Chapter 212: Auction
Loulan is not relatively powerful among the countries of the Western Regions, but its geographical location is very good, backed by snow-capped mountains, and there are good water resources in the territory, so Loulan is a large grain producer in the Western Regions. In addition, Loulan is located on the main road leading from the Western Regions to the Eastern Qin State, so Loulan is very developed in both agriculture and commerce.
The tallest building in Loulan City is the stargazing tower in the palace, the stargazing tower is ten zhang high, unique in Loulan City, every day Loulan King Jialimu's favorite thing is to hug his favorite woman, his former sister-in-law in the stargazing tower looks at the bustling streets in Loulan City drinking, and by the way admires the enchanting dance of the palace maids.
But not long ago, his favorite woman suddenly fell seriously ill, and the famous doctors in Loulan were helpless against this disease, and finally after killing three doctors in a row, the fourth doctor who came to treat said that Paradise Grass could save his queen's life, and King Jialimu searched extensively for the whereabouts of Paradise Grass in Loulan City.
But the yield of Paradise Grass has always been very scarce, and the last time Paradise Grass appeared in Loulan was two years ago, so Gellimu searched for a long time but found nothing. Just when Galimu was desperate, Abbasza's chamber of commerce approached him, hoping to hold an auction in Loulan, and the grand finale of the auction was a paradise grass that had just been picked from the snowy mountains.
Galimu originally wanted to buy this Paradise Grass directly from the Abbasza Chamber of Commerce, but the person in charge of the Chamber of Commerce in Loulan never agreed, because this Paradise Grass was too valuable, and with it, even if he was seriously ill, he could leave a life. It is precisely because of the unique medicinal properties of Paradise Grass that people can snatch a life from the hands of death in the hands of the Grim Reaper, so people call it Paradise Grass.
Galimu agreed to the chamber of commerce's request, but he hoped that the chamber could be held in the square at the entrance of the palace, because he was bound to get this heavenly grass.
Three days later, a large tent was erected in the square at the entrance of the palace, and many wealthy and powerful merchants, the nobles of Hull, had come from far and wide from their own country, hoping to get what they wanted at an auction held by the Chamber of Commerce in Abbasza.
Meng Tian and Mu Lituo, who had changed his face, also followed the crowd to the square. It's not easy to get into the auction, either you're a nobleman from a certain country or tribe, or you're a millionaire, or it's hard to get into it as a commoner. In the words of the Abbasza Chamber of Commerce, the things in this auction are all rare treasures, and civilians can't afford to pay for them.
Fortunately, Meng Tian's identity met these two conditions, so after proving his financial strength to the auction guards at the door, Meng Tian walked into the auction with Mu Lituo and the two of them.
Although the auction was held in a tent set up at the entrance of the palace, it was only when I walked in that I realized that the tent was really large. The tent occupies almost two acres of land, and on the outside is will
The square at the entrance of the palace was almost completely occupied, and when I came in, I found that the inside was divided into two halves, and the outside was the place where the auction was held, and the inside should be used to store the things that were auctioned today.
The tent was full of cushions, one after the other, and everyone who came in sat on them. When Meng Tian came in, the good seats in front were basically full, so Meng Tian had to sit in a slightly back seat in the middle.
Not long after I sat down, the cushions in the tent were already full, and the auction officially began.
First of all, the steward of the Abbasza Chamber of Commerce in Loulan walked up to the wooden platform set up to speak, he spoke on it, and Mu Lituo translated for Meng Tian below, and he basically said some kind words, what welcome to the VIP who came to the auction or something. After he finished the last sentence, "The auction has officially begun," he stepped down from the wooden platform, followed by a middle-aged man with a long beard, followed by three masked women with trays in their hands.
The woman was dressed very revealingly, except for the chest and lower abdomen wrapped in leather clothing, the rest of the body was only covered with a layer of tulle. However, this layer is obviously useless, showing the beautiful figure of the girl in the eyes of those who come to participate in the auction.
The tray in the girl's hand was a treasure to be auctioned, and the first thing that was first shown to everyone was a sake jug, which was said to have been dug up from the tomb of the king of an empire, and has a history of hundreds of years. However, it is clear that not many people are interested in this thing, and only a few wealthy businessmen who seem to be worth a lot of money are bidding.
Several things were useless treasures after taking pictures in a row, although taking them out from here would cause a sensation in the outside world, but for Meng Tian, these things were useless things.
The only time Meng Tian was tempted was a sword, this sword was transported from the Xiongnu, it is said to be a sword cast by a very famous swordsmith in the East, although it has been hundreds of years, but the blade is still sharp.
When Meng Tian saw the sword, he remembered that once in the barracks, Lao Zhou told him about the sword-casting master Ou Yezi, and the swords created in his hands, each of them was a god soldier in the world, and every knight who liked to use a sword, whether it was a prince or a general, was proud to have a famous sword forged by Ou Yezi. Obviously, this sword was also forged by Master Ou Yezi, but I don't know why it ended up in this place.
The bearded man in charge of the auction showed everyone the sharpness of the sword, and he cut a trunk two fists thick into two with his sword, and the interface of the trunk was smooth and flat, which showed the sharpness of the sword. In the end, the sword was struck down by a strong-looking man for two thousand taels of gold, and according to Murita, it was the prince of a country.
I like to use swords.
After this small **, the few things in the back auction are some relatively rare things, even if Meng Tian thinks that he has seen a lot of rare treasures in the palace of King Qin beside Ying Zheng, the things displayed at this auction Meng Tian has not seen a few, which makes him admire, looking at the world There are still a lot of good things.
Nearly two hours later, the auction was coming to an end, and the people sitting below for the auction were already starting to throb a little, and some people began to shout to the bearded man to take the heavenly grass out for auction. The bearded man who was presiding over the auction sat the man down, then calmed everyone down, and then continued to talk about the treasure in his hand, hoping to sell it for a good price.
In the eagerness of everyone's waiting, the bearded man finally auctioned off the few remaining treasures in his hand, then took a sip of the water handed over by the maid next to him, moistened his throat and said in Loulan's language: "Ladies and gentlemen, I don't need to tell you the purpose of your visit this time, I believe everyone is here for the last auction item." My master has sent me a message that this last auction item supports bartering, so you can rest assured that you have not brought enough gold and silver treasures this time. I believe you can't wait, so let's invite the last auction item of the day!"
When the beard had finished speaking, the curtain behind him was opened, and four maids slowly walked out carrying a large tray, and a four-legged stand had already been placed next to the beard on the wooden platform. The four exotic beauties slowly put the tray on the shelf, then withdrew.
"Ladies and gentlemen, this is the grand finale of this auction, the Grass of Paradise. I don't need to say more about the utility of Paradise Grass, with Paradise Grass, no matter how important your illness is, it can prolong your life. Many of you here are worth tens of millions of nobles, and everyone must want to live a few more years to enjoy their wealth, so buying this piece of paradise grass back is buying you an insurance. The beard talked endlessly about the benefits of the Paradise Grass, but not many people below were listening to him, and everyone's eyes were looking at the Paradise Grass covered by a red cloth.
The bearded man finally finished speaking, then grabbed the red cloth and ripped it off, revealing a paradise grass in a transparent box underneath.
"Don't be surprised, this paradise grass has just been picked, so our master is in such a hurry to hold this auction. Look, this paradise grass still carries the soil of the snow-capped mountains. With the words of the beard, everyone looked at the grass of heaven. As the bearded man said, there was indeed a piece of dirt underneath this paradise grass.
"Because the medicinal properties of Paradise Grass are difficult to preserve, we used a glass box to seal it this time. There is no price for this Paradise Grass, whoever offers the highest price here, this Paradise Grass belongs to whom, now the bidding begins!"