Chapter 163: The Wonderful Life of Xue Da, the Owner of the Glass Workshop (Part 1)
Chapter 163 The wonderful life of Xue Da, the owner of the glass workshop...(fifth update)
Author: sunny
Chapter 163 The wonderful life of Xue Da, the owner of the glass workshop...(fifth update)
"The villain Xue Da brings his humble concubine and his dog to meet the high-ranking scholar."
Xue Da walked into the room, saw the child in front of him who was obviously still very immature, and glanced at Hu Yuhou subconsciously.
It wasn't until the other party gave him a confirming look that he quickly led his wife and children to bow to the ground.
"Xue Da, right? There's no need to be polite. Just get up and sit down and talk. You don't have to be so nervous."
Gao Zhang put on an amiable expression and motioned for the family to sit down and talk.
Seeing the handsome young champion with red lips and white teeth, they were still filled with awe in their hearts.
But at least Gao Zhang's attitude made them feel at ease.
"Xue Da, I want to ask you. I remember that other people's glass products are mostly more opaque in texture and more like porcelain or jade, the better."
"But why do your glass products seem to have taken a different path? It seems that you want to make them more transparent."
After hearing Gao Zhang's words, he hit the point directly, which immediately made Xue Da, who likes to find new ways and do not take the ordinary path, his eyes lit up.
"The number one scholar has a sharp eye. He can see through the villain's thoughts with just one glance."
"Yes, I saw many glass workshops in Zichuan in the past. Most of them wanted to be close to jade or imitate porcelain."
"I feel that following their footsteps, the family business passed down from the ancestors of the little people will be unsustainable."
"I just wanted to take another path. After a long period of investigation, the villain finally decided to take a different path from them..."
Gao Zhang's eyes lit up, and soon he saw Xue Da, with light in his eyes, speaking out his ambition.
"Decided to imitate crystal products..."
"..." The corner of Gao Zhang's raised mouth instantly tilted. Well, imitation crystals are unconventional.
"It's a pity that when I was young, I repeatedly ground materials and fired glass close to crystal quality, but I couldn't produce it."
"Based on the villain's ancestral experience, I feel that there should be insufficient firepower, but neither carbon nor coal can be used to achieve this."
"Fortunately, I overheard someone mentioning that there is an excellent fuel in Damingfu (Note) in Beijing. It is said to be made from coal. Its firepower is far better than coal..."
Listening to Xue Da talking about the fuel problem in front of him, Gao Zhang's eyes suddenly widened after hearing this.
"Is that the excellent fuel you mentioned coking coal?"
What do you mean, the fuel made from coal is far more powerful than coal. Is it possible that in this era, someone already knows how to make coking coal?
Immediately afterwards, Gao Zhang saw Xue Da and his wife Wu's eyes brightening at the same time.
"The number one scholar is so smart. I didn't expect that the number one scholar actually knows about coking coal. You know, that is a secret that is not passed down from the father-in-law's family."
Xue Dapo smiled shyly and explained that when he went to Daming Mansion, he planned to learn from his master.
Sure enough, he found one of the families who knew how to make coke. It happened that the family's surname was Wu, and the main reason was that there was a girl with pretty features in that family.
In order to learn coking, Xue Dayi begged for help, but the Wu family was not happy. In the end, Xue Dayi gritted his teeth and stamped his feet and was willing to marry into the Wu family.
After finally marrying Mr. Wu, this studious and inquiring son-in-law spent several years memorizing every step of how to select coal and how to refine coking coal.
After discussing it with his beloved wife Wu, who is in love with him and has given birth to two sons.
In the end, under the pleading of the couple, Father Wu, who loved his daughter, finally did not give the young couple any trouble.
As a result, they left Daming Mansion in Beijing and returned to Zichuan, where they began to burn coke to make crystal glass...
I heard this love story that is not sentimental at all.
It made Gao Zhang feel like he had seen the strong alliance model of aristocratic family marriage in a business war movie.
There was actually a part about the son-in-law in it, which made Gao Zhang even more tempted to pull some grass to calm down.
The coking technology acquired from the old Wu family finally improved the quality of the Xue family's glass products.
This made Gao Zhang feel as if he had originally wanted to reach out and open the last blind box that was already certain to contain a treasure.
As a result, after opening it, there were not only treasures, but also double-shot cannons, two treasures in one box.
Unexpectedly, Xue Da is not only a master of glass firing, but also a master of coking coal.
With glass, wealth is at hand, and with coking coal, it is enough to make the steel industry of the Song Dynasty leap forward to the times.
I dare not say that we will enter industrialization early, but once the steel industry is guaranteed, gunpowder weapons can still be developed.
With gunpowder weapons, the bald barbarian who was afraid of birds, Gao Zhang, who lived in the era of hot weapons, took a deep breath.
After controlling his somewhat excited emotions, he showed a gentle and friendly smile towards Xue Da.
"Are you willing to stay in Tokyo and partner with me to do business and build a big business? I will be responsible for all the investment money, while you, Xue Da, rely on technology to invest..."
Hearing Gao Zhang's words, Xue Da was shocked and quickly fell to the ground.
"What did the No. 1 Scholar say? I am willing to work for the No. 1 Scholar, but I absolutely cannot invest in anything..."
"Since you are willing to do something for me, you have to do it according to my ideas. Besides, whether it is making glass or refining coking coal, this is your hard work and ability."
"Gao doesn't want to get a bad reputation because of his wealth."
Fukang, who stayed behind on Gao Qiu's order, took two steps forward, supported Xue Da and spoke in a low voice.
"Xue Da, what kind of person is my young master? He is the kind of playboy who likes to take advantage of others."
"Since the young master said that you should take the shares, you just need to feel at ease and be happy. For your sake, for the sake of your family and your future..."
Hu Yuhou, who was on the side, also hurriedly helped, and in the end, Gao Zhang originally proposed to give 20% to the Xue family.
However, Mr. and Mrs. Xue were not willing to take that much, and were only willing to take 10%.
In the end, considering that they probably didn't understand the style of his champion, Gao Zhang followed the couple's wishes and they invested 10% of the shares with technology.
Gao Zhang calmed the family with his kind words and asked about Fukang, only to find out that this courtyard was originally the property of the Gao family.
It has always been vacant, but now it is just perfect for their family of four to live in.
As for the next step, renting shops and finding a place to build a workshop, these myriad matters will naturally be taken care of by the Gao family.
Xue Daqu also took the initiative to offer his help. After all, finding a place to build a workshop and what kind of location was needed really required him, the technical core, to make the final decision.
Gao Zhang will naturally have no problem. After all, professional matters should be left to professionals.