Sui Dynasty: I, Yang Guang, am both scrupulous and stable

Chapter 53 Liuli and Artist Yang Guang
When Yang Guang returned home, he didn't think too much about Gao Hongde. He understood the emperor's purpose and just used it. After having close contact with Gao Jiong, he got to know this famous and capable minister. .

Yang Guang came to the market again and took a look at the sales center. The model houses were still very lively, with crowds of people and red flags waving.

Then he came to the market, this time his target was Liuli.

When going to Yang Lihua's house, Yang Lihua said that Xiao Menglan liked colored glaze, which was a rare item in this era and was considered a luxury item.

When Yang Guang talks about colored glaze, he thinks of glass. The two are not the same. It should be said that colored glaze is a kind of glass. Even in modern times, colored glaze is still used as handicrafts, while transparent glass is widely used in architecture.

Yang Guang hadn't thought about getting glass before, but after being reminded by Liuli's incident, he thought of the potential value-added ability of glass for houses in Daxing City in the future.

Making glass through time travel seems to be a traditional skill, so why not make glass after time travel?
Yang Guang is not concerned about the manufacturing technology of glass today. Glass products appeared in China during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, but they were not developed on a large scale because of their production costs, difficulty in reaching the required temperature, and convenience of use after production. It was replaced by another thing made of burnt earth.

That's pottery.

The historical trajectory of China is the large-scale development of ceramics, and colored glaze has become a handicraft.

Walking into a high-end store, which contained colored glaze, gemstones, and jade, Yang Guang walked to a colored glass cup and found that its price was more expensive than ordinary jade.

Because colored glaze has poor plasticity after being formed and is not as easy to carve as jade, good-shaped colored glaze is even more expensive than jade and is very rare.

The shopkeeper came out and said, "Young Master, you really like this glass cup. You really have a good taste. This glass cup is a rare treasure from the Western Regions. Look at the luster and the shape. This is top-grade glass."

Yang Guang looked at the dazzling array of rare treasures in this store, all of which revealed the strength of the store owner. This was why he looked at the best merchants selling this kind of products around him, and he spoke directly.

"This king is Jin Wang Yang Guang. Who has the final say in your store? Let him come out."

As soon as he heard that it was the prince, the shopkeeper became much more humble and immediately said: "His Royal Highness, King Jin, I will send someone to inform my boss. My boss is the general of the left-leading army guard, Lu Bi, who is the regular attendant of the Lu family in Fan Yang."

After giving his boss's name, Yang Guang nodded: "Go and invite him. Just tell him that I have something to ask him."

This Lu Ben was the secretary of Luo She, who was proficient in music, had contributed to the pacification of the Northern Qi Dynasty, protected Yang Jian, and supported Yang Jian in seizing power. He was an important minister around Yang Jian, and he was also a member of Fan Yang's Lu family, so he was now highly used.

It's just because of his personal reasons that he doesn't hold a high position. To put it bluntly, he has never fought against Gao Jiong. He is not capable enough and has too much selfishness. If he loses the fight, he will get down.

Yang Guang had already taken a nap when Lu Bi arrived. When he woke up, a chubby man was standing next to him.

Lu Ben is fat, but has a very blessed appearance. He is well-maintained for his 40-year-old age, his skin is fair and tender, and he is dressed very elegantly. When he saw Yang Guang wake up, he smiled and said: "I wanted to pay a visit to His Highness, but I didn't expect that I would." His Highness came to see me first.”

"Mr. Lu, I hope you won't be offended by your rudeness today."

"Your Highness, what are you talking about? This is just a small store. Your Highness can just take whatever you like."

Yang Guang took the glass cup and said, "The shopkeeper just said this glass cup came from the Western Regions, right?"

Faced with Yang Guang's question, the shopkeeper felt guilty. Lu Bi glared at him and said, "Tell the truth, if you dare to deceive His Highness, you will be severely punished."

"Your Highness, please forgive me. I didn't know it was you, so I told you in the usual way that this glass cup is not from the Western Region, but was made in a workshop in the West City."

Yang Guang smiled lightly, and he could tell at a glance that it was not made in the Western Regions. Glaze is fragile, especially the bumpy land route. It is easy to break after being transported over a long distance. Unless it is a treasure, an ordinary cup will not travel such a long distance. After being shipped here, this glass cup is just an ordinary product.Lu Ben immediately apologized: "Your Highness, this shopkeeper is blind and blind, I will give him a heavy punishment right now."

"No need, today we are discussing something with Lord Xunlu."

"Your Highness, what do you say?"

"The shopkeeper just said that this cup comes from the Western Regions. Although it is fake, I don't know if Lord Lu really has a way to trade in the Western Regions."

Lu Ben answered without thinking: "Yes, of course there are. When the treasures brought back by caravans from the Western Regions arrive in Chang'an, most of them will pass through my hands first. Only the ones I don't want will flow into the market after I select them. Your Highness, this is not my boast." , No one in Chang'an City knows more about these treasures than me."

Although Lu Bi was no match for Gao Jiong in the court, ten Gao Jiong were no match for him in terms of artistic attainments, otherwise Yang Jian would not have ordered him to formulate the music. A rich man who likes works of art and understands art, If he can't do this job, who else can do it?

Lu Bi heard the meaning of Yang Guang's words and immediately said: "His Highness seems to be interested in the art of the Western Regions. If His Highness likes this thing, Weichen has some ideas of his own that he can discuss with His Highness."

Yang Guang knows nothing about art.

He still can't figure out why someone who takes a camera or a drawing board to take pictures and depict the beautiful bodies of girls is called art, while he who is just watching female anchors online is called a pervert.

Why can't it be regarded as art if it is borderline?Is it just because marginal anchors wear more clothes than those women who are called works of art?This is not fair!
And you have to know that Yang Guang still spent money to reward marginal female anchors. For a person who is willing to spend money to appreciate art, you can hardly say that he is not an artist.

Yang Guang pulled back his thoughts and said, "I'm not very interested in the artworks from the Western Regions. I'm more interested in your trade routes. If they can lead to the Western Regions, they should also lead to other places."

Lu Ben didn't understand what Yang Guang meant for a while, and said cautiously: "The comings and goings of merchants are all trivial matters that cannot be brought to the fore. If Your Highness is interested, I will tell you everything."

Yang Guang was playing with the glass cup just now and said, "I won't try to sell anything to you anymore. Do you have a way to sell the goods to Nanchen?"

Faced with Yang Guang's inquiry, Lu Ben suddenly said nervously: "Your Highness, don't listen to others' false accusations. I am definitely not a collaborator with the enemy, absolutely not."

Yang Guang looked confused. He just stopped by to ask if a trade war could start. Lu Ben was so nervous. It seemed that there might be a smuggling trade.

Looking at his performance, I couldn't help but sigh that it was reasonable for Lu Ben to be unable to compete with Gao Jiong. In other words, Lu Ben was not qualified to compete with Gao Jiong at all. There was too much difference in rank. He had done the right thing in the first half of his life. one thing.

He firmly hugged Yang Jian's thigh and spared no effort to help him ascend to the throne.

He's not very capable, but he's pretty good at judging people.

"Don't panic, Duke Lu. I have not been ordered to investigate these matters. Except for military supplies, the imperial court has not ordered to ban trade for the time being."

When Yang Guang said this, Lu Ben felt relieved.

"This king wants to trade with the Southern Dynasty."

"what?!"

Once the manufacturing process of glass is improved, the price will drop sharply. Can't we rely on poor information while it is still expensive to catch the Nanchen nobles off guard?
(End of this chapter)