In the palace, facing Cheng Gujian, who was seen every day, the little empress Dongfang Xiao mentioned this issue curiously.

One thing to say, she has lived in the deep palace for a long time, and the real power of the lord and young ministers may not be very great, in this case, except for occasionally appearing as a mascot to show her face, she doesn't care about many things.

Now that he has taken the initiative to ask this question, you can imagine how wide the problem about the Poseidon Stone spreads.

“…… How did Your Majesty know about this? ”

Cheng Gujian's reaction was the same, he didn't explain for the first time, but asked like this.

"It's the female officials around me who are talking, and I overheard it......"

Dongfang Xiao pursed his lips and urged in a broken thought, "You quickly say what's going on." ”

"Yes."

Cheng Gujian nodded at this time, and told him about the Seagod Stone one by one.

“…… The first to propose the purchase of Poseidon Stone was the trading post opened by Xu Shi, and other merchants began to follow suit. ”

He concluded, "Nowadays, basically the whole main city is active in this area. ”

"That's right."

The little empress nodded thoughtfully, "Hearing you say that, it was the messenger who started first...... Why would he do that? Can you think of it? ”

"Hmmm......"

Grand Duke Gu Jian paused.

As the actual ruler of the royal family in a sense, he certainly knows more about this, but these days, he still hasn't been able to fully understand Xu Shi's intentions.

After crusading against the sea god before and harvesting a large number of sea god stones, he naturally sent someone to study it as soon as possible.

But the results are not good, again, this thing is a little useful, but not so useful.

It's okay to directly shatter the "Divine Breath" in the refinement, but doing so requires a special time-consuming and laborious effort to remove the impurities in the Seagod Stone, as well as the energy residue of the Seagod itself.

So in the end he didn't deepen it, and only kept a part of it, and the rest was distributed as a reward, as he said before.

He knew that Xu Shi's person was not simple, could it be that they had any better way to deal with it, and they could use the Seagod Stone?

Anyway, in his opinion, this Brother Xu is by no means a targetless master, especially with such a high-priced acquisition ...... If you want to say that there is no such thing as a cat, it is impossible to do so.

But after observing these days, he didn't find any other clues, and it must be said that they seemed to be making it a craft?

The trading post did display a lot of objects made of Poseidon stone, and Cheng Gujian also discovered that the trend of Poseidon stone ornaments began to become popular in aristocratic circles.

The earliest was the saying that "Poseidon Stone can nourish the ability of the "Chosen One" and prolong life", which is enough to make everyone's heart move, plus Poseidon Stone is indeed beautiful, it comes and goes, whether this thing really has such an effect or not, people are beginning to flock to it.

Whether it's a larger ornament, or a smaller necklace, bracelet, ring, or something, according to the next person, now in the circle of nobles, if there is no Poseidon Stone on the body or at home, it is really embarrassing to see people...... Gradually, such a trend began to emerge in the civilian circle.

Poseidon stone is divided into three, six and nine grades, the kind of blue color of the superior varieties of the general public can not afford to consume, but the inferior gritted teeth can still buy one or two pieces - although the standard of Shanghai Shenshi in the market is now measured according to one hundred grams, but most of the handicrafts made by it do not use this number.

For example, a ring necklace, inlaid with three or five grams of the most inferior Poseidon stone, the final price is only a dozen or dozens of copper coins, what can not afford it?

Don't look at everyone's dissatisfaction with the aristocratic lords, but the body is very honest to learn their hobbies and try to keep up with them...... People are vain, as if as long as they wear the Poseidon Stone, they are also nobles.

That should be the purpose of Xu Shi?

For the concept of "luxury", Cheng Gujian is still very easy to figure out...... From this point of view, he should be using this thing to earn the difference, and the price of the refined Poseidon Stone must be higher than the purchase price.

Is this also what he is trying to make up for the loss of the crusade against the sea god? There is a saying that in order to crusade against the sea god, no matter who the three parties pay, the contribution is not small, manpower and material resources...... As for the operation of acquiring the Seagod Stone, Cheng Gujian seemed to be normal, he knew that Xu Shi was in a deep crisis at the beginning, and they had no time to collect loot there, and the inventory in their hands was definitely not as much as that of themselves or the Holy See, and now that they want to do this kind of thing, they will naturally pay to buy more.

So, he told Dongfang Xiao his analysis, "According to what Yichen saw, this is probably the case. ”

"Oh."

The little queen blinked her eyes and muttered, "It's really interesting for a while......

Cheng Gujian agreed, and he also admitted that Xu Shi's methods were indeed good, because this was the way to maximize the benefits of the Seagod Stone so far, not to mention that it could bring such a trend in such a short period of time, and he could know with his feet that he would make a lot of money.

Thinking about it, he smiled unconsciously, why didn't he take this into account? It's just that its waste is used and distributed to his subordinates, and many people complain behind their backs...... Old.

"What does the Grand Duke think about this?"

Dongfang Xiao also smiled, looked at him and asked again.

"According to the minister's view, this is not a bad thing."

Cheng Gujian thought for a moment and said seriously, "Xu Shi did make a profit for their city-state by doing this, but in the end, the empire as a whole also harvested more gold and silver for circulation. ”

"The minister is thinking, since this is the case, then we might as well follow suit, and purchase and process the Poseidon Stone in the name of the royal family, so that we can really fill the treasury."

This is the reason, Xu Shitou has more money to buy Poseidon Stone, in essence, it is still for himself to seek profits, and it will definitely be inappropriate in the long run, it is better for them to do it themselves, and the fertilizer and water will not flow into the fields of outsiders.

As for how to do it, I can't think of a way to learn it. The empire is not without craftsmen, and the ornaments created may be even better, and for the people of the Hualan Empire, no matter what, the existence of the royal family will always make them more at ease than outsiders.

"Do we still need acquisitions?"

The little empress tilted her head, "Didn't you tell me that you brought back a lot of Poseidon Stones from this trip?" ”

"This ......"

Cheng Gujian touched his nose, he brought back a lot, but he also sent out a lot of them before, otherwise where would there be so many goods on the market?

Now I can only recycle it little by little, but fortunately, it is not too late to make amends.

"Please also ask Your Majesty for forgiveness."

He arched his hand.

"It's okay, I forgive you!"

Dongfang Xiao pursed his lips and waved his hand indifferently, "You just hurry up and do it, pass on my edict, you immediately arrange someone to be in charge of this matter...... By the way, I forgot to ask, what is the attitude of the Holy See on this matter? ”

"Back to Your Majesty, they don't seem to pay too much attention, but according to the current situation, they will never miss it if they want to come to the Holy See."

After dealing with the Holy See for so many years, Cheng Gujian is quite sure about this, things are already on the bright side, can you think of others...... Maybe the Holy See has a greater advantage, they didn't release so many Poseidon Stones like themselves, and they had more inventory in their hands.

If they also participate, things may be better sold - the Holy See itself has a lot of symbolic totemic symbols, so just get a version of the Poseidon Stone and swing it in the church, telling the faithful that it has been blessed by God.

According to their urine, they must be saying "play more and pay less", but for believers, they are willing to pay for several times the price...... Over the years, the Holy See has been relying on this method to make money, and it has been tried and tested.

In this way, they do have a greater advantage, so they have to grasp it even more.

"The minister will retire first."

Cheng Gujian didn't dare to slack off, got up and prepared to leave - he had the privilege of giving a seat, and he had been sitting and talking to Dongfang Xiao just now, which was a treatment that others could not enjoy.

"Well, you can do it, don't worry."

The little empress didn't keep him, but after thinking about it, she still asked, "Speaking of which, what about Xu Shiren?" In the end, it is the hero of the crusade against the sea god, or should I be thanked. ”

Although there is not much publicity on the surface, but here is just the two of them, Dongfang Xiao's words are also straightforward, if you want to cooperate again in the future, you can't keep hanging others.

"He should be recuperating on Silver Pine Island."

Cheng Gujian replied, "The relationship between them and Yinsong Island has always been good, Your Majesty, you know. ”

"Oh."

Dongfang Xiao bowed slightly, "Then pass on my meaning, let him take good care of his injuries first, when will he come back, when will he come to the palace first, I will personally meet him, this etiquette is considered thoughtful, right?" ”

"Yes."

Cheng Gujian responded, although it was okay for him to go to "condole" Xu Shi, but since Dongfang Xiao had this intention, he couldn't stop it—not to mention that she was the empress in the end, if she came forward, it would be more important to reflect the meaning of attention.

"Then there is the Grand Duke of Lao."

Dongfang Xiao smiled, and then commanded, "There is more, I have always said that the Poseidon Stone Poseidon Stone, I don't have a decent ornament until now, can you help me get one?" ”

As she spoke, she beckoned to her subordinates and brought a few high-quality Poseidon Primordial Stones, "Well, can you perform that, that's it...... You know that, right? ”

"Yes."

Cheng Gu Jian comprehended, wiped his finger, and carved it into a lifelike bird in an instant, "Please also ask Your Majesty to smile." ”

"Okay."

Dongfang Xiao smiled happily, and stroked his palm again and again, "Since I was a child, the Grand Duke has been good to me, and you will do whatever I say." ”

"Your Majesty has won the award, this is the duty of the minister."

Cheng Gujian smiled and said, "The minister will retire first." ”

"Go, go, go."

The little queen couldn't put it down while holding the bird, and said casually.

But not long after Cheng Gujian left, the joy in her eyes swept away.

Instead, there is extreme gloom.

Looking at the bird sculpture again, Dongfang Xiao just sneered, and then pinched it hard, and with a bang, the fragments splashed.

"Your Majesty!"

The female officer behind him exclaimed, and hurriedly stepped forward and said, "What are you...... Ah, you're injured and your hands are covered in blood......"

"Don't worry."

The little empress's face was still calm and gloomy, and she didn't seem to feel any pain at all.

Instead, she looked at the female official with interest first.

"You're not going to say it...... Right? ”

“…… No, definitely not ......"

This female official is not very old, she is just serving her food, clothing and daily life, and she has only been here for a short time, where has she ever seen Her Majesty the Empress show such an expression.

Just seeing it shocked her, is this still the amiable majesty on weekdays?

She was so scared that she couldn't even speak, how could there be any other actions?

"Wouldn't it? I don't think you will, your family is all working in the palace, and they have always been very loyal. ”

Dongfang Xiao looked at her with a smile, reached out and touched her face, "Of course, it's mainly because you're good, right?" ”

"Hmmm......"

"Alright, you can go down."

"Yes...... Then your hurt ......"

"You don't have to."

The little empress pulled out the fragments in her hand one by one as if nothing happened, and then blew lightly, and immediately healed as before, without the slightest trace.

"Hee-hee, I'm very good."

She looked at her palms and smiled sweetly.

……

Xu Shi is indeed still on Silverpine Island.

Of course, he is not in a hurry to return to the main city, as long as things start to work, he doesn't need to go back so soon, wouldn't it be better to maintain a state of "still recuperating from his injuries"?

Anyway, it's not that he can't receive news from there, basically what's happening in the main city is updated to him in real time.

"Master, master, the royal family has also begun."

The small microphone Pan Ling came with the news, "They opened an official trading post to buy or sell Poseidon Stone, and then they also opened a special processing factory and began to create related handicrafts." ”

"Even the Holy See has taken a similar action, and they have begun to replace some common ornaments with the material of Poseidon stone...... Just as you think! ”

To tell the truth, although it is commonplace now, every time she sees others as if they were arranged, and she is doing it step by step according to Xu Shi's plan, she still can't help but be moved, and she admires Xu Shi extremely in her heart.

"Really?"

Xu Shi stretched.

This is the right thing to do, proving that both the royal family and the Holy See are just putting his behavior at the level of "making money" as he expected, and they are more concerned about the Poseidon Stone itself.

Especially on the royal family's side, there doesn't seem to be any intention of banning their own management rights - this is a bit of a statement, as if they are saying that there is money to make together, it can be seen that they don't want to do things too desperately, after all, there was unhappiness when they crusaded against the sea god before, of course, they can't really tear their faces.

As everyone knows, there are a lot of twists and turns behind this...... Of course, it's normal, they don't understand this, and they can find the problem for a while.

Then I'll be a little tired and be a teacher for them.

"It's time for a change of role."

(End of chapter)