093 [A seemingly absurd auction]
The Zanzheng Hall is the lobby of the Yamen, with three rooms on the front porch, and the back building is large enough to connect the front porch, and it has been slightly changed for this auction.
In the middle of the hall, there is a huge three-sided screen of sea tide in the north, and a three-foot legal table is placed in front of the screen, covered with a blue table coat, and one person stands behind the legal table, which is equivalent to the auction table and the auctioneer.
There are numerous official hat chairs in the east and west directions of the hall, which is the position of the buyers participating in the auction, and there is a screen behind the chairs. Behind the screen, a circle chair was set up as a guest seat, and countless stools were placed behind the guest seat, which was regarded as a seat for spectators.
The whole lobby is very transparent, only a frame is added between the east and west tips and the main hall, and the upper part is draped with inlaid carved plates, and the intersection with the beams and columns is connected with flower teeth, so that the three rooms are extremely transparent. The place was spacious, and there were more seats, so that the entire auction site was full, and even the front porch was full of people.
Fang Siwei glanced at the scene slightly, and estimated that there were fifty or sixty people, some of whom he didn't know, and he shouldn't have been invited, thinking that they had come in as spectators. is like the group of people brought by Gu Jue, most of them he doesn't know.
The one standing behind the Dharma table is the person the master specially found, and it is said that he can speak well, and his three-inch incorruptible tongue can make heaven and earth change color...... Fang Siwei was a little helpless about this, the auction was a serious matter, and it wasn't a storytelling and singing, your master thought this was a stage?
But the master didn't think so, he said that the auction was not just a round of bidding? Don't put the scene up, make it more lively, and ask people how to bid?
Okay, you are the master, you are all right, Fang Siwei had to ignore him.
Zheng Dajue, the celebrant of the celebrant of ceremonies, came to the Zanzheng Hall early, sat down in the first place in the east, and placed a square table next to it, with a teapot, a tea cup, and a plate of fine snacks, and two little eunuchs stood behind him.
Cao Shuyu sat in the first place in the west, and sat opposite Zheng Dajue, these two people had known each other, and the two of them nodded a little to say hello when they met today. Uncle Quan and a small guy stood behind him, that little guy looked like a practitioner, Cao Shuyu has always been a cautious person, he rarely comes forward to socialize in person, not many people know him, but everyone who knows him knows his strength, and it is by no means comparable to one or two rich businessmen and giants.
The time is almost here, and the participating buyers are basically all there, and they are already seated. Merchants had heard of each other's names, but they didn't necessarily know each other. Among the people present today, only Cao Shuyu was the youngest, and everyone saw that he had an extraordinary bearing, a relaxed and lazy expression, and seemed to ignore everything, and they probably guessed that he was the head of the Taigu Cao family.
His arrival appeared, and without surprise caused a small sensation.
Only the outermost group of people sitting in the outer circle were not convinced, especially Gu Jue, on the same occasion, he couldn't get used to anyone who was better than him, and men were no different from women when they were jealous.
The master reiterated the rules and some precautions of this auction, and then reported the four solstice, size, use, use period, official requirements, etc., as well as the price: 100 taels per mu, and the price increase is 10 taels each time.
When this price came out, the whole lobby was in an uproar, there has never been a time when the land price can exceed one hundred taels, even the best high-quality fertile land in the south of the Yangtze River has not reached the point of one hundred taels and one acres.
"Master, you're robbing money, right?" There were buyers on the spot who choked out.
Master Huang said unhurriedly: "Everyone, everyone, don't forget that this is a one-time buyout price for seventy years......
"That's too high, even if I buy an acre of land now, it won't cost fifty taels? What's more, it's still a tenant's ......"
Master Huang frowned a little, this person was purely here to stir up: "I said this buyer, did you hear what you just said?" Have you read the auction details clearly? You didn't hear it clearly, you didn't see it clearly, you just said it, came to play? ”
Then he clenched his fists and said to everyone present: "Everyone, please be sure to read the auction rules clearly, and then ask for the price after seeing the rules clearly, if you feel that it is inappropriate after seeing it clearly, you can withdraw from this auction now......"
He spoke a few times, but no one withdrew, even the buyer who had just spoken shut up.
Seeing this, Fang Siwei continued: "Now that everyone knows the rules, let's officially start now, the time has arrived, and I will first ask Zheng Dajue, the master of ceremonies, to open the gong for the auction of land use rights in Liuhe County......."
“Duang~~~”
There was no cumbersome ceremony, and Zheng Dajue quickly finished the formalities. After he sat down again, the main auctioneer standing in front of him had already begun to bid...... As Fang Siwei imagined, the main photographer really had a pair of iron teeth and bronze teeth, and as soon as his mouth turned over, the words jumped out.
Proficient in singing and proofing, I really regard this place as a stage, Fang Siwei sighed secretly, forget it, let's just leave it at that...... Fortunately, the atmosphere is mobilized, as long as someone bids, there will inevitably follow.
Whenever a price is shouted, Cao Shuyu will follow, and when the price has reached one hundred and eighty taels, he still signals. There were very few people who bid with him before, but after a few rounds, the situation suddenly reversed, and all of them began to bid.
Cao Shuyu is still smiling, maintaining a personable demeanor, as long as the price is shouted, it will definitely follow. Fang Siwei felt that something was wrong, because it looked like all the buyers who were bidding had joined forces to deal with Cao Shuyu alone.
When the main auctioneer shouted out the price of 200 taels, suddenly a buyer shouted: "I will pay 240 taels!" After that, he looked at Cao Shuyu triumphantly.
It was like a pool of deep water dropping a boulder, setting off a ferocious wave that even the uninvited spectators sitting on the outermost part couldn't help but let out a 'wow'. This price has exceeded most people's expectations, even the price of Wu Yan Tenant Horse Farm is only 2001 acres.
Fang Siwei's heart tightened, he looked at Cao Shuyu nervously, hoping to see a hint from his face, and his mind imagined that he refused to follow him again.
"The two hundred and forty taels that Boss Hu shouted, is there anyone else with him?" The lead photographer repeated the offer.
Leaning slightly, he repeated it a second time: "Two hundred and forty taels for the second time, is anyone following?" ”
There was silence in the hall...... Boss Hu, who was shouting the price, began to be a little nervous, and the corners of his mouth kept twitching, if Cao Shuyu didn't follow up, today's auction would end here, and he would 'buy' this piece of official land of more than 100 hectares at an unprecedented price.
Zheng Dajue, who was sitting opposite Cao Shuyu, looked around, and said in his heart, people, the most important thing is not to look down on others, and not to treat others as fools......
He raised the teacup and drank the tea leisurely, the tea made by this godson was really good, and the heat was in place. It may be useful to mention it, and let him make tea for the emperor next time......
"Two hundred and forty-two for the third time, is anyone following?" The lead photographer asked again.
Cao Shuyu supported his chin with one hand, his elbow was propped up on the square table beside him, tilted his head and tilted at the boss Hu, for a long time, the corners of his mouth were slightly hooked, revealing a sarcastic smile, and he still didn't speak......
Boss Hu became more and more 'trembling', cold sweat dripping down his forehead, if today's bid ended here, he ...... Even if he loses all his net worth, he won't be able to pay the auction price.
"Since no one is following up, then I announce ......" The words of the lead photographer sounded again.
"Three hundred taels ......" Cao Shuyu finally spoke.
With an obvious boo sound sounded in the hall, it seemed that the stone in everyone's hearts had just fallen to the ground. Zheng Dajue smiled, put down the teacup in his hand, and then clasped his hands together, looking at the crowd comfortably.
"Okay, three hundred taels, does anyone follow?" The voice of the lead beater rang out again.
Boss Hu let out a sigh of relief, and he subconsciously wiped a handful of sweat...... This time he said nothing and didn't dare to speak again.
The main photographer shouted three times in a row, but still no one followed: "Okay, three hundred taels are sold!" ”
With a drop of the hammer, Cao Shuyu finally photographed this official land. Fang Siwei didn't let out a long breath until the hammer fell, and finally made a deal......
The auction is over, and someone will naturally follow up in the next follow-up, and the huge sum of three million taels is definitely an astronomical amount for Liuhe County.
Fang Siwei found that he was floating when he walked, as if he was stepping on cotton. When he returned to the study, he collapsed in his chair and couldn't get up for a long time. After almost two months of busyness, today I finally saw the results, and looking back, it seems that everything was worth it.
Many people actually couldn't understand why Cao Shuyu bought this land at a high price, but before they could come back to their senses, the situation seemed to have changed again.
Cao Shuyu returned to the mansion, and Boss Jia had been waiting for a long time. Entering the study, the two did not greet each other, and Cao Shuyu asked directly, "How are you ready?" ”
Boss Jia said confidently: "It's almost, my subordinates think it...... It's time to think about it. ”
"Are you sure?"
Boss Jia smiled: "That Fan Xiucai is very lucky, it's better to start with him." ”
Cao Shuyu thought about it for a while: "Good ......"
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Fan Xiucai trembled and held a silver ticket of 1,500 taels, looking like he wanted to cry but didn't cry...... It's really ugly for him to be like this, but this big surprise for him made him lose his six gods and no master.
The five acres of land that I bought for one hundred taels at the beginning, the land price fell sharply a few days ago, and I lost more than half of my blood to go in, I thought there was no chance of turning the tables, but I didn't expect that it was only a few days later, and the original one hundred taels of silver became one thousand five hundred taels.
This thousand five hundred taels is definitely a huge amount of money for a small person like him, and he would never dare to dream of it.
Chen Lin personally handed over the silver ticket to him, and looked at Fan Xiucai crying with joy, and then crying bitterly, he was also full of emotion. He remembered a joke that someone had said, which was called shit luck.
Some people can stuff their teeth when they drink water, and some people can pick up money by stepping on......
"Take the silver ticket and settle the house," he comforted.
Fan Xiucai wiped his tears and nodded heavily: "I have already rented the house, and my wife and I moved in yesterday." ”
"With this money, your family will have no worries about food and clothing in the future, so you can do it yourself, this kind of luck some people can't touch once in their lives."