Chapter 52: Selling Mirrors
The glass mirror was auctioned for a high price of 10,000 taels, and Tang Mo was naturally excited in his heart. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
She was anxious to sell more mirrors, and in the workshop, the craftsmen were already ready to make mirrors.
Tang Mo planned to name the new mirror as the Ancient Mirror of the Western Regions, which was to distinguish it from the previous two mirrors and avoid unnecessary trouble.
Tang Mo is going to sell a large number of imitation mirrors for one thousand taels of silver for the imitation of the ancient mirror of the Western Regions, of course, this is only a small mirror, and if a large mirror is made in the future, the price will also increase.
Although the imitation of the ancient mirror of the Western Regions is practical, it does not have a good name, and it is difficult to be sought after.
Therefore, the first imitation of the ancient mirror of the Western Regions, Tang Mo played a trick and engraved "the first mirror in the world" on the back of the mirror.
The first mirror is an introduction, and then the second one, Tang Mo named it "the second mirror in the world," and then the third one, naturally, is "the third mirror in the world".
Then the mirror body material of the ancient mirror of the Western Regions is made of precious golden silk nanmu, although it is not as precious as the wood of the first two mirrors, but it can be regarded as a treasure level.
The first ten mirrors were made quickly, because of their special number, Tang Mo was not ready to sell them directly, after all, there are the most precious first to third mirrors in the world, and only those who have status are worthy of these three mirrors.
In the future, special numbered mirrors such as the 66th Mirror and the 88th Mirror will not be sold directly, and only people with a certain status must be eligible to get them.
Tang Mo's mirror, as a symbol of status, must be recognized by enough power in order to truly have a position recognized by the world.
The craftsmen then worked day and night, and more mirrors were made.
The eleventh to thirtieth mirrors are the first batch of mirrors that Tang Mo is preparing to sell to the outside world.
Tang Mo had already bought a shop in the capital before, located on the bustling Vermilion Bird Street, and the shop alone cost 39,000 taels of silver.
The name of the shop is called "the first mirror in the world", and the mirror made by Tang Mo was the best mirror in the Ming Dynasty, so it is worthy of the name "the first mirror in the world".
Today was the opening day, and Tang Mo asked the hired man to light the firecrackers, and then tore off the red silk covering the plaque and a wooden board next to it.
After the plaque was removed, it was unveiled a biographical notice that recorded how the ancient mirror of the Western Regions was made.
Many passers-by in the past have heard in advance about the auction of the ancient mirror in the Western Regions by Yingchun Fang, and they have also learned through some gossip that the boss of the first mirror in the world and the boss of Yingchun Fang are the same person.
So these passers-by are looking forward to it, wanting to know if there is any special connection behind this.
"Someone dug out several ancient mirrors of the Western Regions from the ancient tombs of the Western Regions, and accidentally found a stone tablet that recorded the manufacturing skills of the ancient mirrors of the Western Regions, the stone tablets and ancient mirrors were secretly purchased by Boss Mo, so there is today's imitation of the ancient mirrors of the Western Regions and the auction of the ancient mirrors of the Western Regions of the Spring Festival, all the imitation of the ancient mirrors of the Western Regions sold in this store are numbered, so as not to confuse the real with the fake. ”
This notice briefly introduces the origin of the imitation of the Western Regions ancient mirror, and also justifies the name of the imitation of the Western Regions ancient mirror.
The questions of passers-by were also answered.
Tang Mo's first mirror in the world finally opened, and the passing guests poured into it, and the lively scene made Tang Mo happy.
The guy began to introduce the first batch of mirrors for sale to the guests, and each one was refined and showed good workmanship and special craftsmanship.
Of course, the most attractive thing for guests is the portrait reflected in the mirror, which is no different from the direct sight of the human eye.
The women couldn't put it down, but the high price of 1,000 taels of silver discouraged many people.
But after all, this is the capital of the Ming Dynasty, there is no shortage of luxury and powerful people, the first woman to buy, bought the nineteenth mirror, she is nineteen years old this year, bought this mirror, it is a celebration of her birthday.
The rest of the people only then noticed the number of the mirrors, and someone asked why the first to tenth mirrors were not taken out for sale, Tang Mo explained, telling him that the ten mirrors were not really eligible for those who had status.
Some people left angrily, and some people took a fancy to the business opportunities, as the first thirty mirrors, the room for appreciation in the future must be great, so a wealthy family directly shot, bought the eleventh, twenty-first, and twelfth mirrors.
Another half an hour passed, and only three of the twenty mirrors remained, the thirteenth, twenty-fifth, and thirtieth.
These numbers have no special meaning and therefore fall last.
The originally crowded hall is now gradually becoming less crowded.
At this moment, several more richly dressed guests walked in, and they came to the three mirrors and watched carefully.
"Boss, we bought this mirror. They pointed to the thirteenth mirror.
"Okay" Tang Mo nodded slightly, took off the mirror, took out a brocade box and put it on, and then placed it on the counter.
Among the several people, a man who looked like an official followed him took out a silver ticket from his arms and put it on the table.
Tang Mo took a look, it was a silver ticket of one thousand taels.
He took the silver ticket and handed over the brocade box.
A few people took the brocade box, then turned around and walked out.
As soon as the men left, a eunuch walked in.
He was very white-skinned, and he was wearing a high-class court uniform, and at first glance he knew that he was a member of the palace.
The eunuch's gaze slanted for a moment, then fell on Tang Mo's face, and then beckoned, and four brocade guards with knives came in outside the door.
"Seal this shop for me. He said coldly.
Tang Mo couldn't help but be stunned, before opening the store, she had obviously gone to the household department to prepare the case.
"This father-in-law, I don't know why you want to close my shop?" Tang Mo asked.
"You want to ask why? Then we'll tell you about it. The eunuch sat down and said, "There are three reasons why your shop is closed." ”
"This is the first, the world's strange things, all belong to the emperor and queen, you don't go to the palace first, but sell it privately in the people, this is disrespectful to the royal family. ”
"Second, a mirror costs 1,000 taels, which is suspected of profiteering. ”
"Thirdly, it depends on whether you understand the rules or not. ”
Tang Mo understood that someone from the palace wanted a mirror.
"Father-in-law, I naturally understand the rules, the first thirty mirrors, I have left the first ten, the first three of them are the things that are ready to pay tribute to the palace, since the father-in-law is here, it is better to bring it back by the way." Tang Mo said.
To be honest, Tang Mo was reluctant to send the mirror into the palace, after all, there was her biggest enemy there, but if she wanted revenge, she could only endure it now, so this mirror had to be aggrieved.
The father-in-law stretched out his hand and made a gesture of asking, Tang Mo nodded, and asked the man to take the first three mirrors out of the warehouse.
These three mirrors are "the first mirror in the world", "the second mirror in the world", and "the third mirror in the world", and the father-in-law also felt that these three mirrors were not simple.
The four brocade guards put away the three mirrors and the boxes, and then the father-in-law sat in the sedan chair and went all the way to the palace.