After thanking the sponsoring chamber of commerce, Xiao Rui continued: "Now this king announces that the first charity auction of the Great Xia Kingdom has officially begun! Now, please ask our service staff to present the first treasure to be auctioned! ”

Xiao Rui's body pointed to the left, a beautiful girl swayed, the corners of her mouth were smiling, her eyebrows were full of charm, her eyes were playful, she came to the stage with a tray, and the tray was covered with a red cloth.

"What a beautiful red cloth." Xiao Feng couldn't help but praise, and then asked Xiao Ze: "Third brother, I heard that you are looking for this land, and this girl is also what you are looking for?" Tsk, it feels so different! ”

Xiao Ze glanced at Xiao Feng, speechless, while Xiao Feng smiled awkwardly, still staring at the girl.

On the stage, Xiao Rui said with a smile: "Ladies and gentlemen, the treasures in this auction are donated by His Majesty and your mothers, as well as several princes, according to the auction process, it is divided into three steps, the first step is to auction the treasures donated by the princes, the second step is to auction the treasures donated by the prince, and finally, the treasures donated by His Majesty are auctioned!" And now the first treasure on the field is donated by our respectful queen mother, please take a look! ”

With that, he lifted the red cloth.

Everyone's eyes were attracted, and when the red cloth was lifted, everyone saw a jade Ruyi!

"Look, this sheep fat jade Ruyi is carved with white jade, crystal clear, warm and luster, and skillfully carved bats on Ruyi, implying more blessings and longevity, peach longevity, plus Ruyi has auspicious Ruyi, the meaning of happiness comes, but also makes this jade Ruyi become a good product, this sheep fat white jade Ruyi, the starting price is 1,000 taels, the minimum price increase shall not be less than 100 taels, now start bidding!" Xiao Rui introduced.

The scene suddenly quieted, after all, it was the first auction, and everyone present was not psychologically prepared.

"I'm Hengtong Chamber of Commerce bidding a thousand taels!" The Golden Leopard hesitated for a moment and immediately made a bid. Whether this is a treasure donated by the queen or a tribute, it doesn't matter if it's worth a thousand taels or not, the meaning it represents is the most important.

"My Hui Chamber of Commerce will bid 1,100 taels!" The steward of the Hui Chamber of Commerce immediately quoted.

At this time, the faces of civil and military officials are not very good, they keep saying that they look down on businessmen, and now people are rushing to bid, and none of the officials have taken action, isn't this a slap in the face?

"This official bids two thousand taels!" Zhou Mingwen got up and shouted, the queen is his sister, how can he let the treasure donated by his sister take so little silver, in case it is not as good as the imperial concubine Lin Yu'er, wouldn't it be a shame.

"This official contributes two thousand one hundred taels!" Who knows, the brother of the imperial concubine Lin Yuer also invested, of course, the purpose of his contribution was purely disgusting Queen and Zhou Mingwen.

Zhou Mingwen said angrily: "This official contributed two thousand eight hundred taels!" ”

"Two thousand nine hundred taels!" Lin Feng said with a smile, he believed that Zhou Mingwen would increase the price.

"Three thousand taels!" Zhou Mingwen shouted, the Zhou family can't lose, and they can't lose!

......

Xiao Rui looked at the fierce competition, listening to the rising amount, and his eyebrows were full of joy.

I like to watch the brainless competition of local tyrants, this silver is easier to earn than drinking cold water, after all, drinking cold water will stuff your teeth.

In the end, Lin Feng stopped raising the price, and Zhou Mingwen won this jade Ruyi with four thousand taels of silver.

Xiao Rui immediately sent praise: "Thank you for the generous fundraiser of the right attendant of the Ministry of Rites, Lord Zhou, your love will surely help countless poor people, when they live a healthy life and are happy, they will inevitably pray sincerely in their hearts, in order to pray for blessings." Below, there is a second auction treasure, which comes from the donation of the imperial concubine. Master Zhou, you have to keep it up! ”

Zhou Mingwen sneered, keep? This time it must be maintained, your Lin family deliberately raised the price, let's come and not be rude, how can I spare you this time?

As soon as Xiao Rui raised his hand, another beautiful girl brought the treasure.

On the fourth floor, Xiao Feng swallowed his saliva again, and couldn't help muttering: "Where did the seventh brother find the maid?" So tasteful. ”

Of course, there is a taste, the Hongchen woman is deliberately pure, and this tone is bound to be attractive.

Xiao Ze glanced to the side, ignoring him.

At this time, Xiao Rui had already lifted the red cloth, and the treasure given by the imperial concubine Lin Yu'er was a piece of jade pendant.

Xiao Rui warmly praised this ice jade jade pendant, and then also set the price at one thousand taels and began to bid.

Sure enough, Lin Feng was the first to ask for the price, and Zhou Mingwen immediately increased the price, and the two of them fought back and forth, so that other people who planned to bid couldn't interject. When Zhou Mingwen raised the price to four thousand taels, he was not ready to continue to raise the price, so Lin Feng was unwilling and reluctant to take out the money.

But who knows, Lin Feng is extremely cunning, and he actually gave up his hand and admitted defeat: "Lord Zhou's family has a deep background, and he is not as good as an official, so this exquisite jade pendant will be given to Lord Zhou!" ”

In an instant, Zhou Mingwen was dumbfounded, he was actually tricked by Lin Feng!

Lin Feng is cunning, and her sister's jade pendant has also been raised to four thousand taels, which is not inferior to the queen, so there is no need for him to raise the price, and if he gives it to Zhou Mingwen, it will disgust him even more, and it is clear who wins and loses in this game.

Just when everyone thought that Zhou Mingwen had been defeated, a voice suddenly came from the fourth floor.

"His Royal Highness the King of Chu contributed five thousand taels!"

It is the personal guard of the second prince Xiao Yiheng, and the price he paid directly increased the price by 1,000 taels, which not only relieved Zhou Mingwen, but also showed the magnanimity and atmosphere of the King of Chu.

Xiao Rui wanted to clap his hands and praise his methods.

The eldest prince Xiao Lie did not maliciously raise the price, so Xiao Rui finalized the final price.

Next, it is the treasure donated by the three princes and concubines, which is a glazed marigold Buddha statue, Xiao Ze did not bid, and no one raised the price, and was auctioned by the Ministry of Rites Shangshang Jin for two thousand taels, the price is moderate.

Next, the donated treasures of other concubines were auctioned one after another, and finally received 20,000 taels of donations.

It is true that 20,000 taels is a lot, but Xiao Rui is extremely dissatisfied, this is quite different from his goal, no, he must play some tricks.

"Next, please enjoy a song and dance, have some refreshments, and after the song and dance, we will start the second round of auctions!" Xiao Rui suspended the auction.

Subsequently, the beautiful Oiran poured tea and wine for this group of magnates, and I believe that they will not be lonely.

Xiao Rui went up to the fourth floor, accompanied Emperor Xia with a few simple words, then found a reason to go down, and gave Xiao Yan a look before leaving.

Xiao Yan understood, and after a while, on the grounds of convenience, he went downstairs and saw Xiao Rui.

"Xiao Rui, what did you call me?" Xiao Yan asked.

Xiao Rui said: "Arrange a task for you, do you want to do it?" ”

"What's the mission?" Xiao Yan asked.

Xiao Rui said: "When the donations of the princes are auctioned, you will find a way to raise the price for me, don't be too obvious." But when it comes to auctioning my father's donation, don't worry about anything, desperately raise the price, listen to me when the time comes, and when it stops, I will give you a hint. Well done, I'll do a light job to my father for you. ”

"No problem, leave it to me!" As soon as Xiao Yan heard that he was going to do something, he immediately rejoiced.

Xiao Rui nodded, and then the two separated.

After the song and dance, Xiao Rui continued to go on stage, and the treasures donated by the eldest prince Xiao Lie were also presented on stage.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the second round of auction is now open, and the first treasure is a donation from the Great Prince Jinwang, ready to take a look!" Xiao Rui lifted the red cloth and saw a pair of Go on the tray.

Xiao Rui introduced: "The world knows that my eldest brother is outstanding, the way of chess is quite good, this Go is exactly what he loves, the white son is polished with good white jade, the black son is polished with good black jade, this set of Go is rare in the world, he is willing to take out such a beloved treasure for the people, as a younger brother, I deeply respect." ”

On the fourth floor, Xiao Lie's face did not change, but he couldn't cry or laugh in his heart, this is an ordinary game of Go, there are not ten sets in his house, but also five sets, how can it be ripped out of the world. Xiao Rui praised him so much, he naturally wouldn't reveal it, but secretly remembered Xiao Rui's goodness.

Xiao Rui said it so well, there is only one purpose: "Therefore, the auction price of this set of Go is 10,000 taels!" ”

"Ahem..."Xiao Lie was careless, and almost squirted out tea.

How much? Ten thousand taels? Why the hell didn't I know it was worth so much? Xiao Lie was confused.

"Big brother is really generous." Xiao Yan deliberately admired.

Xiao Yiheng looked disdainful and said sarcastically: "Things are good things, but I don't know if anyone is bidding, don't be uninterested, then it won't look good." ”

Xiao Lie was stunned, yes, wouldn't it be embarrassing if no one bids.

Xiao Rui on the stage naturally knew the possibility of unsuccessful auctions, but he also knew that there would never be unsuccessful auctions, because the prince couldn't afford to lose this person, and they couldn't swallow their anger and shoot it themselves, and there could be no unsuccessful auctions, so Xiao Rui dared to raise the price hard, if it wasn't for the fear of revealing the stuffing and raising it outrageously, he wanted to directly price 50,000 yuan.

Sure enough, the price of 10,000 yuan discouraged many officials who supported Xiao Lie, and they wanted to take pictures of this thing to prove their loyalty, but the price of 10,000 taels was really high.

Lin Feng is Xiao Lie's uncle, others don't come forward, he has to appear, just when he wants to speak, the eunuch next to the queen came out and said: "The queen mother said, since there is no one to bid, then the queen mother will bid 10,000 taels, and the treasures of the eldest prince cannot be ignored." ”

As soon as these words came out, Xiao Rui secretly called it beautiful.

Just now, your Lin family played Zhou Mingwen, and now Queen Zhou Xiangyun is fighting against the army.

This move completely angered the supporters who supported the Great Prince's faction, and now is not the time to care about the silver taels, so Yang Feiyuan, the head of the household department, came out: "This official likes this set of chess pieces quite much, and bids fifteen thousand taels!" ”

Yang Feiyuan is Xiao Lie's father-in-law, so he naturally wants to support him strongly.

"I also like this set of chess pieces, it's better to have 20,000 taels." Xiao Yiheng also intervened.

"Twenty-five thousand taels!" Yang Feiyuan added another 5,000 taels, he is the head of the household department, and he is the head of the Yang family's door valve, the Yang family has a deep property, and 25,000 taels is a small amount of money.

This time, both the queen and Xiao Yiheng were silent.

In this way, this set of chess pieces was auctioned off for 25,000 taels.

The activity continued, Xiao Rui waved his hand, and the maid sent the donation of the second prince Xiao Yiheng, and opened the red cloth, which was a scroll. Xiao Rui ordered someone to open the scroll, and inside was a picture scroll.

"Ladies and gentlemen, this is a famous painting donated by the King of Chu, it is a picture of the wind and rain made by the famous painter Xiaoyaozi in Daxia, the collection value of this painting, there is no need for this king to say more, so the price of this painting is 20,000 taels!"

Xiao Rui didn't brag this time, this painting is indeed valuable, although 20,000 taels is a bit high, but it is reasonable. And Xiao Yiheng's purpose in taking out such treasures is also to take the lead.

Sure enough, when Emperor Xia saw that it was this painting, he couldn't help but praise: "The King of Chu has a heart!" ”

These words made the other princes think deeply.

Xiao Yiheng was overjoyed, thinking that he had guessed correctly, he felt that His Majesty must attach importance to this fundraising, so he took out his treasures to donate, which can not only reflect his importance and sympathize with the people, but also show that he is noble and regards these treasures as foreign objects.

This is the courage that a prince should have!

"This is what Erchen should do, the eldest brother's chess pieces are also beloved, the price is expensive, Erchen is learning from him!" Xiao Yiheng did not forget to hit Xiao Lie.

Xiao Lie's face was a little unbearable. If others don't know, your majesty won't know the value of that set of Go? It simply can't be compared to this painting. Damn it! He was careless for a while, and even ignored the opportunity to take advantage of this fundraising to brush up on justice, and was caught by Xiao Yiheng.

Xia Huang smiled and nodded, and didn't say anything more.

Xiaoyaozi's "Wind and Rain Map" does not need to be introduced and raised the price, and those who know how to bid it. This time, Xiao Yan also took the opportunity to raise the price twice, which can be regarded as helping to raise the price.

In the end, the painting was won by the Li Gate Valve for 50,000 taels.

Xiao Rui was quite satisfied.

Next, there were donations from other princes one after another, and there were no waves, and it went on very smoothly.

In the end, in addition to Xiao Rui and Xiao Yuan, who was not in the capital, the treasures donated by the seven princes raised a total of 175,000 taels, plus the queen and the concubine, less than 200,000 taels.

With the sponsorship and bidding of La, it is only 750,000 taels, which is still 450,000 taels away from more than 1.2 million taels.

And then, only His Majesty's donation remained, and Your Majesty only wrote three words, or Xiao Rui begged to write, these three words want to raise 450,000 taels, and each one will have 150,000 taels!

What is the concept of 150,000 taels?

The officials of the Great Xia Kingdom are very rich, which makes Xiao Rui feel greedy, and sighs that no wonder everyone wants to be an official, because his Yulu is higher than the Song Dynasty in his previous life!

They not only had silver, but also clothing, millet, tea, wine, and cooking materials, charcoal, salt, clothing and food for their retinues, horses and corn, additional expenses (additional provisions), office money, minister's money, and other subsidies, and other subsidies.

And 150,000 taels require a six-part Shangshu without eating or drinking for 60 years.

So, 150,000 taels is an astronomical amount.

But you must know that this is just a Shangshu Yulu, and it does not involve his family property, if he has a knighthood, there is also a food estate! Shiyi is the big one, and if you eat 2,300 households at will, it will be accumulated for several generations, and 150,000 taels is not a big deal.

Not to mention those gate valves!

The Li family gate valve has existed for hundreds of years, and Great Xia has always existed before it was established, as well as the Zhou family, the Yang family, etc., will the wealth they have accumulated over hundreds of years be less?

In the previous life, a huge amount of money embezzled by Shen was compared to fifteen years of state treasury living, so where would the wealth of those gate lords be less?

It can only be said that they don't show their wealth in vain.

"One million two thousand taels! No problem! Xiao Rui was immediately full of confidence.