This sudden billowing smoke caused chaos in the capital. Many people thought it was a fire. Some well-meaning people even ran to the Golden Tower with buckets. But when they saw that it was all caused by the fireplace, they all couldn't laugh or cry.
In fact, to be more precise, Li Qi caused all of this.
When Li Qi planned to build a fireplace, he kept some secrets. After all, piracy is a trend no matter in which era, and it cannot be stopped or changed. So on the one hand, he kept the principle of the fireplace secret, including the exhaust channel,
Only he and Carpenter Tian knew the air intake duct and the length of the chimney. On the other hand, they kept bragging about how good the fireplace was, and even asked Carpenter Tian to deliberately let out a little wind noise to make others think that the fireplace was making a noise.
Just attach it to the wall and erect a chimney up there.
Zhang Chun'er and the others are quite good. At least their fireplaces can still be lit. Some restaurants' fireplaces can't even light the fire due to the pressure of cold air. However, it is precisely because of the inability to light that they won't cause a fire like the one in Jinlou.
big joke.
Nowadays, restaurants such as Jinlou and Shishilou have become the laughing stock of the people in the capital.
But as a businessman, the most important thing to do now is not to curse or scold Li Qi, but to bring gifts and come to ask for help, trying to minimize the loss.
On that day, Carpenter Tian suddenly became the most popular celebrity in the capital. There were bartenders everywhere on the street who would ask everyone they met if they had seen Carpenter Tian.
Tian Carpenter, a simple and honest man, suddenly became a favorite in the eyes of everyone. How could he not be afraid? So, as if he was being hunted, he ran to Li Qi with tears and snot in his nose.
Shouting for help.
Li Qi also took the opportunity to give him two days off and sent him to a manor in the western suburbs, where he could have good wine and meat and enjoy life.
Li Qi is a businessman. Unless someone puts a golden mountain in front of him, he will not help his enemies build fireplaces. Moreover, he did not explicitly encourage everyone to build fireplaces at the beginning. If something goes wrong, he will naturally not be responsible.
Faced with the calls from employees and shopkeepers for help, Li Qi’s suggestion to him was to change the shape of the fireplace. It was useful for decoration, but if it was dismantled, the cost would only be higher.
This was the maximum help he could contribute, but it was still far from enough for those restaurant owners. However, Li Qi's resolute attitude could only make them return disappointed, with hatred for Li Qi in their hearts.
Afraid again.
What surprised Li Qi was that Zhang Chun'er did not come to ask for help, but she did not take the risk of using the fireplace anymore, nor did she dismantle the fireplace. After all, the cost of demolition was higher than the construction.
It has to be said that Li Qi's move was really damaging. It made the other restaurant owners feel like they were in a state of ecstasy.
The second head-to-head confrontation between the two sides obviously ended with Li Qi's victory. Fan Lou's business also improved because of Jin Lou's mistake.
That morning, Li Qi sat in a carriage and walked slowly towards Zuixianju. He glanced outside and suddenly said: "Hey, Maqiao, where are you going?"
"Drunken Immortal Judgment!"
"Then why don't you take the high road?"
"Deputy Commander, this path is relatively close. You don't even know this, do you?"
"Of course I know this, but it's better to take the main road. These are extraordinary times. Don't go to secluded places."
"Why?"
"Don't ask so many questions. If I tell you to take the high road, just take the high road."
Ma Qiao let out a long sigh and said: "I understand. Are you afraid that the shopkeepers of other restaurants will ask people to ambush you here? But Deputy Commander, I feel strange. When people come to ask for help, they don't say no money."
, and I heard that the price is quite high, why don’t you do it for them, and even if there is a fireplace, they can’t take away the business of our Zuixianju. This is great, you can give us all the people.
excuse me."
Li Qi snorted: "What do you know? I just don't want to offend everyone, so I don't help them build fireplaces. Think about it, how many restaurants do we have in Tokyo? In terms of friendship, only Fan Lou and us
It's better. Jade Xuan has a cooperative relationship with us, but the relationship between other restaurants and us is very normal. If I help one restaurant, what will other restaurants think? I'll help you do it, but not others. This is
If I offend anyone, Carpenter Tian will die of exhaustion if everyone helps, so I might as well not help anyone."
"What you said seems to make sense."
After a while, Ma Qiao suddenly heard Ma Qiao shouting: "Uncle Wu, where are you going in such a hurry?"
As soon as he said these words, Li Qi saw Wu Furong coming in. Before he could even sit down, he said: "Go to Beicheng."
"ah?"
Li Qi asked in surprise: "Uncle Wu, why are you going to Beicheng?"
Wu Furong said excitedly: "Master Li, the workshop in Beicheng just sent someone to report that what you want has been made, and let you go and take a look."
"workshop?"
Li Qi was stunned for a moment, then his eyes brightened, he slapped his thigh and exclaimed: "Are you talking about the glass workshop?"
Wu Furong nodded and said: "Exactly."
Oh my God! I have finally developed my glass. Li Qi almost burst into tears and hurriedly urged: "Maqiao, hurry up, hurry up."
"Then sit tight."
"Forget it, let's slow down."
.......
Since acquiring this glaze workshop, Li Qi has only come here once. He only understands the theory of this thing, but he doesn't understand the actual operation, so he simply lets them do it. Success is good, even if it fails,
No amount of money was lost.
The three of them arrived at the glaze workshop in a carriage. As soon as they entered, they saw Master Zheng Quan leading a group of workers standing at the door to greet him.
Zheng Quan bowed and said: "Proprietor, shopkeeper Wu, you are here."
Li Qi didn't rush to ask about the glass. He patted him on the shoulder and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Master Zheng. --- All the masters have also worked hard."
"Nowhere, no, actually we didn't do anything at all."
Zheng Quan and other workers hurriedly raised their hands and said, in fact, what they said was not all polite, because Li Qi only gave them so many materials, so they were very economical in reusing them. They were afraid that the materials would be used up and the things would not be burned out.
.So most of the time was spent discussing and not doing anything.
Li Qi smiled slightly and asked some questions about life. The workers burst into tears on the spot and kept singing praises for Li Qi. They were beyond words to express their gratitude.
Since Li Qi acquired Liulifang not long ago, he asked someone to buy the foot shop outside and specially cooked food for these workers. Li Qi has always been very generous to his own people, especially when it comes to food. After all, he
I am in this industry, so the food for these workers is probably the best in the capital, and the wages are much higher than before.
Zheng Quan invited Li Qi to a simple room. It was said to be simple, but it was the best room in the entire workshop.
Zheng Quan did not let all the workers in, but only left two experienced masters, plus Li Qi and Wu Furong, a total of five people. Zheng Quan poured a cup of tea for Li Qi and Wu Furong and said: "Proprietor, the shopkeeper
, please wait a moment.”
Li Qi smiled and said: "It's okay. We are not in a hurry."
Zheng Quan bowed again, opened the door and walked out. After a while, he came back with a cloth bag in his hand. He came to Li Qi, opened the cloth bag and said: "Proprietor, look at this
Is this the glass you want?"
I saw something green and shiny inside the cloth bag.
When Wu Furong saw it, he frowned and said, "The quality of this glass is not that good either."
What do you know? This is obviously glass. When Li Qi saw this color, he was very excited. He knew that the reason why the glass appears green now is because there is a small amount of iron in the raw material, a compound of ferrous iron.
It makes the glass appear green, but once pyrolusite is added, the divalent iron in it can be synthesized, and there will be no color cast. I picked it up and looked at it carefully. The texture is still very different from the glass of later generations, but it doesn't matter.
After all, this is still in the experimental stage and can be improved.
Zheng Quan and the other two masters felt frightened and uneasy when they saw Li Qi looking left and right with the piece of stuff without making a sound.
After a while, Li Qi put down the piece of glass and said with a smile: "Okay. You did a good job. I have said before that as long as you do a good job, I will never treat you badly. I will send someone later.
Let’s give you a reward. Master Zheng will receive ten guan, you two will get eight guan, and the others will each receive four guan. In addition, I will send someone to deliver a few tables of food tonight. I will make an exception today and ensure that you will not come home drunk.
.”
Wu Furong agreed very much with this point. He was kind-hearted to begin with and it was too late for him to rejoice when he gave his people more wages.
But this is quite a bounty for these workers.
Zheng Quan and the other three kept nodding their heads in thanks, their eyes turning red.
Li Qi waved his hands and said: "Don't be like this, this little money is nothing. As long as you work hard, more money is not a problem. Carpenter Natian is your role model. Look at the high-ranking officials in the capital now."
Noble people are willing to spend fifty coins to ask him to build a fireplace."
Now that Carpenter Tian is famous, Zheng Quan and others have heard about it, and they are very excited, as if they have seen a glimmer of light in the darkness. They really don't ask for too much, they just want that the family will not be hungry.
Li Qi asked: "By the way, Master Zheng, I remember that I gave a total of five bags of formula. I wonder which bag was used to make this thing?"
Zheng Quan scratched his head and said awkwardly: "I'm sorry, proprietor, I really don't recognize the words on that sack, so I don't know which bag it is?"
Sweating profusely! Forgot that none of them knew Arabic numerals. Li Qi smiled and said: "It doesn't matter, this is my mistake, just show it to me."
"yes."
Zheng Quan hurriedly walked out, and soon he came in with a sackcloth bag. Now there was only a small amount of materials left in the sackcloth bag.
Li Qi picked up the sack and took a look, secretly thinking, it turned out to be No. 5. He said: "Master Zheng, if I want to produce this kind of colored glaze on a large scale, do you think there is anything that needs to be improved?"
Zheng Quan pondered for a moment and said: "Proprietor, to tell you the truth, although your method of firing colored glaze is very simple, it is very different from other methods of making colored glaze. We have tried many times before but failed.
, and later the stove was modified, and it was successful. If the proprietor wants to mass-produce this kind of colored glaze, I'm afraid it will take a lot of effort."
The method of making colored glaze is inherently more complicated than that of glass. The next three masters expressed their own opinions, but most of them were about the renovation of the workshop.
"These are all small things. I will send someone to help you."
As soon as the words came out, Li Qi suddenly frowned, sighed heavily, shook his head and said: "No, no. Maybe we can't do this now."