More than 10,000 catties of various wild ginseng and other precious medicinal materials produced in Changbai Mountain, all famous flowers have the main queen.

A total of 16.5 million taels of silver was directly included in the Haw Par Army.

Just when everyone thought that the auction was coming to an end. Li Yukun spoke again: "Everyone, in addition to all kinds of precious medicinal materials, this auction, there are some things, maybe everyone will be interested......

"Immediately take all kinds of animal skins seized by the Tiger and Leopard Army from Houjin, one by one. As for the precious tiger skins, take them all and open them, and I'm going to auction them off one by one......"

Even if there were many times more tigers in the Ming Dynasty than in later generations, tigers were beasts of prey hidden in the deep mountains and wild forests after all. Ordinary Central Plains people, it is difficult to see......

Even if some dignitaries have one or two tiger skins in their homes, they bought them from the Tartars at a great price.

Therefore, the tiger skins that were carried out by the tiger and leopard army one by one in front of them are still rare and rare things for these dignitaries.

Tiger skins of various coat colors just appeared in front of them, and they once again caused a burst of exclamations. After the exclamation, all kinds of greedy facial expressions appeared on their faces......

So, in less than half an hour, more than 10,000 animal skins were photographed completely.

Facing the millions of taels of silver that had been re-entered in front of him, Zhou Lao, who had been hiding in the back hall, couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "It is worthy of the location of the Ming Jingshi...... It was only a long time, and almost 20 million taels of silver were taken out. Not surprisingly, the entire city of Beijing. There are at least fifty million taels of silver......"

"To complete the task given to us by the marshal. Hollowing out the city of Beijing. It's still a long way to go......"

Looking at Old Zhou in front of him, who had a pensive face and his expression was constantly changing, Li Yukun asked tentatively: "My lord, all the animal skins have been auctioned off. Look, should we end this auction right away......"

Zhou Lao, who reacted from his contemplation, refused without thinking about it: "Don't end it yet...... In addition to the auction, the official has another important thing to announce to everyone......"

"However, the stakes are high. I have to say it myself......"

After speaking, the energetic Zhou Lao walked out of the back hall of the restaurant, and walked directly to the auction table with a hint of the atmosphere of a superior......

Facing the sudden appearance of Zhou Lao in front of them, everyone's first thought was whether the Haw Par Army, who organized this auction, had anything good to auction.

Therefore, as soon as Zhou Lao appeared, the lively lobby of the restaurant became quiet in an instant.

Hundreds. It was as if it had been discussed, and at the same time his eyes were focused on Zhou Lao.

Didn't make everyone wait too long. Zhou Lao's sharp eyes only glanced around a few times before he replied: "Ladies and gentlemen, today's last auction is under the command of this official."

"In order to make everyone believe in this official and believe what this official is going to say next, this official will first introduce to you my true identity...... This official is from Datong, and two years ago he was a grain merchant in Datong City. Because he was favored by the commander of the Haw Par Army, he directly became an official, and now holds the position of vice premier of the Shanxi Governor's Office, mainly responsible for all economic and foreign trade ...... in the two provinces of Shanxi and Shaanxi."

"If you are in the imperial court, this official position is equivalent to the household secretary of the imperial court......"

Hearing this, the hundreds of dignitaries and nobles gathered in the lobby directly let out an exclamation and emotion from the bottom of their hearts. At the same time, the next items to be auctioned by the Haw Par Army have also become more anticipated.

At this time, Zhou Lao spoke again and said Since everyone already knows the identity of the official, then we will hold the last auction of the day immediately...... "Come on, bring everything up for me immediately......"

Under the gaze of a pair of eyes with different expressions. Ten muskets, which were still emitting a strong smell of gun oil, appeared in front of them......

At this time, the eyes of hundreds of people, who were still full of anticipation just now, were quickly covered with doubts and incomprehension as if they had been discussed. What's more, some people have begun to whisper and ask whether the Haw Par Army plans to blatantly sell muskets, a very sharp weapon, on a large scale in the capital, at the feet of the Son of Heaven.

Zhou Lao didn't let this doubt last long on their faces, and pointed to the muskets stacked in front of everyone and said, "You should all know very well that the reason why the Tiger and Par Army was able to win victory after victory on the battlefield was that even Houjin Belle Dolgon died in our hands. A very large and decisive reason is that we are equipped with more advanced firearms than our opponents......"

"On the battlefield, the muskets and artillery of the enemy's armament have not yet hit us. The muskets of our Haw Par Army can already shoot lead bullets at our opponents and destroy them......"

"What's more, our Haw Par Army is equipped with a musket, which does not require a firestring. In the course of the battle, the time it takes for the enemy to shoot one buckshot with an arquebus, and the muskets equipped with our Hawpan-Leopard Army can shoot at least two buckshots......"

"In general, it is powerful, the rate of fire is fast, the firing range is long, and the reload is simple...... It is the advantage of the muskets that our Haw Par Army is equipped with, and it is also the magic weapon for our Haw Par Army to defeat the opponent again and again......"

"Now, this musket in front of you is a kind of musket that our Haw Par Army is equipped with...... The effective range is 80 paces, 100 consecutive shots without exploding, and more importantly, he does not need to use a fire rope, he only needs to gently pull the musket wrench to fire lead bullets......"

"I can say for sure that such a good musket, whether it is against the archers of the Tartars or against the old-fashioned arquebuses, has some absolute overwhelming advantages......"

"We, the commander, there is only one reason why we take out such a good musket, and that is to make everyone safer and hold our lives in our own hands......"

"As far as this official knows, as the drought continues to intensify, more and more people choose to become bandits. And everyone who came to participate in the auction today, whether it was a merchant or a dignitary, as long as they left the city, they must bring a large number of guards, otherwise, they will be targeted by the ubiquitous bandits. ”

"In this case, if the guards you have spent a lot of money on can be equipped with the Suifa muskets that only our Haw Par Army is equipped with, then you will feel more secure wherever you go......"

"In this case, we are here to express our gratitude to everyone for purchasing so many medicinal materials. Directly from the small number of fire-fired muskets, 5,000 rods were drawn and sent to the capital for auction to everyone......"

In the Ming Dynasty, as long as there was money, it was allowed to form an escort team. Therefore, among the dignitaries and businessmen in the lobby, almost every household has some guards to a greater or lesser extent.

As for the purpose of these guards, Zhou Lao was not wrong, that is, to guard against the large and small bandits everywhere in the Ming Dynasty, and to protect his family and caravans......

However, as the situation in the Ming Dynasty became worse and worse, the bandits' combat effectiveness and equipment became stronger and stronger. Ordinary guards can no longer guarantee the safety of their property outside the city.

In this case, there are only two things they can do, increase the number of escorts and equip them with better weapons...... Only in this way can the safety of one's family and property be guaranteed.

However, while the idea is good, it is very difficult to implement.

For example, to increase the number of guards, the number of guards in each household is determined by the local government. If you rashly increase the number of people, you will definitely be detained for a big rebellious crime.

Although the imperial court's control over the local area was not as strong as before, the emaciated camel was bigger than the horse after all. No matter how bad the court is, it is not something that these high-ranking officials and nobles can fight. Therefore, the idea of increasing the number of convoys was vetoed by themselves as soon as they put it forward.

In this case, the only hope for these people is to equip the convoy with better weapons.

However, no matter how good the weapons they purchased privately from the imperial army, they were not much different from holding bandits. After all, all the weapons that those bandits were equipped with were all from the imperial court......

Therefore, when there is no way to achieve either method, these people can only watch the bandits become more and more powerful, and their property outside the city is snatched away by the bandits little by little.

And now, the unexpected move of the Haw Par Army has directly rekindled their desperate hearts and rekindled hope.

As Zhou Lao just introduced, the sharp firearms equipped by the Tiger and Leopard Army are known to everyone, and no one knows about them. Not only them, but even the imperial court and the Tartars who were locked up were trying their best to get this musket and equip the troops......

If the guards at home can be equipped with this kind of musket, then the strength of the guards should not be greatly improved.

When the time comes, it's okay if those bandits don't come. As long as they dare to come, they will stay with the guards, directly hit their lair, and snatch all the things they once robbed of themselves......

With this kind of expectant thought, everyone's gaze at these muskets has quickly turned from confusion and incomprehension just now, to scorching heat. I can't wait to rush to the auction table and take away the bundle or two of muskets.

However, they can only think about such thoughts. Because, the dozens of Haw Par soldiers standing around the auction table, without exception, are not vegetarians......

It is certain that as long as they make any abnormal moves, the muzzle of the black hole musket with a lead bullet already in the chamber of the gun will definitely be aimed at them without hesitation......

After taking in all the changing reactions of everyone, Zhou Lao knew that the hundreds of people representing the richest people in the capital in front of him had been completely attracted by the pile of muskets in front of him.

As long as they quote the price, these people will surely pounce on a very limited number of muskets like hungry wolves. (To be continued......)