Richest Man: Divine-Grade Reconstruct System Chapter 1234 - 1128: The Flourishing Capital City (Part 2)

However, when considering those wealthy people in the future who buy limited editions, this really isn’t much. After all, their understanding and concepts are different from those of ordinary people.

Common people value practicality, affordability, and discounts, but what do these people value? They value status, position, and identity.

For me, perhaps spending eight thousand taels of silver for them is no different than spending 80 cents for ordinary people. After all, poverty limits the imagination of many people.

But with the appearance of those soaps priced at a few dozens of coins, suddenly, all the commoners were thrilled. Originally hesitant, they dared to venture into those shops.

When they held those bars of soap in their hands, they all felt astonished.

They never expected that this thing would smell so fragrant, and when they experimented with it at home, they were surprised to find that stains on clothes, caused by years of hard work, were easily washed away—something they never thought possible.

Of course, even though it was so useful, they couldn’t bear to use it directly for washing clothes but instead used it carefully each day for washing their faces and hair.

After all, to ordinary people, dozens of coins represent a significant expense. Even the most ordinary soap costs ten coins, equivalent to ten yuan in the future.

Compared to the future, prices were indeed much higher. After all, the price of a bar of soap nowadays, no matter how expensive, wouldn’t exceed five yuan. This is referring to those used by commoners, not luxury items.

However, soap in the Dayou Kingdom is truly unique at present, so its price is indeed high compared to the future, but now it is as cheap as it can get.

Considering the current level of production, the cost of making each bar of soap is about one coin.

The higher-end ones are even more expensive; some limited editions require workers to carve for days to complete a bar, and these workers earn dozens of coins a day in wages.

If you really calculate it, the cost of those soaps can be dozens, even up to a hundred coins.

Of course, such costs are negligible compared to the selling price, but that’s not how the accounts are calculated.

Back to the commoners, they don’t talk about earning money at work every day; they only rely on their hard work to earn some grain, so a family producing ten taels of silver is already a big deal.

And even though the Capital City’s citizens are wealthier, most families have savings of no more than twenty taels of silver, which is relatively good.

In some poorer households, not only is there no surplus money, but daily expenses are also insufficient. Being able to barely fill their stomachs is already quite considerable.

Because of this, even though the price has reached this level now, those who couldn’t afford it still can’t, although it’s much better than before.

Of course, after merchants knew about these prices, they didn’t say much; instead, many replaced their high-end goods with mid-to-low-end goods. They aren’t fools, as the product has just appeared, and many people don’t even know about it. Even if they carried the most high-end items, people might not appreciate it.

Since that’s the case, they might as well carry mid-to-low-end items to sell elsewhere. After all, even the lowest-end items are considered high-end in their eyes. Without other grade soaps for comparison, they wouldn’t think they’re inferior.

It’s undeniable that Xiao Zihan’s prediction was correct. Not long after the first batch of merchants left, they sold all the soaps at several times their original price.

After selling them, they immediately returned to the Capital City, eager to pick up the second batch of soaps.

On the way, they wouldn’t let their caravans sit idle, considering what the Capital City needs, and transporting those to sell.

Of course, the most transported items are primarily food supplies.

During these times, any city suffers from grain shortages, even the Imperial City. Commoners fully fed isn’t an easy feat.

The actions of merchants quickly captured attention, and when they delivered the first batch of goods, local merchants immediately sniffed out business opportunities.

Commerce has always been cruel, so after inquiries, without disclosing routes, opportunists followed those caravans quietly, tracking them.

This led to the Capital City becoming bustling in less than a month.

The once wide Vermilion Bird Street became very crowded.

Vermilion Bird Street nowadays is at least 200 meters wide, allowing an entire army to pass effortlessly.

But rapidly, shops sprang up along the street. Street vendors appeared suddenly, even crowding the roads, with illegal vendors selling goods from their baskets.

This scene is practically no different from what’s shown on television.

Lin Yi stood atop the city tower, watched the bustling crowd below, and nodded with satisfaction.

This is the prosperity he wanted. When I first arrived here, there were pedestrians and vendors on the streets, but compared to now, it was desolate.

No need to say more; just compare simple data: Vermilion Bird East Street originally had only 13 shops plus 30 stalls, but now the number of shops has surged to 110, and the stalls have multiplied to over 400.

It’s almost as lively as a pedestrian street in the future.

The Capital City originally had a permanent population of only seventy to eighty thousand, but current foot traffic sees at least 150,000 people.

That’s easily more than double. Of course, many merchants left quickly after acquiring goods, leaving only those picking up goods or yet to sell what’s on hand.

This scene isn’t solely due to soap’s existence. If soap were the only product, this wouldn’t have happened. Other items have appeared.

Like the strong liquor that can knock down a robust man in a swig.

Like perfumes releasing enticing aromas and convenient writing paper.

And so on. These are things the Dayou Kingdom and society lack, causing merchants to frenzy.

The current situation is undoubtedly due to Xiao Zihan’s efforts, whose tactics worked wonders. She established several workshops in no time.

They all began production, even with limited product output.

But it’s gradually increasing.

[To be continued...]