Yuan Fang tiptoed with a bag of colorful shells and followed Mu Xinya to the small living room, and said with excitement on his face: "Godmother, the colorful shells are here, should we try to make more of that kind of stone?" ”

Mu Xinya asked in surprise: "So anxious?" Won't it be too late to get it after defeating the Japanese people? ”

Yuan Fang rubbed his hands: "That, it's not impossible, it's not like I'll be relieved sooner if I get it out earlier." By the way, there is one thing I have to explain to you first, the role of this stone I believe you also know, once it comes out, it will definitely make a lot of money, I plan to let the Plum Blossom Chamber of Commerce to develop this market, by the way, the behind-the-scenes boss of the Plum Blossom Chamber of Commerce is actually Yang Xing, he has almost eighty percent of the shares, oh, that is, eight layers of shares, and most of the money earned belongs to him. ”

Mu Xinya frowned and asked, "The empire is very short of silver?" ”

Yuan Fang nodded: "Well, there is a great shortage of money, a few years ago, the first emperor was seriously ill and unable to govern the government, plus Xu Hanwen and other officials formed a party for personal gain, and there were two royal highnesses, the treasury was almost emptied by them, if it weren't for the business of the Plum Blossom Chamber of Commerce, all the money earned would have enriched the treasury, otherwise now the empire has even released military salaries." Yang Xing still has a lot of plans for the benefit of the people, the armament also needs to be updated, everything needs money, I was so worried that I almost went to a foreign country to rob it. ”

Hearing that Yang Xing was in difficulty, Mu Xinya no longer hesitated, and immediately began to instruct Yuan Fang to grind the colorful shellfish into powder, and then asked Tie Niu to prepare other materials, make a fire, and prepare for refining.

The refining process is not complicated, because the materials are sufficient, Yuan Fang also tried several times with his own hands, and found out a little experience, refining this kind of stone, the key is the heat, must maintain a stable temperature, and also, those materials are all ground into powder and then add a small amount of slimy gum, at this time you should pay attention, you must keep stirring, and pour it out quickly when the water in it is almost evaporated, it is best to have a fixed mold to facilitate the subsequent segmentation, there is no here, you can only pour it into the bowl, Then divide this pile of soft lying things before they are gradually cooled and almost set, otherwise it will be difficult to cut them after they are completely cooled and solidified, if they are smashed hard or sawed with a saw, but it will cause a lot of waste.

After learning the craft, Yuan Fang, who had no conscience, patted his ass and left, so angry that Mu Xinya, who wanted to have a good chat with Yuan Fang again, scolded Yuan Fang for forgetting his son and forgetting his mother.

Leaving Mu Xinya's place, Yuan Fang trotted all the way, found the craftsman he brought back, took out the drawings and began to explain, until the craftsmen understood their work, Yuan Fang made time to find a secluded corner and write a letter while supervising the work.

Two letters, one is for Yang Xing, first briefly talked about the situation here, and then came to the point, talking about Mu Xinya's affairs, and told Mu Xinya in detail what happened over the years, and finally, Yuan Fang reassured Yang Xing that he promised to protect Mu Xinya's safety, escort him back to the imperial capital as soon as possible, and reunite Yang Xing's family.

The second letter is for Da Mei, and first it was a bit of gossip as usual, such as how are you doing? Eat well, sleep well, whether you are tired or something, and then get to the point, talk about the replacement of luminous stones and lamps, and bring ten luminous stones named by Yuan Fang as light stones, and finally, I repeatedly instructed Damei to send some excellent carpenters, blacksmiths and glasssmiths to come, especially silversmiths, and find a few people who can be fully trusted to come and learn to refine light stones, and the sooner the better, at the same time, let Damei start to carry out preliminary publicity on the new lamps, The bigger the momentum, the better, and it's better to let the surrounding countries get the news.

After the two letters were written, plus the one written by Mu Xinya to Yang Xing, the three letters were bagged and sealed, Yuan Fang found Tian Erniu and asked her to personally send the letter back to the imperial capital, and repeatedly told her to be careful, not to leave it behind, and if there is really any danger, the letter must be destroyed first.

Tian Erniu knew that the stakes were high, so she didn't talk nonsense, and immediately left Changhuandao by boat with her most elite subordinates and rushed to the naval base in Pukou County.

After finishing the business, the big stone in his heart was put down, and Yuan Fang dragged his tired body back to his residence and fell asleep, and did not wake up until the next morning.

After eating, Yuan Fang went to the temporary lamp manufacturing workshop, and was pleasantly surprised to find that the efficiency of the craftsmen was faster than he expected, and he made six chandeliers and more than a dozen ordinary studio lamps in one night.

A craftsman watched from the side for a while and reminded: "Lord Yuan, this lamp is indeed good, it is much more convenient than an oil lamp, but I'm afraid these ropes will not work." ”

Yuan Fang looked at the rope with the thickness of the pencil lead, and asked puzzledly: "Why can't it?" ”

The craftsman replied, "We didn't know that the rope had to be soaked in water, so we used ordinary hemp rope, and the hemp rope would loosen and swell after being soaked in water for a long time, and it would be easy to break." ”

Yuan Fang suddenly realized, rubbed the thin rope and asked: "Is there a better rope, it is best not to be afraid of water." ”

The craftsman shook his head: "The cotton rope effect can be a little better, but it is also afraid of water." ”

Sang Rou proposed, "What about the leather rope?" If you really can't use animal tendons. ”

The craftsman still shook his head: "I used to build ships, I know a lot about ropes, the ropes on fishing boats basically don't take too long to replace, this is still not much in the water, if you soak in the water will break faster, the same is true of the leather rope, the animal tendon can be better, but that thing is too expensive, and it will break after a long time." ”

Yuzuki disappreciated and said: "Anyway, there are not many soaked in the water, and it's not that the whole rope is made of animal tendons, just cut it short and reconnect it if it is broken." ”

Yuan Fang is a guy who pursues perfection, thought about it for a long time, and said to the glassmaker: "You hurry up and start work, make a few glass rods, be thinner, but not too thin, leave a nail like a base below, make a hook on the top, by the way, and make a few slightly thicker glass mats." ”

The fire was not extinguished, the glazier made a few glass sticks according to Yuan Fang's requirements, and at the same time, Yuan Fang had already processed the light stone, drilled a small hole the thickness of the glass stick in the middle position, and then wore it on it, and added a glass mat on it, so that there was no need to soak the rope in water, and the glass mat on it could also press the light stone in the place so that it would not float.

Yuan Fang asked Mu Xinya, when the light stone is used in the later stage, it will become lighter, and it will be on the water surface, at that time, Mu Xinya used other stones to press it underneath, and now with the glass mat, there is no need to worry about the light stone floating, and the light transmission of the glass is better, which will not affect the lighting.