The main city of the Empire, a trading post.

One thing to say, business here is a bit mediocre, and it is not an exaggeration to even describe it as bleak...... Obviously the place is not out of the ordinary, but it is not frequented by many people.

It's not that the things sold are not good, but the goods here are quite novel, the price is not very expensive, including the service attitude of the teller is also very good, I don't know what I don't know is really patient and you carefully explain it clearly, it's nothing more than these people talk and do things very mechanically, puppets are the same, but in general it is harmless.

Now the general public also knows that this is a store opened by "overseas visitors", and it was also popular for a few days when it first opened.

But slowly everyone is not interested, the reason is very simple - the goods in the trading post have been replaced in the Hualan Empire, for example, the table lamp, the empire is not nothing, it is nothing more than one to add "divine breath" fuel, one to use what battery, in essence, the difference is really not big, in the case of similar prices, most of us are too lazy to change, why spend two dollars for the same thing?

Really good goods will not be sold, such as guns and ammunition...... Even if Xu Shi is willing to sell, the royal family can't really let you do this kind of business, otherwise wouldn't it be messy? It's all agreed in advance.

Coming and going, the followers of the trading post naturally became less and less.

Until today.

Not long after the carriage in charge of collecting the garbage left, the trading post that had just opened its doors came out with a large sign with only seven bright and bright characters on it.

Purchase Poseidon Stone at a high price.

"What's this?"

Soon someone stopped and looked at the sign for a long time with a puzzled face, "I don't know how to read, can you read it to me?" ”

"Yes."

The person in charge of the trading post nodded, his tone was flat but not small, "We bought the Poseidon Stone at a high price. ”

"What's the Poseidon Stone?"

The simple middle-aged man tilted his head.

"This is it."

The person in charge took out the sample, "I heard that it was a crystal formed when the sea god fell...... Well, there is a specific price here, according to the standard of 100 grams of a piece, this kind of white is worth 50 silver coins, 5 gold coins with blue, and this dark blue one, we will pay 50 gold coins. ”

"This little stone is worth so much money?!"

The middle-aged man's eyes straightened after hearing this, good guy, this is not a small number!

The Hualan Empire uses gold, silver and copper coins, 1 gold coin, 100 silver coins and 1000 copper coins, but for ordinary people, the monthly income is around 10 silver coins, and gold coins are even more difficult to see in the middle and lower markets, usually only the upper class uses more.

So this price is really scary, the most inferior Poseidon Stone can top their income for nearly half a year, if there is really a dark blue Poseidon Stone, it is not an exaggeration to say that it can get rich overnight!

"Well, that's the price."

The person in charge confirmed it and replied very seriously, "Of course, we will be weighed, and there will be some professional testing methods......"

The middle-aged uncle didn't listen to what he said later, and his mind was full of gold coins now...... Good guy, this kind of opportunity is rare in a hundred years, right?

The only problem is that he doesn't have the Poseidon Stone in his hand, hiss......

"What can this thing do? What do you collect it for? ”

The number of onlookers gradually increased, and some people's minds were a little clearer, and they asked this question curiously.

"I don't know this very well, the upper branches and the lower factions, we just do what we are told."

The person in charge explained, "But I think it might be used to make crafts? I heard that many nobles in the empire liked this kind of stone very much...... Here. ”

As he spoke, he pointed to the shelves, on which were several ornaments made of Poseidon stones, the whole was tightly fitted, and the light blue brilliance was very beautiful.

Naturally, everyone will not think there is any problem with this explanation, the nobles and lords do like luxury, and the wheels of the carriage must be inlaid with gold edges...... They would really pay for such flashy stuff.

In the case of logical self-consistency, the people who eat melons also began to discuss in twos and threes.

Of course, the most talked about is where to get this Poseidon Stone...... It sounds promising, but no one has this thing in their hands, so they can only watch and do it in a hurry.

That's when it happened.

"Let's let one go!"

Someone struggled to squeeze into the pile of people and took out a stone from his arms, "Dude, look at it, is this it?" ”

The person in charge took the stone, turned around and went in to taste it carefully, and then gave the answer, "That's right, it's this Poseidon Stone." ”

"But your piece is not very big, and it is not in very good condition, so it is only worth three hundred and forty silver coins, do you want to sell it to us?"

"What's the matter, my piece is obviously as big as you show!"

The man's face was happy when he heard this, but he was still a little reluctant, "The color is even darker...... Can you add a little more, make up a whole number, three hundred and five? ”

"No, sir, we have a clear rule here...... Alas, forget it. ”

The person in charge looked embarrassed, but he was relieved after seeing a circle of people around him, "You are the first seller, I am in charge, I will pay this money myself, I will give you ten more silver coins, next time it will not work." ”

"Okay, good, thank you, thank you!"

Seeing that the goal was achieved, the man also stopped in moderation, nodded again and again, and reached the deal.

Soon, a heavy cloth bag was delivered to him, the mouth of the bag was slightly open, faintly emitting a silvery-white light.

Now the people who eat melons are even more calm, if they had any concerns before, they are all gone now.

Can anything else be fake, can money be fake?

Not to mention, most of them may not have seen so many silver coins!

What's more, he has already leaned up with a dead face, and began to talk to the seller, "Brother, where did you get this stone?" ”

"I ......"

The man pursed his lips, obviously not wanting to say.

But under the watchful eyes of the masses, he couldn't bear it for too long, and finally reluctantly relented, "This is sent to me by the army." ”

"The army?"

"That's right, Lao Tzu is a militiaman, and he was also summoned when he crusaded against the sea god before, and he survived by luck, but it turned out that there was a heavy reward, and finally he gave the two of them money, and took these broken stones with ......"

Speaking of this, the man couldn't help but complain, "Originally, I said that his mother was not kind, so he fooled us with this kind of thing...... Now I can sell it for some money, so be it. ”

He didn't want to say more, so he quickly ran away before more people surrounded him.

But everyone has heard the news - the soldiers of the Empire should have the goods in their hands!

The armed distribution of the Hualan Empire, in addition to the knights of the aristocratic class, there are also some militias that are called on time, of course, many knights say that they are nobles, but in fact they may not be arrogant, and it is not for nothing that they eat chaff with their titles.

But in any case, now that this message has been obtained, those who should act must take action - the nobles may not be able to touch it, but for them, as long as they dig deeper, the militia with relatives will always be able to find it!

Then what to do now is very simple, before the news spreads, hurry up and get the Poseidon Stone from them!

"Everyone, don't get in the way of trouble."

The person in charge also reminded him in a timely manner, "If you have the Poseidon Stone, of course we welcome it, but if you don't, don't stand here and stand in the way." ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone immediately scattered.

What's the matter, why don't you hurry up and get some rocks to stand stupidly, what if you come too late and people don't want it?

Of course, there are those who maintain the opposite attitude.

"Sixth, I remember that several sons of your third aunt's family are all serving in the army? Then they must have this stone in their hands...... Let's scrape together some money and buy as much as we can, but don't rush to sell just yet, wait a minute. ”

"If you want to buy it, of course, I don't have that much money...... But why wait? ”

"Are you stupid? I don't think the price of Poseidon Stone will remain fixed, and maybe it hasn't spread among the nobles...... If they ask for more, the price of this thing will go up! Even if you sell, it's better to sell some of it first, if it really goes up, we can make more! Even if it doesn't rise, it is estimated that it will be too late to sell it when the time comes! ”

"Makes sense...... I'm going to listen to you! ”

……

"How's it going?"

Looking at the serious stupid apprentice in front of him, Xu Shi, who was sitting on Yinsong Island, asked with a smile.

"That's what you thought, master."

Pan Ling replied seriously, "The price you opened is not low, and some people have already started to trade the Poseidon Stone privately." ”

"That's right."

Xu Shi nodded with satisfaction, the trading methods of the Hualan Empire are not developed, and the so-called stock market is not perfect.

In this case, the introduction of such a system will indeed cause quite a lot of fluctuations.

"And what's next?"

The stupid apprentice asked.

"Do it according to your plan, find your sister Xingchuan to get some Poseidon Stones, not too much, and then put them on the market little by little in proportion, so that they have more trading options."

Xu Shi took a sip of tea and said unhurriedly, "As for how to make this thing more popular in high society, you should have figured out the way?" ”

"Hmm...... What I think is that the effect of just making ornaments may not be good, so it is better to tell them that the Poseidon Stone Belt can increase their strength and prolong their life? ”

Pan Ling frowned and thought about it, and tentatively gave an idea.

Xu Shi smiled even more happily.

can only say that the son is teachable, since he said that Pan Ling will do this, then of course he will not interfere too much, unless the stupid apprentice's approach is too outrageous.

But when she showed him her plan, to be honest, Xu Shi was a little surprised, because it was really not much different from his original idea!

As I said before, the so-called futures and so-called stock markets are immature here, but Pan Ling's plan gives such a plan...... I have to say that the stupid apprentice is not stupid at all, and he has obviously thought about it for a long time.

In this case, all he needs to do is polish, as long as he improves the details, he can use it directly, absolutely no problem.

For example, looking for a trust or something...... Obviously, you can put more effort into this aspect, so that people can see that it is too much of a failure to fake at a glance, so Xu Shi also specially trained those actors, and the feedback received was really good.

Including Pan Ling's idea of opening up sales channels in high society is also very good - since it is said that it is the favorite of aristocratic lords, of course it is necessary to really pull them in.

It's not difficult to achieve this - no matter what, Silver Pine Island will also have some upper-class relationships, such as Miss Xiaomei, with her identity, she may not be able to contact the nobles who are too high-level, but the kind of barons who catch a handful, including their attendants or something, is very convenient.

As long as it spreads from them, it will be no problem at all, and the general slogan of health care products such as "prolonging life" and "improving strength" is indeed tried.

Not to mention the beauty of Poseidon itself, the high ductility and plasticity of the stone also make it easy to be shaped into various shapes.

Of course, the best thing is that the royal family chose to use this thing as a reward for the soldiers - when they found out about it, everyone else died happy, because it undoubtedly made it easier for Poseidon to start circulating in the market, didn't it?

But if you think about it carefully, you can also know the cause and effect, it is obvious that the Holy See and the royal family have indeed studied this thing, and they must have known that this thing is a bit chicken, and it is not completely useless if it is useless, so they simply use it to the best of their ability...... This is the spoils of the crusade against the sea god, what's the matter, you are not convinced to use it as a reward?

What we need to do now is to make more goods on the market, otherwise it will be difficult to make the plate bigger, as for the price, of course, it must be developed according to the situation of some conservatives, and the price will be raised.

Yes, it was manipulative, anyway, he didn't lack gold and silver, and he brought a lot of it with him when he came...... It's really not enough, so I can continue to transport from the City of Night Sin, which is always on standby.

"Oh, by the way, I also set up some warehouses and pawnshops in the main city in advance to store the goods they take to sell."

Pan Ling added.

As it turned out, her consideration was really thoughtful, where did the toiling masses get so much cash?

A lot of people will definitely raise money in pursuit of profits, such as using livestock or other gadgets to monetize...... Of course, this part is also in their own hands.

"It feels like you're about to leave the apprenticeship, huh?"

Xu Shi was really satisfied with Pan Ling's performance, and praised from the bottom of his heart.

"No, it's all good ...... taught by the master"

was praised by him, and Miss Xiaoling was naturally happy, smiling and modestly saying.

But then again, the master is a bad master, so what he taught himself should be said to be "badly taught"?

But that doesn't sound right...... Forget it, forget it, just know what it means, why do you care so much?

"Since you know, why don't you hurry up and pinch the shoulders of the teacher?"

Xu Shi raised his eyebrows and greeted him with a familiar greeting.

"Oh."

Of course, Pan Ling didn't object, and ran over to pay tribute to the master.

There are countless times for the first time, and she was shy at first, but now she doesn't know at all...... She even likes to do this, what's the problem with being able to get close to the master?

……

The words are divided into two ends, Xu Shi is here to be kind and filial, and some people's lives are not so good.

"Grand Duke of the Ancient Sword, I heard that the people have been trading that Seagod Stone recently, what is going on?"

(End of chapter)