The Head Steward fainted from anger. Little did he know that Gu Xin also wanted to explode on the spot.
He knelt in front of Jiang Pengji, his eyes filled with guilt. He carried a thorn branch on his back and asked for her forgiveness.
Jiang Pengji forcefully helped him up. Her expression was the same as usual. "Uncle Gu, what are you doing? Get up, do you want to shorten my lifespan? "
Gu Xin seemed to have aged a lot overnight. He could not dissuade Jiang Pengji and could only sit down with a face full of guilt.
Feng Jin and the rest were all present. Most of them had seen Gu Xin before and knew how much he had contributed to Xiangyang County. They were very respectful towards him.
"Mister Gu, what happened on the road? Why are you …"
He immediately offered a humble apology. It was as if he hadn't washed himself for many days. He looked extremely disheveled. Where was his calm demeanor from before?
Gu Xin replied, "Your servant has failed to live up to Master's trust and carelessly messed up the task that Master has entrusted me with."
Messed up?
Jiang Pengji furrowed her brows and asked in a deep voice, "Uncle Gu, what happened?"
Gu Xin furrowed his brows and said, "According to the master's instructions, I brought all kinds of colored glass objects to Zhongzhao to seek new business. At first, it was still alright, but after a while, it was as if a demonic wind was blowing in Zhongzhao. Glass of all colors filled the streets. Initially, it was sold at an extremely high price, but because there were too many merchants selling it, the price dropped from tens of thousands of coins to a few hundred coins … "
Hearing this, everyone's expression changed. Xu Ke was so shocked that he bit his tongue.
Didn't Fengyi County rely on the "rare" glass to have such a large fortune?
Now that the price of the glass had dropped from tens of thousands of coins to a few hundred coins, and it seemed like the price would continue to drop, they wouldn't be able to make any profit.
Xu Ke was in charge of Jiang Pengji's private treasury, so he was the clearest about it. The others also knew that Fengyi County was so rich that it could not be separated from glass.
The viewers in the live broadcast room were in an uproar. According to Gu Xin's description, there was something fishy going on here.
Little Angel is the Cutest: "What the f * ck — what kind of strategy is this?
520: "# picknose. what else could it be? There must be a traitor." So far, only the streamer here has perfected the art of making glass. Zhongzhao is far away. How could they have such a tacit understanding and come up with so many glass products?
I Love You: "A traitor? However, as you can see, the host is very protective of the glass manufacturing technology. Inside and outside, it was completely covered. The host also had a pair of fiery eyes. They had been buying glass for a whole year. How did the secret get leaked?
Jintian Shuanggeng: "It's highly possible that there's a traitor, but I think it's more likely that there's another woman from another world." As you can see, it's Zhongzhao again! The Four Self-accomplishment Classics for Women appeared before Zhongzhao. It was exactly the same as the Four Self-accomplishment Classics for Women in ancient China. Now, there was glass. If you say that there are no traces of a transmigrated woman, I wouldn't believe it even if you beat me to death.
Guicai Guo Fengxiao: "Based on Jia's analysis, other than the traitor and the time-traveler, there is another unlikely possibility — perhaps someone accidentally burned the pottery and got glass." However, the possibility of this happening was too low. Even if they managed to burn it, the technology wasn't that mature.
Yin Yuejia Zhuge Qinmo: "To the one above, are you shameless? How dare you call yourself" Jia "? Why don't you call yourself" F * ck "?"
There was a lot of discussion in the streaming room. Not only were they curious about the truth behind the incident, but they were also worried about Jiang Pengji.
Cutting off one's source of wealth was akin to killing one's parents!
Jiang Pengji had relied on glass products to swindle more than 20 million strings of coins from the Northern Borderline. If not for this incident, she might have been able to swindle tens of millions of strings of coins from Zhongzhao. She wouldn't have to worry about money when she conquered the world in the future. Now that her source of wealth had been cut off, how could she not be angry?
In reality, Jiang Pengji hadn't really shipped the goods.
Compared to their loss of composure, she had a calm expression that said, "So that's how it is."
She smiled and opened her mouth helplessly.
"Uncle Gu can't be blamed for this. Do you think that the method of making glass was leaked because of you? "
Gu Xin was astonished. Everyone present thought of a possibility — a traitor!
Glass was too profitable. Who wouldn't be jealous?
Burning a handful of sand could turn the situation around and earn tens of thousands of strings of coins. The profits were shocking.
Gu Xin pondered who the traitor was while feeling extremely ashamed.
"There might be a traitor, but it shouldn't be her."
Because the timing didn't match.
Jiang Pengji was very certain and didn't suspect it.
Even though there was no evidence, she already understood what was going on.
In this world, Jiang Pengji wasn't the only one who had the ability to make glass.
Her?
Everyone looked at each other. Did the lord mean that she already knew there was a traitor, but she pretended not to know?
"Then my lord …"
Without the glass business, what should they do?
"It doesn't matter. From this, we can see how stupid the person behind this is. What's there to be afraid of?"
Jiang Pengji smiled contemptuously. She didn't take the so-called enemy seriously at all.
Gu Xin was a merchant. He calmed down and thought about the overflowing glass in Zhongzhao. He couldn't help but shake his head. It was indeed stupid.
"The owner is right. Glass is cheap, but it's expensive when it's rare. Few people in the world know how it's made. If the production and sales are strictly controlled, even if there's only one kiln, one can easily become the richest person in the world. It's not a pipe dream to be rich enough to rival a country. That person is short-sighted and didn't protect the method of making glass. Instead, the kiln is overflowing … It's really stupid. "
Gu Xin witnessed with his own eyes the price of glass in Zhongzhao plummet from tens of thousands of strings of coins.
One could imagine that the person who made the first kiln also wanted to make money, but he didn't have the foresight and didn't know the greedy nature of merchants.
Such a huge profit was enough for people to gamble with their lives.
It was also because of the profit that the glass in Zhongzhao was overflowing.
Fortunately, Gu Xin saw that the situation wasn't good. He sold all the glass in his hands at a price lower than the market price and hurried back to Xiangyang district with the money. Don't be fooled by his sorry state. In fact, he earned more than three million strings of coins. He specialized in cheating the big merchants of Zhongzhao.
Compared to a merchant boss like Gu Xin, how could those opportunistic merchants be a match for him?
Gu Xin saw that the situation wasn't good, so he sold and left. He earned the last sum of money. The merchant who took over thought that he had made a fortune, but he was stunned when he turned around.
Xu Ke and the rest looked at Jiang Pengji with admiration.
They asked themselves honestly. If their source of wealth was forcefully cut off, they wouldn't just faint, but they would be furious.
Their lord was good. She was calm and composed and even had the time to mock the enemy behind her.
"But my lord, if you lose this source of wealth …"
As the housekeeper, Xu Ke felt the most heartache.
"It doesn't matter. Anyway, the private treasury has enough money. If the public treasury lacks it, just claim it." There wasn't much money in the public treasury. She had always used her private purse to replenish it. Jiang Pengji said with a smile, "On the contrary, Zhongzhao, after this torment, I'm afraid it's going to run out of luck."
The whole nation's kiln kiln was frantically trying to make money.
The more glass there was, the lower the price.
The first to eat the cake would earn a lot, but those who followed the trend would be out of luck.
The situation in Zhongzhao was already unstable. The chaos caused by the clique was brutal. The lives of the people were getting more and more difficult.
Many people saw glass as a good way to get rich and escape poverty. Naturally, they would madly follow the trend.
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