Sui Dynasty: I, Yang Guang, am both scrupulous and stable

Chapter 68 What is art?

Yun Dingxing didn't quite understand when he heard the word auction.

"Your Highness, what is an auction?"

"You know "singing clothes" right?"

Yun Dingxing nodded, and the singing of clothes began in the Wei and Jin Dynasties. The Zen forest in the temple was sung by the monks, and three clothes and other items were distributed to the dead monks.

Because of the rise of Buddhism in this era, people secretly believed that the three robes of deceased Buddhist monks had magical power during their lives, especially those of famous monks. After their death, the clothes would be robbed by everyone, and the practice of selling singing robes emerged.

To put it bluntly, the one with the highest price gets it, and the one with the highest price is naturally the most devout believer. However, Buddhist believers talk about money in a vulgar way, and what they talk about is that they are destined to take the master's clothes home as offerings.

This was the earliest form of auction. Yun Dingxing naturally knew about it, and he even went to auction it.

"Your Highness, you mean to buy and sell goods in the form of singing clothes?"

"Yes, rare treasures and antique paintings. The more stable and prosperous the Sui Dynasty is in the future, the higher the value of these things will be. At this time, if an authoritative appraisal department is established and can be bought and sold, the prices of these things will be If it is pushed higher, the profits earned will be immeasurable.”

Yang Guang continued to draw the cake: "When I sell it, I don't sell it in an ordinary way. I invite a bunch of dignitaries and hold a grand dinner. I have done a good job of making it look good, making him feel that the attendees are exclusive to the upper class. The artwork is The story of the ins and outs is compiled and told, and the price is continuously pushed up, such as Wang Xizhi's calligraphy."

Yun Dingxing thought about it carefully, and it seemed to make sense. This business was going to work.

"Mr. Yun, you have many friends and know all about rare treasures. I think we should work together to do this?"

"That is naturally the best. Thank you for the promotion, Your Highness."

Yun Dingxing was overjoyed and agreed immediately.

In fact, Yang Guang also thought about approaching Lu Ben about this matter, and Lu Ben had a wide range of avenues. However, Lu Ben had a position in the court, so he might not be able to lower his body to do this. Moreover, he had conflicts with Gao Jiong, so he had to go with him. Gao Jiong was not happy because he was too close, and there was no need to have a bad relationship because of this matter.

It is impossible for anyone with an official position to do this job. The shopkeeper of Haishi Inn assigned him another job. After thinking about it, Yun Dingxing, a slippery man, was more suitable for this matter, and he did not have an official position now.

The reason for establishing the auction is also very simple, which is to make money. What is art? Only what is valuable is called art. If it is not valuable, can it be called art?

Yang Guang made a simple plan for this matter, and then said: "Mr. Yun, when you go back, help me search for rare treasures, famous calligraphy and paintings from all over the world. If there are any good ones, let's stay first and start a business together to make money." Let’s share the money together.”

"Very good, very good."

"Mr. Yun, there is one more thing that you need to pay more attention to. My elder brother must not know about it."

In fact, it goes without saying that Yun Dingxing will never tell Yang Yong about this matter. He wants to keep both parties involved and not offend both parties. It is impossible to tell Yang Yong that he is cooperating with Yang Guang.

It's not that Yang Guang broke up the matter between Yang Yong and Yun Luo, and Yun Luo wouldn't tell him herself. Could it be that she would tell her father that Yang Guang broke up on the spot when she and Yang Yong were trying to survive in the wild?

Yun Dingxing chuckled: "Of course, of course, I cooperate with His Highness, how can I let others know?"

Satisfied, Yun Dingxing went out happily. Wang Yi waited for him to leave and asked Yang Guang: "Why did Your Highness accept those two women at a time like this? It's easy to have long nights and many dreams."

"Everyone has a role, and Yun Dingxing is useful. Accepting his two daughters can be regarded as a cooperation. The two of them are managed by Grandma Li anyway. I believe that Grandma Li's teachings are very strict and will not let the two of them have anything. The problem is also for my mother and the others to see, I will not recruit people privately to make her unhappy."

Look, I have sent girls to the palace even when they brought them to the house. "Your Highness Yun Dingxing, I still feel that his character is not good enough." Wang Yi reminded him. If he didn't really see Yun Dingxing as a bad person, Wang Yi would not take the risk to remind him.

"People with bad character also have their use value. Yun Dingxing is good at building interpersonal relationships. This is the right thing for him to do. And you should not show your dislike for him. I will need you to help me contact him many times in the future. , mainly on some details of the auction.”

Wang Yi responded immediately: "I understand."

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Yun Dingxing left the Prince Jin's Mansion with a happy face. It was obvious that Prince Jin was still satisfied with his daughter. Although she was only a musician in name now, as long as she accepted her, she would be boiled sooner or later while listening to the piano and flute every day. Mature rice, isn’t it obvious enough that Yun Luo has learned from the past?

Moreover, the King of Jin wanted to cooperate with him in this auction. As soon as the concept of auction was mentioned, Yun Dingxing felt that it was very interesting. These days, the nobles mostly bought the rare objects for thousands of gold, just like the Queen of the Southern Dynasty who bought them for five thousand gold. He bought a mirror at a very high premium. He himself also liked these rare things, so this was an opportunity.

Yun Dingxing went to the market that day and searched everywhere to see if there were any rare things. He murmured in his heart: "This is the first time we cooperate. You can't be greedy for money in private. You have to get things done first. If you mess up, you will be in trouble." , there will be more opportunities to make money in the future, and I will also score points if I make money at the auction.”

When Yun Dingxing was feeling happy, a servant came over and said, "Sir, the eldest lady said she has something urgent to ask you. Please go home quickly."

Seeing the servant's panic, Yun Dingxing, who was disturbed by his elegant mood, said dissatisfiedly: "What's the matter? I'm in a hurry."

The servant did not dare to speak loudly, so he whispered a few words into Yun Dingxing's ear. Yun Dingxing was overjoyed when he heard this.

"This is a great thing. Why are you so anxious? Look at your worthless look."

The servants didn't understand that Yun Dingxing was not only not anxious but also overjoyed when he heard the news. This news was not good news at all, it was even insulting to the family tradition.

When Yun Dingxing returned home, he came to Yun Luo's residence and said cheerfully: "Daughter, daughter, where is my good daughter?"

As soon as she entered the room, she saw Yun Luo sitting at the table in distress, with an old nanny following her.

"Father, you can still laugh!!"

The distressed Yun Luo couldn't help but feel depressed when she saw such a happy Yun Dingxing.

Yun Dingxing waved his hand to let the others go out first, closed the door and said, "My silly daughter, you are pregnant. This is such a happy event. Why are you still looking so gloomy? I have to hurry up and buy more supplements for you." You keep it.”

Yun Luo is pregnant, and she is carrying the first child of our Crown Prince.

"Father, although His Highness the Crown Prince said he would marry me, he has been putting it off. Now that I am pregnant, how can I go out to meet people in the future?" Yun Luo started to cry.

"Silly daughter, you're usually very smart, why can't you think straight now? You're trapping her when you're pregnant. He can't marry you even if he doesn't want to."

Yun Luo said worriedly: "Father, if you conceive the prince's child secretly, you will be beheaded. His highness the prince will definitely dislike me."

"Don't worry, I will handle this matter well and ensure that you marry into the prince's palace in a glorious way. The premise is that you don't cry here, cheer up, take good care of your body, and just take care of the child. After birth, can the emperor kill his eldest grandson to wipe out his face?"

The art of speculators is to move forward between risks and benefits.

(End of this chapter)