It's not a surprise for the fifth prince. After all, this is Prince Yun's fiefdom. It's normal for 'Qizhen Pavilion' to have Prince Yun as its backer. He put his property in Jiangnan, mainly because Zhongzhou wanted to infiltrate its power into Jiangnan; and
It’s because Jiangnan is rich and easy to make money.
But now that he had to directly confront Prince Yun, the fifth prince had no confidence at all. Ever since the Evil Ghost Alliance was taken over by Prince Yun, his fear of his imperial uncle had become even deeper.
"You take inventory of the goods in Jubaozhai and move them out of the fishing garden." The fifth prince rubbed his forehead, "Let's do business there."
I originally thought that Jiangnan was prosperous and I had the supply of goods from Zhongzhou. I would definitely be able to make a lot of money every day by opening an auction house. But I didn't expect that it was true to the saying - a strong dragon cannot suppress a local snake. As soon as it opened, it was suppressed by Qizhen Pavilion.
It's begun.
"Master, what should we do with the goods of Jubaozhai?" Zhu Guanshi used to work as a steward in the black market on the border, and finally came to the beautiful and prosperous Jiangnan, and he didn't really want to go back.
"Do you have the picture album of Qizhen Pavilion in your hand?" The fifth prince wanted to see the quality of the items in Qizhen Pavilion. They should be interested in these good things from Zhongzhou...
I wish the steward had done his job properly, took out a pamphlet from his arms and handed it to the fifth prince: "Please take a look at it."
The fifth prince took the brocade-covered brochure and opened the page. What came into view was the drawing of the auction item traced in meticulous paintings. Each auction item has its name, number, reserve price, quantity, provenance, quality and other relevant introductions.
Seeing such a beautiful album, the fifth prince, as a rival, wanted to go to the auction to have a look.
The more he looked back, the more frightened the fifth prince became. The items in the Qizhen Pavilion were more than one level higher than the items in their Jubaozhai... Even though he had a close relationship with Zhongzhou, many of them had never been seen before.
The fifth prince took a deep breath. Even with Prince Yun as his backer, he didn't believe that Qizhen Pavilion could get so many good things that were only available in Zhongzhou. Tomorrow he was going to Qizhen Pavilion's auction. If Qizhen Pavilion dared to sell fake
Goods, he will definitely let people expose...
The most important thing in the auction house is credibility. If something happens to the Qizhen Pavilion... maybe his Jubaozhai will not need to be closed down: "Don't move the goods in the Jubaozhai for now. Give me a seat in the Qizhen Pavilion to bid."
"Yes!" Manager Zhu secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that his master couldn't move the goods from Jubaozhai. He had to get a seat for his master no matter what.
The auction was held in the afternoon. The carriage the fifth prince was riding in stopped at the entrance of Qizhen Pavilion. He took out a black mask and put it on before getting off the carriage.
The auction of Qizhen Pavilion is very lively, and there are two ways to enter. Fixed members of Qizhen Pavilion pay different levels of membership fees and enjoy different levels of treatment in the auction venue. Those who are not members can buy tickets to enter. Different
The amount of tickets also corresponds to different price levels of treatment.
Mr. Zhu bought the most expensive ticket, eight hundred and eighty-eight taels per box, which can accommodate three people.
The fifth prince was also shocked by Qizhen Pavilion's money-grabbing methods. Even if nothing was sold, the tickets and membership fees alone would probably make a lot of money. No wonder the small albums displaying the auction items were so exquisitely made.
When the fifth prince walked into the private room, he felt that the price of the ticket was somewhat justified - not only was the private room very comfortably decorated, but every piece of furniture inside was of high quality, and even the incense burned was of the tribute level.
The fifth prince looked at the snacks and fruit plates on the table, picked up the tea cup and smelled it, and it turned out to be Yunwu tea.
"How do you sell Yunwu tea here?" The fifth prince sat down on the couch.
"If you get back to the guest officer, the snacks and tea prepared in the box are included in the ticket. If you want to order other food, there is a brochure on the table." The clerk opened the small drawer next to the table, took out a beautiful brochure, and handed it to
Fifth Prince, "The Yunwu tea you just asked about costs sixty-six taels per cup."
The Fifth Prince flipped through the menu-like thing, and it turned out that it was as exquisite as the 'booklet' he saw last night. Many pastries in it were also equipped with pictures, and they looked delicious: "I was asking, how much does a can of Yunwu Tea cost?
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"This... has never been sold like this before..." the boy said, neither humble nor overbearing, "You should go to a tea shop to buy tea."
Although the fifth prince felt dissatisfied, the guy said nothing wrong: "You can go out."
"Yes." The boy left the private room and closed the door.
The bidder has already stepped onto the high platform in the middle. He is a man in his thirties, wearing a silver brocade robe. He walked behind the booth, took out a pair of white silk gloves and put them on.
Everyone in the audience whispered: "Oh my god, Mr. Wufu is actually hosting the auction today."
The fifth prince couldn't help but frown. Mr. Wufu is a famous treasure appraiser in the four countries, and his reputation is very high. If he is hosting this auction, there will be no fakes.
Mr. Wu Fei opened the brocade box on the stage: "The first lot in this auction is the 'Xuanfeng Sword' produced by the Shangwumen Weapon Pavilion, the number one martial arts sect in Zhongzhou.
This sword blows hair and makes decisive decisions. It has its own sword style and can kill without staining blood. The base price is one hundred thousand taels of silver, and there is no minimum limit for price increase. You can start bidding."
As soon as Mr. Wu Fei finished speaking, everyone raised their placards one after another, and the 'Xuanfeng Sword' was quickly sold to 500,000 taels of silver. After the bidding reached 500,000 taels, the bidding became less intense.
The fifth prince liked this sword very much, especially the clause 'killing people without showing blood', which suited him very well: "Fifty-one thousand taels."
After the fifth prince made his bid, a cute little voice said: "Fifty-one thousand and one liang."
The fifth prince was amused by the asking price, and actually only added one tael: "Fifty-two thousand taels!"
"Fifty-two thousand and one tael." Xuan'er felt that her sister-in-law's price increase was very good. He didn't need to keep asking. He just added one tael anyway.
The fifth prince felt a little funny at first, but after a few times, he fell into the pit and couldn't get out. If the other party added hundreds or thousands of silver, it would be okay for him to give up. But the other party only gave him one or two more silver.
How could he be willing to get this sword?
Finally, with Xuan'er's one-two increase, the fifth prince raised the price to one million taels.
Just now, my sister-in-law said that if the other party offered one million taels, she should not add another one tael.
Mr. Wufu asked three times, "Is there anyone who wants to bid more?" and then lowered the bidding hammer: "The 'Xuanfeng Sword' was bought by the guest officer in Room No. 5, Tianzi, for one million taels."
We had been bidding just now, but no one thought anything of it. Now I calmed down and thought about it, the item sold for one million taels of silver at the beginning of the auction, which is rare in Qizhen Pavilion.
Today, Jiang Lan, who had been recovering from illness for a long time, was taken out by his master and his wife to relax. He was shocked when he saw that the sword produced by his "Weapon Pavilion" was sold for one million taels - a sword of this quality was sold for sixty-seven dollars
