Chapter 220: Gacha and Tulips (6)
The tulip coin scam, or rather the legitimate business venture (since it’s not illegal), was a success, and the Rothschild family’s foreign exchange warriors had returned.
"Luca Orsini, at the behest of the baron, has returned after delivering a small gift to the Holy Empire."
The recipient of that gift might not have thought much of it, but I can’t stand bad behavior like rejecting someone’s goodwill.
If you give someone something with a sincere heart, they should accept it with gratitude.
Of course, having received the gift, it would be entirely legal for me to take the corresponding compensation however I see fit.
‘This should have taught the Holy Empire that coins aren’t always good.’
They will be thankful they learned it cheaply now, instead of having to pay a higher price for the lesson later on.
"Though we’ve already made about 300,000 gold coins in profit, you remember what I said about the final 'pass the bomb' game, right?"
To make money during a bubble economy, where the value of goods is extremely overestimated, the most reliable and profitable method is to short-sell when the value of a particular item peaks.
Of course, it’s not an easy task.
If a beginner tries it, there's a 99% chance they’ll end up diving into the Han River and going through some alternate-world gacha instead.
‘Strictly speaking, it wasn’t exactly short-selling.’