The Emperor's Son-in-Law

"Major General, two of the three artifacts were successful."

"It's a pity that one was broken."

After checking the three artifacts, the steward hurriedly came to report.

"It's okay. I succeeded two more times, right?"

"After smashing the broken ones, put the dregs into the smelting tank again."

"It won't be wasted."

Duan Chun said with a smile.

"Here."

Duan Chun braved the high temperature and watched with his own eyes as the craftsmen put lumps of glass slurry into the mold.

Glassware is made successfully one after another...

The success rate far exceeded Duan Chun's expectations.

There were cheers from the craftsmen all around.

According to Duan Chun's requirements, the mold maker continued to make molds for glass tubes and various experimental vessels.

After spending several hours.

Duan Chun got his first set of experimental equipment as he wished.

Look at the transparent glassware appearing for the first time in this world.

Duan Chun was overjoyed, he just wanted to bring the artifacts back to the Imperial City.

Then you can start your own experiments with peace of mind in the backyard of the Duke's Mansion.

"Keep the molds of these utensils, maybe I can use them in the future."

"Wrap these utensils in cloth for me. I will take them back to the Imperial City."

"Now it can be replaced with a new mold."

"I will make new glazed utensils and donate them to His Majesty the Emperor and the Empress."

Duan Chun said with a smile.

"Here!"

The craftsmen are now sweating profusely, but they are all extremely surprised.

Following the major general's instructions, they saw that such crystal clear treasures could be made from sand.

This major general is truly a god!

The mold makers immediately replaced the molds with new ones.

Duan Chun also intends to familiarize more craftsmen with the craft of making glassware.

Each time someone becomes familiar with the manufacturing method, the next batch is added.

Watching glass pots, bottles, and drinking glasses being manufactured one after another.

These are all gifts that Duan Chun wants to present to His Majesty and the Queen.

This was still reminded by Gan Changyuan, if he wanted his business to be stable in the future.

I'm afraid I won't be able to do it in my own name for long.

We must bring in His Majesty the Emperor and the Empress to become shareholders...

There is no need for His Majesty the Emperor to invest, just let him sit and receive the money.

Just become the biggest protector of your own future industry!

"You continue to familiarize yourself with the craft."

“Don’t be afraid of wasting materials, it’s just a pile of sand.”

Duan Chun explained with a smile, and then walked out of the workshop with the workshop owner.

As the cool breeze blew, he let out a sigh of relief.

"Has the tin block I asked you to prepare ready?"

Duan Chun asked.

"Reporting to the Major General, there is no such thing in the farm."

"But the villain has already sent someone to buy it in the Imperial City."

"They should be back by noon."

The chief replied.

"Immediately let people continue to build the annealing furnace and stove."

"Try to make a mirror this afternoon."

Duan Chun nodded.

Compared to making glassware, glass mirrors are a little more difficult to make.

The difficulty is not the metal reflective layer on the back.

It's about the manufacturing difficulty of making a whole glass plate.

Therefore, the tin block must be melted into tin liquid, and then the glass slurry slowly slides onto the tin liquid.

Continuously drive and pull up to thin the thickness of the glass until it becomes a flat glass plate.

So Duan Chun had to build more workshops.

Only then can glass mirrors be manufactured in large quantities.

In this day and age, the price of a bronze mirror is astonishing!

Because the material of the bronze mirror is expensive, coupled with the craftsman's craftsmanship, it is only a piece of bronze mirror the size of a palm.

They are all luxuries that ordinary people cannot afford.

As we all know, copper mirrors are prone to rust, and no matter how bright they are polished, they cannot match the effect of glass mirrors.

Once the glass mirror comes out, you can imagine its value with your toes?

In the glass workshop, the craftsmen were so excited that they were making glass one after another regardless of the high temperature.

This thing only requires proficiency to get started quickly.

What molds, what blowpipe techniques, etc., Duan Chun just lets them know how to do it.

Then it's up to them to play freely.

Duan Chun no longer needs to worry about the wisdom of his ancestors.

He has already determined the mold shapes of various utensils.

What to do, he was too lazy to stare.

Duan Chun asked the craftsmen building other workshops to speed up the progress.

We strive to build a dozen glass workshops on this side of the river valley within half a month.

These dozen workshops were divided into three major categories by Duan Chun.

There are small utensil manufacturing workshops, tablet manufacturing workshops, and large utensil manufacturing workshops.

After arranging everything, Duan Chun returned to West Village to rest.

As soon as I came back, I received the good news from Wang Liang that three pot workshops had been successfully built.

Now it is working hard to manufacture copper pots, iron pots and hot pots.

It has to be said that the construction of ancient workshops was simpler than Duan Chun imagined.

A few wooden pillars support the shed, which is covered with straw and banana leaves.

Building a stove is even simpler, just pile up stones and fill the joints inside and outside with yellow mud.

It is a simple blacksmith stove.

Then use the bellows to blow the fire, and everything is ready.

Looking at everything going on in the farm, I started following my own ideas.

Duan Chun felt a lot more relieved...

Until the afternoon, Duan Chun had been sitting in a pergola in the square writing and drawing.

He did not rush to check on the situation in the glass workshop.

He has already explained everything that needs to be explained to the principals and craftsmen in detail.

What to do next is up to them to explore.

I just finished drawing a carriage frame, including the horizontal axle, shock absorber, and even the brake settings on the frame.

Duan Chun began to plan future transportation plans.

Because he knows that once the various industries in the farm create valuable commodities.

How to transport it out and transport it to various places is the biggest trouble.

Therefore, transport fleets must be planned in advance.

Fortunately, Liu Er in the blacksmith shop has already begun to formally build the carriage's wheel bowl and horizontal axle according to the specifications.

Replace the existing wooden frame with a new steel frame.

You know, in today's carriages, the carriage is the most cumbersome thing.

Because if wood wants to be strong, its shape and weight will be amazing.

A carriage chassis built entirely of wood is better than a carriage chassis built with a steel frame and iron frame.

The weight is more than three times as much!

To ensure the quality and safety of the carriage, there is also the running speed and cargo density.

Then the new carriage frame must be transformed, which is an urgent matter.

Originally, before Duan Chun came to the farm, he had never thought of such a big renovation plan.

After coming here, I learned a lot about ancient situations.

Only then did he truly realize that there were so many things he could do...

Grain selection, industrial transformation, transportation transformation...

Even road construction has emerged in Duan Chun's mind.

If you want to be rich, you must first build roads.

No matter where the road is built, it must at least ensure that it reaches the military camp from the farm.

All the way to this commercial transportation thoroughfare at the south gate of the Imperial City.

It must be fixed first.

Paving with stone is too expensive and requires too much labor.

Forget about asphalt roads, the materials are simply not available now.

Cement road...cement...