Daming: I asked you to supervise the country, Daming is all crazy?

Chapter 90 Zhou Chen's promotion! ! !

"You have done a good job this time. The glass produced in the future will be of good quality, such as this kind of glass without air bubbles. All of them will be made into round glass sheets with the same thickness. I will save them for other purposes."

"As for the rest..."

As Zhu Zhanji said, he glanced at the glass products that could be said to be handicrafts. After thinking about it, he gave up the idea of ​​producing such things to make money.

It's not that he dislikes a lot of money, but that these glass products can be sold at a good price if they are in small quantities.

A large number of people will pay for the transparent and crystal-like appearance of the glass alone.

However, once the quantity of this thing reaches a certain amount, the price will definitely plummet immediately.

After all, compared with all kinds of exquisite and beautiful porcelain and pottery, the only bright spot of glass may be the novelty of transparency.

But novelty is something that only novel things can have.

That is to say, the quantity must be absolutely rare, but if the quantity is small, or it takes a long time.

Even if a piece of glass can be sold for tens of thousands of taels of silver, to Zhu Zhanji, that's just a drop in the bucket.

Not to mention that there are a lot of air bubbles in these glasses, which affect the appearance very much, and it may not be possible to sell them at a good price.

So Zhu Zhanji thought for a while and said: "As for these things, don't do them for the time being. The glass produced in the future, with bubbles, should be made into window-sized glass plates!"

When Zhu Zhanji thought of fooling Xia Yuanji, at least he said that he wanted to use glass instead of the paper windows he used now.

Now that the glass has been produced, it is time to make some glass windows, which can be regarded as an explanation for the old Beibi.

At that time, when Zhou Chen produces enough glass, he can also replace all the paper windows in some parts of the palace.

Especially the Qianqing Palace. This place was originally the emperor's bedroom. Although the emperor also worked here on weekdays, the indoor lighting was not good.

Even in broad daylight, once the doors and windows are closed, a lot of candles need to be lit indoors.

As for my grandfather, if he has any opinions?
That's okay, the big deal is to stuff some money into the internal funds at that time.

1000 million taels is not enough, just 2000 million taels.

Anyway, my grandfather didn't plan to live in Yingtian forever, and sooner or later he would move the capital to Shuntian.

And he won't lose money from left to right, and in a few years, this internal money will also become his.

He was just throwing money away, if someone can spend it all, then it's not his business.

cough cough...

When Zhou Chen heard Zhu Zhanji's words, he wrote them all down.

His knowledge of glass is limited to production, and the specific role of this kind of thing is still in speculation.

Naturally, Zhu Zhanji will do as he orders.

After keeping these things in mind, Zhou Chen said: "His Royal Highness, Shen Baihu came here once yesterday. I can see from his appearance that he is also somewhat interested in these things."

"Shen Baihu?"

Zhu Zhanji was stunned for a moment, and then he remembered that he had given Shen Wendu the status of a non-staffed hundred households of Jinyiwei.

The Shen Baihu in Zhou Chen's mouth is Shen Wendu.

He couldn't help laughing, and said: "He thinks very well, but for the time being, follow my instructions, and if the air bubbles can be completely eliminated in the future, it won't be too late to do these things."

"Yes!"

Zhou Chen nodded yes.

After Zhu Zhanji gave his orders, he chose two plates about the size of human faces from a pile of glass products.

He had just seen it, and it was two of the best glassware in the lot.

There are only a few air bubbles on the edge.

The styles of these two plates are not complicated, and the surface is also very smooth, without any extra pattern decoration.

Holding the two plates in his hand, after thinking for a while, Zhu Zhanji looked at Zhou Chen and asked, "Do you have any money?"

Zhou Chen was stunned when he heard the words, then nodded subconsciously, and took out a bag of broken silver from his arms. Zhu Zhanji glanced at it, about a dozen taels.

Guessing that it was not too bad, Zhu Zhanji gestured on the plate with his fingers, crossed out the edges around it, and said: "You have someone cut out the places I just crossed out, and then let the craftsman take all the silver. melted, and put a layer on the back of the middle part."

Zhou Chen: "..."

Hearing Zhu Zhanji's words, Zhou Chen suddenly felt a toothache.

Speaking of this little money, he managed to save it recently.

A full ten taels, for a family of three, is almost a year's ration.

This great-grandson is lucky, and he accepted it as soon as he opened his mouth.

Zhou Chen opened his mouth, but Zhou Chen closed it again helplessly.

Although he was reluctant to give up, but thinking that he had bribed His Highness the Grandson, he felt much more at ease.

Holding the silver and glass plates, Zhou Chen walked up to a craftsman and gave some instructions.

The craftsman took the silver and the glass plate and started working.

Things are not troublesome.

After all, the melting point of silver is not high, only more than 900 degrees, and all the furnaces for firing glass are made of coal.

With the addition of the blower, the highest temperature in the stove can almost reach close to [-] degrees.

Almost as soon as a few pieces of broken silver were put in, it began to turn red visibly with the naked eye, and then quickly melted into a pool of red liquid.

The glass plate is also operated in the same way. After the temperature rises to a certain level, the glass begins to soften, click two scissors down, and the places Zhu Zhanji just mentioned are cut off directly.

Without waiting for the glass to cool down, another set of flowing operations immediately spread the melted silver evenly on the surface of the glass.

This operation can be said to be as smooth as flowing clouds and flowing water.

At first, Zhu Zhanji thought that he might have to wait for a long time, but it turned out that the matter was processed in less than ten minutes.

This is still a lot of time wasted for melting and heating, otherwise Zhu Zhanji estimated that it would be faster.

When the things cooled down, Zhou Chen came back with two plates that changed drastically.

It's just different from when he left just now, but now he has a bit of surprise on his face, as if he has discovered something that makes him feel a little unbelievable.

Walking up to Zhu Zhanji, he directly handed the two plates with a layer of silver on the back to Zhu Zhanji, a little surprised and said:

"Grandfather, look, every detail must be revealed!"

Zhu Zhanji took the plate, which may have been called a mirror, with a calm expression on his face.

After all, this was what he expected.

Seeing himself in the mirror looking handsome again today, Zhu Zhanji nodded in satisfaction.

I have to say that although the bronze mirrors of this era are not bad, they are still a little less interesting than glass mirrors.

Not to mention the time cost of making a copper mirror, the color of the copper itself will make people look yellowish.

This is almost the difference between an old black and white photo and a new color photo.

Although the former can reflect the appearance of a person, it has the color of copper itself.

The latter, whether it is color or appearance, is almost perfectly restored.

"not bad!"

Zhu Zhanji looked at it and was very satisfied.

I have to say that the craftsmanship of the craftsmen of this era is still good.

Although it took a short time, the mirror was not flawed at all.

I even made some simple patterns on the silver surface.

A few days ago, he promised his wife that he would give her a good thing.

This time it is not considered a broken promise, and the other one can also be taken back to tease my little daughter-in-law.

After thinking about it, Zhu Zhanji took out a few golden peas from his arms and threw them to Zhou Chen, saying:

"Reward you!"

After all, other people's money was used, and Zhu Zhanji also knew that Zhou Chen was still very clean, so it was estimated that the money was saved with great difficulty.

Naturally, it will not be taken in vain.

Zhou Chen was still amazed by the glass mirror, but when he saw the golden beans thrown by Zhu Zhanji, he was stunned for a moment. After taking it, he stuffed it into his pocket without hesitation and said with a smile, "Thank you, Your Highness, for the reward!"

These golden peas are much more valuable than his broken pieces of silver. He weighed them just now, and there are just a few of them, which are worth more than ten taels.

According to the current exchange ratio of gold and silver, these golden peas can definitely be exchanged for seven or eighty taels of silver.

The backhand earned seven or eight times, and he suddenly felt a little regretful. If he had brought more money with him today, his highness might have thrown the bag of golden beans to him right now.

Zhu Zhanji smiled and said: "Don't just thank me, there is still a share belonging to those craftsmen, you will give them a point later, and each person will give one or two hundred Wen, which is regarded as a reward!"

"Grandfather Renyi, on behalf of the craftsmen, I thank His Royal Highness for the reward!"

Zhou Chen didn't care much when he heard the words, and immediately thanked him respectfully,

There are not many people in the glass factory, and there are only about 50 craftsmen.

Even if each person is two hundred Wen, it is only about ten taels of silver, and he still has more than 60 taels left.

Zhu Zhanji paused, and said again: "By the way, I almost forgot, there is one more thing, I want to congratulate you!"

Zhou Chen was puzzled when he heard the words, did he have any happy events recently?

He thought about it, and it seemed that he had nothing to do other than staying here in Huangzhuang recently.

So where does this joy come from?

Seeing the smile on Zhu Zhanji's face, which didn't look like he was lying, Zhou Chen was even more puzzled. He cupped his hands and said, "Please make it clear, Your Highness Grandson!"

"Didn't I tell you last time? The former Minister of the Ministry of Industry, Zuo Shilang, was seriously ill and had already returned home. I planned to bring you up, and then I wrote a note to the emperor. The day before yesterday, the note was approved. Your Majesty Already agreed."

Zhu Zhanji said, and then he cupped his fists in a fake way and joked, "I can't congratulate Zhou Shilang for his promotion, right?"

Zhou Chen couldn't help but beat a little faster when he heard this.

Calculating carefully, he has been in the position of Wai Lang, a member of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, for almost ten years.

And how long has it been since he took refuge in His Highness the Grandson?
Less than a month?
A few days ago, His Majesty the Grandson said that he would be promoted to be the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, but he did not expect it to happen so soon.

How long has it been?

It's been less than ten days since Zhu Zhanji mentioned this to him last time, right?

Just like that, he has transformed himself, from a small fifth-rank member of the Ministry of Justice, Wailang, to a dignified second-in-command of the Ministry of Industry, a third-rank official in the imperial court, and the left servant of the Ministry of Industry?

Zhou Chen felt like he was dreaming.

Looking up and seeing Zhu Zhanji's teasing face, he immediately came back to his senses and did not shy away from it. He quickly bowed and thanked Zhu Zhanji: "Thank you, Your Majesty, Your Majesty, for your support!"

Seeing his appearance, Zhu Zhanji nodded and said, "Do it well, I'm also notifying you in advance, this decree will not come down officially in two days, you should also prepare well, now Huang Fu, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, doesn't care about things Son, it won't be long before this position will be yours too."

It is necessary to draw big cakes. As a leader, you must let your subordinates have a goal at all times.

After his words fell, Zhou Chen's expression immediately straightened, and he nodded respectfully and said: "I will definitely not disappoint my grandson!"

　There are only two changes today. I got carried away with writing a few days ago, and then I went beyond the outline. Kavinka has been uncomfortable these two days, so I need to sort out the outline!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)