The Emperor deliberately gave Jia Lian the cold shoulder. After approving the memorial, he said coldly,""Do you know what you did wrong?"
Jia Lian lowered his head and said,"Replying to the Emperor, I shouldn't harbor selfish thoughts." Don't worry, Your Majesty. When I return, I will give the order to satisfy Your Majesty's requests with all my might. I won't dare to slack off at all!”
The Emperor stood up and walked in front of Jia Lian." Everyone is selfish, but you must know how to be respectful.”
Jia Lian only saw the Emperor's boots and felt a mix of emotions.
This was a warning to him!
"There are still several important matters in the Imperial Court. The Ministry of Revenue and the internal treasury need to reserve enough silver. However, on the empress dowager's birthday, zhen does not want to be too shabby and hurt the royal family's dignity.”
The Emperor sighed faintly. Jiangnan was flooded, the autumn flood came again, the southwest was restless, the war dragged on, Taicang's silver was almost exhausted, the Minister of Revenue had retired, the court was all about saving money, and there was no move to open up new sources of income.
Now, he finally heard a solution that was not a solution.
He looked at Jia Lian and secretly thought that this person had an arrogant expression and was a playboy by nature. If he didn't wake up, he wouldn't be of much use.
When Jia Lian heard the Emperor speak to him with a pleasant expression, he knew that the matter was over." The Emperor is extremely filial and is truly a role model for the world.”
The Emperor laughed at himself, which was rare.”
Jia Lian did not dare to answer.
"Get up!" The Emperor kicked Jia Lian." Your previous suggestion was quite successful.”
Jia Lian stood up and bent down to rub his knees.
"Are you like this in front of your father?" The Emperor frowned and sneered.”
Jia Lian rolled his eyes." Your Majesty, my father is not as easy to talk to as you." If she made him angry, she would definitely beat him up with a board.”
The Emperor paced back and forth with his hands behind his back.
Jia Lian carefully followed behind him.
"How is your father? Why did you suddenly catch a stroke?" The Emperor seemed to mention it casually.
Jia Lian's mind raced. How should he answer?
"Your Majesty, I dare not answer."
The Emperor turned around and looked at him with interest." What do you mean?”
Jia Lian gritted his teeth and replied,"Your Majesty, the son does not speak of his father's fault."”
The Emperor then smiled." The Royal Guards have investigated everything. Your father is a playboy." It was a pity that the Duke of Rong was so outstanding that he shocked the nine sides. But his descendants have fallen to this state!"
Jia Lian's cicadas in winter seem to be forbidden.
There must be a secret agent of the Royal Guards in Rong Mansion!
"If you had dared to randomly make up a lie to deceive me, you would have committed the crime of deceiving the emperor and should be imprisoned.”
The Emperor said it casually, but Jia Lian did not dare to take it as a joke.
Not only was every step in the palace frightening, but it was also full of traps!
"How dare I deceive you?" Jia Lian repeatedly warned himself that his life was more important!
The Emperor sat on the couch." Tell me, what do you plan to do?”
"What do you mean?" Jia Lian asked softly.
The Emperor was displeased." You should have a regulation for the glass-making office of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, right?”
Jia Lian took a deep breath and lowered his head,"Emperor, what do you think is the most profitable?”
The Emperor was also interested in hearing how to earn money." Tell me!”
Jia Lian deliberated and said,"Only monopoly can make the most money." For example, the salt and iron monopoly in the Han Dynasty."
The Emperor shook his head." Sang Hongyang's salt and iron monopoly was only used for a time. There were many shortcomings in the past, and it's not worth discussing.”
"It's because salt and iron are related to the people's livelihood and the people's livelihood. We can't leave them for even a day," Jia Lian said boldly. However, glass was different. The commoners could not eat or wear when they were hungry. It did not matter to them whether they specialized in glass or not. Only those rich and powerful families who had too much money to spend would buy gold, silver, and jewelry. If you specialize in glass, I think there are a few benefits. One was to control the production. As the saying goes, the rarer the item, the more expensive it was. The less, the higher the price. Secondly, it was to regulate the atmosphere of the world. Large pieces of glass were luxury goods that not everyone could buy.”
The Emperor smiled." This sentence of yours isn't something that anyone can buy. It has a deep meaning!"”
"Your Majesty, I think that the world is now full of extravagance and waste, so we should vigorously encourage frugality and cultivate virtue." Useless things like glass and jewelry could not be banned, but they could not be allowed to spread.”
The Emperor was very appreciative of Jia Lian's ability to speak nonsense.
The court was full of virtuous gentlemen, so the more they felt that Jia Lian was honest.
"But there are all kinds of glasses on the market.”
Jia Lian smiled and said," Your Majesty, I've already investigated the glass varieties on the market. The colors are monotonous and there are not many varieties. If you really set up a manufacturing office, I have a way to create more fresh things." You don't have to care about these low-end goods."
"You mean you only specialize in high-end glass mirrors and win by quality?" The Emperor nodded.”
"Your Majesty is wise!" Jia Lian flattered.”
" You're the only one who knows how to make large glass mirrors," the Emperor said with a smile." What's the point of monopolizing it?"”
Jia Lian hesitated for a moment before saying,"This is my selfish motive."”
The Emperor waited for him to speak.
"Ever since I opened this glass shop, I don't know how many people have their eyes on me. I don't dare to offend anyone, so I don't know what to do.”Jia Lian tried his best to be tactful.
"Looks like I saved your life?”The Emperor teased him." How much silver do you think you can earn in a year?”
Jia Lian calculated in his heart,"Your Majesty, how much silver do you need?"”
"Tell me everything?" the Emperor asked with a smile.”
Jia Lian cupped his hands and said," If the Emperor wants a lot, I will release the production. In the first one or two years, I can still maintain a high price. After that, it will definitely become cheaper and cheaper. In the end, it will become as cheap as porcelain. Each mirror will be a few cents and a few taels of silver. It is unpredictable how much it will accumulate." If you want a small amount, I will maintain the production and stabilize the price. You can see how much silver a year.”
The Emperor sneered." I just said that large pieces of glass are luxury goods. How can I let go of them?"”
"The Emperor is right," Jia Lian said respectfully. The manufacturing office could set up branch factories everywhere. Even if it was only two or three thousand taels per day, it would exceed one million taels a year.”
"One million!" The Emperor's eyes lit up. This year's salt tax was only four million taels. This small glass piece was actually almost a quarter of the salt tax!
This was feasible!
The Emperor made a decision in his heart.
"Then, what do you need?"
The most crucial moment had arrived.
Jia Lian tried his best to suppress his trembling voice." Your Majesty, please allow me to be the general agent for sales at no more than 15% of the price.”
"Is this the monopoly you were talking about?”The Emperor spoke calmly, and one couldn't tell if he was happy or angry.
Jia Lian thought about it and gritted his teeth to lower it to 10%.
However, the Emperor spoke now." You are the first and the last person who can negotiate with me like this. For the sake of one million taels, I will be especially merciful today and allow it!”
Jia Lian suppressed the joy in his heart and did not feel the disappointment of handing over a million dollars.
Only by losing would there be gains. Only when one could get what he wanted would it be his own.
Jia Lian immediately saluted," I…"
"Why are you still a villain?" The Emperor smiled." I order you to be the head of the glass-making office of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. You will be in charge of all glass-making matters.”
Jia Lian kowtowed in gratitude!
"Emperor, what rank is this director?”
"Aren't you planning to take the provincial examination?" the Emperor mocked. When you pass the exam, you'll have a grade. If you don't pass, you'll be considered mediocre. This is the imperial court's system, and I can't go against it.”
Jia Lian was disappointed.
So be it!
With a heavy heart, he followed the young eunuch back along the original path.
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