Don't be a prince

People in Tang place a lot of emphasis on reputation. Although a businessman is a hyena who eats profits but doesn't spit out his bones, you can trust him completely only in terms of reputation.As long as the agreement is made, there is nothing left unfinished.Even if he went to beg for compensation, he would return the money he collected to the creditor.

Such a beautiful thing as reputation cannot be overstated.

In the prince's place, no one dared to make trouble.Therefore, regardless of whether it was a servant or a groom who came to send the treasure to the auction, they would honestly hand over the item to Lao Jin for appraisal, and then bring the receipt from the auction house to the owner.There is no owner, these treasures are just numbered.

The work of appraisal, Lao Jin has paid off.Therefore, the work of arranging the invitations fell on Li Dahai.

These days, the Hu merchants living in Chang'an can't wait to give their wives to Li Dahai, just for the few vacant places in the single room on the second floor.Also crazy are the local merchants in Chang'an, the temptation of those single rooms is simply too great for them.

After drinking a glass of wine, Li Dahai stroked his numb tongue, and said, "Everyone, since my old Li has eaten your food and tasted your wine, hehe, and also received your tips, naturally I won't let you Blood flowed in vain."

A Hu Shang said in a very lame Tang: "Shopkeeper Li, what is the price, you say the number, I will never bargain!"

A Tang Dynasty official in Chang'an said angrily: "Go away, if you want to buy it, I will wait for Tang Dynasty merchants to buy it first!"

Facing the meal that was about to break out, Li Dahai stretched out his hand to signal them to be quiet, and then said: "I, Lao Li, don't keep a secret, let me tell you the truth, the prince intends to sell these positions for money." Yes. Although my old Li has the final say on how to sell it, but if the amount is too small, you will have to be punished when you go back. Maybe you will lose your life! You know, this is the place of the prince. Who would dare to sell it in other places? Are you arranged with the prince?"

Immediately, someone said with a smile on his face: "The shopkeeper Li is right. This time, the crown prince gave me face. Face can't be counted, so you can make an offer, and I will never bargain!"

After Li Dahai stretched out two fingers, he stopped talking.

Seeing these two fingers, the merchants suddenly seemed to have eaten Coptis chinensis.

Two pennies is a dream, two thousand pennies is impossible, but twenty thousand pennies, Te Niang's old... my family property is only so much!

Seeing that everyone in the room looked like a concubine, Li Dahai smiled mysteriously and said: "Everyone doesn't know, although the private room is called a private room, it is actually very spacious. It can accommodate more than a dozen people without being crowded. If it is crowded again, there will be 30 people. It's not a problem. Besides, His Royal Highness didn't stipulate how many people can enter a single room!"

Hearing this sentence, excitement appeared on the faces of everyone.

If the [-] guan is shared, it will be worthless!

Several silk and satin merchants in Jiangnan immediately patted the table and said, "Master Li! Our silk and satin merchants recognize one! No matter how much you pay, [-] guan will be delivered to your house tomorrow!"

Once there is a beginning, there will be a follow-up.

When there was only one single room left, but there were still two groups, the price of the single room was even raised to [-] guan.

Looking at the two groups of people who were at war with each other, the wine in Li Dahai's stomach turned into sweat and flowed out.

The crown prince is right, for this false name, these people are really willing to sell their pants!

The auction house has not yet opened, and the price of these single rooms alone has reached 10,000+.

10,000+ points!It would be a small bag to exchange for copper coins!

The host and guest had a good time at the banquet, which lasted until the early morning of the next day.It's not that we can't leave at midnight, it's because Chang'an's curfew is very strict.

It's okay to spend the night in a restaurant, but as long as it appears on the street, it is a serious crime.The strict laws and regulations cannot be relaxed by the status of a businessman.

Li Chengqian, who was sitting in the East Palace as immobile as a mountain, did not hesitate to postpone the opening of the auction house after the empty warehouse was filled.

Although it is a bit untrustworthy to do so, the more the opening is postponed, the more at ease those who want to participate will be.

Because, this means that the auction house is constantly accumulating good things.

Chapter 186 Opening

In the winter of Chang'an, the rich and noble families are still the same, but the poor people have already started the cat winter.The low ability to keep out the cold makes people involuntarily want to go out less.

When the second snow fell, the temperature dropped to a new level.

It's cold outside, but people's hearts are hot.

After a long wait, His Royal Highness's auction house has finally opened!

As the neighboring property of Pingkangfang, the brothels and Chu halls on both sides have paid tribute to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.And all the nobles couldn't help but give a gift.It's not precious, but the heart finally arrived.

Before the opening, the invitations for the auction house had already been sent out.Those who can be invited are either princes or ministers, or heads of wealthy families, and ordinary marquises are not qualified to participate.The people who got the invitations were all proud, and the content of the chat with each other has become:

"Did you get the prince's invitation?"

"It was a fluke, and I got one, but the position is relatively late, shame on me!"

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Such conversations can be heard from court halls to restaurants in the market.

Jiangnan silk and satin merchants usually dislike each other, but this time they hugged each other.Having a quota for a single room makes them hold their heads up when they trade with the next family.

Although we are merchants, this time we can be regarded as having face.A private room that only princes and ministers can have, oh, we got it!

On the day of the opening, although they had already paid for the room when they paid for the room, these merchants collectively put together a big gift for His Royal Highness.

Pushing Li Gang's wheelchair, the master and apprentice entered the heavily guarded auction house.

There is no need to dispatch the crown prince to lead the road closure. The street in the auction house was completely cleaned up today, and the families of the nobles blocked all the intersections.Carriages full of copper coins lined up from the entrance of the auction house to the end of the street.

Glancing at the carriages lined up, Li Gang snorted and said, "On weekdays, I pretended not to eat three meals a day. Now that I have encountered something good, my family has moved out. If I hadn't seen it today, the old man would not have believed in Chang'an." There will be so many copper coins! There is also that car, which is full of broken silver, and I don’t know who is so arrogant.”

Li Chengqian reached out and patted the old man's shoulder, and said with a smile: "Okay, we have made a promise not to pursue it. It is not a good thing to hide so many copper coins in high-ranking households. It seems that the ratio of copper to silver is too high." It’s changed, but this disciple exchanged all the copper coins for silver early on, and counts on these people to help him make money.”

On the road of wealth, Li Gang feels ashamed of himself, so he can only smile.The construction of the college seems to be a bottomless pit, but with this disciple, he doesn't have to worry about it. More than 100 Confucian scholars are ready, but none of the more than 100 people is good at making money.Therefore, this burden can only be placed on the prince's shoulders.

Entering the auction house, a scent of sandalwood filled the air.When making chairs and other objects in the auction house, Li Chengqian specially emphasized the use of sandalwood.Worst of all, it is also covered with a layer of sandalwood.The wood alone is worth tens of millions.

However, although a lot of materials are used, the consumption is not much.After Li Chengqian made a promise to engrave the wood merchant's signboard on all the wood, this shrewd businessman immediately guaranteed that he would provide all the materials for the auction house free of charge.

In the era when advertising was king, it was not even close to Datang.

It was only early in the morning, but many people had already taken their seats according to the numbers on their invitation letters.There are acquaintances, and they are talking about their plans together.As for whether it will be the same as the agreement when the time comes, then maybe.

Looking for the guards to carry the wheelchair up to the second floor, Li Chengqian helped the old man go up step by step.

Now that he is nine years old, he can already support the old man, so it didn't take long for the two of them to go upstairs.

Different from the noisy downstairs, the second floor is very quiet, and the decoration in the single room is very elegant, so the nobles on the second floor are involuntarily reserved.

The No. [-] box facing the auction platform is naturally reserved for myself.

But when Li Chengqian opened the door and was about to push the old man in, he found that someone was already inside.

One was sitting on the sofa, sipping tea with his legs crossed, and the other was standing at the door, with the horizontal knife at his waist not fully shoved back into its sheath.

Zhang Yun!

Then, the identity of the sitting one is self-evident.

Hearing the movement, Li Shimin stood up, walked over a few steps and pushed Li Chengqian away, pushed the wheelchair forward himself, and helped the old man sit on the sofa.

In other words, others must be flattered, but Li Gang doesn't care at all.

Zhang Yun put away the horizontal knife, and quickly served the old man a cup of tea.

Seeing that the old man was still pressing his legs while drinking tea, Li Shimin worried: "Your old illness is still not cured, have you seen Daoist Sun?"

Li Gang smiled and nodded: "Your Majesty is concerned, Daoist Sun has already seen it, and said that this is an old disease, and it can no longer be cured. However, the old man is now in his 80s, and he doesn't expect this leg to live, so there is no need to worry about it. .”

Turning his head, his smile suddenly turned into gritted teeth.

The emperor, who had just faced the old man with a pleasant face, turned his head to face his son with an evil look: "I have personally acted for you, if it doesn't work this time, let's see how I deal with you!"

Li Chengqian smiled helplessly, went to the corner and moved a stool, and sat behind the sofa.

No way, although the sofa is very spacious, he can't sit on it, or even sit in front of the sofa.

Rules!Even if he is a prince, he must abide by the rules. Only an 80-year-old man like Li Gang can disobey the rules.At that time, even breaking the law will not be easily punished.

Since parents and teachers met today, it is natural to talk about students' problems.

Hearing all kinds of praise words from Li Gang's mouth, Li Shimin's complacent look is the same as that of the parents of later generations.

Without disturbing the elegant mood of these two, Li Chengqian walked out of the private room and told Yu Tai about the defense upgrade.

Although the emperor is wearing a white dragon fish suit today, he should have some defense.In a place with so many people, once it becomes chaotic, it will be a disaster.

The whole morning is the time to enter the arena. If people have not entered the arena by Sishi, they will lose their qualifications to participate.

However, no one dared to come in at the finale time. When it was confirmed that all the guests had come in, Lao Jin entered the box, and Li Dahai went to the auction stage and began to preside over the auction.

After taking the stage, Li Dahai smiled and said: "Today's auction of His Royal Highness, I am very happy to be supported by the princes and dignitaries of the Tang Dynasty, distinguished and distinguished people, wealthy businessmen from all walks of life, and guests from all over the world. As a guarantee, as long as you can bid the starting price today, the treasure can be taken by you. It doesn’t matter if you don’t bring enough money, the auction house can give you a three-day grace period, pay with one hand, and deliver with the other. No refunds or exchanges, but if there is a problem with the appraisal or quality, you can come to me, Lao Li."

Yu Chigong's loud voice sounded from a box next to it: "Okay, don't say a few words, let's start now! I've spotted that glass hairpin a long time ago, and I'm just waiting to pay for it!"

Yu Chigong's voice caused a burst of laughter.In fact, it's not that funny, it's just that the prince of the country has spoken, and everyone has to respond no matter what.

Wiping the sweat off his brow, Li Dahai waved his hand, and soldiers in full armor immediately surrounded the auction platform.

The front seats on the opposite side of the auction stage were all rich family owners and the like, and they were not afraid to see such a scene. On the contrary, they affirmed the preciousness of the items to be auctioned.

Standing in such a position for the first time, Li Dahai was very nervous. Carried by a guard, a milky white jade pendant was taken around the field by him, and then visited each single room to ensure that every Everyone can clearly see the appearance of Yu Pei.

After returning to the auction stage, Li Dahai held up the jade pendant and said loudly: "After the identification of the treasurer Jin, this jade is at least a Chinese product. The identity of the seller is not disclosed. The suggestion of the treasurer Jin is that the starting price Five thousand strings!"

After shouting this sentence, Li Dahai wiped his sweat again, and couldn't help cursing in his heart; Lao Jin, why did you force the first half to yourself.

As everyone knows, Lao Jin at this time is much more miserable than him.As soon as he entered the box, he was restrained by a horizontal knife, and then searched all over his body by an eunuch.

Looking at the prince's seat again, if he couldn't deduce who that majestic man was, his decades of rice would be in vain.

Although he was let go, his legs and feet were still weak. If anyone touched him, he would immediately fall to his knees.

"This jade pendant looks good, but it's a little too small."

Hearing this sentence, Li Chengqian couldn't help but slander.There are also regulations on what kind of jade pendant should be worn by one's identity. Only the emperor can wear a palm-sized jade pendant around the world. This kind of jade pendant, which has no designated class, is carved so big by craftsmen.

It is very strange that the price of [-] guan for the suet jade pendant of the Han Dynasty is already very kind, but no one asks for the price, and the scene is very cold.

In the end, the jade pendant was sold at the reserve price, and it was estimated that the owner of the jade pendant sold it.He really couldn't stand his baby being treated so coldly, and would rather take a photo of it at a loss.

"Miscalculation, these people are all here for Liuli, if you sell other things first, you will definitely be left alone."

Li Shimin looked at Li Chengqian sarcastically, gloating at his misfortune.

Li Chengqian curled his lips: "Father, you are thinking wrong. My son deliberately put these auction items in the front, and what I want is to buy both."

Sure enough, when the second lot - an ancient book appeared on the stage, it was immediately photographed by Li Chengqian.

Li Gang said with a chuckle: "I remember this book was collected by the Li family in Longyou, but I didn't expect to see it here. Hehe, boy, let me read this book first!"

Li Chengqian bowed and said, "Of course I will ask Master Li to use it first."

The lot that the auction house received this time, the essence is at the front. Although Liuli is very tempting, there will still be bids for some high-quality goods.

When a rhino horn cup qualified, even the emperor couldn't help but participate in the bidding.

"Six thousand five hundred!"

Li Dahai finally got into the mood, shouting hoarsely: "Six thousand five hundred guan! The VIP in the first box bids six thousand five hundred guan! Are there more?" Recommended reading../../

"Seven thousand guns!"

"Seven thousand guan! The VIP in the front row bid seven thousand guan!"

Seeing someone asking him for a price, Li Shimin immediately stood up angrily, but when he saw the person, he shrank back.

That was the personal eunuch of the Supreme Emperor, apparently sent by Li Yuan.Only the people of the Supreme Emperor dare to bid with the people in the box.Otherwise, as long as there are people bidding for a single room, unless they are merchants, people in the venue dare not participate in the competition at all.

Ordinary auctions sold quickly. There were obviously more than 100 pieces, but they were all sold out as soon as the sun reached noon.

After finishing his task, Lao Li wiped off his sweat. It was obviously winter, but the feeling of countless money passing by in his hands was really irresistible.

Finally, the first glassware was carried to the auction stage by the sergeant.

This is a glazed vessel in the shape of a tiger. The teeth in the tiger's mouth are very sharp. In addition, it is noon now, and the sun is shining on the glazed vessel, which is fascinating.

The tiger was put on the auction stage, and the rest of the glazed wares were immediately carried to the auction stage.

What Li Chengqian wanted was the effect at noon. The glazed wares under the direct sunlight were so dazzling that many people couldn't help panting heavily, looking for one of their favorites in the glazed wares.

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Li Dahai cupped his hands and said with a smile: "His Royal Highness has ordered me to open the auction house on the first day, so I can't be stingy. So today the auction house has reserved the entire street of Pingkangfang. You may as well leave the auction house temporarily , have lunch first, eat and drink enough before continuing.”

Cui He, the Patriarch of the Boling Cui Clan in the front row, said angrily: "This tiger old man is very fond of whatever he eats, why don't we start shooting now! After the filming is finished, it doesn't matter if the old man invites you all!"

Lu Zi'an, head of Fan Yang's Lu family, sneered, "Dude, do you think you're going to eat this tiger? Hehe, the ancestors of the family have taken a fancy to this as early as when the caravan was parading the streets. Brother, if I can't get it back, I won't be able to protect my legs." How about letting go and letting it go to my brother?"

"Hey, who stipulated that your Lu family will definitely be able to take the auction? The prince said that the highest bidder wins."

Seeing that the court was about to become chaotic, Li Chengqian hurried to the window and coughed lightly.

In loud and noisy places, a light cough will definitely not be able to calm down the place.But when Li Chengqian coughed lightly, the guards below stretched out their fists and beat their chests in unison, roaring angrily.

Now, all the quarreling people stopped talking.