Chapter 1390

"Refreshing, refreshing! My Zhu family made a decision several months ago to take a big gamble, signing a contract in advance and ordering my subordinates to convert seven-tenths of the farmland from rice to mulberry; this is going to make a huge profit!"

A heavy minister of the Zhao Kingdom, dressed in magnificent attire and full of majesty, stroked his beard secretly and said.

Zhao Kingdom's Censor-in-Chief Lin Yunfei could be called the most powerful person under the Zhao Kingdom's Prime Minister.

He left the Imperial Study and headed straight for his mansion.

"Come, pass the order down: increase the scale of purchasing Zhao Gao; if this wealth is not seized this time, then one is truly a heaven-sized fool!"

His trusted subordinate heard this and couldn't help but say with concern, "My Lord, the news of the tribute silk system hasn't arrived yet, and the Zhao Gao on the market is not cheap..."

Hearing this, Lin Yunfei scolded directly, "Stupid, simply stupid!"

"If you don't take advantage of the timing now to expand the scale, you are waiting for the confirmed news from Da Qian to arrive—the price will surely skyrocket; how much more silver will have to be spent in vain by then?"

"When doing business and earning huge profits, one must be a smart person and use one's brain!"

The trusted subordinate said with a face full of admiration, "My Lord is wise!"

"This subordinate will go and handle it!"

As the news spread, the atmosphere in Handancheng also became subtly different.

For a time, there were too many people who wanted to be smart; they found the tenant farmers on a large scale, signed prices and contracts, and agreed to convert from rice to mulberry.

One household, two households—this was still insignificant, but when these powerful clans and speculative merchants moved upon hearing the wind, it was completely different.

In Handancheng, the price of Zhao Gao, which had already soared to the high price of five hundred wen per bolt, rose another three hundred wen!

At the place of origin, the price of Zhao Gao reached eight hundred wen per bolt!

Everyone was optimistic about the price of Zhao Gao and pushed it together, and this was still before the tribute silk news arrived!

This is Gao Yang's consistent method: first use vague news and rumors to pre-heat and hype, and then use confirmed policies to push it to the peak!

Waiting anxiously like this.

Two days later.

A morning that had just broken dawn.

A Zhao Kingdom spy rode a tall horse and galloped toward the Zhao Kingdom's Imperial Palace.

This instantly attracted the attention of many interested people, making them full of expectation.

The tribute silk news... has arrived!

And the most critical point is that at this time, there were about three days left until the Spring Equinox...