Chapter 235: How Much Money Is It?
The Southern Jin Dynasty Imperial Merchant ...... in the West Pavilion on the third floor did not hesitate to offend the big men of the Tang Kingdom...... also has to participate in the bidding of the chicken soup post, which can only be the meaning of the prince behind the imperial merchant.
As the future emperor of the Southern Jin Dynasty who was the most hostile to the Tang Dynasty, he did not hesitate to spend a lot of money to buy chicken soup stickers, for Ning Que this, the Tang people became famous, except that he was crazy and could not explain it, Ning Que couldn't figure it out, so in the end his thinking deviated from the right track and entered the realm of crooked ways.
Zhi Youxian didn't know that Ning Que had hidden a lot of corners in this question, and replied: "The prince of the Southern Jin Dynasty is famous for being lustful, where can he be a good man, I really haven't heard that he likes calligraphy." ”
When the two were talking, the competition for chicken soup in Yishi Curie became more and more intense, and there were only two parties who officially opened the bid, the chief steward of the bachelor's mansion and the imperial merchant from the Southern Jin Dynasty, but only two people bid, and the field was already full of sparks and turmoil.
Listening to the shouting of the price one after another, and listening to the amount of silver coins that were higher than one time at a time, Ning Que had already forgotten why the prince of the Southern Jin Dynasty wanted to buy chicken soup stickers, and was very satisfied.
In a short time, the price of the chicken soup paste climbed to 18,000 taels of silver.
I only heard the sound of a curtain on the third floor, and the chief steward of the Wang University Scholar's Mansion walked out with a calm face, stood on the side of the railing and looked at the direction of the West Pavilion, and said with a sneer: "My Tang Dynasty has always persuaded people with reason and morality, this is Chang'an City, I naturally won't bully you Southern Jin Dynasty people, so let's speak with silver." ”
The bamboo bone curtain in the West Pavilion was lifted, and a middle-aged businessman with a slightly chubby figure and a ruddy face slowly walked out, dressed in a brocade robe and tied with a jade pendant around his waist...... With an extraordinary bearing, he looked at the chief steward and said: "Tan has a heavy responsibility, and he doesn't dare to give up lightly, so please forgive me." ”
The price has been shouted, the face has been revealed, and the cruel words have been released, so the next step is naturally to repeat Xiantao's bidding process...... Although there is no one side who has suddenly increased the price too much...... But with the passage of time, the price of the chicken soup post in the stage has gradually been raised to a jaw-dropping level.
"Thirty-one thousand taels. ”
"Thirty-two thousand taels. ”
"Thirty-three thousand taels. ”
The chief steward of the Bachelor's Mansion had a gloomy face, looked at the Southern Jin Dynasty merchants in the West Pavilion, and quoted a price of thirty-three thousand taels.
With the qualifications of the elders of the three dynasties, no matter how strict Tang Law is, it can't stop the wealth hidden in the mansion, 30,000 taels of silver is indeed a lot, but it will not make the chief steward feel how terrifying, but everyone knows that behind him is Wang Daxue...... A courtier who spent thousands of dollars to buy a book would always cause some discussion, because he really wanted to see the Southern Jin Dynasty merchant retreat in the face of difficulties.
However, who would have thought that the Southern Jin Dynasty emperor merchant would not hesitate to add another 1,000 taels of silver, looking at his calm and calm expression, it seems that he would not care if he added tens of thousands of taels.
The face of the Grand Steward of the Bachelor's Mansion became more and more gloomy.
There are some foreign envoys and businessmen in the Yishiju Pavilion, most of whom are Tang people, and they are still the richest kind of Tang people.
At this time, they couldn't help but get annoyed when they looked at the behavior of the Southern Jin Dynasty imperial merchant.
It's not that they don't have silver, but no matter how much they love the calligraphy of the Ning family, they will feel that the current price is a bit outrageous, and the Southern Jin Dynasty imperial merchant doesn't feel like he came to buy calligraphy, but like he deliberately came to fight with the Tang people for calligraphy or even to slap his face.
The discussion between the pavilions gradually started, and two Tang Dynasty imperial merchants who lived in the southern city of Chang'an began to prepare to bid, and the atmosphere became more and more enthusiastic or tense.
The only person who can keep calm is probably the seller on the stage, Zhongli, because he knew that this Southern Jin Dynasty imperial merchant was in Chang'an City for a long time, so he had long expected such a scene, and it can even be said that the scene of the Tang Dynasty and the Southern Jin Dynasty fighting was originally caused by him.
Zhongli is the partial brother of the Zhong clan in Yangguan, Yangguan is the most prosperous city in the southern Xinjiang of the Tang Dynasty, very close to the Southern Jin Dynasty, in fact, it was the northern capital of the Southern Jin Dynasty three hundred years ago, so the people who live here know the Southern Jin Dynasty very well, although he was expelled from the Zhong family very early, but he knows everything about what happened in the Southern Jin Dynasty, and he knows very well that the Southern Jin Dynasty people are sensitive and even a little deformed self-esteem when facing the Tang people.
Because of something, he concluded that the Southern Jin Dynasty emperor would not give up the chicken soup post no matter what, so he dared to say in front of everyone that day that this chicken soup post would be sold for at least 30,000 taels!
Now that the line of 30,000 taels of silver has passed, Zhongli can't help but feel proud, as a seller, the greatest honor is to stay in the history books with the goods sold, right?
As a seller, Zhongli can be calm, happy, proud, and proud, but as the owner of Yishiju, the boss finds that the atmosphere in the venue is too hot and almost uncontrollable, but he can't be happy anyway, it is good to earn more commissions, but if he offends the big people on both sides, how should he deal with himself?
The boss stood behind the pillars on the first floor, looking at Zhongli with a gloomy face, and signaling with his eyes.
Zhongli understood and began to try to lower the atmosphere in the room, but as a Tang Dynasty emperor merchant brazenly joined the battle, his attempt to end the auction suddenly came to naught.
Listening to the more terrifying amount of silver coins every time, even Zhongli, who had seen more extravagant auctions and larger scenes, began to feel nervous and even panicked.
This bidding has evolved into a contest between the Tang Dynasty and the Southern Jin Dynasty, although this contest has nothing to do with the strong, nothing to do with the iron horse, only about money, but it is no longer something he can control. Zhongli raised his sleeves and wiped his sweat repeatedly, realizing that he had underestimated the determination of the Chang'an people to protect their pride, and also underestimated the influence of the prince of the Southern Jin Dynasty on the imperial merchant of the Southern Jin Dynasty.
The imperial merchant of the Southern Jin Dynasty quoted another extremely incredible price, and then he looked at the dignitaries and nobles of the Tang Kingdom in the pavilion and said with a smile: "My Southern Jin Dynasty is naturally not as rich as the Tang Kingdom, and I, a small businessman, must not be able to enter the eyes of the big men in the field, but after all, my Southern Jin Dynasty is a large country, and there is still some silver in the treasury."
Hearing this, there was an uproar in the pavilion, although the Tang people in the field were all generous, but if this Southern Jin Emperor came out to bid for the silver from the Southern Jin Dynasty treasury, who could tip his opponent, unless at this time, His Majesty the Tang Emperor came out with the silver in the inner treasury to shout.
As the merchant said, although the Southern Jin Dynasty was inferior to the Tang Dynasty, the amount of silver in the treasury was ...... How can a royal merchant or a scholar be compared?
Could it be that today is really going to slap this Southern Jin Dynasty emperor in the face?
Although you can shout the price as much as you want, what if this Southern Jin Dynasty imperial businessman suddenly stops?
It is impossible to play tricks again when the time comes, Tang Lu is not a decoration in Chang'an City.
"The silver in the national stick can actually be taken out to fight with others?"
Ning Que looked at the Southern Jin Dynasty Imperial Merchant, completely unaware of what was happening now.
Chu Youxian said mockingly: "Such a backward and ugly country, where do you know what laws and regulations, do you think it is like my Tang Dynasty? The treasury in the eyes of the emperor and the crown prince of the Southern Jin Dynasty...... It's their own tent, and naturally they can use it as they please. ”
At this moment, a subordinate of the Bachelor's Mansion hurriedly walked to the steward and whispered a few words, the chief steward, who had been silent for a while, turned his head to look at the Southern Jin Dynasty Imperial Merchant in the West Pavilion, and said with a sneer: "I thought that His Royal Highness the Southern Jin Dynasty Prince was so interested in chicken soup posts...... It turned out to be because of the mountain lord of the Great River Country. ”
The Southern Jin Dynasty Emperor Shang did not deny it, and said with a smile: "Yes, His Royal Highness knows that the mountain lord loves this chicken soup sticker...... So I decided to buy it and give it to the mountain owner. ”
The chief steward looked at this Southern Jin Dynasty imperial businessman and suddenly laughed...... He said with great mockery: "As the whole world knows, the mountain lord is infatuated with my Mr. Ning Que of the Tang Dynasty, so he loves chicken soup stickers, is it possible that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of your country can replace Mr. Ning Que's position in the heart of the mountain lord with a chicken soup sticker? It is really ridiculous to the extreme!"
The face of the emperor of the Southern Jin Dynasty changed suddenly.
Without waiting for him to speak, the chief steward continued to mock and said: "Trying to use the things of a woman's beloved person to make this woman empathize and not fall in love, I really don't know what His Royal Highness the Prince of your country is thinking in his head! I didn't expect that your Southern Jin Dynasty people are waste on the battlefield, and a sword master in the Sword Pavilion is a waste, and even on the way to love, you are so incompetent!"
Humiliated by this, the face of the Southern Jin Dynasty Emperor Shang was difficult to see, the sleeves trembled, and it was conceivable that the fists in the sleeves were clenched very tightly, but there was no problem with what the chief steward said, on the battlefield, the Southern Jin Dynasty army was never the opponent of the Tang Dynasty Iron Cavalry, and Liu Qingshan of the Sword Pavilion was indeed cut down by Ning Que at the side gate of the academy, and the story between the bookworm Mo Shanshan and Ning Que has been circulated in the world for many days.
This imperial merchant forcibly suppressed the anger in his heart, and scolded in a cold voice: "Bidding for books is only based on strength, if you have money to speak, if you don't have money, you don't need to talk, is it that the Tang people will only talk about it now!"
As soon as this remark came out, it immediately attracted the anger and scolding of the Chinese people in the pavilion, but he ignored it anymore, just looked at the seller on the stage with a gloomy face, and seemed to have made up his mind to use money to suppress people.
Ning Que didn't expect that the prince of the Southern Jin Dynasty bought chicken soup with a lot of money, but he wanted to please Shanshan.
After a moment of silence, he took something out of his sleeve and handed it to Youxian, and after a few words, he lifted the curtain and walked out of the pavilion and walked towards the outside of the stone house.
After Youxian was stunned, he grasped the matter tightly, walked downstairs, and found the boss of Yishiju.
The boss of Yishiju knew that he was the only son of the old man in Dongcheng, and he was slightly stunned, took the seal he handed over, and only glanced at it, and the expression on his face suddenly changed drastically.
This seal is Ning Que's private seal, and it rarely appears on his calligraphy, so not many calligraphy and painting appraisers have seen it, but the boss has seen it next to the small print on the back of the chicken soup post.
Only then did the boss know that Ning had been watching the auction in the pavilion, and at this time, seeing that you Xian showed his private seal, he thought that Ning everyone was going to express their dissatisfaction and anger, and couldn't help but be surprised, thinking that he had misjudged the matter of the old pen Zhai wandering out of the book, and that little maid really stole it?
Looking at Yuxian's words immediately, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
Waiting for Yuxian to signal him to take him to the stage and invite the famous seller aside.
The people in the pavilion noticed the movement on the stage and gradually stopped talking and scolding.
The Southern Jin Dynasty Emperor stood on the edge of the railing with an expressionless face, looking at the stage, thinking to himself that no matter how you Tang people toss flowers, today's chicken soup post will inevitably be brought back to the Southern Jin Dynasty.
The boss clasped his fists and saluted the people in the pavilion on three sides, then cleared his throat and said, "Chicken soup sticker, it is confirmed that it was auctioned by Room A and No. 2 for 33,000 taels of silver." ”
There was silence in the pavilion, for no one had come to their senses.
Then someone reacted and immediately let out a puzzled snort.
Room A 2 is the attic where the steward of the royal university is located.
It's just that the bidding hasn't ended yet, why does Yishiju say that the chicken soup post is obtained by the Bachelor's House?
The Southern Jin Dynasty Emperor Shang looked downstairs with a pale face, and asked in a cold voice: "Even if the bidding is terminated for some reason, it is also the money I paid the most, why did this calligraphy belong to someone else? Could it be that you Tang people do business like this? Don't you even care about your face!"
After You Xian recalled what Ning Que said before leaving, and after confirming that he had not remembered a word, he looked at him and said mockingly: "How much money is amazing?"
"No matter how much money you have, I won't sell you. ”
"Because Mr. Thirteen doesn't reward you with the face of the prince of the Southern Jin Dynasty. ”
(To be continued)