"Jingxi...what is this for?"
In private, Bai Jinxi always called Xia Anran the name of Xia Anran's predecessor, which took the longest time in their memory and occupied the deepest memory.
He watched Xia Anran respectfully take out a god tablet, put it in the small side hall, and then arranged the god's tribute up and down.
His situation is different from Xia Anran's. For the previous world, all his memories are related to Xia Anran, and everything else has been blurred.
Even so, many things are fragmentary, but in his impression, Xia Anran is a character who respects ghosts and gods, but does not believe in gods. Except for the rituals of the great sacrifice, he himself will not set up ghosts in private. sacrifice, let alone worship.
No, maybe the only accident was when the two got married. At that time, they still quietly worshiped the gods of heaven and earth, but the worship announcement at the time of marriage meant that sacrifices were unnecessary.
He looked at the eye sign and saw that the name written on it was Taiyishen, so he raised one eyebrow immediately.
Be it public or private, when it comes to Xia Anran's daily life, no one in this world cares more than Bai Jinxi.
He certainly knew that when Xia Anran published the script, he had discussed with the drawing board artist the name of the god card in "Taoyuan Jieyi". At that time, Xia Anran said it was the God of Taiyi. , but now it is a bit subtle to see that he really customized the god position.
Xia Anran also didn't notice his weird look, he was turning around to place offerings on it, so she told him the origin of Taiyi God in detail.
He couldn't directly talk to Bai Jinxi about his additional tasks, but he believed that with the tacit understanding between the two, Bai Jinxi would definitely be able to think of something.
as expected.After noticing the subtle expressions on Xia Anran's face and the exaggerated praise he used to describe Taiyi God, Bai Jinxi raised his eyebrows slightly.
As the saying goes, there is a god standing three feet above the head, especially if there is a god's seat here, and Xia Anran mentioned the name of the god many times. According to the rules of the world, if there is no accident here, it should be heard by the gods, so Bai Jinxi is always I was full of curiosity, but in the end I didn't ask anything.
He just nodded silently, and handed Xia Anran flowers and snacks, and the two of them tacitly agreed not to talk.
A few days later, he went out to inquire about the scope of the priesthood of Taiyi God, and his expression became even weirder.
Taiyi God bless...brothers live in harmony.
Well.
If the matter of Xia Anran enshrining the Taiyi God in the house is in the ears of today... I am afraid that I will have to think about it again, that's all, there is no harm anyway.
Even though he thought so, he still made a little push to implement the priesthood of Taiyi God among the people.
Because of Xia Anran's ambiguous words, Bai Jinxi completely misunderstood his intentions. Xia Anran didn't know about this for the time being. He just found out later that this general who blesses the brotherhood is mutual trust, solidarity and cooperation, and has a chivalrous spirit. And how were the patron saints of the brothers and sisters in the family sealed?
Xia Anran was surprised to see it, and really couldn't understand the law of the development of priesthood.He just felt that the Taiyi God suddenly had a large number of believers in this secular world, and later it was not only worshiped during the usual worship ceremonies, but also in regular occasions where loyalty is more important, such as military camps, commercial firms, and escort bureaus. too monolithic.
But he hasn't done anything yet, Xia Anran, who received help from heaven, touched his chin and muttered for a long time in front of the god, trying to clear himself up in front of this one god, and after he finished speaking, he felt relaxed After leaving the house, he immediately devoted himself to his own business.
Let's not mention the blunders that will only happen in the future.In the twelfth lunar month, the bustling situation in Bianjing City is even more lively, and the atmosphere is even more joyful. Since the people began to buy new year's goods, the streets and alleys of Bianjing City have been crowded with people these days, and there is another new thing in Bianjing City. Thing is, a shop that had been covered with curtains for more than a month has finally seen the flow of people in and out, and there is a tendency to open.
What exactly the store will buy is finally about to be revealed.
Bianjing City is a city with a rich nightlife. It may be because the safety factor has reached a certain level, or it may be because there are many officials who need to go to work during the day, and their free time is only at night, or the Fangshi system in the Northern Song Dynasty has completely collapsed. Residents invaded the streets seriously, and no longer fortified. In addition, the curfew time in the early Song Dynasty was only four hours, and the curfew was abolished in the later period. Due to various factors, Kaifeng became the first city that never sleeps in history.
Now it is the twelfth lunar month, when the people of Kaifeng can finally settle down and enjoy the harvest of a year of hard work, and this day is also a holiday, the flow of people at night is naturally denser than that during the day.
Xia Anran's shop opened its grand opening when the night quietly fell.
On the night of its opening, the store attracted enough attention and a sense of presence.
Without him, the method is curious.
The shop next to it opened, and in order to attract popularity, we often invited some people from the tile shop to give speeches, or simply invited a dragon and lion dance team, but this family did not.
They put a bunch of glass jars in front of the store, and then lit the candles inside directly when night fell.
Human beings are always fascinated by the beauty of the night, such as the moon, such as the stars.
Xia Anran, who has a lot of scheming, custom-made special glass jars as candle holders. Originally, lighting so many candles was only normal, but as time went by, when the candles burned to three-fifths, it was almost the most crowded place. At that time, Chuochuo candlelight was printed on the ground through the special glass jar, interlacing each other's arms, and the entrance of the shop named "Sanjia" was suddenly rendered into a galaxy.
It was very spectacular at first glance. While people nearby gathered together to watch, even Kaifeng citizens who were overlooking the night from a distance also sent people to inquire.
Such beautiful scenery, not to mention ladies, even men can't bear it.
The candle itself was a slightly extravagant livelihood item in the Song Dynasty, but now it is packed in a glass jar and becomes a work of art.
This jar series was named Night Galaxy by Xia Anran. The production principle is very simple. He just asked craftsmen to mark patterns and dark spots on the glass before it was formed. However, during the burning process of the candles, these candles brought When the light from the glass is projected onto the wall, floor or ceiling, it becomes a colorful night scene, which is extremely eye-catching in a completely dark environment.
This is a string of artificially created stars.
Of course, to achieve this effect, it must be after the candles in the candlestick burn to a certain extent, that is to say, a full cup of candlestick will not have this effect.
But a full cup of candlesticks can move the carousel.
Shiny objects in the dark will naturally attract the attention of the public, especially in places where they should not be lit.
Seeing the flow of people attracted their attention, but after a while, the place that should have been the dark wall between the lamps was suddenly lit up, but what was placed inside was not a lamp or a light box, and passers-by could see the red silk cloth inside. There are bright and majestic items on the wall. There are three holes in the wall, and there are three items. What is even more strange is that I don’t know how this store does it. From the outside, these three items look like themselves. In glowing general.
Against the backdrop of the night, the illuminated goods look even brighter and more delicate.
This situation naturally surprised the Song people who walked by.
Xia Anran launched three items this time, one is the metal glass dipping pen mentioned earlier, the other is the candle revolving lantern that Bai Jinxi helped him polish a long time ago, and the last one is the candle itself. Said to be the glass bottle itself filled with candles.
Except for the dipping pen, the other two items were ordered from the craftsmen of Song Dynasty in Duxia Anran, including the glass outside the window. He specially selected the glass with light color and high light transmittance, which is expensive , and for the safety factor and the limit of handmade glass production, it is not the way of modern whole window, but the method of inlaid glass outside the wooden counter.
This whole set of equipment was hidden behind the wall, and it looked like a grid lit up out of thin air from the outside.
It was suddenly lit just now because there is actually a wooden drawer outside the glass cover, which is also to protect the glass.The flat glass that can be made today is only as big as a unicorn melon, neither the hardness nor the size can meet Xia Anran's needs. His personal idea is to at least make a flat glass the size of a fish tank. compromise.
Later, he was inspired by the concept of "seeing the big from the small" in Huaxia gardens, so he simply made the shape into a collection cabinet. Now it is because he can't see clearly at night. If he looks at it from a distance during the day, it looks like a cabinet with delicate goods. Treasure rack.
Not enough atmosphere, but more than delicate.
Naturally, there is no lighting device at this time. The lights shining on these three items are actually made by Xia Anran through the refraction of copper mirrors and lights. There are several oil lamps and various precise arrangements on the inside.
Suddenly turned on the lights at night, the effect is really amazing.
After the flamboyant style and exquisite configuration attracted enough attention, the plaque was finally unveiled, and the characters on it were flamboyant but extremely simple.
——three.
With just two words, it still makes people feel unclear. The randomness of the name looks like a name written by a child indiscriminately, but it can be seen from the layout of his store that the owner of the store is by no means random.
Xia Anran sat in the teahouse opposite and looked down, taking a panoramic view of the commotion below, he breathed a sigh of relief, at least the topic of opening the door was enough.
In fact, the reason why it opened at night is entirely because this is the auspicious time calculated by Zhao Zhen for him.
Xia Anran felt that she needed to give face to this brother who said he was not superstitious, but in fact he was quite superstitious. On the other hand, it was because the concept of shop windows was indeed the most beautiful at night, especially glass shop windows. Even now, walking in On the street, people's eyes will still be unconsciously attracted by the brightly lit windows in the night, not to mention the Song Dynasty where there is no concept of window.
It is winter now, if it is summer, I am afraid that it will attract a lot of phototactic insects before attracting the attention of guests.Xia Anran wrote down this matter in the memo and reminded herself to pay attention in the future. Although cleaning the glass is easy, it is easy to bring a bad experience to the customers and feel that the store is not clean.
This is a digression, the cranky Xia Anran is actually not at all calm on the surface, after all, it is the first time in her life to open a shop, she is more or less nervous, even her claws are a little cold.
But in fact, the effect has been good so far. His unique opening method naturally attracted the attention of passers-by.
There was already a wave of people at the entrance of the store, but there were not many customers entering the store.
Completely innovative items can arouse the curiosity of guests, but more often they stay away.
This situation was also expected by Xia Anran.
The shopkeeper gave a short speech, opened the store door, and then went to battle in person holding a glass jar, explaining the condition of their goods to the onlookers in an amiable manner.
In fact, Xia Anran didn't intend to sell glass candles at the beginning, but he just took a glass tea bowl in order to test the effect of the revolving lantern, put a big candle in it, and put a revolving lantern on it.
His original purpose was to test the rotating effect of the revolving lantern under different containers, but in fact, compared to the novelty brought by the revolving lantern, the scene where the light diffuses through the special glass bottle and glass is more fascinating. The evidence is that the maids in the house who have always existed like invisible people let out small screams that could not be concealed.
And after Xia Anran's custom-made glass candle arrived, this screaming turned into an outburst of buying emotions for the ladies.
But frankly it's not cheap.
Candles are originally small luxury goods, and in this era, glass is even more expensive, and Xia Anran is a custom-made candle that can be mass-produced.
In the era of handmade, he found a lot of workshops before he settled on a standard candle.It is even more shocking to put out such identical candle holders one by one.
Even if there is no creative cost, the original product cost is not low.
In addition, although everyone didn't know what the revolving lantern was for, they could tell that it was made of copper by looking at the golden appearance. All in all, after everyone regained their composure, they calculated the prices of these goods and felt a little embarrassed.
Most of the guests who appeared here at this moment were ordinary citizens of Bianjing City. For them, although this exquisite beauty made them feel excited, it was difficult to act.
But the price of the goods that the shopkeeper told them immediately surprised them a little. It was very expensive, but it was not as expensive as their psychological price.
Especially the shopkeeper said that there is a [-]% discount on the price ten days before the opening, which means that it is now a [-]% discount, and this candle is not a one-off, as long as you use their candle to bring it to the store. The cheaper price is refilled with candle oil.
And every time you add candle oil, you can get half a point, and you can exchange for revolving lanterns when you collect 25 points, and the crowd is in an uproar.
In other words, you can give away a revolving lantern for nothing if you need to fill up the lamp oil [-] times?Although I don't know what this revolving lantern is, but the copper material and exquisite appearance are enough to make people's hearts flutter.
"That's right." The shopkeeper nodded, and at the same time he said that it's okay if you think it takes too long, as you can buy revolving lanterns at a discounted price after you accumulate twelve points.
The audience was laughing and laughing, everyone knew that this was just a marketing tactic, but the temptation of giving away for free was always there, not to mention giving away for free, the cheap price is also very exciting.
And although the price of the jar is high, it is relatively affordable in terms of the price of refilling the candle liquid. But at this time, some people noticed another item that the store did not introduce, and asked one after another, "Shopkeeper, do you have any more?" There is one thing that is not introduced, what is it, could it be a lady's hairpin?"
There is such a doubt because the Song Dynasty itself had a market for glass as hairpin accessories.
After encouraging the banning of Diancui, many craftsmen replaced Cuiyu with glass and made similar jewelry.
However, the length of the glass-dipped pen barrel and the pointed shape of the front are indeed quite like hairpins, so everyone has this question.
Finally, when someone asked about this, the shopkeeper asked someone to open a hidden compartment in front of the window.
Only then did everyone realize that the place they thought was the wooden grid was actually covered with glass, but they were prevented from seeing it because it was blocked by the wooden grid. At this time, under the light of the master of the galaxy at night, they saw Arrived with a pair of hands.
The joints are well-proportioned, the fingers are long and slender, and only the hands are seen, but the person is not seen. What kind of operation is this?
Just when everyone was curious, they saw the owner of these hands slowly take out a small glass bottle, which looked like a perfume bottle.
There is some colored liquid in it, which is purple juice.
There was an example of the Song people’s obsession with beauty, that is, purple was once the color that the royal family of the Song Dynasty prohibited private use and wearing by the people. can be used by civilians.
The reason for this is that purple has always been a more cherished color, but the comfrey that can be used to dye clothes cannot be dyed with cheap materials such as hemp and kudzu. The only thing that can be used is silk.
Even if it is silk, there is still a lot of waste, and it is very easy to be dyed and damaged, so the cost is naturally high.In addition, purple has always represented the aristocratic class. Although in Xia Anran's view, Bai Jinxi's homosexual purple is very eye-catching, but in the eyes of the locals, it makes people extremely handsome.
Who is not proud of the purple robe?
There are very few purple dyes that can be obtained from nature, and the difficulty of dyeing technology naturally makes purple a trendy color.
But this is not a problem in Xia Anran's view.
Because he is not going to dye, but to make ink.
So he used the simplest method, looking for red and blue dyes, and then mixing them to create a special purple.
Xia Anran named it Rhododendron.
The purple of Rhododendron azalea is a purple-pink gradient, and this one is also the same. It took a lot of effort to get the pink color, but fortunately, the effect is remarkable.
The owner of the hand took out the dip pen, dipped the tip of the pen into the ink, dipped half of it, then turned the pen upside down, let the ink flow along the groove to the part that was not stained with ink, and finally resumed the writing posture.
Interested people will soon discover the difference in the way of holding the pen from this "artificial small TV".
Then the next moment, this person took out a few sheets of paper, without grinding the ink, and directly took the "pen" to write on the paper.
It is worth mentioning that this person wrote horizontally from left to right, and wrote very quickly, and the key point is that he wrote nearly 50 characters before re-staining the ink.
The eyes of the literati in the crowd changed immediately.
They suddenly realized that the pen launched by this store could be an important innovation.
A pen that can write fifty characters continuously before needing to be re-dipped will surely occupy the entire market soon, without any other convenience.
"It's just nonsense." The crowd had already started whispering, but when the man showed the paper in his hand, the voice of speech reached its peak
The beauty of hard pen calligraphy and soft pen calligraphy is completely different, and the focus of public discussion is not limited to handwriting, after all, this is a brand new product.
A small number of people are talking about its color, which is unheard of to write in purple. Whether it is transcendent, whether it can be stored for a long time, how long it will fade and whether it will deteriorate remains to be verified.Another section focuses on the time it was written.
The man stopped writing for a few breaths, and the clerk took out this piece of paper for outsiders to read.
There were many literati in the Song Dynasty. Among the people standing here watching the excitement, many of them were cultural people. At this time, they had already squeezed to the front of the line. As soon as this piece of paper came out, several hands pinched it.
These people pay more attention not to the pen, but to the paper.
As soon as they got it, they knew that this paper was also specially made, more like the hard paper that people in Kaifeng Mansion now use to copy scriptures, but it seemed to be more slippery.
If you write with a brush, no matter how good the ink is, it will never dry up so quickly.
That is to say, the selling point of this ink is-sketch, save ink time, and dry quickly.
Looking at the handwriting again, it is neat but lacking in fluency, sharp but weak, and the personal recognition is not enough. I don't know whether it is because the short time of appearance has not yet become a style or because of the limitation of pen and ink.
While everyone was thinking about it, the store sent out an invitation to everyone, do you want to try it?
Whether it works or not, you have to try it.
At the same time, revolving lanterns were placed on the candles in the counter. In order to welcome the new year, the golden revolving lanterns were hung with the four characters Fu Lu Shou Xi, each occupying one side. Turn yourself up! !
"This lamp is called Wufu Linmen." The shopkeeper said at the right time. When he saw someone from the crowd asking him where the five blessings came from, he smiled confidently and pointed to the last word "囍". "Everyone, please take a closer look."
Copper is a kind of bright golden metal. As it rotates, it reflects and refracts the candlelight. It is exactly the four characters of Fu Lu Shou Xi, huh?
Everyone looked closely, yes, this Xizi shop is doing Double Happiness.
This... this... Since it is Double Happiness, it naturally becomes Five Blessings!
A burst of laughter broke out in the crowd, and they all praised the ingenuity of the store.
Yes, in order to ensure the balance of the revolving lantern, it is easier to calculate the balance point with four pendants than with five pendants, but Sifu always feels a bit unpleasant. Happiness was changed to Double Happiness.
Obviously it is four words, but it has become Wufu. This change not only saves raw materials, but also saves money.
Sitting opposite, Xia Anran could clearly see a few people in the crowd deliberately instigating the crowd inside, and finally a few people hesitated to enter the shop.
Not many people are interested in glass dip pens, and most of them are attracted by the Wufu Linmen marquee that can rotate by itself.
After all, it is approaching the New Year's Eve, so if you buy one, it would be a good gift for the elders. If it is a New Year's gift, the price would be considered reasonable...
In addition to the appearance of the five blessings, this time there is also a theme of cute animals, which is also the reason why it attracts the ladies who are getting started.
Stepping on the market of the New Year's Eve, it is impossible to lose money, not to mention that he has done a second hand.
The cousin who set the opening time for him is naturally the best spokesperson. The first polished glass dip pen was sent to the palace long ago, and the Eight Princes Mansion was also sent to it. His brother used it Then he praised his creativity.
He also said that he would still support his younger brother if he wanted to earn private money. It is estimated that the news that the government is also using glass dip pens will spread in two days.
As the king of shipping in the Song Dynasty, when shipping reopens after the new year, it is estimated that people from all sides will know that Bianjing City has produced this thing again.
Next, the glass market should usher in a boom.
It is worth mentioning that compared with Dashi's glass, Liao's glass market is also very good, because Liaoning, the main production area of quartz sand for glass raw materials, is in the hands of Daliao.
Compared with the warm and restrained feeling of ceramics in the Song Dynasty, Liao people prefer the simplicity and clarity of glass because of their aesthetic trend shaped by nomadic, fishing and animal husbandry as their main lifestyle.
But at the same time, Liao does not produce candles.
Therefore, if the Liao Kingdom wants to own glass pens or glass candle holders, then it can only purchase an additional trade transaction from Da Song, but what if Da Song also purchases glass from them in large quantities?
The population of Liao Kingdom is limited. Driven by economic forces, the glass industry will surge, and at the same time, the number of miners who dig raw materials will also increase. The temperature requirements of glass are completely different from those of smelting. If there is no accident, a large number of people will join the glass manufacturing industry. In the past, it was not because the big market Da Song didn't appreciate this kind of beauty, but if Da Song liked it, it wouldn't take long for the surrounding countries to be driven by its aesthetics.
In the case of equal total resources, the rise of one industry will inevitably squeeze another industry.
Ironmaking was undoubtedly affected by glassmaking.
It can only be iron smelting, because Liao does not produce copper, and their currency is taken from Song Dynasty. The main reason is that there are almost no copper mines in Liao territory, but there are many iron mines.
Whether it is fuel, raw materials, manpower, blast furnaces, or markets, the glass industry will affect the ironmaking industry.This kind of encroachment is extremely slow, and it may be too late when you notice it.
It is the same as the market where the Song Dynasty has started to purchase wool from Liao and Dangxiang officials.
The Song Dynasty could occupy the land for raising horses because of its love of mutton, so Dangxiang and Liao could also increase the number of sheep breeding because of the trade demand for wool.
This is from the embezzlement of resources and trade. If Xia Anran hadn't said this truth, Zhao Zhen would not support the popularization of glass pens.
What needs to be mentioned is that Dangxiang and Liao now refuse to export to the Song Dynasty because sheepskin is a strategic material that can be used to make tents, but wool seems to be indifferent, especially in Liao. The women learned how to wash and weave wool into wool After that, it became an extra income for them on weekdays.
And the kind-hearted merchants of Song Dynasty also told them that if they could dye the wool, the purchase price would be higher, so the relationship between Song and Liao this year was unprecedentedly friendly.
Cough, let's not mention that.
Because of the high cost of glass pens, although they have the advantages of wear resistance, they are expensive and will completely subvert the Song people's cognition and habits in calligraphy. The most important thing is that its unique way of ink will cause The way of writing has completely changed.
To put it seriously, if there are no accidents, this method will also affect the next generation. If this kind of pen, paper, and ink is fully popularized, the official will have to compromise with it in the end, and even make concessions to it in the imperial examination.
Just like most of modern China is almost occupied by hard pen calligraphy.
But for Zhao Zhen, he had a long time to think about how to deal with the possible changes, because to impact the cultural level, the first prerequisite is the mass popularity of glass pens, and the premise of this mass popularity is also It was the workers in Liao who successfully got into the trap.
There are too many variables in the middle, worrying about what may happen in the future is not within the scope of Zhao Zhen's thinking for the time being.
At the same time, there were not many people in the small room listening to Xia Anran present pen, ink and paper, and Prime Minister Wang was one of them. He was a little uncertain about this seemingly random words.
"Is this... really feasible?"
"Sixty percent." Xia Anran replied, he looked at Zhao Zhenyan who seemed a little hesitant, "I didn't think so much before, until I went all over the glass shops in Bianjing City to order glass bottles."
As the capital, most of the famous glass workshops have shops here, so asking these people directly can basically guarantee that Xia Anran will get more accurate data. In today’s glass industry, it’s not very likely that every household will have one, and it’s even very unlikely that everyone in Kaifeng will have one.”
At this time, the permanent population of Kaifeng Mansion had not yet reached the peak of 140 million in the Northern Song Dynasty, but now there are about one million people.
By the way, the population of the whole country should be approaching [-] million people at this time. The population peak of the Northern Song Dynasty was during the reign of Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty. At that time, it had reached a conservative estimate of more than [-] million people. Think about it, in this era when the full name is Shangwen , How terrible the stationery market is.
"If the raw material is limited to glass, then Song will definitely buy from the surrounding areas."
"Nan Wang, I don't know why this is limited to glass?" As Zhao Zhen's other confidant, Bao Zheng was able to grasp a loophole in Xia Anran's words. Xia Anran pondered for a moment and said, "If this Paper is the medium, and most hard pens can be written on.”
"It is not limited to glass, ceramics, bamboo, and wood can make similar pens."
In other words, if this kind of pen is really promoted, regardless of whether it will affect Liao and weaken its ironmaking market, it can almost be said that it will impact the existing writing methods of Song Dynasty.
This made Zhao Zhen hesitate a little. He didn't make a decision that day, and the final decision was made by Empress Liu for him.
Empress Liu's reason is very simple. First of all, writing with a hard pen has existed in ancient times, but it is not very popular. Seeing Zhao Zhen's surprised expression, Empress Liu knew that he didn't know about it. This woman who has been ignoring the government for a long time happened to Fascinated by calligraphy, she picked up the glass pen that Zhao Zhen had brought, dipped it in purple ink and wrote a few words, then directly changed the method of holding the pen to a hard one.
Her change made Zhao Zhen stunned for a moment, Liu Hou wrote a few more words and said with a smile, "Officials tend to be rich, no wonder they don't know about it, but in fact, most of the children from poor families start with hard pens."
"Choose reeds and bamboos to cut out hollows, which can store ink for a while, and can write about four or five characters... Children in remote places or poor families practice calligraphy with this," she wrote a small poem on the paper. After finishing the words, he stopped, and then said with a smile, "This pen is quite interesting... How many words can I write with one stroke of ink?"
"The minimum is fifty, and the maximum is hundreds." Zhao Zhen's answer made Liu E silent for a while, and she finally sighed softly, "Since the officials know that this pen is very useful, why hesitate?"
"Emperor, I..."
"The official family is the master of the Great Song Dynasty. You should know that there is nothing perfect in the world. The best is the best, so you should push it away. What's more, the official family came to ask me today, so they have already made a decision."
"You came to ask Aijia, but you thought Aijia would stop you?"
Liu E looked at the young emperor who was "guessed" and smiled softly. The most noble woman in the Song Dynasty was full of confidence and high spirits. You ask for some pens and inks to reward people."
Zhao Zhen's lips moved, knowing that Empress Liu was going to give a push to the female family members, the hesitation in his eyes finally turned into firmness, "I know, I will send some over today..."
"Thank you, Empress."
"You and I, there is no need to say thank you." Liu E continued to dip the tip of the pen, and wrote a few lines after following the technique that Zhao Zhen just said, with a faint expression on his face, "If the officials are still willing to call me emperor Mother, don't ask Concubine Li this question."
Zhao Zhen was taken aback by her words. Liu E did not turn her head, but seemed to be able to see Zhao Zhen's expression and said, "Concubine Li is short-sighted, so she may not be able to see the meaning behind the official's move. If you ask her, she will only say Against it, the officials are hesitant at this time, but it will only add to the trouble."
Zhao Zhen was silent when he heard the words, and in the end he just responded lightly and left.
He finally nodded, as Liu E expected.
As a literati, he didn't want to add a potential enemy to his beloved calligraphy, but as an emperor of a country, he knew better than anyone else what this pen tool, which can save writing time, meant to the operation of the country.
Shorter writing time, higher penetration rate, more portable equipment.
Although the Great Song Dynasty now has a heart for pursuing retro and a tendency to admire complicated etiquette, it is always the common people who promote the social atmosphere.
This is the lesson Zhao Zhen has learned from many history books.
After thinking about the best and the worst, he began to think about the best again——could the promotion of glass products in the Song Dynasty really weaken Liao's iron smelting?
Is this too wishful thinking?
If he asked Xia Anran this question, Xia Anran would not be able to give a definite answer, because this plan has been proven feasible in many countries in later generations, but he is not sure whether the Liao Kingdom will be fooled.
The resources of our own country are limited, and we must invest them in the most critical production. As for mining, basic materials, and daily necessities, instead of spending manpower and resources to manufacture these, it is better to purchase them—this is the style of developed countries.
Because of this, developing countries often feel that they are being strangled. On the one hand, developing countries rely on these orders to absorb economic capital;
This is Yangmou, and it is also the law of the world.
Of course, there are also those who are steady and steady, who are not restless while absorbing capital, and dare not be content with the status quo. They have been watching all this with clear eyes, and seize the opportunity to soar into the sky.
For example, the United States.
Also like his home country.
The author has something to say: It is written in many novels that imported wool and dairy products are used to silently bring down nomads. History tells you that it is indeed feasible. Many countries have been ruined in this way. Of course, it is not enough wool. For different national conditions, the situation is different.Not only imports, but also exports.Economy is war.
Sheep are very, very, very troublesome animals, in various ways.
But if you want to raise sheep well, the hair growth can only be improved from generation to generation, and changed from nomadic to captive, feeding fat and tender forage, you need to settle down to trim and take care of it, and once the sheep are captive... ahem.
The place where Liao State and Song State now border is along the Yellow River.Basically, everything north of the Yellow River belongs to the Liao Kingdom, the west of Yinchuan belongs to Xixia (Dangxiang), and the west of Chengdu belongs to Tubo, and the part of Yunnan belongs to Dali. This is almost the case.
So the Northern Song Dynasty can really be said to be great to a certain extent. He really used very little land to support a population that was almost double that of the Tang Dynasty.
During the period of Emperor Huizong of Song Dynasty, there were 2000 million households. This household is a large unit, basically covering everything from grandparents to grandchildren, so it is conservatively estimated that [-] million people are not enough. Of course, considering that women in the Song Dynasty can set up their own households... er , anyway, about the same, [-] million people fluctuate up and down.
Kaifeng Mansion alone has 100W, while London and Paris in the same period probably have less than 10W.
Another number, the Northern Song Dynasty seems to be the only country among the major dynasties where the commercial tax is higher than the agricultural tax. Therefore, the agriculture of the Song Dynasty is unprecedentedly developed, and the yield per mu is nearly twice that of the Tang Dynasty. It is the traditional farming method passed down from the Song Dynasty...
Therefore, at the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the country's per mu yield was similar to that of the Song Dynasty.
At the same time, even the most unreliable Zhenzong introduced Champa rice and Indian mung beans.
Of course, it must be mentioned that the exploitation of the people in the Song Dynasty was definitely not low. Although the agricultural tax was low, there were many other things... so the life of the people was not easy.
Glass raw materials are available in many places in Zhejiang and Liaoning, but the quality of the sand in Liaoning is relatively good, and the impurities are low. In fact, some glassware in Daliao can be almost transparent. If you say it is cleaning impurities, it is definitely not. The truth is because their raw materials are good.
This point is judged by the author from the tombs and relics excavated so far, but frankly speaking, I think it may also be the reason why the Song Dynasty did not pay attention to this aspect. However, nomads and fish husbandry prefer straightforward and transparent things.And because nomads and fish herds basically grow between white mountains and black waters, they especially love and cherish bright colors.
Why does it say in the article that firing glass will affect the iron production in Liao... It is not just a problem with the stove, but also the tilt of fuel, labor, mining, industry, technology, etc.
These few books are not a question that one generation or two will respond to, but a subtle influence.
By the way, China has been misled in a similar way in its modern history.
I won't expand here.
By the way, the prototype of the glass jar in the article is the night starry sky of Voluspa, which is very beautiful.It's good to see that I can stare in a daze for an hour.Of course, the inspiration for the marquee also comes from this.
If you don’t know what gift to give your girlfriend or best friend, you can try it. I recommend fruity flavors. Blood orange, Japanese black currant, and persimmon are all good.
The price...hehehehehe...
The bottle in this article is called Night Galaxy...a pendant that I have not been able to obtain so far.
Ah, by the way, some common knowledge.
The ancient flat glass was also blown out. After blowing a bubble, turn it away, and then tap it down. The size is only the size of a small watermelon. There is no way to make it bigger. Therefore, there is no way to make a counter in this article, only to make it Small grid.Because at this time there is no large glass condensation technology today.
Making large glass is actually very difficult, and it is completely different from blowing glass.
The origin of the word "囍" is said to be Wang Anshi, and it is said to be from the Ming Dynasty. Anyway, it was after the reign of Renzong in the Northern Song Dynasty.
The inspiration for the ink comes from Fuji Niang, Fuji Niang is so beautiful, I will call Fuji Niang crazily!When Guan Teng Niang adds a little water, there is a surprise.
Touch your chin, there should be no small TIPS
In private, Bai Jinxi always called Xia Anran the name of Xia Anran's predecessor, which took the longest time in their memory and occupied the deepest memory.
He watched Xia Anran respectfully take out a god tablet, put it in the small side hall, and then arranged the god's tribute up and down.
His situation is different from Xia Anran's. For the previous world, all his memories are related to Xia Anran, and everything else has been blurred.
Even so, many things are fragmentary, but in his impression, Xia Anran is a character who respects ghosts and gods, but does not believe in gods. Except for the rituals of the great sacrifice, he himself will not set up ghosts in private. sacrifice, let alone worship.
No, maybe the only accident was when the two got married. At that time, they still quietly worshiped the gods of heaven and earth, but the worship announcement at the time of marriage meant that sacrifices were unnecessary.
He looked at the eye sign and saw that the name written on it was Taiyishen, so he raised one eyebrow immediately.
Be it public or private, when it comes to Xia Anran's daily life, no one in this world cares more than Bai Jinxi.
He certainly knew that when Xia Anran published the script, he had discussed with the drawing board artist the name of the god card in "Taoyuan Jieyi". At that time, Xia Anran said it was the God of Taiyi. , but now it is a bit subtle to see that he really customized the god position.
Xia Anran also didn't notice his weird look, he was turning around to place offerings on it, so she told him the origin of Taiyi God in detail.
He couldn't directly talk to Bai Jinxi about his additional tasks, but he believed that with the tacit understanding between the two, Bai Jinxi would definitely be able to think of something.
as expected.After noticing the subtle expressions on Xia Anran's face and the exaggerated praise he used to describe Taiyi God, Bai Jinxi raised his eyebrows slightly.
As the saying goes, there is a god standing three feet above the head, especially if there is a god's seat here, and Xia Anran mentioned the name of the god many times. According to the rules of the world, if there is no accident here, it should be heard by the gods, so Bai Jinxi is always I was full of curiosity, but in the end I didn't ask anything.
He just nodded silently, and handed Xia Anran flowers and snacks, and the two of them tacitly agreed not to talk.
A few days later, he went out to inquire about the scope of the priesthood of Taiyi God, and his expression became even weirder.
Taiyi God bless...brothers live in harmony.
Well.
If the matter of Xia Anran enshrining the Taiyi God in the house is in the ears of today... I am afraid that I will have to think about it again, that's all, there is no harm anyway.
Even though he thought so, he still made a little push to implement the priesthood of Taiyi God among the people.
Because of Xia Anran's ambiguous words, Bai Jinxi completely misunderstood his intentions. Xia Anran didn't know about this for the time being. He just found out later that this general who blesses the brotherhood is mutual trust, solidarity and cooperation, and has a chivalrous spirit. And how were the patron saints of the brothers and sisters in the family sealed?
Xia Anran was surprised to see it, and really couldn't understand the law of the development of priesthood.He just felt that the Taiyi God suddenly had a large number of believers in this secular world, and later it was not only worshiped during the usual worship ceremonies, but also in regular occasions where loyalty is more important, such as military camps, commercial firms, and escort bureaus. too monolithic.
But he hasn't done anything yet, Xia Anran, who received help from heaven, touched his chin and muttered for a long time in front of the god, trying to clear himself up in front of this one god, and after he finished speaking, he felt relaxed After leaving the house, he immediately devoted himself to his own business.
Let's not mention the blunders that will only happen in the future.In the twelfth lunar month, the bustling situation in Bianjing City is even more lively, and the atmosphere is even more joyful. Since the people began to buy new year's goods, the streets and alleys of Bianjing City have been crowded with people these days, and there is another new thing in Bianjing City. Thing is, a shop that had been covered with curtains for more than a month has finally seen the flow of people in and out, and there is a tendency to open.
What exactly the store will buy is finally about to be revealed.
Bianjing City is a city with a rich nightlife. It may be because the safety factor has reached a certain level, or it may be because there are many officials who need to go to work during the day, and their free time is only at night, or the Fangshi system in the Northern Song Dynasty has completely collapsed. Residents invaded the streets seriously, and no longer fortified. In addition, the curfew time in the early Song Dynasty was only four hours, and the curfew was abolished in the later period. Due to various factors, Kaifeng became the first city that never sleeps in history.
Now it is the twelfth lunar month, when the people of Kaifeng can finally settle down and enjoy the harvest of a year of hard work, and this day is also a holiday, the flow of people at night is naturally denser than that during the day.
Xia Anran's shop opened its grand opening when the night quietly fell.
On the night of its opening, the store attracted enough attention and a sense of presence.
Without him, the method is curious.
The shop next to it opened, and in order to attract popularity, we often invited some people from the tile shop to give speeches, or simply invited a dragon and lion dance team, but this family did not.
They put a bunch of glass jars in front of the store, and then lit the candles inside directly when night fell.
Human beings are always fascinated by the beauty of the night, such as the moon, such as the stars.
Xia Anran, who has a lot of scheming, custom-made special glass jars as candle holders. Originally, lighting so many candles was only normal, but as time went by, when the candles burned to three-fifths, it was almost the most crowded place. At that time, Chuochuo candlelight was printed on the ground through the special glass jar, interlacing each other's arms, and the entrance of the shop named "Sanjia" was suddenly rendered into a galaxy.
It was very spectacular at first glance. While people nearby gathered together to watch, even Kaifeng citizens who were overlooking the night from a distance also sent people to inquire.
Such beautiful scenery, not to mention ladies, even men can't bear it.
The candle itself was a slightly extravagant livelihood item in the Song Dynasty, but now it is packed in a glass jar and becomes a work of art.
This jar series was named Night Galaxy by Xia Anran. The production principle is very simple. He just asked craftsmen to mark patterns and dark spots on the glass before it was formed. However, during the burning process of the candles, these candles brought When the light from the glass is projected onto the wall, floor or ceiling, it becomes a colorful night scene, which is extremely eye-catching in a completely dark environment.
This is a string of artificially created stars.
Of course, to achieve this effect, it must be after the candles in the candlestick burn to a certain extent, that is to say, a full cup of candlestick will not have this effect.
But a full cup of candlesticks can move the carousel.
Shiny objects in the dark will naturally attract the attention of the public, especially in places where they should not be lit.
Seeing the flow of people attracted their attention, but after a while, the place that should have been the dark wall between the lamps was suddenly lit up, but what was placed inside was not a lamp or a light box, and passers-by could see the red silk cloth inside. There are bright and majestic items on the wall. There are three holes in the wall, and there are three items. What is even more strange is that I don’t know how this store does it. From the outside, these three items look like themselves. In glowing general.
Against the backdrop of the night, the illuminated goods look even brighter and more delicate.
This situation naturally surprised the Song people who walked by.
Xia Anran launched three items this time, one is the metal glass dipping pen mentioned earlier, the other is the candle revolving lantern that Bai Jinxi helped him polish a long time ago, and the last one is the candle itself. Said to be the glass bottle itself filled with candles.
Except for the dipping pen, the other two items were ordered from the craftsmen of Song Dynasty in Duxia Anran, including the glass outside the window. He specially selected the glass with light color and high light transmittance, which is expensive , and for the safety factor and the limit of handmade glass production, it is not the way of modern whole window, but the method of inlaid glass outside the wooden counter.
This whole set of equipment was hidden behind the wall, and it looked like a grid lit up out of thin air from the outside.
It was suddenly lit just now because there is actually a wooden drawer outside the glass cover, which is also to protect the glass.The flat glass that can be made today is only as big as a unicorn melon, neither the hardness nor the size can meet Xia Anran's needs. His personal idea is to at least make a flat glass the size of a fish tank. compromise.
Later, he was inspired by the concept of "seeing the big from the small" in Huaxia gardens, so he simply made the shape into a collection cabinet. Now it is because he can't see clearly at night. If he looks at it from a distance during the day, it looks like a cabinet with delicate goods. Treasure rack.
Not enough atmosphere, but more than delicate.
Naturally, there is no lighting device at this time. The lights shining on these three items are actually made by Xia Anran through the refraction of copper mirrors and lights. There are several oil lamps and various precise arrangements on the inside.
Suddenly turned on the lights at night, the effect is really amazing.
After the flamboyant style and exquisite configuration attracted enough attention, the plaque was finally unveiled, and the characters on it were flamboyant but extremely simple.
——three.
With just two words, it still makes people feel unclear. The randomness of the name looks like a name written by a child indiscriminately, but it can be seen from the layout of his store that the owner of the store is by no means random.
Xia Anran sat in the teahouse opposite and looked down, taking a panoramic view of the commotion below, he breathed a sigh of relief, at least the topic of opening the door was enough.
In fact, the reason why it opened at night is entirely because this is the auspicious time calculated by Zhao Zhen for him.
Xia Anran felt that she needed to give face to this brother who said he was not superstitious, but in fact he was quite superstitious. On the other hand, it was because the concept of shop windows was indeed the most beautiful at night, especially glass shop windows. Even now, walking in On the street, people's eyes will still be unconsciously attracted by the brightly lit windows in the night, not to mention the Song Dynasty where there is no concept of window.
It is winter now, if it is summer, I am afraid that it will attract a lot of phototactic insects before attracting the attention of guests.Xia Anran wrote down this matter in the memo and reminded herself to pay attention in the future. Although cleaning the glass is easy, it is easy to bring a bad experience to the customers and feel that the store is not clean.
This is a digression, the cranky Xia Anran is actually not at all calm on the surface, after all, it is the first time in her life to open a shop, she is more or less nervous, even her claws are a little cold.
But in fact, the effect has been good so far. His unique opening method naturally attracted the attention of passers-by.
There was already a wave of people at the entrance of the store, but there were not many customers entering the store.
Completely innovative items can arouse the curiosity of guests, but more often they stay away.
This situation was also expected by Xia Anran.
The shopkeeper gave a short speech, opened the store door, and then went to battle in person holding a glass jar, explaining the condition of their goods to the onlookers in an amiable manner.
In fact, Xia Anran didn't intend to sell glass candles at the beginning, but he just took a glass tea bowl in order to test the effect of the revolving lantern, put a big candle in it, and put a revolving lantern on it.
His original purpose was to test the rotating effect of the revolving lantern under different containers, but in fact, compared to the novelty brought by the revolving lantern, the scene where the light diffuses through the special glass bottle and glass is more fascinating. The evidence is that the maids in the house who have always existed like invisible people let out small screams that could not be concealed.
And after Xia Anran's custom-made glass candle arrived, this screaming turned into an outburst of buying emotions for the ladies.
But frankly it's not cheap.
Candles are originally small luxury goods, and in this era, glass is even more expensive, and Xia Anran is a custom-made candle that can be mass-produced.
In the era of handmade, he found a lot of workshops before he settled on a standard candle.It is even more shocking to put out such identical candle holders one by one.
Even if there is no creative cost, the original product cost is not low.
In addition, although everyone didn't know what the revolving lantern was for, they could tell that it was made of copper by looking at the golden appearance. All in all, after everyone regained their composure, they calculated the prices of these goods and felt a little embarrassed.
Most of the guests who appeared here at this moment were ordinary citizens of Bianjing City. For them, although this exquisite beauty made them feel excited, it was difficult to act.
But the price of the goods that the shopkeeper told them immediately surprised them a little. It was very expensive, but it was not as expensive as their psychological price.
Especially the shopkeeper said that there is a [-]% discount on the price ten days before the opening, which means that it is now a [-]% discount, and this candle is not a one-off, as long as you use their candle to bring it to the store. The cheaper price is refilled with candle oil.
And every time you add candle oil, you can get half a point, and you can exchange for revolving lanterns when you collect 25 points, and the crowd is in an uproar.
In other words, you can give away a revolving lantern for nothing if you need to fill up the lamp oil [-] times?Although I don't know what this revolving lantern is, but the copper material and exquisite appearance are enough to make people's hearts flutter.
"That's right." The shopkeeper nodded, and at the same time he said that it's okay if you think it takes too long, as you can buy revolving lanterns at a discounted price after you accumulate twelve points.
The audience was laughing and laughing, everyone knew that this was just a marketing tactic, but the temptation of giving away for free was always there, not to mention giving away for free, the cheap price is also very exciting.
And although the price of the jar is high, it is relatively affordable in terms of the price of refilling the candle liquid. But at this time, some people noticed another item that the store did not introduce, and asked one after another, "Shopkeeper, do you have any more?" There is one thing that is not introduced, what is it, could it be a lady's hairpin?"
There is such a doubt because the Song Dynasty itself had a market for glass as hairpin accessories.
After encouraging the banning of Diancui, many craftsmen replaced Cuiyu with glass and made similar jewelry.
However, the length of the glass-dipped pen barrel and the pointed shape of the front are indeed quite like hairpins, so everyone has this question.
Finally, when someone asked about this, the shopkeeper asked someone to open a hidden compartment in front of the window.
Only then did everyone realize that the place they thought was the wooden grid was actually covered with glass, but they were prevented from seeing it because it was blocked by the wooden grid. At this time, under the light of the master of the galaxy at night, they saw Arrived with a pair of hands.
The joints are well-proportioned, the fingers are long and slender, and only the hands are seen, but the person is not seen. What kind of operation is this?
Just when everyone was curious, they saw the owner of these hands slowly take out a small glass bottle, which looked like a perfume bottle.
There is some colored liquid in it, which is purple juice.
There was an example of the Song people’s obsession with beauty, that is, purple was once the color that the royal family of the Song Dynasty prohibited private use and wearing by the people. can be used by civilians.
The reason for this is that purple has always been a more cherished color, but the comfrey that can be used to dye clothes cannot be dyed with cheap materials such as hemp and kudzu. The only thing that can be used is silk.
Even if it is silk, there is still a lot of waste, and it is very easy to be dyed and damaged, so the cost is naturally high.In addition, purple has always represented the aristocratic class. Although in Xia Anran's view, Bai Jinxi's homosexual purple is very eye-catching, but in the eyes of the locals, it makes people extremely handsome.
Who is not proud of the purple robe?
There are very few purple dyes that can be obtained from nature, and the difficulty of dyeing technology naturally makes purple a trendy color.
But this is not a problem in Xia Anran's view.
Because he is not going to dye, but to make ink.
So he used the simplest method, looking for red and blue dyes, and then mixing them to create a special purple.
Xia Anran named it Rhododendron.
The purple of Rhododendron azalea is a purple-pink gradient, and this one is also the same. It took a lot of effort to get the pink color, but fortunately, the effect is remarkable.
The owner of the hand took out the dip pen, dipped the tip of the pen into the ink, dipped half of it, then turned the pen upside down, let the ink flow along the groove to the part that was not stained with ink, and finally resumed the writing posture.
Interested people will soon discover the difference in the way of holding the pen from this "artificial small TV".
Then the next moment, this person took out a few sheets of paper, without grinding the ink, and directly took the "pen" to write on the paper.
It is worth mentioning that this person wrote horizontally from left to right, and wrote very quickly, and the key point is that he wrote nearly 50 characters before re-staining the ink.
The eyes of the literati in the crowd changed immediately.
They suddenly realized that the pen launched by this store could be an important innovation.
A pen that can write fifty characters continuously before needing to be re-dipped will surely occupy the entire market soon, without any other convenience.
"It's just nonsense." The crowd had already started whispering, but when the man showed the paper in his hand, the voice of speech reached its peak
The beauty of hard pen calligraphy and soft pen calligraphy is completely different, and the focus of public discussion is not limited to handwriting, after all, this is a brand new product.
A small number of people are talking about its color, which is unheard of to write in purple. Whether it is transcendent, whether it can be stored for a long time, how long it will fade and whether it will deteriorate remains to be verified.Another section focuses on the time it was written.
The man stopped writing for a few breaths, and the clerk took out this piece of paper for outsiders to read.
There were many literati in the Song Dynasty. Among the people standing here watching the excitement, many of them were cultural people. At this time, they had already squeezed to the front of the line. As soon as this piece of paper came out, several hands pinched it.
These people pay more attention not to the pen, but to the paper.
As soon as they got it, they knew that this paper was also specially made, more like the hard paper that people in Kaifeng Mansion now use to copy scriptures, but it seemed to be more slippery.
If you write with a brush, no matter how good the ink is, it will never dry up so quickly.
That is to say, the selling point of this ink is-sketch, save ink time, and dry quickly.
Looking at the handwriting again, it is neat but lacking in fluency, sharp but weak, and the personal recognition is not enough. I don't know whether it is because the short time of appearance has not yet become a style or because of the limitation of pen and ink.
While everyone was thinking about it, the store sent out an invitation to everyone, do you want to try it?
Whether it works or not, you have to try it.
At the same time, revolving lanterns were placed on the candles in the counter. In order to welcome the new year, the golden revolving lanterns were hung with the four characters Fu Lu Shou Xi, each occupying one side. Turn yourself up! !
"This lamp is called Wufu Linmen." The shopkeeper said at the right time. When he saw someone from the crowd asking him where the five blessings came from, he smiled confidently and pointed to the last word "囍". "Everyone, please take a closer look."
Copper is a kind of bright golden metal. As it rotates, it reflects and refracts the candlelight. It is exactly the four characters of Fu Lu Shou Xi, huh?
Everyone looked closely, yes, this Xizi shop is doing Double Happiness.
This... this... Since it is Double Happiness, it naturally becomes Five Blessings!
A burst of laughter broke out in the crowd, and they all praised the ingenuity of the store.
Yes, in order to ensure the balance of the revolving lantern, it is easier to calculate the balance point with four pendants than with five pendants, but Sifu always feels a bit unpleasant. Happiness was changed to Double Happiness.
Obviously it is four words, but it has become Wufu. This change not only saves raw materials, but also saves money.
Sitting opposite, Xia Anran could clearly see a few people in the crowd deliberately instigating the crowd inside, and finally a few people hesitated to enter the shop.
Not many people are interested in glass dip pens, and most of them are attracted by the Wufu Linmen marquee that can rotate by itself.
After all, it is approaching the New Year's Eve, so if you buy one, it would be a good gift for the elders. If it is a New Year's gift, the price would be considered reasonable...
In addition to the appearance of the five blessings, this time there is also a theme of cute animals, which is also the reason why it attracts the ladies who are getting started.
Stepping on the market of the New Year's Eve, it is impossible to lose money, not to mention that he has done a second hand.
The cousin who set the opening time for him is naturally the best spokesperson. The first polished glass dip pen was sent to the palace long ago, and the Eight Princes Mansion was also sent to it. His brother used it Then he praised his creativity.
He also said that he would still support his younger brother if he wanted to earn private money. It is estimated that the news that the government is also using glass dip pens will spread in two days.
As the king of shipping in the Song Dynasty, when shipping reopens after the new year, it is estimated that people from all sides will know that Bianjing City has produced this thing again.
Next, the glass market should usher in a boom.
It is worth mentioning that compared with Dashi's glass, Liao's glass market is also very good, because Liaoning, the main production area of quartz sand for glass raw materials, is in the hands of Daliao.
Compared with the warm and restrained feeling of ceramics in the Song Dynasty, Liao people prefer the simplicity and clarity of glass because of their aesthetic trend shaped by nomadic, fishing and animal husbandry as their main lifestyle.
But at the same time, Liao does not produce candles.
Therefore, if the Liao Kingdom wants to own glass pens or glass candle holders, then it can only purchase an additional trade transaction from Da Song, but what if Da Song also purchases glass from them in large quantities?
The population of Liao Kingdom is limited. Driven by economic forces, the glass industry will surge, and at the same time, the number of miners who dig raw materials will also increase. The temperature requirements of glass are completely different from those of smelting. If there is no accident, a large number of people will join the glass manufacturing industry. In the past, it was not because the big market Da Song didn't appreciate this kind of beauty, but if Da Song liked it, it wouldn't take long for the surrounding countries to be driven by its aesthetics.
In the case of equal total resources, the rise of one industry will inevitably squeeze another industry.
Ironmaking was undoubtedly affected by glassmaking.
It can only be iron smelting, because Liao does not produce copper, and their currency is taken from Song Dynasty. The main reason is that there are almost no copper mines in Liao territory, but there are many iron mines.
Whether it is fuel, raw materials, manpower, blast furnaces, or markets, the glass industry will affect the ironmaking industry.This kind of encroachment is extremely slow, and it may be too late when you notice it.
It is the same as the market where the Song Dynasty has started to purchase wool from Liao and Dangxiang officials.
The Song Dynasty could occupy the land for raising horses because of its love of mutton, so Dangxiang and Liao could also increase the number of sheep breeding because of the trade demand for wool.
This is from the embezzlement of resources and trade. If Xia Anran hadn't said this truth, Zhao Zhen would not support the popularization of glass pens.
What needs to be mentioned is that Dangxiang and Liao now refuse to export to the Song Dynasty because sheepskin is a strategic material that can be used to make tents, but wool seems to be indifferent, especially in Liao. The women learned how to wash and weave wool into wool After that, it became an extra income for them on weekdays.
And the kind-hearted merchants of Song Dynasty also told them that if they could dye the wool, the purchase price would be higher, so the relationship between Song and Liao this year was unprecedentedly friendly.
Cough, let's not mention that.
Because of the high cost of glass pens, although they have the advantages of wear resistance, they are expensive and will completely subvert the Song people's cognition and habits in calligraphy. The most important thing is that its unique way of ink will cause The way of writing has completely changed.
To put it seriously, if there are no accidents, this method will also affect the next generation. If this kind of pen, paper, and ink is fully popularized, the official will have to compromise with it in the end, and even make concessions to it in the imperial examination.
Just like most of modern China is almost occupied by hard pen calligraphy.
But for Zhao Zhen, he had a long time to think about how to deal with the possible changes, because to impact the cultural level, the first prerequisite is the mass popularity of glass pens, and the premise of this mass popularity is also It was the workers in Liao who successfully got into the trap.
There are too many variables in the middle, worrying about what may happen in the future is not within the scope of Zhao Zhen's thinking for the time being.
At the same time, there were not many people in the small room listening to Xia Anran present pen, ink and paper, and Prime Minister Wang was one of them. He was a little uncertain about this seemingly random words.
"Is this... really feasible?"
"Sixty percent." Xia Anran replied, he looked at Zhao Zhenyan who seemed a little hesitant, "I didn't think so much before, until I went all over the glass shops in Bianjing City to order glass bottles."
As the capital, most of the famous glass workshops have shops here, so asking these people directly can basically guarantee that Xia Anran will get more accurate data. In today’s glass industry, it’s not very likely that every household will have one, and it’s even very unlikely that everyone in Kaifeng will have one.”
At this time, the permanent population of Kaifeng Mansion had not yet reached the peak of 140 million in the Northern Song Dynasty, but now there are about one million people.
By the way, the population of the whole country should be approaching [-] million people at this time. The population peak of the Northern Song Dynasty was during the reign of Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty. At that time, it had reached a conservative estimate of more than [-] million people. Think about it, in this era when the full name is Shangwen , How terrible the stationery market is.
"If the raw material is limited to glass, then Song will definitely buy from the surrounding areas."
"Nan Wang, I don't know why this is limited to glass?" As Zhao Zhen's other confidant, Bao Zheng was able to grasp a loophole in Xia Anran's words. Xia Anran pondered for a moment and said, "If this Paper is the medium, and most hard pens can be written on.”
"It is not limited to glass, ceramics, bamboo, and wood can make similar pens."
In other words, if this kind of pen is really promoted, regardless of whether it will affect Liao and weaken its ironmaking market, it can almost be said that it will impact the existing writing methods of Song Dynasty.
This made Zhao Zhen hesitate a little. He didn't make a decision that day, and the final decision was made by Empress Liu for him.
Empress Liu's reason is very simple. First of all, writing with a hard pen has existed in ancient times, but it is not very popular. Seeing Zhao Zhen's surprised expression, Empress Liu knew that he didn't know about it. This woman who has been ignoring the government for a long time happened to Fascinated by calligraphy, she picked up the glass pen that Zhao Zhen had brought, dipped it in purple ink and wrote a few words, then directly changed the method of holding the pen to a hard one.
Her change made Zhao Zhen stunned for a moment, Liu Hou wrote a few more words and said with a smile, "Officials tend to be rich, no wonder they don't know about it, but in fact, most of the children from poor families start with hard pens."
"Choose reeds and bamboos to cut out hollows, which can store ink for a while, and can write about four or five characters... Children in remote places or poor families practice calligraphy with this," she wrote a small poem on the paper. After finishing the words, he stopped, and then said with a smile, "This pen is quite interesting... How many words can I write with one stroke of ink?"
"The minimum is fifty, and the maximum is hundreds." Zhao Zhen's answer made Liu E silent for a while, and she finally sighed softly, "Since the officials know that this pen is very useful, why hesitate?"
"Emperor, I..."
"The official family is the master of the Great Song Dynasty. You should know that there is nothing perfect in the world. The best is the best, so you should push it away. What's more, the official family came to ask me today, so they have already made a decision."
"You came to ask Aijia, but you thought Aijia would stop you?"
Liu E looked at the young emperor who was "guessed" and smiled softly. The most noble woman in the Song Dynasty was full of confidence and high spirits. You ask for some pens and inks to reward people."
Zhao Zhen's lips moved, knowing that Empress Liu was going to give a push to the female family members, the hesitation in his eyes finally turned into firmness, "I know, I will send some over today..."
"Thank you, Empress."
"You and I, there is no need to say thank you." Liu E continued to dip the tip of the pen, and wrote a few lines after following the technique that Zhao Zhen just said, with a faint expression on his face, "If the officials are still willing to call me emperor Mother, don't ask Concubine Li this question."
Zhao Zhen was taken aback by her words. Liu E did not turn her head, but seemed to be able to see Zhao Zhen's expression and said, "Concubine Li is short-sighted, so she may not be able to see the meaning behind the official's move. If you ask her, she will only say Against it, the officials are hesitant at this time, but it will only add to the trouble."
Zhao Zhen was silent when he heard the words, and in the end he just responded lightly and left.
He finally nodded, as Liu E expected.
As a literati, he didn't want to add a potential enemy to his beloved calligraphy, but as an emperor of a country, he knew better than anyone else what this pen tool, which can save writing time, meant to the operation of the country.
Shorter writing time, higher penetration rate, more portable equipment.
Although the Great Song Dynasty now has a heart for pursuing retro and a tendency to admire complicated etiquette, it is always the common people who promote the social atmosphere.
This is the lesson Zhao Zhen has learned from many history books.
After thinking about the best and the worst, he began to think about the best again——could the promotion of glass products in the Song Dynasty really weaken Liao's iron smelting?
Is this too wishful thinking?
If he asked Xia Anran this question, Xia Anran would not be able to give a definite answer, because this plan has been proven feasible in many countries in later generations, but he is not sure whether the Liao Kingdom will be fooled.
The resources of our own country are limited, and we must invest them in the most critical production. As for mining, basic materials, and daily necessities, instead of spending manpower and resources to manufacture these, it is better to purchase them—this is the style of developed countries.
Because of this, developing countries often feel that they are being strangled. On the one hand, developing countries rely on these orders to absorb economic capital;
This is Yangmou, and it is also the law of the world.
Of course, there are also those who are steady and steady, who are not restless while absorbing capital, and dare not be content with the status quo. They have been watching all this with clear eyes, and seize the opportunity to soar into the sky.
For example, the United States.
Also like his home country.
The author has something to say: It is written in many novels that imported wool and dairy products are used to silently bring down nomads. History tells you that it is indeed feasible. Many countries have been ruined in this way. Of course, it is not enough wool. For different national conditions, the situation is different.Not only imports, but also exports.Economy is war.
Sheep are very, very, very troublesome animals, in various ways.
But if you want to raise sheep well, the hair growth can only be improved from generation to generation, and changed from nomadic to captive, feeding fat and tender forage, you need to settle down to trim and take care of it, and once the sheep are captive... ahem.
The place where Liao State and Song State now border is along the Yellow River.Basically, everything north of the Yellow River belongs to the Liao Kingdom, the west of Yinchuan belongs to Xixia (Dangxiang), and the west of Chengdu belongs to Tubo, and the part of Yunnan belongs to Dali. This is almost the case.
So the Northern Song Dynasty can really be said to be great to a certain extent. He really used very little land to support a population that was almost double that of the Tang Dynasty.
During the period of Emperor Huizong of Song Dynasty, there were 2000 million households. This household is a large unit, basically covering everything from grandparents to grandchildren, so it is conservatively estimated that [-] million people are not enough. Of course, considering that women in the Song Dynasty can set up their own households... er , anyway, about the same, [-] million people fluctuate up and down.
Kaifeng Mansion alone has 100W, while London and Paris in the same period probably have less than 10W.
Another number, the Northern Song Dynasty seems to be the only country among the major dynasties where the commercial tax is higher than the agricultural tax. Therefore, the agriculture of the Song Dynasty is unprecedentedly developed, and the yield per mu is nearly twice that of the Tang Dynasty. It is the traditional farming method passed down from the Song Dynasty...
Therefore, at the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the country's per mu yield was similar to that of the Song Dynasty.
At the same time, even the most unreliable Zhenzong introduced Champa rice and Indian mung beans.
Of course, it must be mentioned that the exploitation of the people in the Song Dynasty was definitely not low. Although the agricultural tax was low, there were many other things... so the life of the people was not easy.
Glass raw materials are available in many places in Zhejiang and Liaoning, but the quality of the sand in Liaoning is relatively good, and the impurities are low. In fact, some glassware in Daliao can be almost transparent. If you say it is cleaning impurities, it is definitely not. The truth is because their raw materials are good.
This point is judged by the author from the tombs and relics excavated so far, but frankly speaking, I think it may also be the reason why the Song Dynasty did not pay attention to this aspect. However, nomads and fish husbandry prefer straightforward and transparent things.And because nomads and fish herds basically grow between white mountains and black waters, they especially love and cherish bright colors.
Why does it say in the article that firing glass will affect the iron production in Liao... It is not just a problem with the stove, but also the tilt of fuel, labor, mining, industry, technology, etc.
These few books are not a question that one generation or two will respond to, but a subtle influence.
By the way, China has been misled in a similar way in its modern history.
I won't expand here.
By the way, the prototype of the glass jar in the article is the night starry sky of Voluspa, which is very beautiful.It's good to see that I can stare in a daze for an hour.Of course, the inspiration for the marquee also comes from this.
If you don’t know what gift to give your girlfriend or best friend, you can try it. I recommend fruity flavors. Blood orange, Japanese black currant, and persimmon are all good.
The price...hehehehehe...
The bottle in this article is called Night Galaxy...a pendant that I have not been able to obtain so far.
Ah, by the way, some common knowledge.
The ancient flat glass was also blown out. After blowing a bubble, turn it away, and then tap it down. The size is only the size of a small watermelon. There is no way to make it bigger. Therefore, there is no way to make a counter in this article, only to make it Small grid.Because at this time there is no large glass condensation technology today.
Making large glass is actually very difficult, and it is completely different from blowing glass.
The origin of the word "囍" is said to be Wang Anshi, and it is said to be from the Ming Dynasty. Anyway, it was after the reign of Renzong in the Northern Song Dynasty.
The inspiration for the ink comes from Fuji Niang, Fuji Niang is so beautiful, I will call Fuji Niang crazily!When Guan Teng Niang adds a little water, there is a surprise.
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