It's summer again.

Zhu Hao's family moved, this time back to their former home.

The house fell into the hands of the Zhu family for half a year, not to mention the dismal operation of the shop, and the backyard was also ruined beyond recognition, Zhu Niang found someone to clean it up again this time, the garden and pool were combed through, the roof was tiled, the door was painted with new paint, the windows were also glazed, and the furniture was all bought new.

After everything was ready, ten days passed, and the family happily moved back.

"It's still comfortable at home."

Zhu Hao tossed and turned on the newly made big bed, and the soft pillows of the high bed were extremely comfortable.

Zhu Niang doesn't have to pretend to be low-key for the time being, she can finally give her son a decent life, and the bedding she prepared is all cotton quilts covered with good satin material, which is very smooth to the touch.

In the Ming Dynasty, merchants were only allowed to wear cloth clothes, which were insulated from silk, yarn, silk, etc., but there were no restrictions on others.

Although Zhu Niang came out to do business, she was always a festival woman from the imperial court, and her husband used to be a hundred households in Jinyi, which could barely be regarded as an official family, which also brought convenience to the life of the mother and son, and there were not so many restrictions in life, so as not to say that if you make money, you can afford to buy good things, and you have to travel at night in Jinyi.

"Xiao Hao, come out and help."

Zhu Niang greeted at the gate of the courtyard.

Zhu Hao ran out of the room, only to see Xiaobai and Aunt Li carrying two boxes in, heavy, full of gold and silver.

Now nominally separated from the Zhu family, but he still can't bring back all his belongings, and he can't hide everything outside, and the money box he brought back this time has at least two thousand taels of silver worth of belongings.

"Put it in the cellar, in case someone comes, it's better to have a precaution."

Zhu Niang whispered to Aunt Li.

Aunt Li went to the room with a cellar, this cellar was originally there, the entrance was behind a row of Bogu shelves, it was very secret, Zhu Niang found it by chance when renovating the house this time, and did not alarm others. For the sake of the doubts, Zhu Niang hired someone to dig two new cellars, which are currently used to store cloth and other things, and the old cellars are used to hide money.

Then Zhu Niang called Zhu Hao to the hall and asked Zhu Hao to place the spirit tablet for his deceased father and offer incense.

At the end, the mother and son came to the courtyard, and Zhu Niang asked, "I heard that your grandmother has been selling glass utensils everywhere recently, but it is not going well...... Will the Zhu family come to us for trouble? ”

In the past, she basically didn't ask her son about these things.

But now her son seems to have the ability to predict, every time she is involved in a dispute with the Zhu family, Zhu Hao can hit it accurately, so she can't help but not talk to her son when she encounters something.

Zhu Hao said with a smile: "No, they sell one or two pieces of silver, even if they can sell it in a big city, but in a small place like Anlu, unless it is a wealthy family like Xingwangfu, who will buy it?" I guess they're now figuring out how to sell their utensils elsewhere, and they don't have time to take care of us. ”

"A tael of silver ......"

Zhu Niang felt speechless about the price of glassware sold by the Zhu family.

"Mother, do you remember when we did business with Su Dongzhu before? We sold him 50 yuan a piece, but he refused to buy it, which shows that he has a clear understanding of the market for this thing...... It is estimated that in a place like Nanjing, the price of a glass vessel is less than 100 yuan, and the Zhu family is treating the bottles and cans we gave him as treasures, and they are reluctant to sell them at a lower price. ”

Zhu Hao looked at the lively mentality.

Your Zhu family thinks that glassware is very expensive, and you have never heard that there are people selling them everywhere, so you think you can make a lot of money.

But I don't know that this thing is flashy.

Although there are few artificial glazed utensils in the Ming Dynasty, the problem is that it is a substitute thing, and the value is just like that, this thing can be sold at a high price, but the quantity that can be sold is quite limited, why do ordinary people spend dozens of dollars to buy a glass bottle and glass jar back? Hold water? Is it bad to use a water tank? It shatters when you touch it, and it's not as strong as the water tank!

Opaque ...... When every family needs this thing for flower arrangement? The point is, even if someone uses it for flower arrangement, there is no other substitute? Cheap ceramics doesn't it smell good?

"By the way, Xiao Hao, yesterday the shopkeeper came to inform him, saying that the owner of Su was already on the way to Anlu, saying that there was something important to discuss, and he also pointed out that he wanted to talk to you...... If you have time, go with Uncle Zhong and Yu San to meet the shopkeeper and see what is going on. ”

Zhu Niang found that she was marginalized, and her son was in charge of her business, and Su Xigui seemed to be only willing to talk to Zhu Hao.

Zhu Hao smiled: "Okay, mother, I know, if my mother wants to go, let's go together." ”

"No need, you can get in touch with Su Dongzhu more, it will be of great benefit to you in the future...... Now that we have a family background, we can let go of business matters, and everything must be focused on your studies. ”

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Zhu Niang took back the shop and house left by her husband, but she did not plan to open another shop to do business.

Now that the family is big, why do you want to do that thankless job? Even if there is a need in the neighborhood, she can give alms in the year of famine, and she can feel at ease.

At present, she prefers to be a landlord, live a peaceful life with peace of mind, and if she doesn't do business, she doesn't have to worry about turning back and her business will become bigger and stronger, and she is remembered by the Zhu family.

Anyway, I don't lack anything now, so if I have money, I can buy more land and collect rent to live with peace of mind.

But Zhu Hao's positioning for Zhu Niang is to be the "richest man" in the Ming Dynasty.

Separating from the Zhu family is a key step to make the business bigger.

Only by not being bound by the family can you bring more advanced things to Daming, let it make money for the family, and earn enough money.

After all, silver is not something that can be obtained by being an official in the imperial examination, and the Ming officials are notoriously low, Zhu Hao did not plan to be a corrupt official and a moth, but wanted to make money with his own hands, and change the times in this way.

A few days later.

Su Xigui really came to Anlu Prefecture in person.

After his arrival, he immediately visited Zhu Niang, and met Zhu Hao, who had specially asked for a half-day leave from the palace in the afternoon of the same day.

"Master Zhu, it's been a long time, come and sit."

Su Xigui set up a banquet for Zhu Hao alone, but in the middle of the afternoon, a flattering smile made Zhu Hao see that the other party had something to ask for.

Zhu Hao asked Yu San to wait outside first, and Su Xigui also took the shopkeeper and others back.

The two sat at the only table on the second floor of the restaurant, facing more than a dozen exquisite dishes, Zhu Hao pondered, even if the family was rich, they couldn't eat so many chickens, ducks, and fish every day.

"Little master, let's move the chopsticks?" Su Xigui smiled.

Zhu Hao said: "Su Dongzhu is polite, let's talk about it directly, it's not too late to eat after speaking." ”

"Okay, Zhu Xiao's family is not a pedantic person, doing business with you is a pleasure, let's talk straight if we have something to say...... When I came, I heard that your workshop was handed over to the Zhu family? The business of those mirrors in the future ......"

As soon as Su Xigui came up, he raised the questions he was concerned about.

Zhu Hao smiled faintly: "It is not affected." ”

"Haha."

Su Xigui's eyebrows fluttered, "I know you're prepared...... How much money do those things make? The glass bowl is flashy and unrealistic, and it will crack when exposed to a little heat, which is easy to hurt people; Glass bottles and glass jars are also useless, and they are not as good as pottery vases; Glass cups and glazed tiles are a bit useful, but the price is too high to sell...... gave it to the Zhu family, it has no effect on you, but I just want to get your personal confirmation. ”

After Su Xigui got the letter from the shopkeeper, with his shrewdness, how could he not guess Zhu Hao's intentions?

handed over the glassware business that did not have much market prospect to the Zhu family, exchanged it for the permission of the Zhu family, and then monopolized the silver mirror and glasses business by himself, and threw off his arms to do a lot of work......

Su Xigui was very aware of the grievances and grievances between Zhu Hao's family and the family behind him, so he naturally stood firmly on Zhu Hao's position to consider the problem.

is not just for business, but also because he has eaten deflated at Zhu Jia's place.

"One more thing."

Su Xigui finally got to the point, "That's the case, the political envoy of this province wants to pay tribute to the imperial court, that is, a mirror that can be used as a bronze mirror, but a small mirror is not good, and a larger ...... is needed."

Zhu Hao immediately understood.

Huang Zan is now working around the court, preparing for entering the court as a Beijing official in the future, instead of currying favor with the old cabinet and the ministry, it is better to take a shortcut directly, that is, to give the emperor a generous gift that is unique in the world, and make a large glass mirror to send, the emperor will definitely like it when he sees it, and he will be promoted at that time.

Zhu Hao asked, "How big does it need?" ”

Su Xigui said with a smile: "The bigger the better, it depends on how big the silver mirror can be made by the little master...... Also, it's best to make two sides at once, and you know, this thing may not be very reliable during shipping, and in case something goes wrong, at least one side is left in reserve. ”

Thoughtful, even Zhu Hao felt that Huang Zhan's method of sending two silver mirrors to the emperor was very good.

Zhu Houzhao is a master who likes novelties, plus Huang Zhan's official reputation was good before, and he also contributed to the salt drying method for the imperial court, this time the mirror was sent, and the emperor was happy to be directly promoted to the center as a squire of the six departments.

"It's not that it doesn't work......"

Zhu Hao said that he was embarrassed, but his face was full of confidence.

Su Xigui is a smart person, of course he knows what Zhu Hao wants to express, and said with a smile: "It's not in vain to ask the little master to contribute, you think it's good...... Two mirrors, preferably more than three feet square, a guarantee of 1,500 taels of silver, plus one foot more in length or width, give you 500 taels more, up to 3,000 taels, what do you think? ”

Zhu Hao waved his hand: "You can't make something too big, the bigger it is, the easier it is to break, isn't it?" Why don't you multiply two feet by four feet, seven hundred and fifty sides, what do you think? ”

Su Xigui simply calculated, so that it was only eight square feet, one size smaller than the original nine square feet, but the price remained the same......

He smiled: "If you are still a little master, you will settle the account, then it will be a word." I don't know when I can make a mirror? I'd have sent someone to Jingshi earlier. ”

Zhu Hao thought for a while: "Why do you have ten days and a half months...... As for the glass, I have ready-made, but the craftsmanship must be exquisite, it is best to inlay the edges with gold, silver and precious stones, and the frame must also use good rosewood? ”

Su Xigui's eyes lit up when he heard this: "I want it, I want it." If you need anything, just open your mouth, and if you have a shortage, I will buy it back at a high price, or transfer it from elsewhere...... The little master is really thoughtful. ”

"Then is the owner of the Su going back to Wuchang, or is he waiting here?" Zhu Hao asked.

Su Xigui said with a smile: "Just wait here, and then go directly to Jingshi." After staying in Anlu for a few days, maybe you can talk to Tang Bohu about poetry and painting...... Is there something else going on? ”

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