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Ang Lee told Li Yu and Li Qiu next to him that the blast furnace he built was used to refine medicinal jade, not iron. This surprised both Li Yu and Li Qiu, and they stared at the blast furnace in front of them curiously.
Medicinal jade was glass in later generations. It was called so in the Tang Dynasty. It was a very strange name. Moreover, the Tang Dynasty had never mastered the technology of refining medicinal jade. The medicinal jade in the hands of the nobles and the royal family all came from places further west than the Western Regions.
In order to make a high profit, the merchants of the Western Regions talked about the formula of medicinal jade as if it were magic. They even mentioned the Snow Mountain Mysterious Ice that no one had ever seen before. Thus, they ruthlessly slaughtered the nobles of the Tang Dynasty and made all the people of the Tang Dynasty believe in the so-called complicated formula of medicinal jade.
As the imperial grandsons, Li Yu and Li Qiu certainly had seen medicinal jade and were deeply impressed by its transparent beauty and hardness. When they heard that the blast furnace built by Ang Lee could produce medicinal jade, they were both shocked and somewhat skeptical.
Because they felt that they had been misled too deeply. They thought that it was impossible for Ang Lee to collect all the materials needed to make medicinal jade. At least, no one in the Tang Dynasty had ever found the Snow Mountain Mysterious Ice. Without such core materials, it was impossible to make medicinal jade.
"Assistant Minister Li, medicinal jade is a specialty of the remote countries in the west. I heard that it needs a lot of materials. Can you really make medicinal jade?"
"Assistant Minister Li, I heard that medicinal jade needs the Snow Mountain Mysterious Ice. There is no such material in the Tang Dynasty. How can we make medicinal jade?"
Li Yu and Li Qiu were both young masters. They were not three-year-old children who were so easily fooled. They thought that Ang Lee could not make medicinal jade at all.
"Snow Mountain Mysterious Ice? Our Tang Dynasty is rich in resources. How can we lack this thing? When the medicinal jade is made, you will know that what I said is true. "
Ang Lee was too lazy to explain too much. In addition, the formula of medicinal jade could not be told to outsiders. In order to keep it a secret, even the craftsmen working in the workshop did not know what the soda ash powder that Ang Lee brought was. After all, natural soda ash was the cover of the black powder workshop. Ang Lee let some people grind it manually and then send it directly to the processing plant. It could be regarded as recycling of waste. As for the sand, it was washed clean by Turtle and a group of male servants in a nearby river. It was very clean...
The craftsmen ignited the charcoal and began to blow. They poured the mixture of sand and soda ash from the top into the furnace of the blast furnace and began to refine.
"Assistant Minister Li, how long will this medicinal jade take to refine?"
Li Yu was eager to see the results and asked anxiously.
.................................. Time will pass faster in this way. "
Ang Lee said as he walked to the rocking chair not far away. First, he lay on it and swayed to bask in the sun.
After returning to the mansion yesterday, he had slept with Yan Ruyu twice. Although it was very comfortable, it was also very tiring. If it were not for the fact that he had to take Li Yu and Li Qiu to see the medicinal jade being made, Ang Lee would not have woken up so early. At this time, the sun had just risen. Moreover, there was no wind. Basking in the sun while catching up on sleep was a good enjoyment.
Li Yu and Li Qiu looked at each other. They could only follow Ang Lee helplessly and lay on the rocking chair to bask in the sun.
This experience was amazing. The two of them were addicted. They swayed and closed their eyes to enjoy it. They had long forgotten about the matter of the medicinal jade and even fell asleep unknowingly.
After all, when they parted last night, Li An had told them that he had something good to show them today. They had been anxious the whole night and did not sleep well. This morning, they had hurriedly woken up, so naturally, they were tired. Therefore, it was normal for them to fall asleep while rocking back and forth.
The three of them fell asleep comfortably. In order to prevent them from catching a cold, Duan Xiushi asked Turtle to find three clean quilts to cover them and guard them by their side.
"Assistant Minister Li, it's noon."
When it was time to eat, Duan Xiushi saw that the three of them were still asleep and reminded Ang Lee in his ear.
"Uh."
Ang Lee responded drowsily. Then, he opened his eyes and looked at the sky. "Wow, it's noon. I slept for so long."
Originally, he only planned to take a nap and rest for a while. He did not expect that he would sleep for an entire morning. This surprised Ang Lee. It seemed that he was too tired from pampering Yan Ruyu yesterday. Otherwise, he would not have slept for so long.
Looking to the left, Ang Lee suddenly smiled. He was worried that Li Yu and Li Qiu would be bored. But he saw that the two of them were sleeping soundly. They could sleep even better than him.
"Eh, where did the quilt come from?"
Ang Lee lifted the quilt and looked at Duan Xiushi.
"I saw that the assistant minister and the two imperial grandsons were asleep. I was worried that you would catch a cold, so I asked Turtle to prepare the quilt."
"Haha! Duan Xiushi, you are quite meticulous. You are even more meticulous than a woman. Well done. Thank you. "
Ang Lee praised Duan Xiushi and lifted the quilt on Li Yu and Li Qiu. He reminded them, "Gwangbyeong Of Gojoseon, Fourth Young Master, it's noon. Aren't you hungry?"
"Ah! It's noon. "
Li Yu stretched his back sleepily and continued to lie down slowly. His face was full of pleasure.
However, Li Qiu stood up and shook his head to wake himself up.
"Assistant Minister Li, you really know how to enjoy life. Lying on a rocking chair and sleeping while basking in the sun is so comfortable. This is the first time Xiao Wang has slept like this."
Li Yu reluctantly stood up and stretched his body again.
"Gwangbyeong Of Gojoseon, if you like, you can sleep like this every day in the future, especially at noon. Take a nap, and you will be full of energy in the afternoon."
Ang Lee seriously suggested. In the future, even students with heavy study tasks would take a nap at noon. This way, they would have more energy to devote to their studies in the afternoon.
"Forget it! It's not a big problem here. If it was at the Baesun Institute, it would definitely be a secret. It would be bad if those remonstrants knew. They would say that I am lazy and not like an imperial grandson. "
Li Yu was very clear-headed. Obviously, he must have done something in the past and was caught by the remonstrants. Therefore, there was a shadow in his heart and he was afraid of the remonstrants. Of course, if he was caught by a one-track mind like Wei Zheng, no one would feel good. Even Li Shimin was scared to death.
"Assistant Minister Li, why hasn't the medicinal jade been refined?"
Li Qiu walked to the furnace and asked expectantly.
Ang Lee went forward to check and felt that it was almost done. However, it would not be wrong to refine it for a while to remove the impurities. Moreover, it was already noon and he was very hungry. It would not be too late to start the furnace after lunch.
"Let's have lunch first. After lunch, the medicinal jade will be out of the furnace. At that time, you will be able to see the medicinal jade I refined."
Ang Lee was really hungry. He took Li Yu and Li Qiu to have lunch first. After lunch, he came back to start the furnace and used a special container to hold the glass liquid so that it would condense into the required shape.
Li Yu and Li Qiu ate quickly at lunch. They wanted to see the medicinal jade refined by Ang Lee as soon as possible. After all, they always felt that this matter was a little unreliable. If medicinal jade was so easy to refine, why didn't anyone refine it before the Tang dynasty? But when they thought that Ang Lee had invented the black gunpowder, which was also very complicated, they felt that this matter was still possible. Their curiosity suddenly increased a little.
After lunch, Ang Lee took the two to the furnace as promised and instructed everyone to prepare to start the furnace.
"Gwangbyeong Of Gojoseon, Silang, the medicinal jade that has just come out of the furnace is relatively hot and can easily hurt people. Let's step back a little."
Ang Lee was worried that the hot glass liquid would burn the two imperial grandsons, so he quickly took the two of them back a dozen steps. He ordered the furnace to be opened immediately and poured the glass liquid in.
Following the opening of the furnace, a large amount of fervent glass liquid gushed out and flowed into various specially-made containers. Moreover, it continued to emit steam with gurgling sounds.
"Assistant Minister Li, is this boiling water the medicinal jade?"
"Yes, you will see it after it cools down. Don't worry. It's winter now, and the temperature is very low, so it will cool down relatively quickly."
Ang Lee patiently explained to Li Yu and Li Qiu not to be too anxious. In addition, Ang Lee would give each of them one medicinal jade as a souvenir. Of course, they had to undergo a little processing.
Li Yu and Li Qiu looked at the steaming medicinal jade liquid curiously, wondering what it would be like after it cooled down. Would it be as transparent and beautiful as the medicinal jade they had seen before?
After a long while, the medicinal jade gradually cooled down. Ang Lee immediately stepped forward and carried out the necessary processing on part of the half-cooled medicinal jade to meet his own needs.
For example, on the surface of the medicinal jade that was about to take shape, he blew a few beautiful flowers, or dealt with the burrs to make the medicinal jade smooth. Once it cooled down completely, it would be very difficult to polish.
"Assistant Minister Li, can we blow on this thing too?"
"No, it's too dangerous. Moreover, you don't know how to do it. After it's done, I will give each of you a small gift. You just have to wait to receive the gift."
Ang Lee rejected Li Yu and Li Qiu's help and asked the guards to pull them away.
Soon, the glass completely cooled down, and the various containers Ang Lee needed were all ready.
Ang Lee picked up two medicinal jades wrapped in pure copper and handed them to the two of them. He joked, "Look at yourselves. Aren't you very handsome?"
Li Yu and Li Qiu frowned and looked at the medicinal jade in their hands. They were so shocked that their mouths were wide open. Their true appearance was displayed in the medicinal jade. It was so clear that it was hard to imagine. This was also the first time they saw their own appearance so clearly.
In order to verify the accuracy of the mirror, Li Yu and Li Qiu looked at the mirror together and saw their own appearance. It was almost no different from a real person.
"Assistant Minister Li, this mirror made of medicinal jade is so much clearer than a copper mirror. It's so clear. Oh my god!"
Li Yu looked left and right excitedly. The more he looked at him, the more he felt that he was handsome and elegant.
People said that women were vain and liked to look at themselves in the mirror. In fact, men were the same. The more handsome a man was, the more he liked to look at himself in the mirror.
"Assistant Minister Li, I really didn't expect that you would really be able to create the medicinal jade. Moreover, you even made it into a mirror. With this, the people of the Great Tang will no longer need to dress themselves in front of a bronze mirror."
Li Qiu was also very excited. However, unlike Li Yu, he didn't look at his handsome face obsessively. Instead, he thought about how great the changes the mirror would bring to the Tang dynasty. Of course, he never thought that medicinal jade could be made into a mirror. This was seriously beyond his knowledge and beyond the knowledge of all the people of the Tang dynasty. In the Tang dynasty, people knew that medicinal jade was used for decoration and had no practical use at all.
"The medicinal jade has too many uses. Not only can it be used to make mirrors, but it can also be used to make windows. In this way, the house will be very bright during the day. In addition, the medicinal jade can also be made into a very powerful mirror that can let us see the scene from a hundred miles away. Of course, there are more uses, but I can't remember them for a while."
Ang Lee explained the great functions of the medicinal jade in one breath. Hearing this, Li Yu and Li Zhi were stunned. This was seriously beyond their knowledge, and they were even more shocked.
"Assistant Minister Li, is what you said true? The medicinal jade can be made into a mirror that can let us see things from a hundred miles away? How is this possible? This is too … "
Li Yu shook his head repeatedly. He felt that this was too bizarre. How could a small medicinal jade let people see the scene from a hundred miles away?
Before the invention of the telescope, this was indeed a very outrageous thing. After all, people in this era had never learned the knowledge of optics, let alone what refraction and reflection were. It was understandable that they couldn't understand it.
"Gwangbyeong Of Gojoseon, you have to remember that nothing is impossible in this world. For example, the medicinal jade mirror in your hand is also very magical, isn't it? But I made it. Since I can make a medicinal jade mirror that can see the face clearly, why can't I make a mirror that can see the scenery from a hundred miles away? "
Ang Lee asked forcefully and looked at Li Yu confidently.
Li Yu's expression was very shocked, but soon became very excited. He believed in Ang Lee. He felt that Ang Lee would not lie to him. Since he could make a medicinal jade mirror that was thousands of times better than a copper mirror, why couldn't he make a mirror that could see the scenery from a hundred miles away? In addition, he was very confident that Ang Lee would invent more interesting and incredible new things in the future.
At this moment, Li Yu's eyes were full of indescribable worship. He couldn't understand. Ang Lee was only a few years older than him. How could he have such a high ability?
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