Traveling through ancient times, it is really unreasonable not to burn glass. Pure glass has little to do with the military, but telescopes made of glass are real military supplies. In fact, Su Hao had also thought about burning them before.
Glass, because for surveying and mapping, telescopes are also needed. Now that the military is willing to pay, Su Hao is not afraid to sell a pair of telescopes for 100 taels of silver.
"What is a telescope?" Deng Kui was really attracted by Su Hao's words. He had never heard of the word telescope, but guessing from the literal meaning, it seemed to be something that could see things in the distance, and
Who would love something like this more than an army scout?
Su Hao said: "A telescope is an instrument made of glass, which allows you to clearly see things several miles away. By the way, you don't know what glass is, right? Let me tell you, glass is just like our ordinary
It's the same as the porcelain you saw, but it's transparent..."
"The glass made by Master Su is what we usually call colored glaze?" Hao Tong interrupted Su Hao's rhetoric and asked him.
"Liu Li?" Su Hao was stunned. He had forgotten that Liu Li existed in ancient China. In his impression, Liu Li was a colorful thing. Its chemical composition should also contain silicon, and it should be considered the same as glass.
Close relatives. Thinking of this, he shook his head and said: "Glass and colored glaze are not the same thing. Colored glaze has color, while glass is colorless and transparent."
Hao Tong was quite disrespectful and retorted: "Who said all colored glazes have colors? There are also colored glazes, but colored glazes are more valuable."
"Have you ever seen colorless and transparent colored glaze?" Su Hao asked without anger.
"That's natural." Hao Tong said, "I have a cousin who knows how to burn colored glaze. I once saw colorless and transparent colored glaze in his house."
"Just blow it." Su Hao said disdainfully. This kind of cousin, cousin, etc. is the most unreliable. If you can find anyone who can bake transparent glass, then all of China
Aren’t there glass products everywhere? But it’s been almost two months since I traveled to the Ming Dynasty, and I haven’t seen glass anywhere.
Hao Tong said displeasedly: "I am a soldier, and I am very particular about no joking in the army. What I just said is true. If Master Su doesn't believe it, I will tell you tomorrow with my subordinate at my cousin's place."
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"You mean, your cousin who can burn transparent glass is in Fengcheng?" Su Hao asked.
Hao Tong said: "He is in the county town and has opened a workshop. However, this workshop does not sell colored glaze, but sells various utensils. When customers come in and place orders, he will also bake some colored glaze utensils, so I
I know he has this skill."
Su Hao said happily: "There are actually craftsmen who make colored glaze in Fengcheng? This is really great. Let's go and have a look tomorrow."
The next morning, Su Hao, Deng Kui and Hao Tong had breakfast and went to the workshop of Hao Tong's cousin. Su Hao was eager to see how the craftsmen of the Ming Dynasty fired glass. Deng Kui and Hao Tong
Tong Er came in, thinking about the telescope Su Hao was talking about. Of course, they had no idea how far the telescope could see things, so the feeling of anticipation was not urgent.
Walking on the road, Hao Tong introduced his cousin's situation to Su Hao:
"My uncle used to work in the Miscellaneous Manufacturing Bureau of the Yuheng Department of the Ministry of Industry, responsible for making utensils for the palace. In the early years, because of his meritorious service, the Ministry of Industry stripped him of his craftsmanship and allowed him to return to his hometown to start a career.
After he came back, he opened a workshop in the county town, specializing in making various utensils for sale, and the business was very good. Now that my uncle is old, he passed the craftsmanship to my cousin."
"It turns out that he is a skilled craftsman in the capital, no wonder he has such a unique skill." Su Hao said, in his impression, glass should not be a commodity that can be found in the streets. If it were a craftsman in the capital who specializes in making utensils for the palace, he would
Making glass products is easy to explain.
"That's natural." Hao Tong said proudly, "In Fengcheng County, when it comes to making porcelain, pottery, and colored glaze, my uncle is the best at making porcelain, pottery, and colored glaze. People from Nanchang Prefecture come to him from time to time.
He’s placing an order.”
"He can still make porcelain? Could it be that there is a kiln in his workshop?" Su Hao asked.
Hao Tong said: "I don't know much about this. He does have a small kiln in his workshop, but I heard from him that if he wants to burn a large amount of porcelain, he still has to find a special porcelain kiln to bake it. He only needs to prepare the ingredients and make the porcelain.
Blank. His ability lies in the fact that the porcelain produced by mixing the ingredients is much better than ordinary ones."
Su Hao nodded and said: "This shows that he knows how to make ingredients. The ingredients of porcelain clay are very particular. If the ingredients are just a tiny bit, the result will be completely different. The secret of these ingredients is a secret that is not passed down to all craftsmen.
Ah.”
Hao Tong said: "I don't understand this, but from what my cousin said, it seems that this is what happened."
The three of them walked while talking, and soon they arrived in front of Hao Tong's cousin's workshop. They saw that it was an ordinary shop, with a cover hanging on the facade of the second entrance and the word "Hao" written on it.
This should be the name of the workshop. When you walk into the workshop, you can see that there are counters and shelves in the hall. There are some beautifully made dishes and dishes on the shelves, and there are actually a few of them that look like glass. These are
Glassware is made of colored glass, the transparency is not very good, but it is quite shiny.
When the three people walked in, a young apprentice in the store quickly stood up to greet them: "You three gentlemen, what do you want to see?"
Hao Tong scolded: "Little Wuzi, you are so sleepy that you can't even recognize me? Where is my elder brother?"
"Oh, it turns out to be the Third Master. I'm so blind that I didn't recognize it at once." Xiao Wuzi quickly put on a look of self-blame. In fact, Hao Tong has been serving as a soldier outside and has not returned to Fengcheng for several years.
A few days ago, after he followed Su Hao from the countryside to the county town, he visited his uncle and cousin in the workshop. It was that time that the fifth son saw Hao Tong, but he had no deep impression. Hearing Hao Tong open his mouth
After saying that he was looking for his eldest brother, he realized that he was the shopkeeper's cousin.
"The young shopkeeper is making pottery in the backyard. I'll let you know right now." Xiao Wuzi said and was about to run back.
Hao Tong stopped him and said: "There is no need to report. You can take us directly to the backyard to meet my elder brother. By the way, let me introduce you first. This brother is called Deng Kui. He is my commander in the army.
This is Mr. Su from the county government."
"It turns out it's Master Deng and Master Su. You're so polite." Xiao Wuzi obediently bowed to everyone, then led the way, leading Su Hao and his party to the backyard.
Haojia Workshop has a typical layout of a front shop and a factory. There is a display and sales facade in the front, and a workshop for making utensils in the back. When the group entered the backyard, they saw a table in the middle of the backyard, with some well-made products on it.
pottery blank. A shirtless man was sitting in front of the table, carefully sketching patterns on a pottery pot.
"Young shopkeeper, the third master has come in with two guests." Xiao Wuzi trotted all the way to the man's back and reported to him.
"Oh, Tongyao is here." The man chuckled and turned around. When he saw Su Hao, who was following Hao Tong and was dressed as a scholar, he quickly stood up and saluted: "Dare you ask this dear friend?"
yes……"
"Brother, let me introduce to you, this is Master Su from Fengcheng County Government." Hao Tong took two steps forward and introduced his cousin, then turned back to Su Hao and said: "Master Su, this is me.
Cousin, my name is Hao Qing."
"Oh, it turns out to be Master Su. I'm sorry, I'm sorry." Hao Qing was surprised when he heard that Lai Rujingran was an official from the county government and also had the title of Master. He was still shirtless at this time.
Well, it is indeed very rude to receive the master of the county government in this image.
"Xiao Wuzi, how could you bring Mr. Su to this filthy place? Quickly take the guests into the living room and wait." Hao Qing turned to Xiao Wuzi and shouted.
Su Hao smiled and cupped his hands to Hao Qinggong and said: "Brother Hao, don't blame Xiao Wuzi. I wanted to see Brother Hao's workshop, so I asked him to bring me here. I'm sorry for disturbing Brother Hao's work."
"How dare you, how dare you." Hao Qing said, "In that case, Master, please wait a moment while I go change my clothes and come back."
Su Hao smiled and said: "Brother Hao, please do as you please. Hao Tong and I are brothers. Brother Hao can just call me Brother Su."
"Don't dare, Master Su, I'll come as soon as I go." Hao Qing said and hurried back to the house to get dressed.
After a while, Hao Qing came back in formal attire. He pretended to salute Su Hao, and practiced the etiquette of a small craftsman to a county government official. Then he invited everyone to sit down and asked Xiao Wuzi to sit down.
He came over and poured some tea, and then asked: "Master Su is here at our shop. What orders do you have?"
Su Hao knew that craftsmen in that era had little status, not even as good as farmers in the countryside. They were always the target of being bullied in front of official officials, so they developed the habit of being frightened when meeting official officials. Su Hao
Hao Ping came to his workshop for no reason. According to Hao Qing's guess, he most likely wanted to extort some money.
"Brother Hao, I took the liberty of visiting you this time because I heard Hao Tong talk about Brother Hao's craftsmanship and came here to ask Brother Hao for advice." Su Hao said.
Hao Qing said: "Master, just call me Hao Qing. As a craftsman, how dare I insult Master by calling him brother? My third brother is right. My father used to work in the miscellaneous workshop of the Ministry of Industry.
Some crude craftsmanship, passed on to Xiao Ru, as a foundation for a stable life. I wonder what the master wants to ask during this trip?"
Su Hao said: "I heard from Hao Tong that Brother Hao can make colorless and transparent colored glaze. Is this possible?"
Hao Qing nodded and said: "As for Master, Xiao Ru can indeed burn colored glaze. If you want to make the colored glaze colorless and transparent, it is not difficult. I just don't know what kind of colored glaze utensils Master wants to make. Generally speaking, guests want to
There are more colored glazes, but this colorless glaze is of little use."