What does it mean to be wealthy? This is called being wealthy!
A champion is still a champion. No wonder he has never made a move. This move doubles the number. This kind of courage? This momentum? Who else?
"One hundred thousand! One hundred thousand taels! As expected of the Marquis, this is a generous act. The most generous thing I have ever seen in my career. I admire it, I admire it... Everyone, one hundred thousand taels, is there anyone who wants to increase the price? If not, this treasure belongs to the Marquis. Auctioneer Xu Zhongtian said a rainbow fart, even he himself felt that the price of one hundred thousand taels for such a book is already a sky-high price, and there should be no one who is not wise enough to get into trouble with the champion.
Hearing this price, the manager of the auction house also felt a little sad. I remember that when Xiao Rui came in just now, he said with confidence that all the items auctioned by the champion today would be free of charge.
But who would have thought that Mrs. Hou, the champion, is so rich. She spent a total of tens of thousands, and the handling fee is more than 10,000 taels at 10%... It hurts!
Li Er said with emotion: "Times have changed, and one book sold for one hundred thousand taels. I think back then, in the first year of Zhenguan, the treasury could not even get one hundred thousand taels."
Li Daozong sighed and said: "Yes, one hundred thousand taels, back then, was enough to fight with Jie Li."
Jieli?
Forget about Jie Li, he was kept in captivity in Chang'an City, and was often taken to the Tai Chi Hall to dance. He lost a lot of weight in a short time, and he didn't know whether it was because he exercised to lose weight or because he was angry.
After hearing these words, Li Daozong still seemed to be resentful.
Xiao Rui said with a smile: "The times of chaos are different from the times of peace. Now that there are no wars, there will naturally be time to make money. The people are getting richer and richer, which is a sign of a strong country. What is a prosperous age? Everyone is becoming more and more wealthy. Money is the key to prosperity!”
"Uncle Emperor, in the first year of Zhenguan, one hundred thousand taels could fight the grassland, but I'm afraid it won't work now."
Li Daozhong asked in confusion: "Why is this?"
It wasn't just him who didn't understand. Everyone present seemed to have no economic knowledge. They didn't seem to care that it was an auction, and they didn't hear the excitement downstairs. They were all waiting for Xiao Rui to decipher the secret.
Xiao Rui thought for a while and said: "This is a knowledge that can be studied for a lifetime, and it can't be explained in a short while. In short, when the country becomes strong, everyone becomes rich, and everyone has money in their pockets." Starting to have money.”
"Many people are gradually able to afford things that were previously unaffordable. As a result, the demand for many things increases. No matter what it is, if more people buy it and the supply of goods is insufficient, prices will naturally rise."
"When prices rise, one hundred thousand taels can no longer buy the same supplies as before. The current market price can probably be worth the original eighty thousand. Of course, it also depends on what you buy. If you are buying food or clothes, it is worth eighty thousand. If you are buying gold and silverware, the difference is not big.”
"But just talking about fighting, gold and silver are not needed for fighting. We have to use food and cloth."
Oh I got it.
Everyone basically understands it. It is indeed a series of links, which is quite complicated. Is this just a simple explanation by Mr. Hou? What if he tells it seriously? Ahem... I guess even His Majesty may not understand.
"One hundred and ten thousand, one hundred and ten thousand..."
Xu Zhongtian, who was in the middle of the auction house, was almost hoarse from shouting. But the champion in Tianzi Room No. 1 has no movement anymore. What does that mean? Don’t follow?
Didn't you hear it?
How did he know that there was a meeting upstairs to study the economy? He thought that no one would follow him anymore. Who would have thought that there would be a stupid young man popping up?
Fan Yanglu's side was almost laughing out loud, "One hundred and ten thousand taels for the second time. It seems that the champion Hou Xiaorui is no more than that. How can you say that wealth can rival a country? One hundred and ten thousand taels scared him away. Just now he The offer of 100,000 yuan at once was probably an empty plan. He only had the 100,000 yuan in hand to scare us. Now that we have raised the price by 10,000 yuan, he has no choice but to offer 100,000 yuan. If he had known better, he would not have called for 110,000 yuan, but would have called for 100,000 and 1,000 yuan. , maybe you can make that person named Xiao angry to death."
In room Tianzi No. 1.
Lao Wang, the chamberlain, reminded: "Master Marquis, someone has bid 110,000 taels. The auctioneer has already struck the gong twice."
oh? One hundred and ten thousand? Who paid the price?
Lao Wang shook his head and said, "I didn't notice that we were all listening to you talking about money just now."
Everyone laughed.
Xiao Rui said calmly: "It's simple, I'll just go and ask them, who is so short-sighted?"
Downstairs, Xu Zhongtian saw sweat on his forehead, raised his wooden hammer, gritted his teeth and prepared to strike the gong for the last time, "One hundred and ten thousand third..."
Xiao Rui walked to the window and shouted: "Wait a minute! Let me see who is so brave and dares to steal things from me?"
Um?
Xu Zhongtian breathed a sigh of relief and finally spoke, wait... is this Mr. Hou? You are not prepared to bid, but want to directly threaten and grab it? The heart that had just been relieved was hanging again. This is how to do? We can't afford to offend this man. If we offend him, people will dare to smash up our auction house on the spot.
Fan Yanglu's people snorted coldly, "Is Xiao Rui trying to use his power to overwhelm others? Our Five Surnames and Qiwang are not afraid of you."
etc……
"Perhaps we don't need to show up and fight with him head-on. Wouldn't it be better if he can't figure it out and doesn't know who his opponent is?"
So the servant of Fan Yang Lu's family came to the window and said: "Master Hou, what do you mean? We admit that your champion is inferior to one person and more than ten thousand people, and your power is overwhelming, but this is an auction house, a place where everyone competes fairly. If you have money, you can participate in the competition. Just because you are a champion, you can't bully us ordinary people and prevent us from participating in the competition, right?"
"Auctioneer, you are here to judge. Where is the fairness of the auction? If this is the case, you can just sell it to the champion. We don't dare to compete with others."
Xu Zhongtian:......
Wow...
There was an uproar downstairs. What he said was that the soft knife not only wanted to kill the champion, but also stabbed them in the auction house, directly on their waists, to see if they dared to come out and take care of the champion.
Xu Zhongtian's throat was dry. For the first and only time, he turned to look at the shopkeeper not far away.
The shopkeeper walked up to the stage bravely, bowed to Room No. 1 of Tianzi, and then shouted loudly at Fan Yang Lu's side: "How can this guest be so rude? Who doesn't know the champion?" Who is the Marquis? The Marquis attaches great importance to integrity and never bullies the common people. Please take back what you just said. If you spread rumors about the Marquis like this, you will not be welcome in this auction house."
Li Er stroked his hands and praised: "Excellent! Everyone says that the auctioneer Xu Zhongtian is smart. It seems that this person is the real backbone of this auction house."
Xiao Rui was praised so highly that it was hard for him to continue his attack, so he had to say boringly: "Shopkeeper, there is something you said is wrong. It is true that I never bully ordinary people, but you may have forgotten that I You may not bully nobles, especially nobles who prey on the common people. Have you ever seen a noble who can spend 110,000?"
this……
The owner of the auction house was dumbfounded. After hearing these words, Mr. Hou was about to get angry. The trick just now didn't work. It's over...
Xiao Rui changed the subject and said, "That's all, this is my first time at the auction house. I'm going to give the shopkeeper a face today and see if you don't fight with him. Add a thousand taels and I'll compete fairly with him."
"Oh, by the way, everyone, who else wants to participate? Just make an offer, I won't ask for any debt. I don't want anyone to say bad things about me, and say that I, Xiao Rui, use my power to oppress others and bully the rich."
Everyone burst into laughter, the champion was so funny.
But with such simple words, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, it's okay, it's okay, just don't get angry.
The shopkeeper and the auctioneer no longer want to make money at this time, they just want to end the day quickly. When gods fight, us mortals will suffer. I can’t afford to follow, I can’t afford to follow at all…
