Datang romantic little landlord

Mercury dissolves silver to form silver amalgam, and when the silver amalgam is plated on the flat copper mirror surface, a shiny silver mirror surface is formed.

Silver is used, of course, because silver amalgam is brighter and more reflective.And the reason why later generations use tin is simpler and cheaper...

If silver is used to make mirrors, I am afraid not many people can afford them.

But Li Wangyou was not short of money, so he did what he could, casting a shiny silver mirror and dedicated it to Li Er.

Of course, this method was not thought up by Li Wangyou himself, but the wisdom of the Chinese ancestors.

In the book "Tiangong Kaiwu" in the Ming Dynasty, it has been recorded that mirrors were made by this method, "Mercury can digest gold and silver into mud, just like plating." Its effect is no different from that of mirrors in later generations.

Of course, silver amalgam is also poisonous, but as long as it is not swallowed, it has no effect.

The mirrors made by this method are surprisingly good.

This unprecedented huge mirror directly stunned all the monarchs and ministers of Datang, all of them were stupid, standing in front of this huge mirror in a daze.

And the envoy of the Yangzhou court has lost the ability to speak.

Stiffly turning his head to look at the dim Yangzhou Tribute Mirror, and then at the huge mirror in front of him, the light can tell people, this kind of gap between clouds and mud made him really not know how to express his feelings at this time .

After a long time, Li Er seemed to come back to his soul, and said in a low voice: "Ziyou, your bronze mirror is really a magic weapon! I like it very much!"

But Cheng Yaojin, Fang Xuanling and other big shots showed envious looks on their faces, and their eyes were full of naked resentment when looking at Li Wangyou.

They also want such a mirror...

608 Not seeking the best but seeking the most expensive

Li Er's birthday banquet, the original process of the bronze mirrors being presented by the states and officials, was completely disrupted by Li Wangyou's astonishing bronze mirror.

With this bronze mirror in front of it, the other hundreds of bronze mirrors instantly became trash, and Li Er, who has always loved bronze mirrors, could no longer arouse the slightest interest.

Li Er stood in front of this bronze mirror for a long time, and then reluctantly stepped aside to let the officials watch.

After all, he also knew that this bronze mirror was a gift from Li Wangyou, and he wanted to take it as he wanted in the future, but today he had to let the officials above the hall have a good time.

In order not to accidentally damage this "incomparably precious" bronze mirror, Li Er beckoned to Mi Tuo and signaled him to arrange a few eunuchs to stand by the bronze mirror and be careful not to be damaged by someone. .

"No, don't worry, everyone, this bronze mirror has a slight mistake, you cut off the slave's head!" Mi Tuo is the governor of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, what good things have you never seen?But the bronze mirror presented by Li Wangyou really frightened Mi Tuo.

If he hadn't had to serve Li Er, Mi Tuo would have picked up a sword and guarded the bronze mirror.

And in order to snatch the opportunity to "look in the mirror", all the top bigwigs in Datang almost fought over it.

The old rascal Cheng Yaojin shamelessly relied on his superiority in force to take away the first opportunity to see his full body portrait.But the other princes like Yuchi Jingde were not as thick-skinned as this guy, so they could only obediently run to the back and line up.

Just like buying train tickets during the Spring Festival travel in later generations, all the officials of the Tang Dynasty and the dignitaries of the noble country quickly lined up in front of the mirror according to their official ranks, ready to watch in turn.

Even the Yangzhou court envoy had the audacity to queue up.As for the words that questioned Li Wangyou before, he didn't dare to mention it again.

Although Cheng Yaojin snatched the first place and "scratched his head and posed" in front of the mirror for a long time, but before he was satisfied, he was horrified to leave by a group of bigwigs behind him, don't want to occupy the bronze mirror by himself.

No matter how shameless this old guy is, he can't resist the ridicule of all the officials, so he has no choice but to dodge.The eldest grandson Wuji behind him immediately stepped forward, looked left and right in the mirror, and straightened his clothes...

Li Wangyou was very speechless to this group of "turtles" who had never seen the world, isn't it just a mirror?As for?

However, the performance of this group of bosses made Li Wangyou quite satisfied.

Even this group of elders behaved like this, so what will the noble ladies and young ladies of Datang see when they see this mirror?

Tell me, how much does a mirror like this cost?

I think it will cost two thousand copper coins no matter what!

Two thousand copper coins is the cost, starting from four thousand coins, don't think it's too expensive and still discount it, you have to study the shopping psychology of customers.

Customers who are willing to pay two thousand copper coins for a mirror don't care about paying another two thousand copper coins.

Do you know how to define the successful people?

Successful people buy something,

Buy the most expensive, not the best!

Therefore, our slogan for making bronze mirrors is, not seeking the best but seeking the most expensive!

In Li Wangyou's mind, he couldn't help but think of the classic lines from the movie "Big Wrist", which made him amused.

The reason why he worked so hard to create this bronze mirror plated with silver amalgam was of course not just to show off or please Li Er, but he wanted to rely on this bronze mirror to add another property to his family.

Presenting this bronze mirror with great fanfare at the Li Ershou banquet today is more like an "advertising marketing" campaign by Li Wangyou.

Of course, this idea was also given to him by the beautiful boss.

Now it seems that the effect is surprisingly good.As soon as the silver-plated bronze mirror appeared, it caused such a gaffe from all the officials, which can be described as a great success.

Li Wangyou moved closer to Li Er and asked in a low voice, "Uncle, are you satisfied with this bronze mirror?"

Li Er naturally smiled all over his face: "Great kindness! Ziyou, I didn't expect that you gave me such a bronze mirror. Well, it's really great! Let me ask you, do you still have this bronze mirror? Your aunt There, you must not forget."

Li Wangyou was speechless, this guy still wants it, and he still wants it in the name of Empress Changsun, shameless!

Li Wangyou said with a smile: "Uncle, the bronze mirror is naturally not a problem, but uncle, would you like to do business with your nephew again?"

"Huh? What business?"

Li Wangyou pouted at the bronze mirror: "Selling bronze mirrors, hehe, uncle, you see that everyone likes this bronze mirror very much. If you sell such a bronze mirror, do you think it will be profitable?"

Li Er's eyes widened involuntarily: "Ziyou, what do you mean, can this bronze mirror be manufactured in batches? How much will it cost?"

"Of course it is possible. It is not easy to make such a huge bronze mirror, but it is not difficult to make a smaller one. The cost, um, about twenty or thirty copper mirrors of this size are enough." Li Wangyou pointed to those states paying tribute The bronze mirror road.

Li Er was very surprised when he heard the words: "Ziyou, did you say something wrong? As far as I know, these tribute mirrors cost more than a hundred guan. Why is your bronze mirror so cheap?"

Regarding Li Er's doubts, Li Wangyou smiled: "Uncle, this is not surprising. These tribute mirrors require repeated refining of copper materials, and manual polishing of the mirror surface, which is time-consuming and labor-intensive. The cost is naturally high. My nephew This mirror-making method does not need to be so troublesome."

Li Er's eyes lit up, and he lowered his voice: "In this way, the mirror making is very profitable. From my point of view, there is no problem at all for such a bronze mirror. Ziyou, you can deal with this matter." Talk to your aunt, I agree."

Li Wangyou naturally nodded repeatedly, needless to say, this is another good business that is making money every day, Li Er has no reason to refuse.

After being disturbed by Li Wangyou's mirror, the banquet that was originally held at noon was not continued until an hour later, and the musicians in the palace began to play music again to cheer everyone up.

As for the bronze mirror, Li Er instructed Mi Tuo to carefully move it back to the Lizheng Hall.

After the banquet resumed, the envoy of the Yangzhou court with an impressive face held up his wine glass and walked up to Li Wangyou, bowed and said, "Uncle Huxian, I have offended you so much before, so please forgive me, Uncle Huxian. The bronze mirror made by Uncle is really uncanny, and my Yangzhou Jiangxin mirror is not as good as it, so I am really ashamed."

Li Wangyou followed the donkey's temper, seeing the Yangzhou court envoy bowed his head and conceded defeat, he naturally wouldn't hold on to it, both sides drank the wine in their cups in one gulp, which was considered to have exposed the matter.