Chapter 234 Finished Glassware
Wei Renshi kept waiting for the glass kiln to come out again.
This time, the blowing process was added and the first batch of finished glassware products were officially burned.
There are several sets of cylindrical ordinary tea cups, a glass kettle, and several sets of goblets.
Wei Renshi deliberately poured it into it with boiling water and ice water in turn. These glassware withstood the test of ice and fire and were intact.
Immediately, Wei Renshi decided to build a separate factory and kiln to burn glass. Then he looked for shops in Chang'an, opened a glass shop, and sold glassware.
In addition, we should seize the time to arrange for manpower to learn blowing techniques in order to prepare for subsequent production demands.
One of the benefits of becoming a noble is the execution ability in your hands.
With just one order, someone will come to execute your order.
The first batch of finished products were packaged in exquisite packaging, and Wei Renshi took them back to Chang'an.
Half is dedicated to the emperor and half is used to show the gang of dandy shareholders.
Wei Renshi first went home, then brought his things into the palace and met Li Shi.
There were a few memorials in front of Li Shi, but he was not reading them.
"My de Wei Renshi pays homage to Your Majesty." Wei Renshi stepped forward and saluted.
"Say." Li Shi looked at Wei Renshi, noticed that Wei Renshi was holding a wooden box in his hand, and asked, "What is in this wooden box?"
Wei Renshi opened the wooden box and said, "The glass kiln we opened in partnership with Prince Chun is ready to be put into production. This is the first batch of finished glassware burned on the kiln. This is the first batch of finished glassware made by our Tang Dynasty using our own raw materials, our own craftsmen's own technology. We specially brought it to His Majesty."
Li Shi looked at Liu Guangqi, and Liu Guangqi went down to take the wooden box from Wei Renshi, presented it and put it in front of Li Shi.
"Huh? The glass is so bright and tight." Li Shi looked at the things in the box unexpectedly, took them out and looked around and said, "Did you really burn this?"
"Yes." Wei Renshi smiled and said to Li Shi: "There are three kinds in the wooden box. Please allow your Majesty to demonstrate to you."
Li Shi nodded and looked at the things in his hand with great interest: "It's accurate."
Wei Renshi asked Liu Guangqi to get the grape wine, brewed the tea water, then poured the grape wine into the goblet, put a trace of tea into the tea cup to rinse it with hot water, and then put it in front of Li Shi.
"Hiss..." Li Shi took a breath, and the red grapes in the goblet flashed through the warm afternoon sunlight outside, shining with a charming and blurry burgundy. Against the backdrop of the transparent goblet, it was particularly dazzling.
And the silky tea leaves were also in the cup, and the greenness of the cup was pouring out through the glass, and the clouds rolled and unfolded.
"Okay!" Li Shi couldn't help but shout.
"Just like these inside the wooden box, plus this quality, does Your Majesty know how much it will cost on the market now?" Wei Renshi asked.
Li Shi looked at Liu Guangqi.
Liu Guangqi bowed down and replied, "Reporting to the saint, this set of glassware is of excellent quality and can be used for practical use. If these in the wooden box are purchased from the market, they may not be less than 3,000 guan."
"So much?" Li Shi was a little surprised.
Wei Renshi smiled again and said, "Then I am brave, please guess what I have to burn out the box, how much is the capital."
"I don't know, Wei Qing just said it!" Li Shi smiled with interest.
Wei Renshi nodded and replied, "Not two hundred coins."
Sorry, I lied to others, but in fact I was less than thirty cents! Wei Ren said sincerely.
"What?!" Li Shi was shocked.
Liu Guangqi was also stunned and looked at Wei Renshi in shock.
Wei Renshi said again: "Once this thing starts to be sold in large quantities, it will definitely be much cheaper than what the Hu people sell. And its texture is not worse than what the Hu people sell, but its quality is better than theirs. At that time, those Hu people will buy a large amount of glassware from the Tang Dynasty and resell it to Dashi, Fulin and other places."
Li Shi stared at the glassware for a long time and asked, "Wei Qing is probably not just giving the first batch of finished products to me."
"Your Majesty's wise eyes!" Wei Ren said with a smile: "Your Majesty asks you to form a maritime caravan and sell this thing overseas."
"You want me to form a maritime caravan?" Li Shi stared at Wei Renshi in surprise: "Wei Qing is very brave."
"If your Majesty finds trouble, you can join forces with me!" Wei Renshi said again: "I can contribute funds to manage, and your Majesty and I each account for half of the share!"
Li Shi pointed at Wei Renshi as if he had heard a joke, and smiled at Liu Guangqi, "Liu Guangqi, look at how brave this person is! He actually wants to do business with me!"
Liu Guangqi was about to speak, but saw Li Shi suddenly wave his arm and smiled, "I have not done business yet! It's accurate!"
Liu Guangqi was shocked, but Wei Ren was not surprised at all.
If you rely on Hu people to buy these things and take them to sell them, where can you make more money by forming a caravan and selling them there?
What's more, the caravan can also bring other popular goods, tea, silk, porcelain, and liquor...
As long as the overseas caravan can be successfully formed in the early stage and have channels and conveniences, it will be very costly and quickly. The re-activated Sixteen Guards requires huge expenses and can be invested in it.
Li Shi could naturally figure it out.
When Wei Renshi came out of the palace, it was already sunset.
The establishment of the maritime caravan was naturally successfully taken over by Wei Renshi.
Li Shi is too short of money.
In other words, Li Shi felt that he was too short of money, no matter how much he was, the more he made, the better.
Not to mention that he had just seen the hope of the sixteen guards' resurgence and needed to invest a lot of money in it.
Once the Sixteen Guards rise, with the Sixteen Guards and the Shence Army, the feudal states seem to be less terrible.
So Li Shi will definitely agree.
Wei Renshi was in a very good mood and hummed a small song all the way back to Chang'an's house.
As soon as I arrived at the door, I saw Boss Shi standing outside the door.
When Boss Shi saw Wei Renshi, he quickly walked over and said to Wei Renshi: "Xiaolang, the shopkeeper Yin who had come to his house before came to the house shortly after Xiaolang went out, saying that he had something to discuss with Xiaolang. He had not left yet and was still waiting in the hall."
"Oh?" Wei Renshi was a little surprised.
However, I also had a guess in my mind, thinking that it might be related to the fried tea.
When Wei Renshi stir-fryed tea for him, he also had the idea of selling fried tea, but Yin Qingfeng had not been moved for a long time. Wei Renshi also said that the Tang people were unable to drink brewed tea after all, so Yin Qingfeng was unwilling to sell fried tea.
Chapter completed!