Wu Nian was happy for a while and gradually calmed down. He raised his head and said to the eunuch: "Let the officials from the Manufacturing Bureau wait at Qianqing Palace."
"Yes." The eunuch responded, turned around and went down.
Wu Nian turned to look at Liu Xiang who was holding a mirror, looking at his face, and laughed at her stinky beauty. She wasn't angry either, she was cheerful.
After a while, Wu Nian left Kunning Palace with the eunuchs from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and moved to Qianqing Palace in front.
In the Qianqing Palace. Two officials from the Manufacturing Bureau stood on the left and right. Seeing Wu Nian coming in, the two of them immediately saluted.
Before they could salute, Wu Nian waved his hand and said, "No courtesy."
After coming to the throne and sitting down, Wu Nian said straight to the point: "The glass is made well. Relevant officials and craftsmen are all rewarded."
“What’s the glass production like?”
Just like cement, when it was first created, the production volume was very small. Through continuous research by craftsmen and an increase in personnel, cement production has increased year by year.
perhaps.
The current production of glass will not be very large.
"Report to your Majesty. Currently, the production of glass is very small." The official on the right bent down and saluted Wu Nian.
"Yeah." Wu Nian was mentally prepared, but he was still a little disappointed.
After thinking for a while, Wu Nian turned to the eunuch of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and said: "You have also seen the glass. This light-transmitting one is used to replace paper. The Ministry of Internal Affairs replaces all the doors and windows in the palace."
"Then we sent people to replace all the mansions of the princes and nobles of the Han Dynasty with glass."
"Give some of the glass plates to the prince and nobles as well."
"And a mirror."
"Let them invite squires, ministers, and officials to their homes. Bring out glass plates and serve cakes to entertain them."
"Let their female relatives invite ladies and ladies to admire the mirror."
"Open twenty more glass shops in the capital. Sell glass."
"It's business. We need to promote it. Needless to say, the things used by the royal family, princes, and nobles are all good things. It won't take long before businessmen from the Han Dynasty, and even businessmen from Chu State, Southwest Chieftains, and Western Region Countries will flock to And it’s coming.”
"The glass business is a huge profit."
"Let the personnel of the Ministry of Internal Affairs be prepared to pick up the money."
Wu Nian's face showed a smile. In two words, profiteer.
"Yes." The eunuch of the Ministry of Internal Affairs immediately understood what he said. The two officials of the Manufacturing Bureau were a bit slow.
immediately. The officials of the Manufacturing Bureau and the eunuchs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs all left.
Wu Nian sat on the throne, thinking in his mind.
I just spent five hundred taels of silver to buy folk grain. Once the glass comes out, not only can you make money back, but you can also make a lot of money.
When we have money, we will use it to control the Yellow River and the Loess Plateau.
Allocate more military spending and improve the food for soldiers.
Tax exemptions can also be given to some poor places.
Money is a good thing.
It would be a shame to sit in a warehouse and gather dust.
Wu Nian's will was supreme in the Han Dynasty. The eunuchs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs handle matters smoothly.
A gust of glass wind immediately set off in this huge capital city.
Glass plates used by the royal family, the royal family, and nobles. That clear glass window. And the most important thing is a mirror that can see clearly.
Immediately, it caused a sensation in the entire upper class society of the capital, and then spread.
Rich people from the middle and upper classes, such as country gentry, local tyrants, and foreign officials, all flocked to glass. Officials and craftsmen of the Manufacturing Bureau worked overtime to make glass.
The imperial stores in the capital soon opened.
For a while. There was a sea of people outside the glass shop. Because the daily production is limited, they are all sold out early. Those who bought it were overjoyed, while those who couldn't buy it were thumping their chests and feet.
As Wu Nian expected, some businessmen from the Western Regions and Southwest Chieftains came to visit.
There are also Vietnamese businessmen and others who have participated.
Merchants in the Western Regions bought glass with gems and gold.
Businessmen from Southwest China and Vietnam bought glass with ivory, agate, and jade.
And the glass thing. It's the same as porcelain. The material is sand.
Wu Nian's glass made from sand not only harvested the country's wealthy officials, local tyrants, and country gentry, but also harvested foreign businessmen.
At present, the Han Dynasty and the Slavs are in a state of hostility, and there is no economic and trade exchanges.
But the Slavs could definitely get glass through the Western Region.
For Europeans. Tea, silk, and porcelain produced in China are all valuable and in-demand commodities.
Wu Nian believes it. Slavic nobles would go crazy when they saw a glass mirror. Then obediently pay for it. In a sense, glass is like a blood-sucking bug lying on the Slavs, and it can accomplish great things.
but. Wu Nian doesn't care about these things. They are all handled by eunuchs from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. He is more concerned about making transparent glass into a glass greenhouse.
agriculture.
Agriculture is the foundation of the country.
...........
Within the capital. There was light snow falling in the sky and the wind was freezing.
There were far fewer pedestrians on the streets than usual. But there are still huge crowds of people in front of the glass shop. Some businessmen went to the scene in person, while others sent their domestic slaves to squat.
Buy glass.
An inconspicuous carriage was parked at the corner. There were more than a hundred people guarding him.
Wu Nian opened the curtain, looked at the glass shop in the distance, smiled slightly, lowered the curtain, and ordered the guards to go east of the city.
The dignitaries of Chu State.
There is also the imperial palace of Emperor Daojun.
Too many acres of land were confiscated outside the capital. Wu Nian allocated many fields to famous generals, but his imperial estates were still spread throughout Zhili.
There are both southeast and northwest.
There is an imperial village in the east of the city called Shanglin Imperial Village.
It consists of a manor, some private houses, and more than 2,000 acres of farmland.
The team soon arrived at the Imperial Mansion, and the eunuch in charge of the Imperial Mansion led the villagers and went out to greet the emperor.
Wu Nian got off the carriage and looked at the eunuch. He was an old eunuch.
"What's your name?" Wu Nian asked.
"Reporting to Your Majesty. This old slave is Qin Hui." The old eunuch replied respectfully.
"Yes." Wu Nian hummed, and then entered the Imperial Mansion with the old eunuch, first taking a look at the granary being built.
At present, the Ministry of Internal Affairs has taken action to purchase grain.
Together with the power of the imperial court, we stabilize private food prices.
After visiting Huangzhuang, Wu Nianyou and Qin Hui came to the glass greenhouse currently being piloted.
Wu Nian doesn't know much about the technology of glass greenhouses, but he also knows that the key is sealing. Therefore, many earthen methods were used in the construction of this glass greenhouse.
Using the wisdom of the working people, it was finally built.
The greenhouse is currently in operation.
Wu Nian entered the shed with his imperial guards and Qin Hui, showing a satisfied look.
The greenhouse is full of green.
Although there is a greenhouse, the temperature is relatively high. But you can’t plant randomly.
The crops currently grown in greenhouses are all cold-resistant.
Wu Nian was very satisfied.
Qin Hui was already used to it. He supervised the creation of this thing.
But the accompanying Ouchi guards and eunuchs were stunned.
What do we see?
Did crops grow in the winter?
