Chapter 254: Rare is Expensive
Li Feibai said unhurriedly: "Uncle Fu doesn't have to worry about it, it's all cigarettes, alcohol, mirrors, and the like, worthless gadgets!" ”
Fu Yuanhei's calm face softened. Although I don't know what smoke is, the wine mirror knows it, and it is indeed a worthless thing. Moreover, only gold and silver treasures are considered bribes, even if these things are valuable, the person who gives them is not considered a bribe, and the person who receives them is not considered a bribe.
He said, "Is it really just these things? ”
Li Feibai said: "Uncle Fu will know at a glance!" With that, he clapped his hands. A few guys, each holding a delicate box, rushed in.
A fellow stepped forward and said, "One case of Tegong Royal Wine, six bottles." ”
A big question mark popped up in Fu Yuan's mind, is it really just wine? If it is wine, why not call the altar, but the bottle? He said, "Open it!" ”
The guy quickly opened the box.
Fu Yuan paced forward and took out a bottle to look at. It was the best vessel he had ever seen for wine, and the wine was crystal clear in a clear bottle. He pointed to the bottle and asked, "Is this crystal?" ”
Li Feibai said: "It's not crystal, it's a glass bottle made in the little nephew's glass factory!" ”
Fu Yuan knew glass, as soon as he entered Tianxiang Building and looked at the crystal clear things on the window, he asked, and he also knew that Li Feibai had a factory specializing in glass, and the price of this thing was really not low.
He bent his fingers and tapped on the bottle, which looked the same as the texture of the window before, and it was certain that it was glass. A boxy glass can be sold for thirty taels of silver, and it won't be cheap to think of a glass bottle like this! However, Li Feibai also said that the cost of making glass is very low. Li Feibai didn't say how low it was, but it can be guessed from Li Feibai's face that it must be unexpectedly low, so it is so expensive because of the scarcity of things.
Li Feibai also said that when glass can be mass-produced in the future, a piece of glass for a window may only be sold for a penny. A boxy glass sells for a penny, but a bottle of wine can sell for a penny? I'm afraid it's about the same as the price of boxy glass.
In this way, six bottles are only six cents. It's really like Li Feibai said, it's some worthless gadgets. Li Feibai is not a bribe, and he is not a bribe.
What about wine? It's not worth a few dollars, and as long as you don't receive gold, silver or jewelry, it's not a bribe. He nodded comfortably and asked the second guy, what are you holding in your hand?
The guy replied, "Cigar! He opened the box with his hands and feet.
Fu Yuan leaned his head to look, and saw that there was a delicate box in the box, and the four quaint characters "Special for the Royal" were embossed on it. He told the man to open the box again, and there were two rows of ten cigars lying inside. It is the same as the cigar that Li Feibai gave him after he arrived at Tianxiang Building, but it is slightly larger than that cigar, slightly darker in color, and slightly mellow in smell.
Li Feibai saluted his cigar, he smoked, and the first puff was so strong that he almost didn't cough out his lungs. It can be seen that Li Feibai smoked so much, he forced himself to take a few more sips, although there was a kind of drunkenness of drinking and smoking, but he didn't feel how comfortable, I really couldn't figure out why Li Feibai smoked so much.
Looking at the four words carved on the box containing the cigars, and thinking of the four words on the wine bottle, Fu Yuan seemed to know Li Feibai's intention of giving him these things, and asked, "Have these two things ever been presented to the emperor as a tribute?" ”
Li Feibai said: "It's all newly-made, and it hasn't been dedicated to the emperor yet." ”
Fu Yuandao: "So, when you go to the capital in a few days, you want to pay tribute to the emperor?" ”
Li Feibai wanted to go to the capital, ostensibly at the invitation of Guo Xun, but in fact he didn't want to find a way for his goods to sell them at a sky-high price. He said, "Exactly! ”
Fu Yuan was even more sure of Li Feibai's intention in giving him these things. As Zhao Xuefei said, as long as he came to Tianxianglou for a meal, Tianxianglou's business would immediately be ten times better. In the same way, as long as he drinks the wine made by Li Feibai and smokes the cigars made by Li Feibai, the sales of these things will immediately increase tenfold. Without it, there is something good at the top, and there will be an effect at the bottom, even if he is only a nominal governor now, it can still be effective.
This is the Governor's wine! This is a cigar smoked by the Governor!
These two sentences alone can make the value of wine and cigars skyrocket.
Moreover, judging from the four words of special for the royal family, Li Feibai gave him these things with a higher plan. It must be that he was once the imperial history of the Imperial Palace, and he had a wide road on the boundary of the capital, and he wanted to ask for help from him, and wanted to use his connections to dedicate these things to the emperor. This Li Feibai really has a seven-trick heart, and thinks about things more deeply, if something can be used by the emperor, his worth will not increase by a hundred times!
Fu Yuan looked at Li Feibai with a smile, if a person with such scheming does not get rich, it is intolerable. He was not disgusted that Li Feibai wanted to make a fortune through him, but he was happy in his heart. Since Li Feibai has a request for him, then Li Feibai has no reason not to help him.
Fu Yuan said with a smile: "The auction you held made millions of taels of silver, relying on these things?" ”
Li Feibai shook his head and said, "No, it's the next three things!" With that, he motioned for the three guys to open the box.
Fu Yuan stepped forward to take a look and said in surprise: "Fire Gun? ”
Li Feibai said: "This fire gun is not the other fire gun!" With that, he stepped forward to pick up the firecrackle and told Fu Yuan how the firecracker he made was different from the firearm being used in the barracks.
Fu Yuan nodded as he listened, and praised: "It seems that you are not only a wizard in business, but also a wizard in making firecrackers!" He came to the second box and asked, "What is this?" ”
Li Feibai said: "Mirror! ”
Fu Yuan was stunned. He saw a piece of silverware upside down in the box, and it was a finely carved handicraft, but he didn't expect it to be an ordinary mirror. When I picked it up and looked at it, I couldn't help but be taken aback. There is such a clear mirror in the world, and the bloodshot in his eyes can be clearly seen!
He put the mirror in the box, wondering in his heart. The workmanship of the fire gun and the mirror is not excellent, but it cannot be sold for millions of taels! However, he can be a second-grade master, and he is also an extremely smart person, so after a little thought, he said: "Your three things are auctioned for a sky-high price of more than two million taels, which seems to be stained, but in fact it is a loss, and it is a big loss!" ”
Li Feibai let out an "oh" and arched his hand: "I want to hear it in detail!" ”
Fu Yuan said: "Let's not talk about the third thing, only the first two things can be seen that these two things are all treasures." There is absolutely no problem in presenting firearms to the Ministry of War, and rewarding you with five or six grades of official work. In the future, it will be a great victory with this firearm, and it will not be difficult to be promoted to the second or third rank in terms of meritorious deeds. ”
He sighed and said: "The mirror is even more amazing, if it can be given to the Queen Mother, glory and wealth are at your fingertips!" It's a pity, it's a pity, you didn't see through the mystery here, and let a person who knows the goods buy it. On the surface, he has spent a lot of money, but compared to the glory and wealth he will get, what is that little money? ”
Li Feibai sighed and said, "It's a pity that I didn't know Uncle Fu at that time, and I wasted the opportunity!" ”
Fu Yuan was a little complacent, and said: "One person, one life, but although you missed a good opportunity, with your ingenuity, there will be more opportunities in the future." In the future, I will check for you, and I will not let you miss the opportunity again. After that, he secretly said in his heart: "I've talked to such an extent, I can't help you for a while!" ”
Li Feibai said: "Then thank you Uncle Fu." ”