Landlord of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 286 Medicine Jade
As for the auction, everyone knew the basic routine, so they let go to bid.In addition, Xu Qing asked everyone to drink a bowl of Xianren Niang before, and everyone used the strength of alcohol to bid for the auction, which was even more incredible.

From being half embarrassed at the beginning, Yang Wen became enthusiastic later on, completely like two people.During the intermission, Yang Wen told Xu Qing that this method should also be used to sell immortal brew in the future!

In the evening of the shooting, all 230 jars of wine were sold out, and Xu Qing sent another jar to the eight highest bidders.The average price is not much different from Xu Qing's estimate. There are 40 taels a jar, which is simply sky-high.With more than nine thousand taels of silver in hand, Xu Qing was extremely happy.He put 5000 taels in Hongshan Town, 3000 taels to Yang Cheng, and 1000 taels to the cattle and others as hush money. He only took more than 100 taels. More than 100 taels is ten catties, and ten catties of silver is still not easy to hold in your hands.So Xu Qing took the box again and kept it carefully. He only took two silver bars and put them in his hands.

That night, Xu Qing didn't rush back to the mansion, and stayed directly in Hongshan Town.Due to the auction, there are more people in Hongshan Town than usual, and at night, the street lights are bright.

"My lord, there is a businessman asking to see you outside," Yang Wen said by the door,
Xu Qing returned impatiently: "Didn't you say that I have no wine in my hand? Why is it here again, no see!"

Yang Wen turned around and left immediately. After thinking for a while, he turned back to Xu Qing and said, "Master, that businessman doesn't seem to be buying wine, but wants to make friends with the master, and present it as a gift..."

Xu Qing paused and said, "That's it, then let him in?"

After a while, a businessman was brought up and knelt down when he saw Xu Qing. Xu Qing didn't help him, but asked directly, "What's the matter?"

The man replied: "Uncle Xu is just the auctioneer. He was the first one to ask for the price. When he learned that the price of the next wine is so high, he knew that he got a bargain, so he prepared a small gift and hoped that Uncle would accept it with a smile."

Only then did Xu Qing let him stand up, and then said with a smile: "For the auction, if you get a bargain, if you lose the capital, it depends on your own ability. If you dare to be the first to bid, you are really courageous. If you buy it, you will buy it, and you will get it as a gift." what……"

These words were of course polite, the businessman offered a gift, but Xu Qing accepted it without blinking an eye.

Looking inside the gift box, there was only something like eight pieces of jade in a square shape, Xu Qing put it aside indifferently.Gold has a price but jade is priceless, but jade can't be used as money, Xu Qing doesn't like it.

Seeing Xu Qing like this, the businessman explained: "Uncle atones for the sin, the villain doesn't know that uncle doesn't like Yaoyu."

"Drug jade? Hehehe, I haven't heard of it..." Xu Qing smiled awkwardly. He really didn't know what medicine jade was. Could it be the same as medicinal wine?
"Uncle Xu, this medicine jade is transparent jade, not a valuable item, but the few pieces I have are clearer than other medicine jade, so I gave it to Uncle."

Hearing this, Xu Qing picked up a piece to look at it, and just cast a casual glance, thinking it was ordinary jade.But now holding it up and looking at the candlelight again, Xu Qing was shocked, isn't this a block of glass!Xu Qing hurriedly asked: "Where did you get this thing?"

The businessman replied: "This, this is what I got when I was doing business in Huguang."

Xu Qing looked at the glass and suddenly burst into laughter. He asked the businessman in front of him, "This thing is very good. You gave me this. Do you have anything else to ask?"

The businessman pondered for a while, then said timidly: "To be honest, the villain does have a small matter to ask."

Xu Qing thought it was true, but now he is in a good mood, so he nodded and said: "Let's talk about it..."

The businessman hurriedly knelt down and said, "Uncle, I want to open a shop in Hongshan Town, but what's more, the person who opens the shop must have Luonan household registration, so I want Uncle to help."

To open a shop, you need to buy a house and land. In ancient times, household registration management was very important, and it was even more difficult for merchants to move.However, if Xu Qing takes this businessman as a vassal, then the migration will be simple.

Xu Qing nodded without thinking, and told Yang Wen to do it.

He agreed so readily, only because this medicine jade is so useful!He didn't know at the beginning that medicine jade was actually ancient glass, and glass existed in the Western Zhou Dynasty. At first, it was only used as a substitute for jade, but later it was used in the construction of palaces to ensure that the roof is transparent.During the Tang Dynasty, the skill of making medicinal jade had been greatly improved, and the output was not small, with more in the south and less in the north.Neither the merchant nor Xu Qing knew that this medicinal jade was actually a more expensive building material, not a valuable item.

The eight pieces of medicine jade in Xu Qing's hand are as thick as a finger and half the size of a palm. There is no flaw in the medicine jade and they are extremely transparent.What Xu Qing thought was, can't this glass be polished? After polishing, wouldn't it become a convex mirror?With a convex mirror, it will soon be possible to make a telescope?
Xu Qing already had a gun in his hand, wouldn't it be even more against the sky if he had a telescope to cheer him on?

It's just that the gun in Xu Qing's hand is far from accurate enough, it can be used as a shotgun at best.The binoculars can at most help him detect the enemy's situation, but it is extremely useful to give to Yang Cheng and Yang Xin.

Thinking of guns, Xu Qing thought again. The guns he made before couldn't hit people within ten steps.Of course, within ten steps, there is no one who cannot be hit.This kind of gun can only be used for self-defense, but Xu Qing wants to grab the head for fun.Especially in front of the battle between the two armies, wouldn't it be nice if I killed your general with one shot?

To sum up, Xu Qing thinks that the main reason for the gun he is using now is that the barrel is not long enough for concealment, and because of the flintlock, the only way to charge it is by the breech.The barrel is short, the gas cannot be condensed, the range is close, and the bullets are relatively scattered.The steps to charge the guns in the front hall are more troublesome, so you have to load the guns in advance, and you have to bring several guns with you when you fight.

What Xu Qing wants to improve, namely these two aspects, is to lengthen the barrel and increase the range.In addition, he also wanted to change the flint into percussion, and change the unfixed bullets into fixed ammunition for one-piece loading.

In fact, it is difficult to create something, because you don't know how to go in the future and what it will look like.But it is much easier to imitate, even a novice can make something after spending a lot of effort.

What's more, Xu Qing still understands the principle, and he still has a lot of resources to mobilize.This is the reason why Xu Qing chose to skip the matchlock gun, sudden fire gun, and pear flower gun before.Why bother to start from scratch when I know better?
In the past two years, Xu Qing has mastered the method of configuring gunpowder, and he has also optimized a lot during the usual configuration process.

Now, with the right time, place and people, it is time to optimize the barrel of the gun.

(End of this chapter)