Standing in front of the ticket booth in the first row, Zhang She and the people queuing behind him were stunned as they watched the ticket seller leave.
So all that getting up early to queue up was for nothing?
"Haha~ Brother Chen, look at them, what did I say?"
"Getting up so early to queue, and still not getting any, haha~, it's hilarious!"
Chen Xing and his group, who were not far away, burst into laughter when they saw the group of people who hadn't been able to buy tickets.
"Hmph, a bunch of bumpkins. We didn't get any, but you guys did? What's there to be so proud of?"
Seeing Chen Xing and the others who dared to mock him, Zhang She couldn't help but snort coldly. He then led a few friends forward, looking at them with unfriendly eyes.
"Tch, what do you poor bastards know? If we want tickets, it's super easy!!"
Seeing this, Chen Xing couldn't help but sneer, then turned around to look at those holding tickets and shouted loudly:
"This young master needs seven front-row tickets, five thousand coins each. Selling them is faster than making money!"
Originally, Chen Xing and the others planned to buy tickets at yesterday's price, but after thinking about it, four thousand coins was indeed not in line with their status. In addition, in order to show the people of Luoyang what it means to be rich and willful, they raised the ticket price to five thousand coins.
Hearing Chen Xing's shout, those who had managed to grab tickets and were about to leave stopped in their tracks, turned to look at Chen Xing, and showed a hint of interest on their faces.
Seeing that the group had stopped, Chen Xing turned around and looked at the young men from Luoyang with a smug expression.
"You bunch of poor bastards, just you wait! Someone will be here to deliver the tickets to us soon!"
"Heh~, is that so? But why do I feel like they're looking at you like you're an idiot?"
Seeing Chen Xing looking smug as he waited for someone to deliver the tickets to his door, Zhang She couldn't help but sneer.
"Huh? What's going on?"
Upon hearing Zhang She's words, Chen Xing couldn't help but turn around and look back, only to find that those who had tickets were just standing at a distance watching him.
"Five thousand yuan for a ticket, nobody wants to buy it?"
Looking at those people, Chen Xing couldn't help but shout again.
However, those people remained standing still, and at this moment, Chen Xing and the others couldn't help but show a hint of embarrassment on their faces.
"Haha~, five thousand coins? Who are you looking down on? People who can afford front-row tickets, would they be short of money? You bunch of bumpkins!"
And... if our Zhang family didn't use all our money to open workshops, buy coal, and buy slaves, would you even call your measly copper coins money? How ridiculous!
Just wait, once our business makes money, we'll show you what real wealth is!
Seeing Chen Xing's embarrassed expression, Zhang She couldn't help but burst into laughter, his words dripping with sarcasm.
"You...you only got to participate in those things because you were born in Luoyang. What's there to be proud of? How dare you look down on us like that?"
Thinking about how they had been treated with contempt since arriving in Luoyang, and how even some small landlords dared to look down on them just because they owned a workshop, Chen Xing and his ilk, who had previously been high and mighty in the area, were filled with rage.
"Hmph, do you know how much our family sacrificed for His Majesty and the court to obtain those things?"
"You bumpkins who only care about the land and exploiting the peasants, how could you possibly understand the benefits of industrial workshops? For you to even think about making money is wishful thinking!"
Seeing the unconvinced looks on Chen Xing and the others' faces, Zhang She snorted coldly, his expression full of contempt and disdain.
Today, the sons of prominent families and powerful clans in Luoyang have witnessed the benefits and luxurious lifestyles brought about by the circulation of goods and the economy. They naturally feel a sense of superiority over those local tycoons who still focus on land and make money by hoarding grain.
"you....."
Hearing Zhang She's words and seeing his arrogant attitude, Chen Xing and the others were annoyed but unable to refute him.
These people have a broad perspective. After traveling around Luoyang for several days, they also discovered the huge profits that could be made by setting up workshops and doing business.
After comparison, they also found that even the output of 100 acres of land in a year was not as much as the money earned by a workshop in a month.
If this continues, not only will the large families in Luoyang be surpassed by them one day, but even the small landlords and workshop owners might be overtaken.
During their few days in Luoyang, they truly experienced what it means to live the life of the wealthy.
Therefore, they realized that they could not maintain this comfortable life by relying solely on the land and exploiting the farmers; the only way was to develop industry, open workshops, or engage in commerce.
They look down on businessmen, but they value money.
Moreover, through their trip to Luoyang, they discovered that even the imperial court and royal family were involved in commerce, and their initial aversion to doing business had long since vanished.
They were especially envious of the highly profitable industries Zhang She mentioned, but since they couldn't negotiate with the Royal Trading Company, they could only suppress their envy.
However, this feeling of being inferior was truly unbearable for Chen Xing and the other people from other counties.
We came all the way to Luoyang to enjoy ourselves, not to be looked down upon by you.
All of this spurred them on, further solidifying their resolve to return home, open workshops, and engage in commerce, so that they could eventually buy back the dignity they had lost in Luoyang.
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