It wasn't until he returned to Jiang'an Hou Mansion that Gongsun Jing calmed down a little and began to ask Xia Jingyun about all the doubts in his heart.
"Sir, how can you be sure that you can get so much money from selling these mirrors?"
"First of all, why do you think I asked for a capital verification of 10,000 taels?"
"Of course it's to screen out those who don't have money. Otherwise, everyone would come to watch the fun and chaos. How could this be done?"
"Of course there is this factor, but more importantly, I planted an idea in their minds, that is, this mirror will probably cost more than 10,000 taels."
Gongsun Jing was startled after hearing this, and soon understood, "I understand, just like the entrance to Liuyun Tianxiang Pavilion, it is paved with white jade, and the madam uses excellent rouge on her body, even from the beginning. Those who have never been there will know that this place is not cheap as soon as they enter the building.”
"The truth is not too different." Xia Jingyun's mouth twitched, "But I have never been to Liuyun Tianxiang Pavilion, so I don't know much about it."
Gongsun Jing looked strange, "Sir, you and Master Qian had a quarrel in Liuyun Tianxiang Pavilion, and the entire Zhongjing City knew about it."
"Ahem. Let's talk about this auction. The previous price anchoring is only one aspect. If you want to really raise the price, you need many methods, such as His Majesty's prestige, such as understanding the things that these powerful people care about. , such as my poetry, and my auction skills. In all these aspects, one thing in particular is very important, and that is the transaction price of the first mirror. Because they are almost the same thing, the first transaction price is the price of the second mirror. There is a guide price for everything. As long as the price rises, it will be easy to handle later.”
Hearing this, Gongsun Jing nodded in retrospect, "Yeah, it's quite surprising to say the least. I almost missed the two thousand gold level and the three thousand gold level. If someone hadn't caught me, I would have passed it very quickly. You may not be able to get through it, but the total price of these five mirrors is a lot less."
Xia Jingyun looked at him and smiled without saying a word.
Gongsun Jing suddenly felt blessed and his mouth opened in shock, "Young Master, that person is you."
"Hush! See through but don't tell!"
Gongsun Jing looked at his young master's smiling face, and two words lingered in his mind: Monster!
Not to mention the shocked Gongsun Jing, when the news of today's auction came out, the entire circle of powerful people in Zhongjing City was severely shocked.
Five precious mirrors, 170,000 taels of silver, this is easier than robbing a bank!
British Duke Lu Rusong was sitting at home with a solemn look on his face.
He also went there today, and even endured the humiliation and spent a huge sum of money to buy one.
And I have to say that this old fox's vision was really accurate. He set his sights on the fourth mirror and bought it for "only" two thousand seven hundred gold.
At the same time, he is worthy of being one of the few remaining founding fathers. His character and determination are really good. He is even willing to contribute to His Majesty’s plan under the hands of the “enemy” Xia Jingyun. I believe that when the matter reaches His Majesty, In the ears, there is another strong and colorful stroke.
But even if he figured this out, the British father would still be hard-pressed to find much happiness.
Because Xia Jingyun is really too evil.
Originally, the Lu family had an overall advantage over De Fei's family, but as De Fei and his party in Sishui Prefecture, with the help of Xia Jingyun, turned things around and calmed down the situation in Sishui Prefecture, the Lu family made another big mistake. Under the circumstances, Concubine De had the upper hand in the harem.
But it doesn't matter, there is still a court, the Lu family's intertwined forces, and the foundation accumulated over hundreds of years are difficult for a harem woman like Concubine De to catch up in a short time.
But since Xia Jingyun entered Beijing, the trend has immediately changed.
The household department was stabilized and firmly controlled by De Fei's people;
The Ministry of Rites, which had been under the British Duke's command, unexpectedly capsized, the Shi family fell, and the new ones were the concubines;
There are two of the six chief officers under Concubine De.
And the Lu family was deprived of three positions of real power because His Majesty took advantage of it.
As far as the top forces in the court are concerned, although De Fei is still at a disadvantage, she already has the strength to resist and even counterattack in most government affairs.
Even so, the British prince would not have been too worried. The concubine De's rise was too fast, her accumulation was too little, and her foundation was too far behind them. The conflict between the Qin family and Xia Jingyun also proved this from the beginning. These old dignitaries, Showing a little bit of her secrets was too much for De Fei's people.
Unexpectedly, things would take such a turn for the better. In less than an hour, all the top dignitaries in Beijing were captured with 173,000 taels of silver. What kind of divine handiwork was this?
If this happens a few more times, who dares to say that he can stabilize the De Fei faction?
If that's all, that's it, but the key point is that these few times, His Majesty's shadow is standing faintly behind Xia Jingyun!
In the years when the imperial power was supreme, winning the emperor's heart was not just a mere boast!
The British father slapped the armrest of the chair angrily, Xia Jingyun, this is Xia Jingyun!
"Okay! Okay! Okay!"
After looking at the report submitted by Liuli Division and confirming it with Hei Bingtai's detailed report, Emperor Chongning stood up with satisfaction and said three good words in a row.
The previous 50,000 yuan of atonement silver from the Shi family, coupled with the hundreds of thousands taels of cash confiscated from the Shi family and other assets that were waiting to be liquidated, plus this money, not only was there no need to worry about the construction gap of Wanbao Building, this year he On hand, there are still hundreds of thousands more taels of money left, and some plans that were previously unable to be implemented due to tight funds, such as repairing palaces and gardens, can be put on the agenda.
Or even, is it possible to plan a tour to the south of the Yangtze River without being blocked by officials and courtiers?
Emperor Chongning looked at the plaque on the wall with satisfaction, "Youle Hall, this is the first thing to worry about the world!"
Such an evil minister is so loyal to the emperor and patriotic. Could it be that he was sent by God to save my country's fate in Great Xia?
Xia Jingyun, good! very good!
On the outskirts of the city, somewhere on Zhuangzi.
The bustling crowd turned the main hall of Zhuangzi into a bustling market, buzzing like a pot of water about to boil.
Several Zhuangzi stewards who were also under the management of the Hou Mansion sat together and looked at the aggressive farmers' representatives in front of them, their brows furrowed with deep worry.
A steward said bravely: "Everyone, please be quiet! We have already reported this matter to the Hou Mansion, and the big shots above us have already spoken. There is no need to worry. The goods we should receive will still be collected according to the contract, and we will pay what we should pay." As usual, I will pay you every three days! There will be no problem with this! You don’t need to worry so much!"
"Did you say you can count? You think we don't know that your Marquis Mansion has been targeted by the Qin family and is almost out of money!"
"Yes, you are all like this, and you still want to settle the bill after three days. If you can't settle the knot by then, who should we look for?"
In the crowd, someone immediately spoke to refute. It was obviously arranged by the Qin family.
But such a clumsy strategy obviously worked. It involved critical money, and the farmers and other representatives of Zhuangzi were immediately encouraged, "No, you can settle the money with us now!"
"Every day, we will deliver the goods immediately! No goods will be delivered if the goods are not delivered!"
"No, you have to pay first, and then we will supply the goods! If we don't have the money, we won't supply the goods!"
"presumptuous!"
A steward couldn't help but got angry and said angrily: "Please understand, it was you who begged us to collect your poultry, vegetables, and fruits together, and now you dare to tell us this!" You really think that the Hou Mansion is a soft persimmon!"
The momentum immediately frightened these honest farmers into losing their momentum.
But there were more than just these people in the crowd, "Then who made you have no money! What else can we supply without money?"
"One moment and another, now the Qin family is also willing to accept it directly. We still supply you because we respect you!"
The farmers also became emboldened, "Since we have cooperated for many years, I want to give you some face. If you pay in advance, we will spare you two cents per basket!"
"Yes! Give me the money first!"
The stewards couldn't help but look at each other when they saw each other's softness and hardness, and they felt deep worry in their hearts.
After all, the person in charge of the Hou Mansion is a young man now. He talks nonsense and does things poorly. If he just boasts, he will be the ones who will really suffer!
Seeing their silence, those arranged by the Qin family in the crowd became even more energetic, causing everyone to make a fuss.
The purpose is to force those Zhuangzis in the Hou Mansion to seek medical treatment urgently and completely ruin the situation.
But at this moment, there was a loud shout outside the door.
"Make way! Make way!"
"Get out of the way!"
Two men rushed in quickly, saw the besieged stewards, and raised their hands to them, "Stewards, we are sent by the Young Master. Let me inform you that the money problem has been solved. You can go ahead and do whatever you want. ”
Several stewards were overjoyed when they heard this and stood up, "Really?"
Someone in the crowd immediately retorted, "Humph! Do you believe this? Tens of thousands of taels in one day, how is that possible!"
The stewards were startled when they heard this, and the two men immediately turned around and glared angrily, "You know nothing! The young master raised 170,000 taels of real money and silver in just one morning, and now the shops in Houfu City have returned to normal. , the Qin family has all retreated, and you are still making trouble here! What are your intentions!"
The provocative voice immediately fell silent as the situation was unclear.
Once they shrink, farmers will lose their confidence.
Now it was the turn of these real farmer representatives to look at each other, and then someone immediately laughed with them, "Ahem, um, Manager Liu, we were also provoked by the villain."
"Hmph!" Manager Liu sneered, "Really?"
Another steward next to him said: "Didn't you just say that if you pay one day in advance, you can get two cents per basket? Come and let's talk?"
The crowd immediately dispersed like birds and beasts.
Zhuangzi immediately fell silent, and only the laughter of the stewards who survived the disaster echoed for a long time.
(End of chapter)
