first minister

Chapter 216 Xia Jingyun is too monstrous!

It wasn't until he returned to Jiang'anhou's mansion that Gongsun Jing calmed down a little, and began to ask Xia Jingyun about all the doubts in his heart.

"My lord, how can you be sure that you can make so much money selling these mirrors?"

"First of all, why do you think I proposed a capital verification of 1 taels?"

"Of course it's to screen out those who have no money, otherwise they all come to watch the fun, messy, how can this work."

"Of course there is this factor, but more importantly, I planted an idea in their minds, that is, the mirror probably costs more than 1 taels."

Gongsun Jing was startled after hearing this, and quickly understood, "I understand, it's like the entrance to the Liuyun Tianxiang Pavilion, which is paved with white jade, and the old bustard is covered with excellent rouge, even if you have never been there before, you will know that it is not cheap once you enter the building."

"It doesn't make much sense." Xia Jingyun's mouth twitched, "But I haven't been to Liuyun Tianxiang Pavilion, so I don't know much about it."

Gongsun Jing looked strange, "Master, you and Mr. Qian were in the Liuyun Tianxiang Pavilion when you started a fight, and the entire Zhongjing City knows about it."

"Ahem. Let's talk about this auction. The previous price anchoring is only one aspect. To really increase the price, there are many means, such as His Majesty's prestige, such as the ability to grasp the things that these dignitaries care about, such as my poems, and auction skills. Among these aspects, one thing is very important, that is, the transaction price of the first mirror. Because it is almost exactly the same thing, the first transaction price is the guide price of everything behind.

Hearing this, Gongsun Jing also nodded in retrospect, "Yeah, it's still quite difficult to say, the two-thousand-gold level and the three-thousand-gold level were almost missed. If someone hadn't caught it, I'm afraid they might not be able to pass it. Then the total price of the five mirrors would be too much less."

Xia Jingyun looked at him and smiled without saying a word.

At this moment, Gongsun Jing suddenly felt blessed, and opened his mouth in shock, "My lord, that person is you."

"Hush! Don't tell me if you see through!"

Gongsun Jing looked at his son's smiling face, and two words lingered in his mind: evildoer!

Not to mention the shocked Gongsun Jing, when the news of today's auction came out, the entire elite circle in Zhongjing City was severely shocked.

Five mirrors, 17 taels of silver, this is easier than looting a bank!
British Duke Lu Rusong sat at home with a solemn expression.

He also went today, and even paid a huge sum of money to buy one.

And I have to say that this old fox's vision is really accurate, he set his target on the fourth mirror, and bought it for "only" two thousand seven hundred gold.

At the same time, he is also worthy of being one of the few surviving founders of the country. His kindness and determination are really good, and he is even willing to contribute to His Majesty's grand plan under the hands of Xia Jingyun, an "enemy".

But even after figuring this out, the British public can hardly find much happiness.

Because Xia Jingyun is really too monstrous.

Originally, his Lu family had an overall advantage over the Concubine De's family, but with Concubine De's party in Sishui Prefecture, with the help of Xia Jingyun, the situation was turned around and the situation in Sishui Prefecture was completely settled.

But it doesn't matter, there is still the Chaotang, the Lu family's intricate forces, and the foundation accumulated over hundreds of years, it is difficult for a concubine De, a harem woman, to catch up in a short time.

But since Xia Jingyun entered Beijing, the direction of the wind has changed immediately.

The household department is stable, and is firmly under the control of Concubine De's people;
The Ministry of Rites, which had already been under the command of the British Duke, capsized unexpectedly, the Shi family collapsed, and the newcomer was Concubine De;

Of the six chief officials, Concubine De has two under her command.

And the Lu family lost three positions of real power because His Majesty took advantage of it.

As far as the top forces in the court are concerned, although Concubine De is still at a disadvantage, she already has the strength to resist and even counterattack in most government affairs.

Even so, the Duke of England was not too worried at first. Concubine De had risen too fast, had too little accumulation, and her background was too far behind them, and the conflict between the Qin family and Xia Jingyun had proved this at the beginning. These veteran dignitaries could not bear the concubine De's people if they showed a little bit of background.

Unexpectedly, things turned around like this. In less than an hour, 17 taels of silver wiped out all the top dignitaries in Beijing. What kind of goddamn handwriting is this?
If he does this a few more times, who dares to say that he can stabilize Defei's faction?
If it's just that, it's fine, but the point is, these few times, behind Xia Jingyun, there is always the shadow of His Majesty standing faintly!

In the years when the imperial power reigned supreme, winning the emperor's heart was not just a verbal boast!
The British Duke patted the armrest of a chair angrily, Xia Jingyun, it's all Xia Jingyun!

"Good! Good! Good!"

After seeing the report presented by Liuli Division and confirming it with the detailed report from Heibingtai, Emperor Chongning stood up in satisfaction and said three good words in succession.

With the previous 10,000 taels of atonement silver from the Shi family, plus the 10+ taels of cash confiscated from the Shi family and the rest of the assets that are waiting to be realized, plus this money, not only is there no need to worry about the gap in the construction of Wanbao Building, but this year, he can also have a few more [-] taels of extra money in his hands.

Even, is it possible to plan a tour of the south of the Yangtze River without being blocked by officials and courtiers?
Emperor Chongning looked at the plaque on the wall with satisfaction, worrying about Le Hall, this is the first worry about the world!
Such an evil minister is so loyal to the emperor and patriotic, could it be that the heavens sent him to save my great Xia country?

Xia Jingyun, good!very good!
On the outskirts of the city, somewhere in Zhuangzi.

The roar of people turned Zhuangzi's main hall into a thriving vegetable market, and it was like a pot of water that was about to boil, buzzing.

Several Zhuangzi stewards who belonged to the management of the Hou Mansion sat together, looking at the menacing farmer representatives in front of them, their brows were locked with deep worry.

One of the stewards bite the bullet and said: "Everyone, please be quiet! We have already reported this matter to the Hou Mansion, and the big man above us has already sent a message. Everything is safe. The goods we should receive will still be collected according to the contract. The bills that should be settled will be settled for you every three days as usual! There will be no problems! You don't need to worry so much!"

"Did you say that it counts? You pretend that we don't know, your Hou Mansion has been targeted by the Qin family, and you are almost out of money!"

"Yes, you are all like this, and you are still thinking about paying the bill after three days. Who should we turn to if you can't pay?"

In the crowd, someone immediately refuted, obviously it was arranged by the Qin family.

But such a clumsy strategy is obviously very effective. It involves the key money, and the representatives of the farmers and the rest of the Zhuangzi are immediately encouraged, "No, you should settle the money for us now!"

"Close every day! No settlement, no delivery!"

"No, you have to give the money first, and we will supply the goods! If you don't have money, you won't supply!"

"presumptuous!"

One of the stewards couldn't help but raged, and said angrily: "You guys figure it out, you begged us to take away your poultry meat, vegetables, melons and fruits, and now you dare to tell us these things! You really think that the Houfu is a soft persimmon!"

When the momentum came together, these honest farmers were immediately frightened.

But among the crowd, there are not only these people, "Then why do you have no money! What do we supply without money?"

"At this time and at that time, now the Qin family is willing to accept it directly. We give you supplies because we think highly of you!"

The farmers also became more courageous, "Since we have cooperated for many years, let me save you some face. If you pay in advance, we will spare you two cents per basket!"

"Yes! Give the money first!"

Seeing the other party's softness and toughness, all the stewards couldn't help but look at each other, with deep worry in their hearts.

After all, the person in charge of the Hou Mansion is a young man, he has no hair on his mouth, and he can't do things well. If he is just boasting, it will be people like himself who will suffer the real disaster!

Seeing their silence, among the crowd, those arranged by the Qin family became even more energetic and led the crowd to make a fuss.

It is to force these Zhuangzis in the Hou Mansion to go to the doctor in a hurry and ruin the situation completely.

But at this moment, there was a loud shout outside the door.

"Make way! Make way!"

"Get out of the way!"

The two men rushed in quickly, saw the besieged stewards, and bowed their hands to them, "Stewards, we are sent by the young master, let me inform you, the money problem has been solved, you can let go of it."

The stewards were overjoyed upon hearing the words, and stood up abruptly, "Really?"

In the crowd, someone immediately retorted, "Hmph! Do you believe this too? In one day, tens of thousands of taels, how is that possible!"

The stewards were startled when they heard the words, and the two men immediately turned around, glaring at each other, "You know nothing! You raised 17 taels of real gold and silver in just one morning, and now the shops in Houfu City have returned to normal, and the Qin family has returned honestly. You are still making trouble here! What are your intentions!"

The provocative voice was not sure about the situation, and immediately fell silent.

Once they shrank, the farmers lost their confidence.

Now it's the turn of these real farmer representatives to look at each other, and immediately someone laughs with them, "Ahem, that, Manager Liu, we were also provoked by villains."

"Hmph!" Guanshi Liu sneered, "Really?"

Another steward next to him said: "Didn't you just say that you can pay two cents per basket for one day's advance payment? Come and talk to us?"

The crowd scattered like birds and beasts.

Zhuangzi immediately quieted down, only the laughter of the stewards who survived the catastrophe echoed for a long time.

(End of this chapter)