The Emperor's Son-in-Law

Duan Chun knew clearly that His Majesty was not waiting for him. He probably had no appetite.

Because he has eaten delicious food every meal these days, he has no appetite when looking at these dishes.

"are you hungry?"

"If you're hungry, eat first."

"I'm not hungry yet, let's see the gifts first."

said the emperor.

"Your Majesty, why don't you let me serve you the delicacies you brought me first?"

"Your Majesty is enjoying the taste of the new delicacies."

"Let's take a look at Wei Chen's gift."

Duan Chun smiled.

"Okay, let me see what kind of delicacies you brought back from the farm?"

The emperor nodded.

"Announce gifts to the temple."

Li Gaofu immediately conveyed the decree.

Two rows of waiters came outside the door, holding various gifts in their hands.

Carefully place the gifts on the tables on both sides.

The emperor stood up and looked at the wooden boxes curiously accompanied by Duan Chun.

Duan Chun opened the lids of each wooden box.

Reveal all the gifts inside.

The first wooden box contains crystal clear glasses and glass bowls.

It emitted light, and the emperor's eyes lit up.

"This thing...is it glass?"

"How can Liuli be so transparent?"

The emperor asked quickly in surprise.

"Yes, Your Majesty, this is a new style of colored glaze specially made by Wei Chen after he returned to the farm in the past few days."

"It's different from the Liuli your Majesty has seen."

"But the cost is very low. Your Majesty, please take a look."

Duan Chun held up a crystal glass with both hands.

The emperor took it and looked at it carefully...

"You said the cost of making this kind of glassware is very low?"

"How low can it go?"

"A glass cup like this is worth at least a dozen taels of silver."

The emperor asked curiously while stroking the glass cup in his hand.

"Your Majesty, there is no need to worry."

"After looking at all the glassware."

"Weichen will tell you the cost again."

Duan Chun smiled and shook his head.

"You kid, are you still trying to get along with me?"

The emperor glanced sideways at him and continued to look at the various precious glass objects placed in the wooden box.

The glass plate is translucent and the glass bowl is thick and solid.

The emperor was pleasantly surprised.

You know, this kind of treasure was only among the tributes paid by envoys from foreign countries in the past.

Only occasionally can I see one or two.

But only Duan Chun understood that such items were fragile and difficult to transport.

However, transportation in ancient times was a big problem.

Foreign envoys traveled across mountains and rivers to Dakang and brought a hundred glazed utensils.

At most, there is only a small part left, and the ancient craftsmanship that can make colored glaze is difficult to produce in large quantities.

Therefore, it is normal for glassware to be expensive.

But the emperor didn't know that what he saw was not Liuli.

It's just a new thing that looks similar to colored glaze, but has simpler manufacturing techniques.

"Your Majesty, your Majesty is the first person to use this glazed mirror today."

Duan Chun smiled and picked up a glass mirror packed with good wood from the second wooden box.

It has an area of ​​twenty inches.

If the road wasn't too rough, would there be a box big enough to load it?

Duan Chun even wanted to build a full-length mirror.

The emperor looked into the mirror before him.

He frowned at first, but then he saw his clear face in the mirror...

"This...is a good thing!"

"This is my appearance..."

The emperor was stunned and stroked his beard with his hand.

He asked in surprise.

"Yes, this humble minister specially made two glazed mirrors for His Majesty and the Queen."

"From now on, His Majesty can use it to tidy up his appearance."

"Let the whole world see His Majesty's majesty as an emperor."

Duan Chun said with a smile.

"Yes, you kid is indeed sensible this time."

"But you haven't told me the cost of these glazed utensils yet."

The emperor stared at the mirror and couldn't help but smile.

For the ancients, the appearance of this glass mirror.

It can be said to be an extremely precious treasure!

"Your Majesty, the cost of these glazed artifacts."

"Wei Chen tells your majesty that your majesty and Eunuch Li must not tell anyone."

Duan Chun continued to lie.

"You all stand down."

The emperor glanced at the servants standing on both sides with their heads down and shouted.

"My slave obeys the order."

The servants all retreated outside the door.

"Your Majesty, I would like to ask a question."

"How much silver can your Majesty's mirror be sold for outside?"

Duan Chun asked softly.

"This glass mirror is so clear."

"It's definitely a top-notch treasure, and it costs at least a thousand taels of silver?"

"No, ten thousand taels of silver is worth the price of this mirror."

The emperor tried to say.

"Your Majesty, I will tell you the truth."

"The cost of making this mirror is less than ten taels of silver."

Duan Chun said mysteriously.

This is because he deliberately quoted a high cost. The actual cost was not to mention one tael of silver.

It's not worth a thousand copper coins.

"What?"

"The cost is less than ten taels of silver..."

The emperor and Li Gaofu both heard this and their eyes widened.

"Yes Your Majesty, except for this mirror."

"Other glazed objects are even cheaper to make."

"The minister brought them to the palace to see His Majesty."

"Just to tell His Majesty the good news."

"Weichen can mass-produce these items."

"And sell it everywhere in our Dakang, and also sell it to Beixia and the surrounding foreign countries."

"Earn unimaginable wealth!"

Duan Chun said with a fist.

"Can you really produce such items in large quantities?"

The emperor listened with a sharp gaze.

Although he was not a greedy person, he was the monarch of Dakang after all.

And now, what Dakang lacked most was silver and money...

When the emperor heard that Duan Chun said that he could produce a large number of glassware.

And the cost was so low that even he couldn't believe it.

When he heard what Duan Chun said, these items could be sold to various countries.

When earning a lot of wealth...

The emperor immediately realized that this was a big deal!

"Yes, Your Majesty, I came to see Your Majesty today."

"It is to present these treasures to Your Majesty."

"At the same time, I hope to get Your Majesty's permission to let the Internal Court and I run the glass business together."

"In the future, I am willing to give 30% of the silver I earn to Your Majesty."

Duan Chun said solemnly with a fist.

"You have to cooperate with my inner court."

"Give 30% of the dividend to my inner treasury..."

"Why only 30% of the dividend to me?"

The emperor looked at Duan Chun with surprise and asked.

"Your Majesty, I have to make money, and the craftsmen who make colored glaze have to be paid."

"Also, a part of the money earned must be used to build new trucks, etc."

"This is the only way to make this business bigger."

"Your Majesty's 30% dividend, according to my estimation."

"If the business is bigger, Your Majesty can get at least 3 million taels of silver a year."

Duan Chun explained with a smile.

"3 million taels a year!"

The emperor opened his mouth in shock.

You know, the annual treasury income of the Dakang Empire is only about 8 million taels.

8 million taels of silver have to be taken out before they are deposited into the treasury to pay the salaries of officials.

Only a small part of the rest is left, which has to be used for various construction and military equipment.

After all, the emperor's mind is to unify the whole world.

The military expenditure has always been scary.

But before the end of the year, the officials of the Ministry of Revenue will come and cry poor again.

The royal family tributes, the titles and salaries, the official salaries, are another pit that cannot be filled.

If there is a natural disaster, the national treasury will not be enough...