Red Mansion: I relied on the AFK system to create a dynasty

Glass is an amorphous inorganic non-metallic material. Its main component is silicate double salt. It is an amorphous solid with an irregular structure.

Now there are only colored colored glazes.

As for glazed tiles - they are not fired glazed tiles, but pottery tiles with a layer of glaze hung on them, which are obtained by repeated firings. The essence is still ceramics.

The material for making colored glaze was originally obtained from the by-products produced during the casting of bronzes. After refining and processing, the colored glaze was made into colored glaze. Generally, the lost-wax casting method of colored glaze was used.

On the other hand, colored glaze belongs to "lead-barium glass", which is two completely different glass systems from the transparent "soda-lime glass".Also, the firing temperature of colored glaze is 1500 degrees, while the firing temperature of glass is 1000 degrees.

The color of colored glaze is richer and can be mixed in many colors. Although glass can have different colors, they are all mainly pure colors. The density of colored glaze is significantly higher than that of glass, and it feels smooth to the touch. It makes a metallic sound when tapped lightly, while glass The sound is relatively dull.

However, colored glaze is a work of art, while glass is a daily necessities.

It is completely unrealistic to use colored glass as a distillation device and thermometer. Moreover, colored glass is more brittle and not heat-resistant, so it cannot be heated, while glass can.

…The glass still has to be made.

Cen Mingche rubbed his forehead with a headache.

Things are getting more and more complicated.

He has to ask someone to buy quartz sand.

However, quartz is a cheap mineral and does not require much effort to collect.

When the time comes, he can use this to make a good sale to his good father.

After all, it is difficult to make large pieces of flat glass, but it is easy to make small pieces of flat glass.

He could have replaced the glass windows of a palace with his dear good father.

Cen Mingche believed that his father would like it very much.

...It’s just that we don’t have enough manpower, alas.

Zhong Zhou has always liked these ingenious things, and he wonders if he can leave the glass job to him.

Just do it.

After writing a description of the blast furnace ironmaking method and submitting it, and also dealing with some problems arising from cement city construction and paving, Cen Mingche sent a message to the Zhenguo General's house and asked Zhong Zhou to come to the house to discuss it in detail.

Zhong Zhou is the youngest son of the general Zhenguo, and he has a smooth and lovable personality.There is no pressure to inherit the family business, and he never acts out to the extent that he needs discipline at home. He also works as a companion to Cen Mingche, a prince who looks very promising, so the adults in the family basically don't care about him.

It is precisely because of this that, although he is about the same age as Cen Mingche, Zhong Zhou still looks relaxed and happy, looking quite frivolous and not at all as steady as Cen Mingche.

Zhong Zhou was led into Cen Mingche's study with a smile on his face and a brisk pace.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty. Congratulations, Your Majesty. You have been promoted from a county prince to a prince so quickly. Your prince has a bright future!"

"Don't be poor, I have something to do with you."

Zhong Zhou opened his eyes exaggeratedly.

"Your Majesty, you actually leave something to me, an unknown person, to take care of? Oh my, the ordinary people are really flattered."

Seeing him like this, Cen Mingche felt his hands itching and raised his hand to give him a violent blow.

"Be honest with me!"

"Hey, hey...hiss, Your Majesty, your hands are so strong, it really hurts...Don't, don't, stop making trouble, don't hit me, don't hit me, let's talk about business, talk about business."

Cen Mingche glared at him again, then asked the palace servants to serve him tea, and then slowly told him about the glass making.

Zhong Zhou opened his eyes wide.

"Glass? Not Liuli?"

"It's not colored glaze, it's glass. You can think of it as transparent colored glaze, but the manufacturing process is simpler than colored glaze, the cost is lower, and it can also be heated."

Zhong Zhou slapped his hands.

"Interesting, really interesting! Prince, do you really want to leave this job to me?"

"Why else would I call you here? Walk you around? Do I have that much free time?"

Zhong Zhou touched the back of his head and laughed for a while.

"Thank you for your attention, Your Majesty. I will honor your orders!"

"Okay, you don't need to go through life and death. Find a venue and some experienced masters. The material is quartz, ground into sand, washed with acid, and then dissolved into glass liquid at high temperature. The formula is very simple, and the operation may be easy. What is the problem."

Zhong Zhou was thoughtful.

"When I encounter a problem that cannot be solved, I will naturally come to the prince to ask."

"Ask as you should. What I want is speed."

Cen Mingche stayed with Zhong Zhou for a meal, and then he couldn't wait to prepare for the glass workshop.

Zhong Zhou originally liked these things, but now that Cen Mingche has given him a chance, he will naturally try his best to do it.

Moreover, glass is also a tool for harvesting wealth.

The dignitaries in the capital compete with each other.

Cen Mingche first took out the small pieces of glass and installed them in the palace.Then these ministers will naturally see it when they go to court.

So what if you see it?

It works.

What's more, glass is inherently easier to use than window paper.

For wealthy families like these in the capital, they use oiled paper to paper their windows in winter and window screens in summer. They need to be replaced every three or five days. Not to mention the cost, the windows are not transparent enough.

Especially in winter, it needs to be protected from wind, as the oil paper will be thicker and the light will be dark.If you want window paper that is both light-transmitting and windproof, the price will go up all of a sudden.

How does it look like a glass window?The light transmittance is good, so you don’t need to replace it frequently. The windproof effect is first-class. It looks translucent and beautiful.

What's more, the emperor has been replaced!Still not following the trend?

"The King of Chu has such a thin waist that many people starve to death in the palace" is not a legend.

If there is a house that has not replaced its glass windows, it is necessary to suspect his family’s financial problems.

Is this family lonely?Or are you so "noble" that you can't even afford glass windows?

As a prince, Cen Mingche did not want to take the glass business as his own.

This thing is too profitable and can easily become the target of public criticism.

However, it would be different if half of the revenue from glass went into the internal treasury.

The inner treasury is not the same concept as the national treasury.

The treasury is the country's money.

The inner treasury is the emperor's private money.

If he becomes the emperor in the future - no, he must be the emperor - he can completely state the income from glass and become a pillar industry that generates private money for the emperor.

Half of the profits are now handed over to allow the emperor to be his protective umbrella.

Likewise, it was also to make the emperor's impression of him better.

Who wouldn't like a son who gives him money all day long?

Moreover, his son has more trust from the emperor than other businessmen, right?

In this way, the eldest prince and the second prince would not be able to discredit him because of the glass business.

Cen Mingche rubbed his fingers gently.

Zhong Zhou, I leave this matter to you, but don’t let me down or make me wait too long.

With glass and mercury thermometer, methanol can be fractionated, methanol can be prepared, methenamine can be reacted, and...

It can be made into the famous high explosive, RDX.

The road is long and far away, and I will search up and down.