"The princes of these feudal countries are really rich. Sir Earl, do you want to open our carriage?"
Asked a man who looked like a butler in a motorcade next to Archduke Webb.
"Open it, of course we have to open it. We are not going to compete with Duke Webb, but those 'old friends' have to compete with them."
The count said.
Yes, the emperor's thousand-year birthday is also a rare trip for the nobles of the Yongye Empire to show off their wealth.
On such occasions, whoever is more generous will give more precious and rare gifts. Whoever’s reputation will be greater will be spread more widely, and whoever’s influence will be greater.
Therefore, as soon as each noble entered the city, they rushed to open the curtain on the carriage and show off their wealth.
On this day, the entire imperial city was filled with the light of gold, silver and jewels.
Don't talk about civilians.
Even many nobles have never seen so much gold, silver and jewelry in their lives.
"Although these feudal princes are rich, they are genuine country bumpkins. Gold, silver and jewelry are everywhere. If there is anything unusual, please come and open the carriage and let these country bumpkins see the real goods."
Seeing the incomparable excitement on the street, countless civilians and small nobles onlookers were exclaiming, one noble said disdainfully.
"Yes, sir."
Immediately afterwards, another carriage was opened.
"Hey, what is that?"
Inside this carriage are not gold and silver jewelry, but a kind of cloth.
"There is actually a nobleman who is sending a cloth to His Majesty the Emperor. How shabby this nobleman must be. Even a viscount like me cannot afford such a congratulatory gift!"
Among the people watching, a viscount laughed.
"What a bumpkin. This is a kind of silk recently produced in the east of the empire. One foot is worth one hundred thousand gold coins. This cart of silk was bought by us adults with a lot of help. You can't buy it even with money. You You actually said it was shabby?"
After hearing what the viscount said, the beautifully dressed butler beside the carriage said in a tone of extreme contempt.
Chapter 0311 The sensation brought by silk and porcelain!
The noble butler's words instantly aroused doubts around him.
"Real or fake? One hundred thousand gold coins per foot. Is this cloth made of gold?"
Some civilians exclaimed.
A civilian's clothes generally only have 4 to 6 feet of cloth. There are some differences depending on men, women, or body types, but they are generally within this range.
Even in the Eternal Night Empire, a piece of thin clothing for civilians only costs dozens of silver coins, and a piece of thick clothing for winter only costs a few gold coins. These thick clothing generally need to be worn for a long time, several years, or even more than ten years. .
Silk, on the other hand, looks like a very thin cloth.
Calculated based on the clothes worn by civilians, the cloth used in their clothes would not cost more than 10 silver coins per foot.
100 silver coins are only one gold coin.
But now, this noble butler actually said that one foot is worth 100,000 gold coins!
sky!
Doesn't a piece of clothing cost hundreds of thousands of gold coins
No, there are processing fees.
The more expensive the fabric, the more expensive the processing cost.
You don't need to think about it to know that a piece of clothing made of this kind of silk would cost... millions of gold coins
Some civilians feel suffocated when they think of this number.
Oh my God!
One million gold coins for one piece of clothing.
Still very thin clothes!
These civilians simply can’t imagine it!
I also subconsciously couldn’t believe it!
One million gold coins, that is 10 tons of gold, a full 20,000 kilograms!
sky!
"Even if this cloth was made of gold, it wouldn't be worth so much money."
A civilian murmured.
really.
How much is a foot of gold worth
"Look at the logos on those carriages. It seems to be the logo of the Grand Duke Laurent family. This motorcade belongs to the Grand Duke Laurent family. Grand Duke Laurent should not lie. This kind of silk must be valuable, otherwise Grand Duke Laurent will definitely I dare not use such cloth to give to His Majesty the Emperor!"
At this time, a young nobleman recognized the nobleman carrying silk in the carriage.
"It's really Grand Duke Lauren. I remembered it. I heard a count show off a while ago, saying that he spent a million gold coins to buy a priceless piece of clothing. Could it be this kind of silk?"
Another nobleman recalled.
"I wonder if Miss Anne, the daughter of Archduke Laurent and known as the most dazzling jewel in the Eastern Six Provinces, is here."
After a nobleman learned about Grand Duke Laurent, the topic immediately went sideways.
There are two types of dukes in the Eternal Night Empire. One is a principality within the Eternal Night Empire. It does not have a feudal state, but it also has a vast territory. Duke Lauren is such a duke.
The other type is the dukes in the human kingdoms surrounding the Eternal Night Empire. These dukes are all the lords of a country and enjoy a kingdom alone.
"I also want to know how willing Grand Duke Lauren is to pull a whole cart with a foot of silk worth one hundred thousand gold coins."
"Yes, yes, I don't know where this silk comes from. It's so expensive. It's incredible."
“…”
The people watching suddenly started talking.
Not long after, the people watching on the street all knew that Grand Duke Laurent had brought a kind of silk cloth to the emperor for one hundred thousand gold per foot!
The news spread throughout the capital city and even the Evernight Empire soon after.
In the Eternal Night Empire, the things that the great princes pursue will definitely drive countless small and medium-sized nobles crazy.
Therefore, because of Grand Duke Laurent's show off, after the emperor's thousand-year birthday, the name of silk spread throughout the Eternal Night Empire at the fastest speed, attracting the pursuit of countless nobles.
From then on, the way nobles competed was not to compare who had more gold and silver jewelry, but to compare who could wear a silk dress!
A large number of wealthy nobles held gold coins and wanted to buy a few feet of silk because of their connections.
Of course, this is something.
"Grand Duke Laurent is making a big splash this time. I have long heard that a kind of silk has appeared in the three eastern provinces. This silk is not only extremely beautiful, but it also has a good magic affinity effect when worn on the body. It is better than ours. All textiles need to be high-end, but it’s a pity that I started too late and couldn’t buy them even at twice the premium.”
When seeing Grand Duke Lauren being in the limelight because of a cart of silk, the other Grand Duke couldn't help but feel jealous.
The Duke's words revealed some information.
That is, silk has undergone a lot of changes since it arrived in this world.
This is a magical world.
Elements of magic are everywhere.
Silk does not contain any artificial elements. Silk is similar to the cloth made of substances extracted from plants by elves, and has a very good magical affinity.
It's extremely comfortable to wear.
This also makes silk more popular in the world.
Especially some nobles who are magicians themselves.
In this world, nobles are noble.
The magician is more noble.
Something that is sought after by both will naturally be sought after by others!
Although most people simply cannot afford it.
But they don’t actually need to be able to afford it.
They only need to know that this is a very expensive thing, and the noble vanity can be satisfied.
After the Duke finished speaking, he added:
"However, although there is no silk, I have another thing. Butler, ask someone to open the curtain. We can't let Grand Duke Laurent steal all the limelight."
"Yes, sir."
Under the order of the Grand Duke's steward, several soldiers began to remove the curtain on the carriage.
"Hey, that's Duke Victor's motorcade. Look, Duke Victor's carriage is about to be unveiled. Let's see what kind of treasures Duke Victor will send this time!"
Some civilians with keen eyes saw the movements of those soldiers and looked over.