If everyone gathered in the audience at this moment, Xie Fu would definitely be booed and the scene noisy. Although this jade pendant is a fine piece of jade, its value of 500 taels will definitely not reach the sky-high price of 8,000 taels.
Although the audience was quiet, Su Baozhen seemed to be able to feel the emotions in every room and said with a smile, "This jade pendant is my master's personal jade pendant."
At this time, an exclamation came from the rooms on the left and right next door.
Xie Fu asked: "Xiao Yu'er, what's going on?"
Xiao Yu'er explained; "Holding Master Su's jade pendant is like holding Master Su's token. Buying a favor from Master Su with eight thousand taels is so worth it. I asked you not to leak it when I just left. Look, let others
Picked up the leak."
Xie Fu chuckled: "Is Mr. Su's favor so valuable?"
Xiao Yuer said: "High-quality things are rare and expensive, and there are many people competing for them. Why do you think they should be sold to you? If you don't have enough face, if you ask me to tell you, they will just deal with you with scraps of copper and iron."
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Xie Fu smiled: "That makes sense."
Xiao Yuer looked regretful and said, "You can still laugh."
Why can't Mr. Xie laugh? Su Qianqian, the daughter of the Su family, must be proud enough. Last time, she bought him three hundred pairs of Mingguang armor for the first time.
But they didn't know that Su Qianqian had committed suicide several times in order to get these things, and in the end she almost died by hanging herself.
Su Qianqian is not a proud person, but Mr. Su got this beloved daughter in his later years. He loves her very much and treats her like his heartthrob.
Immediately afterwards, some weapons and armors were auctioned. Most of these items were used by a famous person. They were considered antiques and had good collection significance. However, the bidding was not very enthusiastic.
However, everyone gave the Su family enough respect, so there were no unsuccessful bids. In the end, they were all bought at a more appropriate price, and the bidding process did not take much time.
Next are some so-called famous swords, a sword from the Spring and Autumn Period - Gongbu, which fetched the highest price of 6,000 taels.
At this time, half an hour had passed since the auction, and more than 20 items had been auctioned in succession. Each bidder could be said to have spent a lot of money, but it always felt like they were making a small fuss.
Xiao Yuer asked: "Don't you want to buy a good weapon? Why didn't you buy the Gongbu just now?"
Xie Fu said calmly: "Six thousand taels is too expensive."
Xiao Yuer said with profound meaning: "You can buy good things here, but you will never get a bargain. The people present are all money-savvy people."
Xie Fu said softly: "I always feel that the people attending the auction tonight are here for something, and they were just appetizers."
A brocade box was delivered to Su Baozhen. Su Baozhen opened the brocade box and found letters one after another inside.
Xiao Yuer said: "The items to be auctioned next are entrusted by others to be auctioned by the Su family."
Xie Fu asked: "Aren't those just now?"
"It's different. Those were serious things just now, but now these are old things. There is a saying - singing old clothes."
"Singing old clothes?"
Xiao Yuer asked: "Have you ever been to a pawn shop?"
"I just happened to be there."
Xiao Yuer said: "Generally, the clothing items that have expired in pawn shops will be put on public display and auctioned, and sold for a few or dozens of cents."
Xie Fu nodded, and Xiao Yuer continued: "The sellers will sing about the nature and price of the items to attract others to buy them."
Xie Fu smiled and said: "These rags are also brought to such an occasion."
"Although it's an old thing, you'll know soon if there are any bidders."
Su Baozhen opened a letter and sang: "Although I don't hold a sword, I have gone to the battlefield. I have a hero on my back and yellow sand under my feet. My brother abandoned me. I have three thousand sisters. Now I am old, but I can still serve."
Heart, no matter who knows me, I will be tortured in the end."
Seeing Xie Fu's thoughtful look, Xiao Yu'er smiled and said, "Can you hear it?"
Xie Fu said: "War horse?"
Xiao Yuer nodded.
"Three thousand horses?"
Xiao Yuer nodded again.
"Retired war horse?"
Xiao Yuer hummed: "An old or injured war horse."
"These horses can no longer be used on the battlefield, so what are they for?"
Xiao Yuer explained: "These horses are actively used to transport food and supplies. When the cavalry does not have war horses, they can be used as backup and go into battle without armor."
Xie Fu nodded: "So these horses still have some use, but how much money can these old injured horses be worth?"
Xiao Yuer said: "You will know just by looking at it."
There are already bidders, and the asking price is thirty thousand taels. An ordinary horse is worth about thirty pieces of silk, which is about thirty taels, while a war horse that can go on the battlefield costs sixty taels.
A retired war horse is worthless. The Daguan Kingdom implements a system of burial for both horses and humans. After the horse is retired, it cannot be slaughtered. It must be raised until it dies of old age and buried well.
But because the ration of one horse is equivalent to twelve soldiers, if the horse cannot go to the battlefield, it is equivalent to feeding twelve men in vain.
Therefore, many armies will choose to slaughter retired war horses to reduce military expenditures. This is already an unspoken and unspoken rule.
In Xie Fu's opinion, thirty thousand taels was already a high price, but who knew that the bidding price kept being raised, which puzzled Xie Fu.
Xiao Yuer said: "These war horses were sold by some people from the Western Regions. As the saying goes, an old horse knows the way. It may not be valuable to you, but it is very valuable to some people."
"What about for example?"
"For example, those caravans traveling to and from the Western Regions."
Xie Fu looked at Xiao Yu'er with a look of admiration: "Xiao Yu'er, I didn't expect you know a lot."
"I've just been around my father since I was a child, so I'm relatively familiar with this aspect."
In the end, these 3,000 old horses were auctioned by Room 11 on the third floor for a high price of 61,000 taels.
Three thousand broken horses were priced at such a high price, and the armor was even more expensive. Xie Fu suddenly felt a headache.
Next are 10,000 swords. From the description of Xiu Guyi, these swords are trophies from the battlefield, and there are all kinds of knives.
In Xie Fu's opinion, it was just a pile of scrap metal, but it was auctioned for a high price of eighteen thousand taels.
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A knife is easy to find, but ten thousand or one hundred thousand is difficult, and it cannot be made in a short time. If you have people, why don't you let soldiers go to the battlefield with bare hands?
It’s only eighteen thousand taels. If you buy it at auction, you’ll be well prepared.
In the past three years or so, I have lived so freely in Lingnan County that I have become too ambitious and short-handed.
Xiao Yuer asked in confusion: "What's wrong with you?"
Xie Fuying said: "It's only eighteen thousand taels. If I had known earlier, I would have bid for it."
Xiao Yu'er looked at Xie Fu with a serious expression. Who would buy ten thousand war knives? She said lightly: "Now you don't think it's too expensive."
"Things are not expensive if you use them."
Xiao Yu'er didn't respond. Xie Fu also knew that Xiao Yu'er had seen the clues and said with a smile: "Xiao Yu'er, you don't need to know too much, just try to help me."
"If you don't tell me what you want to do, how can I help you?"
"I'm afraid I'll scare you if I tell you."
Xiao Yu'er chuckled: "You underestimate me. The knife is placed on my neck, and I don't even frown."
There was another bid for some supplies off the field, but Xie Fu was not short of supplies and had no interest.
Then there was the auction of 1,500 pairs of leather armors. From the description of the old clothes, the origins were complex. Some were peeled off dead soldiers, some were trophies, and some were damaged and then repaired.
Anyway, it was just a batch of old leather armors, but Xie Fu's eyes lit up. He was most in need of armor right now. Without swords, he could not form an army, and without armor, he could not be sharp.
"Xiao Yu'er, I want this leather armor."
Armor is no better than swords. Since ancient times, it has been strictly forbidden to keep it privately, let alone buy and sell it. It is only in a place like Sword City that no one cares about it, it is possible to auction it.
Even the most common leather armor is a marketable and priceless item.
Xiao Yuer said: "Then you have to prepare a big price."
Xie Fu said in a deep voice: "I am bound to win!"
Xiao Yu'er looked at Xie Fu for a few seconds and said, "I understand."
As expected, this leather armor was not as expected as Xiao Yuer expected. The leather armor was competed for as soon as the auction started, and the starting price quickly climbed from 70,000 taels to 150,000 taels.
The woman who was standing at the door passing the lots came and went, and Su Baozhen kept making bids one after another. The scene finally looked like an auction.
Xie Fu finally spoke up: "Xiao Yu'er, 160,000 yuan, how do you bid?"
"Master, don't worry, they are still testing each other's strength and bottom line."
After the price reached 150,000 taels, more than half of the bidders retreated. However, there were still a few people bidding, and the bidding speed also slowed down. After Su Baozhen was almost finished, he made a price announcement, intending to make the final decision and not let the price go.
Competitors have too much time to think.
Finally, the price reached 210,000 taels, and the audience fell silent. Su Baozhen's mouth was able to rest for a while, but she did not dare to drink water to moisten her throat.
Although it was quiet, it still made people feel the atmosphere of being ready to go. Xiao Yuer finally took action, but did not bid. Instead, he took out the small iron sword in the jade tube, opened the bead curtain and handed it to the woman standing at the door.
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The woman took a step forward and stood at the door, raising the small sword in her hand high.
Su Baozhen looked at the whole place, saw it at a glance, and said loudly: "The twenty-seventh room on the second floor is bound to win. Is there anyone who can follow the price?"
Someone shows off his sword!
Su Baozhen's voice was like lightning that struck the Weilong Tower, knocking out all the bidders for a moment.
Just when they came back to their senses in surprise and were considering whether to risk their lives for these fifteen hundred pairs of leather armors, Su Baozhen had already announced the result: "Twenty-one thousand one hundred taels, the competing products will go to twenty-seven on the second floor."
The house is owned.”
Fireworks also exploded in the sky above Weilong Tower, and it was a foregone conclusion.
To be honest, the price of 210,000 taels is not high, and there is still a lot of room for increase. However, Xiao Yuer suddenly flashed his sword, interrupting the plans of other bidders.
Xie Fu successfully took a picture of these 1,500 pairs of leather armors and was very happy: "Xiao Yu'er, I really have yours!"
Xiao Yu'er was also very happy to be able to help Xie Fu: "Master, do you have 210,000 taels? If not, we will be trapped here tonight."
Xie Fu smiled and said, "Do you think I have it?"
"Sir, I'm not kidding, this is not a place where you can get away with nothing."
As Xiao Yuer spoke, she leaned closer and whispered: "Before the auction starts, everyone must pay a deposit. If the deposit is far lower than the price of the bidding item, someone will come over immediately to verify the capital."
"Capital verification?"
"It's just to test whether you have the financial resources. If you are not deprived of your qualifications on the spot, you will break the rules and your life will remain here."
After Su Baozhen took a sip of water, she continued to sing old clothes and bid for items, but Xie Fu was not interested.
Three people came into the room, a middle-aged man and two old gentlemen. The three people's clothes had embroidered logos of the Su family on their lapels.
The middle-aged man had a calm aura. He was obviously a martial arts practitioner and his cultivation level was not low. He said respectfully to Xie Fu: "Mr. Song just took a photo of 1,500 pairs of leather armors."
Xie Fu smiled and said, "Yes."
"It's like this, Mr. Song, your deposit is only 10,000 taels. The competing product just bought is of higher value, so an additional deposit of 100,000 taels is required."
"Oh, you're afraid I can't afford it."
The middle-aged man smiled: "Mr. Song is very unfamiliar. I'm afraid it's my first time to attend the Su family auction. So I would kindly remind you that this is a rule for everyone. If you want to fool around, then I will
I just have to follow the rules."
Xiao Yu'er didn't want to intervene in this kind of thing, but she was afraid that Qiu Bing wouldn't know the seriousness of it, so she couldn't help but said: "Master, please stop teasing him."
Xie Fu smiled and took out some paper tickets from his arms, and then asked: "Do you have a pen?"
An old gentleman replied: "Yes." Then he took the pen and polished it for Xie Fu.
Xie Fu took out a piece of paper, spread it out, and wrote in a blank space on the paper: One hundred thousand taels.
The two old gentlemen looked surprised, but Xiao Yuer's face was full of confusion.
After Xie Fu dried the ink, he handed over the paper ticket: "One hundred thousand taels!"
The old gentleman held it in both hands and took it carefully. Another old gentleman also came forward to look at the paper ticket. The two of them looked at it word by word, and lightly scratched the paper ticket with their fingertips.
He lowered his head and smelled the scent of the mark.
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The two of them nodded at the same time: "It is indeed a deposit from Tonghui Tianxia Cabinet."
No one in this world can pretend to be a bank deposit from Tonghui Tianxia, and no one has the courage to do so, and it is an astronomical figure of one hundred thousand taels.
One of the old gentlemen said: "It's just..."
The middle-aged man interrupted: "It's good if it's true." After speaking, he said to Xie Fu: "Mr. Song, since you just showed your sword, it is necessary to remind you that generally 30% of the total bidding price shall not be higher than the deposit."
Xie Fu asked: "What do you mean?"
Xiao Yu'er on the side explained: "My deposit is only 10,000 taels, which means you can't bid for a lot higher than 33,000 taels."
Xie Fu said with a smile: "It turns out you are afraid that I don't have any money."
The middle-aged man smiled: "This is a rule. Please forgive me, Mr. Song. If everyone shouts the price, this auction will become a mess."
Xie Fu said with a smile: "I was rude just now. So, in order to express my apology, I will add another one million taels of deposit now."
Xiao Yu'er was stunned and her heart was numb. If it hadn't been for the one hundred thousand taels of deposits just now as a foreshadowing, she would have thought Qiu Bing was talking nonsense.
An idea came to his mind. He was definitely not a robber, let alone a killer. As a killer, even if he slaughtered an army, he would not earn a million taels. Looking at Qiu Bing, he was probably...
The three of them were startled when they heard this. One million taels and one hundred thousand taels were not just ten times the amount. A big local merchant might be able to come up with one hundred thousand taels, but he would never be able to come up with one million taels.
It can only be the entire country or some power groups behind it, and even small countries can't do it.
The middle-aged man was the first to come to his senses and winked at the old man next to him. The old man hurriedly offered the pen again and polished it with his own hands.
Xie Fu took out the deposit slip, spread it out, and wrote one million taels in the blank space coolly.