The big man has a living father

Chapter 104 Float Glass

After getting the flour and cream, Huo Hai took Princess Wei Chang and the Crown Prince to the cafeteria of the research institute.

There are already a lot of people in the institute now.

Before that, Huo Hai selected the best of those who registered and selected three hundred guests.

Three hundred disciples conducted various experiments in the first phase.

Sometimes they would ask their fellow disciples for help, and some of them were too busy to take in apprentices.

For example, the captain of the Meiguo team, Luo Sijie, is the apprentice of Iron Man Tang Sier.

When establishing the research institute this time, Huo Hai transferred a lot of money and grain from the coal mine to expand its scale.

Now, the original three hundred disciples have basically become three hundred research groups.

The research groups with the largest number of people, such as the steel research group, have a total of 17 people.

Even if there are fewer people, there are at least two or three people conducting research.

Besides, how can it be reasonable that the coal mines pay for the research without coal mines? Many alchemists, charcoal burning experts, and backbones trained by porcelain factories formed a new energy research group. This group is a large research group with a large number of people.

So now the population of the entire institute has exceeded two thousand.

With so many people, we have to serve meals according to the school cafeteria.

The specifications are similar to those of the school cafeteria in the previous life. In the previous life, such cafeterias would be scolded by students, but in the research institute, eating in the cafeteria is a free benefit, which is awesome!
After all, there are still a lot of meat dishes.

So the canteen is particularly large and the kitchen is also large.

For the safety of the main researchers, Huo Hai gritted his teeth and approved the transfer of a batch of steel from the steel plant to build a hall with a cast-in-place roof.

To eat in this hall, one must be a commended key researcher.

Currently it is just a verbal commendation. Huo Hai plans to establish a paper journal in the future. To get the commendation in the future, he must publish a paper and pass it for review.

Currently, not many people can enter this hall to eat, only Iron Man, Captain Meiguo, Chen An, Yang Liancheng and a few others.

It took Huo Hai and his companions a long time to get flour. Now it was time for lunch. Chen An was eating and communicating with Yang Liancheng at the same time.

"I think the power of the waterwheel is too limited. It's better to use a windmill. Wind is everywhere, so you can open a factory anywhere."

Yang Liancheng shook his head: "Although there is wind everywhere, it is not always there. When there is no wind, the windmill cannot move. We can't all the workers just wait for the wind with nothing in their hands, right?"

Chen An: "But external forces are indeed much stronger than human and animal forces. You saw that the steel shaft I made was actually twisted off. That's a steel shaft. In the Warring States Period, there were small pieces of it used to make swords. They were all peerless divine weapons. There was no mention of gears and bronze shafts being violently twisted off in the Warring States Period."

Yang Liancheng: "Let's think about whether there is any power that has no location or time restrictions. What if a windmill is used as the main power, but there is no wind during the day and it blows wildly at night? It's impossible for a factory to stop production during the day and work overtime at night, right?"

Both of them were shaking their heads. This was indeed unrealistic.

It's fine to run non-stop, but who would invest if they stop production during the day?

Chen An: "By the way, I recently discovered a new method to refine tin. If you use a furnace to refine tin ore, the tin will turn into steam like water, and then condense on the lid and flow down."

"I was thinking, if I connect a tube from the lid of the furnace to the side, I might be able to extract the tin separately."

The use of tin has been around for thousands of years. After all, bronze is an alloy with tin added. However, it is a bit difficult to extract pure tin.

Yang Liancheng nodded: "We can try it. If the tin can be extracted, then there will be hope for our flat glass."

Huo Hai tactically retreats.

Yang Liancheng and Chen An had only known about the glass firing method for less than two months, and they had already developed float glass?
The most difficult part of firing glass is never the various decorations with complex shapes.

It's flat polished glass.

This stuff is just too difficult.

But there is one thing that is flat enough, and that is the surface of solidified molten metal whose volume change after certain transformation is not particularly large.

When Yang Liancheng and Chen An talked about the extraction of pure tin, they definitely understood the production principles of float glass.

Now that they know the principle, they will be able to make large, purely flat glass soon.

Industrial production is the direction they want to research, but it is not too difficult to conduct research here, invest manpower and financial resources to verify the theory and achieve the success of the first experiment.

The two of them were talking so excitedly that they forgot to eat.

The chicken legs were cold.

Huo Hai listened for a while before speaking: "It's not too late to talk after you finish your meal."

When the two saw Huo Hai coming, they stood up quickly and said, "Sir."

In the eyes of the craftsmen, one of them is a tycoon and the other is a master craftsman, one is the vice president of the research institute and the other is the vice president of the technical college, but in front of Huo Hai, they know who is the boss.

Can anyone else openly gather a large number of people to conduct research on the Mohist and Industrial schools?

Both of them knew very well that if it weren't for Huo Hai, they would never have their current status.

Currently, people in the institute are doing research in the morning. The old people do research, while the new people learn about research.

In the afternoon, new and old people learned standardized common techniques and simplified Chinese characters together.

Therefore, they are under the management of Yang Liancheng in the morning and Chen An in the afternoon.

Both of them knew that when the two groups separated one day, the research institute would probably no longer have to look at anyone's face, even the Confucians.

The two of them saluted. Huo Hai asked: "You want to use melted tin to make the molten glass float on the surface of the tin to get a very smooth polished glass surface?"

There was shock in both of their eyes.

The two of them never reported their research process to anyone, and now that Young Master knows about it, it can only mean... Young Master actually had a solution a long time ago, but just didn't say it.

"Sir, do you know a solution?"

Huo Hai: "It's okay to know. The most important thing for research institutes and technical colleges is learning and research. It's about methods. Only by mastering methods can you master everything. It's better to teach a man how to fish than to give him a fish."

"If I tell you the method directly, why do we need to train researchers?"

"Remember, there are many difficulties in the research of float glass, and there are many obstacles that need to be overcome. It is not as simple as extracting tin. It also requires many steps such as highly purified quartz sand. This process may take several years to study. It is best for you to bring two apprentices to study this." Pure flat glass may not be as helpful for research as various glassware.

But the problem is that this flat glass will have a huge commercial market.

Once it appears, it is inevitable that houses will use pure glass.

Although other methods such as the mold method can also be used to obtain a flat surface.

But the problem is that polishing will make the glass extremely expensive, and it is difficult to manufacture glass of very large areas. In recent years, perhaps only the extremely wealthy can afford it.

But if we master this technology, ordinary people may be able to use glass windows and mirrors in the next few years.

The two nodded seriously. Yang Liancheng said, "Sir, can I not go to the report meeting tomorrow? I don't have much time recently. I want to study the new shock-absorbing structure of the carriage with Tang Si'er."

"He has made appointments with me several times."

After taking office, Yang Liancheng discovered that among the three hundred disciples, there were several Mohists hidden. Among them, the cowardly iron man Tang Sier was the successor of the family's inherited Qin Mojia chivalrous spirit.

As we are one of them, of course we have to suffer some losses in the face of the overall situation, so Yang Liancheng has been helping other groups to improve recently.

I am still looking for time to collaborate with Tang Sier on new research and evaluate Tang Sier's recent research results.

Huo Hai shook his head and said, "You must go to the shareholders' meeting. Even His Majesty is going, so why don't you go? Are you afraid?"

Yang Liancheng was really a little scared.

In Yang Liancheng's eyes, Liu Che is too similar to Ying Zheng.

But more importantly, I just don't have the time.

Huo Hai: "The money for your research is now provided by the coal mine. If you don't ask for the money, where will you get the money for your research?"

"You're looking at me. Do you want me to help you get the money? What if one day I'm gone and you can't get the money, will the institute be disbanded?"

“If a researcher does not have to worry about research funding, that is a great success for an institute manager. If an institute manager cannot raise funds, that is a great failure.”

Yang Liancheng still nodded heavily: "I understand, sir."

Huo Hai: "Remember, the report must be well-made, mainly focusing on technologies such as increasing coal production and improving transportation. Any technology that can greatly increase the profits of coal mines will definitely attract the attention of shareholders. Only when they pay attention will they be willing to invest more."

Chen An whispered: "How about I go and get some too?"

For E-person Chen An, he just wants to do these things, unlike Yang Liancheng who is socially anxious.

Huo Hai: "You don't need it. The school funds are not urgent for the time being. We will allocate them after the education level is improved."

"You guys eat."

Huo Hai took Princess Wei Chang and Liu Ju to the kitchen operation room.

Princess Wei Chang: "Speaking of education, I received news that Wannian County has made a big move recently. They have invested a huge amount of money to set up many schools, and they are ready to completely crush Chang'an County in this regard."

Huo Hai: "How to press?"

Princess Wei Chang: "Don't forget that many people from Wannian County actually work in various factories in Chang'an County and yours, as transport workers, road repair workers on Chang'an Avenue, and construction workers."

"As long as Wannian County collects taxes, it can raise the income of the entire county."

"Currently, many places are short of high-level workers who can read and write, and the wages offered are very high. If many people in Wannian County learn to read and come to Chang'an County to find work, then Chang'an County will really become a job for Wannian County."

The logic is easy to understand. People from Wannian County go to Chang'an County to make money, and Wannian County collects taxes.

By cultivating literate talents, Wannian County can increase the overall income of residents and receive heavy taxes.

In this way, no matter how well Chang'an County is governed, the benefits will eventually flow to Wannian County.

Huo Hai wanted to laugh: "They are just wishful thinking."

"Let's make a cake."

Huo Hai explained the precautions for whipping cream and whipping egg whites.

Liu Ju held the chopsticks and said, "Ah, ah, ah, ah!"

At this whipping speed, the eggs will become smelly and it will be impossible to beat the egg whites.

Liu Ju looked at Princess Wei Chang.

Princess Wei Chang took it and tried it, but her hands became sore after a while.

Huo Hai took the egg white and said, "Take a break. If you keep beating for too long, your arms will become muscular and look ugly."

Although Huo Hai knew that it was impossible to build muscles by doing this amount of exercise every day, he was still worried. After all, who would want the exquisite crystal to be damaged?

Princess Wei Chang thought Huo Hai was going to fight him himself, but Huo Hai looked at the guard and said, "You do it."

I could only step forward and take the egg white.

Huo Hai simply picked up the whipped cream and said, "You, come and beat the cream."

Princess Wei Chang: "Didn't you say that crafting is like camping, it's only fun if you feel involved?"

Huo Hai: "They are the prince's guards. It's the prince's birthday, and they are vying to help make the cake. How can I enjoy this honor alone? If I do this, am I still a human being?"

Princess Wei Chang: "Then you let the Crown Prince fight at the beginning?"

Huo Hai: "How can this be the same? The prince is approachable. Participating in labor is a kind of learning and also an experience. Only by knowing the sufferings of the world and the hardships of his subordinates can we know who is the meritorious person!"

The ferocious-looking guard who was beating the egg whites said: "Master Huo really understands us!"

Whipped cream: "The prince's servant is mighty!"

Princess Wei Chang looked at Huo Hai: When the prince eats the delicious cake you described, I'm afraid he will only remember your good points.

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