In the middle of June of the twelfth year of Kangxi, that is, on June 18, 1673, Qi Liang's charity auction was officially held. Qi Liang didn't understand the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches, and Qi Liang only found out about this AD calendar after asking the Western missionaries in Beijing, so he made his own calendar so as not to lose time again.

Last night it was rare to have a midnight rain in Beijing, the next day the air was fresh, the morning breeze was clear, the temperature was cool, the auction was held in the Jin Chamber of Commerce, at that time, Shanxi and Anhui had the most rich businessmen, which was the main reason why Qi Liang chose this place as the auction venue. The Jin Chamber of Commerce is very large, and there is a large flat inside, which can accommodate thousands of people. Due to the good propaganda work, the hall was full of people early, and the hall did not block the entry of the people, which was Qi Liang's idea, in order to expand its influence, and for this purpose, a vacant land was specially set up at the back of Daping as a viewing area for ordinary people, which was separated from the central main area by a fence, and the difference between the two was that the main area had tables and stools, and the viewing area had nothing.

Directly in front, there is a wooden platform set up high, on which is placed a long table covered with yellow cloth, this should be the auction table, and the eight big characters written on the top of the "Charity Disaster Relief Auction Conference" are prominent. There are some red cloths hanging on the beams and pillars around the hall, and all the slogans are written on them, and with them, the venue looks quite atmospheric.

Qi Liang sat at a table in the front row, he had to accompany some officials today, and he sat at the table with Prince Yu Fuquan and Huijun Wang Bo Weng Guonuo, both of whom were already people in the sixtieth century, and their resignation was approved by Kangxi last year.

Not far behind their table, sat Liu Yiyi, Han Hong'er, Yi Ying's three daughters, Han Hong'er likes to be lively, since entering the venue, her curious eyes have been constantly scanning around, now they are the center of the whole venue, Han Hong'er's pure beauty, Liu Yiyi's charming demeanor, Yi Ying's cold and glamorous, forming a beautiful landscape, many people focus their eyes full of longing, admiration, desire, and possession, and their eyes are looking at the first row.

Qi Liang greeted them when they came in, and now Qi Liang turned around and met their eyes again, Liu Yiyi and Yi Ying smiled, giving Qi Liang praise and encouragement, Qi Liang accepted their gaze for the first time, without the slightest crooked thoughts.

Prince Yu next to him was also laughing, Qi Liang followed his gaze, and the object was Yi Ying, who had just smiled with him, Yi Ying bowed to Prince Yu very secretly, Qi Liang suddenly felt uncomfortable, could it be that Yi Ying has a leg with this old man?

At the beginning of the auction, an auctioneer in a cyan robe came to the stage, and after he briefly introduced the content of today's auction and the rules of the auction, the hot auction officially kicked off.

"The first valuables auctioned today are the Song Dynasty Longquan kiln furnace, with a starting price of five thousand taels!" The auctioneer's loud voice reverberated throughout the room.

As soon as his words fell, the bidders showed their prices one after another:

"Five thousand one hundred taels!"

"Five thousand two hundred taels!"

"Five thousand four hundred taels!"

……

A fat man with a fat head and big ears directly shouted "Six thousand taels!" With the sound of a hammer, the first item was successfully auctioned, and the king of leather merchants who came to the customs won the jackpot!

Then, two strong and powerful handymen brought out a large vase more than one meter high, and the auctioneer introduced: "This is a blue-glazed Pisces vase from the Tang Dynasty, with a starting price of 10,000 taels of silver!" ”

The bidding started again, and finally an oil merchant from Anhui Province won the bid for 21,000 taels, and the success of this transaction attracted lively applause.

Next is a calligraphy and painting, because it is very long, Qi Liang also sold it. "This is a picture of the cold forest and plains by Li Cheng in the early Song Dynasty of the fifth dynasty, with a starting price of 50,000 taels of silver!" The auctioneer asked people to expand the picture for everyone to see.

At this time, Prince Yu made a bid: "This king will pay 51,000 taels!" He is to this calligraphy painting, this painting is Li Cheng's hand-me-down masterpiece, ink on silk, 137.8 cm long, 69.2 cm wide, the picture is bleak in the midwinter plains, the long pine pavilion, the ancient cypress is green, the branches are intertwined, the old roots are coiled, the river is tortuous, like freezing and solidifying, the smoke and mist are empty to the sky, he likes it very much, and feels that the painting is himself.

The venue was as quiet as death, only the auctioneer's shrill voice echoed: "Are there any bids?" ”

Who dares to ask for something that the prince wants?

Qi Liang closed his eyes in pain, thinking that the old man next to him liked to be able to sell for a good price, but who knows......

"Has anyone bid? No one bids for the deal! "The auctioneer set the price almost flatteringly with the speed of optoelectronics.

No one applauded this time, Prince Yu smiled smugly, and made his whole face like pine bark, Qi Liang didn't want to look at him when he set it aside, and scolded secretly: "Pressure with potential!" Despise you! He glanced at the smiling auctioneer on the stage, and scolded: "Pug! No work ethic! ”

The auction continued, among which the ** fell, among which the auction of a Shang Dynasty bronze rose to the most, the starting price from 100,000 taels, more than 10 people alternately added, more than 30 rounds, and finally was sold by a grain merchant from Shanxi with 320,000 taels of silver, which is the highest price of the current auction transaction, Qi Liangxi is in shape, although this thing is a treasure and cultural relics, but it is just a dead thing in the house, how can there be a silver ticket to be real?

Although there is still ** in the later auction, there is no more than this bronze statue. In the auction, Liu Yiyi, Han Honger, and Yi Ying also bid the price, but it only played an embellishment role, and it could not be compared with those businessmen who were very rich, they only bid for a few vases, porcelain plates and mirrors worth hundreds of taels, and when bidding, people saw that there were three red cards bidding, and they were only symbolically adding one or two prices, Qi Liang had no opinion on this, and everyone also responded with warm applause.

Among them, there was another person who called the price twice, this person Qi Liang didn't notice, he called for himself once, he liked a silk fabric in the middle of the Ming Dynasty very much-water blue gold mixed flower silk; Another time it was called for Kangxi, which was a picture of Xiao Geng of the Yuan Dynasty, with the authentic handwriting of Deng Wenyuan, a famous calligrapher of the Yuan Dynasty. This person is the disguised imperial guard - Cao Yin!

An hour later, the auction ended, more than 120 pieces were sold, 12 pieces were unsold, and more than 1.2 million taels of silver were auctioned, Qi Liang thanked everyone for their support, and announced on the spot that all the money would be used to help the victims, and would invite celebrities to supervise the use of the donations. His speech drew the warmest applause today, and Liu Yiyi and Yi Ying nodded appreciatively.