Great Tang Southern Emperor

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Here Li Zhen had just sent Yuchi Baoqing away, and was just about to calm down and continue fishing, when the people who were playing in the sea in the distance suddenly started making noise.

"What's the situation over there? Why is it so noisy?" Li Zhen asked the left and right sides.

"Go down and have a look." The guard replied, and ran over there.

He heard his shouts from a distance, and soon saw him running back with a man wrapped in a white cloth. At the same time, Li Zhen also noticed that the people who had been swimming in the sea had also come ashore one after another. , and began to go ashore to put on clothes, his hands and feet were quickly put on, and he ran over with the two guards.

"Your Highness." The guard held a shining object in his hand and shouted while running: "Your Highness, look quickly, there is auspiciousness, there is auspiciousness."

"What... such a big pearl?" Li Zhen hadn't seen it clearly just now, but when the guard came closer, he realized that the shining thing in the guard's hand turned out to be a pearl—— — a very, very large pearl.

How big is this pearl?

There was no precise measurement, so Li Zhen didn't know, but he could clearly see that the pearl held in his heart actually occupied the entire chest of the guard and blocked the entire chest, that is to say, the guard at this time In fact, he was running over with the pearl in his arms...

Li Zhen didn't know how wide a person's chest was, but what he knew was that his bodyguards were all the strongest warriors, and it was certain that the width of a chest was more than fifty centimeters.In other words, the diameter of this pearl must be at least fifty centimeters.

Li Zhen knew that the largest pearl in the world was 67 centimeters long and 34 kilograms in weight, but that pearl was not round, but irregular like an ingot. A little beady look?

But what about the one held by the guard?

Li Zhen didn't know what happened on the back side, but at least the side he saw was round and very round. If the back side was also like this, then the value of this bead would be high. Put it on the market, at least it should be worth a lot. A few thousand taels of silver, if you meet a buyer who likes this one, the value will exceed ten thousand taels.

"Your Highness, Your Highness, look, it's such a big pearl." The guard panted heavily, and gently placed the pearl on the blanket.

It can be seen that this pearl is very heavy. Even if the guards are elite guards who have undergone all kinds of training, they are also very tired if they sprint for hundreds of meters with this thing weighing more than [-] kilograms.

And as the guard put the pearl down, a bright green pearl with a diameter of at least two feet (66 cm) appeared in front of Li Zhen.

"It really is a good pearl." Li Zhen exclaimed. It's not like he has never seen green pearls before, but such green pearls are rare, and with such a big size, it can be said that this is definitely a priceless treasure.

What was even more beyond Li Zhen's expectations was that this pearl was very round, without any irregular protrusions or depressions around it. Although it was not the most regular round shape, it was somewhat oval, but this did not affect its beauty. value.On the contrary, because of this shape, the value of this pearl will be doubled, because on the green appearance of this pearl, black stripes are scattered very regularly.

Oval shape, green exterior, black stripes...

Isn't this a watermelon?

"It's really amazing, what a big watermelon pearl." Li Zhen said pleasantly. Watermelon was introduced to China at the end of the Sui Dynasty, but it has always been popular in the Western Regions. It is rare in the Central Plains. Watermelon is truly It was popularized in the mainland, in fact, it should have been from the Five Dynasties to the Song Dynasty.

But, don't forget, as the royal family, the Li family is of course qualified to use the best things in the world, even if they don't take the initiative to use them, others will give them the best things.

Therefore, despite the fact that watermelons are uncommon among the people, in fact, among the high-level officials in the Tang Dynasty, they have already existed on the street—at least the 36 countries in the Western Regions pay tribute to the royal family with a lot of watermelons every year.

Coupled with the existence of Li Zhen's historical bug, watermelon, a good thing that doesn't take up much space, has become popular in Chang'an.

Therefore, Li Zhen is not worried about leaking.

"Yeah, when the subordinates saw it, they couldn't help but go up and take a bite." The guard echoed from the side, which showed that he had also seen watermelon.

The more Li Zhen looked at it, the more she liked it. The shape of this pearl was so much like a watermelon, except for the discrepancy in size, it was so lifelike.

And Li Zhen knows that in later generations, there are many watermelons with a diameter of more than one meter and a weight of two to three hundred catties. Although my pearl watermelon is big enough, compared with those giant watermelons, it is still Can only be regarded as children.

"Did you discover this pearl?" After watching carefully for a while, Li Zhen turned his attention to the man who was only wrapped in a white cloth. He knew this man, and he was also a halberd (under the ninth rank) of Prince Zuo Nei's mansion. It seems to be called Wu Qi.

Of course such a fine pearl should fall into his own hands, a rough guy like Wu Qi doesn't know how to take care of pearls.

Chapter 852

Chapter 2 is worth a lot

"His Royal Highness, this pearl was indeed discovered by my subordinates." Wu Qi was very excited. He knew the value of this pearl too well. It can be said that if it was put into the world, it would be a treasure that would make those wealthy businessmen steal their heads.

Seeing that His Royal Highness likes this thing so much, he certainly understands what will happen next.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will definitely ask himself for this pearl, and with the character of the Crown Prince, he will never ask for his own things in vain, and will definitely compensate himself. I admit it—anyway, this pearl was picked up for nothing, no matter what kind of compensation it is, it is equal to being picked up for nothing, it is a gift from God, what else is there to be dissatisfied with?

Li Zhen stroked the green pearl lightly, and said: "I like this pearl very much, I wonder if you would like to transfer it to me?"

"Your Highness is honored to be able to see this jewel. How can we talk about whether to transfer it or not? Your Highness likes it, so just take it." Wu Qi has been in the palace for so many years, of course he is not a fool, if at this time He really put forward his request directly on the stick, and His Highness would definitely agree to it, but it would definitely make Li Zhen uncomfortable, so the reward he gave himself might have to be discounted.

"How can I do that? How can I be greedy for the treasures of Mo's subordinates?" Li Zhen said with a smile: "You can tell yourself, what do you want? Whether it is an official position or money, or property or other treasures, I will give you all It can be exchanged for something equivalent, and I am satisfied with you."

"Thank you, Your Highness." Wu Qi was overjoyed, His Highness the Crown Prince was so generous, officials, money, property, and treasures had given him so many choices at once, and now it was easy to choose.

"This subordinate's family is not well-off since he was a child, and there are only a few acres of Susukida in his family, so if His Highness really wants to reward his subordinates, it is better to give his subordinates a few acres of land." Li Zhen gave it generously, and Wu Qi is not a dissatisfied person , among all the options, he actually wants to be an officer the most, but even if Li Zhen wants to promote his military rank, he can't do it without a suitable reason.

It can't be that you gave me a pearl, and I will promote your official position, right?So how do you make others see?Will others convince you?

Of course, with Li Zhen's strength, and the fact that Zuo Nei led the government is still his pro-army, it is also possible for Li Zhen to forcefully promote Wu Qi's official position.

The problem is that this example cannot be opened. You were promoted to an official position by presenting a pearl to Wu Qi today. This is equivalent to opening a new promotion path.Everyone has tried their best to find the treasure and presented it to His Royal Highness, so who will be dedicated to their duty after that?

Not only that, but Li Zhen herself is afraid that she will also be called a plaything and lose her ambition. This is quite fatal to the reputation of the prince-the Song Huizong Zhao Ji who never sees the future is because of Hua Shigang, which caused public resentment everywhere , the national power declined, and finally became the king of subjugation?

Therefore, officials are definitely not allowed, and what is left is money, property and jewelry.

Zhenbao was passed by him first, he is a rough old man, he can't read a single word, what kind of treasure do you want?

Money is also close behind. Money seems to be omnipotent. With money, you can buy anything, but how can land be important?

What's more, can the land rewarded by His Highness have the same meaning as the land I bought with the money His Highness rewarded me?

Of course, you have to choose natural property.

"Field property, it's okay." Li Zhen thought for a while. Datang has already had a sign of a prosperous age, so the price of land has skyrocketed, and one mu of land in Guanzhong has soared to about 7000 yuan. If it is consistent (don’t think that [-] guan is less, the money in the heyday of the Tang Dynasty is equivalent to [-] yuan now, and [-] guan is [-] million, which is already a lot), and it can be exchanged for about [-] mu of land.

"This pearl of yours is priced at [-] guan. In this way, how about I give you a Zhuangzi with [-] mu of land plus [-] guan?" Li Zhen thought for a while and gave such a price.

"Your Highness is still thoughtful. Thank you, Your Highness. I have no objections." Wu Qi was both surprised and delighted. This kind of match is actually the best. With money, house and land, it can be said that Li Zhen took care of all the life problems of his family. It's resolved, and I just need to enjoy it at home in the future, and I feel very happy when I think about it.

One hundred mu of land is five thousand guan, and adding one thousand guan is six thousand guan. The real expensive one is the Zhuangzi—don't even think about it, since it is the Zhuangzi under the name of His Royal Highness, how could it be so bad?This kind of Zhuangzi is only priced at four thousand guan, and His Royal Highness is actually selling it cheaply.

"Well, I will write you a note later. After returning to Lingnan, you can go to the Prince's Mansion to order money and land deeds."

"Thank you, Your Highness." Wu Qi thanked repeatedly.

"Okay, you guys can play on your own, I'm leaving first."

"Congratulations, Your Highness."