There are quite a lot of staff in the backroom of the Chamber of Commerce, and everyone is busy preparing for this auction.
But despite this busy schedule, Mr. Wang Mingyou, the president of the Chengfeng Chamber of Commerce and the capital of Jiangnan, still received Bai Song warmly.
The Wang family's cloth business spread all over the south of the Yangtze River, and their reputation in the south of the Yangtze River was even greater than that of the Bai Song Dynasty in Youzhou.
It's just that after the Wang family cloth shop left Jiangnan, its reputation in Chang'an became much weaker.
When he founded the Chengfeng Chamber of Commerce, Wang Mingyou hoped to make friends with various important people in Chang'an through the Chamber of Commerce, thereby opening up a route to the development of Chang'an.
As a businessman deeply bound to the imperial court, Bai Song had become a ceiling in the hearts of businessmen.
This is an extraordinary person!
Hearing that Bai Song from Mobai Qianzhuang was coming, Wang Mingyou didn't plan to participate in the auction, but he made a special trip here.
In the minds of ordinary businessmen, Bai Song's identity is very clear. One is the boss behind Mobai Bank, and he has made no less than one hundred thousand taels of silver through the real estate renovation in Chang'an. The other is the prince's young master, who has half a foot in the business.
The identities of the officials in the court and the remaining consorts are actually not important. These two items alone prove that Bai Song was really good at taking all the officials and businessmen in Chang'an.
"Mr. Bai, I've heard the famous name for a long time, and it's like thunder to my ears."
Bai Song suddenly felt uncomfortable seeing a middle-aged man who could be his father, groveling and fawning.
The main reason is that in the Bai Song Dynasty, the people he met on weekdays were either emperors or famous historical ministers. Now that they have gained status, they have not yet had the time to go deep into the people.
Before this, Bai Song had never felt how noble his status was. It was only now, when he saw the attitude of a Jiangnan capital city towards him, that Bai Song suddenly realized that he seemed to be very good.
"Uh... you're welcome..." Bai Songgong held his hand, not knowing what to say. He thought for a while and then turned to today's business, "How long until the auction starts?"
"There's still half an hour left. Please go to the VIP room and take a rest, Mr. Bai."
"VIP room..." Bai Song muttered, "It's really a merchant, and the room names are full of commercial atmosphere."
"Don't worry, I want to take a look at what's on offer today?"
Wang Mingyou quickly brought over today's auction list, but Bai Song didn't even look at it and said directly: "I want to see the real thing."
"This..." Wang Mingyou was a little embarrassed. The auction was about to start. How could there be any reason to take guests to see the auction items before other guests?
"What? Isn't it possible?"
"No, no... Since it is Mr. Bai who wants to see it, of course there is no problem. I just ask Mr. Bai not to disclose this matter. It will be difficult for the Villain Chamber of Commerce to do business in the future."
"Don't worry, I'm also in business and I know what the rules are."
"Yes, yes..."
"Also, don't call me Mr. Bai from now on. When I come here, I'm just an ordinary businessman. Just call me Boss Bai."
Wang Mingyou continued to nod and flattered: "Boss Bai is so young yet so approachable. It's really rare."
While talking, Wang Mingyou sent Bai Song to the secret room where the auction items were placed.
The guards at the door were very respectful and a little surprised when they saw the host coming with a young man. They couldn't help but look at Bai Song twice.
After Bai Song entered, Lan Ting, who was accompanying him, was stopped outside.
Lan Ting was very dissatisfied and was about to speak when Bai Song turned around and asked her to wait outside.
Once inside the secret room, various gold and silver jewelry were displayed, glowing golden under the light of several oil lamps.
Bai Song didn't care about the gold and silver at all. His goal was very clear, he just wanted to see the legendary samurai sword.
"I heard there will be samurai swords today?"
Wang Mingyou smiled after hearing this, and led Bai Song to a wooden frame, which was covered with a layer of fine silk. After peeling it off, you could see a cold samurai sword placed on the wooden frame.
"Boss Bai is indeed a connoisseur of goods. The katana being auctioned today is extraordinary. It is rumored that it is a treasured work of Mr. Honkawa, Japan's number one swordsmith. It is known as..."
Before Wang Mingyou finished speaking, Bai Song picked up the knife without ceremony.
Wang Mingyou's expression twitched, did he feel like this was a bit against the rules?
Wang Mingyou originally wanted to remind him, but due to Bai Song's identity, it didn't matter if he picked it up and looked at it. There was no one around anyway, so he just thought about it.
"What a good knife!" Bai Song marveled.
Wang Mingyou wanted to explain more, but suddenly a voice came from outside: "My boss, someone from Japan is coming. Do you want to go out to greet them?"
The status of Japanese people in Chang'an is not low now. As long as you are Japanese, no matter what your status is, you will always be looked down upon.
In normal times, Wang Mingyou would definitely have gone out to greet him in person, but now he was accompanied by Young Master Bai Song. How could ordinary Japanese people compare with him?
"I have important things to do now, and we'll talk about other things later." Wang Mingyou dismissed his subordinates directly and continued to accompany him with a flattering smile.
Bai Song looked back at Wang Mingyou and said, "Since Boss Wang has guests to receive, Boss Wang will go on his own. I'll take a look here and then go to the lounge later."
Wang Mingyou hesitated, and Bai Song repeated: "I don't need to accompany you here."
Wang Mingyou hesitated not because he wanted to accompany Bai Song, but because Bai Song was placed alone in the secret room where the auction items were displayed, and he felt a little uneasy.
"What? Boss Wang is worried about leaving me alone? Are you worried that I will steal the things here?"
"How dare you? With Boss Bai's wealth, not to mention these small items, even the entire chamber of commerce can easily buy them. How can this villain not be worried?"
Wang Mingyou didn't dare to stay any longer, so he left Bai Song behind and went out first.
There was no one in the secret room. Bai Song made one or two gestures with the samurai sword, and a smile appeared on his mouth: "I heard that this samurai sword is famous for its sharpness. It is said that any samurai sword can cut iron.
Like mud, indestructible... I just don’t know how the samurai swords of this era compare with the industrial technology of a thousand years later?”
Thinking about it, Bai Song pulled out his cold knife, holding one knife in each hand, and let the two swords collide violently!
A banging sound.
The guard outside was a little curious and couldn't help but look back at the secret room.
I saw Bai Song put his samurai sword back on the wooden frame with his back to several people, covered it with black cloth, and then retreated as if nothing had happened, without even looking at the guards, he called Lan Ting: "Let's go.
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Lan Ting hurriedly followed, couldn't help but take a look at the secret room, and asked: "Master, are there any rare treasures in it?"
"You have never seen any rare treasures in the East Palace since you were a child. Why do you care about these commonplace things?"
As Bai Song was talking, he suddenly saw Wang Mingyou communicating with several Japanese people.
One of the Japanese men fought for his sword and said in broken Chinese: "Look, this sword has been with me for more than ten years. It is of great significance. It can be sold for at least ten thousand taels of silver."