"You two, you are not the old Taoist boasting that there is no other thing in the world to compare these five treasures!" The old Taoist said, holding the whisk, his eyes were half a box and sitting cross-legged on the wooden couch.

"The old Taoist priest said it right. Mr. Lu has seen countless treasures. These five crystal objects are indeed rare in the world, but 500,000 guan is too expensive..." Lu Yuntai carefully put the crystal bottle in his hand into the copper box and stood up.

"It's expensive, so it's worth it. If Mr. Lu thinks it's expensive, please leave. I think someone will come soon. If no one buys Qingyuan Mansion, the old Taoist will take him to the capital..."

"Take it to the capital, haha, I'm afraid it will be different from what the Taoist priest thought!" Lu Yuntai said with a faint smile.

"What does Mr. Lu mean?" The old Taoist priest slowly opened his eyes.

"Mr. Lu's meaning is easy to understand. My Song Dynasty Buddhism is prosperous and Taoism is in decline. The officials and the nobles in the palace also believe in Buddhism. There are temples all around the capital, and even the imperial palaces have temples. There has never been a Taoist temple? It is not popular if the Taoist priests go to the capital. If you bring these five treasures to the capital, you are afraid that if the officials don't see it, you will be smashed into pieces by thousands of Buddhist children and believers..."

"Hmph, those bald donkeys are just outsiders. They occupy the Lingshan scenic spot in China to build temples, occupy a large amount of grain fields for temple property, and take many Taoist verses for themselves. It's really hateful. Unfortunately, people in the world are blind and deaf, but they like to spend money to worship those fat and big ears!" The old Taoist priest got off the wooden couch with an ugly expression.

"The dispute over Buddhism and Taoism has been around for a long time. You Taoist priests are not fighting against those monks. How can you blame others? The most favored person in the country is Concubine Yan. A few years ago, Concubine Yan wanted to build a Gongde Temple. The official family did not hesitate to use the national treasury money. Even for the main beam of the temple, they almost cut off the ancient Jin pine in front of Lingyin Temple. This Gongde Temple, which cost millions of yuan, was magnificent and extremely luxurious. The gold foil pasted on the main hall and Buddha statues in it, used hundreds of kilograms, so this Gongde Temple was once again made by the capitalist... "

"The old Taoist priests Lu must be very clear about these words, and the meaning of Lu's words is to remind the old Taoist priest that these Taoist treasures are rare in the world, but they are also extremely easy to arouse dissatisfaction and opposition from some people. Once they appear in the capital, they are afraid that someone will secretly destroy them. The northern people value Taoism, while the southern people value Buddhism. Lu is just a merchant. He reads the poems and books of sages and performs Chinese rituals. He is not biased towards Buddhism and Taoism, but Taoism is my orthodox Chinese. Lu naturally hopes that these treasures of Taoist priest can survive forever, rather than be damaged by others!"

"It is indeed not easy for Taoist priest to spend decades to get these five treasures, and 500,000 guan is indeed worth the money. However, our merchants seem to have a wealth of wealth, but in fact it has been accumulated by generations of hard work. It is not that Lu wants to sit on the ground with Taoist priest to argue, but the fact that you are waiting here for ten days and half a month, and absolutely no one will give out 500,000 guan to buy your five treasures!"

The old Taoist priest walked around the cabin with a whisk, and sometimes looked at the rising sun outside through the porthole, with a very ugly face.

"Bang bang bang..."

There was a knock from the hatch door.

The young Taoist priest quickly went over and opened a crack in the door, and looked out to ask a black-faced man wearing a straw hat: "What's the matter?"

"A guest came outside again and asked to get on the boat to see Master Dao's treasure!"

"Bring them up, remember, don't let them bring servants and servants!"

"yes!"

The man nodded and left. The young Taoist priest was waiting outside the door. After a while, a young man in a civilian came over with the black-faced man. After saying a few words, he took out two silvers from his arms. Will you buy the tickets and walk into the cabin?

"Hey, aren't this Mr. Lu and the Second Young Master? They came so early?"

Zhao Qi showed a hint of surprise when he entered the door. After bowing his hands randomly, he was soon attracted by the five treasures placed on the ground. He squatted down excitedly and looked carefully without hesitation.

"Baby, the peerless treasure that is rare in the world..."

Zhao Qi wiped his hands hard on his clothes, then carefully picked up a crystal glass bottle and looked at the sunshine on the porthole, making him look intoxicated, and there seemed to be a trace of saliva staying behind without realizing it.

Lu Yuntai and Lu Guangping stood beside him with ugly faces.

"Master, I've bought these five treasures!" After watching for seven or eight minutes, after reading all five crystal treasures, Zhao Qi stood up and spoke excitedly.

"Okay, where is the money and how to hand over it?" The old Taoist priest showed a hint of relaxation and joy on his face.

"Uh, this..." Zhao Qi stammered for a moment with embarrassment, "Master, it's really not to be hiding it. It's too short for you to give half a day. Now I have only collected more than 300,000 yuan. If you can wait for two months..."

"It's not possible for a day, how can two months come? If you don't raise enough 500,000 before noon, you don't need to come again. Please ask this little brother out!" The old Taoist priest did not give Zhao Qi any face.

"Hey, old fairy, I'm not without money, I just can't make up for it for the time being. It doesn't matter if you drive me away. I'm afraid that no one will buy the entire Qingyuan Mansion if you kill 500,000 yuan. Also, if you dare to take these five treasures to the capital, you may have no fate!"

Zhao Qi was pushed to the door by a young Taoist priest, and was still turning back and shouting.

"Wait a minute, what do you mean?" The old Taoist priest stared at Zhao Qi.

"What does the old immortal pretend to be deaf and dumb? From the government to the government, all the people believe in Buddhism. There are hundreds of temples in the capital. Where can you find a Taoist temple... and... I heard that the emperor and many concubines in the harem all believe in Buddhism. If you bring such a good Taoist treasure to the capital to smash the ground, you will be regarded as a new dispute over Buddhism and Taoism. You are just master and disciple, aren't you afraid you will be beaten to death by those bald donkeys..."

"Master, why don't we go to the capital? If we can't sell it, we will take it back and hide it!" The young Taoist priest whispered in a low voice in horror.

"Bang bang bang..."

There was another knock on the door outside.

The young Taoist priest went out to ask a few questions. Not long after, a short and fat man squeezed in. It was the guy who made trouble yesterday.

"Haha, hello Mr. Lu, hello brother. I didn't expect that I would set off before dawn, but I came one step late, and I was taken first by the two!" The short and fat man smiled and bowed his hands to say hello, then his eyes fell into the five copper boxes, and his body suddenly trembled and squeezed away the father and son of the Lu family to see what was going on.

"Wait, how much money did you bring?" The old Taoist priest waved the dust and blocked the short and fat man.

"That..." The short fat man was a little embarrassed in an instant and said stammeringly, "Thirty...no, 400,000 guan is almost..."

"Master, you see, Lu is right. No one in the entire Qingyuan Mansion can make up 500,000 yuan in cash in such a short time!" Lu Yuntai's face was much looser and spoke next to him.

"Master..." The young Taoist priest couldn't help but gently pull the old Taoist priest's sleeve.

"It's okay, it's still early, wait and see if there is any rich man coming!" The old Taoist priest was still unconvinced and moved away in disappointment. The short and fat man sneered down to watch the five treasures with a smirk.

Zhao Qi also squatted down and communicated with the short and fat guys. While admiring, they also whispered to exchange ideas about the trading of these five treasures.

At present, except for Lu Yuntai and his son, everyone else is a liar, including Zhao Qi, the biggest mastermind behind the scenes.

However, except for Zhang Yuanzhong, Zhang Yuanyi, who was a security guard outside the door and Zhao Qi himself, the two Taoist priests and short and fat people in the room did not know Zhao Qi's true identity.

Lu Yuntai and Lu Guangping and his son were even more unaware of it.

In fact, in the eyes of Lu Yuntai and his son, this is a real treasure deal, because they have never seen these five exquisite treasures before, and it is indeed worth buying them for a lot of money.

"Bang bang bang..."

Almost a quarter of an hour later, the door rang, and the young Taoist priest opened the door again, and soon two middle-aged men in gorgeous clothes came in together.

"Haha, Mr. Lu and Manager Zhao are indeed the first to get the moon around the water. It's so early!"

"It turned out to be the shopkeeper Ximen and Mr. Xue, who was indifferent to respect!"

These two were guests who participated in the Baihualou Charity Sale yesterday, and they were both generous investors.

Ximen Shu, the shopkeeper of Yinyuelou, Yin County, is the main seller of gold and silverware, has a great family and a great business, is deeply rooted in Qingyuan Prefecture and has close contacts with many officials in the capital.

Xue Chang'an, the shopkeeper of Baoyulou, Yin County, sells antique calligraphy and paintings and precious jade artifacts. He is also a juren. He used to be a juren and was a genuine Confucian businessman. His identity is good at both Shilin and officialdom, so he does a lot of business and is definitely a top figure in the pyramid in Yin County.

After a simple greeting, the two of them were both attracted by the five treasures placed on the ground and were impatient to surround them to watch, but were stopped by the unwilling old Taoist priest.

"What does Taoist priest mean? We have already paid a thousand guan of treasure reading fee. Could it be that Taoist priest wants to increase the price temporarily?" Ximen Shu asked bluntly.

"The old Taoist only wants to know how much money the two of you came to bring?" The old Taoist asked without hesitation.

"Uh, this..." Ximen Shu touched his nose and blushed awkwardly. He stammered for a moment and said, "It's really not to be hiding it. The time is too short. I only raised 300,000 yuan!"

"Hehe, Taoist Master, don't blame me. I didn't bring the money because I have been suppressing too much recently. I tried my best to raise only 200,000 yuan last night. I came here today just to open my eyes. Besides, with Mr. Lu and Brother Zhao from Xiaolongwan in Yanggong Town, I won't be embarrassed to follow me!" Xue Changan bowed with a smile.

"Oh~" the old Taoist priest looked dejected and moved away.

Eight people came in the narrow cabin, which suddenly seemed very crowded.

After several people read the five treasures, the old Taoist priest said, "Since you have finished reading them, but none of them raised enough 500,000 guan, the old Taoist priest would just let it go..."

"Master, if you change your method, you might be able to sell for 500,000 yuan. Is it just to see if the Taoist priest is willing?" The short and fat man stood up and bowed.

"Master Taoist, you said yesterday that five of you will take action together. If you sell alone, it would be considered a violation of the rules!" Before the fat man finished speaking, Lu Yuntai reminded him with a ugly expression.

"Don't worry, Mr. Lu, the old Taoist keeps his word. These five are just enough to make up the five elements. The old Taoist doesn't want them to separate. Even if the price is reduced, he will still only sell them together. Please quote your own prices. Whoever has the highest will take away the old Taoist will go home and not go to the capital to cause trouble!"

Several people looked at each other, and Ximen Shu said, "I have already said it just now, only 300,000 guan."

"Thirty-five thousand coins!" Zhao Qi spoke.

"Thirty-eight thousand guan!" the short and fat man spoke.

In the end, only Lu Yuntai was left. His face was extremely relaxed at this moment, and he smiled and said, "Master, Lu didn't deliberately lower the price and gave you an integer of 400,000 yuan. If the Taoist priest is willing, he will trade on the spot. I wonder what to do?"

"Oh, that's all, I'll sell it to Mr. Lu. Please come back. These five treasures are returned to Mr. Lu!" The old Taoist priest asked the young Taoist priest to open the door to see him off.

"Oh, sure enough, I knew I could only come and have a look!" Ximen Shu went out with a frustrated look on his face.

The short and fat man also beat his chest and stamped his feet, looking like he was lost, followed behind and left.

"Old immortal, you really don't plan to wait for two months. I will definitely get enough 500,000 guan..." Zhao Qi was reluctant to leave.

"Haha, let alone two months, I can get 500,000 yuan for another month to give Xue another month. The treasures in the world are here, and those with virtue are here. It seems that these five treasures are not destined to be with us. Brother Zhao doesn't need to be upset. Let's go, I finally came to Yanggong Town today and went to Brother Zhao's Xiaolongwan Harbor together to open my eyes. It was not in vain!" Xue Changan climbed Zhao Qi's shoulder very well and walked out.

"Why should Mr. Xue lose people? You just say I don't blame you even if I don't have money. Just let me ask Mr. Xue!" Zhao Qi sighed and went out.

"Haha, Brother Zhao's words are funny, but what I mean by virtue does not refer to money!"

"What does Mr. Xue mean?"

"This place is inconvenient, I will explain in detail later, please!"

"please!"

Soon Zhao Qi and others got off the boat and left the dock by car. After watching several people leave, Lu Yuntai finally breathed a sigh of relief and ordered the servants who accompanied him to start carrying money on the boat.

Forty-million stagnant is not a small amount. If all of them are exchanged for copper coins, this cargo ship with a displacement of less than 200 tons will probably be smashed to pieces.

Fortunately, the economic civilization of the Song Dynasty was very advanced, and the most used paper money was used. However, the 400,000 guan was still loaded with more than ten carriages, with more than ten boxes of large and small, most of which were ordinary Huizi and Yinhui, and there were more than 50,000 taels of silver and more than 10,000 taels of gold left.

After the goods and money were paid, Lu Yuntai took five treasures and left the merchant ship with dozens of servants. The cargo ship quickly set sail and sailed between the dense islands of the Zhoushan Islands, and soon disappeared.
Chapter completed!