Chapter 365: I've got the final say
"Li Shuai, I want five hundred Baekje slaves!"
"Dashuai, leave me eight hundred."
"I want a thousand."
In front of the Tamna Island prisoner camp, a group of stewards from the Central Plains who followed the Li Xiaojiaolong from Chishanpu shouted one after another.
As the rear of the Eastern Expeditionary Naval Division, there were no more than 10,000 Baekje prisoners on Tamna Island at this time, including prisoners of war, and some conquerors who did not submit to the justice of the Tang Dynasty, all of whom were captured on this island to work as coolies and build a base camp in the rear.
As soon as Li Xiao arrived on the island, he opened his mouth and wanted to engage in trade, and naturally those captives attracted countless people to fight.
Captives are the most valuable war captures, and these people from the Central Plains, who don't want to bring some prisoners back.
"Don't fight, don't rob, don't argue, there are more than 10,000 Baekje prisoners on this island, and Liu Xianling also told you just now, there are a lot of prisoners, as long as the battle on the front line starts, there will definitely be more prisoners sent over." Since I have arrived here, from now on, I will make the decision to allow all the merchants to bring grain, grass, medicines, and other military supplies to this place, and trade the spoils of war in the barracks. ”
Liu Jun didn't dare to open it, but Li Xiao dared. Anyway, there is nothing he is afraid of, although these prisoners should have been regarded as the trophies of Xue Rengui's Su Dingfang, but he is also a strategic envoy, Xue Su is on the front line, not only as the deputy commander of the Eastern Expedition, but also as the governor of the newly conquered two states, he is in the rear, these little things, naturally by him Li Xiao.
Besides, if these prisoners who consume food all day long, and those temporarily useless gold and silver and other things, can be exchanged for a large number of food, medicine, cloth and other materials urgently needed in the army, Xue Su Ermarshal will only be happy when he knows it, after all, he has to wait for the Central Plains to transport materials, and he doesn't know how long he will have to wait.
And they are already desperate to launch a new campaign, the food of the imperial court is far away and the fire is close to the fire, and the Silla people are some of the workers who can't help, so this will only delay the opportunity.
"Let's come according to the old rules, auction, the highest price wins, fair, open and just!"
No one objected to Li Xiao's proposal, everyone knows that Li Xiao is now the biggest official on the island and the most talkative person.
Besides, there are not many people who accompanied Li Xiao this time, and there are only a few hundred representatives. Compared to the Akayamaura auction, there are many fewer people.
With fewer people, there will be less competition, and everyone will be able to share more meat.
Liu Jun now listened to Li Xiao in all matters, and got Li Xiao's order, ordered all the soldiers on the island, sent all the prisoners who worked back to the camp in a team, and tied them up in batches.
In order to save some trouble, directly in a group of 100 people.
A group of captives were brought up, and then the representatives of each family raised their cards and bid for the price.
In Chishanpu, the captives were in a group of ten, and the strong ones started in a group of two hundred runs, but here, in the east of the sea, Li Xiao set a very low price.
"The auction starts now, and the starting price is 1,500 yuan, and the bidding price starts at 100 yuan each time."
The starting price per person has dropped by five percent, which is equivalent to a drop of two and a half. This twenty and a half is considered Li Xiao's reward to those righteous businessmen who have crossed the sea thousands of miles away.
After all, transporting captives from Haidong back to the Central Plains is also risky and costly.
"Two thousand times."
The first to make a price was the people of the Cheng family of the Lu Guogong Mansion, and they directly opened a price of 2,000 yuan.
Rare people did not come out to compete, so the hundred Bajinu returned to the Cheng family.
Next, a second group of captives was escorted.
The eyes of the captives flashed with panic, and they looked at the group of Han people dressed in silk in front of them in fear, listening to them pointing there, but they didn't understand anything, but they knew that it must be about their own fate.
"Two thousand times."
Another one directly shouted the price of 2,000 yuan, but this time it was someone from Luoyang's eldest grandson's family who made a bid.
Once again there was silence, and no one competed.
After shouting two thousand guan three times, the auction fell to the hammer, and the eldest grandson directly obtained the hundred slaves at the price of two hundred guan.
Things are somewhat dramatic.
Next group of slaves were auctioned.
There was only one bidder each time, and although the starting price was 1,500 yuan, they would directly bid 2,000, and then no one would bid.
"These guys have all discussed it." Liu Jun said viciously, he felt as if he had been tricked. Although just now, a steward Liu from the Kuiguo Mansion in Chang'an had just raised his card and successfully bought a hundred prisoners for 2,000 yuan.
But Liu Jun felt uncomfortable.
Li Xiao said indifferently, "I don't care about the process, I only look at the result." Now the result is that each group of slaves has been auctioned for 2,000 yuan, with an average of 20 yuan each, which is 20 percent higher than the starting price we set, which is an ideal result. ”
As for whether they colluded or not, Li Xiao didn't care, he only looked at the results.
These people did not add a consistent two-way collusion bid-rigging, and Li Xiao was satisfied.
Although it is said that it is a transaction for the imperial court, Li Xiao is not willing to let the imperial court suffer, and now that the imperial court has not suffered a loss, naturally he does not have to care about him.
Although the representatives of these original families are all from famous and aristocratic families, and each family has a big business, the money in the family is not blown by the wind.
Buying slaves in Baekje is definitely cheaper than buying them in the Central Plains, after all, this is the place of origin.
It's good to be able to sell an average of 20 pieces.
In a group of 100, there will only be one bidder for each auction, and the price will be directly increased to 200 yuan each time. Such an auction makes the atmosphere a little tense.
Many people are still a little nervous in their hearts, after all, Li Xiao is notoriously not following the routine, and he is known as a ghost and a sad Yama.
Who knows if everyone will do this, it will provoke the anger of this marshal.
Fortunately, everyone carefully observed Li Xiao's expression and found that he was always very relaxed, and he kept chatting with a few people next to him with a smile.
Gradually, everyone's hearts relaxed.
The next auction is also easier.
More than 10,000 slaves were divided into more than 100 groups, and in the end, more than 100 took action and divided up the more than 10,000 captives.
"Li Shuai, the auction has been completed, a total of 13,700 prisoners, divided into 137 groups, each group has a starting price of 1,500 yuan, and each group has actually sold 2,000 yuan." The soldier who reported to the army said with some incredulity, "Even those prisoners who are not so strong end up selling for 2,000 yuan per group, which is incredible." ”
"What's incredible, it's sincerity." Li Xiaodao.
Each family sold at a price of 2,000 yuan, but in fact, it was still profitable, of course, it was not so ruthless, and it saved enough face and benefits for the imperial court.
"Two hundred and seventy-four thousand, how is this possible?"
After Liu Jun listened, his face turned red violently and muttered. He knew that he had more than 10,000 captives in his hands, but he never thought that these captives would one day suddenly be able to cash out 274,000 yuan.
Oh my God, how is this possible!
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