Becoming a stepmother of three children gives me space

Guo Wenhan walked out of the Ministry of Works with his head held high, holding the blueprints in his hand. With the blueprints in hand, he knew the world was his, and he just didn't believe that the Ministry of War couldn't make it!

In the Yamen,

Qin Yang poured the tea leisurely and took a sip with great pleasure.

"idiot!"

He was willing to give the drawings to Guo Wenhan, not because he was generous, but because he knew that the Ministry of Industry could not produce it!

Daxia actually had four departments for manufacturing weapons: the Ministry of Industry, the Military Equipment Supervision Bureau, the Ministry of War, and the Five Military Commandery.

The Imperial Arms Supervisor is directly under the Emperor's control, and the court's weapons are mainly under their control.

The Ministry of Industry is responsible for production and manufacturing. When the Military Equipment Supervision Bureau needs to make weapons in a hurry, they will ask them for help. At the same time, the Ministry of Industry also has the right to manufacture swords and guns on its own.

The Ministry of War and the Five Military Commandery both had their own workshops, which were mainly used to develop and improve weapons and armor. The quantity was very small and could not be mass-produced.

Guo Wenhan wanted to make a contribution.

If they could produce the second generation of bicycles, it would be a great achievement for the Ministry of War and they would receive commendation from the emperor, and all the mistakes they had made before would be written off.

The idea is good, but it's a bit presumptuous.

The first generation of bicycles were not well made and could not be produced in large quantities. The second generation of bicycles were so complicated that it was difficult to even make one, let alone produce it in large quantities.

Qin Yang studied the blueprints on the way back from Xiao Mansion. If the Ministry of Works couldn't produce it, he would give the blueprints to Guo Wenhan. When the emperor blamed him, it would have nothing to do with him.

You can also exchange two jars of good wine from Guo Wenhan, so why not?

Guo Wenhan didn't know that he had been tricked by Qin Yang. He happily asked someone to send two jars of fine wine to Qin Yang, and then called a meeting of officials from the Ministry of War.

He wants to show off his skills!

Zhu Guangxiao also wanted to show his skills.

The guards of the Prince of Chu's mansion were controlled, and the Prince of Chu was called into the palace by the Emperor. According to news from the palace, the Prince of Chu was punished to kneel outside the imperial study, and even the noble ladies' pleas were useless.

Opportunities are rare and will never come back. The King of Chu is in danger himself, so it is a good time for them to sell the glass.

"Go and talk to the merchants in Jiangnan and the wealthy businessmen in Beijing. Sell the colored glaze as soon as possible. The price can be reduced by 2%."

Put the money in your pocket,

The emperor's thoughts are hard to guess. If the King of Chu escapes this disaster, he will surely take crazy revenge. And the emperor may also know that Liuli was kidnapped.

If the emperor intervenes, Prince Qing will be in big trouble.

In a hurry to ship the goods, they had no time to select whether the customers were reliable. Soon, news came out that there was a batch of colored glass on the market.

The King of Chu had just arrested a large number of glass sellers, and now a large amount of glass suddenly appeared, and the price was 2% cheaper than the market price. Merchants did not dare to take over easily.

Officials are ready to make a move. They buy them for collection and they don’t circulate them on the market. No one knows about it, so what are they afraid of?

Doctor Lu, the chief officer of the Ministry of War, was a fifth-rank official in charge of weapons, military parade, and ceremonial guards. He was not a high-ranking official in the capital, but he was the chief officer of a powerful department.

Although his status is not as high as that of the Minister of Rites, the resources and power he actually controls are incomparable to those of the Minister of Rites.

He loves collecting. There are a large number of rare treasures in his treasure room, and he also has several pairs of glass. However, compared with those sold on the market, they are nothing compared to them.

It is said that this batch of goods belonged to the King of Chu, but was stolen by someone. He was the King of Chu's confidant, so he should not have bought it, but he couldn't help but like it.

"go..."

"Send an unfamiliar servant to find an intermediary to buy me a set of glass tea sets. After the task is completed, send the servant to the farm in the countryside."

"Yes."

Many officials thought the same as him, and found someone to buy it secretly, but they didn't know that Prince Qing was cunning and wanted more than just money.

Officials have limited assets. It is simply wishful thinking to use their visible assets to buy colored glaze.

If the money is dirty, it becomes a handle, and with the handle, you can control it.

It must be said that Prince Qing is very good at plotting.

He deliberately used the Treasure Pavilion to contact buyers privately, lured out the King of Chu, and then used rumors to force the emperor to deal with the King of Chu, so that no one could influence him to sell the glass.

While making money from selling colored glaze, one also needs to obtain information about the buyers in order to control officials, gaining both money and people.

If his plan succeeds, he will indeed be able to win over a large number of supporters, but doing so will easily lead to backlash.

A forced melon quenches thirst, but it is not sweet.

The officials were threatened and forced to cooperate with him, so they must be resentful and would probably crush him to death if given the chance.

Xiao Yunxi also heard the news that Prince Qing was selling colored glass, and she just laughed. After tomorrow, who would buy colored glass?

Time flies and it is the next day, the day when Zuixianju opens.

Liu Lu prepared her clothes early and dressed her up.

When they arrived at Zuixianju by carriage, Zheng Tianming and Manager Hong were welcoming them at the door. Xu Chengzhi and Shen Cong accompanied them and introduced some officials to him.

They did not plan to manage the restaurant themselves, so the connections would naturally have to be handed over to Zheng Tianming and Manager Hong to make them familiar with them so that they could do things more easily in the future.

"Zuixianju is quite influential. The heirs of the Shen and Xu families are here."

"I heard that the Xu family and the Shen family have shares, and even the Zhou family seems to have some."

"What's going on with the Zheng family? How did they become connected to these families?"

"Did you see that? The decoration of Zuixianju is really interesting. There is no window paper on the windows. What does that mean?"

"Leaving a large area in the middle will attract thieves at night, right?"

Xiao Yunxi was arranged to stay in the innermost box on the third floor. It was a quiet place, and she could just see the main entrance of Zuixianju, where a large number of people gathered to watch the excitement.

Zuixianju opened today with great success. There are too many guests coming to congratulate us, so it is temporarily closed to the public. However, today's activities are very attractive.

Citizens can get a consumption voucher with their household registration certificate, which can be used to pay for 1 tael of silver at Zuixianju.

Is this still available?

If the common people do not come to Zuixianju to consume, the money can be transferred to other customers who come to consume. Even if they only give 500 coins, it is still very cost-effective.

Customers can get a discount of 1 tael, and ordinary people can resell and make money, so why not?

More and more people gathered in front of the restaurant, and the City Defense Department sent people to the scene to maintain order to avoid a stampede.

Guests arrived one after another,

Shen Shumo arrived last with a long convoy, and the ladies and young ladies were all there, making it quite lively.

Liu Lu led them to a private room. As the auspicious time had arrived, the waiters in the restaurant lit firecrackers, and with the crackling sound, the lion dance team began to dance.

The lion dance team was singing and dancing, and Zheng Tianming made a loudspeaker made of iron sheets.

"I declare that Zuixianju is officially open!"

"First of all, I would like to thank you all for your support. Zuixianju has prepared some fine wine. After the ceremony, citizens of the capital can receive a voucher worth one or two taels of silver and a small glass of beer developed by Zuixianju based on their household registration."

Giving away vouchers is a gimmick to attract people.

Giving away beer is the real promotion.

But before delivering the beer, there is a more important task to do, which is also the highlight of today: installing the glass windows!