Inside Liu He City.
Zhong Shan was analyzing the information collected from all sides at the Darong Chamber of Commerce's branch. The head of the branch quickly ran in.
"Zhao Hai, what's the hurry?" Zhong Shan looked up and frowned.
"Your Majesty, you told me to pay attention to the news from all sides. But as soon as I left, I heard strange news from Liu He City!" Zhao Hai immediately said.
"Oh?" Zhong Shan was slightly surprised.
"It's a Sumeru Stone Mountain that was sold for a sky-high price!" Zhao Hai immediately said.
"Sky-High price? Sumeru Stone Mountain? "Zhong Shan was slightly surprised.
Sumeru Stones were used to make storage bracelets. The number of Sumeru Stones determined the size of the storage space. Sumeru Stones were as common as spirit stones in the Divine Prefecture and as irreplaceable as spirit stones. In the past, Zhong Shan had used Sumeru Stones to complete the first step of Project Heaven's Collapse. A Sumeru Stone Mountain was naturally a large amount of Sumeru Stones.
"Yes, that's a mountain of Sumeru Stones. According to the previous price, it should only be worth one million high-grade spirit stones! But this time, after someone sent a Sumeru Stone Mountain, it was actually bought by a shop for ten million high-grade spirit stones. That's ten times the price. Once the news spread out, the whole city was in an uproar. "Zhao Hai said.
"Oh? Ten times? "Zhong Shan frowned.
"Yes, ten times. This is just the purchase price. The shop will sell it later. Once it's sold, there will be at least a twenty percent profit!" Zhao Hai immediately said.
"Did my Darong Chamber of Commerce send anyone to bid?" Zhong Shan asked.
"Yes, my Darong Chamber of Commerce's biggest shop in Liu He City is the Sumeru Stone Shop. It specializes in selling Sumeru Stones. This time, when the goods came from the outside world, our shop will definitely go. According to the old shopkeeper, the group of people who participated in the auction went crazy. The price kept rising until it was ten times the price. The old shopkeeper didn't follow up!" Zhao Hai thought for a moment.
"What's the attitude of the people now?" Zhong Shan frowned and asked.
"They're watching. The people are watching the momentum of the Sumeru Stones. However, the people's eyes are all on Sumeru Stones!" Zhao Hai thought for a moment.
"Ten times? How many Sumeru Stone shops are there in the city? "Zhong Shan asked with a frown.
"There are a total of fifty shops. Our Darong Chamber of Commerce's Sumeru Stone Shop ranks in the top ten. Once the news of the Sumeru Stone Shop's ten times increase in price spread, almost all of the Sumeru Stone Shops have been doing small transactions recently. The prices have also soared."
"Soaring?" Zhong Shan frowned slightly, as if he had discovered something unusual.
"Yes, my Great Glory Chamber of Commerce's Great Glory Sumeru Shop has fallen into a dilemma!" Zhao Hai said worriedly.
"Oh? Why? "Zhong Shan frowned.
"When I first opened the shop here, I promised that the price would only decrease and not increase for a hundred years. But isn't this a slap to my face? If we don't upgrade, others will upgrade, then everyone will come to snatch our Sumeru Stones. Once we sell out, it will certainly affect our reputation. Once our reputation is damaged, it will be difficult to develop! "Zhao Hai said with concern.
"Hmm, that's a good idea!" Zhong Shan nodded.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Zhao Hai revealed a rare smile.
"What kind of shop was bought at ten times the price?" Zhong Shan asked in a deep voice.
"It's called the Lu Clan Chamber of Commerce. Four months ago, it first appeared in Liu He City. Once it appeared, it immediately caused a storm in the city. In a short four months, it became one of the few large shops in Liu He City. Its development was extremely rapid. No, its development was unbelievably fast! Every day, countless spirit stones were poured into the Lu Clan Chamber of Commerce. In just four months, it became the wind vane of the city. As long as it raised the price of any item, other places would immediately follow suit. If it lowered the price, other shops in the city would immediately lower the price! "Zhao Hai exclaimed.
"Oh? The Lu Clan Chamber of Commerce? It just arrived four months ago? It caused a storm in the city? "Zhong Shan said in surprise.
"Yes! On the first day of opening, it was packed with people. Within a month, it was full every day! "Zhao Hai exclaimed.
"How did the Lu Clan Chamber of Commerce do it?" Zhong Shan asked solemnly.
"On the opening day, the Lu Clan Chamber of Commerce didn't do anything ostentatious. They only set up a sign, and countless people flocked in." Zhao Hai said.
"What sign?"
"The sign said, 'Anyone who finds a defective item in the Lu Clan Chamber of Commerce will be rewarded with a million spirit stones!' Then, for this reward, as long as people saw the sign, they would immediately go in and carefully examine all the goods. Then, one would spread to ten, ten would spread to a hundred! "Zhao Hai said.
"A thousand gold per word? Lu Buwei? "Zhong Shan's pupils shrank.
Wasn't this Lu Buwei's old trick? The "Lu Clan Spring and Autumn Annals" was read by all the scholars in the world. Anyone who found a word that could be changed would be rewarded with a thousand gold. The world flocked to read it.
"A thousand gold per word?" Zhao Hai didn't understand what was going on.
"Well, let's not talk about this. Let me ask you, did anyone find a defective item?" Zhong Shan asked.
"The Lu Clan Chamber of Commerce is very large. There are more than a million products. It's impossible for every one of them to be of high quality. On the second day, someone found a defective item. The Lu Clan Chamber of Commerce gave a reward of a million spirit stones! "Zhao Hai said.
"Oh?" Zhong Shan frowned.
"Who would have thought that not only did people not go to the Lu Clan Chamber of Commerce less because of the defective item, but more people came every day. Every day, the Lu Clan Chamber of Commerce's profits were getting bigger and bigger. In just four months, the Lu Clan Chamber of Commerce had become one of the top shops in Liu He City. "Zhao Hai sighed.
"Drive away the profits. People are naturally willing to go because they can buy high quality goods. Even if they buy a defective item, it's even better. If they can exchange it for a million spirit stones, who would worry? "Zhong Shan sighed.
Lu Buwei was worthy of being called a veteran of the business world. On the basis of 'a thousand gold per word', he took the next step of 'destruction before establishment'. Because of this defective item, the business was able to last for a long time. Perhaps the defective item was deliberately made by Lu Buwei.
"Your Majesty, what should we do now?" Zhao Hai asked with a worried expression.
"Have all the shops in the city adjusted their prices?" Zhong Shan asked.
"No, most of them have adjusted their prices, but the increase is not uniform. It seems like they are looking at the price of the Lu Clan Chamber of Commerce. When he comes out, it's likely that many people will flock to follow him. The common people don't dare to buy now because they are afraid that the price will drop! "Zhao Hai said.
"Right!" Zhong Shan nodded.
"Your Majesty, in five days, there will be an auction for Sumeru Stones. Should we buy them, even if we have to pay a high price?" Zhao Hai asked.
"I will go with you!" Zhong Shan said.
"Yes!"
The next day.
"Your Majesty, the price of the Lu Clan Chamber of Commerce has come out. The retail price of Sumeru Stones has increased by ten times!" Zhao Hai hurriedly ran over.
"The Lu Clan Chamber of Commerce has increased? What about the other Sumeru Stone shops? "Zhong Shan frowned.
"They have also increased. Most of them have increased. Nearly twenty shops have increased by the same amount as the Lu Clan Chamber of Commerce. The rest have different prices. Only a few shops like us have not increased their prices! "Zhao Hai said worriedly.
"What about the common people?" Zhong Shan nodded.
"Some of the common people are anxious to buy Sumeru Stones. Early this morning, the number of people who came to buy Sumeru Stones is much more than before!" Zhao Hai said.
"Much more?" Zhong Shan said solemnly.
"Yes, Your Majesty. There aren't any Sumeru Stones near Liuhe City. It would take at least eight years to get the goods from the outside. And this doesn't include the dangers along the way. After all, Sumeru Stones can't be placed into storage bracelets. Once they are destroyed and taken out again, they would only have half of their original effect. Moreover, there are other people's Bloodline and Divine Sense on them. Therefore, Sumeru Stones need to be the newest ones. This is because it's best if only the user can open a storage bracelet. If there are other people's Bloodline and Divine Sense, then other people would be able to open it.
The third day, the fourth day. More and more people came to buy Sumeru Stones from the Darong Chamber of Commerce!
The fifth day.
Zhong Shan and Zhao Hai went to look at the shops. At the entrance of the Darong Chamber of Commerce's Sumeru Shop, there was already a long line!
"Your Majesty, look. These people want to buy Sumeru Stones. I have already set a limit. Each person can only buy one jin of Sumeru Stones a day, but there are still so many people!" Zhao Hai frowned.
"Mm! Let's go and take a look at that auction! "Zhong Shan said with a frown.
"Yes!"
The two quickly arrived at a huge mountain valley. At the center of the valley was a small mountain of flawless white jade. It was completely made of primordial Sumeru Stones. It was another Sumeru Stone Mountain.
Merchants in twos and threes had already gathered in the valley. They were divided into many small groups. Clearly, they had all come for this Sumeru Stone Mountain.
With Zhao Hai's status as a guide, no one stopped the two as they entered.
Looking at the Sumeru Stone Mountain, Zhong Shan looked at the surrounding merchants. Suddenly, Zhong Shan's hair stood on end as he looked at a corner of the valley.
Zhong Shan suddenly felt someone staring at him. He turned his head and saw a man in luxurious clothes sitting at a table. Beside him stood a large number of servants. The man was drinking wine and tasting food as he waited.
"Your Majesty, it's the person sitting there. He is the person in charge of the Lu Clan's Chamber of Commerce. No one knows his name. We call him Mister Lu. He rarely shows himself. I have only seen him once!" Zhao Hai immediately whispered.
Mister Lu? Zhong Shan looked at the man in luxurious clothes. The man seemed to have noticed Zhong Shan from the beginning. He raised his wine cup and looked at Zhong Shan.
Zhong Shan raised his eyebrows slightly and then walked over with a faint smile on his face.
Zhao Hai followed closely behind.
"Mister Lu?" Zhong Shan approached and gave a slight bow.
"Mister Zhong, please sit!" The man in luxurious clothes smiled faintly.
Zhong Shan had already guessed that this person was Lu Buwei, but he didn't point it out. Lu Buwei clearly knew who Zhong Shan was, but he didn't point it out. Instead, he invited Zhong Shan to sit down.
Zhong Shan felt a bit strange, but he still calmly said, "Then it would be impolite to refuse!"
Zhong Shan sat down while Zhao Hai stood behind him.
Seeing Zhong Shan so calm, Lu Buwei slightly appreciated him. His eyes had a trace of ridicule.
"Liu He City's special delicacies paired with my dynasty's wine. Does Mister Zhong want to try it?" Lu Buwei asked.
"Why not? Then this Zhong Shan will try Mister Lu's taste! "Zhong Shan slowly took a sip of the wine.
Lu Buwei kept staring at Zhong Shan, as if he wanted to see through him.
"Moist but not dry, clear but not cold, fatty but not greasy, refreshing and refreshing. This is really a good wine!"
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