Chapter 1393: The madness of the entire Zhao Kingdom, an economic slaughter!

"Yes!"

Lei Bao cupped his hands and said upon hearing this.

Immediately after, Bai Xinxin spoke up, "Envoy White Dragon, you are to immediately utilize all the funds of our sect, head to grain shops across the Zhao Kingdom, and begin secretly sweeping up grain!"

"In these next few days, various rumors will spread, causing the price of grain in Zhao to fall; you must seize the opportunity!"

"But remember, you must go to various places and purchase grain separately. Do not make any large movements, and proceed covertly!"

Guo Wuji nodded and replied, "Yes, Sect Leader!"

"I will go down and do it immediately, but are we certain we are sweeping up grain, rather than sweeping up Zhao Gao?"

"Grain is not worth much right now!"

Bai Xinxin shook her head again, "No, just do as I say!"

After everything was arranged, Bai Xinxin took another deep breath and said to the quick-blade expert Wang Lao.

"Wang Lao, accompany me out for a trip. I want to walk on the streets."

"Sect Leader, you are...?"

Wang Lao sensed something unusual. These were all major moves. What exactly had the Living Yama written to make Bai Xinxin so excited?

He could not help but ask, his face full of curiosity.

"I want to see with my own eyes... this thorough and utter madness!"

After saying this, Bai Xinxin walked straight outside.

Soon.

Bai Xinxin and Wang Lao arrived outside and merged into the most bustling street in Handan City.

At the same time, the entire market of Handan City had been completely detonated by the news of the tribute silk.

Major silk shops.

The people of Zhao swarmed in, all holding gleaming silver in their hands.

"Shopkeeper, I want a bolt of Zhao Gao!"

"Shopkeeper, I want one too!"

"I want one too!"

Bai Xinxin watched the swarming people of Zhao and clicked her tongue in wonder.

"What is the price of Zhao Gao now?" she asked Wang Lao.

Wang Lao lowered his voice and said, "Ever since the news from Da Qian spread, the price of Zhao Gao has soared, from several hundred wen to eight hundred wen. Now that the news of the tribute silk is out, I fear it will soon break through one tael of silver..."

"One tael of silver, truly a crazy number..." Bai Xinxin sighed upon hearing this.

"If it can sell for one tael in Handan, it will at least double or triple once it reaches Da Qian. Buying it now is making a profit. Once the wealthy merchants of Handan and the merchants of Da Qian arrive, they will surely sweep up the goods like mad!"

"How could it not be crazy?"

Wang Lao said with an expression of 'it stands to reason'.

Bai Xinxin remained silent.

She walked into the crowded flow of people, personally feeling the madness of the Zhao people.

"Collect Gao!"

"Collect Gao vigorously! As long as the quantity is large enough, you name the price!"

"Shopkeeper Zhao, I heard you were collecting Gao vigorously months ago, and you're still collecting now? What? Haven't you earned enough silver yet?"

The middle-aged man called Shopkeeper Zhao laughed heartily upon hearing this, "Haha, can one ever earn enough silver?"

"This is a great opportunity; I must borrow money to do it, do it fiercely!"

Bai Xinxin walked past them, expressionless, and continued forward.

"The price of Zhao Gao is skyrocketing; if I don't seize such a golden opportunity, the ancestral graves at home will surely explode, and my ancestors will all come to me in dreams to berate me as an unfilial descendant."

"Indeed, this is truly a heaven-sent opportunity. We must thank the three kingdoms of Yan, Chu, and Qi, and the Xiongnu; otherwise, how could Da Qian grant my Zhao Kingdom such good conditions?"

Bai Xinxin remained silent and continued forward.

Not far away.

That was a pawnshop.

The pawnshop, which was almost empty usually, was now bustling with an endless stream of people; even the threshold was about to be trampled through.

Inside the pawnshop, from the shopkeeper down to the errand boys, everyone was busy counting the collateral.

A scholar held a large gold bracelet and, using almost all his strength, shouted loudly, "Shopkeeper, I want to trade this large gold bracelet for fifty bolts of Zhao Gao."

The shopkeeper stopped the abacus in his hand and said incredulously, "This guest, are you certain?"

The scholar said eagerly, "Certain, this bracelet for fifty bolts of Zhao Gao!"

To the side, a woman of about thirty knelt on the ground, crying and cursing: "Tong Hua, you heaven-slaying beast, I was truly blind to follow you. This is my family's ancestral gold bracelet, how could you pawn it!"

But the woman's heart-wrenching cries did not cause the scholar to hesitate in the slightest; instead, he slapped her directly.

"A woman's perspective! What do you know? Once the Da Qian merchants arrive in large numbers, the price of Gao will double again. By then, I will buy you a pure gold bracelet, twice as big as this one!"

"Shopkeeper, sell it for me!"

This scene attracted many onlookers, but almost all of them felt the woman had a 'woman's perspective' and voiced their opinions.

Bai Xinxin looked indifferent and intended to go see the Zhao Kingdom's bank.

But before reaching the bank, she saw from afar countless Zhao people gathered together.

The bank's errand boy beat a gong and shouted loudly, "Fellow citizens, because Da Qian has introduced the tribute silk system, the price of our Zhao Kingdom's Zhao Gao has skyrocketed. Therefore, this bank is the first to launch the 'Gao Loan' business. Borrow ten taels, and you only need to repay fifteen bolts of Gao!"

"Such a great opportunity, do not miss it. Those who borrow money must bring land deeds and ancestral home deeds, with five households acting as joint guarantors!"

In an instant, the queue was almost crushing the counter.

"I want to borrow ten taels!"

"I'll borrow twenty taels!"

"My family planted all mulberry this year, who is still planting rice! I'll borrow thirty taels, and when the autumn harvest comes, I'll just repay forty-five bolts of Zhao Gao!"

Bai Xinxin saw a lame old man also queuing at the back of the crowd, holding the deeds to his ancestral grave and ancestral home in his hands.

She couldn't help but feel unbearable and walked up, asking, "Old man, these are the deeds to your ancestral home and grave, you are going to mortgage these too?"

The lame old man smiled upon hearing this, his aged face revealing a grin, and he chuckled, "What use do the dead have for a grave? It's more important for the living to get rich!"

"Such a heaven-sent opportunity, little girl, you should quickly mortgage your ancestral home; the later you do it, the less you earn."

Bai Xinxin shook her head upon hearing this and said, "This little girl is timid and lacks your courage." ===== CHAPTER 1395 =====