From nothing to something.
This is a huge improvement.
The ten craftsmen took this step firmly.
Therefore, Su Yang did not be stingy with the rewards and directly rewarded each person with a hundred taels of silver.
Of course, he was not wasting his fortune. A mere thousand taels of silver could not defeat Su Yang's current wealth.
The reason why he did this was to buy horse bones with thousands of gold and increase the enthusiasm of Xishan craftsmen in creation and research.
Facts have proved that Su Yang's decision is undoubtedly extremely wise.
Ten glass craftsmen suddenly obtained a hundred taels of silver, which caused a sensation throughout Xishan.
After all, in order to celebrate and thank Mr. Su for his kindness, these ten people gathered their friends and held a small banquet in the cafeteria, which was the envy of others.
That's a hundred taels of silver!
An ordinary craftsman would have to work for ten years to save such a huge sum of money!
Now that he has just baked what Mr. Su wanted, Mr. Su has fulfilled his promise and given a reward, and it is still one hundred taels per person!
This kind of impact can be imagined!
The firearms maker's eyes turned red with jealousy, and he studied the drawings harder.
The steward in charge of the firearms workshop even said that even if hundreds of firearms craftsmen work around the clock, they must complete Mr. Su's drawings within a month!
The top spot has already been taken by the glassworkers. If they don't be proactive, they won't even be able to take a sip of the soup, and they may even offend Mr. Su.
After all, several months have passed. There are hundreds of craftsmen in the firearms workshop, but they are not as good as the small glass workshop with only ten craftsmen. In comparison, it is difficult not to think that they are too useless.
At this moment, Su Yang was devoting himself wholeheartedly to firing glass, and the ten glass craftsmen strictly followed his requirements.
The steward of the glass workshop is named Wang Hu, an honest craftsman. It was he who succeeded in firing glass for the first time, so in addition to receiving a hundred taels of silver, he was also promoted to workshop steward by Su Yang, and his status was greatly improved. He was on the west mountain. He can be considered the number one person.
Wang Hu looked at Su Yang and spoke with respect.
"Sir, you have been in the glass workshop recently, and those firearms craftsmen have been making a lot of noise!"
"Haha." Su Yang smiled disdainfully, "It would be better to quarrel with the genius!"
"You will be motivated only when you are under pressure. Those guys are having such a good life that they have almost forgotten what it was like to live in hard times before."
"Obviously the firearms workshop has hundreds of craftsmen and was established several months earlier than the glass workshop, but they still can't make what I want!"
"On the contrary, you have made me very satisfied, and you deserve a big reward!"
Su Yang made no secret of his admiration for Wang Hu and others, and even deliberately let out news that he was dissatisfied with the firearms workshop.
He believed that under such pressure, the firearms craftsmen would be full of motivation. It would be best if they could build the firearms he wanted within a month, otherwise Su Yang would not mind sending a few more craftsmen to dig in the mountains!
At this moment, Su Yang was carefully checking the raw materials collected by the craftsmen. The raw materials of glass are very simple and very common. They are everywhere in Xishan, so it is not difficult to collect them.
The principle of glass firing is also very simple. The temperature required for this process is not high. A high temperature of more than 600 degrees can almost melt most of these raw materials.
But if you want all the raw materials to be perfectly integrated and the bubbles in the glass to be completely eliminated, you must increase the temperature of the coal furnace, at least to more than 1,500 degrees!
"Wang Hu, come here and take a look."
"There are still a lot of bubbles and impurities in this piece of glass. It's obviously because the coal stove is not hot enough."
"Furthermore, the glass is overall yellowish, and the color is still not stupid enough, so we have to continue experiments to improve it."
Wang Hu and the other ten glass craftsmen absolutely obeyed Mr. Su's instructions.
It's just that they don't know how to solve it yet. They can only get results by continuing to try experiments.
But the step of making glass now involved creating miracles to boost the morale of the Yan army, so Su Yang had to personally take action to guide these craftsmen.
"You have to remember what I'm going to say next."
"After all, glass will be of great use in the future, and it is no exaggeration to say it is valuable."
"If the ten of you can master the glass-making process proficiently, you will be destined to have no worries about food and drink in this life!"
Upon hearing this, Wang Hu and the other ten people were immediately overjoyed and knelt down on the ground, thanking Su Yang profusely!
You must know that in this era, craftsmanship skills are priceless treasures. They are the ability of each craftsman to support his family. Craftsmen regard these technical experiences as more important than their own lives. , to ensure that our children and grandchildren have food to eat!
Now that Mr. Su personally gave him some advice, it was a blessing that they could not achieve in eight lifetimes. Wang Hu and others were naturally grateful to Su Yang and wished they could call him master.
Su Yang didn't care about these false gifts and started explaining directly.
Ma Sanbao and Chu Xiong both stood behind him, listening and learning quietly.
"It is actually not difficult to achieve a coal furnace temperature of more than 1,500 degrees. You must know that the temperature of a general charcoal fire can reach more than 700 degrees, and the temperature of a blacksmith's relatively closed bellows furnace can reach about 1,000 degrees, so It just needs some improvements to the coal stove.”
"You follow this drawing, slightly change the structure of the kiln, and add a blower device to the kiln. This can increase the supply of oxygen, which will reach about 1,500 degrees, perfecting all the materials of the glass. The fusion and removing the bubbles in the glass should be no problem at all!”
"Let's all start working. Complete this step first. I'm waiting for your good news!"
Wang Hu took the drawings respectfully and held them carefully in his hands, treating them like treasures.
Su Yang just smiled when he saw this, then stood up and left.
Compared to making glass, he prefers to accompany his young wife to do her homework.
Su Yang left, but Ma Sanbao did not leave.
While Wang Hu and others were still discussing the drawings, Ma Sanbao came over.
Upon seeing him, Wang Hu and others immediately saluted.
They all know Ma Sanbao's identity.
This eunuch was not only the eunuch of Prince Yan's palace, but also the founding disciple of Mr. Su, so he had a high status in Xishan.
Ma Sanbao looked at the ten craftsmen with a smile and waved his hand hastily.
"You don't have to be polite, we are here just to remind you."
As soon as these words came out, Wang Hu and others' hearts skipped a beat, and their expressions suddenly became tense.
"I wonder what Eunuch Sanbao wants to remind me about?"
"Simple." Ma Sanbao suppressed his smile, "Whether it's the glass manufacturing process or these drawings, my young master taught you all."
"That means that everything you have now is given to you by my young master."
"Since my young master can give it to you, then he can naturally take it back!"
Having said this, Ma Sanbao's tone suddenly became cold and stern.
"Please keep in mind your duty as a human being and strictly abide by the drawings and craftsmanship. Don't let others steal them. Otherwise, don't blame my young master for being unkind!"
As soon as these words came out, Wang Hu and the other ten glass craftsmen were shocked and immediately swore that they would never spread the glass craftsmanship to anyone else.
However, their words have no credibility. If others can't see the value of this glass, how can Ma Sanbao not understand it?
So he found Chu Xiong, the commander of the Forbidden Army. After the two discussed it, they directly sent the Forbidden Army soldiers to guard the glass workshop. They strictly prohibited these craftsmen from walking around at will, which was equivalent to imprisoning them in disguise.
Ma Sanbao expressed that he was very tired.
As the saying goes, "Money and silk move people's hearts," but his second master didn't care at all.
It's okay if the master doesn't care, but as disciples, they have to think about their master, so he should be the evil one!
