Not long after moving, Ren Yuande from the kiln factory came here.
He also brought several successfully fired enamels and cloisonne. The porcelain's exquisite appearance and gorgeous glaze color were rare products in this era.
After more than ten years of firing porcelain, this was the first time that Ren Yuande had made something so beautiful. There was also glass, which was crystal clear and translucent, subverting his cognition.
Those porcelains are stunning.
"Has it been fired?"
Zhu Xuan picked up an enamel and looked at it, and said with satisfaction: "Yes, there are no impurities on the surface and no color difference. The glaze color is very beautiful."
The people at Xicun Kiln Factory are quite capable.
As expected, they have been burning kilns since the Song Dynasty and have continued to this day. They should have a lot of experience and technical inheritance.
"Thank you for the compliment, Your Highness!"
Ren Yuande flattered with a smile: "Without the method provided by His Highness, we would not be able to produce such exquisite porcelain. Those ordinary porcelains can be brought back by merchants and sold overseas, and they can make a lot of money. Your Highness's porcelain So beautiful, I can definitely make more.”
Zhu Xuan was full of hope for these porcelains and said: "Go back and make arrangements to increase the production scale. In a while, I will personally lead the fleet to sea. These porcelains will be our main products."
Ren Yuande received the order and hurried back to make arrangements to expand production.
Not long after Ren Yuande left, Xu Qi came.
He also brought a lot of things to give to Zhu Xuan. They were all common daily necessities for settling into his new residence. He also said: "Your Highness, I contacted several merchants from the Chaozhou merchants, and they all said they didn't have any." Time, I declined, and only one merchant was willing to come."
The lack of time is just an excuse. In fact, it is because they don't want to cooperate with Zhu Xuan.
They just want to play by themselves and have their own resources, and do not want to cooperate or share with the government. Even if cooperation is needed, it is internal cooperation among them, so as to maximize the benefits.
Cooperating with the government has too many restrictions and is not cost-effective.
In addition, the mountains here are high and the emperor is far away. They don't take it seriously. If anything happens, they can just escape overseas.
Zhu Xuan quickly thought of the reason why the trendy merchants refused to come, but he was not angry and asked: "Is that merchant here?"
"We have already arrived in Panyu."
"Bring him to me."
That businessman's name was Wu Yongfeng.
When he was first invited by Xu Qi, Wu Yongfeng didn't care much about it. However, considering that his business scale was not large and he had suffered continuous losses in recent years, and his overseas market share was often occupied by other companies, he wanted to find another way out.
Now he can go to sea to do business, but Wu Yongfeng has never gone to sea since he opened the sea.
His overseas market has been almost lost, and the competitiveness of his products is far inferior to that of other trendy merchants. If he continues like this, he will lose his family, so he wants to meet the emperor's grandson and maybe have a chance to revive him.
Wu Yongfeng felt that this was the best solution.
Soon, he was taken to Zhu Xuan's mansion.
"Greetings to Your Highness!"
After being introduced by Xu Qi, Wu Yongfeng glanced at the child in front of him and bowed.
At the same time, he was murmuring in his heart, what can a young grandson of the emperor do if he wants to go overseas to run a business?
At such an age, there is definitely nothing that can be done or know how to do anything.
Wu Yongfeng felt sad and thought that his trip was in vain.
The news from ancient times is not very accessible.
Many people only knew that the person who killed Chen Zuyi was a grandson of a certain Ming emperor, but no one knew that the grandson was Zhu Xuan. Because of this, they did not take Zhu Xuan seriously.
"Please take a seat, Hou Xian, and serve tea."
Zhu Xuan was still very polite and said, "Mr. Wu, does he really want to cooperate with me?"
Wu Yongfeng hesitated for a moment, then said frankly: "I was desperate and got an invitation from Mr. Xu, so I wanted to come and see His Highness."
Zhu Xuan asked: "Why are you desperate?"
Wu Yongfeng briefly explained his dilemma.
"I see!"
Zhu Xuan understood his situation, clapped his hands and asked Hou Xian to bring up an enamel porcelain, and asked, "What do you think of this porcelain, Mr. Wu?"
"This is……"
Wu Yongfeng's eyes widened and he asked in surprise: "Is this porcelain?"
This was the first time he had seen such beautiful porcelain.
They were used to seeing all kinds of blue and white porcelain, and when they saw the different enamel colors, they thought it was very novel. Wu Yongfeng was instantly amazed.
"Excuse me, Your Highness, where does this porcelain come from?"
Wu Yongfeng came back to his senses and asked expectantly.
If he can get these porcelains, he is confident that he will come back to life and regain the market share lost overseas.
Zhu Xuan said: "This is called enamel color. It is fired by a kiln below me and can be mass-produced. If it is placed overseas, Mr. Wu thinks, will it be popular?"
“Absolutely welcome!”
Wu Yongfeng has rich experience in overseas trade, and he can see the value at a glance. He quickly said: "But the market in Nanyang is basically occupied. Even as His Highness, he may not be able to capture it."
Judging from the fact that other trendy businessmen deliberately refused to come, Zhu Xuan could tell that they didn't take him seriously.
They are not even willing to come to see Zhu Xuan, let alone give up their huge overseas interests.
Especially Chen Zuyi is gone. They don't have the threat of pirates. They are a little swollen and even drifted. Now they are open to sea. They can go to sea whenever they want without any worries.
"Market share will never belong to whoever occupies it. It is determined by the quality of the product."
Zhu Xuan said calmly: "It will not be a problem for me to seize the market for these porcelains. Besides, Nanyang is not my goal yet. I am planning to go further west."
“More Western?”
Wu Yongfeng didn't have much idea about the West.
They usually go to sea, and the farthest place they can reach is probably the Persian Gulf. They dare not go any further for fear of not being able to come back. The sea is full of unknowns, and they are still afraid of danger.
More to the west is Europe.
The population there is larger and richer than the small countries in Southeast Asia.
A trip to the West is better than a few trips to Nanyang.
"It's more to the west. You don't dare to go, but I do!"
Zhu Xuan said confidently: "When the time comes, other trendy merchants will regret it and come to beg to cooperate with us."
Wu Yongfeng was moved.
Before, he thought Zhu Xuan didn't understand anything, but when he saw Enamel Cai, he thought there was still hope.
In addition, he was already desperate, so he might as well give it a try. If he succeeded, he would come back to life. If he failed, it would be no different from now. At most, it would accelerate his own decline.
"Excuse me, Your Highness, how can we cooperate?"
Wu Yongfeng asked excitedly.
Zhu Xuan said: "I plan to establish a Panyu Chamber of Commerce. In the future, merchants who want to go overseas for business and overseas trade, as long as they join our chamber of commerce, they will be able to share the resources of the chamber of commerce and better engage in foreign trade. Our chamber of commerce will also be responsible for safety issues when going overseas. .”
The big pirate Chen Zuyi is gone, but there are still some small pirates emerging one after another.
Even some merchants who go to sea will raise private soldiers and turn themselves into pirates, so beware of them.
Safety at sea is very important.
"Trading overseas is just one of the practices."
Zhu Xuan continued: "Next, I will introduce foreign businessmen and set up a trade zone outside Panyu City, on the edge of the Pearl River. Our Panyu Chamber of Commerce is the only legal business organization. All businessmen from overseas want to trade with our Ming Dynasty. , must be carried out through the Chamber of Commerce and subject to the supervision of the Chamber of Commerce.”
