"It's out! It's out! Manager Fu, we've made colored glass! "
In the workshop of the Strange Interest Pavilion, a middle-aged man with dirty hair and a slightly yellow face ran out of a porcelain kiln excitedly and shouted at Uncle Fu, who was not far away from him.
Faubert stayed up late last night and couldn't stand the high temperature in the kiln during the day. After all, he was old. He stayed in the kiln for a while before coming out to catch up on his sleep while waiting for the news.
At this moment, Faubert, who was half asleep and half awake, heard the noise outside and woke up abruptly. He quickly opened the door and ran out.
"Chang Gui, you've really made colored glass?"
Faubert's voice was mixed with excitement and disbelief.
"It's true. We've really turned sand into glass. Look, Manager Fu, this is the colored glass we've just made!"
After Zhang Gui finished speaking, he handed over an irregular glass ball. His hands were dirty, but the glass ball was transparent and shiny, forming a very sharp contrast.
Fu Bo took it and looked at it carefully in his hand. After a while, he said excitedly, "That's great! This is great! It's really colored glass. It's even better than the colored glass sold by the barbarians! Song Xiaosi! Quick, quick, go and tell Young Master the good news! “
Song Xiaosi, who was at the door, quickly replied, "Yes! I'll go right now! "
After that, he ran out of the door in a hurry!
Faubert looked at the colored glass ball in his hand and sighed.
"I didn't expect sand to really turn into colored glass. Damn those barbarians who sold colored glass at such a high price! Chang Gui, quickly organize some people to produce a batch of compasses. This way, we can produce colored glass ourselves. The cost of compasses should be less than usual. This is great! "
"Yes, Manager Fu, I'll arrange for some people now!"
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Li Residence.
Li Zexuan was wolfing down the food in the front hall. He had been busy since morning and hadn't eaten a single drop of water!
However, he often encountered this situation in his previous life. As an engineering student, sometimes he had to work overtime and didn't even have time to eat. Wasn't this a common thing?
"Young Master, Young Master Wang is here!"
At this time, Xiao He hurriedly trotted over and bowed.
"Oh? What was he doing here? Yes, please, please! "
Li Zexuan hadn't finished his food yet. He puffed out his cheeks and glared at Li Zexuan.
"Yes, young master!"
Xiao He took the order and left. Li Zexuan took the opportunity to eat a few more mouthfuls of rice and then asked the servants to take the food away.
"Hehe, long time no see. How have you been, Lord Li?"
As soon as the banquet was removed, Wang Renbiao walked in with his cold-faced girl with a smile.
"Hehe, it's fine, it's fine! Cousin Ren, come in and have a seat! "
Li Zexuan wiped his mouth and cupped his hands in return.
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In the main hall.
"Renbiao, is your father doing well in Chang 'an this time?"
After transmigrating for so long, Li Zexuan wasn't an idiot. He had learned some basic etiquette and greetings. It was nothing more than asking if the other party's family was doing well, or if the other party was doing well.
"Thank you for your concern, Lord Jue! My father is doing well, but he has returned to Sui Province the day before yesterday. There is really too much official business backlog in the provincial government. "
Wang Renbiao cupped his hands and answered.
"So fast? I was grounded at home before, so I couldn't see your father off in person. It's really a pity! "
Li Zexuan was surprised at first, then said with a face of regret. He had a good impression of Wang Yu. He knew what to do and didn't have the arrogance of those aristocratic families. Of course, the most important thing was that he was generous. Those few luminous pearls were still in Li Zexuan's room. In general, Wang Yu could be considered a person with a temperament.
On the side, Leng Yuyao secretly rolled her eyes. She didn't believe that Li Zexuan would be so attentive to her master. It must be because of the gift from the Wang family. What a money-grubber, Leng Yuyao despised in her heart.
Wang Renbiao didn't think like Leng Yuyao. He understood that since Li Zexuan said so, it meant that the relationship between the two families had eased greatly. This was what he and his father wanted to see.
"Thank you for your kindness, Lord Jue. Renbiao will definitely convey it to my father. I came to disturb you this time because I have something I need your help with. "
Li Zexuan laughed and said, "Haha, Renbiao, feel free to say what you need. I'll do my best to help!"
Wang Renbiao said happily, "Thank you, Lord Jue. I'm sure you know about the imperial court's recruitment of civilian merchant ships to the south. The Wang Family also wants to participate in this vigorous sea trade. From today's newspaper, I saw that Lord Jue's workshop had invented a small tool that can tell directions. It's very useful for navigation.
So at noon, I sent someone to buy it from the Curious Pavilion. However, I was told that the first batch of compasses produced by the workshop had already been given to the imperial court. So, I wanted to pay a visit and shamelessly ask for some compasses from Lord Jue! "
So it was about this matter. Li Zexuan was moved and asked curiously, "Does the Wang Family also have large ships?"
"Indeed. Not only the Wang family, but the other six aristocratic families all have some merchant ships. To tell you the truth, the eighty thousand chicken seedlings that Your Lordship bought in one go last time were transported from the Jiangnan area through the Grand Canal by my younger brother who borrowed my second uncle's merchant ship. He probably earned five thousand strings of string of coins from this trip. This humble one only recently learned of this matter, so I hope Your Lordship will not blame me. The Wang family is also willing to return this sum of money!"
Wang Renbiao suddenly said with a solemn expression.
Li Zexuan waved his hand and said unconcernedly, "Haha, no need, no need. It's only five thousand strings of coins. Besides, those chicken seedlings are worth that price. I'm quite curious to know how many merchant ships the Wang Family intends to take out in this sea trade. "
Wang Renbiao pondered for a moment, then extended five fingers and answered, "A total of fifty. So, I hope that Lord Jue can make an exception and give the Wang Family fifty compasses first."
Damn, fifty compasses. That was equivalent to one-tenth of the imperial court's fleet. And from Wang Renbiao's relaxed expression, it was obvious that fifty compasses were not all of the Wang Family's merchant ships. Were these Great Families so rich? Li Zexuan was greatly shocked. First, he was shocked by the number of merchant ships. Second, he was shocked that Wang Renbiao wanted to give every merchant ship a compass. Even Li Er was not so generous!
"The Wang Family has so many merchant ships? However, was Ren Biao planning to equip every merchant ship with a compass? There's no need, right? "
Wang Renbiao shook his head and said, "This is not considered a lot. Lord Jue, you may not know, but the Great Families have more or less been engaged in sea trade or river transportation. Especially the Cui Family of Boling. As far as I know, they have at least two hundred merchant ships. The scale is much larger than our Wang Family's."
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