Su Buyan said, "So soon? I was going to help you find someone from Quan and get you a discount..."
Xia Chujian said, "I bought two million worth of Agricultural Machinery, and they gave me a twenty percent discount."
Su Buyan nodded. "That's more like it. If I went to ask, it would probably only be twenty percent off too."
"Fine. As long as you didn't get ripped off."
Xia Chujian found that amusing.
She was not the seller. What did he mean by not losing out? Buyers always got the short end of the stick...
That was why people said sellers were always savvier than buyers.
Xia Chujian understood, but she did not say much more to Su Buyan.
However, Su Buyan seemed to remember something and said, "Right. Soon, many Imperial institutions will be setting up branches on Guiyuan Star."
"Most of them will be in Da Fu Prefecture, but Mulan City has also been assigned a number of universities and Laboratories."
"For instance, our Mecha laboratory will be opening a branch in Mulan City."
Xia Chujian gave an "Oh," then quickly realized what that meant and said in surprise, "Why are they setting up branches on Guiyuan Star?!"
"This is the most remote and backward Habitable Planet in the entire Empire!"
"We haven't even been assigned an Interstellar Fleet!"
Su Buyan said, "I don't understand either. It was decided jointly by the Cabinet, the Senate, the Military, the Crown Princess, and Nine Doubts Consort."
"We only need to carry it out."
Xia Chujian was a little puzzled, but then she thought that at least it meant the Empire had not abandoned Guiyuan Star. That was enough.
She soon stopped dwelling on it and said happily, "That's great!"
"Maybe real estate in Mulan City is about to take