After the first round, because each auction item had to be stopped for appraisal, many people's enthusiasm for auction was disrupted, so Yang Jing announced that from the second round onwards, the authenticity of each round of auction would be verified first, and the fakes would be auctioned at the end of the first round and Shi Qian would give the reason for the identification.

As a result, after the first round, all participants were given some breaks.

Soon the second round of lots has been appraised and the auction continues.

"The first piece of the second round is still Guozijian's, and the item auctioned is the manuscript of Sima Guang's "Zizhi Tongjian", which was identified as authentic by Lord Shi, and this manuscript is not accurate to say that it is the manuscript of "Zizhi Tongjian", and after comparing this manuscript with the "Zizhi Tongjian" popular version, it is slightly different from the "Zizhi Tongjian" manuscript, to be precise, it should be a fragment of the manuscript of "Tongzhi", and it was later renamed "Zizhi Tongjian". This manuscript fragment has a total of 465 characters, and the volume is accompanied by Sima Guang's handwritten Xie Renhui and the inscriptions of Ren Xiyi, Zhao Rushu, Ge Hong, Cheng Kui, Zhao Chonggong in the Song Dynasty, Liu Guan, Huang Wei, Yuwen Gongliang, Zhu ~ Derun, Zheng Yuanyou and others in the Yuan Dynasty, and there are hundreds of collectors from the Song Dynasty to the present. The starting reserve price is 16,000 taels, and the price is increased by 1,000 taels each time. ”

It is said that the value of this object is below the Cold Moon Blade, but in the eyes of literati and merchants, this thing is not comparable to the Cold Moon Blade. Therefore, not only some businessmen and wealthy gentry, but also many literati are communicating with each other on how to gather the efforts of everyone to photograph this literary treasure.

After many bids, the literati were no match for the rich gentry's net worth, and finally the manuscript of the "Tongzhi" was sold for 37,000 taels by a rich gentry, who claimed to be the twenty-sixth generation descendant of Sima Guang.

"The second lot is an 800-year-old ginseng plant from Xingzhi Academy. This thing is Shi Qianshi and the shopkeeper of Qianzhitang jointly identified, conservatively estimated to be more than 800 years more than 1,000 years old, and is a wild ginseng, legend has the effect of life and death human flesh and bones, but no one has verified it for the time being, the starting price is 10,000 taels, and the price is increased by 100 taels each time. ”

In the eyes of the literati, this thing is worth it, and if all the dignitaries come here, they will not hesitate to ask for this ginseng plant even if they ask for it, because these people are the most afraid of death. In fact, the pricing at this time is also accurate, and the reserve price is set by Qianzhitang based on the actual price is slightly lower.

During the auction of this item, several academies rarely bid, and only a few pharmacies in Liuli Lane and a few Hou and the stewards of the adults of Sangong Huai, and finally this ginseng was auctioned by Fang Shihong at a transaction price of 23,000 taels.

The third piece is 20 Sasanian gold coins of the Tang Dynasty from Shidong Academy, with a reserve price of 3,000 taels, which were sold for 3,500 taels by an antique dealer in Liuli Lane.

The fourth piece is the only copy of Song carving of Youlu Academy, "Shibi Jingshe Yin Notes on Tang Shu Detailed Section", a total of 51 volumes, 160 volumes, with a reserve price of 8,500 taels and a transaction price of 13,000 taels, which was auctioned by Beijing Huachang Bookstore.

The fifth piece is Hengyang Academy's Wen Zhengming Xiaokai "Thousand Character Text", the original handwriting, the reserve price is 5,500 taels, and the transaction price is 8,000 taels, which was auctioned by a Suzhou dealer.

There were no ups and downs in the first few lots, and it wasn't until the sixth lot in the second round that everyone fluctuated a little, because the sixth item was not on the table, but was carried to the auction table by the two of them, and it was purely because it attracted everyone's attention at first.

"The sixth lot is a box of drawings and codex from the first college." Yang Jing didn't get the details, only knew these, "The detailed list is introduced by Master Shi. ”

"There's something special about this lot." Shi Qian said as he brushed the dust on the box with the sleeve of his robe, squinted his eyes and blew it, and only opened the box when the dust was almost gone, Shi Qian continued, "This document is rumored to have been burned by Liu Daxia and Liu Gong in the Xianzong period, and there is only this box left, including treasure ship drawings, navigation logs, and charts. However, many historical documents, such as the emperor's edicts, fleet formations, lists, and accounts, have been lost. The reserve price is 10,000 taels, and the price is increased by 1,000 taels each time. ”

According to the literature, the archive of Zheng He's voyage to the West, "Zheng He's Voyage to the Water", was originally stored in the military department. During the Chenghua period of Ming Xianzong, the emperor ordered the military department to check the three old files, and the officials of the military department Shangshu Xiang Zhong could not find it for three days, and it had been hidden in advance by Liu Daxia, who was in the middle of the car driver. Xiang Zhong asked the officials, how can the archives in the library be lost? Liu Daxia, who was present at the time, said, "The three guarantees go to the West, it costs hundreds of thousands, and the soldiers and civilians die tens of thousands, even if they get treasures, what is the benefit?" Although the old archives are there, they should be destroyed, so why should they still be asked? ”。 This statement has always been respected by the officials and people of the Ming Dynasty, and is regarded as a model for the people to ask for their lives, so to this day, many people's perception of this box of historical materials is only as a precious historical material that can study the navigation of Sanbao.

At this time, when the auction hall heard that it was this old file, the excited except for a few foreigners was Mr. Xingzhi, Mr. Xingzhi had discussed the importance of navigation with Xu Guangqi, and the only regret of the two was the loss of this file of "Zheng He's Voyage to the Water", and now it has been lost, how can he not be excited.

Mr. Xingzhi Tao Wanhua involuntarily clutched the sleeves of the robe of a master beside him, and muttered, "I must photograph this box of things." ”

Before the master next to him could hear what Mr. Xingzhi was muttering, he saw that he had already stood up and raised his hand and said, "Xingzhi Academy will give out 11,000 taels." ”

This is the first time in today's auction that the first auction has increased the reserve price.

"The Catholic Church Fernand bid twelve thousand taels."

"I'll give you thirteen thousand taels." Adrian, a Frenchman, raised his hand in a stiff accent.

"Fifteen thousand taels." Mr. Xingzhi continued to raise his hand to bid, and this time he added two thousand taels at once.

"Sixteen thousand taels." William of Briton also joined the auction.

"Twenty thousand taels." Fernando bids again.

At this time, Mr. Xingzhi was a little embarrassed, the silver prepared by Xingzhi Academy today was only 70,000 taels, and the other 50,000 taels were used to prepare for additional donations after losing, but this box of files was too important to him, and after thinking for a while, Mr. Xingzhi calmed down, first observe the situation, if it is really not possible, use the silver first, and finally find some way to make up for it.

Just after Mr. Xingzhi paused slightly, the box of files in the first academy had already risen to 30,000 taels, and the three foreigners still had no intention of stopping.

At this time, the three people who bid for the auction except Fernand have been in Daming for more than ten years and have been preaching in the church in the south of the city, the other two groups of people are all Western merchants who came to Daming. The official envoys of various countries presented "square objects" to the Ming Dynasty in the name of tribute, and the Ming Dynasty issued the items needed by the other party as a reward. In addition, the tributary envoys were also allowed to trade the excess goods they brought with the people, but "if there is a tribute, there is a mutual market, and if there is no tribute, it is not allowed to trade with each other."

These two groups of French and British, as well as a few other Francophiles who were with Fernand, had come to trade tributaries with the Ming.

After more than a dozen rounds of bidding, the price had risen to 53,000 taels, and at this time the French seemed to have reached some agreement with the British, and had withdrawn from the auction, leaving only Franc Fernand and Briton William.

"Fifty-five thousand taels." Fernand gritted his teeth and raised his hand, at this time it was the limit of the Franc machine man, the Franc machine merchant only prepared 45,000 taels, and the remaining 10,000 taels was the silver raised for them by the Catholic Church, if the Britons raised the price again, they could only give up.

William of Britain and Adrian of France bowed their heads and exchanged their heads for a moment, then continued to raise their hands and said, "Fifty-six thousand taels." ”

Fernand shook his head and gave up.

At this time, only William was left to bid alone, Yang Jing asked twice and no one accosted, the price of 56,000 taels has greatly exceeded the expectations of Wang Huixi, the head of the first academy, originally thought that it would be good to be able to auction 15,000 taels, but the first academy, which originally thought that it had lost the opportunity, has now become the person with the most chance.

Just when Yang Jing was about to announce the ownership of the file, Mr. Xingzhi Tao Wanhua finally made up his mind, and he raised his hand a little tremblingly, "Sixty thousand taels." ”

Several gentlemen from Xingzhi Academy all looked at Mr. Xingzhi with an unbelievable expression.

The master next to Mr. Xingzhi hurriedly grabbed Mr. Xingzhi and said in a deep voice, "Are you crazy? "Because after the auction of this item, it is very likely that the winner will be Jidi Academy, so as the losing side, Xingzhi Academy must come up with another 50,000 taels of silver, and Mr. Xingzhi has already spent 60,000 taels, where is there still 50,000 taels to be out.

Mr. Xingzhi was unmoved, and emphasized again, "I will pay 60,000 taels." ”

Everyone in the auction hall was a little distracted, including William of Britain, who thought he had won the bid.

Yang Jing looked at Mr. Xingzhi, then at the British, and asked professionally, "Is there anyone else bidding?" ”

William continued to bow his head and communicate with Adrian, this time for a little longer, they spoke Britannica, and the Ming people around him could not understand even if they knew that they were discussing prices.

Just when Yang Jing was a little impatient, William raised his hand and said, "I'll give 65,000 taels." ”

At this time, the masters of Xingzhi Academy finally breathed a sigh of relief, and it was good for someone to pick it up. However, before they could completely calm down, Mr. Xingzhi then raised his hand and said, "Sixty-eight thousand taels." The Masters didn't know what to say anymore.

"Sixty-nine thousand taels."

"Seventy thousand taels." Mr. Xingzhi knew that this was all he could take out of the silver taels, and if he still couldn't get this box of files, then he would have to accept his fate. The master of Xingzhi Academy also understood this, so he shouted in his heart that the Britons would increase the price again.

However, the Briton could only disappoint a few masters, and he shrugged his shoulders and said, "You have won." ”

At this time, Mr. Xingzhi breathed a sigh of relief.

In fact, the Britons later bid together with the money of the two French, otherwise any of them would not even be able to compare with the Franco, even if Mr. Xingzhi shouted 70,000 taels, they still have room for 10,000 taels, but the French Adrian did not think that this box of materials more than 200 years ago was worth this price, and had agreed that if it exceeded 70,000 taels, they would withdraw from the competition, and the remaining Britons would not be able to come up with so much money to bid, so they had to give up.

At the end of the two rounds of auctions, the total transaction price of Guozijian was 45,100 taels, the total transaction price of Xingzhi Academy was 38,000 taels, the total transaction price of Shidong Academy was 12,300 taels, the total transaction price of Youlu Academy was 16,800 taels, the total transaction price of Hengyang Academy was 17,600 taels, and the first academy was 70,000 taels.