At the end of Song Dynasty: I want to be the master of ZTE

Chapter 72 The Emperor sells cars
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Before dawn, sharp whistles sounded in the camp.

"Hurry up~"

The young guards put on their clothes in twos and twos, quickly ran out of the camp and gathered in the school grounds.

After sixty breaths, the whistle stopped and everyone stopped where they were and couldn't move.

Xie Li shouted: "Those who have not yet dressed up and come to the playground should run a lap and be executed immediately."

Nearly half of the teenagers put on their clothes dejectedly and immediately started running laps.

There are more than [-] steps in a circle of the school field, which is about seven miles. It is not an easy job to run.

Xie Li glanced at the people left on the playground and called by name: "Cheng Huading, Zhang Chengqian, Wang Yu, Sun Tong..."

"Here." Everyone came out in turn, including old people and newcomers who performed well.

Xie Li named 32 people and said: "The Privy Council will lead the troops to go out, and you will serve as personal guards and accompany them into the battle."

"Young general, the order is given." 32 people responded.

In the envious eyes of others, Wang Yu and others went back to the camp to pack their things and left with Zhang Wangbei.

Xie Li said: "You should know that those who left are all outstanding performers, and you must follow their example."

When Cheng Huading and others arrived at the door of the Privy Council, they saw the emperor in front of the door and immediately bowed and saluted.

"Without courtesy, I'm fine." Zhao Shi walked over, tidied up the clothes of the guards one by one, and said: "You will have many ups and downs when you follow the army to the north. I hope you will guard against arrogance and impetuosity, read more and learn more, and lead the army independently as soon as possible. ."

"I will obey the Holy Order." The young men responded.

No matter how young the little emperor is, he is still an emperor. Despite his status, he is still very capable of deceiving people.

After seeing off the first batch of personal guards who left, Zhao did not attend the court meeting and walked to the west of the city.

Because there were many people who knew the little emperor, Zhao went directly to the VIP passage and entered the private room of Sihai Trading Company.

During the Tang Dynasty, auctions were already a form of transaction on the market. The most typical was the government's auction of confiscated houses and properties, and the most common was the first bid for an oiran in a brothel.

By this time, it was common for pawnshop owners to take pawned items to markets or places where merchants gathered for bidding and auction. It was also common for maritime merchants to sell goods at auction.

As an important seaport, Wenzhou already has a professional auction house. Of course, the word auction was coined by the emperor, and people today are still used to calling it singing.

The process is similar to that of later generations, displaying goods, contacting merchants, issuing qualifications, etc.

Because they didn't know that the little emperor had arrived early, all the wealthy businessmen arrived late.

They all travel frequently to Wenzhou and know each other well. After exchanging a few pleasantries, they inevitably talked about this transaction.

"Speaking of which, the imperial court was also sad that even Chengyu was sold."

“But not raising taxes despite being in such embarrassment is a wise man for the ages.”

"Based on this, we can't let the Tartars continue to go south, otherwise my life will not be easy."

"Huo Gongming's gang of thieves attacked Pingjiang County at the beginning of the month, but now it seems that they can't be spared lightly."

"It's too early to talk about this matter. It won't be too late to discuss it after this transaction."

"The emperor's golden words have said that there is no harm in allowing people to use it for their own use. Besides, it will definitely be okay for us to resell it overseas."

"Don't rush for a moment, don't rush for a moment."

There were many disturbances, and Zhao eavesdropped intermittently, but he still heard some concerns of the merchants.

If this is the imperial court fishing, I'm afraid everyone will be in trouble.

This kind of suspicion cannot be solved by the emperor issuing an imperial edict. It must be verified by time. Zhao does not intend to explain too much.

Soon, everyone who dared to come arrived, and the auction officially began.The singer rang the small bell to attract everyone's attention, and then said: "The singing and selling this time are palace belongings. The officials are afraid that everyone will have doubts, so they specially issued a decree stating that no matter whether they are used for their own use or for resale, they are not allowed to be sold. crime.

If local officials are in trouble, they can go to the Yushitai, Dali Temple, or the Ministry of Punishment to lodge a complaint, or they can beat the drum and hear the news, and the officials will personally administer justice.

Do you have any doubts about the above? "

The doubts must not be expressed at this time, so they shouted no, so the singer stopped being verbose and announced the start.

The first auction item is Zhao Paopao's cursive Luo Shen Fu. Whether it is a collection or a pretense, it is the best and there is no risk.

"This book has a current imperial treasure and is guaranteed to be authentic. You can feel free to bid on it..."

"Two hundred cents!" Someone impatiently doubled the price.

"three hundred!"

"Four hundred..."

Soon, the price exceeded one thousand min, and was finally sold for two thousand, 430 min.

The second piece is a chime used for sacrificial rituals in the ancestral temple. This thing has a complex structure and is difficult to operate, making it difficult for non-professionals to play with. It has no practical value. It would be a loss if the copper was melted directly, so it was sold for only 220 pieces.

Not counting the craftsmanship value, it is actually only twice as high as its own copper content.

The third item is a set of Lizong tableware, including gold cups, silver cups, ivory chopsticks, rhinoceros horn cups, etc. Zhao said he can only ask if it was used by Lizong, but it is undoubtedly a palace item.

This price is high, 540 yuan, which is a sky-high price.

In fact, the generosity of the wealthy businessmen was far beyond the emperor's expectations.

Of course, the emperor's name was too attractive, and no one dared to openly call him a loner, so they had to use some royal objects to indulge their pleasure.

Soon, the auction came to its finale - Chengyu.

"This car is made of 120 taels of gold and 310 taels of silver. The wood is made of fine red sandalwood, yellow flower, mahogany and other precious woods. Its lacquer, ink, cinnabar and other decorations are all of high quality.

The base price is [-] yuan, please bid! "

This floor price is not something you ask for casually, but calculated. The current price of gold is 47 and [-] taels per tael, and the price of silver is [-] and [-] taels. Gold and silver alone are worth [-] taels. This is still Not counting precious woods and decorations.

Because he was worried that the auction would not be successful, Zhao still lowered the price, otherwise the [-] yuan would have been worth it.

It’s just that Zhao underestimated the inhumanity of maritime merchants. After No. 1 called out thirteen thousand min, someone immediately followed up and offered twenty thousand min, and then the price went to thirty thousand.

Min, a unit of measurement for one thousand cash, the customary "Guan" is usually seven or eight hundred cash. Today's price of white rice is sixteen cash per catty. Thirty thousand yuan can buy rice for eighteen thousand shi. Liu Shiyong and Zhao They all battled wits and courage for nearly 20 days, but only used [-] shi of food.

In the end, the emperor's luxury car was sold for [-] yuan, and Zhao was dazzled when he heard this.

"Your Majesty, the maritime merchants are so rich, why not..." Zhao Mengli made a gesture of scratching his neck.

Zhao Shi held back his excitement and said, "How can you kill the chicken to get the eggs?"

"I am really not willing to give in." Zhao Mengli said.

"If this is the case, how can we make maritime merchants willing to serve the imperial court?" Zhao Shi asked back.

In the lobby, the singers and buyers handed over tokens, signed and pledged their names, and then the last item was auctioned. A group of porcelain vases, even if they were Jun kiln treasures, felt ordinary.

It is true that the price of the emperor's car is too high, and everyone has not yet recovered.

"Thank you all for coming." The singer said with a smile on his face: "Now everything has its own owner and is just waiting for delivery. Your Majesty has said that if it is delivered in grain, it will be [-]% off, and if it is delivered in copper coins, it will be [-]% off."

This has been stated a long time ago. No one is greedy for these few advantages, and most of them still deliver in gold and silver.

There were a total of 14 and 320 yuan, of which more than [-] were spent in gold and silver, and only [-] were spent in copper coins. No one was willing to go to all the trouble to transport food from overseas.

(End of this chapter)