Chapter 37: The Glass Mirror

Guo Renjie didn't ask any more questions when he heard this, and watched quietly on the side. He always felt that Shi Yuan was a hidden guy in his heart, the first time he met in Mingyang Lake, he only thought that Shi Yuan and himself were fellow believers at first, and later heard that Shi Yuan lived in Lin Mansion, and he couldn't help but be interested in Shi Yuan in his heart. After that, as he expected, every time he saw Shi Yuan, his actions were always unexpected, and he always surprised himself......

Shi Yuan watched as the materials slowly turned into a reddish liquid, and his face couldn't help but show an expression of excitement. It wasn't until all the material melted down that the heating stopped. Next, the most important part is glass blowing! He asked people to find a copper pipe of moderate length, dipped it in some burnt "liquid glass", and operated it according to his previous glass-blowing technique. He wanted to make a lampshade, but he didn't have a mold, so he had to blow it freely according to his idea...... Shi Yuan blew several times in a row, until he was dizzy, and then he came up with a slightly decent "lampshade".

Everyone looked at Shi Yuan's behavior and didn't know what Shi Yuan was going to do, until Shi Yuan finished the lampshade, Dong Feng on the side asked, "Brother Shi, what is this?" ”

Shi Yuan smiled loudly: "Hahaha...... What a genius! Brother Dong, this thing is called transparent glass! Versatile! When these utensils are cold, you will naturally know! Shi Yuan said, and put the glassware that he had blown himself in an ordinary kiln, controlled the temperature, and slowly annealed.

When everyone heard Shi Yuan's explanation, their eyes couldn't help but turn to the utensils that Shi Yuan had blown, those utensils had strange shapes, and they hadn't cooled down at this time, but they couldn't see anything to ...... It wasn't until Shi Yuan slowly controlled the temperature and slowly annealed those strange-shaped utensils until they cooled down that everyone could see clearly, and then they were speechless in surprise......

At this time, Guo Renjie was staring blankly at the glassware in front of him, their Guo family made a fortune by operating porcelain, but he had never seen glassware that was extremely transparent to his eyes...... "Brother Shi, is this what you mean by transparent glass?" It's amazing...... I've grown so big, I've seen countless porcelain, but I've never seen anything so strange! ”

"Brother Guo doesn't need to be excited, this transparent glass is nothing unusual, but it has a wide range of uses!" Shi Yuan smiled proudly and said to Guo Renjie, who was full of surprise.

When Guo Renjie heard Shi Yuan's words, he was even more shocked in his heart: according to what Shi Yuan said, this transparent glass has a wide range of uses, and the profit in it ...... Thinking in his heart, he spoke: "Brother Shi, how to make this transparent glass......

As soon as Shi Yuan heard Guo Renjie's words, he knew what he meant: businessmen are profitable, but this is true, everyone else is immersed in the magic of this transparent glass, and this kid is thinking about the "secret recipe"! Shi Yuan thought in his heart, and couldn't help but reacquaint himself with this playboy of the Guo family. As for the production method of transparent glass, he didn't want to keep it, the Guo family is in the ceramic business, and there are many kilns, so it happens to be a good partner to work with.

"I'll tell you about it, but ...... I want forty percent! Shi Yuan had obviously made plans before.

"Deal!" Guo Renjie heard Shi Yuan's words, but he didn't hesitate, and agreed to come down. He is the young master of the Guo family, and he can make decisions about the family's business! Although Shi Yuan asked for forty percent of the profits, his family still had to provide manpower and material resources! But he knew that for Shi Yuan, it was definitely worth doing it himself!

"Brother Guo no longer thinks about it? Or do you want to talk to your father...... After all, this is just my one-sided statement......"

"Brother Shi's words are looking down on me, Guo Renjie! I believe in your vision, Brother Shi, and I also believe in my own judgment! If you hesitate, how can your mother-in-law achieve great things? Before Shi Yuan's words were finished, he was interrupted by Guo Renjie and said with great confidence.

Shi Yuan heard it, and couldn't help but look at Guo Renjie, and Guo Renjie also happened to look at Shi Yuan. Looking at each other, the two of them burst into hearty laughter......

Dong Feng and the others on the side looked at the glassware that had cooled, and their faces couldn't help but be curious, after all, he was still young, and the eyes that looked at Shi Yuan couldn't help but admire it even more...... Not only him, but also Xiao Lei and those craftsmen at the kiln mouth also admired at this time! For those old craftsmen, although Shi Yuanfang was busy, they had some disdain in their hearts, and most people thought that this unknown boy was "joking". But now that they saw the glassware that Shi Yuan had made, the disdain in their hearts had already turned into admiration. After all, they are all craftsmen, although the utensils made by Shi Yuan are ugly in appearance, they are glass products after all, crystal clear, and these craftsmen have never seen them on weekdays! It is precisely because of this that they admire Shi Yuan, the "son-in-law", from the bottom of their hearts.

Shi Yuan didn't pay attention to the shocked people around him, but then said to Guo Renjie: "This transparent glass is simple to make, but it is very ...... to use a wide range of uses."

Shi Yuan slowly talked about the use of glass, and the more Guo Renjie on the side listened, the more frightened he became, he originally just saw that these glassware were clear and exquisite, but he didn't expect that there were so many uses!

"Brother Shi! This thing is so useful, you won't ......."

Looking at Guo Renjie's still somewhat puzzled expression, Shi Yuan smiled mysteriously and didn't explain too much. Instead, he turned around and asked the two craftsmen to slowly pour the remaining liquid glass into a square plate, and then, as just now, slowly put the square plate into the kiln and slowly annealed, until it was completely cooled, Shi Yuan took out the whole piece of glass. Then he turned to Guo Renjie and said, "Brother Guo, if you use this thing to replace the window screen." What do you think? ”

"Alternative window screens? Although Brother Shi's idea is good, this thing is so valuable, I'm afraid it can't be promoted, right? Guo Renjie frowned and said.

"Is it precious?" Shi Yuan smiled slightly, and didn't say much. As far as I know, there were also methods of firing glass in ancient times, but they were all artificial, and there was no processing scale like an assembly line, and the manufacturing method was not proficient enough. Therefore, most of them were regarded as ornaments like jade by dignitaries and nobles...... It's no wonder that Guo Renjie said so.

After a slight pause, Shi Yuan continued: "Brother Guo don't worry, since I have already said it, I naturally have a way!" Brother Guo, look again! ”

After that, Shi Yuan asked people to find black oil paint and paint it on one side of the glass piece, and waited until the oil paint dried, and then the other side was shone on Guo Renjie and others...... A simple glass mirror, although not as bright as the silver-plated mirrors of later generations, is much clearer than the copper mirrors used in this era!

Guo Renjie looked at himself in the mirror, was speechless in surprise for a while, pointed to the mirror with his finger, and said in his mouth: "This ...... This ......"

Looking at the people who were already frozen in front of him, Shi Yuan smiled slightly, and secretly said in his heart: This is just a simple reflection principle, but it can make these people so surprised...... Then he patted Guo Renjie on the shoulder and said, "Brother Guo doesn't have to be surprised...... If you want to make this transparent glass more useful, you need the craftsman at the mouth of the kiln to ponder, and what I do is just a small trick that does not enter the stream! ”

As soon as he heard Shi Yuan's words, Guo Renjie hurriedly said to Lao Zhang next to him: "Lao Zhang, let Brother Shi explain it to you later, don't be lazy!" ”

Lao Zhang listened to Guo Renjie's words, his face was already a face of surprise, he was old, he had no other pursuits, just immersed in the production of porcelain, today when he saw the glassware made by Shi Yuan, he had long wanted to ask Shi Yuan, but he had not opened his mouth because of his identity. Guo Renjie's words gave him this opportunity: "Shi Gongzi, tell me how this thing is made!" ”

Shi Yuan didn't rush to answer, but looked at Guo Renjie with some hesitation. As soon as Guo Renjie saw Shi Yuan's expression, he knew what Shi Yuan was thinking, and said: "Brother Shi doesn't have to worry, Lao Zhang's personality is trustworthy!" Just tell him! ”

Shi Yuan relieved his heart at this time, turned to Lao Zhang and said: "Although the method is simple, many details can't be explained for a while, wait until I go back, write it into a text, and send it to you!" ”

After Lao Zhang heard this, he looked surprised, and hurriedly said: "Then there is Lao Shigongzi to bother!" Although he also saw it clearly on the side and knew a lot about the ingredients, it was naturally better to have Shi Yuan take action and write out the details in it!

Dong Feng next to him had returned to normal at this time, and he was playing with the utensils made by Shi Yuan in his hand: "Brother Shi! Can I get one of this? ”

Shi Yuan smiled slightly when he heard this: "This is not a rare thing, you can take it if you want to!" It's just that these things I made are a little clumsy, you don't have to take them out to show off, so as not to spoil Brother Guo's sales in the future! ”

Hearing Shi Yuan's promise, Dong Feng hurriedly agreed, and then hurriedly picked up an ugly vessel in his hand, as if someone would rob him.

Shi Yuan looked at Dong Feng's appearance, but he couldn't help laughing, Dong Feng was not very old after all, and he was still a child. Then he also instructed Xiao Lei to take the "lampshade" that he had worked so hard to make. After thinking about it, he asked Xiao Lei to take one more, and by the way, he also brought the glass mirror.