The great hero of the Silk Road, starting from a farm farmer

Chapter 196 There is no such thing as useless technology, the key lies in whether decision makers can use it!
"Did you burn this chess piece?" Song Yingkui was already sure that the chess piece in his hand was made of glass, but to be on the safe side, Song Yingkui tested the old man.

"Sir, it was the little old man who made it. Can you, Sir, have seen this craftsmanship? Although the Go chess I made is made of glass, it is stronger than the glass made by others, and it is excellent for making chess pieces. My ancestors came from Dali to the Central Plains. We The craftsmanship of making glass is different from that in the Central Plains and cannot be learned by outsiders." The old Go man noticed that Song Yingkui was very interested in this thing by observing his words, so he hurriedly joined in to strike up a conversation.

Craftsmanship originating from that area of ​​Yunnan?Then the glass they make should be potash-lime glass, not the lead-barium glass of the Central Plains, nor the calcium-sodium glass of the West.Before traveling through time, Song Yingkui happened to read the history of glass development and knew that there were roughly three schools of glass technology in the Middle Ages. Relatively speaking, the cost of potash-lime glass was higher, but its sturdiness and transparency were stronger than the other two.

You said that this old man, who obviously has such superior technology, is holding a golden rice bowl and begging for food. He was really born at the wrong time.I was thinking about how to quickly make a breakthrough in glass technology, but this person came to my door. God help me!
"Can you burn the kind of glass made by people from the Central Plains?" He only knows one glass-burning technique, which seems to be imperfect. It would be better if the old man knew another technical direction. Long Wangshu quickly asked again. .

"I know how to burn, but I need to have lead. I wonder if there are any Taoist priests in your house who know how to make lead? If so, the old man can also make the glass made by the people in the Central Plains."

If you really dare to think, you will have unexpected surprises.The old Go man's conversation was surprising. It seemed that it was easier to share skills in Dazheng's capital city.We don't have lead elixir for the time being, but we can think of ways to recruit more Taoist priests who are engaged in elixir refining.

After being reminded by the old Go man, Song Yingkui realized that he seemed to have overlooked a very important technical force.Aren't Taoist priests who make alchemy just proper ancient chemists?How could we forget this group!We have to find a way to lure more experienced people with skills in this area to develop the chemical industry.

Is it reliable to rely on Taoists to develop the chemical industry?It should be very reliable.In their initial stages, chemistry and chemical engineering have little to do with science. Even if you have scientific knowledge, you may not be able to develop new materials. This subject requires a lot of practice and experience. On this basis, combined with the integration and summary of scientific thinking, Only then can we produce usable results.The biggest problem for Yun Gu and himself now is that we have too little accumulation and experience. If you don’t even know the basic materials, how can you develop chemical industry?

As far as Song Yingkui knows, the alchemists of this era should have been able to make sulfuric acid and nitric acid. The basis of chemical industry is three acids and two alkali. With sulfuric acid and nitric acid, many effective chemical experiments can be carried out and many things can be done. The most useful things, such as smokeless gunpowder.But, although there are alchemists who can produce nitric acid and sulfuric acid, who knows which alchemist has this ability?Not all alchemists master this skill, and some of their skills are kept secret from each other.

"I wonder what the shopkeeper's name is?" Realizing that the old Go man was a talent, Song Yingkui changed his attitude in a very philistine manner.

"The old man's surname Shi should not be a noble word!"

"Master Shi, if the city lord's government funds it, and you have the ability to jointly build a factory, you will hold [-]% of the shares of the completed glass factory, and you will be given a monthly salary of [-] taels, and [-]% of the net profit will be yours at the end of the year. Yes. In the factory, you are the chief engineer and the second manager in the factory besides the factory director, which is equivalent to the township chief of Yungu. You are responsible for the glass-making technology. Are you interested?" Old Man Shi manages the glass business by himself. factory, Song Yingkui was worried that the development might not meet his expectations.Glass-making is a major technological breakthrough project, and it is better for the city government to take control.Old Man Shi's role is to use his own technology and experience to first make the glass that can be made in the current era.After mastering the basic raw materials and technologies required for making glass, we will organize efforts to improve the production process and improve the production efficiency and quality of glass.

Old Man Shi was a little confused by the city lord's sudden proposal. He had never thought of cooperating with the city lord's government to set up a factory. His biggest request was to borrow a start-up fund and build a kiln to burn chess pieces to make chess pieces.But having said that, being able to work for the Lord's Mansion of Yungu City and get a high salary seems to be a more promising business than setting up a kiln to play chess yourself?
Good chess pieces can indeed be sold at high prices, but the problem is that Yungu is not as good as the capital. How many people will spend money to buy high-priced glass chess pieces to play with?In addition, the reason why the family was in trouble in the first place was because they hated the high-ranking officials in the capital. Now that they have an opportunity to get close to the big boss of Yungu, they cannot miss it.In this half-acre of land in Yungu, who could be more evil than City Lord Song?Even the emperor of Dazheng, I, have no control over others.

After thinking about it for a few times, Old Man Shi quickly replied: "Old man, I am lucky enough to be able to work for you, and I really wish for it. It's just that I'm afraid that I will miss your job due to my lack of skills. In addition to being able to make chess pieces out of glass, I don't know how to make other precious objects." Tool."

"It doesn't matter, as long as you can make glass. As for using glass, you can think about it slowly after the factory is opened. After the factory is built, the first issue is to solve the production capacity. Make as much glass as possible. Glass is There are things that are of great use, but the output is small and they are not durable." With glass raw materials, the craftsmanship of making utensils can be slowly tried and accumulated.There is no need to deliberately pursue transparency at the beginning. First, increase the volume.

"My lord, I have a heartfelt request, old man. Several of my dolls have learned some glass-making skills from me. I wonder if they are lucky enough to be of service to you?"

"Anyone in your family who can make glass, regardless of gender or age, can work in the glass factory. Tomorrow you can go directly to the City Lord's Mansion to find me, and I will arrange the construction of the factory."

After replying to Old Man Shi's words, Song Yingkui turned to the other eager workshop owners and said, "There seem to be a few craftsmen here who know how to polish jade? If anyone knows how to polish stone mirrors, you can come to the City Lord's Mansion to find me. I have an errand to tell you."

For the time being, it is difficult to make high-transparency glass, and it may not be possible in a short time.However, telescopes play a great role in military affairs, and microscopes are also important for chemical research.First using natural crystal to grind concave and convex lenses is a solution to the problem of lens materials.The jade craftsmen had the skills and experience to finely process stone materials. Song Yingkui opened his mind and felt that these people's talents should not be wasted, and their skills in drilling and grinding lenses should be put to proper use.

Therefore, any technology is useful. Whether it can be used well and in what direction is a matter of the vision and ability of the decision-maker!Today I almost ignored some very important technical craftsmen because of lack of knowledge!
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