Ancient Fortune Records

Shen Li would never agree with the children in the family to get married so early.It has nothing to do with the woman's family and age, it's just that Shen Yan is still a child at the moment, getting married is not good for both parties, so he discussed it with his parents early on, and under the age of 17, marriage is not considered.

The matchmaker here is also capable, so he directly approached Shen Laiqiu and asked how the Shen family's marriage would be arranged.

"I'm overjoyed, Mr. Shen, I mean dear! Mr. Zhang's house in the south of the city has a beautiful girl who is sixteen years old! She can write and count, and she can do everything in cooking! What's more rare is that Zhang The family has a lot of money, so they are willing to pile up the dowry! Although your son is only 13 years old, you can tell that he is a good-looking talent! It happens that the two families are well-matched, and I think this marriage can be done!"

Just about to talk about how much money the woman's family has, she was interrupted by Mrs. Yu's very polite gesture of serving tea and cakes.

"Hello, come and have some tea from our family. This is a new type of pastry that the chef has made recently. It is very suitable for women like us. It is said that it can also beautify the face."

The matchmaker became even more excited when she saw that there was a helper in the kitchen. Isn't this a good family?He looked at Shen Laiqiu more and more eagerly, hoping that the Shen family could give him an accurate answer.

Shen Laiqiu didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but he explained to the matchmaker in a good voice: "Thanks to you for taking care of me, it's a pity that the dog Shen Yan is still young, and we don't consider his marriage for the time being. Besides, we will stay in Youzhou for a short time. It is estimated that we will return to our hometown. If it is a marriage, the woman may follow our family to live in a distant place, I am afraid that I will not see my parents easily."

Here, anyone who cares a little about their daughter will not agree to their daughter marrying far away.So Shen Laiqiu thought about it after he finished speaking, and felt that there was nothing wrong with his words, so he relaxed a little.

The matchmaker was stunned at this moment. She saw that although the Shen family lived in a relatively large house, the furnishings were not luxurious, and she thought it was just an ordinary little rich family.After all, housing prices in Youzhou were not expensive earlier.If you are lucky, now you can live a good life by renting out houses and shops, so it is not uncommon to have a house.Unexpectedly, this is actually the place where the city lord lives!

She is a very famous matchmaker, it's not her bragging, with her family as the center, people from ten miles around come to ask her for marriage.It's just that she never expected that the family's eyes were so high that they actually fell in love with the city lord's younger brother!

She should say whether the family has good eyesight or bad eyesight.The owner of the city also dared to climb high, almost embarrassing her, a matchmaker!However, looking at it like this, the lady of the Zhang family must not know that the little official is actually the younger brother of the city lord!

Or why do the common people praise Mr. Shen for his integrity? Just look at the family style!The Shen family's property is so famous, and it's not that their family has no money, Shen Yan's young gentleman is still so polite.Master Shen is also humble, unlike that person who looks down on others when he has a backer at home.Look, still go out to plow the field!How simple and honest!

Seeing City Lord Shen's parents being so polite to her, the matchmaker was delighted and flattered.

"Don't worry, I will definitely convey your thoughts well." The matchmaker thought to herself, at least she had to talk about the Zhang family, your daughter is good, but if you want to marry a daughter, you can't be so reckless!The man doesn't inquire about any family, so how can she be ashamed to talk about marriage.

The turmoil of saying relatives passed like this, but the bad news came again.

There is going to be a war in the southwest, and the most important job in Youzhou right now is to manufacture weapons.Emperor Xuan has already prepared enough soldiers and horses, and is ready to send several brave and skilled generals to fight in the southwest as soon as the autumn harvest is over.

"Father, don't worry, the Southwest is not a good place. I have acquainted merchants there. They are well-informed and have their own connections. I knew that Southwest's idea was to grab and run. Unfortunately, I'm afraid they won't let them this time." It's gone!" Shen Li slowly wiped the dagger in his hand, a cold light flashed in his eyes.

Although the soldiers, horses, food and grass had been prepared enough, Shen Li still donated [-] cans of canned mutton and [-] cans of canned fruit in his father's name. They were not using public money, and were Shen Li's private property.This is not a large amount, and it is not considered eye-catching among the rich businessmen who donate money and food.

This is his heart.

In addition, the price of grain in the Southwest has soared, and some local officials are also fishing in troubled waters, secretly selling old grain a few years ago to local traders, causing the price of grain to soar.There are Wei Guo and Chen Guo on the southwest border. The innocent people in the southwest are so innocent.

If it weren't for the imperial envoys sent by the capital, these beasts would rely on the height of the sky and the emperor's distance, wantonly fish and meat the common people, and I don't know what would happen in the southwest.

When Shen Li heard the news, he couldn't help but frowned. Now that the battle is imminent, he can't just ignore everything. If he has the ability to interfere, he can't turn a blind eye, otherwise it will violate his long-standing rules of conduct.

Even the imperial court will interfere with food prices, but it will not interfere too much.

For the poor people, even if the food they depend on for survival is only a penny per catty, it will bring a huge burden to their lives.What's more, the price of grain in the southwest is now twice as expensive as usual.In addition, the cultivation of corn has not yet been popularized, and there is not enough food to eat.Food shortage has become a major problem for the survival of the people. War, oppression, and low food production itself have made life miserable for the people in the frontier.

Shen Li suddenly misses modern times very much. In modern society, when one side is in trouble, all parties support it. In ancient times, money and food cannot be transferred easily. In case of natural disasters and man-made disasters, if the current emperor is a wise emperor, the number of casualties can be controlled. If it is just right On the contrary, natural disasters will also be accompanied by man-made disasters, causing endless pain to the people.

Shen Li thought that the problem of commodity prices should be solved in a special way. It should neither be too tough nor turn a blind eye to the wanton price hikes of vendors.Although he was not a great and selfless person, he couldn't bear to watch the people in the Southwest being devoured by corrupt officials. He was an ordinary person who had also suffered from hunger.

Businessmen are profit-seeking, and it is impossible for them to lower prices without a good reason.However, Southwest is not under his own rule, so how to keep the merchants from raising prices too much needs to be considered in the long term.

He didn't struggle for too long before he received a letter from Yizhou.Wen Bohe's correspondence with him has never been cut off, but this letter made Shen Li blush.

He closed the door with a guilty conscience, looked at the thick letters inside, and felt an indescribable... shy and yearning sour feeling in his heart.

Inside the envelope was the pearl that Bai He found, which was very large.

Letters seem to be written every day, but it can be seen that the writers are often very busy.Because sometimes only a few words are written on a piece of paper, and sometimes there are even some simple patterns on a piece of paper.

"When I saw this pearl, I wanted to keep it for you. You must make it into a tiara and show it to me when we meet."

"Today I saw a stupid crab, it looks like you who have been teased by me." Then attached a drawing, which is the stupid crab he said.

"Fool, don't forget to arrange me when you write a letter." Shen Li smiled and shook his head, his eyes felt a little sore.

"I suffered a little injury today, and I need you to comfort me in my dream. The injured part is in the lower abdomen, and it should feel pretty good." He also drew a bust of himself with disheveled clothes, half-exposing his chest and abdomen. Neither long nor short scars. "But don't worry, it's not painful, it's just a small fight."

Shen Li looked at this abdominal muscle, remembered that this warm body once hugged him tightly, and thought that he had touched the good touch of this body's abdominal muscle inadvertently, so his ears turned red.

"The beach is very nice, but it's hot during the day and cold at night. It's been a day of military training, and my shoes are covered with sand, and my face is a little tanned. But the green lotion and milky ointment you sent me are very useful, let me I feel cool and refreshing on my face.”

Otherwise, send more, lest he is not enough there, he will really act like a baby, Shen Li thought so.

The rest of the letter papers are all Yizhou landscape paintings drawn by Wen Bohe, but he schemingly hid his figure in a corner of the painting, and even asked Shen Li to look for it maliciously. If he couldn't find it, even Shen Li Made a mistake, and he will make up for it from other places in the future.

Shen Li flipped through the last painting angrily and amusedly. The background of the painting was the sea, and there was a huge sailboat on the sea.Two figures stood side by side on the sailboat, their sleeves entangled intimately, one tall and one short, one was wearing a vermilion riding suit and the other was wearing a blue robe.One could tell it was him and Wen Bohe at a glance.

Shen Li sighed, Wen Bohe met him in this era, maybe it was right, maybe it was wrong.He treats this relationship seriously and firmly.It's just that he wasn't sure whether it was right or wrong to drag Wen Bohe into this relationship.He is the prince's child, Shen Li will not have any concerns because of his status, but he is afraid that Bai He will not be able to bear the pressure of this era.

But he didn't have time to think about it, because the auction was held as scheduled.

Vendors, wealthy merchants, and even big officials from all over the place came here to join in the fun.In addition to wanting to buy the amber handicrafts or rough amber stones he likes, he also wants to meet City Lord Shen, a member of the party.

Shen Li also came out intentionally. Everyone knows that he is the real host behind this auction, so there is no need to hide it.He presided over the opening ceremony, briefly outlined the high-quality goods and finale items of the auction, whetted everyone's appetite, and then retreated behind the scenes, giving the home to the auctioneer of the auction house.

The previous auctions were just some jewellery. Although they were in good condition, they were not priceless.

The small traders stared at these items, and planned to purchase them from the government-run amber craft shop in Youzhou as soon as the auction was over. Such well-made accessories that can be mass-produced will not be very expensive, but they are very popular among wives in wealthy places. Miss like.

There are also some cautious vendors who want to observe closely, so they bought a few strings for appreciation.

Sure enough, the Buddha statues were looted, and a group of people bid for several rare and large Buddha statues.The asking prices are outrageous one by one, and the asking price for an amber statue of Guanyin is actually 1000 taels!

Shen Li admitted that this Avalokitesvara statue looked like a natural treasure, extremely solemn and solemn, but he was really frightened by the fact that a wealthy businessman in the south of the Yangtze River was willing to pay so much money for a Buddha statue.

In the end, the transaction price of this Buddha statue was 200 taels, and the winner was Weijia, a wealthy businessman from Jiangnan.The Wei family was originally an imperial merchant, so it is normal for them to be so rich.

Some of the remaining Buddha statues were auctioned for more than 200 taels, but most of them did not reach [-] taels.It's not that no one wants to use power to suppress others, but Shen Li has already made arrangements.

All the boxes participating in the bidding are made of cement. From the outside, they look extremely strange in shape, like a huge cylindrical pagoda with a pointed top and a weird stick standing upright. (actually a lightning rod).

The big window sticks out of the outer wall, opposite to the window for bidding and viewing treasures. It is cool to breathe in the wind, but the people next door, even if they push the window to look out, they can't see what's going on in the window next door.Even if they happen to be sitting next door, they don't know who is in the next cubicle.

The stairs upstairs are also secret passages. If you go up the spiral staircase from the ground, even if you happen to meet on a staircase, you don't know which room that person will eventually enter.

Those who participated in the price bidding were all the servants around them, so others didn't know who was calling the price at all.Trying to use power to suppress people and not allow people to bid is simply not going to work.

In addition, it also meets the requirements of low-key local tyrants. Some low-key rich people don't want others to know that they have money. Such a secret job will make him willing to spend his own money to buy things he loves.

The people of the auction house stood on the high platform in the middle of the columns. At a certain entrance of the third floor of the stairs, they entered a dark passage, and then passed through the dark passage to reach the high platform in the middle.

All the exhibits are displayed there, and everyone can see the appearance of the treasures.But everyone doesn't know who is robbing him.

Some people who have used their brains are very angry. These people always have some capable people around them. Even if they can't afford it, they can use various methods to swap the genuine and fake ones on the way back.

But the auction house is as strict as the arms business, who the hell knows who's stuff should be sold after the auction