Chapter 852: Dragon and Tiger Fight (Part 2)

Warehouse of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, auction venue, "Jashen" private room.

The Thirteenth Prince held the teacup, drank a sip, and said to Cao Yong: "You have only been out of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for three years, and no one has recognized you. How does it feel like this?"

Cao Yong sat down at the lower head and said, "The Internal Affairs Office has many styles of writing and writing, and the replacement is diligent. When I was in the Internal Affairs Office, I knew the people in this hall."

The Thirteenth Prince seemed to be lamenting Cao Yong, but in fact he was lamenting himself. A prince was silent for more than ten years and rarely came out once, and few people remembered it.

The Thirteenth Prince complained, and he felt it was boring and he didn't say anything.

Cao Yong looked at the order in his hand and did not have the silk worth hundreds of thousands of taels of silver from the Ministry of Revenue. Before, he had not thought about participating in this, so he did not inquire carefully. It seemed that the Sixteenth Prince had other arrangements.

Today, he was called by the Thirteenth Prince Linla.

The Thirteenth Prince was just recovering from a serious illness and came over panting. In addition to wanting to watch the fun, he also wanted to help Wang Lusheng.

That's right, it is Wang Qiye, the head of the Wang family in Rizhao, Shandong.

Wang Lusheng happened to go to Beijing yesterday and originally visited the Cao family, but Cao Yong happened to be not at home and didn't meet him in two seconds. Then, he greeted the Thirteenth Prince's Mansion.

Due to the affairs of the Nanyang Commercial Road of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Thirteenth Prince's Mansion is also half his backer.

It just so happened that Zheng Woxue came here to report the accounts to the Thirteenth Concubine. When he knew that his uncle from his grandson was coming, he came to pay his respects.

The Thirteenth Prince mentioned the bank auction, and he also had an invitation, but no one came to ask for it, so the Thirteenth Prince had no plans to go.

Seeing Wang Lusheng, the Thirteenth Prince changed his mind. Not to mention anything else, the silk that the Ministry of Revenue pressed on the bank can only be eaten by the big merchants like Wang Lusheng. With the Nanyang Commercial Road, there is no need to worry about sales.

If the silk problem is solved, it can be considered as helping the Sixteenth Prince.

Wang Lusheng naturally had nothing to say. This time he went to Beijing, he wanted to have some favors. Fortunately, after the Nanyang Commercial Road authority expired, he continued to be named in the Ministry of Internal Affairs to do business.

The profits of silk, brocade and other silk are very generous when sold to Nanyang and Dongyang. Not to mention, this bank is an industry under the name of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

So the Thirteenth Prince took Wang Lusheng and caught Cao Yong the next day. He was impatient to see others and deliberately suppressed the time. After Sichu (9:00 a.m.), after everyone saw the private room, they came late.

I have been singing the bids outside for a long time. The bid price has ranged from a few hundred to tens of thousands of taels of silver.

If it were houses and land, it was nothing. If it were antiques and treasures, even Wang Lusheng, the richest man in Shandong, followed suit and sighed: "After all, I am a royal relative. If you spend more than 10,000 taels of silver to buy a small thing, only people in Beijing can bear it."

"There are many textures of the dictionary houses, and many pledge them with these antique treasures. It is only more than 10,000 taels, and there are still 20,000 or 30,000 at the bottom..." Cao Yong picked up a piece of paper and said to Wang Lusheng.

Although Wang Lusheng is a local rich man, he looks nothing, and does not look like those nouveau riche, with golden horns and gold teeth inlaid like those nouveau riche.

Before entering Beijing, he stayed in Guangzhou for half a year, his face was slightly dark and his clothes were simple, and he looked like a farmer in the mountains.

The Thirteenth Prince looked up at him and looked at Cao Yong in his slight clothes. The businessman was not like a businessman, and the uncle was not like a uncle, but he wanted to be free.

For a moment, he was much more open-minded.

I have been left alone by the emperor for more than ten years, so why can’t I keep calm? Why care about what others think? You should just feel at ease.

In the venue, the pen and post style of the singing sign was already a little hoarse because of the long voice. After a pause, a loud voice was connected to the post style.

"Yan King Ding? Is this thing still filmed?" The Thirteenth Prince was a little surprised when he heard this, and looked at Cao Yong in confusion.

Cao Yong thought for a while and said, "The Sixteenth Prince has always been cautious. Since he thinks he can shoot, maybe he asked for instructions and maybe he is not a national weapon."

Cao Yong didn't like antiques, but he lived in a powerful family and knew a little bit.

After all, it was the era of royal power rule, and the royal family was very sensitive to things like seals and tripods that had the meaning of imperial power. What is there to be rare? Tripods have been made ritual vessels, but tableware.

Nowadays, most of the antiques circulating in the world are from tomb robbers from all over the world, and Cao Yong is even more intriguing.

If a royal family knew this rule, even if they occasionally got a tripod, they would mostly offer it to the palace.

If you buy a Yan King Ding with eighteen thousand yuan, there are not many people in the royal family, so it is a bit difficult to guess other powerful people.

The house here is quiet, and no one can say hello to post.

According to the rules, if you see your winning bid, you can submit a post and arrange payment for the bank.

In another private room, someone had already carried the invitation and followed the pen to go out to complete the procedures.

After a while, the man came in with a red satin velvet box and placed it respectfully on the table.

On the chair facing the curtain, there was an old man in royal blue, with a long face and a little thin face. He sat a young man in his left hand, at age twenty-five or sixteen, with short beards and looking very steady; on his right hand, he was a young man, fifteen or sixteen years old, with long eyebrows and thin eyes, looking elegant and heroic.

"Mafa, is this the Yan King's Ding?" Seeing the red box, the young man asked with a little curiosity.

The old man was not someone else, but Kangxi, who had just returned to the palace from Changchun Garden a few days ago. After hearing the Sixteenth Prince reported on the bank auction a few days ago, he became interested and brought his two grandchildren to a walk. Because he came out in a secluded manner, the word "huang" was used in this title, and he was only called ordinary banner people.

The one sitting in his left hand was the emperor's Changsun Hongxi; the one on his right hand was the fourth prince's legitimate son Hongming. These two grandchildren were the proudest people among the emperor's grandchildren.

After hearing his grandson's question, Kangxi clicked and ordered Wei Zhu, who was standing next to him, to open the box.

The palm-sized tripod is made of black jade, and the carving is simple and carved with the tripod text.

Kangxi picked up the tripod and looked at it while looking at the corner of his eyes.

Hongxi seemed respectful, but when he saw this tripod, his eyes were still fluctuating; Hongming was a little dull, and he looked away after just one look, staring at him and listening to the singing signs outside.

"This is the first good item I have bought today. Who would you two want?" Kangxi stroked the Yan King's Ding and asked his two grandchildren.

After hearing this, Hongming looked at Hongxi, and both brothers stood up.

Then Hongxi replied, "The grandchildren know the kindness of Ama. Since it is the beloved thing that Mafa favors, how dare the grandchildren take away Mafa's love?"

Kangxi looked at him, unable to see his joy and anger, turned his head to look at Hongming, and Hongming bowed and replied, "Mafa, this thing is expensive, how can the grandchildren bear it? If Mafa wants to reward his grandchildren, his grandchild would rather ask for money directly, buy more badger oil, and send it to the northwest to prevent Ama from suffering."

When he heard about the 14th Prince, Kangxi waved his hand and asked the two to sit down, saying, "It's hard to have this kind of heart. You are all good kids."

Hongxi's face was nothing, and the fists in her sleeves were already clenched. The intentional one was afraid that Hongming was only fifteen years old, and he knew that he was acting like a good man in front of the Emperor Mafa. Because the 14th Prince led his troops, he had already replaced Hongxi's position and became the first emperor's grandson.

The room was a little dull for a moment, and Kangxi listened to the outside sign. When he sang the number of the Tang painting he was photographing, Kangxi listened carefully, and the price he sang was not the 23,000 taels of silver he had priced, but 25,000 taels of silver.

When he wrote the Biao, Hongxi and Hongming saw it. Now they heard that they were not grandfather, and they were also very surprised.

Although Kangxi was a little disappointed, he didn't take it too seriously. After all, half of the money he auctioned out of the bank's principal and profits he had to enter the treasury.

When the Sixteenth Prince proposed this method with him, he also showed it with some flaunt. It seemed like it was cheaper, but in fact, these things would be more profitable than selling them to outsiders when auctioned.

Kangxi also laughed and scolded the Sixteenth Prince for being unruly and having a bad temper. Today, he saw it and it was true.

Just talk about the calligraphy and painting, the antique master gave the world an estimated price of 20,000 taels, but sold it at a high price of 25,000 taels of silver.

However, when he cast the third item and the fourth item were not taken, he was still a little disappointed.

These three things cost more than 50,000 taels of silver. Kangxi did not squander it, but thought that it was difficult for the Sixteenth Prince to support the bank. He was not only unable to help, but also caused trouble, allowing the Ministry of Revenue to pay the bank from the bank. Therefore, he only bought a few treasures with high reserve prices and difficult sells, and gave his son a favor.

Unexpectedly, there were rich people among the clans and powerful people, thinking of the empty treasury and a bunch of deficit accounts. Kangxi's eyes became a little cold.

How many royal family members have not borrowed treasury from the Ministry of Revenue?

To talk about the auction today, most of the land is land for more than 10,000 taels of silver. Nowadays, the price of fertile land outside Beijing is high, and a twenty hectares of farms cost more than 10,000 taels of silver.

When buying a house and buying a land, spending tens of thousands of taels of gold is nothing. This fun thing is only tens of thousands of taels of silver. How can Kangxi not be upset?

He frowned slightly and ordered Wei Zhu, "Go out and ask, who took these pictures."

Wei Zhu went away, thinking about how to inquire about it. It was all private rooms, so it was not easy to find someone to ask. If you go to find the Sixteenth Prince, the news of the arrival of the Holy Lord would not be hidden.

He was hesitating when he saw two servants coming out of the private room ahead walking with the pen and post.

Wei Zhu took two steps forward, wrote down the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches signs hanging on the private room, and thought about how to do the next step. At this time, a hearty laughter came from the private room, saying, "I am lucky today. Except for the Yan King's Ding, I have all gotten the other three pieces... Xiao Cheng, I have made you spend money..."

Wei Zhu was a member of the imperial court for more than ten years and was familiar with the royal kings. After hearing this voice, he turned around, returned to the private room, and whispered: "Master, the three antiques just now can be photographed by Prince Zhuang."

"Boguoduo?" Kangxi heard this and remembered the impeachment of the censor two months before, his face became even darker.

The Ministry of Revenue is short of money, so he has to make a decision from the inner treasury. However, Prince Zhuang pretended not to see it, and he should be greedy. Although a young doctor who was not open to his eyes swept his interest, he was Prince Heshuo after all, and there were still many people who flatter him.

Thinking that Bo Guoduo's wealth today was all greedy from the Ministry of Revenue in recent years, Kangxi felt disgusting as if he had eaten a fly.

It is said that the silver treasury of Prince Zhuang’s mansion is full of gold and silver. In addition to the fields in the early years of the royal palace, they also had several hundred acres of farms in Zhili. In terms of wealth, they were the heads of the royal family.

Thinking of the embarrassment of the court, looking at Bo Guoduo again, Kangxi felt strange about his cousin of his peers. Thinking of his 70s, his nephews were uneasy about his resignation, he couldn't help but gloat about his resignation.

Wu Si... Kangxi snorted coldly when he thought of this...

Hongxi and Hongming also noticed something was wrong and both were a little careful.

Kangxi had no interest in coming, and felt a little dizzy, he stroked his forehead and said, "Go back to the palace..."

As soon as I got up, I heard someone shouting outside: "The minimum price is 220,000 taels!"

Twenty-two thousand taels? That is the silk and dyes of the Ministry of Revenue, and Kangxi sat back on his seat.

Cao Yong did not start to pay attention to the outside until the bidding was finished.

The highlight will only take place at this time.

As expected, after the bidding was finished, a pen came out, which was about the silk and dyes from the Ministry of Revenue.

The minimum price is 220,000 taels of silver, and it is still a secret bid. The bid will be directly written and then handed over to the letter outside the private room.

Wang Lusheng focused all his attention on silk and was not very interested in dyes.

After talking about dye, it is silk.

The silk was divided into two pieces, one was fine silk and silk, and the other was flat silk and coarse cloth. The price of the former was 500,000 taels and the latter was 80,000 taels.

Wang Lusheng wanted to go to the Southeast Asian trade, so he naturally wanted good materials.
To be continued...