Volume II Winter Lake Chapter 235 How much money is too much?
Volume 2: Winter Lake Chapter 235: How amazing is the money?
The Southern Jin Dynasty emperor merchant in the west pavilion on the third floor did not hesitate to offend the Tang Dynasty's big shots and also participated in the bidding for the chicken soup post. This could only be the intention of the prince behind the emperor merchant. The latest chapter of the temple
As the future emperor of the Southern Jin Dynasty who was most hostile to the Tang Dynasty, he did not hesitate to spend a lot of money to buy chicken soup posts to make Ning Que famous for the Tang Dynasty. There was no way to explain it except that he was crazy. Ning Que couldn't figure it out, so in the end his thinking deviated from the right track and entered.
into the realm of crooked ways.
Chu Youxian didn't know that there were many twists and turns hidden in Ning Que's question, so he replied: "The prince of the Southern Jin Dynasty is famous for his lust. How can he be a good man? I have never heard that he likes calligraphy."
While the two were talking, Yishi Juli's bidding on the chicken soup post became more and more intense. Officially, only two parties made bids, the chief steward of the Bachelor's Mansion and the imperial merchant from the Southern Jin Dynasty, but only two people
During the bidding, sparks were flying and the situation was turbulent.
Listening to the louder shouts and the higher and higher amounts of money, Ning Que had already forgotten why the prince of the Southern Jin Dynasty wanted to buy chicken soup stickers and was very satisfied.
Not long after, the price of the chicken soup post climbed to eighteen thousand taels of silver.
Only the sound of the curtains being opened on the third floor was heard. The chief steward of Wang Dashi's Mansion came out with a sullen face. He stood by the railing and looked in the direction of the West Pavilion. He sneered and said: "I, the Tang Dynasty, have always convinced people with reason and morality.
"Fear me, this is Chang'an City, so I won't bully you people from the Southern Jin Dynasty, so let's talk based on money."
The bamboo gauze curtain in the West Pavilion was lifted, and a middle-aged businessman with a fat figure and a rosy complexion slowly walked out. He was wearing a brocade robe and a jade pendant tied around his waist. He looked at the big steward and said, "
Tan has a heavy responsibility and does not dare to give up lightly, so I ask the manager to forgive me."
The price has been called, the interview has been made, and the harsh words have been spoken, so the previous bidding process will naturally be repeated. Although no party suddenly increased the price too much, as time passed, the price of the chicken soup post between the tables
, or it was gradually raised to a jaw-dropping level.
"Thirty-one thousand taels."
"Thirty-two thousand taels."
"Thirty-three thousand taels."
The chief steward of the Bachelor's Mansion had a gloomy face, looked at the Southern Jin merchant in the West Pavilion, and quoted a price of thirty-three thousand taels.
With his qualifications as a senior scholar of three dynasties, no matter how strict the Tang Dynasty laws were, he could not stop the overwhelming wealth hidden in the palace. Thirty thousand taels of silver was indeed a lot, but it would not make the chief steward feel terrible. But who
Everyone knew that behind him was the Great Scholar Wang. A courtier spending tens of thousands of dollars to buy a calligraphy post would always cause some controversy, so he really wanted to see the Southern Jin businessman retreat in spite of the difficulties.
However, who would have thought that the Southern Jin Dynasty imperial merchant did not hesitate to add another thousand taels of silver. Judging from his calm and calm expression, it seemed that he would not care if he added tens of thousands more taels.
The face of the chief steward of the Bachelor's Mansion became increasingly gloomy.
There are some foreign envoys and businessmen in Yishiju Pavilion, most of them are Tang people, and they are the richest type of Tang people.
At this time, they couldn't help but become annoyed when they looked at the behavior of the Southern Jin Dynasty imperial merchant.
It's not that they don't have money, but no matter how much they love Ning's calligraphy, they will feel that the current price is a bit outrageous. The Southern Jin Dynasty imperial merchant didn't feel like he was here to buy calligraphy, but like he was deliberately competing with the Tang people.
The bookmarks are even meant to slap you in the face.
Discussions gradually started in the pavilions. Two Tang Dynasty imperial merchants who had lived in the south city of Chang'an began to prepare bids, and the atmosphere became more and more heated or tense.
The only person who could remain calm was probably Zhongli, the seller on the stage, because he had known for a long time that this Southern Jin Dynasty imperial merchant was in Chang'an City, so he had long expected such a scene. It can even be said that the Tang people
The fight with the Southern Jin people was caused by him.
Zhongli is the branch brother of the Zhong family in Yangguan. Yangguan is the most prosperous city in the southern border of the Tang Dynasty. It is very close to the Southern Jin Dynasty. In fact, it was the northern capital of the Southern Jin Dynasty three hundred years ago. Therefore, the people living here have a deep understanding of the Southern Jin Dynasty.
Very understanding. Although he was expelled from the Zhong family very early, he was very familiar with what happened in the Southern Jin Dynasty. He was very aware of the sensitive and even somewhat abnormal self-esteem of the Southern Jin people when facing the Tang people.
And because of something, he concluded that the Southern Jin Dynasty emperor merchant would never give up the chicken soup poster no matter what, so he dared to say in front of everyone that day that the chicken soup poster would sell for at least thirty thousand taels!
Now that the line of thirty thousand taels of silver has indeed passed, Zhongli couldn't help but feel proud. As a seller, the greatest honor is to leave the goods sold in the history books, right?
As a seller, Zhongli can be calm, happy and proud, but as the owner of Yishiju, the boss found that the atmosphere in the venue was too heated and almost out of control, but he couldn't be happy anyway. It would be good to earn more commissions, but if
How should he deal with himself after offending two important figures?
The boss stood behind the pillars on the first floor, looking at Zhongli with a gloomy face and signaling with his eyes. The latest chapter of the Holy Church
Zhongli understood and began to try to lower the atmosphere in the venue. However, as an imperial merchant from the Tang Dynasty brazenly joined the battle, his attempt to end the auction suddenly came to nothing.
Hearing the increasingly horrifying amounts of money every time, even Zhongli, who had seen more luxurious auctions and bigger scenes, began to feel nervous and even panicked.
This bidding has evolved into a contest between the Tang Dynasty and the Southern Jin Dynasty. Although this contest has nothing to do with strong men or powerful cavalry, but only money, it is no longer something he can control.
Zhongli raised his sleeves to wipe his sweat repeatedly, realizing that he had underestimated the determination of the people of Chang'an to protect their pride, and also underestimated the influence of the Southern Jin crown prince on the Southern Jin imperial merchant.
The imperial merchant of the Southern Jin Dynasty quoted an incredible price again. Then he looked at the dignitaries of the Tang Dynasty in the pavilion and said with a smile: "I am naturally not as rich as the Tang Dynasty in the Southern Jin Dynasty. I, a small businessman, must not be able to enter the house of all the big tycoons."
Eyes, but our Southern Jin Dynasty is a big country after all, and we still have some money in the treasury."
Hearing this, there was an uproar in the pavilions. Although the Tang Dynasty people in the room were all wealthy people, if this Southern Jin emperor merchant used money from the Southern Jin treasury to bid, who could be his opponent? Unless the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty was at this time
Your Majesty took the silver from the inner treasury and came out to bid.
As this businessman said, although the Southern Jin Dynasty was not as good as the Tang Dynasty, the amount of money in the treasury was not comparable to that of an imperial merchant or a great scholar.
Could it be that we really want to slap this Southern Jin Dynasty emperor businessman in the face today?
Although you can raise the price as much as you want, what if this Southern Jin Dynasty imperial merchant suddenly stops shouting?
It's impossible to cheat again when the time comes. Tang Lu is not just a decoration in Chang'an City.
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"The money in the treasury can actually be used to fight against others?"
Ning Que looked at the Southern Jin Dynasty imperial merchant and didn't understand what was happening now.
Chu Youxian mocked and said: "How do those backward and poor countries know any laws and regulations? Do you think they are like me in the Tang Dynasty? The treasury in the eyes of the emperor and the prince of the Southern Jin Dynasty is their own account, and they can naturally use it as they please."
At this moment, a subordinate of the Bachelor's Mansion hurriedly walked up to the steward and whispered a few words. The chief steward, who had been silent for a while, turned to look at the Southern Jin emperor merchant in the West Pavilion and said with a sneer:
"I thought why His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of the Southern Jin Dynasty was so interested in Chicken Soup Tie, it turned out to be because of the mountain lord of the River Country."
The Southern Jin Dynasty imperial merchant did not deny it, and said with a smile: "Yes, my Highness knows that the mountain owner loves this chicken soup painting, so he decided to buy it and give it to the mountain owner."
The chief steward looked at the Southern Jin Dynasty emperor businessman, suddenly burst into laughter, and said with the utmost sarcasm: "Everyone knows that the mountain master is obsessed with me, Mr. Ningque, the great Tang Dynasty, and that is why he loves chicken soup posts. How could it be that His Highness the Crown Prince of your country is infatuated with me?"
Is it extravagant to expect that a chicken soup post can replace Mr. Ning Que’s position in the heart of the mountain owner? It’s really ridiculous to the extreme!”
The expression of the Southern Jin Dynasty emperor's merchant suddenly changed.
Without waiting for him to speak, the chief steward continued to ridicule: "Trying to use the things of the woman's beloved to make this woman fall in love with you. I really don't know what is going on in the mind of the Crown Prince of your country! I didn't expect you Southern Jin people.
The battlefield is useless, the swordsman in the sword pavilion is useless, and he is so incompetent even in love!"
Being humiliated by this, the Southern Jin Dynasty emperor's expression turned extremely ugly. His sleeves were trembling, and you can imagine that his fists were clenched extremely tightly. However, there was nothing wrong with what the chief steward said. On the battlefield, the Southern Jin army was never the cavalry of the Tang Dynasty.
His opponent, Jiange Liu Qingshan, was indeed chopped down by Ning Que at the side gate of the academy, and the story between the bookworm Mo Shanshan and Ning Que has been circulating in the world for many days.
The imperial merchant forcibly suppressed the anger in his heart and shouted in a cold voice: "Bidding for letters and invitations is based only on strength. If you have money, you can talk, but if you don't have money, you can avoid talking. Is it possible that people in the Tang Dynasty will only judge by words?"
As soon as this statement came out, the Tang people in the pavilion immediately started to yell at each other. However, he ignored it and just looked at the seller on the stage with a gloomy face. It seemed that he had made up his mind to use money to pressure people.
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Ning Que had no idea that the prince of the Southern Jin Dynasty spent a lot of money to buy chicken soup posts because he wanted to please Shanshan.
After a moment of silence, he took something out of his sleeve and handed it to Chu Youxian. After saying a few words, he lifted the curtain and left the pavilion, walking outside Yishi Juyi.
After Chu Youxian was stunned for a moment, he held the thing tightly, walked downstairs, and found the boss of Yishiju.
The owner of Yishiju realized that he was the only son of Mr. Chu from Dongcheng. He was slightly startled. He took the seal he handed over and took one look at it. The expression on his face suddenly changed drastically.
This seal is Ning Que's private seal. It rarely appears on his calligraphy signatures, so not many calligraphy and painting appraisers have seen it, but the boss has seen it next to the small words on the back of the chicken soup signature.
Only then did the boss know that the Nings had been quietly watching the auction in the pavilion. When Chu Youxian showed his private seal, he thought that the Nings were trying to express their dissatisfaction and anger.
My judgment about the calligraphy was wrong. Did the maid really steal it?
Chu Youxian's words immediately made him breathe a sigh of relief.
Chu Youxian motioned for him to lead him to the stage and invited the famous seller aside.
The people in the pavilion noticed the movement on the stage and gradually stopped talking and swearing.
The imperial merchant of the Southern Jin Dynasty stood expressionless on the edge of the railing, looking at the stage, thinking that no matter how hard you Tang people worked to make it work, today's chicken soup post would definitely be brought back to the Southern Jin Dynasty.
The boss clasped his fists and saluted the people in the three-sided pavilion, then cleared his throat and said: "The chicken soup post is confirmed to be bought by Room A and No. 2 for thirty-three thousand taels of silver."
It was quiet in the pavilion because no one felt sorry for it.
Then someone reacted and let out a soft cry of confusion.
Room A and Room No. 2 is the attic room where the steward of Wang University's residence is located.
It's just that the bidding hasn't ended yet, so why does Yishiju say that the chicken soup post was obtained by the bachelor's house?
The emperor merchant of the Southern Jin Dynasty looked downstairs with a pale face, and asked in a cold voice: "Even if the bidding ends for some reason, I paid the most. Why did this calligraphy belong to someone else? Is this how you people in the Tang Dynasty do business?"
? Don’t you even care about your face?”
Chu Youxian recalled what Ning Que said before leaving. After confirming that he remembered not a word wrong, he looked at him and said mockingly: "How amazing is the money?"
"No matter how much money you have, I won't sell you."
"Because Mr. Thirteen will not reward you, the Crown Prince of the Southern Jin Dynasty."
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