Chapter 27: The Miracle of the Auction
What is a "charity auction"? This is something new that has never been done before!
actually "auctioned" all his dowry and handed it over to the national treasury? A princess who is generous to this point...... Uh, and the forehead, I haven't seen it in the two hundred years since the founding of the Qing Dynasty!
Also, since these makeup gifts are "rewarded by the Queen Mother and the Emperor", then they are "imperial gifts" - "imperial gifts" are taken out and sold, which is even more unprecedented!
Ordinary people, no matter how rich they are, the "royal gifts" of the gods and horses are also unheard or touched; Even if you spend a lot of money to donate to the official, all the way to the "top title" of the donor - the Taoist platform, if you don't have any special contribution to the imperial court, the word "imperial gift" still can't match your eight poles.
Now, not only can you smell it, you can touch it, but you can also really take it as your own, show it off in front of others, and pass it on to your children and grandchildren!
You must know that if the prince and minister commit an accident, all the "royal gifts" must be recovered; If there is a vacancy in the officer, if there is no special purpose, the descendants must also hand over the "imperial gifts" obtained by the member during his lifetime - that is, in a sense, the so-called "imperial gifts" are just the emperor asking you to temporarily keep these objects for him.
How can it be compared to the "imperial gift" from the "auction"? That's really called "Bag Peace"!
Also, this "royal gift" is not an ordinary "royal gift", but a "princess makeup" - it is the dowry of Princess Rong'an and Princess Dunrou! These two are not only Princess Gulun. Still is...... Hey, Stunning Princess! Their husband is Prince Xuan, who is the first person in the dynasty! This is the marriage of Empress E's daughter Ying and a husband. But it's a grand event that has never been seen before!
Oh, oh, oh - alas, I don't know what to say!
In the 21st century, it's, well, this "imagination space". Extraordinarily, extraordinarily large; As for the "added value", it is very high.
Also, everyone said. Princess Rong'an and Princess Dunrou have to get married once in this life; In the future, other princesses will "surrender", and I don't think there will be any more dignity of Princess Rong'an and Princess Dunrou. There will be no more "auction" princess makeup tricks. This time, the "charity auction", not only has no one before, but also has no one to come, with a God-given opportunity of "royal gifts" and "princess makeup".
There is a subtext in the above paragraph. Translated into the words of the deceitful buyers who sell fake antiques in modern times, it is: this batch of "princess makeup". There is a huge, immeasurable room for appreciation, which is simply ...... Ahem, I can't see the end at a glance.
In the beginning, many people said, how can such a good thing happen? Don't fool people with false rumors, right?
A few days later, the edict was issued, "The princess, the forehead fist fist, very comforting and compassionate, I am respectful to the queen mother of the two palaces, and there is a division under the order, and the princess will be sold properly."
This "Arishi" refers to the "Advisory Board".
Well, no more suspicious.
Inside and outside the capital, it was like a demon and boiled.
The "Princess Makeup Auction" is not a one-time event, but is divided into four special sessions: "Silk and Satin Clothes", "Cultural Utensils", "Jewelry Mirrors", and "Wood Furniture".
This chip is worth fifty taels.
That is to say, if you want to turn around the four special sessions of the "Princess Makeup Auction", even if it is a "royal gift", it will not be "auctioned", and you will have to pay 200 taels of silver first.
It seems like a lot, however, among the people who intend to participate in the "Princess Dowry Auction", less than one-fifth can get this "subscription". On the market, a "subscription" was fried to 1,000 taels of silver.
On the shore of the land, it is not the king's minister, the benefits of the "princess makeup auction" cannot be fully occupied by Beijingers, otherwise it will be unfair. In order to show that "the Holy Grace falls, the rain and dew are evenly wet", the Advisory Committee decided that the "Princess Dowry Auction" will set up a separate "branch" in Shanghai, which is also divided into four special sessions: "Silk and Satin Clothing", "Cultural Utensils", "Jewelry and Mirrors", and "Wood Furniture".
As a result, the whole country was boiling.
Wealthy businessmen from Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui flocked to Shanghai.
The wealthy merchants of Guangdong went north on sea ships; The wealthy merchants of the two lakes, along the waterway of the Yangtze River, bought boats and went east, with the same destination: Shanghai.
Around the "Princess Makeup Auction", Shanghai was crowded with businessmen for a while.
Most of China was stunned, and even foreign businessmen rushed to join in.
The same "princess makeup auction", Beijing and Shanghai, still have subtle differences: in Beijing, more people are staring at the word "princess"; In Shanghai, more people are staring at the three words "Prince Xuan".
Later facts proved that the same craze was rolling, but the word "Prince Xuan" seemed to be more attractive than the word "princess". The proceeds of the "Princess Dowry Auction", the "branch" in Shanghai, accounted for more than two-thirds of the total, far exceeding the "main meeting" in Beijing.
Speaking of "gains", well, everyone, including Guan Zhuofan himself, was more or less frightened by the final figures.
After deducting the various expenses for running this "auction," the balance amounted to 3,556,300 taels of silver.
Three hundred and sixty princess makeup dowries, almost one 10,000 taels of silver.
No, it should be 358 units, and the two "joint beds" carved with red sandalwood did not participate in the "auction" - this is also the only "princess makeup" that did not participate in the auction.
These are the two "princess dowry" with the highest expectations, if you participate in the "auction", the "starting price" is about tens of thousands of silver, and it is not unusual for the transaction price to be ten times the "starting price", but - alas!
Among the three hundred and sixty princesses, these two "joint beds" are the only ones that the princess and the princess have used seriously, and the princess has rolled on them, with the largest "imagination space" and the highest "added value".
But because of this, it is not suitable to take it out for public auction.
Alas, understand.
Back to the figure of three thousand five hundred and fifty-six thousand three taels of silver.
What does this number mean?
In the third year of Yongzheng, the total annual income of the imperial court was 35.8 million taels of silver.
That is to say, a "princess dowry auction" will be net into the tithes of a certain year of the "prosperous Kangqian era".
From the Queen Mother of the Two Palaces to the head of the Liupin Household Department, everyone was stunned: How did this trick come about?
No one does not admire Prince Xuan's "magic work", among them, the one who is most convinced by Guan Zhuofan, and can even be called the "five-body thrower", is Yan Jingming, the head of the household.
Because, these 360 princess dowries are not "very expensive" as everyone takes for granted, and most of them can almost be said to be "businessless business".
A considerable part of this "capitalless business" was completed through Yan Jingming.
What's going on?
*(To be continued......)