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The ancients said that when two tigers fight, one of them will be injured. What's more, in the auction house, several major forces supported by the four princes are fighting openly and secretly.
King Li You of Qi has been punished by Li Shimin, grounded, and is about to leave Chang'an for his fiefdom, but he doesn't want to leave.
Now the appearance of the glazed basalt beast gave him hope, and he thought to himself: "As long as I can get this bottle of basalt beast and present it to my father, and his mother and concubine can blow the bedside breeze, I don't think there is any need." Then go to the fief", so he ordered his uncle Yin Hongzhi to take it.
Perhaps among the four princes, only Wu Wang Li Ke is relatively sober. In his opinion, this Xuanwu beast is really a hot potato, but he cannot help but fight because the family behind him who supports him is watching!
The seemingly simple bidding of the Xuanwu beast is actually a competition between the forces of several aristocratic families. Behind every force, there is a prince.
These princes are also the ones who currently have the best chance to compete for the supreme seat.
Seeing the glazed basalt beast that was constantly being raised by some wealthy households, Li You was the first to be unable to bear it. He said anxiously to Yin Hongzhi:
"Uncle, it's up to you whether we can stay in Chang'an or not."
Yin Hongzhi looked at the impetuous Li You, and then glanced at Li Chengqian and the others who were still calm. He shook his head secretly in his heart. Compared to Li Chengqian and the others, his nephew was really far behind. If he hadn't been his own nephew , I really want to find another supporter.
However, although such investment risks are high, the returns are also high. If Li Youzhen can reach that position, the returns cannot be obtained by other investors.
He sighed secretly in his heart and joined the bidding. When Yin Hongzhi said: "500,000 yuan", the auction house was silent for more than ten seconds.
After all, this figure is more than twice the price given by some wealthy households just now.
Seeing some aristocratic families and wealthy households who did not dare to bid any more, Li You looked very proud.
However, he soon stopped laughing when he heard Song Zhiyuan, the representative of the aristocratic family behind Li Ke, directly add an additional 50,000 yuan.
Li You couldn't help but glared at Li Ke secretly, as if to say, we are all bastards, why should we make things difficult for each other?
At this time, Li Ke could only secretly smile bitterly. At this point, he was no longer completely in charge, and the forces behind him would involuntarily force him to move forward.
With the participation of the Guanlong family and the Jiangnan Chinese family, the entire bidding has become intense.
The Guanlong family may have been tricked by Li Shimin a few days ago, and some successors were weak. The Guanlong family, representing the crown prince Li Chengqian, and the former dynasty nobles representing Wu Wang Li Ke were the first to withdraw from the bidding.
Seeing Yin Hongzhi bidding like a mad dog, Smiling Tiger Li Tai also had a gloomy look on his face.
The current bidding price has reached 1.1 million guan, which is 100,000 guan more than the 1 million guan budget that he had negotiated with Jiangnan Family.
What's more, it was so much over the budget, and he might not be able to capture the Xuanwu Divine Beast. Of course, he felt very unhappy.
Little did Li Tai know that Yin Hongzhi was also complaining secretly at this time. He was now a little doubtful of his own vision.
He even secretly cursed Li You, his nephew, as a retarded person. With such a huge sum of money, even if he went to the fiefdom, he would not know how many dead soldiers he could cultivate, but he blindly wanted to take pictures of the Xuanwu beast to please Li Shimin in order to stay in Chang'an.
So I secretly decided in my heart that if the Jiangnan Chinese raised the price, I would no longer be able to listen to Li You. Such a large sum of money would have to be paid by all the aristocratic families.
If you really dare to raise the price, these families may immediately switch to other camps.
At this time, Li Tai's eyes narrowed into a thin line, and the look he looked at Li You was full of cold light. If it weren't for this idiot, he would have done it with only 800,000 yuan.
This scene made Yang Fan in the private room extremely shocked. He did not expect that this Li You would actually give him such a great assist. He was secretly happy and thought about whether he should send a big red envelope to His Royal Highness King Qi later.
Seeing that many aristocratic families were being fooled by Yang Fan's auction, and even his own sons were included in the scheme, he couldn't help but frown slightly and looked at Yang Fan deeply, not knowing what he was thinking.
However, at this time, Li Shimin was more excited. Since he ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, he has been working hard to weaken the family's power.
Although this competition is secretly mixed with the fight between several sons, it is not just a competition between the forces of several aristocratic families.
After all, no matter which force wins, the money will eventually be shared equally among these aristocratic families. This is also an opportunity to weaken the power of the aristocratic families, but Yang Fan is too cheap.
As Li Tai's chubby palm secretly turned over to Jiangnan Chinese, the bidding price reached 1.2 million yuan.
Even Wang Xuance's temperament was shocked. He couldn't help but swallow with difficulty, and announced the ownership of the Xuanwu beast in a hoarse and even uneasy voice, and the entire auction came to a halt.
Although the auction was over, Li Shimin could not recover for a long time. Finally, he took a breath of cold air involuntarily.
Today's auction resulted in a total of more than 2 million silver coins.
You must know that the imperial court's annual tax is only about 20 million guan. These taxes also include cloth, grain and other things, and the real money in the tax is only about 10 million guan.
Cheng Yaojin looked at Yang Fan with envy and sighed: "My nephew is indeed extraordinary. Think about it, I, old Cheng, have lived for decades and the money you make is not as much as the fraction you make in a day."
However, I am more optimistic about the future glass business.
Li Shimin also looked at Yang Fan with a complicated expression. Although he knew that this guy was very talented, he didn't know that his method of making money was so awesome.
At this time, Yang Fan couldn't help but smile modestly. It was luck, but he was really lucky today. Without the help of Li You, it would have been impossible to get hundreds of thousands more coins.
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Let's not talk about what to do next at the auction venue. After leaving Cheng Yaojin and the Zuo Guards to protect the auction venue, Li Shimin and Yang Fan sneaked back to the Yang Mansion.
In the main hall, Li Shimin's eyes looked at Yang Fan next to him from time to time, but he said nothing.
He was a little confused in his heart. He also had three glazed statues of mythical beasts in his hand, whether he should sell one of them.
Although he was the largest landowner in the Tang Dynasty, he was also considered the poorest landowner. He had been building the Daming Palace for several years, but it had not yet been completed. After all, he had no money.
However, he immediately secretly scolded Yang Fan for being too naughty. He originally thought that asking for three sacred objects from him would cause him a lot of heartache, but he turned around and made a lot of money by using the name of His Majesty, who also has three bottles.
Overflow, no loss at all.
At this time, Yang Fan was already extremely happy. He was in a good mood, humming an unknown ditty in his mouth, looking leisurely.
With this income, the long-standing financial problem has been completely solved, and the ideas in my mind can be accelerated.
So he opened his mouth and said:
"Old Li, can you please give me your Majesty's decree..."
"Well, what do we need to see?"
Li Shimin couldn't help but snorted, looking like a villain who had succeeded. For some reason, when he saw that this kid actually asked for himself, he felt relieved.
Too lazy to pay attention to this guy who loves stinky beauty, Yang Fan continued:
"The Liuli Workshop has been built in Yangjiaping and construction will start soon. Safety is a big issue. I want to establish a guard team to ensure the safety of the Liuli Workshop."
Li Shimin frowned and asked:
"Can't we just send government soldiers to protect us?"
You should know that only princes can have their own escorts, and the court has strict organizational regulations.
Although aristocratic families, nobles, and wealthy families secretly maintain many bodyguards or dead soldiers, they do not show it to the public. They usually use their status as servants or servants as a cover.
He was afraid that if he agreed to Yang Fan today, he would cause a lot of trouble.
Of course Yang Fan knew these rules, and he didn't have to make such a request.
However, if he wants this Liuli Workshop guard team to become his trump card, he needs these guard teams to be different from ordinary guards.
For example, they must undergo rigorous selection and training, and must be equipped with advanced weapons. At this time, large-scale manufacturing and the use of swords and guns are like crimes of rebellion.
Yang Fan was not discouraged, but said calmly: "As long as your majesty is not afraid of admonishing ministers who say that there is no distinction between public and private affairs and that you are competing for the interests of the people, you can send government troops there."
Li Shimin had no choice but to glare at Yang Fan angrily and said displeasedly:
"How many people are needed for the escort team?"
Hearing that only 500 people were needed, Li Shimin breathed a sigh of relief and quickly promised to persuade His Majesty to agree.
In his opinion, the number of guards is still relatively small. Nowadays, most aristocratic families and noble houses do not have thousands of guards.
Seeing Li Shimin say this, he knew that the matter had basically been settled and it was time to give him some sweetness, so he said:
"Old Li, ask your Majesty to send someone over tomorrow. I have decided to donate 30% of the money from the auction to the court for the benefit of the people. Furthermore, I borrowed His Majesty's name today and asked him to atone for his sins. I will donate 20% of the proceeds to the court.
For your Majesty's palace expenses, please deliver it to me..."
I know in my heart that eating alone, whether in modern or ancient times, will easily lead to death. If there is meat, everyone can eat it together, which is the way to live in the world.
As expected, when Li Shimin heard Yang Fan's words, he looked in disbelief, and then said happily:
"Are you telling the truth?"
No wonder he is like this, no one would give up more than 1 million yuan easily.
Especially for a poor guy like him, he never thought that one day his internal treasury would have such a huge profit.
He stood up suddenly, patted Yang Fan's shoulder excitedly and said, "Well done, Lao Li, I really saw you right, kid. I'll take care of the Liulicongfang escort team. I'll try my best to get 1,000 people for you."
Quota.”
But how did Li Shimin know that just because he casually agreed today, he would let Yang Fan train a team that would be frightening.