The small kiln next to the garden is very small in scale and the equipment is very simple. It took almost no time to build it. After a week of preparation, the raw materials were found.

Feldspar is easy to find, even in traditional Chinese medicine stores. I bought a lot of them from Laizhou City without much effort.

As for quartz sand, it was found in the mountainous areas near Zhaojia Village.

This mountainous area in southern Huang County is not a large mountainous area. There is a large amount of quartz sand underground, so it is very easy to mine. However, no one has ever paid attention to this kind of stone. The only purpose is to use it as building materials.

The gold reserves in this mountainous area are also relatively large. There are several privately mined gold mines, all of which are built by nearby landlords. The landlords who occupy the gold mines are even several times larger than those of Zhao Yan's family.

Zhao Yan just thought about it casually and did not have much desire for the gold mine.

It’s so troublesome to mine, just make money and grab it directly. The only function is perhaps to increase employment. Now there are so many places in Denglai, no one is planted, and no one is there. The gold mine is of no use to him. If you touch it, it will make you mess with it. It’s not cost-effective.

So Zhao Yan didn't have the idea of ​​firing those gold mines. After finding all the materials, he immediately devoted himself to the work of firing glass. If he made his own glass mirror, it would definitely make many times more money than the gold mine, and there would be no more labor.

When a fire broke out in a small kiln, Zhao Yan shoveled quartz sand, soda ash, feldspar, limestone and other things into the kiln to calcinate.

The materials were melted together, Zhao Yan used a wooden stick to penetrate into the kiln, rolled out a ball of bright white liquid object, took it to the mold, cut off a part with scissors, and stuffed the rest back into the kiln.

The mold is very simple, it is two iron plates, plus a square iron frame of the same shape between the iron plates. After cutting off a part of the liquid glass, press the iron plate on it downwards and lift it up after a few seconds.

The liquid glass solidified very fast. After pressing down for a few seconds, it solidified, forming a square glass plate of one meter in length and width.

Nowadays, Europeans can only make flat glass as big as a palm, but they are not yet able to make glass plates. It is estimated that such technology will take decades to appear.

This technique is really simple. Zhao Yan clamped the glass plate to one side with a clip and placed the square iron frame on the stove, so that the thing must be maintained at a certain temperature.

Zhao Yan picked up the glass plate and looked at it. It was a little rough to the touch, but it was still relatively transparent and straight. Anyway, this quality is already the best in the world, not to mention that this glass plate is the only one in the world. If this thing is made into a glass mirror, it will definitely be the highest-end product. If he doesn't sell it for a few thousand taels, it's a pity that Zhao Yan is not interested in polishing the glass through fine processing.

Zhou Blacksmith in the village is creating a template for Zhao Yanlianyue. After all, if you want to make a glass mirror, it is impossible to just use this one-meter-long and wide square glass mirror, which is small, round, oval, and of all kinds of specifications.

Zhou Blacksmith's ironworking skills are good, and it is much better than the blacksmiths invited on the streets in later generations. Making templates has saved Zhao Yan a lot of trouble.

Glass is a thing of many uses, not just making glass mirrors. But if those things are produced on a large scale now, it will be troublesome if anyone is targeted. If you are not afraid of thieves, you are afraid of thieves thinking about them. You cannot teach others the technology before establishing strict confidentiality measures.

Therefore, Zhao Yan is the only one in the small kiln beside the back garden. He did not allow anyone to watch it when he burned the glass.

Zhao Yan pressed dozens of glass plates in a row within two hours. The glass mirrors were not used and could be used as windows. The most unaccustomed to this era was that there were no electric lights, and the room was a little dark during the day.

This is naturally not accustomed to Zhao Yan, who was used to living in later generations with bright lights. The light bulb can’t be made yet, so the skylight and glass window can always be made!

Although the glass was made, the things required for the silver plating method were not ready yet. It was estimated that a few days later. Zhao Yan directly extinguished the fire in the small kiln and carried a large stack of glass plates into the house.

Yuan'er looked at the piles of glass plates and asked in surprise: "Young master, what's this?"

"It's very ordinary, putting it on the windows and roofs can make the room brighter." Zhao Yan replied half-truely. Yuan'er reached out to touch the glass plate, and was very surprised by the glass plate.

But I didn't look much, and took a towel to wipe Zhao Yan's sweat carefully. His pretty face was flushed and pleasing to the eye. This sixteen-year-old girl has the temperament of a lady of a noble family, and she is generous and gentle.

Yuan'er was originally from a wealthy family, and her father was a high-ranking official in the court and belonged to the ranks of the eunuch party. As soon as Chongzhen came to power, he directly handled Yuan'er's father, and she was sold to the sect and became an official account.

Zhao Yan is so cheap, I see that Yuan'er looks good and is about the same age as her son. I bought it home to keep it for her to be a concubine for her son.

Zhang used to bring Yuan'er with her, but she didn't let her serve her son, for fear that her son would be distracted from studying, so if he got out of breath, he would taste the feeling of love between men and women, and it would evolve to the point of being out of control.

Originally, Zhao Yan had already passed a scholar, but this time he came back, he forgot all the four books and five classics. Now he has no hope of taking the exam. In addition, he is seventeen years old and can almost get married. Zhang asked Yuan'er to serve Zhao Yan's daily life half a month ago.

What is a master? Zhao Yan has realized in the past half month that he doesn’t have to do anything in daily life. When he gets up, Yuan'er helps him dress and wash his feet before going to bed.

Although Zhao Yan often talks about the "evil old society" in his heart, a beautiful girl's gentle and considerate care for his daily life almost made him praise this society.

Feudal society uses the happiness of thousands of people to add to one person, making that person feel happy.

Although Zhu Yuanzhang had a good intention, the gap between the rich and the poor in society was very serious without supervision. This kind of oppression spread throughout the empire, and a society full of slaves.

It is said that slaves are a bit serious, but many people are indeed like slaves. After signing the contract to sell their bodies, they are beaten and killed by others, and they don’t have to be held responsible for the beating to death.

The rich people in the Ming Dynasty were the first of all dynasties to be happy.

Although the vast majority of people in the Qing Dynasty were more oppressed than in the Ming Dynasty, the quality of happiness was significantly reduced, and the country was even more governed in a mess. Where can a nomadic nation who only knows how to destroy can establish a paradise of happiness?

The so-called Kangxi and Qianlong eras were just the self-promotion of the Qing Dynasty, and the Qing Dynasty was very good at controlling public opinion. Jin Yong's "The Deer and the Cauldron" described the Qing emperor as extremely false. Perhaps it was related to Jin Yong's ancestors being a Qing official! Naturally, they had to hold on to the Qing Dynasty.

Only a song and a praising of the Qing Dynasty and Chen Praise were left in later TV dramas. In fact, the Qing Dynasty's rule was extremely bloody, terrifying and high-pressure, and was also related to the unity policy of later generations. However, it is disappointing to deliberately package a dark nomadic nation.

In order to prevent the Qing Dynasty from entering the Central Plains, or at least seeking self-protection, Zhao Yan did not stop for long and devoted himself to the struggle to make glass mirrors.

Three days later, Zhao Yan finally successfully made the first glass mirror. It was one meter long and square, clearly reflecting the appearance of a person.

This is the first time that Zhao Yan has seen himself clearly. This seventeen-year-old body looks pretty good, with a slender figure, quiet and quiet style, and has a scent of a slight white face.

If he didn't know his background, he would think he was a weak scholar, but he didn't know that he could even pull the three stone bows...

After the glass mirror was created, Zhao Yan ran to the carpenter in the village and asked him to create two dressing boxes.

The carpenters of this era were very skilled, and what made the carpenters in later generations most incomparable was their carving skills. Most of the buildings in the Ming Dynasty were carved with patterns.

The dressing box is made, painted, and then a mirror that is ten centimeters long and wide is installed. A beautiful dressing box is created.

After a few days of drying, the paint on the dressing box was dried, Zhao Yan took the dressing box and ran to find Yuan'er.

"Yuan'er..." Zhao Yan wandered around the house and saw no one. I don't know if it was at his mother's place. When he walked into the small auditorium where Zhang was chanting Buddha's name, Zhao Yan walked into the auditorium. Zhang was chanting Buddhist scriptures devoutly.

"Mom, where did Yuan'er go?" Zhao Yan asked Zhang when he saw that there was no one in the small auditorium. Zhang opened his eyes and said, "She said she would go and clean up your study room, it should be in the study room!"

"Oh." Zhao Yan nodded, ran to Zhang, took out a dressing box, and said, "Mom, this is what the child did for you."

"What is this?" Zhang reached out and took the dressing box. After opening it, he saw the mirror and said in surprise: "How come you kid, why are you buying such expensive things? This diorama is a thousand taels per side!"

"Mom, this is not made by Westerners. This is a mirror made by the child himself. The cost is less than one tael of silver!" Zhao Yan explained.

"Not less than one or two!" Zhang was shocked, looked up at Zhao Yan, and asked, "Yan'er, are you making this kind of diorama in the back garden?"

"If you don't keep it tight, it will be difficult for someone to learn secretly, it will be difficult to make money from this thing in the future." Zhao Yan said with a smile.

"Haha!" Zhang smiled rare, touched Zhao Yan's head, and said with relief: "If you think of this, our Zhao family will not be lost, and your father can smile with all his smile. However, this diorama is profitable. Remember not to go out and make a statement. When your Uncle Quan comes back, he will make a decision."

"I understand." Zhao Yan nodded and said, "I'll go find Yuan'er first."

"Go!" Zhang smiled.
Chapter completed!