Medicine jade, neither medicine, nor jade, the real name is colored glass, that is, colored glass, in later generations, rotten street things, but in the Ming Dynasty is different, people think that medicine jade "compared to the real jade, light is not different", exclusively for the use of the court, ordinary bureaucrats can not get, unless you get the fourth grade official, or the top prize in the examination can be rewarded, think about the pride of the sky who only came out in three years, holding a piece of stained glass and grateful, it is also funny enough!

In fact, as early as the beginning of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the ancient alchemists made glass, but as a by-product of alchemy, perhaps the so-called refining stone into gold, that is, using sand to refine yellow glass, at that time, the price was indeed higher than gold.

Not just for some reason, perhaps because of the distortion of the technology tree, China has always been able to make opaque lead barium glass, and its function is limited to ceremonial utensils, ornaments, and substitutes for some jewelry, because of the high price, and very fragile, tableware is rarely used.

Especially after the Yuan Dynasty, the ruler's aesthetic concept and tradition are different, resulting in the loss of many traditional skills, although the Ming Dynasty has recovered some, but the production process of glaze is still backward, making the medicinal jade more and more precious.

Until the last few years, Western merchants brought some glass, no, it should be said that glass products, many wealthy families rushed to buy, a palm-sized mirror, and even sold for hundreds of taels of silver.

The "immediately sealed marquis" in front of him weighs at least dozens of pounds, and the color is gorgeous, the shape is perfect, and the luster is Huarun, even if there is no such good ornament in the palace, how can Zhao Wenhua not be excited. I circled around the table several times, up and down, inside and out, and looked carefully.

"Good things, good workmanship, good medicine, better intentions!"

He kept rubbing his hands in admiration, and the meaning of salivation couldn't be clearer, so he almost wrote the words "I want" on the door of his head.

Tang Yi stood up with interest, bowed down and said: "Lord Qiqi, this ornament is made by hundreds of skilled craftsmen in Taicang Liulifang, and it took countless efforts to make it, and it is specially dedicated to Lord Qincha, are you still satisfied?" ”

It's quite upright, Zhao Wenhua happily accepted it, but listening to Tang Yi's words, he frowned again.

"What's the matter, Taicang can make medicinal jade? As far as this official knows, this is a unique skill of the Inner Court Silver Bureau, how did you know it? ”

Tang Yi said with a smile: "Lord Hui Qincha, speaking of which, my China has been making glaze since the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and it has been passed down for one or two thousand years. Mr. Jing Chuan searched through the ancient books, searched for methods, and after months of hard work, he finally succeeded in firing, not only colored glass, but also transparent crystal-like wonderful products. ”

Tang Shunzhi is famous enough, and in the eyes of the world, he is the omniscient Bai Xiaosheng, and it is not a problem to invent a little glass.

But how much ability he has, he knows how to burn glass glass in Tang Shunzhi, but he once remembered that Tang Yi mentioned that he wanted to burn glass, make transparent wine utensils, cooperate with wine, market the world, and make huge profits.

Tang Shunzhi only thought he was bragging, and now he knew that this kid was playing for real, and he made it out quietly. How much did he still hide from himself, Tang Shunzhi became more and more confused,

Just when he was late, Zhao Wenhua believed it and hurriedly asked: "Brother Yixiu, you are really omniscient, you can actually make medicinal jade, and what other good things are there, but let me have a good experience." ”

What is knowledge, it is clear that it is a bribe, Tang Shunzhi can see clearly, whoever causes trouble will clean it up, he simply looked at Tang Yi and let this kid solve it.

Tang Yi was not in a hurry, and with a wave of his hand, a maid walked up with a tray, and among the trays, there were all kinds of glass products, transparent wine glasses, bracelets, zodiac signs, vases, and dozens of kinds. Seeing that people's eyes are spent, not only Zhao Wenhua, but even Wang Chonggu is interested.

"Tang Prodigy, don't say anything else, that wine glass can be sold to me a set, no matter how much it is!" Wang Chonggu is a wealthy businessman's family, and he is rich when he speaks.

Tang Yi hurriedly smiled and said: "The prefect is polite, Mr. Jing Chuan spent effort to study the craftsmanship of the glaze, not for himself. As you all know, at the beginning of the year, tens of thousands of refugees gathered in Taicang, waiting to be fed, and the government treasury lacked food. Mr. Jing Chuan couldn't bear the suffering of the people, so in order to find a way for the big guy to make money, he studied Liuli. The boy is not talented, assist Mr., in a few months, he has succeeded, and God has mercy, God bless. ”

Tang Yi said it reasonably, but Tang Shunzhi knew that he was fooling people at all, he didn't study it, and Tang Yi, this kid, didn't bother much, he was purely boasting about himself and putting gold on his face. But when he said this, it must be reasonable, Tang Shunzhi was vague, and he could guess a trace of Tang Yi's plan, so he simply listened to him.

"Liuli is one of the seven treasures of Buddhism, gorgeous and unique, infinitely wonderful, how dare the boy monopolize it. Moreover, it was given by God to the people affected by the disaster, so that they could survive the disaster year with this thing. The kid felt that the glass should be sold everywhere, but this thing was extremely fragile and inconvenient to transport, so the kid was at a loss. It just so happened that Zhou Shuo, the seventh Taibao of Jinyi Wei, was on an errand, and after passing through Taicang, he was very happy when he heard about it. said that Jinyiwei could help transport the provinces and open a store to sell, and the kid promised that except for Nanzhili, the rest of the provinces would ask them to help. ”

This Tang Yi didn't tell a lie, about five days ago, Zhou Shuo had a drink with him. At that time, Tang Yi presented two large barrels of wine, and sent a lot of glassware for Zhou Shuo to bring into the capital and give to Lu Bing, and promised to cooperate in the sale of glassware according to the model of alcohol.

Others listened to it in their ears, and they 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 Jinyiwei, the big guys wilt. Even Zhao Wenhua didn't have the courage to snatch meat from Lu Bing's mouth and eat it. Although his godfather leans towards the government and the opposition, when it comes to saints, he is not as good as the bare ass and Jiajing who grew up, and he also saved Lu Bing, who was driving.

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 Tang Yi continue: "Ladies and gentlemen, although Liuli 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, Mr. Jing Chuan will not let me go! ”

Saying that, he also begged for mercy from Tang Shunzhi, which was like a heart booster, and everyone came to the spirit. Compared with the price in the world, the price set by Tang Yiding directly runs through the floor price and becomes a 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.

Tang Yi sells furniture 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 Tang Yi the word "profiteer"!

Tang Yi 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, Tang Yi found that there were more than a dozen brick-burning craftsmen and 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, Tang Yi did not rush to sell it, but asked the craftsmen to rest assured that they boldly explored the process, developed different colors of glass, and made utensils and accessories.

In the past few months, Tang Yi has invested a total of 200 taels of silver, making crucibles, buying coal, etc., an ordinary glass costs one or two silver, and a craftsman can get all the capital 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 Tang Shunzhi, he finally understood why he was tied to the glass, now that the glass is Jinyiwei's business, he Tang Shunzhi and Jinyiwei have a connection, Lu Bing has to take care of him more or less, in this way, in addition to Yan Ge Lao and Xu Ge Lao, Tang Shunzhi has another strong backer.

Even Tang Yi lowered the price of the glass and vomited blood for a big sale, all of which was to give him Tang Shunzhi to go out of the mountain and help him buy it well, so that the officials did not dare to underestimate him Tang Jingchuan, Tang Yi's move can be described as well-intentioned and moving.