The teahouse where Yang Shen, Zhu Hao and Yu Chengxun are located.

After the auction starts.

The three people standing at the window on the second floor stopped talking and watched the bidding process with bated breath, but after Tang Yin showed the reserve price, no one bid in the square below for half a day.

Yu Chengxun laughed: "Knowing that the auction is a relative's coal kiln, Your Majesty still intends to participate in the competition, who will be idle and have nothing to make trouble for his family?" We're all on the sidelines. ”

Zhu Hao said: "There will always be people who come out to bid, right?" Maybe those people don't know the rules very well now, and they want others to be the first to come out. ”

Yang Shen thought about it, although Yu Chengxun's words were not unreasonable, it was obvious that Zhu Hao had more insight into the essence of the matter...... It doesn't matter if others don't come out to bid, at least the emperor and Yang Tinghe will definitely participate in the bidding.

"Twenty thousand taels of silver!"

Just as everyone was looking around, someone in the crowd finally raised their hands and shouted.

Yang Shen's eyes immediately bet on the past, but he didn't know whether it was a Hui merchant or a Jin merchant, and he didn't know who the bidder was below.

Tang Yin raised his eyebrows and said loudly: "Okay, someone bid 20,000 taels, who else bid?" ”

Someone started the beginning, so let's talk about it below.

"Twenty-one thousand taels ......"

"Twenty-three thousand taels ......"

"Twenty-four thousand taels ......"

The bids continued to rise, and it was not until someone shouted out the figure of 30,000 taels that the scene fell silent again.

For most people, 30,000 taels of silver is already an astronomical amount, unless they really have the heart to open a mine, feel that they can make a lot of money from it, and have a deep background to support them, they will no longer have the intention to participate in the competition.

"It's 30,000 taels, is there anyone else bidding?"

Tang Yin continued to shout loudly.

Yu Chengxun pointed to the businessman below who was shouting "30,000 taels", and said with some hesitation: "That person...... It seems to be the steward of Qingyun Marquis and Changningbo's mansion? ”

Qingyunhou and Changningbo are both from the Zhou family, a relative.

Empress Dowager Zhou is Xianzong's mother-in-law, Emperor Hongzhi was taken care of by this grandmother when he was a child, so that the two relatives of the Zhou family have always been the core figures of the capital since the Chenghua Dynasty, and in the past, the only one in the court who could argue with the Zhang family, and even the occurrence of large-scale armed fights did not suffer, and the Zhou family was two.

At present, Zhou Ying, Marquis of Qingyun, and Zhou Dajing, Changning Bo, are the grandchildren of the Empress Dowager Zhou, but the Empress Dowager Zhou has passed away in the seventeenth year of Hongzhi, and after the Zhengde Dynasty, the current Zhou family has lacked a strong arm in front of the new emperor.

Participating in this auction of coal kilns, the Zhou family had the intention of slapping competitors in the face.

Aren't you Zhang brothers very capable?

In the past, when you were strong and strong, our Zhou family was not afraid! Now that you have been plucked out of your wings by the new emperor, our Zhou family will buy your coal kiln back and operate it, and see what you can do with us.

"It's hilarious."

Yu Chengxun looked at it and looked at it, hoping that this auction would stage a dog-eat-dog show.

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……

It was not only Yu Chengxun upstairs who discovered the Zhou family, but even Zhang Heling and Zhang Yanling, who were hiding in the crowd.

"Wow, I'm angry, the coal kiln with the largest output in Xishan before, the surname Zhou wanted to rob me, I finally invited people in the green forest to occupy it, this time they want to fish in troubled waters...... Hmph, 30,000 taels want to take down our coal kiln and look for death? Hurry up and make a bid, and don't let them succeed! ”

After Zhang Heling found out that his relatives from the Zhou family came forward to make trouble, he was immediately angry.

This loss must not be eaten!

Jiang Lun also belongs to the type of fanning the flames, and glanced at the businessman who invited him to shout not far away, and the businessman understood and immediately raised his hand: "Thirty-one thousand taels." ”

"Forty thousand taels!"

The people of the Zhou family bid again.

"Kill him!"

Zhang Yanling couldn't help it this time, if it weren't for the fact that he didn't bring many people with him from the Hou Mansion this time, he would have to rush over and fight with the other party now.

Tang Yin on the stage said: "Okay, 40,000 taels, someone shouted 40,000 taels, are there any bidders?" ”

"Crush him!"

Zhang Heling said arrogantly.

Jiang Lun said with a smile: "The two marquis are a little restless, they offer a high price, which is equivalent to sending money to you, what are you nervous about?" ”

When the brothers of the Zhang family heard this, they pondered, yes, we didn't suffer a loss, and they couldn't help but glance at each other, as if they saw the silver in the eyes of the other party.

"Forty-one thousand taels."

Without waiting for Jiang Lun's people to bid, Jin Shang finally made a move.

The people present were actually very closed, and at this time, the merchants gathered, and they could not determine who the bidder was, in short, they each bid at a price that they could bear according to the established strategy.

Zhang Yanling grinned: "Does this mean that we are going to get rich?" ”

Zhang Heling scolded: "Second brother, have you never seen silver or what?" Got rich with only a few tens of thousands of taels? It was said that the market price of the coal mine was worth 50,000 taels, and it would be a loss if it was not sold for 200,000 taels. ”

Jiang Lun looked over with disdain.

It's still 200,000 taels, why don't you say 1 million taels?

You brothers want to go crazy with money, right?

……

……

The follow-up auction is gradually on the right track.

The bidders of all parties were basically very restrained, and even the Zhou family participated in the bidding, and after the bidding reached 60,000 taels, they all stopped.

And the one who offered a high price to overpower the Zhou family was the Jin merchant who shouted out 61,000 taels.

"Looks like it's almost."

When Yu Chengxun saw this scene, he saw that no one shouted for a long time, and said a word to Yang Shen.

Yang Shen frowned slightly: "It won't be so easy, right?" ”

Now Yang Shen has figured out who his own people are, but he is very unfamiliar with other merchants who are shouting prices, and he is not clear who is pushed by the emperor.

"Seventy thousand taels!"

Once again, someone broke the silence, but it was a fresh face, not familiar to those present.

In fact, this is the person arranged by Zhang Heling.

Zhang Heling couldn't help it, seeing that the coal kiln that he expected to sell for 200,000 taels would be taken away by someone for 61,000 taels, he was naturally unwilling, although Jiang Lun strongly objected, he still let people bid.

"Seventy-one thousand taels ......"

"Eighty thousand taels!"

This kind of surging bidding method really made the Jin merchants participating in the auction unbearable.

The value of 80,000 taels has obviously exceeded the psychological capacity of Jin Shang.

Zhu Hao, who watched coldly, was like a mirror, although the Zhang brothers hid in the crowd and did not show up, but with their greed, they couldn't be calm at all, and they would definitely come out to make trouble.

In this way, it is just a good time to try Yang Tinghe's determination and the loyalty of Jin Shang.

If it was only 60,000 or 70,000 taels of silver to take the coal mine, the Jin merchants would still have a cheap advantage, but 80,000 taels would definitely exceed the value of the coal mine itself, and there was a huge risk.

Now the question is if no one comes out to fight, won't Yang Tinghe doubt it?

The Zhang brothers took the initiative to jump out and raise the price, which was much better than the emperor's people.

If it is smashed, it is the Zhang family's own problem, and there is no need to use the silver of the inner government...... You Zhang brothers don't want to succeed in the auction, who is to blame?

Next time, take these coal kilns out for auction?

No need!

Just seal it there and see who has the most to lose!

For Zhu Hao, today's good show is still to come.

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……

"Eighty-one thousand taels."

Jin Shang gritted his teeth and bid again.

That's pretty much the limit of what they can afford.

Even if someone mentions another 1,000 taels, they resolutely refuse, even if they want to make a political contribution to Yang Tinghe, but they must have a degree, and the loss of 20,000 taels of silver is the limit.

Zhang Heling was about to ask people to continue bidding, but was stopped by Lu Song, who rushed to the scene.

"Is that you?"

Zhang Heling glared angrily at Lu Song, who was holding his hand tightly, he had already seen this brocade guard Qianhu in the Shouning Hou Mansion before, and knew that the other party was from the Xingwang Mansion, so he asked inwardly at the moment.

Jiang Lun hurriedly persuaded: "Shou Ninghou, don't bid, if you raise the price again, it will exceed the value of the coal mine itself, and no one is willing to be wronged!" ”

"If you don't come out, you won't come out, thinking that Benhou is afraid of them ......"

Zhang Yanling still wants to insist.

Lu Song said with a straight face: "Your Majesty has a life, and you can't bid!" ”

The Zhang brothers were stunned when they heard it.

"Where is Your Majesty?"

Zhang Yanling looked around and asked.

Lu Song said: "I can't give advice, but please restrain the two marquis." ”

The Zhang brothers wanted to bid again, but they were a little stunned, and they completely offended the emperor and were stunned for a while.

Tang Yin on the stage also seemed to feel that he couldn't delay any longer, and according to Zhu Hao's established arrangement, he made the final countdown: "...... If no one bids again, it will be eighty-one thousand taels. Once, twice...... Deal! Bring someone up! ”

At the scene, a brocade guard had already stepped forward to lead people to prevent someone from making trouble, and turned around and ran away after bidding.

Today is the first time to hold an auction, the preparation is not sufficient, and if this kind of auction is held in the future, we must be fully prepared, and the auction will be put on a more serious occasion, and then it will be required to pay a deposit in advance, as well as give a license plate or something...... At the moment, it can only be done if it is not formal.

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……

"It's over."

Yu Chengxun smiled, "Eighty-one thousand taels, it's good." ”

Yang Shen nodded.

He was speculating in his heart whether the person who shouted out 70,000 taels and 80,000 taels one after another was sent by the emperor.

Why didn't the other party stick to it at a critical time?

Zhu Hao smiled and asked, "Do you think there is anything wrong with Brother Xiu?" ”

Yang Shen looked at Yu Chengxun, who was also looking at him with a puzzled expression, as if he felt that there were no outsiders at the scene, and sighed: "In fact, the silver money that the inner government can dispatch is only 60,000 taels at most." ”

Yu Chengxun suddenly realized: "This doesn't just mean that Your Majesty wanted to buy the coal kiln, but it turned out that he couldn't reach it...... Ha ha. ”

"I'm afraid it's not that simple."

Yang Shen always felt that something was wrong.

Especially when I saw that the square below was still densely populated and had not dispersed.

"There's a bunch of people over there...... It's clearly businessmen, gathered here, I thought they would stand up and compete, who would have thought that there was no bidder, and now that the auction is over, they are not in a hurry to leave......"

Yang Shen pointed to a group of people at the edge of the square.

At this time, the situation in the square changed again.

Tang Yin asked the Jin merchants, who won the coal mine, to go into the armor factory to apply for a "mining license", but he himself picked up the megaphone and shouted loudly:

"Ladies and gentlemen, there is also a coal kiln here, which was explored by the official after a year, and the reserves are extremely rich, and it has not yet been officially mined. Due to the use of advanced technology provided by the imperial court, as well as preliminary exploration and other inputs, 20% of the coal produced by this coal kiln in the future will be handed over to the imperial court......"

"Huh?"

The businessmen present who were not aware of what was going on and were about to leave were shocked when they heard it.

And so sell mines?

Why don't you go to the open robbery?

Someone immediately questioned: "Didn't you say that it was good, you will sell a few coal kilns in Xishan today, why should you sell other mines?" ”

Tang Yin said: "The coal kiln that is about to be auctioned is also in Xishan, but it is different from the previous kiln, because only one will be auctioned at a time, so the starting price will not be too high, so the starting price will be 5,000 taels of silver, and the same is 1,000 taels of silver." ”

Many people present looked at each other.

A broken coal kiln has just been explored, and it can't produce coal, so dare to put it up for auction?

Are we really wronged?

But Yang Shen upstairs felt that something was wrong: "It's broken, it's broken, Your Majesty's move may not be to sell the coal kiln of Zhang's relatives, but has other plans." ”

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