Chapter 711 The sinister business environment of the Song Dynasty
"my darling!"
When he realized his reaction, the treasure in his hand fell to the ground, and Cai Jing threw himself to the ground in screaming.
Seeing that the glass mirror was intact. Han Jing, who was next to him, explained with a smile: "Sir, under normal circumstances, this mirror will not be broken. The frame is surrounded by cork, and it will fall to the ground in normal circumstances. As long as the mirror is not directly bumped, it will not be broken."
The glass is very crisp and it falls to the ground and bumps, which is inevitable. The mirror sold by the Military Control Bureau will not be less than a few hundred cents, or even seven or eight hundred cents. Although the good days of the glass cup have come to an end, the leeks in the capital may not be so easily deceived. But it is too rare to hold on to the glass mirror, so the price will definitely be very expensive.
Such an expensive treasure will be broken if it is knocked out, wouldn’t it ruin the sign of the Military Intelligence Bureau?
Therefore, Han Jing brought the craftsmen of the Glazed Workshop to think of many ways and finally made a decision to wrap the mirror on the outer frame. Silver became the best choice. Of course, in fact, when it comes to making it easy, red copper is the best choice. But how much does red copper cost? In fact, according to Han Jing's wishes, he also wanted to make a pure gold frame.
But the pure gold frame is beyond the standard. Ordinary people cannot even wear gold hairpins, let alone gold frames?
In this way, the mirror will really become a family heirloom that only people in the palace can use. The military command will not attack the emperor, right?
Fortunately, there is no limit on silver, otherwise Han Jing would really scratch his head.
Cai Jing picked up the frame and showed a greedy look, but he still didn't dare to look at his own image in the mirror. He always felt that the mirror in his hand was not a mirror, but a fairy treasure, or a fairy treasure with strong side effects, would capture his soul away.
But he couldn't help but want to see, so he didn't look at himself. He looked at the scenery reflected in the mirror with his after-lightest light. What surprised him was that no matter how far apart the scenery could be 'sucked' into the mirror. After a long time, Cai Jing sighed: "It's a true magical thing!"
Han Jing stood by without saying a word. He could even guess what Cai Jing was thinking at this time. Isn’t it just that he was afraid that his soul would be sucked away by the mirror and turned him into an incomplete person?
He has experienced all these, even worse than Cai Jing.
Zi Buyu: The strange power is in chaos.
What does the saint mean? Because the saint believes that ghosts and gods are there, and for mortals, they need to respect them, but not to flatter them. The latter may be disturbed by ghosts and gods. To put it bluntly, it means: if there are ghosts in the heart, you will see hell; if there are no ghosts in the heart, the heaven and earth will be upright.
But there are many people in the world who understand this truth, and how many can they really do it?
Han Jing thought of the bureau. Perhaps only those who descended to the earth like the bureau will not be afraid of the magic of the mirror. Of course, Li Kui will definitely not tell Han Jing that the things he used to use every day were afraid of being furious!
Even the craftsmen who created the mirror were scared and scared when they saw the finished mirror.
The person who looks like a real person in this kind of mirror is exactly the same. At the beginning, it was as terrifying as if he was sucked into the mirror.
The bronze mirrors of the Song Dynasty during this period showed more of the shadows of people. Even if they got closer, they could not see clearly. Suddenly, it seemed as if the person was in the mirror, which immediately made people's fear and horror overshadow the magic of the mirror itself.
But soon, people will get used to the magic of this mirror.
Just like Cai Jing, he wrapped his palm in a mirror, took a look here and there, this trick was like fishing for Kaizi in later generations. He used a makeup mirror to fake makeup, but looked at all the men around him. Cai Jing did not have this kind of awareness, and he felt very magical. He could not turn his head, and you could see the scenery behind him. I just asked if you were afraid?
If he had been in the court before, he could rely on the treasure in his hand to see the hostility of everyone around him.
Cai Jing immediately said to Li Kui that this mirror was for women. It is obvious that the important officials of the court can also use it! It is also a must-have artifact for court officials.
Even when preparing to plan major events in the court, if there is such a mirror, or simply embedded in the tablet, it can be moved and send each other a secret code... Such magical weapons are simply magic weapons that the censors must have.
Of course, this idea was just a thought in Cai Jing's mind.
He dared not question Li Kui's wise decision. No matter whether it is right or wrong, he would not refute it, and only knew how to do it.
This is a necessary cultivation for a horseman and has nothing to do with his position.
The only thing that worried Cai Jing was the output of mirrors. If the output of such a magical object could not keep up, the pricing would be higher. On the surface, high prices could make a lot of money and make considerable profits. However, Cai Jing was a professional talent in charge of the Ministry of Revenue Transfer. He understood one thing: only if any goods have a wider audience, they can get greater profits. For example, sea salt, as long as they charge ten cents of tax per kilogram of salt, the Ministry of Revenue of the Song Dynasty could charge nearly seven million chunks of extra income per kilogram of salt every year.
Compared with the salt price of around 100 ci in the Tang Dynasty, the salt price in the Song Dynasty was pitifully low. The best sea salt was only 45 ci per kilogram. Most ordinary people eat twenty-five ci per kilogram, and they charge more than 10 ci and eight ci per kilogram of salt, which has no effect on ordinary people's families. But the court can increase six or seven million ci every year, which is huge profits!
The more expensive things are, they will be difficult to sell. Even if the cost is very low, they will not make much profit.
Just like a glass cup, when one is five thousand guan, the sales volume is only a few dozen.
But when the price of glass cups falls below 500 guan per person, the crowd becomes thousands or tens of thousands. The former has a high profit per single profit, but in total, only a profit of more than 100,000 guan.
The latter seems that the profit of a single glass cup is low, but it brings millions of yuan in profits. The gap is obvious, and Cai Jing is more willing to make the mirror in his hand a luxury that most powerful people can afford rather than the exclusive enjoyment of a few people. As for ordinary people, Cai Jing doesn't consider it. He can't even eat meat and wants to be beautiful. What kind of dream of a thousand years?
Cai Jing put away the mirror and placed it close to his chest. Then he threatened Han Jing with his eyes. The latter said tactfully: "The villain knows nothing."
Cai Jing nodded with satisfaction and asked, "How is the output of this mirror?"
Speaking of output, Han Jing immediately became energetic and proudly said: "Sir, since the bureau improved the workshop process, all the craftsmen have only done part of the process. The villain was short-sighted and thought that this would reduce the yield and the quality. But unexpectedly, the production of the workshop is more than ten times more than that of making glass cups. Moreover, mirrors are much more troublesome than making glass cups. When craftsmen do some of the processes, the efficiency is greatly improved, and the output naturally increases."
"Ten times?" Cai Jing was extremely satisfied. The joy between his eyebrows was vividly revealed, and he said emotionally: "Thank you for your hard work."
"If it weren't for the training of the bureau chief and the adults, the villain would not have the same decentness as he is today." Han Jing bowed his head and bowed and pleased Cai Jing. He, a craftsman, wouldn't he dare to take the word "hard work".
I dare not do all the credit, it is all from Li Kui and Cai Jing.
Of course, the most important thing is Li Kui's contribution.
The outstanding effect of the mirror should have been very suitable for opening up sales, but there was a huge increase in demand in one place, which forced Cai Jing to temporarily give up his sales.
The name of the treasure mirror is only legends, but no real objects.
Harem.
The Empress Dowager surrounded a group of female officials and palace maids in the uterus, blocking the emperor's way. Emperor Zhao Xu hurriedly got out of the carriage and bowed and said, "Son, I have seen the mother."
Empress Dowager Xiang is the empress of Emperor Shenzong and Zhao Xu's legitimate mother.
This woman has no son, so she can only afford the concubines born by Shenzong. Among them, the "son" that Empress Dowager Xiang dislikes the most is Emperor Zhao Xu. She used to like Zhao Ji the most, but now Zhao Ji's maternal love has also been deprived.
It is a purposeful act to block the emperor's way.
She said to the emperor's brother indignantly: "The imperial concubine Liu attacked the queen Meng, didn't the official family want to say?"
A sneak attack?
The first thing Emperor Zhao Xu thought of was that Liu Qingjing was twitching with a big belly.
The other party is his queen Meng.
The palms and backs of hands are flesh, and it is not suitable for anyone to hurt. Of course, compared to the imperial concubine, the concubine is much more fragrant than the queen, which is the bias in the heart of Emperor Zhao Xu. But on the surface, he will not say it out. The daughter-in-law is fighting, and the mother-in-law is unable to uphold justice. Queen Mother-in-law is so angry in her heart! But there is no way, Liu Qingyan is now happy, her belly is getting bigger and bigger, and the earth is big, and the pregnant woman is the biggest.
Especially for the Zhao family, the prince has not been born yet, and any pregnant woman in the harem must be protected.
But Empress Meng is the leader of the six palaces after all. Although Zhao Xu is quite dissatisfied with his queen, this dissatisfaction is more because Empress Meng was chosen by his grandmother Empress Gao, not by him, and that's all. Moreover, Meng's personality is gentle and easy-going, and Zhao Xu is also very happy to "bully" it.
Punishing Empress Meng is the victim.
Punishing Liu Qingjing, this is a pregnant woman.
For a moment, the emperor's face turned red and white, and he didn't know what to do. Empress Dowager Xiang felt even more angry when he saw this scene. Shenzong was like this back then. She was obviously the queen, but she spoiled the lowly sluts in the harem. Yes, Empress Dowager Xiang didn't like Liu Qingjing either, and believed that only Empress Meng was her daughter-in-law.
After a long time, Emperor Zhao Xu said embarrassedly: "Mother, have they taken action?"
"No."
"Say against each other?"
Zhao Xu suddenly felt relieved. If there were any verbal battles, the ten Empress Meng would not be Liu Qingjing's opponents.
"How is it appropriate for the nobles in the palace to curse?" Empress Dowager Xiang said with a gloomy face: "I didn't even meet."
It was strange. Zhao Xu was amazed in his heart. How could Liu Qingjing bully Queen Meng without meeting him? He didn't understand very much. Could it be that Liu Qingjing could use the magic weapon of immortals?
Almost the same is the magic weapon of the immortal family.
Xiang Meng said angrily: "Your concubine, using a glass mirror, let someone hang it on the corner of the bedroom, and then shine it into the southwest corner of Meng's yard. It is close to the main hall corridor."
this……
This should be witchcraft, perhaps, Zhao Xu was not sure. But the effect was amazing, and Meng couldn't sleep these days.
This is also a matter of particularity. Although the southwest corner of the house faces south, it actually cannot shine into the sun all year round. This place is considered to be the residence of Yin Gods, called "O". This is a god. The gods who have not seen the sun all year round are damaged by the sun and must hide. Then they run around in the entire hall.
These are all speculations, but if you can’t resist it, someone will believe it!
Meng believed this deeply. Since the mirror on the corner of Liu Qingjing's house looked at her palace, she felt the wind in the palace, and people were also in fear and anxiety. Insomnia was inevitable.
At this time, Empress Dowager Xiang, who is a mother-in-law, stood up to be fair, and this is reasonable.
The question is, is this useful?
After the emperor returned to the imperial concubine's bedroom and told Liu Qingjing about this time, the latter cried sadly: "You all bully me!"
The pregnant woman was heartbroken, but she was frightened by Zhao Xu. The Liulijing must not be removed. If it hurts the fetal aura, the emperor must be anxious.
Go to Empress Dowager Xiang to report that Empress Dowager Xiang would not buy it.
As a last resort, the emperor also gave Empress Meng a glass mirror.
Queen Meng followed suit and hung the mirror on the corner of the house, calling it: "Bounce!"
Concubine Liu was dissatisfied and used Li Kui's sister-in-law and the imperial concubine of the Song Dynasty to order people to take away the inventory in the treasury of the Military Control Bureau.
They all hung on the corner of the house and called it: "Suppress!"
The queen tried to commit suicide, and Empress Dowager Xiang looked at Empress Meng again. The emperor had no choice but to ask the military commander to work overtime. The glass mirrors produced were transported to the palace and hung on the corner of the queen's house, and called it: "Anti-suppression!"
So soon after, there was a mirror on the corner of the palace house. If someone passed by the side and found that he was blinding, he would immediately jump away nervously. He covered his chest and leaned against the palace wall to breathe, and said intently: "It's so dangerous! I almost got hit."
Don't be surprised, this is not because this person was attacked by a sneak attack, but because he stepped on the reflected light in the mirror, in order not to be possessed by ghosts and gods.
Such a huge war in the palace immediately attracted the attention of the court. Then, in the court, officials of the Song Dynasty finally saw the magic of the glass mirror.
But this is not the key. The key is that the battlefield of the palace has seriously interfered with the normal national policy of the Song Dynasty.
So Li Kui finally waited for the emperor's oral order: "The mirror produced by the Military Control Bureau is sold to the public every year except for ten sides of the palace."
Even when Li Kui received this oral order, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
The water in this capital is too deep, but compared to the palace, the capital is just a shallow beach.
Even he didn't expect that the first time the glazed mirror appeared in the world was to shine in a contest of "witchcraft". It would be fine if it was really useful, but the key was that it was useless and consumed so much inventory in vain. If these treasures were sold, the Military Administration would probably have to build two treasuries.
Finally waiting for the sale permit, Li Kui asked Cai Jing: "Chief Yuan, have you left this matter to you? Have you thought of a solution?"
"Don't worry, everything is in control." After saying that, Cai Jing smiled proudly.
Since Li Kui wanted to sell the mirror to the noble ladies in Beijing, Cai Jing would definitely not sell it to court officials. Cai Jing was thinking about the courtesans who were popular in the capital, which was undoubtedly a trend that led the reform of the boudoir in the capital, and he had to go to Sifang to conduct open and secret investigations.
Chapter completed!