Chapter 601 Isn’t the royal family the richest?
Jiu Ye only said: "I got it with money. Guess how much this brand is worth?"
Wen Jiu shook his head: "Hurry up and tell me, don't keep me in suspense."
Jiu Ye pointed to the golden plaque on his arm and said bitterly, "One gold plaque means I've spent one million taels of silver in this chamber of commerce. That's one million taels of silver!"
Wenjiu swallowed hard: "So, where's the silver medal?"
Jiu Ye said, "The silver medal is worth 500,000 taels, and the bronze medal is worth 100,000 taels. That's enough."
Jiu Ye then explained: "To be precise, in the Raindrop Chamber of Commerce, wealth is everything. Whoever has more money, spends more, or earns more money, will rise higher in the rankings."
Wenjiu: "Making money?"
Jiu Ye spread his hands and said, "That's right. As long as you have a rare treasure and auction it here, if it fetches one million, you can also own a gold medal."
"Ah!!" Master Shi came back to his senses after hearing this. He looked at Master Jiu in shock and said, "So, Brother Jiu, you've already spent two and a half million taels here?"
Wen Jiu couldn't help but be shocked: "I used to be a frog in a well." Wow, Wen Jiu originally thought that she had just arrived in this world not long ago, and even if she made a profit of 50,000 or 60,000 vehicles from business, it was already a huge income. But when she compared it with Jiu Ye, she realized that she could not even catch up with a bronze medal in this chamber of commerce.
Also, how old is Jiu Ye this year?
This little brat had handled a million taels of silver without even realizing it.
No wonder they say Ninth Master is Eighth Master's money bag. With millions of taels in hand, trying to win someone's heart is much easier than for others.
In history, the Eighth Master was known as the Eight Wise Kings. He had been powerful in the court for many years and won the hearts of countless people.
Even after the Fourth Master ascended the throne, people's opinion of him did not seem to be bad.
On the contrary, the Fourth Master is more controversial.
Some people called him the emperor who confiscated property, some called him a tyrant, and some even suspected that he had obtained the throne in an illegitimate way. Even in later generations, his throne was still highly controversial.
Wenjiu glanced at Jiu Ye and secretly made up his mind that he must not push this kid to Ba Ye's side.
Jiu Ye got so excited that he rolled his eyes at Shi Ye and said, "You're wrong. I didn't spend 2.5 million. Now guess how I got these brands."
Master Shi: "...What? Did you steal it instead of buying it?"
Wen Jiu was amused and said, "Master Jiu, could it be that he brought his treasures here to sell, used the money to buy other things, and repeated this process repeatedly, and got this?"
"Smart!" Jiu Ye laughed and said, "In this world, there is no shortage of rich people. Come, stand here and look outside. In all these rooms, the least valuable are bronze medals.
The higher the floor, the higher the rank. We're on the third floor, and looking over, everyone on our level is wearing gold medals. There's a fourth floor above, and they say the medals are colorful. I've never seen one, but that's truly impressive. Even now, I have two gold medals, but I still haven't touched the top. I wonder how much wealth there is.
Wen Jiu swallowed hard and said, "I thought the royal family was the richest."
Jiu Ye stretched out a finger and shook it: "Little Fourth Sister-in-law, your idea is wrong. You look down on the noble family."
After a pause, he continued, "The imperial family of the Qing Dynasty has money, but the treasury has been running out of money year after year, and the emperor is always worried about money. Even if the royal family spends extravagantly on daily life, they are definitely not the richest.
How many years has the Qing Dynasty lasted? Those aristocratic families have been passed down for thousands of years. The accumulated wealth is unimaginable. Have you ever heard that the royal family may change, but the aristocratic family is forever?"
Wen Jiu looked at the Jiu Ye talking so eloquently before him and couldn't help but be stunned for a moment. This little boy, barely a teenager, how could he see things so sharply?
Why would such an intelligent person follow the Eighth Master and end up imprisoned and killed?
Jiu Ye looked at the tiny dots of light outside, exhaled softly, and continued, "Even a small salt merchant in Jiangnan can be described as wealthy enough to rival a nation, not to mention the wealthy families whose financial resources are immeasurable. Little Fourth Sister-in-law, do you believe that one day I will stand at the pinnacle of this Chamber of Commerce? By then, my Great Qing will no longer be short of money."
Wen Jiu looked into the boy's eyes, which were as bright as stars, and said with a smile, "Yes, I believe you."
The next second, Jiu Ye suddenly laughed, rubbed his hands, and said, "Then Sister-in-law Four has to make me some new dishes. Those gourmets at Zui Xiang Lou are a little tired of eating them lately."
Warming the wine: "..."
Did this gentleman know this? The image of him that had just grown a little taller in his mind was instantly shattered!
In the end, he didn't say anything, just responded: "Okay, don't worry."
Without continuing to talk to him about this, Wen Jiu subconsciously pointed to the room at the top and asked, "Who lives in there?"
It was actually one floor higher than the one with the colorful badge, with a separate entrance and only one room on each floor. It was quite special.
When Master Jiu heard Wenjiu agree, a smile appeared in his eyes and eyebrows. He looked in the direction Wenjiu pointed and shook his head. "It's useless to ask me this. I don't know who that person is. Some speculate that he is the owner of the Raindrop Chamber of Commerce, while others speculate that he is the helmsman of a wealthy family with a thousand-year-old heritage. But no one has actually seen him. The headlights there have never been turned on in the few times I've been here.
Tsk tsk, if possible, I really want to meet this person."
Wen Jiu nodded immediately: "Yeah, I also want to meet such a big guy, what does he look like."
Just as the two were sighing with emotion, they suddenly heard a clear clanging sound coming from below.
Looking down, the flames suddenly illuminated the entire venue.
A graceful woman in red, with a scarf wrapped around her face, appeared in sight. The next second, she moved, deftly holding a small wooden hammer in her hand. With a swift turn, her skirt flew up, and the wooden pendant rested on the chimes.
The woman kept spinning among the large and small chimes, and the clear and melodious music flowed slowly throughout the hall...
"Wow, this is an artist. I really want to meet him."
Wenjiu's eyes were wide open.
"Do you know her?" Jiu Ye glanced at the wine next to him and said, "This is the top star of Youranju, Miss Qingle."
Warming up the wine: "...You Ran Ju?"
Jiu Ye: "Tsk, a brothel."
Wen Jiu: "So she... sells her art but not her body?" It's always like this in stories.
"Selling my body," Jiu Ye: "My virginity was bought by an old man." Wen Jiu: "...Ah." I don't know what to say. Anyway, I feel a little uncomfortable.
Jiu Ye glanced at the wine and continued, "She has countless admirers. There are even young men from wealthy families who have fought for her until their heads were broken and bloodied. There are also people who want to marry her as their principal wife...
However, she didn't agree, and now the entire Youran Residence is in her hands. It is said that she killed the madam herself. Seeing her ruthlessness, many men dare not sleep with her anymore. "Little Fourth Sister-in-law, do you still want to meet me?"
Jiu Ye was a little amused. How could an ordinary person want to get to know such a brothel girl? This kind of fierce woman was probably trying to scare Xiao Sisao.
"...I'd like to meet her even more." Wen Jiu said, "I think her attainments in chime bells are unmatched. Even if others don't like her, shouldn't they invite her to open the show?"
"Now that Fourth Sister-in-law mentioned it, it seems like she really does have some abilities, huh?" Master Shi walked to the window and said while wiping his mouth.
Jiu Ye did not deny it and nodded, "That's true."
The next second, Master Shi's eyes lit up and he said, "I see. Why don't I just marry her?"
As soon as these words were spoken, they successfully shocked Jiu Ye and Wen Jiu.
"Are you crazy? This is a brothel girl, and you want the emperor to break your legs!" Jiu Ye said in shock.
The Tenth Master curled his lips and said, "This woman is so powerful, there's no need to marry her right away. Just keep her in the mansion and let my future wife fight her off. I'm sure my ugly wife will give up. Then, who knows, she'll probably cry and ask the Emperor to break off the engagement. That'll be the end of it, right?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Jiu Ye slapped him on the back of the head: "You dare! I'll break your legs first!"
Wen Jiu heard this and couldn't help asking, "How do you know that your wife will go to the emperor to cancel the engagement?"
The Tenth Master sneered, "You don't know, she was brought up in the grasslands and was spoiled. She's very unruly. I heard she'd whip you if you disagreed with her. As long as I have a favorite concubine, she'll definitely break off the engagement."
Wenjiu looked at the way the Tenth Master talked about the Tenth Concubine and couldn't help but raise his eyebrows. Does he know so much about her?
"You two, don't mention this matter again. If you say another word, no one will be taken away. Go back immediately."
The veins on Jiu Ye's forehead were throbbing at this moment. He felt that this matter was developing in a direction that he seemed to have no control over.
Seeing that Ninth Master was indeed a little angry, Wenjiu and Tenth Master looked at each other and silently made a gesture to shut up.
"Look, it's started!" Master Ten felt really uncomfortable being stared at by Master Ninth, so he pointed down and said.
These words successfully made Jiu Ye shift his gaze downwards.
As expected, the Qingle girl and the chime bells had vanished. In their place appeared a dignified woman in a moon-white Manchu dress. She smiled calmly, bowed, and said, "Thank you all for visiting the Raindrop Auction House. The list of items for auction was sent to you along with the invitation three days ago, and I believe you have already reviewed it. Today, due to the guest's name, we are entrusting an item under warranty to our Chamber of Commerce for auction. It is... a thousand-year-old Western Region Snow Lotus."
As soon as these words were spoken, even in the room, one could feel the air around them freeze for a moment.
The woman at the top continued, "This item will be the final auction item. Detailed information will be sent to your guest rooms shortly. Please enjoy it together."
I won't say too much, I just hope you all can find the treasures you desire."
Then, he smiled and said, "Please welcome our first item today, the three-hundred-year-old ginseng... The starting price is five thousand taels."
Wenjiu was listening from above and spat out the tea in his mouth.
How did her snow lotus become a thousand-year-old snow lotus?
And this ginseng, isn't it more than ten taels of silver per pound? Although 300-year-old ginseng is rare, it shouldn't be sold for 5,000 taels, right? That's the starting price!
Thinking carefully, when she first crossed over, she was still worried about the two and a half taels of silver a month. At that time, if she had earned five taels of silver, it would have been enough for her and Shanzha to eat and drink well for a month. But in the eyes of this group of people, five thousand taels was like a piece of cake! She was a little bit stunned.
The Ninth Master and the Tenth Master opposite wiped the water off their faces and looked at Wen Jiu unkindly.
Wen Jiu clasped his hands together and bowed: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry."
Jiu Ye held up his head with a lack of interest: "It's just a 300-year-old ginseng, is it that important to you? You want me to give you one?"
The Tenth Master said, "Little Fourth Sister-in-law, it seems Fourth Brother doesn't treat you well either. A three-hundred-year-old ginseng already scared you like this, and there's a five-hundred-year-old one coming soon. Aren't you going to faint from the shock?"
Wen Jiu: "...Thank you for bringing a country bumpkin like me out to broaden my horizons."
"It's okay. Follow me out here just to broaden your horizons. I don't have much else but I'm rich and knowledgeable." said Master Jiu.
Warming up the wine: "Thank you, Master Jiu..."
Jiu Ye: "You're welcome..."
"Thank you, Master Jiu, for the ginseng. Please send it to my house as soon as possible. I have never seen it. Master Jiu, you are such a good person." Wen Jiu smiled especially sweetly.
Jiu Ye: “…”
300-year-old ginseng is quite expensive!
Wen Jiu simply picked up the booklet. At first glance, it was really dazzling and had everything.
There were inkstones handed down from the Tang Dynasty, brushes, inkstones, paperweights, and other antiques, calligraphy and paintings, as well as jewelry from famous artists, various precious medicinal herbs, and even weapons and swords. There was really nothing missing.
But fortunately, there is only one fine piece of almost every item, so the auction does not take long.
The three hundred year old ginseng was eventually bought by a guest on the first floor for seven thousand taels. The woman in white then introduced the second item, which was an embroidered picture.
By the way, this man Wen Jiu was also familiar with this woman because he still had two pieces of cloth woven by this woman herself.
These were the two pieces of Shu embroidery given by the Fourth Master, the ones that made others jealous.
However, the value of large-scale embroidery and this kind of embroidery that is carved with great effort is naturally incomparable.
The starting price of this embroidery painting was 30,000 taels, and the key point was that someone actually bid for it. Even Wen Jiu was stunned.
"Do these people really not treat silver as money?"
Jiu Ye raised an eyebrow and said, "You might not know this, but Madam Wu is from the Ming Dynasty and once served in the palace. There are rumors that she is hiding the Ming Dynasty royal family's treasures in the Xiu Tu. Naturally, some people are eager to get her."
Warming up the wine: "...So is there any treasure inside?"
Jiu Ye spread his hands: "I don't know."
Tenth Master: "I don't know, but I heard from my father that when Taizu entered the Pass, he dug up the tombs of the Ming emperors but didn't find any treasures. Maybe it was just a lie."
After hearing this, Wenjiu couldn't help but nodded, and the next second he heard Xiaojin suddenly shout.
[Master! Take a picture of this! This thing will be very useful to us!]
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