Chapter 594: Bidding
With the character of the nineteenth princess, she didn't want to accept the silver ticket sent by Zhu Xiaobao. But Wu Yue took it and put it in his arms. She doesn't need to be polite with Zhu Xiaobao.
“…… Xiaobao, you don't need to be like this, I still want to develop on my own, just like in Xiyuan City, I believe that it will not take a few years to make this place prosperous! The nineteenth princess glanced at Wu Yue, and then said with a little frown.
"Hey! This is Chibei County, not Xiyuan City, and the population and environment are not as good as Xiyuan City! Besides, when will you develop on your own? I'm afraid that the throne of the Great Xia Kingdom has already settled! Zhu Xiaobao was also very dissatisfied with the words of the nineteenth princess, he knew that the nineteenth princess was very strong and was unwilling to accept Zhu Xiaobao's favor, but this was what Zhu Xiaobao was most dissatisfied with, he hoped that the nineteenth princess would rely on him more!
"Alas! Well, let's go to the beach and have a look! "The nineteenth princess also knows that what Zhu Xiaobao said is true, she doesn't have so much time, and now that the situation in the Great Xia Kingdom has begun to change, the opportunity she is waiting for is likely to appear.
When they arrived at the seaside, a lot of laborers and soldiers were stepping up the construction of docks for warships to moor, the original Chibei County did not have a wharf, but there were some fortifications on the coastline, and the warships usually patrolled back and forth, and they would pass here once after a while, otherwise every county by the sea would build a wharf, which would be too expensive and not easy to manage.
"I'm afraid this infrastructure will cost a lot of money, right?" Zhu Xiaobao can be regarded as having participated in the construction of Xiyuan City and Lingyue Mountain, and he also knows some situations, these infrastructures seem to be inconspicuous, but the cost is very huge, and it also requires a lot of labor. At present, tens of thousands of people are participating in the construction. The daily remuneration paid to the laborers is also a large amount.
"Hmmm! But these are necessary, my warship can only be parked in the harbor of Zirui Country now, which is very inconvenient! The nineteenth princess nodded and said, in the past few days, she has been as busy as if she had just arrived in Xiyuan City. But instead of the excitement I felt at the time, I was a little anxious and uneasy.
"That's why I said, the silver ticket I gave you was for the construction of these infrastructures, not for you, I was going to build a port here!" Zhu Xiaobao spread his hands and smiled.
"Hmm...... Thank you then! The nineteenth princess knew that Zhu Xiaobao was comforting her, but she still felt warm in her heart! Think about why you don't have the excitement you had at the beginning, one of the reasons is that now there are no small treasures around you, and many things are supported by one person!
Of course, it is impossible for Zhu Xiaobao to stay here all the time, he still has a lot to do, and he does not dare to slack off on the cultivation of the inheritance land, after all, his genius is in the spotlight, and all the clansmen are looking at him!
Three months have passed in a blink of an eye, and the time has entered the summer, Zhu Xiaobao once again came out of the inheritance land, feeling refreshed, but his mental cultivation has not been able to break through to the eighth layer, and the key reason is that he still lacks an attribute. According to the cheats of the 'Four Phases Divine Vein', it should be the gathering of the five elements in order to break through to the eighth layer!
"Huh! Congratulations to King Chitose, you have taken another step forward in your cultivation! However, if you want to break through to the eighth layer, you still need chance! The Great Elder smiled outside the inheritance land, although he was a little disappointed, but he also knew that it was not a matter of Zhu Xiaobao's talent, but that the conditions had not been met, and Zhu Xiaobao was now the most accomplished person in history!
"Hmmm! I know. Great Elder, let those clansmen who have reached the third level of spiritual cultivation go in and comprehend and cultivate! Even if you can't accept the inheritance, there are great benefits! Zhu Xiaobao nodded and said, his style of acting was completely different from Yu Wanfeng and Yu Shichang, and he was more willing to share the inheritance land with all the clansmen. Therefore, since Yu Wanfeng and Yu Shichang were driven away, the current clansmen all recognize Zhu Xiaobao very much, because he is not selfish, and he originally intended to let everyone share the precious cultivation holy land!
"Huh! Thank you Patriarch, thank you King Chitose! It's just that there are too few people in the clan who can cultivate to the third layer, and now there are only forty-two people! The Great Elder also said a little helplessly, it would be very good to have the bloodline of the divine beast, and even fewer would be able to cultivate the mental method to the third layer. Not all clansmen have the blood of divine beasts. Just like Murong Feng, her bloodline is very thin, so it is basically impossible to achieve something in cultivating the mental method. Only now has her mental method been cultivated to the second level.
"Huh? Why are there fewer and fewer people in the tiger mountain now? Where have they gone? Zhu Xiaobao asked a little surprised at this time, because after coming a few times, he found that there were fewer and fewer clansmen, this is not a coincidence, there must be another reason.
"Huh! Those clansmen who did not have cultivation qualifications all went down the mountain to help the patriarch manage state affairs, and many of them were serving in the government! Ahem, after all, the Great Zirui Kingdom is still based on our White Tiger Clan, so the patriarch wants to use more clansmen to serve! The Great Elder smiled. This is also a big step forward from Yu Wanfeng as the patriarch, and now many people have played a role in their respective positions and have also shown their talents.
"Oh! I see! It's okay, in this way, Da Zirui's behavior will be more stable! Only then did Zhu Xiaobao understand that it was all his sister's fame, but this was also a good method.
Now after three months of integration and change, Dazirui has begun to stabilize, the people have begun to live and work in peace and contentment, and all walks of life have begun to gradually prosper, the original businessmen and tycoons have begun to be active again, and the land prices and housing prices in the imperial city are also rising, and the prices are rising every day!
Originally, the economic foundation of the Southern Zirui Kingdom was better than that of the Northern Zirui Kingdom, and now it is equivalent to the recovery of all industries, and what Zhu Xiaobao did not expect was that his chain stores were so popular that they all came to him to ask for places, and the franchise fee of one hundred taels of gold was simply not worth mentioning for these merchants.
But this time the method has changed, if you want to open a franchise store, you don't need a franchise fee, but you must open a shop in North Zirui Country. It turned out that this was a strategy to balance the economies of the two places and drive the development of North Zirui together. And now the taxes in the north and south of Zirui are also different, in order to prevent people from flowing to South Zirui country, this policy will continue for a long time!
Of course, these methods were not thought up by Zhu Xiaobao, but by Murong Feng, this trick alone made Yu Qianrou stunned, not only to promote the development of the Southern Zirui Kingdom, but also to drive the economic development of the Northern Zirui Kingdom. Even those civil and military officials in the DPRK have to admire this female military division, she is really talented.
There is another person here who is very admirable, that is Ha Chitu, he has already buried several shops and a large number of apprentices in the South Zirui Kingdom, and now of course he is making a lot of money, and all the little treasures he sees are a little red-eyed, and the earning power of this guy is indeed unmatched.
Of course, Zhu Xiaobao also has his own tricks, in order to attract attention, his first chain store was produced through the auction situation, and the atmosphere on the day of the auction was very warm.
"Is there anyone else bidding? Twelve thousand taels! For the first time! Twelve thousand taels, the second time! ...... "Zhu Xiaobao also personally presided over the auction.
He wore a purple robe, and wore an ingot-shaped hat on his head, and he made witty remarks on the stage, which set off the atmosphere very warmly, and this was the first time that such an auction was held in Nanzirui Kingdom. Emperor Yu Qianrou, as well as Princess Ying, as well as Murong Feng and others all came, and many ministers in the court also sat there in civilian clothes to watch.
The King of England's shot must be wonderful, and now they all believe it, because the bidding process is indeed wonderful and thrilling, and now it is the Su family's highest asking price, and the Fan family and the Liu family are a little hesitant!
"Thirteen thousand taels!" Unexpectedly, at this time, Ha Chitu raised the sign again, he had already given up before, but he felt that he should help Zhu Xiaobao to support the show again and raise the price a little higher, so he started to raise the card again! Anyway, he's not short of money now.
"Fourteen thousand taels!" The master of the Su family is an old man, and he followed up without concession at this time.
"Fifteen thousand taels!" Unexpectedly, the Fan family, which had died down, also raised the sign again, and the owner of the Fan family also arrived, and immediately realized that this was a very good opportunity.
"Eighteen thousand taels!" Hachitu is also ruthless enough, and directly added another 3,000 taels, which is gold, not silver, which is equivalent to 180,000 taels of silver to buy a quota.
Many of the merchants present were in disbelief, and many of them looked at Hachitu with dissatisfaction, because he was not from Zirui Kingdom. Even Zhu Xiaobao quietly glared at Ha Chitu, who was a little carried away, and it would inevitably cause resistance from all merchants if he continued to publicize it in such a way.
Ha Chitu was also full of cleverness, Zhu Xiaobao glared at him, and he immediately sobered up, after all, this place is not in the Western Turk, and he is not from Zirui Country, if he really wins this place, it is really not a good thing. It is equivalent to offending all the merchants of the South Zirui Kingdom. So Hachitu also pretended to be hesitant, and finally shook his head regretfully, which means that the competition is not enough, and he has withdrawn!
"Humph! This Hachitu is really unbelievable, and he dares to compete with the merchants of my Dazirui country, and now I know how strong the merchants of my Dazirui country are! Yu Qianrou also breathed a sigh of relief, if she was really won by Ha Chitu in this auction, she felt a little unbearable!
"Huh! Your Majesty, he is trying to help Xiaobao with too high a price, and he is not determined to get it! This person can be regarded as a character! Princess Zhu Rong whispered in Yu Qianrou's ear.
"Hmmm! Don't go too far, the price is already high now! Yu Qianrou enjoyed Zhu Rong's performance very much, and also enjoyed the feeling of the stars holding the moon. Every time he called for a price, those ministers of civil and military affairs would unconsciously look at Yu Qianrou's expression. And those merchants intended to leave a deep impression on the emperor.
Murong Feng, who was sitting on the side, was also a little crying and laughing, although Zhu Xiaobao didn't care much about governing the country, but the kind of new thing he made was really refreshing, and the key was that it was very sensational. And the current price makes Murong Feng also surprised, it seems that he still underestimates these businessmen and tycoons!
"Twenty-seven thousand taels! For the first time! …… Twenty-seven thousand taels, the second time! …… Twenty-seven thousand taels, the third time! Zhu Xiaobao shouted three times in a row, and finally made a final decision.
"Smack!"
"Good! Congratulations to the Su family for winning the first place in the chain store! Congratulations! Su is in charge, these 27,000 taels of silver will not let you spend in vain, Your Majesty will personally inscribe a plaque for you! On the day of the opening, His Majesty and I will personally cut the ribbon! "Zhu Xiaobao's tricks in this regard are really endless, which suddenly made the head of the Su family overjoyed, there were no such two on the original auction notice!
"Thank you, Your Majesty, thank you, King Chitose!" The head of the Su family suddenly knelt down excitedly and thanked him, the two seven thousand taels of silver were too worthwhile!
"Huh! Don't be disappointed, your 26,000 pieces of silver will not be spent in vain, the second place in the chain store will belong to you, and I will personally inscribe a plaque for you when the time comes! I'll be there in person on the day of the opening! Zhu Xiaobao smiled and said to the head of the Fan family, dare to love this guy who will not let go of the Fan family's 26,000 pieces of silver, and plans to take it into his pocket!
"Thank you, King Chitose, thank you, Your Majesty!" The head of the Fan family, who was still a little depressed, also knelt down and shouted with joy at this time, everyone knows that the prestige of the King of the Great Zirui Kingdom is actually better than that of the emperor, but no one dares to say so! Now his chain store is inscribed by Zhu Xiaobao himself, which makes the head of the Fan family feel much more comfortable!
"Huh! This auction is very successful, I hope that you merchants can prosper in business, and I also hope that my Dazirui country will prosper, and the people of Li will live and work in peace and contentment! Although Yu Qianrou was a little caught off guard, she had seen big scenes after all, and she was still very good at speaking, and she stood up with a smile and said a lot of encouraging words to everyone!
"Hooray, hooray, hooray!" Everyone knelt down and sang in unison, this time the auction was a successful end!
After sending His Majesty back to the palace, Murong Feng and Princess Zhu Rong hurriedly pulled Zhu Xiaobao and noisily asked him to explain, how did this kind of auction come up with, especially the inscription plaque at the end, and cut the ribbon in person, which has never been heard of!
"Humph! Honestly, have you ever seen this kind of bidding before! You are really dark enough, you won't even let go of the Fan family's 26,000 taels of silver! Murong Feng pulled Zhu Xiaobao and didn't let him go, and said with a smile in his mouth.
"Shhhh Be quiet, what do you mean to be dark enough? You don't see how excited the head of the Fan family is! I regret now that if I had explained earlier that His Majesty would have inscribed the plaque, would you have said that the price would have been higher? Zhu Xiaobao also made an exaggerated silent gesture, and then asked in a low voice.
"Humph! You are much more ruthless when you make money than when you are fighting! Well, don't forget, the 53,000 taels of gold will be handed over to the treasury! Murong Feng couldn't help but smile and said seriously.
"Huh? Handed over to the treasury? Don't leave me at all? I'm going to use it to help the nineteenth princess! Zhu Xiaobao immediately shouted unwillingly.
"Stop dreaming! Your Majesty is also very short of money now, which one doesn't cost money to build bridges and roads? Murong Feng said politely.
"Yes! His Majesty knows this money, and it must not be sent to the Nineteenth Princess! Zhu Rong pressed next to her and said softly, she knew that Zhu Xiaobao was not talking casually, he really wanted to help the nineteenth princess.
"Alas! How is the nineteenth princess now, how did I hear that the development is not very smooth? Zhu Xiaobao asked a little worriedly at this time.
"It's not very good, they have a tense relationship with the local people, there have been several small-scale conflicts, but fortunately, the nineteenth princess is more forbearing, and they all endured! I also suffered a small loss! Murong Feng also said with a sinking face.
"What then? If you don't let Tao Zhiqian go to Chibei County, he has a very good set of rules and regulations for these counties! Zhu Xiaobao's heart was even more worried!
"It's useless, this kind of poor place is Tao Zhiqian, there is nothing he can do, but it is a county like Huiwen County and Taohua County that has a certain economic strength, so he can show his skills and be at ease!" Murong Feng shook his head and said.
"I understand, poor mountains and bad waters come out of the people, and this is the situation in Chibei County! So what to do? Zhu Xiaobao nodded and said.
At this moment, one of his female guards ran in to report: "Qi Qi Chitose, Mr. Duanmu is here!" ”
"Huh? This old man is here so soon? Are the second children all born? Zhu Xiaobao suddenly shouted with joy, and didn't care about Zhu Rong and Murong Feng, and ran out directly.
ran outside the door to take a look, it was not Duanmu Qi, followed by Zhao Shenhu and Zhao Shenbao, and some members of 'Duanmu Eleven Lang' didn't see it.
"Brother-in-law! Brother-in-law! I miss it! Have you given birth to your second child? Boy or girl? As soon as Zhu Xiaobao saw Duanmuqi, he pounced very enthusiastically and came to a bear hug.
"Oops! Xiaobao, tap, tap, my old bones can't stand such a toss from your martial arts cultivator! Duanmu Qi hurriedly begged for mercy, and he had already received the news of Zhu Xiaobao's promotion to Wuzun.
However, speaking of the second child, Duanmuqi is a little regretful, because it is another girl, that is, another female warrior has been added to the Lingyue clan! Although Duanmuqi was a little disappointed, the mother-in-law Yu Qianhe smiled and praised Duanmuqi for being very capable!
was warmly invited to his British Mansion by Zhu Xiaobao, and Zhu Rong also served tea in person, which made Duanmuqi a little flattered. Zhu Rong is now the identity of the British princess!
But the happiest person is Murong Feng, Duanmu Qi arrived this time in time because of Murong Feng's request to go out of the mountain again! And Murong Feng was still very direct, and without saying a few words, he told Duanmu Qi in detail about the situation in Chibei County.
"Huh! Master Murong, what do you think should be done in this situation? ”
"I've already made plans, but I just don't know if it's suitable or not?"
"Well, you don't have to say it, let's all go down and see if we have the same idea?"
"Good!"