"Do you know what the secret of commerce is?"
As the courtyard echoed with the footsteps of Cha Huan, the scar-faced Grand Steward suddenly clapped his hands and asked an unrelated question.
No one answered him, but remembering how he had once helped him, Yue Yu, once known as Glorious First Merchant, couldn't help but say, "Exchange of goods."
"You're right, but not quite accurate," the Grand Steward smiled at Yue Yu and said, "Exchange of goods also requires knowing if the other's 'have' aligns with one's 'lack.' Instead of exchange of goods, I think a more precise summary would be—"
"Demand creation."
"It's only when there is a demand that we're willing to give up our surplus to obtain what we need more."
"Nothing in this world surpasses this. Just like our National Relief Association, without making everyone feel how wonderful Sea Wave Powder is, how could we amass wealth to such an extent?"
