Li Shimin

Chapter 86 Glass Costs
"I didn't expect Master's firing skills to be so good that he could make such exquisite and transparent glass!"

Sitting on the sofa in the house, Li Shimin still couldn't bear it, and raised his head from time to time to look at the window.

It is so exquisite!
Moreover, sitting in the house, without opening the door or window, you can clearly see everything outside the house through the glass, and the house is so much brighter than before?

Suddenly, Li Shimin couldn't help itching.

"Your Majesty, you are too polite. This is just a way of life, Little Doyle!"

Li Xuan looked calm.

"The way of life by investigating things?"

Li Shimin on the side couldn't help but look suspicious, and then a wave of vigilance arose in his heart.

"Dare to ask Master, what is the meaning of the way of life, and I don't know which sage's school this way belongs to?"

"Knowledge is in the investigation of objects, and then knowledge is obtained after the investigation of objects!"

"My lord, all kinds of affairs in the vast world have their own laws. The way to study things and live is to personally explore the laws of these things, and use these laws to create better objects and improve our lives!"

After listening to Li Xuan's solemn speech, the corners of Li Shimin's mouth twitched.To put it bluntly, don't you just want to concentrate on making better objects like those craftsmen to enjoy life?
"So it turns out, Master is indeed a hermit master!"

"Thank you, King, for your praise!"

I don't know if Li Xuan understood Li Shimin's words, but his face was still calm.

"Dare to ask Master, what is the use of Master forging this glass?"

Li Shimin seemed to have discovered the true face of this "strange man" Li Xuan, and he didn't want to mess around too much, so he went straight to the point.

"Naturally it is used for windows!"

Li Xuan looked at Li Shimin strangely, and said slowly: "As the king saw, using glass as a window is not only bright, but also not easy to leak air, and it will be especially warm in winter!"

"Master, this glass is expensive, so not many people can afford it?"

Li Shimin said.

"Forehead!"

Li Xuan couldn't help being taken aback, "I don't know how much your Majesty thinks a piece of glass the size of a window will cost?"

Li Shimin didn't understand why Li Xuan had such an expression, but after thinking about it, he continued: "Hu merchants sell a piece of colored glaze the size of a palm for ten guan, and although the cost of this kind of glass is relatively low, they all sell for one hundred yuan. You can do it!"

"My lord, if a piece of three-foot-square glass is priced at ten guan, is it still expensive?"

"Ten strings?"

Li Shimin's expression was slightly moved, "The cost of such a large piece of glass is two hundred coins, plus various expenses, is ten guan silver a bit cheap?"

As he spoke, a trace of reluctance flashed across Li Shimin's face.

After passing by the objects on the sofa, Li Shimin understood that the money earned by these objects was all his.

"My lord, who said that such a large piece of glass costs two hundred cash?"

And Li Xuan was also taken aback.

How could he not know that it took two hundred cash to burn such a large piece of glass?
"This matter is cleverly calculated, isn't it?"

Li Shimin was also taken aback, while talking, he also looked at Li Chengqian who was at the side.

"My lord, two hundred Wen coins can cover such a big glass!"

Li Xuan sighed lightly, feeling a little helpless.

"Gao Ming, are you so calculating?"

After hearing this, Li Chengqian hurriedly stepped forward and reported to Li Xuan: "Master, I remember that when firing these glasses, I spent more than 600 yuan to buy various materials. Remove the remaining materials and throw them over the burner. The materials used to forge the iron pillars when making them, and the boring materials used when firing these glasses, are about eight guan, and a total of about 40 yuan of three-foot-square glass was fired!"

"Therefore, Gao Ming calculates that the cost of a three-foot-square piece of glass should be two hundred cash!"

After speaking, Li Chengqian looked at Li Xuan expectantly.

However, Li Xuan's face was flat, he just nodded slightly, and then looked at Cheng Chusi and Li Chongyi who were standing aside.

"All six of you do the math, how much should a piece of three-foot-square glass cost?"

"what?"

Hearing this, Li Chongyi and Changsun Chong couldn't help being surprised.

They just stood aside and joined in the fun, so why were they involved?
"Ah what, I'll wait for you for a quarter of an hour! If anyone fails to answer the question, they will be punished for washing dishes for ten days!"

As soon as they were punished for washing the dishes, the six of them couldn't help but look sad.Especially Cheng Chusi and Yuchi Baolin, who had just finished the punishment time, and now they had to be punished to wash the dishes.

"Do you still remember what Gao Ming said just now?"

Thinking of something suddenly, Cheng Chusi couldn't help leaning close to Yuchi Baolin's ear, muttering in a low voice.

However, Cheng Chusi obviously underestimated his loud voice, no matter how much he suppressed his voice, the words he spoke were just like other people's normal words.

Listening, Li Xuan couldn't help but glared at Cheng Chusi.

As for Chang Sun Chong and Li Chongyi, although they didn't speak, their eyes were thoughtful.

"Master, my disciple's answer is the same as Gao Ming's. A piece of glass measuring three feet square costs two hundred cash!"

Li Chongyi stood up, cupped his hands and said.

"Master, my disciple's answer is also two hundred words..."

"Master, disciple..."

Following Li Chongyi's lead, Fang Yizhi and Cheng Chusi also stood up one after another with positive expressions on their faces.

"You are so sure that Gao Ming is the correct answer?"

Li Xuan said leisurely, letting Changsun Chong and the others change their expressions and feel uneasy.

On the contrary, Cheng Chusi had a proud face, and he was sure that the correct answer was what Li Chengqian said, "Return to Master, the result of the disciple's calculation is the same as Gao Ming's result!"

Changsun Chong and Li Chongyi on the side, although they were very cautious not to be the first birds, but they all showed a trace of complacency in their eyes.

"Hmph, everyone will copy this question fifty times for me tomorrow!"

But he didn't want to, Li Xuan's face darkened, and he said directly.

Hearing this, the faces of Li Chongyi and the others all changed drastically.

And Li Shimin and Li Chengqian also quickly looked at Li Xuan with puzzled faces.

"Dare to ask Master, why is this?"

Chang Sun Chong asked hastily.

"The cost of a piece of glass, why do you want to include the waste that has only been tested so many times?"

Li Xuan pouted, with a helpless expression on his face. This is the defect of not brushing the questions. Such a simple question can be calculated wrong.

"The cost of a piece of glass will not exceed [-] Wen!"

"What, twenty Wen?"

Hearing this, Li Shimin couldn't help being surprised.

And Li Chengqian, Changsun Chong and the others also stared at the glass on the window in a daze, with disbelief on their faces.

"Master, how is this possible?"

"Why is it impossible?"

Li Xuan glanced at Li Chengqian, "How much plant ash, quartz, sand, and soda stone do you need to burn a piece of glass? It's not like you don't know, you just need to do some calculations to get the answer!"

After listening, Li Chengqian froze in place.

As for Chang Sun Chong and Li Chongyi, their eyes lit up and they quickly calculated.

After a few breaths, everyone stood there blankly, without asking, they knew that the answer they calculated was similar to what Li Xuan said.

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(End of this chapter)