Lu Chen and Liu Jing hurried to Liulifang. After all, this thing is probably the first input of Lujiazhuang. How could Lu Chen not pay attention to it.
When I arrived at Liulicang, I saw that the glass solution had already appeared in the crucible. In fact, the formula given by Lu Chen was tested with the attitude of giving it a try. I didn't think that it would be successful in one time, but I didn't expect that it would be done in one time.
Looking at the glass solution in the crucible, Lu Chen felt happy for a while. This was a way to make money. When the time came to get this thing out, Lujiazhuang would not have to worry about income.
"Has the temperature started to cool down?" Lu Chen asked, looking at the glass solution in the crucible.
"Back to Lord Marquis, the temperature has begun to cool down!" Upon hearing Lu Chen's question, the craftsman responded quickly.
"Then what are you waiting for! Try it quickly! Can you make it?" Lu Chen pointed to the steel plate on the side. This thing was specially prepared by Lu Chen to make large pieces of glass.
"Hey!" After hearing Lu Chen's words, the craftsman slowly poured the glass solution onto the steel, and then two craftsmen carried a polished and smooth steel rod and began to "roll out the dumpling wrappers."
Looking at the large piece of glass that was gradually forming, Lu Chen couldn't be happier. With this thing, he could replace the window paper that blocked the view, and the thermal insulation effect of this thing was much better than that of window paper.
As a result, before Lu Chen could be happy for a while, he heard a "pop" and the glass on the steel plate shattered.
"This..." Looking at the glass that turned into random glass, Lu Chen suddenly felt like he wanted to cry without tears. The joy he was full of was directly disappointed by the "snap".
"My lord, forgive me!" When the craftsmen saw that the glass was broken and Lu Chen looked a little frustrated, they hurriedly knelt down to apologize to Lu Chen.
"Get up! What are you doing?" Seeing these craftsmen kneeling down for him, Lu Chen suddenly couldn't laugh or cry. It's just a piece of glass. In fact, it's not like Lu Chen didn't plan to fail. No one can guarantee a test. Sex can lead to success, so it is normal for the glass to break, but these craftsmen actually knelt down to apologize directly.
"The villain and the others accidentally broke the glass!" The leading craftsman knelt on the ground and said anxiously with his head lowered.
"It's normal for the glass to break. What does it have to do with you?" Lu Chen looked at the group of craftsmen and said helplessly, "If you don't succeed the first time, try again! What a big deal! Everyone, get up!"
"Huh?" This is the first time that these craftsmen have not been punished for their mistakes. In their hearts, as long as they fail to do what the adults ask, that is their sin. It can range from not being fed, to being beaten, and Lu Chen actually let them get up in an understatement, so the craftsmen all looked at Lu Chen in disbelief.
"Ah what! Who said it could be done in one go!" Lu Chen looked at the expressions of these craftsmen and said with a smile, "I didn't say it could be done in one go. Clean up these pieces and try again!"
"Yes!" These craftsmen replied with excitement, and quickly got up and made another pot of glass solution.
"I guess the temperature was not controlled well just now! It may be difficult to control the temperature of large pieces! We can try small pieces and gradually increase the number. Don't be afraid of failure. Try more times! If you succeed, let someone report it! "Lu Chen can't stay in Liulifang forever. After Lu Chen finished speaking, he left Liulifang because he was going to the steel workshop, which was a new workshop built by Lu Chen to make flintlock guns.
When they arrived at the steel workshop, they saw Liu Laosan polishing a steel pipe, and this steel pipe was the barrel drawing of the flintlock gun that Lu Chen had given him.
"Old Liu, what's wrong?" Lu Chen asked, looking at Liu Laosan who was seriously polishing the steel pipe.
Although this steel workshop is not small, Liu Laosan is the only one working in the entire workshop, because almost all the craftsmen in Lujiazhuang are used by Lu Chen, and there is really no manpower to work in the steel workshop.
"Master Hou!" Liu Laosan had been concentrating on polishing the steel pipe and did not notice Lu Chen's arrival. When he heard Lu Chen calling him, Liu Laosan quickly put down the steel pipe and stood up to salute Lu Chen.
"No need to be polite, how are things going?" Lu Chen immediately saw the pile of parts on the workbench in front of Teacher Liu.
"Back to the Marquis, everything is almost ready! Please take a look at the Marquis!" Liu Laosan stepped out of the way so that Lu Chen could go to the workbench to check the accessories of the flintlock gun.
Lu Chen picked up the barrel and looked inside. At this time, the inner wall of the barrel had been polished very smooth by Liu Laosan, and the other accessories had also been polished by Liu Laosan to look presentable.
"Not bad!" Lu Chen put down the barrel of the gun and nodded with satisfaction, "Liu Jing, have you got all the things I want?" With just a gun but no bullets, there is no difference between this thing and a fire stick.
So Lu Chen asked Liu Jing to go out and buy a lot of black gunpowder ingredients. What are the ingredients of black gunpowder, mononitrate, disulfur, and charcoal.
"Back to Lord Marquis, each of them has prepared about five hundred kilograms!" Liu Jing said to Lu Chen, cupping his hands.
"Why are there so few?" Lu Chen looked at Liu Jing in confusion. You must know that saltpeter and sulfur are not very useful these days, and charcoal is used more in winter, but it is also easy to buy, because Lu Chen I don’t understand why Liu Jing only bought about 500 kilograms of each kind.
"Go back to the Marquis, I have no money!" Liu Jing looked at his Marquis and couldn't help but said with a grimace. His Marquis is good at everything, but in terms of finances, he spends money like water. Ever since Lu Chen took over Lujiazhuang, There was no idle time, and the farmers who came to work were all paid. The gifts that Li Xiuning gave to Lu Chen for his promotion to the Marquis were almost used by Lu Chen.
"No...no money!" Lu Chen suddenly remembered that he had been punished by Li Yuan for one year. Lu Chen felt heartbroken when he thought about it now. It was all money, and the county prince was still a second-class servant after all. , there is also a salary of fifteen guans per month, which is 180 guans per year. How many things can be purchased? Lu Chen felt his heart hurt when he thought of this.
"No! I have to go and ask for money!" Lu Chen suddenly said fiercely. You must know that Wang Gui, Wei Ting and Xiao Yu still owe Lu Chen the gambling debts. If they get the money they owe, Lu Chen can also have some money. With a small income, not counting the fields, Lu Chen could exchange a lot of money just for smelting iron from the ore from five mines, of course with the court.
At this moment, Du Junchuo was seen running in from outside the steel workshop door in a hurry.
"What happened? Are you running away like this?" Lu Chen looked at Du Junchuo with some displeasure, "You are now also a squad leader of the Back Wei Guard. How are you so panicked?"
"Master Marquis! A large group of people came from outside the village, and Lin Lang, the chamberlain who announced the decree, also came. Let the Marquis go outside the prince to receive the decree!" Du Junchuo said while panting.
"Isn't this Li Yuan free? Why is he always giving orders to himself when he has nothing to do all day long!" When Lu Chen heard that he asked himself to receive the order again, he couldn't help complaining in his heart, but he still had to go. If he didn't go to receive the order, then It means "resisting and disobeying the decree", which is just looking for trouble.
"I don't know what the emperor wants to do with his decree this time!" Lu Chen couldn't help but complain, while Liu Jing and Du Junchuo who were following Lu Chen shrank their necks and pretended not to hear Lu Chen. Chen complained about Li Yuan.
Lu Chen brought Du Junchuo and Liu Jing to the entrance of Lujiazhuang. At this time, the incense table was ready. To be honest, they had received so many imperial edicts in so many days. For Fang Qi and Meng Ji, preparing these things They have already formed conditioned reflexes.
"Marquis Lu Chen of Chang'an County, accept the order!" Seeing Lu Chen coming, Lin Lang and Lu Chen nodded to each other as a greeting. After all, they were all acquaintances, and there was no politeness. Lin Lang started to announce the order directly.
"Your Majesty, the Marquis of Chang'an County, Lu Chen, accept the order!" Lu Chen bowed and saluted.
"The Emperor of Heaven carries the decree..." Lin Lang directly opened the imperial edict scroll and read it loudly.
The general meaning of the imperial edict is that if Lu Chen has contributed to the blast furnace iron-making method, he will be promoted to Chang'an County Duke, rewarded with a thousand gold coins, and given food to 1,500 households in the city, 3,000 acres of Yongye field, 100 pieces of silk, etc. The most important thing is Yes, Lu Chen was immediately surprised by the reward of carrying 3,000 Weiwei guards.
You know, the prince's personal guards only have a thousand people, and he, a second-grade county magistrate, has three thousand people. Isn't this ridiculous? Of course, King Qin and Princess Pingyang do not count. After all, they have military power in their hands. Ordinary people like Li Daozong, King of Rencheng, and Li Xiaogong, King of Zhaojun, only have a thousand-man guard. If he accepts the back-wei guard of these three thousand people, , then the officials of the aristocratic family will directly participate in "violating the rules", and Li Yuan will also be accused of "violating the ancestral system." What does the old emperor want to do?
But the imperial edict had been issued, and Lu Chen had to accept it.
"Your Majesty, Lu Chen, take the order!" Lu Chen could only bite the bullet and take the order first, but when he saw the dark soldiers behind Lin Lang with no heads visible, Lu Chen felt a pain in his head.
The previous reward made Lu Chen very happy, especially when he heard "a thousand gold rewards", Lu Chen was so happy. After all, this was the money, but when he heard the "three thousand backwei guards" later, Lu Chen He was muttering in his heart. Although Lu Chen knew that Li Yuan wanted him to lead the troops, he couldn't do it this way. Wasn't this just setting him on fire?
Originally, he had already had a grudge against the three major aristocratic families. Li Yuan now gave the entire three thousand back Wei guards, and then Lu Chen was still a county official without even the right to lead troops. Wasn't this handing over the handle to the aristocratic family? ?
"Marquis of Lu County! Oh, no, you are your lord now!" Lin Lang cupped his hands at Lu Chen and said with a smile, "Our family is here to congratulate your lord. He is the fastest-promoted person we have ever seen. It’s the Marquis!”
"Thank you so much, father-in-law!" Lu Chen muttered inwardly, while at the same time he had to deal with Lin Lang with a smile.
