Chen Kuang reported an outrageous number, not expecting Lianmi to actually give it to him.
This was just the standard practice of asking for too much and then negotiating down.
In his view, they would surely haggle a few times first, and if Lianmi finally offered him one tael of silver, it would already be considered good.
The worst result would be the five copper plates Lianmi herself mentioned.
But unexpectedly, Lianmi had no intention of bargaining and directly gave him one tael of gold.
Chen Kuang looked at the few pieces of solid gold leaf in his hand and fell silent for a while.
The craftsmanship of the gold leaves was exquisite, probably circulating only among the top tier of wealthy merchants, making them worth even more than the usual price of gold.
According to the current official ratio in the Liang Kingdom, one tael of gold is roughly equivalent to twenty taels of silver.
One tael of silver, in these times, could be exchanged for about ten bushels of rice.
