The auction is still going on, and until this time, the protagonist of the auction seems to be Heraclius of the Byzantine Empire.
Because all the items he brought were silk or porcelain from the Tang Dynasty.
Every time one of his works appears, it brings a small climax to the scene.
There is even a colorful ceramic horse called Tang Sancai, which is sought after by everyone because of its brilliant colors.
Many kings participated in the bidding in person, and it was finally bought by Dagobert I of the Kingdom of Burgundy.
Seeing Dagobert I happily hugging the Tang Sancai porcelain horse, Li Zhi also felt a twinge of guilt in his heart.
Sorry, I don't want to put this kind of obvious weapon up for auction, but they really gave too much.
This thing was originally brought to the Arab Empire by some Tang businessmen. They initially thought that people would die in the war between the Arab Empire and the Tang Dynasty.
When the time comes, go and advocate and sell these Tang Sancai artifacts to the Arab nobles whose families have died.
Unexpectedly, in the end, Tang Ping and the others basically liberated Damascus peacefully. There was no major war in the entire Arab Empire, and no big nobles died.
Naturally, these artifacts cannot be sold.
Then when Li Zhi wanted to go to the north to do business, he bought some of these things and took them with him.
Thinking that these people didn't know the true purpose of these artifacts in the Tang Dynasty anyway, they just sold them as beautiful handicrafts.
Unexpectedly, he really expected it.
In the Byzantine Empire, the nobles liked the brightly colored Tang Sancai porcelain very much, and it was the same in the Visigoths.
"Don't blame me, don't blame me, there are no taboos!"
After reciting it several times in his mind, Li Zhicai eliminated the guilt in his heart. He was not a profiteer, but a businessman of the Tang Dynasty with a bottom line. In fact, he also explained the specific use of this thing to them in Tang Dynasty dialect, but they did not understand it themselves. Just arrived.
Just when Li Zhi was PUAing himself, Fabialo on the stage shouted excitedly: "The next one is also a rare porcelain from the Tang Dynasty, a Yue kiln celadon carved pot!"
The latter name, Fabialo, has a strange Chinese pronunciation. After all, it is really difficult to translate this thing.
Although the emphasis was a bit strange, Li Zhi still understood it.
"Yue kiln? Celadon?"
If this was not something he sent, it must be the Tang porcelain that the Visigoth King had advertised for sale at the beginning.
This is another artifact produced by an imperial kiln. It seems that my colleague in Europe has a good background!
Thinking like this, Li Zhi became more determined to get to know each other, relying on his parents at home and friends when going out.
If there is a big boss who protects me in Europe, it will be much easier for me to get along here in the future!
Then I saw two guards carefully carrying a box onto the stage, and then taking out the contents of the box.
"Li, what do you think of this piece of porcelain? It looks very exquisite?"
Heraclius next to Li Zhi asked.
"Pfft... cough cough cough..." Li Zhi was about to speak, but when he saw the porcelain on the table, he choked on his own saliva.
His face turned red after coughing, and even several nobles around him looked over at him.
Heraclius asked: "Are you okay, Lee?? Is this a fake??"
When he first came to the city and heard those rumors, Li Zhi said that there was no such thing in the Tang Dynasty and it was probably false. Now Li Zhi's performance has further confirmed Heraclius's idea.
"No, this is real. It is really a fine product made in an imperial kiln, which is a place only for our royal family to make porcelain. It is definitely rare to see."
Li Zhi said with a strange expression.
Of course it's rare to see it. Doesn't it look like a chamber pot?
Although it is a product of the imperial kiln and is for use by His Majesty, the royal family or the nobles, His Majesty and others will not just take out the chamber pot and show it to everyone.
The key is that the person who sent this thing for auction was too stupid. He named it Yue Kiln Celadon Carved Large Pot. There is nothing wrong with that. Yue kiln is indeed from Yue kiln, and celadon is indeed celadon!
But when you promoted it, you said that the carved patterns can still have fragrance?
Just now, he thought that selling Tang Sancai, a Ming dynasty, was enough without a bottom line. Now Li Zhi realized that the bottom line could still be lowered.
My European colleague not only sold the chamber pot, but also claimed that the carvings on it had its own fragrance?
I don’t know whether this chamber pot is used or new. If it is new, I can forgive it.
But if it is used...
Forget it, it’s still hard to say bad things about your compatriots in a foreign country, even in your heart!
Of course, others didn't know what Li Zhi was thinking. The nobles around him were listening to his conversation with Heraclius with sharp ears.
Now he says it is true. It was produced by the imperial kiln and was used by the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty. Is this considered official certification?
So all of a sudden the news here basically spread.
The nobles who had doubts about the authenticity of this item no longer had any doubts. They all looked at Fabialo and waited for him to quote a low price before starting to grab it.
Of course you should buy such an incredible treasure and take it home to collect and play with.
"Low price...one hundred gold coins!!"
As soon as Fabialo exported the goods at a low price, the nobles below started bidding one after another.
If Lao Cui knew that the chamber pot he peed on was sold for a hundred gold coins, he didn't know what he would think.
After all, when Tang Ping sold thirty gold coins to Old Peter, he thought it was very expensive.
And this hundred gold coins is not the final price.
"one hundred thirty!"
"one hundred forty!"
"One hundred and seventy!"
"two hundred!"
The price soon reached two hundred. At this time, there was a slight pause, and then Heraclius said: "Two hundred and ten!"
I have made a lot of money today by borrowing Li Zhi's things.
This pot was boasted to be so special. As the king of the Byzantine Empire, he naturally wanted to win it.
This is also a good way to show your wealth or taste.
Li Zhi thought for a while but still didn't say anything. Although he was Heraclius's guest, he couldn't ruin the business of his fellow merchants! !
He had decided to keep the fact that it was a chamber pot in his heart.
"Heraclius!" Dagobert I stared at the other party.
Two hundred gold coins was his asking price just now.
After he made the bid, the bidding stalled for a while. He thought he had won, but Heraclius actually raised the price.
Isn't this deliberately going against yourself?
"Two hundred and fifty!"
He didn't want to lose to the opponent just like that, so Dagobert I directly shouted out a high price of two hundred and fifty gold coins.
You know, these gold coins add up to almost the weight of this pot.
