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Today's second update is delivered!

Yangzhou Mansion, Tianning Temple.

A heavy rain had just fallen, and all the heat of early autumn had been swept away, and the sky and the earth had become very cool. The air after the rain is extraordinarily fresh, as long as you take a gentle breath, there is a refreshing feeling.

Zhang Zhun, Liu Rushi, and Shen Lingfei took a slow walk around Tianning Temple. This is a rare leisure time, Zhang Zhun carried his hands behind his back, took a deep breath, and greedily breathed in the fresh air. From time to time, he also opened his hands and vigorously made expansion movements.

Huai'an Mansion and Yangzhou Mansion both fell into the control of the Tiger Ben Army as they wished. The next thing to do is to refine all aspects of the work, and strive to consolidate all policies and regulations. As long as there is the support of the people, even if there are still some scum who want to make trouble, it doesn't matter. fell into the territory controlled by the Tiger Army, and it seems that he has never walked through it.

Shen Lingfei walked beside Zhang Zhun, walking slowly, momoming his stomach from time to time, his face full of happiness. Liu Ru next to him was naturally a little envious, her face was a little ruddy and ruddy, and she looked at Zhang Zhun with resentment from time to time.

Zhang Zhun and Yang Yinghan did not have a big marriage, "She, the concubine, is not easy to pass." Alas, when is this Zhang Zhun going to get married? Seeing that the sisters around her are all pot-bellied, if she is late, she may have nothing.

"My lord, there are two Italians at the door who want to see you."

Suddenly, Wang Shide came over and reported in a low voice.

"Big enough?"

Zhang Zhun asked a little strangely.

In the seas of East Asia, the Dutch were very active, "the Portuguese were very active, and even the British were quite active, but I had not heard of the Italians being active." In this era, Italy's national power was never as strong as that of other Western powers. Italy does not even have a decent naval fleet in East Asia, and their presence is hardly felt by too many people.

"It's supposed to be for the glass."

Shen Lingfei said with a smile.

"Glass"

Zhang Zhun frowned quietly.

"It should be. The only advantage of the Italians who came to East Asia was that they had glass. Since the Wanli period, the Italians have relied on glass to earn our real money. Now, we have erased all of their strengths, and the real money has fallen into our hands. The Italians had to come to us. They do not have the same maritime power as other countries, and they cannot use force, so they have to resort to peaceful means. ”

Shen Lingfei said eloquently analytically.

How are "Our Glass" sales? ”

Zhang Zhun asked with interest.

"The glass of the Italians has been broken a long time ago. The glass of the Italians, on our side, has completely no market. Whether it is the quality of the glass, or the size of the glass, or the variety of glasswork, our glass is far superior to Italian glass. Because our glass is beautifully made, some of the glass has even been brought back to their country by some foreigners. It is said that tǐng is popular over there, and every time it arrives, it is in short supply.

Shen Lingfei said with a smile.

"That's a good thing"

Zhang Zhun nodded thoughtfully.

It is indeed great to be able to earn the silver of the Western powers with glass. The Spaniards had to bring back large quantities of silver from Mexico every year, often through tea, porcelain, silk, medicinal herbs, and other goods. It fell into the hands of the Ming people again. Now, on the back of these goods, another glass is added.

"You blame them!"

Shen Lingfei gently turned her head to Zhang Zhun and said.

"Good!"

Zhang Zhun nodded.

"Let them come"

After returning to the main hall, Zhang Zhun said casually.

Soon, "two tall foreigners." appeared in front of Zhang Zhun. After introducing themselves, the two Italians, one named Facchetti and the other named Suarez, were both Italian businessmen. One from the city of Milan and one from Venice. The two have been in East Asia for quite a long time.

Suarez's Chinese is quite proficient, and if it weren't for the people who saw him, they would definitely think that he was from the Ming Kingdom. I only heard him say skillfully: "Zhang Dudu, we want to learn the manufacturing process of glass, I don't know what kind of price we need to pay?" ”

Zhang Zhun nodded thoughtfully. These two Italians really came for the craft of glass. Their ideas are a bit naïve. How do they think that we, the Tiger Army, will be willing to teach you the process of making glass?

Glass, originally made by the Italians, has always been the basis of their wealth. For this reason, they stubbornly guard the secret of the glass, and resolutely refuse to penetrate 1ù and a half. So, even though glass has been around for quite a long time, "people out there still don't know how glass is made."

In the past, "Facchetti and Suarez relied on glass that was only produced in Italy to make money everywhere. The only thing Italians can do in East Asia is to sell glass. Now, the quality of the glass that Zhang Zhun has made out is even better than theirs, and their business is about to be greatly hit.

Not only does Italian glass have no market in the East, but even some Daming glass is sold back to Italy. The Italians call this kind of glass of excellent quality Daming glass, which means made in the Ming Kingdom. In Europe, Daming glass has won the favor of many powerful people by virtue of its quality and surprising area.

In the Ming Kingdom, buying a large piece of glass only costs more than 100 taels of silver, and if it is successfully transported back to the West, it can be sold for at least 3 or 400 taels of silver, and some can even be sold for more than 500 taels. Such huge profits are indeed eye-catching.

Therefore, more and more businessmen are trying their best to sell glass to the West. No matter what nationality it is, as long as there are merchant ships running east and west, they will carry a large amount of glass with them.

"Craftsmanship is impossible to teach you. Haven't you Italians never made public the glass-making process? Since your manufacturing technology needs to be kept secret, our manufacturing technology also needs to be kept secret. ”

Zhang Zhun said lightly.

Teach me how to make glass, just kidding! This is the most stable source of the Tiger Army, how can he cut off his own financial route? Besides, how could two Italians afford to learn glass technology? Even if the entire Italian state was willing to submit to his Zhang Zhun's rule, Zhang Zhun would have to weigh it twice.

"Well, Lou wants to get the exclusive right to sell the glass."

Suarez's reaction was also quite fast, and he immediately changed the backup plan.

"Exclusivity? No problem! However, you have to pay a certain price! ”

Zhang Zhun said lightly.

"There's no problem with that."

Suarez said hurriedly.

"Don't be happy yet, the right to sell glass is to be auctioned."

Zhang Zhun said meaningfully.

The faces of the two Italians changed immediately.

Auction!

Another damn auction!

Suddenly, it dawned on them that they had done something wrong. Looking at Zhang Zhun's original expression, he didn't seem to think of auctioning the exclusive sales right, but as a result, their suggestion seemed to remind Zhang Zhun! In fact, Zhang Zhun really didn't think about stipulating the exclusive right to operate the glass sold to the Western powers, so as to obtain the maximum profit. It turned out that two Italians reminded him.

While thinking of glass, Zhang Zhun also thought of bone china. After King De took away the recipe of bone china, he hired porcelain craftsmen to study carefully, and sure enough, the first batch of bone china was produced. However, due to lack of experience, the quality of these bone china produced could not satisfy Zhang Zhun. So, Zhang Zhun ordered all these bone china to be broken, and then continued to improve. If there is no accident, the bone china currently fired should be basically qualified.

It seems that things like glass and bone china should be warmly welcomed by the Western powers. If you can use the gimmick of exclusive rights to get a sum of money first, and at the same time make a name for yourself, it is indeed a good choice. Therefore, the opportunity was unthinking, and Zhang Zhun decided to auction the exclusive sales rights.

However, the two Italians were deeply disappointed. Once the auction is made public, the Dutch, Spanish, and French will all plug in a tuǐ. When the time comes, where will they still have their Italians' share? Whether it is in terms of financial resources or combat effectiveness, Italy is no match for other countries!

"Zhang Dudu, don't auction it"

Facchetti said unrelentingly.

"In addition to glass, we also have a very fine porcelain called jade porcelain. It is purer than white marble and more exquisite than thin porcelain. I can guarantee that jade porcelain will be the top porcelain variety, and it will be welcomed by many powerful and celebrities. Anyone who is interested can also participate in the auction."

Zhang Zhun said meaningfully.

In order to prevent others from deducing the formula of bone china, Zhang Zhun discussed with King De and decided to call bone china jade porcelain. White jade-like porcelain, the name, is not only good-sounding, but also very vivid, and at the same time conducive to keeping secrets.

"Jade porcelain?"

Facchetti and Suarez looked at each other.

Zhang Zhun actually portrayed this kind of jade porcelain so beautifully, is it really that beautiful? Thinking of glass, they had to believe Zhang Zhun's boast a little. The Ming Kingdom was originally a big porcelain country, and the most precious porcelain came out of the Ming Kingdom. Perhaps, Zhang Zhun's boast is indeed true.

If that were the case, they wouldn't be able to let go of this opportunity so easily. Even if you can't get the exclusive right to sell glass, you have to make up your mind on jade porcelain. It seems that it is necessary to raise a little more money.

"Zhang Dudu, when will the auction start?"

Fachetti asked with concern.

"October! I decided to hold a high-level auction in Yangzhou in October to publicly auction the exclusive rights to sell glass and jade porcelain in the West. Whoever has the highest price will get the exclusive right to sell glass and jade porcelain in the West! ”

Zhang Zhun said decisively.