Female-to-male: I live on farming

Fortunately, there are only a few places where Dazhuang plays on weekdays. Although it has been a long time since he picked up this stone, it does not prevent him from remembering it.

The officials who came were obviously in a hurry, and immediately asked them to lead the way after receiving the news. Dazhuang picked up the calcite by the river not far from the village. The mud and impurities on the calcite were mostly washed away by the river water, and the whole body was crystal clear, which allowed him to take it home at a glance.

The leader was obviously experienced. He knew that such stones would not have come from the river. After Dazhuang brought them to their destination, he looked around and observed the surrounding terrain.

"Okay, this is your reward. Don't mention this to anyone again." The officer took out a few pieces of silver from his pocket, threw them to them, and asked them to leave.

The farmer held the silver thrown by the official tightly in his hand, with a look of surprise on his face. When he heard his instructions, he immediately bent down and nodded, then took his son and walked back.

Although he had not read much, he knew that as a small person, he should not get involved in government affairs. Moreover, it was a great surprise that he got so much silver for a small piece of stone he picked up and didn't know what it was.

People should know how to be content and happy.

After they walked away, the officer turned around and told them, "Search in different directions. Since calcite can be found here, it means that this place is not far from the calcite mine. Search carefully!"

It was almost seven days later when Qin Ke got the exact news. The people sent out spent several days to find the location of the calcite ore a few kilometers away from the river.

After finding the location of the mine, they immediately sent people to guard it and then arranged for people to mine it.

Now that the preparations for firing glass have been almost arranged, Qin Ke began to fire the first batch of glass. Firing glass requires high temperature, so the temperature in the factory has always been very high.

Qin Ke wiped the sweat from his forehead and stared at the molten high-temperature liquid glass. There were many bubbles mixed in it, and workers needed to expel the bubbles by stirring.

The stirred glass solution can be poured into a mold and wait for it to cool down.

However, Qin Ke can only try his best to orally describe this process to the craftsmen. As for the craftsmanship design and production process of the glass products, it depends on the craftsmen to master them.

The system only gave him instructions for making glass, but no craftsmanship. He would never underestimate the wisdom and ingenuity of the ancients. They were only limited in technology, but it was impossible to say that they were dumber than modern people.

For example, in many aspects, Qin Ke believes that he is not as smart as his wife, let alone smarter than Her Royal Highness the Princess. If the Princess uses political means, she can deal with Qin Ke with just a little finger.

Although glass handicrafts cannot be made yet, the glass used to make windows is extremely simple and does not require any artistic design at all.

This was the time when Qin Ke spent the most energy after researching various new gadgets. Just collecting the raw materials took a lot of effort.

The craftsmen in the glass factory had little experience and most of them just did whatever Qin Sinong told them to do. They needed to study and practice on their own to acquire proficient techniques and skills. Now, seeing the first batch of finished products made in their factory, they were extremely excited and gathered around the factory entrance.

"Be gentle and don't bump into anything." Qin Ke reminded the craftsmen as he watched them lift the glass.

Pei Xiu walked forward, looked at the square piece of glass, bent his fingers and tapped it lightly.

The sound is crisp and clear.

Even though she considered herself knowledgeable, she was still shocked when she first saw this thing. There was actually such a transparent thing in the world.

"Is this thing as easily broken as porcelain?" Gu Lanxi had nothing to do these days, so she came over to take a look.

"Yes, that's right." Qin Ke nodded, "We need to be extra careful when transporting it, and the transportation cost will not be low."

Gu Lanxi had an idea in mind. Although the transportation cost was not low, the production cost of glass was not high. Compared with the high price, it could be said to be a profitable business.

Unlike soap and other products before, glass is currently positioned as a luxury product that focuses on quality rather than quantity.

"If this is to be used as a window, we can see the outside clearly from inside the house, and the lighting inside the house will be very good in winter." Pei Xiu touched his chin and walked around the glass, unable to help but sigh.

You have to know that even the windows in the Princess's Mansion are mostly made of tung oil paper and wood. Not only are they not light-transmitting, but they will also easily break if there is a heavy rainstorm.

Not to mention ordinary people.

When Qin Ke watched costume dramas in his previous life, he often saw peeping people who would secretly use their fingers dipped in saliva to poke a hole in the window.

This is because the windows in ancient times were made of oil paper. Not to mention that they were not light-transmitting and did not allow for good lighting, they also had no warmth-retaining effect.

"Yes, you can see it clearly even through the glass." Someone put his hand on the other side of the glass and looked at the lines on his palm through the glass.

"If it weren't so expensive, I would have wanted to replace the windows in my house with glass ones. This is so beautiful."

“It’s absolutely gorgeous!”

……

Hearing the endless discussions of people around him, Qin Ke remained calm.

The finished product in front of them was very rare for the ancients who had never seen glass, but for Qin Ke, who was reborn in the technologically advanced modern world, the quality of this glass was far worse.

There is no way to be completely transparent.

After all, the production level in ancient times was limited, and the impurities in the raw materials could not be completely removed. It was already very good to be able to make it 80% to 90% transparent.

This is shocking enough for people of this era.

"Master Gu, would the Princess's Mansion like to try out this batch of glass first?"

Gu Lanxi hesitated for a moment and shook his head, saying, "Let's try it in your house first."

Okay, Qin Ke guessed that she still had some concerns, but he didn't care. He just took the opportunity to replace all the windows in the mansion with glass ones before his wife gave birth.

In addition, he also specifically asked someone to get some small pieces of glass, trying to see if he could grind them into convex lenses so that he could make a telescope.

The role of telescopes in ancient warfare is unquestionable.

The process of grinding convex lens requires sufficient care and patience. A lot of glass will be lost in this process. Fortunately, he is not afraid of making it now and can make it casually.

Qin Ke only needs to explain his requirements clearly to the workers, and the rest is up to them to figure out on their own. Qin Ke is not in a hurry to use it now, so let them work it out slowly.

The glass factory gradually got on track and he began to busy himself replacing all the windows in his home with glass.

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