186: Chapter 186 Products endorsed by His Majesty the President are a must-buy!

"The Heavenly Palace!"

"Is this the Heavenly Palace?"

"Oh my god, it really can fly in the sky!"

"How did they do this?"

"This is simply incredible!"

For a moment, the entire city of Xianyang seemed to be under a freezing spell; everyone stopped what they were doing and turned their collective gaze toward the sky.

"It's the Heavenly Palace! It's really the Heavenly Palace!"

"I saw it over at the Great Qin Empire Academy of Sciences, but I never thought it would fly over here!"

A young boy pointed at the sky and screamed.

His voice was like a giant boulder thrown into a calm lake, instantly shattering the brief silence and triggering an even greater commotion.

Everyone instinctively moved closer to the Hot Air Balloon.

This included Wei Changcheng's family.

The streets were packed so tightly that not a drop of water could trickle through.

Pulled by a chariot, the Hot Air Balloon slowly drifted forward.

In front of the chariot were soldiers responsible for clearing the path.

Behind the soldiers, people were carrying a large gong, one in front and one behind.

Clang!

One of them struck the gong with force, and the surrounding crowd couldn't help but fall silent.

Behind them were staff members holding up signs.

They held their signs high, displaying a painted scroll of a handsome young man wearing a stylish Wool Sweater.

On the scroll were eye-catching large red characters—Wool Sweaters, Thirty Coins Each!

They had never seen the style of this Wool Sweater before, but they noticed it came in so many colors.

For commoners accustomed to wearing plain white, this was incredibly appealing.

The key was that this Wool Sweater only cost thirty coins!

For these commoners who spent their days struggling to make ends meet and barely maintaining a basic level of food and shelter, thirty coins was not a small sum, but compared to the prices of wool products they had heard of before, it was unbelievably low.

"Thirty coins?"

Wei Changcheng also saw the price written on the sign.

His first reaction was that he must have misread it.

He hurriedly rubbed his eyes, only to find that he hadn't made a mistake.

It really was thirty coins!

"Thirty coins?"

His eyes couldn't help but widen.

Lady Chen's eyes also went wide.

She made all the clothes for their family.

She knew clearly that the cost of cloth to make a single garment was already three or four hundred coins.

Ready-made clothes were even more expensive.

Now, a ready-made Wool Sweater was being sold for only thirty coins?

The husband and wife couldn't help but look at each other, neither quite believing it.

Yet they hadn't misread it; the content written on that sign clearly stated thirty coins for a Wool Sweater.

The two of them kept rubbing their eyes.

They would rather believe they were seeing things than believe this could be true!

"Ding-dong Chicken, Ding-dong Chicken..."

Right at that moment, they heard these people shouting: "Grand Opening Sale at Mi Home Clothing Store! Wool Sweaters for thirty coins each!"

"Wool Sweaters for thirty coins each!"

"Ding-dong Chicken, Ding-dong Chicken..."

"Wool Sweaters for thirty coins each!"

The commoners watching from all around began whispering and discussing among themselves.

"Does this Wool Sweater really only cost thirty coins?"

"How could it possibly be so cheap!"

"The fabric used to make clothes costs far more than that, doesn't it?"

"Exactly. Unless you buy the wool yourself, process it, spin it into yarn, weave the cloth, and then make the clothes, only then could it be this cheap."

"Listening to them shout, it's 30 coins for a finished wool garment."

"I find it a bit hard to believe!"

"That is His Majesty the Head of State!"

Wei Changcheng looked at the man on the scroll and suddenly shouted at the top of his lungs.

"His Majesty the Head of State!"

When the surrounding commoners heard that the man wearing the Wool Sweater on the scroll was His Majesty the Head of State, there was an uproar.

This was the Paramount Leader who had abolished the corvée labor system for them.

Quite a few of these people were working under Zhao Fusu.

In a context where grain was more expensive than wages, Zhao Fusu letting them eat their fill was definitely more practical than just paying them.

"Yes, that's His Majesty the Head of State!"

"I once saw His Majesty from a distance; he looks exactly like that."

"His Majesty the Head of State!"

For them, the kindness and virtue of His Majesty could never be fully repaid.

A series of dull thuds sounded as the commoners on both sides of the street knelt down of their own accord, kowtowing to the image of Zhao Fusu.

No one ordered them to kowtow; they knelt of their own volition to show gratitude for Zhao Fusu's benevolence.

Those who had been doubting the price immediately cast all their suspicions aside.

This was a product endorsed by His Majesty the Head of State; how could it possibly be fake!

Buy it!

It must be bought!

Even though they weren't earning much money right now,

they worked for Zhao Fusu, ate well, and drank well—many of them had even put on weight!

They wouldn't have dared to eat and drink like that in their own homes.

Many of them also had fields in the countryside being farmed by their families.

After Zhao Fusu lowered the grain tax and opened up the grain trade, their families could not only eat their fill but even had surplus grain to sell.

While they didn't have much spare cash at home, they did have some.

At thirty coins for a Wool Sweater, it wasn't that they couldn't afford it.

They could even buy Wool Sweaters for their family members.

"Sales begin tomorrow at the Hour of Si!"

"The location is the Mi Home Clothing Store next to the Great Qin Empire Paper Shop!"

The people holding the signs shouted loudly once more.

"The Hour of Si?"

Everyone memorized the time.

"Have you heard? A Wool Sweater is only 30 coins!"

"I know! Sales start at 10 AM tomorrow!"

"The location is the Mi Home Clothing Store next to the Great Qin Empire Paper Shop."

A craze triggered by the rock-bottom price of the Wool Sweaters quickly spread through Xianyang.

"Wool Sweaters for thirty coins?"

Fan Zeng also learned of this immediately.

During this period, Fan Zeng, Xiang Liang, and Xiang Yu had all been lying low in Xianyang to observe the situation.

That world-shaking artillery demonstration had also changed some of their original plans.

Xiang Liang was trying every possible way to find out the formula for that Heavenly Fire.

However, he didn't dare to inquire about the Heavenly Fire formula openly.

The Shadow Guards were closely monitoring anyone asking about it.

The Public Security Organs were also heavily publicizing that harboring or manufacturing flammable and explosive items was strictly forbidden; once discovered, the punishment was being cut in half at Caishikou. Reports were welcomed, and successful informants could receive ten gold!

Ten gold was a reward worth 1.6 million!

For the commoners of Xianyang, this was an opportunity for a meteoric rise, so they were eager to catch anyone making flammable or explosive items.

Xiang Liang was very troubled.

As the Leader of the School of Military Strategy, he knew very well.

Facing Qin's Heavenly Fire weapons, if he didn't have equivalent weapons, he would only be easily wiped out by the opponent.

He would be easily blasted to death while having absolutely no power to fight back!

After Qin introduced the Heavenly Fire weapons, the form of warfare had already changed.

Firearms against cold weapons—that was a dimensional strike!