Ouchi Taming the Cat, starting with the Ten Tiger Forms!

Chapter 481 Eat Half the Fish

"Sixth sister, where did you get this connection?"

"Fourth brother, it's hard to buy me on the black market now."

The fourth prince asked in shock.

The eldest prince had a similar expression.

The two brothers looked as if they had just met the Sixth Princess for the first time, their eyes full of surprise.

Especially the eldest prince. He and the sixth princess have been living together in Zhang's mansion these days. The eldest prince knows exactly what the sixth princess does on a daily basis.

Since leaving the palace, the Sixth Princess has been traveling around with her peers from the Zhang family.

The Zhang family is a real relative of theirs, and they often interact with each other of the same generation, so they are not strangers.

It was a rare opportunity to leave the palace, and the Sixth Princess couldn't sit still, unlike the First Prince who had been staying at Zhang's house these days reading books and practicing martial arts.

Now that the Sixth Princess said that she had a way to get antiques from the Jinpeng Dynasty, the First Prince and the Fourth Prince were naturally surprised.

"What?"

"Big brother, fourth brother."

"Don't you trust me?"

The Sixth Princess put her hands on her hips and glared at the two of them angrily.

The eldest prince and the fourth prince smiled awkwardly, and the fourth prince hurriedly explained:

"No, aren't we happy?"

"Fourth brother has been worrying about this recently. I didn't expect you to have a solution."

"Tell me quickly, what is the way?"

The fourth prince quickly changed the subject.

"Humph~"

The Sixth Princess was not stupid, but she did not take this matter to heart. Instead, she said excitedly, "This way is far away in the sky, but it is right in front of us. It is right in our Zhang Mansion."

The Fourth Prince's heart moved, and he immediately asked, "Does anyone in the Zhang Mansion have antiques from the Golden Roc Dynasty?"

"Oh, fourth brother, you are so boring..." The Sixth Princess pouted and said dissatisfiedly.

"Uh, it's Fourth Brother's fault. Sixth Sister, please continue." The Fourth Prince apologized to the Sixth Princess.

The Sixth Princess was also an easy-to-please person. She immediately regained her interest and started talking about her discovery.

It turned out that the Zhang family had a peer who was uneducated and a well-known playboy in the capital named Zhang Zhuo.

Originally, Zhang Zhuo spent a lot of time in various gambling houses every day, spending beyond his budget every month, and using the monthly allowance from the government to pay off debts. Such a wealthy man ended up living a tight life.

But a few days ago, the Sixth Princess discovered that Zhang Zhuo had suddenly become generous and was showing off in front of her.

One time, Zhang Zhuo met the Sixth Princess at dinner time and he generously treated her to a meal. Only at the dinner table did he hear her bragging about his wise investments and how he had made a lot of money.

It was from Zhang Zhuo that the Sixth Princess heard about the antiques of the Jinpeng Dynasty.

Zhang Zhuo invited the Sixth Princess to dinner not just to show off, but also to get the Sixth Princess to do business together. However, the Sixth Princess's money was all with the Fourth Prince, so the Sixth Princess naturally had no money to invest, so Zhang Zhuo had to give up.

After listening to the Sixth Princess's narration, the Fourth Prince's eyes brightened.

Zhang Zhuo is a well-known idiot in the Zhang family. Although he is a few years older than them, no one in the Zhang family looks up to him.

It's not just because Zhang Zhuo is a bastard born to a concubine, but also because he himself is not ambitious enough and is in a state of being left alone.

Normally, when he saw the eldest prince and his three siblings, he would avoid them from a distance and would never dare to talk to them, let alone invite the sixth princess to dinner.

"How many antiques from the Jinpeng Dynasty does Zhang Zhuo have?" asked the Fourth Prince.

"He said he had ten pieces and wanted to sell them for thirty-five thousand taels. He said the value of these things could still go up, but his debt to the gambling house was about to mature, and the interest would start to double, otherwise he didn't want to sell them now."

The Sixth Princess honestly relayed to the Fourth Prince what she had heard from Zhang Zhuo.

"Okay, I know about Sixth Sister."

"Thank you for the news."

The Fourth Prince touched the Sixth Princess' head and expressed his gratitude.

Seeing that she had helped, the Sixth Princess was very happy.

"Fourth brother, are you going to look for Zhang Zhuo now? Do you need me to accompany you?"

The Sixth Princess really liked the feeling of being able to help, so she volunteered.

"No need. I'll find out the situation first. I'm not in a hurry to see Zhang Zhuo."

"You and Big Brother should have a good rest, and just help me keep an eye on the others."

The fourth prince ordered.

The Fourth Prince was doing business outside, so it was inevitable that there would be some delay in receiving the news.

But one of the eldest prince and the sixth princess always stayed in Zhang's mansion, so it was more convenient for him to receive news from the spies than the fourth prince.

"By the way, how are the others doing lately?"

The Fourth Prince hadn't received any news in the past few days and felt that the others were too calm.

"Don't worry, Fourth Brother. I'm keeping an eye on the others."

"Most people can't threaten you. The third brother went into the arms business and seemed to have found a way to supply the Ministry of War with a batch of improved saddles. But I asked someone and found out that the third brother made at most 30,000 to 50,000 taels from this business. This was because he took advantage of the war preparations with the desert. Otherwise, there wouldn't be such a big profit."

"Old Eight didn't play any tricks this time. He bought a batch of strange and bizarre things from the Hu merchants in the West Market, and seemed to be trying to sell them at a high price. Unfortunately, they are not very useful, and it is even a question whether he can make back his investment."

"Others are in much the same situation. We should be thankful that we didn't lose money."

"After all, no one is as proficient in this as you are. They are just doing business randomly."

The eldest prince summarized simply.

According to him, no one could threaten the Fourth Prince.

The Fourth Prince has nearly 150,000 taels of silver in his hands by squeezing Boss Qian's property.

But this is already the limit. Boss Qian's fortune was completely drained by the Fourth Prince, and there is not much left.

The Fourth Prince even mortgaged Boss Qian's house and got some money.

The Fourth Prince's model has reached its limit and can no longer generate profits.

He multiplied his capital of 10,000 taels by fifteen times. Logically speaking, this competition could be said to be a sure thing, but he still felt a little unsure.

"Brother, how's Ankang?"

"What has she been doing these days?"

Seeing that the eldest prince did not mention Princess Ankang, his strong rival, the fourth prince could not help but ask.

"Ankang has been playing these days and doesn't seem to be doing any business." The eldest prince said uncertainly.

"What? How is this possible?"

The fourth prince frowned and was the first one who did not believe it.

"Fourth brother, it's true. I met her a few times, and she was more heartless than me." The Sixth Princess had a clearer understanding of herself.

The eldest prince even said on the side: "Fourth brother, do you think Ankang is letting us?"

"It's unlikely. I've talked to Ankang about this before, and she flatly refused." The Fourth Prince looked puzzled, wondering what Princess Ankang was up to.

"Could it be that Ankang has changed her mind?"

"She has already secured a spot for the Spring Festival Shrine Visit, so maybe she feels there's no need to continue fighting with us?" the Sixth Princess speculated.

The fourth prince shook his head but didn't say anything. After a moment's silence, he said to the eldest prince, "Brother, tell me the detailed schedule of Ankang's absence from the palace in the next few days."

The eldest prince immediately flipped through the book at hand.

It turned out that what he was reading was not a book at all, but the surveillance records of other princes and princesses over this period of time.

The eldest prince turned to the first section and read out Princess Ankang's itinerary one by one.

But after listening for a while, the Fourth Prince's expression immediately changed.

"Ankang went to the Taobao stall in Xishi on his first day out of the palace!?"

The hair on the Fourth Prince's neck suddenly stood up.

"Fourth brother, our spies have recorded it clearly. Although Ankang went to the Taobao stall, he only bought five small items, and he was not able to sell them yet, so he lost a small amount of money."

"Later, I went to the Sihai Casino in the West City, but left because I didn't make any money. Then I just had fun every day and didn't do any business." "Fourth brother, I know what you are thinking, but the antiques of the Jinpeng Dynasty are not something that any of us can hype up. You have also calculated the amount of money behind this, right?"

After the eldest prince said this, the fourth prince relaxed a little, but he still felt nervous and felt that something was wrong.

At this time, the Sixth Princess also smiled and said, "It seems that Ankang is self-aware. He found that he is not cut out for business, so he just quit and lost less money."

The fourth prince shook his head and said disapprovingly: "Don't underestimate Ankang. She is much smarter than any of us. Otherwise, we wouldn't have lost so badly in the previous game."

After hearing what the Fourth Prince said, the Sixth Princess said no more.

"Brother, give me a copy of Ankang's surveillance record so I can take a closer look." The Fourth Prince said worriedly.

"Okay, I'll have someone make a copy for you later."

In this competition, the eldest prince was not just there to watch and fool around.

The Fourth Prince went out to do business, while the First Prince stayed in Zhang Mansion, responsible for monitoring others to see if anyone would threaten them.

But at least it seems not now.

The eldest prince believed that Princess Ankang was not a threat, so he did not issue any warning to the fourth prince.

After breakfast, the Fourth Prince went out to do his work.

Seeing the Fourth Prince's back disappearing outside the door, the First Prince and the Sixth Princess couldn't help but look at each other worriedly.

"Brother, is Fourth Brother's burden too heavy?"

"It's all my fault. If only I could have been more helpful."

The Sixth Princess seemed a little unhappy.

The eldest prince lovingly scratched the sixth princess' nose and consoled her:
"Sixth sister, we are just doing our respective duties and doing what we are good at."

"When you were needed, you never hesitated, did you?"

"It's understandable that Fourth Brother is worried about Ankang. After all, he has never suffered so much at the hands of one person, right?"

The Sixth Princess nodded, and then couldn't help but say: "It's because Ankang is too cunning!"

After hearing this, the eldest prince smiled helplessly and continued to look through the surveillance records in his hand.

They also spent a lot of energy and sent out almost all of their attendants to monitor everyone's movements, even the little kids were not spared.

After the big fuss caused by the Eighth Prince and the little kids, they no longer dare to underestimate the power of the little kids.

Especially in a competition like this one, everyone has a capital of 10,000 taels. If they unite, it will be a headache.

But for some reason, the Eighth Prince did not repeat the same trick this time, which made the First Prince and the Fourth Prince feel relieved.

“I hope this competition will go smoothly.”

The eldest prince muttered to himself.

He did it not for himself, but because he hoped that the Fourth Prince could defeat Princess Ankang once.

Otherwise, the pressure the Fourth Prince will face when facing Princess Ankang in the future will only increase.

……

West Market, a gambling house with lots of casinos.

"Sir, we only have the last 20% of the goods left."

After counting the thick stack of silver bills, Li Xuanqing took out a small portion and left it on the table, and put the rest into his Dihong bone ring.

Then, he waved his tail and said to Zhu Shimin, "Hurry up and ship the goods while the market is still hot."

To be honest, Li Xuan somewhat underestimated the capital power of the capital.

The national treasury was empty, and he thought Daxing's economy was in great difficulty.

As a result, with a little help from Li Xuan, the prices of the batch of imitation antiques in their hands skyrocketed like a rocket.

This was certainly due to the secret arrangements made by Li Xuan and Zhu Shimin, but the people who followed up were also extremely powerful, and the price was now approaching the mark of three thousand taels of silver per unit.

If time were not limited, with the current ambition, it would not be a problem to break through the unit price to five thousand taels of silver. To go higher, it depends on whether we can attract more people to join.

But even with the current results, Li Xuan is already satisfied.

There are only five days left until the end of the competition, and Li Xuan's Dihong bone ring already has a total of 1.5 million taels of silver in silver notes.

Li Xuan invested a total of 300,000 taels, plus Zhu Shimin's 200,000 taels. With a total of 500,000 taels of capital, they bid up the price of a replica antique that was originally worth only 50 taels of silver at most to nearly 60 times the price.

Even though they have recently shipped a large amount of goods, it has only slightly reduced the price increase.

Because Li Xuan knew that he had a large amount of funds, he just hoped to double his investment at the beginning.

As a result, the profit tripled, and 20% of the goods were still not sold out. By the time the last batch of goods was sold out, it was estimated that the funds would nearly quadruple.

This is an impressive record for a large amount of funds.

I can only say that the capitalists in Beijing are really too enthusiastic.

Li Xuan distributed the profits to each of them every day according to the profits they earned from shipping, also to reassure Zhu Shimin.

After Zhu Shimin saw that he not only made back his investment but also tripled his money, he has been smiling from ear to ear for the past few days, which scared the old employees of Sihai Casino.

"Sir, the market is hot now. Why don't you wait a few more days and ship the goods when the price is higher?" Zhu Shimin asked curiously.

They now can be said to be holding a hen that lays golden eggs. As long as they hold it in their hands every day, countless silver bills will flow into their pockets.

Li Xuan shook his tail and explained, "You also know that the competition has a time limit. When the date is up, I will return to the palace."

"If you have an idea, you can buy the remaining goods from me at a price 10% higher than the market price, and then sell them slowly yourself."

Zhu Shimin immediately showed a look of excitement.

According to the current rising trend, Zhu Shimin has made a great bargain. He can make a lot of profit by just waiting for two days.

Moreover, according to the current market conditions, Zhu Shimin felt that he could afford to wait, let alone two days, even two months.

This time, he cooperated with Li Xuan and earned 400,000 taels of silver for the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Zhu Shimin had only taken over the Jinqian Gang's business for a few days, but he had already made such a great contribution. A bright future was in sight.

But he also knew that such opportunities were rare and might only come once in a lifetime, so he wanted to seize it and make the most of it.

However, Zhu Shimin did not rush to make a decision. Instead, he asked Li Xuan:

"I wonder what you think I should do?"

Seeing Zhu Shimin respectfully asking for his advice, Li Xuan couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and thought to himself, "This brat!"

Li Xuan thought about it and felt that it would be okay to give some advice.

And he wanted Zhu Shimin to help him with something else.

"Since I'm proposing it to you, it's of course possible."

"But there is one thing I need to make clear to you."

"I haven't finished my story yet, and we only ate half of this fat fish."

When Zhu Shimin heard Li Xuan say this, his eyes widened immediately.

He had earned 400,000 taels of silver, but Li Xuan said that they had only eaten half of the fat fish.

"If I eat the other half, wouldn't it be!?"

Zhu Shimin's breathing unconsciously quickened and he immediately bowed his head.

"Please explain clearly, sir!"

Li Xuan shook his tail and wrote slowly:

"The end of my story is the truth."

"As for whether you can eat the remaining half of the fish, that depends on whether you have the ability to do so."

Zhu Shimin's eyes couldn't help but become confused.

The truth of their story, of course, is that the so-called Jinpeng Dynasty antiques are nothing but worthless imitations.

But if the truth is told as the ending, wouldn’t the current good market situation come to an abrupt end, or even collapse rapidly?

How can they make money if the prices of imitation antiques in their hands fall instead of rise?

Just when Zhu Shimin was confused, Li Xuan suddenly changed the subject and asked:

"Xiao Minzi, there are probably a lot of people in your gambling house who use things as collateral for money, right?"

(End of this chapter)