vstars Chapter 149 Celebrity Effect
Chapter 149 Celebrity Effect
By the autumn, Yun Xi's manor had been basically completed, and according to her request, all the houses in the manor were installed with glass windows.
Mu Sheng was extremely excited and immediately replaced the windows in the General's Mansion and Yun's father's house with glass ones. The windows were transparent and bright, providing excellent lighting, which was a hundred times better than the current windows.
Dad Yun hesitated to speak, and in the end he did not say no.
The glass was made by his daughter, and his son-in-law had someone install it. They were all thoughtful gestures from the children.
However, after the workers left, Yun Zhen complained at home, "I was sleeping inside, and people could see me from outside. Isn't this the same as walking on the street without wearing a robe?"
At this time, Yun Zhen had not yet been granted a title and was still a small landlord. The bed he slept on was an ordinary wooden bed, not a step-out bed with a roof that looked like a house. The glass window was not very friendly to him, especially since Mu Sheng did not think of helping him install a curtain.
Yun Zhen had no choice but to ask someone to buy a screen to block the light for himself.
Yun Xi knew about this matter, and it was Mu Sheng who took the initiative to take credit for it, to show that he had not forgotten his father-in-law for any good thing. At that time, Yun Xi asked him: "Did you ask someone to install the curtains?"
Mu Sheng: “…No.”
Yun Xi was speechless and asked someone to install curtains for Yun Dad. Glass windows without curtains would be a disaster, right?
But he couldn't be blamed. The curtains in their house were installed by Yun Xi, and Mu Sheng had never thought of this problem at all.
Installing glass windows will have less impact on them, after all, the step-out bed is like a room within a room.
Mu Sheng built two kiln factories, one for glass and the other for porcelain. These two things cannot be fired in the same kiln because of their different materials, production processes and required temperatures.
Yun Xi participated in the design, construction and testing of two kiln factories. The technology she provided was definitely flawless. After several experiments, the technicians mastered the essentials and fired exquisite porcelain and glassware. Yun Xi also provided some design drawings with reference to the aesthetics of later generations.
Some of these things were displayed in the house in her manor, some were sent to the Mu family and the Yun family, some were sent to the palace and presented to the emperor and his concubines, and more were turned into commodities and displayed in Yun Xi's shop, and soon became popular throughout the capital.
Yun Xi had previously received rewards from the palace, including head coverings and other physical objects, as well as real money from Concubine Shu. She used this real money to buy a shop in a busy area, specializing in selling porcelain and glassware.
She once asked Mu Sheng, "Why is Concubine Shu so wealthy and generous, and why is she always the most generous in her rewards?"
Mu Sheng told her: "The concubine's family is very wealthy, so she is very generous."
Yun Xi took the opportunity to learn about the family backgrounds of several concubines in the palace, and found that this fictional dynasty called Daming was indeed similar to the historical Daming, that is, the family backgrounds of the concubines in the harem were generally not too high. The emperor did not use concubines to win over the previous dynasty, and was also worried that the high status of concubines would cause foreign relatives to interfere in politics, so he only selected concubines with both good character and appearance, and did not make any requirements for family background.
The concubines were the tools chosen by the emperor to bear children for him. This was probably the important reason why the concubines got along well with each other.
For example, the Empress's father was only a third-rank Imperial College Jiji, a position that was not low, but without real power, just a nominal position, just like the president of Peking University in later generations, who was also a deputy ministerial-level cadre in terms of rank, but with only a reputation but no power. After becoming the emperor's father-in-law, he was granted the title of Cheng'en Gong, but still had no real power.
For example, the father of Empress Xianfei, the Minister of the Imperial Household Department, was also a third-rank official. He was "in charge of the government orders regarding the state's stables, carriages and chariots, and was in charge of the four offices of Chenghuang, Dianju, Dianmu, and Chefu, as well as the officials of the various supervisors and supervisors." To put it bluntly, he was in charge of carriages and horses.
There is also the Concubine Shu, who is even more outrageous. Her family is extremely rich and has land, but none of them is an official. When the emperor or the crown prince was traveling incognito, Concubine Shu took a fancy to the woman and brought her back.
Mu Sheng concluded: "The emperor doesn't need to care about whether the family background is equal or not."
"Isn't it? Who can be as good as him?"
The system popped up to show its presence: "You can just ask me these questions, there's no need to ask him."
Yun Xi: "Back off! Chatting between husband and wife is to cultivate feelings. When he and I have nothing to say, then we should divorce."
The glass and porcelain sent into the palace brought new rewards. Yun Xi felt that the palace was like a sheep, producing wool continuously. She only needed to send some "feed" into it.
The kiln factory operated well, and Mu Sheng registered it under Yun Xi's name, but the staff were all veterans arranged by him. Yun Xi gave them high salaries, and everyone was very happy.
When the emperor heard that the Mu family had replaced the glass windows, he sneaked out to take a look, and then asked Mu Sheng to replace them in the east and west side halls of his Taiji Hall.
Mu Sheng: “…”
Glass is very expensive. Besides, the glass factory doesn't belong to him, but to Yun Xi. He has no right to make the decision.
The emperor understood what he meant, and with an indescribable expression on his face, he said, "Can I still take advantage of you? Are you afraid that I won't give you money?"
"No, you are the emperor, you own the whole world, how can you ignore me? The main thing is that the glass factory belongs to my wife, and I can't make the decision for her."
"Why? She won't sell her glass? Or she can't sell it to me?"
"That's impossible. If the emperor wants it, then she will definitely give you priority. I just don't know if she will give you a discount, and how much."
emperor:"……"
The implications of your words show that you are afraid that I won't give you the money.
"Don't worry, I'm not poor! I'll give you what you deserve, no discounts at all."
Mu Sheng twitched his lips. The emperor was not poor, but definitely not rich! In essence, he was no different from their Mu family. Not even a corner of his private vault was filled.
The reason is the same as his family. They have been implicated after fighting for so many years.
As an emperor, he has more things to worry about and his burden is much heavier than that of the Mu family.
Why did the emperor particularly favor Concubine Shu and like to stay with her? Isn't it because she is the most extravagant and enjoys the most! Although the emperor's treatment is not bad, it can even be said to be very good, but there is still a gap compared to Concubine Shu.
"Then I would like to thank Your Majesty on behalf of my wife for your care. With Your Majesty as the most distinguished guest in the world, my wife's glass shop will surely be crowded with customers in the future."
The emperor glanced at Mu Sheng and said, "...So I have made another contribution to you!"
The last time he went to a steamed bun shop, he didn’t know which bastard spread the news to the world and was so shameless that he named himself “The No. 1 Steamed Bun Shop in the World”. Others couldn’t say anything. The emperor ate it, so what’s wrong with saying it’s the best in the world?
The problem is that if you do this with just one store, it’s fine. But how can you open one store after another and call each one “the best steamed bun store in the world”? The difference is that the one on Zhuque Street is called Zhuque Street Store, and the one on Xuanwu Street is called Xuanwu Street Store…
He heard that this steamed bun shop had already opened up outside the capital and was about to spread everywhere. In addition to selling steamed buns, it also sold soy milk and fried dough sticks. Yun Zhen became the edible oil supplier for the "No. 1 Steamed Bun Shop in the World."
This really made him envious!
How much money can one make by opening so many bun shops?