Since he wants to make a fortune following the Venetians, Marin naturally needs to master the style of the Venetian mirror and carry out an all-round copycat. In this way, others will think that it is a glass mirror produced in Venice, and will not suspect the North Sea Kingdom.

Therefore, the first step in Marin's plan to make money is to get the agent sales right of Venetian glass mirrors. Then, imitate the Venetian glass mirror, quietly make a move, and make huge profits.

As for the price or something, there is no need for Marin to speculate at all, the Venetian profiteers will handle it themselves. And what Marin needs to do is to follow them and make a fortune and swallow the benefits.

Therefore, after Marin received the invitation from Venice, he set off south to Venice to participate in the auction very face-saving.

The auction in Venice was held on July 10, 1516 at the Doge's Palace in Venice, because Venice has very high expectations for glass mirrors, so the people invited to the auction are also the top nobles in Europe, most of them are royals, and the worst are dukes and counts. Moreover, the counts who had no money did not invite, only those who were very rich.

In this way, the number of invitees is only more than a hundred, and the hall of the Doge's Palace can accommodate it. Of course, other countries and the big nobles didn't know what this auction was about, so they didn't pay much attention to it. For example, the royal families of France, Spain and England only sent ordinary diplomatic envoys to participate on behalf of the royal family, which was also regarded as a face for Venice.

There are almost no monarchs like Marin who came in person. On the Italian side, some dukes and marquis of the duchy came. After all, the whole of Italy basically drinks Venice to have business dealings, Venice is a golden thigh, and people who want to make money are still willing to associate with Venice.

In this way, Marin's identity turned out to be the highest among the guests. The Governor of Venice, Loridán, personally entertained Marin, after all, Marin now has the crown of "King of America" on his head, and the standard lord of a country is not comparable to ordinary princes.

Even Venice, although considered itself a sovereign state, was generally considered to be a powerful vassal state in Italy. Naturally, it is on the same level as the Grand Duchy of the North Sea of Marin, a prince who does not have full sovereignty. Therefore, after Marin arrived, the Governor of Loridan also accompanied and entertained him for a whole day.

In the face of Marin, the governor of Loridán boasted that Venice "had a new hope of rising". Marin was amused to watch, but he didn't break it either. After all, what they say is right. Leaning on the glass mirror, the Venetians made a big comeback and went on to become a European power. After losing the economic pillar of the spice trade, it quickly returned to the ranks of the wealthy countries of Europe.

In fact, in the subsequent war for hegemony in the eastern Mediterranean with Turkey for nearly 200 years, Venice basically relied on the windfall profits of glass mirrors to support. At the beginning of the 16th century, an ordinary silver-framed glass mirror sold for as much as 8,000 pounds (according to the later pound sterling, the later pound was 1 pound = 2 gold coins, which was cheaper than the current pound), which was equivalent to 16,000 gold coins. The side given to the Medici queen of France is worth 150,000 livres, or about 25,000 gold coins, because it is inlaid with a large number of expensive jewels.

In other words, with an ordinary glass mirror, Venice can earn 10,000 thousands of gold coins. If you sell 100 noodles, you will transfer 1 million or hundreds of thousands of gold coins...... It is no wonder that in 1580 Venice had a revenue of 18 million ducats, a figure that could be earned by selling more than a thousand mirrors......

Marin's saliva almost flowed out, so he had to wipe the corners of his mouth with a napkin to avoid embarrassment......

On the morning of July 10, the auction took place at the Doge's Palace in Venice. Although Marin is also a king and has a noble status, the French envoy and the Spanish envoy are also here on behalf of their own king, so they can't be waiting. Therefore, Marin can only sit next to the envoys of a few powerful countries. Fortunately, it belongs to the first row. And the first row is basically the monarch or the envoys of the monarch. In the second row at the back, the independent vassal states are the seats of the princes or their representatives. In the back, there are the positions of dukes and counts or their representatives who have no autonomy...... Hierarchical ......

Because the items were too valuable, the Doge of Venice took the place of auctioneer this time and went to the auction in person......

"Distinguished guests, today, I would like to recommend to you an epoch-making product. This product is unheard of, only we in Venice have it! After years of painstaking research (actually by chance), our master craftsmen Dalkaro brothers have finally produced an unbelievably wonderful product - glass mirrors! ”

With that, Governor Loridan waved his hand, and the envoys untied the silk gauze covering the row of glass mirrors on the table, revealing the true face of the glass mirrors......

"Everyone, please come and see how effective this glass mirror is......

Looking at Loridan's smug face, Marin was amused—wasn't it just a glass mirror? In Lao Tzu's later life, a casual two-dollar mirror will have a much better effect than this......

This is not bragging, according to later generations, this kind of mercury tin-plated glass mirror, because the reflection ability of the tin foil is not enough, in fact, the brightness is insufficient. In later parlance, a 25-watt light bulb could only reflect 16 watts of light with a Venetian mirror. In other words, its reflective efficiency is only six or seven percent, which is much worse than the mirrors of later generations.

However, compared with the bronze mirrors of this era, this is indeed very good......

Sure enough, as Lloridán expected, the envoys of various countries who came up to watch were all surprised when they saw themselves in the mirror! In particular, the French envoy of Sao Bao, Baron Hunt, leaned up and wanted to pick up the mirror and take a closer look at his "prosperous beauty...... Of course, he is indeed handsome, and he is also a "prince" in the eyes of noblewomen in Paris......

Moreover, the French, both men and women, attach great importance to appearance. If it sounds good, it is called romance, and if it doesn't sound good, it is love stinky beauty......

Seeing such a performance of the French envoy, the Governor of Lloridan clenched his fist fiercely - there is a play!

In fact, Governor Loridan felt right. The French are indeed very sought after for mirrors, and the reason why France sent people to steal the secret recipe of mirrors in later generations is also because the demand for glass mirrors in France is too great.

Gathered, King François I of France was very fond of mirrors, and once bought more than a dozen Venetian glass mirrors in a year. At that time, the price of the glass mirror was 8,000 pounds per side, which is 16,000 ducats per side. More than a dozen Venetian glass mirrors, with a total price of more than 200,000 gold coins, once triggered a financial crisis in France......

Originally, everyone's reaction was shocked, and Marin wanted to make a lot of money from it in the future. So, he cooperated as a childcare ......

"Oh my God! Such a clear mirror? This...... How exactly is this done? Could it be a gift from God? Marin exclaimed with an exaggerated expression......

Then, the other people who participated in the auction were full of black lines - MMP, you praise this thing so much, how do we lower the price next?

And the Governor of Loridan watched the scene with satisfaction - it worked out so well...... Well, that Marlin, what a good nursery......