I, the queen and the father, start with a deer as a horse

Chapter 169 The Shocked Glass Merchant

Palace, Hall of Mental Cultivation.

Wu Mingkong looked at the old face with bruised nose and swollen face in front of him, anger appeared between his eyebrows, and he said coldly: "Who is so bold! How dare you beat the imperial court official! Just say it, I will make the decision for you!"

Cheng Zhengdao covered one eye, recalling the scene of being beaten before, showing an expression of resentment, and said through gritted teeth: "The one who beat up the old minister was Qin Xingyan, the Minister of the Household Department who was not a son of man!"

The voice fell.

Wu Mingkong's expression became a little strange, and he asked, "Are you sure?"

Cheng Zhengdao gritted his teeth and said, "Sure! Even if Qin Xingyan is turned into ashes, the old minister will still be able to recognize him!"

Wu Mingkong had a strange expression, and said, "If I remember correctly, then Qin Xingyan is over 50 this year, how can he beat you like this?"

Cheng Zhengdao looked up at Wu Mingkong, and said with some dissatisfaction: "Could it be that your majesty suspects that the old minister is talking nonsense?!"

Wu Mingkong waved his hands and said, "I don't have that intention, don't think too much about Cheng Jijiu."

After a pause, he said again: "Again, why did he beat you?"

Cheng Zhengdao gritted his teeth and said: "On the way here, the old minister was also thinking about this issue. There are two reasons. One is that the old man expelled his son from the Imperial College, and he harbored a grudge and wanted to take revenge. Impeach the treacherous Prime Minister Fang Xiu, as a dog of the Fang Party, he is dissatisfied with this old man, so he did this murderously!"

He heard the words "traitor Fang Xiu".

Wu Mingkong's expression turned cold instantly, and he said calmly:
"I already knew about the Daqian Monthly and responded to it. What else do you want to impeach?"

When Cheng Zhengdao heard this, he couldn't help but think of the eight words "The common people like it, so what does it have to do with you".

His expression suddenly became resentful, and he said with hatred:

"Your Majesty, the sages say that if the Dao is governed by government, if it is equalized by punishment, the people will be free from shame; if the Dao is based on virtue, if it is equalized by propriety, it will be shameful and proper, so the old minister thinks"

"All right!"

Wu Mingkong didn't bother to listen to him at all, he waved his hand and said, "I know about this, you can go back."

Cheng Zhengdao was stunned, and said to himself: "Your Majesty, the sage said that the reason why you are clear is to listen, and the reason why you are dark is to believe."

Before he finished speaking, Wu Mingkong interrupted:

"You are the Imperial Academy's sacrificial wine, not the censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Just take care of the students of the Imperial Academy and don't get involved in court affairs."

"His Majesty!"

Cheng Zhengdao showed grief and indignation.

Wu Mingkong waved his hand, "Get down!"

"Your Majesty may not accept your ministers' suggestions, but you must listen to them, let alone let your ministers speak, the sage said"

Cheng Zhengdao stood where he was, with an awe-inspiring look, talking endlessly.

Wu Mingkong finally couldn't bear it anymore, he slapped the table and said coldly:
"Come here! Send Cheng Jijiu back to the Imperial College!"

"His Majesty!"

Cheng Zhengdao still wanted to advise.

Two court ladies came in and escorted him out of the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

Wu Mingkong sat on the dragon chair, looked at his back, frowned slightly when he thought of what Fang Xiu told him before, and thought: If the war starts, Cheng Zhengdao will definitely oppose it with the words of enlightenment.

Now that he has decided to support Fang Xiu, he cannot be merciful in the face of this potential threat!

Think of this.

Wu Mingkong made a decision and ordered:

"Pass down my will, let Cheng Zhengdao concentrate on writing the letter, and not leave Minglun hall without my order."

Lin Wan'er said: "Yes, Your Majesty!"

Wu Mingkong nodded, suddenly thought of something, and asked again:
"That traitor Fang Xiu, what have you been doing these two days?"

The word "traitor" blurted out, purely out of habit.

Lin Wan'er replied:

"As far as I know, Fang Xiang and the treasurer of Zhenbaozhai held a glazed exhibition in the south of the city, displaying all kinds of glazed vessels, and invited dignitaries and wealthy merchants from various countries to come and taste them."

"Is this going to sell Liuli?"

There was a look of expectation in Wu Mingkong's eyes, and he muttered to himself:
"I don't know how much silver I can sell."

"I hope there will be one million taels."

Lin Wan'er thought for a while and said:

"The Liuli Exhibition is just tonight. If Your Majesty wants to go, the servants can ask Fang Xiang for an invitation."

Wu Mingkong thought for a while, waved his hand and said:
"There are only three or four months left before the beginning of spring, and there are still many things that I need to ask.

I won't go to the colored glaze exhibition, and after it's over, I'll tell you how much money I sold. "

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Chang'an Mansion.

Sajin Street in the south of the city.

A middle-aged man in fine clothes stepped out of the carriage and looked at the restaurant not far away, his eyes flickering.

"How can such a high-quality glazed cup be sold for only 100 taels!"

"Zhenbaozhai must use this as a gimmick to lure merchants from various countries to Chang'an."

"After the people arrive, sell the glazed cups of poor quality."

"Generally speaking, as long as it's not too bad and the price is not too high, even if merchants from various countries are dissatisfied, they will buy some and ship them back when they see a profit."

"Although the method is a bit old, it is really easy to use. It's a pity that I met Wu Shengcai!"

As a merchant who started selling colored glaze, no one knows better than Wu Shengcai.

The quality of the glazed cup sent along with the invitation can be said to be one in a million!

It's cheap for 1000 taels.

But Zhenbaozhai said on the invitation that such glass cups can only be purchased for 100 taels.

If you think about it with your brain, you will know that it is absolutely impossible!
Perhaps Zhenbaozhai will indeed select a few such high-quality glazed cups and sell them for only 100 taels.

However, it is absolutely impossible for every glazed cup of the same quality to be sold at this price.

Unless Zhenbaozhai has mastered the more advanced technology of firing colored glaze, each of the glazed cups produced has such quality.

However, in Wu Shengcai's eyes, this is absolutely impossible!
"My Wu family started with colored glaze, and it has been more than [-] years now."

"The method of firing colored glaze that I have mastered is constantly improving, and the colored glaze produced can't reach such a quality, let alone the sudden appearance of Zhenbaozhai?"

"Even if they got lucky and figured out the technique of firing colored glaze, and produced some high-quality colored glaze, how could they all be like this!"

"There must be fraud in this!"

"When merchants from various countries arrive and see that the quality of Liuli is not as good as expected, it's time for my Wu Family Liuli to show its talents!"

Only then did Wu Sheng think of this, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, he looked at the servant behind him, and asked:

"Everything is packed?"

The servant held a wooden box in his hand and said, "If you go back to the master, it's all packed."

Wu Shengcai said: "It's all colored glaze made with the latest method, and one piece is worth 500 taels. If it's knocked, I'll ask you!"

When the servant heard this, he hesitated and said:
"Master, let me ask you a little too much, these colored glazes, do you really plan to sell them for 500 taels?"

Wu Shengcai frowned slightly, and said calmly, "Why not?"

The servant said: "My little eyesight, I really can't see the difference between our glazed cup and Zhenbaozhai's. They only sell it for 100 taels, but we sell it for 500 taels. Isn't the price difference too much?"

When Wu Sheng heard this, he snorted coldly and said angrily:

"idiot!"

"Do you really think that Zhenbaozhai can produce such high-quality colored glaze?"

"Even my Wu family can't do it, how could they do it!"

"It's not bad to have more than a dozen pieces of colored glaze of that quality, but most of them are colored glazes of lower quality."

"The 100 taels mentioned by Zhenbaozhai refers to those colored glazes."

"Although our colored glaze is not as good as those carefully selected by Zhenbaozhai, it is much better than ordinary colored glaze!"

"500 taels of silver, sir, I think it's a cheap sale!"

Hearing this, the servant took a peek at Wu Shengcai, and said cautiously:
"Then what if Zhenbaozhai can really produce high-quality colored glaze on a large scale?"

The voice fell.

Wu Shengcai was slightly taken aback, his eyes showing a trance look.

Obviously, he didn't think about it at all.

After all, in his eyes, the Wu family's glaze-making technology is the best in the world, so how could this sudden appearance of Zhenbaozhai compare with it.

After a few seconds of silence.

Wu Shengcai showed anger, glared at the servant, and cursed: "You bastard! Do your own thing well, why are you talking so much nonsense!"

The servant didn't dare to speak for a moment, and lowered his head.

"damn thing!"

Wu Shengcai looked at him, and recalled the question just now in his ears, and became inexplicably upset.

He wanted to give him a kick, but he was afraid of breaking the glass, so he still didn't do it.

Turning his head to look at the restaurant, he shouted:
"Follow!"

Without hesitation, he walked over.

In front of the restaurant, all kinds of luxury carriages are parked on the side of the road.

Roughly, there are hundreds of them.

This also means that Zhenbaozhai has sent out hundreds of invitations in order to hold this colored glaze exhibition.

If each invitation card comes with a top-quality glazed cup, that would be a total of one hundred pieces.

Even if it is calculated on the basis of 100 taels for one piece, it is a full 1 taels of silver!

Wu Sheng just read it, and couldn't help admiring in his heart: "Great handwriting!"
Simultaneously.

I felt a little uneasy for no reason.

How much colored glaze does Zhenbaozhai have hoarded, and they actually want to use such a method to attract dignitaries and merchants from all over the world.

Could it be that they have so many colored glazes that they can't sell them all in Qianguo?

how can that be!

Although Qianguo is weak, there are not many rich people. Even if there are [-] pieces of high-quality colored glaze, they can still eat them.

Thinking of this, Wu Shengcai frowned slightly, and the uneasiness and uneasiness in his heart became more and more intense.

Taking a deep breath, calming down, forcing myself not to think about those messy things, I walked into the restaurant.

As soon as you enter the restaurant, the first thing that catches your eyes is the dignitaries and merchants dressed in brocade clothes.

Immediately afterwards, you can see that there are many tall wooden benches on the first floor.

All kinds of glazed utensils are placed on the wooden benches.

Wu Sheng just walked to a wooden bench, looked up, and saw a delicate glass hairpin placed on it.

The colors are flowing and colorful, and the quality is crystal clear. Under the sunlight, it looks dazzling!

Glass hairpins of this quality can be said to be the best in a hundred!

It can be sold at a high price of at least 300 taels in Wu's shop!
"1000 taels of glazed cups are only sold for 100 taels."

"I don't know how much this glass hairpin worth 300 taels will sell for."

Wu Shengcai looked at the glass hairpin carefully and muttered to himself.

Then, a voice came from behind.

"Master, sell it for 30 taels."

Wu Shengcai was startled slightly, turned his head to stare at the servant, and scolded:

"Dog! What nonsense are you talking about!"

"Glass hairpins of this quality sell for 30 taels?"

"Do you think people in Zhenbaozhai are as stupid as you?!"

The servant suffered such a reprimand for no reason, with a look of grievance on his face, he said: "The sale of 30 taels is not a small thing, but a person from Zhenbaozhai!"

Wu Shengcai was taken aback, and became even more annoyed. He said angrily:

"You bitch dare to talk back!"

"Why didn't I hear someone say that this thing sells for 30 taels!"

The servant pointed to the wooden stool and said aggrievedly:

"It's written on it!"

After a pause, he continued:

"Although the young one has never read a book, he still knows a few words and can tell the difference between thirty and three hundred."

Wu Shengcai was slightly taken aback, and subconsciously turned his head to look.

A line of Xiujuan's small characters on the wooden stool is clearly visible.

"Glass hairpin No. 30, the price is [-] taels, and the quantity is [-]."

The price is 30 taels.

[-] more.

This, how is this possible!

Wu Sheng only looked at the small print.

His eyes widened, his mouth opened slightly, showing disbelief.

There is only one thought in my mind:
"This is impossible!"

(End of this chapter)