After more than ten years, Liu Che has inadvertently gradually integrated into this era. In particular, the idea of the ruling class in the early Han Dynasty ruling by doing nothing is not useless in Liu Che's eyes today. For those in power, the so-called standing by also requires great endurance and self-control. In later generations, there are very few leaders who can really let their subordinates do it, and the so-called leadership is not about interfering in decision-making, but about judgment.

Since Liu Fei became the chairman of the Royal Industrial Group, Liu Che has been faintly and secretly controlling. Now that the affairs of the group are on the right track, Liu Fei has also been taking care of various affairs in an orderly manner, and Liu Che decided to continue to delegate power as much as possible. Therefore, before the first auction of the Han Dynasty, the crown prince Liu Che completely broke away from the ordinary affairs of the royal industrial group. In the decades that followed, Liu Che never substantially interfered in the decision-making of the group's leadership, but only vaguely existed as a similar shareholder and adviser.

Due to the lack of strong labor, the price of slaves in the early Han Dynasty was relatively high, and the price was generally between 10,000 and 20,000 yuan, which was equivalent to the purchasing power of 10 to 20 tons of grain in later generations. Most of the Xiongnu prisoners of war escorted into Beijing this time belonged to high-class strong slaves, and although they were not as valuable as beautiful female slaves, Shaofu still offered a reserve price of 15,000 yuan for the royal industrial group that sold them.

To the surprise of Chen Yu, the secretary of the Shaofu, Liu Fei did not bargain, but immediately ordered someone to extract a total of 750 million copper coins and gold from the group's treasury and make a settlement with the officials of the Shaofu. As if he was worried that Chen Yu would repent, Liu Fei asked for a contract and sent a special person to inspect the prisoners of war held in the camp of the Northern Army.

Chen Yu's eldest grandson, Chen Cheng, has now also entered the prince/palace as the prince's concubine, followed Zhang Qian, who has been promoted to the prince's concubine, to deal with various affairs, and participated in a lot of Liu Che's economic planning. Now Qin Li, who has been trained to the point of being worse than death in the Tiger Camp, is a lesson for him.

Everything is in place, and the grand auction has finally kicked off in the eyes of all people.

At the time of the auction, as the dusk drum sounded, all the top magnates in Chang'an gathered at the "Huanyu Auction House" rebuilt by Chengfeng Pavilion in Beique Jiadi, and they were full of confidence to buy a large number of strong slaves. In particular, during the previous bidding for the Northwest Trade Road, the major families that won the bid were faced with all the sections of the road that had been built and a large shortage of labor, so it was imperative for these prisoners of war.

In the past, the purchase of official slaves was privately requested by the major families from Shaofu, but this time His Majesty the Emperor handed it over to Liu Fei, the king of Jiangdu, and made such a big move, and held a Laoshzi auction, which really made the magnates a little puzzling.

A few days ago, at the bidding meeting, all the major families sent their housekeepers to participate. In this auction, the owners of each family are in person. It can be seen that the buying and selling of slaves was not considered a commercial act in the early Han Dynasty, but a disguised display of power and status, which is also the main reason why Liu Che and the princes all believed that the Huanyu Auction House could be opened for a long time. Only if the magnates of the family could agree with this mode of trading and not equate it with ordinary business practices, could they skillfully circumvent the Han Dynasty's national policy of suppressing merchants.

Liu Fei deliberately scheduled the auction to be held in the evening, which was to meet the time of many courtiers who needed to manage the government, so that they could participate in the auction. As for the curfew in Chang'an City, it was quite lenient for the powerful and powerful Beique Jiadi, and the crown prince Liu Che secretly spoke on behalf of him, Lieutenant Zhang Tang turned a blind eye, except for sending additional manpower to maintain law and order, there was no objection. Therefore, Liu Fei does not care about the time-consuming problem of this auction, even if it is held until the next morning, it can be accommodating.

Outside the main gate, Liu Pengzu, the king of Zhao, was smiling all over his face, greeting many powerful people who had arrived one after another. Liu Fei's surname is arrogant and cold, so naturally he will not greet guests in person. Fortunately, Liu Pengzu, who is good at communicating, recommended himself, and the smile on his face like a spring breeze really made the Han magnates experience the feeling of being at home.

A handful of dignitaries who had been to Chengfeng Pavilion had just stepped into the main entrance of the Huanyu Auction House and found that the interior decoration had undergone earth-shaking changes. The floor in the center of the second and third floors has been knocked out, and small cubicles surround the central patio, apparently identical to the boxes set up at the Royal Racecourse.

The hall on the first floor of the auction house is full of chairs and coffee tables, and now the Chang'an magnates are no strangers to tables and chairs, and they even have a few sets at home. After all, they usually sit for too long and have serious knee strain, and occasionally sit in a chair to relax a little.

The waiters who are responsible for leading the guests are all from the palaces of the princes, and they have undergone strict training, so they have a good understanding of the principals of the major families. After Liu Pengzu greeted the dignitaries, the waiters led him to the pre-arranged position. The many powerful people who were led to the hall to sit down, although they were quite unhappy in their hearts, did not dare to explode. They are well aware that the many boxes on the second and third floors are all for the top giants. I can't go upstairs this time, and I can only complain about my lack of power.

As the queen mother's family, the Tian family naturally has a box for reading. The old couple of the Tian family did not attend today, and only Tian Wei and Tian Sheng drank leisurely in the gorgeous box, waiting for the auction to officially start.

As the head of the Tian business group, Tian Sheng's momentum overpowered his brother Tian Wei, who was still serving as Wei Weicheng. Although his reputation as a businessman prevented him from entering the court as an official, he still relied on his huge financial resources and connections to become the next head of the Tian family. Tian Sheng was not as good as Tian Wei when he was young, and he was secretly happy when he saw that there had been a shocking reversal in just two years.

Tian Wei was full of depression, and hoped more and more to be recognized by the emperor and the crown prince, and he said that he would be promoted to the knighthood as soon as possible. However, he didn't know that the crown prince Liu Che had already given his uncle a fixed sentence in front of the emperor's father that he could not be entrusted with a big matter. Liu Che, who came through the crossing, knew Tian Wei's greed and huge destructive power, so he naturally would not let him be alone.

Tian Sheng came this time, not only to buy slaves, but more importantly, to learn a little bit of the practice of the Huanyu Auction House, and to prepare for the "Four Seas Auction House" that will be built in Chang'an East City. The Four Seas Auction House is owned by the Tian Business Group, and its audience is different from the Huanyu Auction House in Beique Jiadi, which is aimed at the common people and many merchants. In the early Han Dynasty, when the people were rich in Tibet, the wealth in the hands of the big businessmen was not necessarily less than that of the powerful and wealthy, and the richest man in the Han Dynasty at this time was the father of Zhuo Wenjun, who was famous in later generations, and Sima Xiangru's father-in-law - Zhuo Wangsun, who opened a smelting workshop.

The crown prince Liu Che also gradually let go of the operation of Tian's Commercial Group, no longer interfering in Tian Sheng's decision-making, and this time he will not put forward any suggestions for the construction and management of Sihai Auction House, all of which are operated by Tian Sheng's reading power. When Tian Sheng was worried, he also knew His Highness's intentions, and he was arrogant in his heart, and he became more and more attentive to the operation of the group.

When all the top families arrived, the doors of the auction house slowly closed, and there was no waiting for the other dignitaries who arrived late. In this era when the timing device is not very accurate, there is no reason for the great nobles to sit and wait, let alone the so-called equality of all beings in later generations. Even if the magnates who were locked out of the door were so anxious that they could only lower their posture and ask Zhao Wang Liu Pengzu to be accommodating, so that they could have a chance to enter the auction house.

The attendants presented each of the dignitaries who entered the hall with a thin pamphlet with a brief description of the many items to be auctioned. The magnates were amazed, they had only planned to come to buy Xiongnu prisoners of war, but they did not know that there were other so-called lots. Now when they saw such things as clocks and soaps in the booklets, the magnates couldn't help but talk about each other, and the whole hall was full of excitement. In the many boxes upstairs, the top magnates were given more detailed descriptions, and even waiters were prepared for them to explain the situation. It can be seen that Liu Fei is trying his best to tilt the focus of this auction towards the top elites, thinking about slaughtering them.

(Due to the relationship between chapters,The number of words in this chapter is a little less.,Tomorrow's two chapters will be made up.,My book has always been more than 3,000 words.,How kind.,Huhu) (To be continued.) )