Li Guodong replied: "Of course there is one. As long as the goods are rare, people will naturally be willing to buy goods at a high price. Your Majesty, don't look at the officials and nobles in the capital crying and are poor. In fact, their families are rich and silver. There are many people in this capital. As long as the goods are good, there is nothing that cannot be sold."

Wang Chengen, who had not spoken on the side, suddenly spoke: "Wuweibo, our family always feels something is wrong. This Beijing official has just cried and was poor, so how could he take out the money to buy these things?"

"Officials dare not buy it, but there are too many wealthy businessmen in the capital, and I believe someone will come to buy it." Li Guodong replied.

After Li Guodong left the palace and returned to the inn, he began to arrange an auction. Chongzhen wanted to sell the items in the palace. Not to mention the value of these items, many merchants would compete to buy the items sold in the palace. Even ordinary porcelains were all fine products made in the official kiln. If a merchant could buy one and go home, even if it was a transgression, he would not dare to use them at home, but he would be very proud of him.

For example, if an ordinary businessman bought a set of porcelain used in the palace and went home, he would definitely not dare to take it out as tableware. However, if this set of items is placed at home, a display cabinet is put inside, and a guest takes a look at it, it would be very proud: this is an item used in the palace.

In fact, many things are collected when taken home. For example, the "Along the River During the Qingming Festival" collected in the palace is the only authentic product. After this painting is bought, it will definitely not be hung in the hall to show off, but will be collected. This is originally a collectible, and no one will show off.

Shortly after its publication, "Along the River During the Qingming Festival", it was taken into the palace by Zhao Ji. Later, the Northern Song Dynasty was destroyed, and this object fell into the hands of the Jin Kingdom. The Jin Kingdom was destroyed by the Mongols. This painting was taken into the Dayuan Palace, but it was stolen and replaced by people. Later, it fell into the hands of the British Duke, and then it fell into the hands of Yan Song. After Yan Song was defeated, he was taken into the inner palace by the eunuch Feng Bao and has been kept in the hands of eunuchs since then.

In addition to the national treasure-level "Along the River During the Qingming Festival", there are also national treasure-level items such as Zhao Ji's "Hidden Lotus and Phenics", "Autumn Evening Pond", "Colorless Parrot Picture", Tang Bohu's calligraphy and paintings, Wu Daozi's calligraphy and paintings, and Wang Xizhi's calligraphy and paintings. If these things are taken out for auction, each painting will be priceless.

After learning about these situations from Wang Chengen, Li Guodong was full of confidence in the auction.

Three days later, Li Guodong bought a shop outside Zhengyang Gate, but after the shop was bought, it did not open. The shop door was closed, and a piece of red cloth was covered with a plaque above the main entrance, so there was no view on the contents on the plaque. The side door of the shop was open, and people like Jinyiwei and Dongchang Fanzi were escorting craftsmen in and out from time to time.

"What is this store for? Is it because His Majesty wants to open a store?"

"How can Your Majesty go to business? Wouldn't this lose the face of the Emperor of Ming?"

"Hey, the Ming Dynasty Royal Family, how can we compete with the people for profit!"

People watching outside were talking, and most of the people who made dissatisfied comments were shopkeepers, shopkeepers and others in Beijing. Every business person knew that once the royal family wanted to take action and put their hands on the business field, then which businessman could compare with the emperor's industry in business? Can grass-roots people compete for the country?

But soon, the merchants felt relieved because the advertisement for this store had been published. It was not that the royal family wanted to compete with the people for profit and business, but that Emperor Chongzhen sold the items in the palace in order to collect military salaries! He wanted to open a bidding yard called an auction, but according to the advertisement, every item prepared for sale was a treasure. Don’t say anything like "Along the River During the Qingming Festival", even the night pearls, pearl skirts, music boxes, and bicycles are all unique treasures.

When the goods were sold in the advertisement were introduced, the wealthy businessmen were already moved. They all looked forward to the day when the auction opened. No matter what, those treasures can be bought are always useful. If merchants want to make more money, they must bribe the officials of the court. Some officials love calligraphy and paintings, and some like various treasures. If they want to give them the items they like, it will be better than giving them silver directly.

Especially the authentic "Along the River During the Qingming Festival", no matter which official you give it to, even if you don't like calligraphy and painting, your eyes will shiny when you see this peerless treasure. If you give such a painting, you will almost never be able to do anything.

Five days later, the Qing capital was Shengjing.

"I'm going to see my master!" Fan Wencheng walked into the Phoenix Tower where Huang Taiji's office was working and knelt down to Huang Taiji.

"Fan Aiqing, why did you come to the palace to see me?" Huang Taiji put the book in his hand on the desk and turned around and asked. The intelligence work of the Qing Dynasty was basically done by the Han people. After all, the detailed work that was mixed into the pass still relies on the Han people, so whether it was Fan Wencheng, Li Lutai, and Fan Yongdou, they were all responsible for intelligence work. The Qing Dynasty did not have its own special intelligence system, but almost every Han minister had a suspicion in the pass and could provide intelligence from multiple channels. Huang Taiji then compared various intelligences and came up with the most reliable one.

"Congratulations to Master! Congratulations to Master! I am very happy!" Fan Wencheng kowtowed repeatedly.

"Why are you happy?"

"The foolish king Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty began to sell his property in the palace!" Fan Wencheng said.

"Fan Aiqing is calm!" Huang Taiji said, then turned his head and said, "Give Fan Aiqing a seat!"

After thanking Fan Wencheng Qianen, he sat on a chair and said slowly: "Master, Chongzhen's son is so poor that he can't even pay military salaries, so he has to sell his palace property in exchange for silver and pay military salaries to his army."

Huang Taiji sneered: "The level of Chongzhen's ruler is just like this! As the lord of a country, he was so poor that he was patched with a dragon robe and had to sell his possessions in the palace! It seems that sooner or later, the world belongs to me, the Qing Dynasty!"

Fan Wencheng echoed repeatedly: "Your Majesty is wise! It's just that I have an idea. I got the news of my suspicion. There are many good things sold by Chongzhen's children, all of which are rare treasures. For example, "Along the River During the Qingming Festival" and "The Lotus and the Golden Eggs Picture". These two things were originally objects of Zhao Ji of the Northern Song Dynasty, but later fell into the hands of the Great Jin Kingdom..."

Fan Wencheng is hard to say about the following words, because the Great Jin Kingdom was later destroyed by the Great Yuan Dynasty, and those things fell into the hands of the Mongols and finally returned to the hands of the Han people.

Huang Taiji laughed and said, "Fan Aiqing, these two paintings are indeed rare treasures. Later, they fell into the hands of the Mongolians and finally returned to the hands of the Ming Dynasty. I also really want to see these two treasures!"

"Master, have we sent someone to the capital to buy these two paintings?"

Huang Taiji laughed: "Why should we pay for money? Fan Aiqing, please let someone enter the sales place and write down all the people who bought rare treasures. One day, after the Qing Dynasty entered the Central Plains, I will take them from those people."
Chapter completed!