The System Forces Me to Be the Emperor

After thanking the sponsoring chamber of commerce, Xiao Rui continued: Now this king announces that the first charity auction of the Great Xia Kingdom has officially started! Next, let our service staff present the first treasure to be auctioned!

Xiao Rui's body pointed to the left, and a beautiful girl swayed towards her, with a smile on her lips, charming brows, and playfulness in her eyes. She came onto the stage with a tray covered with a A piece of red cloth.

What a beautiful red cloth. Xiao Feng couldn't help praising, and then asked Xiao Ze: Third Brother, I heard that you found this place, and you also found this girl? Tsk tsk, it feels really different!

Xiao Ze glanced at Xiao Feng, speechless, but Xiao Feng smiled awkwardly, still staring at the girl.

On the stage, Xiao Rui smiled and said: My lords, the treasures for this auction are donated by Your Majesty, your empresses, and several princes. According to the auction process, there are three steps. The first step is to auction off the donated treasures of your empresses first. , The second step is to auction off the treasures donated by the prince, and finally, the treasures donated by His Majesty! The first treasure on the stage is donated by our respected empress, please take a look!

After that, he lifted the red cloth.

Everyone's eyes were attracted, and when the red cloth was lifted, everyone saw a statue of Yu Ruyi!

Look, everyone, this mutton fat jade Ruyi is carved with a whole piece of white jade, which is crystal clear, warm and lustrous, and bats are skillfully carved on Ruyi, implying good fortune and longevity, and peaches for longevity. It has the meaning of auspiciousness and happiness, which makes this jade ruyi an excellent product. This mutton fat white jade ruyi has a starting price of 1,000 taels, and the minimum price increase should not be less than 100 taels. Bidding starts now! Xiao Rui introduced.

The scene suddenly fell silent. After all, it was the first auction, and everyone present was not mentally prepared.

I, Hengtong Chamber of Commerce, will bid one thousand taels! Golden Leopard hesitated for a while, and immediately bid. This is a treasure donated by the queen, or a tribute, it doesn't matter whether it is worth one thousand taels or not, what it represents is the most important thing.

My Huizhou Chamber of Commerce bids 1,110 taels! The manager of the Huizhou Chamber of Commerce immediately quoted.

At this time, the faces of civil and military officials were not very good. They kept looking down on merchants. Now that they are scrambling to bid, none of the officials will act. Isn't this self-defeating?

My official bid is two thousand taels! Zhou Mingwen got up and shouted, the queen is his sister, how could he let the treasure donated by his sister be sold for so little money, if it is not as good as that of imperial concubine Lin Yuer, wouldn't it be shameful.

My official contributed two thousand and one hundred taels! Unexpectedly, the elder brother of imperial concubine Lin Yuer also contributed. Of course, the purpose of his contribution was purely to disgust the empress and Zhou Mingwen.

Zhou Mingwen said angrily: This official contributed 2,800 taels!

Two thousand nine hundred taels! Lin Feng said with a smile. He believed that Zhou Mingwen would increase the price.

Three thousand taels! Zhou Mingwen shouted, the Zhou family can't lose, and they can't lose either!

Xiao Rui looked at the fierce competition and heard the ever-increasing amount, his brows were filled with joy.

I just like to watch the brainless competition of local tyrants. This money is easier to earn than drinking cold water. After all, drinking cold water will clog your teeth.

In the end, Lin Feng stopped raising the price, and Zhou Mingwen won the jade ruyi with four thousand taels of silver.

Xiao Rui immediately sent praises: Thank you, Mr. Zhou, the right servant of the Ministry of Rites, for your generous donation. Your love will surely help countless poor people. When they live in peace and happiness, they will definitely pray sincerely in their hearts for blessings. Below, there are The second auction treasure, please, is a donation from the imperial concubine. Master Zhou, you must keep it!

Zhou Mingwen sneered, keep it? This time we must keep it, your Lin family deliberately raised the price, we come here and don't reciprocate, how can I spare you this time?

As soon as Xiao Rui raised his hand, another beautiful girl brought the treasure.

On the fourth floor, Xiao Feng swallowed his saliva again, and couldn't help muttering: Where did the seventh brother find the maid? It's so delicious.

Of course there is a taste, the woman in the world is pure on purpose, this tune is bound to attract people.

Xiao Ze glanced to one side, ignoring him.

At this time, Xiao Rui had already lifted the red cloth, and the treasure presented by the imperial concubine Lin Yuer was a green jade pendant.

Xiao Rui graciously praised this ice-species jadeite pendant, then set the price at one thousand taels and started bidding.

Sure enough, Lin Feng was the first to bid, and Zhou Mingwen raised the price immediately, and the two fought back and forth, preventing other bidders from intervening. When Zhou Mingwen raised the price to 4,000 taels, he was not going to raise the price any further, making Lin Feng reluctantly pay the money.

But who knows, Lin Feng is extremely cunning, he cupped his hands and admitted defeat, saying: Mr. Zhou has a deep family background, but I am not as good as this official. Let this exquisite jade pendant be given to Mr. Zhou!

In an instant, Zhou Mingwen was dumbfounded, he was tricked by Lin Feng!

Lin Feng was cunning, and the price of her sister's jade pendant was raised to 4,000 taels, which was not inferior to the queen's, so he didn't need to raise the price, and if it was given to Zhou Mingwen, it would disgust him even more. It was clear at a glance who would win and lose.

Just when everyone thought Zhou Mingwen was defeated, a voice suddenly came from the fourth floor.

His Royal Highness Chu Wang contributed five thousand taels!

He is the personal bodyguard of the second prince Xiao Yiheng. The price he offered directly raised the price by one thousand taels, which not only saved Zhou Mingwen from the siege, but also showed the magnanimity and grandeur of the King of Chu.

Xiao Rui wanted to clap his hands and praise his methods.

The eldest prince Xiao Lie did not raise the price maliciously, so Xiao Rui finalized the final price.

Next, there was the treasure donated by the three emperors, sons, mothers and concubines. It was a glazed marigold statue of Buddha. Xiao Ze did not bid for it, and no one raised the price. It was auctioned by the Ministry of Rites for two thousand taels, a moderate price.

Next, the donated treasures of other noble concubines were auctioned one after another, and finally 20,000 taels of donations were obtained.

It is true that 20,000 taels is a lot, but Xiao Rui is extremely dissatisfied, this is far from his goal, no, he must play some tricks.

Next, my lord, please enjoy a song and dance and have some refreshments. After the song and dance, we will start the second round of auction! Xiao Rui paused the auction.

Afterwards, the beautiful oirans poured tea and wine for this group of dignitaries, and I believe they will not be lonely.

Xiao Rui went up to the fourth floor, and after a few words with Emperor Xia, he found a reason to go down, and before leaving, he gave Xiao Yan a look.

Xiao Yan understood, and after a while, he went downstairs for convenience and saw Xiao Rui.

Xiao Rui, what did you call me? Xiao Yan asked.

Xiao Rui said: I've arranged a task for you, do you want to do it?

What mission? Xiao Yan asked.

Xiao Rui said: When the princes' donations will be auctioned later, you can find a way to raise the price for me, don't be too obvious. But when the father's donation is auctioned, don't have any worries, raise the price desperately, and then listen I do what I say, and when I stop, I will give you hints. Well done, I will do my best to your father for you.

No problem, leave it to me! Xiao Yan jumped for joy when he heard that he was going to do something.

Xiao Rui nodded, and then the two separated.

After the singing and dancing ended, Xiao Rui continued to take the stage, and the treasure donated by the eldest prince Xiao Lie was also presented on the stage.

Everyone, the second round of auction is now starting, and the first treasure is a donation from the eldest prince, King Jin. Please take a look! Xiao Rui lifted the red cloth, only to see a set of Go on the tray.

Xiao Rui introduced: Everyone knows that my eldest brother is very talented and good at chess. This Go game is just his favorite. The white pieces are polished with high-quality white jade, and the black pieces are polished with high-quality black jade. A set of Go is rare in the world, and he is willing to give out such a beloved treasure for the sake of the common people. As a younger brother, I respect him deeply.

On the fourth floor, Xiao Lie didn't change his face, but he couldn't laugh or cry in his heart. This is an ordinary game of Go. There are not ten sets but five sets in his house. It's so rare in the world. Xiao Rui praised him so much, naturally he would not reveal it, but secretly remembered Xiao Rui's kindness.

Xiao Rui said it so well, but there is only one purpose: So, the bidding price for this set of Go is 10,000 taels!

Ahem... Xiao Lie almost spit out tea in a careless move.

How many? Ten thousand taels? How the hell don't I know it's so valuable? Xiao Lie was confused.

Brother is really generous. Xiao Yan deliberately admired.

Xiao Yiheng showed disdain, and said sarcastically: It's a good thing, but I don't know if there is anyone bidding for it. Don't let no one care about it, it won't look good.

Xiao Lie was startled, yes, if no one bids for the auction, wouldn't it be embarrassing.

Xiao Rui on the stage naturally knew the possibility of failing the auction, but he also knew that he would never fail the auction, because the prince couldn't afford to lose this person, and they swallowed their anger to take the picture by themselves, and there was no chance of failing the auction, so Xiao Rui dared to work hard Raising the price, if it wasn't for the fear of revealing his secrets and raising the price outrageously, he would have wanted to set the price directly at 50,000.

Sure enough, the price of 10,000 taels discouraged many officials who supported Xiao Lie. They originally wanted to take this item to prove their loyalty, but the price of 10,000 taels is really too high. Buying a pair of Go chess that you don't need is really a joke up.

Lin Feng is Xiao Lie's uncle, he has to show up when others don't show up, and just when he was about to speak, the eunuch who was next to the queen came out and said: The empress said, since no one bids, the empress will bid one. Wan Liang, we can't let the First Prince's treasure go unnoticed.

As soon as these words came out, Xiao Rui secretly called her beautiful.

Just now your Lin family tricked Zhou Mingwen, and now the empress Zhou Xiangyun is fighting against the general.

This move completely angered the supporters of the First Prince's faction. Now is not the time to care about silver taels, so Yang Feiyuan, Minister of the Household Department, came out and said, I like this set of chess pieces quite a bit, and I bid fifteen thousand taels!

Yang Feiyuan is Xiao Lie's father-in-law, so naturally he has to give his full support.

I also like this set of chess pieces, why not 20,000 taels. Xiao Yiheng also stepped in.

Twenty-five thousand taels! Yang Feiyuan added another five thousand taels. He is the secretary of the household department and the head of the Yang family.

This time, both the queen and Xiao Yiheng were silent.

In this way, this set of chess pieces was auctioned for 25,000 taels.

The activity continued, Xiao Rui waved his hand, and the maid brought the donation from the second prince Xiao Yiheng, and when he lifted the red cloth, it was a scroll. Xiao Rui ordered someone to open the scroll, and inside was a picture scroll.

Everyone, this is a famous painting donated by the King of Chu. It is a map of wind and rain in the mountains and rivers made by the famous painter Xiaoyaozi in Daxia. I don't need to say more about the collection value of this painting, so this painting is priced at 20,000 taels!

Xiao Rui didn't brag this time, this painting is indeed valuable, although 20,000 taels is a bit high, but it is still reasonable. And Xiao Yiheng's purpose for taking out these treasures is also to take the top spot.

Sure enough, when Emperor Xia saw this painting, he couldn't help but praise: The King of Chu has a heart!

These words made the other princes sink their minds.

Xiao Yiheng was overjoyed, thinking that he had guessed right, he felt that His Majesty must value this donation, so taking out his treasures to solicit donations can not only show his importance and sympathy for the common people, but also show that he is noble and regards these treasures as foreign objects .

This is the courage a prince should have!

This is what I should do. Eldest brother's set of chess pieces is also my favorite. It is expensive. I should learn from him! Xiao Yiheng still did not forget to hit Xiao Lie.

Xiao Lie's expression was a little uneasy. If others don't know, will His Majesty know the value of that set of Go? Nothing can compare to this painting. hateful! I was careless for a while, and even ignored the opportunity to use this donation to achieve justice, and Xiao Yiheng took the opportunity.

Emperor Xia smiled and nodded, without saying anything.

Xiaoyaozi's A Picture of Wind and Rain in Mountains and Rivers does not need to be introduced or raise the price, and those who know how to do it can start bidding. This time Xiao Yan also took the opportunity to raise the price twice, which was considered to help raise the price.

In the end, the painting was won by the Li family at a price of 50,000 taels.

Xiao Rui was quite satisfied.

Next, there were donations from other princes one after another, and it went on smoothly without any disturbance.

In the end, apart from Xiao Rui and Xiao Yuan, who was not in the capital, the treasures donated by the seven princes raised a total of 175,000 taels, including the empress and imperial concubine, less than 200,000 taels.

Jiala's sponsorship and bidding was only 750,000 taels, which was 450,000 taels short of more than 1.2 million taels.

And then, only His Majesty's donations remained, and Your Majesty only wrote three words, which were written by Xiao Rui's begging. These three words wanted to raise 450,000 taels. Each piece costs 150,000 taels!

What is the concept of 150,000 taels?

The salaries of the officials in the Great Xia Kingdom are very rich, making Xiao Rui feel greedy. No wonder everyone wants to be an official, because their salaries are higher than those of the Song Dynasty in the previous life!

They not only have salaries and silver, but also other subsidies such as clothing, grain, tea, wine and kitchen materials, firewood, salt, clothing and food for entourage, grain for horses, supplementary expenses, salary, envoy money, and rewards. Simple conversion, one For the position of Shangshu, the annual income is equivalent to two thousand five hundred taels of silver.

And 150,000 taels requires a six-book minister to not eat or drink for sixty years.

Therefore, 150,000 taels is an astronomical figure.

But you must know that this is just a salary of a minister, and does not involve his family property. If he has a title, he will also have food! The food city is the big head, and 2,300 households are randomly sealed, and accumulated over several generations, 150,000 taels is not a big deal.

Not to mention those gatekeepers!

The Li clan has existed for hundreds of years, and it has existed since the Great Xia was established. There are also the Zhou family, the Yang family, etc. Will their wealth accumulated for hundreds of years be less?

In the previous life, the huge amount of money embezzled by Heshen was compared to fifteen years of treasury business, so how much less wealth would those powerful people have?

It can only be said that their wealth is not exposed.

1.2 million taels! No problem! Xiao Rui was immediately full of confidence.