It seems that I am still too full [travel]

Xie Shi didn't make a fool of himself, but went straight to the point, saying to Shen Sen: "Mr. Shen, to be honest, although most of the products sold in Bazhen Pavilion are from me, I signed an exclusive contract with Dongcang Academy at that time. It is better to cooperate with the Shen family in the name of an individual."

This is the truth, but it is not entirely true. To be precise, the real owner behind Bazhen Pavilion and even most of the Cen family's property is Han Ji, and Cen Yu is a big manager with a huge dividend. Thanks to Xie Shi's friendship with Han Ji, if Xie Shi wanted to cooperate with the Shen family in Bazhen Pavilion or other businesses, Han Ji would be the first to agree.

However, Xie Shi did not want to destroy the stable and good cooperative relationship established with Cen Yu and the academy. Although Brother Cen and Brother Ji would not mind, but in the end it was harming their interests. Xie Shi stood on the shoulders of giants, To repay Shen Sen's life-saving grace, there are many other ways to make money, and it is really unnecessary to do so unless it is a last resort.

As expected of being from the Shen family, Shen Sen remained calm when he heard the words that he could not cooperate. The smile on his face remained unchanged, and he did not show any disappointment. He knew that since Mr. Xie spoke, he would not let him leave empty-handed. Come on, sure enough, Xie Shi then threw out another olive branch: "But I accidentally developed another strange thing recently, I wonder if Mr. Shen would be interested in taking a look?"

With a thought in Shen Sen's mind, this fresh commodity represents a new market that has not yet been developed. It is true that the risk of being the first to eat crabs is high, but if it is managed properly, the profit will be higher than competing for the market with the Cen family.The Cen family may already have the first-mover advantage!

"Of course, I would like to ask Mr. Xie to open Shen's horizons!"

Xie Shi directly ordered his servants to go to the inner room to fetch the things he had prepared yesterday.After a while, I saw a young servant coming out of the house holding a rectangular wooden box carefully in his hands, and placed it gently in front of the table for two.Xie Shi stretched out his hand to open the wooden box, Shen Sen felt as if a silvery white light flashed in front of his eyes, when he took a closer look, Xie Shi was holding something that looked like a bronze mirror in his hand, and he saw him taking a picture of himself. , A familiar but unfamiliar face was actually reflected in the middle of the silver-white object!

The face of that person was so clear that every mole on his face was clearly visible. Just as Shen Sen showed a surprised expression, he saw that strange face made the same expression at the same time. This strange scene made Shen Sen who was unprepared Sen was taken aback.

Xie Shi hurriedly put down the mercury mirror, and explained: "This thing is called a glass silver mirror. Compared with the hazy and blurred bronze mirror, the silver mirror is more clear when it shines on people, and its brilliance shines on people. Can the silver mirror business be done?"

Before time travel, Xie Shi happened to read relevant information. In ancient times without industrial production technology, glass mirrors were an extremely expensive luxury. The earliest glass silver mirror in the world should have been invented by a Venetian in Europe in the early [-]th century. At that time, its appearance caused a sensation among the upper class in Europe, and attracted princes and nobles to rush to buy it at a high price. Even when the French king and queen got married, the King of Venice gave a small glass mirror as a gift, which was very rare at the time. A very precious gift.

When it comes to making money, Shen Sen, who was startled by the "demon mirror" glass and silver mirror just now, excitedly took the mirror in Xie Shi's hand, because he knew that it was mainly made of glass, so he could not move between movements. Just as cautious as the boy just now.

There is not much time, and the area of ​​the glass mirror used as a sample is not large, only the size of a man's palm, but except for the mirror part of the silver mirror, which has technical content and needs to be kept secret, Xie Shi did it himself. The craftsmen sent by Han Ji made and polished the side mirror frames and handles.

It is rare for the head of the family to hand over the task personally. The skilled craftsmen of the Han family have exhausted their skills and wished to turn this small mirror into a rare treasure. Therefore, although this hastily rushed glass mirror is small and exquisite, the handle is made of agarwood. Polished, the gold-inlaid hollow mirror frame is carefully carved with patterns of auspicious beasts, phoenixes and grapes, which can be described as extremely good luck.

Xie Shi was drinking tea while quietly waiting for Shen Sen to finish observing.The production of mirrors is a very simple craft in modern times, and mirrors have become cheap objects, but in ancient times, this never-before-appeared glass mirror that can clearly illuminate people is indeed a rare treasure.Even high-ranking officials and aristocrats mostly use bronze mirrors. Occasionally, there are gold mirrors, iron mirrors, and silver mirrors, but they are only a minority. They are only used as handicrafts and are not practical.

Xie Shi made a list of materials and experimental equipment according to the information in his memory, and the subordinates quickly gathered these things for him to make the mirror. In the afternoon, after several overturns, I finally learned from my experience and made this relatively perfect glass silver mirror.

The method invented by the Venetians is to tightly stick a layer of tin foil on one side of the glass, and then pour mercury that can dissolve tin. It was made.It is said that in order to protect the secrets of making mirrors, Venice did everything possible, choosing a small closed island as the site for making mirrors, and even enacted relevant laws, and those who leaked the secrets would be sentenced to death.

However, this primitive method is obviously labor-intensive and costly. More importantly, mercury will volatilize and is highly toxic. Long-term exposure to this glass silver mirror is prone to mercury poisoning, which may lead to death.

Naturally, Xie Shi would not choose to use this unsafe method to produce glass mirrors. He referred to the chemical method of silver-coating mirrors through the silver mirror reaction in modern industrial production.The process of this method is not complicated, and the materials used are not many, only saltpeter, silver shavings, and caustic soda.Saltpeter and silver shavings can be bought with money, and caustic soda can be made from the brine left over from the production of snowflake salt in the Changle Salt Field. Now it has been used as a raw material for soap by Cen's soap shop.

The slightly troublesome thing is ferrous chloride as a reducing agent, but it can be easily prepared when you know the chemical formula. Through this simple version of the local method, you can successfully replicate the production of glass mirrors in ancient times.It's just that this method is more labor-intensive than modern factories, but in ancient times, labor was the most indispensable thing.

"What do you think, Mr. Shen?" Seeing that Shen Sen put down the glass mirror gently, Xie Shi continued to ask.

Shen Sen couldn't say anything else in this meeting, the big pie fell in front of him, is there any reason for him not to take it?Isn't that a fool? !

"As expected of Mr. Xie! Nothing from your hands is mortal. Shen has a hunch that once this glass mirror comes out, it will definitely cause a sensation, and it will be designated as a treasure sought after by wealthy families and even wealthy families. Thank you If your son really wants to cooperate with the Shen family in this business, then our Suzhou Shen family will really take advantage of it!"

Xie Shi waved his hand and said with a smile: "Young Master Shen is just joking. In terms of business and business, I will naturally be honored to cooperate with the Shen family in Suzhou, which is rich in the world and has business all over the country. This is a win-win move."

Although it is true that Shen Sen came to the door to cooperate with him personally, and he asked for it first, but he was quite pleased to hear that Xie Shi praised him so much.Not every family can claim the name of Shen Bancheng. Their Shen family can indeed be called the most powerful business family in the Jiangnan region. Compared with the Cen family in the southeast region, their business scope is particularly wide. There are also more teams.

Afterwards, the two discussed the form of cooperation, and decided to imitate Xie Shi and Bazhen Pavilion's cooperation method. Xie Shi used the formula of glass and silver mirror to invest in shares and share dividends.Although there is the kindness of donating medicine, as Xie Shi just said, in business, the kindness of donating medicine has already been used to get online with Xie Shi.In this way, the two parties come and go, each of them intends to cooperate, and soon finalized a contract that is satisfactory to both parties.

Among them, Xie Shi was a little surprised that although the contract stated that the partner was Suzhou Shen, it specifically stipulated that the principal was Shen Sen.Xie Shi raised his eyebrows, it seems that the Shen family is not peaceful.However, Xie Shi did not raise any objection to this point. After all, it was Shen Sen who gave the medicine, and his business with the Shen family was naturally mainly to repay Shen Sen.

Shen Sen came here on a whim, and before leaving, he took away a business that would bring more than one hundred thousand gold income to the Shen family in the future, and also took away an opportunity that was enough to reach the sky, but unfortunately he has not realized the latter .

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The next day, when Xie Shi was still changing his dressing, Cen Yu came to the door excitedly.

"Well, you Xie Tanwei, you actually gave such a big gift to the Shen family! Tsk tsk, I'm so envious after seeing that business." Cen Yu sat down with a flick of his sleeves, and replaced the iconic fan in his hand with another. One handful is getting more and more valuable. It can be seen that the head of the Cen family has made a lot of money recently.

When thanking him, he handed him a cup of hot tea and said, "He is my savior, so I have to reciprocate courtesy and show it. Gu'an wants to get involved?"

Cen Yu took his tea and drank it in one gulp. He rushed over as soon as he heard the news, and he was really thirsty.Hearing this, he waved his hand, "I won't participate in the business of glass and silver mirrors. I'm here this time, not for this matter, but for another big matter you caused."

Xie Shi was curious, "I've been recuperating at the Han's family these days. Brother Ji didn't even let me out of the courtyard. I didn't do anything other than smash the mirror."

Cen Yu became angry when he saw his innocent expression, if he, Cen, had never been tolerant of beauties and refused to deal with such a beautiful face, I am afraid that he would be blown out of his head. .

Cen Yu put the cup heavily on the table, and said: "After the Shen family left you, he came to me and asked me if the Cen family had discovered a new route to the eastern mainland. The exchange of all the routes in the hands of everyone. I was confused by the question, and I found out after listening to his words. This news came from Xie Shi, and there is even a rough coastline?! I put this matter Thank you Tanwei for your pocket, now you can tell me what this so-called new route is, right? Show me the map quickly, so that next time people don’t ask, I’m in front of the Shen family It would be embarrassing to show one's feet."

When it came to this question, Xie Shi looked at the sky and the earth, but he didn't look at Cen Gu'an, with a guilty conscience on his face.

Seeing Cen Gu'an's attitude of breaking the casserole and asking the end, he had no choice but to smile at him and asked the boy to find the sketch he drew yesterday.

I have to make up for the disaster I caused.

Xie Shi was thinking about how to make up a story to get back, or he chose to break the jar and not explain it, so that people could guess, when Cen Yu glanced at the map, he said excitedly: "How did you get this new map? I, Cen, are not interested, Tanwei just needs to tell me, is this chart real?! Is there really such a vast continent in the east of the sunrise?"

Xie Shi nodded helplessly. Of course it is true. That is the American continent that no one has discovered so far. For Xie Shi, this new continent still grows peppers, peanuts, potatoes, sweet potatoes, corn, etc. that he has been thinking about for a long time. These ingredients!