Chen Ze did not expect such a big windfall this time. After knowing that soda ash was an important raw material, glass manufacturing became very simple.
Quartz stone is an important raw material for making ceramics, and it is also an important raw material for making glass. There is no shortage of this raw material. As long as Chen Ze can get soda ash, glass should be able to be made.
You don’t necessarily have to go to Wuzhou. That place is really far away, and it would take at least half a year to go back and forth, so Chen Ze decided to ask someone to find out where the nearest salt-alkali lake is.
Anyway, Chen Ze was in a good mood now, so he quickly pulled Zuo Shun to continue eating. As for the glass, Chen Ze didn't accept it happily.
He still has a lot of antiques stored in the Qingzhou warehouse, and he hasn't had time to cash them in yet. This glass actually doesn't mean much to Chen Ze. It's better to just give it gold and silver.
Zuo Shun was also a little confused. Although he had obviously confiscated the gift, Chen Ze seemed to be in a very good mood and asked the geisha to come back and continue playing.
After much thought, Zuo Shun took this opportunity to express his thoughts.
"Your Highness, although this official is an official of Anzhou Prefecture, the situation in Anzhou is complicated, resulting in..."
But Chen Ze raised his hand and interrupted directly: "I'm here for dinner. We don't talk about government affairs at the dinner table."
Zuo Shun suddenly felt embarrassed and could only nod his head and said: "Yes, yes."
Anyway, Chen Ze had made up his mind and would never get involved in Anzhou City.
I can’t say for sure in the future, but I definitely won’t interfere and cause trouble for myself now.
Therefore, Zuo Shun was not given a chance to discuss during the meal. Of course, Zuo Shun naturally did not have the courage to force anything, so in the end he could only send Chen Ze off to his house respectfully.
But just halfway through, Chen Ze suddenly heard the sound of women talking and laughing from the yard next door. He couldn't help but stop and subconsciously looked in the direction of the sound: "Is this? "
Zuo Shun hurriedly said: "Your Highness, that is the attic where the little girl lives. She should be giving lectures with the maids there. If it disturbs Your Highness, please forgive me."
Chen Ze was stunned: "Lecture? What class are you teaching?"
"It's just to teach the maids how to read there." Zuo Shun couldn't laugh or cry: "Speaking of the reason, it's because of His Royal Highness."
"Huh? Does this matter have something to do with me?"
"Yes, after His Royal Highness the Crown Prince took charge of Qingzhou, he built the Qingzhou University Hall. I heard that many female ladies are also taking classes there. To be honest with the Crown Prince, my little girl has always been lively by nature. A few days ago, she almost went to the Qingzhou University Hall to become a female wife. went."
Because of this matter, Zuo Shun even had a quarrel with his daughter. Zuo Shun would definitely not be allowed to go to Qingzhou to become a wife. After all, he was a daughter of an official family and was not married yet. If he showed up in public, it would be difficult to find someone in the future. In-law's family.
"Isn't it nice to be a wife?" Chen Ze said with a smile: "Teaching and educating people is a good thing and is respected by others. As a father, shouldn't you support it?"
"Your Highness, my daughter has not yet left the cabinet, not to mention she is still young and lacks knowledge. I am afraid that I will make a mistake for my children if I go!"
Chen Ze was speechless and didn't say much. After leaving Zuofu, he returned to the place where the guards camped.
Without staying too much in Anzhou, we set off for Hezhou the next day.
After arriving in Hezhou, Qin Boyang immediately came to the place where the guards camped after receiving the news.
After not seeing each other for a long time, the two exchanged pleasantries for a while, and Chen Ze also learned about Ning Yuxuan's situation.
Soaps and perfumes are still hot items, but now there are imitation soaps on the market. The price is one-third of Ningyuxuan's and they are also sold out. However, this situation only lasted for a week. His workshop was acquired by Qin Boyang.
What Chen Zegang wanted at first was to directly monopolize the industry. If anyone wanted to imitate it, he would have Baihu Pao come to his door and copy it, and he would not be allowed to do it directly. However, Qin Boyang felt that this was a bit thankless, plus the soaps and perfumes that Qin Boyang was now in charge of. This approach has limited productivity and insufficient supply capacity, so instead of directly eliminating the other party, it is better to directly incorporate the other party into your own production chain.
Moreover, the other party's technology is not the same as the soap workshop's technology. It should be derived through reverse deduction. Even the rapid shaping method developed by the other party directly doubled the production capacity of the soap workshop.
Regarding business matters, Chen Ze could safely leave it to Qin Boyang.
Qin Boyang was even more excited when he learned that Chen Ze had obtained the Heshan minerals from the palace.
The availability of iron ore these days means that there are more agricultural tools. It is said that if a worker wants to do his job well, he must first sharpen his tools. Good tools can double the efficiency of agricultural production activities.
Originally, Chen Ze wanted to ask Qin Boyang to go to the Heshan Mine to have a look, but Qin Boyang really couldn't get away, so Chen Ze had no choice but to go alone.
In the afternoon of that day, I led a group of people and headed directly towards the Heshan Mine. Although the road had been repaired, it was basically a mountain road, and the traffic arteries along the way were basically blocked by soldiers and guards. It took almost two days to get there. It took an hour to arrive at the Heshan Mine.
Places like mining and stone quarries are basically mined manually. It is self-evident how inefficient it is. Safety basically depends on whether you are tough or not.
Most of these miners are prisoners, and they are sent to mines to mine when they commit crimes.
However, these days, not many serious crimes are caught, and most of them get beaten up.
This is not something Chen Ze takes for granted, but is based on facts. Last year, Qingzhou handled only more than 300 cases, and only 30% of them were the real perpetrators who were caught. Victims confirmed that the rest were basically They are all forced into submission and eager to convict.
Therefore, a considerable number of these people mining in the Heshan Mine should be miserable people.
The life in the mine is definitely not a human life. It is normal to not have enough to eat. After all, if you are full, you may cause trouble. In this case, most people are very thin.
This also leads to even lower mining efficiency.
The Heshan mine is managed by Sun Yonghan's bandit camp. The commander is Yang Zhao, who is on the same level as Cao Xiong. He took the initiative to report on this year's mining situation after seeing Chen Wuping's personal letter sent by Chen Ze.
So far, about 210,000 kilograms of iron ore have been mined in Heshan Mine. Of course, these 210,000 kilograms of iron ore have been transported to various states for sale. Among them, 100,000 kilograms of iron ore have been mined. What Ma Yongsheng took away, there is not much left in stock.
Chen Ze doesn't have a business-like attitude. After all, he will definitely have to deal with Yang Zhao frequently in the future. Naturally, he is playing the emotional card: "Brother Yang, it must be difficult to stay at the Heshan Mine, right?"
Compared to Cao Xiong, Yang Zhao's attitude was more enthusiastic: "In the wilderness, life is naturally not easy to go anywhere, and I can't go anywhere. I am okay, but the soldiers under my command are prone to accidents if they hold back for a long time. "
