In the delicious restaurant, Zhang's Huai businessmen were very excited under the compliments of everyone, and after three rounds of drinking, someone said:

"Brother Zhang is a model of my generation and the leader of my peers, everyone comes out with you to earn money, and you have to carry one or two at the same time, so that the brothers can also have something to eat."

"They are all brothers of the same place, what do you say!"

The man surnamed Zhang drank some wine and spoke generously.

"I heard that Brother Zhang participated in a secret auction in the market, but I don't know what he was auctioning?"

The man surnamed Zhang was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and after thinking about it for a while, he said cautiously:

"I shouldn't say this, it's just that you are all villagers in the village, so you will talk a lot. There is indeed a secret auction house in this market, but those who enter the market must have a membership card, and there are two conditions for receiving this card, one is to have a local shop, and the other is a deposit of 5,000 taels of silver. ”

The people at the table had heard about the condition of owning a shop, but when they heard about the deposit of five thousand taels, they all gasped.

"Humph! Intimidated! They are all some people who have never seen the world, but these five thousand taels of cards are ordinary, they are called silver cards, and the things that you can participate in the auction with this card are enough for you to make a fortune, there are charcoal for steel, alcohol for healing, war horses in the north, sharp knives, and many rare treasures......"

The wealthy merchant of the Zhang family looked at the gradually obsessed eyes at the table, smiled contemptuously, and then said:

"As for another more advanced gold card, the deposit is naturally different, and you are definitely not interested, so you don't need to know what items are being photographed."

This wealthy businessman of the Zhang family will not say anything at this point, and the people at the same table basically know that the auction items of the gold card must have private salt.

After this banquet, the rest of the merchants from all over the country inevitably heard the rumors, so some big businessmen were invited by their fellow villagers, and in the tavern inn at the entrance of the Li family, there were similar wine bureaus held from time to time, and then the shops in the market were more in demand.

However, after all, there are many monks and few porridges, and when many people are disappointed, the management center posted a notice again, saying that it will auction the foundation along the street of the market on the 24th of this month, and a planning map is pasted on the side of the notice, which is densely marked with the location and starting price of each plot, and people can't help but rekindle their hope.

Gu Haotian, Zhao Ding, Hu Cheng and others have been at Lijiadaokou for the past few days, and the two shop auctions, including the leakage of secret auction information, are all good plays directed by these people. Of course, the idea was Gu Haotian's idea, but those businessmen who "participated in the performance" were friends in the shopping mall that Hu Cheng was looking for.

However, these people made real money, and within a few days, the price of the house doubled, and the goods sold at the small auction were all rare and sought-after goods in the market.

Of course, as far as Liangshan Manor is concerned, their cargo arrangements are also calculated. Horses and armor only provide a small number of fine goods as luxury goods to attract attention, and as for jewelry, there are some in the treasury of the manor, which is just a good way to get rid of it, but the main and most attractive thing is the private salt.

The first batch of sea salt shipped from Qingzhou was made into 3,000 catties in the first phase of the auction under the hurried rush of the Liangshan refined salt processing workshop. However, it is enough as a sample, and more than ten businessmen who participated in the auction that day, after seeing such cheap and high-quality refined salt, their eyes lit up, and those with strength paid the deposit on the spot.

In general, the strategy of Liangshan Manor is to use private salt to tie up a small number of commercial giants, attract powerful businessmen from all over the world through liquor, and then through the demonstration effect of these people, let merchants from all walks of life buy houses and land in Lijiadaokou, so as to promote the comprehensive prosperity of trading, warehousing, transportation, money and other links.

In the evening of this day, Gu Haotian, who had been busy all day, called Wen Huanzhang, Zhao Ding and others to take a walk on the street.

Zhao Ding, as the person in charge of the market preparation, finally put his mind at ease at this time, and said excitedly along the way:

"At least for now, our strategy is successful, all 150 stores are sold out at high prices, and it is foreseeable that the foundation auction will also be hot in a few days, as long as these people stay, this market will not have to worry."

"The first step is to take a step, but the next step is still very critical, it is easy to start a business and difficult to keep a business, otherwise the previous efforts will be lost. Besides, next year it will inevitably be harassed by war, and there is still a lot to be done to make these businessmen have the confidence to operate here. ”

Although there are already various plans for the destruction of the imperial court, it is said that a stable and safe business environment is the most important thing for businessmen, so Wen Huanzhang is a little worried.

However, Gu Haotian is very confident, and the source of his confidence is in one word - profit! As the saying goes, no one does the loss-making business, and there are people who do the head-killing business, which is the word profit, as long as they are profitable, he is not afraid that these businessmen will not be able to stay.

The three of them were walking, but they heard a few merchants walking by, also discussing the topic of the market, only to see a merchant sighing on the side of the street:

"In the next few years of business, the market management is so orderly, this is the only place, it seems that there are masters behind the scenes! I'm afraid it's hard not to get started! ”

And a colleague on the side answered: "Everything else is good, but there is a little shortcoming, such a big bazaar, except for a few taverns, there is not even a brothel in Qinglou, but the rich merchants from all over the world have nowhere to spend their money, like now after tea and dinner, there is nowhere to go, and there is a lot of fun in vain." ”

"That's right, but it's the owner who doesn't think about it!"

As soon as the businessman finished speaking, several of his peers agreed unanimously.

Gu Haotian and the others happened to hear it clearly, and a few people thought about it, and they couldn't help but move their minds.

In the matter of opening the Qinglou Chu Pavilion, although Gu Haotian is a later generation, he is not pedantic, and he is not stupid enough to ban the industry of buying jokes in this era, and he even thought of a suitable candidate. It is Master Li's mother Zhang, she was born in the alum building of Jingshi, she is familiar with this industry, if she operates it, it will be successful. He was thinking about it, but a merchant on the side said again:

"Ladies and gentlemen, this Qinglou Chu Pavilion is not in a hurry, you said that these rich businessmen don't have a few concubines and maids. I heard about a thing, but to test the ability of the market, here Tongda dart store is not the goods to collect money, I heard that a guest of Gaotang Prefecture sent a batch of goods back at the beginning of the month with the dart store here, but did not admit it, if the money can not be recovered, not only can not open the dart shop, but also has a great impact on this market management office. ”

"What merchant should do such a degrading deed, and fear retribution?"

"I heard that he is a relative of the prefect of Gaotang Prefecture, what is he afraid of if he doesn't come to do business anymore!"

And this thing! Gu Haotian and the three of them were stunned for a moment, and they all felt inexplicable when they looked at each other, so they immediately turned around and walked towards Tongda Dart.

And said that after Shi Xiu was appointed as the deputy director of Tongda Dart Shop, he encountered a thorn in the head for the first time, and he didn't have a penny, and he was beaten, and he hated it very much, he hurried back to the dart store with his subordinates, and when Liu Yuan asked for revenge, Gu Haotian and the three walked in.

"Little official, Yin Tianbao's guy is really too hateful, ten truckloads of goods I worked hard to transport to Gaotang Prefecture, but we didn't give a penny, and we beat people ruthlessly, this revenge is not avenged, and this dart line does not need to be opened."

Shi Xiu saw Gu Haotian and the three of them coming in, so he said angrily.

"Brother Shixiu is in a hurry, but who is this Yin Tianbao, who is he, he is bold, isn't he afraid of retaliation?"

Gu Haotian felt that this person must be unusual, otherwise he would not have such courage.

"This I have already inquired, this guy has a cousin named Yin Tianci, and a brother-in-law of Yin Tianci is Gao Lian, the prefect of Gaotang Prefecture, they rely on this power, and they also bully and dominate the market in the local area on weekdays, and I and other outsiders are not in his eyes."

When Gu Haotian heard this, he suddenly remembered that the prefect of Gaotang Prefecture was Gao Lian, Gao Yu's brother, and the fuse of the imperial court's conquest of Liangshan in the Water Margin began with fighting Gao Tang to kill Gao Lian and save Chai Jin. It seems that Gaotang Prefecture is inevitably going to go, as for whether there will be a conflict with Gao Lian and Yin Tianci, in his opinion, it is a matter of high probability, and the only thing to scruple about now is how to avoid direct conflict between the market and the Gao family, and there is no room for maneuver in the future.

Gu Haotian thought about it carefully and felt that there was no particularly good way, but the matter could not be dealt with urgently, so he said:

"This trip to Gaotang Prefecture must be taken, and it must be fast, otherwise it will not form a deterrent. It's just that considering Gao Lian's identity, it is best to make a false impression, try not to give the Gao family an excuse, I think let Bian Xiang take the guard camp to go! ”

"Nope! This matter must be done by me and Brother Shixiu, or I can't take on this main matter, I will take the team from Gujiazhuang over, and bother the little officials to watch it for a few days. ”

As soon as Liu Yuan heard that Bian Xiang was unwilling to live or die, Gu Haotian also knew his thoughts, so he sent someone to ask Shi Qian to cooperate with Yang Zaixing and others. That night, the group set off overnight.

Five or six days later, an astonishing news came from Gaotang Prefecture that Yin Tianbao, a well-known wealthy businessman in the state, was exterminated because of an offended mountain bandit in Hebei, and his family's belongings were looted, and his luxurious mansion was turned into white land.

The news quickly spread throughout the market at Lijiadaokou, and people were surprised and inexplicable, and they couldn't help but think of a place after discussing it.

"Brother, have you heard about Gaotang Prefecture?"

"It's a big thing, why haven't you heard of it, it is rumored to be the hand of Hebei mountain bandits."

"Humph! My brother thought simply, this one had just paid the bill, and that side was destroyed, and there was a clever thing in the world. ”

"You mean you did it there—but it's possible, it's just a matter of being ruthless!"

"Ruthless! If you are not ruthless, how can you shock people, you see, who will dare to rely on their accounts next time. ”

Liu Yuan's attack quickly established a very high prestige for Tongda Dart Company, although it was rumored that the Yin family was wiped out by mountain bandits, but who dared to joke with the lives of their whole family.

At the same time, this incident made all the businessmen see the other side of the Li family crossing, it turned out that this seemingly warm and affectionate guy was so fierce and cruel. However, for the vast majority of businessmen, they are not disgusted, but support in their hearts, because only when this market has enough strength and strength can they ensure the safety of their trading behavior and even their lives.

Therefore, after this incident, the atmosphere of the Lijia Daokou market was not deserted, but more prosperous.

Soon the time came on December 24, and the first batch of foundations launched in the market was auctioned as scheduled. This time, merchants from all over the country had the lesson of the first shop auction, and those who were interested did not hesitate, and raised their cards one after another, and more than 200 large and small homesteads were sold out in half a day.