Ten thousand taels, that's gold! Not silver!

At the end of the Qing Dynasty, the ratio of gold and silver to huàn in the international market rapidly expanded from 1:16 to more than 1:20 as countries implemented the gold standard. On the side of the Qing Kingdom, it even reached an astonishing ratio of 1 to 26 at one time!

The rapid depreciation of silver led to an invisible rise in prices and the evaporation of wealth. In this regard, the General Department of Customs has long reminded that some people in the Qing court also proposed to change the gold standard, but Zhang Zhidong and other ministers tried their best to oppose it and failed to do so.

Gold is expensive and silver is cheap, which is already common knowledge that the upper class generally understands. Even the loans of the great powers and countries are required to be repaid in gold, inside and out, and earn several percent more profits.

The auction price set by Yang Hao is equivalent to asking for 200,000 taels of silver when he opens his mouth! Every time the price is raised, it is also more than 20,000 taels. Such an astonishing number can brush down more than half of the people present. Including almost all the clan nobles.

However, with such a high price, these grandsons felt that no one could participate in the competition, and looked at the scene that was silent for a while, and couldn't help but gloat and ridicule: "This time the game is smashed, right?" You're so hard at knife! Do you really think that the money is blown by the wind? Ha ha....... ”

Before the laughter fell, Song Yunsheng, who didn't know when he would return to his seat, calmly raised his sign and shouted: "20,000 taels!" ”

"Hey! I said who is this, what a bold man, why is it to talk to the master? ”

Huang Daizi, who was slapped in the face on the spot, stretched out his head to look at it, and found that it was him, and immediately stomped his feet in discouragement: "His grandmother's Song family!" It's really rich and there's nowhere to spend it! ”

If he is an ordinary wealthy businessman, maybe he can still bully him with his noble status. The Song family, today's posture. There is a strong momentum all the way to the sky. Don't say anything else. It's just a new caravan that people have built. The speed and efficiency of transportation have increased by five or six times compared with the original, and in just three months, all kinds of foreign goods, tea bricks and the like have been transported outside the mouth, and the profits have been millions!

In the area of Beijing and Tianjin, two-wheeled rickshaws and horse-drawn carriages run all over the streets; Three-wheeled rickshaws, and bicycles that are getting worse and worse on the streets....... Just this car dealership, the Song family can send it like a pig's head.

Moreover, this is not just a fool to do business. How powerful the ministers who collude with each other inside and outside are, and if a clan with no real power wants to bully people, it has to be weighed.

Someone next to him laughed and said, "You haven't seen it yet?" The Song family just wears a pair of pants with the surname Yang! Without the Yang family's big sea, where did the Song family get so many foreign goods to sell? Let's take a look. ”

Song Yunsheng's unexpected move made a group of businessmen next to him confused for a while.

But someone like Boss Yan who understands reacts very quickly, and immediately followed up with the sign: "Twenty-five thousand!" ”

Although it was not as refreshing as silver, it detonated the atmosphere of the scene!

"Thirty thousand!"

"Forty thousand!"

"Fifty thousand! Fifty thousand! Brothers and friends, almost a face-....... ”

"Sixty thousand! You're just there! ”

"Eighty thousand!"

…… The shouts came and went, and in a blink of an eye, they crossed the price of the first auction. The price soared close to 2 million taels of silver!

This time, don't talk about the yellow belt just now, the rest of the flag people twitched their cheeks. I don't know what to say.

In their feelings, it was as if a sea of gold and silver, carrying the sound of wind and thunder, like a storm and a storm came to their faces. As soon as he shouted casually, he smashed a mountain of silver into it. That feels...... What a thrill!

Watching the excitement, they were all chest tightness and shortness of breath, and they were a little overwhelmed with sweat.

The representatives who held up the sign can be regarded as out of the way! Anyway, the price has begun to overrun, and it will definitely hurt the muscles and bones if it continues to fight. But no one said that they were not allowed to join forces, so they looked at each other and had a tacit understanding at the moment, electing a representative, and competing without giving up an inch of land!

Soon, several large groups appeared among the remaining people on the scene.

The first one is naturally headed by the Jin merchant ticket number. It was Ri Shengchang's manager who came forward, and Song Yunsheng temporarily retreated.

The second place is the four compradors in Tianjin, who joined forces with the four major Heng.

The Four Hengs are the largest money bank forces in the Beijing-Tianjin area, at least in the region, they are stronger than the Jin merchants.

The four major compradors are Liang Yanqing, comprador of Jardine Matheson, Zheng Yizhi, comprador of Swire & Co., Ltd., Wang Minghuai, comprador of Tailai & Co., and Wu Tiaoqing, comprador of HSBC.

The current identity of these four people is actually the identity of the general agent of the four foreign companies in Beijing and Tianjin. It's not just about getting a salary, it's more about your own shops, factories, agent distribution, and even the arms business.

Each of them is worth at least a few million taels today. In a few years, with the invasion of the Eight-Nation Alliance, by the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, there would be at least 10 million taels!

Song Yunsheng, supported by Yang Hao, is a series of Pingyao Jin merchants, and his recent rise is too fierce. There are also some foreign goods that are exported that are in conflict with them. The four families couldn't be stifled at a glance, and today they determined that the Yang family was strong and not weaker than the four of them. I decisively chose to join forces to participate.

Businessmen, the first thing to focus on is to make a profit. It's not a father and an enemy, why are you engaged in a life-and-death confrontation?

The third group is a bit intriguing.

The person who acted on their behalf was named Yu Qiaqing, a young man who was only 28 years old.

The real identity of this group of people is the Ningbo merchant gang that Shanghai Tang began to show its strength. Among them, the more famous Ye Chengxin, Zhu Baosan, Huang Chujiu, Yan Xinhou and others were all represented at the scene. But let a young man come forward, this matter is worth playing.

However, no one present dared to underestimate him. A person who is not successful is enough to show his ability in his twenties. As far as the current situation is concerned, Yu Qiaqing's several bids are very accurate, making it difficult for competitors to advance and retreat for a while.

Their three groups fought the most fiercely and persisted for the longest time. Before that, the people representing Zhang Zhidong, the people representing Sheng Xuanhuai, and the people representing the forces of the two Guangxi were defeated one after another.

At this time, the bidding price has been shouted to a high of 150,000 taels! Not only were the onlookers dumbfounded, but Zheng Ruilin, who was holding a hammer in his hand, also began to tremble...... What a lot of money it was, he couldn't estimate at the moment. Things are a bit big and unexpected!

Those flag men who can't do anything but eat, drink and have fun feel that these guys have water in their brains. For such a set of broken books that can't be eaten or used. Spend three million taels of silver. Isn't that stupid? With that money, why can't you spend extravagantly? Not again. If you buy an official, you can also have five or six people, who will kowtow when you see it, how cool is it?

Pu Wei is a few people, but he gradually sees that there is something unusual!

Businessmen seek profit and rarely make loss-making transactions. Instead of judging that it was profitable, they would never take such a big risk to throw a lot of money at it.

Even if he gets the right to sell the miniature version of "Siku Quanshu" because of this, it is still unknown how much it will be sold in the future. So much capital to go down. How to get back to the cost? How else does it work? Incredible!

At this moment, someone hurriedly ran over and whispered a few words in Zheng Ruilin's ear.

Zheng Ruilin's nervous expression suddenly relaxed, and he raised his hand and said to the three representatives who were still thinking below: "Everyone! With the authorization and consent of the consignor, the final price of this auction item was set at 150,000 taels of gold! However, the second and third bidders can also participate in the next projects, please be patient and wait for the details to be discussed after the auction! ”

"Good!"

The nerves are almost tense to the limit. Cheers!

This hand, play beautifully! It not only satisfies the needs of the highest bidder. Even with it, he took care of the face of the rest of the losers. Aren't you here today for the potentially huge benefits after the auction? Now, no matter how much money is spent, they have obtained the qualifications they deserve.

However, there is another surprise, that is, the successful auction is actually the Four Heng and the Four Major Comprador Alliance, not the Jin Shang ticket number that has always been favored. Whether this was an accident or deliberate is difficult to guess.

didn't see the final collapse, a group of flag men were disappointed, and sighed that they had any urine sex for smashing plates and bowls.

It's not okay if it's not good, they can't go up and press someone else's neck to force the auction to continue, right? They don't have that ability, and they don't serve them.

It's really unsatisfying that a big drama ended like this.

Just when they were about to jump to their feet and leave, they suddenly found that the grandson of the six families of the devil had been sitting still! Except for the initial bidding, the whole process was quiet, as if it was purely for soy sauce.

Can that really be the case? Definitely not!

Don't look at these bastards who don't do anything, and they don't have a stupid brain. It is not possible to do practical things, and the intrigue is a master.

And they went back and did not move their nests. You guys want to see what the hell you kid wants to mess with!

In the blink of an eye, the intermission was over, and the last auction item was pushed up. It is a beautifully bound and English-Chinese Encyclopedia Britannica!

"What the hell is this?"

The faces of those who don't learn and don't know how to do it are exposed. But the foreigner helpers next to them had straight expressions one by one, and they sat up straight unconsciously, and carefully observed the patterns on the slide.

It is really the Chinese version of the ninth edition of Encyclopædia Britannica!

This is only a simple mixture of dozens of kinds in the album that introduces the auction items, and it is not very noticeable, and it is actually regarded as the finale. What the hell is the origin?

Zheng Ruilin also put on a solemn expression, and introduced in a soft voice: "This book is the most authoritative and professional encyclopedia in the world, there is no one!" Compiled by 1,100 professionals and collected many esoteric scholarly articles, it is the world's most important reference book! Today's auction of the English-Chinese version is the world's first translated product. For the tens of thousands of scholars across the country who are eager to understand the world, it can be the best companion! ”

As soon as he finished speaking, Johnson, an Englishman next to Pu Wei, stood up abruptly and shouted loudly: "Mr. host!" Was the translation and publication of this encyclopedia authorized by its copyright owner, Black Brothers in Edinburgh? ”

Copyright!

For a while, everyone present looked at Zheng Ruilin.

The excited eyes of those guys who were waiting to see the excitement lit up, and now there is a drama to watch. Quarrel with the British? Hehe, look at how your Yang family kid passes! (To be continued......)

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