The east and west cities are the two major commercial squares of Chang'an, and most of the commerce in the entire Chang'an City was concentrated in these two squares in the past, but later with the encouragement of industry and commerce by the Tang Dynasty, the business also began to spread to other squares, but the status of the east and west cities is still irreplaceable, especially the West Market, which is known as the first square in the world, and the degree of prosperity is definitely the first in the world.

In contrast, although the East Market is not as prosperous as the West Market, it is also one of the most popular places in the world, especially the Fang around the East Market is inhabited by the magnates of Chang'an City, which also makes the East Market a concentration of luxury goods in Chang'an, and it is also a symbol of status, whether it is rich or powerful, they like to buy houses and land around the East Market, and most of the commercial houses around the East Market are concentrated here, which is convenient for merchants from all over the world to communicate and trade.

The largest and most lively restaurant in the East City is called Zhengnanlou, it is said that before Yang Guang ascended the throne, as a prince but led the troops to the south to conquer the Southern Dynasty, he once stayed here to drink on horses, and later Yang Guang ascended the throne as the emperor, so someone built a Zhengnanlou here, in order to shoot Yang Guang's fart, but now the times have passed, Yang Guang has already died in Jiangdu, but this Zhengnanlou has been retained after several changes of ownership.

Zhengnanlou is not only tall, but also very luxurious, the dishes are also very exquisite, of course, the consumption here is also not low, people who can come here are also rich or expensive, such as early this morning, although the morning is not the peak of the restaurant's business, but the guests who came today are surprisingly many, and even yesterday someone has booked a seat.

However, after these people came, few people put their minds on eating and drinking, but one by one they looked in the direction opposite the restaurant, originally opposite the restaurant is a big mansion, it is said to be a noble property, but no one has ever lived here, it is estimated that it is to hoard the house and prepare to sell it in the future, after all, the house price in Chang'an is as expensive as a day, so many people have plans in this regard.

Just some time ago, the big mansion opposite the south building suddenly came to many people, and then began to renovate the house, at the beginning of the south building of the shopkeeper was still very worried, afraid that someone would also build a restaurant opposite, and then there was another competitor, but then I found out, it turned out that the other party was a person sent by the imperial court, it is said that there is an auction house to build here, and I don't know what to sell?

"Shopkeeper Pei is here!" With a shout, I saw a tall middle-aged businessman walking from outside, followed by several people who were also dressed as businessmen, these people were old and young, but all of them were richly dressed.

There are many people who recognize these people as the biggest tea merchants in Chang'an City, especially the head of the Pei shopkeeper, who is the head of the tea merchants, and the caravan under his command can transport tea to the grassland and the Western Regions, each trip can bring dozens of times the profit, very eye-catching, but the eyes are red, but no one dares to touch him, because it is said that this Pei shopkeeper has a deep connection with the Yanguo Mansion, after all, the fried tea was invented by the Yan Guogong, and the Pei shopkeeper is the first batch of businessmen to make fried tea, The roasted tea workshop under the name of the Guogong Mansion also gives priority to ensuring the supply of Pei's shopkeeper, if the two are not connected, I am afraid that others will not believe it.

Shopkeeper Pei is the largest tea merchant in Chang'an City, he naturally knows a lot of people in Chang'an, and he is bold and likes to make friends very much, so there are many of his acquaintances in the restaurant, and he also greeted him again and again after coming in, one of them shouted at this time: "Shopkeeper Pei, I heard that you also received a token, I don't know if you can let us open our eyes?" ”

As soon as the above words came out, many people immediately echoed them, many of whom were acquaintances of Pei's shopkeeper, after all, the most attractive businessman during this time was the small token, because this token was not only issued to aristocratic officials, but also issued to businessmen, you must know that businessmen have always been despised, but now they are qualified to sit on an equal footing with nobles, which naturally makes many businessmen feel uplifted, but unfortunately there are very few tokens issued by the financial supervisor, and the businessmen who can receive the tokens are all leaders in a certain industry. Don't look at the number of people in the South Building today, but there are few who can receive tokens.

Shopkeeper Pei saw that so many people wanted to see their tokens, which made him really difficult to refuse, and finally had to smile reluctantly, and then reached out and took out a gorgeous bag from his arms, and poured out a beautiful black iron card from it after opening it, but the material was very ordinary, but although this iron card looked ordinary, no one dared to underestimate it in the entire restaurant, and even the people in the private room on the second floor were attracted out, one by one holding on to the railing and looking down.

"This is the token issued by the auction house, in fact, it is nothing to look at, it is just an ordinary iron plate!" Shopkeeper Pei smiled modestly at this time. However, seeing the shocked expressions of the people around him, he couldn't help but feel satisfied.

To the point where Pei is the shopkeeper, money is no longer a problem, but the merchant is humble, even if he was born in the Pei family in Hedong, but after all, it is only a partial house, fortunately, he has some relatives with Pei Ju in his family, and Yan Guogong's second wife is from the Pei family, for the sake of this kinship, that Mrs. Pei took care of himself, which also made him the largest tea merchant in Chang'an City in one fell swoop.

"Shopkeeper Pei, you are really full of men and don't know that hungry men are hungry, the people who can get this token are all leaders in the business world, if you plan to sell it, I am willing to pay thousands of dollars to redeem it!" At this moment, I saw a big businessman in the crowd who was wide and fat, and said sourly, this businessman's surname is Qiu, he is a big silk merchant from the south, and his net worth is not lower than that of Pei's shopkeeper, but after all, he is a southerner, and he has no foundation in Chang'an, so he naturally didn't get a token.

"Haha~, the shopkeeper Qiu laughed, this token was issued by the financial supervisor, I don't dare to sell it to you, and as far as I know, this is only the first auction of the auction house, so there are fewer people invited, and more people will definitely be invited in the future, maybe everyone sitting here can get the token!" Shopkeeper Pei smiled again at this time, and after speaking, he confessed, and then went up to the second floor with a few friends behind him to enter the private room, after all, if he stayed any longer, he might attract the jealousy of others.

Shopkeeper Pei was just one of them, and then a few more businessmen who got the token came to Zhengnan Building, because the auction didn't start until the afternoon, so they came to the restaurant to take a rest, eat something by the way to recuperate, and of course take this opportunity to show off to others.

After noon, the auction house on the opposite side finally started, and the merchants who got the tokens such as Shopkeeper Pei also went downstairs one after another, and then walked towards the auction house in the envious eyes of others.