Qin Shi was thinking this when he heard Mr. Ning sigh: "After everything is replaced with glass, it is snowing heavily outside and the heater is lit inside. I will have a bowl of ice drink. This is life."
the most important is.
All of a sudden, sales of glass, heaters and even ice drinks were boosted.
Ning Wuyang planned to call Chao Chao and Ma Yang over after dinner to discuss buying a piece of land near the newly purchased mine in the northern suburbs to store saltpeter.
Take advantage of the weather in the capital before it turns dripping and freezing, and take advantage of this new trend to make a lot of money.
no way.
Why do you think there are so many rich people in the capital that they can buy a hundred thousand taels of colored glaze lamp whenever they want?
One hundred thousand taels!
Even if all the paper windows in Princess Xian's mansion were replaced with glass windows, it would not cost so much.
"I will write a memorial to Your Majesty later and leave the business of replacing the glazed windows to the Ning family, lest a bunch of people want to take advantage of the Ning family's reward of being able to make glazed windows for free. I can handle this kind of thing when drinking. I can't greet you. Isn't it, brother Qin Shi?"
"……yes."
Qin Shi swallowed a big mouthful of saliva nervously and excitedly.
He was still thinking about the fact that the entire Ministry of Industry had added so many people to make colored glaze, and he was worried that His Majesty would take too much action and end up with poor profits, or what if the price of the colored glaze lamps dropped.
Even if the sand is turned into glass lamps, which is a hugely profitable thing, it cannot help but the proliferation of glass lamps.
Now Mr. Ning comes and uses colored glaze to make windows.
Qin Shi looked at the blurry scene in the courtyard and couldn't believe how beautiful it would be if all the windows were replaced with colored glaze.
Thinking about it, I'm still a little excited.
What moved him even more was that Mr. Ning had no intention of using these ideas to benefit the Ning family, but dedicated all the proceeds to His Majesty and the Royal Family.
I have never seen such a loyal minister in all ages!
Ning Wuyan didn't know what Qin Shi was thinking.
He only knew that, compared to Liuli Chuang, the Ning family's opportunity to make a fortune was yet to come.
Don’t say anything else.
Those perfume bottles made of glass can double the price of the perfume.
The reason why he takes care of the royal business so much is to help him benefit himself.
As long as His Majesty knows that researching various technologies can make more money for the royal private treasury, and may even make more than the national treasury, then the income of the craftsmen will also increase. At that time, he wants to create something advanced, such as perfume bottles. The setting of the spray and the investment cost will be simpler.
As for manpower?
The Ning family are all royal merchants, and he is His Majesty's most trustworthy partner in corruption. If someone from the Ministry of Industry borrows it, will Your Majesty be stingy enough to ask him to pay?
"It seems that the mines in the northern suburbs are only enough for the Qiao family. We need to make it clear in the memorial that your majesty should look for mineral materials elsewhere. This glass trend, with the blessing of the craftsmen, can continue for many years without declining."
Ordinary transparent colored glaze naturally does not require high craftsmanship.
Make the mold, pour the burned sand into it and wait for it to take shape.
There are no masonry slices, but making molds is very simple for Daxing people.
But what the powerful family likes most is specialness.
When the time comes, color selection, shape selection, and all kinds of tricks will emerge one after another, ensuring that the engineering department will make a lot of money.
Probably.
In the future, the most profitable thing in Daxing will not be the Ministry of Household Affairs, but the Ministry of Industry.
at this time.
Zhou Jingxian was on the carriage driving to eat on the roadside.
Little did she know that as soon as she left, Mr. Ning secretly teased her and Grandpa Huang with a big surprise.
When her carriage stopped in front of the palace gate, she happened to see her father and Minister Ji coming out.
The guards on guard greeted and sent her off, which made her think of her father's situation before leaving the capital for Jinling.
Even though he is a prince, even the fifth-rank officials in the court look down on his father.
And now.
The emperor's servants should all smile to their father.
Such drastic changes have occurred in just six months. It is really unpredictable.
When the two people came over, Zhou Jingxian jumped out of the carriage and greeted them.
"Father."
"Ji Shangshu."
Ji Shangshu smiled and cupped his hands, and asked with concern: "Princess Xian is not resting at home today. Why did you come to the palace so early, but you have something urgent to do to see your majesty?"
"There are indeed urgent matters related to the Ministry of Industry."
Zhou Jingxian said briefly and looked at her father with a cold face.
She doesn't understand how her father, who cared about her every day just a few days ago, has become more indifferent to her than before.
King Kang was also very helpless when he saw his daughter's unenlightened look.
Couldn't the daughter see that her father was planning to stop them from colluding?
It doesn't matter how loving a father and a filial daughter are in secret, but it can't be shown openly, lest others take advantage of it.
"Father, are you feeling unwell because the weather has turned cold recently?"
Zhou Jingxian asked with concern, and even choked her to death with her words.
"I saw that my father's face was pale and pale, as if he had suffered from cold. It just so happened that Mr. Ning had..."
"Jingxian, you are busy with business, so you should go and do business first. You don't have to worry about your mother and concubine and your brother. You don't have to worry about your father's affairs... you don't have to worry either."
Prince Kang thought she wanted to say that Ning Wuxu had woken up and asked him to go, so he was so frightened that he hurriedly interrupted the topic.
Then, as if there was a dog chasing behind him, he walked away quickly.
Zhou Jingxian looked at her father's flying back in confusion, thought for a long time, and finally concluded.
"That's great. Seeing how fast my father is walking without panting, there should be no problem with his health."
Ji Shangshu, who was watching the ineffective interaction between father and daughter, tried not to laugh out loud.
He seemed to understand why His Majesty valued Princess Xian but did not want to see Prince Kang.
Princess Xian's upright temperament is very much like His Majesty's in his youth.
King Kang left, and Shangshu Ji came to greet him.
"Princess Princess, may I ask how Master Ning is injured?"
"Did Miss Ji ask Master Ji to ask?"
What Zhou Jingxian blurted out made Ji Shangshu's face heat up.
Because it was indeed his niece who cared about this matter, and he believed that the imperial doctor diagnosed him as not life-threatening, and even if he suffered some injuries, it was a blessing in misfortune that he survived.
But the niece wanted to visit.
At this juncture, Ji Shangshu could imagine that as soon as the news spread, his niece went out, and many old friends from the capital who were close to her niece "ran into" and stopped by to visit her.
My niece naturally understands these worldly things.
However, my niece was too embarrassed to send someone to inquire about Princess Xian's mansion, so she could only stay at home and worry alone. It was said that she stayed up all night last night and kept the candle until dawn.
This made Ji Shangshu feel that he had to help a bunch of nieces.
Fortunately, Zhou Jingxian had not had much contact with Ji Jin before, and during this trip to Jinling, she had a good impression of this talented woman who dared to speak her mind openly.
Seeing that it was indeed Ji Jin who wanted to ask, she smiled heartily and said: "Mr. Ning slept peacefully last night, and I stayed by his side all night. His wounds are gradually healing, which can reassure Miss Ji. As for the visit... I'm afraid we will have to If Mr. Ji doesn't mind disturbing you for another two or three days, and Mr. Ning is well enough to meet outsiders, I will send someone to Ji's Mansion to inform Miss Ji."
"That's very good. Princess Laoxian has taken the trouble."
Don't bother.
Zhou Jingxian thought to herself: I have to inform Youchu anyway, so it wouldn’t be a big deal to inform her all at the same time.
