The biography of Gu Qi, a poor girl

This chapter is published first, and will be revised later.

"There are a lot of auction items today, so Xiao Ke won't waste your time. The auction has officially started."

After finishing speaking, Cui Ying clapped her hands and summoned a maid to deliver the first lot.

Lifting the red satin cover, everyone saw a red coral ornament placed on the gold-plated booth. This is a top-grade red coral, with evenly distributed branches and dense branches. The color is as red as the morning glow, and it is about two feet long. Half and half, the widest part is more than one foot. The carving is exquisite, like a phoenix flying into the sky. It is loved by dignitaries and dignitaries, and the production of red coral is far away in the depths of the South China Sea. It is very difficult to pick, and that area is not under the jurisdiction of Dakang. Therefore, there are very few red corals that can really flow into the territory of Dakang. The price of an ordinary string of red coral bracelets is not affordable by ordinary people, let alone this top-quality red coral ornament in front of you.

Many connoisseurs with this insight couldn't help but exclaimed after seeing the lot clearly.

"Xiaoyaolou is such a great handicraft! With such a good appearance, I am afraid that it will not be able to get it without three to five thousand taels of silver."

"It's more than that. I remember that a few years ago, a Shawar merchant brought a red coral Guanyin ornament to Kyoto. The appearance and size were not half of the one in front of me. The starting price at that time was 3000 taels, and the final transaction price was 7000 taels."

"I'll be good, then wouldn't such a statue cost tens of thousands of taels of silver?"

"What a good day today. I remember that the value of the items in the previous two Xiaoyaolou auctions was not too much, ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand taels. Although there were many good things, they didn't make such a big splash. It’s only the first item to be auctioned, and it costs tens of thousands of taels of silver, so wouldn’t the items that will be brought out later be overwhelmed.”

Some people swallowed their saliva and couldn't hide the surprise on their faces, and felt that it was a bit absurd. Others blushed, and their eyes were full of envy. Everyone likes good things, and the status behind this good thing is even more heart-warming. Yearn for.

We all know that there will be money all over the world, and Xiaoyao Building is a veritable nest of swallowing gold, but I didn't expect to start with such money.

"Don't you guys know?" A fat middle-aged man was discussing among the people around him, and he obviously didn't know the reason, so he couldn't help showing complacency, and Shi Shiran said something.

"Know what?" Sure enough, the others became more and more curious when they heard the words.

The middle-aged man didn't hold back any more, he just lowered his voice and whispered: "I heard that the Four Seas Escort Bureau has recently opened a new dart line, which goes southeast, and it is said that it has a relationship with the boat gang in the East China Sea. All that land is doing large-scale transactions in the open sea, and the daily inflow and outflow of money on the wharf can pile up a mountain of silver. Not to mention the rare treasures that followed the boat gang from Nanyang to the East China Sea. I see today's auction This batch of objects is what Sihai will get from Donghai, otherwise ordinary merchants would not have the opportunity to find so many treasures in just half a month."

"The Four Seas Club has already contacted the ship gang in the East China Sea?"

The former dynasty banned the sea for a long time, but in this dynasty, the imperial court has always held a vague attitude towards the southeast two sea areas. Whether it is forbidden or not is all in the minds of the officials. For this reason, there is no serious boat gang in the East China Sea. It is said to be a boat gang In fact, they are all controlled by a large number of sea ships and pirates of the Air Navigation Association.