Get rich?

These two words seemed to have invisible magic. Zhou Kui's eyes widened and his face turned red: "Your Highness, what's the fortune to make?"

"I have discovered a huge business opportunity. If I do it well, it will be no problem to earn one or more than one or more taels a year." Zhu Cilang said lightly.

With a 'sweep!', Zhou Kui stood up suddenly as if he had chicken blood. His face turned red and his breathing became a little rapid: "Good Prince, tell me what tricks to make a fortune."

When Zhou Kui mentioned this, his eyes were lit up. Who wouldn't want to make a fortune?

"Glass factory, glass making. This is cheap and profitable. As long as we build a large glass factory, the glass made can be widely used. For example, this paper-paste window, telescope, reading glass, and even myopia glasses can be used. Once popularized, we can be rich and can compete with the country." Zhu Cixuan also became excited.

This was, but this sentence really made Zhou Kui confused. Liuli knew that this thing was nothing more than a handicraft. As for the glass that Zhu Cilang mentioned, Zhou Kui looked confused.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince, what is this glass you are talking about?"

Zhu Cilang was stunned and then realized that he was playing the piano against a cow. Regarding the origin of glass, the acidic rock spurted out by the volcano was initially solidified. About 3700 BC, the ancient Egyptians had made glass ornaments and simple glassware, and there was only colored glass at that time.

About 1,000 BC, China made colorless glass. However, it was not popular at that time. Due to the limitations of technology, it was just to make some simple handicrafts. In the 12th century AD, although commercial glass appeared, it could not be popularized on a large scale.

It was not until the reign of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty that Belgium first made flat glass. However, it was even later introduced to my country. Although in this era, with the exchanges between East and West trade, a large number of missionaries flocked to the city. Under the dual stimulation of Chinese and Western culture and trade, local artifacts, both production methods and decorative techniques, reached a new peak. Taking glass smelting as an example, it was not until the establishment of the Qing Palace Construction Office in the 35th year of the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty that a large number of large practical glass products were created, which led to the rapid development of my country's glass manufacturing technology.

Until the Qing Dynasty, glass production re-emerged on the track of steady development. The palace glass making technology represents the level of glass making in the Qing Dynasty, that is, the various glassware made by the Chuangye Glass Factory for the royal family in accordance with the emperor's decree. In the Qing Dynasty, from Emperor Kangxi to the last emperor Puyi, the official workshop of the Internal Affairs Office - the Chuangye Glass Factory never stopped the manufacturing and production of glass.

At this time, the glass in the Ming Dynasty was only in its infancy. In other words, it was just small items of imported products.

"Grandpa, this glass is transparent glass. Look at the windows in your house. If you replace this paper-paste window with transparent glass like crystal, do you think this will be a way to make a fortune?"

Zhou Kui, who was still hiding a glimmer of hope, suddenly lost interest after hearing what Zhu Cixuan said: "Your Highness, your grandfather, I am so depressed, so don't make fun of me. What kind of glass do you want to make? Go back to the palace and ask the queen to go. I have no rice to put it in the pot, so I won't leave you for dinner."

"Grandpa, are you sure you won't do it?"

Zhou Kui shook his head: "If you don't have money, your family will be invincible."

Zhu Cilang was a little annoyed. He really couldn't think of someone else coming to invest. As the saying goes, the wealth will not flow to outsiders, but it is his grandfather at least. If Zhou Kui could invest in such a investment and build a glass factory in the suburbs of the city, it would be a huge fortune.

But no matter what Zhu Cilang said, Zhou Kui just refused to agree. It was just two words, and he had no money. He threw out two million taels, and he had no money to kill me.

Zhu Cixuan knew that he could not convince the miser. He had no choice but to take Sun Wangcai and Meng Fanchao to leave Zhou Kui's mansion. As soon as he left the gate, he heard Zhou Kui's crying sounds coming from inside.

"Master Qiansui, is this, what glass, really so magical?"

The person who asked about this was the little eunuch Sun Wangcai, and no one believed Zhu Cilang's words. This was simply a fantasy, transparent glass as big as window paper. There is no such thing in the world. Even such a large crystal is priceless.

Sun Wangcai believed it, which mainly stems from Wangcai's illiteracy. Those who think less will not doubt it. He firmly believes in Zhu Cilang's words.

Zhu Cilang was also helpless, so he nodded and patted his shoulder: "Parent Sun, I really encountered some difficulties this time. It is hard for a good cook to cook without rice. No one invested in building a factory. What should I do?"

"This, Master Qiansui, since the glass you are talking about is so magical. Why don't you use a wild stove to make some, so that the prefect of the country will agree after seeing it."

Zhu Cilang was stunned and then laughed: "Hahaha, OK, Sun Fan, why didn't I expect this? You are right, Meng Fanchao, is there any blacksmith shop nearby?"

Iron tools are an important driving force for the development of mankind in the feudal era. There are many blacksmith shops in the Ming Dynasty. There are ding-dang iron shops everywhere in Beijing. Meng Fanchao nodded: "Your Highness, the little man's brother has an iron shop on Qianmen Street."

"That's great. You can make some quartz sand, alkali powder, and limestone. I want to use it. Let's do it now and let's tell me that we will go to the blacksmith shop together."

Meng Fanchao was a little puzzled. These ordinary things were everywhere. What did the crown prince want these things to do. But since the crown prince ordered, he had to take the order and leave.

Quartz sand abounds, and it is not difficult to obtain natural alkali powder in the sedimentary areas of salt lakes and dry lands as salt frost. As for limestone, it is even more common.

It was extremely easy to obtain these raw materials. Meng Fanchao quickly got some raw materials. Zhu Cixuan prepared a car and went all the way to Qianmen Street and found the Meng Blacksmith Shop.

The owner of the Meng family's blacksmith shop is Meng Fugui, who is Meng Fanchao's brother. Since Meng Fanchao entered the palace and became a guard, Meng Fugui has been considered a person in the court. In the capital, such a small blacksmith shop was opened to make a living.

Zhu Cilang looked up at the slightly shabby shop. The five words "Meng Family Blacksmith Shop" were written on a dirty rag. Like all the blacksmith shops, from a distance, he heard the sound of iron objects colliding inside.
Chapter completed!