When Li Yue saw the dressing table mirror in Ganlu Hall, her eyes were rounded. Empress Wu couldn't help but feel a little proud when she saw it, and said: "This is presented by Li Yifu, and it is said that Hu merchants from the Western Regions brought it here from Daqin." Yes. What does King Ning think?"

Li Yue couldn't help but be a little bit dumbfounded, he thought about it, and told the truth: "If the empress likes it, there are others on my side!"

But when Li Yue said this, Empress Wu immediately understood what was going on: "Li Yifu lied to me?"

Li Yue shook his head and said, "They don't know what's going on! In fact, this mirror looks expensive, but it's actually not worth much! Do you still remember that my servant asked the sage for a few craftsmen who made colored glaze?"

Empress Wu nodded, stretched out her finger and pointed the mirror: "It does look a bit like colored glaze, but this colored glaze is very transparent!"

Li Yue nodded bluntly, and said: "That's right, because the temperature of the kiln in the past was not high enough, the impurities inside could not be removed, so it would appear in various colors, and even look a little muddy. Coal is heated, the furnace temperature is much higher than before, and various materials remove the impurities inside, and the colored glaze will become transparent, but because there may be other things that cannot be removed, so there is still a little Green. Now this kind of colored glaze can be mass-produced, but in my opinion, this kind of colored glaze will definitely be used on a large scale in the future, for example, it will be used in buildings to make windows and so on. Originally, this kind of colored glaze was planned by Chendi Yes, but who let those aristocratic families deceive others too much and want to have a hand in everything, so the younger brother wanted to trick them, so he didn't ask the fire kiln to mass produce, but let them cut a batch of flat glass Come out and make this batch of glass mirrors. Li Qia is suitable for doing this kind of thing in Chendi's hand, so Chendi promised him a mirror as a reward and asked him to sell the batch of mirrors to those aristocratic families at a high price. After those aristocratic families looked back for a while, they found that the mirrors on the market were cheaper than bronze mirrors..."

Empress Wu couldn't help laughing: "You, you really don't want to suffer at all! But that's what it should be. People from aristocratic families rely on their family backgrounds, and even the royal family doesn't pay attention to them. It's time to teach them a lesson. Yes! But, is this mirror really cheaper than bronze mirrors?"

Li Yue nodded affirmatively, and said: "Of course it is cheaper than copper mirrors. A slightly larger copper mirror needs to be cast with a lot of brass and carefully polished to make it work. Glass mirrors are actually much simpler. As long as the output It’s big enough, and the cost is at most [-]" Li Yue still kept an eye out, did not say that the glass mirrors produced in such a small scale, in fact, the cost is calculated from the beginning to the end, if it is mass-produced, A glass mirror with a radius of one foot is about one hundred yuan!

Even when Empress Wu was in the most embarrassing situation, she didn't take this little money as money. Is this glass mirror so cheap?After having this idea, she immediately felt that the mirror on the dressing table was not fragrant.However, she still asked, "Then how much do you plan to sell the mirror this time, Fifteen Lang?"

Li Yue was a little dazed: "I originally thought that it would be enough to blackmail those aristocratic families at most around [-] guan, but Li Qia has a much bigger appetite than me, and he thinks that selling this mirror for [-] guan is not a problem, so, I Just let him go!"

Empress Wu's wonderful eyes turned, and she suddenly said with a smile: "After all, Li Qia is a young boy. Even if he has experienced in Ningzhou before, he may not have any advantage against those aristocratic families. And you have so many mirrors at hand. You can’t sell it to one family, you have to sell it to several families, and if it leaks out later, those families may not be willing to let it go!”

Li Yue asked very humbly: "What does the empress mean?"

Empress Wu said: "Leave this matter to me and the sages, and sell them in various places. I promise not to let them think of you, but I want half of the profit!"

Empress Wu thought that Li Yue would be reluctant. After all, according to Li Qia's pricing, that batch of mirrors could sell for millions of guan, and the cost would not exceed 1000 guan. Under such circumstances, half of the profit is at least a large Hundreds of thousands of guan. In fact, Datang’s annual treasury revenue is only about 200 million guan. This is the result of so many years of cultivation and recuperation. She only received more than 30 million guan, so it's no wonder that Empress Changsun was extremely frugal at that time, and the skirts she wore couldn't cover her feet.That is to say, the price of these mirrors is equivalent to the annual income of the national treasury [-] or [-] years ago.

Unexpectedly, Li Yue didn't care at all: "The younger brother just wants to teach those aristocratic families a lesson, money is nothing if not money!"

Empress Wu was dumbfounded by Li Yue's aura, but thinking about it, this guy can earn so much with just a mirror, so naturally he doesn't pay attention to money, Empress Wu couldn't help but sighed: "It's a pity You are still young, and you are the prince of the clan, otherwise, the Secretary of the Household Department should let you do it!"

Li Yue waved his hands again and again, and said with a bitter face: "Forgive me, ma'am, if I make a loss or make a profit, it's all my own fault, but it's different if I let my brother manage the treasury. My younger brother has a whimsical idea and lost the treasury's money, and the saint will not be able to spare me the first time!"

"Who can't spare you?" Li Zhi only listened to the general idea outside, and asked while walking inside.

Li Yue bowed to Li Zhi, and then said: "Your Majesty said that I want my younger brother to manage the treasury, how could my younger brother have the ability to do this, so I naturally refused!"

Li Zhi laughed: "I think what Zitong said makes sense. No matter how young you are now, it is difficult to convince the public. When you grow up and make some achievements, I will make you the secretary of the household department and help me. Take care of the treasury!"

Li Yue really wanted to roll her eyes, who wants to be a household secretary, do I have nothing to do when I'm free?However, Li Zhi was in high spirits at the moment, and Li Yue was not the reincarnation of a bully, so he could only say: "Then I will wait for you!"

Empress Wu listened with a smile, and then led Li Zhi to sit in front of the vanity mirror, and said, "Just now, Shiwulang said that he wanted to take advantage of this Liulijing family, and a saint must come forward to do this!" After speaking, she told Li Zhi what Li Yue said before.

Only then did Li Zhi remember that a few years ago Li Yue asked him to borrow some craftsmen, but he forgot about it later.In fact, there are many such things.Just like in the Han Dynasty, the princess's relatives and even Liehou had a great time digging the walls of the Shaofu.It's the same now, it's normal for a favored princess and prince to poach a few people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs.After all, the inner court itself serves the royal family. The royal family actually includes the clan, but the clans farther away do not have the guts to do so.

Li Zhi had seen this mirror before, if it wasn't for Empress Wu, he wished he could move it directly to his bedroom, but now that he heard it, it would be a common thing in the future, so he didn't think much about it Looking forward to it, but he also knows a little bit about economics. Whether this thing is sold as a luxury item or as a construction product, the profit will not be too low.If it were someone else, Li Zhi couldn't help but take this property into the royal family, but it was Li Yue. After thinking about it, Li Zhi gave up.If even Li Yue's property wants to be his own, everyone will be in danger when they turn around.

Therefore, Li Zhi didn't say anything, but just asked about the use of colored glaze, and Li Yue honestly said that doors and windows are the most basic, and they can also be made into various daily necessities and decorative items, such as He said that glass beads of various colors can be used to make jewelry in the future. If this thing is sold at a low price, those small families will be willing to buy it.In particular, this is still promising as an ornament. The development of porcelain in the Tang Dynasty was still in its infancy, mainly celadon, which was not beautiful enough. It was not until the Song Dynasty that the firing of porcelain entered a high-speed development. At the stage of the Song Dynasty, many porcelains handed down from generation to generation came out of official kilns in various places in the Song Dynasty.

Li Yue doesn't have too much obsession with firing porcelain. He only knows that kaolin is the best for porcelain. Kaolin is the best in Jingdezhen, but the problem is that Jingdezhen is still a long way from Chang'an, and Li Yue has no chance to go there. Even if it is porcelain, Li Yue thinks that it is cheaper to play with bone china than to dig kaolin from Jingdezhen.As for the various glaze colors, you have to practice slowly.But glass is different. If there are such powerful craftsmen, they can make various patterns and shapes in the middle of transparent glass. In terms of aesthetics, it is no worse than porcelain.Moreover, kaolin is a non-renewable resource, and Li Yue always felt guilty for wantonly developing it before the porcelain firing technology reached a certain level, but glass is different, this thing is fired with sand, so there is no need to worry about not having enough raw materials.

As for what kind of telescope is made of glass, Li Yue thinks it's better to save it for the time being. Ordinary telescopes are naturally fine, but this is actually like a children's toy telescope in later generations. In fact, the distance you can see is not very far. To be able to use it as a military telescope, at least you have to wait until the purity of the glass reaches a certain standard, and the polishing technology has to keep up, otherwise you can't see clearly at all.

Li Zhi listened carefully to Li Yue's plan, and said with a smile, "Fifteen Lang has a big heart, is there enough manpower over there?"

Li Yue made a bitter face, and said: "The sage is really aware of the details, there is a shortage of manpower here! Most of the workshops are apprentices who follow along. I don't know when they will be able to learn them. There are not enough craftsmen at all! "

Li Zhi said with a smile: "I will turn around and ask the inner court to find some more craftsmen for you, how much do you want?"

Li Yue immediately hit the snake with the stick: "Saint, there is no need for too much! The stall here is too big, and people are needed everywhere, but it is too difficult to find suitable craftsmen. Now, my brother is in Ningxia. On the other side of the state, we have to see if we can find some children to train first, so that they can be used in the future!"

Li Zhi didn't think too much about it: "You've just started training now, and it's still a question of whether you can become a teacher in ten years. I will try to give you as much as possible for craftsmen. The demand here in Chang'an is also great. The aristocratic family is in hiding, and I intend to recruit, but I will not do so!" Li Zhi said, his dissatisfaction with the aristocratic family increased.

Li Yue said with a smile: "Your Majesty, rest assured, they will regret it sooner or later!"

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