Glass and mirrors are so popular that business is booming. No, the word "hot" is no longer enough to describe it, and "unprecedented" is the most appropriate. Fortunately, the Liang family has long been an imperial merchant and has the support of the imperial court, otherwise the Liang family's glass and mirror business will definitely not be able to be saved.

Seeing that the business of glass and mirrors is so prosperous, the families naturally want to get a piece of the pie. They didn't want to cooperate with the Liang family at first, and they wanted to do their own glass and mirror business, but their people couldn't make glass. They looked for the best porcelain masters in Da Zhou, but no matter how the porcelain masters experimented, they just couldn't make glass.

Mercury mirrors are easy to make. Families and merchants made it. Now, various styles of mercury mirrors appear among the people. From the beginning of the rarity, it has become something that every household has, just like the previous bronze mirror.

Because the mercury mirror has become an ordinary object, its price has fallen very quickly. It is now at the same price as a bronze mirror. However, the price of glass has not fallen.

Regarding the formula of the glass, the families and merchants tried their best to obtain it, but this was a secret of His Royal Highness the King of Han and the Liang family, how could they easily obtain it. Besides, all the glass is currently made in the swamp house, not elsewhere.

Although glass is very popular and there are many people who order glass, Zhao Yao does not plan to produce glass on a large scale. If glass becomes as common as porcelain, glass will become cheaper. Therefore, Zhao Yao formulated a strategy of "hunger marketing".

Regarding Zhao Yao's refusal to hand over the glass formula to the imperial court, the emperor and Dasi Nong, that is, the future Hubu Shangshu, were very dissatisfied.

As soon as the court came to court on this day, Dasi Nong went to the emperor.

"Your Majesty, you can talk to His Royal Highness the King of Han and let the court do the glass business." If the imperial court were to make glass, a lot of money would definitely go into the treasury.

The emperor glared at Dasi Nong, and said angrily, "Do you think I didn't tell him? "He's not stupid and doesn't see how profitable glass is.

"Why is His Royal Highness King Han so searching this time?" Da Si Nong didn't understand why His Royal Highness the Han King, who had always been generous, was so stingy on the glass this time. In the past, His Royal Highness the King of Han made new tea, new salt, cement and green bricks, as well as red bricks, but they were all handed over to the imperial court. "Your Majesty, did you provoke His Royal Highness the King of Han somewhere?"

Seeing Da Si Nong looking at him with a questioning expression, the emperor was so angry that he didn't bother to pay attention to him.

Seeing the emperor's silent expression, Dasi Nong thought that he had guessed correctly, so he persuaded the emperor bitterly: "Your Majesty, what do you an elder have to worry about with His Royal Highness the King of Han. You also saw that glass made money, and for the sake of money, you coaxed His Royal Highness the King of Han. ”

When the emperor saw that Da Si Nong asked him not to make trouble unreasonably, he laughed angrily: "When did Lao Tzu offend that stinky boy?" ”

"Huh?" Da Si Nong looked suspicious, "Did you really not offend His Royal Highness the King of Han?" ”

The Emperor yelled angrily, "No. ”

"Then why didn't His Royal Highness the King of Han hand over the formula of the glass to the imperial court?" With the emperor's temperament, he must have offended His Royal Highness the King of Han, otherwise His Royal Highness the King of Han would not have given the formula for the glass.

The emperor glanced at him and dared to doubt his big Si Nong: "The stinky boy said that he wants to do his own glass business." ”

"Your Majesty, the imperial court must do glass business, it's all money." Da Si Nong was eager to go to Lingnan in person to discuss the glass business with His Royal Highness the King of Han. "Since the canals and roads have been built, the bottom of the treasury has been emptied. If the imperial court had done the glass business, the money for building canals and roads would not have to be worried. ”

"The bottom of the treasury has been emptied?" The emperor had a "you're kidding" expression.

Dasi Nong said without changing his face: "Yes, the cost of building canals and roads is like flowing water, and the bottom of the treasury is really about to be emptied, so the emperor, you will persuade His Royal Highness the King of Han again." ”

"Tell that stinky boy yourself, see if he believes you." The emperor did not believe a word about Dasi Nong's statement that the bottom of the treasury was about to be emptied. This guy likes to be alarmist the most, and it is clear that the bottom of the treasury is still very rich.

"Your Majesty, otherwise, you can discuss with His Royal Highness the King of Han, can you let the imperial court cooperate with him in the glass business?" "Even if it's four?" ”

"Tell him yourself."

"Can the minister consult with His Royal Highness the King of Han?" As a minister of the court, you can't contact the vassal king privately. If he could contact the vassal king, Dasi Nong would have written to Zhao Yao who was far away in Lingnan.

"I'm right."

Da Si Nong said with a happy face: "Emperor Xie." ”

Looking at Da Si Nong's happy expression, the emperor couldn't help but splash him with cold water: "On the matter of glass, the stinky boy has a big opinion, and he will not agree to your proposal." ”

"There is a lot of opinion, why is that?"

The emperor told Dasi Nong the reason why Zhao Yao was angry. After hearing this, Da Si Nong was silent for a while, and after a while, he sighed softly: "His Royal Highness the King of Han cares about the people, no wonder he is so angry. ”

"The stinky boy said that the Liang family will hand over the taxes on the glass, and let the court not break the idea of glass." The emperor added, "He also said that if the court forces him to hand over the recipe for glass, then he will not give any good things to the court in the future." ”

"What?" Da Si Nong was shocked and said, "Is it so ruthless? ”

The emperor looked at Da Si Nong for a long time: "Do you still want to persuade that stinky boy to cooperate with the imperial court in the glass business?" ”

Da Si Nong hurriedly shook his head and said, "No, no, no." "Although it is a pity that you can't do glass business, you must not offend His Royal Highness King Han. His Royal Highness the King of Han is the god of wealth in the imperial court.

"The recipe of the cement and green and red bricks that the stinky boy handed in before, can't you make the court make a lot of money, why are you poor when you come to me?" The emperor knew the bottom of the treasury. "Less is called poor in front of me." This guy likes to call poor in front of him the most.

"Your Majesty, the imperial court began to make cement and green and red bricks, but these can't be sold for the time being, and they are currently distributed to the border, so that the border can rebuild the city wall with cement and green and red bricks." At the mention of money, Da Si Nong's expression was very serious, "By the way, I still have to cultivate the official road." Not to mention making money, now the imperial court is sticking money to make cement and green and red bricks. ”

"Can't you sell some?"

"Your Majesty, instead of making money, the most important thing now is to re-strengthen the border defense." Don't look at Dasi Nong as a miser, but he also knows that things are prioritized.

The emperor looked at Da Si Nong in surprise: "I didn't see it, I thought you had fallen into the eyes of money." ”

Da Si Nong said with a hurt face: "Your Majesty, how can you look at your ministers like this? ”

"Okay, let's stop acting in front of me." The emperor had an expression of "what kind of character you have, I don't know yet".

Da Si Nong put away the sad expression on his face, and his expression became solemn.

"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the King of Han's glass business is too eye-catching, I'm afraid that some people will have bad intentions and will target His Royal Highness the King of Han, you let His Royal Highness the King of Han pay attention." The wealth is exciting, and the glass business is so hot now that everyone wants a piece of the pie. Don't talk about the families, let's just say that a few princes will not be able to sit still. As far as he knew, His Royal Highness the Acting King and His Royal Highness King Jing both wanted a piece of the glass business.

The emperor understood what Da Si Nong meant, and said with a smile: "The stinky boy is fine, he has expected it a long time ago." ”

Da Si Nong was still not very relieved, "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the King of Han is too young, those people are all old foxes, if His Royal Highness the King of Han does not agree to them, you see, His Royal Highness the King of Han will fly all over the sky." "His Royal Highness the King of Senhan is still light. Those people may also use insidious methods in secret, and then force His Royal Highness the King of Han to teach the recipe of glass. "Aren't you worried that His Royal Highness King Han is in danger?"

"If that stinky boy can't even handle this little thing, then I'm going to be disappointed." The emperor changed his impropriety and said, "Since he wants to start his own glass business, he should know the consequences of doing so." And these things are not something that he can escape if he goes to Lingnan. ”

As the emperor's confidant minister, Dasi Nong naturally knew the status of His Royal Highness King Han in the emperor's mind.

"Your Majesty, are you going to temper His Royal Highness the King of Han?"

"The stinky boy thinks that if he goes to Lingnan, he will be able to hide from everything in the court, then he is naïve." The emperor narrowed his eyes slightly, raised the corners of his mouth and smiled meaningfully, "The show has begun, how can the stinky boy be absent." ”

Da Si Nong silently sympathized with Zhao Yao who was far away in Lingnan in his heart.

Poor His Royal Highness the King of Han didn't know what he was about to face yet.

"By the way, Xiao Shi, that stinky boy gave me a note, you can take a look." The emperor took out Zhao Yao's recital from a pile of recitals, and then threw it directly to Dasi Nong.

As soon as Da Si Nong heard this, his eyes lit up, and his expression was a little excited: "Your Majesty, what good things has His Royal Highness the King of Han made?" He now feels that when His Royal Highness King Han was in the capital before, he was still hiding and tucking in, and he didn't show his true talent. When he went to Lingnan, he made good things one after another, and each one was more amazing than the other.

"No, it's about customs, you can take a good look."

As soon as he heard that it was about the customs, Da Si Nong's expression instantly became serious, and he hurriedly opened Zhao Yao's recital.

In the song, Zhao Yao told the emperor that he was going to set up a customs office in Marsh Province. He has always wanted to make Swamp Province the largest overseas trade state capital in the Great Zhou, so he naturally wants to set up customs in a serious manner. He also set the customs tariffs for various items in detail.

"Your Majesty, is the customs tax set by His Royal Highness the King of Han a little lower?" This is two tiers lower than the customs tax set up by the imperial court.

"This is only a temporary customs tax, and the purpose is to attract overseas foreign countries to do business in Dazhou." The Emperor added, "It is his intention to convene the first Marsh Province Trade Conference in May next year, to which several nearby foreign nations will be invited." ”

"You said this before, and the minister thinks that a trade conference can be held." Dasi Nong said thoughtfully, "If the trade conference held by His Royal Highness the King of Han is very successful, the minister thinks that other seaside state capitals can also hold it. ”

The emperor bowed slightly, "You arrange for some people to go to the Swamp Mansion next year to see the trade conference held by Xiao Shi, so that they can study hard." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty."

The emperor pointed to the fold in Dasinon's hand and said, "You go on. ”

"Yes." Seeing the content behind him, Da Si Nong broke out in a cold sweat on his back, and his expression became very nervous, "Your Majesty, what His Royal Highness the King of Han said is very true, we must be careful." "If it hadn't been for His Royal Highness the King of Han to bring it up, he wouldn't have found out at all.

The emperor nodded and said, "Then do it according to Xiao Shi." ”

"Your Majesty, the minister agrees with the plan proposed by His Royal Highness the King of Han to go to the West, which is the best way to promote the prestige of my Great Zhou Dynasty." His Royal Highness the King of Han, you have so many good policies and proposals in your heart, why didn't you say a word when you were in the capital. How much are you hiding?

"Since you support it, then draw up a list, and wait until next year's Xiaoshi will finish the trade conference, and then send someone to the West."

Da Sinong asked: "Did the imperial court send people, didn't His Royal Highness the King of Han send them?" ”

"Work with that stinky boy, send someone to the swamp mansion to find that stinky boy first, and then he will arrange everything."

Da Si Nong knew in his heart how much benefit this plan would bring to Da Zhou, and he was very excited: "The minister will arrange this matter immediately. "His Royal Highness the King of Han is worthy of being the God of Wealth of the Imperial Court, and this plan to go to the West can bring wealth to the Imperial Court." Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the King of Han is going to hold a trade conference, should the imperial court notify those foreign countries and let them participate? "On the surface, His Royal Highness the King of Han is not favored by the emperor and does not have any power in the court. His Royal Highness the King of Han invited those foreigners, and I am afraid that those foreigners would not look down on His Royal Highness the King of Han and would not be willing to send people to attend the trade conference held by His Royal Highness the King of Han.

"He proposed to do it himself, so let him figure it out by himself." The Emperor didn't intend to meddle in this matter, he wanted to see if the stinky boy could make the Gentiles submit to him.

It's the end of the month, and the old irons are asking for monthly passes!