Fabialo had memorized these words that old Peter had said so many times on the way here. At this time, they were really eloquent.
The other nobles were originally surprised by the special craftsmanship of this tapestry belt. After hearing what he said, they felt that this belt was even more beautiful.
Except for William, everyone intensely discussed the merits of this belt.
After all, although the silk products of the Tang Dynasty were precious, these nobles were not ignorant people and had seen quite a few of them.
But this was the first time I had seen silk products with such special craftsmanship.
Even several nobles with the highest titles asked the king to let them see it up close.
Naturally, King Jindila would not be so stingy. He directly handed the belt on his hand to these nobles and asked them to pass it around.
The only person in the audience who felt unhappy was probably William.
Fabialo looked at Big William proudly. The other party coveted his mine, but he had also been interested in Big William's forest farm for a long time.
Now that forest farm should be renamed.
After the tapestry belt passed through the hands of the nobles in front, it returned to the hands of King Jindila.
King Jindila smiled and said: "It seemed that there was a bet between Count William and Count Fabialo just now."
His words made everyone look at the two of them again.
King Jindila continued: "I think it's a little unfair to ask everyone to vote."
William said as if grasping a life-saving straw: "Yes, this kind of voting is indeed somewhat unfair."
What kind of face do you need at this time? The forestry farm was an important industry in his territory. If he just gave it to Fabialo, he would lose a lot of money a year.
But he didn't expect the king's next sentence: "So I just discussed with the queen and put these two things up for auction. Naturally, the one with the highest price will be the winner. What do you two think?"
Fabialo naturally agreed. He saw how popular the tapestry belt was just now, and the other noble lords must be willing to pay a high price for it.
William hesitated but did not reject the king's proposal. Firstly, he wanted to give the king face, and secondly, this was his last chance.
After all, although the belt is rare, everyone is not sure about its value.
And the price of his ruby ring can almost be estimated, so this is his last chance to make a profit.
Since the two parties involved had no objections, and His Majesty the King was willing to part with his love and sell the two treasures, these nobles were eagerly waiting below.
William quietly came to Philip, a nobleman whom he knew well, and whispered: "Philip, help me. I will take a photo of that ruby ring at a high price later. I will pay you afterwards!"
He was completely shameless in order to save his forest farm.
Philip smiled and said: "No problem, my friend, but how are you going to thank me?"
Big William gritted his teeth, this bastard wanted to knock himself out at this time, but at this time he could only hold his nose and admit it.
"Then this ring will be yours!"
Anyway, this ring is something I gave away, so I can just treat it as spending a sum of money to keep my forest farm.
Phillip nodded and said: "Okay, my friend, I will help you, but it is best for us to keep a little distance at this time."
The two of them had reached an agreement privately, and other nobles had already chosen the location, and the king's servant started the auction.
"The first thing to be auctioned is this ruby ring. Anyone who likes it, please bid!"
After the chamberlain finished speaking, several noble ladies began to bid.
"One thousand silver coins!!"
"Three hundred silver coins!!"
"Eighteen hundred silver coins!" "Three thousand silver coins!"
Everyone looked at Philip who suddenly asked for three thousand silver coins. Philip smiled elegantly at the others.
Fabiaro thought about William and Philip who had just talked and cursed in his heart for shamelessness.
But at this time, he had no evidence and no way to correct the other party.
But at this time, a dramatic scene occurred.
After Philip asked for three thousand silver coins, no one continued to increase the price.
Because the price of this gemstone ring is about 2,500 to 3,000, they can buy it through channels outside of here.
The nobles are not fools, so how can they buy at a premium here?
William winked at Philip anxiously, but what could Philip do?
Three thousand silver coins was his own asking price. Could it be that he had to pay his own price?
Isn't that cheating by telling others that he and William are together?
"Count Philip is asking for three thousand silver coins. Is there any increase in price?? If not, the ruby ring prepared belongs to Count Philip!"
The chamberlain asked several times, but no one raised the price, so he could only make a final decision and said: "Then this precious ruby ring will belong to our Count Philip!"
Then naturally he brought up the silk belt sent by Fabialo: "Now we will auction this tapestry unicorn belt from the mysterious Tang Dynasty in the East. If you like it, you can bid."
"..."
Silence, the whole venue was silent, everyone was looking at me, and I was looking at you.
William was also dumbfounded. Could it be that everyone just likes this thing?
But at this moment, Grand Duke John spoke: "I will pay you five thousand silver coins!"
Big William was immediately dumbfounded. The starting price was higher than his own ruby. What else could compare with it?
In fact, if you think about it, you will know that this ruby ring is not the only one in the country.
But this tapestry belt is the only one in the entire Visigothic Kingdom.
I just heard that the Kingdom of Burgundy next door has a share.
These nobles had a special liking for this unique thing. John spoke openly about it, and others also raised the price.
"I'll pay you 5,500 silver coins!!"
"I'll pay you six thousand five hundred silver coins!"
"Archduke Charles offered eight thousand silver coins!"
Those who can participate in the bidding are all dukes and two or three marquises.
As for the count with the largest number of people, he could only watch from the side.
Not to mention that those dukes and marquises couldn't afford to offend them, but even in terms of financial resources, they were far behind.
"I'll pay you a hundred gold coins!" Archduke John shouted at this time.
One hundred gold coins equals ten thousand silver coins.
After hearing his bid, other people's bids also stopped abruptly.
The dukes looked at each other and finally chose to give up.
The Dukes of the Visigothic Kingdom were relatively harmonious, and there was no need to make everyone blush over a plaything.
Archduke John directly offered a hundred gold coins, showing his determination to want this belt, and the others gave it to him.
