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Chapter 550 Yanshan Garden

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    In Yanshan Garden, in front of the small flying rainbow surrounded by water and clouds, Zhao Hao listened to Wang Shimao's complaint and showed off:

    "This garden was built and renovated three times, which took ten years and wasted no time. The strange peaks and rocks were bought at a high price, and the famous flowers and herbs were collected from all over the world. The furniture in the house is made of sandalwood, pear, inscriptions, carved lacquer and gun gold; the playthings are from the Jin Dynasty and Tang Dynasty.  The stele is a Shang Yi Xia Ding, which is unprecedented for wealthy people in the north and south of the Yangtze River. Moreover, my brother is also a famous collector. As long as there are any rare calligraphy and paintings, or unique ancient books, he will always be eager to buy them, and he will spend any amount of money to buy them.  "

    Wang Shimao said, pointing to the small corridor in front of him that was shaded by thousands of bamboos: "That's called the 'Xiaoyou Pavilion'. It contains more than 30,000 volumes of ancient books, which is the main part of my brother's collection of books over the past decades. To the east is the 'Erya Pavilion'  ', there are more than 8,000 calligraphy and paintings collected from our ancestors to the present, half of which are from this dynasty and half from the previous dynasty. There is also a 'Jiuyouzhai' next to it, which has a collection of more than 5,000 antiques, all of which were personally appraised by my brother.  Authentic product. There is also a 'Sutra Collection Pavilion' in the middle of the garden, which is divided into two rooms: left and right. The left room is called 'Dharma Treasure', which is used to collect Buddhist scriptures. The right room is called 'Xuanzhu', which is used to store  Taoist classics"

    Zhao Hao was secretly stunned when he heard this. How could this be a collection? It was clearly a museum being built.

    "Although my brother's collection is not as large as Xiang Molin's, he beats him in terms of exquisite works." After Wang Shimao finished speaking, he habitually criticized Wang Shizhen's old enemy in the collection world.

    Xiang Molin is called Xiang Yuanbian, and Molin is his nickname.

    The wealthy people of the Ming Dynasty loved literati interests, and almost all of them had a hobby of collecting.

    But there is no one who can compare with Xiang Yuanbian.

    Because firstly, no one is richer than him, and secondly, no one is more fond of collecting than him.  Whenever Xiang Yuanbian is interested in antiques, he will definitely offer an irresistible price, and no one can beat him.

    Since this person entered the world of collecting, Wang Shizhen¡¯s good days have come to an end.  The calligraphy and painting you are interested in can only be obtained at twice the original price.

    Leader Wang was naturally dissatisfied. After several rounds of fighting, his vitality was severely damaged. There was a reason why he hid far away and became an official in Henan because he couldn't fight.

    Therefore, the Wang brothers looked down upon Xiang Yuanbian, thinking that he had inflated the prices in the collection market and was an upstart who did not understand art.

    "Those treasures fall into the hands of such people, it is purely a secret act, a cow chewing a peony, it is a pity"

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    But Zhao Hao is interested in Xiang Yuan Bianting.

    When the two of them were admiring calligraphy and painting in Erya Building, he turned the conversation to that person again:

    ¡°I heard that a while ago, Duke Yanzhou and Xiang Molin had a dispute over the authenticity of a copy of Xu Qisheng¡¯s Seal Script Thousand-Character Classic.¡±

    "It's not a dispute." Wang Shimao glanced at Zhao Hao in surprise and said with a smile: "There was a down-and-out man who wanted to sell his brother, but after reading it, his brother identified it as a forgery and wrote a postscript as usual to warn the world.  "

    "The man was unwilling, so he cut off the inscription and postscript and sold it to the Xiang family. As a result, he got a hundred taels of gold." As he spoke, he said mockingly: "When my brother learned about it, he said, 'If there is no such thing, I will starve to death.'"  'Senior', the result reached Xiang's ears, causing him to say many strange things."

    Zhao Haoxin said, this is indeed the result of Alliance Leader Wang being unkind.

    At this time, the price ratio of gold and silver in the Ming Dynasty was about one to six, and one hundred taels of gold was roughly equivalent to six hundred taels of silver.  To Xiang Yuanbian, the richest man in the south of the Yangtze River, he was just a hair plucked casually.

    "But Wang Shizhen's acrimonious derogation has greatly affected the reputation of the Xiang family. It's no wonder that Xiang Yuanbian was very angry.

    After Wang Shimao laughed for a while, Mr. Zhao said casually: "By the way, I heard in Beijing that there was a fire at the Huzhou New Wharf on the first day of the first lunar month. Three to four hundred boats were burned, and most of them belonged to the Xiang family?  "

    "Hey, that's right." Wang Shimao said with some gloating: "The Xiang family suffered a lot of losses that time. More than 100,000 kilograms of silk, more than 8,000 pieces of silk, and many valuable goods were all burned."

    "This is quite strange." Zhao Hao said with a puzzled smile: "Who is still doing business in the new year? Ordinarily, on the first day of the new year, all goods should be put into the warehouse. What are you doing loading them on the ship?"

    "Uh" Wang Shimao's face turned pale when he heard this, and his eyes were obviously panicked.  After a while, Fang concealed his smile and said, "Let me tell you, dear brother, it seems to be true. But who knows about other people's affairs?"

    "That's true." Zhao Hao nodded and said, "Later I heard that Fucheng was really in chaos for a while, but I don't know if it has anything to do with it."

    "There shouldn't be, isn't there a rumor that His Majesty is choosing a concubine?" Wang Shimao laughed dryly.

    "Then this rumor is powerful enough." Zhao Hao sighed with a look on his face: "I heard that it later spread to Su Song, and even Jiaxing and Hangzhou were also confused for a while."

    "That's not true."Shimao took out his handkerchief and wiped his sweat and said, "Haha, that's what ordinary people are like. The wind is like rain."

    He felt like he would suffocate if he allowed Zhao Hao to continue talking.

    But the other party¡¯s remarks were all unintentional, and Wang Shimao had no way to react, so he had to quickly change the topic and said:

    "By the way, dear brother, have you had any contact with the Gu family?"

    "Gu family, it's not too late yet." Zhao Hao gently rolled up the scroll in his hand and said, "I heard that if the county master wants to establish a foothold in Kunshan, he must first get the approval of the Gu family?"

    "That's right." Wang Shimao nodded and smiled: "Even the county seat was built by his ancestors. Do you think the people of Kunshan can disobey them?"

    Zhao Hao nodded in agreement and said it doesn't matter, I will build a bigger one later.

    "But the Gu family owes the Han family a favor." Wang Shimao asked with a smile: "If the wise brother needs it, the foolish brother can write a letter and ask them to cooperate with your father."

    "That's great." Zhao Hao said with a joyful expression: "My father is worried about how to deal with those bastards."

    "You don't have to try too hard to please them. It's Kunshan's blessing to have Zhao Zhuangyuan as the county magistrate. How stupid do they have to be to compete with your father." When talking about this topic, Wang Shimao's demeanor became much more relaxed.

    "But it seems that some people are not welcome." Zhao Hao chuckled and said: "I just received news in the afternoon that looting occurred in the city on the first day of the ban According to the confession of the thugs, someone spread the news that the Dongting Chamber of Commerce would cut off supply.  Rumors in Kunshan.¡±

    "Brother Yu has heard about it too." Wang Shimao nodded.  "It seems that the vice president said something."

    "Don't worry, dear brother. We have a good relationship with the Dongting Chamber of Commerce. President Weng has not been in charge in the past two years. But Vice President Xu will not sit idly by." After saying that, he said to Zhao Hao: "Me too  Write him a letter as well and see if you can help."

    "I'm so grateful, Brother Shi." Zhao Hao couldn't help but smile happily: "I come to Suzhou and am not familiar with it, so I really rely on my friends to help me."

    The traditional skill of holding the thigh should never be lost.  Otherwise, why would Mr. Zhao give them so many shares?

    "It's just that I can't find thighs as thick and reliable as the eldest princess, so I can only rely on quantity."

    ps. Chapter 2, there is one more chapter, I will post it tonight.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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