Chapter 397: Glass Jewelry is Low Cost
After Fu Chenan left, the old woman brought Buddhist scriptures, paper and pen, and asked Qi Rongrong to copy and read aloud at the same time.
Qi Rongrong reacted: Are you serious?!
She was full of resistance: "Can I not copy?"
In the past in the palace, when the favored concubines bullied others, they would always ask them to copy scriptures.
Qi Rongrong was sure that she couldn't defeat the other party, so she stopped and just wanted to save her life.
Even so, I was still "copied" several times.
After all the hard work of the late emperor and concubines, she thought she would never have to copy scriptures again in her life...
As a result, my son was assigned the job of copying scriptures again?
Why don't you give me a knife?
"Can I not copy the scriptures?" Qi Rongrong asked again without giving up.
The old woman was also in a dilemma: This was an order from the prince.
It is said that copying and reading scriptures can make this person's temperament more peaceful.
But she is determined not to plagiarize, and I can't force her to plagiarize, right?
"I will ask the prince."
The old woman finally compromised and asked someone to report it.
After listening to the report, Fu Chenan was stunned for a moment, then compromised: "Then you should ask someone to read to her."
"She must listen to books for two hours every day. One hour in the morning and one hour in the afternoon."
As for the content, I borrowed books from the teacher of Yingchun Academy, and read all the books that could help cultivate one's character, enlighten one's mind and resolve doubts, one by one.
When Qi Rongrong heard the final result reported by the old woman, she felt half heartbroken.
No more copying scriptures, start chanting them instead.
Okay, it's better than doing it yourself.
She closed her eyes and let the old woman read to her from the book...
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One week after I gave birth, it was Mid-Autumn Festival.
Fu Chenan took the initiative to ask Xiao Yingchun: "Do you want me to go to your parents' graves on your behalf?"
The last time we visited my parents’ grave, Fu Chenan did a very good job.
Not only did he spend money to find a local to consult carefully on how to perform the salute, he also asked Daxiong, who was driving, to help him record the entire process.
Xiao Yingchun was very satisfied after watching the video.
Fu Chenan was afraid that Xiao Yingchun would miss visiting the grave again, so he volunteered.
Xiao Yingchun said “No need”.
The child is too young to be taken to the cemetery.
"I will come out of confinement on Double Ninth Festival, and then I will offer sacrifices at home and burn paper money for my parents..."
Fu Chenan understood immediately: "How about we go to Tianwu Dynasty to have a reunion dinner?"
Xiao Yingchun hesitated for a moment: "Shall we go to your place for lunch? Or eat at our place for dinner?"
Fu Chenan: "Okay."
He went back and told his father the news.
Fu Zhonghai turned around and told Zhan Yunfu.
Zhan Yunfu refused to participate: "I want to go back to accompany Shi Niang and my daughter-in-law, as well as Chengji."
There are many people in the family, including the old and the young, women and children. Marquis Ao Guangchun is not at home, so she is the backbone of the family.
It wouldn't be appropriate for her to be away from home on a day like this.
Fu Zhonghai didn't force it. He wanted to have a reunion dinner with Fu Chenan and his wife and Wangwang and Miaomiao.
I also brought Lu Daban along.
Lu Daban was flattered: "Your Majesty, Your Highness, I am not worthy..."
How could he, a eunuch, be worthy of having the reunion dinner with his master?
Xiao Yingchun smiled and advised: "Lu Daban, you are so loyal to them, you deserve to have a meal with them..."
Lu Daban glanced at Xiao Yingchun, who looked very relaxed, hesitated for a moment, and agreed.
"Then I will respectfully obey your orders..."
Xiao Yingchun was still in confinement, so the reunion dinner was held in the East Palace.
When the tightly wrapped Crown Princess was supported by the Crown Prince and came out of the room, the palace people couldn't help but look.
Xiao Yingchun has a very good complexion and is fair and tender.
The two children have grown a lot, their red skin has faded and they have become exceptionally fair and tender.
Although they said they were having a meal together, in reality Lu Daban was helping to look after the children.
Fu Zhonghai strictly guarded the maids and servants in the palace and did not allow them to contact outsiders at will.
Under the careful supervision of Lu Daban, the palace maids and maids were all very cautious, fearing that they would make mistakes and be punished.
In order to prevent Xiao Yingchun from feeling bored, Fu Zhonghai did his homework in advance and found common topics.
"After the beginning of autumn, the weather became cooler in the mornings and evenings, and the business of coal stoves and coal briquettes became better..."
The officials and craftsmen of the Ministry of Works were all very excited.
The prince said that he would give out rewards!
As a result, all the relevant people in the Ministry of Industry were very busy.
Several coal yards were specially built under the Ministry of Industry to produce coal and make coal briquettes.
Once mining began, we discovered that some coal yards were actually open-pit coal mines.
You just need to dig up the top layer of soil, and underneath there is thick and deep coal.
The Ministry of Industry was also very domineering: they built a coal briquette factory right next to the coal yard, mixing the mud here, the coal there, and the lime from the burnt water in a certain proportion, and then pressed them into coal briquettes...
The dried coal briquettes are stacked up and transported to the warehouse for storage.
As they watched the warehouse pile up more and more, they were unsure: Can they continue to make it? Can they sell all of it?
Now seeing that the stock in the warehouse is dwindling and selling out faster and faster, they are getting excited.
Do more and get more rewards to celebrate the New Year.
When talking about the coal briquette factory, Fu Zhonghai is full of gratitude.
"Thanks to your idea, the most important thing about this coal briquette factory now is not how much money it makes..."
"It feeds more than a thousand people who work in the coal yard."
In fact, there are not only more than a thousand people, but countless "more than a thousand people".
Because transportation was underdeveloped during the Tianwu Dynasty, coal briquettes were not suitable for transportation and sale to distant places.
Therefore, if other cities want to use cheap coal briquettes, it is best to mine and produce them locally.
All the cities under the Tianwu Dynasty were looking for coal mines.
The imperial court opened mines and local people could go to work in the mines.
Some are long-term coal miners, and some are short-term workers who only come in the winter.
Coal miners are paid well and it is not a problem for one person to support a family.
Xiao Yingchun was delighted to hear this and couldn't help but look at Fu Chenan: "Can the soap factory replicate this model?"
Fu Chenan shook his head: "This is different."
Coal is everywhere, and honeycomb coal is not difficult to make.
Soap is different. It can be sold directly abroad.
With soap workshops opening up everywhere, there is no question of confidentiality.
Once a soap recipe gets out, it quickly becomes ubiquitous.
Fu Chenan explained: "I'm not afraid that the people will make money, I'm afraid that the nearby countries will make this money..."
Recently, the soap of the Tianwu Dynasty has begun to be sold to neighboring countries, and business is very good.
When ordinary people make soap, the prices are likely to be chaotic.
If the price goes down, the court will have no money to make.
If the recipe were to leak out to other countries, the imperial court would no longer be able to make any money.
And by doing this, ordinary people can only earn some hard-earned money in the end.
In the end, due to vicious competition, all profits were squeezed out, and people could earn more working in soap factories or honeycomb coal factories than by running their own factories.
Xiao Yingchun suddenly realized: Governing a big country is like cooking a small fish. It seems simple, but it is actually a science...
Fu Zhonghai talked about the glass workshop again.
In theory, the glass workshop can expand its production scale.
But if the production of this thing goes up, the price will go down.
How could people who used to buy colored glaze at high prices be willing to do so?
Therefore, Fu Zhonghai and his son simply strictly controlled the production scale of colored glaze.
However, they have recently been actively selling Liuli overseas.
The best-selling one among them is Annan.
Annan was a land of plenty, with both the people and the court very wealthy. They all loved poetry, books, rituals, music and enjoyed life.
Colored glass is sparkling, looks very high-end, and has a wide range of uses. The noble families of Annan all like it very much.
Xiao Yingchun listened to the father and son chattering, and suddenly seemed to remember something: "How about we make a batch of colored glaze jewelry?"
Fu Zhonghai and Fu Chenan, father and son, both stopped and looked at Xiao Yingchun in shock.
Xiao Yingchun spread his hands and explained: "Look, this thing is crystal clear and beautiful, and it can be made into any color you want."
"If it is used to make earrings, bracelets, etc. instead of jade, wouldn't it be more beautiful?"
Emperor Tianwu and his son both swallowed their saliva.
This is the situation, but the cost of the same size of colored glaze is hundreds or even thousands of times lower than that of jewelry and jade!
It turns out that the darkest person in the family is the daughter-in-law...
(End of this chapter)
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