I just want to build a city

There are three kinds of stoves purchased by Ishikawa Blacksmith and his son. On weekdays, they forge pig iron and use shaft furnaces. However, no one has ever tried to melt the sand, so they can't figure out whether the shaft furnace is suitable. I bought all three kinds of stoves.

The wrought-iron stove was specially made, and it was very expensive. After buying three stoves, it can be said that Haruki-kun's pocket was almost empty.Fortunately, when Mr. Qingshu was thinking about starting the task of upgrading the grass house, he hesitated for a moment and didn't do it. Otherwise, he might not even be able to afford three furnaces.

Three furnaces were bought, and the first thing the blacksmiths and swordsmiths tested was the shaft furnace.It stands to reason that there is no need for the Sanjo family to participate in this research. However, Sanjo Zongjin is very interested in new soluble substances. I heard from Haruki-kun that when the sand melts and solidifies, it will become transparent. Crystals, which made him more curious, and at the same time, he wanted to see if sand and other minerals could be added to the composition of the forging knife to make the sword sharper and tougher.

Regarding the sand melting experiment, Haruki-kun was not able to participate in it, and the blacksmiths and swordsmiths did not agree with Qingshu-kun to come to such a messy place.They are not like the Kaiteng couple, they do it for Haruki-kun so that his body will not be polluted by dirt, but because the molten iron forging room is too dangerous for laymen. If something happens, they can It's really going to die.

Qingshu-kun didn't force it, as long as the glass is strong enough to bear fruit in the end.

In the development of glass, the blacksmiths gave Haruki-kun the result on the seventh day.When the finished product was brought to Mr. Qingshu, he felt a little surprised. It was a solidified glass craft product: a transparent glass dinner plate.

The appearance of this dinner plate is not as good as those modern mature crafts. Some small air bubbles can be seen on the glass surface of the dinner plate. It should be that the technology of smelting sand needs to be improved. When the molten glass liquid is put into the mold by them, before it solidifies, most of the inertia sinks, so that the upper end is thin and the lower end is thick.However, looking at it now, it is already a very magical and beautiful handicraft.The dinner plates, as clear as ice and snow, were sold into the hands of those nobles, and I am afraid that there is something that needs to be praised elegantly with Waka.

However, there is no rush to make handicrafts and sell them outside. The surprised expression on Mr. Qingshu's face quickly subsided, which really surprised the two boys of the Ishikawa family and the Sanjo family.You must know that although they have already learned from Mr. Qingshu and have seen that small crystal, after making it themselves, they unintentionally formed this special plate shape.The beauty as clear as ice and snow made them marvel.The liquid after the melting of minerals such as sand, as the temperature decreases, the adhesion will gradually increase, and the solidification speed will be very fast.Because of the inertia of the falling glass liquid, the edge becomes thinner.The edge of the plate is the fastest to freeze, followed by the bottom where there is more glass liquid.Although there are defective air bubbles in the transparency, which spoil the appearance, but judging from the current results, they are still satisfied.

But he didn't think that this little lord lord could control his emotions faster than the adults like them.

Haruki-kun looked at the imperfect glass plate in his hand, and thought, at this level, as long as Ishikawa and others can boil the glass liquid until there is no gas at all, put a square flat iron plate on it, and melt it Pour the glass liquid into the iron plate, and wait for it to solidify, then you should be able to make a glass sheet, but the thickness of the glass sheet made in this way cannot be controlled, which is a problem.

Mr. Qingshu shared his thoughts with them again.It is not difficult to make a square iron plate with a flat bottom, but the lord does not want them to continue to make a fuss about this form named glass to make it more beautiful, but to make glass into a Flat blocks, which confuses them somewhat.

It's one thing not to understand, but they still have to do what the lord ordered.

The square iron plate with high height was forged by Ishikawa father and son in a few days. They don't have any skills in forging knives, and there is no problem in simply hammering the pig iron into a flat surface.

Based on Mr. Qingshu’s request, when they melted the sand, they checked many times and stirred with an iron rod to confirm that there were no bubbles. Then they carefully poured the glass liquid into the iron plate and watched the glass liquid fill up the entire iron plate. After the bottom surface of the slab stopped flowing, Ishikawa and his son used an iron sheet to scrape the unsolidified upper glass liquid evenly.However, there is a problem with the manufactured square glass plate.Different from the last time, this time the glass was actually faintly green.

Ishikawa and his son smelted the sand again and tried many times, but the glass plane they made was still greenish, but they couldn't figure out why something that was transparent last time was now colored.

Confused, the father and son came to the manor with light green transparent glass.

Looking at the light green transparent glass, Qingshu-kun was not as angry as the father and son thought, but smiled instead.

"Although there is no way to achieve the same thickness now, but this appearance is already very good." Mr. Qingshu held a small piece of glass and looked at the sunlight.The sunlight was projected on the light green glass, and the light shining on the ground also turned into a light green.

"But, but, my lord, aren't you angry that the glass is not transparent this time?" Father Ishikawa asked a little nervously.

Qingshu-kun opened his mouth and let out a dull "ah". "You're talking about the color of the glass. It's nothing. If you use an iron rod to stir it many times, it's normal to have this color."

In his last life, he had also seen that kind of simple colored glass, which was to add some other minerals, such as iron and manganese, to the original glass formula.The Ishikawa father and son didn't pay too much attention to the problem of glass bubbles last time, so they didn't stir with an iron rod. There is no iron-containing component in the glass, so naturally it won't turn green.Nowadays, iron rods are used to stir the glass liquid many times, and the melting point of sand is higher than that of iron, so some iron components will always be melted into the glass liquid to form colored glass.

"Yuan, so that's the case." Hearing Qingshu-kun's words, Ishikawa's father breathed a sigh of relief, and the sweat on his head was no longer so much. "So, shall I continue to make these glass pieces?"

"Let's put it away first." Qingshu-kun put down the green glass piece in his hand. "Now the first batch of patrol soldiers in the samurai mansion is about to be selected, but there are no suitable samurai with swords to use. These days, you and the Sanjo family will first make swords for the patrol soldiers."

"Yes."

"In addition, in the process, help me think about how to make the thickness of these glasses basically consistent."

"Yes, my lord."

……

As Qingshu-kun said, the first batch of patrol soldiers trained from the samurai mansion have already come out.From the month before last year to the end of the spring of the following five months, the 31 people headed by Kaito-kun have become in good shape after being trained by the Genji Samurai Army.Now that they walked out with wooden knives in their hands, some villagers felt a clear difference.

Excluding the Genji warriors, Genji Manor finally had its own troop group. Although there were only 31 people, they could take over from the patrolling Genji warriors.

As soon as the patrol soldiers came out, those villagers who didn't pay attention to Qingshu-kun's conscription letter felt as if they had missed something, especially when they saw that the boys in the village started to get closer to Genji's warriors. Talk in tone, after going in and out of different places.That part of the villagers realized that they seemed to be able to change their lives through the way of patrolling soldiers.

It's a pity that there is only one chance that can be touched. When a villager boldly went to the gate of the samurai's mansion, "ran into" the samurai lord, and asked them if they still recruited young men as patrol soldiers in the territory, they also got it. It's just the indifference of the warriors.

"Didn't you see that the notice posted by the lord at the door is gone? Get out."

Of course, there are also grumpy Zhuangmin who answered in this way.

At the beginning, they thought those old peasants who let the young people in their families go to conscription, but they were busy day and night, were too stupid, but now it seems that they are the ones who are stupid.

"Oh, you don't know, these days I'm really comfortable. In the past few months, those who moved in next door always said in front of my house that my family is stupid and patrolling The soldiers only get so little money, so it’s better to fix up the few fields at home, and get more money and be more secure.”

After the patrols changed shifts with the Genji samurai who came to hand over to them, they made a group of three or five and headed towards the izakaya.After becoming patrol soldiers, the lord also gave them special treatment. After work every day, they could go to the izakaya to have a glass of fine wine. It was said that there was only one glass of wine, because they were afraid that they would make mistakes by drinking.However, this kind of treatment is already very good for the young people who are still civilians. They are not sold to traders, and those wines left in the izakaya cannot be bought outside.When the izakaya opened, they could only afford ordinary sake.Just a cup is enough for them to show off in the territory.That is a good wine that only the lord's guests and Genji's samurai army can drink.

At this time, they were sitting in the izakaya, sipping the small cups of fine wine, talking about these days.

When one of them mentioned it, the other three also echoed it.

"No, now, after everyone knows that the samurai mansion is no longer accepting people, their eyes are almost green when they stare at my house."

"I think how long I have held back this matter forcibly, and now I feel really comfortable when I see these sour faces. The breath I held for five months, I haven't done anything, it's gone."

"However, we can't slack off. We don't recruit young adults now, and when the farming is not busy at the end of the year, the lord will definitely recruit people again."

"That's right, Brother Koichiro has already said that if we work hard and do things well, we will be the group of people closest to the lord in the future."

"Hehe, it's great to come to the Lord Lord's territory. Don't say that there was a chance to get rid of the status of a commoner in the past. There is a good life like now." One of them sighed so much. The excitement fell silent.

"So, not only for our own efforts in the future, we also have to work hard to repay the lord."

……

Today's Qingshu-kun doesn't know what these young people in the territory are discussing and deciding.Holding a short knife in his hand, he looked down at Sanjo Zongjin who was kneeling there.

"I asked you to arrange weapons for the patrolling soldiers first, why did you build me a short knife first." Qingshu-kun touched the cold blade, and the cold light of the blade reflected Qingshu-kun's puzzled face.

It is said to be a short sword, but in fact it was held in the hand of Haruki-kun who is still 7 years old, but it looks like a Taidao prepared for him.It's just that he is still short in stature.

Santiao Zongjin bowed to him and replied. "This is the message that General Yoshinobu sent me before I left, asking me to make a sword for you when I arrive in the Tottori territory. I usually learn from General Fujido while reading books. I don't ask you to go to the battlefield to kill the enemy, but to exercise your body and make you healthier."

As soon as Santiao Zongjin finished his sentence, he came to report, and General Fujido asked to see him.

Hey, please forgive him, he just wants to be an abandoned Buddhist house.

Unfortunately, this matter cannot be changed after all.Although Todo-kun began to admire Haruki Haruki, the person who ranked ahead of Haruki-kun was his father, Yoshinobu Minamoto.Minamoto Yoshinobu's order is what Todo first wants to carry out.

As a result, Qingshu lived a life of being pulled up to exercise at five o'clock every morning.

……

After a period of time, there were four people from the Santiao family. It was just a simple weapon. Within a month, a knife was forged by Santiao, with a scabbard, and worn on the patrol soldiers one by one.It's just that these swords can only be used when their training is over, and they are usually hung in the samurai mansion.Not just weapons, Mr. Qingshu also took the land that the villagers turned in, and after selling it, he used the money to prepare black uniforms for the 31 patrol soldiers.Of course, they are only allowed to wear it when they are on patrol, just like work clothes in modern times.

Because they were worried that their usual clothes would be damaged when they brought them back, they just hung them in the samurai mansion, and the attendants of the samurai mansion washed their clothes every day.

However, Mr. Qingshu's worries are completely superfluous. For today's Zhuangmin, this uniform represents status, not to mention it is worn by them usually. Several times.

No matter how jealous the other village youths are, they can only wait until the end of this year when the farming is not busy.However, it can be foreseen that this year's competition is very high. Who can be selected into the patrol this year depends on their own efforts.

After forging swords for the 31 patrol soldiers, the Ishikawa family began to forge glass pieces for the lord.During this period of time, they consulted and discussed with the Santiao family, and came up with a method to make glass sheets of uniform thickness.

That is to make an iron box with a square lid in the form of a plug on the top, leaving only a small opening for pouring glass solution.In this way, after the glass solution completely fills the iron box, after cooling and solidifying, the top cover is pulled off, and a flat piece of glass can be obtained.The three of Ishikawa and his son have made it several times, and the thickness of the glass is now the same, but the opening in the middle, which is used to pour the glass liquid, is not very flat compared with the surrounding plane, and has a gentle circular surface.Ishikawa and his son thought about scraping it off with an iron sheet, but uneven marks would still be left due to the dead corner of the gap.

"It's better to ask the lord how it is." Ishikawa's youngest son Jiro said.

"But..." Compared with his two sons, Ishikawa was still a little timid and hesitant.

"During these days, can't father see it? The lord is not someone who will be punished casually for these trivial matters. Instead of wasting our own time, the lord should hope that we can solve the problem together earlier." Ishikawa Taro He also persuaded his father together.

"That's right, I was thinking too much, let's take the glass to see the lord."

Haruki-kun can be said to be very grateful for the visit of the three of Ishikawa and his son.If you want to ask a buddhist otaku, what is he most afraid of encountering.

Not trouble, not passive effort, but exercise!

That's right, after reading an hour's worth of books every day, General Todo would come to him on time to practice and learn swordsmanship.General Fujido's concept of time is even more accurate than Abe Seimei who came to eat.

Hearing that the three of Ishikawa and his son wanted to see him, let alone a small problem in the research and development of glass, which has not been developed until now, he felt that it didn't matter.

Seeing the young master in the white hip skirt, he was greatly relieved, Fujido-kun also shook his head with a helpless smile in his heart.No matter where you look at it, the young master is just like General Lai Xin, he is an excellent leader, and he even learns sword skills that he has never touched before, and he learns very quickly.It would be nice if he had a stronger body like General Lai Xin.In the final analysis, it was because he was raised in the Fujiwara deep house at the beginning, and his body, which was not very good in the first place, was crippled.

"Since Ishikawa and his son have more important matters, General Fujido, let's stop here for today's training." Haruki-kun coughed lightly, and said seriously.

Fujido-kun sighed through his nose, and decided to let the young master relax a little today. "Since there are more important things waiting for you, let's stop here today. You have already learned my sword skills decently. What is lacking is to exercise your body well. Therefore, even if you are not training , and please train yourself when you have time.”

"Yes."

After Haruki-kun answered, Todo-kun left and went back to the samurai mansion.Qingshu-kun relaxed his body, took the sweat towel handed by Xing, and wiped the sweat from his face and neck.It just feels sticky.

"Xing, is the water in the bathing pool ready?"

"Yes, it's just that today ended earlier, and the water should still be very hot."

"Just add some cold water. It's not good to go to see people with a smell of sweat, and I can't make the three of Ishikawa wait for a long time. I'll go wash it, and let the Ishikawa family sit in the reception room and drink some tea."

"Yes."

Xing got the order and went down to make arrangements.Qingshu-kun led the maids towards the bathing pool.

After Haruki-kun took a bath, changed his clothes, removed the double bun, and came with his hair loose, the father and son of the Ishikawa family had already drank three cups of tea in the reception room.

"I kept you waiting for a long time. It's really dirty and it's not easy to see guests."

"No, I waited for it at the wrong time." Ishikawa's father quickly took responsibility.

What can I say, is it too late?

However, Haruki-kun couldn't say this directly, so he changed the subject.

"Xing told me that you came here because there was a problem with the production of the glass sheet."

"Yes." Ishikawa's father motioned his two sons to take out the finished glass piece. There is a slight bulge in the middle, which is hard to ignore. It looks like a navel on the belly.Looking at it this way, it is indeed a bit ugly.

However, compared to such small flaws, Haruki-kun is more concerned about the thickness of the glass.Qingshu-kun who thought so, the first thing he saw was the thickness of the glass. Looking at it this way, the quality is very good. With the current technology, it is already very good to be able to achieve this level of uniform thickness as seen by the naked eye. It's not easy anymore.

Qingshu-kun was very satisfied, and the smile on his face couldn't be restrained. "Very good, I am very satisfied."

"Hey? But in the middle...don't the lord need a flat piece of glass?"

Ishikawa Taro pointed to the protruding navel in the middle of the glass, probably Haruki-kun didn't see this flaw.

"Ah, as long as the thickness is the same, this is not too important. In this case, you can wait here for a while," Qingshu-kun said, and Nakatahara who was beside him instructed. "Mr. Zhongtian, go and get the new craftsman who is good at carving over here, let him bring the carving tools, and call the head craftsman together."

"Yes."

The Craftsmen Chamber of Commerce is not too far from the manor. All the projects of Mr. Qingshu have come to an end, and the craftsmen finally had a chance to rest. Most of them stayed in the Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Nakata found the two people the lord was looking for in the past. .

Qingshu-kun and the three members of the Ishikawa family did not wait too long, and they waited for the two craftsman brothers who rushed over.

"Lord Lord."

"Well, Sanshui, right? Look, this thing on the ground, can you carve on it?"

Sanshui stood up and went to check the piece of glass on the ground. With a glance, he understood where the lord needed him to carve to cover up this obvious deficiency. However, it was the first time he had come into contact with this kind of carving material. Like the head craftsman, he is pragmatic, without any pretensions, and speaks very honestly. "I have never come into contact with this kind of carving material. I need to try it to know."

"Then you can try it here."

After finishing speaking, Qingshu-kun turned to the head craftsman, Ma Shi. "Mashi, take a look at this piece, I want you to make a wooden frame that can fix it..."

Before Mashi walked in, he listened to Mr. Qingshu elaborate on what he wanted, and then looked at the shape and texture of another piece of glass in the hands of Ishikawa and his son.Several people heard Qingshu Junyue say that the eyes are brighter.The shoji gate is the most tormenting when it encounters strong wind and heavy rain. This kind of hard as stone, but transparent material, if it replaces the shoji and serves as the shoji gate around the house, it can block the wind and rain. In this way, they Life will be much easier in the future.

"My lord, I've finished carving." After Qingshu-kun finished speaking, Sanshui had already carved patterns on the navel of the glass piece.

Qingshu-kun and others stepped forward to take a look. Ma Shi praised his senior brother Sanshui's carving skills in front of him. , has become a display stand for beautiful carvings.Based on what Qingshu-kun just said, if this kind of glass is installed on the shoji door, it must be both beautiful and practical.