"Humph!"

Zhu Di's face was gloomy, he snorted coldly, and asked, "How can there be such a beautiful thing in the world?"

Do you know why those gentry and businessmen rushed to give you such painstaking gifts? ”

"Your Royal Highness, Wei Chen thinks that it should be because of Guo Changshi!"

A scribe said cautiously.

"Huh?"

Zhu Di's expression froze, and he wondered: "What did Guo Qing do?" ”

"Your Highness, Weichen listens to the words of those classmates, it seems to be about the abandoned city wall in the north of the city!"

A scribe said cautiously.

"The ruined walls?"

Zhu Di's brows furrowed slightly, "These gentry and businessmen are all unprofitable people who can't afford to be early, an abandoned city wall, what can they do with it?" ”

A scribe reminded: "Your Highness, Guo Changshi is the God of Wealth in the hearts of these gentry and merchants.

Now, Guo Changshi actually bought 300 acres of land on the ruins of the city wall, wanting to build a house.

These merchants and gentry may have thought that the ruins of the city wall in the north of the city would also become the mansions outside the academy or the prosperity of the Zhangjiawan Wharf! ”

Zhu Di's eyes lit up, "So, these merchants and gentry all want to buy the fields of the ruins of the city?" ”

"Your Highness is wise!"

A group of officials hurriedly answered.

Zhu Di already had an idea in his heart, and couldn't help but praise with excitement on his face: "Guo Qing really deserves to be the long history of our Yan Palace!" ”

The officials couldn't help but look at each other, but they were also relieved in their hearts.

Although I don't know, why His Royal Highness King Yan is in such a good mood.

However, His Royal Highness King Yan definitely doesn't care about receiving so many gifts than them!

As for Zhu Di, he already has a plan in his heart.

"You are waiting for everyone to rest assured and boldly receive gifts!"

"Huh?"

The scribes waited anxiously for a long time, but they didn't expect it, but they waited for such a sentence?

However, some of the nimble-minded scribes hurriedly asked for guilt: "Please also ask Your Highness for forgiveness, Weichen and others were negligent this time, and they will not dare to accept gifts easily in the future!" ”

"Your Highness forgives your sins, Weichen and others ......"

"Close!"

Zhu Di stared directly at the officials in front of him, and said with a solemn face: "During this period of time, no matter how they give you gifts, you can receive them.

No matter how many gifts they give, they can stay in your hands.

But as much as they ask of each person to do whatever they ask you to do, they must write a detailed account and tell them what they have done. ”

"Yes, Your Highness!"

Seeing that Zhu Di was not talking angrily, these officials hurriedly responded.

"Very good!"

Zhu Di nodded with satisfaction, and let these officials retreat.

Then, he asked Liang Hu to summon Guo An.

"Wechen see His Highness!"

"Guo Qing, hurry up!"

After a salute, Guo An asked Zhu Di: "I don't know if His Highness summoned Weichen to come, but what happened?" ”

"Hmph, Guo Qing doesn't know, now those gentry and businessmen in Beiping Mansion are becoming more and more presumptuous!"

Zhu Di snorted coldly, and told Guo An about giving gifts to those officials.

Hearing this, Guo An also frowned, and poured bitter water at Zhu Di.

"Your Highness doesn't know, there are always some gentry and all kinds of people asking us for news these days, and it's all because of the abandoned walls of the northern city!"

"These gentry and businessmen are all very smart!"

Zhu Di said angrily, "Let's let those officials receive gifts with peace of mind, can Guo Qing have a way to govern those gentry and businessmen?" ”

Guo An thought for a moment, and then said: "Your Highness, since those gentry and merchants want to buy those ruined places, let them buy them."

In this way, it can be regarded as a sum of money for the government.

However, His Highness will punish them and let them know that it is useless to give gifts.

Then, you can use the auction method to sell the land! ”

"Auction?"

Zhu Di couldn't help but look curious.

Guo An explained softly: "Your Highness, don't those gentry and merchants all want those lands, and even want to compete for them through gifts?"

Then Your Highness can divide all the wasteland into five acres, or ten, twenty, or fifty acres of land, and mark them, and then call all the merchants and gentry to them, and let them compete one by one, and the highest bidder will win! ”

"The one with the highest price wins?"

Zhu Di's eyes lit up, "This plan is very good, let those businessmen and gentry give gifts to the officials in our house."

Let's let them understand that no matter how many gifts they give, who they give gifts to, it's useless! ”

"Your Highness is wise!"

Guo An bowed his hand slightly and flattered him, and said again: "After the New Year's Festival, wait until all the gentry and businessmen have given gifts, and then spread the matter!"

Let them have enough money ready to start fighting for those fields. ”

"What Guo Qing said is very reasonable!"

Zhu Di was in a good mood.

After Guo An came out of Yanwang Palace, snowflakes had begun to slowly fall in the sky above Beiping Mansion.

Because Guo's father and Liu Huiyuan decided to move their family to Beiping Mansion next year, the entire Guo Mansion was full of joy.

As for the name of Guo An's second son, it has finally been decided.

Name Guo Lu!

Guo An has no idea of his sons wanting to be a Jackie Chan.

You just need to enjoy Qingfu and live a good life!

……

After the New Year's Day!

In the palace of King Yan, a message suddenly came out.

Zhu Di, the king of Yan, heard that many gentry and merchants were interested in the ruined city wall of the northern city, so he prepared to auction the wasteland.

For the sake of fairness, all the merchants and gentry in Beiping City are invited, and the one with the highest price wins!

Meantime.

Less than a day later.

Pictures of the auction of that land have also quietly circulated.

At this moment, the entire city of Beiping was completely shaken.

The gentry and merchants who gave away a lot of money were all full of blood and blood, and they felt that they could not see clearly in the darkness in front of them, and they were about to faint.

They walked around all their relationships, tried their best, and sent so many gifts and money to those scribes of the Yan Palace, one by one, and now they actually want to auction it publicly?

Then they put so much effort into giving out so many gifts, isn't it meat buns......

However, they had no choice, they gave gifts to the officials of the Yan Wangfu, and wanted to bribe those officials, if the Yan King pursued them and raided all of them, no one would avenge them.

One of them couldn't help but eat.

I also had to brace myself and began to prepare a lot of money.

His Royal Highness King Yan was so confident that he auctioned off that field.

Well, their speculation is most likely true.

That abandoned city wall must be as prosperous as the academy and Zhangjiawan wharf.

Thinking about it, some gentry and businessmen couldn't help but feel hot in their hearts.

……

A few days later.

Inside a three-story restaurant in Beiping City.

It was filled with a group of gentry and merchants.

As for Zhu Di, Zhu Fu, Guo An and other officials of Yanwang's Mansion, they sat on the third floor, looking at the small platform on the first floor with interest.

On the stage, there is a huge map, which is the abandoned city wall in the north of Beiping City.

On the map, there are also squares and rectangular circles drawn on the city wall.

In the circle, there are also markers.

On the stage, a sturdy old shopkeeper was telling the rules in detail.

It was the first time that the gentry and businessmen had heard this kind of auction rule, and they listened very carefully.

This kind of auction is more perfect than the rules of the Song Dynasty when pawnshop shopkeepers took pawned items and went to the market or where merchants gathered to conduct bidding auctions.

"Father, how much can those wastelands sell for such a big battle?"

Beside Zhu Di, a young man in fancy clothes with a tiger's head and a tiger brain asked curiously.

"Silence, you'll know after reading it!"

Zhu Di said at ease.

That city wall was originally a ruin, no matter how much money was auctioned, it was a big profit for his Yan Wangfu.

The young man said respectfully, "Yes, Father! ”

At this time, the old shopkeeper who issued it had already begun the official auction.

"No. 1 land, five acres, the reserve price is three hundred taels of treasure banknotes, please bid!"

"Four hundred taels of treasure money!"

"Four hundred taels of treasure money, and ......"

"Four hundred and fifty taels!"

"Five hundred taels!"

"Five hundred and fifty taels ......"

“……”

In the blink of an eye, the price of five acres of wasteland directly rushed to seven hundred taels, which more than doubled!

Third floor.

Zhu Di, Zhu Fu, and Zhu Gaosui couldn't help but widen their eyes, their faces full of incredulity.

No. 1 land, five acres at a price of 700 taels of treasure banknotes after the auction.

The expressions of the group of gentry and businessmen below suddenly became solemn.

Then.

When I arrived at the No. 2 land, although it was also five acres, the price was much more intense than the previous one, and the last merchant shouted eight hundred taels before he took it.

After that, there is the third and fourth places...... From five acres, to ten acres, twenty acres, fifty acres......

The price is also higher and higher every time, and the competition is fiercer and fiercer every time.

Third floor.

Zhu Di, Zhu Fu, Zhu Gaosui and others were already speechless with shocked faces.

Until the auction ended, perhaps because he had long been accustomed to Guo An's rough way of making quick money, Zhu Di quickly reacted, and asked Guo An with a happy face: "Guo Qing, how much money was auctioned off for such an abandoned city wall?" ”

As for Zhu Gaosui, his eyes were still wide, staring closely at the group of gentry and businessmen below, and his mind was full of the group of gentry and businessmen, scrambling to shout for money.

Guo An said: "Your Highness, a total of 100 pieces of land, 2,000 acres, a total of 500,000 taels of treasure money were auctioned. ”

"500,000 taels of treasure money!"

Zhu Di's eyes couldn't help but light up.

In just one morning, the useless city wall was sold for 500,000 taels of treasure money.

On the side, Zhu Fu and the officials of the Yanwang Mansion were also full of joy.

"No, there is still a large area of the castle wall that has not been auctioned!"

Suddenly, Zhu Gaosui said loudly.

Zhu Di was stunned for a moment, but also reacted, and looked at Guo An with some doubts.

That city wall is very wide, remove the 900 acres of Guo Liu's family, remove the 2,000 acres, and more than half of the city wall, there is no circle, and there is no auction!

Guo An said: "Your Highness, scarcity is precious!" ”

Zhu Di's eyes widened, and then he said with great satisfaction: "What Guo Qing said is reasonable!" ”

"Father!"

Zhu Gaosui was still puzzled.

"When you grow up, you'll understand!"

Zhu Di was not annoyed, said a word to Zhu Gaosui, then got up and walked out.

Behind him, a group of officials from the Yanwang Mansion hurriedly followed.

However, this will make everyone's heart burn.

Once again, they saw Guo Changshi's means of turning stones into gold!

Soon, the news of this auction was directly spread.

In the surroundings of Beiping Mansion, and even in the entire business circle of the Ming Dynasty, it once again caused a shock.

……

(End of chapter)