Chapter 172: There is hope for my inner money
The Son of Heaven doesn't like businessmen, so no one touches the mold, and only Liu Chun, who doesn't know how to die, dares to pull Lao Zhu to do business.
Just over two hours in the VIP room, Zhu Yuanzhang witnessed a super crazy bidding game, he went from initial shock, to panic, to numbness, Lao Zhu felt for the first time, maybe money is really not money!
Not only him, including Liang Guogong Lan Yu, Cao Guogong Li Jinglong, and Song Guogong Feng Sheng, who had just entered Beijing, these wealthy nobles were also frightened stupid by the crazy bidding.
Three hundred and sixty boxes of Pu'er tea, sold for three thousand eight hundred taels, more than ten taels of one box, this box is not a catty and a half, not even one or two, only a bubble, not necessarily enough!
Even the Xiaolong group, which was forbidden by Lao Zhu, categorically did not have such a terrifying price.
Who knows, this is just the beginning!
Because the next tea is denominated in gold.
"Everyone, please see, this is a set of one hundred and eight boxes of tea, please see, this porcelain vase is the best blue and white, painted with one hundred and eight pictures, these pictures are selected from one hundred and eight famous paintings, can be called the pinnacle of Chinese painting and calligraphy culture in the past dynasties, we give each painting, with a kind of tea. Famous tea with famous paintings, you can not only drink tea, but also the historical accumulation and cultural baptism of thousands of years. A real noble person does not look at the amount of wealth he has, but the level of taste. Fine art produced in the East should be able to find a bosom friend in the West...... Let's start the auction! The starting price is 108 taels...... Gold! ”
Lose your marbles!
Zhu Yuanzhang has only heard of Tian Huangshi being priced in gold for so many years, and it is the first time he has heard that tea is still priced in gold! And Lao Zhu dared to say that it was ordinary tea, and the porcelain bottles used, that is, the top grades of the private kiln, were far from the level of the official kiln.
Two broken things are sold separately, the tea is worthless at all, more than a hundred broken porcelain bottles, maybe they can be sold for two, two, three, or two, but they can be put together, and then make up a set of rhetoric, and immediately 108 taels of gold!
That kid really dares to ask for a price!
And these fools really dare to bid!
Look, soon the auction price exceeded 1,000 taels, and finally settled at more than 2,700 taels!
Gold!
Zhu Yuanzhang didn't know what to say at all. Flash Dance
At this moment, Liu Chun was deploying arrangements in another room, and when he heard that he only bought more than two thousand taels in the end, he was a little dissatisfied.
"I'm thinking I can break through three thousand taels!" Liu Chun pondered for a moment and said to Zhang Yu: "You go and tell Hosokawa and let the merchants of the Wa Kingdom follow suit, and I don't want any set of tea to be less than five thousand taels!" ”
The corners of Zhang Yu's mouth twitched, and his heart was dripping blood, where is this tea!
A box of more than 20 taels of gold, who is willing to drink?
He didn't dare to say anything, so he could only go and inform.
Liu Chun called Xu Guan again, "You go and tell the Royal Bank and ask them to send someone to tell the guests participating in the bidding that the Royal Bank accepts mortgages!" Low-interest unsecured loans are also available for businessmen with good credit...... All in all, give them plenty of money and make them dare to bargain! ”
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The story on the field continues, what are the twenty-eight nights, the eight immortals crossing the sea, and the eighteen arhats...... Every set of tea leaves is breaking through the bottom limit of the heart.
The prices are constantly refreshed, and everyone is crazy, they no longer think about whether it is worth so much money, but only one thought, that is, they must buy it, no matter how much it costs!
People who watched this auction included the emperor, the crown prince, the king of Qin, the king of Yan, the king of Zhou, the prince of Wei, the prince of Liang, and the prince of Cao...... Also includes Ru Taisu and Liu Sanwu!
In the entire Ming Dynasty, the most powerful and knowledgeable people are here, but they were stunned by the situation in front of them, and refreshed their three views!
Zhu Yuanzhang was silent, the crown prince Zhu Biao fell into contemplation, the king of Qin Zhu Fan drooled out of the elder, the king of Yan Zhu Di tried to keep his composure, and the king of Zhou, Zhu Luguang smirked, according to this selling method, his book printing plan will soon be realized.
The whole auction ended in one watch, and Liu Chun said with a smile. "Ladies and gentlemen, the tea ceremony culture has a long history, and there is no good tea without good utensils...... This will be followed by a cabaret performance and a selection of exquisite tea sets on display. You can watch it as much as you like, and after three days, it will be a special topic of the tea set auction, and everyone is welcome to participate! ”
"And yes!"
The people in the VIP room want to scold their mother...... Zhu Yuanzhang snorted angrily, this little rabbit cub doesn't have enough pit people, one move after another, and you can do it!
"I want to go back to the palace, prince, you go and call that stinky boy, I want to question!"
Zhu Biao hesitated: "Father, I'm afraid it's not appropriate to let Liu Chun enter the palace now, wait for tomorrow, let him get up early and enter the palace, and my father can rest for a while......"
Zhu Yuanzhang rolled his eyelids, "Do you see that I can sleep?" Make an exception, make an exception, let him enter the palace, for him, is there still one less exception? ”
Liu Chun was called to the palace,
"Your Majesty, in fact, it really didn't sell for much, we only auctioned a total of seven sets of tea, except for the first set priced in silver, the remaining six sets only bought 53,000 taels of gold, it's really not much!"
"Phew!"
Zhu Yuanzhang was so angry that he scolded, "Stinky boy, how much more do you want to sell?" Just your seven sets of tea, combined, are not as big as half a tea cake! How much is that pile of wooden boxes, porcelain vases, worth? ”
"Your Majesty, there is still jade!" Yoo Chun argued.
"You're green jade, the cheapest, don't you understand? A small jar of green jade will not exceed three taels of silver! ”
Liu Chun said again: "Your Majesty, jade is priceless, besides, there is gold on it, that is called gold inlaid jade!" ”
Lao Zhu laughed angrily, "Boy, why is your heart so black?" The golden flower with the big nails, not even a penny of gold, you are good, you are stunned to sell the sky-high price of one hundred and fifty taels of a box! You can do it, you really can! In the whole Ming Dynasty, there is no one who is so good at doing business as you! ”
Zhu Yuanzhang scolded, Liu Chun simply lowered his head and didn't squeak, anyway, he was used to it...... The first time Lao Zhu scolded someone, he would still be afraid, now that Liu Chun has a lot of debts, I don't believe it, you old man can still scold for one night?
Sure enough, after scolding for a while, Lao Zhu stopped, he took a few breaths, and coughed lightly twice, "That...... Do you think those merchants will feel deceived? Not coming in the future? ”
Zhu Yuanzhang said again: "To do business, you still have to pay attention to the authenticity, you pit the Yishang once, in case you don't come in the future, isn't it still Daming who suffers!" ”
"Hahaha!"
Liu Chun laughed out loud, and the emotional Lao Zhu was worried that it would become a hammer deal, so he scolded himself!
"Your Majesty, if I'm not mistaken, the residences of the merchants who photographed the tea are now full of people. Your Majesty had better send the brocade guards over to protect them from theft and robbery. ”
Lao Zhu was stunned, "Steal, steal what?" ”
"Tea leaves, of course!" Liu Chun smiled: "I dare to say that someone must pay several times the price to buy these unparalleled treasures of good tea!" ”
Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't stand Liu Chun's boasting, and when he was also curious, was it as Liu Chun said, was someone really offering a high price? He quickly asked people to go down and ask, and waited for half an hour.
Jin Yiwei really sent the news, and sure enough, the merchant who took the tea and went back met the robbers, but fortunately there was an arrangement in advance, so he was spared.
"You're amazing!" Lao Zhu said in a sullen voice: "Sure enough, someone robbed it, you say, do you want to sell more?" ”
There is no way, Liu Chun is like a god, and Lao Zhu has to use the tone of inquiry.
"Your Majesty, as far as the minister can see, even if you can fetch a high price, don't buy it for the time being, at least until next year. The market must be allowed to digest it, otherwise the minister's trick will not work! ”
"Tricks?"
"Hmm!" Liu Chun said with a smile: "Your Majesty, I am the most prosperous and wealthy country in the world, and I am naturally the benchmark for overseas countries. They love the goods of the Ming Dynasty and covet our culture and art...... Do you want to say that they understand tea? I don't understand it at all! However, tea can become a symbol of their status, the more expensive the tea, the more they can improve their status, the more they flock to it, and money is already secondary. In a word, only buy the expensive ones, not the right ones! ”
"This is the mentality of those overseas nobles, if we increase sales casually and make out-of-print treasures into a big road, soon the value will collapse, and no one will like it."
"Moreover, the number of upper-class nobles in overseas countries is also limited, and selling too much at one time will exceed their ability to bear, and it will also destroy the market ......"
Liu Chun smiled and gave Lao Zhu a lesson in business,
"You're a profiteer, a profiteer through and through!" Zhu Yuanzhang said viciously: "I ask you, you brought so many goods to Jiangnan, why don't you sell them like this?" Wouldn't you be able to earn more? ”
Liu Chun's eyes widened, "Your Majesty, those things that the minister brought are for the business of the country. Selling tea and the like, that's an overseas business! Of course, domestic business should be genuine, with small profits but quick turnover, while overseas business should try to make as much money as possible and squeeze profits. If you use treacherous means both internally and externally, or simply bully your own people and cheapen outsiders, then you don't even want to do it! ”
What Liu Chun said is a matter of course, what is the doubt about this?
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at him, stared at him for half a minute, and suddenly stretched out his big hand and patted him on the shoulder hard.
"It's okay, you kid still has a little last conscience! You know, if I hadn't read this last bit of your conscience, I would have cut off your head a long time ago! ”
Lao Zhu said, and poked Liu Chun's forehead with his fingers, it hurt!
The eunuch standing next to him was stunned when he saw this scene!
Good boy!
This Lord Liu is a god!
There are only a few people who can make Lao Zhu make such an action, including Zhu Biao when he was a child, as well as the little princess of Hanshan, and the emperor's grandson Zhu Gaochi!
Did Your Majesty take him as his own son and nephew?
The eunuch was surprised, but found that Lao Zhu's face sank, and his tone was cold again, "In addition to tea, do you have any other tricks?" ”
"Yes!" Liu Chun didn't take Lao Zhu's actions seriously just now, but continued: "The minister plans to sell tea sets next, and then there will be a special auction of porcelain, silk, and cloth. According to Chen's estimates, because it is a bulk shipment, the profit of planting will be ten times that of tea, or even more! ”
Zhu Yuanzhang finally nodded and said to himself: "According to this, my internal money will be filled soon!" ”