C202 (1/2)
”Ah …” scribe was startled, his eyes lit up. In front of him was a box of copper coins! He put down his glass and smiled awkwardly. ”What do you mean?”
”Master, then who is the East Gate Inn selling right now? As long as you nod your head, this matter will be settled. ” Zhang Xiang waved his hands, allowing the servants to leave.
”Fine, I'll sell it to you.” Then, he picked up a set of spongy silk s from the table. ”This is East Gate Inn's house and land deed, after you pay it, it will be yours.” This morning, Zhang Shiping and Su Shuang brought the biggest silk silk store owner, Wang Gong, to the Youzhou. From the moment came to the Guangyang County, Zhang Shiping and Su Shuang had followed his instructions and went to the Black River Region to invite Wang Gong, and arranged to meet him today.
”Greetings Lord General.” Once Zhang Shiping, Su Shuang and Wang Gong walked into the hall, they respectfully kowtowed to Yang Lin. This was Wang Gong's first time meeting him, hence he was nervous yet excited to the point that he couldn't even speak.
”Get up.” Yang Lin laughed, and pointed to the seats on the side: ”Sit and talk.”
After they exchanged greetings, Yang Lin clapped his hands and a few of his personal guards came out from the back of the hall. In each of their hands was a plate with three items on it: glass, matches, and books.
”Gentlemen, what are these?” Yang Lin smiled and waved his hand, letting the personal guards place the plates in front of them, allowing them to enjoy it.
The three of them immediately stood up and carefully examined these items. Although they had travelled far and wide and were experienced people, they were still dumbstruck when they saw these goods. Especially when the janissaries were demonstrating matches, they could hardly believe their eyes. Each of them struck a match with their own hands, but their faces were blank.
”Lord General, what are these treasures?” Su Shuang blinked his eyes and asked curiously.
”Hehe …” These are indeed treasures. ” Yang Lin walked over and introduced each and every one of them: ”This is a wine cup, water cup, and mirror made from glass. This is a match, and this is a book.”
The wine cups and cups of this era were mostly made of porcelain and some of them were also made of copper, while the mirrors were mostly bronze. There were no matches at all, and the books were all copied by spongy silk or written in bamboo for a moment.
”Lord General, you really have a lot of treasures.” Wang Gong thought that Yang Lin was only there for them to admire, and couldn't help but sigh.
”Hehe …” How much do you think these treasures will be worth? ” Yang Lin looked at the three of them, purposely teasing them.
Wang Gong's smile slowly disappeared, he immediately realized that the Lord General definitely lacked money and wanted to sell his and her treasures. It seemed that he was going to bleed, he cupped his hands towards Yang Lingong and solemnly said: ”Lord General's treasures are indeed priceless, I'm afraid no one can afford to buy them.”
”Oh …” Do you also think that this is a priceless treasure? ” Yang Lin laughed, he obviously understood what Wang Gong meant, and picked up a few books. Mr. Wang Gong, these books are all Confucian classics, with a complete set of the Thirteen Classics of Confucianism. How much do you think this set is worth? ”
Wang Gong hesitated, it seemed that this Lord General truly wanted him to buy and sell these books. He also picked up a few books and flipped through them. He was quite fond of them since they were indeed good stuff. Since Lord General had opened his mouth, he had to bleed for sure. He gritted his teeth: ”Lord General, these books are indeed beautiful, I don't know what kind of thing printed them. If the Lord General really wants to sell it, I will pay one million for each book, and a total of thirteen million to buy this set of books.
”Hehe …” ”Then I really am going to make a fortune.” Seeing Wang Gong's nervous expression, Yang Lin could not help but laugh, and continue to tease him. ”Mr. Wang Gong, how many sets do you want?”
”Ah …” Wang Gong almost fainted as he asked hurriedly: ”Are there a lot of them in Lord General?”
”To tell you guys the truth, I have as many of these treasures as you want.” Yang Lin nodded his head affirmatively, then said seriously: ”Mr. Wang Gong is mistaken, the reason why I called you here today is not to sell these treasures to you, but to sell them to the entire country.”
”So that's how it is.” Wang Gong laughed in embarrassment, picked up the book and flipped through it for a while, then raised his head and said: ”Lord General, if there are enough sets of books, each book will sell for ten thousand gold, and a set of books will sell for one hundred and thirty thousand gold, it's still easy to sell.”