Chapter Twenty-Seven: "The Pearl of the Night"
"Wow! It's ingenious, it's exquisite! β
Zhao Ji pointed to a European-style full-body floor-to-ceiling mirror that was one meter wide and two meters high, and could rotate 360 degrees, and his expression was both shocked and happy. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ο½ο½ο½Uο½Eγ info Standing in front of the mirror, Zhao Ji looked forward to himself, and seemed to be very satisfied with his appearance. At the same time, he couldn't help muttering in his heart: he could easily imagine that his queen concubine would be jealous of this priceless mirror, causing a miasma in the harem. [Note: The mirror of the Song Dynasty was originally called Jianzi, in order to avoid it, because the grandfather of Song Taizu was respected! ] But I won't change it here! γ
"Daddy, this mirror is mine!" Zhao Duofu pulled Zhao Ji's sleeve and was coquettish.
"Haha!" Zhao Ji smiled and said nothing, hesitating in his heart. Looking past Zhao Duofu to look at the huge iron box, he asked Shen Hongdao, "Shen Qing, isn't there only one side of this thing?" β
Shen Hong said with a smile: "Your Majesty, this time the minister brought ten such mirrors, and I wanted to hand them over to the shopkeeper of Liuyunzhai to sell them on my behalf, if Your Majesty likes it, the minister is willing to offer them with both hands!" β
"Haha!" Zhao Ji laughed, shook his head and said to Yang Jian and Lin Lingsu, "It seems that the ten thousand taels of red gold I just rewarded are still too little!" This mirror is rare in the world, and its value is not counted! β
Shen Hong interjected on the side: "Your Majesty, it's not that it's rare in the world, but there are only these ten faces in this world!" This kind of manufacturing process, even if there are many talents such as the Great Song Dynasty, can not be manufactured! However, when the retainer landed just now, he may have broken a few sides! β
Yang Jian, who is notorious in history, has always been greedy for money, and after hearing this, his eyes flashed again and again, and he hurriedly asked: "If Da Song doesn't have it, does Dr. Shen still have it?" β
Shen Hong looked at Yang Jian and said with a smile: "Is Mrs. Yang also interested in this thing?" β
Yang Jian has been with Zhao Ji for a long time, and of course he knows the character of Zhao Ji as the emperor, so he does not hide his greed for treasures and wealth, so he smiled and said: "Of course, who doesn't love rare treasures?" It's just that these mirrors are still difficult to meet the needs of His Majesty's harem, let alone the royal family and the Manchu Dynasty Vermilion! β
Of course, Shen Hong knew that the landing mirror was very valuable, and he was not so stupid as to distribute a large number of goods in the first transaction, so that the world's rare "treasures" became high-end goods in the hands of the rich, but should be a rare collection that only the top magnates can afford to buy like private jets are to the modern rich - he wanted to play hungry sales, but he didn't expect that Liuyunzhai's Chen Yan Chen shopkeeper was cut off by the emperor!
Shen Hong comprehended and said with a smile: "Next time, the minister will give some mirrors, and he will not let His Majesty's backyard catch fire at that time!" β
"Uh......" Zhao Ji was stunned for a moment, and only realized for a while that this was Shen Hong joking with himself. At this time, Shen Hong gave him the feeling that he was very high, and he was a confidant of the same way, so he burst out laughing, "Haha, Shen Qing is really a second person!" When I return to the palace, I will order the inner treasury to refine another 10,000 taels of red gold with you, and I will never let Shen Qing suffer! β
"Don't dare! Thank you, Your Majesty! Shen Hong was overjoyed. At least this time and space travel mission, he has completed it ahead of schedule, so he is in a very happy mood, "In addition to the mirror, the minister also brought the goods that the woman loved very much, such as the perfume sold to the two emperors last time, which is rich in variety, higher grade, more intense in fragrance and enduring!" β
Zhao Ji was overjoyed and said: "Very good, Shen Qing's perfume is indeed more fragrant, thicker and more convenient than rouge, but there are fewer things, and the harem concubines are complaining about favoritism?" How much Shen Qing brought this time, I want it all! β
"The minister has brought five hundred bottles, I believe it can meet His Majesty's temporary needs!"
"What else, come quickly?" Zhao Ji was refreshed, and he only felt that Shen Hong was a gift from heaven, and every treasure he brought could make him, the emperor, feel extremely surprised.
"Yes, this time the minister also brought a variety of soaps...... Oh, that is, the soap horn of the Great Song Dynasty, but the soap of the minister has different kinds of fragrance, or mellow or elegant, which can not only make people's skin smooth and white, but also have an effective decontamination effect, which is not comparable to the soaphorn of the Great Song Dynasty! β
"Is that true?" Zhao Duofu's eyes lit up, and he had already made up his mind not only to take down the exquisite floor-to-ceiling mirror, but also to ask his father for a batch of soap.
"Yes! You'll find out when you go back! Shen Hongchao smiled and nodded, then picked up a twenty-centimeter-square cardboard box wrapped in cardboard paper from a large pile of wooden boxes that had been carried out by the guards, and the contents were wrapped in foam to prevent them from being damaged during transportation or jumpingβdespite this, it was quite heavy to start with.
After opening it, Zhao Ji found that it was a green spherical object, and just when Zhao Ji and the others were puzzled, Shen Hong's words shocked them: "This is the Pearl of the Night!" β
"What? The pearl of the night? Zhao Ji was taken aback. Yang Jian and Lin Lingsu also stared at the Night Pearl in Shen Hong's hand, as if they were going to swallow the Night Pearl with a diameter of more than ten centimeters into their stomachs.
The pearl of the night is to ancient times, just like meteorites are to modern times, it is an unattainable thing.
In the history of China, there is a legend of the night pearl: Shennong's has "the jade of stone phosphorus", known as "night light"; Qin Shi Huang was buried in the night pearl, in the mausoleum "to replace the anointing candle"; During the time of Tang Ruizong, a night pearl named "Water Bead" sold for hundreds of millions; During the Song, Yuan, and Ming dynasties, the royal family especially liked the night pearl, and the Yuan Dynasty sent officials to Sri Lanka to buy ruby night pearls and garnet night pearls; In the Ming Dynasty, there were several emerald night pearls, "the night is as bright as a candle". The most famous is the pearl of the night that the warlord Sun Dianying stole from Cixi's mouth in 1928.
This is also the reason why Zhao Ji was so shocked when he saw the night pearl with such a smooth surface like a ball - in fact, the ancient night pearl does not mean that it is a ball, and the ancient "pearl" means jewelry.
Just when everyone was holding their breath, Shen Hong explained with a slight smile: "But it's not a real night pearl, but a fluorescent stone!" Compared with the real night pearl, it needs to be placed in a well-lit room during the day to shine at night. Therefore, this thing is just a toy for indoor decoration, not a real priceless treasure! β
There are many varieties of modern so-called night pearls, mainly fluorite night pearls, crystal night pearls, diamond night pearls, ruby night pearls, emerald night pearls, garnet night pearls, spodumene night pearls, zircon night pearls, alexandrite (chrysoberyl) night pearls, calcite night pearls, cryolite night pearls, turquoise night pearls, opal (gemstone opal) night pearls and Lei Gongmo night pearls and dozens of kinds.
Fluorescent stone is rich in reserves, the price is low, all of which are cheap goods that Shen Hong bought from Alibaba's e-commerce website, and the real night pearls, especially the jewelry, are expensive, often tens of thousands and hundreds of thousands, which is not what Shen Hong, who is now short of time, is willing to bear.
"I see!" Even so, Emperor Zhao Ji, who especially loved the Night Pearl, did not hesitate to confiscate the twenty fluorite Night Pearls brought by Shen Hong.
In addition to mirrors, perfumes, and night pearls, Shen Hong also brought dozens of exquisite modern handicrafts from modern times, and hundreds of exquisite jewelry, especially the crystal clear butterfly-shaped glass hairpins, drop-shaped Feicui hairpins, colorful glass wrists, and ingenious crystal rings...... These products with packaging and production labels removed are dazzling and varied, just like a small lattice shop in the downtown area with less than 10 square meters dedicated to girls' business.
Zhao Ji and others are like sitting on a horse and watching flowers, dazzling, completely lost in the rich commodity economy of modern times; And Zhao Duofu screamed even more, shouting "This is mine, it's mine, it's all mine" - as Zhao Ji's favorite daughter, it's probably not arrogant to say this.
Even Zhao Fujin, who was originally in a heavy mood like an abyss, couldn't help but be dizzy and dazzling when he saw so many sparkling jewelry.
As a result, most of the time-space goods brought by Shen Hong this time had already been "bought" by the Zhao family before they went out, if it weren't for Zhao Ji himself blushing and feeling embarrassed, I am afraid that none of the remaining ornaments and jewelry would be left behind - even if the royal family changed hands to merchants, they could make a lot of profits!
When Zhao Ji left with his people satisfied, it was already full of colorful clouds, and before leaving, Zhao Ji deliberately left Shen Hong a sterling silver gilt token that could enter and leave the palace at any time, which was oval-shaped, with two capital letters on the front "Imperial Gift", and a big "order" on the reverse - Shen Hong had already made up his mind that no matter what the future was, he must bring the token back to modern times as an antique and sell it.
At the same time, there was also a team of 12 Imperial City soldiers to temporarily protect Shen Hong and his mansion in Tokyo, until Zhao Ji returned to the palace and arranged another guard.
Before parting, Emperor Mao De Zhao Fujin wanted to speak and stopped, turned around after a few steps, and finally left with a gloomy face, in stark contrast to Zhao Duofu, who was so excited that his face was flushed.
As soon as the emperor's guard of honor left, Chen Yan, the shopkeeper of Liuyunzhai, was anxious to send a prayer post, and handed it over to Shen Hong by the imperial city soldiers in charge of outside the door.
The old man made a long bow to Shen Hong, and said in a trembling voice: "Hey, Shen Langjun, is there anything left?" β