Chapter 316 One hundred taels, not a cent less!
The roar of the Roman merchant was like thunder, instantly shocking the crowd around him. The civilians who were scolded looked helpless and were secretly confused in their hearts.

Is it too expensive to buy ten for three copper coins?
The price he offered was almost the same as the market price. He originally just wanted to give a little charity to this foreign businessman as a gesture of goodwill, but he did not expect the other party to be so ungrateful.

Many citizens were indignant. How could a barbarian dare to be so arrogant in the market? Didn't he plan to continue doing business in the future?

Some kind-hearted residents of Daqin thought that the Romans were simply crude and ignorant, so some people stood up to defend him.

"Hey, barbarian, these things are really worthless in our Xianyang City."

"Besides, your cup doesn't look that great. Three coppers for ten is fair enough."

"That's right, stop messing around."

"There are people watching here. You may not be able to do business in the future if you do this."

"It's not easy for you to come to Xianyang, don't waste yourself like this."

The Roman merchant smiled contemptuously upon hearing this.

"Our Roman glass cups are treasures in the Mediterranean countries! Each one is worth a fortune!"

He raised a glass cup that looked cloudy and continued to show off:

"See? The patterns on this cup are exquisite!"

"Only our Roman craftsmen can create such a design!"

Hearing this, the citizens around were stunned. Indeed, in Rome, these cups were extremely precious and the craftsmanship was also a secret.

However, this place is not Rome, this is Daqin, this is Xianyang!

Some citizens were angry at the Roman merchant's arrogant attitude, and some could no longer tolerate it and no longer accommodate him.

"We, the people of Daqin, kindly remind you, but you are so arrogant. You are really a frog in the well!"

Then someone shouted loudly: "Compared with the Thirteenth Young Master, your broken stuff is just garbage! Don't take it out and embarrass yourself!"

"That's right. Anything designed by the Thirteenth Young Master is a hundred thousand times better than yours."

"Don't mention the Thirteenth Young Master. Some designs by ordinary people are better looking than yours."

"Get out of here! Don't embarrass yourself in the market!"

The Roman merchant turned a deaf ear to the accusations of those around him. He remained silent, firmly believing that he would eventually meet someone who knew the value of his goods.

The noisy discussion attracted many passers-by, who gathered around to see what was going on. Through word of mouth, they soon understood the whole story.

Then, these passers-by also felt helpless.

"Forget it, he is just a barbarian, how can he understand the talent of the Thirteenth Young Master."

"Yes, these may be treasures in other countries, but here, they are just trash."

"It's a pity for this barbarian. I'm afraid he won't make a penny from all this cargo."

In the crowd, a child quietly walked to the stall and picked up a small glass cup.

Children are naturally curious and always want to explore the unknown.

He picked up the glass cup and examined it, only to find it unattractive and even ugly.

He had seen exquisite cups before, and this one pales in comparison.

Then, an idea suddenly occurred to him, and he wanted to put the cup back to its original place.

Just then, an unintentional push came from behind, and the child was caught off guard and hit his elbow against the shelf.

His fingers instinctively loosened due to the sudden impact, and the glass cup fell to the ground and shattered into a pile of waste.

With a click, the beauty disappeared.

The Roman merchant soon noticed the broken glass and immediately rushed to the child in a rage from behind the shelf, shouting with a blazing gaze:

"You! How dare you destroy the treasures of our Rome!" "Do you know how much the last person who destroyed our treasures paid?"

"Our army simply razed his country to the ground and killed all the men!"

"Now, I'll give you a chance to atone for your sins and compensate me!"

The businessman's pressure made the child tremble. He hurriedly hid behind his father, unable to conceal his innocent emotions.

He complained: "How can this broken thing be worth a hundred taels of silver? He is obviously a liar!"

"Liar! Who would be bored enough to deceive lowly people like you!" retorted the Roman merchant.

When the child heard this, he immediately counterattacked: "Anything made by the Thirteenth Master is more beautiful than this, and it is much cheaper.

"My cup is much harder than yours! Your cup is worthless!"

The civilians who had intended to help witnessed the merchant's attitude and were instantly filled with anger.

"That's enough, you barbarian! This thing is really worth a hundred taels, I can eat it!"

"How can you use something so fragile to drink water? It's just garbage! It's not even worth a hundred taels!"

"Bullying a child is so unreasonable!"

After hearing this, the Roman merchants felt even more mocking.

"These people are so ignorant. Only fools would drink water from a glass cup!" He sneered to himself.

Then the businessman turned to the child's father, his eyes full of contempt.

"Haha, so you are the father of this humble man."

"Compensation, one hundred taels of silver for each of these treasures!"

He knew that the simply dressed untouchable before him could never afford such a huge sum of money.

As long as we use this incident to create a stir, there will be something fun to watch!

This is a blasphemy to the treasures of the Roman Empire. As long as the imperial teacher is present, he can take the opportunity to put pressure on these people!

At that time, the emperor of Daqin would surely beg him and offer to solve the problem with 10,000 taels of silver.

And he will coldly reject the Emperor of Qin!

"Ten thousand taels? No, now it's one million taels of silver!"

If he didn't bow his head and beg for mercy at this moment, the Roman cavalry would be able to openly step into the city of Xianyang, sweep away these hateful untouchables, and then turn all the women in the city into spoils of the empire!
"Haha! We must make a big fuss! We must make a big fuss!" the Roman merchant thought to himself.

"As long as the situation escalates, all the wealth and beauties will fall into my hands, haha! Your Highness, just wait for good news!"

One hundred taels of silver is an astronomical sum for anyone, and even more so for a hard-working farmer.

If his child really destroyed something worth a hundred taels, he would take responsibility without hesitation, even if it meant sacrificing his own life and future.

However, looking at the fragments on the ground, he didn't think it was a valuable thing!
If this can be considered a treasure, then how should the Thirteenth Young Master's collection be defined?
Could it be a treasure that fell from the sky?

The passers-by around were not stupid. If the Roman merchant succeeded, they might be the next victims.

At this moment, anger was boiling among the crowd!

The child's father looked at the Roman merchant with a firm gaze and said, "I will pay you at most three cents, no more!"

The Roman merchant sneered: "Three cents? One hundred taels! Not a copper less!"

He was well aware of the exclusive status of the glass cup. No one around the Mediterranean could replicate the glass cup, only Rome could make it.

Such a rare treasure cannot be worth less than one hundred taels.

(End of this chapter)