Chapter 510: A Little Gamble
At this time, the auction on the stage has reached 8,000 taels of silver, approaching the 10,000 mark, and the momentum of the auction is still not weak, and several tribes have begun to bid, and these tribes also claim to bid on behalf of others, not that they want to fly on the grass and a group of people.
The saint did not bid this time, and she had to wait until no one bid before raising her hand.
She was confident not because she promised to return all the silver taels in the auction, but because she was confident that she had the unrivaled financial resources. If it weren't for the three ladies who stirred up and agreed to give it away for nothing, she really didn't bother to bargain with the other woman, and the White Lotus Sect couldn't afford to lose this person.
Few people know how strong the White Lotus Sect's financial resources are, although the king of Altan and various tribes have been fighting for many years, and they have been looting in the interior and outside the country, but the wealth of the king of Altan may not be as much as Zhao Quan, which is why Zhao Quan wants to pay for the king of Altan to buy a swarm of bees. Zhao Quan is too rich.
The White Lotus Sect has hundreds of thousands of followers, and even if one of these believers donates one tael of silver a year, it is hundreds of thousands of taels. The White Lotus Sect still has a lot of money in the mainland, and many people in the Jin merchants are believers in the White Lotus Sect, and they help the White Lotus Sect hoard Juqi to buy and sell short, and the gold and silver accumulated over the years can be called a huge amount.
The White Lotus Sect does not have an army, so it does not have the biggest consumption of military spending. King Altan is different, in addition to the expenses of the imperial court, most of his money is spent on raising the army every year. The White Lotus Sect does not have these costs, but if it really comes to a critical moment, hundreds of thousands of believers can also form an army of tens of thousands, and this is how the White Lotus Sect has raised troops in the past.
So if it weren't for the agreement between the three ladies and the three ladies, the saint would really buy the leader of the grass flying with the silver and give it to the three ladies, she is a saint, and this bit of wealth is naturally not a problem.
Even now, she would rather pay for the favor of the third lady herself, rather than let the third lady be grateful to him because of this "boldness", which may be a hidden crisis in the future, once it breaks out, it will be out of control.
However, the third lady seems to think that this person must be a favor, and the saint is not too strong to block it.
On the left side of the high platform, Sun Hu, who was guarding the prisoners, and Ji Chang, who was in charge of guarding, were also stunned when they heard the auction calls on the stage.
Sun Hu said: "No wonder the adults have repeatedly ordered that these people are not allowed to be abused, and they have to be supported with good food and drink, it turns out that these people are so valuable." ”
"That is, my lord is far-sighted, when was there a mistake?" Ji Chang said with a smile.
The two of them looked at the more than 2,000 captives in the fence, and their eyes lit up at this time, these were not captives or people, but white silver.
"I knew that I would have killed a few fewer at that time, and I could sell more silver." Sun Hu regretted it a little, they had killed hundreds of people at that time, and these people were worth thousands of taels of silver now.
"You still say, just because the two of us didn't kill all these bastards, the adults are still not very happy." Ji Chang looked at the situation on the stage, and said with palpitations.
He waited outside the tent every day these days, which was a manifestation of meritorious atonement for his sins, and I hoped that he would forget his mistakes.
"Then why do you say that the adults insisted on killing all these guys in the first place, because they didn't know how valuable these people were?"
"I said you two don't guess, you adults don't care about the money at all, and it's because you don't do it well that he has to take this method."
Jiu Niang, who was sitting on a Taishi chair and swallowing melon seeds, sneered, she volunteered to help Sun Hu take care of the prisoners and help Ji Chang maintain order, in fact, she just wanted to come out to watch the excitement.
"No, my lord also likes silver, don't you think he's quite happy now?" Sun Hu didn't believe it.
"You don't understand this, money is good, but what is the best, is safety, you adults just want to kill all these rogues to establish power, so that no one dares to provoke you. It's good that you have caught so many alive people, and you can't let them go, you can't kill them, and giving them to the king of Altan will be in endless trouble. Thanks to him for coming up with such a way, let the king of Altan bleed in exchange for these people. Jiu Niang told the story.
"I see!"
Sun Hu and Ji Chang finally understood, it seems that they really have to strictly abide by the orders of the adults in the future, they are soft-hearted, and they have caused so many troubles, and they have to trouble the adults to remedy them.
Although it is a good thing to see that these people can be turned into silver now, if Liwei is not enough, there will be hardships in the future. When the two of them thought of this, they were also in a cold sweat.
"You two boys, it's good to fight, but it's much worse than you adults to play with your eyes." Jiu Niang smiled disdainfully.
"That's, that's, don't talk about comparing with adults, even comparing with nine girls, we're all like stupid pigs." Sun Hu hurriedly slapped his ass.
"Well, let's just say that. It's best if you have self-knowledge. Jiuniang said very proudly.
Ji Chang smiled: "Nine girls, you didn't be able to kill this group of people on the grass at the beginning." ”
Jiu Niang's nose was smoking, which pot was not opened, isn't this Cheng Cheng Xin revealing her shortcomings?
"I said Ji boy, do you have a conscience when you say this? I'm helping you kill people, but it's your responsibility to kill people, and it's my business? After saying that, he turned around and went back behind the curtain to talk to Zuo Ling and them.
"What are you doing, this master can't be provoked, just say a few nice words to her." Sun Hu smiled bitterly and stabbed Ji Chang.
"I know, but the facts are there, even she, the god-killing ancestor, can't do it, what else can we do?" Ji Chang also smiled bitterly.
Sun Hu recalled the situation at that time, and shook his head with a wry smile, even if the matter was repeated, he would probably not be able to kill those who had surrendered or were desperately trying to surrender.
Besides, outside the Chinese army's tent, Zhang Whale and those officials gathered to watch the auction under the protection of the guards.
"This kid has really fallen into the eyes of money, but it's really hard for him to come up with such an idea and sell people alive." Zhang Whale smiled.
Zhou Dingcheng, who was drinking with him, said with a smile: "Boss, isn't this also a way, you said that there are so many of us, how much silver do we get a day when we eat horses and chew, but the court has not paid a single or two silver allowances this time." ”
"Fart, the emperor allowed you to come out with five thousand carts to pull goods out to do business, that is the greatest favor for you, it is not bad not to let you hand over the silver into the warehouse." Zhang Whale scolded.
"The 5,000 carts are not all carrying, and there are so many baggage, don't you have to use the carts to pull all the luggage, tents, wine and food. You see, there aren't really many goods that can be bought and sold. Zhou Dingcheng argued.
"Then what do you mean, do you want to say that the emperor still owes you silver?" Zhang Whale didn't want to listen to this.
"No, I'm just afraid, when we go back, some people will spread rumors, as if how much money we have earned has been put into our pockets, in fact, it is good that these people can eat and drink with all the money we earn." Zhou Dingcheng explained.
This is also to let Zhou Dingcheng find an opportunity to say to Zhang Whale, lest Zhang Whale go back and say in front of the emperor how much money he has earned, the emperor may give less or even no funds in the future, and now is a good time, Zhou Dingcheng began to vomit bitterness.
Zhang Whale is also an old and cunning person, obedient and obedient, and immediately understood the meaning of Zhou Dingcheng's words, nodded and said: "Well, what you said is very reasonable, if someone reports to the emperor after I go back, saying how much silver you put in your pocket, I will come out and say a fair word." After speaking, he stretched out a finger and pointed at Zhou Dingcheng.
Zhou Dingcheng's face darkened, this one finger represents 10,000 taels of silver, Zhang Whale means that he wants him to say such fair things in the future, and the price is 10,000 taels of silver.
"Understood, understood, thank you for speaking up." Zhou Dingcheng held one of Zhang Whale's fingers, for fear that he would become two.
Those officials all looked at these two people and laughed secretly, and they naturally understood what was going on as soon as they heard it. But they don't have any complaints, besides, it's their ability to make money in business, they don't have the money to do business, and they also know that no matter how much money they make, they can't have anything left, and they have to fill in the blood basin of the sixth guard of Jinyi in the end. What's more, the emperor is not easy to fool, and he understands it in his heart.
The emperor uses his own internal money to raise the army, it is impossible to maintain it for a long time, sooner or later, he will have to let the sixth guard of Jinyi find a way by himself, or return to the military department to accept unified management, see the emperor's meaning is naturally the former, this point is in the case of seizing a street, the emperor did not blame but officially issued a decree to reward a street, and it can be seen.
However, they also admired the miraculous business acumen, and they were able to use the captives to auction off the silver, which they couldn't even think of even if they wanted to.
"Lao Cao, how much silver do you say Lord Qincha can earn this time?" Gavin Tiger asked, sipping his wine.
"Do you mean all of them, or is it the leader of this grass flying?" Cao Ruolin said.
"I'm asking about all these captives."
"Then who can guess, let's guess how much silver this leader can shoot for on the grass."
"Guess what's the point, just bet on it." Cui Zhongyong of the Criminal Department.
"Bet, yes, let's make a small bet, a small bet is pleasant. Ha ha. Gavin Hu's eyes lit up when he heard the gambling word.
Cui Zhongyong is also a good gambler, and said with a smile: "I bet that this leader who flies on the grass can get 12,000, and I bet ten taels of silver." After saying that, he took out ten taels of silver and put them on the wine table.
"I bet he won't be able to pass 10,000 yuan, which is ten taels of silver." Gavin Tiger also took out ten taels of silver and put them on the wine table.
"Can't it be more than 10,000? Wen Hu, you're kidding, it's eight thousand taels now. Cao Ruolin smiled bitterly.
"I think that's the price, and any more is a thousand taels of silver." Gavin Tiger is very determined.
"Impossible, you didn't see the strength of that holy woman, how much silver had to be bought, and a few others were reluctant to follow, I bet it could be fifteen thousand taels." Cao Ruolin said.
"Fifteen thousand taels? You're crazy, impossible. Gavin Tiger said.