章 551: Chapter 553: Brainwashing_1

"It's just so-so. There's a war going on up north, isn't there? The demand is high. We're forging swords day and night non-stop, and the profit isn't much either. As the governor just mentioned, taken from the people and used by the people, we're practically selling at almost cost price. With the national crisis looming, it's not really something you can complain about, right?"

The swordsmith went on: "Young lady, you're still young and must think the governor came today just for the sake of caring about us, the merchants. You're wrong. His personal presence at the meeting is to size up our bottom line, to see what can be used and what can't."

Nan Feng retorted: "I run a rouge business, I don't think I could be of any use, right?"

"That's not certain. Anyway, in the end, they will definitely persuade you to donate money."