0148 Glass Mirror (8th Shift)
Jin Rushan knew that the time had come to decide his fate.
Instead of being nervous, he became calmer, and instead of rushing to answer the question, he asked, "Are there any special requirements, or is there a time limit?" ”
Wen Yi said: "Everything is based on stability, and we can't let outsiders know where Tang Guo is within three or five years, let alone let them see through our reality and reality." ”
"I see." Jin Rushan's brain turned extremely fast, and he began to analyze:
"Our best goods are glassware, blue and white porcelain, and now more salt......"
"The buyers of the first three are mainly high-ranking officials...... Salt can be used all over the world, and no more is too much......"
"With these four types of goods, we can gain the upper hand and take the initiative no matter who we trade with......
"But it's best for us not to trade with the Jin Kingdom and the alien forces in the north at first......"
Mo Jun asked puzzledly, "Why?" The magnates of the Jin Kingdom are the most, and the nobles of the northern alien races are the most greedy for enjoyment, and they can make more money by trading with them. ”
Jin Rushan replied: "Because they are stronger, the more powerful the forces will become, the more arrogant they will be, and the easier it will be to take extreme measures against things they don't understand. ”
"Our Tang Kingdom suddenly appeared, it is difficult to gain their trust, and even their lives will be in danger, the best way is to let them beg us in turn."
Mo Jun asked, "How do we get them to beg us?" ”
Jin Rushan said: "First choose a small country to trade, this small country had better have contacts with various big countries." ”
"Through the hands of this small country, tell other countries about the existence of our Tang Kingdom and our goods."
"When the great powers and magnates who are greedy for pleasure are attracted by our goods, they will beg us to trade ......"
"At that time, we will be able to take the initiative and not have to worry about someone working against us......"
"Bang Bang!" Hearing this, Wen Yi couldn't help but applaud: "Okay, that's a very good point, just this insight has surpassed most people." ”
Jin Rushan's complex statement is explained in modern terms, that is, the person who controls the market has the right to speak.
There is no market, even if there are good goods, it is useless, if you don't listen to me, I won't let you enter the market, and there are not a few companies starving to death in Baoshan.
The current situation is that the big countries control the market, and they don't trust the Tang people, so they can not let your goods enter.
Jin Rushan's method is to find a qualified third party as a springboard, and first sacrifice part of the interests to send the goods to the market.
After gaining recognition, kick out the third party and go directly to the market to trade.
This is a very common business method in modern times, but in ancient times, there were really not many people who could think of these, and Jin Rushan really deserved to be the third shopkeeper of a big business.
Jin Rushan passed the assessment without surprise and was officially appointed as the commercial secretary, responsible for the foreign trade work of the Tang Kingdom.
"Baekje is not particularly powerful, but it is the best at business, and half of the merchant ships that walk on the seas are theirs."
"The Liaodong Kingdoms, the Northern Foreign Forces, and the Jin Kingdom all have their footprints, which are most suitable as our springboard."
"I heard that our sailors have been in contact with them since last year, and they have also done business with some of them, so with this convenience, we can directly connect with them."
"So I suggest that we can use Baekje as our breakthrough."
Wen Yi said: "Okay, just do it, I will let the sailor fully cooperate with you." ”
Not only the sailors cooperated, but also the Ministry of Industry, mainly Liu Dahe, who was in the Ministry of Industry, and the porcelain and glass workshops were under his jurisdiction.
These goods can only be made by his hands.
Faced with this situation, Liu Dahe is also very excited, as a craftsman, what he hopes to see most is that his works are appreciated.
Blue and white porcelain, white porcelain and glass have been made for so long, and he has been pressing and not daring to expose it, and he is the most uncomfortable in his heart.
Now it's finally time to raise your eyebrows.
"Jin Langzhong, come here." Liu Dahe took Jin Rushan to a large warehouse.
After opening, there are rows of shelves, and various porcelains are placed on them, with blue and white porcelain being the majority, followed by white porcelain.
In Jin Rushan's eyes, all of these porcelains had turned into gold, but he immediately asked another question:
"What is the yield of this porcelain?"
Liu Dahe said with a smile: "Don't worry about the output, the shelves are all high-quality products conjured from the kiln, each one is a treasure, and the ordinary quality ones are piled up on the ground." ”
Then Jin Rushan saw a mountain of all kinds of porcelain, among which there were mostly cups, plates, and bowls, and there were relatively few large vases and porcelain jars.
Seeing so many things, he was completely relieved.
"Where's the glass?"
"The glass is in this room."
The two of them went to another small warehouse, which was also full of shelves, and on the shelves were all kinds of glassware.
There are colorful ones, and there are pure and transparent ones.
With Jin Rushan's knowledge, seeing so much glass is also a heartbeat. If blue and white porcelain and white porcelain are gold, then every piece of glassware is a mountain of gold.
Jin Rushan's distraction Liu Dahe saw it in his eyes, and he was very proud in his heart. At the same time, he was also complaining that if he knew how these things were made, he would probably lose his jaw.
However, he did not underestimate the idea of glassware, sand can indeed burn glass, but it is too difficult to make glass pure.
Who would have thought that burning glass would require adding something called caustic soda and calcite, and the production steps of pure caustic soda are too complicated and incredible.
Without Wen Yi's guidance, he dared to say that people all over the world together would not be able to solve such a problem.
Walking around the room filled with glassware, Jin Rushan's eyes were drawn to a shelf covered with a red cloth on the floor.
"What is this?"
Liu Dahe deliberately hung his appetite and said: "This is a real rare treasure below, there are only two pieces in the whole world." After speaking, he slowly uncovered the red cloth.
Seeing the things under the cloth, Jin Rushan's eyes couldn't help but widen, and he said in shock: "This is...... Mirror? ”
It turned out that under the cloth was a mirror one meter long and half a meter wide, emitting a silver light. The mirror was so clear that he could clearly see the pores on his face from a few meters away.
"Yes, a mirror made of glass." Liu Dahe said proudly:
"This one has a slight blemish, you see there is a small spot in the upper right corner, which is a mark that was accidentally left when sanding. There was also a piece of immaculate one, which was given to Madame. ”
"This thing...... Is it hard to do? Jin Rushan looked at himself in the mirror and asked in a slightly trembling voice.
"It's very difficult, each craftsman can make dozens of glass mirrors under ten centimeters a day, and it takes a month to make a glass mirror like this large, and the two craftsmen with the best craftsmanship can make it."
Jin Rushan keenly grasped the key point of his words: "You mean that there are many people under ten centimeters?" ”