I don’t know where Xiao Lingyan got this person from. He is known for his good eloquence, witty remarks, and humor. He made everyone laugh several times without saying a few words.

After a few opening remarks, Xu Zhou got down to business: "Everyone knows that this auction is hosted by His Highness the Fifth Highness. The purpose of His Highness the Fifth Highness holding this auction is not to compete with the people and make money for himself, but to do charity.

. He will use 80% of the profits from today's auction to build a sales home to house and raise homeless beggars under the age of thirteen in Beijing and Beining County; the remaining 20% ​​will be used to operate and maintain the operation of the auction house.

, build a new auction venue.”

Hearing this, Zhao Ruxi's heart suddenly relaxed.

Xiao Lingyan's move is good.

Although there is no explicit rule in the royal family, there has always been an underlying rule, which is not to compete with the people for profit. Otherwise, the prince will use his status to make money, and no amount of people's fat and support will be enough. If the emperor is reluctant to beat his own son, it will be a big blow to the civil and military officials and the common people.

It's simply a disaster.

Xiao Lingyan opened this auction house because it was a new thing. No matter Xiao Ge or the civil and military officials, they didn't know what this thing was about for a while. I heard that profits were obtained in the form of commissions, and these auctions

The products are all high-end luxury goods, and making a little profit from their transactions is not competing with the people, so Xiao Ge did not object, and the censors also stayed put for the time being.

But when they see that the profits are huge and Xiao Lingyan's auction houses are blooming everywhere, they will calculate his profits. Jealousy makes people ugly. Not to mention the ministers, the princes will definitely be jealous, and they will have to use it overtly or covertly.

son.

There is no need to do more. As long as a few imperial officials impeach him, saying that the fifth prince competes with the people for profit and wantonly collects money, and Concubine Jin pretends to be pitiful for her son in front of Xiao Ge, Xiao Lingyan's business will be ruined.

But now it's different to do this in the name of charity. 80% of the profits are used for charity. No matter how jealous others are, they can't impeach Xiao Lingyan. The whole court has to praise the fifth prince for his benevolence and righteousness.

You can't buy a good reputation with money.

Xu Zhou continued on the stage: "...this auction is held to facilitate everyone to sell idle items that they no longer like and exchange them for things they like. This is a buying and selling platform. The auction does not participate in bidding, only collects fees.

10% commission of the transaction price of the items being auctioned.”

"It's like you have an object in your hand. You liked it very much when you bought it. But as time goes by, you don't like it anymore. But you bought it for a lot of money and left it idle and taking up assets. When you see something you like more,

You can't buy it when you don't have enough money. But if you want to take this item to a pawn shop, firstly, the price is too low, and you will lose too much; secondly, you will lose face, and people may think that you are so poor that you want to pawn your property.

Miles."

These words made everyone burst into laughter.

"A is arsenic, B is honey. If you don't like something, someone may find it as a treasure. So we have organized an auction that allows you to take out the idle treasures in your hands for auction, so that people who like it can find them.

If someone gets it, your love for this object will not be in vain."

"So..." Xu Zhou raised his voice slightly, "For the sake of fairness, in order not to involve more personal emotions and grievances in the auction, and for the sake of safety, we are keeping the identity of the owner of the object that is about to be auctioned secret.

At the same time, we also hope that people who participate in the auction can compete fairly. You don’t want to have a grudge with others or be targeted because of your bid. Confidentiality is a prerequisite for fairness, justice, and safety.”

"So before the auction, the guests participating in the auction are asked to draw a number plate. After a while, we will use this number plate to bid, instead of bidding based on the box and seat number. At that time, the bidding waiter arranged by us will conduct the bidding.

Delivery of messages.”

After he said this, everyone started talking.

A small number of people think this is not good, but most people still agree with it.

Even the people in the box upstairs are not sure that they will not put things up for auction in the future. It would be best if the auction house could keep the identity of the original owner secret.

In addition, if there is no invisible auction, although the people in the box can take advantage of their status when bidding, as long as they are not the one with the highest status, they will be suppressed by others. During the bidding process, because the items are too expensive, they will be suppressed by others.

If you hold back and stop buying, your status is there. If you back down halfway, you will be laughed at. Then it will be embarrassing.

Therefore, it is also good for them to hide their identity and participate in the auction.

And for the people in the seats downstairs, this is a great thing.

"This is a good idea," Wu Huaisi said, "to avoid conflicts over something."

Kang Yannian nodded and was about to echo a few words when he saw two young men wearing uniform uniforms from the auction house coming in with a box. They smiled at Kang Shilin and said, "Mr. Kumu, please draw a number plate."

Kang Shilin didn't say anything. He directly reached out and touched a wooden sign inside the box and handed it to the boy.

The boy saw the number above clearly and said with a smile: "Mr. Kumu, you are number 11."

The boy next to me wrote down the number.

After writing, he raised his head and looked at Wu Huaisi and said with a smile: "Master Wu, the number drawn for your box is No. 23. If you are interested in bidding for something, you can ask the waiter at the door to pass the message and let you know when the time comes.

Just the 23rd."

Wu Huaisi nodded: "I understand.

As Wu Huai Temple was the first of the six, the auction house naturally arranged a box for him, and the location was in front of Kang Shilin's box.

Before arranging the box, Xiao Lingyan also asked Kang Shilin how to arrange the location.

As a teacher of Wuhuai Temple, Kang Shilin had no problem arranging the box position in front of the three ministers and six ministers. In addition to this identity, he was also the son of the long-deceased eldest princess. Although he was not the eldest son and did not have a title, he was still considered a relative of the royal family.

, it is barely reasonable to arrange it before the Three Ministers and Six Ministries.

As a result, he was rejected by Kang Shilin.

Kang Shilin is a very understanding person.

The reason for his transcendent status is the honor given to him by the previous emperor and the respect given to him by the current emperor. But really speaking, he has no title or rank, and his son Kang Yannian is not the minister of Honglu Temple. His position is arranged in

Before Sanqing and Liubu, there would definitely be people who were unconvinced.

After all, who doesn’t have a teacher? If their teachers were also listed, wouldn’t it be a mess? As for the royal relatives, there are countless people in Jin Dynasty who are related to the royal family.
Chapter completed!