and their families were willing to help Zhu Su with the glass burning.Among these people, most of them were unable to farm because of injured hands and feet, or because they had sold their land for livelihood reasons, and they could not replace the new land when they moved here.This once again made Zhu Su realize the humble status of craftsmen in the hearts of thousands of Chinese people.

Although there are a few artisans arranged by Lao Zhu in the village, they are all responsible for making steel and burning cement.There were few people, but they all signed death contracts, and the family moved here along with Zhu Su, in order to keep it secret.Since it is necessary to keep it secret, there is no way to choose as many candidates as possible, so Zhu Su, the "side job" of glass burning, had to train people by himself.

Unexpectedly, I was in a hurry to give those veteran households a cooking skill, and they were not infrequently asking for it. Ning was farming as a military household.

The problems don't stop there.There was another problem with the steelmaking furnace.Because the temperature of the steelmaking furnace was too high, the craftsman thought that nothing happened and did not release the pressure in time, causing molten iron to overflow and destroy a furnace.Zhu Suna was too tired during the morning exercise, and Li Wenzhong rushed to see it. Fortunately, no one died because of it.

On the contrary, someone was seriously injured because of this, the craftsman who thought he was a skilled man and didn't take Zhu Su's instructions to heart was almost beaten to death by Li Wenzhong. If Zhu Su didn't stop Zhu Su, there would be the first murder case in Zhuangzi.

Looking at the wailing craftsman on the ground and other craftsmen with fearful faces, Zhu Su couldn't help but sighed deeply: These people don't have relevant knowledge, they don't listen to other people's words, and they always hold the tradition handed down from their ancestors. Craftsmen refuse to change easily.I'm afraid I just take my instructions as a child's joke in my heart.It may not be practical to rely on them to make technological leaps.

I need people who really understand technology.And such a person, in this era, there is only half of me... not even one, because I still only have a half-knowledge.

I need to cultivate talents who can drive technological progress...

But already here, no matter how hard the bullet is, I have to go.On this day, Zhu Su squatted together with a group of veterans who were willing to burn glass and their families, and explained to them the method of burning glass in detail: "The point of burning this sand into glass is not the sand, but the plant ash." !” As he spoke, he pointed to the dark things beside him.

Sand is fired into glass, which needs to reach its melting point, which is a furnace temperature of [-] degrees.At this time, the temperature of the kiln is far from reaching this height, so it is necessary to find ways to reduce the melting point of the sand.In Germany in the [-]th century, it was found that the use of potassium carbonate can effectively lower the melting point of sand.The easiest way to obtain potassium carbonate is to extract it through plant ash.

Unable to say anything about the temperature, Zhu Su could only tell these novice craftsmen how to extract the plant ash and how to fire them.A few days later, a lame veteran named Lao Zhuang successfully burned out the glass solution.

These people are more suitable than the craftsmen dispatched by the Ministry of Industry, which Zhu Su did not expect.However, the steps of firing glass are indeed easier than others. The main reason is that the material is unpredictable, and it is not difficult to put it bluntly.Zhu Su asked the 15 people and their families to start with the simplest mirrors and prisms, and slowly study the methods of blowing glass and glassware.Only then did Zhu Su leave the glass kiln in peace.

Before he had time to change out of his dusty clothes, Xiang Deng sneaked in and reported, "Your Highness, Duke Wei is here with his young master and that sour ding."

"Oh?" Zhu Su cheered up.Xu Da is here?The young master is undoubtedly Xu Yungong, Suan Ding must be Fang Xiaoru.Putting on the robe and washing his face, he rushed to greet him, and saw Li Wenzhong and Xu Da, who was dressed in casual clothes, chatting happily in the school grounds from afar.

"Wei Guogong's failure to come from afar is really rude to the younger generation." Laoyuan Zhu Su said loudly as he walked.When facing Xu Da, Zhu Su always had a feeling that his actions were completely controlled. Unlike Lao Zhu's absolute coercion like a mountain, Xu Da gave him the feeling that he was as unpredictable as a ball of water.The so-called water is impermanent, power is impermanent, and although Xu Da is extremely kind and courteous to him, Zhu Su always instinctively dare not be rude to him.

"Your Majesty the Fifth Highness is serious. It is already rude for me to visit rashly. How dare His Highness welcome you any further?" Xu Da's smiling face matched with casual clothes is like an ordinary uncle visiting relatives in the next village, only those bright eyes The astonishing eyes allow one to spot the extraordinaryness of this person at a glance.

Before Zhu Su could say anything more politely, Xu Da pointed to those Wu Wangwei who were in training with surprise on his face: "Unexpectedly, besides being proficient in arithmetic, His Royal Highness also knows such methods of body training and military training. From my point of view, these young Although there are only about [-] people, but the orders and prohibitions are the same, and their prestige and aura are no longer inferior to hundreds of thousands of people. They only need to go through blood and fire to become elite soldiers. If they break up the army, they can pull up an army of tens of thousands in an instant. An army of men..."

"Xu Shuai, these people are not just banned." Li Wenzhong's words revealed a sense of pride and showing off. "They climbed mountains into the forest, lurking and spying, and they are also good at it."

"They are all good seedlings. Given time, they will surely become braver soldiers than the father and brother they sacrificed!"

"Oh?" Xu Da asked in surprise.He couldn't help turning his eyes away, and looked at Zhu Su a few more times.He thought that the fifth prince might have the ability to lead an army when he first fought in three stages.Now it is discovered that this prince has actually figured out such a clever technique of training soldiers, even he, who is an old soldier, can't help but praise him.

After returning from the Northern Expedition, he thought that there was no possibility for him to go to the battlefield.I have already reached the point where my merits are too high to be rewarded. At first, His Majesty wanted to destroy Meng Yuan in one fell swoop, so he gritted his teeth and still used himself with the highest prestige in the army to lead the army.Now that the ruling and opposition parties have agreed with the national policy of a temporary stalemate with Meng Yuan, then he, the Duke of Wei, has no place to use his skills.His Majesty will not give him another chance to make meritorious service.

Although Xu Da came from a humble background, he has studied history.The fate of Liu Bang's brothers is clearly engraved on the history, how can he not be afraid?

But the enthusiasm for chasing Mengyuan in the north was not cold after all.He is not willing to let him die under Linquan like this.The only hope now is that Daming can have a few more young warriors who can inherit his unfinished ambitions and completely wipe out Meng Yuan.This Fifth Highness is good at changing, has talent, and knows how to train soldiers. He is actually a rare seed of a famous general.

What's even more rare is that he and His Royal Highness are close relatives, so he doesn't need to worry as much as he does in the future. If he can teach him what he has learned all his life, then he will close his eyes and don't have to worry about it No one has the ability to suppress Meng Yuan!

(End of this chapter)