Chapter 199: Glassware
Bachelor Zhang looked at Wei Renshi and said: "Now the eunuch party is raging, and most of the five prisons are eunuchs. However, those in the court who want to seize power from the eunuchs will also keep an eye on it. In the future, if he serves in one of the five prisons, he will inevitably fall into a two-party dispute. Sandwiched in the middle, miserable. ”
Wei Renshi paused, and then asked, "Then which of the five prisons is the most powerful now?" ”
"Naturally, it's a eunuch." Master Zhang said: "So the old man advises you not to accept the actual position given by His Majesty. Otherwise, in the future, they will inevitably be implicated. ”
"Understood, thank you, Mr. Zhang." Wei Renshi nodded and saluted and thanked him.
However, Master Zhang didn't know that Wei Renshi had accepted Li Shi's secret order to help him make money. If he is placed in the five prisons, he is afraid that he will not be able to make money for him conveniently.
And Li Shi also intends to let Wei Renshi preside over the repair of the riverbank market, so he should not be allowed to serve in the fifth prison.
"However, the student feels that His Majesty may not necessarily arrange a real position with me in the Fifth Prison." Wei Renshi said: "Your Majesty intends for me to preside over the repair of the riverbank market. His Majesty was ready to call on the merchants to pay for the renovation of the riverbank market, and after the repair, the royal family occupied 30% of the market, and the rest was occupied by the merchants who contributed according to the amount of capital. In this way, the imperial court could not help but save money for repairing the river embankment, and it could also make money by spending money on the market for business or renting. Your Majesty is very concerned about this matter, so Your Majesty should not put me in the Fifth Prison. ”
"Oh? And such a thing? Master Zhang was a little surprised, but then said: "In this way, I am afraid that there are many water supervisors in the capital - in short, it is best for you to prepare in advance, think of a good reason, and when Your Majesty is ready to take up a real post with you, if it is really within the five prisons, you can push it away." ”
Wei Renshi nodded.
It's really possible.
Or maybe it will be a prison, after all, there is still cement there.
If there is a more lucrative industry than the riverbank market, when you need to take them to manage it, you won't let yourself go to the capital water superintendent.
Whether it is the water supervisor or the general supervisor, most of the people in it have taken refuge in the eunuch party.
Once you enter it, it will be very inconvenient.
If you take refuge in the eunuch party, you will definitely be affected in the future. Now the leader of the eunuch party is Ju Wenzhen, but Li Chun actually doesn't like this eunuch after he ascends the throne. It was only because of his power that he endured it, and finally found an opportunity to get rid of Ju Wenzhen's power.
But when Li Chun got rid of Ju Wenzhen's power, it was many years later. Before that, if you don't join the eunuchs, I'm afraid that you will become an outlier among the five prisons and be targeted.
So it's better not to enter the fifth prison.
However, it seems that this kind of thing cannot wait for the emperor's will to be handed down, and it is better to influence and change his decision before the emperor's will is issued.
Wei Renshi thought all the way, and after returning home, he took out a wooden box from the study.
The wooden box was opened, and inside was a set of beautiful and translucent glassware. Wei Renshi had seen glazed ware from Hu Shang in Luoyang before, and the condition was far less good than that in the wooden box, but it was also worth thousands of yuan. This set of wooden boxes is only afraid that it will be much more expensive.
Early the next morning, Wei Renshi took a wooden box and went to the Chongwen Pavilion to take leave, and then went straight to Li Chun's residence.
When he got there, after the word was spread, Wei Renshi was able to go in and see Li Chun.
"Renshi, what is the matter with you running so early in the morning?" Since the cement was made, Li Chun's attitude towards Wei Renshi has become better and better.
Wei Renshi took out the wooden box, handed it to Li Chun, and said, "Lord Chun, take a look at the contents inside." ”
Li Chun took the wooden box, opened it, opened his eyes, and said, "Huh! The best glassware! ”
"Prince Chun thinks, how much is this set of glazed ware worth?" Wei Renshi asked.
Li Chun looked left and right and said, "Glazed ware has always been very expensive, and it is even more rare to see one as transparent as this. Even if I don't have a few sets in my hand, it's still a reward I received a long time ago. If it is on the market outside, I am afraid that this set will cost at least 5,000 yuan! ”
Rao was mentally prepared, but Wei Renshi was still taken aback.
The Fuchang County Order was able to come up with such a valuable thing!
Wei Renshi paused, and then asked, "It seems that such transparent glazed ware can only be bought from Hu Shang, isn't it?" ”
Li Chun nodded: "Yes, this kind of colored glazed ware was originally only produced in Persia. However, since the destruction of Persia by the Great Eclipse, only the Great Eclipse can produce it. Then Hu Shang brought it to Chang'an for sale. The price is often extremely high, and it is not available yet. ”
"What if I say that I can also try to make this thing, and the quality after making it is similar to this, but the cost is only 100 or even tens at most?" Wei Renshi said: "Then we will lower the selling price a little, and let Hu Shang take it to the Western Regions and Dashi and sell it to them in turn, and make back the money they earned from Datang." ”
"What?" Li Chun was puzzled for a while.
Wei Renshi pointed to the set of glazed ware and said, "I said, although this thing is not easy to make, I know what the raw materials are and how to make them." Try it a lot and you can make it. The condition is not much worse than this, but the cost is much smaller than this. Then take it out and sell it, you should be able to make a lot of money! ”
"What!" Li Chun understood now and stood up suddenly.
Whether it is glass or glass, the raw material is silica, how easy it is to find, it is sand!
The silica content in the river sand is large, and it is heated at high temperature to form molten glass, and then the molten glass is formed by artificial forming methods such as blowing, pressing, and drawing.
After molding, it cannot be cooled directly at this time, otherwise it will burst after cooling. Instead, it is annealed, that is, kept warm at a temperature level and gradually cooled down.
Soon the Zhuangzi will be built, and after the completion of the kiln, there will be a ready-made kiln, and as soon as the honeycomb coal plant is built, there will be ready-made coal in it.
The river sand is easier to dig up, try it a few times, if you succeed in making glass, with the transparency of glass, the handicrafts made of glass look more pleasing to the eye, wouldn't it be able to sell better?
The raw materials are easy to find, and the cost is not very high, but the things that can be made are so expensive, and the profit in this is ......
"This ...... How is this going to be done?! "If you can buy thousands of things and still be rushed to buy them, how can Li Chun not understand the profits.
He was very excited, took a few deep breaths, calmed down again, and asked, "Since Brother Renshi came to me, do you need me to do something?" Say it all! ”
This has become "Brother Renshi" again?
Wei Renshi smiled, leaned over and whispered to Li Chun.