GBP Chapter 347 The Imperial Treasury of Taihe Soars to the Sky
Chapter 347 The Imperial Treasury of Taihe Soars to the Sky
Soon someone came over.
It has been several months since Xie Xiu entered the Imperial College and he has become familiar with many people there.
Moreover, he had passed the provincial examination and had already become famous in the Imperial College. It was no exaggeration to say that everyone in the Imperial College knew about Xie Xiu.
In particular, before the Liulifang opened, Xie Xiu wore a Liuli pendant, which made him famous in the Imperial College.
So when they saw him take out the small mirror, some people immediately suspected that it was a new product from Liulifang, so they came over and looked at it curiously.
Those who were close could see the clear face reflected in the mirror at a glance, and couldn't help but exclaim: "Huh? This is a mirror? How can it reflect so clearly?"
Soon someone exclaimed, "This doesn't look like a bronze mirror. Could it be a new mirror from the Liulifang?"
Xie Xiu took out the small mirror just to promote the product, so he naturally wouldn't hide it.
He introduced with a smile: "It is indeed a new glass mirror from Liulifang. My youngest daughter owns half of the shares of the glass factory. Every time a new product comes out, the young prince will have someone send some samples over."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone felt jealous.
Why don’t they have the luck to give birth to a lucky little daughter?
Look how proud Xie Xiu is.
But the young prince was really generous. He actually gave half of the shares of the glass factory as a gift!
Even though it’s just a half share, it’s a glass factory that makes a fortune every day!
I heard that the glass factory’s orders are scheduled until next year. It’s really enviable.
Why don’t they make glass?
Everyone felt sour in their hearts while looking at the mirror in Xie Xiu's hand.
Xie Xiu then continued, "This glass mirror reflects very clearly, but it's afraid of being dropped. It will shatter if it falls to the ground, so you have to be careful when using it. If you're curious, you can take a look at it."
After saying that, he put the mirror directly on the table and let these people take it themselves.
Soon someone couldn't wait to reach out and pick up the mirror to look at himself.
Seeing the clear face in the mirror, the man was immediately shocked: "This, this, this... this is too clear!"
Others curiously leaned over to take a look, but the mirror was too small, only big enough for a face, so they could only open their mouths and urge, "Let me take a look too."
The person holding the mirror was reluctant to part with it and looked at it several times before passing it to the next person.
So these students gathered around Xie Xiu and took turns looking at themselves in the mirror.
A teacher passed by and saw them gathered together, holding a small object in their hands and looking at things in the mirror. He immediately walked over with an unhappy look.
"What are you all doing here? How disgraceful!"
He scolded with a stern face, and stretched out his hand to the student holding the mirror, "What are you holding in your hand? Let me see it."
The man quickly explained, "Master Wang, this is Brother Xie's glass mirror."
"Glass mirror?" Master Wang was puzzled. "Can glass be used as a mirror?"
At this time, Xie Xiu directly took the mirror and handed it to Master Wang: "Master Wang, please take a look."
The people beside him couldn't help but remind him: "Master Wang, be careful, don't drop the glass mirror!"
Master Wang glanced at the man unhappily. "Is he that clumsy? It's just a small glass mirror. What's so special about it?"
Just as he was thinking about it, he saw the old face in the mirror and his eyes widened in fright!
This, this, this... this glass mirror is so clear!
Although his pupils were trembling and he was extremely frightened, Master Wang quickly adjusted his expression and put on a calm demeanor: "It's just a small mirror, is it worth making such a fuss?"
After saying that, he snorted unhappily, handed the mirror to Xie Xiu, turned around and walked out.
The students looked at each other, but they were all thinking about buying a mirror.
This glass mirror reflects very clearly and is very rare. I don’t know how many of them the glass factory has produced.
They have to get people to buy it as soon as possible, otherwise they might have to wait until after the New Year!
The more they thought about it, the more anxious they became. So after saying hello to Xie Xiu, they all ran to find someone to buy a mirror.
Meanwhile, Master Wang left and immediately found his servant. He whispered mysteriously, "Go to the Liulifang immediately and ask them if they have any glass mirrors. Buy me the cheapest one!"
The servant looked at him in surprise and asked in confusion, "Master, what is a glass mirror?"
"It's a mirror made of glass. You can find out if you go to the Liulifang and ask. Don't waste time, go buy it!"
After saying this, he stuffed a silver ingot into his hand.
Seeing that he was in a hurry, the servant hurried away.
However, when he arrived at Liulifang, he saw a long queue at the door and many people gathered around to watch the fun.
He couldn't squeeze in, so he could only ask someone: "Why are there so many people here?"
The man he was questioning was a clerk from a nearby shop. Hearing this, he said sourly, "Liulifang replaced their glass windows and also introduced glass mirrors. They're incredibly expensive, yet a lot of people are buying them! Look, those people lining up are all here for the windows and mirrors."
When the servant heard this, his eyes widened in astonishment. "So many people are lining up, and they're all here for the windows and mirrors?"
Wow, he was wondering why his master was in such a hurry. It turned out that the master had guessed the situation here!
But there are too many people. How long will he have to wait in line?
The servant was hesitating whether to go back and report the news first, but when he saw another person running to line up, he was so scared that he quickly lined up, fearing that if he hesitated any longer, someone else would come.
As soon as he lined up, someone lined up behind him.
The servant asked the other party curiously, and sure enough, the other party also came to buy a mirror for his master.
He couldn't help but wonder in his heart: What kind of treasure is this glass mirror? Why are so many people lining up to buy it?
What he didn't know was that Situ Yuan also sent a mirror to the palace and asked Emperor Taihe to do something tricky.
A glass mirror was placed outside the hall where the morning court was held so that officials could look in the mirror.
So when all the civil and military officials came to court, they saw this mirror.
After taking pictures of them one by one, they smell really good instantly.
So as soon as the court was dismissed, he sent someone to Liulifang to buy a mirror.
Not only that, Jiang Er also carried a small mirror with him.
He was much more showy than Xie Xiu. He looked at himself in the mirror and posed coquettishly in front of his colleagues in the Ministry of Industry, leaving them speechless and envious.
So he secretly sent someone to buy a mirror.
With the promotion of these three people and the mirrors placed at the entrance of Liulifang, glass mirrors quickly became popular throughout the capital.
After hearing about this, merchants from all over the country ran away as fast as they could, all wanting to take the goods back and sell them at a high price.
Unfortunately, there are not many mirrors. It’s not that Situ Yuan is deliberately doing hunger marketing, but the current production cannot keep up. The glass factory has to produce glass windows, so mirrors can only be produced slowly.
Many people were interested in glass windows, but they were large and heavy and not convenient to transport to other places, so the merchants did not consider them.
They still prefer to buy glass mirrors and glassware.
Unfortunately, the glass factory is now busy producing glass windows and has no time to produce ordinary glassware, so these merchants are destined to return disappointed.
Just when the people of the capital were enthusiastically discussing glass windows and glass mirrors and were running to the entrance of Liulifang to watch curiously, Emperor Taihe suddenly announced to the world that he would pay for the replacement of the glass windows of the Imperial College out of his own pocket!
The entire capital was shocked, and the Imperial College was in an uproar!