Daqin Zhentiansi

Chapter 381: Imperial Concubine, are you really willing to let us participate in the investment?
The Thousand Buddha Lotus Mirror is priced at one hundred gold coins.

The Thousand Machine Mirror is worth one hundred thousand gold.

These two things, which differ a thousand times in value, are actually the same thing?
On the stage, Ying Zhiruo's hands, holding the bronze mirror, trembled slightly.

In the backstage, Zhao Yu coughed lightly.

Ying Zhiruo forced a smile, raised her head, and spoke loudly, "Excuse me, Senior. Yuyuan Trading Company originally wanted to sell the treasure at a low price and then create a good story of finding a bargain to enhance the company's reputation. I really had no intention of testing you."

"The company has just been established, and the family background is shallow. How can we be qualified to test the foundation of the imperial city?"

According to the previous design, there are two ways to talk.

If the treasures you take out are proven to be worthless, then Yuyuan Trading Company is a business by nature. If you want to find a bargain, you must have some vision.

If the treasures brought out are valuable but the business sells them at a low price, they will say that they did it on purpose to build their reputation.

Anyway, the final right of interpretation lies with the company.

"That's the Master of Baibao Pavilion, Mr. Zhuo Yuan."

"Mr. Zhuo practices both Confucianism and Taoism. He is a very famous Confucian and Taoist master in the imperial city, and he is also a cultivator of the immortal way who is proficient in cultivating weapons."

In the lobby, someone recognized the old man and exclaimed softly.

At this moment, Zhuo Yuan smiled, looked around, and then said with a smile: "Everyone, I really like this Thousand Machine Mirror. I wonder if I can give it up?"

He wasn't the only one who spoke just now.

This means that there are at least several people who recognize this mirror as the Thousand Machine Mirror.

"Thousand Machine Mirror, what is this?"

"Just from the name, it's worth a hundred thousand gold. I'm afraid it's not an ordinary item."

Many people in the lobby spoke in low voices.

Young Master Qi Yan's expression changed and he clenched the folding fan in his hand.

How could an ordinary bronze mirror be worth 100,000 gold?
But the one who said it was worth 100,000 gold was Mr. Zhuo Yuan from Baibao Pavilion, so what else could he say?
Baibao Pavilion is known as one of the top three trading houses in the imperial city in terms of treasure appraisal and identification, and Mr. Zhuo Yuan is a veteran in this field. He said that this bronze mirror is worth 100,000 gold, so it must be worth 100,000 gold.

"The Thousand Machine Mirror was forged by the Qin Dynasty's master craftsman Lu Xuan Gong thousands of years ago. It appears to be a bronze mirror, but it actually contains a secret that can split into two mirror surfaces."

"Thousand Machines can be used not only as a weapon and a magical tool for immortality, but also as a medium for the Confucian and Taoist practice of cultivating the mind and achieving a magical state."

"This mirror later flowed into Liangyuan Territory and was hidden in the Xuancheng Temple in Liangyuan Territory. After five hundred years of refinement by the Buddha's essence, it has become even more mysterious."

On the stage, Ying Zhiruo unfolded the paper scroll in her palm and spoke loudly.

This roll of paper was stuffed into her hand by Zhao Yu when he pushed her onto the stage just now.

Zhao Yu only told her to read the note when someone asked about the origin of the Thousand Buddha Lotus Mirror.

Thinking about it now, she understood Zhao Yu's painstaking efforts.

If she had known in advance that this treasure was worth 100,000 gold, she probably would not have been able to sell it so naturally.

That way, it would be impossible to deceive the guests in the lobby.

The best scam is when you're in it yourself.

Now think about it, if this treasure is sold, you can get 20% of it, that is, 20,000 taels of gold?

For a moment, Ying Zhiruo clenched her fists.

The guests in the lobby were shocked for a moment as they had no idea that the Thousand Buddha Mirror had such a history.

It was truly made by a master craftsman and is definitely worth a hundred thousand gold.

Master Qi stood in front of the windowsill, his expression changing and looking extremely ugly.

While Ying Zhiruo was reading the note, waiters from various quiet rooms upstairs passed in a roll of paper.

This scroll contains records about the Thousand Machine Mirror.

Moreover, the records are much more detailed than what Ying Zhiruo said.

"It seems that Yuyuan Trading Company has made preparations in advance." Behind the eldest prince, a scholar in a green robe spoke with a smile.

The eldest prince nodded and said softly, "Princess Yuruo has participated in many battle formations involving over 100,000 troops, so it's normal for her to have such preparations."

The eldest prince once personally found the military plan for the army in Liangyuan Territory from Zhao Yu, which was of great help to Zhang Yuan in his march in Liangyuan Territory.

He also knew that Zhao Yu had been trained and assessed in martial arts in Zhengyang County.

"No wonder you, my husband, and Marquis Pingyun both highly praise Princess Yuruo, saying that she once organized a military formation in Zhengyang County. She is indeed a man of extraordinary strategy." In the quiet room, the woman beside Xiao Lou spoke softly with a smile on her face.

"Most of the treasures in Princess Yuruo's hands were sent by Marquis Qingyang. How could she not know what's valuable and what's ordinary?" Xiao Lou chuckled and shook his head.

Without traveling with Zhang Yuan, outsiders would never be able to imagine how a military officer from a border county could be promoted all the way and become a marquis in one battle.

But it was not the case with him and Pingyun Hou Xun Huo.

They had witnessed Zhang Yuan's combat prowess and leadership abilities firsthand. Among the current Qin army, only a handful could compare to the Marquis of Xinting.

That's why Xiao Lou tried his best to maintain his relationship with Qingyang Hou Zhang Yuan.

In the quiet room on the third floor, Yu Kuizhen bowed slightly and whispered, "Master, there are actually five of these Thousand Machine Mirrors. The other four have already been sent to the Imperial Household Department's warehouse."

"Also delivered to the warehouse were 300 jade Buddha bodhi seeds, 25 Buddhist relics, and over 500 other Liangyuan domain treasures."

"Marquis Qingyang has annotated these treasures, clearly marking their origins and functions."

These treasures were delivered to the imperial city one after another. After the Ministry of Internal Affairs received them, they were simply registered.

For the Imperial Household Department, let alone these treasures, even if there were a hundred or a thousand times more, it would not be a big deal.

Yu Kuizhen brought up this matter at this time just to make a comment.

This is the emperor's attendant.

It is enough that the emperor has heard it.

"Well, Liang Yuanyu, there is still something to be said for him." The emperor said lightly.

At this time, in the quiet room where Concubine Qi was, Concubine Qi and other women had a stack of papers in their hands.

Unlike other quiet rooms that only have one page introducing the Thousand Machine Mirror, their quiet room also has introductions to other treasures that will be sold later.

"This girl Yuruo knows how to do things."

Seeing the other royal relatives and wives of princes and dukes around her looking through the scrolls in their hands with smiles on their faces, Concubine Qi chuckled and spoke.

"Tsk tsk, you are such a thoughtful girl, Concubine Qi, it seems you are very satisfied with Princess Yuruo?"

"Won't that mean she'll soon be called Princess Yuruo?"

Several women looked up and said with a smile.

Concubine Qi smiled but shook her head.

"I think she is more suitable to be the head manager of Yuyuan Trading Company."

"Are you sisters interested in investing in this business?"

Concubine Qi's words made the women's eyes light up.

The Yuyuan Trading Company controls the business of Liang Yuanyu, and it really makes money.

"Your Highness, are you really willing to let us participate in the shares?"

"Ahem, how about I tell you about this in detail?"

……

The Thousand Machine Mirror worth one hundred thousand gold was bought.

No one cared what Mr. Qi, who offered five hundred taels, thought.

The business world is like a battlefield, the winner is the king and the loser is the enemy.

Qi Yan retreated to the quiet room and sat down, his face pale.

He wanted to stand out, of course he had something to ask for, but unfortunately others had already made a plan and even set a trap for him to fall into.

After today, my reputation as an unlearned person will probably spread.

From now on, not to mention in the Qi family, even in the imperial city, I would probably become a laughing stock.

"Master Qi, you are still a little impatient." In another quiet room, the Confucian scholar standing behind Prince Ying Luo of King Gu spoke softly.

"Indeed, he is less cunning." Ying Luo said lightly, without even looking at Yao Huaishi whose expression changed.

In the lobby, the scholar sitting next to Gong Yuzheng turned around and whispered, "Brother Gong, it seems that some people are targeting the company today?"

"My wife said that the business in Liangyuan area is making a lot of money every day. Otherwise, cough cough..." Sun Qi hesitated to speak.

Gong Yuzheng shook his head and sighed, "We are more content with studying, and don't need to worry about these things."

This made the other two nod.

For them, pursuing the path of Confucianism is much more comfortable than falling into the trap of money.

"The Qi family has a long reach."

The eldest prince sat in the quiet room, looking down and whispering softly.

The young master of the Qi family is not even worthy of the attention of a figure like the eldest prince.

What he saw was the Qi family behind Master Qi.

Knowing that Yuyuan Trading Company has a royal background, they still provoke us. It seems that the prestige of the royal family needs to be restored.

(End of this chapter)