Changsun Pingting, Mu Xi and others were not stupid people. After listening to the conversation between Chu Fan and Liu Ruyan, they also understood the deep meaning of Chu Fan's treatment of Japan.
Although this was indeed cruel to the people of Wa, it would make it easier for Wei to occupy Wa, which was beneficial to Wei. In addition, it was not Wei who killed the Wa people, but the forces of other countries on the Shengwu Continent. When Wei finally occupied Wa under the banner of justice for Wa, other countries would have no reason to object.
After explaining, Chu Fan continued to start firing the next batch of glass. This time, Chu Fan decided to invest more raw materials at once, and then asked the craftsmen from the Ministry of Industry to stay by the furnace to ensure that the furnace would not go out. He would come back the next day to check on the firing of the glass.
The next day, when Chu Fan came to check, the glass fired this time was much better than the one fired the day before, but it still did not meet the requirements for making lampshades. However, it could be used to make ordinary glass.
Chu Fan began to realize that his failure to create such perfect glass yesterday was likely due to the short firing time. He had seen the material melt in the high-temperature furnace yesterday, but he hadn't yet removed it. As a result, the impurities in the material hadn't been completely vaporized by the high temperature, and he had considered it a failure.
After yesterday afternoon, sand and other auxiliary materials were placed in a high-temperature furnace and fired overnight, the quality of the glass has been significantly improved, with impurities almost completely gone. Furthermore, it can be made into thin sheets of glass with extremely high transparency.
Chu Fan looked at the huge piece of formed glass and thought to himself that it was indeed very difficult to make an incandescent lamp without a complete formula. Fortunately, Chu Feng had some time, so he was not in a hurry.
Looking at the finished glass, Liu Ruyan and the others finally understood what His Majesty meant when he said yesterday's glass beads were defective. Today's glass was even more crystal clear, and within the transparency was a hint of blue luster. It was simply a work of art.
Chu Fan looked at the faint figure reflected in the glass and thought of something that girls loved very much: a glass mirror. He had always been served by palace maids like Qiu Ya, and he never needed to comb his hair or tidy up his clothes, so he had always ignored the glass mirror, which was very commonly used in people's lives.
Chu Fan was not very clear about the manufacturing process of glass mirrors, but he knew that the back of the glass mirror was plated with silver, so he decided to try melting the silver ingot and then evenly applying it on the back of the glass to see if he could form a clear mirror effect.
Chu Fan asked Liu Ruyan and the others, "Who among you has silver on you?"
Liu Ruyan, Qiuya and other palace maids who served Chu Fan shook their heads. They had been in the palace all the time and had no need for silver, so naturally they would not carry any silver with them.
Tang Ji said, "If you need more silver, I don't have it. After all, large purchases now use banknotes issued by the Royal Bank, and no one carries bulky silver. I only have some small change on me, which I use to buy small things on the street occasionally."
After Tang Ji finished speaking, she took out a tael of silver and handed it to Chu Fan. Chu Fan took the silver and said, "This amount of silver is enough for the items to be made later. Tang Ji can be the first to choose."
After saying that, Chu Fan began to melt the silver. Fortunately, the equipment in this steelmaking workshop of the Ministry of Industry was very complete. The silver ingot quickly turned into liquid under high temperature. Chu Fan carefully spread the silver liquid evenly on the back of the glass.
When the silver water cooled, Chu Fan picked up the glass mirror and examined it. The mirror reflected a clear figure. Although it was not as good as the mature crafts on Blue Star, it was still sufficient for daily use.
Chu Fan handed the glass mirror to Tang Ji, and then continued to make the rest of the glass mirrors.
Tang Ji took the mirror and looked at the clear reflection in it, and was shocked. You know, most mirrors on Shengwu Continent are bronze mirrors with blurry images. Often when you put on your makeup in front of a bronze mirror, it is easy to not see clearly, resulting in your makeup not being delicate enough.
For example, if one needs to enter the palace to meet His Majesty on an important occasion, one will need one's mother or a nanny who has studied etiquette for a long time to help, and only enter the palace after making sure that the makeup is appropriate.
Now that she has this glass mirror, Tang Ji feels that she no longer needs her mother or nanny to put makeup on her. She can easily do her makeup in front of this mirror, which can save her a lot of trouble.
And you don’t have to worry about any flaws in your makeup when you go out on a daily basis. This is simply a perfect artifact in the eyes of girls.
Tang Ji couldn't let go of the glass mirror, but she didn't look at it for long before handing it over to Mu Xi. Although Chu Fan was still working on the mirror, the silvering and cooling process would take some time, so Mu Xi and the others couldn't get their hands on it. They could only watch Tang Ji admiring it by herself.
If it were the harem of an emperor from another country, Tang Ji might have admired herself in the mirror alone, or even made provocative gestures towards Mu Xi and others, but there was no need for this in the Wei Kingdom.
The harems of other countries competed for favor in order to gain the emperor's favor on the one hand, and to enhance their status and influence in the harem on the other. The ultimate goal was to allow the emperor to use their own family more.
There is another reason why these concubines in the imperial palaces of these countries like to fight among themselves. That is, the emperor of a country does not want his harem to be too united, so as not to form a powerful force that threatens the imperial power. When there is only one voice in his harem, then his imperial power is likely to have been undermined by these concubines in the harem and the court ministers.
Therefore, after many emperors married a woman from a prominent family as their imperial concubine, they would immediately take a woman from a prominent family that was hostile to this prominent family into the palace in order to balance the forces of all parties.
However, the Wei Kingdom did not have to worry about these things happening. Chu Fan treated every concubine in the harem equally and did not favor any one party. Moreover, His Majesty was also very fair to their families. The departments controlled by their elders all had very profitable projects rewarded by His Majesty.
Although most of the profits from these projects are handed over to His Majesty and the court, their families can also gain a lot of benefits.
Another thing is that there will be no problem of the harem interfering in politics in the current Wei State. After all, His Majesty has decentralized power. Although His Majesty also has the final decision-making power, it is impossible for him to join forces with court ministers to control the power of Wei State.
In addition, His Majesty's harem only has these few people, and basically His Majesty brings everyone with him to play and practice together. Unless he needs to sleep with them, they will be alone with His Majesty. The rest of the time, everyone is just good sisters playing together, so there is no competition for favor or infighting in Chu Fan's harem.
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