"Shopkeeper, how much does this small mirror cost?" A wealthy merchant passed by here, entered and saw the mirror, picked up a palm-sized mirror and asked the shopkeeper, who replied: "There are two kinds of this, one is the more ordinary frame, which is divided into one hundred taels and one hundred and fifty sides." The second type is the royal specification, which is made by the craftsmen of the palace silver bureau himself, and the frame with gold is one thousand taels. ”

The merchant was surprised, this price was cheaper than the mirror shipped by Franco, but the mirror made by the court craftsman of one thousand taels made him interested, and he hurriedly asked, "Show me the one for one thousand taels." ”

"Okay!" The shopkeeper hurriedly asked the man to bring a mirror with a gold frame, the size of a palm, but the workmanship was extremely exquisite. The pattern on it is lifelike and definitely a highly ornamental work of art.

"I want this." The wealthy merchant took out a silver ticket with a Shanxi ticket number on the spot, and then asked: "How much is the largest mirror?" ”

"These fitting mirrors are divided into three grades, and the ordinary ones are divided into 1,500 taels and 1,800 taels. There is also a 'luxury version', the wood is made of fine mahogany, and it is also inlaid with gold and silver, which is also the craftsmanship of the palace silver bureau, and is sold for 10,000 taels on one side. ”

While the shopkeeper introduced, he took the rich businessman to see the luxurious version of the fitting mirror, which was indeed extremely luxurious, inlaid with gold and silver, with enough wood and exquisite craftsmanship.

"There is the last kind of" Supreme Deluxe Edition ", which is made of golden silk nanmu, which is currently very rare, and there are not many royal stocks, especially recently when Shenzong and Xizong died, and a lot of golden silk nanmu was used when building the imperial tomb. In addition, it is not only inlaid with gold and silver, but also inlaid with 9981 precious stones of various kinds. ”

"This, how much silver is this Supreme Deluxe Edition?" The rich merchant was dumbfounded, looking at the mirror in front of him inlaid with ninety-nine eighty-one gems, he was stunned, it was really extremely luxurious!

"It's not expensive, you can take it home with 100,000 taels of silver." The shopkeeper said with a relaxed face, this price made the rich businessman sluggish on the spot, and only came back to his senses after half a ring, sighed very regrettably, and said, "Give me 10,000 taels!" What if I buy this mirror and break it? ”

"If it is broken within three years, the royal craftsmen will guarantee it, and only a few hundred taels of wages will be charged. After three years, it was broken, and the mirror was repaired for a thousand taels at a time. The shopkeeper introduced.

"Okay, then I want it." The wealthy merchant decided, and then asked the shopkeeper, "Are those glasses used for windows?" ”

"Yes, there are all kinds of sizes, one thousand taels of silver. If the guest officer is willing to pay 100,000 taels of silver, the royal family can also grant you permission to use the glazed tiles of royal specifications to decorate the house. The shopkeeper said that glazed tiles are a kind of thing that can only be used in royal palaces, and people use them to lose their heads.

The rich businessman was stunned by this price, looked at the beautiful glazed tiles on the top of the glazed store, and still sighed, it was too expensive, and he really couldn't afford it!

"Bring me ten glass windows! But how do you install it when you buy it back? The rich merchant asked, and the shopkeeper replied, "The royal family will send craftsmen to install it." ”

"That's worry-free." The rich merchant nodded in satisfaction.

At the same time, in the royal restaurant opposite the Liuli shop, Zhu Youzheng sat by the window with a group of dogs, observing the business of the Liuli shop.

Zhu Youxiao is out of the palace again, and the opening of the glass store is such a major event related to finance, so he naturally wants to come and see it in person. Li Jinzhong stood on the side and poured a cup of tea for Zhu Youxiao, then poked his head out and looked at the glass shop below, and asked Zhu Youxiao worriedly: "Son, are these glass mirrors and glass windows too expensive, will anyone really buy them?" ”

"Who knows! Anyway, we have strange goods, and we will open the price there, and wait for the fool to come to the door. Zhu Youxiao picked up the teacup and took a sip, Li Jinzhong was dumbfounded, waiting for the fool to come to the door? He asked, "What if there are no fools?" ”

"Fools should have, it's just more or less a problem." Zhu Youxiao said calmly: "When we finish the fool's business, we can slowly reduce the price and continue to expand the scale." ”

At this moment, a little eunuch ran up with a look of ecstasy, "Emperor...... Childe, the glass mirror and the glass window were sold, and a rich merchant bought 21,000 taels of silver. ”

"There are fools." Li Jinzhong's face was sluggish, completely beyond his expectations.

What's even more unexpected is that soon the glass mirror caused a sensation in the capital, a large number of people poured into the royal glass shop to look in the mirror, everyone wants to see their appearance clearly, especially for this era when most of them are still using copper mirrors, the people feel very fresh about the mirror.

A large crowd of people poured into the store, and there was no way to do business. In order to maintain order, the shopkeeper set up a threshold outside the door, and those who entered the store to visit must pay one or two silver first, so that those who watched the excitement were blocked out of the door.

However, there are still many noble and wealthy people who enter the store to visit, and there are many mirrors sold on the first day, and most of them are small mirrors that cost 100 taels of silver and 150 taels of silver. The 1,000 taels of small mirrors were also sold in six. Ordinary large mirrors have sold more than 30 of them. The deluxe version, which sold only two sides. The Supreme Deluxe Edition has not been sold out yet.

On the first day alone, this imperial store received 120,000 taels of silver, and in terms of cost, it was less than one percent, which was almost negligible, and it was a huge profit.

By the next day, the dignitaries and dignitaries in the capital knew about it, and the sales increased further.

In this era, the dignitaries and nobles basically had no place to spend when they had a lot of money, and the biggest expenses were to buy land, build houses, and be extremely luxurious in terms of food and beauty. Or buy antique calligraphy and paintings, gold and silver jewelry.

Many rich people have a lot of money.

The glass mirror is exquisite, and it shines more clearly than the copper mirror, which is a kind of show off wealth. At the same time, glass windows can also make their stay more comfortable. For the rich who are extremely hungry for luxury, it is definitely worth spending.

It's a little more expensive, but how can it show their grade if it's not expensive. And this is the royal glass, how can it be said that it is not expensive.

So much so that the next day, sales skyrocketed to 380,000 taels.

In just two days, 500,000 taels of silver were earned. This makes money faster than robbery. After Zhu Youxiao returned to the palace, he learned that the sales would rise the next day, and his face smiled.

"Your Majesty, the Supreme Deluxe Edition glass mirror has not been sold yet, and no one has bought 100,000 taels of glazed tiles." Li Jinzhong estimated: "I'm afraid I can't sell it." ”

"If you can't sell it, just let it go!" Zhu Youxiao didn't care, and the Supreme Deluxe Edition fitting mirror was only done once. Glazed tiles or something, there is no stock. It doesn't matter if you can sell it or not, it's like touching a prize, just wait for the local tyrant to make a move.

The next morning, Zhu Youxiao came to the Huangji Gate, and the ministers bowed. The Donglin Party jumped out to accuse the emperor, and the star said: "Your Majesty, the glazed tiles are for the royal family, how can they be used to sell them for money, isn't it ridiculous." ”

"Don't I want to spend it? There are many people in the palace, and there are concubines of previous generations. How much silver does a man eat and chew every day? Now that there is no silver in the treasury, and you don't let me collect commercial taxes, I sell some glass to make money, and you are still blind to what kind of stuff. Zhu Youxiao was furious, patted the dragon chair and said angrily.

The Donglin Party was reprimanded and stunned, they didn't expect the emperor to speak so rudely, what is BB?

However, the Donglin Party was overjoyed, it seemed that the emperor was leviing commercial taxes because he wanted to get some money to spend, and he immediately dispelled Zhu Youxiao's previous concerns about levying commercial taxes.

"Then since Your Majesty has made money by selling colored glass, this matter of levying commercial taxes must not be mentioned again." **Xing said, it doesn't matter what the emperor does, just don't levy business taxes. This kind of betrayal of the royal system was also done by Emperor Wanli. In order to earn silver, the Wanli Emperor allowed the people to wear yellow clothes.

So this is not the first time this kind of thing has happened, although the Donglin Party is a joke, it is not to fight to the end.

"I have money to spend, so naturally I won't compete with the people for profit." Zhu Youxiao said with a weak and aggrieved snake that as long as he does not show a strong ** of collecting commercial taxes, his life is still safe.