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What was placed on the table was a glass bowl, and Tang Tong recognized it at a glance. If it were in later generations, Tang Tong would never look at it a second time after taking a single glance. However, in this late Ming Dynasty, a glass bowl was as valuable as a palace porcelain bowl at that time, which was more valuable than gold in later generations.
Tang Tong picked up the glass bowl and was about to ask Chen Yuxian about it when Chen Yuxian said, "This was sent by Mr. Song a few days ago. There were ten of them in a box. Yuan'er liked it, so I kept one for her and put the others away."
"Well, if you like them, you can use them. We will have plenty of our own products in the future. You can keep one for yourself, give one to Xiao Liu, and give the rest to Zhang Niujiao, Zhang Yiheng and their wives. Tomorrow I will ask Lao Song and others to make some more. You can put a few of them in your store. Mark the price of each bowl with five hundred taels of silver. You can get one if you take it." Tang Tong nodded, thinking that the thing that can really make a lot of money has finally come out.
Tang Tong carefully examined the glass bowl. It was still less transparent than later generations' glass, but no bubbles or impurities were visible. It was still very shiny and quite nice. However, Chen Yuxian, who was standing next to him, asked, "Brother Tang, what do you mean by 'get one for every one you take'?"
Ah, Tang Tong came to his senses and found that he had actually spoken a colloquialism from later generations. This was difficult to explain. If he did, he would be like a profiteer. "Well, it means one for one, nothing else."
Tang Tong finally said, "I didn't mean anything else." Chen Yuxian was a smart woman, and after hearing what Tang Tong said, she actually understood a little. She smiled and pursed her lips, saying, "Brother Tang is right. This thing sells as soon as it's sold. I just wonder if Brother Tang will produce this thing in large quantities in the future?"
Chen Yuxian originally called Tang Tong "sir", but later Tang Tong asked her to call him "big brother". Although Tang Tong's current physical age is a little younger than Chen Yuxian, his mental age is much older than Chen Yuxian, so naturally he should be called "big brother" by Chen Yuxian.
"This glass factory must be built, but the output will not be very large for the time being. Let's make some money first." Regarding the problem raised by Chen Yuxian, Tang Tong thought that he did not need to invest a lot of money to build a big factory at present. He could first set up a small workshop to produce a small amount. Maybe he could make more money than mass production. Although this thing has been produced on a large scale in Europe, not many of them have been spread to the Ming Dynasty. He might as well make a fortune in the next few years.
After Tang Tong talked with Chen Yuxian and Yuan'er for a while, he handed Yuan'er to Chen Yuxian and went to find Song Yingxing to see if this scientific madman had any new products during this period.
Now Song Yingxing's family has moved in to live with him, but Song Yingxing is devoted to his work and rarely has time to go home. If you want to find him, you can only go to the laboratory.
When Tang Tongqi arrived at the laboratory, it was bustling with activity. Song Yingxing and his students, along with a dozen craftsmen, were making the copper wire. It looked like they were trying to make the generator that Tang Tongqi had mentioned in his book.
Damn, this guy is really amazing, Tang Tongchen couldn't help but think, is he still planning to make light bulbs? Making these things is a thankless job now, why don't he pay attention to help us improve the machine tools? With good machine tools, we can not only improve the performance of the breech-loading rifles in our hands, but also speed up the production of guns. Maybe one day we can even produce breech-loading cannons and steam engines, which would be amazing.
When Tang Tong came in, Song Yingxing didn't even look up at Tang Tong. It was not until Tang Tong patted his shoulder that Song Yingxing turned around unhappily and said, "Who is it? Can't you see what I'm thinking about?..."
Song Yingxing was halfway through his words when he realized that it was Tang Tong standing in front of him. He immediately stopped talking and smiled sheepishly. Tang Tong naturally wouldn't argue with such a scientific madman about his attitude. Pointing at what Song Yingxing and his friends were working on, he asked, "Old Song, what are you making? A generator?"
"Yes, I really want to see what the electricity you are talking about, so I organized people to make a generator." Song Yingxing nodded. He is now completely obsessed with science and can't wait to make everything that Tang Tong said.
Awesome! I'm really impressed by you, a science madman! Tang Tong couldn't help but shake his head and said, "Old Song, you can just arrange two apprentices to lead a few craftsmen to make this thing. This generator won't be of much use for the time being, so don't worry. You should organize manpower to improve those machine tools. At the very least, you have to help upgrade them to steel structures. The steel currently sold outside may not be good for making cannons and ships, but it's still good for making machine tools. Focus on that first, and deal with other things when you have enough manpower. With good machine tools and good weapons, we Han people will be able to develop."
"Well... well, you are the owner, so naturally you have the final say. Starting tomorrow, I will concentrate my manpower on improving those machine tools for manufacturing weapons. Don't worry, owner." Song Yingxing was reluctant to put down the generator plan in his hand. In fact, it was not very difficult to make the simplest generator that could generate electricity. The main difficulty lies in the copper wire. It is not easy to make a copper wire with decent ductility and flexibility. Song Yingxing spent several days studying the production of copper wire.
For Tang Tong, only things that can make money and improve weapons are good things. Even if Song Yingxing is very good and really makes a generator, it will not be of much use. The Ming Dynasty will be destroyed soon, and the Jiannu will come and maybe use a trick to banish the generator to the cold palace, and then the Westerners will get the advantage.
Song Yingxing naturally didn't know what Tang Tong was thinking, but Tang Tong was his boss, so he naturally had to listen to what Tang Tong said. The two of them turned the topic to machinery. Tang Tong drew some structural diagrams of machine tools for Song Yingxing on the spot and asked Song Yingxing to study them. At the last minute, Tang Tong asked Song Yingxing to arrange a few students who knew how to make glass to prepare to open a small workshop to produce glass.
When Tang Tong returned home, it was already very late. The moon had already hung in the sky. Seeing Chen Yuxian and Yuan'er standing at the door waiting for him, Tang Tong's heart couldn't help but warm up. Then he found that Liu Rushi was also standing behind Chen Yuxian, which surprised Tang Tong. He thought it was normal for Chen Yuxian and Yuan'er to wait for him, but why was Liu Rushi standing here waiting for him?
"Uncle, we've all been waiting for you to come for dinner." Yuan'er ran up and hugged Tang Tong's legs, saying obediently.
This sentence was very ordinary, but Tang Tong's heart once again felt as if a warm current was flowing through his heart. Someone was waiting for him to have dinner at his doorstep. What kind of feeling was this? Tang Tong had never experienced this in his previous life. Perhaps, this is what people call home and family, Tang Tong thought to himself.
"Okay, let's go eat together." Tang Tong picked up Yuan'er, walked to Liu Rushi's side, and touched her head with a smile. Her hair was very soft and smooth, but the expression on her face was shy and she smiled slightly.
"Look at you, you're so busy that you don't even know how to eat." Chen Yuxian said softly beside Tang Tong, her voice full of tenderness and concern, just like other wives waiting for their husbands to return.
Home, yes, I was used to wandering in my previous life and had never thought about the word home. Tang Tong's eyes fell on Chen Yuxian's face. The moonlight shone on the beauty in front of him like water. Her exquisite facial features were like a poem and painting written by God, touching people's hearts and also drawing aside the curtains in Tang Tong's heart.
Is it time for me to have a family too? Tang Tong asked himself silently in his heart. He thought he would never ask himself this question in his heart, but at this moment, he inadvertently asked himself this question naturally and silently.
"Look at you, what are you daydreaming about? Why don't you go into the house?" Chen Yuxian saw Tang Tong looking at her stupidly, and a blush appeared on her face inadvertently, but there was a kind of happy sweetness in her heart.
But the sweetest feeling for Chen Yuxian came later. Tang Tong breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "If, I mean... Yuxian, you don't mind, then marry me."
This can also be considered as a proposal. If it were in the future, no woman would respond to such a dry proposal. Fortunately, this is the era and the person he was talking to is Chen Yuxian. However, Tang Tong's words are better than the flowers that cover the ground in the future, and better than the ten-carat diamond ring in the future.
Chen Yuxian was stunned, unable to believe what she heard: "What... are you talking about?"
"I want... to have a home... so... please marry me, Yuxian." Tang Tong said slowly.
"Hmm..." Happiness came inadvertently. For a woman who had suffered for more than ten years, this kind of happiness was even more precious. Chen Yuxian didn't know what to say. She couldn't speak, so tears flowed down.
These are tears of happiness, just like the moonlight today, both are beautiful things.
Liu Rushi didn't know why Chen Yuxian was crying. She raised her head and looked at Tang Tong. The soft moonlight shone on Tang Tong's face. At this moment, Liu Rushi felt that this fierce-looking man seemed very gentle.
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