"Wright? Why are you here?" Wu Lai looked up and asked in surprise.

"Why can't I come?" Wright poked his head out of the car window with a smile, "Don't come over yet, tie up your pet first, I swear in the name of God Amon, it's too scary."

Wu Lai laughed, shrugged and spread his hands as he walked towards the carriage: "Sorry, I never like to use ropes and chains."

"Then I won't get off the car." Wright just stretched out a fist and waved it, his body suddenly leaned forward, and another familiar face appeared behind the car window.

"Wu Lai, where's my brother?"

"Lori?!" Wu Lai was almost stunned.

Compared to Lori's slightly complicated purpose, Wright's purpose for coming to Salt Marsh Town was much simpler. He was curious, so he came to take a look.

Wright couldn't help but be curious. In the half month before he set out for Salt Marsh Town, mirrors, cigarettes, and matches were selling like hot cakes in Assyria.

The first mirrors put on the market were very popular among aristocratic women. The original price of a palm-sized mirror was only 188 gold coins, because its production cost was really not high. The gilded frame, pure silver back plate and handle did not cost much silver at all. The rubies and emeralds used for decoration were also very common items, and its decorative value was definitely greater than its value.

Wu Lai priced such a mirror at a uniform price of 188 gold coins. Firstly, he knew that the production of this rare item could not be increased. For a long time, the supply would be much less than the demand. Secondly, Wu Lai also wanted to let his followers have a share of the pie. After all, the members of the Tongji Alliance accounted for half of Wu Lai's trade in Salt Marsh Town.

Therefore, for every mirror sold by a Tongji League member, he could make a profit of at least eighty-eight gold coins. In other words, the part of Woolley's price that exceeded one hundred gold coins was actually the profit for the members.

But in reality, everyone earned definitely more than that. In an era when the Supreme Council had to rely on Woolley to set limits on salt prices, no one could expect merchants to abide by a unified price - after all, the essence of merchants is to make a profit.

The first batch of 1,500 mirrors were all sold by the members to Assyria City, because it is the central city of the Assyrian territory and always leads the trend of the Assyrian territory.

After the mirror came here, it was priced a second time. Lori was of course involved, because although she was not a member of the Seneca Kiwanis League, her identity and background were there - she represented Wu Lai in everything in Assyria, and even lived in the Green Building for a long time.

In the end, the first batch of ladies who bought the mirrors all spent 326 gold coins, but they all felt that this item was worth owning because they could finally know their skin color and makeup accurately. Of course, this also meant that they would spend more time beautifying themselves in the future.

Soon, taking out a mirror from a handbag to look at one's face on the street or at a party became the most fashionable trend. Every lady who did this would receive many envious glances, because not everyone could be the first to buy one. Of course, not everyone who bought one would just buy one mirror.

The second batch of mirrors was also priced at 326 pieces, and this price was also unknown to Wu Lai. Of course, it was also sought after by the ladies. Due to the low sales volume, many ladies rushed to Assyria from other city-states to wait in advance. As a result, while the mirrors of the Tongji Alliance members were still on the way, Loli's orders were already full.

The pursuit of the noble ladies also gave birth to a mirror with a sky-high price - it is the only dressing mirror in the Assyrian territory so far, eight cubits high and three cubits wide. It was priced at 68,000 gold coins by Loli, but after a fierce bidding, its final transaction price was 96,188 gold coins.

It is worth mentioning that the person who bought it was Gosmondo's legal wife, and her defeated opponent was Chief Connor's wife. This dispute, which actually had little to do with financial resources, has been interpreted in many versions. Of course, it also gave Loli the idea of ​​asking Wooledo to produce a few such large mirrors.

"How do you come up with so many good things?" Wright asked impatiently after jumping out of the car, "Wulai, are all these revelations from the god Amon?"

"I don't understand what you mean." Wu Lai laughed and joked as he picked up Loli from the car.

"You must be pretending." Wright smiled bitterly and shook his head. "Wooley, smoking has become the most fashionable thing in Assyrian City now, so you have made all the gatherings of Assyrian citizens full of smoke."

What Wright said was true. Although the pack of 20 cigarettes named "Assyrian Supreme" entered Assyria later than the mirror, its sweeping momentum was more fierce and overbearing.

The sales members of the Tongji Alliance held a small exhibition in various important commercial and entertainment areas of Assyria City. They not only touted cigarettes as a symbol of health and fashion, but also defined them as a symbol of noble status. The slogan "Assyria's Supreme, Aristocratic Elegance" written by Wu Lai himself explained this well.

"Look, you're getting more and more exaggerated, which is not good." Wu Lai said with a smile.

"I'm not exaggerating." Wright smiled and took out a pack of Assyrian Supreme from his arms. "Look, I'm also into this now, but such a good thing is only sold for one gold coin per pack, isn't it a bit cheap?"

"Is it cheaper? I think the price is very reasonable." Wu Lai asked.

"You would never have guessed that the price of this package has risen to three gold coins on the black market. By the way, can the production be expanded?" Wright asked with a smile, "If it's not too much trouble, can you include me in the bill?"

"There's not much room to increase production. If you just want to make money, I have something good to take care of you." Wu Lai replied with a smile.

"That's fine. But I can't come here to celebrate the Winter Festival with you for nothing this time. When I return, I have to take away a few boxes of Assyrian Supreme. I won't take it from you for free. I'll pay the market price. I don't want to not be able to buy it when I return to Assyrian City." Wright said.

"That's enough, Wright, I haven't said anything yet." Lori pouted.

"Okay, go ahead." Wright shrugged and muttered, "We're not leaving right away, why are you in such a hurry?"

"Wu Lai, ignore him, he has already bought enough." Loli giggled and took Wu Lai's arm, "I came here to spend the winter festival with you and your brother. I have no other intentions. I just want to ask why the price of matches is so low?"

"Do you think it's low?" Wu Lai asked curiously. One silver coin for two boxes, each box only has fifty sticks, and the selling price is almost forty times the cost. How can it be said to be low?

"I know the output of matches is high, but there are still a lot of people buying them for one silver coin, and it is convenient to settle the bill. And you also know that we have to take some risks, such as storage, so I think you should reconsider it." Loli said.

Wu Lai shook his head. "The production of matches far exceeds your estimate, and matches are consumables. Most importantly, I hope that civilians can afford them. The price of one silver coin for two boxes has already taken into account the risk of storage losses, so let's go with this price."

"That's such a pity." Loli pouted again and glanced at the cute baby basking in the sun, "Wu Lai, do you think the cute baby will remember me?"

"Of course it will remember you, but you know, it doesn't like people teasing it." Wu Lai said with a smile...

In the evening, Wu Lai ordered a table of food and wine at the municipal restaurant to welcome Wright and Loli. In addition to Guru, he didn't even invite Iles. The four of them ate and drank while chatting, and they were having a great time.

"Wu Lai, you must drink a few more glasses. Look, Lori and I have come from so far away to accompany you. Don't hide your alcohol tolerance." When the wine was half drunk, Wright said with a smile.

"You know, I've never been a big drinker, but I've already drunk a lot tonight." Wu Lai pointed to the empty bottle in front of him and said, "This is the first time I've drunk so much in Salt Marsh Town."

"Is it really almost there? Well, I won't force you to drink. Tell me, do you have anything good to give me?" Wright asked.

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"No, no, no, it's not the time to tell you yet." Wu Lai smiled and kept it a secret, "I'll tell you after you say hello before you leave."

Wright was startled for a moment, then nodded: "Okay, no problem, but you have to keep your word about my cigarettes." Today, when he visited the tobacco factory and saw the boxes of cigarettes in the warehouse, his eyes almost turned green. If he hadn't remembered his identity, he might have started moving them right away.

"Of course." Wu Lai smiled, put down the wine glass in his hand, and asked, "But, when I asked you about something during the day, you said you would tell me about it during dinner. Why haven't you spoken yet? Is it hard to tell me?"

"There's nothing wrong with saying it." Wright was busy strolling around during the day, seeing everything new, so he didn't want to waste time talking. But now he could say, "The situation in Assyria is not very good. Chief Connor and Dean Gesmondo are fighting fiercely now. And you know, there are gold mines in the Mondo Fertile Land, and Dean Gesmondo is determined to get them. The gold coins are being distributed in carts. Now, it is estimated that half of the people in the Supreme Council are on the side of Gesmondo."

Wu Lai frowned, because if Gosmondo came to power, many of his plans would be disrupted.

"What about the Duncan family? No movement?" Wu Lai couldn't help but ask. According to his previous plan, Qi Yuan and Connor should now join forces to block the business of Mondo Woye, create civil strife in Gosmondo, and make Gosmondo's backyard a fire and unable to take care of itself.

After hesitating for a moment, Wright suddenly lowered his voice and said, "The Duncan family has joined forces with Gosmondo."

"Join forces? Why?" Wu Lai asked.

"Woo Lai, Dean Gasmondo's target is the chief of the Supreme Council. Chief Qiyuan has always been at odds with Chief Connor. It is normal for Dean Gasmondo to form an alliance with him." Wright said.

Normal? That's not normal. Wu Lai frowned. If Chief Connor fought against Cosmondo alone, the odds of winning and losing would still be fifty-fifty. If Qi Yuan really stood with Cosmondo, it was self-evident what was waiting for Connor.

"Okay, let's drink." Wu Lai sighed softly and grabbed the bottle...

After a while, Woolley became drunk. Although he was not drunk, he was staggering and slurring his words. Seeing him like this, Guru quickly called Bailey, who was guarding outside the door, to come in and support him, and then he and Wright sent him back to the apartment.

After entering the room, Wu Lai ignored Yi Leisi's greetings and Meng Bao's welcome, and went straight into the bedroom and got on the bed: "Yi Leisi, help me send ..."

"The young master must be too tired. You have no idea how busy he is." Iris quickly explained to Wright and the other two.

"I know." Guru nodded, shook his head, and then sighed softly.

…

Wu Lai was dreaming. He dreamed that he was lying by a lake. The lake was beautiful, with ripples like fine lines on silk, smooth and tender green, and then gradually turning into deep blue in the distance. He looked up at the sky, where the clouds were moving slowly, flawlessly white.

Wu Lai stood up, the sunlight fell on him, making him feel warm. The reflection of the clouds on the lake was not white, but a mixture of tender green.

Suddenly, a pair of smooth, warm arms hugged him from behind. The fingers trembled slightly as they gently caressed his shoulders, chest, and abdomen...

No, it was not just hands, it seemed that there were also hot lips, gently, gently "branding" on his back and neck. Every time they fell, Wu Lai's heart would tremble a little...

Wu Lai turned around gently and hugged the warm body fiercely, and then heard a pleasant hum...