As I saw with my own eyes, this valuable piece of crystal was made of sand?

I think this is not made by sand, but by fools.

Zhou Kui looked at Sun Wangcai suspiciously. You eunuch are naturally wearing a pair of pants with the prince. He wants to fool me, Zhou Kui. You are still a little tender.

Meng Fanchao bowed and said respectfully: "Mr. The villain also saw this with his own eyes. In the blacksmith shop of the villain's brother, His Royal Highness asked the villain to bring some fine sand and other things. It was like making porcelain, and after calcining it in a furnace, it became this thing."

Zhou Kui was stunned and then carefully measured the glass. He took the glass from Zhu Cixuan and walked to the sunlight at the entrance of the mansion to take a closer look.

This is not crystal, crystal is crystal, and glass is a mixture in molten state. Although Zhou Kui is not an expert in treasure appraisal, he has made great efforts in recent years and has a certain appreciation ability for some valuable treasures.

Under sunlight, if this object is crystal, you can see faint uniform and fine horizontal lines or catkin-like substances. However, this object has no uniform stripes and catkin-like substances.

Zhou Kui gently flicked the middle finger, and the object made a muffled "pa" sound, which was quite different from the "Dangdang" sound that had a metallic feeling in crystal.

Zhou Kui could conclude that the transparent object in his hand was definitely not a crystal, at least not the kind of crystal he had seen.

"Is this thing really made of sand and stone melting?" Zhou Kui almost believed it.

He did not believe in Zhu Cilang, nor did he believe in Sun Wangcai. But Zhou Kui knew Meng Fanchao, the capable secret guard around Chongzhen. Because of his outstanding performance, Chongzhen sent him to Zhu Cilang to protect the safety of the prince.

Meng Fanchao is a steady person and will not lie in this matter, especially when he said that this thing was made in his brother's blacksmith shop.

Isn’t porcelain the same? It’s from inconspicuous clay embryos, and after being calcined by the kiln, it eventually becomes exquisite porcelain. Is this transparent object called glass really melted from ordinary sand?

It is better to see it at first sight than to hear it. Zhu Cihuang didn't talk nonsense to him. He held Zhou Kui's hand: "Let's go, grandpa, I'll let you see with your own eyes, how this thing was made."

After a few months, Zhou Kui, who had not left the house for about a few months, was dragged onto his carriage by Zhu Cilang. The carriage continued to walk in the city and drove towards the direction of the Meng family's blacksmith shop.

In the blacksmith shop, Zhu Cixuan personally demonstrated that he mixed several ordinary raw materials such as quartz sand, soda ash and limestone, and poured them into the crucible. In front of Zhou Kui, he asked Manager Meng to melt the glass out again.

Zhou Kui also watched helplessly that the sand in the crucible was calcined at high temperature and formed into glass. After the second calcination, Zhou Kui opened his eyes wide in surprise.

The glass inside the iron plate was formed again. It was exactly the same size as the piece given to him by Zhu Cilang.

Now, it was Zhu Cilang's turn to be proud. He put away the guy: "Let's go, go back to the palace."

Walk?

It was not that easy. At this time, Zhou Kui's face was flushed, and he exhaled heavily. He grabbed Zhu Cixuan with one hand: "Your Highness, let me speak with you."

The next conversation between the two was without any suspense. Two profiteers who wanted to make a fortune, one produced technology and the other invested. So the two colluded and hit it off.

However, the two still argued endlessly on the issue of sharing the spoils.

Zhu Cilang stretched out a finger: "Yes."

Zhou Kui pretended to be confused with clarity: "Your Highness the Crown Prince is joking, how can you share 10% of your share? I'll pay for the money, we build workshops and recruit craftsmen. At least 46, your Highness, you can get 40%. Don't rob me of grandpa, grandpa, I'm anxious with your highness."

Zhu Cilang was not fooled, and family affection was not good at this time: "Grandpa, I mean to share 10% of you. This is a big deal. You know how high the profit will be if this thing is popular in the future. To put it lightly, it is not an exaggeration to be rich enough to compete with a country."

Wealth is as rich as a country, so I'd better say it lightly...

Zhou Kui swallowed: "This, Your Highness, I don't invest at least. Building a large workshop is not a small amount. Let's discuss it again, or you can dial the account in half."

"One percent." Zhu Cixuan insisted.

Zhou Kui couldn't sit still: "Six, you can get six."

Zhu Cilang stretched out a finger.

Zhou Kui's forehead was sweating: "It's not 300, your prince, my family, was hugged by the court again by two million taels. Oh, I'm so heart."

When talking about two million taels, Zhou Kui covered his chest like a conditioned reflex.

"Grandpa, we are a family. I just want to help you because you have lost so much money. If you don't agree, I will go to someone else. In the capital, I only need to wave my sleeves and find someone who wants to invest in this palace. Do you believe it or not?

"Xinxinxin," Zhou Kui nodded hurriedly: "But it's easy to discuss..."

In the end, Zhou Kui, the father-in-law, was forced to agree to this humiliating condition, and the profit was 19. Zhu Cixuan took nine, but he only took 10% of it. Moreover, it was Zhou Kui who was fully invested.

However, Zhou Kui was still overjoyed. He knew clearly how broad the future prospects of this glass were. It is no exaggeration to say that this could be said to be a glass revolution in the Ming Dynasty. It is not an exaggeration to be rich enough to rival a country.

"Liufu, Liufu! Big dishes, big dishes!" After returning home, Zhou Kui became completely different. How can he say that he is generous, generous, and spends a lot of money.

Liufu thought the father-in-law was really crazy. If this person was too excited, it would be normal to be crazy. The father-in-law who followed His Royal Highness out for a trip suddenly turned red when he came back and became enthusiastic.

Liufu hurriedly greeted him: "Master, didn't you say that you don't need to prepare dinner, you only have one meal a day?"

"Master, I'm happy today and want to hold a big banquet. Remember, three meats and three vegetables. I'm gonna have a meal! Whatever vegetarian you eat, I'll serve me meat dishes. Roast chicken, roast duck, braised deer legs, roast lamb, and this braised lion head, plus a thirsty belly. Go quickly and give me a pot of wine."

Liufu was so shocked that he couldn't speak. Is this the father-in-law who knew who was stingy and wanted to spend a penny in half?

"What do you think? Why don't you go and prepare it for me! That's what, roast chicken and roast duck, if you can get half of the meal, I can't eat so much. I can't eat so much by myself. There are less braised deer legs and roast lamb, and four lion heads in a plate, two of them are enough. Don't be busy with the stomach, wait for me to eat. The wine must be good, go."
Chapter completed!