"Then why are you laughing?"

Of course, Guo Ye couldn't tell the queen, he remembered the classic lines of the vicious queen in "Snow White", "Magic mirror, magic mirror, who is the most beautiful woman in the world?" ”

He had no choice but to say: "Weichen suddenly remembered a joke in the Far West. ”

"What joke?"

"It is said that there was a farmer who bought a mirror and went home. His wife didn't know what the mirror was, but when she looked closely, she couldn't help but be angry, and said, 'Tell me, who is the ugly girl in here?!' 'Queen, do you think this joke is funny? ”

Empress Eldest Sun laughed a few times, and suddenly her face changed, and she said, "Are you sarcastic about the fact that this palace is as ugly as no salt?" ”

"Of course not. Weichen means that this kind of mirror is naturally a rare treasure in the hands of the queen, the first beauty in the world. But in the hands of some ordinary-looking women, not only is it not a treasure, but it may also be regarded as a heart disease. ”

"Hmph, that's pretty much it. That's right! This glass mirror is so good, how much is it really worth? ”

"100,000!"

"So expensive? You have offered a treasure like a thorn, so what do you say this palace should reward you? ”

Although people say that the whole world is not the king's land. However, in fact, as long as the politics is clear, the property of the royal family, the property of the state and the property of the subjects are still clearly divided.

Even if she is as noble as the eldest grandson queen, she can't accept the treasures offered by others in vain. In order to show the generosity of the royal family, basically the things that I give back cannot be less valuable than this thing.

For an important minister like Guo Ye, this is even more so.

Guo Ye smiled slightly and said, "The queen doesn't have to reward Weichen with anything, as long as you use this thing, it will be the greatest reward for Weichen." ”

"Do you think there is no money in this palace? Does this palace still need your alms? ”

"The queen mother misunderstood, what Wei Chen said just now was completely from the bottom of her heart!"

"That's not going to work either! Forget it, I'll reward you with 100,000 yuan later. ”

Guo Ye waved his hand again and again, and said, "No, really don't need to." Weichen presented the mirror, not to covet the queen's money, but to make an advertisement! ”

"Advertising? What does that mean? ”

"Qi Yu Niangniang, this glass mirror is produced by Weichen's glass workshop. Although this thing is good, it is quite expensive and expensive. How to sell this thing quickly has become a problem for Weichen. ”

Empress Bingxue of the eldest grandson was smart, and she understood in an instant, and said, "So, you hit the idea on the head of the palace." With the drive of this palace, it is presumable that this thing will soon become popular in Chang'an City! You'll be able to earn it back in no time. ”

"Exactly."

Hearing the news, Empress Eldest Sun couldn't help but feel a sense of loss, and said, "This palace still thinks that you only dedicate this thing to this palace." In this way, you also have gifts from other concubines? ”

"Wechen has this plan. But other people's mirrors are not as tall as yours. In fact, your mirror is truly unique. Even if you have 10,000 yuan, you can't buy such a mirror. ”

"Oh? What is the reason for this? ”

"There's a big difference in the difficulty of producing a one-foot square piece of glass and producing such a huge piece of glass. Wechen's glass workshop has been built for more than half a year, and there are only about a dozen pieces of such glass. And ......"

He smiled bitterly and said, "It is also very easy to fail to make a glass mirror out of glass. Of the dozen or so pieces of glass, only one of them was made into a glass mirror, and the rest were all scrapped. At least for a year, there will be no better mirror than yours. ”

"I see, Qin Guogong has a heart."

Empress Changsun was happy again and said, "Since you are going to use this palace to advertise for you, then this palace will not be polite to you." However, it is better to reward you with something, otherwise it will be too rude. So be it......"

She rolled her eyes and said, "The palace embroidered a silk handkerchief a few days ago, so I'll give it to you." Autumn Moon! ”

"The slave is here!"

"Bring the brocade box next to the bed in the palace and hand it to Qin Guogong!"

"Yes!"

A silk handkerchief is not worth anything, and the queen's mother embroidered it herself, which shows her honor, and Guo Ye will no longer refuse.

In his mind, isn't it just a veil? The palace people sew clothes for the soldiers to motivate morale, which has been practiced since ancient times, what's the big deal?

However, when he took the brocade box home, opened it, and saw the silk handkerchief, he realized that he was completely wrong.

This is embroidered with mandarin ducks playing in the water!

It is very common for mandarin ducks to play in the water embroidered on silk handkerchiefs, but it is very rare to be embroidered by the queen and given by herself! No, it can't be said to be rare, it should be said to be unique.

Strictly speaking, this kind of silk handkerchief is only qualified to be used by His Majesty Li Er.

Guo Ye shouted more than a dozen times in his heart, "Niang Eh", and then he trembled and hid the silk handkerchief in his study.

Then, he secretly warned himself that this matter could only be stopped in his stomach and could not be told to anyone!

Let this matter be a little secret for yourself and the queen!

The thought of having a common secret with such a beautiful woman made his heart itch again! I warned myself a few times in a row that if I didn't die, I wouldn't die, and my mood gradually calmed down.

……

In fact, the huge glass mirror that Guo Ye gave to Empress Changsun is still quite different from the mirror in the sense of modern society.

The so-called subtlety is just the opinion of the eldest grandson empress, and in Guo Ye's opinion, the clarity of this mirror is just like that.

The method of making these mirrors is actually not complicated.

Simply put, stick a piece of tin foil to the glass surface and pour mercury over it.

Because mercury dissolves tin, it becomes a viscous silvery white liquid. The liquid is dried and a glass mirror is born.

This is known as tin-amalgamation mirroring.

Historically, this method was invented by Venetian merchants more than a thousand years later, and it directly contributed to the prosperity of the region.

However, it is no secret to Guo Ye, who came through in later generations.

I think that Guo Ye gave Deng Qibin a lot of chemical and physical knowledge, but he really didn't teach him the tin amalgam mirror making method. It's not that Guo Ye is hiding his secrets, but he really didn't think about it at the time.

Fundamentally, this is not a basic knowledge of physical chemistry, but only an anecdote.

Later, Guo Ye was put on the table by Deng Qibin, and he had no choice but to open another source of wealth, so he thought about it by chance.

……

The glass mirror itself is extraordinary, and with the appearance of the eldest grandson queen and the concubines, it quickly became popular in Chang'an City.

Of course, because the price of this item is very expensive, it is often thousands of yuan, and non-high-ranking officials, wealthy businessmen and nobles cannot use it.

With the hot sale of mirrors, Guo Ye had money in his hands and continued to start a plan to suppress the price of flat glass.

But how exactly to price it is really a big question!

Deng Qibin is really a demonic character, after so long, who knows how much he has reduced the cost?

In the end, Guo Ye gritted his teeth and was ruthless, and reduced the price of flat glass tenfold, and the one-foot square glass was only sold for two yuan!

Guo Ye produces a square foot of glass, which costs fifty yuan. Selling it for two dollars is not much different from giving it away for nothing. According to the current shipment volume, it is equivalent to filling in the profits of perfumes, soaps and mirrors.

So far, he can be regarded as having exhausted his hole cards.

Guo Ye secretly pondered, half a year, and then insist on half a year, if the five major scholars do not show decline within half a year, it means that Deng Qibin has reduced the cost of flat glass to an incredible level.

There is no way, the skills are not as good as others, and the plan can only temporarily suppress the price of flat glass.

Fortunately, the worst did not come!

Less than a month after the price reduction, Qian Dakai, who he sent to Wude Qianzhuang, came back to restore his life, and said: "Qi Qin Guogong, the villain is fortunate not to disgrace his life, and he is here to give the order!" ”

Guo Ye was taken aback and said, "Now that we are fighting with the five great scholars in the flat glass market, it is time for you to show your skills." What are you doing here? Order? Hand over your big head! ”

"Qin Guogong, please be calm, in fact, the villain did not come back on his own initiative, but was dismissed by the five major scholars."

"Are you exposed?"

"Of course not. I'll tell you the good news, the Five Great Clans have dismissed all the guys in the glass workshop, and we have won this business war! ”

"It's only been a month and they can't hold on? How is this possible? Guo Ye asked in surprise, "Why are the five great warrior clans so vulnerable?" Don't they have Deng Qibin? ”