Emperor Ming's grandson

Chapter 49 Auction Preview

"As for the second question, where would the Ming Dynasty have perished if it had not perished in the Little Ice Age... This question is more complicated, but I can simply tell you my opinion: the demise of any dynasty is too many It is the result of a combination of factors, such as corruption in the bureaucratic system, economic and monetary collapse, social unrest caused by wars and natural disasters, etc.”

"If the Ming Dynasty can successfully cope with the crisis brought about by the Little Ice Age, that is to say, it will not be in a situation of subjugation due to years of natural disasters, with internal bandits and external wealth, and maintain stable development, then it may be able to continue for a longer period of time. time, but in the end it is difficult to escape the fate of destruction.”

"Because in essence, the Ming Dynasty's system is an involution system. Farmers are involution, scholars are involution, and the same is true for civil servants. It is difficult for an involution system to generate the motivation for outward expansion. So once it reaches its limit internally, it will explode."

Zhu Xiongying nodded thoughtfully. Teacher Jiang explained the first question very clearly. As for the second question, it is really difficult to imagine things that have never happened, but it can be regarded as basically explained. But it should be Considering that the relationship is not very familiar, it is difficult to express some too sharp opinions. After all, it is taboo to communicate superficially and deeply.

“So how to solve the dilemma of involution?”

"look out side."

Jiang Xinghuo got up and went to the bookshelf in the bedroom and took out a copy of "History of the British Industrial Revolution".

"How to do it specifically, including the price revolution, the Age of Discovery, the Industrial Revolution, the Poor Law, etc. It's a long story. You should read it first. This book should be very detailed. By the way, remember to return it to school after reading it. In the library, the book returner writes my name."

"Thank you, Teacher Jiang."

Jiang Xinghuo waved his hand, indicating that it was just a minor problem. Zhu Xiongying sat there for a while, then said goodbye and left.

When he arrived downstairs at the teacher's apartment with the bag of fruit, his cell phone suddenly rang.

"are you available today?"

Mu Jinyue's soft voice came: "Let's go to the preview of the auction."

"I'm free." Zhu Xiongying's heart was a little palpitating. The answer he was interrupted last time. The relationship between the two should be officially confirmed this time.

"Okay, then I'll go to the dormitory building to find you. Remember to bring the things you want to take pictures with."

Zhu Xiongying walked through the main road of the campus full of plane trees, and shortly after getting down from the dormitory building after taking things, Mu Jinyue's car stopped steadily in front of Zhu Xiongying.

The car door opened, and a faint smell of perfume hit his face. Zhu Xiongying put the long bag into the trunk and got into the car.

"Want to buy some clothes?" Mu Jinyue looked at him and asked.

"Do you need to wear formal attire for the auction?"

Zhu Xiongying felt a little embarrassed, as if it was really not good to dress too casually.

"No, it doesn't matter what we wear." Mu Jinyue smiled, "Because wearing formal clothes is to show sincerity when making connections with resources, but buyers who actually pay for it, let alone previews, even if they are ordinary I won't come in person, the people who come to hold the sign are all photographers. I just think your clothes are too thin, so I want to buy you one first, so as not to freeze." "It's okay, just go directly."

Because the provincial capital university is not far from the auction venue in the main city, it didn't take the two of them long to get there. It took them a long time to park the car in the parking lot outside the auction venue. There were many cars in the parking lot. , Mu Jinyue's parking skills were a bit worrying, Zhu Xiongying went down and directed for a long time before parking.

The auction venue is a postmodernist-style building, made of glass and steel plates as the main materials, with shell white and metallic gray as the main colors, which looks shining in the sun.

The two of them walked in. The men and women around them were all wearing formal attire, which seemed a little out of place for them. However, the staff did not neglect them because of their ordinary attire.

In fact, just like those who wear slippers and hurdle vests to have morning tea in the south are the big guys, those who can enter here are the workers who wear formal clothes, and those who wear casual clothes are most likely to be the real buyers.

After checking the invitation letter and seeing the company name, the staff's eyes flashed with surprise, and then they were respectfully taken to the high-end VIP box on the third floor.

The decoration inside the box is low-key and elegant. There are several exquisite-looking paintings hanging on the dark red walls. There is a tablet computer for auction on the coffee table. There is a bar next to it, which is filled with various wines and drinks. .Zhu Xiongying didn’t know if it was free or if it was the same routine as the hotel, so he simply didn’t take it.

Directly in front, there is a floor-to-ceiling glass window that can see the auction venue in the lobby on the first floor. When you looked up from the lobby on the first floor, you couldn't see the scene inside the box, so it should be a one-way glass.

The door of the box slowly closed, leaving only Zhu Xiongying and Mu Jinyue. The atmosphere of a man and a woman alone made the air a little awkward. Zhu Xiongying looked at his phone and found that there was still some time before the auction preview started. I don't know. What to do.

Mu Jinyue also seemed a little uneasy. She picked up the tablet on the table and flipped through the previewed auction items. She said softly without raising her head: "You should also come and take a look. Although there will be a list of auction items in this auction, there will be a list of items to be auctioned. After the preview and before the actual auction, many of the collections were added temporarily, but generally speaking, the items on the list are mainly those that have been decided on, which is why sellers come to the preview in advance.”

"Let me see."

Zhu Xiongying lowered his head to look at the tablet held by Mu Jinyue. Their heads came together, and a faint scent of hair floated into Zhu Xiongying's nose. It was Mu Jinyue's unique smell, fresh and elegant.

This situation is not unfamiliar to the two of them. They also worked together to solve problems in this way during the three years of high school. However, the time and place were different, so it was inevitable that they would have some daydreams.

Zhu Xiongying tried his best to focus on the auction list on the tablet and not think about other things. However, the faint fragrance and the proximity of Mu Jinyue made his heart beat faster involuntarily.

Mu Jinyue didn't seem to notice this unless she looked at her already red earlobes. She tried her best to pretend to be serious as she swiped the screen, pointed at one of the collections and said, "Look at this, the enamel-colored intertwining flowers from the Qianlong reign of the Qing Dynasty." The starting price for the pattern plate is three million."

Zhu Xiongying nodded in agreement, but his eyes fell on Mu Jinyue's face involuntarily. Her profile was elegant and her skin was as fair as jade, but her eyes kept moving and dodging, which made his heart beat faster.

Mu Jinyue noticed his gaze, her cheeks turned red, she raised her head to look at him, and then quickly lowered her head.

At this moment, the two people's eyes met in the air, as if there was an invisible electric current.

(End of this chapter)