The Struggle History of the Fourteenth Qing Dynasty

Glass and mirrors are rare imported products. The Qing Dynasty itself also had glass made by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, but the purity was not enough, so it could only be used as a vegetable greenhouse. The light transmittance was not good, so it was not suitable for glass windows.

However, it is still possible to make a vegetable greenhouse. Too transparent glass has strong sunlight penetration and strong luminosity, which will cause excessive burns to green plants.

So the Fourteenth Master used the transparent glass produced by the Ministry of Internal Affairs to build a vegetable greenhouse, because the vegetables would not be sunburned.

However, the glass from the Ministry of Internal Affairs will not be used as a glass mirror, because the transparency is not enough.

But now it is possible. His Panjiayao glass workshop has produced glass with sufficient transparency.

Mercury, or silver foil, can make glass mirrors.

The Fourteenth Master chose a glass mirror with silver foil. Mercury is dangerous, and he was afraid of hurting his precious skilled workers.

Fourteen Lord's mirrors are divided into full-length mirrors, half-length mirrors and makeup mirrors.

Among them, the biggest is the full-length mirror, which can illuminate the whole person with very high definition!

The bust mirror is the second largest and can illuminate the upper body.

However, there are the most types of cosmetic mirrors. There are large cosmetic mirrors on the dressing table that are a circle smaller than the half-length mirror; From ordinary to ordinary, everything is available; then there is the kind of small palm-sized mirror, which can be carried on the body casually, and can be taken out at any time to take pictures and touch up makeup.

Nowadays, the mirror of the Fourteenth Master became popular as soon as it was launched. Before the Mid-Autumn Festival, this business is booming. If anyone marries a girl, if she doesn’t accompany her with a big dressing mirror, it can’t be said that the dowry is rich .

What's more, there is that little mirror, which lady doesn't have one hand?

If there is such an expensive thing as a full-length mirror that one likes more than one side, whoever doesn’t have one side would be ashamed to say that he is a wealthy family?

People from the south even went directly to the gate of the mirror factory to wait for the shipment.

you ask why?

Because there is no such a big mirror in the south!

"Why isn't there such a big mirror? Aren't there a lot of foreigners and goods from the south?"

"What's the use of it? Those mirrors traveled across the ocean to come to us. I don't know how many bumps they suffered on the road. Mirrors are easy to break. Naturally, the price of shipping and selling them is high, but the price here is low!" Fourteenth Master shook his head and shook his head: "He sells 100 taels, I will sell 50 taels, he sells 50 taels, I will sell 30 taels, run them to death!"

While the Fourteenth Master was making a fortune, he also sent someone to measure the windows of the Hall of Mental Cultivation secretly.

Kangxi spent the summer in the Changchun Garden, and did not go to Mulan Qiudi this year, but the Hall of Mental Cultivation is his territory, and no matter how careful the fourteenth master's actions are, he can't hide it from Kangxi.

"Measure the size of the window?" After listening to Gu Chao's report, Kangxi was also at a loss. Fourteen's way of life made him more and more insane.

"Yes, including the edge of the door." Gu Chao was also at a loss. If there is something wrong with the Fourteenth Master, it would be a bit weird.

It is far from the extent and extent of hurting Kandi, and it is even less likely to hurt Kangxi.

But what he was going to do, he kept his mouth shut and said it was a secret, and he wanted to surprise Kangxi.

"Surprise?" Kangxi thought for a while: "Let him go to trouble, don't demolish my Qianqing Palace and Mental Cultivation Palace."

Fourteen's surprise, generally speaking, is also a real surprise.

That's why Kangxi pampered him so much. If it was a different person, Kangxi should think about it.

Concubine Liang passed away, and Kangxi did not express anything, such as issuing an imperial decree, saying that she was reluctant to part with Concubine Liang, praising Concubine Liang for her gentleness and kindness, nothing!

Not even a hint.

Eighth Master was suddenly sad, he really lost Er Niang, and he realized that only Er Niang was sincere to him, Fujin?Fujin is more vain, and if he can't have a child, he won't let him find another woman to have one.

After finally finding it, he gave birth to a son and a daughter, as if he had fulfilled his mission. He hadn't seen his two concubines for more than half a year.

The two children are also raised by Fujin, but raising them well does not mean that they will be educated well in the future.

Ba Ye was very worried about his two only heirs, as well as Ba Fujin, this bad idea came out, and enraged Er Niang to death, Huang Ama also clearly hated their husband and wife.

This time when I went to Changchun Garden, the other princes either had errands or accompanied me, but he, Lian Baylor, was the only one who kept his filial piety at home. Changchun Garden.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Ba Ye has no hope.

Even if he can mobilize more than half of the courtiers to protect him as the crown prince, it is useless!

Babeile knew that Master Shi had divorced him, and it was only superficial; Master Jiu was still struggling with himself, but he was not as loyal as before.

He didn't dare to rely entirely on Lao Jiu for money, so he had fished money from the river many years ago. The relationship between Lao Jiu, Lao Ten, and Fourteen was no worse than him.

They may wish to take care of their own family, but it will be difficult to rely on them to win the heir.

While thinking this way, there was news that the Fourteenth Master had sent someone to measure the dimensions of the doors and windows of the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

"What is this for?" Smart people, even if they think too much, the eighth master can't figure out what the fourteenth master is going to do for a while.

It's not just the eighth master?

The third master couldn't figure it out either: "What is Fourteen going to do?"

"I don't know, the Ministry of Internal Affairs is also wondering!" The staff member was even more confused: "Master Fourteen's glass mirrors are selling well, but he only does this business himself, and doesn't distribute it to others."

Regarding the matter of glass mirrors, many people are greedy but can't do it, because the Fourteenth Master has finally started a business alone. From the hot pot restaurant, the roast sheep shop, to the vegetable greenhouse, he is in partnership with others, but the glass mirror is his business. I did it myself. It is said that the initial investment was a lot, and it took three to five years of research to achieve results.

It is understandable for Master Fourteen not to share with others.

It is said that Master Fourteen makes a lot of money!

The money-making Fourteenth Master is back. Although the time has not yet come, he still calculates the share and dividends and sends them out from door to door. He has been praised by everyone. Fujin also went out, he gave the share and bonus to the officials in the mansion, and left.

Fourteenth Lord will give Eighth Lord's share and Eighth Fortune's bonus, but don't think about anything else.

But then, Kangxi gave Fourteenth Master a hand order to stop the share and bonus of Xian'an Palace, and the share and bonus of Eighth Lord's Mansion, also stopped!

Now at the abandoned prince of Xian'an Palace, Zhijun Prince's Mansion, Prince Cheng's Mansion and Helian Baylor Mansion, the share and bonus of the four families have all stopped!

The Fourteenth Master removed these four companies from his list of partners.

"It doesn't matter if it doesn't matter, I don't think it's too much money." Fourteenth Master muttered to himself.

This year there is no Mulan Qiudi, but Kangxi will have a lively Mid-Autumn Festival. At the same time, Nian Gengyao finally explained his business affairs and returned to the capital.

The first person he met was Fourteenth Master.

Of course, the two pretended to meet each other, and then Fourteenth Master looked at the list of gifts Nian Gengyao gave him. There were a lot of specialties on it, all of which were dry goods from the seaside.

When everyone left the study room and only the two of them were left inside, they looked at each other, and the atmosphere was a bit awkward and warm and sweet.

It was the first time for the two of them to fall in love, and they were in the ancient environment, so they didn't know what to do.

After being silent for a long time, Master Fourteen finally said, "Did the way back go well?"

"Successful." Nian Gengyao answered, and then there were a lot of things about the Royal Navy of the Qing Dynasty. He left Wu Ali there, and learned from the current General Mei Lechuan, who replaced Nian Geng. Yao's position, and the navy's position have also changed, and Cao Yong's foreign trade has increased over there.

This turned into a work report again.

The fourteenth master thought that it would be impossible to go on like this?

"Liang Gong, let's go out for a walk." Fourteenth Master said: "This is a good time, wasted in the study, Master will take you to see Master's glass workshop?"

That was his achievement, and he wanted to take Nian Gengyao there.

"Okay." Nian Gengyao also felt that he was going too far, it was hard to see each other, and they all communicated with each other, why are they still talking about business when they are together?

His elm head!

So the two went out, but it was already noon, and they had to eat to see the glass workshop!

Coincidentally, Master Fourteen took Nian Gengyao to the place where the two of them met for the first time. The food stall was still there. Even though it was noon, there were people eating here.

The two of them brought a lot of people, and they occupied most of the food stall as soon as they arrived, and the stall owner also warmly received them, they are big customers.

Looking at this, Nian Gengyao smiled: "Master Fourteen still remembers this place."

Although the two confirmed their relationship, in order to reduce trouble, they still called each other politely.

The Fourteenth Lord called Nian Gengyao "Liang Gong", but Nian Gengyao still called Fourteen "The Fourteenth Lord".

But the relationship has changed, and I feel that the ordinary title I call also has a little sweet taste.

"At that time, my master saw you and was still thinking, where did this person come from? He doesn't fit in here!" Fourteenth master and Nian Gengyao sat alone at a table, surrounded by their people, noisy movements, everyone Didn't care what the two of them were talking about.

"At that time, I didn't have much money, so I could only live here because it was cheaper." Recalling the past, Nian Gengyao couldn't help feeling: "Now I am the right servant of the Ministry of War, my good brother, But he's still a petty official."

Nian Xiyao's past few years have not been satisfactory.

His dream of being a dragon did not come true. Although the Eighth Master is powerful, he cannot surpass the Long Live Lord. Even if everyone recommends him to be the crown prince, if the Long Live Lord does not nod, no one will make a difference.

And Nian Xiyao's family background is not good. Officials who are not qualified through the imperial examinations, unless they are Manchurians, can only be promoted if they follow the path of military merit, but that is a career that is worked out with one's life.

Nian Xiyao can't succeed in martial arts, and the eighth master also hates him for taking Nian Gengyao away. As a result, Nian Gengyao has been promoted all the way, military achievements and military power have never left his hands, fourth master is cheap with this The eldest brother-in-law has a good relationship, and the fourteenth master is Nian Gengyao's benefactor.

Thank you for being kind to Nian Gengyao!

Therefore, Nian Xiyao has been hovering at the sixth and seventh ranks for the past few years, and it is difficult to yearn for a rise.

In Beijing, there are many officials of the sixth and seventh ranks, and Nian Gengyao is not a very powerful figure.

I went to Prince Yong's mansion to see Nian's side concubine, but Nian Shi didn't see him. Back then, Nian Xiyao wanted to give Nian Shi to Babeile as his concubine. When Nian Shi thought of this, he felt disgusted. See him?It would be nice not to beat him up.

Nian Gengyao has been away for three years, his qualifications have increased, and with the help of the fourth and fourteenth masters, Kangxi is still very optimistic about this young man, because of his ability to save his family and kill his enemies.

Especially Nian Gengyao was the one who captured the Third Prince Zhu!

In this regard, Kangxi is the most optimistic about him. The third prince Zhu is the one who has disturbed Kangxi's life. If he does not die, Kangxi will not be able to sleep peacefully. I am afraid that he will not be able to close his eyes even if he dies.

The two brothers separated and lived separately, and even Nian Gengyao set up a separate family, drawing a clear line with the Nian clan.

The Nian clan resented Nian Xiyao for forcing Nian Gengyao and the Nian clan away by any means. Now that Nian Gengyao is in the third rank and Nian is the concubine of the prince's mansion, the two brothers and sisters are no longer what they used to be, and they want to cling to them again. ,Disaster!

"Man is doing it, the sky is watching, and his retribution has come." The Fourteenth Master was in a good mood, and Nian Xiyao also relied on Nian Gengyao to get up in history, but he also finished playing with him later.

He had no way of knowing what Nian Xialing was thinking at the time. Of the two sons, even if the eldest was the eldest son, the second child was not adopted. Why should the eldest be asked to heat the stove while the second child had to cook the cold one?

Remember how downcast Nian Gengyao was when he met Nian Gengyao?Nian's life at home is not easy either.

If it wasn't for Nian's draft, I'm afraid he would have to be sold by Nian's family for a bride price.

The Fourteenth Master has seen Nian side concubine a few times, she is indeed very beautiful, with a good personality, beautiful and gentle.

The most important thing is that Si Fujin disliked the troublesome concubine Li, and Si Fujin fell in love with Nian's quiet and easy-going personality.

The fourth master is also a man, and there is no shame in a man. Concubine Li now only has status and children, and no honor or favor.

The Nian family is different. The Nian family has sons and Rong Chong.

The main reason is that my natal brother is fighting for his strength!

The stall owner served them hot spicy soup, coke rings, fried cakes and other things.

"Eat, eat!" Fourteenth Master gritted his teeth, "I'm asking someone to buy some mutton skewers."

It's a bit inappropriate for them to eat this at noon, but no one said anything, it's just that they are all vegetarian, and Fourteenth Master likes to eat meat.

"Slave, let's go!" Xiao Pingzi rushed to the opposite side immediately.

Opposite is a kebab stand, the freshly killed sheep is grilled there, and it tastes good.

There were also naan bread for sale, and I bought a bunch of small bottles, and everyone shared a somewhat special lunch.

Nian Gengyao said as he ate, "When we arrive in the northwest, I invite Master Fourteen to eat the roast lamb there."

He came back just to report on his work, and he was about to take office after the Mid-Autumn Festival.

"Okay!" Fourteenth Master took a sip of Hu spicy soup: "When the time comes, Grandpa will have a big meal."