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Chapter 38 Buying only one side

"Of course, the mirrors in our store are unique, and I couldn't find any better ones in Datang."

Xiang'er is full of confidence in the glass mirror that her prince made.

"I'm not talking about an ordinary bronze mirror, but a mirror made of something like crystal, right?"

"Xiaoqing, that's glass, not crystal."

The lady corrected her maid's statement.

"Glass?" Xiang'er suddenly knew something.

Looking at the Tang Dynasty, the only people who can say the word "glass" are those who attended the birthday of Empress Changsun.

The worst thing is that these people will mention it again with some close people after they go back.

Anyway, no matter what, today's customers who can say the word "glass" must have some status in Chang'an City.

"Ma'am, please come here. I think you know the goods. Yes, Zhenbao Pavilion only sells one product now, and that is glass mirrors."

Xiang'er brought the lady to a counter, took out a beautiful sandalwood box, and opened it carefully.

"Wow!" The little maid couldn't help but exclaimed at first, "Madam, this...is this a glass mirror? It is indeed a hundred times better than a bronze mirror."

"That's natural, otherwise we wouldn't be able to celebrate the Queen's birthday..."

Perhaps realizing that it was inappropriate to talk about Queen Chang'an in Zhenbao Pavilion, the lady wisely stopped.

"Tomorrow is Miss's thirteenth birthday. Madam gave her this mirror. Miss will definitely like it."

"I have given birth to four children in my life, and Jingwen's temperament is somewhat similar to mine. Turning thirteen is a very important turning point for a woman, and it is appropriate to give her a good gift."

Speaking of her daughter, the lady showed a kind smile on her face.

"The gentleman's personality is like that of the prince, and the young lady's personality is like that of his wife." The maid asked while talking to her master, "How much does this mirror cost?"

"One hundred strings!"

Xiang'er answered with a smile, not feeling that the price she said was outrageous at all.

In the fifth year of Zhenguan, the Tang Dynasty had become a bit prosperous, and prices slowly fell, especially food prices, which were the lowest in recent decades.

Calculated based on the expenses of ordinary people in Chang'an City, one or two guan of money is generally enough to live on. If the conditions are slightly better, four or five guan of money will be enough.

One hundred guans! This is enough to support dozens of families for a year.

Xiaoqing: "So expensive?"

Lady: "So cheap?"

Obviously, Xiaoqing is a maid after all. It is really hard to accept that she can buy a mirror with less than a regular amount of money a month.

But the lady is different. She knows that glass mirrors shine brightly even on the birthday of Queen Changsun.

Although the mirror in front of me is much smaller than the one on the birthday cake, which is no bigger than a palm and sells for a hundred guan, it cannot be considered expensive.

Xiang'er smiled on the side and said nothing.

The same thing may have completely different feelings in the eyes of different people.

If the housing prices in later imperial cities were to be 50,000 yuan per square meter, many people would line up to grab it; but for some people who have been living in seventh- and eighth-tier cities, 50,000 yuan is so expensive!

"Give me two sides!"

The noble lady didn't feel sad about the two hundred dollars, so she just asked for two sides.

"Sorry, each customer can only buy one side at this stage!"

"What?"

The lady seemed to feel that she was hallucinating.

who I am?

where am I?

Are you still worried about selling too many mirrors?

Xiang'er was also a little uneasy. She had never heard of anyone buying things like this, but this was what her prince ordered, so she could only do it.

This can be regarded as a hunger marketing campaign by Li Kuan.

Although rich people want to buy more mirrors, there are many ways to do it, but at least it gives people a feeling that this mirror is not something you can just buy if you want, and it gives people a feeling of high-end style.

Moreover, this also indirectly prevents some people from directly using Zhenbao Pavilion as a wholesale place, buying a large number of mirrors, transporting them to other places and selling them at a high price.

Of course, this is also because the production capacity of the Chu Palace Porcelain Workshop is still limited. To be more precise, the process of making glass mirrors is not mature enough, and the yield and efficiency are relatively low.

After a period of time, it is inevitable to let go and sell.

As for how long this period of time will last, it all depends on Li Kuan's mood.

"Madam, the number of mirrors in Zhenbao Pavilion is limited. In order to meet the needs of every customer as much as possible, our store limits each batch of customers to only purchase one mirror."

Xiang'er looked at the lady's reaction and thought of her surprise when Li Kuan made this request to her, and she felt a lot more balanced in her heart.

"I said your store is really weird. You don't need it even if you have money." Although Xiaoqing thought the mirror was too expensive at first, she felt strange again when she found out that she couldn't buy two mirrors even if she had money.

"The mirror production process is extremely complicated, the output is limited, and the cost is high. Our store sells mirrors not to make money, but to allow more people to own such good things."

Xiang'er said something that even she didn't believe.

Is it possible to do a business that does not make money, in the style of a prince who has fallen into the eyes of money?

"Just one side."

The noble lady is not bothered. She can only buy one side today, which is enough. The worst thing she can do is buy another side tomorrow.



"Shopkeeper, there is only one customer in this Zhenbao Pavilion today, and then just like the opening day, there is no one left."

In the forehead powder shop opposite Zhenbao Pavilion, the waiter is still observing like a hard-working little bee.

"Hey, I'm curious about how many days it can last. There's only one customer a day. I don't know if people buy anything or not. Even if they do, how much money can they make?"

The shopkeeper glanced at the endless stream of customers in his shop, then looked at the empty door opposite, and felt inexplicably proud.

"It must have cost a lot of money to build such a big shop. The owner behind it must be out of his mind."

"Don't worry about them. Yesterday, a batch of high-quality bronze mirrors arrived in the store. The owner spent a lot of money to buy them from Jiangnan. If they don't sell well, it will be a big loss. Spend more time talking to customers.

Sales promotion.”

"Don't worry, shopkeeper, our bronze mirrors are of the highest quality in the West Market, and there is no rival. Otherwise, the owner wouldn't dare to purchase thousands of them at once, and it can be said that he would lose everything by eating this batch of goods.

.”

"What do you know? If the owner doesn't eat up all these thousands of mirrors, other shops will have the same bronze mirrors for sale. Then we will sell them at a high price, and what will happen if others sell them at a low price? Now all the goods are

In our shop, don’t we have the final say on how much we sell each side?”

"I see. Then in the future, won't our powder shop become the most popular shop in the West Market?"
Chapter completed!
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