Except for Wang Qingluan, who was already informed, everyone present, including Duan Lun, was shocked again.
Five hundred yuan may not seem like much, but it is more than half a month's salary for these people here.
Tang Ping estimated earlier that one penny in this era was roughly equivalent to seven modern dollars, so five hundred penny would be thirty-five hundred yuan.
If you think about it, if you spend 3,500 yuan to buy a mirror in modern times, it can be considered a luxury product.
And this is just the cost. Xia Langzhong took a breath, forced himself to calm down and asked: "So how much does this cost?"
"What do you think the price is appropriate?" Tang Ping threw the question back.
The output of this glass workshop cannot increase now, and the original output of mercury was not high in this era.
So for the time being, mass production of mirrors is unlikely, and they can only enter the high-end market as luxury goods.
"I think we have to sell it anyway, right?" One official said. He felt that such a mirror, whether it was a profit of 500 yuan or a consistent price, was already very high.
"I think it's a bit missing!" Another official disagreed: "If the output of such a good thing is small, it won't be a problem to sell it for three times."
Several officials began to discuss. Some of them were in favor of selling one guan, and some were in favor of selling it more expensively, but the most did not exceed five guan.
In the end, he couldn't come to a conclusion, so he looked at Tang Ping, and Tang Ping looked at Wang Qingluan on the side.
Wang Qingluan smiled confidently: "Give me ten mirrors like this, and I will accept as many as you have!"
This is not an exaggeration. The reason why she said this is that she knows the production limit of this glass workshop.
And if this kind of output is reproduced as a mirror, she can definitely digest it if she takes it back to East Vietnam.
Besides, although this mirror is not a consumable item, it is not durable. It may be damaged accidentally, and once it is damaged, you can only buy a new one.
But Wang Qingluan's opening made the officials from the Ministry of Industry below stunned again.
Ten sticks, for something as big as a palm, ten sticks?
As a result, their shock was not over yet. Wang Qingluan continued: "If it were the largest mirror made of glass, I am confident that it would sell for more than thirty pieces."
At this moment, these officials all thought that this was not a trick.
Later, when I thought about my financial ability, I couldn't help but feel a little relieved. Fortunately, at least something like this wouldn't deceive the poor.
It has to be said that Wang Qingluan is very business-savvy, and she is completely in the luxury business.
Then the careful Xia Langzhong also discovered a small red letter on the top of the glass of the mirror.
"What is this?" He squinted his eyes and took a closer look, only to find that it was a small Luan character engraved in a dark shape, then filled in with red paint.
"This is the brand I was talking about yesterday."
Tang Ping gently touched the word "luan" with his thumb: "Every mirror produced here in the future will have such a word. Although this is the only workshop that can make glass now, in case there are other workshops in the future, I have learned such a technique, but only the ones with the character Luan are produced by this workshop."
"Once everyone accepts that only mirrors with the word "luan" are premium products and the best mirrors, then even if competitors appear in the future, we will still have a brand advantage."
Although these words were mysterious, Duan Lun understood them immediately.
The old man smiled proudly and said: "I understand, it turns out that there is an old man who often sells cooking cakes in front of my house. He has been selling cooking cakes for more than 20 years, but then slowly some people came to sell cooking cakes, but Those people’s cooking cakes are not as delicious as Lao Wang’s cooking cakes. So Lao Wang’s cooking cakes are like a brand. Everyone only recognizes his brand and only buys the cooking cakes he sells!”
Although this was a bit rough, the truth was definitely correct, so Tang Ping gave Duan Lun a thumbs up.
Tang Ping did not keep the making of the mirror secret. As long as you don't have the glass underneath, no matter how proficient you are in this technology, it will have no effect.
And if the craftsmanship of more complex glass cannot be preserved, then there is nothing to keep secret about the craftsmanship of this mirror.
The person in charge quickly called two dexterous workers and asked them to put on protective clothing and repeat what Tang Ping had just done.
Although it was the first time for the two of them to do it, it was really not too difficult. After a moment, two more mirrors appeared in front of everyone.
"Okay, I'll leave this to you from now on. You must pay attention to safety. We don't have to rush the production of this thing, so we can do it at any time.
Safety comes first, do you understand? "
"Yes!" The steward knew about the relationship between Tang Ping and Wang Qingluan, so even if it was Tang Ping's words, he would always obey them respectfully.
"Mercury must be stored carefully and supervised by dedicated personnel! Remember not to flow into waterways and soil. If it accidentally flows in, report it immediately. Do you understand?"
You have to be careful with this thing, it's not a child's play. It is precisely because mercury is so toxic that once it flows into the water source, it will cause great hidden dangers, so Tang Ping has no intention of expanding the glass workshop. Such a workshop is the easiest to control.
Anyway, if you take the luxury goods route, there is no need to excessively pursue production.
"Also, this work can be done by workers in shifts. Those who do this work can be paid more."
Tang Ping continued, he didn’t know whether his protection would be harmful to workers if he used it for a long time. However, the output of this mirror was not high, and if it was done in shifts, even if it was harmful, it could be minimized. .
Speaking of which, this is considered harmful work, and the high wages are considered normal. What's more, such protective clothing is nothing in winter, but it can be very hot in summer.
The person in charge carefully wrote them down one by one.
The matter here was settled, and the officials from the Ministry of Industry were even more interested in what Tang Ping would do next.
After all, that thing is a joint venture between the Ministry of Industry and Tang Ping, and everyone can share some profits from it.
This place is not fully used yet, and there are still many empty workshops. The Ministry of Industry does not even need to report an empty workshop.
So they came to an empty workshop nearby. Lao Cui and Lao Du were already waiting here with a lot of things.
Seeing Tang Ping coming, he brought out his things with a clatter.
Technicians from the Ministry of Industry basically all know these things, and the most common one is caustic soda. This thing was used in construction in ancient times, so they basically all know it.
Then the others are about molds and the like, and there is a big jar, I don’t know what’s in it.
Tang Ping opened a big box, took out an apron, gloves and a mask and put them on, then looked at other officials from the Ministry of Works: "Hurry up, put your clothes on. You should know that this caustic soda is corrosive. !”
