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Chapter 258 Necessary for Time Travel—Making Glass ()

Three Kingdoms period.

Cao Cao took a large number of glass objects made and gave them to his courtiers one by one.

This was not only to win over their hearts, but also to show off that Wei State could also produce such items.

His behavior made the counselors and generals feel warm in their hearts.

Ever since Dong Zhuo of the Han Dynasty thanked the emperor and commanded the princes, the world has been plunged into strife.

They followed Cao Cao, not only seeking glory and wealth, but also hoping that Cao Cao could trust them.

At the same time, they also believed that Cao Cao would definitely be able to lead them to unify the world.

But now that they have gained glory and wealth, what they fear most is that Cao Cao doesn't trust them enough and kills them, like some of the emperors in the sky, like the emperors did.

And now what Cao Cao did made them feel from the bottom of their hearts that they were valued by Cao Cao.

Scholars died for their confidants, and Cao Cao was their thousand-mile horse and the founder of their life's glory and wealth, so why not let them protect him.

Sui Dynasty.

Yang Guang looked at the video on the sky screen and couldn't believe it when he saw that the glass was actually made of quartz stone or sand.

That glass has been a valuable item since ancient times. How could it be made of quartz stone or sand?

These two things are very common in nature, and they have nothing to do with Liu Li. How can they make colored glaze?

In order to verify the authenticity of the video on the marquee, he ordered craftsmen outside Luoyang City to conduct experiments.

However, when he saw the glass products made by the craftsmen, he believed the authenticity of what Tianmu said.

So he asked these craftsmen to make glass. After all, according to what was said on the sky screen, the glass was made in this way, and its performance was even better.

After several days of hard work by the craftsmen, the glass was finally produced.

Yang Guang was very happy when he saw the transparent glass in his hand.

At the same time, he gradually understood what the windows in the city would be in the future.

It is an item made of glass, and copper or iron should be added during the refining process to make it turn into various colors.

Yang Guang looked at the increasingly majestic city of Luoyang, and he asked these craftsmen to make more such glass.

Like later generations, he also wanted to turn all the windows in his Luoyang City into this kind of glass.

And he planned a place in Luoyang City to build a tall building like that of later generations.

Yang Guang believes that it will definitely be the most majestic building in the Sui Dynasty.

Tang Dynasty.

Li Shimin saw the video of glass making on the canopy, and he also asked the craftsmen to start making it immediately.

He was already able to make soda-lime glass at this time, but it was more often made by chance, rather than having a fixed method like what was said on the awning.

Now that Datang has obtained such a production method, I believe it will be able to be produced in large quantities in the future.

After the craftsmen made it, he rewarded his ministers with the latest glass products.

After all, his ministers have contributed a lot to fight for the world by following him, so how can they not win over them?

As for the remaining glass, Li Shimin also asked people to form a caravan to sell it to various surrounding forces.

After all, glass at this time was not only a rare item in the Tang Dynasty, but also a rare item in other cities.

Moreover, this not only allowed Datang to recover its losses after attacking Goguryeo, but also weakened the strength of surrounding forces.

After Cheng Yaojin got the glass, he was very surprised when he looked at the sparkling glass.

Although he had seen various colored glazes before, they were not as transparent as this glass.

If the sky screen hadn't told him that the glass was actually made of sand, he would never have imagined that there were so many raw materials for the glass.

In his subconscious mind, the glass was always a valuable item, and its raw material should also be extremely rare. And this glass is 100 times stronger than the glass, and its raw materials should be even rarer.

It wasn't until the video of making glass was broadcast on the sky screen that his thoughts were shattered and he realized again that glass was actually made from sand or quartz stone.

Moreover, glass of different colors can be refined according to various elements.

Song.

Zhao Zhen is also giving the glass items refined by the craftsmen to his ministers. After all, his ministers are all scholars, so how can they lack the four treasures of the study made of glass?

Some courtiers were amazed after receiving the Four Treasures of the Study. After all, they had never seen such pure glass.

In their eyes, this is simply a work of art, and some officials even began to write lyrics for these glass products to appreciate these things.

Zhao Zhen looked at the reactions of his ministers, and he was very happy.

After all, the raw materials for making glass are very cheap, but are the finished products so popular? The selling price is definitely not low.

If the Song Dynasty manufactured this kind of things in large quantities and sold them to the Liao Kingdom and other surrounding forces, he would definitely be able to make a lot of money.

And not only the court can do this, but also ordinary people and businessmen can do it.

In this way, the court was able to obtain a large amount of tax revenue, and it also gave Zhao Zhen hope to solve the problem of redundant expenses.

Sure enough, just as he thought, when he asked the common people to make glass, the private merchants and common people also made it.

And they not only sell domestically, but also sell to surrounding forces.

Even powerful merchants sell these things overseas.

They made a lot of money and brought a lot of tax revenue to the Song Dynasty.

The result of this is that the Song Dynasty will become more and more prosperous, the court of the Song Dynasty will have more and more money to form a new army, and the country will become stronger and stronger.

This makes Zhao Zhen even more confident that he will definitely be able to take back the 16 Yanyun states in his lifetime.

tomorrow.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the manufacturing methods of colored glaze and glass on the sky curtain, and he was also very surprised!

Although he is an emperor, he is not omniscient and omnipotent.

For example, he had no idea how to make the glass on the canopy.

And in his era, whether it was glass or colored glaze, it was extremely valuable.

And now the video on the sky screen also made Zhu Yuanzhang realize that he, the Ming Dynasty, could also produce in large quantities.

Moreover, this thing is extremely precious both at home and abroad in the Ming Dynasty.

Since the emergence of Tianmu, the Ming Dynasty has implemented reforms. Whether it is sending troops to operate overseas to find new continents, or letting those vassal kings go overseas to establish vassals, it requires a lot of money.

And now the method of making glass is introduced on the canopy, which simply brings wealth to the Ming Dynasty. It also allows the Ming Dynasty to have enough money to move the vassal kings and find new continents.

Subsequently, many glass-making workshops appeared in various places in the Ming Dynasty. After the glass was produced, it was sold to all parts of the world through merchants.

A large amount of silver began to flow into the Ming Dynasty as merchants sold it, which can be regarded as solving the current money shortage of the daimyo.

There were even some merchants who carried glass balls made of glass to Southeast Asia and beyond, exchanging large amounts of money.

When other merchants and people found out about this opportunity to gain huge profits, they went crazy.

He also carried glass balls for exchange around the world, and brought a large amount of materials into the Ming Dynasty.

As a large amount of money and materials flowed into the Ming Dynasty, the business of the Ming Dynasty gradually became prosperous, and countless people became richer and richer.

(End of this chapter)