Chapter 45: Jinyuan Gusu 2

readx;? Got these, a few people swaggered into the venue of the bidding conference, the venue of the bidding conference is next to the Jiangnan weaving institute looks like a three-story building that looks like a restaurant, the plaque on the top of the dragon flying phoenix dance out of the cloud building three big characters are written in the font of the first emperor, Lu Nancheng also stood below and looked up for a moment, before taking a few people in. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info

Thinking about it, the Jiangnan Weaving Institute to do the bidding for the right to transport goods is also a long time, at the beginning or by the imperial court to rent a local restaurant as a temporary bidding venue, but now the bidding conference is also considered to have a relatively large scale, the relevant stricter regulations.

And unlike in the past, when there were only one or two tenders a year, there is now a large-scale bidding meeting every quarter, and at other times, there may be some small bidding meetings from time to time.

Therefore, it was necessary to have a place of its own for use, and it was when the first emperor was still in power that he supervised the construction of this Izumo Tower, and wrote a plaque with a royal pen to show the royal favor.

After entering this venue, I saw that in the center of the first floor was a tall vermilion round platform, and there were scattered places for people to sit around, which was for those merchants who were not particularly wealthy, and if the merchants here wanted to bid, they had to rely on their servants to shout, and the tea provided was relatively ordinary.

The second floor is more delicate, separated by screens, tables and chairs are also made of more expensive wood, and every two merchants will be equipped with a servant to help shout and rattle, and will provide better quality tea and snacks.

The three floors are relatively closed private rooms, built between each other in the style of single rooms, the tables, chairs and benches inside are much more exquisite, there will be good tea and snacks to provide, you can also order some food as you like, and each room will be arranged with servants to help shout and rattle.

For example, if someone on the first and second floors offers the same price as the third floor, and the people on the third floor insist on grabbing the transportation right of the tender, then they will sell it directly to the buyer on the third floor at a higher price by default.

Of course, not everyone can go up to these three floors, you need someone to vouch for you, or you have won the right to transport many times, and you also need proof of all the money and property of the merchant to show that he is a relatively large merchant, that is to say, those who have the ability to live on the third floor.

The requirements of the third floor are much higher, but the second floor and the first floor are not true, if you want to go from the first floor to the second floor, you only need to pay more silver, and then there are merchants on the second floor to introduce you to prove that your financial resources can have the strength to sit on the second floor.

Lu Nancheng, oh, no, it should be said that Lei Yang could have been recommended by a few people from the banana garden to sit on the second floor, but a few people just didn't have the will to grab the bid, and then they sat in the lobby on this floor to get closer to observe how the bidding conference worked.

Therefore, Lei Yang took everyone to find a place that was closer to the corner, but just happened to have a good overview of the situation in this hall and sat down.

At this time, there were still some merchants who had not yet arranged their numbers, so a few people sat there, drinking the better tea brought with silver, and their eyes quietly scanned the whole hall back and forth.

About three o'clock in the hour, the lobby in this Izumo building was almost full of people, all kinds of noisy sounds were endless, and there was an endless stream of people sitting upstairs back and forth, but there was no one on the third floor, Lu Nancheng and the others were a little puzzled by this, so they chatted with the fat businessman at the adjacent table.

"This boss, do you know why no one has gone up to these three floors until now?" Boss Lei put on an appearance of humbly asking for advice.

The fat boss moved his body, "Brother, are you here for the first time?", seeing Lei Yang nodding, he approached again and looked like he was going to tell the secret, "No wonder you don't know, these three floors are all backed by the government, they don't need to sit here early like us, those people won't come this morning." ”

"However, isn't it written on the admission certificate that you must enter today, otherwise you can't participate in the subsequent bidding?" Lei Yang listened to what he meant, it seems that there is special treatment for these three layers?

"Oh, brother, you are still too young, those people are either more famous business names, or they have a relationship with some government officials, how can they be the same as us people?" The fat boss gave a few people a roll of their eyes and explained again.

Hearing this, there is no one who doesn't understand the south of the city, and it can be regarded as understanding the general situation of each floor of this Izumo Building.

"You said a famous business, that is, the Xu family will come?" However, when it came to the famous business, Lu Nancheng's mind quickly flashed the figure of that person, and he couldn't help but want to know more.

"The Xu family?" the fat merchant frowned and thought for a moment, "Oh...... You mean the Xu family, they have always had their own business routes, and they don't compete with the imperial court. ”

Lu Nancheng nodded, signaling that he understood and no longer dwelled too much.

Soon, it seemed that the people who were coming from the first and second floors were all seated, and then a team of people wearing azure brocade official robes came in from the gate, and the brocade robe of the leader was slightly darker, and the sea and the boat were embroidered on it, and the rest of the people were embroidered with the sea and the sea and the seagulls in a lighter color, which was the officials of the Jiangnan Weaving Institute.

A row of ironwood chairs was quickly set up on the tall round platform, and the officials at the head took the lead in sitting, and on the left and right were three officials in light-colored official robes, and the seven people sat on the stage, and the rest stood around the platform.

"The leader is the head of the Jiangnan Weaving Institute, Zeng Jinsong, Zeng Daren. At this time, the fat businessman regarded Lu Nancheng and the others as the first time to participate in the bidding conference, and he didn't know anything, and in a kind nature, he couldn't help but explain to a few people.

"Oh...... What about the other six?" Lu Nancheng naturally would not let go of the opportunity for someone to explain, so he continued to ask.

"This tender will be used to bid for the goods of the transportation routes, you know. ”

"Isn't it, silk, porcelain, jade, tea?" Shen Yuan interjected, in this kind of place, businessmen would not look down on Shen Yuan because she was a woman, after all, in this business world, women who do good business are respected by people.

Therefore, the fat businessman was not surprised by Shen Yuan's sudden insertion and reply, but threw a trace of envy to Lu Nancheng, it is extremely rare to be willing to accompany his husband who is a businessman.

"yes, so, look at the ...... on that stage again"

In the morning, the market was full of shouting, and the boats coming and going on the river were also docked to load and unload goods.

"Ah, do you mean that four of the six people on this stage correspond to silk, porcelain, jade, and tea?" Shen Yuan sighed in surprise, thinking that this weaving house was also arranged very carefully, each performing its own duties, and had a new understanding of this Jiangnan weaving house.

"That's right, that Lord Zeng is in charge of the general, and the two adjutants who sit close to Lord Zeng are in charge, and the remaining four people are in charge of the division, and the next bidding will be organized by them separately due to the different commodities on the auction transportation route. The fat merchant said.

Several people had a new understanding of the current state of the conference, and looked at the stage attentively.

Soon, the bidding meeting was completely quiet, and I saw one of the adjutants, dusting off the corner of his robe, standing up, taking out a piece of paper from his sleeve pocket, clearing his throat, and reading it out loud.

"Jiangnan Weaving Institute this quarter's bidding meeting is about to open, now read out again the precautions of the conference, I hope you are here to abide by. First of all, the goods related to the transportation line of this conference are in the following order: 1st afternoon: silk, 2nd morning: porcelain, 2nd afternoon: jade, 3rd morning: tea. You can choose to participate in different sessions according to your preference. ”

This is to announce the categories of commodities to be tendered in these days, and then to explain some of the matters that the General Assembly will pay attention to, such as how to conduct the bidding and how to hand over the tender after winning the bid.

After the adjutant finished the announcement, Zeng Jin Songfang stood up and announced the official start of the bidding meeting. But because of the majesty that is difficult to ignore, it is extremely penetrating, as if passing through this lobby, and then through this Izumo Tower, until the clouds.

Lu Nancheng and the others just watched the excitement, and prepared to participate in the bidding meeting on silk in the afternoon and then left Suzhou, after all, they were with some ideas to make up, so they were not like those businessmen who were in a hurry to participate in the afternoon, and hurried to Izumo Tower after lunch.

A few people had a leisurely lunch, and sat in the elegant seat and chatted for a while, before they went to the Izumo Building, and as soon as they entered the lobby, they saw the fat merchant waving to them in a friendly manner.

After all, they had been together, and it was nothing to sit together again, so a few people went over and sat down beside the fat merchant.

"Boss Lei, you're also here to recruit silk?"

"No, no, I'll just take a look today, after all, I'm not familiar with the process of this conference. Lu Nancheng naturally found the same excuse as in the morning and answered.

The fat businessman smiled knowingly, "What Boss Lei said makes sense, it's good to look at it." ”

Soon the official, one of the four who had appeared that morning, came in with a man in a hurry, and the people behind him carried silk of various colors in their hands, and some of them carried a thick stack of pamphlets, and went up to the high platform in unison.

This time it was different from the seven iron wood chairs in the morning, and in the afternoon there were some tables in addition to the chairs, and those who were like officials in the government behind them put down the silk and booklet in their hands, which was to prepare for the opening.

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