"What is this?"

Fu Youde looked at the glass all over the ground in front of him and swallowed hard.

This glass is not unaware of him, it is quite popular among the powerful, and it is often unattainable.

The huge wealth in front of him was thrown to the ground at will.

Tyrannical Creatures!

This was the first thought that rose in Fu Youde's heart.

"How is it, old man, our eldest grandson is amazing, right?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked Fu Youde, who was already stunned, with some pride.

"This ...... This was all made by His Highness? ”

Fu Youde licked his dry lips and asked with some incredulity.

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded undoubtedly.

Fu Youde suddenly thought of something, and his heart pounded.

Such a fetish can be artificially mass-produced!

What is it?

This is the art of turning stones into gold!

Now Henan and Shandong have suffered serious floods, and the gap in the imperial court's disaster relief grain is as high as 2 million taels, no wonder the emperor has to come here early in the morning.

"Your Majesty, do you want to ......"

Before Fu Youde finished speaking, he saw Huang Xiongying walk in and hurriedly swallowed his words back.

"Grandpa, Grandpa Fu, you're here!"

Huang Xiongying walked in with a smile.

When Zhu Yuanzhang saw Huang Xiongying, he unconsciously showed a smile on his face, and said: "Xiongying, your glass is a lot more than what we saw two days ago!" ”

"Not really."

Huang Xiongying smiled and said, "Didn't I tell you, this thing is not really glass, and it is not difficult to make, if it is really a large-scale production, you can have as much as you want!" ”

When Fu Youde on the side heard this, his eyes couldn't hide the shock.

It's not glass!

As much as you want!

So if you use this thing to buy it as glass, won't it become a cornucopia?

Just thinking about it, I only heard Zhu Yuanzhang say: "Xiongying, can you make this thing into all kinds of colorful appearances?" ”

Huang Xiongying was slightly stunned, he didn't understand why the old man suddenly asked this.

But he tried to make a glass cabbage yesterday, and now that the old man asks, it's just time to show him.

The production process of glass cabbage is not difficult.

It is only necessary to reprocess the glass that has been fired into a gelatinous form, and the most difficult point is in the craftsmanship.

Good craftsmanship can make good-looking glass cabbage.

Ten years of signing on the banks of the Qinhuai River, there is no problem with craftsmanship for Huang Xiongying.

"Grandpa, you wait here for a while, I'll come when I go."

With that, Huang Xiongying turned around and entered the back room......

When he came out, Huang Xiongying was already holding a glass cabbage in his hand.

"This ......"

Zhu Yuanzhang and Fu Youde's eyes widened.

The glass cabbage in front of me, the roots are crystal clear, the leaves are verdant, at first glance, it is simply a divine object!

Even the two of them, who were accustomed to seeing treasures, were also shocked in their hearts.

It is so easy for humans to produce such a visually striking object.

It's incredible.

Swallowing another mouthful of saliva, Fu Youde asked dryly: "Childe, can you really make this thing at will?" ”

Huang Xiongying nodded: "To tell you the truth, not only me, as long as I master this process, many people can make it, so as long as this process spreads, it will not be valuable, but if the craftsmanship is good, it may be worth some money." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned to observe this glass cabbage for a long time, and when he raised his eyes to look at Huang Xiongying, he couldn't hide his heat: "Xiongying, can you help grandpa make some of them, just like this cabbage, and make some things like horses, tigers, birds, and carp?" ”

？？？

Huang Xiongying showed a puzzled look and asked, "Grandpa, do you want to ......?"

Before the words were spoken, Zhu Yuanzhang had already nodded.

"But ......"

Huang Xiongying looked at Zhu Yuanzhang and said, "But didn't grandpa say two days ago that he wouldn't let his grandson take this thing to collect money?" ”

Zhu Yuanzhang sighed lightly and said: "We did say it, but now that the situation is compelling, we are helpless, and this thing is something that the powerful and those big families can afford, and it doesn't hurt to take some money from them." ”

Huang Xiongying nodded, but still said with some worry: "Grandpa, you also said that those who can afford it are the powerful and big families, even the royal family, if after a few years, this technology spreads, won't it offend these people to death?" ”

"Although this move can quickly gather a fortune, it is also quite risky!"

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said, "It's okay, grandpa is not afraid!" ”

When Huang Xiongying heard this, he pondered for a moment and asked, "Grandpa has been short of money recently?" ”

Zhu Yuanzhang hesitated for a moment, rubbed his hands, and said, "Eldest grandson, I won't tell you, grandpa has been on hand recently...... It's a bit tight indeed. ”

Huang Xiongying nodded in understanding.

Money is a little useful, and there are many uses.

The old man was short of money, he was not too surprised, after all, there were not many officials in the Hongwu Dynasty.

"Grandpa, then you can pick a few things to sell."

"No!"

Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head and clenched his fists: "I want them all!" ”

"Can you give us another hundred shaped glass like cabbage?"

Well?

One hundred!

Huang Xiongying looked at the old man with some surprise, in his impression, the old man has always been thrifty, why did he become so greedy at this time?

The glass cabbage that he gave him just now, now he has to sell it for tens of thousands of taels of silver, and if he puts it out, this hundred is not a small amount!

Enough to rebel!

What does this old man want to do?

Thinking in his heart, Huang Xiongying said tentatively: "Grandpa, this thing is not a real treasure, maybe it will be worthless in a few years, you have to think clearly, if you offend all the magnates of Jingshi at once, maybe you will ...... There will also be royal ......"

Zhu Yuanzhang raised his hand to interrupt Huang Xiongying and said, "It's okay, even if we offend the powerful people of the Quanjing Division this time, we have to do it." ”

"But ......"

Huang Xiongying continued: "But if it reaches Emperor Hongwu, you know that Emperor Hongwu has always hated corrupt officials, as well as businessmen who make profits by any means, once his old man is angry, I am afraid that a few heads will not be enough to cut off!" ”

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, the corners of his mouth turned up slightly, and said: "Good grandson, you don't have to worry about this matter, we have our own measure, if something happens, we will be responsible, and it will never affect you." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes were firm, it seemed that he had to earn this money.

Huang Xiongying saw it in his eyes and sighed.

It is said that a man dies for wealth, and a bird dies for food.

on this.

Huang Xiongying, who is a man of two lives, has a deep understanding.

The old man shouldn't be such a person, does he have any troubles?

He did not hesitate to offend the magnates of the Quanjing Division, and even Emperor Hongwu couldn't suppress him.

Last time, I told myself again, if you are the emperor Yunyun.

Could it be ......

Thinking of this, Huang Xiongying asked, "Grandpa, to be honest, what do you want to do with such a large sum of money?" ”

Zhu Yuanzhang pondered for a moment, sighed lightly, and said: "Let's tell you the truth, let's also do it for the people this time, a few days ago, Henan and Shandong suffered heavy rains, many river embankments burst, flooded fields and houses, millions of people were displaced, and the imperial court disaster relief silver was short of more than two million taels, so grandpa thought of your glass here to see if he could make up for the shortfall." ”

"Whew-"

Huang Xiongying let out a sigh: "So that's the case, my grandson still thinks it's ......"

"Why?"

Zhu Yuanzhang saw that Huang Xiongying did not continue, and asked curiously.

Huang Xiongying secretly glanced at Fu Youde, who was drinking tea next to him, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately understood, and said with a smile: "Your grandfather Fu is his own person, but it doesn't hurt to say anything." ”

Huang Xiongying said: "My grandson just thought that you were going to rebel!" ”

Burst!

Fu Youde squirted out a sip of tea directly.

Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned, and then couldn't help laughing: "Stinky boy, what are you thinking about in your head!" ”

"Not ......"

Huang Xiongying smiled a little embarrassedly and said, "Last time you said that if your grandson was Emperor Yunyun, this time you suddenly wanted to seek a huge amount of silver, it is difficult not to let your grandson not think about it......"

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded with a smile to show understanding.

"Okay, now that you've figured it out, then the eldest grandson shouldn't object to us selling your glass, right?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked with a smile.

No, Huang Xiongying shook his head.

Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned: "What, is there a problem?" ”

Under the puzzled eyes of Zhu Yuanzhang and Fu Youde, Huang Xiongying replied: "If you want to raise money for disaster relief, you don't need to offend the powerful and big families of the whole Beijing Division. ”

"Oh?"

Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly showed a curious look: "Could it be that our eldest grandson has a better way?" ”

Huang Xiongying nodded.

This made Zhu Yuanzhang and Fu Youde suddenly show expectant looks.

Especially Zhu Yuanzhang.

He didn't want to use fake glass to deceive the powerful and big families of the Jingshi, not because he was afraid of offending them, nor because he felt that it was inappropriate to defraud them of their money, but because, in this way, he had a very bad start.

Even the emperor took the lead in seeking money by all means, so the businessmen all over the world did not follow suit, and there was one more excuse from now on, such a trend could not be opened.

But in the face of the millions of victims in the disaster area, he must not sit idly by.

This made Zhu Yuanzhang very contradictory.

Almost sleepless all night, in the end, he decided to solve the urgent need first, after all, human life is at stake!

Now that his eldest grandson says there is a better way, how can he not look forward to it?

Just thinking about it, he saw Huang Xiongying take something out of the house, and when he looked at it, the thing in his grandson's hand was still the imitation glass product, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but show a puzzled look.

"Xiongying, what is this?"

Zhu Yuanzhang asked puzzledly, but in the next second, his mouth was slightly open, and the whole person was completely stunned, as if frozen.

Because Huang Xiongying put the imitation glass products in front of him.

In that thing.

He could clearly see his already sluggish face.

It's so clear.

Even the wrinkles on his face can be seen clearly, as if he is a real self behind the mirror.

It's a mirror.

Of course Zhu Yuanzhang knows.

There is such a description in the "Mulan Ci" of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, when the window is cloudy and sideburns, the mirror is decaled yellow.

At this time, people use copper mirrors, after the copper sheet is polished and smooth, it can reflect the image of the person, the good quality copper mirror can see a little more clearly, and the poor quality can only roughly see the outline, as for the makeup and hair accessories, it basically depends on blindness.

However, now this clear mirror in front of him is the only thing Zhu Yuanzhang has seen in his life.

It turned out that there were so many wrinkles on his face, and there were a lot of age spots, but fortunately, his heroic appearance had not changed......

Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned for a while.

Fu Youde also hurriedly came over to take a look, and was immediately dumbfounded.

It's a long time.

The shock in the hearts of the two dissipated a little.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Huang Xiongying with burning eyes: "Eldest grandson, this ...... You also made this mirror? ”

Huang Xiongying nodded: "Actually, it's not difficult, just put a thin layer of silver liquid on the back of that glass imitation." ”

Isn't it difficult?

The corners of Zhu Yuanzhang's mouth twitched slightly.

Good for a while.

Zhu Yuanzhang sighed:

"Eldest grandson, our good eldest grandson is really ...... That's great! ”

At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang could not find any words to praise Huang Xiongying.

It's just that the love and joy in those eyes are ten times better than words.

Huang Xiongying looked at the excited Zhu Yuanzhang and said, "Grandpa, if you want to raise money for disaster relief, we don't have to sell the fake glass, let's sell the real mirror!" ”

"Hmm."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded heavily.

I only heard Huang Xiongying say: "Because it is a special period, we will sell a small mirror for ten taels of silver, and a larger one will be more expensive, and a large mirror that can reflect the whole body will be sold for one hundred taels of silver." ”

"There are millions of people in Beijing, and there are not a few powerful people, such mirrors are considered novelties, and they are also essential for home, small mirrors are not too expensive to sell, and large mirrors are expensive and can afford to consume, I think no one will refuse."

"In this way, we only need to sell tens of thousands of mirrors, which is enough to raise enough money for disaster relief!"

Huang Xiongying said eloquently, but Zhu Yuanzhang had red eyes.

Holding the mirror in his hand tremblingly, Zhu Yuanzhang looked and looked, touched and touched, his eyes were overflowing with excitement and love, and he muttered in his mouth:

"Good grandson, our good grandson......"

After a while, Zhu Yuanzhang raised his eyes to look at Huang Xiongying, his eyes were burning, and said: "You have made a great contribution, sharing worries for the court, solving problems for the emperor, and even more for the benefit of millions of victims in the disaster area!" ”

"Xiongying, say, what do you want? Grandpa asked Old Man Hongwu to reward you! ”