Chapter 57
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“Wang Ye! See, this is what you call a glass mirror.” Elder Huang came out with a box and handed it to Ming Yu respectfully with both hands.
The box was luxuriously carved. When Ming Yu opened it, he saw layers of mirrors wrapped in silk brocade, a round, and small piece, framed by exquisite wooden frames by craftsmen, and carved with generous and simple patterns on the back. He had to say that the craftsmanship of the craftsmen was indeed very pure, at a glance, it showed exquisiteness and luxuriousness, very good, it was indeed made according to his ideas.
Ming Yu grabbed it, which scared the craftsmen on the side. You know, this thing called a mirror took a lot of their effort. This mirror was really ingenious, delicate, clearer than a copper mirror. There was only one disadvantage: it cannot be bumped, and it’s easy to break. They were afraid of it being broken, so each and every one of them took extreme care of it.
Ming Yu’s careless action really made their hearts rise up to their throats. They were afraid that the mirror would accidentally be bumped by Ming Yu. However, it’s also reasonable to say that they’re blindly worried about it, the mirror was originally proposed by Wang Ye to make. Therefore, it could be seen that Wang Ye was the clearest about how this mirror functions and performs.
Ming Yu looked at it carefully in his hand, he was also amazed in his heart, but what he marveled at was not the mirror itself, but the craftsmanship of the craftsmen. This kind of carving, retro, simple, and elegant, it can be sold for a high price with this craft alone. It’s just that everyone’s values were different, now people’s eyes were amazed at the incomparable mirror, while Ming Yu was used to seeing mirrors, so what he appreciated was the beauty of what was hand-carved.
Ming Yu looked at it for a while, pulled Qing Ping, and handed the mirror to her, “Take a look if you like this mirror or not, if you like it I will give it to you.” He already said that he would give something to her as a gift, so he can’t take back his word. If he can please Qing Ping, then it would be good if she supervised him less with telling him to study this and that in the future. Ming Yu’s heart crackled with abacus noises.
Qing Ping took this fairy-like thing defenselessly and was suddenly frightened. She did not dare to move at all. She had just seen the magic of this mirror behind Wang Ye, when Wang Ye suddenly threw it at her, catching her off guard.
It was not only her, but the people next to her were all frightened by Ming Yu’s actions, they all knew that Ming Yu treated anyone with an easygoing attitude with no arrogance. But to generously give such a rare treasure to a handmaid, this somewhat made them unable to adapt.
Their appearance amused Ming Yu. He smiled at Qing Ping, who did not dare to move: “Don’t worry, as long as it is not bumped, it won’t be so easy to break.”
Only then did Qing Ping come to her senses, “Wang Ye, this… I can’t afford it. ”
“What afford or can’t afford, since it was given to you, you should take it, even if it is broken, it will be fine. When the time comes, you can have 8 to 10 more of these to play with.” Ming Yu was also grateful for Qing Ping’s dedicated service and care for so many years, he had always been generous to his own people. Qing Ping was the person who had followed him the longest and the most trusted undoubtedly.
Ming Yu’s words made Qing Ping carefully plop down, His Highness was already Wang Ye, how can he talk so unreliably? Such a precious thing, how can he say she will have 8 to 10 more to play with? This was deliberately said to scare her, right?
Seeing that Qingping’s face was frightened, Ming Yu smiled and said: “What are you panicking about, since this plaything was made once then it can be made countless in the future, it’s nothing at all.”
Everyone gasped, they were all convinced by Wang Ye’s words. Elder Huang smiled and said, “What Wang Ye said is true, since we can make the first one, we will be able to make more in the future.”
This mirror could only be made by Wang Ye under the guidance of Wang Ye, but they have mastered the technology. When they do more and become more skilled in the future, they will naturally be able to make more and better ones. The so-called one reason makes a hundred reasons, in the future, they can also make other glasses, bottles, glass plates and other good things, it could be seen that it won’t be any less inferior to the crystal bottled glass (gifted by the emperor before).
Ming Yu nodded, “That’s exactly the case. You should not be afraid of failure, you must be bold and innovative, and give full play to the spirit of research, then you will be able to make better and more useful things in the future.”
Everyone promised that if Wang Ye directed it, they would accomplish it well.
Ming Yu didn’t want to put too much pressure on them, so he changed the topic and said, “By the way, can your thousand mile eyes be made with these glass mirrors?”
Because of the thousand mile eyes matter, General Wei looked for him a lot, only hoping that Ming Yu would think of a way for him. Xie Yixiu used the crystal glass rewarded by the emperor to find Ming Yu to help him make one, although the price of the cost was quite a lot, whatever the case he already got one.
He looked at him with envy, how could he not have crystal glass, so he was coveting Ming Yu’s. He came to find Ming Yu today to borrow it for two days, then tomorrow he came to find Ming Yu to borrow it for half a month, Ming Yu was really impatient, he told him to wait, wait for his side to make a new one, and he would let him pay money to buy it.
Knowing that Ming Yu can still make thousand-mile eyes, General Wei was overjoyed. Since he said that he can pay silver money to buy it, then it was a deal, he was willing to pay more considering the value of this thing.
Now that it’s a deal, General Wei came to ask Ming Yu every three or five days, when will the thousand miles eyes be done. His money had already been prepared, and he’s waiting for Ming Yu to fulfill his promise.
There was really no way but to let the craftsmen make the glass first and let them take the lead in making the thousand miles eyes, so he can send this to General Wei first. Now that many months have passed, whenever Ming Yu saw General Wei he would start to hide, knowing that he would be cheap and demanding it in advance.
Fortunately, now that the glass was made, as long as he can give General Wei a progress report, then he won’t come to bother himself, he can take it much easier.
Elder Huang knew about Ming Yu’s situation, he knew that Ming Yu was urgent, so they used the first batch of glass produced to hurriedly make the thousand miles eyes. Because they have done it before, they were more proficient, so they were able to do it in a timely manner.
He nodded and said, “Don’t worry, Wang Ye, the thousand-mile eyes you ordered had long been ready. Our people worked nonstop and made a few more out. ”
Sure enough, Elder Huang understood his thoughts, it’s just what he wanted. He had a tight hand, so he could use this to earn some extra money back. How can the thousand mile eyes not be demanded in the army? First, he will pick up some orders and come back, get through the current difficulties, and when the caravan returns, they can send the first batch of glass mirrors and goods from the Western Regions to the capital. He only needed to plan a marketing plan and ask crown prince Ming Ye to preside over the sale for him, hehe! When he has money, he can show his strength.
Now everything was ready, lacking only one tiny item. It wasn’t known when that caravan would return. Will there be any changes on the way? No matter what happened, the slow remedy doesn’t address the current emergency. So everything can only be done by themselves.
Coming out of the workshop, Ming Yu took Qing Ping around the workshop market and bought a few things he liked. He bought a lot of rouge powder for Qing Ping, and went for a walk before returning to the prince’s residence.
As soon as he entered the door, someone came to report that General Wei had been waiting in the hall for a long time. Ming Yu had a headache. He knew that General Wei must have come for the thousand mile eyes again, but fortunately, he had already brought it back. When the errand was handed over, General Wei should not be so troublesome in the future.
Sure enough, when General Wei saw Ming Yu’s face, his eyes lit up, “Greetings, Wang Ye!! I’m not sure if your thousand mile eyes showed any progress? I really can’t wait to the point of being unable to swallow down my food, being restless at night and having my heart extremely anxious! ”
Ming Yu sat down on the main seat, waved his hand and said: “General Wei doesn’t have to be like this, since Ben Wang promised you, I will definitely fulfill my promise, you just need to talk about how many thousand miles eyes you want, alright?”
As soon as Ming Yu’s words came out, General Wei was almost so shocked that he almost jumped up from his seat. Wang Ye, what does this mean? What does it mean by how many thousand miles eyes he wanted? Could it be that there were many thousand miles eyes? If so, naturally the more the merrier.
He rubbed his hands and asked happily, “Wang Ye, you mean you have many thousand miles eyes? I’m not sure how many you have? And what are the conditions? ”
Listening to the meaning of this, he wanted to test and tempt, to see how much his family can buy?
Ming Yu crossed one leg over another and leisurely said, “It’s not considered many, just about 8 to 10. It is estimated that you can get it, as for the price? General Wei already knows that the price I calculated for you is already the most favourable price. If you were to take out ten eight crystal glasses to make thousand miles eyes, it is estimated that the entire family base led by General Wei would not be enough. ”
8 to 10? General Wei gasped. It’s not that he thought it was expensive, it’s just that he was surprised by this number.
“Yes, I want all of them!” General Wei couldn’t wait to speak. He was afraid that if he was one step late, it would be directly snatched away by others.
Hearing that everything was all wrapped up, Ming Yu smiled happily. He can set General Wei as a high-quality customer, after all, frank and straightforward people were not many during this period.
Ming Yu smiled and nodded, “Yes, but it will take half a month to be able to get the goods. General Wei can pay half of the deposit first, and the remaining half can be settled when the goods are picked up. ”
He had waited for many months already, it’s not bad to wait a little more for things to settle. It only took half a month for the thousand miles eyes to be ready.
After General Wei left, Ming Yu entered the study, put down the paper, and after a while, a note with undried ink was already out.
After the ink was dried and sealed in an envelope, he summoned someone to send the letter to General Xie of the Red-Robed Army.
Xie Yixiu received the letter and saw the handwriting of bird dancing claws written by Ming Yu himself, he couldn’t help but sigh in his heart. He is a prince, and yet his handwriting was not as good as a three-year-old child’s. He heard that he was supervised by Teacher Zhou every day to practice writing, but he had not grown a little. Obviously, he was such a smart person, but learning things from books was like killing him, it’s funny to think about it.
However, after he read the content of the letter, he could not laugh. Just because the letter mentioned, “Bigshot Xie, I have thousand miles eyes here, about 8 to 10. I need to get in touch with you.”
Xie Yixiu was shocked, he had already asked the craftsmen to make one before, knowing that this thing was very useful and could be called a great weapon in military affairs. Since Ming Yu spoke about it, he had been able to make it in large quantities? Of course, the more such a thing was equipped in the army, the better it will be. If the follower generals can have one, 8 to 10 was too little, he can’t miss this opportunity.
Xie Yixiu couldn’t wait to immediately have people prepare their horses and set off to find Ming Yu.
For such a bigshot customer who took the initiative to send him money, Ming Yu had always been patient and gentle, giving people a feeling of spring breeze. Of course, be gentle when you should be gentle, and be even more ruthless when you should be ruthless. When it comes to the issue of money, he was absolutely unrelenting, never letting go. This was a major issue of people’s livelihood, so, if you can make a move, make a move, bite the meat fiercely so that they can’t even scream.
Even a lord like Xie Yixiu, who couldn’t suffer a loss anywhere, could only suffer a dumb loss when he encountered Ming Yu. There was no other way, who made Ming Yu have the upper hand? Ming Yu’s cool poke secretly, finally won back under Xie Yixiu, it was really not easy!
Xie Yixiu plus General Wei’s deposit was quite a lot, he was finally able to sleep peacefully, but unfortunately, these twenty thousand miles eyes were the limit of the craftsmen’s manufacturing, otherwise, they could earn more. It seemed that there was still a need to cultivate talents in this area, en, it’s better to have an assembly line.
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