Ronglu was not a very good person, he was a wallflower but he still had to be trustworthy in business. Ronglu and Shimazu Dalang had done two businesses before. The first one was an entire carved archway in the early Ming Dynasty.
That is really a wonderful thing. It is very well preserved and the carvings are not damaged much. More importantly, many carving techniques have been lost.
King Luo Huo spent more than 100,000 taels of silver on that archway out of his own pocket. It is now stored in Luo Huo's private stone carving museum in the Northern Industrial Zone, and a group of Quyang stonemasons are carefully restoring it.
The second batch of goods is also very good. There are six pieces of Tang Bohu's calligraphy, paintings and fans. The rest include many jade articles, the oldest ones can be traced back to the Han Dynasty.
Part of this batch of goods was Ronglu's trophies, and the other part was what Yisiha and the others seized during the robbery in Shanxi. That batch of goods smuggled 160,000 taels of silver.
The two businesses were doing very well, so for the third business, Shimazu Dalang simply brought out two old Chaofeng from Liulichang to take charge of the business in person. He knew that Ronglu wanted to do business for a long time, so he Don't fool with defective products.
The engineer pried open the wooden box with a shovel, and found that it was full of straw and sawdust. The two old court servants could not see what was buried inside, but when they stretched out their hands and felt it, they took a breath of air.
The two of them looked at each other, then the strength in their hands became three points gentler, and they carefully lifted out a heavy treasure!
"Ouch... my eyes are open... my eyes are open... Bronze Zun! This is Bronze Zun..." A rusty bronze vessel was carried on the table by two people. The four-cornered animal heads looked at Zai Cheng angrily. .
"What a fun thing! This is a treasure... something from before the Pre-Qin Dynasty, and at last it was a treasure from the Eastern Zhou Dynasty... It is rusty, and it was probably unearthed not long ago..."
Shimazu Dalang's eyes widened, "Yo Xi... Zhou Dynasty... That was the era when there was no Fuso... Xu Fu didn't even cross eastward..."
"This treasure... is older than my country Zuo of Fusang..."
Zai Cheng was also stunned. He didn't expect that Ronglu and others were so big in the smuggling trade. They would even dare to sell such a valuable treasure? He Zaicheng is also short of money, but after all, he has a royal status.
Zai Cheng still had some thoughts in his heart. After he ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, he was also preparing to repair the Old Summer Palace. Then he would have to keep the good things for himself.
So the weapons he came to exchange for this time were all inferior treasures!
In the end, it turned out that he was not afraid of not knowing the goods, but he was afraid of comparing goods. He was afraid of comparing everything. As soon as this beast-headed Fang Zun was put on the table, Zai Chun felt as disgusted as if he had swallowed a fly.
This is just an appetizer. What comes next is even more unimaginable. Bronze beans, bronze gui, bronze don... all large and small bronzes are lined up.
Ding, Ge, Zhi, Dou, Dun, Gui, Fu, Yu, Zun, Lei, Kettle, Xuan, Gong, Zhi, Jue, Gu, Gu, Jiao, Zhen...
One by one, the bronze ritual vessels were called out by the two court servants. Zaicheng's face became paler and paler, and finally he couldn't help shouting, "That's enough... Isn't that stupid Ronglu going to fight?" ? Is this a big tomb dug out from somewhere?"
Let Zaicheng tell it, Ronglu's rebels had actually recruited a few experts in fighting. They were a few unlucky guys who were planning to fight in Shanxi to find some work.
As a result, Isiha's scapegoating army came over the mountains and plains, directly captured these rebels and turned them into rebels!
These rebels could not afford to offend the rebels, so they could only struggle to survive. As a result, the scapegoating army split up and their group was assigned to Ronglu.
Otherwise, Ronglu is a great talent! Cixi had betrayed Cixi before, but in the end Cixi was still reluctant to kill him, so she gave him a chance and found a way to use him.
Ronglu is much more powerful than Zaicheng and smarter than other rebel officials. He is considered an outlier among the Eight Banners disciples!
Ronglu knew that talents are good, and he believed in Cao Cao's meritocracy. After taking charge of his own affairs, the first thing he did was to investigate the identity of his rebels!
Use military rations to tempt you. Aren't you hungry? Come and tell me your skills and what you can do. The higher the value, the more food you can get.
Those who just know how to farm are not enough. They are all cannon fodder. If you know the skills of a stonemason, carpenter, and mason, you can eat one more bowl of porridge than those who farm.
Because these people can build some fortifications, which can also be used when marching and setting up camps. Aren't they just a group of Quyang stonemasons who demolished the carved archway?
A higher level than these craftsmen are scholars. Those who can write and calculate accounts can be kept for use. These people will not be allowed to die unless it is absolutely necessary.
Even during the investigation, Ronglu found a few talents who could speak foreign languages. After careful inquiry, they were a few young men from Shanxi Shanxi merchants who went to the Chinese to learn business.
They were stranded by a snowstorm when they were returning home for the Chinese New Year. They didn't have time to return to Jiangnan and the Chinese, but they were scooped up by the rebels and brought in.
This was such a treasure. Ronglu couldn't bear to let them die, so he just stuffed it into his own staff!
The most bizarre thing is these few professional households who are fighting against each other. They are the same family passed down from father to son. Uncles and nephews work together. They were originally farming in disguise among the rebels and did not dare to reveal their identities.
In the end, I couldn't stand the hunger anymore. The rebels' food and grass were actually not enough to eat. The youngest child simply went to identify himself. He originally wanted to ask for two more pancakes, but unexpectedly he ended up eating canned Chinese meat.
When Ronglu heard that he had an expert in fighting under his command, he immediately smiled from ear to ear. He had read history books. Since ancient times, fighting was the best way to raise military resources for wars.
At that time, Cao Cao had an army dedicated to fighting, and he hollowed out the tombs of many Han Dynasty royal families!
Such talents are needed. After discovering them, Ronglu immediately sent his cronies to lead a group of people to escort the family to the border of Zhili and Shanxi.
Just six days ago, this group of people successfully excavated a tomb of an Eastern Zhou noble and unearthed a complete set of ritual vessels!
This is what Shimazu Dalang saw at this moment, and the two court officials were so excited that they shed tears.
Shimazu Dalang and the two court servants whispered a few words: "How much do you think it is worth?"
"Master Jun... what a good thing. These things are difficult to value. In the past, we occasionally encountered one or two pieces in Liulichang. At that time, each piece could be sold for more than 10,000 yuan depending on its condition..."
"But the problem now is... he has it in a set! Once this thing is in a set, the price will skyrocket... We estimate that it will cost half a million silver... But don't mention this number, keep the price down first... "
"Okay, you go and lower the price for me. As long as it doesn't exceed 500,000, I can make the decision for those behind you!"
The two Chao Feng rushed to Rong Fu and said, "Sir... let's take a moment to talk? Let's talk slowly..."
"Okay, okay...please..." After a few people said this, they left the warehouse and went to discuss the price privately.
Now Shimazu Dalang and Zaicheng were left staring at each other. Shimazu Dalang sneered and said, "Prince...do you know where the gap is?"
"If you want to do business with us Chinese, it's absolutely impossible without any sincerity! As for wanting to blackmail us?"
"Haha... If you dare to bury the three thousand people outside alive, then please step on the corpses of me and my twelve brothers!"
"Haha, I know Master Chengbeile is very courageous... Why don't you give it a try?"
