Chapter 97: Accidents at the Auction

Just after the Shou Chong Festival, there are two things in Lin'an City that are spreading, one is that the Royal Lin'an University was officially established, and the enrollment brochure will be posted on April 30, and the publicity announcement in front of the Gongyuan indicates that no matter what the background is, no matter whether there is merit or not, as long as there is an identity certificate, you can participate in the examination, once you are admitted, the fees will be paid by the royal family within three years, and the university professors with a skill will be recruited, and the details will be announced clearly. This is for those who failed in the imperial examination and the people in the capital, they suddenly felt more hope and curiosity, this is a university affiliated to the royal family, and rumors spread for a while, saying that after graduation, you can directly enter the court as an official, and the same as the imperial examination list, and even more said that after graduation, you will become the emperor's cronies and favorite ministers, at least also officials above the fifth grade. The second thing is that the Shifeng firm wants to auction the agency of monosodium glutamate in various places, although monosodium glutamate has only been sold on the market for one day, but it is almost a household name in Lin'an City, and the people who have not bought it would rather spend an hour or two to queue up, but also to taste the taste of monosodium glutamate in Tongle Building, which has become a fashion in the capital in recent times, acquaintances will also ask when they meet, have you eaten the dishes of Tongle Building?

"Official, are you going to the auction in the afternoon?"

"Of course you have to go, Xiao Qi, call Mr. Yuan, let's go."

I have now learned to change my mask, and in the secret room of the Shifeng Trading House, I looked at the disguised appearance in the bronze mirror and thought, if I walked the rivers and lakes like this, wouldn't it be fun? In any case, it will be more worry-free than the emperor.

A mask as thin as a cicada's wings made me turn back into Huyan Donghai, which is really interesting.

The auction venue is somewhat similar to the theater of later generations, with ten private rooms on the second floor, ranging from No. 1 to No. 10, all covered by thin beaded curtains, and the guests inside can choose to open the beaded curtains to reveal their true faces, or they can choose not to let people know their true identities. Directly in front of the first floor is the host's platform, and under the stage are more than ten rows of open seats. Tea and pastries are lined up all around, and everyone can enjoy them.

Fang Ling, Yuan Jian, and Xiao Qi and I sat in room No. 1, holding a list of the auction process and all the guests in our hands, including the list of guests in the private room, of course, this list is a document that is not open to the public. I skimmed through it and put it on the table, and I didn't know any of the people on it.

Looking through the gap in the bead curtain, Xiao Tian was already standing on the stage, and the audience was also full of guests who came to the auction.

"Brother, I heard that this invitation was fried for ten taels of silver."

"It's so expensive, it seems that Xiao Tian will make a lot of money this time."

"Hehe, brother, you money fan, Xiao Tian is not making money for you."

"How dare you say that about your brother, recruit and beat."

Fang Ling grimaced and said, "Haha, brother, you can't beat Ling'er." ”

"What, brother beats you, do you dare to resist?"

Fang Lingle said: "Look, Xiao Tian's performance has begun." ”

I saw Xiao Tian come to the front of the stage and said loudly: "Ladies and gentlemen, since the launch of MSG and other items in my Shifeng firm, it has been well received by everyone, and the MSG workshop of my firm has been built, and it can be produced normally within a few days. Liangzhejiang Road will be supplied from May 15, and Fujian Road will be supplied from June 15. Let's start from Fujian Road, the reserve price is 1,000 taels of silver, one hundred taels as the minimum, and the contract can take effect within half an hour after the transaction. ”

As soon as Xiao Tian's words fell, he heard someone in the audience start shouting, you are one hundred taels, I am one hundred taels, little by little.

Not long after, I saw someone in room No. 2 open the bead curtain and shouted, "Ten thousand taels." ”

Room No. 2 is next door to me, and I can't see this person, so I had to pick up the guest list, and see that it is written that the guest's name is Lin Zhixiong, and Fang Ling next to him said: "Lin Zhixiong, isn't it the Fujian business leader I met in the restaurant?" ”

"Lin Zhixiong, it's him, I also remember."

Lin Zhixiong was a big deal as soon as he spoke out, and the rest of the people didn't have such courage, second, they didn't have such strength, and third, they didn't dare to offend this Fujian Road business tycoon, so they died down.

Seeing that no one was bidding anymore, Xiao Tian clapped his hands and said, "Ten thousand taels, the first time." ”

After about ten breaths, he stretched out his hands and slapped again: "Ten thousand taels, the second time." ”

"10,000 taels, the third time, the transaction, congratulations to the No. 2 private room guests for obtaining the agency right on Fujian Road, please wait, my firm staff will come to you to sign the contract, if you feel that there is something wrong with the agreement, we can discuss again, if there is no problem, please sign and confirm the payment."

As Xiao Tian said the word deal, Fang Ling snorted and laughed: "Brother, look at it, this Xiao Tian has also learned your famous words." ”

Yuan Jian also laughed: "This Xiao Gongzi's way of acting is becoming more and more like Gongzi." ”

At this time, the people sitting below also spoke, and the venue became lively for a while.

"This agency is worth 10,000 taels."

"yes, it's incredible."

"Shopkeeper Lin has been in business for decades, and his shot is extraordinary."

"Brother, do you say that 10,000 taels of agency is expensive?"

I took a sip of tea and said, "It's not expensive, in a year, how much monosodium glutamate can be sold on Fujian Road, this kind of monopoly business is far more than a return of 10,000 taels." ”

"Oh, brother, you can't make a lot of money."

"Hehe, Ling'er, your dart game will also make a lot of profits."

"Well, I think about it, how much can I earn?"

"Little money fan, take your time."

Fang Ling snorted and said, "You are a fan of money, ignore you, I will continue to watch Xiao Tian's performance." ”

Xiao Tian stood in front of the stage again with a smile, stretched out his hands, signaled everyone to be quiet, and said: "The following is the agency of Liangzhejiang East Road, with a reserve price of 800 taels, and the same 100 taels as the lowest line, start." ”

Liangzhejiang Road and Fujian Road are more economically developed, and their business spirit is far stronger than that of other regions. There are many large and small merchants in Liangzhejiang Road, far more than Fujian Road, but there is no tycoon like Lin Zhixiong, so the competition for agency rights is more intense, one hundred taels, two hundred taels, the number of shouts is frequent, but few people increase the size of more than five hundred taels at a time, after the bidding is called to five thousand taels, only the guests of the No. 3 and No. 4 private rooms are still bidding each other.

From the list, I know that the guest in room No. 3 is called Xiang Thirteen, and the guest in room No. 4 is called Wei Hong.

After the guests in room 3 called out 6,000 taels, room 4 suddenly lost its voice.

"Six thousand taels for the first time."

"Six thousand taels for the second time."

Just as Xiao Tian was about to report the number for the third time, a voice finally came out from room No. 4 after hesitating for a long time: "Slow, six thousand eight hundred taels." ”

Room No. 3 changed the way of gradually increasing the size in the front, and shouted without hesitation: "Eight thousand taels." ”

"This psychological warfare of the Thirteenth is a good fight." I secretly praised.

There was silence in room four for a moment, and then there was another scream: "Fuck, look for death, wait." Immediately the sound of "bang" closing the door sounded, and it seemed that the guest named Wei Hong in room four was angry and left the venue early.

Fang Ling was a little angry and said: "This Wei Hong can't bid for anything, he is rude and leaves, and he is still talking wildly, which is really excessive." ”

Xiao Tian also heard this scream, and was stunned for a while, and then regained his smile and shouted, "Eight thousand taels, the first time." ”

"Eight thousand taels, the third time, deal. Congratulations to the guests of Room 3 for obtaining the agency right of Liangzhejiang East Road. ”

After a while, Xiao Tian continued: "The last area below, Liangzhexi Road. The rules are the same as ......" Before he finished speaking, he saw more than a dozen officials rushing in with two young men in their arms.

Shifeng Commercial Bank has always been loose on the outside and tight on the inside, and naturally it will not send people to block the door when it opens to do business, not to mention a group of imposing officials.

"Hey, isn't that Wei Yanei, what an accident, what is he doing?"

"Yes, let's see."

Xiao Tian was shocked, could it be that he didn't take care of the official mansion? In the past, I had to send a red envelope to the lords of the government every other day in Tongle Building, but after I arrived at the Shifeng Commercial Bank, I never visited the government. Although Xiao Tian didn't know my identity, he also knew that I had a certain strength in the capital. At this time, knowing that I was upstairs, my heart was also a lot more comfortable.

"Brother Errand, what is the matter? We have all the licenses here. Xiao Tian greeted him and said.

The head of the official team at the head said: "Received the order of the boss, saying that you have Mongolian fine work here, and asked us to come and search." Small ones, search. ”

"Wait." Xiao Tiandao, "Do you have a search certificate?" In broad daylight, there is no royal law. ”

Wei Yanei said arrogantly: "Wang Fa? You harbor Mongolian fine works, and you dare to obstruct the official errands, give it to me. ”