Take the warehouse back to the end of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 95 Fooling Shanxi Merchants
Looking at the people with different attitudes in the hall, Zhao Wen couldn't help laughing and said, "I mean you big shopkeepers? Didn't you just say that you have seen the world? How could you be so gaffe?"

Cao Fugui looked at Zhao Wen, who had a strange smile on his face, and snorted coldly: "Master Zhao, what you said is light. Do you know what this mirror means?"

Zhao Wen looked at Cao Fugui and said with a smile, "Oh? I really don't know what it means."

"I don't believe you don't know." Cao Fugui stared at the mirror tightly, and the greed in his eyes almost turned into substance.

If the mirror in front of me is placed in the Jiangnan area or the capital, it can sell for at least several thousand taels of silver.

If Zhao Wen could really make such a large mirror, how much profit would it be?Cao Fugui didn't believe that Zhao Wen didn't understand the truth.

Fan Zheng looked at the greedy eyes of everyone in the hall, and shouted anxiously in his heart: "This is the old man's mirror. This is the old man's mirror. The master of the mirror is also the old man. None of you can snatch it from me."

Although he was full of resentment in his heart, it didn't show on his face.

As the saying goes, cutting off a person's fortune is like killing one's parents.If Fan Zheng dared to speak out what was in his heart now, the consequences would be disastrous.

"I have a good idea, I wonder if you are interested in hearing it?"

"What idea? If it's related to this mirror, tell me quickly." Cao Fugui said impatiently.

He stretched out his hand to touch the mirror, but was stopped by Li Xiaosan who was standing beside him.

Zhao Wen slowly turned around the mirror, and said in a deep voice: "Based on the current output of mirrors, I can only make fifty mirrors each month at most three feet square, one hundred mirrors one foot square mirrors, two hundred mirrors the size of a palm."

"So much?" Everyone listened to Zhao Wen's voice, and looked at Zhao Wen with stars in their eyes.

Everyone thought there were too many mirrors at first, but after a while, they realized that although there were many mirrors, if they were distributed to each family, there would not be many.

For a moment, everyone was a little embarrassed. If other people had more mirrors than their own, wouldn't they be earning a lot less money?

For a while, everyone had already made up their minds, and they must have a good relationship with this Zhao Wen in the future.

Zhao Wen saw everyone's performance in his eyes, and said, "In addition, I can also make five giant full-length mirrors that are five feet long and three feet wide every month."

When everyone heard this, their breathing became thicker, and they stared at Zhao Wen with scarlet eyes.

Such a large full-length mirror is simply unheard of, unheard of.

If this mirror flows to the capital or the south of the Yangtze River, wouldn't those wealthy businessmen with huge fortunes go crazy?
"Zhao Wen, you made fun of me, you actually made fun of me." Fan Zheng's heart kept bleeding, these things should belong to him, belong to him, Fan Zheng.

In fact, Zhao Wen didn't lie to them. It was his conservative estimate that he could produce so many mirrors in a month.

You know, today two glass kilns are firing glass all the time.

And these workers who make glass and mirrors are getting more and more proficient in their techniques. Once they are proficient in this technique, the speed will be faster, and the scrap rate will go down.

With all this in mind, it is not surprising that so many mirrors can be produced in a month.

In fact, in Zhao Wen's mind, there was another idea.

That is to recruit some ingenious craftsmen and let them make some handicrafts with hot glass liquid.

For example, glass Buddha statues, glass Guanyin, or some utensils with beautiful meanings.

The value of these things is definitely not below the value of the mirror.

Zhao Wen looked at Fan Zheng with a gloomy face, and said with a smile, "Brother Fan, what's wrong? Are you unhappy?"

Fan Zheng gritted his teeth, and said coldly: "Hmph, this old man is very happy, very happy."

Zhao Wen laughed, walked up to him, leaned into his ear, and whispered, "Brother Fan, how could I forget how Brother Fan helped me back then?

With so many mirrors, I will send someone to notify Big Brother Fan as soon as they are made.I can assure you that Brother Fan's goods are much better than other people's, and the quality is also the best. "

Hearing this, Fan Zheng breathed a sigh of relief, and said to himself: "Even if you still have some conscience, it's hard to get over it now, so it's better to follow what he said. If I really got the goods earlier than others, with my Fan family's Channel, not afraid of them."

Although Zhao Wen played himself a trick, there was nothing he could do.Could it be that he left and never saw Zhao Wen again?
Stop kidding, how is this possible?

"Master Zhao, the mirror you mentioned just now, I want to ask, how do you plan to sell it? Are we going to buy it from you and then sell each other, or what?" Cao Fugui looked at Zhao Wen with a look on his face. The excitement has not faded.

Zhao Wen pondered for a while and said, "What do you think?"

Everyone discussed together and said, "We think it's better to sell what we have."

"Okay, then sell each one." Zhao Wen said.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they heard Zhao Wen's words.

Only by selling their own products can the interests of the mirror be maximized.At that time, no matter how much money you get from Zhao Wen, you can increase the price at will.

"Then what is the price of the mirror Mr. Zhao just mentioned?" Everyone looked at Zhao Wen with tangled faces, afraid that the price of the mirror would be too high.

If it is too high, then the earning will inevitably be less.

Zhao Wen held his chin and kept walking in the hall.Everyone's eyes were fixed on Zhao Wen, for fear of missing something.

Zhao Wen stopped and looked at the crowd, "You also know that this mirror is something that can be encountered but not sought after. In order to burn this mirror, I spent nearly 1000 taels of silver. Just to make the mirror, I used to Nearly 1 taels of silver were spent on groping. In short, the manufacture of this mirror is very difficult.

Of course, what I just said did not lie to you.I have figured out the procedure for this mirror, and I have recruited many ingenious craftsmen.There will certainly be no shortage of mirrors for you at that time. "

When Zhao Wenhu grinned, his face was neither red nor out of breath, and everyone was taken aback for a while.

When everyone heard Zhao Wen say that mirrors were very difficult to make, they couldn't help but feel a little uneasy, but when they heard Zhao Wen finally said that there would be no less mirrors for them, they were relieved.

No one doubted Zhao Wen's statement that the cost of the mirror in front of him was several hundred taels.

After all, such a precious, flat, and clear mirror should be worth so much money.

"Five full-length mirrors, the price of each full-length mirror is 3000 taels of silver. A three-foot-square mirror costs 1000 taels of silver. A one-foot-square mirror costs 500 taels of silver. A palm-sized mirror costs 100 taels of silver. You guys What do you think of the price?" Zhao Wen looked at the expectant crowd and said the price.

Zhao Wen looked at everyone's reaction with a worried face, for fear that they would think the price was too high.

But when he saw the relaxed expressions on everyone's faces, he yelled in his heart: "Fuck, shit! It's sold low, sold low. This is a big loss."

But the words have been spoken, and it is impossible to go back on it.

At the beginning, everyone thought that the price of the mirror was very high, but after listening to Zhao Wen's words, they realized that the mirror was really too cheap.

The only downside is that the palm-sized mirror is a bit expensive.

Cao Fugui looked at Zhao Wen and said hesitantly: "Master Zhao, the price of the mirror you mentioned is three feet square or one foot square. I can accept the price of the mirror, but the price of the palm-sized mirror is not acceptable to me."

"Why can't you accept it?" Zhao Wen narrowed his eyes and looked at Cao Fugui.

"A serious palm-sized diorama costs less than 100 taels of silver. Why is your mirror so expensive?"

"Haha, that's a good question. Why is my mirror so expensive? That's because my mirror is clear. Everyone, please look at the mirror next to me. Not only is the surface of this mirror smooth, but the silhouette it reflects is extremely clear. As far as I know, ordinary dioramas may not be so clear."

Fan Zheng interjected at this moment: "Brother Zhao is right. I have seen the diorama up close. Although it is clearer than the bronze mirror, it is far worse than Brother Zhao's side."

Looking at Fan Zheng, Zhao Wen couldn't help nodding, and said, "Everyone, think about it, the mirror you took from me is just an ordinary mirror. If you inlaid this mirror with all kinds of precious wood The picture frame, and engrave some exquisite patterns on the picture frame. Think about it, will the value increase?"

Everyone's eyes lit up when they heard Zhao Wen's extremely tempting words.

That's right, wouldn't it make a lot of money in this way?Why didn't I think of it?Damn it.

"Okay, now you have also looked at the cement, and you have also looked at the mirror. Can we go?" Zhao Wen looked at the crowd, yawned, and said sleepily.

Fan Zheng seemed to have thought of something, frowned, and asked, "Brother Zhao, the full-length mirror you mentioned just now has only five sides. We have eight here, how should we distribute them?"

"Yes, yes, how should we distribute it?"

When Zhao Wen heard Fan Zheng's question, he was in trouble for a while.I couldn't think of any better way for a while.So, he waved his hand and said, "Go back and think about this issue yourself, and tell me after you think it through."

"By the way, let me tell you that after a month, the mirror will almost be manufactured. If any of you are slow to come and the mirror is sold out by others, don't blame me. Besides, I hope you can get me together as soon as possible for the manpower of the cement factory. For the money, I will deduct it from the mirror."

Zhao Wen looked at the people leaving and said suddenly.

"Okay, I understand!" Everyone cupped their hands at Zhao Wen and ran out in a hurry, for fear of being left behind by others.

Everyone left Longmen Castle with various thoughts, and hurried towards their respective families.

Li Xiaosan looked at Zhao Wen who was gently stroking the mirror with a dull expression, and there was a huge wave in his heart.

"It's only been a long time, and I've made so much money, my lord is a god."

Earlier, Li Xiaoying and Liu Wenzhong were familiarizing themselves with the situation in the garrison mansion. When they walked into the hall, they saw Zhao Wen leading a large group of people in, so Li Xiaoying took Liu Wenzhong into the side room.

Ever since, Zhao Wen's words of fooling the Jin merchants were heard clearly by the two of them.

"Is the cost of this mirror so high?" Liu Wenzhong looked at Li Xiaoying suspiciously.

Li Xiaoying said: "I can't tell you this, this is my Longmen Fort's secret."

"Your father is my best friend."

"no!"

"I'm your Uncle Liu."

"no!"

"When you were young, I often bought you candied haws."

"No, no, no!"

Liu Wenzhong slumped on the chair with a dejected expression on his face, looked at Li Xiaoying, and said helplessly, "Oh, you won't be admitted to a female university, you won't be admitted to a female university."

(End of this chapter)