"That's right, it's this mirror!"

Facing His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, Li Yuanjia naturally did not dare to hide it, otherwise it would be a crime of deception in the future...... Of course, there is no need to hide anything, because he is still counting on the emperor to be able to do glass and glass mirror business with him to escort future profits!

He is an idle prince, but he can't protect this big deal!

Maybe it's okay in Chang'an City, after all, at the feet of the Son of Heaven, no one should dare to offend him, the prince, but what about leaving Chang'an City? Especially in the remote areas of Datang or even abroad, who will give him face as King Han?

So if he is just satisfied with a small fight, Li Yuanjia has no problem doing it himself, but if he wants to sell mirrors all over Europe like the Venetians hundreds of years later, and he has to sell them for a high price, then he must have a strong and good teammate.

In this era, is there a better choice than Li Shimin?

So in the face of the emperor's inquiry, Li Yuanjia said calmly: "Second brother, this thing ...... As you just said, who isn't crazy after the women see each other? You said that if I sell a thousand sides, will anyone buy ......?"

"Huh? What did you say? ”

Before he could finish speaking, Li Shimin's eyes widened and he exclaimed!

"Uh......"

Seeing the emperor's stunned look, the corners of Li Yuanjia's mouth twitched, and his expression was slightly embarrassed.

And Li Shimin also immediately discovered his mistake, and coughed lightly twice with a little embarrassment, and then whispered: "Ahem, Eleven, you ...... A thousand mirrors are too expensive, right? Isn't this thing made of glass? So a big piece of glass is only 100 times, and such a small mirror costs 1,000 times? ”

"Second brother, you can't count the account like this!"

Resisting the urge to roll his eyes, Li Yuanjia hurriedly explained: "Glass is glass, mirrors are mirrors, and there are many processes in the middle, which requires a lot of hands and a lot of time...... Besides, the key to this is not how much it costs to make a mirror, but how much others are willing to spend to buy a mirror, right? ”

Blinking, Li Yuanjia looked very innocent on his face.

A thousand mirrors, is it an exaggeration?

Let's not talk about which luxury goods in the future, a small bag dares to sell tens of thousands of hundreds of thousands, which makes people marvel at the huge profits, that is, in Europe hundreds of years later, the Venetian merchant dares to sell a mirror for hundreds of thousands of francs, so if you calculate it, it is much more ruthless than yourself!

"You ......"

gasped, and Li Shimin's eyes were very strange when he looked at his younger brother.

At first glance, it's uncomfortable.

But if you think about it carefully, Li Shimin has to admit that what this kid said is indeed very reasonable...... No, it makes a lot of sense!

Even during the Zhenguan period, the same examples abounded.

For example, in the trade between those countries on the northern grasslands and the Tang Dynasty, the Tang people knew that the horses on the grasslands were not valuable, but they had to pay several times the price to buy them; And the iron tools inside Datang are one price, and when they are transported to the grassland, it is another price, and the merchants who do not have more than ten times the profit will not do it!

Isn't there such a thing as a mirror?

If there was another family in this world that could be created, Li Yuanjia naturally wouldn't dare to speak so indiscriminately, but ...... Not to mention mirrors, it's glass, who can make it? Even Hanwang paper, which has appeared for a long time, is still beyond the reach of all papermakers?

As an emperor, Li Shimin could not be clearer about this.

So......

Next, it's time to get excited!

The emperor naturally remembered what Li Yuanjia had said to him before, and then subconsciously looked left and right, and said in a low voice: "You go to the palace tomorrow morning, and our brothers will sum up this matter......

“……”

As soon as he heard him say the words "brothers", the corners of Li Yuanjia's mouth twitched, and he forcibly suppressed the urge to laugh out loud.

What does the second child mean, where can he not hear it?

I told him about doing glass business together, although Li Shimin seemed very excited at the time, but he never gave a reply, obviously because he had concerns in his heart.

The specific reason, Li Yuanjia is not particularly clear.

Perhaps because of his concerns, it caused an uproar after being known about the Tang Emperor's business. It may also be that the pie painted by Li Yuanjia is a bit empty and not worth risking in the name of the emperor......

But in any case, Li Yuanjia can be sure that the second child is really tempted this time!

Glass and glass mirror, although there is only one word difference, but their meanings are very different!

Before Li Yuanjia developed more uses, glass was used for windows in the eyes of others, and the most important thing was to be able to have both fish and bear's paws in winter - not only to make the house bright, but also to keep insulated, so that the cold wind would not penetrate in.

This sole use, coupled with the expensive price and fragile nature of glass, greatly limits its market.

Especially the fragile characteristics, if you put it in the 21st century, you don't think it's good, but if you put it in the Tang Dynasty in the Zhenguan era, it is simply a fatal shortcoming!

If nothing else, bad roads alone are the biggest obstacles.

Because there are no foam materials, no foam paper, and even sawdust is very difficult to produce in this era, so we can only use some natural shockproof items...... Under such conditions, if the distance is short, it is better to say something, if the distance is one, it is simply a disaster for the transportation of glass!

For example, the glass that Li Yuanjia asked people to send to Luzhou used a lot of cotton very luxuriously! If nothing else is taken into account, only the value of cotton in this era is considered to be even more expensive than glass.

But in contrast, the situation with mirrors is completely different.

Glass mirrors are small in size, but they are worth ten times as much as glass...... No, if you take into account the unit price per unit area, it is dozens of times higher! Coupled with the solid wood frame, the shock resistance is also much stronger.

In this way, the difficulties of long-distance transportation are not worth mentioning at all!

And......

The most important thing is that the demand for glass mirrors also far exceeds that of glass!

For many people, glass is not a necessity, especially those wealthy merchants who don't usually read, and those who are used to using candles for lighting, and it is not a problem at all to make the house darker in winter.

But mirrors are different, women who don't want one?

What's more, this is the Tang Dynasty in China, an era when men also liked to apply grease and powder, and wear flowers on their heads!

To be able to clearly see what you look like every day, and to know if you are so handsome that you are scumbag, so beautiful that you are bubbling, who wouldn't want to? Therefore, anyone who has the ability to pay a thousand yuan will probably be a potential customer of glass mirror!

Even if you don't have money, you can use cattle and sheep, and you can do local products!

So after listening to the emperor's words, Li Yuanjia suppressed the excitement in his heart, and immediately nodded with a smile: "Second brother, don't worry, I'll come over tomorrow after breakfast!" ”

"No, don't wait for breakfast."

Waving his hand, Li Shimin said indifferently: "I will enter the palace early tomorrow morning and have dinner with me......