"This is nonsense. Bring him here immediately!”
Li Shi Min was so angry that he blew his beard and glared, immediately giving the order to die.
It was inevitable that he didn't understand, but Li Chengqian wasn't fooling around when auctioning his belongings. In his opinion, there were too many extra things in the residence!
After Hou Junji left, he went to the accountant's office to check the accounts.
The accountant was a thin middle-aged man with a green beard. His name was Hu Qing. He was a well-known arithmetic master in Chang 'an.
He checked the account book and found that there were 3,300 taels of silver and 1,100 taels of gold.
Adding them up, it was exactly the amount of money in the system!
"Indeed, it's worth it."
Li Chengqian was certain of this, and his face immediately revealed a look of surprise.
Because he had used up nearly half of his gold value, but the silver in the warehouse had not decreased!
His brain worked very quickly. Very quickly, he understood how the system worked.
"The system does not consume money in the real world, but the money I have in the real world determines the money value in the system!”
In short, it was just a simple sentence.
At the same time, the money in the storeroom had already been added to the money value once, so it should not be added to the money value a second time.
In other words, if Li Chengqian wanted to obtain new money, he would have to earn another silver!
With a plan in mind, Li Chengqian instructed Hu Qing," Gather my private assets and calculate their value.”
Hu Qing felt strange when he heard this. What was the Crown Prince doing all of a sudden? He asked suspiciously," Your Highness, are you counting it on the account book?"”
"No, everything! This includes calligraphy, paintings, porcelain, silk, and cloth. If the value is too low, forget it. In short, I want to know how much money I have!”
Hu Qing nodded his head blankly. This was not something that could be done in a short while. There were many paintings, porcelain, cloth, and antiques in the residence.
After spending two hours, he finally finished sorting out the statistics and gave Li Chengqian a rough number.
"The paintings, jade, curios, and jewelry add up to about eight thousand taels of silver. Among them are the treasures of the Western Regions that His Majesty has bestowed upon us.”
Li Chengqian frowned. He, the Crown Prince, was not as rich as he had imagined. Eight thousand taels was simply not enough!
In fact, as the Crown Prince, he had the largest fief and had a fixed annual income of more than three thousand taels! In addition to Li Shimin's rewards, he could be said to be very rich in the past!
However, in order to keep his position in the Eastern Palace, he had spent a lot of money to build relationships and develop channels. That was why he was in such a sorry state now.
Li Chengqian also did not expect to be so embarrassed. He secretly decided that he would not waste money on this anymore. He wanted to completely cut ties with the palace!
With the principle of not being able to eat or use, he took the account book that Hu Qing had just made and emptied half of the mansion.
"This painting was written by Wang Xizhi himself? Good fellow!" Li Chengqian's eyes lit up as he hurriedly took the calligraphy painting down from the wall.
Hu Qing and the servants thought that the Crown Prince wanted to keep this treasure, but they didn't expect him to directly put it in the servant's arms." Take it well, you can buy it for a good price!"”
Everyone fell!
Hu Qing was flabbergasted." Your, Your Highness…This is Wang Xizhi's handwriting. It's hard to find!" Are you really going to sell it?"
Li Chengqian was very open-minded and said indifferently," Isn't it just the decoration in the room? I'll personally draw a few paintings and hang them up some other day to let you guys broaden your horizons.”
He figured that Wang Xizhi's Preface to Lanting Collection should be with his father, Li Shimin. If he could get it, he would really become rich overnight!
But it would be a little difficult…
Hu Qing couldn't speak anymore. The Crown Prince was very strange today. His legs had suddenly recovered. He wondered if there was any relationship between this and the Crown Prince.
"Hmm…this inkstone was once used by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty?!”Li Chengqian picked up a piece of inkstone. There were four characters carved on the bottom of the inkstone. It was very powerful!
The crown prince's collection was indeed full of good things!
It was not that he had not been baptized by artistic sentiments. This inkstone was worth more than Wang Xizhi's handwriting, but he did not intend to sell it.
He had his own choices when it came to art.
After searching for a while, Li Chengqian loaded up a whole carriage. Then, he led a group of people to the prosperous market in the west of Chang 'an.
Eight thousand taels?
That didn't exist. He wanted to use his identity as the Crown Prince to create momentum and raise the price. There was no need to worry about the rich who would buy it. There would definitely be some!
However, the only bad thing about this was that if it were to spread to the officials and the palace, the reputation he had painstakingly built up in the past would collapse. He was afraid that his father, Li Shimin, would be even more furious!
"But…this is exactly what I want!”
Li Chengqian smiled smugly in the car. He was now a dead pig that was not afraid of boiling water. He could attack anyone around him. If he admitted defeat, he would lose!
After entering the market, it was as lively as ever. Rich merchants were strolling on the streets proudly.
Li Chengqian's carriage was surrounded by soldiers and armor. One look and one could tell that his identity was not ordinary. It attracted the attention of the surrounding people. The carriage stopped under the plaque engraved with the Treasure Wind Pavilion. The person in charge inside heard the wind and hurriedly came out to welcome the distinguished guests.
This was the auction venue. Li Chengqian didn't say much and revealed his waist tag. The person-in-charge was so scared that his legs went weak and he knelt down. His face was pale.
"Men, do as Young Master says!”He hurriedly called out to his servants, afraid that they would neglect him.
Very quickly, the second floor was vacated. Li Chengqian personally stood by the wide-mouthed embroidered wooden window facing the main street. Beside him, the auctioneer of Treasure Wind Tower had already received the auction list.
The auctioneer looked troubled. According to normal procedures, all the items auctioned had to be verified first. Otherwise, who knew if the item that this noble-looking young master took out was real or fake?
The person-in-charge was so angry that he kicked him.
"Work for me! Remember, even if you doubt the king, you can't doubt this young master! The things he brought must be real!”
Li Chengqian glanced at the auctioneer indifferently and waved his treasured fan, not saying a word.
The young auctioneer stood up from the ground, but he did not dare to complain." This young master is not simple. I'm afraid he has a great background! I just don't know which level it is…"
He peeked at the side in fear and quickly retracted his gaze.
"Everyone, don't miss it! Today's last-minute auction was all rare treasures!”He began to shout loudly.
The crowd below was so crowded that not even water could pass through. There were many people watching the show. They had seen an extraordinary noble enter earlier. It was very obvious that these things belonged to that noble.
"The noble person seems to be the young and pretty young master beside you?”
"Yes, it's him. I saw him get off the carriage with my own eyes.”
"This extraordinary aura must be from a wealthy family! This auction…was it to clear the inventory?”
"It must be. Do you think he's short of money? It's obvious that he grew up in gold and jade.”
……
There was a lot of discussion below, and most of them were just onlookers who didn't know what was going on. However, this was the Great Tang's central business district! The economic center! There were definitely many high-ranking officials and nobles coming and going. At this moment, they recognized the young master upstairs…
Isn't he the current Crown Prince?
"Oh my god, I must have seen wrongly! That…that was His Highness the Crown Prince, right?”
"I must be crazy. If not, I'm hallucinating! Why would the Crown Prince come here and auction treasures?!”
"What, what's going on?!”
Many nobles stood there in a daze and cried out in low voices. Some idiots did not stop and shouted!
" What? His Highness the Crown Prince?!"
Instantly, everyone's expression changed!
They were wondering which noble it was, but they didn't expect it to be the Crown Prince! For a moment, his breathing quickened!
This was the same logic as meeting the emperor. The person upstairs was the future emperor. It was almost the same!
"Exalted Goddess, that's the Crown Prince!"
"Why has His Highness the Crown Prince come to Treasure Wind Tower? Is he here to inspect the people?”
" Heavens, that's the Crown Prince!"
The news spread like wildfire, and the streets exploded. The atmosphere instantly exploded!
There were quite a few dignitaries below, but they all cautiously shut their mouths at this moment, not daring to guess the reason why Li Chengqian had come.
The person upstairs was His Highness the Crown Prince. He must have his reasons for doing this!
Look, his identity has been exposed, but he's still standing there waving his fan calmly!
The auctioneer upstairs was shocked by the scene below. Naturally, he heard the commotion below and couldn't help but glance to the side...
Oh my god, this is the Eastern Palace! She was standing beside him calmly. Was he dreaming?!
"Everyone, the first item is a rare treasure. You can't miss it!”
The auctioneer's voice immediately became louder. His identity as the Crown Prince was his greatest confidence!
"This is a jade artifact specially used by the Zhao royal family! The legacy of the Warring States Period! It was well-made and perfectly preserved. It was definitely the best choice for a collection! Everyone, don't miss it! The starting price was five hundred taels! Each bid must not be lower than ten taels!"
The price of 500 taels could be said to have directly dissuaded 80% of the people. However, there were still 20% who did not care about 500 taels…
These people's eyes turned red. The jade from the Warring States Period was one thing, but what was even more precious was that this thing belonged to the Crown Prince!
Years after the crown prince ascended the throne, they could proudly tell their descendants that this piece of jade had been collected by the emperor!
Logically speaking, there was nothing wrong with buying it back and treating it as a family heirloom!
"Six hundred taels!" As soon as the auctioneer finished speaking, there was immediately a response from below, and it was not just one.
"Eight hundred taels!"
"No one can compete with me for a thousand taels!”
It was only the third bid, and the price had doubled! Li Chengqian's expression remained unchanged. He unintentionally glanced at the person who had bid, and his face was filled with his usual smile.
The man was a middle-aged man. His heart almost jumped out of his chest when he was looked at like this. His face was flushed red as he shouted," This jade pendant is mine! No matter what you say, I have to record it!"
In the end, the jade pendant was sold for 1,600 taels of silver, and it was indeed bought by him.
The auctioneer was secretly shocked…Although the jade pendant of the Warring States Period was rare, there were many that had been passed down. The previous one was worth at most seven or eight hundred taels of silver. He did not expect it to double!
The tycoons of Chang 'an were really rich! He sighed to himself.
The auction proceeded in an orderly manner. Li Chengqian had brought a total of twelve items. It seemed that breaking through eight thousand silver taels would not be a problem.
This was only a small portion of the estate. In this way, Li Chengqian thought that he should have tens of thousands of silver.
However, the trouble came faster than expected!
Only four items had been auctioned off, and a group of elites from the imperial court had arrived in an aggressive manner. They squeezed through the crowd and glanced upstairs. Then, they entered the main door and rushed upstairs!
Treasure Wind Tower didn't dare to stop them and let them be.
A person stood in front of Li Chengqian and cupped his fists in a neither servile nor overbearing manner." Your Highness, His Majesty invites you!”
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