"Now that you know that I am your uncle, you still dare to stand in front of me and discuss business with me. The children of the Niu Hulu family are really impudent!"
The sound coming out of Meng Yan's mouth suddenly increased in volume, his hair and beard spread out, and an extremely fierce aura suddenly burst out from his body.
It was the coercion of a superior person emanating from the fusion of power and murderous intent.
"…………"
He Shen didn't speak, but just looked at his uncle Meng Yan quietly. The mental pressure would dissipate on its own after coming to him, and it would not have any impact on him at all.
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The next second, He Shen's body began to exude fierce murderous intent.
The murderous intention was so strong that Meng Yan, who originally had steely willpower, fell into a trance.
As if in an instant, Meng Yan became a small boat in the vast ocean, and could be swallowed by the waves at any time and at any time.
That sense of despair, even with Meng Yan, whose iron-blooded and indifferent heart was far beyond ordinary people, was beginning to show signs of collapse.
"…………"
When He Shen regained his momentum, a layer of sweat appeared on Meng Yan's forehead.
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Wiping the sweat on his forehead, Meng Yan looked at the young man in front of him and couldn't help but secretly praise him. What a powerful young man. He was so young and had such murderous aura in his body. He was really formidable.
Unlike his son and grandson, who didn't even dare to raise a knife to kill on the battlefield, they were simply crippled by him.
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However, even if he admired He Shen in his heart, Meng Yan's face did not look good.
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Because, after all, He Shen is just a junior, and he would be damned if he could be happy with his elders being so unreasonable.
He Shen, regardless of Meng Yan's expression, took out three glass plate samples from his arms.
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"You kid, what are you doing? What kind of medicine is sold in the gourd?"
Looking at He Shen who was inexplicable, the anger in Meng Yan's words could no longer be suppressed.
Although Heshen's martial arts was very high, and Meng Yan knew this very well, this was the Meng Mansion, and it was Meng Yan's territory.
The elite soldiers inside and outside the Meng Mansion are enough to surround and kill any martial arts master in the world, including He Shen.
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On Heshen's side, facing Meng Yan's anger, his face remained as calm as ever.
He said calmly: "Uncle, I think it would be more convincing if you take a look at these things yourself."
Strangely enough, after carefully observing these three glass plate samples of different qualities, the anger on Meng Yan's face miraculously gradually disappeared.
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"I believe that with your knowledge, uncle, you can naturally see that these three things are all made of glass, but the quality is slightly different."
He Shen looked at the uncertain Meng Yan and said with a smile.
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"What's going on? Why did you come to me with these three glass sheets? I need an explanation."
After carefully checking the quality of these three pieces of glass, the burning anger in Meng Yan's heart suddenly disappeared completely.
Meng Yan began to look at He Shen with a new look.
"..."
Chang Bao, the eldest son of this guy, seems to have some extraordinary abilities. No wonder he dares to speak arrogantly in front of me.
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"The three glass thin plate samples you took are very similar to Western glass products, but they are different when you look closely. It's really strange."
The tone in Meng Yan's words was quite confusing.
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“Hehe, these three types of glass are made by my nephew’s craftsmen.
"According to different qualities, I divide them into three types: citrine glass, white jade glass, and crystal glass."
"These three types of glass are comparable to Western tribute glass, but the manufacturing cost is very low."
The most expensive crystal glass costs only three silver coins per side, and the cheapest citrine glass costs only seventy-five copper plates per side. "
"Uncle, have you ever thought about the great benefits in this?"
"Today, although the people of the Qing Dynasty still use porcelain as their main daily necessities, the name and function of Western glass are also passed down by word of mouth among the people."
"However, as a luxury product, Western glass is too expensive and ordinary people cannot afford it. They can only look at it with greed..."
"Uncle, as the head of the main line of the Niu Hulu family and the owner of the red flag, you naturally understand the role and value of Western glass."
"But Western glass is a tribute. The quantity is limited and the price is expensive. It is impossible to supply it to everyone, and even ordinary noble families cannot afford it."
"However, things will be different after today. As long as they are widely promoted, these three kinds of cheap glass in my hands will, by then, be filled with money like the tide."
Under He Shen's calm narration, mountains of gold and silver gradually appeared in Meng Yan's eyes.
Even though Meng Yan was such a cunning old man, he couldn't help but feel slightly lost.
"………………"
Meng Yan's tiger eyes suddenly brightened up, and he stared at He Shen. His breathing became slightly faster, and a layer of fine beads of sweat oozed out from his forehead.
"How did you obtain these qualities of glass?"
Meng Yan's eyes, at this moment, could no longer be separated from the three glass sheets.
Immediately, he asked Heshen eagerly.
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"Oh, this is an ingenious recipe that my nephew found in an ancient book."
Faced with Meng Yan's questions, He Shen, without a blushing face or heartbeat, came up with the excuses he had used to fool others, and deceived Meng Yan again.
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"Who else have you told about these three types of glass? Who else knows about them?"
Meng Yan's tone revealed a hint of uncontrollable excitement.
Looking at Meng Yan with an excited look on his face, He Shen shook his head and said.
"Except for my confidants, uncle, you are the first and only one. I have never talked about it to any outsiders since I developed it."
When Meng Yan heard this, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
He looked deeply at He Shen with a pair of tiger eyes, and he couldn't believe that his cheap little nephew actually owned such a good thing that could make a lot of money.
At this moment, Meng Yan was very glad that he had not turned away this little nephew. Otherwise, would he have been the first to receive such a good thing...
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Many things in the world are man-made illusions, but because of greed in their hearts or other reasons, many people hypnotize themselves and choose to believe false lies.
For example, the tempting words He Shen said to Meng Yan now.
Although the glass made by Heshen Mingren is much easier to use than porcelain in some aspects, and the cost is not higher than the cost of firing porcelain, the sales volume must not be very good when it is first sold.
For any new thing to be accepted by the people, it will take a long time.
According to Heshen's estimation, it will be difficult to increase sales within half a year to a year. Without sales, no matter how low the cost is, you won't be able to sell much?
Moreover, although the production cost of fifteen copper coins was very low, He Shen and Meng Yan said it was seventy-five copper coins, which directly increased the cost price five times.
By doing this, He Shen can squeeze Meng Yan's interests and take the biggest advantage, dividing the original 50-50 share into 90% for himself and less than 10% for Meng Yan, but it will also take away the benefits of Glass. The price has been greatly improved.
In the Qing Dynasty, one hundred copper plates could be exchanged for one tael of silver, and ten taels of silver were equivalent to one tael of silver.
Ten taels of silver is enough to sell an adult man or woman.
If He Shen sells citrine glass for one and a half cents, although the profit is very high and he can earn more than ten times the profit, one and a half cents of silver is still a high price for ordinary people.
At first glance, a penny and a half doesn't seem like a lot of money, but He Shen now spends more than that on a breakfast.
Let's put it this way, He Shen's hiring of an ordinary servant would cost several taels of silver a month.
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However, how can the daily expenses of wealthy families be compared with the hard life of ordinary people, who can be satisfied with a bowl of porridge and a pickle...
"..."
To be honest, in the past four years, He Shen has personally stayed in ordinary farmers' homes for a month, which can be regarded as understanding the people's livelihood hardships.
He knows very well that in this era, the livelihood of ordinary people is difficult.
An ordinary family of three can only earn about three or four taels of silver after working hard for a month.
One and a half silver is equivalent to half a month's salary for an ordinary family of three. Under such circumstances, how many people can afford glass products?
In fact, in this era, even ordinary porcelain is considered a luxury product in the eyes of ordinary people. It is usually placed in a cabinet and guarded like a treasure.
Although the number of people in this era is no less than 40 million, one-fiftieth of the people who are willing to buy glass would be considered good.
Of course, what He Shen said to Meng Yan was not a lie, because even if only one-fiftieth of the people could afford glass, it would still be a natural market of tens of millions of people.
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Meng Yan didn't understand this, nor did he want to understand.
He only pays attention to national affairs. As for the actual situation of ordinary people, it does not belong to the scope of his concern. He can only rely on his own conjectures to make speculations.
To be honest, when talking about this, it is inevitable to mention the cognitive barriers caused by the different positions and angles.
Cognitive impairment refers to a normal person who has abnormalities in one or more cognitive functions.
Of course, cognitive impairment is also divided into congenital and acquired.
What I want to say now is obviously acquired.
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Just like many people in remote mountainous areas, they think that the daily life of wealthy families can be so luxurious that they can eat meaty meat dishes every day...
In Meng Yan's view, no matter how miserable the lives of ordinary people are, they can at least have a meal of white flour steamed buns every day, right?
