It's the age of cyber, and you're still a traditional villain?

Chapter 252 I'm very obedient too, aren't I?
In the palace, the little empress Dongfang Xiao asked this question curiously in front of Cheng Gujian, whom she saw every day.

There is one thing to say, she has lived in the deep palace for a long time, and the master and young ministers may not have great power. In this case, except for occasionally showing her face as a mascot, she doesn't care about many things.

Now he took the initiative to ask this question, one can imagine how wide the range of questions about the Seagod Stone spread.

"...How did His Majesty know about this?"

Cheng Gujian's reaction was the same, he didn't explain at the first time, but asked like this instead.

"It was the female officials around me who were talking, and I overheard it..."

Dongfang Xiao curled her lips and urged, "Hurry up and tell me what's going on."

"Yes."

Cheng Gujian nodded and told about the Sea God Stone.

"...The trading post opened by Xu Shi was the first to propose the acquisition of the Sea God Stone, and other trading houses began to follow suit later on."

He concluded, "Nowadays, basically the entire main city is very active about it."

"That's it."

The little queen nodded thoughtfully, "Listen to what you said, it was the envoy Xu who started it first... Why did he do this? Can you think of it?"

"Um……"

Grand Duke Gu Jian paused.

As the actual power holder in a certain sense of the royal family, he certainly has a deeper understanding of this, but these days, he still hasn't been able to fully understand Xu Shi's intentions.

He had harvested a large amount of Seagod Stones from the previous crusade against Seagod, so he naturally sent someone to study them immediately.

However, the results obtained are not good. Again, this thing is somewhat useful, but not that useful.

It's okay to directly shatter the "divine breath" in the refining, but it takes time and effort to remove the impurities in the Sea God Stone and the remaining energy of the Sea God itself. Those "divine breath" veins that he has mastered.

So in the end, he didn't deepen it, and only kept a part of it for storage, and the rest was distributed as rewards as mentioned before.

He did know that Xu Shi was not a simple person, could it be that they had some better way to deal with it, and could use the Sea God Stone?
Anyway, in his opinion, this brother Xu is by no means a targetless target, especially such a high-profile acquisition at a high price... It is impossible to say that there is nothing fishy there.

But after observing these days, he didn't find any other clues. What he must say is that they seem to be making it into a handicraft?
The trading station did display a lot of objects processed from the Sea God Stone, and Cheng Gujian also discovered that there was a trend of Sea God Stone jewelry becoming popular in the noble circles.

The earliest saying is that "the Sea God Stone can nourish the abilities of the "God's Chosen" and prolong life", which is enough to make everyone's heart move. In addition, the Sea God Stone is indeed beautiful, and it comes and goes. No matter whether this thing really has such effects, people will Started to flock to it.

Whether it's a larger decoration or a smaller necklace, bracelet, ring, etc., according to the servants, in the circle of nobles, if they don't have the Sea God Stone on their body or at home, they will be ashamed to meet people... Gradually, this kind of atmosphere also began to emerge in the civilian circle.

There are three, six or nine grades of Poseidon Stone. The general public cannot afford the high-grade variety of blue color, but the lower-grade ones can still buy one or two pieces - although the standard of Poseidon Stone in the market today is based on one. One hundred grams is used as a measurement, but most of the handicrafts made from it do not use this amount.

For example, rings and necklaces, inlaid with three to five grams of the most inferior Sea God Stone, the final price is only a dozen or dozens of copper coins. Why can't they afford it?
Don't look at everyone's dissatisfaction with the nobles, but they are honestly learning their hobbies and trying to match them... People have vanity, as if as long as they wear the Sea God Stone, they are also nobles.

This should be Xu Shi's purpose?

It is easy for Cheng Gujian to understand the concept of "luxury goods"... From this point of view, he should be using this thing to earn the price difference. The price of the refined Sea God Stone must be higher than the purchase price. .

Is this considered to be making up for the losses caused by the crusade against Poseidon?There is a saying that in order to crusade against Poseidon, no matter who the three parties have paid is not small, such as manpower and material resources... As for the operation of purchasing the Poseidon Stone, it seems normal to Cheng Gujian. He has no time to collect trophies, and the inventory on hand is definitely not as much as that of himself or the Holy See. Now that he wants to do this kind of thing, he will naturally spend money to buy more.

So, he told Dongfang Xiaoting about his analysis, "According to what I saw, that's probably the case."

"Oh."

The little queen blinked her eyes and murmured, "This time is really interesting..."

Cheng Gujian agreed, and he also admitted that Xu Shi's method is indeed good, because this is the way to maximize the benefits of the Sea God Stone so far, not to mention that such a trend can be brought about in such a short period of time, you can know it with your feet He will make a lot of money.

Thinking of this, he unconsciously smiled, why didn't he consider this?It's just that the waste was distributed to the subordinates, and many people complained behind their backs... old.

"What does the Grand Duke think of this?"

Dongfang Xiao also smiled, looked at him and asked again.

"According to what I see, this is not a bad thing."

Cheng Gujian thought for a moment and then said seriously, "Xu Shi did make profits for their city-state by doing this, but in the final analysis, the empire as a whole also gained more gold and silver for circulation."

"I am thinking that since this is the case, we might as well imitate it and purchase and process the Poseidon Stone in the name of the royal family. Only in this way can we truly fill the national treasury."

The truth is this. No matter how much money Xu Shi invests in acquiring the Poseidon Stone, he will essentially seek profits for himself. If things go on like this, it will definitely not be appropriate. Then they might as well do it themselves, so that the money does not flow to outsiders.

As for how to do it, can't think of it, I still don't know how to learn it?It's not that the empire has no craftsmen, and the ornaments they make may be even better. For the people of the Hualan Empire, the existence of the royal family is always more reassuring than foreigners.

"Do we still need acquisitions?"

The little queen tilted her head, "Grand Duke, didn't you tell me that you brought back a lot of Sea God Stones from the sea?"

"This one……"

Cheng Gujian touched his nose, he brought back a lot, but he also sent out a lot before, otherwise how could there be so many goods on the market?
Now it can only be recovered a little bit more, but fortunately, it is not too late to mend the situation.

"Please forgive me, Your Majesty."

He arched his hands.

"It's okay, I forgive you!"

Dongfang Xiao pursed her lips, and waved her hands indifferently, "You just have to do it quickly, pass on my decree, and you immediately arrange people to take charge of this matter... By the way, I forgot to ask, is the Holy See responsible for this matter?" What's your attitude?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, they don't seem to pay too much attention, but according to the current situation, they will never miss it if they want to come to the Holy See."

Having dealt with the Vatican for so many years, Cheng Gujian is quite certain about this. The matter is already in the clear. You can think that others can... maybe the Vatican has a greater advantage. They did not release so many seas like themselves. God stone, there are even more stocks in hand.

If they also participate in the event, things might sell better—the Holy See itself has a lot of totem symbols with symbolic meanings, and then we can get a version of the Poseidon Stone, put it in the church, and tell the believers that it was blessed by the God. up.

According to their urgency, they must be talking about "paying more and paying less", but for the believers, they are willing to pay the price several times more... The Holy See has been relying on this method all these years Earning money has been tried and tested.

In this way, it can be seen that their advantage is indeed greater, so they have to pay more attention.

"The minister will retire first."

Cheng Gujian didn't dare to be negligent, so he got up and was about to leave - he had the privilege of granting a seat, and he had been sitting and talking with Dongfang Xiao just now, which was a treatment that other people could not enjoy.

"Well, I don't worry if you go and do it."

The little empress didn't want to keep him, but after thinking about it, she asked, "Speaking of which, what about Xu Shiren? Is it the hero who defeated the sea god, or should I thank you?"

Although there is not much publicity on the surface, there are just the two of them here, and Dongfang Xiao's words are also straightforward. If we want to cooperate again in the future, we can't keep others in the dark.

"He should be recuperating on Yinsong Island."

Cheng Gujian replied, "They have always had a good relationship with Yinsong Island, and you know it, Your Majesty."

"Oh."

Dongfang Xiao nodded slightly, "Then tell me what I mean, let him heal his wounds first, when will he come back, when will come to the palace first, I will meet him in person, is this courtesy considered considerate?"

"Yes."

Cheng Gujian responded, although it would be okay for him to "consol" Xu Shi himself, but since Dongfang Xiao has this intention, he can't stop him - not to mention that she is the Queen, and if she comes forward, it will be more effective. It shows the importance.

"Then there will be Grand Duke Lao."

Dongfang Xiao smiled, and then ordered, "There is still more, I have been talking about the Sea God Stone, and I don't have a decent ornament until now, can you help me get one?"

While speaking, she greeted the servants and brought some high-quality sea god rough stones, "Here, can you perform that one, it's that...you know it, right?"

"As ordered."

Cheng Gujian understood it, touched it with his finger, and carved it into a lifelike bird in an instant, "Please accept it, Your Majesty."

"Okay."

Dongfang Xiao smiled happily, stroking his hands repeatedly and said, "The Grand Duke has been good to me since I was a child. You will do whatever I say."

"Your Majesty, this is the duty of a minister."

Cheng Gujian smiled and said, "The minister will leave first."

"go Go."

The little queen held the bird and couldn't put it down, and said casually.

But not long after Cheng Gujian left, the joy in her eyes disappeared.

Instead, it was extremely sinister.

Looking at the bird sculpture again, Dongfang Xiao just sneered, and immediately pinched it hard, with a bang, the fragments flew.

"His Majesty!"

The female officer behind him exclaimed, and hurried forward and said, "You are... ah, you are injured, your hands are covered with blood..."

"It doesn't matter."

The little queen's face was still calm and gloomy, as if she didn't feel any pain at all.

Instead, she first sized up the female officer with interest.

"You won't tell... will you?"

"...No, absolutely not..."

This female officer is not very old, she just takes care of her daily necessities. She has just arrived not long ago, and she has never seen such an expression from Her Majesty the Empress.

She was shocked just by seeing it. Is this still the amiable and amiable Majesty in normal times?

She was so frightened that she couldn't even speak, how could she have other actions?
"No way? I don't think you will either. Your family members are all working in the palace. They have always been very loyal."

Dongfang Xiao looked at her with a smile, reached out and touched her face, "Of course, it's mainly because you are good, right?"

"Um……"

"Okay, you go down."

"Yes...then your injury..."

"Don't worry about it."

The little queen pulled out the fragments from her hand one by one as if nothing had happened, and then blew lightly, and immediately healed as before without any trace.

"Hehe, I'm very good too."

She looked at her palms and smiled sweetly.

……

Xu Shi was indeed still on Silver Pine Island.

Of course he is not in a hurry to return to the main city, as long as things start to work, he doesn't need to go back so soon at all, wouldn't it be better to maintain a state of "still recuperating"?

Anyway, it's not that he can't receive news from there. Basically, what happened in the main city is updated to him in real time.

"Master, master, the royal family has also started."

The rumored microphone, Pan Ling, came with the news, "They opened an official trading station to buy or sell Seagod Stones, and then they opened a special processing factory to start making related handicrafts."

"Including the Holy See has also taken similar actions. They have begun to replace some common accessories with the material of the Sea God Stone... exactly as you think!"

To tell the truth, although it is commonplace now, every time she sees other people follow Xu Shi's plan step by step as if arranged, she still can't help being moved, and she admires Xu Shi extremely in her heart.

"right?"

Xu Shi stretched his waist.

This is the right thing to do, and it proves that both the royal family and the Holy See are as he expected, they just put his behavior at the level of "making money", and they pay more attention to the Sea God Stone itself.

Especially on the royal side, it seems that they have no intention of banning their own management rights - this is a bit of a statement, as if they are saying that they can make money together. It can be seen that they don't want to do things too badly. There will be unhappiness when it happens, of course you can't really tear your face.

They don't know that there are many twists and turns behind this... Of course it's normal, they don't understand these things, it's a ghost to find the problem in a short time.

Then you will be a little bit tired and be a teacher for them.

"It's time to change roles."

(End of this chapter)