Li Shimin had already walked into the Mirror Hall, while Li Ke waved quickly, and Tian Meng, who was just outside, walked quickly over.
Li Ke gave Tian Meng some instructions and asked him to replace the plaque as quickly as possible. The small characters in the circle on it were replaced with the characters "Emperor".
Tian Meng followed the order and left. Li Ke then followed Li Shimin into the Mirror Hall, and the others naturally followed.
After entering the Mirror Hall, everyone couldn't help but exclaimed.
Because what is placed here is the mercury mirror that many people have seen in the palace! However, the largest one here is the half-length mirror, which is about one meter tall and is supported by a wooden frame twenty or thirty centimeters above the ground. In this case, after being propped up, it will have almost the same effect as a full-length mirror.
But the wooden frames of this batch of mirrors are all carved from mahogany, and the outer frames have beautiful patterns.
In addition, there are also sizes of about one meter and half a meter. The mirrors also come in rectangular, round, and oval shapes.
Mirrors of all kinds fill the shop.
The eyes of the princess who followed Li Chengqian began to shine. What woman doesn't like this?
"How much is the price?" Li Shimin looked at Li Ke and asked sideways.
"Back to Dad, this kind of full-length mirror is second only to yours, the queen, and the concubine. It costs 4,999 pieces and is limited to only 19 pieces." Li Ke pointed to the largest mirror and said .
"The next-level size is priced at 1,999 guan."
"The smaller one is nine hundred and ninety-nine strings." Li Ke quoted the approximate price to them. This price... is actually very expensive. You must know that one stone of rice in the Tang Dynasty is only about the same price as a piece of silk. , which is about three hundred words.
Calculated, one stone of rice in the Tang Dynasty is equivalent to a little more than 79 kilograms in modern times. If it is less, it is calculated as one stone of 145 kilograms. The cheapest modern rice per kilogram is about 1.5 yuan per kilogram.
In other words, it is about 217 yuan.
One penny is equivalent to about 0.9 yuan, which is always 1,000 yuan. In other words, the price of this one-meter-two mirror is 4.5 million yuan in modern terms...
Ahem...Li Ke doesn't make much, not much.
"Because the larger the mirror, the more difficult it is to make. If a mirror like the one I gave you is successfully made, dozens or even hundreds of faces may be broken. Moreover, this mercury mirror is similar to ordinary colored glass. Once broken, it will break. It just shattered into a pile of pieces." Li Ke deliberately exaggerated his cost.
Hearing what Li Ke said, Li Shimin was stunned for a moment, oh, it seems that he misunderstood him. Indeed, this kind of thing is not easy to make, and the loss is very normal.
"Well, not bad." Li Shimin nodded, noncommittal.
"Sanlang." The princess next to her spoke boldly.
"Sister-in-law, please speak." Li Ke said directly.
"If you want to buy this mirror, can you just place an order with them directly?" the princess asked, pointing to some young ladies next to her who were obviously serving as waiters.
"Yes." Li Ke nodded.
"Okay, Li Ke, you go shopping with me and your mother and concubine, and you can stay here for now." Li Shimin waved his hand. Of course he could see that these people are too embarrassed to buy things while he is here.
"Yes!" Li Ke nodded. It doesn't matter if he's not here. All the staff have been trained and there will definitely be no problem in being responsible for the reception.
"Farewell Your Majesty." Everyone bowed and said.
Only Changle and the other three said: "We will follow Aye."
Li Shimin didn't care, and they went directly to the next store.
At the door of the store, Li Shimin still raised his head and glanced: Lanxiangfang.
"What's for sale in this?" Li Shimin asked.
"Soap." Li Ke said with a smile.
"Soap?" Li Shimin was a little confused.
"It's similar to Yizi, but the difference is that it's easier to use than Yizi, and it washes cleaner and has a fragrance." Li Ke introduced it and took Li Shimin and the others into Lanxiangfang.
As soon as I entered the store, I smelled the strong fragrance of flowers.
There are no fragrances in this era. All fragrances are naturally extracted from flowers, so the smell in the store is not pungent.
The soaps here are divided into different counters according to different specifications and flavors.
"Demonstrate it." Li Shimin said.
The maid standing next to her immediately said yes, and then directly put her hand into the basin next to her. In it were some of the most common colored fruits. Soon her hands were covered with color, and then she gave Li Shimin They demonstrated the hand washing effect of soap.
"This can not only wash hands and take a bath, but also wash clothes. Not only the washing is very clean, but it also has a fragrance on the body." Li Ke introduced.
"How much does this cost?" Li Shimin was very interested. This thing is used every day, not only by women, but also by men.
"The most common one is 500 Wen per piece, and the most expensive is 3 Guan per piece." Li Ke said.
"You still sell things so cheaply?" Li Shimin glanced at Li Ke in surprise.
Is it cheap to buy 3 bars of soap? This thing is a consumable.
"Ahem... let it benefit the people, let it benefit the people." Li Ke nodded quickly. He would not say that the cost of soap is lower. The cost of this thing is about 20 yuan a piece, and the most expensive one is from outside. Wooden box, ahem.
"Well, when the time comes, I'll ask Chang Lin to do some statistics to see what flavor the palace likes to use, and I'll have someone come and purchase it." Li Shimin nodded.
"Yes." Li Ke saluted quickly.
After leaving Lanxiangfang, the next one was Xiufang, which specialized in selling silk. There were only two words on the plaque, but when Li Shimin and Concubine Yang came in, they were stunned. They didn't care about the mercury mirror and soap before.
But in the showroom in front of them, there were pieces of silk that had already been spread out for display.
Looking at the complicated patterns on the silk, Li Shimin and Concubine Yang took two quick steps, picked up the silk and put it in their hands. Li Shimin stroked the pattern on it, which was completely woven on it.
Li Shimin was a little shocked, but he didn't show it on his face. He couldn't lose face in front of Li Ke.
He immediately turned back to look at Li Ke and said, "Is this your property too?"
"Yes, this is silk made by the craftsmen under my son who improved some of the textile machines." Li Ke nodded simply.
"What is the output?" Li Shimin attached great importance to it. Because silk was directly linked to currency in the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin had to pay attention.
If the output is large, it may have an impact on the cheapest silk and silk.
"The output is not high, and it is estimated that it can barely supply the high-end market." Li Ke shook his head and said, of course this kind of high-end silk is used to make money, and it is impossible to produce it on a large scale.
Because there is only one consequence of mass production, which is to impact low-end silk, and low-end silk is more profitable for Li Ke, so it is impossible for him to do this. The production part is just used to make money from the rich people of Datang.
As for the other part, it is to be exported to Sasanian Persia, that is, Dashi and other countries, through the Yuelai Merchant along the Silk Road. That is the real golden road.
In fact, the "Dashi" in the Tang Dynasty did not only refer to Sasanian Persia in the Middle East, but also included all the countries in the Middle East. The Tang Dynasty was collectively called "Dashi".
