Good poem!
Even if it was only half a sentence, Li Shimin could understand the classic part of this poem.
"This brat! He never uses his talent in the right way. "Li Shimin gnashed his teeth.
Last time, Meton used poems to buy salt, and this time, he used them to sell gems. Meton was going to walk on this road until the end.
"It's just a coincidence. He's just a villain intoxicated by success." Wei Sian, in another box not far away, looked gloomily at Meton, who was dazzling like a diamond on the stage. The more successful Meton was, the more unhappy he was.
"Don't you all feel regretful? Don't you think that if you were given another chance, the opportunity to get rich overnight would have been yours?" Moton said slowly.
Everyone was silent for a while, and they could not help but feel emotional. Yes, if they knew that diamond could be polished into a diamond, then such an opportunity would not be theirs.
However, Meton suddenly showed a malicious smile and said, "I know that before this, there must be someone who got a diamond, but I have a very unfortunate news to tell you. In today's world, only the Mo family can polish diamonds. The diamond in my hand was bought as early as four months ago, and it was not completed until three days ago. Using the Mo family's most advanced polishing technology, it took three skilled craftsmen from the Mo family's village four months to finish it.
That is to say, even if you know the polishing method of diamond, you can't do anything without the professional tools of the Mo family's village. "
Suddenly, as if a basin of cold water was poured over them, many people wailed. If they could not cut it, the diamond in their hands would still be as worthless as a hard stone.
Wei Sian's face suddenly turned red. He had just questioned Meton, but he was directly slapped in the face by Meton.
However, many people were happy. There were a lot of diamonds in China, but the hard characteristics of diamonds also attracted many people to collect them.
After this battle, even if they did not know how to polish diamonds, the value of the diamonds in their hands would definitely skyrocket. Who would have thought that their unintentional actions would actually result in such a generous return?
Li Shimin's face darkened. Speaking of gems and the like, he estimated that there were not as many gems as there were in the royal palace. In the royal palace's treasury, there were a lot of diamonds offered by other countries. So, wouldn't the royal family have to ask for Meton's help?
The barbarian merchants also had unpleasant expressions on their faces. The value of the diamond was their greatest loss. They originally thought that they would be able to firmly control this source of income in the future, but who knew that they would have to ask the Tang dynasty for help in the end?
Meton looked around and asked loudly, "Many people are looking forward to the Mo Family creating another miracle of wealth. I wonder if everyone will be satisfied this time."
"Satisfied!"
Below the stage, the citizens of Chang 'an roared. The Mo Family represented the majority of the citizens. Mo Jiazi had created miracles time and time again, and they felt that they shared the same honor and disgrace.
"But …" Meton changed the topic. He looked at the crowd and said, "What if I say that in the entire Xi City, there are things that are ten times or a hundred times more valuable than diamonds that are still covered in dust?"
The crowd was in an uproar. How was that possible? Meton probably did not say the price of diamonds on the spot, but it was estimated to be a sky-high price. The Mo Family would definitely become rich this time.
However, who would have thought that there were still things more valuable than diamonds in Xi City that had not been discovered? It was already a great fortune to be able to find one of these things, but Mo Jiazi had found them one after another.
At this moment, even the barbarian merchants were in an uproar. They could not help but look around and discuss among themselves. They did not know which of their products was not worth so much.
"I knew it!" Li Chengqian looked as if he had known it all along.
"Why? Does Royal Brother know what Meton is going to do?" Li Tai asked in a low voice. The other princes immediately listened.
Li Shimin shook his head and said, "I don't know, but please look. Meton and Qin Huaiyu are best friends. However, at this moment, Cheng Chumo and Yuchi Baolin have already gone up on stage. Only Qin Huaiyu has not gone up yet."
Li Tai suddenly understood and said, "With Qin Huaiyu's flamboyant personality, how could he let go of such an opportunity? There must be something more important behind the scenes."
The princes suddenly understood.
"It's coming out!" Li Zhi's eyes were sharp as he shouted.
Everyone looked over and saw Qin Huaiyu pushing a display table with great difficulty as he walked up to the stage.
Three identical booths. The first two had already been eye-opening, but the third one was even more exciting.
Modun reached out and lifted the red cloth on the stage. In an instant, a dazzling golden light flashed, and a large pile of gold ingots could be seen on the stage.
Whoosh!
The breathing of the crowd instantly became ragged. Everyone knew that the diamonds from before were extremely valuable, but they were far more enticing than the gold ingots before them.
Gold.
Gold ingots.
Many of the common people had never seen so much wealth in their entire lives.
The eyes of the barbarian merchants shone with golden light. Hadn't they come all this way for the sake of wealth? What could be more practical than dazzling gold?
"Just what is Meton thinking? Is he flaunting his wealth?"
Li Shimin's face was ashen as he angrily roared.
The princes all had different expressions. Some were grave, some were envious, and some were rejoicing in Wang Chong's misfortune.
Princess Changle worriedly looked at the ashen Li Shimin and then at Meton on the stage. She silently prayed that Meton would be able to get through this ordeal.
Wei Sian immediately laughed heartily. "Hahaha, Mo Jiazi, even you have times when you make a mistake."
Wei Sian's mind began to spin. If he used this matter well, he would definitely consign Mo Jiazi to eternal damnation, and his name would go down in infamy for ten thousand years.
Qin Huaiyu was also given a fright. He had never imagined that he would push out such a thing. If this matter were to get out, it would be detrimental to Meton's reputation. But when he saw Meton's calm face, he couldn't help but calm down. He chose to believe in Meton.
Meton's eyes were clear as he slowly said to the barbarian merchant, "Today, I have come to buy something from you."
Wei Sian couldn't help but sneer. "Even if you buy an immortal pill, it won't be able to save you."
Tie Wu immediately stood up and said, "Marquis Merton, please speak. Whatever we have, we will definitely sell."
"I'd like to buy a seed," Moton said, emphasizing each word.
"Seed?"
In that instant, everyone was confused. They didn't understand what kind of seed could be worth so much gold.
As the representative of the barbarian merchants, Tie Wu carefully asked, "What seed is Marquis talking about?"
"Any seed will do. It can be a medicinal seed, a grain seed, the seed of a large tree, or the seed of a beautiful flower. … "Merton said.
Everyone fell into deep thought.
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