Steel Dynasty - Chapter 249

[Chapter 249 Hot Auction]

“Hehe!”

Xiaohuan covered her mouth and snickered, but Fei Yueer’s face was covered with a layer of red clouds.

“What? You don’t like it?” Fiji sighed, “In that case, give me this mirror.”

“Dad, you are not a daughter’s family.”

Fei Yue’er said with a blushing face. In Dayu Country, before the marriage, the man Basically, there will be no contact with the woman, but Xiao Ming gave the mirror as a gift this time, which was also unique.

At the poetry meeting that day, she just glanced at Xiao Ming briefly and didn’t dare to look again, but she already understood Xiao Ming’s appearance.

What’s more, she was even more shocked by Xiao Ming’s ability to speak clearly.

In the past two days, there was a rumor in Chang’an City that this mirror was magical. She didn’t expect that Xiao Ming would send one right away, which made her heart skip a beat. After all, this mirror was said to be extremely precious.

“Hahaha…” Seeing Fei Yue’er’s shy look, Fiji laughed and said, “I won’t bother you anymore once the mirror is delivered.”

With that, Fiji left with the housekeeper.

At this time, Xiaohuan poked his head out and saw Fiji walking away. He turned back and pulled down the black cloth on the mirror. Suddenly, Fei Yue’er in a pink gown appeared in the mirror, looking more delicate than a flower.

“Miss, look, this is me, this mirror is really clear.” Xiaohuan’s face turned red with excitement.

Fei Yue’er was also a little shocked at this time. She walked to the mirror and looked at herself. Every frown and smile was reflected in the mirror, as if she were a real person standing in the mirror.

She exclaimed: “This mirror really has a different response. No wonder it is so miraculous in Chang’an City.”

“The mirror is small, His Highness King Qi’s feelings for the young lady are true.” Xiaohuan suddenly smiled.

Fei Yue’er said angrily: “Damn Xiaohuan, let’s see if I don’t tear your mouth to pieces.”

The two of them immediately started to fight.

King Qi gave Fei Yue’er a mirror. The news spread among the Chang’an nobles inadvertently. The next day, many ladies came to visit Fei Yue’er.

The mirror in the palace was said to be magical, but they had no chance to see it. Now there was finally one outside the palace, and they couldn’t help but run over to have a look.

And after seeing the true effect of the mirror, these ladies were finally tempted, and they sent people to Qingzhou one after another.

At this time, Qingzhou’s auction has also entered the schedule.

On this day, the Chamber of Commerce was controlled by the Qingzhou Army at all levels in order to prevent too many unnecessary people from entering the auction site.

The Chamber of Commerce specially registered for the auction three days ago. The merchants who entered the auction must be able to come up with at least one hundred thousand taels of silver.

This threshold immediately discouraged some people who just went to the auction to join in the fun.

“Your Highness, there are a total of three thousand people participating in the auction this time.”

The auction was about to start, when Li Kaiyuan told him the number of people.

“Three thousand people? It’s just that the number of dignitaries in Chang’an is more than that. It seems that there are still some people who haven’t arrived yet. That’s all, let’s get started. Don’t wait any longer.” Xiao Ming said.

This mirror had been in preparation for more than a month, and he couldn’t wait any longer.

Li Kaiyuan nodded, then walked to the stage and began to explain the rules of the auction to the auctioneers.

Xiao Ming, on the other hand, was hiding behind because he wanted to show up for such a thing.

Pang Yukun seemed even more nervous than Xiao Ming at this time, because this would mean how much money the treasury could receive.

After briefly introducing the rules of the auction, the servants moved the first batch of thirty mirrors to the stage and unfolded them one by one facing the people below.

Many people saw the real effect of the mirror for the first time and immediately stood up to take a closer look.

Li Kaiyuan also intended to let these people see the effect of the mirror clearly, and asked people to hold the mirror and walk around among the people participating in the auction.

At this time, exclamations continued to come from the crowd.

Li Kaiyuan saw this scene on the stage and nodded with satisfaction. He continued: “You must have seen this mirror. It is only found in Qingzhou and there is no semicolon in other places. And you have also experienced the effect of this mirror. How is its value?” , You must also have some concerns in your mind. “

Copper in Dayu is money, and the price of bronze mirrors is already high. Now that they saw this glass mirror, they naturally knew that it was definitely much more expensive than the bronze mirror.

“Vice President Li, please tell me a minimum price.” A businessman said.

This businessman had participated in the last auction and knew that this auction had a reserve price.

Li Kaiyuan said at this time: “Since you are so happy, I will tell you that the base price of this mirror is three thousand taels.”

“Three thousand taels.” The people sitting below breathed a sigh of relief. The price is very expensive, but it is still within their acceptance range.

Li Kaiyuan continued: “Then it’s time for the auction. The manufacturing of this mirror is cumbersome, so there are only 500 mirrors in Qingzhou now. After this auction, the mirrors will be sold by the Qingzhou Chamber of Commerce. You are also welcome to come forward then. Come and buy.”

“Three thousand one hundred taels!”

“Three thousand two hundred taels!”

“…”

As soon as Li Kaiyuan finished speaking, there were sudden sounds of bidding at the auction, and many people couldn’t wait.

Many of them are people dressed as housekeepers. The young lady of their family ordered them to bring back the mirror. They dare not slack off, otherwise half of their lives may be lost this time.

“Four thousand taels!”

The bidding went higher and higher. Xiao Ming and Pang Yukun were sitting behind the auction table of the Chamber of Commerce. Xiao Ming muttered: “The money for the two artillery pieces has come.”

And Pang Yukun muttered: “Higher.”

Three Thousands of people bid for 500 mirrors, which means that only every six people can take home one mirror this time.

Coupled with the inconvenient transportation in Chongqing, many people have the idea of buying a mirror back this time.

So the bidding became more and more fierce.

“Six thousand five hundred taels.”

“Seven thousand taels.”

“Eight thousand taels.”

At the end of the first mirror, only a few wealthy businessmen were left bidding. Naturally, they were not buying it for themselves, but were preparing to take the mirror and give it away. To the dignitaries in the court.

“Ten thousand taels!”

Another voice sounded, and no one followed the price at this time.

At this point, the price of mirrors has been raised very high, and there are many mirrors behind them. Some people are lucky enough to think that they can get them cheaper,

but the further they go, the more they find that the price of mirrors It’s getting higher and higher, because one mirror is being auctioned and one is missing.

The second mirror was actually auctioned for eleven thousand taels.

Behind the auction stage, Pang Yukun’s face flushed with excitement. He said to Xiao Ming: “The people’s wealth and wealth that these powerful people have plundered are finally spit out here.”

“No, this king has the power to do justice for heaven.” Xiao Ming laughed loudly after hearing this. laugh.

Li Bai’s poem says: A gold goblet of wine is worth ten thousand dollars, and a jade plate of treasures is worth ten thousand dollars. This describes the luxurious life of the rich and powerful in the Tang Dynasty. One meal is worth ten thousand dollars. It is the same in the country of Chongqing. A banquet for a wealthy family will cost ten thousand dollars. A thousand taels of silver is normal.

The common people often eat chaffy vegetables. This is all because of the endless exploitation of the common people by the nobles and merchants of the Chongqing Kingdom, especially the local wealthy families, who annexed the land and plundered the land, and the common people were reduced to cattle and horses to earn money and food for them.

The extreme gap between the rich and the poor has concentrated the wealth of Great Chongqing on these people, so Xiao Ming will not feel guilty at all for selling a mirror that is actually worth only three taels of silver at such a high price.

(End of chapter)