The son crosses every night

A magnifying glass is sort of a tool.

Such a tool, the women in the palace hold it in their hands and look at it, it is really strange to see it, especially the magnifying glass can also enlarge the characters, the empress dowager, the empress and other older women can use it to read the book. Text.

This is amazing.

As soon as Tanghua came out of the palace, he immediately called Lei Xing, the bodyguard, "Lei Xing, send someone out, and immediately send someone to Zhuangzi to send out all the rear colored glazes, and then tell them to continue burning."

Lei Xing cupped his hands in response, "Yes."

As soon as he beckoned, a guard behind him ran out instantly, knelt down on one knee and saluted Tang Hua, and then ran to deliver the letter.

Tang Hua nodded, and continued: "Let people go to the shopkeeper Niu and let them continue to make magnifying glasses. Don't save on sandalwood, gemstones, gold, etc., and make them according to this standard."

Lei Xing listened with lowered ears, waved, and another guard ran out.

It was only now that Tang Hua got into the carriage and told He Hua to drive to shopkeeper Lin.

Shopkeeper Lin has been under Tang Hua's hands for almost a year. He is a kind old man with no sense of presence. Usually, Tang Hua would not call him. Account book here.

Although he is a strong general under Tang Hua's command, the two are actually not very familiar with each other.

Tanghua is not a person who can win people's hearts with words, and shopkeeper Lin is not a person who likes to flatter. The two have cooperated for almost a year, but they still have a cool relationship with each other.

Seeing Tang Hua, the shopkeeper first showed a trace of surprise on his face, he walked over to salute Tang Hua, a little surprised: "I don't know why the young master is looking for a villain?"

"As for the magnifying glass, what do you think of our magnifying glass?"

Shopkeeper Lin was a little dazed for a moment. The Tang Hua in his imagination, even if he could ask about the magnifying glass, what is the use of it?Can it be promoted, how can you ask if it looks good?

After being stunned for a while, shopkeeper Lin said honestly, "The things we make are naturally beautiful."

Tang Hua's eyes were burning, "Since this is the case, what do you think we will make jewelry and accessories for sale under the magnifying glass?"

Shopkeeper Lin is worthy of being a businessman. He understood his idea at the first time, and after thinking about it, he found it quite feasible, and immediately said: "Yes!"

Zonghua went into the shop with him and sat down. The two sat opposite each other to drink tea and discuss about the magnifying glass. This was the first time that Zhanhua and his shop launched a single product. Before, they sold things other than fabrics as accessories.

Tang Hua asked, "How much do you think a magnifying glass should cost?"

Shopkeeper Lin said without hesitation, "I feel that magnifying glasses can be divided into two types. One is ordinary magnifying glasses, and the price of this kind is the same as that of a sweater vest, 50 taels. The rich don't care about the 50 taels. Those from an average family background will spend 50 taels to buy it if they bite their teeth in order to keep up with the fashion."

"What about the other?"

"One kind is naturally a magnifying glass inlaid with gold, jade and precious stones. These things are carefully made, and each handle is different. Rich people will naturally buy this kind of glass when they see it."

"Good." Tang Hua stroked his leg and smiled, "Since shopkeeper Lin has already made up his mind, I will leave this matter to you. The magnifying glass can be made around the day after tomorrow. There are magnifying glasses for sale in the shop."

"Yes. Young Master, there is one more thing."

"Huh?" Tang Hua raised his head, "What's the matter?"

"We've been buying cloth as gifts for mirrors, and I've privately received news that there are mirrors for sale in other places, but they're not as clear as ours."

Tang Hua was taken aback, he didn't expect to hold this technology in his palm forever, but the mirror would have to be sold for at least three to five years, and he didn't expect it to be cracked so soon.

He straightened his expression and asked seriously, "Do you have a sample? Send it up for me to have a look."

"Yes." Shopkeeper Lin turned around and ordered the young man who was pouring tea for them, "Runing, go and get the mirror we bought for you."

"Yes." The young man was quick on his feet, and quickly came up with a box in his arms.

He opened the box, and the box was full of mirrors in various shapes, round, square, and rhombus, with wooden frames.

Like the bronze mirrors, these mirrors are mostly yellow in color, and I don't know what is painted on the back, making them a bit messy.

But even though the mirror looks clumsy and inconspicuous, it is still a mirror, which can reveal people's shadows indistinctly.

At this moment, Tanghua clearly realized that their competitors had indeed come, and they didn't even know of one!

I'm afraid there are tons of people out there who are trying to copy everything they sell to get a piece of the pie.

Tang Hua thought about it, and felt that their competitiveness was not strong, their products were expensive, and they sold very little. Once imitations were made outside, their business might suffer.

Their mirrors are not only for sale, they are only given as fabric gifts, and their fabrics are extremely expensive, 200 taels of silver, and there are not many houses in the entire imperial city that can afford their fabrics. Mirrors are naturally a rarity.

Mirrors are good things, and good things will naturally attract people's covetousness. Some people can't afford their fabrics and look good, so it's not surprising to find ways to buy other mirrors.

It's just that the process is too fast, and the counterfeit products appear too fast, which somewhat disrupts Tanghua's plan.

He also thought that the mirror would be included as a gift for one year. After this year's Xiangyun Sha came out, he would take out the mirror and sell it alone, and replace the gift with perfume.When the new Xiang Yunsha is released next year, it will be replaced with a gift, and the perfume can also be sold separately, and the cycle continues like this.

This is really a plan that can't keep up with the changes, Tang Hua secretly sighed.

Tanghua is not a rigid person either, he reached out and knocked on the table, "In this case, let's hurry up and sell the mirror separately. Now Gu Zhun and the others can make several specifications of colored glaze. After that, the price will be marked according to the size of the mirror and the gemstone decoration it is equipped with.”

"From a small point of view, mirrors can be priced according to size. The value of this thing does not lie in the decoration on the back. If you have several decorations, customers will be confused instead, which is not conducive to the sales of mirrors."

"Then according to what you want, just make several kinds of mirrors of different specifications. I think we have insufficient carpenters here, and we have to find another carpenter. You can handle this." After thinking about it, Tang Hua ordered again, "The things produced by our fabric shop must not be shoddy. No matter what the price is, the quality must be guaranteed. Use good things as much as possible. I would rather be more expensive than drop the price."

"Yes."

Tang Hua discussed some business matters with him again, and made arrangements for the next two months before returning to Zhuangzi.

Tang Hua thought for a long time after returning.

As soon as Jiang Pingyuan came back in the evening, a young man came over and asked him to talk to Zhanghua.

Zhong Pingyuan was a little puzzled, so he changed his clothes and went there. When he arrived, Tanghua was reading a book. Seeing him coming, Tanghua turned to Jingyi and said, "Go to the kitchen and order the food, and I will eat with you Jiang Ye .”

Jingyi saluted and walked out quickly.

When Jiang Pingyuan saw Tang Hua sitting upright, his heart froze, and he joked, "Master, I've been busy these two days, so I really don't have time to see Miss Chen."

Tang Hua smiled: "Who am I in your mind? If you are asked to speak, will you be urged to marry a wife?"

"Isn't that what you care about in my life?" Jiang Pingyuan sat down opposite him and fetched water for him to rinse his mouth to prepare for dinner. Then he asked, "My lord, what do you want from me?"

The food came out quickly, and they ate, Jiang Hua said.

"I went to see Shopkeeper Lin today, and he said that there are already many mirrors that imitate our style on the market. I took a look and found that there are indeed many imitated mirrors. Although they are still very rough, they are not comparable to ours, but if Give outsiders enough time, a year or two at most, and they will create mirrors comparable to ours."

"Business matters, this is the case, and it cannot be banned."

Tang Hua nodded, "I know we can't stop such a big event, but I suddenly remembered that our shop is too small, we have no previous experience, and we are in a hurry to spend money, and we don't pay enough attention to site selection. It’s a bit of a loss to own such a shop.”

Jiang Pingyuan heard Xian's elegant meaning, raised his head and smiled and asked, "Young master, what do you mean we should set up another shop?"

"Exactly, our products have a great reputation, so it's time to expand our business scale to seize the market."

Jiang Pingyuan had planned this for a long time, but it was difficult to mention it.

Now that Tang Hua proposed it, he nodded, "Since the young master is interested, I will call them to pay attention to suitable shops from tomorrow. I don't know which street the young master wants to open the shop to?"

Tanghua looked at him, and suddenly stopped his chopsticks, "It's not a street, I want to open the shop in the five prefectures of Jinkou Mansion, Suyang Mansion, Shanghao Mansion, Luozhou Mansion and Hanhai Mansion."

Jiang Pingyuan also stopped his chopsticks, and the pair of milk brothers looked at each other.

Tang Hua's gaze was firm and calm.

The five prefectures in Jinkou are all big prefectures with a population of over one million. The taxes collected by these five prefectures account for [-]% of the world's taxes. It can almost be said that the Dasheng Dynasty was supported by the five prefectures.

Jiang Pingyuan said in a low voice: "My lord, this goal is a bit big."

Tang Hua was not afraid at all, "I am very afraid, I still have 30 taels of silver."

He looked very calm, looked at Jiang Pingyuan and said: "Pingyuan, you know me. I didn't have any ambitions before, but now I am not the one I used to just want to live in peace. With so much money in my hands, I can't Just store them away."

Jiang Pingyuan was still looking at him.

Tang Hua repeated, "I have money and skills, and it is impossible for me to stay in the imperial capital again."

After a while, Jiang Pingyuan lowered his head and continued to eat, "If that's the case, let's go, but there are not enough people now, son, you have to let me find someone slowly."

Tang Hua responded, and said slowly while eating: "I am not the only one who runs this stall. I have written to my elder brother before. He will come with me and I will run it. He will provide protection and share it with him. Two tiers of profit."

Tang Hua said: "Such a big business, there is a big brother's share in it, I may not be able to share it with you directly. You help me take care of this, and take half of my [-]% as your reward, what do you think? "

Jiang Pingyuan smiled, "It's my honor to be able to follow the young master, and half the reward is enough. If the news is released, I'm afraid businessmen all over the world will break their heads and want to work with you."

"Even if the whole world wants to follow me, they are not my nanny."

After doing this, both of them were a little silent.

After they finished their meal, Jiang Pingyuan said, "My lord, I'm going back first."

"Wait!" Tang Hua called to stop him, "I have something to tell you, let's talk in the bedroom."

Jiang Pingyuan nodded, and after rinsing his mouth with him, the two stood up and walked to Zhaohua's bedroom.

Jiang Pingyuan is no stranger to Tanghua's bedroom. He used to take care of Tanghua when he was short of manpower. Now that he came to this place, he looked at Tanghua suspiciously, his eyes full of questions.

He Hua and the others stood guard outside, Jing Yi and Rui Zhi followed the old rules, packed up the table and left quickly, the two of them were the only ones in the yard.

Tang Hua still carefully closed the doors and windows, told Jiang Pingyuan to sit down at the table, and told him solemnly, "I came to you today because I want to tell you a secret. This secret is related to my family and life. Safety is entrusted to you."

Jiang Pingyuan was taken aback, his whole body visibly tensed up, what about his wealth?

He stood up abruptly, took two steps forward, looked at Tang Hua and asked nervously: "What is the secret? Why is it related to your family and life? But someone is threatening you?"

"That's not true, but there is an adventure here." Tang Hua patted him on the shoulder comfortingly, and asked in a low voice: "Do you still remember that I had a dream when the Chinese New Year was approaching the year before last, dreaming that my elder brother and the others might There is an enemy attack, did you rush back to the imperial capital to report to you?"

"How can this be forgotten?"

Tanghua looked at him, and said in a low voice, "It's not actually a dream I had, but I got a gentleman's guidance, deduced that there was a snowstorm in their place, and then rushed back to report. I am Enkao, Shaolang Kiln Porcelain , making colored glaze, dyeing fragrant cloud yarn, and even making mirrors now, all are under the guidance of that gentleman."

"Which gentleman is the young master worshiping?"

"He is not from here. In other words, he is not from our time and space."

Jiang Pingyuan once felt that he didn't understand every word of this passage, so he gave Jiang Hua a blank look, not knowing how to answer.

The expression on Tanghua's face was serious, "The next words can be spoken out of my mouth and into your ears, and you must never tell the third person. I will only tell you and my elder brother about this matter. Remember to help me Keep it secret, or the consequences will be disastrous."

"Yes!" Jiang Pingyuan raised his hand and swore without hesitation, "I will keep the secret and never let the news out, otherwise, I, Jiang Pingyuan, will be betrayed by everyone in my life, and I will die a bad death!"

When he was talking, Tanghua pulled his hand quickly, but he didn't pull it, so he had to let him say the oath completely, and said helplessly, "Why are you talking so fast? If I really don't believe it, you won't follow me." You told me the secret."

"This oath reminds God, and also reminds me of myself."

Tang Hua glanced at him, "You may not understand what I'm going to say next, but let me speak slowly, I didn't lie to you."

Jiang Pingyuan nodded to express his understanding.

Tang Hua looked at the door that had been on the wall from the beginning to the end, and slowly told the whole story.

Jiang Pingyuan looked dubious, and Tang Hua then reached out to pour himself a glass of water, and then pointed to the wall, "Now this door is there, I'll open it for you to see."

Jiang Pingyuan was in a trance and couldn't stop him. He watched Jiang Hua go to the wall and somehow opened a door.

He looked over there, and the door was empty, as if deep in the sea of ​​clouds, and he couldn't see anything.

Tang Hua asked, "Do you believe it now?"

Ping Yuan's tall figure stood up, walked to the door and reached out to touch the empty space. He felt the cold and hard wall, just like the whitewashed wall next to him.

Tang Hua stretched out his hand, but his hand directly crossed the emptiness, leaving only the part above the wrist.

Jiang Pingyuan said with difficulty: "I didn't see anything, I only touched a wall."

"Maybe this thing is repulsive to you. I tried it with a rabbit before, and I couldn't even carry a rabbit through it, but I can indeed pass it easily myself."

As Tang Hua said, he stepped into the door and disappeared like that.

Jiang Pingyuan was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat. He opened his mouth, but no sound came out after being overly frightened.

Tang Hua was also afraid of scaring him, so he turned back immediately after going over there.

Jiang Pingyuan saw Tang Hua's face appear suddenly, and then his whole body came out, before his heart returned to his chest.

He wiped off his cold sweat and sat back on the chair, said with a wry smile, "My lord, you scared me to death."

Tang Hua smiled a little bit, "Isn't that what you don't believe? I'll show you."

Jiang Pingyuan drank a cup of tea, calmed down and quickly realized, "Master, you said you were dreaming, but you actually go there every night?"

"Well, since I was able to go there, I basically go there every night. Sometimes I stay there longer, sometimes I stay there shorter. I met a lot of people there and made good friends."

Jiang Pingyuan couldn't bear the resemblance, so he asked, "Is there any danger over there?"

"No, it's very safe there, much safer than ours. They don't have an emperor or anyone else similar to the emperor."

"Great Harmony?"

"That's not true. They're weird there. I'll talk to you in detail when I have time." Tang Hua patted him on the shoulder, "In short, this is my biggest secret. I told you, remember to keep it secret for me. .”

Jiang Pingyuan smiled wryly, "I'm really scared, I need to slow down, I'll go back first, and come back tomorrow."

"Go, be careful on the road."

After he left, Tang Hua locked the door again and left.

Ruan Shijie was still sitting on the sofa, saw him running back and forth for a short time, and asked, "What's going on with you?"

Tanghua went to the refrigerator to get juice for himself, took a big sip to relieve his dry mouth, and then said: "As for Pingyuan, I travel so frequently now, and he is my confidant butler, so I can't hide it from him." , I will tell him when I find a chance today."

"How is he, can he accept it?"

"Reluctantly." Tanghua sat down on the sofa and sighed, "Anyway, another level has passed. It's not too difficult to tell Pingyuan, and others are easy to talk to. What's more difficult is that in the future, I will talk to my elder brother. He said that he has been in the army for a long time, and he has always been thoughtful and thoughtful, so I don’t know what will happen after I tell him.”

Ruan Shijie saw that he was really worried, and rubbed his head, "Soldiers are coming to block you, what are you afraid of?"

"Actually, I'm not afraid of anything else, but I'm afraid that he won't allow me to come here again." Tang Hua leaned on the sofa, "If my elder brother can't come here, and can't see my situation here with his own eyes, he won't let me go I'll come over,"

"Why don't you keep it a secret?"

Tang Hua shook his head, "I'm afraid I can't hide this from the past. I used to only come here for an hour or two every day. No one knew that I would come here when I fell asleep. Now it doesn't happen."

"Ok?"

Tang Hua said seriously: "We are lovers, maybe we will get married in the future, and I still run back and forth like this, how will we live?"

Tanghua is younger, but he thinks a lot about this matter. He really wants to live with Ruan Shijie, and he has to think about all kinds of things.

In Tang Hua's mind, the best way is for him to come back to work during the day and live with Ruan Shijie at night.

They were like going to work, he settled his home in Ruan Shijie, he came back to work every day during the day, and went back at night, without any delay.

In this way, he will be there for a long time, and it will be difficult to hide it from the people around him. He has to find a way to let the people around him help him hide it, so that things can be planned.

The closest person to him is Jiang Pingyuan, and Jiang Pingyuan must know.As for his elder brother, his elder brother will inherit the throne in the future. He is not married, so his elder brother will definitely take care of him, and it is not easy to hide it.

Ruan Shijie was still calm, "It's true that we have to talk about it, but when to say it and how to say it has to be planned slowly."

Tang Hua nodded, "My elder brother is already on his way, he is traveling fast, and he is estimated to be able to return to the imperial capital in ten days or so, then I will make a side note, if he accepts me, let me tell him, with them With the two as a cover, I don’t have to run back and forth every day, and I can’t even fall asleep.”

Ruan Shijie sat down next to him, "I guess what worries your eldest brother most is that he doesn't know the situation here at all, and he is afraid that you will suffer a disadvantage if you come here. If you really tell him, I can write a letter then." Communicate with him in the same way, and communicate with him a few times, maybe he won't be so worried."

Tang Hua didn't expect Ruan Shijie to be willing to participate, so he nodded, "Okay. Then I'll see if I can bring back some picture books and let him know about them. Anyway, there is no rush. Let's talk about it when he comes back."

"By the way, Brother Ruan, I communicated with shopkeeper Lin today, and I plan to sell a batch of magnifying glasses. He found that there are many mirrors imitating ours on the market, and this mirror will also be sold separately."

"Competition is inevitable in any era. What you can do is to improve your technology and quality and occupy the vast majority of the high-end market." Ruan Shijie said: "You have already eaten the meat, order some soup Let someone else earn it."

"I think so too." Tang Hua said, "We had too few decorations before, and now I plan to open a branch store and take down some other blank markets."

"Is it decided so soon?"

Tang Hua nodded, "Well, it's decided. Shopping malls are like battlefields, and we always have to seize the first opportunity! Now there is another problem. We won't be able to find the manpower to open up new markets in a while."

"This is easy to handle." Ruan Shijie smiled, "Send the old employees to bring in the new ones, isn't that the end?"

"Old employee?" Tang Hua looked sideways at Ruan Shijie, "Send the guys there?"

Ruan Shijie: "When we open up new markets here, we usually send old employees here, and at the same time invite newcomers locally. The old employees mainly bring the rules of the old store to the past, and the new employees coordinate local characteristics. Generally speaking, with technical support, The employees are not too bad, and the new store can be opened."