The most popular item in the Northern Borderline this year was the Colored Glass of the Heavenly Palace.
What was the Colored Glass of the Heavenly Palace?
To put it bluntly, it was glass with an opaque color and impurities that glowed with colorful light.
Because Gu Xin fabricated a noble origin for the glass, saying that the glass was a celestial item that descended with a golden phoenix, and every piece was beautiful, the glass had another noble name — Colored Glass of the Heavenly Palace, implying that it was a treasure from the Heavenly Palace.
The first lady to buy the Colored Glass of the Heavenly Palace became the focus of the circle of noblewomen in the Northern Borderline.
Wherever she went, other people's eyes followed her. They were all fascinated by the dragon and phoenix hairpins on her temples. She also became the object of jealousy of many noble ladies. Those noble ladies kept urging their servants to ask for information from the treasure house. They insisted on getting the same or even better glass hairpins.
The hairpin was translucent, with a dragon and a phoenix entwined together. The scales of the dragon and the feathers of the phoenix were fine and lifelike. The phoenix spread its wings as if it was about to fly, and the handsome dragon looked like it was about to soar to the Ninth Heaven. A string of transparent beads was held in the mouth of the phoenix and the dragon, which was shining brightly under the light.
Women could not resist such beautiful and shiny things, but there was no news from the treasure house. Facing so many jealous and hateful gazes, the lady enjoyed it very much. Thanks to her free publicity, the Colored Glass of the Heavenly Palace quickly became popular in the circle of noblewomen in the Northern Borderline.
As a businessman, Gu Xin whetted everyone's appetite, and then found an opportunity to launch new glass products.
The glass tea set sold very well, but the most popular was the jewelry, and each piece sold at a very high price.
In the past year, Gu Xin's treasure house had sold hundreds of pieces, and the profits were so great that it made people jealous.
The merchants of the Northern Borderline also wanted to make this money, but they had no way to get such good things, and could only watch Gu Xin make money.
It could be said that in the past year, the glass had become the symbol of the status of the nobles in the Northern Borderline. Every family had at least one set, and they could not show their generosity at all. Which noblewoman did not wear one or two pieces of glass jewelry seemed to be too ashamed to go out and not dare to entertain guests.
Among them, the most generous noblewoman was Wu Liba's wife. Her family ran a business, and her husband was a "wise man" whom the King of the Northern Borderline relied heavily on. Every time the treasure house had a new product, she was always the first to get the news and contributed a lot of money.
Among all the noblewomen of the Northern Borderline, she was the only one who had collected several sets of glass jewelry. Every time she went out to a banquet, she attracted the attention of most people.
Full of heroic spirit!
As the saying went, "Follow the example of your superiors." This saying was not only applicable in Dongqing, but also in the North borderline.
Wu Liba's wife had a very high status in the circle of aristocratic ladies. They admired these "Colored Glass of the Heavenly Palace". Naturally, those aristocratic ladies with slightly lower status also coveted them. However, they were not as wealthy as the other ladies. By the time they received news that the treasure house was stocking up, the items had already been bought.
Things that couldn't be bought even if one had money could better reflect one's noble status.
In order to satisfy the needs of these noble ladies, Gu Xin smiled bitterly and agreed to help them search. Only then did they give up.
They waited, waited, and waited — they waited anxiously, and finally, the news from the treasure house came.
This was the largest in history. There were a total of 20 sets of "Colored Glass of the Heavenly Palace" jewelry that were in relatively perfect condition.
This news caused waves of ripples in the circle of aristocratic ladies of the North borderline. The treasure house was filled with carriages and servants from various mansions.
Wu Liba's wife was still the vanguard. She generously spent 670,000 strings of coins to buy two of the most gorgeous and beautiful jewelry sets.
The other ladies wanted to fight for it, but they weighed their own family assets. No matter what, they couldn't compare to the family's business.
Therefore, they could only settle for the next best thing, which was to buy other jewelry.
The treasure house was very "discerning" and respectfully offered a set. It was sent to the imperial harem of the North borderline and given to the most honorable woman.
The Empress was also very interesting. After receiving it, she dressed up and held a banquet to show off.
For a time, from the top to the bottom, the aristocratic families of the North borderline valued the "Colored Glass of the Heavenly Palace".
The only fly in the ointment was that this thing was fragile and fragile.
But thinking about it, even fine jade would shatter if it fell to the ground, the "Colored Glass of the Heavenly Palace" should also be a jade stone from the sky. It was normal for it to shatter accidentally.
Under such a trend, many businessmen coveted this thing to the extreme. They wanted nothing more than to replace the treasure house.
The "Colored Glass of the Heavenly Palace" in the black market of the North borderline was even more priceless.
Doing business could easily earn millions of strings of coins. Who wouldn't be envious?
Soon, their opportunity came.
They used money to try to bribe the servants and stewards of the treasure house. After spending money and beauties, they finally relented after nearly a year.
"What …" The head of a business in the North borderline trembled. The wine in his hand almost spilled. He said in surprise, "The number of pieces of the Colored Glass of the Heavenly Palace unearthed in Mei County wasn't just over 200, but … over 2,000? Most of them are in the hands of that old fox, Gu Xin? "
The steward of the treasure house who had been "instigated" to defect nodded, but immediately revealed a resentful expression.
"That Gu Xin has made a lot of money, but he's very greedy. He only cares about filling his own pockets and doesn't care about my old partner at all! This time, if it weren't for your kindness, I'm afraid that my family would have been ruined … "The steward of the treasure house sighed with a bitter expression.
The head of the business in the North borderline snickered in his heart. If he hadn't used a scheme to frame the steward's family, causing him to owe a huge debt, this fat fish probably wouldn't have taken the bait, and he wouldn't have been able to know such shocking news … This Gu Xin is really an old fox.
The head of the business pretended to be surprised and asked, "Since he has so many goods, why does he keep hiding that he doesn't have any?"
The steward of the treasure house asked with a bitter smile, "You're also a businessman. How can you not know that the rarer something is, the greater its value? The fewer things there are, the more people want it, and the higher the price they offer. Only then can the Colored Glass of the Heavenly Palace be sold at a good price. If they were all displayed at once, how could they sell so well? Gu Xin has used this method too many times, but there are still so many people rushing to give him money. Sigh … "
The steward of the treasure house sighed. The head of the business stroked his beard and smiled, "Business is business. Speaking of businessmen, I quite admire Gu Xin. A businessman from Dongqing was able to gain a foothold in the North borderline and have been doing business for so many years. It's indeed worth learning from his methods. "
People in the same trade are enemies. Seeing Gu Xin make a lot of money, who wouldn't be envious?
The head of the business thought for a while. If he had so many Colored Glass of the Heavenly Palace, he would probably sell them as soon as possible. How could he be like Gu Xin, patiently operating it and raising its value to the peak? Admittedly, Gu Xin didn't sell much, but he did earn a lot of money.
However, it was a pity that Gu Xin did a good business and was good at managing his subordinates, but his ability to guard against thieves …
Tsk tsk tsk.
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