Chapter 122: Hypocritical Prosperity
Almighty Cultivation Supreme
After listening to Wang Zheng's words, the shopkeeper surnamed Peng looked confused, but he still nodded and said with a smile:
"The magnetic kiln used to be in the city, it was not peaceful at that time, and it was placed outside the city for fear of being smashed by thieves, thanks to the garrison, now it has moved outside the city, and it is not far away, but it can be done several times faster."
"All kinds of wooden boxes can be made in the trumpet, and if adults want to customize a sample, they can get it in a month."
Wang Zheng nodded, first looked at Yu'er, and then said:
"Then so be it, there is silver, and give the drawings to this treasurer."
As the words landed, a strong man who was on guard outside the door walked in, with a tiger's back and a bear's waist, and he was not a character to be messed with at first glance.
Took the drawings tremblingly from Dong Youyin's hand, the shopkeeper is worthy of being an expert in this area, he understands it at a glance, and said with a smile:
"My lord, these two things are not difficult to make."
"I want the porcelain jar and wooden box on this, the wooden box must be more exquisite, the porcelain jar is old, the same five thousand, according to what you just said, the porcelain jar is forty-five wen, and the wooden box is seventy wen."
The shopkeeper Peng was the second monk who was confused, and after hearing this, he was immediately startled, and thought that Wang Zheng was deliberately looking for trouble, and he was lying on the ground at the moment.
"Adult, you can spare the little one..."
Wang Zheng looked over and asked with a smile:
"I'm here to buy porcelain jars and wooden boxes this time, how can I not make money if I have any money, I will definitely not embarrass you if you work well."
Wang Zheng is already kind enough, it may be the reason why Dong Youyin is staring, the shopkeeper still shuddered, thinking to himself how could the guard ask for these inferior kiln boxes, not to make himself happy.
"My lord, this... This porcelain jar and wooden box are just small household gadgets, your identity, if you buy in batches, the small ones are nothing here, but... Isn't it inappropriate to be heard..."
Wang Zheng sighed, this surnamed Peng was originally worried about this stubble, and immediately instructed Dong Youyin to give a deposit of twenty taels of silver, and said widely:
"What I want to do, I naturally have my own reason, if I am afraid of this and that, what else can I do, you just do it!"
Speaking of which, what else can this surnamed Peng say, he can only agree in a loud voice.
After this matter was done, Wang Zheng nodded, and wanted to go back to deal with official business quickly, but after thinking about it, it was rare for him to go out with Yu'er, so let's spend a morning shopping, and the rest of the things are not too important.
Suddenly thinking of something, Wang Zheng walked up to the shopkeeper Peng and said:
"I'll add you another tael of silver to make a limited-edition wooden box, which must be more beautiful than the rest."
Shopkeeper Peng is still very confused, this small wooden box, even if it is made of good sandalwood, no matter how fine the workmanship is, it is impossible to be worth one or two silver.
"What's a limited edition...?"
Wang Zhengmeng remembered that at this time, people were afraid that they would not understand this term of later generations, so they just waved their hands at the moment, and they didn't bother to explain:
"You do it, do it yourself, and use the best wood."
After saying this, Wang Zheng also knew that Dong Youyin and a few of them stood out viciously, and it was true that no one dared to come in, affecting people's business, and they were embarrassed to stay longer.
I gave the order to take the goods two months later, and turned around and walked out of the store.
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Although Ninghai is located in a remote area, it is still one of the six prefectures in Shandong, close to Haiguo, facing each other across the sea from the rich Suzhou and Hangzhou, cargo ships come and go, and there are many wealthy merchants and wealthy households in the city.
Shandong Province is the hub of the Grand Canal into the North Zhili, of which Jining, Dongchang and Linfen are the larger cities in the three provinces in the north and the middle, and it is the heart of the whole Shandong in the early Ming Dynasty.
There are too many shops, warehouses, green houses, restaurants and even gambling houses to count, and the concentration of cargo ships and merchants from all over the world has brought endless wealth and considerable prospects to these three cities.
Because whether you go to Beizhili or Jiangnan, these places can be a good place to rest and rest.
In the classic writings of the people of the time turned out in later generations, many of them were mentioned - "The wealth of Jining, Dongchang and Linfen is not inferior to the south of the Yangtze River." ”
Among these three places, if you want to say that it is the richest, Jining is still the first to bear the brunt.
Located at the junction of Shandong, Jiangsu, Henan and Anhui provinces, the only salt administration and salt class transfer yamen is here, and Jining has become the salt trading center of the whole Shandong, and it is also the hub connecting the Central Plains Salt Road.
In addition, Shandong's various departments and yamen are located in Jining City, and the soldiers are also gathered in large soldiers, such as retired civil and military officials, rich and wealthy gentry with thousands of pockets, and almost all scholars and celebrities in Shandong Province are gathered here.
Thanks to the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, modern Jining is also a large city with a population of nearly 10 million, with prosperous commerce and abundant mineral resources.
It contains a large amount of coal, followed by limestone, gypsum, barite, rare earths, phosphate rock, iron ore, copper, lead, etc.
At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the upper class, especially in the relatively stable boundaries of the north and south and Shandong, their lifestyles and consumption habits were almost the same as those of modern times.
Of course, this is not only the gentry in Jining, Dongchang, and Linfen, but also the big cities in the north and south, and the big cities in various provincial capitals, prefectures and counties, and the rich people in these places are particular about life.
From silk cloth to calligraphy and painting antiques, to food, housing and transportation, these rich people relied on the huge wealth brought by the great prosperity of industry and commerce in the late Ming Dynasty, and enjoyed them from beginning to end.
Even the salt used to clean teeth must be the best refined salt, and they will not even take a look at the rough sea salt, at this time, the whole country is famous for the refined salt and pool salt from Qinghai and Shaanxi and Gansu, which is also green salt.
This salt is the best of the many salts, considered immaculate by the wealthy, and has other effects besides cleaning teeth, and the unique aroma is not only refreshing and refreshing, but also tastes purer than ordinary rouge gouache after a woman uses it.
It's just that the situation is not good now, and King Chuang and the Eight Kings are crisscrossing Shaanxi, Shanxi, Henan, Sichuan and other places, and everything has passed.
The imperial court soldiers and horses were either defeated and defeated, or closely pursued and encircled, but in either case, they dealt a great blow to the commerce of the Central Plains, so that it is now in a slump.
The trade routes were cut off, ten towns and nine were empty, and goods and goods soared.
Not to mention that the goods in various places cannot be circulated, even there are few normal pedestrians, and the green salt is priceless, and its pricing has soared in Jining and other places for months, and now it has been coaxed to one or two coins of silver.
The rarer the things, the more active the gentry will be to buy them, and if they still have a small amount of green salt at home, they can make a big fuss about it.
"This green salt is easy to use, much more refreshing than Huai salt and Lu salt!"
It's just that everyone knows that this green salt is a little less when you use a little, and you can't have it unless you are rich and rich.