The Empress' Livestream - Chapter 440
Chapter 440: Why Didn’t You Rob Instead? (IV)
Among the people present, only Feng Jin could still maintain his grace. Qiguan Rang and Xu Ke were both shocked. Xu Ke who somewhat overreacted was in a worse situation. The red dates and white fungus soup almost entered his lungs. He felt so terrible that he put his hand over his chest while coughing.
“What? 30000 strings of 1000 cash?”
Xu Ke’s coughing had been relieved and his voice suddenly became high-pitched. His finger that was pointing at the glass was trembling.
What a spendthrift!
He knew very well about how much family property his lord had… but had she actually bought such a flashy item without substance with it?
As the person who managed the internal affairs of the entire district headquarters, Xu Ke was so angry that he almost fainted. However, he forgot that Jiang Pengji did not have that much money at all.
Even if she put the entire Xiangyang District in debt, she probably would not be able to obtain such a huge amount of money, let alone embezzling the funds of the district headquarters.
The 30000 strings of 1000 cash was just mentioned to tease the three of them.
She did not expect them to not have any sense of humor.
Qiguan Rang and Feng Jin were the first to regain their senses and glanced seriously at Jiang Pengji who was smiling.
“You’re not the kind of person who’d indulge in pleasure. Why would you spend 30000 strings of 1000 cash on something like this? Don’t trick me…”
Although Feng Jin was born in the Feng family, he would not buy a set of collectibles with 30000 strings of 1000 cash. It was not that he could not afford it, but he was more pragmatic.
“Tsk. The three of you really don’t have any sense of humor. Don’t expose me when Coach Meng and Coach Luo are here later.”
The three of them felt exhausted by having such a playful master.
“These were produced during the baking of the flashed bricks in the kiln last night. Their quality aren’t consistent. These aren’t glass of top-grade quality, so I initially wanted to destroy them. However, thinking about how diligent you all are, I took a set and placed them in the government office.” Jiang Pengji smiled brightly and she looked smug. “What do you think? Do you think they’re worth 30000 strings of 1000 cash?”
30000 strings of 1000 cash?
Why did she not just rob instead?
Xu Ke looked depressed and discontented. He originally thought that his master had already become slightly more mature, but she was still that bad.
Feng Jin straightened his mind and carefully looked at the object in his hand. He only opened his mouth slowly after a while.
“This is a rare find in the world. It can be called as a marvelous creation excelling nature. Its quality is also unheard of. It’s definitely worth 30000 strings of 1000 cash to an expert… It’s just that… I don’t know how much money, manpower and time are required to produce it…”
In the pursuit of fame, wealthy local tyrants would definitely buy it for 30000 strings of 1000 cash. They would even make a scramble for it happily.
However, in today’s world, who would spend this much on a set of luxury goods for use?
Jiang Pengji drank the red dates and white fungus soup while listening to Feng Jin. She became more and more confident.
“I’ve already said that it’s a product produced during the baking of the flashed bricks. How much money, manpower and time do you think is required to produce it?” Jiang Pengji continued with a smile, “Huaiyu’s foresight is definitely accurate. You’re indeed the second son of an aristocratic family. I’m completely rest assured when you said that it’s worth 30000 strings of 1000 cash. Why worry about the sales if it’s operated well? The only concern is that supply would fall short of demand and people would beg to buy it.”
Feng Jin and the others were startled. When they understood what Jiang Pengji meant, they were struck dumb with amazement.
“Lord, are you saying that… you’ll sell them in exchange for 30000 strings of 1000 cash?”
Jiang Pengji replied casually, “No. These glasses are for you. There’s always a muddy taste when you drink tea in an earthenware bowl.”
Jiang Pengji not only wanted to bake glass products, but also fine porcelain.
In fact, there were already porcelains in the ancient times, but they were of very poor quality. The audience in the streaming room felt that they could be improved. This would also generate a huge amount of income.
Seeing the confused looks on the faces of the three strategists, Jiang Pengji continued shamelessly, “Why would I treat you shabbily, oppress and exploit you when I’m a lord who understands and sympathizes with my subordinates? The few glass tea sets baked in the kiln are those that would be sold. Even if I’m just playing with mud, I’m different from the others. I can create something new… It may be sold for 3 million strings of 1000 cash instead of 30000, or maybe even more.”
She wanted to see if there was anyone else who would tease her for just playing with mud.
If she did not play with mud, where would the flashed bricks in Xiangyang District come from?
Where would the glass in the kiln come from?
Although Jiang Pengji did not look proud, her eyebrows were a little higher than usual.
Feng Jin and the others were too shocked that they did not discover this detail. However, the audience in the streaming room had realized it with their sharp eyes.
Jintian Jigengya: “Tsk, tsk. Look at The Streamer. She’s So conceited.”
Buzhidaoya: “If it wasn’t for your reminder, I wouldn’t have noticed this detail. Looking at her now, The Streamer isn’t just conceited. She’s about to ascend to heaven!”
Yexushi Dangeng: “She’s owed some punches because of her smug look, but why do I think she’s so cute?”
Buyao Hushuobadao: “Sigh. If that’s the case, I’ll stay behind silently and feel sorry for the people who are about to be defrauded.”
Why were they fools?
They were silly, rich and quick to spend.
Jiang Pengji had her target on the three tribes of the North borderline and she set it as the first place for practicing fraud.
Although the North borderline kept instilling the fact that they were strong in their minds and they wished they could look down upon Dongqing with the white of their eyes, they valued items from the Central Plains very much. They even made it into a trend, not to mention they fell over each other in their eagerness to buy the items. They were the typical type of people who acted differently from what they said.
The aristocratic ladies of the North borderline were proud of their treasures from the Central Plains. Things that could only be sold for one or two strings of 1000 cash in the Central Plains could be sold for at least tenfold of that in the North borderline. If it was not for such profits, which businessman would be willing to run trades in the North borderline when it was tough to get there?
Xu Ke and the others were so shocked by Jiang Pengji’s grandiloquence that they even forgot how to speak.
Feng Jin reacted first and replied in a serious tone, “Then, you must strictly keep the manufacturing method of this product a secret.”
“Don’t worry. I’ll get someone to keep a close watch over the kiln before we make enough money.” With Feng Jin’s reminder on top of Liu She’s, would Jiang Pengji not pay attention to it? She had already thought of a way to deal with it. When a thing was scarce, it would be precious. It would become worthless once there were too many of it.
She would break a man’s family line if they dared to crush her source of income!
Xu Ke had a dreamlike facial expression on his face. He only found his voice after a while.
“Lord, what is the specific production cost for these things…?”
“I think it only costs a few pennies since it’s a by-product produced while baking the bricks,” Jiang Pengji replied uncertainly.
Everyone was silent.
Items which were worth only a few pennies… were sold for 30000 strings of 1000 cash… Would one’s conscience not hurt?
Xu Ke subconsciously touched his chest.
Why would their conscience hurt when they were the ones making money?
Not only did it not hurt, it was alive and kicking.
The three of them shouted in unison, “Great!”
Host V: “When this batch of glass is sold, the government of Xiangyang District will have the money to pay their salaries.”
Jiang Pengji’s words were like a bomb explosion. It shook the audience in the streaming room so much that they could not come to their senses.
Wait… What did the streamer say?
Pay salaries?
The viewers in the streaming room were still immersed in Jiang Pengji’s shamelessness, but they did not expect her to be this audacious.
Sanzhatiao: “No way. You oppress and exploit them to work crazily and you’ve never paid them from the start?”
