That's incredibly extravagant!
No, that's not right!
Grand Tutor Xi shook his head violently again, trying to calm his wildly beating heart.
This also shows that His Highness cares for all the people, is considerate of his subordinates, and treats the people under his rule as his own family!
His Highness must possess unimaginable wealth and astonishing methods to treat this precious glass as ordinary!
The other senior officials looked at each other, seeing an uncontrollable fervor in each other's eyes.
Who among them doesn't have a few glass ornaments in their home?
They were all very careful and rarely showed themselves to others, for fear of attracting covetousness.
But here, the glazed tiles seem to have become like the stones and rubble that can be seen everywhere on the roadside!
An old minister couldn't help but swallow hard, and asked in a dry voice, "Brother Yu, how much did this glazed window cost? It must have been quite expensive, right?"
He thought to himself, if the price is acceptable, he would grit his teeth and get a few doors for his own shop to decorate the storefront. How impressive that would be!
Liang Yu glanced at him, her expression calm and composed, and said indifferently, "The cost is not high."
"The barren mountains have special quartz sand deposits, and the barren mountains have improved smelting secrets that have lowered the melting point."
"Therefore, large-scale production is possible, and prices naturally come down."
The reverence that the old ministers felt for the mountain god of the desolate mountain, whom they had never met, had reached its peak.
This mountain god is practically omnipotent!
It can make wheat harvests abundant and bricks and stones turn quickly!
It can enable machines to spin yarn and make this rare glass as cheap and readily available as ordinary pottery!
This is hardly some remote, hidden land of dragons!
This is clearly a blessed land created by the gods!
At this moment, they looked at Liang Yu's delicate and serene face.
I felt that this prince was also shrouded in a mysterious and dazzling halo.
Their confidence in the future of Liang and in this prince instantly swelled to an unprecedented level!
Liang Yu didn't give them much time to process the shock before leading them to another factory.
This factory is smaller in scale than the previous brick kiln, textile factory, and glass workshop, but it appears exceptionally clean.
A faint scent of herbs mixed with cotton filled the air.
Some female workers were seen wearing cloth hats that matched the color of their work clothes, and their mouths and noses were covered with a thin layer of white cloth.
They were quickly layering the cut white cotton fabric with the white tissue paper next to them, then sewing the edges together with fine thread and tying them with thin rope.
In a short while, a mask with a unique shape was formed for the ancients.
"Steward Yu, is this the legendary mask that can prevent plague? It looks quite exquisite," Grand Tutor Xi asked curiously.
He knew something about this mask.
After all, the caregivers in the desolate mountains were already famous throughout the capital.
Hearing that these masks could ward off the plague, the prominent families of the capital rushed to buy them, fearing that they would be unable to purchase them if they were even a step too late.
Grand Tutor Xi only learned that day that the masks had been bought up at high prices by those aristocratic families, and he didn't even have time to lament his loss.
As a result, the believers from the desolate mountains came over again that night, carrying truckloads of masks, and distributed them for free to the common people infected with the plague at the epidemic prevention station, which almost made those noble families furious.
These feats made the believers in the desolate mountains and the mask "miracle device" famous throughout the capital, but the powerful families dared not do anything about it, at most they would just say a few words.
Liang Yu picked up a finished product, handed it to them to look at, and explained: "Many diseases are caused by tiny impurities that are invisible to the naked eye entering the body through the mouth and nose."
"This is a mask for epidemic prevention, used to cover the mouth and nose. It can prevent dust and reduce the spread of disease."
The group of veteran officials nodded repeatedly. The masks were indeed very effective. They had avoided contracting the disease during that period precisely because they had secretly worn them.
They watched as the female workers moved swiftly, rows of masks quickly taking shape and piling up in the baskets beside them—an astonishing number.
No wonder the believers in the remote mountains were able to carry so many masks over one night; it turns out there's a factory here producing them day and night!
Thinking back to how those powerful families were so upset back then, they couldn't help but chuckle!
Afterwards, the group arrived at a paper mill filled with the fragrance of herbs and the smell of paste.
The huge stone roller could be seen slowly turning under the power of water.
The rotten bamboo and tree bark are ground into pulp.
Workers scoop the pulp into papermaking screens, gently shake them, and then cover them onto the dried wall.
In a short while, neat, white sheets of paper were peeled off and piled up.
Grand Tutor Xi stepped forward and picked up a sheet; it felt delicate to the touch and the paper was sturdy.
This paper is far superior to the coarse hemp paper commonly found on the market, and it is not much different from the Xuan paper commonly used in the palace!
“This, this paper…” He was somewhat speechless.
Another senior official sighed, "We in the capital still have to ask someone to help us find a few sheets of good paper."
"It's amazing how easily it can be produced here. And judging by the output, it's more than enough to supply an entire prefecture!"
The senior officials looked at the mountain of papers and were at a loss for words.
They felt as if their minds were stuffed with cotton, leaving them feeling empty.
Shock is an understatement to describe their feelings.
This barren mountain, this workshop, is simply a treasure trove, an endless treasure trove!
An old minister murmured, "No wonder these barren mountains and counties are so magical. This small factory can produce enough goods to benefit most of Qingzhou, right?"
Seeing their expressions, Liang Yu calmly said, "Gentlemen, you may not know this, but similar workshops are not only found throughout Qingzhou."
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