Daming: I, Yang Xian, really govern Yang!

Chapter 139 Free things are often the most expensive
Yangzhou.

Glass factory warehouse.

Although Zhu Biao knew that Yang Xian wanted to make glassware, he was still stunned when he looked at a room full of sparkling glassware.

How much time has passed.

For such a large batch of glazed wares, the glazed ware bureau in the imperial palace could not produce so much in a year in the past.

Zhu Biao's eyes swept over these glass vessels one by one, and his eyes became more and more amazed. Whether it was the emerald green glass cups, or the glass decorations in the shapes of various animals, the soaring eagles, and the horses with flying swallows. This full of things Every item in the house is a rare treasure.

Compared with these, the glazed wares in Ouchi's inventory are simply tatters.

"Yang Qing, are you making these these days?" Zhu Biao couldn't help but ask.

Yang Xian nodded and said, "Thanks to the help of Master Jin and others brought by His Highness, I just improved the firing method."

Zhu Biao knew nothing about Master Jin's abilities.

Therefore, he naturally attributed all the credit to Yang Xian.

"Yang Qing, you have people posting notices everywhere, do you plan to sell these glazed wares to those wealthy businessmen in the south of the Yangtze River?" Zhu Biao asked.

Yang Xian nodded. He glanced at Zhu Biao and saw that Zhu Biao wanted to transport these exquisite glassware to the palace, but the treasury had no money, so he was embarrassed to speak.

Yang Xian smiled and said: "Your Highness knows that the ultimate purpose of building this glass factory is to bake glass. That is the stain-free glass you call. If there is a need in the palace, they can bake the stain-free glass in the future. After finishing the installation, I will select a batch of fine products and send them to you."

"As for the glassware in front of you, they are just defective products during the firing process."

Zhu Biao couldn't help but blush when Yang Xian saw his thoughts at a glance.

He really had this idea just now, and wanted the imperial court to come forward and buy these glazed wares directly. After all, even the imperial palace did not have such exquisite glazed wares.

And such exquisite glazed ware was actually just a defective product in Yang Xian's mouth, but when he thought of the stain-free glazed ware compared with it, it all made sense.

"Similar to the previous snowflake salt, if the same product is not difficult to make, then when the quantity reaches a certain level, the price will definitely drop to where its true value lies." Yang Xian looked at Zhu Biao and said seriously . "It's not just these glassware, it's also the same for the glass products I'm going to produce next."

In Yang Xian's eyes, this kind of money can only be earned for one or two years.

After that, he planned to promote glass products on a large scale and sell them as cheaply as today's porcelain, so that ordinary people could afford them in their daily lives.

Because for Yang Xian, merit points are far more important than money.

"Yang Qing, what you mean is that not only these glazed ware, but also the glass you mentioned, you can make as much as you want?" Zhu Biao heard another meaning from Yang Xian's words.

Yang Xian nodded and said: "Yes, because whether it is colored glaze or glass, to put it bluntly, these things are made of sand. Your Highness, how much money can this cost? One day in the future, only the emperor will own these things. Treasures that can be owned by nobles and distinguished ministers can also be found in the homes of ordinary people."

The glass material itself is worthless.

What’s really valuable is the craftsmanship of the firing.

Without this technology, how can we turn waste into treasure?

Although Yang Xian didn't mention this, Zhu Biao couldn't see it.

If Yang Xian keeps sticking to this firing process and controls the quantity of glass produced, he can still sell it at sky-high prices.

But just like Yangzhou Snow Salt before, in Zhu Biao's view, Yang Xian only cared about the people, so he was able to make such a choice.Thinking of this, Zhu Biao felt moved again.

"Of course the price is unlikely to drop anytime soon."

Yang Xian then said: "After I successfully develop transparent glass, the imperial court can increase production and dump these glass products to the Hu people in the Western Regions. Over the years, the Hu people have used this thing to defraud us Han people of how much money they have." . It’s time, it’s time for them to pay their debts.”

“In this way, the emptiness of the national treasury can also be filled to a certain extent.”

"Your Highness, I know that the government treasury expenditure has increased due to the reform of civil servants. But the continuous printing of Ming Dynasty treasure banknotes cannot continue."

Because Zhu Yuanzhang continued to print more Ming Dynasty banknotes, Yang Xian recently discovered that the Ming Dynasty banknotes had begun to show signs of collapse. This was much earlier than the original time and space, so Yang Xian had to mention Zhu Biao.

Zhu Biao nodded.

In fact, he also advised Zhu Yuanzhang on the matter of printing Ming Dynasty treasure banknotes.

However, the treasury is really empty.

He couldn't think of a better way, so he could only do this.

There is also a reason why they do not really realize the serious consequences of doing so.

But now that there are ways to make money quickly, that’s another story.

Let’s put aside the matter of glass for now.

Zhu Biao took out a secret document from his arms and said, "This is a document that Li Jin sent to me two days ago. It mentioned the issue of corvee labor. I want to hear your thoughts, Yang Qing."

Corvee was indeed a big problem that troubled the court.

The corvee in the Ming Dynasty was divided into three types, one was Lijia service, which was the affairs of one li;

Regarding what Li Jin wrote about the experiences of the Hu family and his daughter, Zhu Biao expressed his deep sympathy, but there was nothing he could do about it.

You must know that it has only been five years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty.

The country needs troops, and various places also need various constructions. There is no way to solve the problem of heavy corvee labor.

If a country wants to build, someone must do the work.

After hearing what Zhu Biao said, Yang Xian smiled and said, "Don't you have the solution right in front of you?"

"Is it right in front of you?" Zhu Biao asked doubtfully.

"This is the labor recruitment system currently operating in Yangzhou."

"Corvee service has been abolished since Yangzhou came to power. All the people who participated in the construction of Yangzhou were paid by the Yamen, whether they were building roads or building houses." Yang Xian said.

Zhu Biao and others came to Yangzhou so many times, but they turned a blind eye to this and did not associate it with the issue of corvee.

Yang Xian then said: "In the final analysis, the essence of corvee is that the court wants to use the people without spending money, but things that cost nothing in the world are often the most expensive. The court seems to have saved this money, but in fact What was lost was the hearts of the people. This is also the reason why people in all dynasties have complained so much about corvee labor."

(End of this chapter)