On the carriage heading to Donglai Street, Jiang Shuwan burst into laughter.

"Your Majesty, is that really what you said?"

"Not only did they allow General Sun to occupy the Crown Prince's seat, but they also want to favor that palace concubine?"

"Indeed, I was completely stunned when I heard the news. That was His Majesty, so majestic and sacred, not to be trifled with. I never imagined he would do such a thing for money..."

Qingxing was completely bewildered, as was Brother Nai.

In their minds, imperial power and the emperor were both majestic and inviolable.

Let alone dealing with him, just uttering the words "Your Majesty" makes one's legs tremble with awe.

Who would have thought that the current emperor would be like this?

Although they made a million taels of silver in three days of business, His Majesty sat in the palace doing nothing and directly took 200,000 taels of silver as a share.

But he is, after all, His Majesty…

How could the emperor, with his majesty and the power to rule the world, do such a thing...?

frenzied!

How do I break free from the feeling that the imperial power filter has been shattered?

Qingxing and Naige were both in a daze.

"Miss used to say that money can make the devil turn the millstone, but I didn't believe it. Now I really have to believe it."

"And that concubine, out of so many concubines at the victory celebration banquet, she was the only one praised by His Majesty. He said her hairpin was beautiful, her dance was good, and he even wanted her to serve him that night. Tsk tsk tsk, she's so proud of herself. You know, she wasn't particularly favored before, and His Majesty has been worried about state affairs and hasn't visited the harem for several months."

"She's quite something, she took the lead and even surpassed Consort Gao."

"I heard that Consort Gao's face was really long, and those noble ladies who attended the palace banquet were staring at our glass hairpin with their eyes shining with envy."

Hearing Qingxing say that, Jiang Shuwan covered her mouth and laughed, "In that case, release another batch of jewelry. Don't release too much, it's a scarcity marketing tactic, release it slowly."

"Yes, Miss." Milkman nodded hurriedly. He appeared quite serious, but in his heart, he thought of those unapproachable noblewomen flaunting their expensive jewelry.

It's hilarious, isn't it?

No wonder Persian merchants traveled great distances and risked their lives to sell their country's glass to the Great Jing Dynasty; the cost was so low.

It's lamentable that their own country's silver was so easily pocketed by them.

"I heard that Persian merchants have been frequenting the shop these past few days? They don't buy anything, they just look around?"

“It’s true. They come and go several times a day. Are you worried that they might be jealous and cause trouble?” Milkman said with some annoyance. “Miss, I didn’t handle this well. We stole their business, so of course they’re very unhappy. Tomorrow I will tell the manager not to let them into the shop.”

"There's no need for that. Once you're in, you're a guest. How can we not let them in? Let them look around, look all they want. We should even give them the best glassware."

As Jiang Shuwan spoke, she smiled slyly, "Didn't our workshop produce a batch of top-quality glass when we were firing it? Don't be stingy, you can hold a small private exhibition tomorrow and invite them to come and see it."

"..."

Milk Brother paused for a moment before remembering what Jiang Shuwan meant by "top-grade glass".

“Miss, why show such fine glass to a Persian merchant? Such treasures are unique in the world. There are only two boxes of the finest glass, and you yourself are reluctant to handle them.”

What do you mean she can't bear to play with it? She's just shy!

She's an adult who's lived three lifetimes, how dare she play with marbles that kids play with?

How shameless she is!

It would be so embarrassing to say it out loud!

Jiang Shuwan felt a chill run down her spine when she thought of the glass marbles that Beidi had sent before the opening.

Even the top-quality glass produced in Persia today is not of very good quality.

Due to technological limitations, these glass pieces contain many air bubbles during firing, ultimately resulting in a semi-transparent or opaque state.

The price of glass is similar to that of icy jadeite; the more transparent it is, the closer its quality is to modern glass, and the more expensive it is.

Jiang Shuwan's glassmaking skills are the best in the world today, but they are still a long way from being as good as glass.

However, that's how manual labor is; accidents can happen if you're not careful. Somehow, the glass workshop ended up producing two boxes of glass beads.

The glass beads are about the size of a fingernail, round, and have color in the center. They are very transparent and look exactly like the glass marbles that cost ten for one yuan at the kindergarten store.

Even a five-year-old would find such a thing childish; how could an adult like her possibly play with it?

However, in General Sun's eyes, these glass marbles were the finest of the finest, and he was reluctant to sell them, keeping them all in Jiang Shuwan's warehouse.

Does anyone have a kind soul who collects this thing?

fall!

Ever since she got the glass marbles, Jiang Shuwan has been thinking all day about how to sell them without offending anyone.

After all, this thing only has two boxes.

Another top-tier beauty. Why did you sell yourself to the Minister's wife? Is it because you look down on the Duchess?

Since everyone had plenty of money and she didn't want to offend anyone, she just kept it in the warehouse.

Now, let's hear Brother Nai talking about Persian merchants.

A solution came to me instantly.

Goodness, we can't keep letting foreigners make money off us all the time. We should make some money off foreign gold occasionally too.

Foreign exchange earnings are generated right now.

Upon hearing Jiang Shuwan's words, Brother Nai was shocked. "Miss, do you intend to sell this batch of top-quality glass to Persian merchants?"

Jiang Shuwan chuckled, “It’s not just Persia. There are many foreign merchants in the capital, aren’t there? You can invite them all and hold a private auction. The highest bidder wins. Everyone here is doing business, and they must have many favors to be made in their own countries. Things like glass marbles are extremely rare. I’m sure those nobles who receive gifts will be very happy.”

"Remember, you must tell them that we ourselves are reluctant to sell these beads. If we didn't feel guilty for taking their business, how could such good things have fallen into their laps?"

“…Miss, if you hadn’t looked so disgusted when you mentioned the glass bead, I would have actually believed your nonsense.”

Milk Bro and Qingxing were speechless.

Jiang Shuwan always looked disgusted whenever she talked about glass beads, although they didn't know why their young lady would dislike such high-quality items.

It's safe to say that Jiang Shuwan doesn't think they're any good.

Now, to make money from foreign countries, they've immediately changed their attitude.

He also said that if he hadn't felt guilty, such good things wouldn't have been available to those merchants.

Tsk tsk tsk.

Hypocritical~~~

"What are you doing? What kind of eyes do you have? I'm clearly sorry for taking their business. I'm a Confucian businessman, don't you understand?"

"Miss, please stop pretending."

"You're clearly trying to fool a fool."

"Your lips betray you!"

"..."

All right!

I knew I shouldn't have smiled so brightly!