Although not everyone knows that the Cui family will hold a glazed appreciation meeting in half a month, everyone in Kyoto has received an invitation.
Although the venue is not as upscale as the Wang family's, directly borrowing a royal garden, it is said to be on a larger scale, and the number of glazed wares that will appear at that time will be several times that of the Wang family's original one.
It's strange to say that Liuli, a precious fetish, is rarely seen on weekdays, but why there are suddenly more of them these days, many people are puzzled.
The royal family once held a colored glaze appreciation meeting, which displayed many colored glaze Buddha statues and utensils.
The Wang family also held a colored glaze charity sale a few months ago and took out more colored glaze. This is not surprising. The Wang family, which is incomparably rich, happened to meet a foreign merchant and got so many glazed wares. It is nothing unusual.
But the Cui family is joining in the fun this time, according to their bold words, it seems that they have accumulated more colored glaze than the Wang family gave out at the colored glaze charity sale last time.
Everything has a value, and the reason why colored glaze is precious is because it is rare. Only a fool would spend so much money to buy it when a colored glaze appreciation meeting is held every now and then.
Of course, the number of colored glazes on the market is far from overwhelming.
Even if the price is really lowered, the Cui family will still make a lot of money this time.
The Cui family was proud, but those merchants in the capital who were also in the jewelry business had a hard time.
The wind of glazed glass has been blowing in the capital for several months, and there is no sign of it going to stop. Instead, the actions of these big families are getting bigger and bigger. If this continues, their business will become difficult.
Everyone is eager for colored glaze, but colored glaze is expensive, and given their wealth and status, it is difficult to get it, and running a small business can't compare with the Cui family's Jinyu Pavilion. a way out...
The shopkeeper of a jewelry store in Kyoto is sitting in the shop and sighing. From morning until now, there is not a single customer in the shop. This business really cannot be done...
While mourning in his heart, a black shadow suddenly appeared in front of his eyes.
The shopkeeper was startled, and when he looked up, he found a burly man walking in from the door.
"Guest officer, are you looking at the jewelry? Is it a gift or..."
The shopkeeper rushed to meet him. This was the first customer of the day, so he had to be treated well. Sometimes a business like this would be completed without opening for several months.
"Don't look at the jewelry!" The man's voice sounded as loud as a bell, "I'm here to sell the same thing as you."
"Selling things?" The shopkeeper immediately lost interest when he heard the words, waved his hands, and said, "We sell jewelry here, we don't buy things..."
The big man took out a crystal clear glass ball from his sleeve, swallowed back the last part of the shopkeeper's words, opened his eyes wide, breathed rapidly, and stared at him intently.
"Here is a batch of colored glaze for you to sell." The big man looked at him and said, "Look at the fineness, the luster, and the feel—it is definitely the best colored glaze."
The shopkeeper stared at the glazed ball in his hand, and even stopped breathing for a while. If such a thing were placed in his shop, it would undoubtedly be regarded as the treasure of the shop, and I don't know how many customers it would attract!
He is not eligible to participate in the colored glaze appreciation meeting in the palace, and he has not received an invitation to the colored glaze bazaar in the Wang family. This time, no matter how much it costs, he will keep the colored glaze ball at this moment!
Seeing that the shopkeeper didn't speak, the man thought he didn't believe him, frowned, suddenly raised his hand, and dropped the glazed ball in his hand to the ground.
Snapped!
After an extremely crisp sound, the big man squatted down, pointed to a pile of fragments on the ground and said, "Look, this crack, this fragment, isn't it fake?"
He picked up a piece and handed it to the shopkeeper, saying, "If you don't believe me, touch it..."
The shopkeeper's lips trembled, and his face had already turned purple. Pointing at him, he said in a trembling voice, "You, you..."
The big man patted him on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, don't worry, if you don't believe me, I'll let you drop one yourself later."
"Bring it in."
He waved his hand, and two people outside the door carried a large box in. After opening it, the shopkeeper's eyes were completely attracted by the dazzling array of things in the box.
The big man looked at him and said with a smile: "Well, today we happen to be doing activities, and each piece is ten taels. If you can't buy it for ten taels of silver, you will suffer a loss. If you buy ten taels of silver, you can't be fooled. You can buy one piece for ten taels of silver." Glazed wares, how about it? It’s better to act than to move your heart. If you buy ten pieces at a time, you won’t be able to pay for the broken one just now..."
"Twelve taels for one piece?"
The shopkeeper looked up at him, his eyes flickering.
"Why, think it's expensive?" The big man looked at him and said with a smile, "If you buy too much, the price can still be negotiated..."
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Cui Xi was the steward of the Cui family's Jinyu Pavilion in Kyoto and several nearby state capitals. It was originally just an unimportant collateral clan of the Cui family, but it soon ceased to be.
If all these colored glazes were sold, the Cui family would be able to make a huge profit from it, and this was all because of his foresight a few months ago.
The Wang family's glaze sale last time did not satisfy everyone. On the contrary, it made Kyoto's love for glaze prevail. The glaze bought from the Wang family can be sold at a high price after a short change of hands...
As for the Cui family, they bought colored glaze from Fanbang merchants and hoarded it, and when everyone's desire for colored glaze reached its peak, they took the opportunity to throw out...
Then wait to count the silver.
After this incident, he will definitely be able to gain the attention of the family, become a core member of the clan, and seek development in the court. It is impossible in this life, but if he is only in charge of the Cui family's business, there is a great possibility.
The invitations have already been sent out, and only ten days later, the Cui family's colored glaze appreciation meeting will begin. At that moment, it will be the new pinnacle of his life.
All is ready except for the opportunity!
Cui Xi looked at a young man walking from a distance, and asked, "Dongfeng, what's the fuss about?"
"Third Uncle, Third Uncle, it's over, it's over..." Cui Dongfeng's face was pale, and his voice was full of fear.
"What's the panic, what's the panic..." Cui Xi glanced at him dissatisfied, and said, "What happened, could it be that the sky is falling?"
"Liuli, Liuli..." Cui Dongfeng panted heavily.
"What's wrong with Liuli?" Cui Xi's expression changed, and he asked, "Could it be that something happened to Cui's Liuli?"
The word "Liuli" was related to his money, and Cui Xi's heart immediately tugged.
"Liuli from the Cui family is fine..."
Hearing Cui Dongfeng's first words, Cui Xi's heart was relieved.
As long as Liuli is fine, everything is fine.
"But...the capital is full of colored glaze now!" Cui Dongfeng's voice was still trembling: "Ten taels of silver can buy a glazed vessel, and also give a piece of soap, buy clothes and get colored glaze hairpins, buy perfume and get colored glaze The bracelet, Zuiyuelou, and Zuiyuelou's chopsticks have all been replaced with colored glaze!"
As soon as Cui Xi's body softened, he grabbed Cui Dongfeng's arm, bloodshot eyes immediately appeared in his eyes, and he asked in a trembling voice, "You, say it again..."
Cui Dongfeng's eyes were full of despair, "In the past few days, a large amount of colored glaze suddenly appeared in the capital, colored glaze, colored glaze is no longer worth any money!"
When Cui's family is about to hold a glass appreciation event, waiting to make a fortune, the glass that was originally hard to buy suddenly becomes a rotten street thing overnight. Who else would spend a lot of money to buy Cui's glass? Liuli
But the problem is, for these colored glazes, the price the Cui family paid is too great!
Cui Xitong fell to his knees with a loud cry, his eyes darkened for a while, and there was only one thought in his mind.
"It's over!"
Not far away, there was already a burst of noisy footsteps.
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Li Yi still overestimated the Cui family's patience. In just half a year, the price of Liuli fell from the clouds to the ground. If it lasted for a while, there would still be big profits to be made.
But he also knew that this matter should stop here.
This kind of money can't be earned much, and if it continues, Jingguo's fragile economic system may be at risk of collapse, and the old emperor will be anxious with him.
While thinking about these things in his heart, Wang Yong hurriedly walked in from the outside, and when he entered the door, he asked with a happy face: "Brother Li, did you hear about Brother Li, the Cui family..."
Li Yi nodded, sighed, and said, "The Cui family, the Cui family may lose several million taels this time..."