Chapter 1307 Famine and Natural Disaster 466

The pressure of money has been reduced to a very low level, but he remains the same.

"Butler Luo has an idea, so I'll give you two pieces to auction." Mingyi personally took out two small bowls from the pile of colored glass. The color was slightly inferior to the other two in this batch of colored glass. "These are the ones to take. Whoever bids for them will own them. This is the first batch of Northwest colored glass. Whoever bids for them will make money."

The words that came out of his mouth inadvertently made housekeeper Luo's eyes light up.

This is the first batch of Northwest colored glass!

It's very valuable.

"I understand, young lady, you are wise. I will take my leave."

After bowing, he strode away with two glass bowls in his arms, not even bothering to take the things for his young master; Mingyi divided the remaining glass into three portions, two of which he asked Chunmei and Chunxi to deliver to housekeeper Luo, one to be sent to the palace in the city for the princess to enjoy, and one to Zhou Ting.

After listening to what Chunxi and Chunmei said, Butler Luo smiled and said, "It's a small matter. Go back and tell your young lady. I will definitely take care of it."

"Then there is Butler Lauro."

Chunxi and Chunmei completed the handover smoothly and went home together.

"My dear, we have handed the things to Steward Luo as you ordered. Steward Luo asked us to come back and report to you. He will take care of it."

Mingyi nodded calmly, "Well done, you guys continue to do your work, I'll go to Fufengyuan."

"Master, let me accompany you. I will get your things." Chunmei said hurriedly.

"No need. These things are not heavy. You don't need to carry them. If you have nothing to do, take a rest. You've been running around with me. Thank you for your hard work." He flatly refused her company. She was going to share the good news with the teacher. It didn't matter whether she brought Chunmei with her or not.

Chunmei pursed her lips slightly and replied, "Yes."

She took the few pieces of colored glass under the table and walked away. Chunxi looked at Chunmei and asked, "Young lady has her own ideas, and we servants just listen to her. Why do you have to follow her?"

"I'm worried that the master will be cold. The master is precious. I can help the master get things and serve the master when I come back."

Chunxi laughed, "Okay, don't worry about the young lady. Although we haven't been serving her for a long time, it's not too short. She practices martial arts every morning and has profound martial arts skills. She won't feel cold because of her internal strength. You are just too concerned and always worry that the young lady will get cold or bumped."

There's nothing wrong with being careful, but it's wrong to be too controlling.

Masters don’t like servants watching them all the time, just look at the prince and you’ll know; the ones he uses around him are his confidants, and those who are not confidants are not used at all.

  The reason why confidants are confidants is that they are obedient and sensible, respect their master in everything, and will not betray their master. They entrust all their wealth to their master, so don’t they worry about or care about their master?

No.

They care about their masters more than anyone else, but they know how to handle things properly and won't cross the line.

Chunmei couldn't help but reflect on whether she was annoying. After thinking about it, she felt that she followed too closely. "Chunxi, you are right. I know what to do. However, it is freezing cold and the master is often out and about."

"Young lady, you know what's going on. Don't worry. Take care of yourself first. Young lady has internal strength, but you don't. If you catch a cold, you won't be able to serve me closely." Chunmei nodded carefully, her eyes full of seriousness, "Okay, I will pay attention. Thank you, Chunxi."

"What is there to thank me for? We are good sisters who grew up together. It's my duty to tell you all this." Chunxi didn't care. They grew up together and she didn't know when they would meet again after she left, so she had to maintain this sisterhood.

It's just a reminder, it's not a big deal. It's better to do your job well.

Fufeng Courtyard.

When Mingyi arrived, the people in the yard were used to it and just led the way for her silently, sending her to the study where Fan Qingzhi was.

"Teacher, the students are here."

"What are you making so much noise for? Speak nicely." Fan Qingzhi didn't even raise his head, holding memorials in his hands, all of which were handed over by officials from the northwest. Zhou Ting was not in Fucheng, and there were many affairs in the military camp, so he was the only one who could filter the memorials, sending the important ones to Zhou Ting, and he would handle the trivial matters.

This will greatly reduce the burden on Zhou Ting's shoulders.

Mingyi walked into the room with a smile on his face, and bowed to Fan Qingzhi, "Teacher, I have good news."

"Tell me something good."

Fan Qingzhi asked casually.

Mingyi walked up to him with a playful smile, and took a look at the letter when he got in front of him. Seeing that it was a letter from an official from the prefectural city, he said in a dull tone, "The colored glaze made by the students has been successful. The colored glaze from the Western Regions is no longer unique."

"The Western Regions have been conquered, and their industries are the property of the Zhou Palace. You can discuss the matter of colored glaze with Chao Sheng and get the formula from the people of the Western Regions. At most, you can pay a little more silver."

"That would be boring. Besides, they have been in the colored glass business for so many years and have become rich enough to rival a country. I heard that the colored glass used to be controlled by the royal family of the Western Regions, but we don't know who is in charge now. Chaosheng stayed in the Western Regions for too short a time and only had time to sort out most of the affairs in the Western Regions. He left the small matters to his subordinates."

"The matter of the colored glass formula is not a big deal, but it's not a small one either. I haven't heard of any colored glass being sent over from the Western Regions in the past few months. I'm afraid the merchants who deal in colored glass have already run away." This was also her guess. The Western Region royal family was completely wiped out, not a single one was left. The merchants who were dealing in colored glass were the die-hard lackeys of the Western Region royal family. How dare they stay?

Pulling his eyes away from the memorial, Fan Qingzhi nodded at her twice, "You! I can't argue with you."

Mingyi said calmly, "That's right. They are not stupid. They should have fled as soon as they saw that things were not going well. It's just a pity to lose all that wealth."

"Chaosheng brought back a lot of spoils, including tens of millions of silver notes, which are enough for us. The taxes in the northwest are paid every year. Most of the money is used for the military camp, a small part is used to maintain the expenses of the Fucheng Palace, and the rest is sent back to the Fucheng Princess. The palace also has income from industries in Fucheng, which is enough for us. Since Chaosheng didn't catch those merchants, let's forget about it. We can talk about it when we have a chance to catch them in the future. Don't keep thinking about it."

Mingyi nodded and agreed quickly.

"I'll listen to you, teacher. However, we have colored glaze. We also have colored glaze in the northwest. Teacher, when can you tell us to recruit some people? The colored glaze factory is very large and needs a lot of manpower." After considering his words, he added, "The soldiers that Steward Luo brought back can be arranged. My idea is to recruit another group of people in Fucheng. First, to appease the people in Fucheng, and second, the factory really needs a lot of workers."

She had no intention of doing things on a small scale. The wool workshop was also expanding. She could make some high-quality colored glass products and sell them to wealthy families; she could also make some inferior products and sell them to merchants and wealthier people. She could even make more varieties of them and sell them in turns to monopolize the colored glass market and do business with high-level, middle-level and low-level people.


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