"Then sell it abroad, you'll definitely make a lot of money."
The emperor said to Gao Zhijun.
"If this sells well abroad, I am willing to donate 30% of the profits to the national treasury."
Gao Zhijun pledged her loyalty to the emperor, promising a fortune if a set could fetch 10,000 taels of gold. She was willing to give 30% of the profits to the imperial treasury. A set of glassware costs about 100 taels (due to labor costs), leaving 99,900 taels of profit, and 30% of that would be 29,970 taels. If a thousand sets were sold per month, that would amount to 20 to 30 million taels of silver. Would the imperial treasury still be depleted?
After hearing this, the emperor was very pleased. She was the lucky star sent by God to him.
With this silver, the treasury will no longer be empty. With this silver, he can do many things for the people. His wish to ensure the people live and work in peace and contentment will soon be realized. He will be loved by all and praised by future generations as a wise ruler.
"Princess, you are so righteous! I will reward you when the time comes, and the people will be grateful to you."
The Emperor was extremely excited when he thought about the 20,000 to 30,000 taels of silver that came into the treasury every month. This figure was just a preliminary estimate; it might be far more. He would definitely reward the princess when the time came.
"I will also take the ministers to help the princess and make her rich."
When the prince heard that the princess was so generous in donating 20,000 or 30,000 silver coins to the national treasury, he really admired her spirit, but also felt ashamed.
Therefore, he would take his ministers to buy glass for the princess, so that she could earn a lot of silver and the national treasury would also increase a lot of silver.
"My sons and ministers will also take the ministers to buy glass cups."
When the other princes saw the Crown Prince express his support first, they also eagerly followed suit, asking the ministers to help the princess buy colored glass. This way, their father would praise them, and the princess would be grateful and treat them well.
"Good, very good! You are all my good sons!"
The emperor was pleased to see his sons being so respectful to each other, filial, hardworking, and loving. He said to the prince and the others with great joy.
"Thank you, Father. This is all our responsibility!"
The prince said with his brothers
"Father, let's eat first! There will be some side dishes later."
Gao Zhijun told the emperor that there would be other side dishes later.
Meanwhile, the ministers and wealthy merchants were stunned by the snacks and fruits on the table until they saw the servants bringing in glasses of wine. The glasses were made of priceless glass, and they were so shocked they dared not take them. Even if they did, their hands were shaking.
The president is so rich that he took out a priceless glass cup to entertain them. Would they still dare to drink from it?
Ji Mingchuan could understand their feelings, as he had the same expression when he first saw them.
After the president's explanation, he drank the wine cautiously. After drinking enough, he got used to it.
As long as you hold the glass firmly and don't break it, you'll be fine.
Ji Mingchuan took the lead in drinking the wine and told them that as long as they were careful, it would not break.
After listening to it, everyone thought it made sense.
The brave ones held the cup like Ji Mingchuan and took a sip nervously. The delicious taste of the grapes made them forget their fear.
Drinking more will naturally make you get used to it. Those who are brave enough have already naturally drunk wine and eaten delicious snacks.
The timid ones were not afraid at all when they saw the brave ones drinking wine from glass cups easily and comfortably.
They also had confidence and followed their example, drinking wine from glass cups.
When you take the first step without feeling afraid, the second step will be easy to take.
On the male side, wealthy businessmen discussed business matters, while ministers talked about important affairs of the court.
On the female side, Yang Cuihua and Liang Xiumei greeted the wives of ministers and wealthy businessmen.
Snacks and fruits are women's favorites. They feel happy when they look at the various snacks and fruits on the table.
It is a lady-like style. When you bite it gently with your mouth and chew it in small bites, it looks like a work of art.
The rude one picked up a snack and ate it one by one without caring about his image, occasionally making noises. The ladies of noble families looked at him with contempt.
How could such a rude person eat in the same place with them? It's simply disrespectful.
Yang Cuihua and Liang Xiumei couldn't help but feel a headache. Although they were not ladies from wealthy families, they were not so rude and careless.
What kind of family education could produce such a willful and arbitrary character?
Soon, the steaming hot side dishes were served. Looking at the delicious dishes, the rude ones were even more free to eat as they pleased. When they saw the ones they liked, they rushed to put them on their plates without any image and ate the delicious food with satisfaction.
The banquet lasted for an hour before the guests left.
Before the guests left, Gao Zhijun gave each guest a small glass bead, which made the guests very happy.
Although the glass is small, it is still priceless!
Of course, before the guests leave, there are people who check them to see if anyone steals the glass cups, after all, they are priceless.
If you steal a glass cup, you can sell it for several thousand taels of silver.
Quite a few were caught. The emperor was furious and ordered the thieves to apologize to Gao Zhijun and pay three times the amount of silver. This scared them so much that they kept begging the emperor and princess for mercy.
Finally, Gao Zhijun gave them a light punishment and a severe warning, fining them three thousand taels before letting them go.
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