novelhk Chapter 147
Chapter 147
The next few days were booked by a tour group. They were wealthy people and they just liked to eat some real seafood.
"Let's not talk about anything else. Today, let's go look at some luxury goods. One for each of us. If you hadn't given me an idea, I wouldn't have made that much money."
The common people of all dynasties were so envious. This is what is called "don't forget your friends when you are rich and powerful." Why can't I meet such a brother? They are all those who don't recognize people even after making money.
"That's what we call a friend. That Er Gou from our village, we grew up together, but he made a fortune outside and didn't even tell me."
"If he told you, what would you do?"
"I'm sure..."
After getting a rough idea of how much Zhou Lu earned, Qi Cheng directly said that he could just treat himself to a barbecue and there was no need to buy any luxury goods, especially some foreign luxury goods, which felt a bit like a tax on one's IQ.
"Ok?"
Qi Cheng found a picture and showed it to Zhou Lu. It was a handbag launched by a certain family, worth more than one thousand US dollars, equivalent to more than ten thousand yuan.
"Isn't this just a garbage bag? Why are they selling it so expensive?" Zhou Lu laughed. "Who would buy something like this? Do they have money to burn?"
Then Qi Cheng found out some hole high heels, snakeskin bag, backpack and other things.
There has never been a shortage of unconventional people or rich people in this world. To others, tens of thousands of dollars are no different from a few dollars.
What is this?
The ancients outside the sky were amazed. Why did a good pair of shoes have a heel at the back? How could they work in the fields like this?
And why are they all foreign? Don’t we have luxury goods?
Zhou Lu also asked the same question.
"Luxury products in our country are different from those in foreign countries. Foreign countries mainly sell brands, which are not technically difficult to produce. But this is not the case in our country."
"Our country's technology is very difficult."
Qi Cheng found a few videos, all of which were of gorgeous jewelry made of various colored gems and various types of gold. Each one was very luxurious.
The most eye-catching one is a gem tree with a trunk made of gold, jade leaves, and gems of various colors, and it looks just like the real thing.
"This is so beautiful... This must be from the Qing Dynasty. What are those blue things? I remember seeing an actor wearing one in a TV show."
"This is a traditional technique of inlaying kingfisher feathers. Kingfishers are now protected species, so this technique is no longer permitted in my country."
Qing Dynasty
Emperor Qianlong felt somewhat proud as he touched his jade ring, as many of the things on it were from his own era.
Haha, I finally have some good things going for me.
The common people were also staring with their eyes wide open. It turned out that the people in power were so extravagant. How much did this gem tree cost? It was probably enough for his family to eat for a lifetime.
"What else is there?"
"There are many good things. I remember there is one called Longquan ink. It takes several years to make, and once it is made, the color will not fade for a thousand years."
"Is it so powerful? Tell me in detail."
"It is said that Longquan ink first appeared during the reign of Emperor Kangxi. Its production is quite complicated. First, lotus root fibers must be extracted from lotus root stems in August."
"It takes 10,000 kilograms of lotus root stalks to produce only 2 ounces of lotus root silk, and then it has to be dried in the shade for a year."
Tang Dynasty
Li Shimin was also shocked by this data. He had originally planned to let his subordinates prepare according to Tianmu's introduction, but he didn't expect that this first step would be so difficult.
That’s more than 10,000 kilograms.
"Your Majesty, these things are truly extravagant. It's best not to pay too much attention to them." Wei Zheng stepped forward and said, "You can take a look at the memorial when you have time."