Bai Xiaode, under the farewell of Lao Li, Bai Yulian and Zhu Houzhao brothers and sisters, led the team to Shandong again after a lapse of three years. This time I went to Shandong, and the team brought a total of 50,000 taels of silver, which was responsible for the expenses of the team and recruiting people along the way. The 50,000 taels is the sales of yesterday's day proposed by Crystal Zhai, and yesterday's Crystal Zhai can be regarded as a sensation in the capital again.

This time, Crystal Zhai caused a sensation in the capital because of the glass mirror sold for the first time. In the past two years, glass handicrafts have entered a large number of upper-class families, for glass, basically no stranger, and even when people come and go, they will send out glass handicrafts, and they have face, after all, there is a crystal Zhai in the country, only 100 pieces are sold a day, many people have to line up when the door is opened in the early morning, and wait until the crystal Zhai unloads the board in the afternoon to open, no one can only buy two pieces, and no matter how much money is not sold.

The glass mirror that appeared yesterday was an eye-opener, and compared with the bronze mirror at home now, it was really different. Even the pale freckles on his face could be seen clearly in the glass mirror, and everyone who came to buy things saw what he was like for the first time. The most amazing thing is the crystal Zhai placed in the three dressing mirrors, about 2 meters high, about 1 meter wide, the surrounding frames are made of precious small leaves of red sandalwood, the frame is also connected to a shelf, by turning the mirror, you can turn 180 degrees, so that the mirror from south to north, whether the frame or the wooden frame, are carved or gorgeous, or simple and delicate patterns. The shelves are also made of relatively expensive wood, and the price of this dressing mirror is 10,000 taels, which scares a large number of people.

However, in the capital, there is no shortage of rich and powerful people, less than 1 hour after opening, all three dressing mirrors were sold out, as of yesterday, a total of 13 housekeeper-like people came to ask if there was any. However, if there are more of these things, they will be worthless, and once there are more, Xiaoye Rosewood will not be enough, so Zhu Houwei decided to sell only 1 dressing mirror a day, do not accept reservations, and do not deliver them to your door. In this era, if you flatter customers everywhere, it is not what a business with a big background should do, and people will look down on you.

As for other kinds of mirrors, there are not so many rules, from small to large, there are 3 kinds, one is a cosmetic mirror, made of shells with round shape and bright color, open the shell, one side is a glass mirror inlaid with it, and the other side is a small space separated by high-quality oil paper, in which you can put rouge gouache, so that you can take it out and make up on the mirror anytime and anywhere, it is very convenient, generally not big, almost 5 to 10 cm, and the price ranges from 10 to 30 taels. One is the vanity mirror, which is installed on the dresser in the women's room, which is oval, about 30 cm long and 10 cm in radius, and the price of such a mirror is 50 taels. There is also a kind of children's dressing mirror, about 1 meter high, the style is the same as the adult dressing mirror, but the frame does not use small leaves of red sandalwood, but also uses other precious wood that is more durable and durable, this kind of mirror costs 2000 taels, only 5 are sold every day. Zhu Houwei knows that whether it is ancient or modern, women and children make the best money.

There are two kinds of small mirrors, which are unlimited every day, which makes many old customers of Crystal Zhai feel a lot of relief. Yesterday's last count, whether it is an adult or a child, all the dressing mirrors are sold, and the other two are also sold for more than 100 yuan, which is still the usual female customers of Crystal Zhai, but after tonight's fermentation, the next day's makeup mirror and dressing mirror will definitely increase sales greatly.

The glass mirror was developed a year ago, but at the beginning, the quality was not stable and the production was not large, so it was not immediately marketed. After more than a year of development and the increase of craftsmen, the quality of glass mirrors has stabilized, and the output has also increased a lot. After more than half a year of accumulation, there are already a lot of mirrors in the treasury of the Zhu Mansion. Some time ago, Zhu Houwei had no shortage of silver in his hands, and he was usually busy, so he didn't think of the mirror. The day before yesterday, the old Tan of Zhu's mansion reported that a magnifying glass had been made, and when the two brothers went to check, Zhu Houwei remembered such a thing as a mirror. Now I happen to be short of money, so I started selling this money-making tool.

Hongji has been in a very bad mood lately, and he has eaten very little in the past few days. Zhu Houzhao's brothers all know what is going on at this time, especially Zhu Houzhao, he can best understand his father's mood. Back then, the crown prince Zhuang Tian, in addition to Cao Luo, a big mouse, Zhu Houzhao was also angry, and he couldn't help but eat an extra bowl of rice at every meal, turning anger into food, and seeing Hongzhi like this, the three brothers and sisters were uncomfortable.

Today happened to be the day of the glass change in Kunning Palace, a group of craftsmen knocked and knocked, and Hongji, who was rarely resting here in the afternoon, couldn't help but be upset by such noise. Empress Zhang frowned when she saw Hongzhi, and was about to call those craftsmen to stop and come back to ring the glass tomorrow. Just as she was about to get up, a little girl shouted excitedly at the door of the hall, "Big brother, slow down, raise your feet higher, and cross the threshold." Hongzhi and Empress Zhang both stood up and walked to the door to see what Zhu Houzhao and the three of them were doing. As soon as I came out of the west wing, I saw the two brothers carrying something and just entered the door, this thing is quite tall, a lot taller than the two brothers, it seems to be made of wood, and before I can see it, the little girl ran over, and suddenly threw herself into Hongzhi's arms, and looked up at Hongzhi and smiled, "Daddy, at this time, the eldest brother and the second brother specially moved the mirror, oh, it can be seen clearly, Daddy, mother, take a good look, you will definitely like it." Hongji touched the little girl's head with a smile and said, "Okay, take a look." As he spoke, he pulled the little girl and walked towards the door, and Queen Zhang followed behind. At this time, the two brothers had already placed the dressing mirror on the floor of the hall and were adjusting the angle of the mirror. Hongzhi and Empress Zhang were also taken aback, they stood relatively close, and then they happened to see Hongzhi holding the little girl in the mirror, Empress Zhang was next to her, and the little girl kept grimacing in the mirror. The mirror that can be seen so clearly, Hongzhi and his wife have seen it for the first time, at this time Zhu Houwei was still panting on the side, and Zhu Houzhao began to introduce this glass mirror to his parents.

This glass mirror looks thin, but there is also a 4,5 ten pounds, the two brothers moved a little way, Zhu Houzhao is fine, Zhu Houwei is a little unbearable. After all, he is only 11 years old, and he lacks strength in his hands, if he hadn't practiced martial arts for a few years, he would probably lie down at this time.

Hongzhi and Empress Zhang listened to Zhu Houzhao's introduction, and they couldn't help nodding, and finally Hongzhi asked, "How much do you sell for your mirror?" Zhu Houzhao smiled and stretched out a finger. Empress Zhang said: "1,000 taels is also worth the money." The little girl immediately answered, "No, mother, what about the eldest brother and second brother selling for 10,000 taels?" Empress Zhang said incredulously, "Ten thousand taels? Does anyone still buy this? "Hongji is very calm, and he knows the nature of the profiteers of his two sons, especially the younger son, very well, and he is not surprised at this price at all.

Zhu Houzhao said at this time, "Today, the 3 sides of the crystal Zhai have been sold out, and there are more than 10 that say they want to buy." "Queen Zhang's background is not high, but it is also a wealthy family, but she is still very surprised by the consumption concept of these people. Hongji asked at this time, "How many faces are sent to the palace?" Zhu Houzhao replied with a smile, "There are two sides, one is in the Qianqing Palace, and we have moved over." Hongzhi also laughed when he heard it, he didn't attach much importance to the mirror Hongzhi, he was in a bad mood these days, his three children and Queen Zhang were very worried about him, he also knew that now the two brothers personally carried the mirror, which showed filial piety, and then Hongzhi was considered to have recovered the past.

After dinner, the father and son chatted, and the account books of the five Huangzhuang were directly checked and handed over to Jinyiwei, who sent them directly to Hongzhi's desk. At this time, Hongzhi said solemnly, "Thanks to a few people from the Zhu Mansion for this audit, the account books have been summarized, which is shocking." The two brothers were also mentally prepared, and listened to Hongji's words with serious faces. I succeeded to the throne for 19 years, this Zhuangzi let them manage it for 19 years, the first emperor did not count at that time, a total of 1.2 million taels were stolen in the past 19 years, and now only 800,000 taels can be recovered, 15,000 hectares of imperial village, they have stolen so much. Zhu Houwei said: "Didn't one of them take it?" At this time, Hongzhi smiled, "There is really such a person, his Zhuangzi was not in charge of him before, he was in charge of the village for only 5 years, this time I called him back overnight to see this clean eunuch." Zhu Houzhao interjected on the side: "What does it look like?" Hongzhi relaxed at this time, and said with a smile, "He doesn't look like a eunuch, except that he has no beard on the side of his mouth, and he looks a little bit like your Master Yang." "Brother Zhu Houzhao is also interested at this time, like Yang Tinghe's eunuch, he is very interesting, and his appearance is definitely not bad. At this time, Hongji continued, "I want to reward him with something, but he doesn't want it, saying that he admires the Three Treasures Eunuch the most in his life, and if the imperial court sends someone to go to sea again in the future, he will also go, even if it is to clean the deck on the ship." Zhu Houwei's eyes lit up at this time, and he said, "This eunuch is really interesting." Daddy, what's his name" Hongji thought for a while and said, "Ji Zhun." ”