The last three kingdoms

Chapter 508 The Flashy Prince Shi Chong
Through conversation, Shi Chong knew that Wen Chuan came from Jingzhou, specializing in silk business. After Shi Chong was rescued, he took out some belongings to thank Wen Chuan. Unexpectedly, Wen Chuan gave it back with Shu brocade, and he sold ten pieces of brocade. It was so huge that Shi Chong was stunned.

You must know that due to the war, the Shu brocade in the Shu land has no market price, and it is ridiculously expensive. Now in the Luoyang market, basically there are not many of these high-end luxury goods, and there is even an inch of silk and an inch of gold. It is said that the most high-grade Shu brocade is much more precious than gold. .Before the war, the two countries of Wei and Shu were at a stalemate. Although the state of Shu had a decree prohibiting the smuggling of Shu brocade, driven by high profits, there were always some unscrupulous traders who took risks and trafficked Shu brocade to the state of Wei and Wu for huge profits. profit.

However, as the Kingdom of Shu fell into war, the export of Shu brocade became more and more precious, and it was rare to buy a piece of Shu brocade in the Luoyang market. Wearing hemp clothes like slaves is simply a great insult. Although Chengdu is not the only place in the world to produce brocades, the Shu brocades in Chengdu are the most high-end brocades. Many children of official families are embarrassed to go out without wearing Shu brocade, which is too low.

It is such an expensive Shu brocade, Wen Chuan used it as a gift in return, and he sold ten pieces of brocade. In terms of market price, it is more than ten times higher than the value of Shi Chong's gift. Shi Chong can't help but be amazed.

Shi Chong is a typical representative of showing off his wealth in the Wei and Jin Dynasties, and his favorite thing is to compare and fight for wealth, but Wen Chuan's shot immediately overwhelmed him, which also gave Shi Chong the idea of ​​leaving Jingzhou for the world's richest businessmen No one knows whether Shi Chong's motivation to amass money crazily and send troops to loot the wealthy merchants when he became the governor of Jingzhou in the future originated from today.

However, Shi Chong, who is now young, does not seem to have such a large financial and material resources, and has not yet reached the point where he spends money like water. Although he has a mentality of comparing and fighting for wealth, he is still shy in his pocket, and he really can't compare it with Wen Chuan. Fortune comes.

However, he admires Wen Chuan very much. Apart from saving his life, Wen Chuan's aura of wealth and dignity is enough for him to learn from Shi Chongxue.

Wen Chuan is now just an ordinary businessman, and his position as a scholar, farmer, businessman and businessman has severely suppressed the social status of the businessman. Although they are collecting endless wealth from the world, their social status has never improved.Compared with the previous dynasties, Wei's attitude towards merchants has improved significantly. People are no longer ashamed to sit with merchants, and the court will not punish merchants for wearing silk clothes.

However, the improvement of the social status of businessmen cannot be changed by just a few words, so many businessmen with bulging pockets sharpen their heads and want to drill into the official circle, no matter how much they pay to donate an official, they will not hesitate of.

Shi Chong is a well-known family, and his father Shi Bao is a great official in the frontier with a heavy army in his hands, especially guarding Huainan, which is known as the land of the three rebels.

For Shi Chong, it was easy for Wenchuan to find a nominal official below the seventh rank, but it was obvious to the improvement of Wenchuan's social status.In this way, Wen Chuan's favor can be repaid, and at the same time, he can make a fortune in the name of donating officials, so why not do it?
After entering the city, Shi Chong tried his best to invite Wenchuan to live in Shifu temporarily. Shifu is located in Dongcheng District and occupies a very large area. Wenchuan declined one of them, saying that he had a shop in Luoyang that needed to be taken care of. I don't want to disturb Shifu anymore.

Shi Chong had no choice but to agree, asked Ming Wenchuan's store, and went down to operate in secret, deciding to wait for good news before prosecuting the world.

Wen Chuan and his party bid farewell to Shi Chong. Don't tell me, because of the domineering Shi Chong leading the way, Wen Chuan and the others were able to sneak into Luoyang City armed with weapons.If Wen Chuan and his party were to enter the city on their own, they would definitely have to be interrogated by the soldiers of Wei Guohu's guard camp guarding the city gate. Check.

After entering the city, he temporarily arranged more than a dozen guards to rest in the inn, and Wen Chuan took the two guards, one fat and one thin, and went straight to Fuyuanju Silk and Satin Village in the south of the city.

Fuyuanju silk and satin shop is located in the downtown area of ​​Luoyang City, and the business is extremely hot. Most of the Shu brocades that can be bought in the market now come from Fuyuanju silk and satin shop. Zhuangdu is crowded with people, and there is an endless stream of people coming and going.Among them, high-ranking officials and noble ladies account for a large proportion. After all, the price of Shu brocade is ridiculously high now. .

Many people are very curious about the fact that the Shu brocades in the market have been cut off, why there is still so much supply of Shu brocades in Fuyuanju, maybe the shopkeeper of Fuyuanju has a deep background, but no one cares about this, those who come here Customers snapping up Shu brocade are only concerned about what kinds of designs and colors will be available today, and no one has ever cared about whether these things come from the right way.

When the three of Wen Chuan arrived at the silk and satin shop, it was already late, and the waiter of the silk and satin shop was hanging the door panel exhaustedly, and was about to close. When he saw the three of Wen Chuan going in, he hurriedly stopped him and said: Officer, this shop is closed, if you want to buy brocade, please go early tomorrow."

Wen Chuan smiled slightly, and said, "I'm not buying brocade, but selling brocade, but I don't know why the rejection?"

When the clerk heard that they were selling brocade, he immediately became polite and said: "The shopkeeper is in the shop, please."

Shopkeeper Xie of Fuyuanju Silk and Satin Village is sitting contentedly behind the counter at this moment. The business is booming this day, and the shop is full of water.

When Wen Chuan walked in, the store was empty of customers. The shopkeeper Xie was obviously taken aback, but Wen Chuan didn't wait for him to speak, and said first: "Shopkeeper, I have ten pieces of rain silk brocade on hand, and I want to change them." How about your five colorful halo brocades?"

Shopkeeper Xie visibly shook his body, and said, "The colorful halo brocade is gone, how about the Huanhua brocade?"

Wen Chuan smiled slightly and said, "For Huanhua brocade, I only need seven horses and three cents. What do you think of the shopkeeper?"

Shopkeeper Xie had no doubts at this moment, he turned his head and bowed: "The humble job Heimu pays homage to your lord."

(End of this chapter)