Traveling through time and space and becoming a deposed prince, he just wants to survive!

Chapter 322 The Advent of Glass

After Jinyang was occupied by the expressway, the coalition forces of the aristocratic families left some people here to garrison, and the rest were assigned to garrison in other service areas.

The captured cannons were also moved out.

Arrow towers have been built in each service area, but now they are equipped with cannons.

The days passed by like a flash, and in the blink of an eye it was the end of the year again.

"The trade zone will be officially open for business in the spring of next year."

Looking at the falling snow outside the window, Zhao Sheng stood with his hands behind his back and asked Zhao Yongsheng beside him thoughtfully.

"According to the intelligence, all the houses have been roofed, and the wooden house on the second floor has also been completed, but the interiors have not yet been renovated."

"Decorating indoors isn't particularly difficult, but..."

Zhao Sheng hesitated to speak, his brows slightly furrowed.

"Sir, what's your problem?"

Zhao Yongsheng asked curiously.

"Such a large house relies entirely on open-air windows, and there's no glass. When it rains or snows, it's not comfortable for the people inside!"

Zhao Sheng couldn't help but sigh, his face full of worry.

"What is glass?"

Zhao Yongsheng asked with his eyes wide open in surprise.

"I've been busy with military affairs and haven't thought about these civilian products for a long time."

Zhao Sheng turned around and glanced at Liang Dong at the door.

"Bring a jar of wine. Director Zhao and I will have a drink. Okay, bring an extra bowl so you can drink with us."

When Liang Dong saw that Zhao Sheng wanted to drink and wanted him to join him, he was immediately delighted.

The wine was officially put into mass production this year. After being launched in Weizhou, it is now all the rage among aristocratic circles and is priced extremely high.

Liang Dong was also smart. When he brought the bowl, he also brought some peanuts soaked in vinegar and soybeans in salt water.

When the bowl is filled with wine, a layer of delicate foam appears on the surface, and the purple-red liquid emits an attractive fragrance.

"Here, have a drink."

Zhao Sheng picked up the wine bowl and said to Zhao Yongsheng with a smile.

"Sir, this wine is not suitable for us men to drink."

Zhao Yongsheng had a strange smile on his face, as if suggesting that he change to another kind of wine.

"If you don't want to drink, then drink tea. No, there's no tea. Drink plain water."

Seeing Zhao Sheng arguing with Zhao Yongsheng, Liang Dong tried hard to hold back his laughter and almost couldn't hold it back.

"I drink, but I didn't say I wouldn't. It's just that you drink this wine too elegantly. A bowl of wine can take you a quarter of an hour."

Zhao Yongsheng hurriedly picked up the wine bowl while explaining.

"You can't drink wine as boldly as you would white wine. It's a wine for the refined, and you have to learn to savor it slowly."

Mr. Zhao took a sip of wine and spoke politely.

Liang Dong, who was standing by, drank the wine in the bowl in one gulp and looked at Zhao Sheng who was speaking with an embarrassed look on his face.

"Well, your mission is accomplished. You can't drink this wine anymore."

Zhao Sheng looked at Liang Dong jokingly and said.

I was thinking: Why are they all rude people?

"Ah, fine wine in a luminous glass. Drinking wine without good wine glasses always feels like something is missing."

Zhao Sheng said to himself, with a hint of regret in his eyes.

"Fine grape wine in a luminous cup, good poetry."

Zhao Yongsheng couldn't help but admire.

Liang Dong picked up a few peanuts, walked to the door and started eating.

"I heard there's a kind of white stone in Nangang. Go get two trucks of it when you have time. I can use it."

Zhao Sheng suddenly said to Zhao Yongsheng.

"I've heard of white stones. There are quite a few along the Pangtuo River."

"No, the one on the ground in Nangang is better. I want the one in Nangang."

"Okay, since you want it, I'll arrange for someone right away."

Zhao Yongsheng immediately stood up and pretended to go out to look for someone.

"By the way, have the people in the mining workshop stop using a furnace and have the stones transported there."

Seeing Zhao Yongsheng so enthusiastic, Zhao Sheng did not stop him and completed his requirements.

Zhao Yongsheng drank the wine in the bowl in one gulp, turned around and left in a hurry.

Zhao Sheng refilled the empty bowl with wine and shouted towards the door:

"Liang Dong, come here. Isn't it cold at the door? Come over and have a drink."

……

The stone in Nangang is actually quartz stone, which is combined with alkali, limestone, etc., and then crushed and reacted in a high-temperature environment.

a few days later.

Smelting workshop in the mining area.

Zhao Sheng and his team successfully made glass.

Although the purity and color are not perfect, the glass was produced.

There are a lot of impurities in it, but when it is refracted by the sunlight, it is perfect for drinking wine.

"Master Lu, we have to find a way to deal with these impurities and bubbles inside."

Mr. Zhao carefully appreciated each glass product, frowning and still not quite satisfied.

"Sir, according to your suggestion, we are now doing our best to remove impurities, and the stirring time will be extended."

Master Lu's eyes were full of excitement. He couldn't believe that he could actually make colored glaze, and that he could even make it from stone.

"I think the temperature is still a bit low now. I'm trying to raise it so I can make self-leveling glass below, and try to make it free of impurities and very transparent."

Looking at the glass in the wooden box, Zhao Sheng already had an idea in his mind.

"Master Lu, we have to keep the release of this glass a secret for now. I have an event before spring that will require these tools."

Mr. Zhao pointed to the things in the wooden box, and Master Lu immediately understood what was going on.

"Don't worry, the people here are absolutely loyal. If anyone dares to do something bad, they won't even have a chance to eat."

Master Lu said loudly.

The others who heard this were shocked and thought to themselves that Master Lu was really cruel!

Hundreds of glass cups were made in a few days.

After returning to the Princess's Mansion, Zhao Sheng asked Wu Sikai to take people to sort out the things inside.

I picked out some of the best quality ones and put them in custom boxes.

"Princess, I have prepared some gifts for you. You must pay tribute when you return."

After hearing what Zhao Sheng said, Fan Xitong felt a little confused.

When he saw that the wooden boxes were filled with glass cups, he was shocked.

"This, this is all glass?"

Seeing Fan Xitong looking at him in surprise, Zhao Sheng felt very pleased.

"It's just a small gift of 'glass', nothing special!"

Zhao Sheng said casually with a bit of pride on his face.

"It's too precious. I don't deserve it."

Fan Xitong said, his face full of panic.

"You will have to pay your respects to His Majesty when you return. How can you do that without a present? And there's also the Queen. She is the Princess's mother after all."

Zhao Sheng actually wanted to give one to his mother, but in this deep palace, having this thing in hand would be a disaster, and he didn't want his original mother to suffer.

"I understand."

Fan Xitong had an expression that said, "I understand everything."

At this time, he already knew that the person in front of him was the prince, and he was secretly thinking about how to say a few good words for him in front of the emperor.

These were Fan Xitong's thoughts, and Zhao Sheng naturally didn't know about them.

However, a few days later, in the palace, the emperor was extremely happy after receiving these gifts.

At the same time, he also knew that this was sent by Lao Liu.

As a result, Zhao Sheng's biological mother also received special care from the emperor, and at least had some preferential treatment in life.

Similarly, Zhao Sheng also gave these defective glass cups as gifts to Cui and the merchants who cooperated with him in Yi Yu.

There aren't many of them, and a box contains a pair of these glasses.

However, Mr. Zhao never said what these things were.

The main one is for you to guess!