Lord of Fortune

Not to mention that this beeswax amber bracelet is an imperial gift, its value is dozens of times higher than its own value, even if it is not an imperial gift, it is not only worth 50 taels of silver!

Han Mengqin was almost laughed at by Jiang Niannian. She didn't believe that Jiang Niannian didn't know the purpose of holding this auction, so was Jiang Niannian trying to disrupt the situation?

Jiang Niannian saw that Han Mengqin's complexion was not good, and sighed: "I heard that Sister Qin is raising money for disaster relief through charity sales, so I also want to do my part. Why, my sister doesn't want to see me, so she doesn't allow me to participate in the auction Is it?"

"Of course Miss Jiang can participate. However, since you want to participate in the auction, you must abide by the rules of my auction. Before you and Mrs. Jiang come, the bidding for this string of amber worm bracelets has already started." Han Mengqin As he said that, he asked Mo Lan, who was in charge of hosting the auction, "What's the price for this string of bracelets?"

Mo Lan said bluntly: "Miss Hui, just now this string of beeswax amber bracelets was called out by Li Salt Merchant for 5 taels of silver."

Han Mengqin spread her hands towards Jiang Niannian: "Miss Jiang, you heard it too, if you want to get the beeswax worm amber bracelet, you have to increase the price on the basis of 5 taels of silver. I'm sorry, I can't sell this bracelet to you for 50 taels of silver."

Han Mengqin read accents on 5 taels of silver and 50 taels of silver, as if mocking Jiang Niannian for overreaching himself.

Jiang Niannian clenched his lower lip in embarrassment.Since her father became a great official in the frontier, it can be said that he has a high position and authority in the local area, calling the wind and the rain.When Mrs. Jiang and Jiang Niannian go out on weekdays, they can only be praised by others.Only Han Mengqin didn't give her any face.

As the governor's daughter, is she still missing such a bracelet?It's just a good intention to give Han Mengqin a show, but who knows, Han Mengqin has such an attitude...

Mrs. Jiang pulled Jiang Niannian's sleeves aside, nodded to Han Mengqin and said, "Our family didn't bring so much silver today. Since this bracelet has been called for 5 taels of silver, I and Let’s wait for the next thing every year.”

As she spoke, Mrs. Jiang glanced at the merchants around her, with a hint of intimidation in her eyes.

She wants to see if anyone dares to compete with her for what the Jiang family likes!

Those merchants felt chills down their spines when Mrs. Jiang saw them, and they wondered whether they should give up on the next auction item.After all, they still want to do business here, and Mrs. Jiang is someone they can never afford to offend.

In the absence of everyone, this string of beeswax worm amber bracelets was finally sold at a price of 30 taels of silver.

Soon, the seventh auction item was brought out. These were two sets of heads, one was emerald heads, the emerald heads were very good and looked green, and the other was red gold inlaid gems, which looked graceful and majestic.

The rarity of these two sets of head masks is that one was worn by the Empress Dowager and the other by Empress Ding.

As soon as these two sets of masks came out, all the merchants cast fiery eyes on them, wishing they could take pictures of these two sets of masks immediately.

However, at this moment, a soft hum sounded in everyone's ears, and Jiang Niannian said to Mrs. Jiang: "Mother, that emerald headgear suits you well, and that red gold headgear inlaid with precious stones, grandma will definitely like it. Let grandma wear it, so that I can enjoy the joy of the empress dowager."

Before the auction even started, Jiang Niannian said that the two sets of masks were already in their pocket, which made Han Mengqin frown.

She winked at Mo Lan, and Mo Lan understood: "The auction is starting, please get married."

Mrs. Jiang has been waiting for this moment, she said with a smile: "I will offer 100 taels of silver."

In all fairness, 100 taels of silver is very little, not even a fraction of the previous few items sold.But after Mrs. Jiang spoke, no one else dared to bid.

Seeing this, Jiang Niannian glanced at Han Mengqin proudly.So what if Han Mengqin doesn't want to sell things to them?In the end, it's not about cheap-selling!

Seeing this, Han Mengqin frowned, and whispered something into the ears of Mrs. Hu and Han Mengling.

Han Mengling looked at Han Mengqin in surprise, and whispered, "Is this okay?"

"They came here today to make trouble. I would rather not sell the next few items, than sell them at a low price as they want!" Han Mengqin said firmly.

"In that case, we shall help you." Mrs. Hu promised unequivocally.

Although she knew that Madam Jiang would definitely be offended if she came forward, but what people do and don't do, she really doesn't like Madam Jiang's actions!Moreover, from the moment the Hu family and Han Mengqin were bound together, Mrs. Jiang has already disliked the Hu family, and it's not bad once!

"What's the matter, no one is bidding? No one is bidding. These two sets of masks are ours, wrap them up for us!" Jiang Niannian urged Mo Lan impatiently, she couldn't wait to see Han Mengqin's dismay look like.

"I'll pay 1 taels of silver!" Mrs. Hu said.

She has no money, but Han Mengqin has it!The big deal is that she asked Han Mengqin to borrow the money and took a picture of the things, and she will pay back the money slowly in the future.

"Mrs. Hu really wants to fight with us?" Mrs. Jiang looked at Mrs. Hu with some unkind eyes.

"This is an auction after all. Mrs. Jiang and I value both sets of appearances at the same time. Naturally, the highest bidder wins. You have always been broad-minded, so you shouldn't be angry with me because of this?" Mrs. Hu said with a smile.

Mrs. Jiang snorted coldly: "Twenty thousand taels of silver!"

She wants to see how long Mrs. Hu can follow!The Hu family is so poor, although they have made a little money by doing some business recently, they are still far from rich!

As for their Governor's Mansion, Mr. Jiang has tens of thousands of taels of annual salary plus supporting money, and the family property accumulated over several generations plus the dowry of the mistresses of the past generations is in the millions, and there are still people who are filial piety every year. Their family has no shortage money spent!

"5000 taels of silver!"

"8000 taels of silver!"

"Two, 2 taels of silver!" Mrs. Hu's voice trembled a little.

Mrs. Jiang's mouth curled up: "Twenty-five thousand taels of silver!"

"Three, thirty thousand taels of silver!"

Mrs. Jiang didn't understand why Mrs. Hu hadn't reached her limit yet.If this continues, her budget will be exceeded...

In the end, Mrs. Jiang continued to add more money: "5000 taels of silver!"

This time, Mrs. Hu did not follow up.

In the end, Mo Lan handed the two sets of masks to Mrs. Jiang: "Thank you Madam for your generosity. We will record the money sold for each item at the auction and inform the emperor one by one. If the emperor knows Madam is so concerned about the country and the people, she will definitely 'reward' Madam."

When Emperor Chongde saw that other things were sold for hundreds of thousands or millions, only these two sets of clothes, under the name of the imperial gift, sold for tens of thousands... It's time to watch a good show.

Mrs. Jiang frowned upon hearing this.She suddenly realized that although her move successfully made Han Mengqin unhappy, it was not a wise move.

"Wait! I thought about it. Thirty-five thousand taels of silver is not appropriate. After all, this is a charity sale to raise money for the disaster-stricken people, and I should do my part. Let me give 5000 taels of silver. And, in a few days, I plan to hold a charity sale to raise money for the common people."

Han Mengqin said with a smile, "Mrs. Jiang really understands righteousness. If everyone knows how to share their worries like Mrs. Jiang, the emperor will not have to worry so much."

Han Mengqin didn't seem to care much about Mrs. Jiang's plan to use her method to win the favor of the people and the emperor.There are quite a few people who want to learn from her, but not many can learn well.If Mrs. Jiang can handle this matter well, she would also admire her.

Next, without Mrs. Jiang and Jiang Niannian making trouble, the last three items were quickly sold at prices of 60 taels, 120 million taels, and 180 million taels of silver.

This charity sale raised a total of 730 million taels of silver, equivalent to about 73 taels of gold.

Such a large-scale auction transaction is simply unheard of and unseen.After all, apart from Han Mengqin, no one dared to publicly auction off the imperial gifts.

Just when some people were gearing up to take advantage of this point to target Han Mengqin, saying that Han Mengqin was disrespectful to Emperor Chongde, Emperor Chongde personally issued an order to praise Han Mengqin, and what followed was a wave of admiration Emperor De's public opinion—in order not to increase taxes on the people, Emperor Chongde agreed with Han Mengqin to sell the imperial gift to raise military pay. This is the performance of loving the people like a son!It is really a blessing for the people of Daqi to have such a king as Emperor Chongde!

Those ministers in the court felt that the auction of the imperial gift was inappropriate and was discrediting the emperor, and the common people didn't care so much.

Whoever can make them live a good life, whoever protects their interests, is the side they are heading for.In their view, Miss Han is a very good person!Of course, the emperor who supports Miss Han is also a good emperor!

When those courtiers attacked Han Mengqin, Emperor Chongde brought out the public opinion of the people, and the courtiers immediately fell silent, and there was no reason to refute.

When Han Mengqin sent people to hand over all the money from the two charity sales to Emperor Chongde, he was slightly relieved.

She cares more about border affairs than anyone else.After all, Chu Chen was among the missing vanguards.Even the main force led by General Shi fell into the trap of the Western Barbarians. Han Mengqin didn't dare to think about what happened to Chu Chen before he disappeared...

Han Mengqin's ability to take the lead and raise a lot of money in this way is not unrelated to Chu Chen's disappearance.

She knew that even without her, Emperor Chongde would be able to find a solution in the end. It is impossible for such a large country to be really stumped by the food and military supplies needed for reinforcements.But she couldn't wait, waiting one more day would make Chu Chen more dangerous.

Holding the last letter that Chu Chen sent her, Han Mengqin murmured, "You must be safe...you said that you will come back safely..."

Having just completed such a feat, Han Mengqin's face showed no joy.When she was in front of people, she had been trying her best to manage the charity sale. Only at this moment did she show a little vulnerability.