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Tao An took them one by one and smiled apologetically, "Please forgive me for being blunt, but if you add up all of these manors and fields together, you can only borrow twenty or thirty thousand taels of silver at most. "There's really no other way."

Dongfang Shan seemed to have expected Tao An to say something like this. He didn't seem displeased. Instead, he took out a brocade box from his chest and asked, "What about this?"

Tao An received it suspiciously. He had been managing the Bao Heng Silver Coin in Jinling City for many years, and even though the princes and imperial concubines in the city did not know everything, he knew that the land deeds just now were probably the wealth of this King Rui. What could be more valuable than this?

With this suspicion, Tao An opened the brocade box. It didn't have the rare jewellery he had expected, only a small gold-plated seal with the words "Prince Rui's Seal" engraved on it.

Seeing the words engraved on it, Tao An's hands trembled and hurriedly placed it back into the box. He then handed it back to Dongfang Zhi and said, "I would never dare to accept this, Your Highness, please take it back."

Cai Yuan looked at the words engraved on the seal and hastily said, "Your Highness, how can you use this seal as collateral? You absolutely cannot use this seal."

Do not underestimate this seal. It represents the identity of a prince of the Eastern Kingdom. If anyone found out that he was using this item to borrow money, they would definitely go and tell His Majesty about it.

Dongfang Shan ignored Cai Yuan and stared at the terrified Tao An. "Since I took it out, there's no reason to take it back. I believe that this seal is worth at least ten thousand silver taels." What was valuable was not this seal, but the meaning behind it.

"It's enough, but I really don't dare to accept these small accounts." At this point, Tao An could no longer maintain the smile on his face. With a worried expression, he said, "Prince, please don't make things difficult for this lowly person."

"If I wasn't forced, then I wouldn't have come here. Manager Tao, please do this favor for me." With that, Dongfang Gu stood up and bowed to Tao An, causing him to be at a loss as to what to do.

Tao An pondered for a moment, then said while rubbing his hands: "Otherwise, I will charge you twenty percent of the market price for these land deeds, which would amount to twenty-four thousand taels of silver." This price was almost the true price of the manors and fields. Once Dongfang couldn't redeem it, then Baoheng's silver bugle could barely make it back to its original value.

Cai Yuan went up and whispered in his ear, "Your highness, it's not much more than 24,000 taels, how about … That's it. "

"This King knows what he's doing, so there's no need for you to say anymore." After Cai Yuan left, Dongfang Shou said, "This King knows what Manager Tao is worried about. Within a month, This King will definitely come to redeem the seal, and the interest will also be reduced by a bit."

"This little one doesn't mean that, it's just that... There's really no such rule! " Tao An stared at the seal in his hand, which had turned into a hot potato. He didn't know how to continue.

"This king knows that this matter has made it difficult for Shopkeeper Tao, but this matter is urgent. I hope that Shopkeeper Tao can agree to it. This king will definitely remember this favor well!" With that, he bowed to Tao An, who stepped aside to avoid it. He then sighed and said helplessly: "Forget it, this little one will help you."

His words caused Dongfang Zhi to reveal a hint of happiness. "Thank you, Manager Tao."

"Your Highness, please wait." After saying this, Tao An walked out and returned with a stack of silver notes, each worth a thousand taels, a total of thirty. Although there were many silver taels in Jinling City, the only one who could take out several tens of thousands at any time was Bao Heng's silver taels.

When Dongfang Qing had finished his calculations, Tao An took out the box containing the seals and handed it over to Dongfang Shou. "Thirty thousand taels of silver, use it as the currency for the house and land deeds. Please take this seal back, Your Highness."

His words came as a surprise to Dongfang Qing. "Those manors and fields aren't worth thirty thousand taels of silver."

Tao An smiled and said, "Adding the title of 'Prince', wouldn't it be worth thirty thousand taels of silver?"

Dongfang Wenshui understood that Tao An was intentionally putting on a show of kindness towards him. He nodded and said, "Thank you, Shopkeeper Tao."

After bidding farewell to Tao An, Dongfang Shou immediately rushed to the pavilion with his banknotes. At this time, the pavilion was in the midst of an intense bidding war.

"The ancient bronze sword was forged using an ancient method. It can cut iron into mud and start at 10,000 taels. Each increment in price must be no less than 1000 taels." The host's voice came from the stage. It was a middle-aged man wearing an ink-black robe.

Xia Yue said nervously, "This is already the second last one. The next item is the < Wind Queen's Eight Arrays Battle Art Diagram >. Princess, do you think King Rui will be able to raise the remaining eight thousand taels?"

"It should be possible." Even though she said this, Mu Qianxue's hands were tightly clenched. In this auction, the many items that the Myriad Treasures Pavilion had taken out were auctioned off for a price of over ten thousand taels of silver and another twenty-two thousand taels of silver … She wasn't sure.

The auction for the ancient bronze sword continued like a raging fire. After a while, the bid had already reached twenty thousand silvers, and it continued to rise until it was sold for twenty-seven thousand silvers.

After a moment of rest, the middle-aged man opened a small box. Inside was a thin book with the cover of which was a book: "Wind Queen Eight Arrays Military Diagram".

"Esteemed guests, the most important treasure today is this < Wind Queen's Eight Arrays Battle Mage Diagram >."

A guest seated to the left of Mu Qianxue and the others said disapprovingly, "It's only a book, what kind of treasure is it?"

The middle-aged man laughed and said, "Esteemed customer might not know that this book, The Eight Arrays of the Wind Queen was created by the Yellow Emperor and his subordinate, the Wind Empress. The Yellow Emperor used the formation recorded in this book, the Northern Qing Zhuoyu, the Southern Peace Chi You, to unite the entire Central Plains. This book has a total of nine diagrams. One of them is the main diagram of the eight arrays, while the other eight are the diagrams of the eight arrays. As long as you understand these nine arrays, you will be able to attack and win every battle on the battlefield. "

His words piqued the interest of many people, "Is this military strategy diagram really that magical?"

The middle-aged man's lips curved into a smile as he asked, "When did my Myriad Treasures Pavilion auction out any goods that didn't match the board?"

This question rendered everyone speechless. That's right, although the rules of the Myriad Treasures Pavilion were strict, all of the goods they bid for were genuine and worth their money. Otherwise, they would not have rushed here like a flock of birds, willingly bringing a large amount of banknotes.

Seeing that they did not say anything, the host cleared his throat and continued, "However, the [Wind Queen's Eight Formation Technique Diagram] has been passed on for thousands of years and has been broken down into two. Today's auction is one of them."

Upon hearing this, someone in the audience said, "That is to say, if we can't find the other book, isn't it useless?"

The middle-aged man smiled: "It's fine if you want to say it. However, the wisdom of the ancestors of this book collection. Even if it's only half a book, it's enough to benefit us a lot." After he closed the embroidered box, he said, "The starting price of the《 Eight Formation of the Wind Queen》 is 18,000 silver, and the auction has actually begun!"