Late Tang

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On the Dazhushan Island in the northeast of Daxie Island, three thousand victorious troops were stationed, encircling the small island. On the sea around the island, a new island guard squadron commanded by Meghan himself patrolled 24 hours a day.The entire Dazhushan Island and Xiaozhushan Island and Cheyou Island to the west have been set up as restricted areas. Any warships, fishing boats, and merchant ships have no towns. The special decree signed by Li Liang, Du Zhongwu, the military instructor, Li Chun, the judge of Jiedu, Guo Cheng'an, the secretary in charge, and Lin Wei, the deputy envoy of Jiedu, all signed, are not allowed to come within [-] miles. will be directly attacked, and all those who try to break in will be severely punished.

Even the family members of the defenders were placed on Xiaozhu Island and Cheyou Island respectively.

This extremely mysterious Forbidden Island is not a secret.Almost everyone knows that Zhen [***] Li Dashuai was taught by the Dragon King the art of making colored glaze.After Li Dashuai got this, he called hundreds of skilled craftsmen and [-] workers to Dazhushan Island to make various glazed products.In order to keep the secret passed down by the Dragon King, all the craftsmen's families moved to the island together.Even the materials needed on the island are transported by the warships on Xiaozhushan Island to Shamen Town.

As the auction date got closer, everyone in Dengzhou and southern Liaoning, and even the entire northern coastal states and counties, were talking about this matter.Everyone is rumored that Zhen[***] Li Dashuai obtained a large number of glazed treasures from the Crystal Palace of the Dragon King of the East China Sea, and will soon auction them off in Dengzhou.Everyone knows about the various treasures that will be auctioned, such as a glass mirror that is as tall as a person, even a luminous cup, a glass bottle, etc. I heard that there are also treasures such as clairvoyance for sale.

Some of these rumors were spread by those merchants and their entourages, but most of them were spread secretly by Li Jing, who told Xiaoqisi to take the initiative and secretly.The purpose is to expand the momentum, make this auction grand, and make Dengzhou glass products famous in one fell swoop.For this reason, Li Jing has directly referred to these glass products as Dengzhou glass instead of colored glaze, in order to distinguish them from colored glaze products made by Hu merchants and Datang natives, and establish his own brand.

Ten days finally passed, and countless businessmen heard the news. Not only the giant merchants from Shandong came all the way, but also many giant merchants from the Jianghuai area came by boat, and there were even more people who had traveled far away.

Seeing such a hot result, Li Jing was naturally very happy, and immediately announced that the auction will be held as scheduled, but a more grand auction will be held one month later.

For this auction, Li Jing directly placed the auction in the newly built theater in Dengzhou.The newly built theater can accommodate 1 people to watch operas. Now, the newly completed theater is being used for the first auction.

During these ten days, Li Jing fired another batch of glass products. Although there were not many, there were nearly a thousand pieces of various kinds.

Now, one hundred of these glass products have been selected for auction, and each of them has been exquisitely packaged, which further sets off the exquisiteness of these glass products.Compared with the glass fired in this era, which is generally green in appearance, the glass fired by Li Jing is transparent and colorless.

The venue of the auction is huge, but not everyone can enter.Those who enter the venue must first deposit as much as [-] guan in the Four Seas Bank in Dengzhou, in exchange for [-] guan of flying money from the Four Seas Bank, and then have to buy each person at the entrance of the theater with the [-] guan of flying money. An admission ticket of ten coins.

With this action alone, the Four Seas Bank added tens of millions of coins in a few days, and the tickets were sold for nearly [-] coins.Of course, the ticket price of ten pennies is not free. Each ticket is actually a long axis of color, on which the appearance of a hundred auction items is painted in color, and the search for various goods is written in detail. .Although these scrolls are printed in large batches, the scrolls printed in this set of colors are brightly colored and vivid, and still have great appreciation value. Many people can't put it down after getting this ticket, and carefully inspect it From the above various commodities.

"Binoculars, can this thing really be able to see thousands of miles away?" A middle-aged man dressed in silk and satin was very handsome, holding a ticket and seeing the monocular telescope depicted on it, he couldn't help being extremely surprised.It is often heard of the clairvoyance in fairy tales, but it is the first time that someone can make a clairvoyance.

A middle-aged scribe in a green official robe next to him said with a smile: "Of course it's impossible to be thousands of miles away. According to the introduction below, it is said to be eight times as far away. Just wait and see, seeing eight hundred steps away is like a hundred steps away. One step is clear, if you see eighty steps away, it is as clear as seeing eight steps away with the naked eye."

Although he said he couldn't see thousands of miles away, the rich middle-aged man was equally astonished when he heard that this telescope could see eight times the distance of the naked eye.Normally, with the naked eye, when the weather is fine, you can see two miles away. If you use this telescope, can you see fifteen or sixteen miles away?Omg this is amazing.

Looking down at the top, in addition to binoculars, there are also reading glasses. It is said that people can't see clearly when they are old. Wearing this kind of reading glasses will immediately solve the problem of old eyes and blurred vision.In addition, the magnifying glass is also the same. No matter how small the small script is, if you take a photo with the magnifying glass, it will immediately become as big as a fist.

The middle-aged man took a deep breath, and sighed that it really belonged to the East China Sea Dragon Palace, not ordinary.Such treasures must be taken down.

The big theater that can accommodate ten thousand people is full of seats, and countless wealthy and wealthy merchants gather here, all waiting to snap up the things that flow out of the Crystal Palace of the Dragon King of the East China Sea.

Everyone didn't have to wait long, and soon the auction started.For such a grand auction ceremony, Li Jing directly invited Gongsun Lan's Sword Dance Pavilion to take charge of the auction. Hundreds of beauties from Sword Dance Pavilion in the venue became today's auction models.

After a pleasing sword dance, the well-dressed Gongsun Lan stepped onto the stage. Today, she is so beautiful that she charms all living beings, just like a fairy from heaven and earth.Off the field, there were even many wealthy businessmen who were fascinated by her when they saw her.

Gongsun Lan stood on the brightly lit stage, and slowly saluted the audience, which attracted countless people intoxicated.

"Everyone knows that there are constant famines in the world today, but the Central Plains has just experienced a war. Countless people have been displaced and starved. The commander intends to take in the refugees and save the people, but there is not enough food. This time, all the merchants traveled from Lingnan , There is a lot of grain in Yunnan, the land of Annan, Duke Qi intends to buy all the grain, but there is not enough money. Fortunately, the Dragon King of the East China Sea saw that Duke Qi and the people under the [***] of the town believed in piety and kept burning incense. Seeing this, the Dragon King expressed his gratitude to Duke Qi taught the art of making glass. Today, we want to share these treasures of the Dragon Palace with the lords. If you like them, you can bid to buy them. Not only do you get the treasures, but you also contribute to the people who are hungry. Heart."

As soon as this passage was uttered, there were voices of admiration immediately, not only praised Li Jing for loving the people, but also lamented that Li Jing was loved by the Dragon King, and some people praised the coexistence of Gongsun Lan's beauty and temperament on the stage, and the atmosphere was enthusiastic for a while.Who wouldn't want to buy a treasure and get a reputation of benevolence and love for the people.

Li Jing, who was watching from behind the scenes, nodded in satisfaction. Gongsun Lan is really good at public relations, and hosting such an auction is even more excellent.With her hosting, the whole auction has been enhanced a lot.

Although the eyes of many people in the audience have turned from the treasures to Gongsun Lan, she has no stage fright at all, and said with a pretty smile: "Since everyone is benevolent, the auction will begin now." The beautiful sword girl fluttering in her robes, holding a golden nanmu tray like a fairy in the Guanghan Palace, brought up the first auction item.This first auction item is also a strange item that Li Jing chose, the telescope.

"Everyone should know that under the throne of the Haotian God in the world, there are two gods, Shunfenger and Qianlimu, who can be said to be omniscient in the world. Now this first auction treasure is a telescope. Although this thing cannot be seen thousands of miles away, but , but can see ten times beyond the normal field of vision." As Gongsun Lan said, she directly picked up the single-lens telescope and stretched it, moved it to the right eye, and looked towards the back of the theater.While looking at it, he said with a smile: "The official number 890, this silk robe of yours is not bad, the embroidery pattern on it is not bad, the five blessings are coming, it is really auspicious pattern. And this one over here, the seventh thousand [-] No. [-], the jade pendant on the waist of the official is very beautiful, the top-quality Lantian jade, and the Pixiu on it is really good, it is a good fortune."

The two officials who were mentioned lowered their heads, then stood up and exclaimed, "You can see so clearly from such a distance?" Look, you may not be able to see the embroidered pattern on the robe and the brave on the jade pendant.But Gongsun Lan who was standing on the stage could see it clearly, which shows that this telescope is really magical.

Gongsun Lan casually listened to a few people who came up to try it, and sure enough, those people who tried it were amazed again and again.

The first treasure was so miraculous that the momentum of the auction immediately heated up.

"Thousand-mile mirror, the starting price is [-] guan, and the price will increase by [-] guan each time. Please bid!"

One thousand guan, that is 100 million yuan, even if the price of food is soaring now, it is enough to buy more than 2 catties of food, enough to feed a family of five for ten years.But now no one thinks that the price is too high, only that the price is too low.Sure enough, a wealthy businessman from Xuzhou who had tried it just now stood up and raised his trademark according to the rules: "Three thousand guan!"

Gongsun Lan smiled, "Everyone, don't worry, you can take your time. I forgot to mention just now that there are ten telescopes in total."

But even if you know that this treasure is not unique, just the miraculous effect, the lens barrel inlaid with gold and jade, and the exquisite patterns engraved on it are also incomparably precious.

"I'll offer five thousand guan!" A potbellied grain merchant from Yangzhou offered the price.Today's auction is not just about buying treasures. In the eyes of some merchants, it is also an opportunity for them to fight for wealth and make a name for themselves in the caravan.With so many giant merchants gathered, it would be a shame to be the first to win the treasure.

However, he raised the price by [-] guan all of a sudden, which did not scare off others.A big food merchant who had personally tried the binoculars opportunity just now had been staring at this treasure all along.He is very clear about the significance of such treasures to those ocean-going merchants who have been walking on the sea for many years.If you can get this treasure, and then research the method of making it, it will be a real breakthrough.

"Ten thousand guan!" The white-robed big food merchant with a hooded head made an even more ruthless bid, directly asking for [-] guan, intending to scare away those who wanted to snatch it.Although he said there were still nine telescopes, he was worried that he would not be able to grab them.As long as you can get one, it doesn't matter if you bid higher.

Sure enough, after the high price of [-] guan was paid out, the theater was quiet for a while.We all know that treasures are precious, but we didn't expect such a high demand. The first treasure came out, and the price was only increased three times, and the price has already gone from one thousand to ten thousand.

Ten thousand guan, this price is a bit expensive, and it is not clear whether it is worth the money, but after all, there are still nine pieces behind, so many people gave up the price increase.

After Gongsun Lan asked three times, no one raised the price, and immediately hit the silver hammer, and the deal was confirmed.Immediately, the beauty from Jianwu Pavilion came to the side holding the treasure, and there was Li Rang personally leading someone to sit there.The Dashi businessman was excited to come over under the guidance of the waiter, and after he directly took out [-] yuan of flying money, this binoculars belonged to him.However, after paying [-] yuan, he still has to pay [-]% of the luxury tax and [-]% of the auction transaction tax. This is a new regulation issued by Li Jing.These items that can be auctioned in the auction house are all luxury goods. Since they have nothing to do with the lives of ordinary people, of course they will be taxed.[-]% of the luxury tax and [-]% of the transaction tax are no different from slaughtering a pig, but Li Jing believes that people who are willing to spend tens of thousands of dollars on treasures will definitely not care about the heavy price of two thousand dollars.

Sure enough, the foreign businessman also knew about the tax in advance. Although he was a little distressed, he took out the two thousand flying money issued by the Four Seas Bank and handed it in. He immediately got a treasure sale certificate signed by Li Rang, and a After-sales service three guarantees certificate. .

"This treasure is yours. We accept three guarantees after the sale. This item is guaranteed for life after it is sold, and within the scope of the promise, if there is a problem, it will be repaired, replaced or refunded."

The food merchant nodded, put the telescope into the golden nanmu box, and held it carefully in his arms. It cost 1 yuan to replace this telescope, but he thinks it must be worth it.Now, he can't wait to go back to the mansion, and immediately find the last craftsman to open the telescope to see what his secret is.

Many people who want to buy binoculars have the same idea as the big food businessman, gaining and showing off their wealth is second, Guan Jian wants to buy back this treasure, and then know the secret of it, and of course hope to imitate it in the end.

As a result, the auction price not only did not drop, but became more and more hot, especially when it came to the last few telescopes, the competition became more intense.The price of each binoculars was above 30 guan. For the last one, even a dozen people fought and refused to give in to each other. In the end, the royal family of Silla actually offered a price of [-] guan to take this object.Ten binoculars were sold for a total price of more than [-] yuan, with an average price of [-] yuan. At this price, even Li Jing couldn't help but shake his head in amazement.

Sometimes, there are so many rich people! (To be continued.)