Chapter 234: Finished Glassware
Wei Renshi waited for the glass kiln to come out again.
This time, the blowing process was added, and the first finished glassware was officially fired.
It was a couple of sets of cylindrical ordinary teacups and a glass kettle, as well as a couple of sets of goblets.
Wei Renshi deliberately poured boiling water and ice water into it in turns, and these glassware withstood the test of ice and fire, and they were all intact.
Immediately, Wei Renshi decided to build a separate factory to build a kiln and specialize in burning glass. Then look for a shop in Chang'an, open a glass workshop, and specialize in selling glassware.
In addition, we also took the time to arrange for people to learn blowing techniques in preparation for the subsequent production demand.
One of the benefits of being a noble is the executive power in your hands.
As soon as you give an order, someone will carry out your order.
Packing the first batch of finished products in exquisite packaging, Wei Renshi took them back to Chang'an.
Half of it was dedicated to the emperor, and half was used to show it to the shareholders.
Wei Renshi went back to his home first, and then entered the palace with his things and met Li Shi.
Li Shi had a few books in front of him, but he wasn't reading them.
"Chen Wei Renshi greets Your Majesty." Wei Renshi stepped forward and saluted.
"Say." Li Shi looked at Wei Renshi and noticed that Wei Renshi was holding a wooden box in his hand, so he asked, "What's in this wooden box?" ”
Wei Renshi opened the wooden box and said: "The glass kiln that Prince Chun has opened together is ready to be put into production, and this is the first batch of finished glassware fired on the kiln. This is the first batch of finished glassware made by our Datang with its own raw materials, its own craftsmen, and its own technology, and Weichen specially brought it to His Majesty. ”
Li Shi looked at Liu Guangqi, and Liu Guangqi went down to take the wooden box from Wei Renshi's hand, presented it and put it in front of Li Shi.
"Huh? This glass is translucent and tight. Li Shi looked at the contents of the box very unexpectedly, took it out, looked left and right, and said, "Is this really burned by you?" ”
"Yes." Wei Renshi smiled and said to Li Shi: "There are three kinds in the wooden box, and I also ask Your Majesty to allow Weichen to demonstrate it for Your Majesty." ”
Li Shi nodded, and looked at the things in his hand with interest: "It's accurate." ”
Wei Renshi asked Liu Guangqi to get the grape brew, brewed tea, and then poured the grape brew into the goblet, put a trace of tea leaves into the teacup to brew hot water, and then put it in front of Li Shi.
"Hiss......" Li Shi took a breath, and the reddish grape wine in the goblet flashed a bewitching and misty burgundy through the warm afternoon sunlight outside, and it was extremely dazzling against the background of the transparent goblet.
And the wisps of tea are also in the cup, through the glass full of greenery, the clouds are rolling.
"Good!" Li Shi couldn't help but shout.
"Just these in this wooden box, plus this kind of condition, does Your Majesty know how much money will be sold on the market outside?" Wei Renshi asked.
Li Shi looked at Liu Guangqi.
Liu Guangqi bowed down and replied: "Back to the sage, this set of glazed ware is in excellent condition, and it can be used for practical purposes, if these in the wooden box are bought from the market, I am afraid it will not be less than three thousand." ”
"So much?" Li Shi was a little surprised.
Wei Renshi smiled again: "That Weichen is brave, please guess how much money the minister burned out of this box." ”
"I don't know, Wei Qing just said it directly!" Li Shi smiled with interest.
Wei Renshi nodded and replied, "Less than two hundred." ”
I'm sorry, I lied, it's actually less than thirty! Wei Ren said solidly.
"What?!" Li Shi was taken aback.
Liu Guangqi was also stunned, and looked at Wei Renshi in shock.
Wei Renshi said again: "Once this thing starts to be sold in large quantities, it will definitely be much cheaper than what the Hu people sell." And the texture is not worse than that sold by the Hu people, but the condition is even better than theirs. At that time, those Hu people will instead buy a large amount of glassware from Datang and resell it to Dashi, Fulin and other places. ”
Li Shi stared at the glassware for a long time, and then asked, "I'm afraid Wei Qing didn't just deliberately bring the first batch of finished products to me. ”
"Your Majesty's Discerning Eye!" Wei Renshi said with a smile: "Your Majesty please form a sea caravan and sell this thing overseas." ”
"You want me to form a caravan at sea?" Li Shi stared at Wei Renshi in surprise: "Wei Qing's courage is not small. ”
"If Your Majesty finds it troublesome, you can partner with Weichen!" Wei Renshi said again: "The minister can contribute to the management, and His Majesty and the minister each have half of the share!" ”
As if he had heard a joke, Li Shi pointed at Wei Renshi and smiled at Liu Guangqi: "Liu Guangqi, look at how bold this person is!" I actually want to do business with me! ”
Liu Guangqi was about to speak, but saw Li Shi suddenly wave his arm and said with a smile: "I have not done business yet!" That's it! ”
Liu Guangqi was taken aback, and Wei Ren was not surprised at all.
Relying on the Hu people to buy these things and take them to the big food to sell, where can they form their own caravans and sell them over there to make more money?
What's more, the caravan was also able to piggyback on other popular goods, tea, silk, porcelain, liquor......
Overseas caravans, as long as they can be successfully formed in the early stage, and have channels and convenience, the money will come more and faster. And the matter of reactivating the sixteen guards, the cost is huge, and it is just right to be able to put it into it.
Li Shi can naturally figure it out.
When Wei Renshi came out of the palace, it was already sunset.
The matter of forming a sea caravan was naturally successfully taken over by Wei Renshi.
Li Shi is too short of money.
In other words, Li Shi felt that he was too short of money, no matter how much it was, it was not enough, so naturally the more he earned, the better.
Not to mention that he had just seen the hope of the resurgence of the Sixteen Guards, and he needed to invest a lot of money in it.
Once the Sixteen Guards rise, with the Sixteen Guards and the Shence Army, the feudal towns don't seem to be so terrifying.
So Li Shi will definitely agree.
Wei Renshi was in a very good mood, humming a little song all the way back to Chang'an's house.
As soon as I arrived at the door, I saw Boss Shi standing outside the door,
When Boss Shi saw Wei Renshi, he hurriedly walked over a few steps and said to Wei Renshi: "Xiaolang, the shopkeeper Yin who came to the house before came to the door not long after Xiaolang went out, saying that he had something to discuss with Xiaolang, and he waited until now and has not left, and is still waiting in the hall." ”
"Oh?" Wei Renshi was a little surprised.
However, I also had a guess in my heart, thinking that it might be related to the fried tea leaves.
When Wei Renshi gave him the tea he fried before, he also had the idea of selling fried tea, but Yin Qingfeng did not move for a long time, and Wei Renshi also said that the Tang people were not used to drinking brewed tea after all, so Yin Qingfeng was reluctant to sell fried tea.
Now that I'm looking for it, I guess I want to sell fried tea, right?