Chapter 635
The Huang family caravan was a little dumbfounded.
This was their first time to travel from Yunzhou to Kyoto. Their purpose of going to Yunzhou was to see if their Sanlang had caused any trouble in Yunzhou, and making money was just a by-product.
When they learned that their third son had eaten well, drunk well, and slept well at the post station and had gained several pounds, they casually bought some Yunzhou specialties and went to Kyoto.
After all, the glass factory, cotton cloth and the like were only introduced in the Yunzhou Weekly, and the factories had not even been built yet.
One third of the canned mutton produced in Yunzhou was eaten by the people of Yunzhou, another third was eaten by the Sixteen States of Youyun, and the rest was divided among the various caravans.
A caravan like the Huang family caravan, which came to Yunzhou for the first time, naturally could not get best-selling items like canned food, let alone popular items like perfume and soap.
Fortunately, there were enough wool products and Yunzhou Weekly, so they did not return empty-handed.
Unexpectedly, after arriving in Kyoto, the leader of the Huang family caravan had a small idea and brought in tens of thousands of taels of business.
"Boss, what should we do? The ladies in Juchunlou have ordered 25 pieces of Yunzhou colored glass products."
The middle-aged man who was called the boss was also at a loss: "Are they crazy?! The Yunzhou Liulichang factory hasn't even been built yet, and they are in a hurry to buy it! What? The prices in Kyoto have risen to such a level that a hundred strings of coins are not considered silver anymore?!"
The other people in the caravan are really happy and miserable. Money is being poured into the caravan, but the caravan cannot deliver the goods!
"Boss, it's not just Juchunlou. The steward of the Duke of Jiguo's Mansion heard that we could get the colored glaze from Yunzhou, so he gave us a deposit of 20 strings of cash and said he wanted to buy a few pieces to display in the mansion."
The team leader sighed heavily. He originally wanted to refuse all the orders, but after what the Duke of Ji’s Mansion did, it was difficult for him to refuse.
The team leader made a bitter face and asked, "Is the influence of Yunzhou Weekly so great?"
Someone below knew something: "It's not all thanks to Yunzhou Weekly. I heard that Miss Yusheng from Juchunlou expressed her love for Yunzhou's colored glaze and composed a song for it, which became widely circulated."
"Ms. Yusheng is very popular among the nobles in Kyoto. They spend a lot of money to make her smile. As a result, Yunzhou Liuli has become famous."
The team leader rubbed his face and said, forget it, this is not something he can suppress.
This is just the appetizer. More people will definitely come to me to place orders for products from Yunzhou Liulichang.
But the key point is, they haven’t even connected with Yunzhou, so where can they get the glass?
"Xiaojiu, hurry up and run back to the master's house to see what to do in this situation!"
Xiaojiu rode his horse towards Xiangzhou without saying a word.
What happened next was just as the leader had expected. Many families sent their slaves from the past to the caravan to place orders for glass products.
What can the team leader do?
He could only put on a smiling face, welcome them in respectfully, listen to their requests, and then send them out respectfully.
If the caravan could really get Yunzhou colored glass, the leader would wake up laughing in his dreams.
But he didn't have the ability to do so, so it was up to the master to decide whether or not to accept this enormous wealth.
The sight of Yunzhou colored glass being so popular deeply hurt some people's eyes.
Li Dechang sat on the second floor of Fuquan Teahouse, his face as gloomy as water.
Although he took over Fu Quan Tea House and spent a huge amount of money on its renovation, he still failed to restore Fu Quan Tea House to its most glorious days.
“How much profit can glass products make?”
Sitting opposite Li Dechang was the Chief Secretary of the Shaofu Supervisory Office.
He said strictly, "It depends on what kind of colored glass you are asking about. If it is a crude colored glass produced by the people, it uses a lot of materials, has rough workmanship, and has many bubbles. It can't be sold at a high price, and you can only make a few to dozens of coins for each piece."
"If it's glass from the Tang Dynasty, the profit is hard to say. Our ship carried a batch of Tang Dynasty glass products last year. Take Tang Dynasty glass beads as an example. The purchase price was only half a guan, plus the cost of the ship, about one guan. The Maritime Customs took one and a half guan, and when they landed in Quanzhou, we sold them for five guan each."
Li Dechang calculated in his mind that after deducting fees and taxes, he could earn more than two strings of cash from one bead.
But the ship they jointly owned was actually used for smuggling, and they never paid any commission, so their profit was an extra 1.5 guan.
Li Dechang's tone was inexplicable: "Gu Nanxi is targeting the Arab glass market? Will it have any impact on our ships?"
This question is difficult to answer.
Colored glaze certainly makes huge profits, but this refers to the colored glaze from the Arab world and the secret colored glaze from the official kilns.
The secret colored glaze from the official kiln is exclusively supplied to the royal family and is not sold to the public. Gu Nanxi's sale of colored glaze to the public has no impact on the official kiln.
The Supervisor thought for a long time before organizing his words: "It will definitely have an impact. During the Daxiangguo Temple Dharma Assembly, pilgrims donated hundreds of coins for each glass lamp. Given the current popularity of Yunzhou glass in Kyoto, once these glass lamps flow into Kyoto, as long as the quality is not bad, they will definitely be able to take down the glass lamps in Daxiangguo Temple."
As for whether the quality of the glass produced by the Yunzhou Glass Factory would be bad, both of them had no doubts. With the ability of Duke Yun and the talents he recruited, the quality of the glass must be good!
Li Dechang's eyes were dark.
His father is already very old, and it is unknown how many more years he can remain in the position of minister.
In their generation, no one could support the family, and the highest official position they could hold was only that of the fourth rank.
If one day their father retires or passes away, they will never have the chance to stand at the center of the political stage again.
It would be better for him to get more benefits while his father is still in power.
"Is it possible for us to..."
The Supervisor's face turned pale, and he quickly stopped the little ancestor from speaking: "Impossible! The court unanimously demands to maintain the status quo."
Don't be blinded by profit!
The grass on the graves of those who coveted Duke Yun's things is now as tall as a person!
Fearing that the young master would not give up and would implicate himself, the Supervisor had to explain the current situation of the Great Zhou in detail.
"Within three to five years, the situation will not change. This is the tacit understanding between Duke Yun and our Great Zhou court."
Li Dechang suppressed his reluctance, ended the dinner, and went home.
But he was still unwilling to give up, so he went to Lord Li to sound out the situation. After confirming that there was no way to snatch it by force, he could only put the idea aside for the time being. However, the jealousy in his heart was like wine buried underground, which would not fade with time, but would only become stronger.
Many eyes in Kyoto were on Liulichang, and their minds were in turmoil.
"Alas. No one asks about this foot-operated loom and cotton cloth." Master Tong looked at the Yunzhou Weekly with a frown on his face.
Why does Gu Nanxi value Kapok so much?
Master Tong remembered that cotton was produced in Qiongzhou and Guangdong and Guangxi regions. The weather in the north was cold and not suitable for growing cotton.
What does Gu Nanxi want to do? Is he targeting the Jiangnan area?
However, in Jiangnan, silk is the main fabric.
What does she want to do?
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