Great Song

The pottery kilns in Western Korea were built for seasoning.The Han family began to specialize in a kind of balsamic vinegar ten years ago. In order to prevent counterfeiting, they had to burn their own pots and brand them with the name of the Han family shop.Because of this, the scale of this pottery kiln is still quite large. Not only can bottles and jars be made, but also large vats that are half the height of a person, and tiles and blue bricks needed for the home can also be fired.

However, no matter how many things can be fired, pottery is not worth much, and pottery kilns are only a byproduct of the Western Korean industry.Knowing that the head of the family came in person, Zhang Yaotou was very nervous, and he led his kiln workers all the way out of the courtyard gate. When they met, they hurriedly said: "I didn't expect A Lang to come, and the younger ones are far away..."

Han Miao waved his hand, interrupting his flattery: "This time I'm taking Daoist Zhen to see the kiln, please lead the way."

Zhang Yaotou naturally also saw the leader of the path standing beside the Patriarch.With such a handsome appearance, and wearing a gorgeous Taoist robe, what are you doing in the pottery kiln?However, with doubts in his heart, he didn't dare to neglect, and immediately led the two of them to the kiln firing site.

According to the rules, the kilns here are also built against the mountain, but there are only six independent small kilns, all of which are circular kilns, and the door opening is only half a person high. Requires stooping to get in and out, looks a bit shabby.But no matter how rudimentary it was, Zhen Qiong had never seen this kind of kiln before, so she couldn't help but stepped forward to explore it curiously.

He is obviously a fairy-like figure, but he crawled into the cave with his waist down, not to mention getting covered in dust, and he foolishly rummaged through the cinders.Let alone Zhang Yaotou, even the kiln workers below are extremely curious.Some people whispered: "Isn't this priest here to see Feng Shui?"

Could it be that there is something wrong with the pottery kiln, and the priest was invited to get rid of it?

These gossips were naturally reprimanded by Zhang Yaotou, how can gods and ghosts talk nonsense?However, the Taoist leader looked too carefully, and Zhang Yaotou's heart was a little beating. Could it be that something strange happened?Unexpectedly, after looking inside and out enough, the trailhead ran over and asked, "What do you use for kilns?"

ah?Why do you ask this?The kiln head was dumbfounded for a moment, then hurriedly said: "Of course it's firewood."

really!Zhen Qiong nodded.He just said, judging by the charcoal slag and the shape of the stove, it is not coal-fired.After thinking for a while, Zhen Qiong said to Han Miao: "This furnace is not good, we need to build a new one. The firewood is also unusable, so it must be replaced with coal."

To burn quartz glass, the burning temperature of wood is not high enough, so coal must be used.

"Want to use charcoal?" Han Miao raised his eyebrows. This thing is not new. "Anyang produces a lot of charcoal, so I'll ask someone to prepare some. Just repair the stove, and the pottery kiln will listen to your orders."

Who would have thought that Han Miao would be so straightforward, Zhen Qiong's face turned red with excitement.It's different to be taken care of by someone!After rubbing his hands, he quickly ran to see the structure of the kiln.

Zhang Yaotou on the side was stunned, what's going on?Why didn't they say a few words, everyone in the pottery kiln listened to the leader of the trail.What the hell are they up to?

No matter how confused he was, the Taoist priest still stayed in the kiln factory and got busy non-stop.The whole day is not tossing all kinds of stone materials, but also to check the newly shipped coal, grind it, and pile it up for burning.

Gradually, Zhang Yaotou also saw some tricks.This little Taoist leader is afraid that he wants to build a fire-resistant kiln.Could it be that they are going to switch to firing porcelain?Born into a family of pottery-smelters, Zhang Yaotou is more aware of the difficulty of firing porcelain than others. Just the clay embryo and furnace temperature are very different from firing pottery.How can you figure it out by thinking about it yourself?

However, Zhen Qiong was completely unaware of Zhang Yaotou's doubts.Now that the fuel problem has been solved, the focus is on the new kiln.When it comes to making a furnace, it is actually not easy. If the temperature of the furnace exceeds [-] degrees, it is necessary to focus on the selection of refractory materials.These have always been the specialties of the "Shuihuo School". There are more than a dozen kinds of recipes, and there are different ingredients for various smelting and firing environments.He is a student of "gold and stone", and he knows only the pitiful difference.However, Zhen Qiong was not discouraged, and devoted herself to making mud, which was quartz sand and calcite, and was ground with gravel every day, making the kiln a miasma of smoke.

At this time, Han Miao couldn't help, and it was a critical time for Tokyo's new sugar store, so he had to go and have a look.There was no other way, Han Miao could only tell Anping to watch over Zhen Qiong, all equipment and money should be provided in place, and if there was any progress, he would report to him immediately.

When I get busy, it is really dark and dark, regardless of the year.By the time Han Miao came back from Tokyo, more than a month had passed.However, before he could take care of his family affairs, Anping hurried over from the kiln factory, bringing bad news.

"Daoist Zhen is injured?" Han Miao's face changed when he heard the words, "Hurry up and ask Imperial Physician Guo. No, prepare the horse, I will pick up the person first!"

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The kiln actually burned down...

With her wrapped arms in her arms, Zhen Qiong sat in the yard with a dazed face, watching the kiln workers rush to clean up the wreckage, not to mention panicking.He fried the furnace... Cough, after so many years of alchemy, this is the first time such an accident happened.

It was clear that there was no problem during the furnace test, but after loading the ingredients, it collapsed after a few minutes of burning.Thanks to his quick response, he helped the kiln worker beside him, otherwise he didn't know how much trouble would be caused.Alas, in the final analysis, the refractory bricks are still unqualified. If I knew that when Master taught this course, he shouldn't be distracted.Now more than a month of hard work has been wasted, and the manpower, material resources and large sums of money invested have been in vain. How can I explain it to others?

I was anxious to find an excuse to describe this technical accident as a risk that must be borne by glass refining.The rightful owner who was in charge of paying the money came striding towards him.

It was the first time Zhen Qiong saw Han Miao's face. She was so excited that she opened her mouth and said, "The temperature is too high, but it is easy to cause problems. I also made preparations before..."

Han Miao didn't care what he said, and asked anxiously, "Why did you get burned? The injury is serious?"

"Ah?" Zhen Qiong was dumbfounded.Didn't he come here to inquire about the crime?

Seeing that the trail was confused again, Han Miao was not polite, and directly grabbed the wounded arm that was curled up, and checked it.I don't know who wrapped the wound, the cloth band fell off as soon as it was pulled off, and there was a big red patch on the arm, which was covered with burnt blisters. Although the medicine was applied, it still looked terrible.

Han Miao frowned even more: "Why are you so careless?! Burns are no small matter. Follow me back immediately and show the imperial physician!"

No, just apply scald ointment on this wound, why do you still see the imperial doctor?Zhen Qiong almost thought that she had some terminal illness, and stammered, "It's not hot, it's just burnt, why, how can I use an imperial physician..."

A sharp look came at him, and he immediately faltered. He lowered his head and said, "The kiln is not covered properly. If I change the ingredients again, it will definitely work."

Quartz glass may be difficult to burn, so it is better to burn ordinary glass. The temperature is controlled below [-] degrees, and the prescription of refractory materials can be changed again, which is much safer.I just don't know if the things I made will not be used...

Han Miao didn't know what to say about him. He let out a sigh of relief and then stabilized his tone: "What's the value of a mere stove? You should cherish yourself even more because of your parents!"

The hand held in the palm was quite different from his own. It didn't have the whiteness that can only be raised out of the sun. Instead, it was a little yellow, with rough skin, and many scars from burns and burns.These injuries may be common to Zhen Qiong, but in Han Miao's eyes, they are glaring.Having been together for so long day and night, this Xiaodao has long been no longer a simple benefactor or a treasure that can make money to him. How could Han Miao see that he was reckless and sloppy and hurt himself?

However, after finishing speaking, Han Miao saw that the face of the person opposite turned red "whoosh", so swollen that he was about to bleed.It's not as if he was moved, but rather... ashamed?

It's really, as always, unpredictable.The hanging heart relaxed for some reason, Han Miao shook his head angrily and amusedly: "Go back with me first. Doctor Guo is good at these skin traumas, let him have a look."

Zhen Qiong responded in a low voice, followed behind her with her head down.How could he have experienced this before? When an accident happened, the master or brother yelled, "It doesn't matter if your life is gone, what should I do if the Taoist temple is burned / the alchemy furnace is blown / the glass vessel is broken?!" considerate.

No wonder the seniors are so yearning when they talk about nurturing.This taste is really different.

After thinking wildly for a while, Zhen Qiong thought of something and said to Han Miao, "Wait, I'll get something!"

Just as he was about to turn around, he was grabbed by someone.Han Miao frowned and said, "Forgot your hand is still hurt? What do you want to take, let Anping go."

Zhen Qiong blushed again, and explained a few words to Anping before being shoved into the carriage by Han Miao.Along the way, Han Miao was a little tired from riding the horse, so he got into the carriage together, and when Anping got his things back, he immediately called the coachman to drive.

Taking good care of the person by his side, Han Miao breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "Why did the kiln collapse? Is it so dangerous to burn glass?"

The rhetoric that was prepared before can't be said now.Zhen Qiong scratched her head, and obediently admitted her mistake: "It is estimated that the furnace mud was not well prepared, and it could not stand the high heat, so it melted. Uh, I have already figured out a way to change the ingredients of the glass, and then control the furnace temperature. Next time Absolutely not..."

And next time?Han Miao immediately said: "You recuperate at home first, and we'll talk about it later in the kiln!"

ah?Don't want to cut the project!This is what Zhen Qiong was afraid of, so she became anxious, and quickly pushed the box that Anping brought over: "The glass has already started to burn, if you don't believe me, take a look! This time it's purely because I didn't control the temperature well, just change the recipe." ..."

These words really surprised Han Miao, and he raised his hand to open the wooden box.I saw a lot of glazed wares piled up in a mess, there were weirdly shaped balls, and there were crooked and weirdly shaped bottles.I took out one and looked at it carefully. There were very few air bubbles in it, and it was quite transparent. Except for the ugly appearance, the quality was not bad.

"Didn't it mean that the stove is not good?" Han Miao was really confused.Such a glass vessel is definitely enough to hold floral dew.As long as the shape is polished again, I am afraid it is not worse than Dashi glass!

"These are all fired at low temperature, as long as lead is added to the material for fluxing." Seeing Han Miao's surprise, Zhen Qiong secretly raised her tail again.

Using lead to burn glass is the most basic thing. The furnace temperature can be melted as long as seven or eight hundred degrees. It was known as early as the Great Zhao Dynasty.Add some arsenic and saltpeter to clarify and decolorize, and you can get daily necessities of good quality, not much worse than those sold in the Liuli shop.In the process of building a new furnace, he used the original pottery kiln to make such a batch of lead glass to try the texture, and let the kiln workers learn how to blow glass by the way.

Taking it out now is to let Han Miao know that the research he conducted in the kiln factory is real, and he is not lazy at all!As for burning out the kiln, it is purely a technical problem, and there is still room for improvement. The project must not be cut down!

Han Miao guessed what Zhen Qiong was thinking just by looking at Zhen Qiong's small appearance, and couldn't help but put the glassware back into the box casually: "I never doubted my brother's ability, it's just to build a kiln or something else. I thought about it..."

Zhen Qiong was dumbfounded: "Fang Zi can still try!"

"Are you a craftsman?" Han Miao asked back.

"Ah?" Zhen Qiong was startled by the question, not knowing what the words meant.

Han Miao sighed: "If there is a recipe, take it to the kiln workers for trial production. They are all skilled at making furnaces. They are no better at making furnaces than you, a Taoist priest? When the furnace is completed and you have recovered from your illness, go to refine glass It's fine if you don't."

It turned out that it was not a cut project!Zhen Qiong immediately became happy: "Good! So good!"

Anyway, he has already explained the shape of the glass-making furnace to Zhang Yaotou, and he can also let the other party do it together to control the furnace temperature and test the new furnace.All he needs to do is to remix the ingredients for burning glass, and there will be time then!

Seeing this small path, he became heartless and happy again, Han Miao smiled slightly: "As for my brother, don't make alchemy when you are recuperating, you might as well think about the method of making rose water. I also have a few methods for making incense here. Discuss with my virtuous brother."

The smile on Zhen Qiong's face suddenly froze when she remembered the excuse she made when she started the project.He had already forgotten about the matter of rose water, and it seemed that he couldn't escape.He is not from the herbal school, why does he always have to deal with Hualu. QAQ

Looking at the ever-changing, extremely funny little face, Han Miao also relaxed his shoulders and leaned against the carriage with a smile on his face.With him watching, there won't be any more troubles in this trail, right?

The author has something to say: Han Miao: Do ​​you know what was wrong?

Daoist Zhen: Dad, I was wrong!Don't cut project QAQ

Han Miao: ...

The melting temperature of quartz stone is too high, so the ancient glass refining needs to add various co-solvents.China has porcelain, of course glass can also be made, but traditionally lead-barium glass has a low firing temperature and is not heat-resistant. It also needs to imitate jade, and most of it is translucent glass.In the west, soda-lime glass is mostly used, and it has something to do with the high-purity quartz sand produced there. On the contrary, it has not been able to understand the production method of ceramics.The development direction of the technology tree is sometimes so wrong =w=