Chapter 235: The Glass Business
Liang Xin came back from going out and walked into the house, and saw his wife with her back to herself and the maid Xiaoju who were busy with something.
"What is Madame doing?" Liang Xin asked softly.
Hearing Liang Xin's voice, Mrs. Liang turned around, still holding a glass mirror with a diameter of about 20 centimeters with copper on the edge of the mirror.
Before Mrs. Liang could speak, Liang Xin was surprised: "Madam, is this a glass mirror?" Such a big glass mirror! ”
Liang Xinzhi has a palm-sized glass mirror, which was bought for hundreds of taels of silver, and has been carefully stored, precious and tight, and suddenly saw a glass mirror several times larger, which is expected to be worth thousands of taels of silver, Liang Xineng is not surprised.
The surprise of his own master made Mrs. Liang smile, Liang Xin was precious to the palm-sized glass mirror, and he was not allowed to touch it on weekdays, but now I have a bigger glass mirror.
"Master, this is the glass mirror, look, am I clear in the mirror?"
Liang Xin had already stepped forward, he looked at the lady in the mirror, the surprise on his face had not faded, this was the glass mirror, he couldn't be mistaken.
"Madam, where did this glass mirror come from?"
"This glass mirror was bought by the concubine Xiao Ju in the People's Chamber of Commerce, only two taels of silver, such a big side, Xiao Ju said that the People's Chamber of Commerce has a bigger glass mirror, only a few dozen taels of silver."
As he spoke, Liang Xin had already taken the glass mirror from Mrs. Liang's hand, and gently swiped the glass mirror with his hand, which was almost the same feeling as the palm-sized glass mirror he treasured.
Confirming the glass mirror, and hearing his wife's words, suddenly Liang Xin's mind was a little confused, such a large glass mirror only costs more than two taels of silver, so his palm-sized glass mirror is worth a lot of money now, and it must be less than two taels.
Where did the People's Chamber of Commerce get so many glass mirrors for sale, could it be that the People's Army produced them themselves?
Thinking of these, Liang Xin couldn't stay any longer, he said a few words to his wife, then walked out of the house, took the attendant in a sedan chair to the People's Chamber of Commerce, Liang Xin wanted to go to the People's Chamber of Commerce to understand the specific situation of the glass mirror, not for the depreciation of the glass mirror in his hands, but Liang Xin felt that the glass mirror was a business to make a lot of money.
When he came to the store of the People's Chamber of Commerce, Liang Xin saw the situation inside the store directly from the outside through the glass window at first glance, and Liang Xin was amazed by this large piece of window glass.
From time to time, people come into the store, and many people gather in the store, mainly to buy glass mirrors.
Liang Xin walked into the store and saw the large and small glass mirrors and transparent glass in the store, so many quantities, if you put it in the past, these glass mirrors and transparent glass were sold, and the wealth was even more than that of Jiang, Xia, and Liang combined.
Now Liang Xin has dared to be sure that these glass mirrors and transparent glass are all produced by the People's Army, otherwise the price would not be so low.
The output is large, the price is low, and it is still popular, and Liang Xin has several ways to make money in his mind, such as obtaining the technology to produce glass from the People's Army like cement, and buying a large number of glass mirrors from the People's Chamber of Commerce to sell elsewhere.
However, Liang Xin didn't plan to eat alone, he immediately sent two attendants to Jiang Mansion and Xia Mansion to invite Jiang Ci and Xia Jingshan to come here for a gathering.
After a while, Jiang Ci and Xia Jingshan hurriedly came over, and saw the glass mirror and transparent glass in the store, the two of them were very surprised, just like Liang Xin before, they didn't need Liang Xin to speak, the two of them understood Liang Xin's intentions.
The three of them found the store manager and discussed the business of the glass mirror, but this matter is not something that the store manager can decide, the store manager's level is too low, and he needs to find Xu Yongning, the president of the People's Chamber of Commerce, the office of the People's Chamber of Commerce is with the central government of the People's Army, or the People's Chamber of Commerce is part of the People's Military Government, and Xu Yongning's level is equivalent to that of the deputy minister.
Seeing that the store manager could not make the decision, Jiang Ci, Xia Jingshan, and Liang Xin immediately went to the People's Military Government and asked to see Xu Yongning, and after a while, Xu Yongning sat with Jiang Ci, Xia Jingshan, and Liang Xin.
Xu Yongning is an ordinary looking and thin young man, only twenty-three years old this year, but Jiang Ci, Xia Jingshan, and Liang Xin dare not despise Xu Yongning, just the identity of the president of the People's Chamber of Commerce, it is not comparable to the three of them.
"President Xu, we want to get the glass mirror technology." Liang Xin said.
"Glass mirror? Oh, you're talking about glass mirrors, and glass mirror technology won't give you for the time being. Xu Yongning replied without thinking.
Hearing Xu Yongning's words, Xia Jingshan hurriedly said, "President Xu, don't refuse so quickly, we can buy a glass mirror with silver... No... Glass mirror technology. ”
Xu Yongning shook his head and said, "No, the glass mirror technology will not be given to you for the time being." ”
Seeing Xu Yongning's resolute tone, Jiang Ci, Xia Jingshan, and Liang Xin glanced at each other, gave up obtaining glass mirror technology, and changed to another.
Jiang Ci said: "President Xu, then we don't want glass mirror technology, can we buy glass mirrors in large quantities from the People's Chamber of Commerce and sell them elsewhere?" ”
"Where there is a people's chamber of commerce, glass mirrors will be sold by the people's chamber of commerce, do you want to sell glass mirrors in the countryside?"
As soon as these words came out, Jiang Ci, Xia Jingshan, and Liang Xin had more disappointment on their faces, feeling that this glass mirror business could not be done, and they planned to leave.
Before the three of them could leave, Xu Yongning immediately said: "Under the rule of our People's Army, you can't sell glass mirrors, but outside the rule of the People's Army, you can sell glass mirrors." ”
Jiang Ci, Xia Jingshan, and Liang Xin, who were originally disappointed, were suddenly pleasantly surprised, and sold glass mirrors outside the rule of the People's Army, that is, under the rule of the Ming Dynasty, the three of them did not think about it before, mainly because they were worried about being considered a collaborator by the People's Army when they contacted the Ming Dynasty, Xu Yongning said this, and the three of them were relieved.
In the following time, Xu Yongning discussed with Jiang Ci, Xia Jingshan, and Liang Xin about the People's Chamber of Commerce selling glass mirrors and transparent glass in large quantities, and then selling them to outside the rule of the People's Army.
There is no tax to buy glass mirrors from the People's Chamber of Commerce, but it is necessary to collect taxes to sell glass mirrors outside, and the People's Chamber of Commerce does not have the idea of selling glass mirrors, and the main People's Army and the Ming Court are enemies and cannot do business, so when the People's Chamber of Commerce sells glass, it is decided that these people who still have a background in the Ming Dynasty will sell the glass.
The People's Chamber of Commerce made money selling glass, and the People's Military Government was able to collect huge commercial taxes.
Not only Jiang Ci, Xia Jingshan, and Liang Xin can sell glass mirrors out of the country, but other businessmen can also do it, but there is one thing to note, if they dare to cooperate with the enemy, the People's Army will definitely punish them severely, at least Jiang Ci, Xia Jingshan, and Liang Xin are not allowed to leave the rule of the People's Army.
As for the telescopes made of glass by the Ming court, the telescopes of the People's Army were only produced in small quantities, and it was impossible for the Ming court to think of making telescopes out of glass polished lenses.