Chapter 133 Qiuxiang's Ability
"Your Highness, this month's accounts..."
Qiuxiang took the account book and was about to report to Li Chengqian, but the latter waved his hand and interrupted: "Okay, Sister Qiuxiang, I am not here to check the accounts, and I don't have to report to me if you are here! I have something to explain today."
"Your Highness, please give me your order."
"That's right. You know that the cost of our glass is actually not high at all. Someone will guess this matter soon. So, while no one has discovered it, how much can we get. In the past few days, you can arrange to auction a batch of window glass, which is the same as in the East Palace..."
Li Chengqian explained the glass windows in detail, and finally said: "After all the glass windows of this batch of customers who bought glass are installed, they will be auctioned again in ten days and a half months, and the reserve price will be reduced appropriately."
Qiu Xiang nodded slightly to show her understanding, but immediately frowned again, and said with a worried tone: "Your Highness, those who can afford our glass are all high-ranking officials. Will they... after the secret of our glass is exposed in the future?"
Li Chengqian smiled faintly and said, "Don't worry, no. Although our glass costs are very low, it is not the same as those sold to ordinary people in the future. They are all specially made. This is like the boiled vegetables sold by us "Food is the best". Everyone knows that they are just boiled vegetables, but why are there people buying them at the same time? When doing business, not only calculates the actual value of the items, but also calculates the added value in it, that is, the price of service! The same window glass, the carvings of the high-ranking nobles have different patterns on it, but the ordinary one is just a piece of glass, and the gap is here!"
Qiu Xiang nodded in a vague way and said, "Your Highness means that those high-ranking officials care not how much money they are, but what they want to show their identity and status?"
Li Chengqian looked at Qiu Xiang in surprise, then said with admiration: "That's right, that's the essence! They may be unhappy because they spend too much money, but as long as they know that the things they get from spending a lot of money are unique or unique, they will no longer care about the price!"
"I understand, Your Highness really understands people's hearts!"
"What is this that makes people's hearts clear? It's just a little experience!"
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A few days after Li Chengqian went to "Jubaolou", people in Chang'an City received invitations from "Jubaolou", which were inviting them to participate in an auction five days later.
Moreover, the invitation also states that only those who receive the invitation can participate on the auction day!
This made everyone wonder why "Jubaolou" restricted people from entering the auction this time? The invitations were only sent to some princes and nobles, while more people did not receive invitations at all.
"Sister Qiuxiang, you are so smart, you think of it?"
When Li Chengqian came to the "Jubao Building" again to inquire about the preparations for the window glass auction, Qiuxiang's arrangement made him praise it!
"Your Highness Quan Lai mentioned a few days ago. Your Highness said that those nobles care about only being unique and able to show their status and status. I just thought that these princes and nobles are also divided into levels. Why not directly invite those who meet certain standards to participate in the auction, and those who do not meet the standards will not be invited, or wait for invitations in the future? This will ensure that those who come have the financial resources to afford our glass, and will make these people feel the superiority of being one level higher than others..."
"Hahaha, Sister Qiuxiang, you are so awesome! I never thought of this before, you actually came up with it by yourself. As expected, it was my most correct decision to arrange you here!"
"Your Highness is absurd, I am just following His Highness's instructions."
"Okay, don't be modest." Li Chengqian smiled, "Since you have made arrangements, I won't interfere anymore. You will decide everything yourself. I'm just waiting to collect the money!"
"Thank you for your trust!"
"You are my sister, I don't trust anyone you trust!" Li Chengqian said with a smile, "Okay, then I'll leave first. You're busy with your own things, so there's no need to send it!"
Li Chengqian left, but Qiu Xiang stood at the door and looked at his back as he walked away in a daze, not knowing what he was thinking...
...
On this day, "Jubaolou" posted a notice at the door early in the morning, indicating that there will be an auction specially held for nobles today and will not be open to the public.
Moreover, the entire store was carefully decorated from the inside to the outside, and the bright red carpets extended from the street at the entrance to the front of the auction table. On both sides of the carpet at the entrance, two rows of women in exquisite clothes were smiling, waiting for the guests to arrive.
In the auction hall, the seats that were originally placed side by side were temporarily replaced with separate square tables, and chairs were provided on the left and right and opposite the auction table. Dried fruits such as snacks, red dates and other dried fruits were placed on the auction table and in every corner of the auction hall, some flowers that had just been picked from outside the city were filled with a strong fragrance of flowers.
Cheng Zhijie, one of the invited guests of "Jubaolou", rode his horse outside the "Jubaolou". Logically speaking, he didn't need to come in person by a merchant, nor even a servant, but he knew who the store was... What's more serious is that the four bastards cheated away the money from him and invested it here! I heard that this place is very profitable, so I have long wanted to come over and see it, and I happened to have this opportunity to come here!
Originally, when he thought that an auction would not require much grandeur, he came over in the court uniform.
But when we arrived at the door, two rows of young and beautiful women bowed in unison and said, "Welcome to Duke Su!"
Cheng Zhijie was stunned for a moment, then nodded in a cool manner, walked inside, and immediately a woman walked up to him to lead the way.
The other women on both sides followed Cheng Zhijie's walking and looked at him walking inward, and his body also turned slightly.
Cheng Zhijie suddenly felt a little uncomfortable. He said that Cheng Zhijie had never felt this way among the thousands of soldiers. Why did he twist his whole body when he was watched by a few little girls today?
After arriving at the auction hall and seeing the scene inside, Cheng Zhijie suddenly knew why he felt uncomfortable!
Looking down at my court uniform... I was incompatible with the atmosphere here and looked very unclassified!
Secretly looking at the woman leading the way, Cheng Zhijie suddenly coughed and said, "That, there are still some things that need to be dealt with, come here later!"
After saying that, the woman turned around and walked out without waiting for the lead!
The same scene happened several times later. They all came over wearing very casual clothes. When they saw the scene, they found a reason to leave in a hurry.
At the end of noon, only half an hour left before the auction officially began, and the people who had left before began to return one after another. Unlike before, they all changed their clothes!
Chapter completed!