Borrow the day to change the day

The hall is grand and spacious, but this is not the point, the point is very bright, natural light.

The three merchants felt that they were not indoors, but an open-air yard.

The three looked up along the light and discovered the mystery.

I saw that there was a large piece of glass laid every other section of the roof, and the light illuminated the entire hall through these glasses.

It should be said that they have seen some houses with glazed tiles on their roofs, but compared with the one in front of them, the light is too dark.

The merchant's eyes are sharper, and he found that the glass on the roof is different from the glass he saw at the door just now, mainly reflected in the transparency.The glass on the roof looks blurry, obviously the transparency is not very good.But the light that shines through the glass on the roof does not feel the sunlight of the sun, as if it has been filtered to filter out the heat in the sun.

There is a table in front of the hall, on which there are only tables and stools on the side, and the four treasures of the study seem to be placed on the table.

There are rows of chairs under the table, and a small square coffee table between each chair.There was something on the coffee table, but they couldn't see what it was because of the distance.

The merchants counted it, and it can seat about three or forty people.At this time, many people were sitting there whispering and whispering. [

While the three of them were still looking at each other, an official came over, cupped his hands and said to them, "Please read the invitation."

After the merchant showed it to him, he was taken into his seat, and his two attendants, that is, his two sworn younger brothers, were arranged to wait by the wall.

Not long after, the seats were full of people, and the hour stated on the invitation had arrived.

An official came out from the backstage and sang: "Grandpa An is here." Then he walked to the table and sat down to prepare the auction records.

All the people in the audience immediately stopped whispering, stood up from their chairs, and looked towards the stage.

After An Guiyi walked to the center of the stage with official steps, the merchants saluted one after another.

Scholars, farmers, and businessmen in the feudal dynasty had become scholars, merchants, farmers, and workers by the end of the Ming Dynasty, and the status of merchants had improved a lot.

Moreover, behind most of these businessmen stood civil servants and military generals of the capital, honorable royal relatives.The most important thing is that before leaving, Marquis Zhongxing promised to treat them with God and let them pay.

An Guiyi knew what Marquis Zhongxing meant, so he clasped his hands together on the stage, bowed back, asked them to sit down, and said straight to the point: "Our family will not repeat what has been written on the invitation. Our family There’s a lot to do, so let’s get started.”

The merchants all looked at An Guiyi quietly, waiting for him to continue.

An Guiyi clapped his hands, and a group of people came out from the backstage carrying various glass products and placed them in front of the stage.These glass products are placed on a special shelf, and each glass is marked with a number.

After the people carrying the glass products went down, An Guiyi walked to the front of the stage, looked at the merchants below and said, "The glassware produced by the glass factory run by the imperial court was originally a tribute for the emperor. But now the imperial court needs to use them." At the time of money, the emperor specially approved a certain amount of glass to be sold every month to supplement the national treasury."

As soon as An Guiyi opened his mouth, he told them that these things were high-end products, tributes used by the emperor, implying that the market price of these glassware would not be too low.

An Guiyi pointed to the numbers next to the glass products and said, "These are the output that will be sold this month, that's all. Now let's ask someone to introduce these tributes to you."

After finishing speaking, An Guiyi clapped his hands again, and a person came out from the backstage, first saluted An Guiyi, and then began to introduce various glass products to the businessmen in the audience. [

Although the merchants below can probably guess what it is for by looking at the shape, but after the introduction of professionals, they found that there are many glass products that are actually more useful.

There are actually not many types of glass products, and the introduction is finished in a short time.The man saluted An Guiyi again and went backstage.

An Guiyi cleared his throat to attract the attention of those merchants, and then continued: "All these glass products, the quantity within a month, will be auctioned at one time. The rule is free bidding, and the highest bidder wins."

Hearing this, the businessman below quickly opened his eyes to look at the figures, calculating the monthly output in his mind.

After An Guiyi finished speaking, according to the plan in advance, he didn't plan to take care of it anymore, and wanted to go backstage.But he immediately remembered one more thing and almost forgot.Therefore, An Guiyi turned around and continued to explain: "If the delivery is made with Daming Jiusibao banknotes, the imperial court will give a [-]% discount."

This time, there was a "buzzing" all over the place. I didn't expect the imperial court to support Jiusibao banknotes so strongly, and they were willing to give up the profits so that everyone could use the Jiusibao banknotes.

After An Guiyi entered the backstage, another person came out to the front desk to preside over the auction, and the previous officials began to record.

The base price is three times the cost, but the glass is fired from the least valuable and most common materials, and the most expensive is only manpower.

These businessmen can be sent to bid, and they are naturally capable of gaining the appreciation of the master.So after some calculations in their minds, they began to bid with each other.

After about [-] minutes, the auction ended, and the merchants began to leave the venue one after another.

When the short man and the strong man received the merchant, they wanted to ask about the situation, but there were too many people there, so they had to endure it until they got back into the car, and the strong man couldn't help asking: "Brother, how are you?"

The merchant looked at the two sworn brothers, sighed, and said, "This time is too unexpected. I didn't expect Mr. An's public price to be so low. In the end, it was only ten times the reserve price."

"Ten times? Is this still less?" The short man asked puzzled.

"Of course there are less. Don't even think about it. This is something used by the emperor, and many dignitaries in the capital have no use for it. If it is sold out, don't say that these things are real, such as the big glass, transform the study , how bright it is; if you use this thing as a person, it will become extraordinary. Do you think rich people will buy it with this little money?"

When the merchant said this, he sighed again: "It's a pity that my boss hesitated and only asked me to come and take a look. But I can also see that my boss is not the only one who has this idea."

"Brother, isn't there a next time? It's okay." The strong man saw that the merchant sighed twice, and comforted him.

"You don't understand. Even if a lot of people sell this time, it's because the owner's quota is not enough, so they can't bid. Waiting for the next time, I will understand that the profits here will be fiercely competitive." The merchant looked at the strong man and replied. .

When the strong man heard this, he scratched his head, and he was speechless.

"By the way, second brother, third brother, you don't have to exchange Jiusibao banknotes every day in the future. The court is determined to spread these Jiusibao banknotes, so it shouldn't depreciate." The merchant remembered what Eunuch An said at the auction, Just remind the two righteous brothers.

The short man and the strong man were naturally puzzled, but after the merchant's explanation, they understood the reason.The strong man laughed and said, "In the future, I won't have to worry about it every day. It's really good!"

Unexpectedly, the merchant smiled, and said to the strong man and the short man: "It's not this one, brother, I see a chance to make a fortune."

The short man and the strong man stared at the merchant and asked in unison, "What opportunity?"

Merchants said before that the opportunity to make a fortune in cement was lost in the end.They also talked about engaging in Daming Tongxingbao banknotes, but they both sold them after they rose a little, and they didn't make much money.Although later I regretted seeing the high rise, but in the end I was thankful that Tongxingbao's banknotes fell below their selling price and did not fall into my hands.As for the future market, they didn't care.

Now, after hearing from the businessman that there was another chance, the two, who were only thinking about making a fortune, quickly consulted.

"Have you seen the big glass? It's excellent to make a door or a door, but it also has flaws." The merchant said mysteriously.

"What defect?" His two brothers asked together again.

"You can see the outside from the inside, and you can also see the inside from the outside. Sometimes it's inconvenient inside, isn't it? At this time, something needs to be covered." Shang Jia didn't hide his secrets in front of the two righteous brothers, and breathed a sigh of relief. Speak up.

"curtain?"

"That's right, it's the curtains. It's only good to make atmospheric and high-grade curtains that match the glass. How about it, are you interested in making it with your brother?" The merchant has made up his mind to do it.

The strong man and the short man looked at each other, then nodded together and said, "Okay, let's do it together with Big Brother."

After speaking, the three laughed together, happy to find a profitable business.

They didn't know that there was one person in the Forbidden City who was happier than them.