Chapter 765 I am afraid that I will lose several million taels
Although not everyone knows that the Cui family will hold a glass appreciation party in half a month, all prominent figures in Kyoto have received an invitation.
Although the venue is not as high-end as the Wang family and is directly borrowed from a royal garden, it is said to be larger in scale and the number of glazed wares that will appear will be several times that of the Wang family.
It is strange to say that a precious divine object like Liuli is rarely seen on weekdays, but why it suddenly happens more and more these days, which puzzles many people.
The royal family once held a glass appreciation party, where many glass Buddha statues and utensils were displayed. This is not surprising. The royal family is not surprised to bring out any treasures.
The Wang family also held a charity sale of colored glaze a few months ago and brought out more colored glaze. This is not surprising. The extremely wealthy Wang family happened to meet foreign merchants and got so many colored glaze wares. It was nothing unusual.
But what is the Cui family doing to join in the fun this time? According to their bold words, it seems that they have accumulated more colored glaze than the Wang family took out at the last colored glaze charity sale.
Everything has its degree. The reason why colored glaze is precious is because it is rare. If a colored glaze appreciation party is held like this every once in a while, a fool would spend so much money to buy it.
Of course, the number of colored glazes on the market now is far from overwhelming.
Even if the price does drop a bit, the Cui family will still make a lot of money this time.
The Cui family is prosperous, but the businessmen in Kyoto who are also engaged in the jewelry business are having a hard time.
The glass wind in Kyoto has been blowing for several months, and there is no sign of stopping. Instead, the actions of these big families are getting bigger and bigger. If this continues, it will be difficult for them to do business.
Everyone is eager for Liuli, but Liuli is expensive, and given their wealth and status, it is difficult to get it. Even if they run a small business, it cannot compare with the Cui family's Jinyu Pavilion. They only hope that God will quickly take back the gift of Liuli and give it to them.
A way to survive...
The shopkeeper of a jewelry store in Kyoto was sitting in the shop and sighing. From morning to now, there has not been a single customer in the shop. This business is really impossible...
While feeling sad in his heart, a black shadow suddenly appeared in front of his eyes.
The shopkeeper was startled, and when he looked up, he saw a burly man walking in from the door.
"Sir, do you want to see the jewelry? Is it a gift or..."
The shopkeeper hurriedly greeted him. This was the first customer of the day. He had to be treated well. In a place like theirs, sometimes a single business would not open for several months.
"Don't look at the jewelry!" The man's voice sounded like a bell, "I'm here to sell the same thing as you."
"Selling things?" When the shopkeeper heard this, he immediately lost interest, waved his hand and said, "We sell jewelry here, we don't buy anything..."
The big man took out a crystal clear glass ball from his sleeve. The shopkeeper swallowed back the second half of his words, opened his eyes wide, breathed quickly, and looked at him intently.
"Here is a batch of colored glaze to sell to you." The big man looked at him and said, "Look at the color, the luster, the feel - it is definitely the best colored glaze."
The shopkeeper stared at the glass ball in his hand, and even his breathing stopped temporarily. If such a thing were placed in his shop, it would undoubtedly be regarded as a treasure of the shop. Who knows how many customers it would attract!
He was not qualified to participate in the palace's glass appreciation party, and he was not invited to the Wang family's glass charity sale. This time, no matter how much it cost, he would keep this moment of glass ball!
Seeing that the shopkeeper didn't speak, the man thought that he didn't believe him, so he frowned, suddenly raised his hand, and dropped the glass ball in his hand to the ground.
Snapped!
After an extremely clear sound, the big man squatted down, pointed at a pile of fragments on the ground and said, "Look, these cracks and fragments are not fake, are they?"
He picked up a piece and handed it to the shopkeeper, saying, "If you don't believe me, just touch it..."
The shopkeeper's lips were trembling, and his face had turned purple from holding back. He pointed at him and said in a trembling voice: "You, you..."
The big man patted him on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, don't worry, if you don't believe it, I'll let you throw one yourself later."
"Bring it in."
He waved his hand, and two people outside the door carried a large box in. After opening it, the shopkeeper's eyes were completely attracted by the dazzling array of items in the box.
The big man looked at him and said with a smile: "How about it? We happen to be doing an event today. Each item costs ten taels. You can't buy it for ten taels of silver and suffer a loss. You can't buy it for ten taels of silver and get cheated. But for ten taels of silver you can buy one.
Glassware, how about it? It’s better to act than to be tempted. If you buy ten pieces at a time, you won’t be compensated for the one that just broke..."
"Ten taels per piece?"
The shopkeeper looked up at him, his eyes twinkling.
"What, you think it's too expensive?" The big man looked at him and said with a smile: "If you buy more, the price can still be negotiated..."
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Cui Xi was the steward of the Cui family in Jinyu Pavilion in Kyoto and several nearby state capitals. He was originally just an unimportant side clan member of the Cui family, but soon he was no longer.
If all these colored glazes are sold, the Cui family will be able to make huge profits, and this is all because of his foresight a few months ago.
The last charity sale of colored glaze held by the Wang family did not satisfy everyone. On the contrary, the preference for colored glaze became popular in Kyoto. The colored glaze bought from the Wang family can be sold at a high price if it changes hands...
The Cui family, on the other hand, exchanged colored glaze from foreign merchants for hoarding, and waited until everyone's desire for colored glaze reached its peak, and then took the opportunity to sell it...
Then just wait and count the silver.
After this incident, he will definitely be able to gain the attention of the family, become a core member of the clan, and seek development in the court. It is unlikely in this life, but if he is just in charge of the Cui family's business, it is very possible.
Invitations have been sent out, and he is just waiting for the Cui family's glass appreciation party to begin in ten days. At that moment, it will be a new peak in his life.
All is ready except for the opportunity!
Cui Xi looked at a young man walking from a distance and asked, "Dongfeng, what are you so worried about?"
"Third uncle, third uncle, it's over, it's over..." Cui Dongfeng looked pale and his voice was full of fear.
"Why are you panicking, why are you panicking..." Cui Xi glanced at him dissatisfied and said, "What happened? Is it because the sky is falling?"
"Liu Li, Liu Li..." Cui Dongfeng gasped for air.
"What happened to Liuli?" Cui Xi's expression changed and he asked, "Is it possible that something happened to Liuli of the Cui family?"
The word "Liu Li" was related to his money, and Cui Xi's heart immediately tightened.
"The Cui family's Liuli is fine..."
Cui Xi felt relieved after hearing Cui Dongfeng's first words.
As long as Liuli is fine, everything will be fine.
"But..., Kyoto is full of colored glaze now!" Cui Dongfeng's voice was still trembling: "For ten taels of silver, you can buy a piece of glazeware, and you will get a piece of soap as a gift. When you buy clothes, you will get a glaze hairpin, and when you buy perfume, you will get a glaze hairpin.
The Liuli Bracelet, Zuiyuelou, and Zuiyuelou’s chopsticks have all been replaced with Liuli ones!”
Cui Xi's body softened, and he grabbed Cui Dongfeng's arm. His eyes immediately became bloodshot, and he asked in a trembling voice: "You, say it again..."
There was despair in Cui Dongfeng's eyes, "In the past few days, a large amount of colored glaze has suddenly appeared in Kyoto. Colored glaze, colored glaze is no longer valuable!"
When the Cui family was about to hold a glass appreciation party and were waiting to make a fortune, the glass that was once hard to buy suddenly turned into a trashy item overnight. Who else would spend a lot of money to buy it from the Cui family?
The glass?
But the problem is, the price the Cui family paid for these colored glazes was too great!
Cui Zipong fell to his knees with a cry, his vision went black for a while, and he only had one thought in his mind.
"It's over!"
Not far away, there was already a burst of noisy footsteps.
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Li Yi still overestimated the patience of the Cui family. In just half a year, the price of Liuli fell from the clouds to the ground. If it continued for a while, there would still be huge profits to be made.
But he also knew that this matter should end here.
You can't make more money like this. If it continues, Jingguo's fragile economic system may be at risk of collapse, and the old emperor will get angry with him.
While thinking about these things in his mind, Wang Yong hurriedly walked in from the outside. When he entered the door, he asked with a happy face: "Brother Li, have you heard that Brother Li, the Cui family..."
Li Yi nodded, sighed, and said: "The Cui family, the Cui family is probably going to lose millions of taels this time..."
