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After the third prince left, Li Hongyu saw Yang Li'er's sad expression and red eyes, knowing that she was uncomfortable, so he stretched out his hand to pull her down, and then opened his mouth to comfort.

"Brother Li is right, the so-called long pain is better than short pain, Brother Yang has no need to worry about this kind of person." Han Wenkui naturally saw that there was a bad relationship between Yang Li'er and the third son, so he followed Li Hongyu to comfort him.

Although Han Wenkui didn't know what happened between Yang Li'er and the third prince, it was obvious that there was already a woman in a white dress beside the third prince, and coupled with the retreat of the third prince, the relationship between the two was obviously over.

In fact, Han Wenkui felt that Li Hongyu and Yang Li'er were quite a good match, so he was quite willing to see the two get married.

"Let the two brothers laugh." Yang Li'er knew that Li Hongyu and Han Wenkui were comforting her, so she stabilized her mind and smiled at the two of them, she is now fighting for her parents and two brothers, so where is she still in the mood to take care of her children's affection.

Even Yang Li'er didn't know why, although the departure of the third prince made her feel sad, but she didn't feel the distress before, but felt an inexplicable relief.

"Brother Li, you are also the one who surprised the audience with your new style skills on Xiao Qinhuai that night." Han Wenkui knew that Yang Li'er didn't want to mention the matter of the third prince, so he changed his mind and asked with interest.

"It's just a small skill of carving insects, and it's hard to get into the hall of elegance." Li Hongyu smiled and waved his hand, admitting Han Wenkui's speculation, this matter is not ashamed, he naturally will not deny it.

"Brother Li is really talented, when today's business is over, the three of us will drink happily, and we will not get drunk and go home." Han Wenkui had long felt that the "Huguang Li Sheng" on Xiao Qinhuai was the "Huguang Li Sheng" in the casino, so he smiled and said to Li Hongyu and Yang Li'er that he was going to befriend Li Hongyu even more now.

"Thank you, Brother Han." Li Hongyu laughed when he heard this, and agreed in one bite, he also wanted to get acquainted with Han Wenkui, which would be of great benefit to the affairs of Guangzhou Customs in the future.

"Big brother, the people from the new army said that there are too many distinguished guests here today, in order to avoid disturbing the guests, we decided not to arrest the eldest lady for the time being, and then bring the eldest lady to justice when the matter is over."

When Li Hongyu and Han Wenkui were talking and laughing, Zhang Tieniu returned to his seat and reported to Zhang Tieshan in a low voice, how could Li Hongyu let Yang Li'er be arrested at this time, in that case, who else could bid for Yang Xiaotian?

"Keep an eye on her!" Zhang Tieshan's face suddenly showed a look of disappointment, the scene he is most willing to see now is that Yang Li'er was arrested and put in prison, and then issued an order in a deep voice, this time Yang Li'er can't be allowed to escape again.

At three o'clock, when everyone was buzzing and chatting in the hall, Chai Shixiu led several officials of the Customs Department, as well as the Yangzhou prefect, the Yangzhou Guard Commander, and the Lianghuai Salt Road Transfer Envoy walked in.

This made the scene quiet in an instant, and people looked at Chai Shixiu with concern, wondering when Li Hongyu would appear.

"Ladies and gentlemen, Lord Qincha is unwell and cannot attend this bidding, and this bidding will be supervised by the Customs Department and the local Yamen in Yangzhou to show fairness!"

After the customs officials and the Yangzhou prefect and others sat down on the high platform in front of the lobby on the first floor, Chai Shixiu walked to the front of the high platform and announced loudly.

As soon as these words came out, there was a commotion at the scene, and everyone thought that Li Hongyu, the much-anticipated Lord Qincha, would appear, and they all wanted to see the demeanor of the new champion, but Li Hongyu could not appear.

Li Hongyu silently looked at the scene in front of him, he weighed left and right for a long time, and finally decided not to attend the bidding conference, and was ready to continue to hide his identity in order to act in private.

In the final analysis, Li Hongyu found that the road ahead of overseas trade was full of thorns, and just bidding made Chen Renhai send someone to burn the Jade Tower, which shows the great resistance, he doesn't think that Chen Renhai did it deliberately, and there are ten people who instigated it.

Therefore, Li Hongyu decided to hide his identity, so that he could have more ways to deal with overseas trade in the future, so that the other party was in the light and he was in the dark.

"Ladies and gentlemen, before the bidding begins, there is a matter that the official wants to announce in advance that since the tax collected by the Customs Department is the emperor's inner treasury, the merchants who participate in overseas trade will become the imperial merchants of the Ming Dynasty, and the emperor will give a bullfighting uniform to show his favor!"

Seeing that the situation at the scene was a little commotion, Chai Shixiu raised his voice and continued to say loudly, "In addition, the imperial merchant who violates the law must first report to the Customs Department, and the Customs Department can only be arrested by the Yamen after verifying and taking back the bullfighting uniform." ”

With a bang, Chai Shixiu's voice lagged behind, and a low discussion sounded at the scene, people didn't expect to get a bullfighting suit after becoming an imperial businessman, this is a matter of glory to the ancestors.

"Bullfighting suits? It's true or false. ”

"200,000 taels for a bullfighting suit, this deal is a very cost-effective deal."

"I'm afraid that this bullfighting uniform will cost more than 200,000 taels, and those people in the Customs Department will have an excuse to ask for money in the future."

"Imperial Merchant? It's a nice thing to say, and I don't know how much money I'll have to pay out at that time. ”

"Brother Tai, if you are interested, you can try it and see if this bullfighting suit will bring good luck or bad luck after wearing it."

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However, the businessmen on the scene still have a relatively sober mind about whether to participate in the bidding to get the bullfighting suit, they are all businessmen, and they naturally know that there is no free lunch in the world, and the more tempting the conditions offered by Emperor Wanli, the greater the risk after intervening in this matter.

Therefore, although the bullfighting suit has aroused heated discussions, more people still have scruples about it, and the businessmen who can sit here are well-informed people, and naturally they will not take advantage of it casually, and those who are hot-headed are only a minority.

"The emperor really invested a lot of money this time, and even rewarded the bullfighting suit." After listening to everyone's discussions, Han Wenkui smiled and whispered to Li Hongyu and Yang Li'er, "It seems that the emperor wants this move to win people's hearts, don't you know that the people present are all treacherous and cunning people, and they don't appreciate this affection."

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"The emperor's intention has shown that whether you can seize the opportunity depends on everyone's choice." Li Hongyu also laughed, this idea was put forward by him, and it can be said that he has done his best to do this, and those who have made mistakes in overseas trade will only be annoyed by the case in the future.

"Whether you give a bullfighting suit or not, this place is decided." Yang Li'er is not facing the problem of choice now, and after hearing this, she said coquettishly that she must seize a place for her parents and brother, which can be regarded as a meeting gift to Li Hongyu.

"Be quiet." Chai Shixiu saw that the situation at the scene was a little chaotic, so he slapped the shocking wood in his hand hard, which made the hall quiet immediately, and everyone looked at him curiously, wanting to know what Chai Shixiu was going to announce.

"According to the emperor's will, there are only twenty suppliers for Daming's overseas trade, each with a quota of 200,000 taels.

Chai Shixiu didn't talk nonsense anymore but went straight to the point, and announced loudly to the merchants in the hall, "Among them, there are eight places for northern businessmen and twelve places for southern businessmen.

"Two hundred thousand taels! If you are interested in the quota of overseas trade suppliers, please hold up the number plate in your hand. As he spoke, Chai Shixiu shouted loudly to the people seated.

As Chai Shixiu's voice fell, some number plates were raised in the hall one after another, some blue number plates also had red number plates, among which the blue number plates represented the northern merchants, and the red number plates represented the southern merchants, so as to distinguish and count.

Yang Li'er was the first to raise the number plate, Han Wenkui hesitated for a moment and also raised the number plate in his hand, he was moved by Li Hongyu just now, so he wanted to seize this opportunity to try, maybe the Customs Department can really operate overseas trade prosperously.

Yang Li'er and Han Wenkui are both red number plates, according to their origins, they naturally belong to the merchants in the south, and according to the usual division method of the Ming Dynasty, the merchants in Huguang also belong to the merchants in the south.

The people at the scene secretly counted the number plates raised, there were more than 30 of them, both in the south and in the north exceeded the quota, it seems that some businessmen want to play for the same reason as Han Wenkui.

This made Li Hongyu breathe a sigh of relief, which meant that he could get more funds through this bidding conference, whether it was the new army, the customs department, or the sailors, they all needed a lot of expenses, so naturally the more money he could get, the better.

Among the businessmen who held up their cards, the middle-level businessmen accounted for the vast majority, and those wealthy businessmen did not show their attitude, but out of the wait-and-see stage, they all wanted to know if others would not make the money.

"Ladies and gentlemen, because the bidders have exceeded the quota, the bidding will start now, and the price will be increased by 10,000 taels for each card, and if no one increases the price, the ranking will be determined by lot."

After the on-site staff counted the number of people, Chai Shixiu's spirits lifted and he announced loudly that he naturally hoped that Li Hongyu could make a sum of money here, and that the new army's military salary would be counted on in the future.

These merchants in the hall are all wealthy merchants in the market, and 10,000 taels of silver is a piece of cake for them, so everyone moved the number plate in their hands almost at the same time, and compared with 10,000 taels, it is obvious that face is the most important.

Seeing this, the corners of Li Hongyu's mouth couldn't help but show a smug look, and the funds obtained through overseas trade suppliers increased by 200,000 taels in just an instant, and it seemed that it was really wise to use bidding.

Since everyone increased by 10,000 taels, Chai Shixiu continued to preside over the bidding until no one was bidding.

After several rounds of competition, the highest bid of the male merchant and the northern merchant reached 270,000 taels, and the rest of the bidders were divided into 260,000 taels, 250,000 taels and 240,000 taels.

"The official asks again, is there anyone bidding, otherwise the official will let the person with the lowest bid draw lots!"

Hearing this, the people at the scene immediately looked left and right, wanting to know if anyone would make a move at this time.

"Three hundred thousand taels!" Just when people thought that the bidding meeting was over, a man sitting in the front row suddenly raised the red number plate in his hand and announced loudly.

"Three hundred thousand taels?" Hearing this, the people at the scene were stunned and looked at the man holding the sign curiously.

Soon, someone recognized the identity of the man and knew that he was Chen Mingming's person, and he was surprised by this matter, and no one expected Chen Mingming to make a move, so the discussion in private became more intense.

"Three hundred thousand taels!" Just when people were puzzled by Chen Mingming's behavior, another person stood up and raised the red number plate in his hand, and shouted loudly to Chai Shixiu on the stage.

"Are they crazy?" There was a commotion and buzz at the scene, apparently shocked by the sudden appearance and unable to understand their behavior.

In particular, Chen Mingming, who was originally engaged in the business of sea smuggling, now wants to win a place as an overseas trade supplier. Could it be that this was a condition he had agreed with Lord Chincha? Or is there a hidden deal in private?

Looking at the scene of discussions, the corners of Li Hongyu's mouth showed a sly smile, there is a behavior in the market called "panic buying", when some unreasonable behaviors occur, people are usually tempted to follow behind, which is an important reason why Li Hongyu dragged Chen Mingzhi into the water.

Judging from the current reaction of the people, the effect is not bad, because it is not clear what is happening, the businessmen on the scene began to speculate wildly, which will definitely make some businessmen who were not interested in the quota of overseas trade suppliers follow suit, so that Li Hongyu can get more funds from this bidding.

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