Chapter 139, the value of this thousand two flowers
"Are you spending a lot of money to buy a mirror?"
When Zhu Houzhao heard this, his little eyes suddenly narrowed with joy, and he said excitedly to Zhao Erhu: "Hurry up and tell me."
"This is the news I just heard here in the capital. It is said that a wealthy family is marrying their daughter and wants to buy a mirror as a dowry. He is willing to pay five hundred taels of silver. Five hundred taels of silver, can we sell it?"
Zhao Erhu made gestures while talking. Although he had seen a little bit of the world after following Liu Jin, it was still difficult for him to understand the matter of buying a mirror for five hundred taels of silver, and he was even more excited when he said it at the end.
"If you don't sell it, it's only five hundred taels of silver. This is not a big family. It's just an average level. I thought it could be so high."
When Liu Jin heard this, he immediately shook his head and said.
This is a high-end and classy route. It cannot be too cheap at the beginning, otherwise it will be difficult to raise the price later.
This is how people buy things. If it is cheap at the beginning and sells more expensive later, no one is willing to accept it. If it is sold very expensive at the beginning and then the price is slightly lowered, everyone will think it is cheap. People's hearts have been like this since ancient times.
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Five hundred taels of silver was far from what Liu Jin expected, so he didn't plan to sell it at all and had to wait a little longer.
"Old Liu, I think we can sell it, but by selling a smaller one, we can first let more people see this mirror, and naturally more people will want to buy this mirror."
"Everyone likes to compare. The more people know about it, the more people will pursue mirrors. Especially if we want the ladies and ladies to experience the magic of this mirror, our price will be affordable."
"If we just keep hanging on like this, maybe everyone's appetite will be hung up, and the hanging on will be gone."
Zhu Houzhao thought for a while, thought about it and said.
His words made Liu Jin couldn't help but look at him with admiration. He didn't expect that he could even consider this level. It makes sense if he thinks about it carefully.
If this mirror is to be sold at a high price, it is natural to release it in small quantities first, so that some people can experience the magic of this mirror first. Only in this way will more people come to buy it.
"Brother Zhu, you are right. It should be released in small amounts, and some small mirrors should be released first."
Liu Jin thought for a while and supported Zhu Houzhao's view, and then said to Zhao Erhu: "First put out some small mirrors."
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The entire residence of Yuan Li's family was decorated with lights and decorations, and the servants were busy. Yuan Yuan's only daughter was about to get married. Her husband's family was the youngest son of a fourth-rank official in the court. Although he was not the eldest son, Yuan Yu's daughter was getting married.
She was also the head wife in the past, and her status was very good. More importantly, her future son-in-law is a scholar. He has already been admitted as a scholar. He is just waiting to win the imperial examination in autumn and be named on the gold list next year.
Although Yuan Li was a big landowner, he had thousands of acres of fertile land outside the capital and several shops inside the capital, and his family was extremely wealthy.
But compared with the fourth-rank official in the court like the father-in-law, he is far from it, so he attaches great importance to this marriage, not to mention that the married daughter is also his only daughter.
Mr. Li has been fond of this little daughter since he was a child. He holds it in his mouth for fear of melting and holds it in his hands for fear of falling. Now that his daughter is marrying into a husband whose family makes him very satisfied, the marriage will naturally be a glamorous one.
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In order to ensure that my little daughter will not be looked down upon when she comes to her husband's family, she will have a certain right to speak. In addition, if her son succeeds in the imperial examination in the future, he will naturally need help from his relatives in his official career. Naturally, this dowry cannot be given.
It was too shabby, so he also used his old capital.
Three hundred acres of fertile land outside the capital were opened, and two good shops were opened in the capital. As for various kinds of silks and satins, several carts were filled, and gold, silver and jewelry were loaded.
I bought several boxes and four young maids as dowries...
"Having a daughter is really a waste of money."
Li Yuanwai looked at the dowries piled up in the room and couldn't help but sigh. People who don't have money marry their daughters just to make some money as gifts, but rich families who marry their daughters have to lose money.
"Master, master, I bought a mirror, I bought a mirror."
Just when Mr. Li was distressed about his property, the housekeeper came over with a few people carrying something like a dressing table.
"Did you buy a mirror?"
When Li Yuanwai heard this, he was overjoyed.
Recently, there has been a trend of mirrors in the capital. It is said that there are nine large mirrors in the imperial palace in the capital. They are very clear and can reflect every detail of a person. When courtiers enter the Hall of Supreme Harmony, they have to adjust themselves at the door.
You have to clean up your appearance before you can enter the Hall of Supreme Harmony to discuss affairs.
I don’t know where a gust of wind came from, saying that a wealthy family must have a mirror as a dowry when getting married. The copper mirrors of the past have become obsolete and outdated, and cannot be used on the table or upscale.
Mr. Li was extremely considerate about his daughter's marriage. Although it cost a lot of money, the money still had to be spent. Naturally, people paid a lot of money to buy this mirror.
No matter what, you have to buy one, and it doesn’t matter how much it costs. It’s not about your own family. Your in-laws are people with status and status, and you can’t let the other party lose face.
"I bought it, I bought it. I spent a thousand taels of silver to finally buy this mirror."
The butler didn't even have time to take a break, he raised a finger and said.
"One thousand taels of silver!"
When Li Yuanwai heard this, his eyes suddenly darkened. If the butler in front of him was not an old man who had been with him for decades, he would have doubted whether he was lying to him.
"Yes, the one thousand taels of silver was sold to me only after I got the word out. The other party originally wanted to keep it for himself."
The housekeeper wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, and then said to the man who moved the mirror: "Lift the cloth, this thousand taels of silver is actually well spent. Take out this dressing table, it is definitely the best
dowry."
Li Yuanwai looked at the dressing table. This dressing table was made of mahogany and painted with red paint. It was engraved with cloud patterns. It also had small drawers for storing things. This design was similar to the traditional one.
The dressing table is completely different, giving people a very high-end feeling.
Of course, this is not the most important thing. The most important thing is that there is a round mirror the size of a basin on the dressing table. This mirror is extremely smooth and very clear, and it can clearly illuminate everything in front of it.
"It's so detailed and clear."
Li Yuanwai looked at the mirror carefully and touched it. He was a little unbelievable. It was the first time he saw such a clear mirror and could see his own appearance clearly. It was really better than the previous bronze mirrors.