Chapter 549 the trial plane (11) Augusta Ii visited almost every day
With his cavalry and gifts for Chu Yining, Sometimes it was expensive jewelry, sometimes it was a simple bouquet
But there are new tricks every day
He wondered if the guy had hired a team of experts to pick up girls
The farm was not very conspicuous, but the mercenaries above it made people feel very unfriendly
The king magnanimously did not pursue it, but asked chu yining, "Is it not safe recently
" Chu yi smiled and said," Mr
Augustus, there are more and more merchants coming to the neighborhood and more money in the manor
We think we need some soldiers to protect us
" Augustus was still the same disguised" color" ghost
He smiled and said," no problem, no problem
I'll send a few people over and have them bring 200 infantry
" In the middle ages, the infantrymen were farmers with guns, but in the 18th century, the infantrymen were still more capable, especially the kingdom infantrymen
Huang Xuan said with satisfaction," thank you, Mr
Augustus
" Anyway, as long as the infantry didn't go to the halo position
" It's okay, it's okay
" His majesty said and looked at chu Yining
Chu Yining smiled helplessly
" Thank you, Mr
Augustus
" If it weren't for Huang Xuan's strong demand, she would probably have turned the powerful king into a brain-damaged king
Augustus didn't know
He said with a big face," call me Frederick
They all call me Frederick
" Chu Yining didn't even translate for Huang Xuan, so she turned around and left angrily
At this moment, a man behind Augusta Ii smiled and said," Miss Chu, can we come in
" He pointed to the silver mirror factory behind him
There were only four apprentices in the silver mirror factory who specialized in producing silver mirrors
Another six people were responsible for buying all kinds of supplies, but they were not allowed to enter the factory
The apprentices here were much stricter than Bateger
To some extent, they were almost slaves
The difference was that they could have their own identities in ten years and take away their craftsmanship
The four apprentices could produce more than 500 silver mirrors a day, as if watching silver coins flow across the table gave them great motivation
The claimed cost was 800 Taler, so people naturally didn't believe it, but they definitely didn't expect to sell silver mirrors at a price of more than 1000 Taler at a cost of only 10
Of course, the most important thing was not to let Augustus know
Chu Yining said tactfully," the smoke inside is very heavy and poisonous
If we want to go in, we have to stop work
" The man behind him asked with concern," aren't the workers inside dangerous
" Chu Yining smiled and did not say a word
There was no human rights in the 18th century
Some anthropologists wrote in a joyous tone," a six-year-old child can completely" fuck" as a weaving machine
This is the greatest achievement of the industrial revolution
They can live on their own and let our society
The man behind him said persistently," let's just go in for a while
There probably won't be any problems
" This situation was what Huang Xuan was best at
He turned his eyes and said," the problem with ordinary people is not very serious
The apprentices have already signed an agreement to give up the right to have children
"" What does that mean
" The man behind him said in surprise
Hehe smiled and said," the materials we use are a little special, so after contact with smoke for more than three minutes, the lower part is easy to not lift
" Chu Yining pretended to be blushing and gave the interpreter a thumbs-up
Augusta Ii suddenly changed color
Is there anything more terrifying to the powerful king than" not lifting"
But the man behind him probably didn't believe it, or he didn't have the trouble of lifting and not lifting at all
He thought about it and said," Mr
Huang, do you want to go out and run a business
" Without a word, chu yining said," where are we going
" Augusta Ii was willing to talk to Chu Yining, get a beautiful woman's response, and put away the" don't lift" Due to your contributions to glass mirrors and porcelain, I can give you a monopoly on the trade in the baltic sea, not only on silver mirrors and porcelain, but also on the two or three commodities you want
Of course, it is best not to conflict with the existing monopoly
In the 18th century, the right way to sell goods still seemed to be a monopoly
Holland's East India Company, france's northern company, and the former hanseatic alliance all tried to do so, and every country's" government" would give a certain region or product monopoly to a company
For example, henley iv gave france's second East India Company 15 years of trade monopoly, and Richelieu would give the company a monopoly of antilles several times to reiterate that the new french company had monopolized the fur business since 1628
The term free trade and free competition has a shorter history than americans
As Isaacson's chosen emperor, Augusta Ii had about one-twentieth of the power of germany
Plus his unstable throne of Poland, he could add one twentieth
Of course, this was not accurate, but after the end of the hanseatic alliance, there was still occasional agreement among the marquises who wanted to go to sea through ports such as hamburg, but the rise of Holland at this time had made the germans' voices at sea much lower
Even so, Augusta Ii still couldn't wait
He wanted to give huang xuan and Chu Yining monopoly
He stared at Chu Yining with manly eyes, but said to huang xuan: "I've talked to Austria, france, and prussia
They're willing to use the monopoly of the two products of the baltic sea in exchange for the formula for the silver mirror
" He did not mention porcelain, because he still owned most of the profits from porcelain
Now it was about the profit of the silver mirror
After Chu Yining translated, he suddenly didn't know what to say
But he said in chinese," what are you thinking
Tell him that we need a lot of fuel to make silver mirrors
We can't do anything about it yet
Well, if they want, we can give them the formula of ordinary mercury mirrors, but we need them to pay for it
" Chu Yining gave him the translation in real time, but his heart was very depressed
As a level 3 traveler, she graduated from the best university in the world with the first qualification
She was a very proud woman, not to mention she had just been promoted to the Space and time administration committee - a position that could be on par with many of the top officials of the regime
But now, when he couldn't come up with a solution, Huang Xuan, who used to look at him with his eyes full of color and mystery, seemed to have many solutions
In addition to his rare display of respect or admiration, and his lack of" exposure," even when the level of representative of the general administration, Chu Yining's depression was even more boisterous
However, the truth is the truth
Chu yining didn't want to stay with Huang Xuan in this plane, so she did her translation work with a straight face
At the same time, with Huang Xuan's thoughts, she was also studying hard
The man behind him was Augustus's chief aide
The two of them looked at each other, or the former said," the formula for the mercury mirror
How much do you want
" There were few such concepts as strategic intelligence in the 18th century, so it was difficult for them to determine how much fuel Huang Xuan had brought home, but they only knew a lot
However, they knew that there were absolutely no more than 30 workers in the silver mirror factory
Judging by the number of mirrors that Huang Xuan and the others had sold in the last two months, they naturally knew that the production efficiency of the silver mirror was higher than that of the mercury mirror
The man behind them was more interested in the formula of the silver mirror, but he did not reject it
Huang Xuan, who looked very young, looked very relaxed and said," the mercury mirror requires skilled glass workers
Each worker can make one or two mirrors a month
The material is very cheap, just the opposite of the silver mirror
"" Oh
Where are the silver mirrors
" Augusta Ii was really attracted by Huang Xuan's last words
Hehe smiled and said," to dissolve the silver is a very expensive thing
It requires a lot of fuel
You see the road is full of coal, but it is not enough
" Chu Yining lowered his head and did not look at Huang Xuan
He was quite surprised
The little man who looked silly beside him simply" seduced" Augusta
How could the people of the 18th century know the difference between the reaction of a silver mirror and that of dissolved silver or even silver plated
They looked at the thin silver grains behind the mirror and looked as if they had been so
The man behind them asked," why haven't there been fireworks in the manor
"" Our stove is special
" Huang Xuan smiled shyly
" The roads around here are really bad
" Augustus said understandingly," why don't we move the factory to Dresden
It's easier to supply there
"" It's better to stay here
" Huang Xuan interrupted when he heard chu Yining's translation," your majesty, what do you think
We will price the formula for the mercury mirror at 100,000 Taler
As long as you bring in fuel worth 100,000 Taler, including wood and coal, your craftsmen will be familiar with it in a few months
We will talk about the formula for the silver mirror
" In a few months, he felt like he could leave
" Learn the mercury mirror first
" Frederick agreed
Of course, he liked the" expensive" silver mirrors and the time-consuming mercury mirrors
While the iron was hot, he said," your majesty, we don't want monopoly, but we still want to get the right to tax cuts, not only for ourselves, but also for businessmen who buy silver mirrors and porcelain
" Frederick hesitated immediately
Germany's tax rate was the highest in this era, mainly because of its high lijin, which was taxed every time it passed through an area
Repeated taxes were unbearable
The german monarchs of the 18th century were all money-lovers, and when they needed money, they would even sell the entire army
During the seven years of war, duke Cassell rented 6000 people to the french army
Later, duke Cassell sold 16000 people to england to fight in america, and he used the money he sold to build fort Williams
The main reason Frederick was willing to give the two men a reward was because he wanted to sell more porcelain
He had more rights to porcelain, and the tax rate on silver mirrors was already 45 %
But if the tax was cut, he would immediately lose the tax revenue from the silver mirror
Chu Yining looked at Huang Xuan in confusion and whispered in chinese," what good is it for us if you ask him to cut taxes for other businessmen
"" They sell a lot
Only by lowering the cost of merchants can they increase their positive sex," Huang Xuan said naturally
Chu Yining shook his head and said," if the number of silver mirrors on the market increases, we must lower the price, so that the profit will not decrease again
" He rolled his eyes and said: "We are the people who don't need to consider the drop in the price of silver mirrors
Mirrors are a kind of luxury goods
They start to fall from the price of 1000 Taler
They can't fall to the bottom in a year or two
The more we sell, the more we earn
The cost of five Taler is to sell to 500 Taler
As long as the sales volume doubles, it will be the same as now, but I can guarantee that it will not double
And you have to consider that the rich will buy mirrors immediately, but what about the second rich
What about the second rich
"" What about lowering the price to 200 Taler
If the price of the mirror falls, many people may not want to buy it
" Chu Yining was still unconvinced
Now that he understood, the miss chu in front of him had no basic business sense at all
He held his forehead and said," We were talking about marketing two days ago
Think about it
If the price of mirrors has been reduced to 200 Taler, and we haven't made it yet, then think of other ways
At this moment, it's best to kill the chicken to get the egg
As for whether people will buy it, you don't have to worry, you will
" His final judgment naturally came from history
When the silver mirror appeared, there was no monopoly
It was a chemist's invention and it sold more than eggs
Chu yi's face turned pale