Ming Dynasty: Tanks blocked the door and you said to me, "Long live Ming Dynasty"

"This is easy. Give us two hours."

"Although we cannot guarantee that we can sell all of them, we can still collect enough money to reward the emperor!"

Chapter 178 A family that accumulates good deeds will surely have good fortune

After leaving Wenyuan Pavilion, Wei Zhongxian went straight to the East Factory and asked people to call all his trusted subordinates over.

After some instructions, the guards from the Eastern Depot started kicking doors all over the capital like mad dogs.

No door of any household that they considered to be well-off was spared.

Whenever a door was kicked open, the guards would throw out a handful of silver and let them in to pass the message amid the doorman's curses.

The East Factory has always been a force to be reckoned with, so when would it be willing to bleed?

This is a strange thing.

I don’t know what these men said after meeting the heads of each family, but then wave after wave of people rushed towards the East Factory.

In the lobby of the East Factory, Wei Zhongxian sat with his legs apart, holding a sword in his hand under the statue of Yue Fei, sipping a teacup from time to time. He did not even glance at the family heads who were brought here.

He has the right to be arrogant.

No one in the hall dared to have any opinion on this.

When Zhu Youxiao first dealt with Cui Chengxiu and other Wei Zhongxian's followers, there were rumors that Wei Yan had fallen out of favor and would soon be purged.

But as time went by, the day of reckoning not only did not come, but this eunuch actually became the dean of the military academy!

Moreover, the military academy was named after Wei Zhongxian, and the favor shown here was obvious.

So even though Wei Zhongxian rarely interferes in political affairs nowadays and only runs between the East Factory and the Military Academy, his tyranny is still enough to terrify people!

What's more, they are now in the East Factory. Who knows what kind of outcome will be waiting for them?

Half an hour later, the courtyard in front of the East Factory lobby was already full of people, and the lobby was even more crowded.

Only then did Wei Zhongxian raise his head, look at the people present, and shout loudly in a shrill voice.

"Everyone!"

"We asked you to come here because we have something good in mind for you."

"This year, many places in Daming have suffered disasters, not just the droughts in summer and autumn!"

"In the past two months, news has been sent back from many places in the interior of China that the roads are blocked by heavy snow, making it difficult for people and animals to travel. If this continues, I guess God will make things even more difficult for the people of the Ming Dynasty next year!"

"Your Majesty is merciful and has taken out some treasures from the treasury."

"The ladies in the harem couldn't bear to see the people suffer, so they gave out some of their jewelry."

"In the whole city of Beijing, only people like you have a relatively wealthy family. When you see something you like, just quote your price. The highest bidder wins!"

"All the money we earn will be used to replenish the Ministry of Revenue as soon as possible to prevent another natural disaster next year."

"And you have done a good thing for the country and the people. The court will naturally not forget you."

"Afterwards, our family will have someone carve a monument and write a book to record your good deeds!"

He spoke in a serious tone, and everyone present could hardly believe their ears.

This matter may be an auction, but it may be a pawning of property!

In order to prevent natural disasters and prepare food and money for disaster relief, the emperor actually took out all his family fortune?

This is incredible!

While everyone was discussing, Wei Zhongxian had someone take out the first treasure.

It was a scroll, and when it was opened, everyone's eyes widened.

Some of them bent down unnaturally, as if trying to hide something.

Wei Zhongxian was very satisfied with their reaction, and he pointed at the painting and said.

"The first one is the pornographic picture of the romantic and talented Tang Bohu!"

"The starting price is 50 taels of silver. If you like it, please quote your price!"

Although Tang Bohu has only been around for a hundred years.

But his calligraphy and paintings are no longer as popular as they were in the past.

As for art, it is never as valuable when it is alive as when it is dead!

Although, the art on this painting is a bit...

Dirty?

But it doesn’t matter!

The important thing is that Wei Zhongxian had previously said that these things were taken out of the emperor’s treasury.

"Oh~~ baby, this is something that the emperor has seen and praised... Can we also learn this posture..."

Even in the East Factory, some people were already thinking about which concubine they should say this to.

Soon, someone cleared his cough and raised his hand in the crowd.

"Eunuch Wei, I'll give you two hundred taels of silver. Is that okay?"

"Okay, is there anything higher than two hundred taels?"

Wei Zhongxian nodded at him, then glanced at the others.

"Two hundred and ten taels!"

"Two hundred and thirty taels!"

"Two hundred and forty-nine taels!"

As soon as this offer came out, the others burst into laughter.

"Hahahaha, Lao Liu, you're just a little bit away from two hundred and fifty taels! Two hundred and seventy taels!"

"That's right. I heard that his grandfather took four concubines. This year, one of them is seventy years old, one is eighty years old, and the other two are fifty years old! Three hundred taels!"

"Hey, how did you know? Three hundred and twenty taels!"

"Those four concubines are all courtesans from the Mianhua Tower. Back then, I even went to show my support to that courtesan... Three hundred and thirty taels!"

"........."

I don’t know who started it, but while they were bidding prices, they actually started teasing each other.

But it was also because of this that their nerves, which had been tense due to being in the East Factory, were gradually relaxing.

In the end, the price of the erotic painting stopped at four hundred and seventy taels of silver.

Wei Zhongxian was very dissatisfied with the price. He raised his index finger and said with disdain on his face.

"A bunch of guys with balls but no guts!"

"Why, are you afraid that our family will cause trouble to you after knowing your family background?"

"Such a good thing, only four hundred and seventy taels?"

"We're going to send this painting to Jiangnan, where we can sell it for at least two thousand taels of silver!"

But even so, he did not force anyone to bid, but instead ordered the transaction to be completed on the spot.

The painting was delivered to the bidder, and in addition, there was a booklet!

On the cover of the booklet, the four big characters "A Family of Good Deeds" were written stroke by stroke!

After opening it, there was a line of tiny regular script inside.

"On December 30th of the seventh year of Tianqi, I actively responded to the court's call and donated 470 taels of silver!"

At the end of the text, there is a big seal and signature!

This thing blinded everyone's eyes!

A family that accumulates good will surely have blessings in the future. Even though it is just a sentence in the "Book of Changes", when it is written in this booklet, it can bring honor to the family!

In addition, once the reputation of this kind-hearted family spreads, their business will definitely be taken to the next level!

If it was Wei Zhongxian's signature and the seal of the Eastern Depot, this philanthropic family would probably have no value at all.

You, an organization that kills people, say others are good people. Are you kidding?

But why!

The cunning Wei Zhongxian had anticipated all this!

That big seal belongs to the Imperial Household Department!

That signature was from Wang Tiquan, the eunuch who held the seal of the Imperial Household Department!

Chapter 179 This eunuch is actually discharging...

Wei Zhongxian's move was beyond everyone's expectations.

No one expected that coming here today, in addition to being able to buy treasures at low prices, they would also gain such a reward.

So...

When the Dongchang man took out the next item, the auction atmosphere became extremely hot.

Everyone knows that it is impossible for everyone to have a copy of a book like the One Who Does Good Deeds.

Originally, the items being auctioned were very cheap, and even if you didn't need them, you could still make a lot of money by reselling them.

How can it be possible to make money and gain fame at the same time?

The lucky guy before was just because he was the first one to buy something.

The auction amount soared. Wei Zhongxian stroked his smooth chin, and his eyes curved into crescents due to his smile.

Items are displayed one by one, prices are quoted, and transactions are completed.

When the fifth item was a jade wall, the hammer price was three thousand eight hundred taels of silver, which was infinitely close to its true value!

The sixth item, a handwritten calligraphy by Li Shimin, was auctioned for eight thousand taels of silver!

The price was one thousand taels of silver higher than the price assessed by the Ministry of Revenue!

Treasures can be passed down from generation to generation.

A family that accumulates good deeds can pass on its legacy to future generations!

Wei Zhongxian only used a little trick to make these local tyrants in the capital forget where they were!

The auction went very quickly.

Items are displayed, starting prices are announced, and deals are done.

The treasures were delivered to them on the spot, and as for the silver, the guards would go and collect it after the event was over.

Wei Zhongxian was not worried at all that someone would not be able to come up with the silver after shouting. He had ten thousand ways to deal with such people.

An hour and a half later, five large carts creaked to a stop at the entrance of Wenyuan Pavilion.

Wen Tiren, Prince Xin, and the previous officials were still waiting here.

Hearing the noise outside, they subconsciously walked out to check.

But when he saw the boxes on the cart, Wen Tiren's hands trembled and he accidentally pulled out a clump of his beard.

While taking a breath of cold air, he walked forward and opened one of the boxes.

In the setting sun, the shining silver ingot almost blinded his eyes!

"hiss........"

He took another deep breath and then started coughing violently.

"Cough, cough, cough..."

"Eunuch Wei, you didn't get this money from His Majesty's treasury, did you?"

He simply couldn't believe that Wei Zhongxian could come up with so much silver in such a short time!

The Minister of Revenue Guo Yunhou also came over. He was in charge of the money. He knew better than anyone how much silver such a big box could hold.