Chapter 1397: Meeting Wu Zhao, preparing to crash the market!

Imperial Palace.

Imperial Study.

Wu Zhao was in a black dragon robe, her face exquisite, her features beautiful, and a powerful aura permeated her entire being.

Before Gao Yang arrived, she was also standing in the room with her hands behind her back, her gaze looking at the pattering raindrops outside the window.

Her eyes were deep as she said, "How much has the price of Zhao Gao in Changancheng broken through?"

Shangguan Wan'er, hearing this, took a deep breath and said, "Reporting to Your Majesty, the price of Zhao Gao has broken through four taels and eight qian, and is about to break through five taels of silver!"

"Hiss!"

Once these words were spoken, even Wu Zhao took a deep breath, and she said incredulously, her face full of disbelief.

"About to break through five taels of silver?"

Shangguan Wan'er nodded, also somewhat incredulous, "Ever since the several waves of news came out, the people of Changancheng have all been incredibly crazy, especially the many merchants in Changancheng, who have all entered the market one after another."

"In this half-month period, I don't know how many Da Qian giant merchants have set off together for the Zhao Kingdom, and even the Zhao Kingdom has become crazy because of it."

"And even at this price, the Changancheng merchants are still hoarding Zhao Gao extensively, unwilling to sell."

A murderous aura surged on Wu Zhao's face, and she couldn't help but say, "These merchants are truly greedy!"

"At a price of four taels and eight qian, they are still unwilling to sell. How much do they want to sell for? Five taels of silver, or fifty taels of silver?"

Originally, Wu Zhao had felt sympathy for these merchants, but after hearing this, there was no more pity in her heart.

These people were too greedy!

Shangguan Wan'er spoke up.

"The fanaticism of the Changancheng merchants is one aspect, but with the soaring price of Zhao Gao, the dissatisfaction among the court officials is also intensifying. I fear it is about to erupt!"

Wu Zhao nodded and said, "The memorials I have received during this period are almost all related to Zhao Gao. These people really can't be suppressed much longer."

"But Zhao Gao is a grand plan painstakingly plotted by me and Gao Yang. How can I allow them to destroy it?"

Shangguan Wan'er, hearing this, nodded.

It was also at this moment that the eunuch's voice sounded from outside the hall.

"Your Majesty, Lord Gao requests an audience!"

Once these words were spoken, Wu Zhao's expression changed abruptly, and an excitement was visibly spreading in the depths of her eyes.

"Admit him!"

She knew this Gao Yang too well. At this time, with the fine rain continuous, it was the perfect time to sleep in, yet he braved the rain to come to the palace to see her.

The signal behind this was not simple at all.

But in recent times, what other major events were there in the entire Da Qian? There was only the Zhao Gao affair!

Thinking of this, Wu Zhao could hardly suppress her heart, which was beating faster and faster.

Soon.

Gao Yang, in a purple official robe, stepped into the Imperial Study. His eyes were deep, and his face was extremely cold, just like the God of Death.

"Lord Gao, coming at this time, what is the matter?"

As soon as he stepped into the Imperial Study, Gao Yang went straight to the point, "Your Majesty, the price of Zhao Gao has skyrocketed, having risen nearly twenty times. Everything that needed to be done has been done; it is time to crash the market."

Just these words made Wu Zhao's phoenix eyes suddenly become excited.

She looked at Gao Yang, her phoenix eyes serious, and said directly, "Lord Gao, what must I do?"

Gao Yang said word by word, "Summon the Director of the Imperial Observatory, use the celestial phenomena as a pretext, take the opportunity to increase the tariffs on Zhao Gao entering Da Qian, and at the same time strictly investigate Zhao Gao entering the country privately. Simultaneously, use the quality issues of Zhao Gao to carry out policy rectification, causing the entire price of Zhao Gao to collapse!"

Wu Zhao swept her brows and said with a solemn face, "The rest is easy to say, but for this quality issue, how should it be done?"

Gao Yang wore a smile and said to Wu Zhao, "Regarding this, I have long been prepared."

"I have prepared scale powder; applying this substance to clothes made of Zhao Gao will cause them to fade rapidly when exposed to water."

"This show only needs to be performed a few times."

Wu Zhao and Shangguan Wan'er, hearing this, couldn't help but look at Gao Yang a few more times.

For this 'old silver coin' Gao Yang, they were truly convinced.

With these two methods superimposed, the collapse of the Zhao Gao price was only a matter of time.

"Lord Gao, you are truly ruthless!"

Wu Zhao stared at Gao Yang and let out a sigh.

"Then should I be gentler? Let fewer people in Zhao die?" Gao Yang said tentatively.

"No, I mean I like it very much!"

Gao Yang: "..."

That day.

The Director of the Da Qian Imperial Observatory, Li Youwei, tremblingly braved the rain to enter the palace. No one knew what Wu Zhao and Gao Yang had said to him; it was only known that when Director Li Youwei left the palace, his body stumbled, and he almost couldn't stand steady.

At the same time.

On Vermilion Bird Street, after the rain subsided, many people in Changancheng also opened their oil-paper umbrellas and strolled on the streets.

Among them, a middle-aged merchant was wearing a long robe made of Zhao Gao, attracting envious gazes from a crowd.

Now the price of Zhao Gao had almost been hyped into a luxury item, the price extremely expensive; ordinary people simply couldn't afford it.

Whenever someone walked on the street wearing clothes made of Zhao Gao, it would attract side-glances from a crowd.

Zhao Gao had become a major trend in Da Qian!

"Heaven-slaying, I actually forgot to bring an umbrella in this weather. Forget it, forget it, I'll just get rained on and go back!"

After the middle-aged merchant finished saying this, he rushed into the rain.

Splash!

Rainwater fell from the nine heavens, dripping onto the middle-aged merchant's body, the rainwater soaking through the long robe made of Zhao Gao and seeping inside.

Soon.

The middle-aged man's steps stiffened, and he looked down in astonishment, staring at the long robe on his body.

He saw that the long robe made of Zhao Gao was actually slowly beginning to fade.

The rainwater mixed with the pigment, making the long robe look extremely ugly!

"Ah!"

"Is this the quality of Zhao Gao? I spent four or five taels of silver to buy this Zhao Gao, and this is it???"

"Everyone, come and see, is there any justice, any law left? Just got rained on once, and it faded?"

The middle-aged merchant's wailing attracted the attention of many people. They stepped forward one after another, looking at the fading long robe with rainwater dripping from it, their faces full of astonishment.

"This... it faded just like that?"

"Such a new long robe, how could it fade just from being rained on?"

"This is Zhao Gao bought for four or five taels of silver, how can this be the quality?"

For a time, everyone discussed it, their faces full of disbelief.

Coincidentally, such a scene was also happening in different places in Changancheng.

And it was all the same.

In an instant, this act attracted the attention of many people who liked to watch the excitement. They all looked over, their faces full of shock.

But Changancheng was too big; even the people of Changancheng who witnessed this scene only joked about it a couple of times and then threw it to the back of their minds, not taking it to heart.

Gouwazi of the Shangpin Pavilion saw this scene with his own eyes, and a sense of unease arose in his heart.

He knew the quality of Zhao Gao very well; it had been tested by time and could be called the signboard of the Zhao Kingdom. It had never had any issues before, so why would it suddenly have issues now? ===== CHAPTER 1399 =====