When the Chaoguan Wharf exploded, many people lost their lives.
However, now, several months have passed, and life in Linqing has long returned to normal.
The biggest excitement among the people is the glass factory in the south of the city.
No one has ever seen such a large workshop with tens of thousands of people working together. It is really amazing.
Every day, many people would go there to watch the fun, and they would talk about it again when they came back.
However, as the factory built a wall and could no longer see what was going on inside, the people dispersed helplessly.
"Brother Zuo is far-sighted and I really admire him."
The factory was about to open, and Wang Weiran also came. As soon as they met, the sourness in his tone could not be hidden.
After seeing the glass firing process, this guy immediately started imitating it after returning home.
The addition of sand and limestone was done in the right proportions.
But the stove couldn't hold up, and it burned out every time.
Only then did Wang Weiran realize that Zuo Mengeng had a hidden agenda.
"Brother Wang, isn't it because he likes this little brother that he is willing to invest?"
Zuo Mengeng was thick-skinned and didn't care at all.
People from the Xu family are also here.
"I am Xu Erlu."
This time it was the third son of the Xu family who came. While introducing himself, he looked at Zuo Mengeng with a strange expression.
"It turns out to be Brother Xu. I wonder why the elder brother didn't come?"
Xu Erlu looked at Cang Yun with a faint tone.
"My eldest brother... doesn't want to see you."
Zuo Mengeng smiled and didn't care.
It seems that Xu Erjue was very angry last time.
Xu Erlu is here with another mission.
"I have brought the heavy stone you asked for. It is difficult to mine this stone, and there is chaos in southern Jiangxi now, so the quantity is not large."
Zuo Mengeng was overjoyed when he heard that tungsten ore had been delivered.
With tungsten ore, tungsten steel can be produced, and the steel barrel can be rifled.
Soon, all shareholders from all walks of life arrived.
Everyone first inspected the factory.
The grand scene made everyone very satisfied. Watching the glass products being made one after another, they turned into shining silver in their eyes.
"There has never been a workshop like this in the world. From now on, glass will be sold all over the world and it must not be nameless."
Zhang Zonghuan proposed with great interest.
Need to give the factory a name...
Zuo Mengeng didn't think much and said directly: "Just call Fuyao Glass."
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Liu Yiyuan couldn't help baring his teeth.
"This name..."
Zhang Haogu, you're welcome.
"Vulgar."
Although the rest of the people did not speak, they could tell by their expressions that they quite agreed.
Zuo Mengeng was not happy.
"Glass is a crystal clear thing, and it can be sold all over the world to earn countless money. Isn't this a blessing for us? What's wrong with the name Fuyao?"
What’s wrong with my glass maker’s name, Fuyao?
Do you understand the gold content in it?
When he said this, everyone was stunned. After tasting it carefully, they found that there was actually nothing wrong with the name.
It sounds a bit vulgar at first, but the glass produced here is not high-end, and the price is not expensive. An overly elegant name is not conducive to spreading.
At this point, the factory has a name, Fuyao Glass.
The factory is divided into several areas, each performing its own duties.
Because they are all made by local methods, each factory has a furnace to ensure the supply of glass.
To make glass cups and bottles, you only need to pour molten glass onto the mold. With good craftsmanship, the scrap rate is even less than one percent, and the glass products made are very beautiful.
The cost of these glass products is only ten cents. If you sell them in the market, you only need to sell them for fifteen cents and you will make a lot of money.
Major shareholders sell mostly this type of products in various places.
But there is another one that attracts everyone’s attention.
"What is this thing used for?"
Qu Shiqi picked up a glass cover, but couldn't see how to use it.
Zuo Mengeng smiled and said: "Mingfu, this is used to make lamps. You see, there are finished products here. You only need to put kerosene and the wick in it, and after lighting it, it can provide light. This kind of lamp can be carried while walking.
, it can also be placed on the desk. Because the cover is made of glass and the base is iron, it is not afraid of water leakage. Moreover, with this cover, it also avoids the pain of smoke and fire."
Qu Shichi Daqi, under the guidance of Zuo Mengeng, walked a few steps holding a kerosene lamp.
"This thing is better than the watchman's lantern. Walking at night is like walking in the daytime, which is a great virtue."
Zuo Mengeng quickly seized the opportunity.
"Not only can it be used by watchmen, but it can also be placed at regular intervals in the streets and alleys. In this way, it will be much safer for people to travel at night. Under the light, evildoers must be timid."
Zhang Jimeng was a little worried.
"I'm afraid this thing will be stolen."
Many people have never seen glass and steal it with evil intentions. It is not easy to recover it in this era.
Zuo Menggen laughed loudly and dispelled everyone's doubts with just one sentence.
"This thing only costs thirty or fifty cents. If you go to jail for stealing this thing, wouldn't it be extremely stupid? Besides, people will only be surprised if they see it rarely. If it is everywhere, it will be commonplace."
Unfortunately, his promotion did not go smoothly.
Although this kind of glass lamp is not expensive, there are too many poor people these days. Many people live in the dark at night. If they steal a lamp and use it back, they will definitely do it.
But it's really good for watchmen and government officials.
Qu Shichu calculated silently and found that if all the lighting in the yamen were replaced with this kind of lamp, the money saved on candles in a year would be considerable.
The most important thing is that you can continue to use candles for accounting, which saves money...
"This is a good item. The Yamen will order a batch of it and price it at 20 yuan."
Just after opening, the first business came in, and it was from a local government office. All shareholders were very happy.
But when we got to the next department, no one could stay calm.
There was no paper on the windows outside the factory, and they were all made of transparent flat glass. The windows were bright and clean for a while, and the inside and outside were transparent, which was really refreshing.
In fact, Zuo Mengeng used flat glass when attracting investment and told them that it could be used to make windows. But many things are just like this. People have not seen them in person, so people's acceptance will not be too high.
Now that they have seen the real thing, a group of shareholders are running back and forth, and they all understand the value of this kind of glass.
"Brother Zuo, this is a great thing, but it can't be transported long distances. What can I do? For now, setting up factories in various places and selling the output is the best solution."
Wang Weiran's eyes turned red. If Zuo Mengeng didn't agree, he wouldn't give up.
I originally thought that glass cups, glass bottles, and glass lamps would be very popular, but after seeing the use of flat glass, Wang Weiran understood that these people were buying coffins for pearls.
With glass windows like these, who would use gloomy and stuffy window paper anymore?
The most important thing is that the price of glass is actually cheaper than window paper...
Even the most sophisticated window paper cannot withstand exposure to wind, sun, rain, and must be repaired from time to time. More sophisticated homes in the south may even use expensive gauze to make their windows.
The most top-notch houses use open tiles as windows.
Mingwa is a translucent solid made from sea shells and mica mixed together.
The price of this thing...
As for ordinary people's homes, many cannot even afford paper and can only use straw mats to cover their windows.
But the problem is that the straw mats woven by ordinary people are more expensive than glass.
In other words, once glass windows are rolled out for sale, it will have an irresistible impact on the market.
I dare not say too much, but basically any house that can afford window paper will replace it with glass windows.
One of the fundamental reasons why glass is so cheap is that the glass products here are actually not pure. All the glass has a serious green light, which is far from the colorless level of later generations.
The reason is that the technology is not up to par.
But it will take some time to solve this problem.
Of course, the price of colorless glass will definitely be more expensive.
All shareholders understand the value of flat glass, but there is one huge problem.
That's transportation.
Flat glass is very fragile and may be damaged by a slight bump. Under today's traffic conditions, long-distance transportation is simply unrealistic.
If one hundred pieces of flat glass are shipped to Shanxi, it will be a blessing to have thirty pieces intact.
Therefore, the only way is to produce locally and sell locally.
The value of flat glass made shareholders support Wang Weiran's proposal.
Seeing that everyone had the same opinion, Wang Weiran sneered inwardly.
Mr. Zuo, you are shooting yourself in the foot. Do you think the secret of refractory bricks can be kept?
By then, as long as workshops are built in various places, won't the secret of refractory bricks be easily accessible by the Wang family's methods?
Unless Zuo Menggeng can resist the pressure from shareholders, he will not agree to this method.
But if that were the case, it would be equivalent to blocking everyone's way of making money, and instantly make everyone hostile.
Wang Weiran looks calm on the outside but proud on the inside, and is quite proud of his calculations.