Chapter 220: Black Market Extravaganza
What Li Shimin wants to participate in is at a black market event tonight.
The Luoyang Black Market has a big auction every month, and tonight is especially huge. As the magnates who accompanied the expedition to Liao returned to the Eastern Capital one after another, the merchants in the Luoyang Black Market this time all took out the good things at the bottom of the box and prepared to sell them at the right time.
At this time, Li Shimin was also full of pockets, in addition to the 1.8 million yuan he earned from the black market gambling market this time, he also had the previous Shi Wansui's family wealth in his hand, a total of 1.2 million yuan.
This is because in the past ten years, two money banks that have issued these bearer silver bills have closed down. And the rest of the part, Zhang Yurou's relationship must be whitewashed several times before it can be used with confidence.
In short, money laundering. So when it came to him, there were only about seventy percent left.
In addition, he saved his own food and frugality, and by assembling the Mo family, he also earned about 500,000 yuan.
It's a pity that the forty sets of riding armor, twenty sets of generals, and six sets of handsome armor left by Shi Wansui are still sensitive, and he will have to live a while before he can sell these armor.
However, the total amount of funds of 3.5 million yuan is enough for him to squander in the black market.
Li Shimin is also ready to buy on a big scale tonight and salvage some good things from the black market.
By the time he arrived at the Black Market Boat City with Zhang Yurou with a group of guards, it was already brilliantly lit, with curtains and sleeves raised. It may be an exaggeration to say that it is crowded with people, so it can be described as bustling and boiling. The guests everywhere are like clouds, full of colors, singing and dancing, and the entire black market ship city is like a heavenly palace on the earth.
Now Li Shimin's status is not low, Zhang Yurou is a big buyer in the black market, as soon as he boarded the ship city, he enjoyed the VIP status, and was directly led to the seven-story ship in the center by a steward who was in charge of greeting him. Together, the two occupied a box.
At this time, the auction had not yet begun, and the black market merchants who cooperated with the organization of this grand event arranged several singing and dancing performances for these guests. The Maiko clothes are fluttering, graceful and colorful, the performer blows the bamboo and tunes the silk, the red string and jade chime, the degree of excitement is by no means inferior to the palace banquet of yesterday's Qianqiu Festival.
Li Shimin was also very interested in these songs and dances before, but at this time he didn't have much thought, while the auction was still going for a while, he swept the goods at several large dealers who dealt in ink armor parts in the ship city, collecting those handsome ink armor parts.
At this time, he was already well-known in the Luoyang black market, and several big dealers would give priority to introducing him to any good goods.
These merchants have no intention of cherishing him, just because after Li Shimin has assembled the ink armor, he still has to sell it back through their channels.
By the time Li Shimin returned to their box again, it had already cost about 800,000 yuan. At this time, there were already twenty large packages in his Purple Qi Qiankun Tower. These parts are more than enough to assemble fifteen handsome ink armors, and a large part of them are rare boutiques - if it weren't for today's high rollers, these black market merchants might not be willing to take them out.
The rest of the rest are also above the level. His current level of selection of parts has long been well-known in the industry.
After Zhang Yurou saw it, she was speechless for a while: "Before this auction started, you have already spent 800,000 yuan." Don't worry about the good things coming out later, you don't have enough funds. β
Li Shimin glanced at Zhang Yurou very strangely: "I only need to buy two things in total this time, and one of them is worth only one million yuan at the most, and it is not cost-effective if it exceeds one million." If someone fights with me, then I have to give up. And the other one, I don't know if there is one this time, it's purely a matter of luck. But I think even if it does, the price won't be outrageous. β
Mainly this time, he got the treasure of 'Dao Heng Xuanji' from the palace. If this item is auctioned on the black market, it will cost at least five million pieces of silver.
Originally, Li Shimin also wanted a magic weapon of the astral type. But the 'Dao Heng Xuanji' thing can undoubtedly crush any similar artifact. The power was far greater than he had imagined a few days ago.
So this one alone saved him at least millions of dollars.
"You entered the palace this time, did you get something good?"
Zhang Yurou looked at Li Shimin with a tentative gaze.
When the latter auditioned to play the 'Dao Heng Xuanji' in the carriage, he didn't let her sit by. However, Zhang Yurou was still very keenly aware of the spiritual power surging in the car at that time, and the mighty star energy.
"I felt strange when you left the palace today, and the look of excitement and satisfaction was like stealing a fishy cat. β
"What is this analogy to you?"
Li Shimin's face turned black for a while, and then he looked out of the box window: "Let's see if there are any good things, I have already received the news." It is said that at the beginning of this time, it was a rare treasure in the world, which was enough to be heirlooms. β
As they spoke, the auction had officially begun.
Li Shimin is indeed curious about the treasure claimed by these merchants, not only this treasure, but he is also curious about the auction method this time.
In previous auctions, they, the guests, would always get a list of the auction items first. This way, guests can have the money ready to buy what they want. And the advantage of these merchants is that what they come up with is very unlikely to be sold in the end, and they can basically sell it at the price they want.
But this time, at the auction, not only did the black market merchant alliance not send the list in advance, but even the gossip was very little. These merchants in the black market just kept releasing rumors, saying that the treasures in this auction were rare in the past 20 years, both in quantity and quality. If you miss it, you will regret it for the rest of your life.
This approach did make them a little confused, and all they could do was to raise money as much as possible before the auction.
And for these black market players, there is also too much uncertainty. The upside is that some of the lots tonight are likely to fetch sky-high prices, while the downside is that some of the rare and exotic items will have an upset.
"If you can believe six or seven points in what those profiteers say, it's not bad. β
But Zhang Yurou's cheeks bulged slightly, but she still turned her gaze back to the auction table outside the window. However, she still refused to give up, and continued to probe: "What have you gained in the palace? Why are you so mysterious and secretive? Don't you plan to use it in the future? If you want to use it, then it is not refreshing? If I am satisfied, I can promise to lend you a little money if you need it tonight." β
"Deal!"
Li Shimin replied very happily: "I did get a treasure from the palace today, named Dao Heng Xuanji!"
"What the hell is that?"
Zhang Yurou's eyes showed a little doubt. She knew that Jade Xuanji was a kind of stargazing instrument commonly used in the Dao Sect.
But what Dao Heng Xuanji is, she doesn't know.
"In short, it is a jade Xuanji named Dao Heng, which is left by Yu Ji, the true monarch of Taiping. β
Li Shimin explained succinctly: "Don't tell me, you don't even know who Taiping Zhenjun Yu Ji is. β
Zhang Yurou really didn't know, and used the sound transmission device to ask her guards who were waiting outside the building, and then she took a cold breath.
"Yu Ji, Taiping Zhenjun Yu Ji, the Son of Heaven and the Holy Queen of the Great Sui, is so generous?"
"It's a leak, they don't know what they're givenβ"
After Li Shimin said such a sentence casually, his voice stopped abruptly, and his eyes were already attracted by the things on the auction table.
It was four vermilion fruits, similar to the Yali pear, but it was vermilion all over.
"This is Zhu Guo, right?"
It is also the top spiritual treasure that many Taoist monks crave incomparably. Pure one can make people enter the Tao, from a mortal, to achieve the five grades of cultivation, the role is no less than the seven refining of Taiyi Jindan,
And these black market merchants put out four pieces at once.
- If the subsequent lots are all of this quality. Then the rumors that came out before are really true,
Zhang Yurou's expression suddenly moved slightly, and a little interest appeared in her eyes.
Although she now has the spiritual power cultivation of the sixth grade, she still thinks that the current entry is too slow.
If there are four Zhu Guo, then it will not be difficult for her to enter the four grades a year ago.
At this time, Li Shimin glanced at her coldly: "You still want to borrow external forces? The foundation has been unstable to this point, I advise you to polish it for at least three months at this stage." Otherwise, sooner or later, you will have to go mad, and at worst you will lose your life, or you will be half paralyzed. β
Not only Zhang Yurou, but he himself is also facing this problem. The spiritual power entered the realm too quickly, and the mind was already a little uncontrollable, and the spirit began to be out of balance.
Fortunately, before the Qianqiu Saving War, he was fortunate to comprehend the six pieces of Creation Jade Butterfly, otherwise the current situation would not be much better than Zhang Yurou.
"Can I buy it for my own subordinates?"
Zhang Yurou 'tsk', but still gave a million yuan offer. But after that, it didn't continue.
Zhu Guo's thing, if it is not used on himself, but just used to create a five-grade magician, it is of little significance.
In the end, these four Zhu Guo were bought at a price of 1.6 million yuan. The second lot that the black market merchant alliance took out after that was also not ordinary.
ββThose were the two Seven Refining Great Returning Pills, and their value was not inferior to those previous Zhu Fruits.
Li Shimin's eyes were also extremely hot, but unfortunately, after arriving here, he found that the silver ticket in his money bag was still not enough.
And after these two Seven Refining Great Pills were purchased for 900,000 yuan of silver, the atmosphere of the entire auction began to become hot.