Chapter 892: Making a Fortune in Silence

Zhulan, "Well, he went to Xu's house to learn foreign languages ​​recently. Every time he learned something new, he would come back to show off to me. This kid has a natural talent for languages ​​and speaks quite well, although I didn't understand what he said."

Zhou Shuren was amused, "You don't understand?"

Zhu Lan glared, "At first, I only knew English, not other foreign languages. Chang Li is now learning some daily expressions from nearby countries. It's normal that I don't understand."

Zhou Shuren stopped laughing, coughed and changed the subject, "It seems that it was right to let Changli go."

"Um."

In the following days, the Ministry of Revenue's actions were not kept secret, and we soon knew what it was going to do. Not to mention, this was the first time I was dealing with antique calligraphy and paintings, and I was quite looking forward to it.

Zhou Shuren has already dealt with several waves of friends who came to inquire about him. Even Zhulan, who is at home, has received several waves of visitors.

The Ministry of Revenue did not specify the specific date, which has whetted everyone's appetite. The hottest topic in the capital right now is to see who has better luck.

Zhou Shuren was blatantly operating behind the scenes, and Zhang Jinghong was watching from the side, admiring him to the core.

Zhou Shuren was not afraid of Zhang Jinghong informing on him, as he knew that Zhang Jinghong had watched the whole process and would not dare to say a word.

Inside the palace, the emperor quickly learned of Zhou Shuren's actions. He was speechless for a long time, but finally pretended not to know. He comforted himself in his heart that he just regarded it as a reward from the Zhou family.

The prince became interested after hearing this. He thought it would be a fool not to take advantage of the opportunity. He thought he could leave the palace early and have a chat with Zhou Shuren.

In the following two days, the Ministry of Revenue booked a teahouse near the ministry, made all the arrangements inside, and set a date. There was no threshold restriction and anyone could come to participate.

Zhulan couldn't go in herself, so she asked Shenxing to go. She told Shenxing the signs and told him to spend all the 20,000 taels of silver.

Since you can take it home and unpack it, there's really nothing to worry about.

Inside the teahouse, Zhou Shuren stood upstairs, looking at the visitors. Several princes had arrived, but the crown prince arrived a little late.

Not many officials came, and today is not a day off. Even if it were a day off, all officials would not take a day off. Most of the officials who came today were sons of officials, and they all came with missions.

There are also some merchants. Merchants have money, so there is no threshold.

Zhou Shuren, it's a pity. Boxes are also divided into different levels. The cheaper ones have a lower chance of dropping good things. The more expensive the box, the higher the chance of dropping good things.

Therefore, anyone who has money will set their sights on the expensive box.

The ones Zhou Shuren marked were all in the medium and low levels, which were safer and there was no need to fight for the expensive boxes.

Qiu Yan stood beside Zhou Shuren and looked at him with a complicated expression, "It seems that the boxes prepared today are not enough."

Zhou Shuren didn't care, "It's only the first day anyway, there are still two days."

However, most of the really good stuff is put on the first day.

This activity does not need Zhou Shuren to host it, he just needs to be there to supervise the registration and payment.

The prince was standing in a good position. He could see Zhou Shuren as soon as he looked up. Thinking of the conversation they had two nights ago, the prince was in a good mood, especially when he saw that his several annoying brothers were staring at the most expensive one.

Soon the gong was struck and the activity began.

The second prince stood still, "Brother Crown Prince, you are the oldest, why don't you choose one first?"

The Crown Prince said, "I just want to join in the fun. You choose."

He never thought about doing it himself. He had already arranged people. He was not stupid and it would be better for him to just focus on making money.

Seeing that the Crown Prince really had no intention of taking action, the Second Prince took a step forward and was about to point at one of the boxes, but someone with a mean hand held the box first.

The fourth prince Zhang Jingxi said, "First come, first served. Second brother, I will give it to you."

The Second Prince was so angry that this bastard was clearly looking at his hand and trying to snatch it on purpose. After glaring at him, he turned around and tried to take the one next to him, but it was snatched away by the Third Prince Zhang Jingshi.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince curled his lips. So, he had expected this to happen. Rather than letting a few stupid brothers unite to trick him, it would be better to watch the show.

Zhang Yang didn't know whether to step forward or backward, but he also wanted to make a fortune. Since the prince and his elder brother gave him some money, and his mother gave him some money, he had no money in his hands.

He had been trying to persuade Shi Qing for a while and had already spent a lot of money, so he wanted to take a gamble today.

The prince looked at Zhang Yang, "You don't want to choose?"

Zhang Yang gritted his teeth and said, "Choose. This is an opportunity. Although he didn't find out how Lord Zhou packed the box, he knew that Lord Zhou would not cheat if he dared to lay out the rules. "Choose."

As he spoke, Zhang Yang chose the one he liked.

Zhou Shuren glanced at the box for a few times, then exchanged a glance with Lord Xiao. Zhou Shuren did not intend to hide his actions from Lord Xiao. Xiao Qing was also an insider and was involved in the secret operation.

Zhou Shuren had already seen Shen Xing, who was accompanied by two servants. Shen Xing was skilled in martial arts and had a good brain, so he quickly selected the boxes he wanted. Not many people were choosing mid-range and low-range boxes, so they all crowded around for the high-end ones.

Zhou Shuren stroked his beard. You are really afraid that the emperor doesn't know that you all have money. Look how generous you are. A high-end box costs three thousand taels each. Hey, except for a few princes, many people have already selected five or six.

Shen Xing had already transported the box out, and he paid the money and took it away, feeling very happy.

Of course, there were also people who opened the boxes right after making their selections, such as several princes. Today, the fourth prince had very bad luck, and he selected five boxes, but not a single one contained a surprise.

The third prince was better off. He had four boxes, one of which contained a surprise, a rare copy, and the other boxes contained antiques, so he did make some money.

The second prince was extremely lucky. He gritted his teeth and selected three boxes. There was a surprise in each box, and all his anger was relieved.

The second prince Zhang Jingyang smiled and said, "Now I know how much my brothers love me. Look, there are surprises in every box."

The Third Prince's back teeth ached. The antiques in the box were so valuable that it hurt his heart just looking at them.

Zhang Yang didn’t have much money, so he chose two and had no intention of opening the boxes.

Zhang Jingxi was not happy, "Old Five, why don't you open the box?"

Zhang Yang couldn't afford to offend any of them, so he opened the boxes anyway. He was pleasantly surprised when he found the first box. "Haha, I'm so lucky."

He had long forgotten to restrain himself, even though the other princes looked unhappy.

Zhang Yang made no profit or loss on the last box, but he was already very satisfied.

There are fourteen boxes and five of them contain surprises. The probability is extremely high, and the onlookers are all excited.

Zhou Shuren said quietly, "The Second Prince is really lucky."

He arranged it, how could he not know the probability was so high? At that time, he arranged the probability to be one in five, how could there be so many treasures!

Because of the princes' publicity, some people later broke out surprises on the spot. Great, everyone's enthusiasm was ignited, and blind guesses were still very high. We thought the event would end at noon, but it was completed in an hour.

Xiao Qing said meaningfully: "They are all wealthy people."

Zhou Shuren doesn't care about this. He cares about how much his family earns and just wants to go home to see!