Yu Bo looked at the blueprint and suggested that she add some patterns to the frame to make it look more gorgeous. Tian An agreed and accepted his suggestion.
The problem with Liuli was solved, and the framework was a piece of cake for Bo, and it could be completed in just two days.
After leaving Yu Bo's house, Tian An and Zhao Yiming went to many stores selling glass products. The prices were shocking, and some were even more expensive than jade.
Not to mention the expensive things, the shopkeepers, seeing that she was young, would come over to stop her as soon as she got a little closer, fearing that she would break something and not be able to pay for it, and they looked down on her.
After leaving the shop and climbing onto the carriage at the entrance of the alley, Tian An said angrily, "It's just a broken glass bottle! Only they treasure it. I wouldn't even want it if it were given to me!"
Zhao Yiming looked at her with amusement and said, "Liuli is precious, only you dare to say that."
Tian An pursed his lips and said, "That's right! No matter how expensive glass is, it can be artificially made. You can make as much as you want. Unlike jade, natural things are gone once they're gone."
Hearing this, Zhao Yiming lowered his head and thought for a moment, and felt that what Tian An said was indeed right. Colored glaze really could not be compared with jade.
As he looked up, he saw Tian An holding a glass bottle in front of him and said slyly, "How much silver do you think I can get if I sell this to them?"
Before he could answer, he muttered to himself again, "Sell this glass bottle, and then go buy some jade."
Zhao Yiming raised his eyebrows and looked at her, "Do you like jade?"
Tian An rolled his eyes speechlessly. "Who doesn't like jade? Jade mines are almost impossible to mine where we are. Many unscrupulous merchants even use glass to fake jade. It's almost impossible to buy real jade in the market."
Tian An said, and raised the glass jar in his hand again, "Is it possible?"
Zhao Yiming took the jar from her hand, frowned, raised his nose and sniffed it, "What's that smell?"
"Haha!" Tian An said awkwardly, "It tastes like chopped peppers. I used it to pack chopped peppers last year."
Zhao Yiming: "..." Thinking about the palm-sized glass bottle that the shopkeeper had just mentioned, and looking at the so-called jar of chopped peppers in his hand, he didn't know what to say.
He probed, "Do you have anything else?"
Tian An took out two more retro glass vases, one with a green narrow-mouthed diamond pattern that could refract light and shadow when exposed to sunlight, and the other with a gray gradient prismatic pattern, which was much more beautiful than the chopped pepper jar just now.
Zhao Yiming's eyes widened. "These two bottles must be sold for at least a hundred taels!"
Tian An looked at the vases in his hand that cost 9.9 yuan for three on Taobao with free shipping, and the corners of his mouth twitched.
Suddenly, he thought of something and threw the glass bottle into the carriage. "If we make glass and sell it, won't we be rich enough to rival a country?"
Zhao Yiming looked at the glass bottles that rolled twice in the carriage with fear and trepidation, and only breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that they were unharmed.
Unexpectedly, when he turned around, he was shocked by Tian An. He couldn't believe it and said, "You, what did you say?"
Tian An patiently repeated, "I said I'd make colored glass and sell it!"
Zhao Yiming suddenly laughed, "If colored glaze was so easy to make, the imperial court would have already made it long ago. Why would they need to spend so much money to buy it from foreign countries every year?"
In recent years, foreigners have made a lot of money in Tianling by using colored glass. If someone can make colored glass, it will be a great achievement for Tianling.
Zhao Yiming was laughing, but when he saw the serious expression on Tian An's face, he stopped laughing and said, "Are you serious?"
"You can't joke about money!"
Zhao Yiming looked at the two bottles that were casually discarded on the side of the carriage, pondered for a moment, and looked at Tian An seriously, "So? You can make glass?"
Tian An just shook his head and said, "No."
Zhao Yiming: "..." So what's the point of this girl talking for so long?
"Even though I don't know how to make it, I know how to make it and what to use! Just ask someone to try it a few more times and it will come out!"
Hearing this, Zhao Yiming's eyes lit up, "Really?"
Tian An nodded, "It's more real than pearls."
Zhao Yiming rested his chin on his hand and thought seriously about the feasibility of this matter. Tian An also looked at him expectantly.
The two of them maintained this posture for a full quarter of an hour before Zhao Yiming spoke: "It's okay, but we can't do it alone."
Tian An looked up and asked in confusion: "What do you mean?"
Zhao Yiming drove the carriage into an empty alley for a while before slowly analyzing the situation to Tian An.
If they can really make colored glaze, it will surely shock the whole country. At that time, it will definitely attract many parties to scramble for it. If one is not careful, he may get into trouble and the loss will outweigh the gain.
Tian An frowned and said, "You have a point, just like the cold dish recipe. My father, a small general, is definitely not able to protect us. He is simple-minded and might be framed by others. If he is not careful, our family will be destroyed."
As Tian An spoke, his mind was already imagining at least ten dramatic scenes, and his body couldn't help but shudder. Oh my god! This is too scary.
Zhao Yiming continued, "So we need to find a partner. He'll operate openly, and we'll hide in the dark and just take a cut of the profits."
After learning about the price of colored glass today, Tian An estimated that even if colored glass was produced, the price would not be low. Just a small share of the profits would probably make them rich. And there would be no risk involved.
Then he asked Zhao Yiming: "Do you have a suitable candidate?"
Zhao Yiming nodded, lowered his head and whispered a name in her ear. Tian An also felt that this person was indeed the most suitable.
Seeing that Tian An agreed, Zhao Yiming asked, "Shall we go find him now?"
Tian An thought for a moment, then shook his head and said, "Why don't I just not go! I'll give you the recipe, and you can just go talk to him."
Zhao Yiming's heart moved slightly, and he raised his eyebrows and asked, "Do you trust me so much?"
Tian An's eyes rolled, and he laughed and said, "It's just a broken glass recipe! Can you still eat it?"
Zhao Yiming was very upset. This girl was getting bolder and bolder.
The carriage started its journey. After the two returned to the general's mansion, Tian An and Zhao Yiming went to his study and immediately wrote down the glass recipe for him.
Zhao Yiming did not rush to look for anyone, but gave three copper coins to the servant and asked him to give a reward to a little beggar in the alley opposite the general's mansion.
Tian An was dumbfounded. Is it really okay to show it in front of her like this?
Zhao Yiming curled his lips and looked at her, "I will never hide anything from you about me. You can ask me anything you want to know."
Tian An: "..." As God is my witness, she doesn't want to know at all.
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