Li Shimin

"Congratulations to the king, congratulations to the princess!"

Cui Hongmo and Zheng Mingde hurried forward to salute and congratulate.

"Okay, you don't need to be so polite!"

Li Xuan curled his lips. He had just sent someone to release the news, and the two came to their house with big bags and small bags. They must have something to ask for.

However, he was reluctant to drive the two out directly.

After all, it was Cui and Zheng's sons, and the things they brought were all good things, which might not be available in the palace.

As for Cui Mi, after seeing Cui Hongmo, his heart blossomed with joy.

Such a happy event, no matter how outsiders celebrate it, how can one's own relatives come to congratulate and make people happy?

"Thank you, Brother Five!"

Thinking about it, Cui Mi couldn't help thanking her.

When the words fell, Cui Hongmo couldn't help but tremble.

My good sister, you are cheating your fifth brother!

"Princess is serious!"

Li Xuan glanced at Cui Hongmo, and said with a light smile, "We are all a family, so there is no need to be so polite inside the house!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Hearing this, Cui Hongmo breathed a sigh of relief.

Afterwards, after entering the room, Cui Hongmo and Zheng Mingde quickly handed the things they were talking about to the butler Li Chang.

And Cui Mi, with Zi Yun's support, went up to the second floor to recuperate!

"The two of you are here, what is the purpose of finding this king?"

Seeing that these two people refused to leave, Li Xuan couldn't help asking.

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Chapter 360 Auctioning Liquor

"Back to Your Majesty, I'm here this time to congratulate Your Majesty and congratulate the mansion."

Cui Hongmo cupped his hands at Li Xuan, and then said cautiously, "Secondly, yesterday, those family stewards blocked the door again, begging me to wait, and wanting the two of us to ask the Majesty's Mansion, is there still liquor for sale?"

"Sell liquor?"

Hearing this, Li Xuan was stunned.

Cui Hongmo and Zheng Mingde's expressions became tense, and they hurriedly said: "My lord, if there is not much baijiu left in the village, the two of us can directly refuse the management of those aristocratic families!"

"Need not!"

Li Xuan waved his hand directly, and said: "Go and tell those aristocratic families that the prince is happy today. He took out the only remaining fifty bottles of liquor, and found a place to sell it publicly. The one with the highest price will get it!"

"Thank you king!"

Cui Hongmo and Zheng Mingde looked happy, and quickly bowed their hands in salute.

Immediately, after reacting, they were stunned again.

Fifty bottles of liquor?Public sale?Whoever pays the highest price wins?

I frowned and thought hard for a long while, but still didn't understand.

"Dare to ask the king, how to sell in this way?"

"Ok?"

Li Xuan was stunned for a moment, and stared blankly at Cui Hongmo and Zheng Mingde, until the two of them felt uncomfortable, Li Xuan then sighed softly.

"It is to find a large tea house or restaurant, and then put the fifty bottles of liquor into one group, two bottles in a group, and three bottles in a group, and ask the rich and powerful merchants of the aristocratic families to quote one by one. Who will pay for it? Sell ​​to whomever the price is high! This method is called an auction!"

"This?"

Now, Cui Hongmo and Zheng Mingde understood.

However, they couldn't help but widen their eyes, and their faces were full of surprise. This kind of method is really a profiteer, and they like it too much.

But, why did the king come up with such a method?

Thinking about it, the two looked at Li Xuan with strange eyes.

"What?"

Li Xuan gave the two people a strange look, and asked, "You two haven't understood yet?"

"Back to Your Majesty, both of us have understood!"

Cui Hongmo quickly replied.

"If that's the case, don't hesitate to spread the news and find a suitable auction location. The auction will be held tomorrow morning!"

"Yes!"

Cui Hongmo hurriedly reported.

Immediately, the two saluted Li Xuan respectfully again, and then retreated.

"My lord, do you really want to use this method of auction?"

After the two left, Li Chang said cautiously.

"What do you think is wrong?" Li Xuan said.

"My Majesty, the villain is just a big deal. You have already told His Majesty, Su Guogong and others how much a bottle of wine is. Now, in this way, let all the dignitaries of the family compete for the fifty bottles Baijiu, will it be used by those nobles of the family..."

Li Chang didn't dare to continue talking about the latter words.

However, Li Xuan seemed to understand, and nodded with joy.

"What you said is very reasonable! So, at the auction tomorrow morning, the base price of a bottle of liquor must be five guan, and the price will be increased from this basis! In addition, in order to prevent those nobles from colluding with each other and want to collude secretly, first use It's a villain's work to buy these fifty bottles of liquor at a low price and then divide them up privately.

You arrange a few servants in advance, and if they dare to collude in private, you can bid the king and buy it back yourself! "

After listening, Li Chang was dumbfounded, "My lord, there are at least [-] bottles of baijiu in your brewery!"

"So what?"

Li Xuan smiled lightly, "You need to know how much grain was consumed to brew these baijiu? Moreover, according to the grain stored in the estate, how much baijiu can the distillery continue to brew?"

"This?"

Li Chang was stunned for a moment, then a trace of shame flashed in his eyes, and he hurriedly bowed his hands to Li Xuan to salute.

"Your Majesty is wise, the villain is narrow-minded!"

"Ok!"

Li Xuan nodded, "Nowadays, Datang is still short of grain, and cannot use grain to brew baijiu unscrupulously, so according to the grain reserves in the village, it can brew up to [-] bottles.

For such a small amount of liquor, His Majesty, Su Guogong and others must ask the king for it.The two, Dr. Sun, the old man, and even the Patriarch of the Cui family in Qinghe, this king has no choice but to prepare for them.

Even, for example, you, the housekeeper, Xue Rengui, and all the cronies in the house should also give some white wine. In addition, there are some big happy events in the house, so they must drink white wine.

Calculated in this way, the number of baijiu that can be sold to those powerful families is only a few thousand bottles at most.

In this way, it is necessary to sell the baijiu that the king has worked so hard to brew to those who are willing to pay! "

At Li Chang's age, he had given many employers, but this was the first time he met an employer like Li Xuan.

The family is obviously rich enough to be envied by everyone, but it appears very poor to the outside world.

Treat relatives and servants very generously, and you can reward them with anything worth a thousand gold.As for outsiders who have nothing to do with the king, the king's stinginess can make Li Chang feel a little guilty when facing those outsiders.

However, this method made Li Chang full of excitement.

With this proprietor, what kind of dissatisfaction do they have.

at the same time.

In Tai'an Palace, Li Yuan was overjoyed after hearing the report sent by Li Chang to his servants, even happier than he himself had an heir.

"A hundred gold rewards!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

The servant who reported the letter was also an old man who had served Li Yuan for many years. He thanked Li Yuan for his reward with a smile on his face.

Afterwards, Li Yuan shouted, "Li Chong."

"Your Majesty, what are your orders?"

Li Chong cupped his hands hastily.

"Xuanba finally has a son. I will go to congratulate such a happy event. Quickly pick out some items from the palace, and then pick up two experienced old women, and follow me to Lijiazhuang!" Li Yuan hurriedly ordered road.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Li Chong responded quickly.

Immediately, he quickly walked out.

However, the two items that Li Yuan wanted were the most common items in Tai'an Palace.

Soon, Li Chong took a few servants and carried a few large bags of things, followed by two old women, and followed Li Xuan to Li's Village.

At this time, Cui Hongmo and Zheng Mingde also came to Li Family Manor, and informed the dignitaries of the aristocratic family about the liquor auction that Li Xuan said.

At the same time, some servants were also sent to select some rich mansions and send invitations.

Immediately, the entire Chang'an City began to fall into a commotion again.

His Royal Highness King Jin has an heir!

And that Jin Wang was so happy that he agreed to sell the only fifty bottles of liquor left in the mansion!

As for whether there are really only fifty bottles left, these nobles of the aristocratic family do not have much doubt.

Because, in the concept of these aristocratic families, there must not be too many such famous baijiu.Moreover, how could a dignified king of Jin deceive the people of the world because of this matter?

As for the auction where the highest bidder wins, all the dignitaries of the aristocratic families also looked confident.

That's fifty bottles of liquor. With their financial resources, they will definitely be able to buy a bottle and take it home!

Therefore, all the dignitaries of the aristocratic families just asked the housekeeper to prepare some money, and then looked forward to tomorrow's liquor auction!

At the same time, Li Yuan also rushed all the way to Lijiazhuang with an excited expression.

As soon as he entered the other courtyard, he hurried to Li Xuanzheng's house.

Seeing Li Yuan, a trace of helplessness flashed in Li Xuan's eyes, but he was also very happy.

Especially after seeing the two old women behind Li Yuan, the smiles on their faces kept coming!

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Chapter 361 The Auction Begins

"Xuanba, these old wives are old men in the old man's palace, and they have the most experience in taking care of pregnant women!"

Li Yuan introduced.

"Thank you old man!"

Li Xuan hurriedly cupped his hands to salute and thanked him, and then called Zi Yun to take the old ladies up to take care of Cui Mi.

Afterwards, Li Yuan began to explain and narrate to Li Xuan like an old lady.Li Xuan was dumbfounded when he heard this, he had never thought that the old man had such profound insights in this regard.

Then, when Cheng Chusi, Li Chengqian and others were about to come to Lijiazhuang, when they heard the happy event in the other courtyard, they also laughed and said various congratulatory words to Li Xuan.

in the afternoon.

Zheng Mingde and Cui Hongmo returned to Lijiazhuang.

"My Majesty, we have already sent people to be in charge of the major families in Chang'an City, as well as all the powerful and wealthy merchants, to send name cards. Your Majesty will auction off fifty bottles of liquor in the tea house in Dongshi tomorrow!"

"Very good!"

Li Xuan nodded in satisfaction, and said: "Tomorrow, I will ask the housekeeper to bring Xue Rengui and other personal guards, and bring the fifty bottles of liquor to the teahouse for auction."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"