Han Du understood Yu Qian's worries and asked with a smile: "Are you worried that there are too many swords for us to buy?"
Yu Qian nodded, "To do what the teacher planned, we must first buy all the swords. Otherwise, our plan will go bankrupt..."
"And we have no idea how many precious swords there are in Herat City!"
Han Du smiled faintly, "There must be a lot of precious swords, after all, they have been accumulated over the years. Although the war will cause a lot of damage, the number of precious swords in the entire city of Herat should exceed 10,000."
"If it's ten thousand, that's not bad." Yu Qian estimated his financial resources and found that it was more than enough to buy ten thousand swords.
"But once we push up the price of swords, swords from other places will inevitably flock to us. In this case, we may not be able to buy all the swords."
In the face of Yu Qian's anxiety, Han Du was very calm and asked: "If the price of the sword rises to 500 yuan a piece, will you sell the sword in your hand?"
"Yes! Who wouldn't do such a profitable business?" Yu Qian said without hesitation.
"Okay." Han Du nodded with a smile and said, "What if it goes up to two thousand? Will you still sell it?"
Yu Qian began to hesitate. After thinking for a moment, he nodded: "Yes, you can make a fortune by selling a sword. You can live a good life in the city with this money, so why don't you sell it?" ap.
Han Du did not comment on whether what Yu Qian said was right or wrong, but continued: "What if the price continues to rise to 5,000 yuan a piece?"
"This is impossible!" Yu Qian shook his head firmly and said, "The price is too outrageous. No one will buy it unless they are fools."
"Don't worry about whether anyone will buy it. Just tell me whether you will sell it if you are faced with a sword worth five thousand dollars!" Han Du waved his hand.
This time Yu Qian thought for a long time, frowned and said, "I might... never sell the sword again!"
"Oh? Why are you like this?" Han Du smiled and asked meaningfully.
Yu Qian pondered for a long time, took a deep breath and said: "Since the price of the sword can rise from one hundred to five thousand, then I will think that the price will continue to rise. If I sell the sword now, wouldn't it be a loss?"
Bang bang bang, Han Du clapped his hands to congratulate Yu Qian, with a satisfied smile on his face.
He said categorically: "There is no need to push the price up to five thousand. I bet that as long as the price is pushed up to two thousand, and it continues to increase by one or two hundred cents every day, no one will be willing to sell it. The sword."
"Because at this time, the sword is no longer a simple sword."
"The sword is no longer a sword? What else can it be?" Yu Qian felt that there was something in his mind that was about to come out, but he couldn't find it even if he racked his brains, and an anxious look showed on his face.
Han Du chuckled and said solemnly: "It's wealth! At this time, the sword has become a symbol of wealth, just like gold."
"Originally, gold had no use except for being rare. But since people gave gold a symbol of wealth, it has become irreplaceable wealth."
An idea suddenly came to Yu Qian's mind, and he understood it!
Han Du's words continued to ring in his ears and became very clear: "If you are asked to give a stone to someone else, you will not hesitate. If you are asked to give a piece of gold to someone else, would you still be willing to give it to someone else?"
"But aside from the monetary properties of gold, is there any difference between the use of gold and stone to you?"
There is no difference. . . . . . Yu Qian had to bow his head and admit it. At the same time, he took a deep breath. The knowledge the teacher taught him today simply overturned his previous understanding.
Seeing that Yu Qian had understood, Han Du stopped explaining too much and finally concluded: "Whoever owns the sword owns wealth. Who else do you think would be willing to sell it?"
. . . . . .
At night.
Han Du and others took a carriage and came to Shaharul Palace.
Under the illumination of torches, the various colors on the walls of the banquet hall shimmered more dazzlingly than during the day.
As soon as he entered the banquet hall, Han Du's eyes suddenly fell on someone.
"It's him! That nobleman who is greedy for the smell of treasure money."
Looking at where he was standing, Han Du's pupils shrank even more. That man stood at the front of the officials and nobles. He was really a big shot!
I didn’t expect that a little person like Babuha was really not lying to me.
The big shot also happened to see Han Du and others, with surprise in his eyes. Then he walked over and said to Yu Qian with a smile on his face: "Let's get to know each other again. I am Abdul, His Majesty's Finance Minister."
Hader was shocked when he heard this. He didn't come back to his senses until Abdul looked at him.
He didn't have time to report to Yu Qian, so he quickly bowed and said respectfully: "It's an honor to attend your banquet, Your Excellency, the distinguished Minister of Finance."
Then he introduced Abdul's identity to Han Du and others.
He turned out to be the Minister of Finance, who was Shaharul's absolute confidant. He was also an absolute big shot in the entire Timur Empire.
"Were you also invited by His Majesty?"
Yu Qian nodded in greeting and briefly talked about the future.
After hearing this, Abdul was greatly surprised and couldn't help but said: "It turns out it's you."
"Huh?" Yu Qian was also surprised and asked, "What do you mean by this?"
Abdul laughed, clasped his hands in front of him, and explained: "His Majesty noticed you when he returned to the palace, and it was I who sent someone to invite you to the palace."
"So that's it." Yu Qian was stunned. This was too much of a coincidence.
After a brief exchange of greetings, the relationship between the two parties became closer.
Abdul also kindly reminded Yu Qian and others what they need to pay attention to at the banquet. Especially some of Shaharul's taboos were emphasized.
This is the benefit of someone's guidance. Yu Qian and others easily mastered the inside information that ordinary nobles may not be able to obtain even if they pay the price of blood.
As a burst of music played, Shaharul wore a golden and red crown, held a golden spear and scepter that reached his height, wore bright red armor, and two swords inlaid with gold and gemstones hanging from his waist. Wearing a yellow cloak, he strode forward walk in.
"The great Sultan..."
Everyone touched their chests and bowed in unison.
Shaharul walked to the chair and sat down.
The chair has a wide oval backrest. The backrest, armrests and chair legs are all wrapped in gold and inlaid with various gemstones.
"Everyone, please take your seats."
Since it was a banquet, Shaharul behaved casually.
The ministers and generals sat on both sides, and even Han Du and others had waiters to guide them to sit on special chairs.
Shah gestured towards Han Du and others, smiled and explained to the ministers and generals: "These are businessmen from the Ming Empire. They have brought magical treasures. If you see something you like, you can buy it." .”
Hader also received Yu Qian's signal, took the opportunity to stand up, stepped forward to caress his chest and worshiped: "Your Majesty, the great Sultan, please allow me to present a special gift to Your Majesty."
"Okay." Shaharul nodded.
Harder quickly signaled to the servant to bring up a box.
The box was two feet square but very thin, only three inches thick.
The box was opened, and a huge, flat and bright mirror appeared in front of everyone. When the servant carefully took out the mirror, it attracted exclamations one after another from everyone around him.
"What is this? It's even brighter and more dazzling than gems..."
"What's more important is that this thing is so big. Have you ever seen such a big gem?"
Even Shaharul, who was accustomed to seeing rare treasures, couldn't help but show surprise when he saw the mirror.
He had only heard of the name of the Great Ming Mirror, but had never seen it.
When he saw it for the first time, he understood why the envoys were so excited when they came back to explain the mirror to him.
Shaharul couldn't help but stand up and walked straight to the mirror.
Hader got Handu's signal and deliberately tilted the mirror back at a slight angle.
When Han Du met Shaharul for the first time, he found that he was a bit short. Although he is not three inches tall, he is a little shorter than ordinary people.
Height, like the length of brothers, is a taboo that men are very concerned about, especially for those who are short.
Therefore, Handu deliberately asked Hader to place the mirror at an angle that would make the person looking in the mirror look taller.
Seeing the surprise and smile on Shaharu's face, Handu knew that he had scratched his itch.
Shaharul saw exactly the same version of himself in a mirror. The only difference was that he looked taller and more majestic.
The joy in the mirror flooded his face without hesitation.
"Great! What a treasure!"
After saying that, he asked the servant to carefully move the mirror away, as if leaving it here would be taken advantage of by others.
The general and ministers couldn't help but look disappointed when they saw the mirror being removed.
Shaharul laughed and said, "Have you all seen the magical treasures brought by these merchants? They also have other treasures. If you want to buy them, you can negotiate with them."
"Okay, now let's start today's protagonist outside. The banquet begins!"
Following Shaharul's order, music started playing, and servants came in one after another carrying various foods and fine wines.
A huge roasted camel was carried in by a dozen servants and placed in the middle for everyone to use.
Barrels of grape wine were opened, and the bright red wine was filled in silver wine glasses, giving a blush.
The banquet reached its climax immediately. During this period, many nobles and ministers came to find Yu Qian, constantly asking if there was any treasure like a mirror.
When Yu Qian made it clear that there was only one such big mirror and there would never be another one, many people looked disappointed. Some people even felt angry and threatened Yu Qian.
Fortunately, Abdul came to the rescue, so those noble ministers did not dare to act recklessly.
