When people ran over, Liu Zheng, with a dark face, ran out of the blast furnace workshop in an indescribable embarrassment.
"Master!"
"Is the young master injured?"
"Quickly, call the doctor, quick!"
People are in a hurry.
Liu Zheng's hair was disheveled and his clothes were in tatters. He kept coughing, but his face was filled with excitement and laughter: "It's done, I know!"
"Quickly, change me to a blast furnace!"
Everyone was shocked and tried to persuade Liu Zheng.
Liu Zheng didn't care about them and rushed in like a madman. He has been experimenting with the relationship between various hardness and brittleness for the past few days!
He wants to make a glass bottle that can hold perfume, is easy to transport, and is eye-catching in appearance - you know, Columbus used glass beads in exchange for the same amount of gold in America!
All three attributes must be perfected. How easy is it?
so……
It is normal for it to explode once.
Next, Liu Zheng has truly mastered the proportions of various raw materials, as well as temperature, cooling, and annealing time.
then……
After another night of making this first batch of crystal glass, I finally succeeded!
"Master!"
"Is it successful?"
"Sir, you haven't rested for a few days..."
A group of people poured in, but before they could finish speaking, they were already deeply attracted by the glass bottles placed in front of Liu Zheng.
Four shiny colored glass bottles were placed there quietly at this time.
Because next to the blast furnace, the fire is splashing, and the flickering light reflects through the crystal-like bottle with a dazzling brilliance.
"Oh My God!"
"What's this?"
"This, this, this, is this a gem?"
Wei Tiezhu was stunned for a moment.
Liu Zheng smiled, took these bottles, and walked out of the workshop. At this time, it was another early morning, and the sun was rising from the east. Liu Zheng picked up the bottles. When the real sunlight shone on the glass bottles, they immediately emitted colorful light, just like real crystals!
"So beautiful!"
"Sir, this..."
Everyone exclaimed.
Liu Zheng was also very satisfied, and it was not in vain that he was bombed. He had not slept for six days and seven nights, and he was a little bit too much. He planned to go back to sleep, and when he was free, he would slowly teach them the art of making glass.
Then as soon as he went out, he saw three carriages at the door, and he was stunned.
What's happening here?
"The master is out!"
"Ah? Master, this is..."
"Is the young master okay?"
Except for the three members, they had all drank a lot in Yinzhou in the past few days. They were all shocked when they saw Liu Zheng like this.
Liu Zheng smiled bitterly and instantly understood their intention of coming here.
"Everyone, I haven't had a break for six days. How about you let me go back and take a nap? Let's talk about the sales again."
The three of them responded at the same time.
This sleep lasted for three days.
When Liu Zheng washed up and went out, he heard the laughter of Liu Dahao and three other members chatting in the living room. Seeing Liu Zheng coming out, the three members all looked expectantly.
Liu Zheng looked around and said with a smile: "The products produced by Shen Gongfang this time will be sold by the Wang family."
Wang Zengming's eyes turned red when he heard this. He knelt on the ground with his old arms and legs, and loudly praised the county magistrate and the young master.
The other two families shook their heads in disappointment.
But he didn't say anything.
After all, among the three remaining prominent families, the Zheng family has benefited the most from Liu Zheng, followed by the Cao family. Only the Wang family has always been indifferent, and this time it is indeed the Wang family's turn.
This is Liu Zheng's cleverness.
After the Chen family's rebellion, he now aims for stability and peace of mind, and vigorously develops Yinzhou. Moreover, after the Chen family was confiscated, the Wang family has always been very honest.
Since you are honest, you have to give people some meat.
"Young master's move is fair and just. The Zheng family has no objection!"
The Cao family also agreed.
"Sir, can you let me see what kind of magical thing this time is?"
Liu Zheng chuckled and took out the glass bottles.
When this was placed on the table, the eyes of several people in the living room were widened.
"This this……"
"This is?"
Liu Zheng explained with a smile: "This is called crystal glass. It is a bottle that can hold water-like substances. My initial idea is to put our perfume in it and sell it together. But this glass, since it is Wangjiahe County If the Marquis cooperates, we will have to negotiate a price with the Zheng family."
Because there will be many glass products in the future, this perfume bottle is just one of them.
So Liu Zheng needs to make it clear first.
"What a waste of nature, what a waste of nature! Master, how can such an eye-catching thing be used to hold things?"
Several people beat their chests and stamped their feet.
Liu Zheng also smiled.
He suddenly realized a problem. Because this crystal glass bottle was so beautiful, would there be a historical incident of buying a casket for a pearl?
It is estimated that there will be quite a few.
After sending these three people away, Liu Zheng was about to go to the Shengongfang to teach the craftsmen how to make glass. At this moment, Zheng Yueru came to visit unexpectedly.
"Brother Liu, do you still remember our bet?"
Zheng Yueru returned to her boyish clothes today, looking at Liu Zheng with burning eyes and asked.
"What Miss Zheng means is..."
Liu Zheng nodded.
"Then please, Brother Liu, disguise yourself and go somewhere with me!"
Liu Zheng was shocked when he heard this. Could it be that Zheng Yueru had really told the story about the production team? There was no need to dress up. Liu Zheng casually picked up a hat that could cover half of his face, mounted his horse, and followed Zheng Yueru.
At this time, there are only a few days left before the Spring Festival, and the heavy snow begins to melt. In Yinzhou, usually after the Spring Festival, when the dragon raises its head in February, it is considered the beginning of spring, and the real spring plowing begins.
Therefore, this production team has caused quite a stir in Yinzhou these days.
The common people were in high spirits, as if they could finally feel like masters, and no longer had to look at the faces of the prominent landowners. The atmosphere was great along the way.
This made Liu Zheng feel relieved.
However, Zheng Yueru kept walking, and about an hour later, the two came to a small village called Majiazhuang in the southwest of Yinzhou.
"Ms. Zheng, this is..."
Liu Zheng was a little strange.
Zheng Yuru made a shushing gesture and asked Liu Zheng to hide the horse in a temple halfway along the way, and then the two of them walked forward.
Majiazhuang is quite a small village, with a thousand households and five thousand people.
"Brother Liu, don't talk for a while!"
Zheng Yueru whispered.
Liu Zheng was about to ask what was going on.
Who would have thought that at this moment, a scream rang out. Then a disheveled young woman ran while crying, followed by a group of strong men.
"Get her!"
"Don't let her get away!"
"Hahahaha, our captain Wu has taken a liking to you, but you are lucky enough to still want to run away, you thief!"
Being chased by a group of men, the woman could not escape and was quickly kicked to the ground. The woman looked panicked: "No, no, Captain Wu, please, I'm already a mother of a child, don't..."
Surrounded by the crowd, a dark-skinned man walked out laughing, his eyes full of lust. Looking at the woman's graceful figure, his mouth watered.
"I know you have two children, and they are the children of the landlord Tao family, so what?"
Everyone laughed.
"Madam, do you know that things have changed now?"
"The county prince promoted the production team. Now in Majiazhuang, our captain Wu has the final say!"
At this time, a fat man in brocade clothes with a bruised nose and a swollen face ran over and knelt on the ground with a bang, pleading: "Captain Wu, please, let my wife go, please..."
Snapped!
With a slap on the fat man's face, Captain Wu sneered again and again: "Tao Chenggong, I didn't expect that you would also have this day. When I was a tenant farmer in your house years ago, did you ever think about today?"
"Kneel down!"
"Old Tao, to tell you the truth, during the spring plowing, you still need to look at me, Captain Wu! You said you don't know how to be filial and filial, what can a woman be reluctant to do?"
"That's right! Yesterday, old man Cui sent his daughter to Captain Wu's kang, just to start the spring and use the Yinzhou plow for three days!"
A group of people laughed arrogantly.
Tao Chenggong kept kowtowing and begging for mercy, with blood on his forehead.
At this time, Liu Zheng's eyes were about to burst, and his heart was furious. He couldn't help but rush out, but was held tightly by Zheng Yueru. If you go out now and offend these people, is there any way to survive?
"How can this not make sense? How can it not make sense!"
Liu Zheng was so angry.
Zheng Yueru smiled bitterly and said: "Brother Liu, this is not just Majiazhuang. Now it has spread throughout Yinzhou. The county prince makes the decision for the farmers and gives you the name of 'Benevolence and Righteousness'. But 'Benevolence and Righteousness', sometimes But it means weakness...the weaker you are, the more arrogant they will be on your behalf..."
Liu Zheng clenched his fists and his eyes turned red.
He really didn't expect that something like this would happen. What is this called? Overkill?
Because these farmers have been oppressed by prominent landlords for a long time, and suddenly become masters, their mentality will naturally expand. They believe that it is time to take revenge when there is a grudge, and when there is a grudge to retaliate.
Although according to the decree of the county governor, the order of the use of production tools is determined by drawing lots every year. But in a village like Majiazhuang, drawing lots? Isn’t that what the captain has the final say?
During spring plowing, who uses it first and who uses it last will even directly affect the harvest of the year.
Therefore, for a time, the former farmers became powerful people.
This is an extremely terrible thing.
Just like the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom back then...the peasant uprising started with a prairie fire, but what happened later? Because they are all a bunch of peasants, there are no elites, intellectuals, or even management talents. In the end, it led to internal corruption, which even exceeded the Qing Dynasty. And it was not only corruption, but also became a brutal one. country.
Sudden.
Liu Zheng realized that he was really wrong.
Regardless of whether they are from a noble family or a farmer, all human beings actually have bad natures. They are hypocritical, greedy, repetitive, irritable, and profit-seeking, as they have been since ancient times. No matter which side his rule depends more on, the same problem will arise.
This does not mean that he will be honest just because he is a farmer.
Not only are they unsophisticated, they are also unscrupulous.
And as a ruler.
Is kindness or cruelty more important?
Is it more important to be loved or feared?
These two questions filled Liu Zheng's mind for a while.
