"You want to buy my perfume formula for ten thousand taels of silver? What are you dreaming of?"
Li Mingyue is the eldest princess of Da Qi, and Lu Chen should be polite when talking to her.
Li Mingyue's biological brother is the emperor of Da Qi, so Lu Chen should be polite when talking to her.
Lu Chen understood all these principles, but he couldn't stand the fact that Li Mingyue herself was not a human being.
The formula of perfume, this thing must be worth a fortune in any novel about time travel to ancient times. You want to buy it for ten thousand taels of silver?
Li Mingyue was stunned for a long time after being scolded by Lu Chen.
After she came to her senses, she glared at Lu Chen with an angry look on her face and said, "Lu Chen, how dare you! Don't think that just because you are valued by my brother, you can speak so freely in front of me!"
"It's important to know your own limitations, Your Highness. Reputation is something you earn yourself!"
"Don't feel wronged. Xixia offered me five hundred taels per bottle of perfume, and that's even before I have to worry about the raw materials and shipping costs. I can make a gross profit of ten thousand taels just by selling twenty bottles. And now you're asking me to exchange ten thousand taels of silver for my perfume formula? Do you think you deserve to be scolded?"
Li Mingyue's eyes widened as she stared at Lu Chen in disbelief. At this moment, her long-established values had completely collapsed.
Five hundred taels a bottle? Just such a small bottle?
Even though Li Mingyue really liked perfume, she felt that the price of five hundred taels was too outrageous.
That's five hundred taels. If converted into food, it would be enough to feed a family of five for many years.
To be frank, those country folks may not even be able to earn 500 taels in their entire lifetime. So, all their hard work cannot even buy them a bottle of perfume?
"You're talking nonsense!" Li Mingyue retorted through gritted teeth, but her voice was already trembling as she spoke.
In fact, Li Mingyue also knew that all of this was probably true, and the upper-class nobles of Western Xia were actually very rich.
"I really laughed. What's the point of talking nonsense about this kind of thing? Do you want me to call Li Chixiang over now so you can ask him in person?"
Lu Chen's fearless attitude once again silenced Li Mingyue.
If all this is true, then he should be severely scolded for trying to buy the perfume formula for ten thousand taels.
That's not a legitimate business, but she's trying to take advantage of her status as the eldest princess to rob people!
After figuring this out, Li Mingyue wished she could find a hole in the ground to crawl into.
It's so shameful! It's so shameful!
She thought that giving ten thousand taels was more than enough. She was very proud of herself and felt that Lu Chen should be grateful to her.
Now I realize that I was such a country bumpkin. I had no idea how terrifying the economic value of perfume was.
Obviously, this is a goose that lays golden eggs. Even if I offer more, Lu Chen probably won't agree.
What's more, even though she is the eldest princess, she is actually not one of the richest people in Da Qi.
Seeing that he had finally calmed Li Mingyue down, Lu Chen breathed a sigh of relief and bowed to her, saying, "Since Your Highness likes it, I'll have someone send you a few more bottles in a couple of days. We've just created a lot of new scents, so consider this a gift to reconcile us."
"If there's nothing else, I'll take my leave. I have some friends in the main hall waiting to continue drinking with me."
In this way, the two sides separated peacefully. That night, Lu Chen drank with a group of dignitaries until they were drunk, and Li Mingyue returned to the princess's mansion and tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep.
The next day, Lu Chen slept until noon. The hangover made him feel exhausted. He woke up at noon and sat alone at the table, drinking millet porridge in small mouthfuls.
After drinking the millet porridge, he went back to take a nap. It was not until around three in the afternoon that he finally regained his energy.
"Comfortable! Is this the life of the feudal ruling class? It's so easy to corrupt people."
During this period, Lu Chen discovered that if there were no new research projects, it would be the same whether he was there or not in the workshop.
Sometimes, without him, everyone works more efficiently. After all, everyone feels happy because there is one less person giving orders.
He reached out and rang the bell on the table. Mou Ping walked in from outside, bowing and saying, "Master, are you looking for me?"
Seeing Mou Ping's servile appearance, Lu Chen waved his hand and said, "How many times have I told you? After all, you are now an important manager of our workshop. Can you please stop acting like a slave? You also need to cultivate your own temperament, okay?"
After saying that, Lu Chen started to wonder if he should get a female secretary for himself. The kind that would do things for him when there was work to do, and do something else when there was nothing to do!
Mou Ping still had a flattering smile on his face as he said, "Master, I naturally remember what you said. When I communicated with those bastards down there, they were still very afraid of me. But in front of you, Master, no matter what, I am still a slave. Master, please let me serve you all the time!"
"Alright, alright, focus all your energy on your little prince. What are your plans for this afternoon and evening?"
Mu Ping shook his head and said, "Master, there's nothing going on this afternoon. Since we have to receive the Xixia delegation, we already arranged all the work on hand the day before yesterday."
"So I'm off for the next few days? Okay, so where do you think we should go for some fun?"
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