Chapter 253: A bloody case caused by a big feces
Twilight City, the port market area.
"What do you mean?!What do you mean 'Night Primrose' is out of stock?!"
The merchant, dressed in Arab attire, shook the silver coin and money bag in his hand, and said with foaming at the mouth: "I booked a box last month, and at the beginning of the month, I specially booked the position of the cargo ship, and came all the way over! You actually told me that there was no stock?!"
Looking at the enthusiastic group of customers in front of him, Mrs. Raglan, the chief adviser of the kingdom's economy, sat in the hall of the exchange, holding the ledger unhurriedly, and her fat face was completely harmless to humans and animals.
"Due to the shortage of raw materials and the increase in labor, the manufacturing cost of 'Nightshade' has skyrocketed, resulting in the production of this product, not only not profit, but also loss. Madame Raglan smiled a little apologetically: "So, the royal family has given up on making and sourcing 'night primrose' in favor of a superb perfume called 'The Three Goddesses of the Twilight'. ”
The merchants looked at each other: "'The Three Goddesses of the Twilight'?"
From under the table, Madame Raglan took out a beautiful box carved of birch wood and painted with paulownia lacquer.
Gently opened the clasp lock, the inside of the wooden box is designed with three layers of gears and turntables to move freely, cushioned in deep purple velvet, intricate inscriptions, and surrounded by these beautiful decorations, three bottles of perfume carved in the shape of a winged goddess and filled with colored crystals (actually glass) lie quietly on the movable display plate.
A group of orderers rushed to the table, ignoring the staff who maintained order, and pointed to the box with glowing eyes and asked, "How much is this?!"
Madame Raglan didn't seem to want to negotiate the price at all, she carefully held up a small bottle made of red crystal smelted with her hand, rubbed the bottle in the shape of a goddess, and said slowly: "This bottle is called 'Passion', and some special herbs have been added to the ingredients of the original perfume, which can increase the attractiveness of the user and help to improve the ...... between men and women Interested......"
Listening to the exclamations of the onlookers, Mrs. Raglan picked up another blue crystal bottle, pointed to the liquid that was swaying inside, and said: "This bottle is called 'Tranquility', and it contains calming and energetic herbs, which help to improve concentration, drive away fatigue, and is the best assistant for work and academics." ”
Raising the last golden crystal bottle, Mrs. Raglan stood up, gently unscrewed the mouth, and let the refreshing fragrance waft to every corner of the hall, and said to the enchanted faces in front of her, "The last bottle is called 'Heaven.'" Contains an extremely rare and valuable alchemy extract, which can remove hidden diseases in the body and prolong people's life. ”
Hearing this, someone in the crowd asked: "Perfume can cure diseases and increase longevity, which sounds outrageous." ”
Mrs. Raglan pretended to screw the cap on the bottle mysteriously, and without much disagreement, she only said one sentence: "Please think about it, our King of Twilight, and a special title, what is it?"
Someone's eyes lit up, and he opened his round eyes and shouted, "God blessed alchemist!"
Seeing Mrs. Raglan smiling silently, the undoubted orderers rushed to the table with their money bags waving their money bags as they pushed each other, lest they fall behind the others.
Mrs. Raglan smiled and moved the wooden box in front of her, and said softly, "A box of 998 silver moons." ”
The originally noisy hall suddenly fell silent, and people were stupefied by the price.
After a long time, a merchant tentatively asked, "My lord, is this price a little expensive?" In the past, when a bottle of 'night primrose' was the most expensive, it was only 60 silver moons. ”
"Please don't compare this set of high-end goods of the 'Three Goddesses of the Twilight' with the color of the offcuts of the 'Night Primrose'!" Mrs. Raglan looked a little angry: "No matter from the perspective of technology, raw materials, packaging, brand, and efficacy, the value of the 'Three Goddesses of the Twilight' is far greater than that of the 'Night Primrose'." ”
Mr. Raglan, who was honest and honest, looked at the ceiling with a flushed face, and said in a voice that only he could hear, "Hmm...... Actually, it's just a little water......"
Mrs. Raglan proudly pointed to the nearest southern merchant and asked proudly, "Tell me, how much does a bottle of flower essential oil perfume sell for at the great bazaar of the Abbasid Empire?!"
The person who was asked scratched his head and replied, "The ordinary one is about 540 silver moons, and the high-grade ones are about 700 silver moons." ”
"That's right! A good bottle of perfume will sell for 700 silver moons in the south, and three bottles together will be 2100 silver moons!" Mrs. Raglan waved her fat arms, and her voice sounded like that of a priest in a church calling for donations: "And how much does a bottle of 'The Three Goddesses of the Twilight' cost? 300 silver moons, 300 silver moons! Honestly, this price is only enough to cover the cost of making perfume!"
Raglan crouched in the corner, facing the wall, and drew circles on the ground with his fingers: "That bottle of dung is made of things, and it costs only 7 bronze stars......"
Mrs. Raglan opened the wooden box again, pointed to the exquisitely made and ingenious goods with one hand, and slapped the table with the other hand, and her face was full of pain: "Three bottles of the best perfume! Don't want three or four thousand! Don't want one or two thousand! Just 998, as long as 998! You can't buy 998, you can't buy it, you can't be fooled! It's not much, it's first-come, first-served! If you're late! Congratulations, you'll miss it forever!"
Mr. Raglan, who was squatting in the corner, slapped himself hard in the face and said angrily: "It's all my fault! That day, why did I click on the icon called 'TV Shopping' in the 'Kingdom of Heaven' of the Holy Son?
On the other side, looking at the businessmen who were about to move in front of her, Mrs. Raglan rolled her eyes and patted the exquisite wooden box with her hand: "Buy the 'Three Goddesses of the Twilight' now, not only can you buy perfume at a super low price, but you can also get such a beautiful wooden box for free! Look at this packaging, it is an excellent commodity to sell, give away, offer, and use for yourself! And such a delicate and beautiful container, you don't need a single copper, give it away for free!"
At this time, some merchants have already come to the table and began to register the purchase quantity and delivery method.
Seeing that there were still some people still calculating the price and market, Mrs. Raglan secretly sneered and released the ultimate move: "In order to thank all of you for your love for the products of the Royal Family of Dusk, with the permission of the King, we will specially give a big gift to the first 100 customers who purchase the 'Three Goddesses of Dusk'!"
Mrs. Raglan opened a cloth bag with three layers inside and three layers on the outside, and a lovely crystal bottle the size of a little finger lay quietly inside.
The chief advisor of the Kingdom Market raised the small crystal bottle in his hand and shouted to everyone in the hall: "All the first 100 customers who buy the royal perfume on the exchange today - the 'Three Goddesses of the Twilight' can get a bottle of mini essential oil, the original price is 100 silver moon, now it is free!, but only for the first 100 people!"
As soon as these words came out, these businessmen in the hall who had experienced strong winds and waves and could be described as scheming had a string called "reason" in their heads...... Broken......
In the next second, the exchange passed through like a typhoon.
Red-eyed, people rushed to the registry office, shouting and screaming with their money bags held alof.
Business friends who used to know each other have become enemies who kill their fathers and wives, at first they are just foul language, then develop into beatings with both hands and feet, and in the end, the group fights escalate into armed fights. Money bags became the most handy weapon, cloth pockets were good for swinging and charging, and silver coins were excellent tools in terms of weight and lethality.
Coins fly, demons dance.
Half an hour later, under the maintenance of the Twilight vigilantes, the Raglans sent off the last buyer.
Mr. Raglan lamented the coin-smashed forehead.
His chubby lady was excitedly taking stock of the sales results.
"I don't want to have a second time with this kind of thing. Mr. Raglan put his hand into his mouth and said indistinctly, "I have a back molar, as if someone had cracked it......"
Mrs. Raglan turned her head with a red face and said, "Guess how many boxes of perfume were sold?"
"I don't know...... A hundred boxes?"
"Four hundred boxes!"
"So much?!" said Mr. Raglan a little dumbfounded, and after a while, he said to his wife with a worried face, "We don't have so much on hand! You know, there is simply not enough 'raw material' for perfume, and just last week, the gunpowder supervisor of the biochemical plant blamed us for affecting the production of saltpeter......"
The chubby wife seemed to have only the glint of coins in her eyes: "Speaking of which, isn't it just a matter of?" Last time I heard that there was a herb in the monk's side that could make people have diarrhea for a day and a night. All we need to do is get some and throw it into the well......"
Mr. Raglan hurriedly covered his wife's mouth, and he looked around, his face pale with fright: "Shut up quickly! That kind of thing is called poisoning! If you are caught, you will be fined and jailed!"
His wife, who looked a little dissatisfied, whispered, "That's really not going to work, we can find a way to hire someone to go outside the city to collect the dung...... You must know that for every box of perfume sold, His Majesty promises us a commission of 1 percent......"
Mr. Raglan was stunned: "Commission? one percent?"
Seeing that his chubby wife nodded, he began to count with his fingers: "Four hundred boxes of perfume, each box is 998 silver moon, and one percent of the achievement is ...... Uh......"
"What's wrong with you?Wake up!Why are you rolling your eyes?!"