Zhang Fengnian's methods are not very clever. The other small businessmen understood what they were thinking after only a moment's thought.

Immediately after that, the price of the tender became more and more ferocious. Someone even directly quoted a price of 1,300 taels, which was lower than Zhang Fengnian.

Originally, there were some big businessmen who were interested in winning some residential projects. After hearing this price, I was completely dead.

If you really take it at this price, it is not worth it if the number of contracts is less, and even if you contract more, you won't make much money, and it's just chicken ribs.

"I announce that this bidding conference is officially closed!"

"Don't be discouraged if you don't win the bid this time. The next bidding meeting of the Imperial Court will be held in 10 days."

Many businessmen who did not bid for the project were still depressed, but when they heard the news, they immediately cheered.

This is the first time that the imperial court has held a bidding meeting, and everyone is still half-understood and not fully prepared.

Now, they have thoroughly figured out how the court plays.

Every businessman is gearing up for the next bidding.

Liu Jiyang and Shen Xiong, the smiles on their faces never stopped.

"This time, thanks to Brother Zhang's strategy, I really let me wait for the fire to win the first place."

"I set up a table in Juxian Building in the evening, and I must give Brother Zhang a drink."

When the bidding started just now, they were still a little complaining about Zhang Fengnian. The price they negotiated was 1,400 taels of silver. In this way, ten houses can earn a total of 2,000 taels.

It sounds like a lot, but if three people divide it, it is a small profit.

As a result, as soon as Zhang Fengnian opened his mouth, he suddenly earned more than 500 taels less.

Naturally, they will be dissatisfied with each other's self-assertions.

But looking at it now, the price they quoted is not bad.

After that, several people went to sign a contract with the yamen.

"This is ......" Liu Jiyang only glanced at the contract, and his eyes widened.

"Brother Liu, is there something wrong with this contract?" Seeing that no one noticed them, Shen Xiong hurriedly leaned over and asked in a low voice.

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"We are bidding in partnership with several people, is this name signed by one person, or does everyone have to sign it?"

The official in charge had a very good attitude, and even had a smile on his face: "There is no requirement for this, you can recommend a person in charge if you are willing to do so, and everyone can sign it."

"If something goes wrong in the future, we will be held accountable first according to the person whose name is signed."

"If you have any questions about the terms of the contract, you can also raise them now, and I will answer them for you."

The attitude of the officials made Liu Jiyang and Shen Xiong a little uncomfortable.

In the past, even if it was a Jiupin Sesame Official, he would not look at them squarely.

After asking a few questions, which they didn't particularly understand, the three of them signed their names on the contract at the same time.

After careful inspection, the official instructed several people, "You can make preliminary preparations in the next few days."

"How those houses will be built, there will be an engineer certified by the imperial court to communicate with you later."

"Remember, be sure to build according to the engineer's instructions. Otherwise, not only will we not be able to pass the inspection, but we may also have to pay liquidated damages."

The three of them naturally nodded in agreement.

As soon as he went out, Shen Xiong said anxiously, "Brother Zhang, I wanted to have a drink with you tonight, but now it seems that we don't have time."

"With so many projects about to start, there must be workers everywhere, and we need to recruit enough craftsmen and people as soon as possible. Otherwise, the cost will definitely increase by a large margin."

"Brother Shen is right!" Liu Jiyang also thought of this problem: "Especially qualified craftsmen, it will become more and more difficult to find in the future."

Zhang Fengmin said unhurriedly: "Don't worry, two brothers, I have already done this matter a long time ago, and we don't have to worry about people."

Liu Jiyang and Shen Xiong took a breath of cold air, this Brother Zhang is really a last resort.

Zhu Han had already left at the end of the medium-sized project.

also took away Liu Ji, who looked like he had three views collapsed.

He couldn't imagine that the imperial court could still do this? When he presided over the construction of Yanjing before, the silver and various materials were spent like flowing water. But the progress of rebuilding Yanjing slowly made him want to kill.

As a result, after His Royal Highness came down, only one bidding meeting was held. Not only did he not have to spend money, but he collected a lot of deposits first.

And when it comes to follow-up construction, the imperial court doesn't have to worry about it. It is only necessary to send the engineers mentioned by the British Royal Palace to supervise the quality of the construction.

Whether it's the workers, the materials, or any other problem, it's all up to the merchants themselves.

If it is done well, the imperial court can complete its own predetermined plan. If you don't do it well, you can also recover a lot of liquidated damages from those businessmen.

Previously, Liu Ji was worried that once these projects were stopped, what would happen to the people recruited by the Ministry of Industry.

As a result, there is no need to do it at all.

There is no waiting for these craftsmen to have any dissatisfaction. Those merchants were already taking a lot of money and going to recruit people.

What surprised Liu Ji the most was that when the bidding was clear, the quotations of those merchants were already very low. They can even hire craftsmen and men at a high price.

In less than two days, the price of labor in Yanjing City has increased by at least 30% compared with the past.

If only that's it.

When he asked His Royal Highness about this question.

Zhu Han gave him a meaningful smile: "This, you don't need to worry about it. You just have to know that even then they have money to make."

"That's right." Zhu Han suddenly said, "Don't think that after the bidding is completed, the imperial court really doesn't care about anything."

"Merchants, they're just a bunch of unprofitable guys. They do anything for the sake of profit."

"For all the merchants who bid for tenders, the imperial court must strictly control them to prevent them from being manipulated. Once you find someone working

Cheng Shang did tricks, no matter who was behind him, he would immediately be disqualified as a contractor and severely punished according to the law."

"Please rest assured, the lower officials will definitely keep an eye on them and prevent them from doing anything wrong." Liu Ji made a solemn promise to Zhu Han.

His Royal Highness has done so many things, if His Royal Highness has to worry about this little thing, then he Liu Ji will simply die.

"I'm still relieved that you're doing things. I'm not worried about anything else, but there's one thing that can't go wrong."

Seeing that Zhu Han said solemnly, Liu Ji didn't dare to slack off: "Please give instructions to the prince."

Zhu Han's eyes were scorching, like a sharp sword that could penetrate people's hearts.

"Do not allow a merchant to be in arrears or greedy for the wages of the inksmiths and the people for any reason or in any form. As long as it is discovered, it will be regarded as murder and will not be tolerated!"

Liu Ji followed them and fought with Meng Yuan together. I can clearly feel that His Royal Highness is really murderous.

While shocking Zhu Han's determination, he also had more and more respect for His Royal Highness in his heart.

Throughout the ages, how many people can do such a small thing for ordinary people?

"The lower officials strictly follow the teachings of the prince, and will never let a single common person be wronged." Liu Ji's eyes were full of tears, and his voice was a little choked.

Zhu Han was a little inexplicable, so dignified, why was Liu Ji so excited all of a sudden?

Forget it, as long as he doesn't delay the business, he doesn't plan to ask about other people's private lives.

"Let's go down."

Send away, a little nervous Liu Ji.

Zhu Han took the guards to a room in the temporary palace.

This was originally a banquet hall, but it has been converted into a classroom.

The craftsmen of the Ministry of Industry and the students who graduated from Huangzhuang sat on both sides of each other.

At the front of the classroom, in front of the makeshift blackboard, there was a young man of seventeen or eighteen years old, talking like a river.

The students who had just graduated from the Huangzhuang were okay, and the craftsmen in the Ministry of Industry were all very old, and several of them even had gray hair and beards.

At this moment, just like an elementary school student, listen carefully.

He even picked up a pen from time to time to record knowledge points.

Especially the first few are all famous masters in the world. The projects they have participated in are basically at the level of the palace and the palace.

But now, on the podium, in front of the children who are too young for their grandchildren. But he was respectful and respectful, and he didn't dare to trespass in the slightest.

It all started two days ago.

Zhu Han directly deprived the Ministry of Industry of its rights and handed over the construction project of the Imperial City of Yanjing to the merchants by way of bidding.

In addition, the craftsmen of the Ministry of Engineering are required to learn architectural knowledge together with the students who graduated from Huangzhuang, and what engineer certificate is required.

These experienced craftsmen, where can they look at those dolls that have not grown all their hair?

Liu Shenhong and Zhang Yunjie are about to collapse the threshold of the Ministry of Industry, and those old craftsmen are stunned and don't give any face.

Of course, there are also reasons why the officials of the Ministry of Industry who are dissatisfied with Zhu Han secretly make stumbling blocks.

The two had no choice but to ask Zhu Han for help.

As long as the king himself ordered, those craftsmen would not dare to disobey the will of the king.

As a result, instead of helping, Zhu Han sneered: "This king and the imperial brother let you come to Yanjing to give you a chance to experience. If you can't even do this little thing, what use does this king want you?"

"Get out of here, and stay there honestly."

"By the way, when the time comes, you must not say that you are a student of this king, and don't say that you have anything to do with Xinxue, this king can't afford to lose this person."

These people have received Zhu Han's new-style education. The knowledge is much higher than that of ordinary Ming people.

And at this age, it's the time when you don't take everyone seriously at all.

was so provoked by Zhu Han, where could he still bear it

A little temper?

The Ministry of Industry doesn't give face, does it?

Go straight to the door and kick the gym.

Anyway, they were all brought by the British king. Even the people from the Yanjing Ministry of Industry didn't dare to really do anything to them.

Originally, the craftsmen of the Ministry of Engineering did not want to fight.

In their opinion, these students from Huangzhuang are just a group of dolls.

What is there to be happy about winning a bunch of dolls?

Liu Shenhong and Zhang Yunjie discussed privately and went directly to the officials of the Ministry of Industry.

said that if they lost, they would go and persuade His Royal Highness to change his mind. The construction project of the imperial city was re-handed over to the Ministry of Industry.

Yanjing's Ministry of Industry Shangshu could see at a glance that the two of them were pulling the banner in Chehupi.

However, this bait is too fragrant. Under the persuasion of other officials of the Ministry of Industry, he "reluctantly" agreed.

In their opinion, it is impossible for the craftsmen of the Ministry of Works to lose. It's just that I don't know if Liu Shenhong and Wang Yunjie can persuade Zhu Han to change his mind.

The officials of the Ministry of Industry agreed, and the ordinary craftsmen could not oppose it.

They thought they had succeeded.

didn't know that Liu Shenhong and Zhang Yunjie had the same idea as them. It's impossible to lose a game, and it doesn't matter how big the stakes are.

What everyone didn't expect was this.

On the day of the competition between the students in Huangzhuang and the Yanjing craftsmen, Zhu Han, His Royal Highness the British King, also came to watch the battle.

Zhang Yunjie is young after all, so he can't help but be a little apprehensive at this time.

"Senior brother, what if we lose, do we really go and ask the prince to change his mind?"

Liu Shenhong nodded as a matter of course: "I am willing to lose the bet, since we have gambled, it is naturally impossible to regret it."

Zhang Yunjie immediately made a bitter face: "Then aren't we ruining the prince's big thing?"

"You kid, are you stupid to read? What does it matter if we ask for us, whether the prince agrees or not?"

"Senior Brother...... You!" Zhang Yunjie, who has been immersed in studying, has seen the shamelessness of adults for the first time.