Red Mansion: I am Jia Lian

Chapter 304 My dear, you are wronged
Installing glass seems to be a job that anyone can do in modern times, but in this world not everyone can do it.

The reason is simple, they can't get past the glass cutting stage. The glass cutter is specially made. Well, a little science popularization, the hardness of glass is very high, and it can only be cut by diamonds.

Forget about artificial diamonds, Jia Lian can get the real thing, that is, diamonds. Although there are no big ones, he can still get broken diamonds.

Prince Zhongshun didn't understand this and immediately expressed his dissatisfaction: "There are many wealthy and noble families in the capital. Why should they give you face and use your decoration team?"

Of course, this is King Zhongshun's strategy. With such a decoration team, and the fact that glass is now so popular that it cannot be bought with money, ordinary buyers are really unwilling to go against it, and there are very few people who insist on being stubborn.

Negotiations always require some strategy. Prince Zhongshun thought it was fine, but Jia Lian didn't buy it.

"Haha, Your Highness means to reject my conditions. Forget it then. I'll take my leave." Jia Lian clasped his fists and turned away.

Prince Zhongshun was stunned for a few seconds and then exclaimed: "Stop him, stop him, stop him for me."

The Research and Development Department is one of the most popular units in the capital right now. If I lose the chance to enter due to my improper handling, the royal family will tear me apart.

Jia Lian was not walking fast and was stopped at the door. Prince Zhongshun wiped the cold sweat from his head and stepped forward with a smile, saying, "Jia Lian, at least give me some face. You said that the installation team will be done according to your wishes, but there are always some special people in the royal family who are not willing to work hard. At least give them some easier work so that I can report to the emperor."

Jia Lian really didn't indulge him at all, and sneered: "What good things are you thinking? I was thinking of just getting paid without working. The R&D Department has such conditions, and can't afford to support idle people. Those who are willing to come to work are welcome. After joining the installation team, the monthly salary is guaranteed to be one or two silver coins. The wages are calculated according to the amount of work each time, and there are four days off per month. If there is no reasonable reason, not coming to work will be considered absenteeism, and not coming for three days will be considered automatic resignation. The conditions are just these conditions. If you are willing to come, you can take the prince's signature to register at the R&D Department. It is agreed that there will be a one-month probation period. If you are not satisfied, the R&D Department has the right to dismiss you unconditionally."

Prince Zhongshun felt his scalp tingling after hearing this. Where did so many conditions come from? He couldn’t remember them all.

"Slow down, I'll have someone record it, really." Prince Zhongshun was really afraid of Jia Lian. He could blow up or leave at will, and he was really not to be trifled with. The key point was that there was no good way to deal with him.

Originally I was thinking of taking advantage of the opportunity to control him and get involved in the transparent glass business, but now I don't dare to even think about it anymore.

Seeing that Prince Zhongshun had given in, Jia Lian did not push him too hard. He had set such high conditions at the beginning in order to leave some room for maneuver. However, Prince Zhongshun backed down and Jia Lian's subsequent conditions had no chance to be used. Of course, since he had prepared, he would never waste it.

After Prince Zhongshun had someone write down Jia Lian's conditions, Jia Lian left and went to the palace again to ask to see His Majesty.

While waiting at the palace gate, Qiu Shian came out to pick people up and couldn't help complaining: "Young Master, why don't you ask for an in and out sign in your situation? It saves us from running back and forth."

Jia Lian twisted his mouth and retorted: "Eunuch Qiu, you know how to harm me. What do I need that thing for? If you have nothing to do in the palace, isn't it fun for me to take care of the children at home?"

This was the ultimate killer move. Qiu Shian turned around and walked inside in a huff, muttering as he walked, "We also have an adopted son, who is better."

It is said that eunuchs are narrow-minded, but Qiu Shian is relatively open-minded and does not take it to heart. He is a rootless person, and his mind is all about blind loyalty. As long as Jia Lian is useful to the emperor, Qiu Shian will treat him well. If Emperor Chenghui doesn't like Jia Lian one day, Qiu Shian will be the first to rush out and bite him. As for daily tripping, Qiu Shian will wait until a critical moment. Tripping for no reason is the behavior of a fool.

Seeing Jia Lian, Emperor Chenghui put down his pen, stood up and greeted him: "You are back so soon, how are things going?"

Jia Lian shook his head: "Prince Zhongshun is not good at doing things. I just exerted my strength and he became cowardly." After briefly explaining what happened, Emperor Chenghui also felt that Prince Zhongshun was not good at doing things. How could he kneel so easily? I have given you the opportunity, and you have been pulling him repeatedly. Looking at Jia Lian again, Emperor Chenghui was somewhat dissatisfied and said: "What do you mean by coming back to see me? Do you think I am idle?"

Jia Lian listened to the words. If the emperor wanted to vent his temper, he couldn't do it to me, right? He quickly smiled and said, "Your Majesty, I have a plan that can calm the hearts of the royal family."

Emperor Chenghui listened calmly and said, "Speak!"

Jia Lian came closer, bent his waist slightly, and whispered: "I think it is better to give it to Your Majesty than to give it to others. Your Majesty can take the lead and let the royal family raise some money to buy a general agent in a few provinces. It will be a good opportunity for the installation team to learn how to install it, so they can use it when they go to other places."

Emperor Chenghui understood something of what he meant, but he still couldn't believe that this guy could be so kind. He looked at him puzzledly, meaning, are you serious?
Jia Lian quickly explained: "I promise that in three years, I will transfer the glass production technology. At that time, Your Majesty will take the lead, so that the royal family can produce glass in other places and avoid the inconvenience of transportation."

Well, Emperor Chenghui was obviously surprised. He knew that Jia Lian didn't care much about money, but it was really beyond his expectation that such a hen that laid golden eggs would be given up just like that.

Although there is a time limit, it is completely understandable. People have to make money. Besides, isn't this giving up the market in other places? It's just that the royal family has to do the transportation and market development themselves. For this business, if the royal family can make a loss, then they don't want to live, just buy a straw rope to kill themselves, so as not to embarrass the royal family.

This statement is really full of sincerity and fully considers the interests of Your Majesty. After all, the aftermath of the Li Rebellion is still there, and the unrest within the royal family is very serious. Otherwise, Emperor Chenghui would not worry about this at all, so why should I worry about your jobs?

"Well, it's a good idea, but you will have to suffer a little." Emperor Chenghui finally decided not to take it out on Jia Lian.

"Sharing the worries for Your Majesty is the duty of a minister." Jia Lian hurriedly further consolidated his image as a loyal minister, and so far, he has stood very firm.

"Yes, you remember very clearly the duties of a subject, but how many people can remember their own duties?" Emperor Chenghui sighed and sent someone to summon King Zhongshun.

Prince Zhongshun is currently involved in a lawsuit because he was crushed in the negotiations with Jia Lian and had no power to fight back.

Although the royal family members did not dare to confront Jia Lian, they were brave enough to attack Prince Zhongshun in a weird way.

"Your Majesty, this great patriarch is doing it easily!"

"That's right, I easily found a hundred hard labor jobs for everyone."

"Oh, it's so embarrassing. I think my child has to carry heavy loads with his bare chest, and my wife will be embarrassed when she gets home."

Prince Zhongshun felt that these people were really worthless. When Jia Lian came, no one stood out, and those who could hide stayed far away. What, you are afraid of Jia Lian, but not me?

After taking a closer look at the people in front of him, they really weren't afraid of him. Even though they didn't have the title of prince, they were all legitimate royal family members. He had to call many of them uncles.

They are all surnamed Li, and the title of prince is really useless in front of these royal family members. If you were not lucky enough to inherit the title of prince, you would be the same as us.

When Prince Zhongshun was in a state of panic, the eunuch arrived and the scene became quiet. Prince Zhongshun quickly left and followed the eunuch into the palace.

When people were outside the hall, they heard Emperor Chenghui roaring: "You bastard, you are bullying the honest and kind Prince Zhongshun? Do you still have me in your eyes?" Jia Lian was still talking back: "I am wronged. In business, it is natural to ask for a high price and pay the low price. If the prince does not fight for it, I will not give him three feet for nothing, right? He will not be grateful to me."

It would have been fine if King Zhongshun hadn't heard this, but after hearing this, he immediately felt as if his face had been thrown to the ground and stepped on repeatedly. This enemy couldn't be solved for a while.

"How dare you! He is a prince. Who are you? You bastard! Stand aside!" Emperor Chenghui roared, and Qiu Shian finally spoke: "Your Majesty, Prince Zhongshun is here."

When Prince Zhongshun entered the hall, he saw Jia Lian standing facing the wall. He felt so happy in his heart, damn it, you deserve this day?

Before he could be happy, Emperor Chenghui scolded him: "I just don't understand. You are a prince, why are you afraid of this brat? The clan house is your territory. When he came to your territory, you should give him some hard time, right? But you scared him directly and asked me to save the situation for you. Whose face will be lost if others tell others? My face!"

There is one good thing about Prince Zhongshun. When Emperor Chenghui scolds him, he just takes it quietly and doesn't resist at all.

Before Prince Zhongshun could recover from the scolding, Emperor Chenghui threw him a piece of paper and said, "Take it and do as it says. Move it like an abacus bead."

In fact, Emperor Chenghui really wronged Prince Zhongshun. He was usually quite arrogant, but this person was Jia Lian, your favorite minister. Prince Zhongshun also read history books. How did Emperor Wu of Han lose his crown prince? Wasn't it the favorite minister Jiang Chong who caused trouble? That is Jia Lian who had just made great contributions. Let's change someone else and let Prince Zhongshun know what the three eyes of the horse king are.

Before Prince Zhongshun finished reading the paper, Emperor Chenghui had already said, "Get out, all of you, get out, one by one, you are causing me so much trouble."

Prince Zhongshun came out dejectedly holding a piece of paper, and Jia Lian also came out with his head down, with a bad look on his face. After the two looked at each other, they turned their heads away tacitly.

Jia Lian left first, while Prince Zhongshun read as he walked. After reading the copy, he slapped his thigh happily and said, "You are worthy of being His Majesty. You have a plan! Jia Lian, boy, this time it's up to you. Hmm, where are the people?"

After looking around for a while and not seeing Jia Lian, Prince Zhongshun quickly asked the eunuch beside him, "Where is Jia Lian?"

The eunuch looked innocent: "Gone, gone for quite a while."

Jia Lian strode out of the palace, did not go to any government office, and did not go home. He hid directly with the two sisters in the south of the city.

Although the plan to give up foreign markets and the so-called technology in three years is predetermined, we cannot let others see that we are easy to control.

The most important thing is not the glass firing. With the skills of domestic craftsmen, porcelain can be fired to produce flowers, so firing glass is nothing. The difficult part is not the firing technology, but the soda ash.

Without soda ash, transparent glass cannot be made. Not to mention the use of wood ash as a substitute for water purification, anyone who passed junior high school chemistry would not say such a stupid thing.

It can only be said that the craftsmen of the Central Plains Dynasty took the firing process to the extreme, and the porcelain they fired was sold widely in the Western world. This fully demonstrates the exquisiteness of their skills.

Because of the lack of soda ash, the technology tree of transparent glass has never been developed. Without the foundation of natural science, it is really not the fault of war.

The West was able to be the first to produce transparent glass, not because of their superior skills, but because they discovered natural soda ash and had the material conditions.

So, Jia Lian is actually not worried about the technology spillover at all. Without soda ash, you guys are doomed.

First make money from glass for three years, then make money from soda ash three years later. If the technology is leaked after ten or six months, there is nothing you can do about it. It cannot be hidden.

Silk, porcelain, and tea, these three things made a lot of money from the West, but in the end they could not prevent the leakage.

The reason is very simple. There is no way to stop this kind of thing. As long as the world is made up of people, there will always be people who are blinded by profit and do this.

This is not the same as the Cambridge Five. The Cambridge Five were for their beliefs.

Speaking of this, I can't help but complain about all the people on the Internet who are bashing the former Su. I wonder if it's a problem with their brain circuits.

One of the two poles of the world, in the mouths of some people, is actually worthless. You know, in the early days of the Cold War, the former Soviet Union was the beacon of world democracy.

Skip the small talk.

In order to find Jia Lian, King Zhongshun was very tired. After going straight to the R&D department and coming up empty-handed, King Zhongshun's clever IQ took the upper hand again.

Is this guy avoiding me? He doesn't want me to have an easy life, right? It's okay. I'm not a fool that you can tire me out.

Prince Zhongshun went straight back to the clan house, where a group of people were waiting.

King Zhongshun, feeling proud, walked through the crowd with his head held high. His imposing manner was fully displayed. Everyone didn't know his strength and quickly made way for him.

Prince Zhongshun cut through the crowd like a wave, took out the copy given by Emperor Chenghui, and slapped it on the table: "Look, look at it all."

After everyone gathered around and took a look, they cheered. This thing couldn't be wrong. Jia Lian had signed and sealed it. As long as everyone collected 10,000 taels of silver, they could get the sales rights in any province in the north.

Someone saw the problem: "Why are there only provinces in the north? Where are the two rivers?"

Yes, this is a piece of fat meat.

King Zhongshun didn't react either. Yes, why is there only the North? Wait, don't show your weakness.

"You are the only ones who still want the market in Liangjiang? Go find Jia Lian, I don't have the ability to do that. By the way, Jia Lian is hiding from me, you all have worked hard, hurry up and find him and settle the matter. It took a lot of effort to get this deal, so you have to put in some effort, don't expect to get it ready-made. I'll make it clear in advance, those who are working should stop fighting, take care of those who really need to make a living, and hurry up to raise money, ten thousand taels a day will save a lot." Prince Zhongshun spoke a few louder.

(End of this chapter)