The yamen of the Jingshi Guard suddenly withdrew its surveillance and tracking of Gu Xiancheng, and only continued to keep an eye on his every move in secret. Gu Xiancheng didn't know, but he didn't know it, but Gao Panlong was worried, was the momentum of Donglin Academy too big, and it had already attracted the attention of the emperor? But he was noncommittal, if the emperor really knew, these people in Donglin Academy would definitely not be simply imprisoned, but directly clicked!

Soon bad news came, his younger brother Gu Yuncheng had an accident while playing in the mountains and rivers in Wuxi, and he fell into the mountains! By the time the crowd stumbled to find him in the ravine, he was out of breath. Gu Xiancheng was very sad, he was such a younger brother, he was talented since he was a child, but he died in an accident due to a catastrophe from the sky! But when he saw the obvious pinch marks on Gu Yuncheng's neck, his face suddenly turned pale!

After going back, Donglin Academy announced that from the eighteenth year of Wanli, it would no longer accept officials who had been demoted from the imperial court, and only accepted scholars such as Xiucai who had not yet been examined. This decision made many people in the imperial court and Wuxi sigh, but they were helpless. However, there was exciting news from Wuxi, Gu Xiancheng was not discouraged by the death of his younger brother, but devoted himself to creation and wrote a famous book like "Donglin Meeting"!

Soon, a person who was close to him in the DPRK and China took the opportunity to go to Donglin Academy to listen to a lecture and quietly told him that your brother's death was very likely to be related to Dongchang. A cold light flashed in Gu Xiancheng's eyes!

Zhu Yidao went to Banzhou again this time, Zhang Fei married Nion, and he couldn't go if he didn't go. Zhang Fei not only invited him, but also asked him to bring all the brothers from the Jingshi Guard to drink the wedding wine, but Lao Zhu slapped him on the head in front of Nion: You want me to die, without the emperor's holy decree, I dare to bring hundreds of people from the guard without authorization? Li Hualong laughed beside him, the current Zhu Yidao is his food and clothing parents, the emperor has already said, if there is anything that can't be done, just look for him! Especially now when there is a shortage of silver, then you have to look for him!

Lao Zhu Wanwan didn't expect that Zhang Fei would not hesitate to go to Beijing to pick him up in person, which was Li Hualong's bad idea! Let yourself find a way to get him silver? Impossible! All the silver has gone into the emperor's pockets, if you want to use it, just ask the emperor directly! I don't have any money!

In fact, Li Hualong didn't plan to ask for silver from Zhu Yidao's hands, he had already left a lot for himself at the expense of taboos, and he couldn't open this mouth anymore. He just wants Lao Zhu to help him think of a way, how to improve the economy of Banzhou, only when Banzhou is rich and taxes go up, will the people's hearts be stable!

It's just that Zhu Yidao really doesn't have this ability. If you want to invigorate the local economy, there are only a few ways: either vigorously develop local tourism resources, and the catering and entertainment industry in Banzhou City should also be vigorously supported; Either it is to encourage the Miao people to go out, get out of the mountains where they have lived for generations, and go to Sichuan, Guizhou, Qianhu and other provinces for development. However, Li Hualong simply rejected these proposals: I am a Ming official, how can I do these dirty things like a businessman?!

It's okay if you don't do it, Lao Zhu said with a smile, you can let the Miao people carry you and throw you out when you sleep at night! Li Hualong's face immediately became bitter gourd color!

Forget it, who asked me Zhu to always help others? Let's give you an idea! What is the most in this state? Nanmu, sandalwood, compared to Nanmu is more valuable; Sandalwood is sold directly in the form of wood, and Nanmu is best processed into a variety of furniture products, which are all done by those merchants, and you, the lord of the government, will collect their taxes, and at the same time reduce the taxes of the Miao people; It doesn't belong to any province here, you are directly above the household department, and each of the masters in the household department will send a set of Nanmu furniture, don't make it too exquisite!

Li Hualong can't turn his mind a little, is this okay?

How not? You have so many Nanmu in Banzhou, and you keep giving birth to a son?! Besides, who told you to cut down on a large scale? This thing is a tribute after all, what does a tribute mean? It means that there is no market! First make ten sets of eight sets, and then take them to your market for auction, and you can set the starting price of silver; The silver auctioned is charged management fees and intermediary fees according to two to three percent, and this silver does not flow into your pocket?

Li Hualong's brain crashed. He looked at Zhu Yidao directly, and suddenly pounced on Lao Zhu and kissed him fiercely! Then, as if being chased by a ghost, the girl ran to the Tusi Yamen! This method is absolute, amazing! Tribute Nanmu furniture, a set can be sold at least tens of thousands of taels, and maybe it can be auctioned for hundreds of thousands of taels, plus management fees, intermediary fees...... How much less money can there be? Give the Miao people some benefits, let them guard Nanmu Mountain, prevent some illegal logging people from entering, and behead one immediately if they find one, so that the Miao people are also happy, they are also happy, and Banzhou is also rich, why not?

Nanmu furniture is not nothing, there are ready-made, that is, the ones that were put in the homes of the toasts of various ethnic groups in the past! Li Hualong was about to auction off these useless furniture, but was stopped by Zhu Yidao and asked him to send it to the masters of the household first. If you don't take care of them first, you won't be able to take the money into the treasury. Sure enough, when the Nanmu royal tribute furniture was delivered to the home of the household official, everyone was busy refusing, but they were very satisfied! Li Hualong is still very authentic! Nanmu furniture is not only a tribute, but also with an elegant, compared with the silver that exudes the smell of copper, why not such elegant furniture?

Giving silver, this is called taking bribes; Send Nanmu furniture, which is said to be elegant. All rejoice, all rejoice!

The auction house was also established under the instruction of Zhu Yidao and under the personal command of Li Hualong. There are still a lot of merchants in Sichuan, Guizhou and other places, and they soon got the news: Banzhou is going to auction the tribute Nanmu furniture that only the royal family can enjoy! All of a sudden, like a cat that smelled fishy, he frantically entered Banshu and asked around!

Wanli naturally got the news, but he only smiled faintly, all businessmen in the world are chasing interests and pursuing taste. Zhu Yidao's method deeply moved them, and it seems that this time Banzhou is going to make a lot of money! Fortunately, it's just some Nanmu furniture, which is harmless!

Soon, the Daming Banzhou Auction House was officially opened. The first auction is the original Nanmu furniture in each Tusi home, which is not only polished exquisitely, but also has strong Miao characteristics. The furniture made in the Ming court is more elegant, often made of hardwood materials such as rosewood, flower wood and mahogany sandalwood, and a large number of Nanmu is often used in building repair, interior decoration, etc., the furniture made of Nanmu is much less than hardwood furniture, and it is mostly used to match with dark hardwood as inlay decoration materials, as well as the fetal bone of lacquered furniture. Therefore, Nanmu furniture is not the mainstream of furniture in Daming, but because of the mild color and soft texture of Nanmu, it can be used as a material for inlay, so Nanmu furniture has an extremely unique charm.

In addition, these furniture are very Miao characteristics, which are not found in the court, so they are even more precious. The first auction item is a golden silk nanmu incense table. The incense table is the furniture that holds the incense burner, and it is named after the incense burner. This incense table is round, tall, the legs and feet are curved and exaggerated, and there is a clay under the feet. Whether it is indoor or outdoor, it is mostly set up in the center, and it is pleasant to watch. If it is placed in the literati room, it will appear that the owner is noble and elegant.

The incense table made of golden silk nan wood, under the reflection of the light, sprinkles a gentle golden light, and on the surface of the incense table with enough light, the golden light shines; And in the poorly lit places, it's bleak. But when the viewing position was rotated, a miracle happened, because the part that was originally out of the shadow of the light changed from dim to golden due to the change of light angle, and the original shining part became dim. This is the magic of golden silk nanmu. It is also carved with some images of mountain gods, wind gods and water gods of the Miao people. Everyone was amazed!

The starting price of this incense table is 50,000 taels. In less than half an hour, the price has been auctioned to 150,000 taels! And it's going up even further! The businessmen in the audience were very excited, and kept raising the price, until it was 350,000 taels, and a very inconspicuous person sitting in the front row, looking short and fat, shouted the highest price in the audience: 500,000 taels! Suddenly there was silence in the audience, and everyone was thinking, who was so bold that he could shout out the price of 500,000 taels!

Li Hualong only felt that his mouth couldn't close with a smile. 500,000 taels, which means that the management fee and intermediary fee are 100,000 taels! Even the robbery didn't come so fast!

Zhu Yidao, who was in charge of the guest auctioneer, was a little unhappy in his heart. It's just the first piece of Nanmu furniture, it's so big, how do you let the people behind you shout the price? Who is this Humpty Dumpty, so arrogant, you must check him down! However, he still raised the auction gavel in his hand on the stage: "500,000 taels for the first time!" 500,000 taels for the second time! Has anyone else increased the price? 500,000 taels for the third time! Deal! This man, please come backstage after the auction and please take away your incense table! ”

The audience suddenly burst into a roar and there was a lot of discussion. This is just the beginning, and it was fried to 500,000 taels, isn't the back even more precious? Raise the price so high, how can you get it later! However, everyone is sure of one thing, that is, the Nanmu furniture of the Banzhou Auction House is even more precious than the palace furniture! But if you can put it in your own study, how can it be described as elegant! And several officials who came to observe the household department showed a sense of happiness and satisfaction on their faces! Lee Hua Long is very promising! I actually gave myself such a precious and elegant Nanmu furniture! It is necessary to focus on cultivating such a good seedling who can do things! It seems that he is really condescending in Banzhou, such a tasteful person who can make money, must be transferred to the household department!