The power of Conglong was forcibly applied to the eldest princess. It hurt even if a dagger was stabbed into the heart.
The imperial power was so turbulent that if she wasn't careful, she wouldn't even be left with any scum. She would still be a doctor and would be happier making money in a low profile and getting rich quickly.
Speaking of making money, transparent glass bottles have been blown successfully.
Xiao Yunqi asked someone to bring it in. There were five or six unique vases in the box.
Regardless of the color or transparency, or the reduction of impurities or bubbles, it is all done to perfection, and the craftsman's expression is commendable.
When it comes to luxury goods, Xiao Yunqi has extremely high standards, "This is selected from hundreds of items."
Don't worry, it takes only five or six pieces to pick out out of hundreds, but it used to take thousands of pieces to pick out, which has saved a lot of costs.
Shen Ning focused on money, "Uncle Emperor, can a glass vase really be sold for one hundred thousand taels?"
Xiao Yunqi is confident, "It depends on who you sell it to."
Darling, these few in front of you are worth five or six hundred thousand taels? That’s crazy!
Amused by her rich expression, Xiao Yunqi was in a good mood, "You pick out the best piece, and the rest will be taken back to the workshop for recasting."
What? Shen Ning was stunned.
But she quickly understood that things are rare and expensive. One piece can be sold for one hundred thousand taels, but if two pieces appear, let alone one hundred thousand taels, it is estimated that they are not even worth fifty thousand taels. If six pieces are leaked at the same time... …
And as the number of colored glazes increases, it will only become less and less valuable in the future.
She didn't put in all that effort just to make quick money.
"Don't worry, I will control the distribution of the glass bottles and sell them to various countries in Eastern Continent. As long as the secret recipe is not stolen, this will still be a very profitable business."
Furthermore, glass embellishments can be made into various colors. As long as the source is controlled, the selling price will not be worse than gemstones.
Regardless of the frail health of the emperor's uncle, he is definitely a glutton in the business world. Shen Ning has nothing to worry about. Going high-end is the most profitable.
"Uncle Emperor, you have to keep an eye on the secret recipe. It will be troublesome if someone steals it."
Knowing who she was, Xiao Yunqi smiled and said nothing.
"The secret recipe is secondary. I am afraid that the craftsman will be robbed and there will be no place to cry."
Xiao Yunqi couldn't help laughing, "Don't worry An Ning, I have a sense of proportion."
It is a pity that transparent glass has been extracted with great difficulty, but it cannot be put into large-scale use, otherwise it will become cabbage price sooner or later.
Making money depends on opportunities. Shen Ning is worried about the long nights and long dreams, what should he do if others figure it out?
Shen Ning thought about it carefully, he had to make money from glass, and it was something that others couldn't imitate.
After thinking about it, an idea flashed in my mind.
"Uncle Emperor, how much can you sell for the green vegetables in winter?"
Xiao Yunqi was slightly startled, "The winter in the capital is long. It starts to get cooler in August and September. It will snow in October. Snow is everywhere and the roads are impassable. The snow will not completely melt until February next year. People will stock up on cabbage, radishes, pickles, and dried vegetables. Wait until winter, and if there are really green vegetables, they won’t be cheaper than meat.”
However, even if you have money, you can't buy it.
After learning that the palace had a supply of vegetables, Shen Ning was shocked and asked, "Where do the vegetables in the palace come from?"
There is a royal hot spring in Heshan, a hundred miles away from the capital. In winter, vegetables are grown around the spring pool, but the quantity is very limited, only enough for the emperor and the palace mistresses to eat. At the same time, due to the long transportation distance, a lot of manpower is needed to clear the snow on the roads so that the people can eat it. Make sure the vegetables can be safely delivered to the city."
In winter, there is wind and snow, the weather is very cold, and there is very little sunshine, so the vegetables grown are very poor, and they cannot withstand long distances, so they are no longer fresh when they are sent to the palace.
Therefore, not everyone can afford winter vegetables.
Shen Ning was curious, "Uncle, do you have vegetables to eat in winter?"
Xiao Yunqi smiled gently and said, "Yes, the emperor will give it to you."
At the year-end banquet every year, the emperor would give five grades of green vegetables to Beijing officials. The higher the grade, the more points. "I remember that Prime Minister Shen got five or six kilograms last year, but he was very happy."
Shen Ning was messy in the wind, "..."
After laughing, his expression became serious and he spoke boldly, "Uncle Emperor, let's grow vegetables and buy them."
Xiao Yunqi was surprised, but couldn't bear to laugh at her whimsical thinking, "What does Aning want to plant?"
Shen Ning took the glass bottle over and said, "The glass is transparent and sunlight can shine in directly."
Xiao Yunqi was shocked, "You mean to build a very big glazed house?"
"Well, we can build several large glazed sheds."
"Without hot springs and geothermal heat, the soil would freeze in winter, and even cold-resistant vegetables would freeze if they were planted in the ground."
"You can install a heating device in the glazed shed to increase the temperature in the shed. At the same time, you can also install a heat-absorbing device to absorb the sun's light and heat."
"It often snows in winter, and the sun rarely shines."
"As long as there is light, it doesn't have to be the sun."
Afraid that he would not be able to understand, Shen Ning took the pen and ink and drew the glass greenhouse, "Make the glass into flat plates, and then inlay them piece by piece to form a vegetable greenhouse. There is a heat-conducting device outside the greenhouse. The iron pipe conducts heat very quickly. As long as the temperature of the greenhouse is high, , the green vegetables will grow very quickly.”
Glass is expensive to sell, but it is different if you produce and sell it yourself, and the efficiency of making glass blocks will be much faster.
As long as it is well maintained, a glass greenhouse can be used for a long time and has good effects in terms of wind and snow resistance and thermal insulation.
Xiao Yunqi looked at the drawings and was shocked by her huge ambition, "Are you sure you want to do it?"
"Actually, I'm not good at business. If the emperor feels that I'm not suitable, just pretend I didn't say so."
There was a mixed bag in Beijing. If others knew that the emperor's uncle used glass greenhouses to grow vegetables, she honestly didn't know what the consequences would be.
The proposal was given to him, and he could just weigh it himself.
If he doesn't do it, she will do it if there is a chance in the future, but that will happen in the future, and she has to continue to endure it now.
Xiao Yunqi did not comment, "What Aning mentioned is very good, let me consider it carefully."
It's not just as simple as growing vegetables, there are too many things involved, so you need to think twice before taking action.
The emperor's uncle's current wealth was all obtained by his intelligence and intelligence. Shen Ning believed in his vision and decision and did not fight too much.
It was already evening when she returned to the palace, and Xiao Weijing had a bad face.
Shen Ning was too lazy to answer, but the more he acted, the worse he got, so he could only say perfunctorily: "Your Majesty, what's going on?"
"You still know how to come back?"
Oh, it was her fault again, Shen Ning asked with a smile: "Is the prince concerned about me encountering danger outside, or is he suspicious of my tryst with a wild man?"
The two of them have an agreement, so why does he care so much? It's a pain in the house every day.
Xiao Weijing's face was as black as coal, and his brows were so furrowed that they could kill a fly, "What's your attitude?"