"Yunxiu, first tell me where you have been these past six months?"
Yunxiu did not answer, but asked: "Miss, you should know the existence in your body, right?"
Shen Xiyao hummed.
"I was the first to notice this."
Yunxiu started from the beginning.
What Yunxiu said was similar to what Yunxiang said. Now that Shen Xiyao heard these words again, she was no longer as excited as she was the first time.
Yunxiu took a sip of water and continued: "After leaving the house, I went to the Marquis's fief under the original name of Li Xiuer. I arranged for Uncle Hou to lead a group of people to go south to find what the man wanted. Uncle Zhou and I left I traveled across several states to find suitable craftsmen and arranged for them to live in Lao Zhangzhuang, south of the capital city of Luoyang."
Shen Xiyao had a little doubt.
"Are these people willing to go with you? Doesn't the local government care?"
"Some of these people are not on the yellow list, so it is relatively easy to move away. Those who are on the yellow list are more difficult. For those who are really difficult to deal with but necessary, Uncle Zhou and I mostly found them from the Chu State. Come."
Shen Xiyao did not ask any more questions, and asked Yun Xiang and Yunxiu to go down, put out paper and pen, and write down everything that happened today in detail.
After thinking for a moment, he added another sentence, summoning Mu Jianming.
When Mu Jianming came online, there was a sentence clearly written on a piece of paper in his left hand: "Hurry up and don't affect your appearance tomorrow."
It seems that Shen Xiyao's consciousness has become accustomed to her, and she has begun to rely on herself to solve some difficult problems. The first step of her plan has been basically achieved.
Look at this sentence, and then look at the thickness of the paper. It seems that a lot of things happened today, and some finishing work will inevitably be done tomorrow.
Mu Jianming did not dare to delay. He quickly browsed the information left by Shen Xiyao, grabbed a pen in his right hand, and made notes on the blank paper from time to time.
After a long while, Mu Jianming put down his pen and paper and let out a long breath.
What happened today was really exciting. Fortunately, I had made some arrangements in advance. Otherwise, it would be hard to say what would happen.
Shen Xiyao knew the origin of the sword. When he could choose the style, Mu Jianming hesitated between the Tang sword and the Miao sword.
The four systems of the Tang Dynasty sword are full of obstacles and obstacles.
In the previous life, there was considerable controversy over what exactly the barrier sword was, and I couldn't learn from it.
There is no actual object unearthed from Mo Dao, and I have never seen what it looks like. But even if I have seen it, with the current smelting and forging technology, it is not necessarily impossible to make it. If we take 10,000 steps back, even if it is made, it will be difficult to make it. Wei's poor family cannot support large-scale equipment.
Let’s talk about the Heng Dao. This is the most widely circulated and well-known sword in the previous life. Among the novels I read in my previous life, eight out of ten books involving time travelers crafting weapons were Heng Dao.
The Tang Heng Dao was inherited from the Han Dynasty Huan Shou Dao. Its straight spine and straight blade are heavier than armor. It is indeed a good knife. However, in the armies of various countries, there are not so many armors for soldiers to equip. The vast majority of soldiers only have a set of military uniforms. That’s all, so a knife type that’s more conducive to chopping and cutting becomes the first choice.
The Miao Dao was born based on the Yi Dao. It inherited the length of the Yi Dao, making it usable as a sword or a gun. It also increased the curvature of the blade, and coupled with suitable sword techniques, its power was far greater than the war knives currently used.
Things that can improve military strength will certainly make the emperor happy.
As for the question left by Shen Xiyao: Why are weapons made of meteorite iron so difficult for demons to approach?
It was inconvenient to tell her this.
This is a memory from my childhood in my previous life.
Let’s talk about white porcelain.
When I first came here, I also wanted to make a lot of money by burning glass.
But I can only think about it.
So what do you say?
Fairy tales are all lies!
To make glass, pure quartz sand is used. If you use sand to make glass, as written in the novel, the final result will definitely be a green glazed opaque thing.
Even if pure quartz sand is used, there is still a problem that cannot be solved. That is the bubbles generated during the firing process.
In the industrial production of glass in the past, bubbles were solved through chemicals and certain production processes. But in the current era, bubbles can only be removed using the most primitive method - stirring with an iron rod.
Putting all these aside, when firing glass, you need to prepare soda ash, that is, sodium carbonate, to lower the smelting temperature of the quartz sand. Otherwise, with the current level of development of furnaces and fuels, even the quartz sand cannot be burned, and it will not be possible to make glass.
What glass.
To make a glass, you have to establish a basic chemical system. It’s not that this chemical system is useless, but it takes too long. It’s too difficult considering the chemistry knowledge I have given back to the teacher for the most part.
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And doing this requires a lot of money as a foundation. Although through his own guidance, the Shen family has made more money than before, the Shen family's economy is no longer too tight, but they are still far from being able to make money.
distance.
Therefore, the idea has to be made on porcelain.
In the past life, when talking about porcelain, the five famous kilns in Jingdezhen and Rudingjun were mentioned. One name that most people would overlook is the Xing kiln that pioneered white porcelain!
Since the emergence of porcelain, celadon has always dominated the world. Until the Northern Dynasties, Xing kiln fired white porcelain that broke the dominance of celadon by reducing the iron content of porcelain clay and glaze and raising the temperature of the porcelain kiln. It developed in the Tang Dynasty
At its peak, it is on par with Celadon.
Once you have a goal, find someone to try it out with.
Fortunately, Yunxiu lived up to her expectations.
And what Shen Xiyao said at the banquet was right, there really is only one kiln for white porcelain.
In order to catch up with the emperor's birthday, the craftsmen opened several kilns together and tried firing hundreds of times. After successfully firing in one kiln, they rushed to Luojing.
Let's talk about fireworks.
In fact, those fireworks set off at night were the simplest and most common fireworks in the previous life. They only had four colors: red, yellow, purple and green, because the raw materials required for the flame reactions of these four colors are now the same.
Easiest to get at the time.
He stretched out Shen Xiyao's slender fingers and tapped them on the desk. Mu Jianming was thinking over and over again.
It would be somewhat inappropriate to induce the appearance of guns and cannons now. After all, I have been influenced by "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" since I was a child, and I have always wanted to see the passionate fighting generals of ancient times.
Even when you grow up, you know that in a real war, formation is more important, and the chance of so-called fighting generals appearing is very small. But it is still better than the opponent just setting up their formation, bombarding them here and then walking over.
Fortunately, the gunpowder formula given to Li Xiuer was not the most powerful and optimal ratio. In addition, other things were added in order to complete the flame reaction, so I can feel relieved for now.
It is better to let gunpowder play its original role in history for the time being-the raw material for making fireworks and firecrackers.
After everything was done, I calculated that it was not yet midnight, so I quickly logged off in order not to affect my online presence the next day.
The next day, no surprises.
The Marquis Mansion in Northern Hebei was another day full of traffic and visitors.
What happened in the palace last night had already spread throughout Luojing City. The people already knew that the daughter of the Marquis of Jibei Mansion had severely slapped the faces of several envoys at the critical moment. Not to mention the fireworks, which made the whole Luojing City The common people saw that magical and magnificent scene. Therefore, there was an endless stream of people visiting the Marquis Mansion in Northern Hebei.
Fortunately, Shen Xiyao didn't have to worry about any of this.
Shen Xiyao was summoned to the palace by decree early in the morning.
When Shen Xiyao entered the imperial study, Yang Ke, Chu Rupeng, Cheng Kangming and his ministers gathered together with smiles on their faces.
Of course they were happy. They originally thought that such a grand event would cost a lot of money, but they didn't expect that not only did they save a lot of money, they also made a lot of money, filling the national treasury a lot.
Cheng Kangming was already happily thinking about how to spend the money. Didn't Shen Changshi say that money is money only when it is spent?
Nowadays, Shen Xiyao needs to salute every time she sees these people, which is already a basic operation. Who makes her the youngest, the youngest, and the one with the lowest official position.
After a basic session, Shen Xiyao waited aside obediently.
Yang Ke sat behind the Long Shu desk and asked with a kind face: "Xiyao, what were those fireworks last night?"
Unsurprisingly, fireworks are a sure question.
Shen Xiyao saluted again.
"To report back to Your Majesty, fireworks can be understood as something similar to firecrackers, but much better than firecrackers."
"Oh? So simple? Then why did the world never know about it before?"
Chu Rubeng joked with a smile.
Shen Xiyao's heart moved. She still had the biggest flaw in her body that had not been solved. This might be an opportunity.
"This is what my master taught me. He also discovered it accidentally before?"
"Your master?"
The three monarchs and ministers looked at each other, and all the questions about Shen Xiyao came to their minds.
The theory of money and material economy.
The thing about the white cotton armor.
Outstanding performance at the banquet.
Wait wait wait.
Just because no one asks these questions doesn't mean no one has doubts.
Yang Ke ordered a secret investigation of Shen Xiyao, but found nothing.
Shen Xiyao glanced at the three of them secretly and exhaled secretly.
This is also a method that I came up with after discussing it with Mu Jianming several times.
The talents that Mu Jianming shows through himself must have a reasonable and acceptable reason.
In Mu Jianming's words, people in the emperor's profession are very suspicious. Without a reasonable explanation, Shen Xiyao will definitely not be reused, and there may be some dangers. Therefore, the emperor must be reassured.
"Who is your master and where is he now?"
"A few years ago, Wei Chen rescued a seriously injured old Taoist by chance. This man had extensive knowledge, including astronomy and geography, Five Elements and Bagua, and Qi Men Dun Jia. He also traveled far and wide and visited many places. In addition, he also He knows how to make alchemy, and the fireworks last night were accidentally discovered by him while he was making alchemy."
"Then where is he now? Can you invite him? I can make him a national advisor."
Yang Ke asked with concern.
Shen Xiyao shook her head gently.
"Wei Chen doesn't know where he is now. My master was seriously injured. He was destined to die. But he has practiced a very weird skill. As long as he can keep silent, he can live for a few more years. There is no telling. Opportunity can heal the injury. But I can't vent my anger, so I can't say a word. We have always communicated through pens. Half a year later, he drifted away, and I never saw him again."