Wentang

Chapter 401 Undercurrents surging
Chang'an City, outside the Liuli Pavilion, was once again full of people today.

"Oh, isn't this Brother Zhu? You haven't come to the colored glaze auction in person for five or six times, right? What kind of wind brought you here this time?" Qian Duoduo, a wealthy businessman in Quanzhou, said with a smirk.

He was holding a few golden coins in one hand, and he tossed them lightly while speaking, making a crisp sound.

"Hey, isn't this Brother Qian? I heard that you may not have come to the auction for a long time. I thought your brother made a lot of money and looked down on this small business." Zhu Ying, a wealthy businessman in Yangzhou, also made a fake smile. .

Not to be outdone, he fiddled with a few gold coins with one hand like a handball, making a very textured metal sound.

"Brother Zhu really has the courage to say that glazed ware is a small business. I admire you." Qian Duoduo said with admiration.

Zhu Ying's complexion changed, and he said: "Brother Qian, don't try to slander people for nothing. Liuli is the best business in the world, and I can earn some money for the coffin by pointing to it. It is not as good as Brother Qian, who has bought three of them so far. There are more than a dozen pieces of glazed wares. I'm afraid they made a million pennies by buying them overseas."

Qian Duoduo saw that he suppressed the other party's momentum a little bit and accepted it as soon as it was good, ready to go forward and say something.However, a group of people suddenly passed by them at this moment, and the young man in the lead said to the two of them contemptuously: "Vulgar and shameless people."

The two pulled down in an instant, and were about to go up and teach each other a lesson, but they shrank back when they saw each other's identity clearly.

Ignoring the internal strife, the two exchanged a glance, and at the same time a thought popped up in their hearts: Why did the Taiyuan Wang family send their grandson Wang Lu here again?It seems that this auction will not be optimistic.

"It seems that Mrs. Wang is also tempted by the legendary big piece." Qian Duoduo didn't care that the other party was his opponent, and walked over and said in a low voice.

"It's not just the Wang family, look over there." Zhu Ying pointed to the distance and said.

Qian Duoduo looked along his fingers and found a large group of people walking towards this side. He squinted his eyes for a while, and his small eyes suddenly stared like light bulbs: "Fanyang Lu, Boling Cui... all five surnames and seven Wang are here. people?"

"An unprecedented large piece. In order to prepare for this large piece, the supply of the previous four auctions has been reduced. Everyone knows that this is a treasure, so who is not interested." Zhu Yingdao.

"It's hard to handle now. I'm not afraid of anyone in a fair bid, but they..." Qian Duoduo shook his head and said helplessly.

"Then you're going to give up just like that?" Zhu Ying said sarcastically.

Qian Duoduo ignored the sarcasm in his words, looked at him and said sincerely: "Brother Zhu, I used to be offended in the auction field, but it was all for business. I have full respect for you, brother."

"We have been participating together since the first Liuli Auction, and we have never missed it, and we know each other well. This time, I want to cooperate with you, brother."

Zhu Ying's heart moved, and he roughly thought of what he wanted to say, but he still pretended to be ignorant and asked: "Cooperation? What can we cooperate with?"

"Brother Zhu, don't pretend to be stupid. You don't know what I mean. Do you just want to watch the treasure being snatched away by others? Why don't the two of us work together to snatch it away? Then ship it overseas and sell it, and you and I will add [-] cents to the money you earn." Qian Duoduo's small eyes seemed to glow:
"If this deal is successful, it can support us for ten years. How about it, do you want to do a big wave with me?"

Zhu Ying's eyes flickered, and he said, "Aren't you afraid that they will become angry and come to settle accounts with you?"

"Of course I'm afraid. Don't you want to cooperate with your brother? When our two families cooperate, the five surnames and seven Wangs have to weigh it. Besides, if you make a profit, even if you lose some property, it's nothing. You dare to say Go." Qian Duoduo gritted his teeth.

"Haha...Okay, you dare to bet with a lot of money, and I, Zhu Ying, have nothing to bet on. Let us cooperate to make a big one." Zhu Ying stretched out his right hand and said.

"Happy." Qian Duoduo also stretched out his hand, holding two chubby hands together.

"Brother Zhu, how many gold coins did you exchange?"

"15, how about you?"

"I also have 15 guan. How about exchanging for another 20 guan? If we make up 50 guan, I don't believe anyone can compete with us."

"Okay, let's go now while the auction starts."

Sitting in the familiar yet unfamiliar box again in the auction venue, Wang Lu was in a very complicated mood.

Although the box is very luxurious now, with the most exquisite porcelain, the best tea to drink, and delicious pastries to eat, but for some reason, he always thinks of the first time.

In the first auction, he spent a hundred pennies to buy a shabby private room. Although the owner didn't scold him after returning home, he always felt uncomfortable in his heart.

If he had a choice, he would never want to appear here in his life.

But everything can't be controlled by others, that Qing Shui Hou set up an academy, recruiting scholars from all over the world to teach knowledge regardless of their background.The family sent him over to check the situation and see if he could do any damage.

By the way, come to the Liuli Pavilion to see what happened to the legendary big piece.

The Imperial Commercial Firm has been hyping up this large glazed item for two months, and for this reason, it did not hesitate to reduce the number of glazed wares auctioned in the previous four phases.It is said that all the materials are used to make large pieces, resulting in insufficient output of small pieces.

Now everyone's appetite has been whetted. Who wouldn't want an unprecedentedly large item?Even if you don't intend to collect it, you can earn a huge amount of money if you resell it.

But he was more interested in the gold and silver coins than the large glass.

He took out a gold coin and a large silver coin from his pocket and put them in his hand to observe carefully. The workmanship was very exquisite and the hand feeling was also very good.The two coins were tapped and placed next to the ears, and there was a long-lasting steel sound.

"Qilang is interested in these gold and silver coins?" Wang Yuanzhuo asked.

"I'm more interested in how these coins are made. The gold content of this gold coin is only one-third of the usual gold. If you can master its casting method, then..." Wang Lu stared at the coin and said.

"I don't know. Many people are curious about this question, but the imperial court keeps the secrecy too strict, and we can't find any clues. We can only be sure that these coins are not cast, but forged." Wang Yuanzhuo shook his head and said:
"Some people have also imitated them in private. The differences between the coins produced by trying various methods and these are so obvious that they can be seen through at a glance."

"It's definitely not cast. The cast money doesn't have this kind of texture. If I'm not wrong, the method of minting coins came from that Qingshuihou again." Wang Lu said.

"Qilang is wise, this is the reason why the Patriarch asked you to go to the academy, to see if you can find a way to mint coins." Wang Yuanzhuo said.

"The issuance of gold and silver coins by the Royal Commercial Bank is definitely paving the way for the court to issue new coins. If everyone can accept this new type of gold and silver coins, the court will follow up in the next step."

"The gold content of gold and silver coins is only one-third of the actual gold and silver. At that time, the imperial court will be able to plunder a lot of wealth easily. However, two-thirds of the wealth accumulated by our family for hundreds of years will disappear in an instant. This is absolutely not allowed by the family. "

"So Shichiro, you have a long way to go."

(End of this chapter)