Chapter 24 I earned Fan Jian’s salary for five thousand years!
The young businessman who dared to challenge the prince was a spy from the Inner Court.

Emperor Qing issued a strict order, requiring that "Ode to Snow" be filmed and hung in the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests as a memorial.

This poem is a symbol of the rise of the Southern Qing literary world, and Emperor Qing would not allow it to be taken away by any random person.

Before holding the auction, Li Changan anticipated that his poems, calligraphy and paintings would be very popular.

Fame is the first priority for famous calligraphy and paintings. If a person is not famous, no matter how good his calligraphy and paintings are, they cannot be sold at a good price.

However, if the name is well-known and the quality of the calligraphy and painting is excellent, it will definitely sell for a high price.

If the work can be tied to an important event, it can also gain additional collection premium.

All three of Li Changan's calligraphy and paintings meet this condition.

"Ode to the Goose" is the first poem of the great poet Li Changan, "Ode to the Snow" is the symbol of Nanqing's first victory over Northern Qi in the literary world, and "Ode to the Needle" has the meaning of humiliating Northern Qi.

Of course, Li Changan couldn't guess how the gods behind the scenes operated.

But he knew that the three paintings would definitely fetch sky-high prices!
The silver earned from the sale of the calligraphy and paintings this time was certainly a lot, which could help him accumulate his first pot of gold. At the same time, a surge in fame was also what Li Changan needed.

At this stage, the political situation, the factional struggle for succession, and the dispute between Qi and Qing have nothing to do with Li Changan.

Li Changan is not a pedantic scholar who must prove how much his calligraphy and paintings are worth. All he wants is money!

No matter how the gods fight, as long as they leave behind the gold and silver, everything will be fine!

His goal is to make money and fame, impact the literary and artistic, and wealth rankings, and increase his influence in the Joy of Life world.

Only with a lot of wealth can one afford to maintain a net and truly cover the whole world.

Only after establishing a mature network could Li Changan take the initiative in his subsequent rise and be able to advance and retreat freely without being led by the situation.

At the auction, with the tacit approval of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, several wealthy families immediately took action.

The young businessman ignored the eye hints from various high-ranking officials and dignitaries and bid very sharply.

"Ten thousand ounces of gold!"

Wow! The scene was boiling!
Li Changan was happy. Hurry up and raise the price! The higher the better!

Before long, the news spread throughout Kyoto that Prince Yong's calligraphy and paintings were sold for a huge sum of gold!
Ten thousand taels of gold, officially exchanged for one hundred thousand taels of silver!

With this price call, even the unit of measurement changed.

As soon as he finished speaking, the sound of bidding again began.

"Eleven thousand taels of gold!"

"Twelve thousand taels of gold!"

……

"Fifteen thousand taels of gold!"

Now every time the price is raised, it will be at least one thousand taels of gold, which is ten thousand taels of silver!
Fan Sizhe was about to faint. It turned out that he thought Si Nanbo's mansion was rich.

I just found out today that there are many hidden talents in Kyoto!

"Brother-in-law! Your Highness, my sister and I will marry together... um!"

He covered Fan Sizhe's mouth, but Fan Jian himself felt bitter in his mouth.

This price increase is equivalent to his salary for a hundred years!

The gap between people is too big!

The Second Prince's body was a little stiff. He could not imagine that poetry, calligraphy and painting could make so much money!

Prince Jing looked at Li Changan with a complicated look. It is certainly good to revitalize the literary world of Nanqing, but being too famous may not necessarily be a good thing.

Considering how suspicious Brother Emperor Qing is, can Li Changan really become a playboy in the future? I'm afraid it won't be that easy.

Eventually, the price of "Ode to Snow" skyrocketed to 20,000 taels of gold!
Equivalent to two hundred thousand taels of silver!
Prince Jing touched the box in his hand and felt lucky that he had acted early.

When the dust settled, the merchants who wanted to curry favor with the prince were all covered in dust and frightened.

The price for redeeming the most famous courtesan in Kyoto was only 20,000 taels of silver!

Buying one painting of Li Changan is enough to buy ten courtesans to take home and enjoy!

The young businessman remained calm from beginning to end and went straight to the back hall to hand over the banknotes.

The prince watched the man take the scroll away with eager eyes, and quickly sent someone to follow him.

The lady-in-chief of Guangxin Palace sent by the eldest princess disguised herself and sat quietly in a corner.

She was confident that the final painting would not be sold so high.

Because the content of the last painting is a man in gorgeous clothes holding an embroidery needle, with his eyes looking through the eye of the needle.

The poems tend to be doggerel, and although the paintings are good, the content is too vulgar.

So, the female official thought it would be cheaper to take this photo.

She was the eldest princess' confidant, and she was holding a wooden box in her arms, which contained 500,000 taels of silver.

What the female official was thinking was that she could save some money for the eldest princess and also please Her Royal Highness the Princess.

The third painting, "Ode to the Needle", was about to be auctioned. The prince was very proud of it. Who dared to compete with him now? He whispered to the eunuch beside him, "I will arrange a few merchants to at least raise the price to the same level as Uncle Jing."

The prince thought that once he put in the bid, no one else would dare to compete with him.

If he bought the last painting with only 10,000 or 20,000 taels of silver, he would probably be blamed by his father for bullying others.

"The bidding begins!"

At the auctioneer's command, a hint of pride appeared on the prince's little face.

At this moment, a middle-aged woman directly raised the price, "Fifty thousand taels of silver!"

The prince's face suddenly turned cold, and everyone's eyes turned to the woman in the corner.

The expression of this woman was the same as that of the young businessman before, calm and expressionless!
The prince cursed in his heart, who on earth is this, coming to mess up my plans again!

I just want to buy a good painting to study the art of painting, and to depict the charm of my beloved. Why is it so difficult?
"Sixty thousand taels of silver!"

"Seventy thousand taels of silver!"

……

"Ten thousand taels of gold!"

The price was once again raised to a level that the Crown Prince could not afford, and the Second Prince looked at him with pity.

"Prince, you might as well come here like me, just to watch the fun."

Afterwards, the merchants who wanted to please the prince made another effort and raised the price crazily together with the disguised Guangxin Palace ladies-in-waiting!

Li Changan easily recognized her through the panel data of the female official.

The eldest princess is in charge of the inner treasury and has plenty of money in her small cash coffers. The poor prince is probably going to be disappointed.

The price of the last painting, "Ode to the Needle", which was not favored by everyone, has been rising!
Some of the powerful people who have no property have become a little numb. It turns out that there are so many rich people and our Daqing is so wealthy!

The last painting was worth more than 20,000 taels of gold! Making history again!
"Twenty thousand taels of gold!"

"Twenty-one thousand taels of gold!"

……

Merchants who want to curry favor with the prince have begun to form alliances in pairs. They jointly contribute money now and will jointly enjoy the prince’s protection in the future!
Hundreds of people at the scene heard the bids getting higher and higher, but fewer and fewer people were bidding!
"Twenty-five thousand taels of gold!"

"Twenty-five thousand five hundred taels of gold!"

"Twenty-six thousand taels of gold!"

……

After disguising themselves, the female official of Guangxin Palace complained bitterly in her heart.

What is going on? The painting with the lowest estimated price in advance is actually sold at the highest price!
The secret agents from the Inspection Institute in the crowd were all nervous, wondering if the Northern Qi Jinyiwei had sneaked in.

Otherwise, how could "Ode to the Needle" be shot so high!

The spies from various forces are all facing a formidable enemy!

Those wealthy businessmen were also sweating profusely, struggling to make ends meet!

It is really difficult to curry favor with the crown prince!

The price is close to thirty thousand taels of gold!

The palace maids in Guangxin were almost pissed off. Why were these merchants still raising the prices?

Even if she was beaten to death, she would not dare to give up. If she rejected the eldest princess's feelings, she would die a miserable death.

Li Changan smiled secretly, criticizing Li Yunrui for being quite generous as he gave so many banknotes to the female official.

In the end, it was the female official of Guangxin Palace who had the final say!
"Thirty thousand taels of gold!"

The merchants stopped talking. It was really not worth it to buy a painting that insulted someone for three hundred thousand taels of silver!
Merchants pursue profit, and currying favor with the young prince is also a way to make more money.

They really couldn't bear to see so much blood shed.

A painting is worth thirty taels of gold, and Li Changan has become completely famous throughout the world!

The system does not recognize premium, but recognizes fame and influence.

This series of operations directly allowed Li Changan to enter the top ten of the world's literary and artistic list!

[Your literary ranking rises to 6th place! ]

[Your wealth ranking rises to 2350th! ]

This auction brought in 560,000 taels of silver! The wealth ranking rose by 1,000 places!

Hearing this astronomical price, Fan Jian was dumbfounded!

Fan Sizhe, who had recovered from his shock, pulled at the corner of Fan Jian's clothes, "Dad! Dad! Dad! Stop being in a daze!"

"My brother-in-law earned 5600 years of your salary in one auction!"

(End of this chapter)