After the two arranged for a handful, it was already dawn. Xia Hongsheng rushed home and was going to make up for sleep, but as soon as he arrived at home, before he could walk back to the room, someone from outside came to spread the word, saying that the housekeeper and the old kiln head came up from Zhuangzi.

There was no way, Xia Hongsheng had to hurriedly wash his face with cold water, and went out to see them.

From a distance, I saw the old kiln head sitting very stiffly, but the joy on his face was clearly visible, full of excitement and excitement, and he kept looking back and forth.

"Old kiln head, but what's the good news on the glass kiln?" Xia Hongsheng walked in and said with a smile.

The housekeeper and the old kiln head immediately got up to meet Xia Hongsheng, and then saw the old kiln head raise his head, and happily handed over a burden: "Son! Burn it out! ”

Xia Hongsheng took the burden, heard the crisp sound inside, put it on the table and opened it, but saw more than a dozen crystal clear cups inside, although not as translucent as the glass in the later generations, compared with the glass products that came first, it was a big difference.

"Come on, hurry up and boil the lake!" Xia Hongsheng took out a glass from it, and then said to the person next to him.

The servant immediately took the order and ran to the back kitchen, and after a while, he brought a pot of boiling water.

The boiling water was slowly poured into the cup by Xia Hongsheng, and he saw that it was crystal clear, and the white water was like a clear elixir in the glass. Not long after the sun had just risen outside, the sun shone obliquely into the hall, and through the water in the glass, a small "rainbow" was scattered behind the glass.

Xia Hongsheng just looked at the glass and waited until the water inside was cold again. Then he picked up the glass. I took a sip gently.

Put down the water glass. Xia Hongsheng nodded, turned his head to the old kiln head and the housekeeper and said, "Wait a while, I'll draw a few patterns for you, you take them to the kiln, and blow them according to my patterns first." ”

After speaking, Xia Hongsheng went back to the study, hurriedly took out his painting box, and drew on the desk. Because it's not much of a responsible thing. Therefore, it did not take a long time, Xia Hongsheng drew a total of three patterns, a goblet, a tea set and a carafe, the goblet is used to hold grapes and wine, which looks very big. The transparent glass tea set has both the simplicity and elegance of the tea set, and can see the ups and downs of the tea through the quilt, which is very emotional. The slender cylindrical transparent water cup looks simple and elegant, and it is also very good-looking.

These kinds of things are not very complicated, so Xia Hongsheng didn't stay in the study for long before he came out, went to hand over the drawings to the old kiln head, and talked about the places that need to be paid attention to. The old kiln has been burned for a lifetime. But I have never seen anything of this style, so I am naturally surprised.

"Childe. There's good news. Seeing that the old kiln head was running away with the pattern to study, the housekeeper said to Xia Hongsheng with a smile.

"How?" Xia Hongsheng looked at the housekeeper and asked.

"The cement kiln is done, and the first batch of cement has been tried to be burned, and the son said before that the burned cement is of great use, and it will be transported to Chang'an, so I specially came to ask the son, where is it going to be transported?" The butler asked.

Xia Hongsheng thought for a while and said, "Okay, wait until I send a few personal soldiers back to Zhuangzi with you, and let them bring someone to transport the cement back." And you have to prepare first, I estimate, if it really happens, this one cement kiln can't work, at least five! As for the future...... Tsk, maybe I'm going to have to make a cement workshop. ”

The first batch of cement was transported to the humble military academy, and a place was laid out first, at least, to ensure that there was a cement road to come out during the military parade. Now that the three hundred sergeants are stepping up their preparations for the parade, even Ma Zhou and the others have begun to learn to walk in unison and step forward, and when the time comes, they will be the first phalanx to appear in front of Li Laoer. The matter of the exercise is almost close to working out a specific plan. The basic general direction is to let these 300 people be a team, and then borrow troops from the right Yu Lin Wei to make the two sides attack and defend each other, so as to show the military quality of the 300 sergeants.

The housekeeper got Xia Hongsheng's words, and he was ready to leave with the old kiln head. Before leaving, Xia Hongsheng remembered what he had promised Xu Hui, so he simply asked Qi Yong to set up the carriage and go back together.

I slept all the way in the carriage, and when I got to Zhuangzi, it was already in the west. After getting off the carriage, Xia Hongsheng explained a few words, and went straight to the carpenter.

When they arrived at the workshop, the carpenter was making molds for the kiln, and used the molds to dry the yellow clay kang to make the molds for blowing glass. Seeing Xia Hongsheng coming, he hurriedly dropped the work in his hand and came over to meet Xia Hongsheng.

Xia Hongsheng has a good attitude towards these craftsmen and is not stingy with them, so the people who do things for Xia Hongsheng's family have great respect for Xia Hongsheng.

"Childe, why are you here in person? What do you command? The carpenter rubbed his hands and said to Xia Hongsheng.

"I'm going to make something for you." Xia Hongsheng took out two pieces of paper from his sleeve: "First of all, I want to make a handle below, not too thick, it is best for people to hold it properly, and a circle is drawn out in front of it, not too round, like the shape I painted." The inside also has to go around the net, and it is best to use bamboo tweezers, which are elastic. There is also this, the front is made with a cork, you must use a cork, the front is cut into a circle, the back is flattened, find some short and hard chicken feathers and insert them on the flat side, and fix them. The shape is according to what I have drawn for you. Got it? I'm of great use! ”

"Okay! Childe, don't worry! It's just such a gadget, and tomorrow the small one can be made and handed over to Childe! The carpenter is very confident in his craft, and Xia Hongsheng also believes in him. These craftsmen on Zhuangzi have very good craftsmanship. When the workshop was first built, I thought that I must find someone with solid craftsmanship, so the example money given by Xia Hongsheng was higher than that of the side at the beginning. It turned out that the money was well spent.

Immediately the carpenter rummaged through it, found everything and began to make it.

Xia Hongsheng watched from the side, and after a while, he got up and was about to leave, when he saw a few figures coming from afar, and after a closer look, it turned out to be Linghe County, Jingyang County.

"Xiaguan meets Xiahou!" The Jingyang County ordered the two of them and a few officials to come closer and greet Xia Hongsheng for a week.

"The prefectural magistrate doesn't have to be polite." Xia Hongsheng waved his hand, and then asked, "But I don't know how the county commander is here?" ”

"Xiaguan was watching people turn over the soil and fertile fields over there, and met the housekeeper of the Hou Ye's mansion, and heard that Xiahou had returned to Zhuangzi, so he specially asked and looked for it." Jingyang County Ling replied respectfully, the last time because of Xia Hongsheng's guidance, he showed his face in front of the emperor, which was very beneficial to his future career, so he was very grateful to Xia Hongsheng in his heart.

Ploughing the soil and fertilizing the fields? As soon as he heard this, Xia Hongsheng knew that it was the greenhouse. Now the skeletons of the greenhouses there have been built, and the meadows and the like are ready. Now that the weather is warming up and the locust plague is gradually disappearing, it is to take advantage of the fact that there is no need to cover the meadow now, and the soil in the greenhouse is picked up.

The land of the greenhouse was distributed to the farmers on the Zhuangzi, and these farmers planted according to Xia Hongsheng's method, and the output at that time was twenty-eight, Xia Hongsheng wanted two percent, and the farmers themselves left eighty percent. And there is no need for farmers to invest their own money, they just need to maintain themselves on weekdays.

Xia Hongsheng smiled and arched his hand towards the county order: "There is a county order of Lao for bothering the lord, thank you." ”

Xia Hongsheng said that this county order is quite good at being a person, and he knows that it is the season to turn over the fields, so he also came to greet the fields on his Zhuangzi, so that when it reaches his ears, this is a courtesy. It also seems that he is very concerned about his own affairs and has gained his favor.

Since the county order is here, Xia Hongsheng will naturally not stay in the workshop anymore, and invited the county order to take a look. On the ridge, you can see the skeletons of the greenhouses from a distance, and I dare not think that if this is in the future generations, how much will the rent of such a large piece of land get! And now, wahaha is all mine, private! You can use it however you want!

When I went down to the ridge, I saw the peasants carrying baskets of things into the ground, and then turning over the earth and burying them under the soil.

The soil is dry, and there is dust everywhere, Xia Hongsheng thought, the current locust plague has basically disappeared, indicating that the dry weather is changing, the humidity in the air is gradually beginning to recover, and it is estimated that it will not be long before there may be a rain.

As long as it rains, Datang will survive this drought and locust plague. The locust plague is not as serious as it is written in history, Li Laoer's show is in place, and the follow-up operation is also in place. With Li Lao Er taking the lead, it is much easier to mobilize the people to take the initiative to exterminate locusts and swallow locusts to supplement protein. It may be precisely because of the self-help behavior that inspired people to save themselves that this locust plague was not as harmful as it should have been in history.

According to this posture, you will not have to eat this winter, but you can only eat pickles. With such a large greenhouse, the output in winter is enough. If it can be sold, presumably those rich families in Chang'an City will definitely not be stingy on this. Xia Hongsheng has been obsessed with pickles for a winter, and he knows the taste too well. But in winter, only by the warm soup can a few fresh vegetables be grown by the heat of the warm soup. The warm soup water is the hot spring, and most of the hot springs are occupied by the royal family, and the few fresh vegetables can only be eaten in the palace.

But soon, fresh vegetables in winter should become the standard on the dinner table, such a large vegetable greenhouse, the yield will not be too low.

Xia Hongsheng looked at the Zhuangzi in front of him that was being built in an orderly and orderly manner, and imagined a better tomorrow, the situation is very good! (To be continued......)