Forget about having them, most of these people have probably never seen so many silver coins before!
Some even shamelessly approached the seller, asking, "Brother, where did you get this stone?"
"I……"
The person pursed their lips, clearly not wanting to speak.
But under the watchful eyes of the crowd, he couldn't hold out for long and finally reluctantly gave in, saying, "This was given to me by the army."
"army?"
"Yeah, I'm a militiaman. I was called up when we were fighting the sea god. I survived by sheer luck. They said there would be a big reward, but in the end they just gave me a couple of coins and these broken stones..."
Speaking of this, the man couldn't help but complain, "At first I thought he was being dishonest, trying to fool us with this kind of stuff... Now at least we can make some money from it, so it's alright."
He didn't want to say anything more and quickly left before more people gathered around.
But everyone has heard the news—the Imperial soldiers should have the goods!
The armed forces of the Hualan Empire consisted of not only noble knights but also militia that could be summoned at any time. Of course, many knights, though nobles, were not necessarily wealthy; some even lived on meager rations despite their titles.
But in any case, now that they have received this information, they must take action. They may not be able to reach noble families, but for them, as long as they dig a little deeper, they can always find militia members who are related to them!
Now the task at hand is simple: before the news spreads, quickly get the Poseidon Stone from them!
"Gentlemen, please don't block the way here."
The person in charge also gave a timely reminder, "If you have a Poseidon Stone, we certainly welcome you, but if you don't, please don't stand here blocking the way."
Upon hearing this, everyone scattered like birds and beasts.
Of course! Why are we just standing here like idiots instead of hurrying up and getting some stones? What if we come too late and they don't want them anymore?
Of course, some people hold the opposite view.
"Sixth brother, I remember that your third aunt's sons are all in the army? They should have some of these stones too... Let's pool our money and buy as many as we can, but don't rush to sell them, let's wait and see."
"Of course you can buy it, I don't have that much money on hand... but why wait?"
"Are you stupid? I reckon the price of Poseidon Stone might not stay fixed. Maybe it hasn't even spread among the nobles yet... If they want more, the price might go up! Even if we sell, it's best to sell some first. If the price really goes up, we can make more money! Even if it doesn't go up, we can still sell more later!"
"That makes some sense... I'll listen to you, you bastard!"
...
"How's the situation?"
Looking at his earnest but foolish apprentice, Xu Shi, who was stationed on Silver Pine Island, asked with a smile.
"That's pretty much what you expected, Master."
Pan Ling replied seriously, "The price you offered is not low; some people have already started trading Poseidon Stones privately."
"That's right."
Xu Shi nodded in satisfaction. The trading methods in the Hualan Empire were not very advanced, and the so-called stock market was not perfect either.
In this situation, the introduction of such a system would indeed cause considerable fluctuations.
"So what's next?"
"I can't believe it," the foolish apprentice asked.
"Go with your plan. Go to your sister Xingchuan and get some Poseidon Stones, not too many. Then release them into the market little by little in proportion, so that they have more trading options."
Xu Shi took a sip of tea and said unhurriedly, "As for how to make this thing more popular in high society, you should have figured out a way by now, right?"
"Hmm... I was thinking that just making it into an ornament might not be very effective. Why not tell them that carrying the Poseidon Stone can increase their strength and prolong their lifespan?"
Pan Ling frowned her cute little brows and thought for a moment before tentatively offering an idea.
Xu Shi laughed even more heartily.
He can only say that the child is teachable. Since he said that Pan Ling should do this, he will not interfere too much, unless the foolish apprentice's behavior is too outrageous.
But when she showed him her proposal, Xu was honestly a little surprised, because it wasn't that different from his original idea!
As mentioned before, neither futures nor the stock market are mature concepts here, yet Pan Ling's proposal presents precisely this kind of plan... It must be said that the seemingly foolish apprentice is not foolish at all; she has clearly thought about this for a long time.
In this situation, all he needs to do is polish it. As long as he perfects the details, it can be used directly without any problems.
For example, finding shills or something... We can obviously put more effort into this aspect. It would be a huge failure if it was obviously fake. Xu Shi even gave those actors special training, and the feedback he received was indeed good.
Pan Ling's strategy of opening up sales channels in high society was also excellent—since it was said to be a favorite of noble gentlemen, then of course they had to actually bring them in.
Achieving this is not difficult—after all, Silver Pine Island has some connections with the upper echelons. For example, with Miss Mei, she might not be able to reach nobles of very high rank due to her status, but she can easily reach barons and their servants, who are a dime a dozen.
As long as the word spreads from them, there will be no problem at all. Slogans like "prolong life" and "enhance strength" are indeed infallible for health products.
Not to mention that Poseidon stone itself is beautiful, and its high ductility and malleability make it easy to be shaped into various forms.
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