Jinyi champion

Chapter 193 Coming from afar
It's another summer.

Zhu Hao's family moved, and this time they moved back to their former home.

The house has been in the Zhu family's hands for half a year, not to mention the poor business of the shop, and the backyard has been ruined beyond recognition. This time, Zhu Niang asked someone to clean it up again. The garden and pool were combed, the roof tiles were picked up, and the gate was painted new. The windows were all glazed, and all the furniture was bought new.

After getting everything ready, after ten days passed, the family happily moved back.

"It's still comfortable at home."

Zhu Hao tossed and turned on the newly made big bed, the soft pillows on the high bed were extremely comfortable.

For the time being, Zhu Niang no longer has to pretend to be low-key, and finally she can give her son a decent life. The quilts she prepared are all made of silk and satin material covered with cotton quilts, which are very smooth to the touch.

In the Ming Dynasty, merchants were only allowed to wear common clothes, which were insulated from silk, yarn, silk, etc., but there were no restrictions on other people.

Although Zhu Niang came out to do business, she was always a chaste woman bestowed by the imperial court. Her husband used to be a family member of Jin Yiwei, so she could barely be regarded as an official family. If money can afford good things, you have to travel in brocade clothes.

"Xiaohao, come out and help."

Zhu Niang greeted at the gate of the courtyard.

Zhu Hao ran out of the room, only to see Xiaobai and Aunt Li coming in with two heavy boxes filled with gold and silver.

Now the family is separated from the Zhu family in name, but still can't bring back all the belongings, and can't hide everything outside. The cash box brought back this time contains at least two thousand taels of silver.

"Put it in the cellar, in case someone comes, it's better to be prepared."

Zhu Niang whispered to Aunt Li.

Aunt Li went to a room with a cellar. This cellar had existed before, and the entrance was behind a row of archaeological shelves. It was very secret. Zhu Niang discovered it by accident when renovating the house this time, and did not alarm others.In order to spread doubts, Zhu Niang asked someone to dig two new cellars, which are currently used to store cloth and other things, and the old cellar is used to store money.

Then Zhu Niang called Zhu Hao to the main room and asked Zhu Hao to place a spirit tablet for his deceased father and offer incense.

Finally, the mother and son came to the yard, and Zhu Niang asked: "I heard that your grandmother is selling colored glass vessels everywhere recently, but it's not going well...Will the Zhu family come to trouble us?"

In the past, she would hardly ask her son about these things.

But now her son seems to have the ability to prophesy, every time it involves a dispute with the Zhu family, Zhu Hao can hit it accurately, so she can't help but not talk to her son when something happens.

Zhu Hao smiled and said: "No, they sell one tael of silver a piece, even if they can sell it in a big city, but in a small place like Anlu, unless it is a wealthy family like Xingwangfu, who would buy it? I guess They are now thinking about how to sell the utensils elsewhere, and have no time to take care of us."

"A tael of silver..."

Zhu Niang was speechless about the price of glassware sold by Zhu's family.

"Mother, do you remember that we did business with Su Dongzhu before? We sold him fifty yuan a piece, but he refused to buy it, which shows that he has a clear understanding of the market for this thing... I guess a place like Nanjing, The price of a glass vessel is less than one hundred yuan, the Zhu family treats the bottles and jars we gave him as treasures, and is reluctant to sell them at a lower price."

Zhu Hao had the mentality of watching the excitement.

Your Zhu family thinks that glassware is very expensive, and you have never heard of anyone selling it everywhere, so you think you can make a lot of money.

But I don't know that this thing is flashy.

Although there are few man-made glazed vessels in Ming Dynasty, the problem is that they can be replaced, and the value is the same. This thing can be sold at a high price, but the quantity that can be sold is quite limited. The common people spend dozens of dollars to buy a glass bottle, What is the glass jar going back for?Fill water?Is it bad to use a water tank?It breaks when touched, not as strong as a water tank!

Transparent... When every household needs this thing for flower arrangement?The point is that even if someone uses it for flower arrangement, is there no other substitute?Doesn't cheap ceramics smell good?

"By the way, Xiaohao, shopkeeper Ma came to inform yesterday that Su Dongzhu was on his way to Anlu. He said that he had something important to discuss, and he also said that he wanted to talk to you... If you have time, please contact me. Uncle Zhong, Yu San and the others went to meet shopkeeper Ma to find out what was going on."

Zhu Niang found that she was marginalized, and her son was in charge of all business, and Su Xigui seemed to only want to talk to Zhu Hao.

Zhu Hao smiled and said: "Okay, mother, I understand, if mother wants to go, we will go together."

"No need, if you get in touch with Su Dongzhu more, it will be of great benefit to you in the future... Now that we have a family background, we can let go of business as long as we can, and everything must focus on your studies."

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Zhu Niang took back the shop and house left by her husband, but she didn't plan to start a business again.

Now that the family is big and the business is big, why do you do such a thankless thing?Even if the neighbors have needs, she can still give alms during the famine year, and she can feel at ease.

Right now, she prefers to be a landlord and live a peaceful life with peace of mind. If she doesn't do business, she doesn't have to worry about turning her business bigger and stronger, and being remembered by the Zhu family.

Anyway, I don't lack anything now, so I can buy more land if I have money, and live on rent with peace of mind.

But Zhu Hao's positioning for Zhu Niang is to be the "richest man" in Ming Dynasty.

Breaking away from the Zhu family is a key step in making the business bigger.

Only by not being bound by the family can we bring more advanced things to Daming and let him make money for the family and make enough money.

After all, money is not something that can be obtained by being an official in the imperial examination. The salary of officials in Ming Dynasty is notoriously low. Zhu Hao did not intend to become a corrupt official or a moth, but wanted to make money with his own hands and use it to change the times.

a few days later.

Sure enough, Su Xigui came to Anlu Prefecture in person.

After he arrived, he immediately visited Zhu Niang, and in the afternoon, he saw Zhu Hao who had specially asked for a half-day leave from the palace.

"Master Zhu, it's been a long time, come and sit down."

Su Xigui hosted a banquet for Zhu Hao alone, but in the middle of the afternoon, his complimenting smile made Zhu Hao see that the other party wanted something.

Zhu Hao asked Yu San to wait outside first, and Su Xigui also pushed shopkeeper Ma and others away.

The two sat in front of the only table on the second floor of the restaurant. Facing more than a dozen exquisite dishes, Zhu Hao thought about it. Even if the family had money, they couldn't eat so much chicken, duck and fish every day.

"Little boss, shall we move our chopsticks?" Su Xigui smiled.

Zhu Hao said: "You're being polite, Master Su. Let's talk straight. It's not too late to eat after we finish talking."

"Okay, Mr. Zhu is not a pedantic person. It is a pleasure to do business with you. If we have something to say, let's just say it... When I came, I heard that your workshop was handed over to the Zhu family? What kind of mirror business in the future? ..."

As soon as Su Xigui came up, he raised his concerns.

Zhu Hao smiled faintly: "Not affected."

"Haha."

Su Xigui beamed brightly, "I knew you were prepared... How much money can those things make? Glass bowls are flashy, and they will crack when exposed to a little heat, which is easy to hurt people; glass bottles and jars are not very useful, and they can't compare to good pottery." Vases; glazed cups and glazed tiles are useful, but the price is too high to sell them... I gave it to the Zhu family, and it has no effect on you, but I just want to get your own testimony."

After Su Xigui received a letter from shopkeeper Ma to inform him, with his shrewdness, how could he fail to guess Zhu Hao's intention?

Hand over the glassware business that doesn't have much market prospect to the Zhu family, exchange the authority of the scorer from the Zhu family, and then monopolize the silver mirror and eyeglass business by yourself, throw off your arms and do it...

Su Xigui was very aware of the grievances and grievances between Zhu Hao's family and the family behind him, so he naturally firmly considered the issue from Zhu Hao's standpoint.

Not just for business, but also because he had suffered from Zhu Jiashi.

"One more thing."

Su Xigui finally got to the point, "It's like this. The chief envoy of this province wants to present a treasure to the imperial court, which is a mirror that can be used as a bronze mirror, but a small mirror is not good, it needs to be bigger..."

Zhu Hao understood immediately.

Huang Zan is currently running around in the court, preparing for his future entry into the court as an official in the capital. Instead of flattering the elders and ministers, it is better to take a shortcut, that is, to give the emperor a generous gift that is unique in the world, and create a big one. Send me the glass mirror, the emperor will definitely like it after seeing it, and he will definitely be promoted at that time.

Zhu Hao asked, "How much do you need?"

Su Xigui smiled and said: "The bigger the better, it depends on how big the silver mirror can be made by Xiaodang... Moreover, it is best to make two sides at a time, you also know that this thing may not be very reliable during the transportation process, in case If something goes wrong, there is at least one spare side.”

Thoughtful, even Zhu Hao felt that Huang Zan's method of giving the emperor two silver mirrors was very good.

Zhu Houzhao is a master who likes novelties. In addition, Huang Zan had a good official reputation before and contributed to the court's contribution to the salt drying method. This time the mirror was sent up, and the emperor had a great chance of being directly promoted to the center as the servant of the Six Departments when he was happy.

"No, no..."

Zhu Hao was very embarrassed when he said it, but his face was full of confidence.

Su Xigui is a smart person, of course he knew what Zhu Hao wanted to express, he smiled and said, "It's not in vain to ask the little master to help, you see how good it is... Two mirrors, preferably more than three feet square, guarantee a One thousand five hundred taels of silver, if you add one foot to the length or width, I will give you five hundred taels more, up to three thousand taels, what do you think?"

Zhu Hao waved his hand: "It can't be made too big, the bigger it is, the easier it is to break, isn't it? Why don't you calculate it by multiplying two feet by four feet, seven hundred and fifty taels a side, what do you think?"

Su Xigui did a simple calculation. This way, it is only eight square feet, which is one size smaller than the original nine square feet, but the price remains the same...

He smiled and said: "You still know how to settle accounts, so it's a deal. I don't know when I can make the mirror? I'd better get someone to send it to the capital sooner."

Zhu Hao thought for a while: "It will take ten days and a half months...I have ready-made colored glaze, but the craftsmanship must be exquisite, it is best to inlay gold, silver and precious stones on the edges, and the frame must also be made of good red sandalwood ?”

Su Xigui's eyes lit up when he heard the words: "I want it, I want it. Just ask for what you need. If there's something missing, I'll buy it back at a high price, or transport it from other places... The little master is really thoughtful."

"Then Dongzhu Su is going back to Wuchang, or waiting here?" Zhu Hao asked.

Su Xigui smiled and said: "Just wait here, and then go directly to the capital. Stay in Anlu for a few days, maybe you can talk to Tang Bohu about poetry and painting... Is there something else for the young master?"

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