Take the warehouse back to the end of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 98
After a fierce competition, the remaining three-foot-square mirrors, each family took almost six mirrors, one-foot-square mirrors took twelve mirrors, and palm-sized mirrors took almost 25 mirrors.

Everyone carefully put the mirror into a box filled with straw, and hurriedly left with the people.

Ten days later, a mysterious news suddenly spread in the capital.

Legend has it that the Fan family, the head of Shanxi merchants, obtained a batch of rare and unusual dioramas from Westerners.

These dioramas are not only clear and bright, but also extremely large.

It is said that there is also a full-length mirror that is as tall as a person.

When the news first spread in the capital, many people didn't care about the news.

How tall is a full-length mirror?Hehe, why are you playing us for fools?Although we are dudes, we are not fools.

But as the news spread, it also spread with nose and eyes.

Not long after this news appeared, several more news came.

Not only did the Fan family have a dressing mirror as tall as a person, but the Cao family, the Qiao family, the Kong family, and even the less powerful Chang family also had them.

It can be understood as a gimmick, but so many have it, which has to be doubted.

In the capital city, on a street not far from Deshengmen, in a three-story, plain-looking inn, eight middle-aged men sat on the top floor of the inn one by one.

This inn is called Tongfu Inn, which is owned by Shanxi merchant Fan's family in the capital.

Cao Fugui looked at Fan Zheng, who was sitting on the main seat and sure to win, stroked his beard, and said softly: "Brother Fan, is your method useful? Why do I have no idea?"

Fan Zheng picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip. He spat out a mouthful of tea foam and said, "This method will definitely work. Believe me, when have I ever done something thankless?"

Seeing Fan Zheng's calm expression, everyone felt relieved a lot.

At the same time, in an incomparably luxurious restaurant in the inner city of the capital, a few dandies dressed in brocade suits, with white jade hanging from their waists and holding aloes wood fracture fans, were eating in the most luxurious room of the restaurant. liquor.

This restaurant is owned by Cheng Guogong, and the interior decoration is second to none in the capital.

The son of Zhu Chunchen, the Duke of Cheng, Zhu Xiaomin looked at Zhang Shize, the Duke of England, and Xu Yunzhen, the Duke of Ding, who were sitting opposite him, and said with a smile, "Have you heard the news circulating in the capital recently?"

Zhang Shize put down his wine glass and said with a smile, "It's just a drunken talk of a few rascals, do you believe that?"

Xu Yunzhen also said: "I think Brother Zhang is right. A good dressing mirror for one person is still a diorama. How is this possible? How could it be that big. I also have a diorama at home, but each of these things is only as big as a palm." I don't believe how tall a person is."

Seeing that the two of them didn't believe it, Zhu Xiaomin frowned and said, "I believe it, and you don't even think about it. If it's something that doesn't exist, how could it be said that it has a nose and an eye?"

"Oh? Brother Zhu, what news did you get?" Zhang Shize took a sip of his wine and said with a smile.

Xu Yunzhen also looked at Zhu Xiaomin.

Zhu Xiaomin frowned, and said: "There's nothing wrong with it, it's rumored that there are noses and eyes, don't believe it. Recently, the old man is going to celebrate his birthday, and I still want to buy something for the old man. If there is really such a big The full-length mirror is not bad."

"I heard that the day after tomorrow, the Yuanfuxiang company in the capital will hold an exhibition to display this full-length mirror. Why don't we go and see it later?" Zhang Shize looked at Zhu Xiaomin and said with a smile.

"I can see it!"

……

Fan Zheng looked at the people below and said, "At that time, our five-sided mirror will be auctioned, and the highest bidder will get it. How about it?"

"What kind of rules is this auction?" Lao Tzu's Fan Zheng was puzzled by everyone.

This auction method is a new sales method that Fan Zheng learned from Zhao Wen.

With a keen sense of business, he was shocked when he heard about this method for the first time.

Make a decision now and sell it in this way.

There are many advantages to selling in this way. The first one is that the price can be pushed up very high.The second is that you can create momentum, and you can instantly make the glass mirror in your hand red.

It can provide a better atmosphere for selling glass mirrors by yourself in the future.

As time went by, the dandies, wealthy businessmen and wealthy families in the entire capital were all interested in the full-length mirrors that had been rumored in the capital these days.

When this day came, the entrance of Yuan Fuxiang's shop was full of extremely luxurious carriages.

Fortunately, Yuan Fuxiang was big, otherwise, he really couldn't let go of so many people.

At this time, the entrance of Yuan Fuxiang had already been covered with a red carpet, and there were a few young men beside him setting off firecrackers.It looks but lively.

Zhu Xiaomin was dressed in silk and satin, holding an agarwood fracture fan in his hand, shaking gently, he sat on a chair in the hall, looked at Zhang Shize and Xu Yunzhen, and said with a smile: "This is quite mysterious. of."

"Isn't it always like this when treasures are born?" Xu Yunzhen replied with a smile.

The entire hall was full of people, and only those who were wealthy could have a chair to sit on.

The original counters in the hall have been removed and replaced with chairs, tables and the like.

Although the people here are basically those nobles at the top of the Ming Dynasty.But no matter how top-notch nobles are, there is an order.

Fan Zheng was standing on the second floor of the hall. Looking at the noisy hall below, he said to the servants next to him, "Go and put out the one-foot-square and three-foot-square mirrors. Remember, use them first. Wrap it in red silk."

"Yes!" The boys cupped their hands at Fan Zheng, and then stepped back.

Fan Zheng was going to auction off the one-person-tall full-length mirror as the final item. After all, the heavier the item, the later it would be.

As for those palm-sized mirrors, Fan Zheng didn't take them out. After all, mirrors of that size were too common for these nobles.

A few quarters of an hour later, a few servants came out from behind carefully carrying a few tables.

There are several things on the table that are covered by red silk.

After the table was settled, all the eyes of the people in the hall were on it.

"What's the trick? You still cover it with red silk?" Zhu Xiaomin shook his folding fan, and stretched his neck curiously to look at those tables.

Fan Zheng was wearing a red official uniform, imitating scholars, wearing a square scarf on his head, and walked down the second floor slowly with a smile on his face.

"My dear guests, I was delayed in some matters just now, please forgive me a lot, forgive me a lot."

Fan Zheng had a flattering face, bowed his waist, and kept arching his hands at the people in the hall.

Zhu Xiaomin waved his hands casually, and said, "Shopkeeper, isn't the thing covered under the red silk a full-length mirror?"

Judging from the edges and corners exposed on the red silk, this full-length mirror is not as big as the rumors say, is it?
Fan Zheng looked at Zhu Xiaomin's curious expression, and said with a smile: "My lord, this will not be deciphered until later. Please use some snacks now."

Fan Zheng still knew some of the top nobles in the world, after all, dealing with them was essential for doing business.

Fan Zheng clapped his hands, and then several teams of scantily clad maids came out from behind with porcelain plates full of exquisite snacks.

Fan Zheng understood that the best effect can only be achieved when the appetite of this group of people is maximized.

And the trick that Fan Zheng is using now is to delay the time and whet the appetite of these nobles.

Zhu Xiaomin casually took a piece of snack from the porcelain plate and stuffed it into his mouth.Now all his thoughts are on the things under the red silk, where is he in the mood to care about these things?
On the other hand, Zhang Shize looked like a pig, he held the maid's hand and kept saying, "Young lady's hands are so white and tender."

The maid was not shy, and even gave Zhang Shize a wink.

After a few quarters of an hour, the maid walked down with the porcelain plate.

Fan Zheng stood in the hall again, and he said, "I think everyone is curious about what's under the red silk?"

Seeing that it was almost done, Fan Zheng asked the maids to retreat.

"You old dog, isn't this nonsense?" Zhu Xiaomin said impatiently.

If it wasn't because you were from Shanxi Merchants, I would have led someone to rob you long ago.

The power of Shanxi merchants in the court should not be underestimated. If they directly confronted each other, it would definitely not end well.

You must know that Zhang Siwei, the chief assistant of the cabinet back then, was a child of Shanxi merchants.

Although Zhang Siwei retired for many years, the contacts left behind have been passed down.

Although these nobles are very powerful, in the eyes of these civil servants, that's all.

The civil servants in the late Ming Dynasty dared to talk about the gods, let alone these nobles who were eating and waiting to die?

Fan Zheng looked at the curious faces of the crowd, and stopped talking nonsense, and said directly: "Everyone, the time to witness the miracle has come."

Fan Zheng waved his hand, and then a few servants came over.

"Go, lift off these red cloths!" Fan Zheng whispered to the servants.

Following the boy's movements, the eyes of everyone in the hall fell on the boy.

"Shh!"

The red cloth was lifted gently by the servant, and then several white lights shot out from the table.

Following the appearance of those mirrors, the entire hall fell into silence.

Zhu Xiaomin's hand holding the teacup trembled, and dropped the teacup to the ground with a snap.

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