The Tang Dynasty started from saving Empress Changsun

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As expected, after hearing about the effects of hawthorn fruit, Li Shimin immediately decided to write it into the family tree of the Li family, and all royal blood must eat hawthorn fruit frequently.

When Xu Shanying went upstairs with half a bag of hawthorn fruit, he picked up a few and threw them into the tea bowl, washed them, and then threw them into his mouth.

"Well, it's sour and sweet, and it tastes pretty good." After boasting, he spit out a few kernels.

Chen Jingke said with a smile: "Hawthorn core and pulp have the same effect, and the essence of hawthorn seeds can be extracted through dry distillation, which can not only lower blood pressure but also sterilize bacteria, and treat diseases caused by various germs."

Li Shimin glared at him, and said: "Go back and write down all these things... Well, let Sun Zhenren study it carefully and see if he can formulate the corresponding medicine."

Chen Jingke said: "Okay, I will tell the old man when I get back."

While talking, there was a noisy sound outside, and the three of them raised their eyes and found that the door of the glass pavilion had been opened to let people in.

But not everyone can get in, it seems to have to pay money.

Changsun Wuji said: "If you want to enter the auction house, you need to pay [-] cash in cash as a deposit, and the money will be returned in full after the auction is over."

"But if you bid indiscriminately during the auction, or if you don't pay for something, the deposit will be forfeited."

One hundred coins is definitely not a small amount, but it still couldn't stop everyone's enthusiasm, and more than 100 people entered the store soon.

The security deposit for this wave of light is more than 1 yuan. Considering that the imperial tax revenue is only more than 300 million yuan in money and food, this is definitely not a small amount.

Later, another 50 people paid a deposit to enter the museum. At this time, the door of the glass pavilion was closed, and the latecomers could only scream at the door and were not allowed to enter.

Changsun Wuji explained again: "I plan to divide the 150 pieces of glass into six days for auction, [-] pieces per day. It doesn't make sense to put too many people in, about [-] people is just right."

"These people who have been turned away will come tomorrow and spend money earlier and more happily than others. In Jing Ke's words, this is called hunger marketing."

Li Shimin praised: "Hunger marketing is a good term and a good method."

Chen Jingke shook his head and said: "Second brother only releases [-] pieces of glass every month is the most successful hunger marketing, and our ideas are just supplementary."

Li Shimin was very proud of himself.

Although the door of the Glass Pavilion was closed, the crowd of onlookers outside did not disperse. Instead, they gathered together in small groups.

Discuss which treasure can sell for how much, who bought it, and so on.

Chen Jingke's heart moved, and he said: "The people in the museum can announce the auction situation to the public at any time, so that people outside can also have a sense of participation."

"But pay attention to protecting the privacy of customers. Don't announce who bought it, just announce how much it sold for."

Li Shimin's eyes lit up, and he said, "It's a good idea, but you can ask the buyer to see if they are willing to publish their name."

Glass is such a luxury, some people buy it to resell it to make a difference, and some people want to buy it home and enjoy it for themselves.

The former hopes that others will know that they have glass in their hands, so that buyers will take the initiative to find it and sell it at a better price.

The latter also wants to be known by others that he owns a piece of glassware and bought it with a lot of money, so as to gain a sense of vanity.

Of course, it is not ruled out that there are people who don't reveal their wealth.So ask for opinions before making a decision, and all kinds of people can take care of it.

Changsun Wuji immediately said: "Okay, I'll let someone prepare it."

After finishing speaking, he called the servant on the next table, and made arrangements like this, asking him to deliver the message to the glass pavilion.

About half an hour later, the windows on the second floor of the Glass Pavilion opened.A servant was carrying a gong and knocked 'Dangdang' a few times to attract everyone's attention.

Then he shouted: "The green jade peony was bought by Zhao Guangzhi, a wealthy businessman in Quanzhou, and Zhao Langjun for 440 taels of gold."

"Boom..." The people outside boiled like a frying pan.

Li Shimin shook his hand holding the teacup, and the tea soup spilled out.But he didn't care about it at all, and asked incredulously, "How much?"

Changsun Wuji swallowed, and said, "It seems to be three thousand four hundred and forty taels of gold."

Zhao Guangzhi?Chen Jingke always felt that this name was very familiar, as if he had heard it somewhere, but he couldn't remember it for a while.

But immediately he didn't care about this person, three thousand 440 taels of gold, no wonder the good guy said that glass is a magical tool for cutting leeks, and it really is.

In his previous life, he saw someone on the Internet saying that the price of a floor-to-ceiling mirror in the Guangxu period could be sold up to 4 taels of silver. He still thought it was bragging, but now he has to believe it.

Rich people are really not stingy with money for the things they like.

The price of gold in exchange for copper coins is one tael to ten taels, and 440 taels of gold equals [-] taels of copper coins.

One percent of the imperial court's annual revenue, this is only the price of one piece of glassware, and there are 290 nine pieces behind.

Although most of them cannot be sold at such a high price, they are still amazing enough. No wonder Li Shimin is so restless.

Another quarter of an hour later, the second piece of glass was successfully auctioned.It was a floor-to-ceiling mirror, and the transaction price was [-] yuan, but this time the buyer concealed his name.

Next came three pieces of glassware, all sold for more than [-] mins.

Every time the transaction price is announced, it will cause bursts of exclamation from the onlookers, this huge transaction is too impactful for them.

Li Shimin was also shocked by the total turnover of the five glazed wares exceeding [-] yuan.

One is that the transaction price was higher than expected. Everyone knows that glass is precious, but no one thought that those rich people would be so crazy.

The second is to get so much money at one time, the financial dilemma of the imperial court was reversed in an instant, and many of his plans could be implemented in advance.

The subsequent transaction prices are not so exaggerated, the highest is only 85 min, generally [-]-[-] min, and the cheapest is only [-] min.

Adding up the last 45 pieces, the total auction sales did not exceed the first five pieces. After all, the prices of high-quality goods and ordinary utensils are very different.

The auction will last for six days, and it is impossible to sell all the boutiques on the first day.

The top [-] pieces of glass on the list are divided into six batches, and five pieces are auctioned in one batch every day.This will not only maintain the heat, but also maximize the benefits.

Changsun Wuji quickly calculated: "Today, fifty pieces of glass were sold for 15 min. If we can also sell for this price in the next five days, the total amount will exceed 90 min."

"Hiss." He couldn't help taking a breath, and said, "A quarter of the annual income..."

Li Shimin's breathing also became short of breath. If he did this once a month, his income would be tens of millions, nearly three times his annual income.

However, he was still sober, and said: "This is the first auction. Everyone is curious about glass, so the price is inflated. It will be difficult to sell at such a high price in the future."

Changsun Wuji also agreed: "Sheng... what Erlang said is true. When everyone gets used to the existence of glass, they won't ask such a high price."

"Furthermore, the number of people who can spend tens of thousands of dollars at one time is limited. After they make a successful purchase once, they will not make a second purchase. It will be difficult to sell at such a high price in the future."

Chen Jingke also agreed with this point of view, saying: "So in the future, only one or two pieces of this fine glass will be produced in each issue, and the shapes must not be the same."

"We want to make every piece of high-quality glass a unique work of art, which will help maintain a high price. At the same time, we must open up foreign trade as much as possible and sell the glass abroad."

"Only by opening outward channels to obtain a larger market can we digest so much glass and not let it drop in price in a short period of time."

Li Shimin nodded and said: "You heard the auxiliary machine, we must open up external channels as soon as possible."

Changsun Wuji is in charge of distributing glass shares to the dignitaries, and they can be asked to sell glass through appearance channels.

Moreover, there is no need to worry about the disobedience of the dignitaries. Whoever uses the foreign trade channel will be given a certain amount more, so that they will not be obedient.

But not everything is so perfect, he frowned and said: "The commercial road to Liaodong and the northern grassland is ready-made, and it is easy to get through."

"It's just that Gaochang State fell to the Western Turks, and there are signs of cutting off the road from the Central Plains to the Western Regions, so the direction of the Western Regions is very troublesome."

Li Shimin said coldly: "With the money for selling glass, the imperial court has the capital to use soldiers."

"Next year, I will use troops against Gaochang and destroy his country to frighten the Western Regions. I want to see who else dares to disrespect Datang."

(End of this chapter)