Under Zhu Houzhao's manipulation several times, the bidding for the white sugar recipe reached 65,000 taels.

Every time he shouted, the gentry in the audience were like dead fathers and mothers, but Zhu Houzhao was never tired of it.

Zhou Yu stood up: "Don't shout the price, let me come alone!" ”

All of them played for the first time and figured out the rules of the auction.

The more people who bid, the faster the price will rise, and even if the transaction is completed, it will have to pay several times the price.

ran up more than 30,000 taels at once, and Emperor Hongzhi's heart was a little unbearable: "What is the prince doing, tell him that I won't give him silver!" ”

Yan Chengjin knew that he had misunderstood: "Your Majesty, Your Highness is actually a trust."

If someone else wants to buy it, they need to buy it at a higher price, so that the official can make money by selling it. ”

Emperor Hongzhi and the ministers beside him invariably cast disdainful glances.

Crouch~

If the official does not ask for help, where will the money come from in the treasury? How embarrassed are you to look at this official with such eyes?

Yan Chengjin straightened his waist: "The minister is also for the court." ”

Liu Jian said with a straight smile: "This job is suitable for the prince." ”

Emperor Hongzhi's old face twitched fiercely, and he glanced sideways at Liu Jian, who realized that something was wrong and hurriedly coughed in embarrassment.

"There is no skin and no face, this rebel is always so handy to do."

instigated the prince to raise the price, and Yan Chengjin also instigated: "The minister wants to hand over two or two percent of the silver obtained from the official sale to the state treasury." ”

"Sancheng!" Emperor Hongzhi acted as if nothing had happened.

Yan Chengjin scolded in his heart: "What Your Majesty said is extremely true, how can only two percent of the minister's intentions be expressed, and the minister will hand over three percent." ”

Emperor Hongzhi slowly smiled on his face, and turned his head to look at Yan Chengjin: "I think that the price shouted by the prince is a bit low, do you need me to come?" ”

Both father and son are the same ......

Yan Chengjin couldn't let Emperor Hongzhi come, someone could recognize him, and as soon as he opened his mouth, he would sell the official to the yellow.

At this time, the Zhang brothers and Zhou Yu rarely reached an agreement.

Zhou Yu came to shout the price, otherwise it would rise higher and higher, and whoever bought it would suffer a loss.

As soon as Zhou Yu shouted out 68,500 taels, Zhu Houzhao immediately chased: "70,000 taels." ”

Zhang Yanling walked to Zhu Houzhao's side, angry: "You are full of poetry and books, how can you do such a thing, lose your face!" ”

Is Zhu Houzhao a person who wants face? ! Zhang Heling smashed his fist at his younger brother, and smiled at Zhu Houzhao as if flattering: "Houzhao, my uncle gave you five hundred taels of silver, don't shout." ”

Zhu Houzhao nodded.

The Zhang brothers were overjoyed, and hurriedly took out five hundred taels of silver from their arms, handed them to Zhu Houzhao, and then handed Zhou Yu a look.

Zhou Yu saw that it was done, and was busy chasing the price: "Seventy thousand five hundred taels." ”

There was silence all around, Zhang Xian glanced around, and no one shouted.

70,500 taels is already a sky-high price, and it is difficult for the gentry of the rich families in Jiangnan to come up with 70,000 taels of all their family wealth.

I saw that Zhu Houzhao raised his hands and moved his eight fingers.

Zhang Xian and the gentry looked at it, what did this mean?

At this moment, the eunuch next to him said: "My young master is out, eighty thousand taels." ”

Zhou Yu was furious: "Eighty thousand five hundred taels, if you raise the price like this, I won't buy it!" ”

Hongu shouted too high?

Zhu Houzhao looked at Yan Chengjin suspiciously, only to see Yan Chengjin nodding slightly, and he immediately said, "Benxiu didn't shout." ”

Zhang Xian raised the startled wood and snapped: "Deal!" ”

Zhou Yu was overjoyed, and the white sugar was sold to Francois and the big cannibal, and he would soon be able to earn the silver back.

Everyone wanted to see how Zhou Yu paid the silver, more than 80,000 taels of silver, which was enough to cover the commercial tax of a government.

Emperor Hongzhi muttered: "Changning Bo's annual salary is only 2,000 stones, can he afford 80,000 taels?" ”

One tael of silver and two stones of rice is a thousand taels of silver a year, and Zhou Yu has to pay 80,000 taels of money for 80 years.

Emperor Hongzhi couldn't help but wonder, one courtier controls so much wealth?

Liu Jian knew his intentions: "Your Majesty is not in a hurry, and let's see how Chang Ningbo pays the silver." ”

Zhou Yu only brought 10,000 taels of silver, and he was a little worried at the moment, if he didn't pay the silver, he would definitely be robbed by the Zhang brothers.

I saw that Zhou Yu took out an object from his arms, revealing a little proud: "I also have a thing, which needs to be sold by the official, which can be worth the silver taels of the sugar party!" ”

The sugar recipe is 80,000 taels, what kind of treasure will it be if it is worth 80,000 taels?

Yan Chengjin looked curiously at the object in Zhou Yu's hand.

A boxy piece of white jade, many times larger than ordinary white jade, is rare to see.

Xie Yu couldn't see what it was, thinking it was an antique object and sent it to Zhang Xian's bookcase.

Zhang Xian exclaimed: "This is Qin Xi?!" ”

Ordered by the sky, both longevity and Yongchang, these eight characters are the jade seal of the Qin State!

And this jade seal is also missing a horn.

After the fall of the Qin State, the jade seal was passed to the Western Han Dynasty, Wang Mang usurped the power and ordered his younger brother to ask the Empress Dowager Xiaoyuan for it, and the Empress Dowager Xiaoyuan was angry, threw the jade seal on the ground and smashed off a corner.

In the Tang Dynasty and Song Dynasty, he disappeared, and Li Shimin could only find someone to engrave another one.

But the newly engraved jade seal is not as good as the jade seal handed down from the Qin Dynasty, and it is enough to rebel if it falls into the hands of the traitor.

When Zhu Yuanzhang was the emperor, he also searched all over the world for this jade seal, but he couldn't find it all over the world, and finally carved one himself.

Yan Chengjin was stunned, he couldn't imagine that Zhou Yu dared to hide the jade seal privately.

He must have been unaware, otherwise, he would not have collapsed on the ground at this moment.

"How can such a divine treasure be sold!"

Emperor Hongzhi couldn't hold back any longer, and his eyes lit up with excitement.

For hundreds of years, emperors have been looking for this jade seal, and I found it!

Xiao Jing, Mu Bin and the others puffed and fell to their knees.

When Zhang Xian saw Emperor Hongzhi, he hurriedly knelt down: "Minister Zhang Xian, see Your Majesty!" ”

A large number of brocade guards rushed in and opened a way for Emperor Hongzhi.

Xie Yu was so frightened that he didn't know what to do, this old Confucian who was a little familiar with him was actually today!

Seeing this, the gentry hurriedly knelt down.

Emperor Hongzhi strode to the bookcase, picked up Qin Xi and looked at it for a long time, and looked at Zhou Yu: "Where did this Qin Xi come from?" ”

Zhou Yu lay on the ground, knowing that this was Qin Xi, so he secretly sold it.

"The minister bought it from the Franco, but I don't know it's Qin Xi."

"Nonsense! How did the Frangi get this! Emperor Hongzhi picked up the startling wood and said sharply: "Where did you come from?!" ”

Zhou Yu had never touched the shocking wood, but he knew that it was made of sandalwood and could smash people to death.

"The minister went to Shaanxi, and a gentry surnamed Hu offered this thing to the minister, and the minister really didn't know that it was Qin Xi!"

After Zhou Yu arrived in the northwest, he ordered someone to release the news in a high-profile manner, which attracted officials and gentry to surrender one after another.

Among them, there was a gentry surnamed Hu who offered him a large piece of jade.

It is also difficult for ordinary officials to distinguish, this is Qin Xi, let alone a person like him who only knows silver and does not know a few words.

Emperor Hongzhi was even more angry: "What are you doing in the northwest?!" ”

Zhou Yu gritted his teeth and closed his eyes, he couldn't say that he was killed this time.

The construction of the collapsed house in the northwest cost him more than 30,000 taels of silver.

The important thing is that this is a cash cow that was taken back by His Majesty, which is a pity.

Emperor Hongzhi was really angry, and he didn't want to pay attention to the Zhou family and the Zhang family on weekdays, but these two families became more and more arrogant, and went out of Beijing one after another, not taking my words seriously.

"You dare to go to the northwest to search for people's ointment!"

Syllable!

The startled wood was thrown out and smashed on Zhou Yu's shoulder, and a wail spread throughout the yamen.

Zhu Houzhao hurriedly whispered: "Old Gao, the palace is going back to the palace." ”

I saw that Xiao Jing sent the shocking wood back to Emperor Hongzhi.

Yan Chengjin hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, don't smash it, Chang Ningbo Bo will go to the northwest to build a collapsed house." ”