The capital of the Northern Song Dynasty was Bianliang, which is now Kaifeng, and was called Tokyo at that time. Taking Bianliang as the location of the imperial palace started from the Liang of the Five Dynasties, followed by the Tang and Jin dynasties. The imperial palace of the Northern Song Dynasty was modeled after the Luoyang palace and built on the basis of the old palace of the Five Dynasties.

The main hall of the Imperial Palace is called Daekyeiden, and it is the place where the grand ceremony is held. The south of the Daqing Hall is the central government office, and there is a gatehouse between the two. The Zichen Hall in the north of the Daqing Hall is the front hall of the emperor's view. The monthly court meeting, the congratulatory ceremony at the completion of the suburban temple ceremony, and the reception of Khitan envoys are all held in the Zichen Palace. The vertical arch hall on the west side of the Daqing Hall is the place where the emperor listens to the government on weekdays. The Wende Hall between the purple and vertical arches is the place where the emperor stays and rests before and after retreating. The banquet hall in the palace is the Jiying Palace, the Shengping Building. There were not many palaces in the palace of the Northern Song Dynasty, and the regulations of the harem were not very large.

It is said that early this morning, His Majesty Renzong was in the Daqing Palace, after the banquet of the envoys of various countries. Came to the office room in the south of the Daqing Palace, dealing with today's various twists and turns, and suddenly saw the eldest companion Chen Lin coming from outside, holding a pigeon in his hand. He stepped forward and saluted: "Your Majesty's pigeon has flown back, and the fast horse of the post house is still on the way." His Majesty Renzong looked at the small bamboo tube tied to the pigeon's legs that were sealed with wax at both ends, and there was a mark on it, and the word dock was eye-catching. Nodding with satisfaction, he said, "Come and open the bamboo tube to inspect it at the same time," and then turned around and went to deal with business. I looked very satisfied. Chen Lin looked at His Majesty's wrinkled face and showed a hint of a smile.

Two days later, in the Zichen Palace, His Majesty Renzong took Chen Lin, Pang Ji and other old ministers to discuss state affairs in the house. Suddenly, a small yellow door came to report the arrival of the imperial city Siluoyang Station. Renzong took out a small bamboo tube and took out a small note from it. At the same time, he took the letter handed by Chen Lin and opened it to watch.

The spring breeze blows the thin waves and the low field wheat,

The rain is too early to dive and there is a lack of it.

The mangrove is half-opened, and the peach face is tender,

The green wave is deep and the willow silk is long.

This little poem describing the spring scenery catches my eye. Both sides are the same at the same time, and the content is generally the same except for the font size. couldn't help but feel the captain in his heart, and pulled up Pang Ji and other old ministers to sit down together and tell the ministers in detail. After the story, Renzong said happily: "Since the disaster occurred for a few months, this son has a kind heart, and his filial piety to his teacher is praised by everyone. I think that after the exam, if I go down and sharpen it, I will be the minister of my humerus. ”

Hearing this, Chen Lin returned to the pigeon loft and released the pigeons. The content in it is to ask the Imperial City Division to cooperate in completing all the matters in Ye Sheng's hands. The side reminded Ye Sheng to keep his spirit and prepare for the provincial test.

Picking up from the previous time, Ye Sheng said: "Cooperate with the Imperial City Division to sell medicinal jade." ”

The other people present listened to it in their ears, and they almost had the urge to scold their mother!

The price of medicinal jade is comparable to jade, and the value of transparent glass mirrors is far greater than that of gold of the same weight. Who doesn't want a piece of the pie, but when they think of the Imperial City Division, the big guys wilt. Even Han Qi didn't have the courage to snatch meat from the mouth of the Imperial City Division and eat it. Although he leans towards the government and the opposition, when it comes to saints, he is not as good as Chen Lin, who grew up with Renzong and saved him.

It seems that the fat of Liulifang can't be eaten, and the big guys are a little disappointed, and even complain, but they heard Ye Sheng continue: "My lords, although the glass is precious, it can be artificially produced after all, and it is not as good as natural things. From now on, a transparent wine glass will cost one tael of silver, a mirror will cost five taels, and the rest will cost the rest. In short, the kid will never dare to make any more huge profits, otherwise, my father's spirit in the sky will not let me go! ”

, and begged for mercy from Ye Shengzhi, these words were like a heart booster, and everyone came to the spirit. Compared with the price in the world, the price set by Ye Sheng directly runs through the floor price and becomes the hell price, which perfectly explains what it means to go your own way and let others have no way out.

Originally, everyone thought it was super profitable, but now it looks like it's just a fat piece of meat. The desire to keep it for itself has faded a lot, but the willingness to buy has increased exponentially, a cup of one tael, a set of wine utensils ten taels of silver is enough, for the rich, it is really nothing.

Ye Sheng sells grain cheaply, and it is also cheap to sell colored glass, and he is really a good boy who is kind...... However, if these people knew that these fancy things in front of them were just sand and stones, they would definitely spurt blood and give Ye Sheng the word "profiteer"!

Ye Sheng has long had the heart to burn glass, not only to make money, glass can make telescopes, microscopes, and chemical experiment utensils, it is simply a material that changes the world. After receiving the refugees, Ye Sheng found that there were more than a dozen brick-burning craftsmen, as well as two blacksmiths.

Immediately gather them together and give a general description of the raw materials and processes used to make the glass. When people reach a desperate situation, they will play extraordinarily, and these craftsmen have been sleepless for most of the month, and they have used quartz sand, limestone, feldspar, soda ash, etc., to burn out the molten glass in the crucible.

Clear and colorless, without the slightest impurity, at that moment, the craftsmen wept with joy, knowing that a door of wealth was open to them.

The following work is much easier, use an iron pipe to dip the molten glass, according to the mold, blow it into the desired shape. Not to mention men, even women can do it.

After getting out the glass, Ye Sheng did not rush to sell it, but let the craftsmen rest assured that they boldly explored the process, developed different colors of glass, and made utensils and accessories.

In the past few months, Ye Sheng has invested a total of two hundred taels of silver to make crucibles, buy coal, etc., an ordinary glass costs one or two silver, and a craftsman can get all the money back in two or three days, even robbing and stepping on plates, it is not so easy.

Everyone admired the things in front of them with great interest, but there was one person whose eyes were red and extremely moved, that was Sima Guang, he finally understood why he was tied to the glass, now that the glass is the business of the Imperial City Division, he Sima Guang and Jinyiwei have a connection, Chen Lin has to take care of him more or less, in this way, in addition to Pang Ji and Fan Zhongyan, Sima Guang has another strong backer.

Even Ye Sheng lowered the price of the glass and vomited blood for a big sale, all of which was to give him Sima Guang a momentum and help him buy it, so that the officials did not dare to underestimate him Sima Guang, Ye Sheng's move can be described as well-intentioned and moving.