In the years of famine, I was well versed in history and pampered the Northern Army

Chapter 107 Tribute

After some greetings, Xu Qingyin and his mother returned to their home, but she was shocked by the scene just now.

Although she had seen this kind of scene on TV many times, she was still shocked when she saw for the first time that someone actually hit his head and it was covered in blood for a bracelet. She was absent-minded the whole day and even couldn't say a word when her mother asked her what was wrong.

"Were you frightened by seeing the nobleman beating his maid in the palace today?"

Chu Qingyin didn't say anything else, which was considered as her agreement.

"Alas, this kind of thing does happen quite often in the palace, so it's normal that you can't accept it for a while."

"Are the lives of those maids in Mother's palace really so worthless?"

"Not only that, even the skilled and high-ranking craftsmen in the palace would be beaten with dozens of sticks if they did a bad job.

"Many people were beaten lightly at first, but if they got infected, they would just have a month-long high fever and get over it. But if they did something serious, they would be beaten with dozens of sticks, or even beaten to death and carried out of the palace, without even a single family member left."

These things sound so light and easy, as if they were experienced day and night, but every word represents the life of the people in the palace who wrote them.

Xu Qingyin didn't think she was a saint, but when she saw her life being destroyed in this way, her heart still trembled.

Although it was for my own sake at the beginning, it was also for the lives of the Zhenbei Army that I supplied the goods again and again. If I didn't have this compassion, I'm afraid I wouldn't even be able to take Yun Jin's path.

"Thank you, mother, for telling me this."

"what happened?"

"I just feel that these jewels in the palace are nothing more than dead objects. No matter how valuable they are, they can't be worth a human life. Furthermore, the value of these things is simply calculated based on their rarity, yet they can easily harm someone's life. It really makes me sigh."

"That's indeed the case. However, the extravagant lifestyle in the palace is prevalent and cannot be changed. The noble mothers in the palace are all hoping to obtain some unique treasure to attract the favor of the emperor."

At this moment, Chu Qingyin suddenly had an idea. She remembered that when she was in modern times, she saw the diamond on Uncle Wang's desk that he casually bought for his wife.

That kind of diamond is artificially made, and the cost price is even less than 100. If it is made into a necklace or ring and can replace some of the jewelry in the palace, won’t it allow the ladies in the palace to use less other things that harm the lives of craftsmen?

If one's things could become tributes bestowed by the emperor and become the most important and iconic things in the entire palace, how many lives could be saved?

At that time, it seemed that no one had any impression of diamonds. The rarest things were gold, silver and jade, and no one seemed to have heard of diamonds.

As the daughter of a wealthy business empire, Chu Qingyin naturally knew how to market. If she wanted to use diamonds to quickly penetrate the market in the palace, she would have to do it.

She could use the fact that diamonds are the hardest thing in the world to promote it, and Lu Qian would definitely be interested in it. After all, the emperor’s favorite thing is the word “most”.

If it could become a treasure bestowed by Yun Jin to the border areas, this thing would be even more extraordinary since it is already very unique.

Chu Qingyin was already extremely excited when he thought of this. However, he remembered that his mother had asked him to reveal his identity as a witch some time ago, but she later changed her mind.

The mother said that although this might indeed have a very positive impact on him and make everyone impressed, the bigger the publicity, the harder he might fall in the future, so it would be better not to be so ostentatious now.

In fact, Chu Qingyin himself agreed with this in his heart. He had just arrived, and if he praised himself too much at once, it might be difficult to deal with it in the future.

So if Lu Qian wanted to supply this diamond, he knew that Lu Yan had a relationship with the witch, and his mother was already the national teacher, so it goes without saying.

If this kind of diamond was made by a witch, or even had some unique energy or magnetic field, it would be even more sought after by Lu Qian.

Xu Luohan, who was standing beside him, saw Xu Qingyin getting more and more excited, and asked hurriedly:

"What's going on? You were so sad just now, how come your expression suddenly changed and you're so happy again?"

"Mother, I have a plan that will allow us to gain both fame and fortune. Of course, this isn't the most important thing. The most important thing is saving the lives of those palace craftsmen."

"Oh, I've been here for so long and haven't thought of any solution. I didn't expect you to have such a solution and truly care about these people's lives. I originally thought they were bragging about you saying you were Ms. Wu, but now I feel that this is the truth. You really care about their lives."

Chu Qingyin was now anxious to tell her mother the method in her mind, and did not intend to say any polite words here:

"Mother, you haven't been back to our world for 18 years. Don't you know if you still remember the diamonds from the past?"

"I do know about diamonds, but Yunjin's people don't use diamonds. I remember when I was a kid, the slogan for diamonds was eternal love."

"Indeed, it symbolizes eternal love. If we want to spread the word throughout the capital, it will be very easy. Every wealthy lady in the capital will surely pursue diamonds."

If you think about it carefully, this is indeed a way to make money, but Xu Luohan is still a little curious. She remembers that when she was alive, the price of diamonds was very high.

Although it costs hundreds of thousands of dollars each, if it were put here, I'm afraid they would snatch it up and offer a very high price, but this business chain doesn't seem to be very affordable.

I don't know why my daughter suddenly started thinking about this.

"But I remember that diamonds are not cheap. If you want to ship them here, there will be a lot of trouble on the way."

"That's true, but you, your mother, don't know this now. Diamonds are now mass-produced and incredibly cheap. Diamonds that used to cost hundreds of thousands or even millions can now be bought for just a few hundred dollars. They're the same diamond, the only difference being that one is natural and the other is artificial."

Xu Luohan in front of him was truly shocked when she heard Chu Qingyin say this.

It was a long time before he started saying "hello" three times in a row.

"I didn't expect you, my daughter, to be so talented and come up with such a great idea. Although diamonds can make money in the future, if they can become tribute to the capital, then a large part of the current tribute can be replaced!"