Damn it, I'm in the garbage book I wrote

Chapter 358 Cutting leeks
Xia Lin's three-month plan was not extended. It was true that this was his enclave, but he was still needed to settle the rear area, and he still had a lot of work to do.

The most important thing is that after investing for such a long time, it is finally time to get a return.

Today, a Dragon Roar Mirror was sent from Fuliang to the palace. This mirror is 2.2 meters long and 1.9 meters wide. It is huge and very shocking. The glass alone weighs 550 kilograms. The frame is made of zinc-copper alloy and plated with gold. It looks no different from gold. The craftsmanship is even more ingenious. There is no such exquisite carving in the world.

All these are not even worth mentioning compared to this mirror, because this is the world's first silver-ammonia mirror. Although this thing will not be worth much in the future, here, it is a symbol of luxury. No matter how finely polished it is, it is impossible to produce such a high-definition picture, not to mention the shock brought by the pure thick glass.

A treasure, a real treasure.

This is Fuliang's hidden 72-style silver mirror, and it is also one of the super high-end products that will soon be dumped on the market. It will surely dominate the market with its uniqueness, beauty and irreplicability.

The aesthetic market will always have a place in any era. Human beings’ pursuit of beauty has always existed and will gradually increase as the hunger index decreases.

Silver Mirror, that must be a flagship product.

With exquisite products and Fuliang's strategic marketing, it would be strange if these ladies didn't fall in love with it.

Didn't Xia Lin's previous plan to open a luxury store fail? He thought about it carefully and realized that the plan actually touched other people's cake. But since his low-key approach was met with boycott and alienation, he simply stopped pretending and came clean, crushing them with higher-dimensional products. Since they were not happy with fair competition, Xia Lin would let them see what unfair competition looked like.

The silver mirror was carefully carried to the top of the hall by twenty people. After the red cloth on it was lifted, all the civil and military officials present exclaimed in unison.

They had all seen mirrors before, and they were not rare. There were mirrors that could reflect one's own reflection, but none of them had ever seen such a magnificent, oversized glass mirror.

Even Gao Shilian couldn't help but come to the mirror, straightened his clothes, and nodded: "Good stuff, good stuff."

All the civil and military officials including the Crown Prince were actually trying their best to restrain their love and curiosity, but human curiosity is not so easy to suppress, and finally they got together to study it.

"It's so smooth and even, it's called a silver mirror, but even a silver mirror can't be this clear. I don't understand... I really don't understand."

"Of course, I don't need to talk about the things in Fuliang. My wife, ah..." A 40-year-old counselor next to him said helplessly, "Even if she has to pay for her dowry, she still wants to buy those messy things. The house at home can't even hold them all."

The prince was also very happy. After all, he was the first to see the new object, which showed that Xia Daosheng still had him in his heart.

With this joy, he suddenly had an idea and coughed, saying, "My dear ministers, where do you think we should put this precious mirror?"

When the ministers heard His Highness' question, they immediately started discussing it. Some said it was placed in the bedroom, and some said it was placed in the Crown Princess's room.

At this time, Ma Zhou stepped forward and said in a loud voice: "Your Highness, I think this mirror can be used to correct one's attire and appearance. If one's attire is correct, one's heart will be correct. This precious mirror should be placed in front of the door so that people who come and go can use it to correct their attire and heart."

"Good!" The prince clapped his hands and said, "Lord Ma, what you said is absolutely right! Come on, put this precious mirror outside the imperial city. Every morning during the court session, you can use it to adjust your clothes. Your demeanor will be the demeanor of the Great Wei. You can also ask the common people to come and take a look."

Actually, Old Zhang is not qualified to attend court at the moment. He is just a clerk in the central government, handling matters of sacrificial ceremonies. The one who really has a say in the Fuliang faction is Ma Zhou. This guy will probably take over Gao Shilian's position soon. Not only is he smart and talented, but he is also quite upright in his conduct. He is the kind of person that both factions feel that only he can ease the conflict.

Therefore, it is basically a foregone conclusion that Ma Zhou will be promoted, and the second place is Xu Jingzong. Although Xu Jingzong is not well-liked by the ministers, he is extremely liked and admired by the crown prince, and is also a popular candidate.

On the contrary, Lao Zhang is still in a dormant period. He hasn't made any particularly outstanding political achievements these days and is just wasting time.

And now that Xu Jingzong was sent out to deal with the incident of insulting Buddhism some time ago, Ma Zhou is about to start taking action.

Taking advantage of today's happy mood, Ma Zhou, the acting minister, pushed several new policy measures to the prince in succession. These measures had already been finalized by everyone a long time ago, and could basically be implemented as soon as the prince approved them. Today, the prince approved everything and was very happy.

These things always have to be done by someone, so Ma Zhou took the opportunity to recommend Lao Zhang. The prince also remembered Lao Zhang at this time, and thought that this person and Xia Lin were the ones who attended his Yangzhou banquet together, and he was also talented, so he readily agreed. In other words, Xia Lin indirectly brought Lao Zhang out of the cold palace, even though he himself didn't know about it.

Of course, it was impossible for Xia Lin to travel thousands of miles just to deliver a mirror. What he wanted was of course this kind of sensational effect. At first, he thought that the prince would be ambitious and put the mirror in the hall, but who knew that with Ma Zhou's help, the mirror was directly placed on a high platform outside the imperial city for the people to appreciate.

Since he is so showy, the advertising effect can be maximized without even having to think about it.

The people have a tendency to be excited. Royal items, even if they are substitutes, will be sought after by all. And with this big mirror placed here, won't it stimulate the demands in their hearts?

Xia Lin, upholding the principle of serving the people wholeheartedly, sells whatever the people need. Since everyone likes this mirror so much, he will launch related products. Not only does he have the same super clear silver mirror as the Imperial City, but he also has a one-stop service for dressing and makeup. He focuses on making money from men and even more so from women. The dressing kit starts at 18.8 taels, and the most expensive one is 79 taels. Don't think it's expensive, it has always been this price. If you think it's expensive, reflect on whether you have worked hard enough.

On the third day after the mirror appeared, the whole capital was swept by a craze for silver mirrors. This thing was like a popular toy. There was no sentiment behind it and it was all about following the trend. It basically developed to the point where young and old sisters would feel embarrassed to attend a party if they didn't carry a silver mirror with them. After being secretly laughed at by others, they would go home and cry and make a fuss with their husbands.

With such a huge business opportunity and such a huge gap, many merchants are anxious, but they can’t imitate it... they really can’t imitate it.

It's not that no one has tried to imitate it, but the artists are not so easily fooled. The dim and uneven glass is covered with silver foil on the back, so a scratch will leave a mark. Moreover, the reflection after the silver foil is applied is completely different from the mirror reflection of the silver mirror.

It would be even more embarrassing if you took out a fake one...

This is the result of technological superiority. People just can't make a small mirror, and they are all eagerly waiting for Fuliang to ship it. On the black market, a palm-sized mirror can be sold for more than ten taels. They are just doing it for fashion, regardless of life and death.

After several rounds of distribution, almost all the goods were monopolized by the middlemen, and the prices remained high. At this time, several large villages in Fuliang saw that the opportunity had come and immediately opened up the supply, directly turning the mirrors that the middlemen had bought at high prices into scrap, and making a big profit from these idiots who always liked to hoard goods and sell them at high prices.

Otherwise, why do we say that the business world is like a battlefield? Although Xia Lin did not participate in the whole process, he is now flying kites with Tang Baoer on the ridges of the fields, but his marketing strategy has already made a group of people lose all their money. He doesn't even have any new tricks, and it's all thanks to those idiots who have a short memory.

However, this is just the beginning. Fuliang needs a lot of money, and now the harvest operation has officially begun.

Just as the Fuliang General Commercial Bank was taking action, in a restaurant in the capital, a handsome young man was leaning against the railing, fanning himself and gazing into the distance. Opposite him was Yuan Shoucheng.

In front of Yuan Shoucheng was a pile of manuscripts, and this was the little book they needed to denigrate Buddhism and respect Taoism, with "The Romance of the Gods" written on the cover.

"Did he really say that?"

"Indeed, he doesn't seem to like aristocratic families."

"Who would like it? If I wasn't born here, I wouldn't be very happy either."

The person who spoke was Dugu Han, the current head of the legendary Dugu family and the great-grandson of Dugu Xin, the most powerful angel investor in history.

After moving here from Luoyang, the Dugu family has almost faded into obscurity, and since the generation of Dugu Han's father, they have gradually broken up the huge family and started to diversify their investments. We have to praise their strategic vision, as their shadows can be seen more or less behind all the powerful people on all sides. In other words, no matter who takes over the world in the future, the Dugu family will always be the Dugu family, a truly changing dynasty but an iron-clad family.

Dugu Han looked like a white fox with a thin body. As a representative of low-key, this patriarch never showed his strength at any time. Even Xia Lin was kept in the dark for a long time.

"I'm afraid he's going to clean up these rubbish this time." Dugu Han looked at the crowd outside and said, "That's good. I can just take advantage of him to make more money."

"Master, what should we do with this book?"

"Let me take a look first." Dugu Han lazily reached out his hand, picked up the Investiture of the Gods and started reading.

(End of this chapter)