Chapter 208: Going to the Banquet Alone
Xiao Rui stood on the platform and looked around, everyone's eyes were focused on him, because they knew that the next step was the most exciting and fierce competition, because the bidding was for the treasures donated by His Majesty.
It is said that His Majesty personally wrote a calligraphy, called: "Scholarly Door", these four words are more attractive than gold, so that some Confucian families regard it as a treasure, so that the four words of the royal pen inscription are hung at home, it is no longer their own boasting of their scholarly heritage, but the real scholarly door! How can this dignity be measured by copper-smelling money?
Money is still money for a long time, and yellow and white things can't bring fame. As long as the Great Xia Kingdom exists, the longer it lasts, the more it will last for a long time, just like a treasured wine, bringing brilliant glory to the entire family.
Xiao Rui felt the silence around him, looking at him, and seemed to be even short of breath.
He waved his hand, and a beautiful girl walked up to the stage, and the tray was covered with apricot silk, which added to the nobility.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the next step is the last part of the charity auction, our great majesty of the Great Xia Kingdom, donated three treasures to fund the auction and raise donations. Now in front of you, that's the first thing! Please allow me to show you this treasure! ”
After Xiao Rui finished speaking, he immediately raised his hand and pinched the apricot silk.
Everyone stood up and looked at Xiao Rui intently.
Xiao Rui slowly stretched out his hand, pinched the corner of the apricot yellow silk, deliberately slowed down, so that everyone's hearts lifted, when the silk was slowly uncovered, sure enough, a scroll appeared on the tray.
Xiao Rui picked up the scroll with both hands and said with a smile: "This king is fortunate to have seen this treasure in advance, I can tell you that this is a calligraphy, which was personally mentioned by His Majesty!" ”
After a pause, Xiao Rui continued: "Moreover, the content of this scroll is of far-reaching significance and is very valuable for preservation, everyone, can you guess what it is?" ”
"His Royal Highness King Xian, don't sell Guanzi, open it as soon as possible, let me wait to see the essence of the imperial pen!" The person who spoke was a doctor from the Hanlin Academy, although the official rank was not high, but he was the son of Meng Tiannan Meng Fuzi and the current head of the Meng family. The Meng family has always come from a scholarly family, and the Confucian family does not give in to each other, so naturally, this "scholarly family" has become the focus of contention between the two families.
"That's right! His Royal Highness King Xian, we are already in a hurry, so don't delay. "The head of the Confucian family who spoke, this Confucian family is also after Kong Sheng, but because Kong Sheng's ancestral home is in the Great Zhao State, the reputation of the Confucian family in the Great Xia Kingdom is far inferior to the Confucian family in the Zhao State, but it is also a first-class Confucian family in the Great Xia country.
Xiao Rui smiled: "Since the two adults are so eager, then okay, this king will open the scroll!" ”
As he spoke, Xiao Rui slowly opened the scroll, and eight big characters appeared in everyone's eyes.
Scold...
Who knows, several princes got up suddenly, staring at the eight big characters in shock, on the other hand, the head of the Meng family and the head of the Kong family, but they were dumbfounded, how could it be eight words? And it's not what you think!
It turned out that the scroll read: "Nine days to the moon, dominant!" ”
This sentence is very easy to understand, it refers to the completion of the impossible, meaning pride and ambition, coupled with dominance, the whole sentence can be understood as: in the fierce competition, won the victory.
And what makes several princes so nervous and attached importance to it is all on the word "nine".
The nine princes of Great Xia, the nine dragons go to the sky and the moon, who can take the lead?
This belongs to association, but this is written by His Majesty, he wrote such a paragraph for no reason, and he also took out the bidding, what is the intention? So the princes had to be cautious and had to think more.
And Emperor Xia, drink tea quietly.
He said that he was very innocent, this was his son Xiao Rui coaxed him, and he wrote it by himself, and it had nothing to do with his thoughts and intentions, and he didn't have any ideas, and what others thought about had nothing to do with him.
Xiao Rui's heart blossomed.
Look at Xiao Yiheng's excitement, you can see his eagerness when you stand downstairs. The performance of the other princes was not much better, only Xiao Ze and Xiao Yan were much calmer, as if they saw that the brothers had stood up, and if the two of them did not stand up, it would be quite embarrassing.
"Ladies and gentlemen, these eight words are mentioned by His Majesty himself, nine days to reach the moon, dominant, how domineering! What a no! Whoever can get this painting and hang it in the study will be invincible and strive to be the first in everything. Xiao Rui said with a smile.
"Now, let's start bidding! This piece of words, the starting price is 80,000 taels! Each increase must not be less than 10,000 taels! ”
"Suck..."
Someone came out with the sound of rapid breathing, I didn't expect the price of this character to be so high, but think about it, this is His Majesty's calligraphy, can it not be expensive?
"This king bids 80,000 taels!" Xiao Yiheng was unceremonious and immediately shouted.
Xiao Lie immediately increased the price: "Ninety thousand taels!" ”
"One hundred thousand taels!" Xiao Ming, the sixth prince, even joined in the fun.
"140,000 taels!" Who knows, Xiao Yan, who was silent, suddenly increased the price, and directly increased the price by 40,000 taels, which made the three princes stunned and glared at him one after another.
Xiao Yan smiled awkwardly, and found that he had raised the price a little sharply. Concubine De heard her son's bidding, she was so angry that she coughed again and again, if it weren't for His Majesty's presence, she would have rushed up and twisted her ears, tell me what you are doing!
Xiao Rui was also a little speechless, he had long known that Xiao Yan was not very reliable, but he didn't expect it to be so unreliable, your deliberate price increase is too obvious, the price increase has always been gradual, and it has increased unconsciously, you have risen so much at once, and the few people who were about to fight for the dizziness immediately sobered up, and they were still arguing!
"140,000 taels, is there still competition? Nine days to reach the moon and dominate the world, this is Your Majesty's expectation! Xiao Rui was helpless, and began to talk nonsense, and in front of His Majesty.
Your Majesty had such an expectation! This is not only nonsense, but also speculation!
Fortunately, Emperor Xia had been drinking tea and didn't seem to hear it.
And Xiao Rui's words once again ignited the passion of several princes.
"One hundred and fifty thousand taels!" Xiao Yiheng bid again.
"160,000 taels!"
"One hundred and eighty thousand taels!"
...
"Two hundred thousand taels!"
In the end, Xiao Yiheng raised the price to 200,000 taels, Xiao Lie sighed, but still gave up.
As a prince, like Xiao Yiheng, he doesn't have much money, and he dares to spend so much, he still relies on his grandfather behind him, but the Lin family is indeed not as rich as the Zhou family, not to mention that Xiao Yiheng has a Li family gate behind him.
Xiao Lie's father-in-law can't use the treasury even if he is a household secretary.
Xiao Yiheng won the victory, with a smile on his face.
And Xiao Rui is also satisfied, this money is earned, tsk, it's too easy, next time I look for an opportunity, I must let my father write more calligraphy and paintings, and the family fortune depends on it.
And then, the auction continues.
The second donated treasure was presented, and when the apricot silk was opened, it turned out to be a scroll!
This time, it is the "scholarly door" that several major families have been waiting for!
The starting price is 50,000 taels, and each price increase shall not be less than 10,000 taels. In this way, several major families began to compete, and in the end, they were obtained by the Meng family, and the price was also locked at 150,000 taels!
If Xiao Rui hadn't stood on the stage, he would have jumped up a long time ago.
There is only 100,000 taels left, and the task of raising 1.2 million taels is completed, this task is called a task, you can not only earn advent value, but also make money, it's good!
"Ladies and gentlemen, the last auction of the fundraising treasure is now held, and it is also the last of this charity auction!" After Xiao Rui explained, the maid came over and lifted the apricot yellow silk, or a scroll!
Everyone was speechless and excited, what was written in it this time?
Xiao Rui didn't say much, slowly unfolded the scroll, and presented the content of the calligraphy to everyone.
"Tong Suo is not bullied"!
Seeing this, the magnates were excited and fell instantly, what did they want Tong Su to do, but the stewards of the ten chambers of commerce sitting in the hall were different.
Their trembling hands already represent the determination to bid.
In doing business, the most important thing is that Tong Su is not bullied, which represents sincerity, which is the simplest, but also the most difficult point. Because a little dishonesty, you can make more money, and few businessmen can resist the temptation of profit.
So how much these four words are worth is simply impossible to measure in money.
Xiao Rui saw their performance in his eyes, it took a lot of effort to ask His Majesty to write it down. At first, Xiao Rui begged His Majesty to write "The World of Commercial Firms" to represent the scale of the business, but he didn't agree at all.
"This word, the starting price is 80,000 yuan, and the price of each bid is not less than 10,000 taels! Start now! Xiao Rui shouted.
The Hengtong Chamber of Commerce represented by the Money Leopard immediately bid: "Eighty thousand taels!" ”
"Ninety thousand taels!" Hui Chamber of Commerce.
"One hundred thousand taels!" Wankang Chamber of Commerce.
......
Within Xiao Rui's expectations, the chamber of commerce that pursues interests faced these four words, it was like a bear that had encountered a bee, and it couldn't suppress its impulse at all, so the price kept rising, and soon exceeded 150,000.
But in the end, the Hengtong Chamber of Commerce of the Golden Leopard won the auction with 220,000 taels.
There is no way, the other chambers of commerce are in charge, and when the price is raised to 200,000, they hesitate and do not have so much authority. But the money leopard happened to be the young master of the Chamber of Commerce, so he didn't ask how much money, he only had one thought, buy it!
Xiao Rui applauded and let the golden leopard come to the stage and personally take away the calligraphy, and the excited golden leopard's white flesh was trembling. This time the Hengtong Chamber of Commerce is really famous.
The corners of Xiao Rui's mouth were raised, and his happiness blossomed.
"Ding-dong... The task is completed, raising more than 1,200,000 taels, the advent value is +40, and the current advent value is 80/100. ”
A total of 1,320,000 taels were raised, and he could get 130,000 taels for his own achievements, Xiao Rui seemed to see silver piling up in his room, and he could run, roll, and jump on the silver, and swim on the ocean of silver......
Finally, Xiao Rui made a closing speech: "Thanks to all the people present for their great help, this charity auction, a total of 1.32 million taels of donations, this money, will be handed over to the East Factory is fully responsible, starting tomorrow, it will begin to help the poor affected by the heavy snow, to reduce the harm of the snow disaster as soon as possible, and I hope that your kindness can move the people, let the heavy snow stop tomorrow, and give us a sunny day." Now, I would like to invite Your Majesty to make your final remarks! Applause! ”
"Bang Bang..."
Fierce applause rang out, Emperor Xia stood up, and said loudly: "Today, I am very happy, your enthusiasm and kindness have made me see that the snow is ruthless, King Xian, tomorrow I will submit the list of all those who participate in charity to the cabinet, and I will announce it to the world and praise them." Especially those who are enthusiastic in bidding, Da Xia and I, will not be stingy with praise words! ”
"Bang Bang Bang..."
In an instant, the applause was even greater. The people who came secretly rejoiced, and then gloated, I wonder if when the official document announcing the world was announced, those powerful people who were not present were in danger of themselves? What will Your Majesty think of them?
In the warm applause, the charity auction officially ended, and everyone respectfully sent His Majesty and the ladies away, and the rest left one after another.
Xiao Rui was also busy for a day, Li Yuanfang and Li Kui escorted him back to his home, and the aftermath was handed over to Jia Xu.
Seeing that the palace was close in front of him, Li Yuanfang suddenly stopped the carriage.
"Your Highness, there is a person peeping in the shadows."
Li Yuanfang immediately sensed the situation in order to gain it.
"Ignore it, go home." Xiao Rui continued.
With the protection of Li Yuanfang and Li Kui, these two people can fight five grades with four ranks, and one is a peak martial artist with five grades, and it is almost impossible for ordinary assassins to assassinate Xiao Rui, unless someone comes on a large scale.
Back at the palace, after Xiao Rui washed up, he rested early.
The next morning, the snow was still falling, but it was noticeably lighter, and at this pace, it should have stopped in the evening.
Xiao Rui breathed a sigh of relief, if he really wanted to come for another day and night, the disaster would be even more serious.
Early in the morning, Wei Dabao from Dongchang came, Xiao Rui didn't feel embarrassed, he handed over all the tickets auctioned yesterday to him and asked him to ask for money, and Xiao Rui didn't participate in this matter.
"Your Highness, please rest assured, after the donation is collected, the villain will send His Highness's commission." Wei Dabao smiled happily and shook the ticket in his hand tightly, this is more than one million, if it is all his own, how good it would be!
Xiao Rui saw Wei Dabao's performance in his eyes, Jia Xu secretly investigated, and has found out a lot of information about Wei Dabao, among which one of his big hobbies is money.
So every time Xiao Rui stuffed him with money, he accepted it without hesitation, and Xiao Rui and Jia Xu suspected that the way Xiao Jing, the eighth prince, won over Wei Dabao was through silver!
Everyone has a soft underbelly, and as long as you grasp the soft underbelly, it will fall into the trap.
Xiao Rui smiled and said, "Grandpa Wei's affairs, this king is naturally relieved." However, this king also wants to remind that these people are tired and tired to recruit, keep accounts, take care of their subordinates, and don't be unclean. ”
Wei Dabao was more respectful, but he sneered in his heart.
Exhausted? Nima cheated so much money in two busy days, and this money was so easy to earn!
Naturally, he couldn't listen to it, so much silver was given to the victims, and he could think of ways to embezzle with his toes.
"What Your Highness taught is that the villain remembers." Wei Dabao said.
Xiao Rui nodded and watched him leave.
"Yuan Fang!" Xiao Rui shouted.
"Your Highness!" Li Yuanfang responded.
"Go to Dongchang, let Wei Zhongxian come to see me quietly, and send someone to call the money leopard." Xiao Rui commanded.
Li Yuanfang set off immediately.
"Gao Quan, go and ask Mr. to come." Xiao Rui said again.
Gao Quan went to invite Jia Xu.
Xiao Rui stretched his waist, and it was time for the planned actions to be deployed.