Lin Xiao was immersed in gloating and couldn't help himself.
The auction went better than expected.
Of course, she didn't let those who came to the auction go away empty-handed.
Before the auction ended, she specially asked the maids to give each person a gift bag.
Inside there is a box of lip balm produced by Lovers and a handwritten thank-you letter written by Li Yuquan.
Everyone who got it was very excited.
The emperor's handwritten letter of thanks must be framed properly!
The happiest ones were undoubtedly the young masters of the Chen family. They lived up to the expectations of the imperial concubine and bought almost all the items in the auction.
Although it was indeed a big expense, it was worth it for them!
After the auction, they couldn't wait to pull Lin Xiao aside and gave her a one hundred tael silver note as a reward for sending her a message.
Lin Xiao looked at the young masters of the Chen family with innocent smiles on their faces, and suddenly felt a faint sense of guilt in her heart.
But when I thought of the resentful face of the imperial concubine, my guilt was instantly thrown out of my mind.
She put the banknote into her arms without hesitation, and gave a sweet smile along the way.
A total of nearly a hundred lots were sold in this auction, and the harvest was extremely rich.
On the carriage back to the palace, she couldn't help but giggle.
Zhao Qian is also incredibly calculating tonight’s harvest:
"We actually made nearly one million taels of silver!"
"Well, it did exceed our expectations. However, all of this should be thanks to the man in black robe. If it weren't for him, how could the Chen family's young masters be so generous and give out so many banknotes?"
"Speaking of which, the man in black robe is quite interesting. What is his origin? Do you know?"
"Isn't he the caretaker arranged by you?"
"Entrustment?" Zhao Qian was stunned, "No, the entrustment you asked us to arrange has already sold for a sky-high price before we even had time to bid."
Not one of our own?
Then why do you have to act as a trustee for yourself and raise the auction price?
Lin Xiao fell into deep doubts.
She carefully recalled the man in black robe just now.
He wore a black gown. Although his face could not be seen clearly under the black gauze hat, he was tall and straight, giving people the illusion of extraordinary temperament.
Lin Xiao vaguely felt that that person looked like an old friend.
No matter, in short, since the man was willing to help her, she remembered this feeling.
As for his purpose.
Lin Xiao's eyes flashed slightly and she was too lazy to delve deeper. Anyway, her goal had been achieved.
It was already midnight when we returned to the palace.
Li Yuquan did not rest, but waited with Wang Tuo in the imperial study for the return of Lin Xiao and others.
As soon as he saw Lin Xiao, Wang Tuo hurriedly greeted him:
"How was it? How was the auction tonight?"
Lin Xiao and Zhao Qian first saluted Li Yuquan and then slowly said:
"We have gained a lot tonight. We have nearly one million taels of silver in our account."
With that said, Zhao Qian opened the wooden box containing the banknotes, which contained a thick stack of banknotes, each with a huge amount.
Wang Tuo was so surprised that he couldn't open his mouth from ear to ear, his eyes full of disbelief:
"You mean, you made a million taels at the auction tonight?"
"To be precise, it's still a little short of one million. The main reason is that the Chen family's young masters are too wealthy."
Lin Xiao said lightly.
Wang Tuo and Li Yuquan had shocked expressions on their faces after hearing this, and then they both burst out laughing at the same time.
"Hahahaha. Lin Xiao, you are really smart. I'm worried that no one wants the items you chose!"
Li Yuquan patted Lin Xiao on the shoulder and laughed.
Wang Tuo stared at Lin Xiao with a sigh on his face, as if he was studying something weird.
Lin Xiao touched his nose with some embarrassment, saying that all the credit for today should go to the man in black robe.
If it hadn't been for his push, it would have been impossible to arouse the gambling mentality of those Mr. Chens. Several ordinary collections were auctioned for hundreds of thousands of taels!
Such a result was so incredible that she herself couldn't believe it.
But there was no need for her to explain this to Li Yuquan and Wang Tuo.
Anyway, they just know that they made a huge fortune tonight.
One million taels, for the Daxia Dynasty at this moment, is already less than half a year's treasury income!
The amount of money allocated to the people of Jiuzhou Town is only one hundred thousand taels of silver at most.
Li Yuquan felt more and more that Lin Xiao was a rare talent!
He excitedly patted Lin Xiao's thin shoulder again:
"You have helped me a lot, how can I thank you?"
Lin Xiao waved his hand disapprovingly:
"You are the king of a country. It is not easy to do these things. Besides, you also rewarded the common people with a gold medal for immunity from death. It is only right for the common people to help."
Li Yuquan laughed loudly:
"I should reward you with something, but if you can earn so much wealth in just one day, you have the ability to stand on your own, so..."
He paused and continued:
"I want to make you an admonisher, are you willing?"
Lin Xiao still understands the principle of accompanying a king like a tiger.
She immediately kowtowed three times respectfully, and replied in a sonorous and powerful voice:
"The common man is just a country man, and he has no intention of doing this! I beg your Majesty to take back his life!"
"My title not only represents my power and status, but also represents my favor to you. Why are you unwilling to accept it?"
Li Yuquan looked unhappy and spoke harshly.
Seeing that Li Yuquan was about to lose his temper, Zhao Qian also stood up to plead for Lin Xiao:
"Your Majesty, Lin Xiao is not someone who covets glory and wealth. She really doesn't want to be an admonisher, otherwise she wouldn't refuse!"
"Yes, Your Majesty, the lifelong wish of the common people is to find crops that can feed the people all over the world!"
"oh?"
Hearing Lin Xiao's words, Li Yuquan's eyebrows moved, seeming to be aroused:
"What crop are you talking about?"
"Replying to Your Majesty, I have read in a book that there is a species called sweet potato, which has a very high yield, is soft and delicious, and is very filling when used as a staple food."
Lin Xiao thought of the severe storm she had experienced and the crops that were flooded, and she couldn't help but feel a sense of sadness in her heart.
"sweet potato?"
Li Yuquan frowned and thought for a moment, then asked Wang Tuo:
"My dear, do you know what these sweet potatoes are?"
Wang Tuo pondered for a moment and slowly shook his head. Apparently he didn't know what this kind of thing was.
Seeing this, Li Yuquan turned his attention to Lin Xiao:
"In that case, then tell me what kind of crop this sweet potato is."
Lin Xiao thought for a while and said:
"Sweet potatoes are a crop that has low soil requirements. It does not require fertile fields. It only needs land suitable for farming. It can keep warm all year round. The grain harvest is very stable. The output of one acre of land is basically enough.
It can feed a family of three for a year and a half, and if there is a severe drought, it can even make ends meet for a year!"