Yang Shen was not a complete hindsight, at least when it came to the end, he had a premonition that something was wrong.

Most of the businessmen present did not know why.

It is said that it is an auction of the coal kiln that was seized by the imperial court by Zhang's relatives, why did he suddenly auction the newly discovered coal kiln of the imperial court? What is the value of these coal kilns?

Do you want to use 20% of the coal output as a mining tax?

What a miracle!

The businessmen present looked around to see what fools would come out to bid for this kind of coal mine.

"Before bidding, you need to find out the location of the new coal kiln, the reserves, and the fineness of the coal produced, etc., here's a detailed information ......"

Tang Yin said, and asked a brocade guard beside him to hold up a scroll and open it in public.

On the scroll, the location of the new coal mine is drawn, including many parameters, such as altitude, terrain, etc., and even the best route for transporting coal is designed.

Tang Yin said: "The gray scale of the new coal kiln is less than one percent...... The so-called gray scale is the proportion of ash residue left after the coal is burned. Now that the reserve price has been listed, after taking away the coal kiln, you will be responsible for your own profits and losses, please bid! ”

"Wow!"

Those present had never seen such a way of buying and selling coal mines.

If you don't sell a new coal mine immediately, what kind of grayscale can you talk about? I even drew a map for you, so that you know how to open a coal mine and what a transportation method, which is really a long insight!

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There was a lot of discussion among the people present, and many people were waiting, but in fact, most of them would not participate in the auction.

Yang Shen hurriedly called the entourage downstairs up, and gave a face-to-face lecture: "Hurry up and inform the people of the Ministry of Industry to stop this auction!" ”

Yu Chengxun said with relief: "Yongxiu, we just came to watch the ceremony, what did you say...... I'm afraid it's hard to do, right? And in my opinion, there will be no bids for this coal kiln, so don't worry......"

"Five thousand taels!"

As soon as Yu Chengxun's words fell, someone was already shouting in the square outside the armor factory.

Yu Chengxun suddenly closed his mouth in embarrassment.

"Alas! I'll go find someone. ”

Yu Chengxun had no choice but to take people to the Ministry of Industry in person, so he had to find a leading figure to come out of the town, and Yang Shen, as Yang Tinghe's son, was inconvenient to show his face, so he could only do it for him.

"Six thousand taels."

"Eight thousand taels ......"

Bidding gradually increased in the plaza below.

Yang Shen came to the window with a serious face.

Zhu Hao clasped his hands in front of his chest and silently looked at everything in front of him.

Yang Shen was upset for a while, and couldn't help but turn his head sideways and ask, "Jingdao, do you think there is something strange about this matter?" ”

"It's hard to say."

Zhu Hao shook his head.

"10,000 taels ......"

"Eleven thousand taels!"

Yang Shen stomped his feet, but he didn't know what to say.

Zhu Hao said: "You don't have to worry too much about using Brother Xiu. Maybe it's just someone making a fool of yourself? His Majesty's goal was to bring the newly opened coal kilns under the management of the Inner Government and operate them himself, so even if a new coal kiln was discovered, it would not be possible to sell them...... Or just want to try the water. ”

Yang Shen can't listen to anything now, although he feels that something is wrong, but in fact, he can't grasp it himself, what kind of reputation the little emperor and Tang Yin are doing!

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The bidding for the new coal kiln at the site was extremely hot.

The officials from the Ministry of Industry who came with Tang Yin were stunned for a while.

Didn't you say that it was just a matter of filming the coal mine where the Zhang family's relatives were seized?

Now what does this auction mean?

"Lord Tang, it's so unruly."

One of the officials of the armor factory approached to persuade him.

Perhaps the Ministry of Industry didn't take this auction too seriously, and Yang Tinghe just thought about bidding off the coal kiln of Zhang's relatives and giving the little emperor a dismount, no one thought that the real purpose of the little emperor was to take this auction as an opportunity to open a precedent for auctioning mineral deposits and collecting taxes in this way.

Because all parties did not expect it, only the inconspicuous petty officials of the Ministry of Industry who could be stopped for the time being were the armor factory.

Tang Yin was happy when he saw the enthusiastic bidding below, and when he heard this, he looked at the person who suggested it coldly: "The rules are not set by people?" Is it only allowed to auction other people's coal kilns, but not the coal kilns in the inner government? ”

"Huh? Coal kilns in the inner house? ”

Several officials of the armor factory were surprised.

In other words, the proceeds of the coal kiln auction will not be owned by the Ministry of Industry, but will go directly to the accounts of the inner government?

That's not a small matter.

Several low-status officials didn't care to persuade Tang Yin again, and hurriedly sent someone to inform the bigwigs of the Ministry of Industry, although these officials knew very well in their hearts that even if Zhao Huang, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, came, they might not be able to stop this auction, after all, Tang Yin was directly responsible to the emperor, not the Ministry of Industry, but they still had to try.

"Twenty-six thousand taels!"

"Thirty thousand taels!"

The auction proceeded in an orderly manner and was getting hotter.

Most of the businessmen present who did not know what to do felt that their outlook on life had been subverted when they saw the scene in front of them.

A coal mine that has not yet been put into production dares to bid for 30,000 taels?

You must know that the coal kilns owned by Zhang's relatives were only sold for 80,000 taels of silver, and they have exceeded the psychological price of many people.

Are these businessmen bidding for new coal kilns crazy?

However, those who are interested immediately find a problem.

Those who came out to participate in the auction did not show their faces in the last round of auctions, that is to say, these people came to the scene for the purpose of not the coal kiln of Zhang's relatives, but the new coal kiln.

And these people, from the characteristics of their clothing to their accents, to their pomp, should be businessmen from Jiangnan, and many of them have business dealings with the businessmen present, not that the imperial court has found a group of trusts, because these Jiangnan businessmen are rich and powerful, and they really have the ability to open a new coal mine.

"Forty thousand taels!"

Just when the auction price temporarily stopped at 30,000 taels and the scene reached a stalemate, another person came out and shouted loudly.

People looked at it in unison.

Su Xigui!

To say that the rich man Su is famous among the merchants in the capital.

Whether it is connections or background, it can definitely be regarded as the leader of the Beijing businessmen, who have the background of Huang Zhan, the Shangshu of the Southern Household Department, and are currently working with Hui merchants to open silver accounts all over the country, everyone knows that he can afford this silver.

"Forty-one thousand taels ......"

Even if Su Xigui made a bid, there were still people among the Hui merchants who participated in the bidding.

It is enough to show that the value of this coal mine has not been capped.

The merchants present, especially those Jin merchants who had been entrusted by Yang Tinghe to come to auction off the coal mines, began to exchange words, wondering if they had missed some important information.

Why can't you even figure out what this group of southern businessmen are doing?

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"Haha? More than 40,000 taels of silver, right? ”

Zhu Si was watching the excitement in the teahouse, and he was in a surging mood at this time, after all, he was the big proprietor of this auction, and this time it seemed that he was not watching the excitement, but counting the silver.

Zhang Zuo hurriedly went to the window to visit, and when he came back after a while, his eyebrows fluttered and said, "Your Majesty, forty-five thousand taels." ”

"Okay, okay."

Zhu Si was very excited.

Zhang Zuo smiled and said: "If you shoot a few more coal kilns, you will have all the money, and the lack of funds in the southeast coastal defense can be made up." ”

Zhu Sibian flattened his mouth: "The silver gap in the imperial court, why should I make up for it?" ”

"Huh?"

Zhang Zuo was stunned.

Didn't you say that you should use the proceeds of mining to fill the gap in the southeast coastal defense? This is the fundamental reason why Yang Tinghe agreed to the mining of the inner government!

"Zhu Hao said that selling ore is only a small part of the income, and the most important thing is the continuous output later, and now it is just to sell the coal mines that have been explored, sell three at a time, continue to explore, and then continue to sell."

Zhu Si took a sip of tea, beaming proudly.

Zhang Zuo wanted to remind him that the tea outside the palace could not be drunk casually, but seeing that Zhu Si was very interested, and Zhu Si did not discuss many things with him in advance, Zhang Zuo could only be silent.

"Sixty thousand taels...... Is there anything higher? ”

Tang Yin's voice came.

The people at the scene held their breath.

A newly explored coal mine was auctioned for a sky-high price of 60,000 taels of silver, and it would be a fool if anyone made another bid, right?

"The first time, the second time...... Deal! ”

As Tang Yin's voice fell, the auction of the first coal mine was officially completed.

The person who gave 60,000 taels of silver was not someone else, it was Su Xigui.

Su Xigui naturally knew that this coal mine was actually not worth 60,000 taels, or in terms of face value, 40,000 taels of silver, and 60,000 taels of silver was estimated to be earned back after eight to ten years of mining, and it had to be smooth sailing without any accidents.

But the money had to be spent.

The first step of the Ming mining tax reform was handled by the new emperor, Zhu Hao and Tang Yin, since he Su Xigui wanted to make meritorious contributions in front of the new emperor and get enough political capital for his brother-in-law Huang Zhan, he had to take this step.

Su Xigui originally prepared more than 100,000 taels.

Spend money to buy a style.

Sixty thousand taels of silver is a sky-high price for others, but it is very cheap and affordable for him, and he thinks that it is worth a thousand dollars when he wins the auction.

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"Zero Zero No. 1 Coal Kiln, auctioned for 60,000 taels of silver."

Tang Yin announced in public, "Please come over, pay the relevant money, and apply for documents." In addition, the No. 2 coal kiln was officially included in the auction...... The reserve price is three thousand taels. ”

Today's auction is not just a newly explored coal mine.

Moreover, each coal mine has a number, which is equivalent to the serial number of the public-private joint venture coal mine, and when these mines are mentioned in the future, they must be called by the number to distinguish them from the mines operated by private individuals.

As Tang Yin spoke, the schematic diagram of the second coal mine hung up.

At this time, the businessmen present were not calm again.

The Jin merchants would not have bought this kind of coal mine, but the merchants from the south were eager to try it.

The first batch of coal mines in addition to economic interests, the most important thing is political interests, which is equivalent to paying a vote to the new emperor, many people who want to do business in the new dynasty, especially in the business of the inner government, want to bid to register with the emperor.

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"What? Tang Bohu faked public welfare and private interests, and actually auctioned other coal kilns? ”

Yang Tinghe was on duty in the cabinet, and learned from Feng Xi, a Hanlin scholar who received Yang Shen's verbal message to urgently enter the palace, that Tang Yin was auctioning off the new coal mine outside the armor factory.

Feng Xi said: "Ge Lao, it is estimated that the auction is still going on, ...... you see?"

Yang Tinghe's face was very bad.

The auction of the coal mine was actually proposed by Yang Tinghe himself, or guided by his son Yang Shen, who knew that it directly hit the muzzle of the new emperor.

The little emperor actually took this opportunity to open a precedent for the Ming Dynasty.

And although he, Yang Tinghe, came up with many precautionary measures beforehand, he didn't take action, and only let Yang Shen watch, the main purpose was also to prevent the new emperor from using too much money in the inner government.

Who knew that in this auction of coal mines, the inner government did not have to pay silver, but made silver......

(End of chapter)