I was a prince in ancient times

Xie Anlan nodded affirmatively, "It is indeed made of colored glaze, but it can no longer be called colored glaze."

Lu Chengjie asked, "What's that called?"

"Glass." Xie Anlan raised his eyes to look at him, put his hands on his side face, and said lazily.

"Glass." Lu Chengjiao murmured and smiled, "It's a good name."

After playing with the gadget in his hand for a while, Lu Chengjia asked curiously, "Can this glass mirror only be made so big?"

Xie Anlan shook her head, "Of course not, it can be as big as it wants, it can be made into the one in your hand, it's just for my convenience."

Lu Chengjie's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but ask again, "How is the cost compared to the bronze mirror?"

Copper is used to make money, and it is considered a good family for ordinary people to have a bronze mirror in their homes. If the price of glass mirrors can be lower than that of copper mirrors, glass mirrors can completely replace copper mirrors.

Xie Anlan smiled lightly, looking very casual, "It's just something burnt out of sand, how much is it worth?"

"That means that ordinary people can also have it?" Lu Chengjie clenched the mirror in his hand, and estimated in his heart how much profit it would be if the mirror was popularized.

"Indeed." Xie Anlan rubbed her chin without denying it.

Lu Chengjiao was overjoyed, but before he could be happy, Xie Anlan changed the topic, "But why do I have to let it go to the common people's market?"

Lu Chengjiao's smile froze for an instant, and he didn't quite understand what Xie Anlan meant.

"Glass looks more delicate and exquisite than colored glaze, and glass mirrors are also brighter than bronze mirrors. There is a reason why it is more expensive than copper mirrors, isn't it?" Xie Anlan stared at Lu Chengyu with raised eyes, and curled his lips , "Besides, glass is expensive, so why must glass be cheap?"

Lu Chengjie pursed his lips tightly and frowned. He seemed to understand what Xie Anlan meant, but he didn't seem to understand anything.

Seeing Lu Chengjie lowered his head in thought, Xie Anlan took the small round mirror from his hand to take a look at himself, smoothed out the broken hair on his sideburns, and bent his lips, "Since the Nanyue Kingdom admires colored glaze so much, then the glass and others It’s even more admirable, I don’t want much, the price is three times more than Liuli, it’s not too much.”

Obviously it is the hottest season of summer, and the smile on Xie Anlan's face is so warm, but for a moment, Lu Chengjia felt cold all over his body.

"Not too much." Lu Chengjie hoarse and obeyed against his will.

If he ignores what Xie Anlan said before, it's just something burnt out of sand, then this glass does look better than colored glaze.

"...It's just." Lu Chengjiao paused for a moment, his eyes fell on the small mirror, and he hesitated for a moment and said, "It's just that the glass mirror is too monotonous."

"Of course more than that. Have you forgotten the perfume bottle from before?" Xie Anlan returned the mirror to Lu Chengjiao, "Since it was fired, it can be made into any shape, glass cup, glass cup, as long as it is You can look like anything."

Lu Chengji had nothing to say now, but felt sorry for the Nanyue Kingdom in his heart, spending so much money on such worthless glass.

"I know how to do it." Lu Chengjiao understood the meaning between the lines in Xie Anlan's words, and let out a deep breath.

"Don't worry about it. This world has always been the jungle of the weak. Even if I don't prey on the strong today, they will attack us in the future." Xie Anlan understood after Lu Chengjie was injured. He has no idea of ​​stepping into the tug-of-war between several countries, but he has become the center of the vortex unknowingly. If he wants not to be controlled by others, he must pre-emptively strike. Kindness can only be left to those around him. It is better to be cold-blooded to the outside world. .

"I know." Lu Chengjiao nodded to express his understanding, stood up, his eyes brightened, and he said firmly, "I will be the vanguard for Your Highness."

"I believe in you." Xie Anlan had a comfortable smile on his lips, and he knew that his driver would not be a timid person.

He was very relieved to leave the matter to him. He hoped that they would be the closest companions and each other's umbrellas, and they could hold up a piece of sky for each other.

He prefers an eagle soaring in the sky to a canary in a cage.

Sure enough, after Lu Chengjia was not in a hurry to talk to the businessmen from the neighboring countries, the businessmen from the neighboring countries panicked.

They also saw the popularity of the perfume in the imperial capital, how could they not be jealous of the huge profits in it.

Merchants in the Yong Dynasty would not allow them to get involved in these businesses in the Yong Dynasty, but they could definitely ship the perfume back to their own country for sale.

Before they threw out the bait to go back to the country, it was just to lure Lu Chengjia to come to them, but now that Lu Chengjie is not in a hurry, they are starting to worry.

Especially when they found out that Lu Chengke had recently been negotiating business with some businessmen from other countries at Donglai Restaurant, they became even more panicked.

If they can come to the Yong Dynasty, the merchants of the Yong Dynasty will naturally be able to enter their country. If these merchants are allowed to take the lead, they will lose their advantage first.

Several businessmen discussed it and sent several invitations to Lu Chengke. Finally, Lu Chengke couldn't delay and accepted their invitation.

Xie Anlan was not idle either. After more than half a year, he finally dealt with all the things in the Duke's Mansion. The gold and silver cashed out almost flooded the Palace of the Duke of Chen.

Xie Anlan didn't dare to put the money in the Prince Chen's Mansion, but found a new land and built a huge money bank with pure steel.

Looking at the huge underground money bank, and the gold and silver that can blind people's eyes, Xie Anlan couldn't help feeling, "This time, I've really eaten my soft food to the end."

Kan Ming stood in front of Xie Anlan, heard Xie Anlan sigh softly, twitched the corners of his lips, cupped his hands and said with a smile, "My lord has a deep love for the lord, and the lord and the concubine have a deep love for husband and wife, how can the lord be considered soft food?" .”

Xie Anlan smiled after hearing his compliment, but did not speak.

He owed Lu Chengjiao all his life, so he mortgaged himself to him.

Looking at the countless gold and silver in front of him, Xie Anlan couldn't help but sigh, "Just the Duke's Mansion, which has been prosperous for more than 200 years, has such a huge amount of wealth, how much wealth do those families that have prospered for a longer time have? ?”

Kan Ming fell silent. To some extent, he was also a member of a half-family, so he couldn't answer Xie Anlan's questions.

Fortunately, Xie Anlan didn't want to wrestle with those aristocratic families, he was just curious, "In fact, what Yongchao lacks is not money, what is lacking is the liquidity of money. There are too many people like the Duke's mansion, who would rather Putting these treasures in the treasury to make a nest for mice, and unwilling to take them out for circulation, in the end there is no money in the market, and the business cannot go away.”

Kan Ming does not deny this point, "The older generation always likes to save a lot, thinking of saving a little more for their children and grandchildren, keeping it for later, and finally keeping it like this."

"Pedantic." Xie Anlan shook her head, not agreeing with this point of view, "Children and grandchildren have their own blessings, and what they do will only drown their offspring, thus exacerbating their self-destruction."

Kan Ming raised his eyes and looked at Xie Anlan. He always felt that Wang Ye's words were shocking, and he did not agree with them, but he did not dare to refute them.

Xie Anlan didn't argue with him too much. The concepts passed down from ancient times to the present cannot be broken by him with a sentence or two.

Fortunately, his family used to be an upstart, and they didn't have hobbies like collecting antique calligraphy and paintings, otherwise he might be reluctant to exchange all those antique calligraphy and paintings for money.

"How are you doing with what I asked you to do?" Xie Anlan asked the guards to lock the money bank after counting it, and walked up the underground steps step by step.

Kan Ming's expression was a little numb, "My lord, there are not many people in the world who are as proficient in arithmetic as the villain. The villain contacted some former classmates, but only found a few dozen of them."

Xie Anlan nodded, with no great disappointment on his face. When Kan Ming was asked to handle this matter, he had already predicted this kind of ending, and finding dozens of people was beyond his expectations.

"Don't worry." Fortunately, Xie Anlan is not in a hurry. The business of opening a bank can't be done overnight. It's only been in preparation for less than a year, and there are still many things to be discussed. After thinking about it, stop , and said to Kan Ming, "Then I will work harder for you during this time, and hand over the calculations I gave you some time ago, one by one."

Speaking of this, Kan Ming's face is full of joy. He has been driven crazy by the prince's chicken and rabbit in the same cage and Xiao Ming and Xiao Hong for a year, and now he can finally let these juniors enjoy his former happiness.

"Don't worry, my lord, I will take good care of these juniors." Kan Ming was gearing up, full of energy.

Xie Anlan pursed her lips and smiled, how could she not see the calculations in his heart? Fortunately, he was prepared, and took out a piece of cut rice paper from his cuff and handed it to him, "These are the rewards for your recent hard work .”

Kan Ming was overjoyed, took it excitedly, glanced at the paper, looked at several pages in a row but didn't see the name of the person he was familiar with, felt relieved, raised his eyes and was about to say thank you to Xie Anlan. A few traces of banter were seen in her phoenix eyes.

Suddenly an ominous premonition came to my heart.

Then he lowered his head and carefully looked up these exercises one by one. Sure enough, he knew that the prince's bad taste would not change.

This time it is true that there is no name, but it is all questions about shutting water and releasing water. Kan Ming's hand holding the rice paper turned slightly blue, and he knew that he would have to deal with these exercises for a long time from now on.

"Don't you like it?" Xie Anlan clearly saw Kan Ming's embarrassment, but still asked on purpose.

"No." Kan Ming hurriedly put away the stack of rice papers. Although the prince's titles are all the same, they always contain wonderful knowledge, which is what he is looking for. Do it with your temper.

Xie Anlan felt a great sense of satisfaction in her heart, and smiled as if she didn't know, "Just like it."

After checking the money bank, Xie Anlan went to the steel mill behind Liulifang. Under the condition of Beiji's continuous iron ore reserves, the daily output of the steel plant is also increasing by leaps and bounds.

Now a group of people are assigned to forge weapons and armor, while another group is studying Xie Anlan's occasional whimsy.

Xie Anlan took a look and retreated when she saw that they were proceeding in an orderly manner. It was a very hot day, and before they got close to these blast furnaces, a scorching breath came over the surface, making people sweat, let alone Stay inside for a moment.

This time Wu Jun didn't need to ask, Xie Anlan took the initiative to double the wages of these hardworking people.

The wages in the steel factory are already very high, and they are often doubled, which makes these workers work harder.

Those who are capable of doing this kind of coolie are poor people who have no other skills, but they have a lot of strength. In the past, they could not earn a month's money even if they were burned by the stove on a hot day. The smile on his face remained undiminished.

Xie Anlan saw that they were happy, and she was also happy. After coming out of the steel factory, a thin layer of sweat broke out on her body. She took out a Juan handkerchief and wiped the sweat from her forehead. She suddenly remembered that he hadn't seen Lu Chengjiao for a long time. Ask Gao De beside him, "Where is the princess?"

Since Xie Anlan would often ask Gao De about Lu Chengke's whereabouts, Gao De would ask Lu Chuyi about Lu Chengke's itinerary every day when he went out.

Hearing Xie Anlan's question now, Gao De answered after thinking about it for a while, "The princess should be discussing business with merchants from neighboring countries at Donglai Restaurant at this time."

"Then let's go to Donglai Restaurant." Xie Anlan jumped into the carriage, and there were ice cubes on the carriage that Lu Chengjiao specially told his servants to put on it. Once he entered the carriage, the heat all over his body was dispelled by the coolness dyed by the ice cubes.

When the carriage arrived at Donglai Restaurant, it was already past noon, and there were only a few tables of guests who hadn't finished eating in the lobby of Donglai Restaurant.

The shopkeeper and Xie Anlan couldn't be more familiar. Now that Xie Anlan came in, he bowed slightly to say hello, and pointed to somewhere upstairs.

Xie Anlan smiled, and walked towards the box on the second floor that he was pointing at.

The door of the box was open at this time, and there were several servants of merchants waiting outside, and Lu Chuyi was also waiting outside, as soon as he saw Xie Anlan, he made a gesture to salute.

Xie Anlan shook his head at him, and Lu Chuyi stopped moving.

I went out for a visit today, and Xie Anlan didn't wear too conspicuous clothes, he looked similar to Lu Chuyi's, and the servants of the merchants nearby thought that he was a servant of the palace just like Lu Chuyi, because of his appearance He's a bit too handsome, and he can't help but secretly look at him with his eyes.

Xie Anlan didn't pay attention to them, but silently listened to the conversation in the box.

"Boss Lu, the price you gave is really outrageous. You must know that we transported back to Chu from Yongchao. The mountains are high and the water is far away, and the manpower and material resources consumed are not to be underestimated. Add manpower and material resources to your price. The loss of material resources, if we still want to make a profit, the price will be sky-high, how can we sell it." A businessman from Chu State with a deep voice was slightly displeased.

Lu Chengjie looked calm, "Boss Fang, don't worry, I'm not the kind of person who asks for prices, but the bosses also know that I, Lu Chengjia, give this price to the merchants in this dynasty. It doesn't make sense to the bosses. It’s not about lowering the price here, it’s about being honest when doing business, and you can’t break the rules.”

As soon as Lu Chengjiao's voice fell, the box was silent for a while, and it took a long time before a somewhat old voice said, "Boss Lu means that there is no need to discuss this business?"

Lu Chengjia smiled, "Look at what Boss Ma said, if I, Lu Chengjia, didn't want to discuss business with the bosses, I wouldn't pay the contract today."

"Then what's Boss Lu's intention? Give us a good time." It can be heard that Boss Fang just now is a short-tempered person and can't hold back his temper.

Lu Chengjie raised his cup and took a sip of tea, moistened his lips, and said with a slight smile, "Of course there is business to discuss, as long as a few bosses can afford the price, the price of a hundred bottles of perfume is comparable to that of a thousand bottles of perfume." The prices are of course different."

Several businessmen wrinkled their faces, each weighing in their hearts.

Just looking at the popularity of this perfume in the Yong Dynasty is worthwhile, but none of them took it back to their home country, what if they encounter unacceptable conditions.

While the others were thinking, the old-fashioned Boss Ma said directly, "Boss Lu just reports the price."

Boss Ma didn't come here for the perfume from the beginning, but he took a fancy to the glass bottle used to hold the perfume.

They have many gold mines in Nanyue, and there is no shortage of gold and silver, so they don't take gold and silver very seriously, but they are very keen on the colored glaze.

Every household is proud to have colored glaze, but colored glaze is too rare to come by. The glazed kilns in Nanyue Kingdom can produce only a few thousand finished products in one year. After being supplied to the royal family and sold to other countries, there are not many left. .

And Yong Chao could use such an exquisite glass bottle to hold perfume, which made him curious.

Lu Chengjie seemed to see what Boss Ma was thinking, pointed to the glass bottle of perfume on the table, and deliberately explained, "Boss Ma, I mean the bottle, not this bottle."

Boss Ma's bony hands trembled, and a slightly angry look appeared on his face.

"Boss Ma, don't worry, it's extremely hard to get this glass, and it's even more difficult to make such a perfume bottle. I, Lu Chengjie, are not so confused as to sell such an exquisite bottle for cheap." Facing the other party's angry face , Lu Chengjie was not angry, and explained a sentence calmly.

After Boss Ma listened to the explanation, his anger turned into a frown.

He thought so, even their Nanyue Kingdom couldn't make such an exquisite bottle, and it must have taken a lot of effort for their Yongchao to get it.

"If this old man wants to buy this kind of perfume with glass bottles, how many bottles can Boss Lu afford?" Boss Ma thought for a while and asked tactfully.

"At most one hundred bottles can be produced in a month. It is extremely difficult to make colored glaze. Boss Ma also knows that one hundred bottles is the limit." Lu Chengjie held the teacup, fiddled with the tea cover carelessly, and It's like teasing people's hearts.

Boss Ma nodded, "Price..."

Lu Chengjie put down the teacup and said loudly, "1000 taels a bottle."

With a bang, all the bosses in the box got up, stared at Lu Chengjiao with wide eyes, and said sarcastically, "Boss Lu, you are playing us for fools, what is the difference between 1000 taels and stealing money?" !"

Lu Chengjie raised his eyes to face the anger of these bosses, and said flatly, "Bosses can't buy if they can't accept it."

The light words were like a slap on their faces.

Although Lu Chengjie didn't say anything, he just said that they had no money.

As a businessman, they can keep their dignity low, but they just can't be said to have no money.

The veins on the fist were bulging, but there was no way to refute it. The price of 1000 taels of silver for a bottle was indeed unacceptable to them.

It's like forcing yourself to admit that you have no money.

Lu Chengjie glanced coldly at Boss Ma, who was the only one in the box who was not angry, and said disdainfully, "If Boss Ma also thinks the price is unacceptable, it's okay, I have no shortage of people who can afford it in Yongchao."

Boss Ma's cloudy eyes looked back and forth at Lu Chengjia's face, and he couldn't see his panic at all, as if he didn't care whether they bought it or not.

Rubbing the emerald finger in his hand with his thumb, he sank for a moment, then tapped his voice and said, "I want all the [-] bottles per month."

Lu Chengjie was a little surprised at this moment, but quickly restrained himself, pursed his lips, and praised, "Boss Ma is so courageous."

"However," Boss Ma stopped his hands, glanced at the box with cloudy eyes, and said softly, "Boss Lu sold me, so he can't sell it to anyone else."

The faces of the others turned pale.

What do we mean when we can afford the same.

Lu Chengjie glanced at their expressions and smiled slightly, "It's natural, but I hope Boss Ma will forgive me for one thing. I also have some human relations in this dynasty, so..."

Boss Ma thought that there would be a few bottles for human relations, so he nodded indifferently.

"One more thing, Boss Ma, please forgive me. I don't accept cash, only gold and silver. Does Boss Ma accept it?" Lu Chengjie pushed the teacup in front of him with a relaxed expression, as if he didn't care about this matter at all. The business of a million taels of silver is in sight.

Boss Ma frowned. It is too troublesome to trade in gold. Yongchao's bank will definitely not exchange such a huge amount of gold for them, so they have to go from Nanyue Kingdom to Yongchaola, with millions of taels of silver a year. It's not safe.

But he looked at the crystal clear glass bottle without any impurities, and finally gritted his teeth and nodded in agreement.

As long as this glass is transported back to the Nanyue Kingdom, it will definitely attract the attention of the Nanyue royal family. As long as they can curry favor with one or two Nanyue royal relatives, their Ma family is likely to become an imperial merchant.

Compared with the future of the family in the future, the risk of transporting gold is nothing.

After the business was settled, Boss Ma signed a contract with Lu Chengke on the spot, agreeing to pay the money and deliver the goods half a month later.

"Bosses, do you still want this perfume without the glass bottle?" Lu Chengjiao put away the contract and looked back at the other bosses.

"Yes." The other bosses were greatly stimulated by Boss Ma from Nanyue Kingdom, and their desire to make money was extremely strong.

The corners of Lu Chengjie's lips were drawn indistinctly, and soon he signed an ordinary perfume contract of several 10 taels with several other bosses.

Holding a bunch of contracts, Lu Chengjia got up from his chair and was about to bid farewell to the bosses when a delicate pendant hanging on his waist accidentally slipped to the ground.

The small object was already exquisitely made, so when it slipped off like this, it naturally attracted the attention of everyone else.

Lu Chengjie bent down to pick up the small object that fell on the ground with a calm expression, as if nothing happened.

Get up and plan to leave.

After reaching the door of the box, the boss Ma couldn't help but said, "Boss Lu, wait."

"Boss Ma has something else to do." Lu Chengjiao turned around and asked.

"I don't know what this exquisite object in Boss Lu's hand is. I look a little like glass but not like it." When the thing fell just now, Boss Ma rolled his eyes so lightly, but in the end he still couldn't resist the temptation in his heart. asked.

"Of course it's not colored glaze." Lu Chengjiao smiled while pinching the small mirror in his hand, and said calmly, "This is better glass than colored glaze."

Lu Chengjie's words are better than Liuli, which caused huge waves in Boss Ma's heart in an instant, but he pretended not to see it, saluted the other businessmen, and left the box.

As soon as he got out of the box, he was pleasantly surprised to see Xie Anlan waiting outside. He couldn't suppress himself for a while, and asked in surprise, "Why are you here?"

"Of course I'm here to pick you up." Xie Anlan naturally took Lu Chengjiao's hand, took him two steps outside, and explained, "The servants said that the plants we planted in the yard have produced a bunch of flowers. Flaming fruit, let's go back together and see how it goes."

Lu Chengjiao was slightly surprised, "Is there such a thing?"

"En." Xie Anlan responded, and led Lu Chengjia down the stairs.

A group of extremely surprised merchant servants were left behind.

Is this Princess Chen so courageous?

Open face raising! ?

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