At noon, the gate of the Xingning mine closed on time, and the two teams of sergeants were allowed to enter the inside and outside.

On the main square, the largest in the mine, rows of tables and chairs are arranged in an orderly manner, and refreshments are available. The government knew that the number of participants would not be the same as when they set off, but they still arranged the same number of seats, and most of the seats were empty.

Feng Zhiping was the last team to arrive, but the seats in the front row were empty.

Meng Pengcheng and Su Yurong consciously sat in the second row with their respective hands, and the rest of the families lined up in order according to their strength, and set aside the first faction to Diancangshan to show respect.

The Tiger Head Gang could have been able to sit in the second row, but unfortunately the leading man was dead, and there was no equivalent master in the town, and the rest of the people did not have the guts.

Maybe they gave up the bidding, or maybe they were afraid of Feng Zhiping, they sat directly at the end, and when Feng Zhiping and others passed by, they all bowed their heads, did not squint, and remained silent.

Meng Pengcheng and Su Yurong were quite enthusiastic, they didn't look like they were having a festival at all, they both got up and took the initiative to lead the seat, Feng Zhiping was not polite, and sat in the middle.

The importance of the Xingning mine was not very high, and the Hongxi County Government only sent a general judge and a chief bookkeeper to preside over the bidding.

The two of them were not surprised that no one was present at the Blood Knife Gate, and they didn't even ask, they only left a few more glances on Feng Zhiping, and it seemed that they had already gotten the news, and they were quite curious about this "Demon King of the Mixed World" from Diancang Mountain.

After a brief greeting, Liu Tongren's smile was slightly closed: "Everyone has arrived, I won't say more, now start bidding." Wait a minute, we will send you a piece of paper, please write your price code on it, we will open the bid on the spot after checking, a total of three rounds, each round of a quarter of an hour for you to consider, the final price is the winner. ”

As soon as these words came out, there was a slight chaos below, and the deputy who had already been standing next to him began to distribute paper and pencils.

Feng Zhiping looked at Xu Wenyao in confusion, but saw that the latter also frowned deeply, before they came, they were told that the bidding was in the form of open bidding, who wanted to suddenly change it to a secret bid.

"Lord Liu, is this different from what I said before?" Meng Pengcheng arched his hand, his tone was very dissatisfied.

The two chief officials had already prepared, and the king put down the teacup and said with a smile: "It's different, but this is also a temporary change that we have thought about for a while in order to ensure maximum fairness." ”

As he spoke, his eyes swept towards the seat of Diancang Mountain, and the people of the latter faction suddenly relaxed their faces and showed joy.

Wang Zhushu is right, if the bidding is clear, the final result is either Cangshan or the Yan Gang and the Qishan faction, and the rest of the small sects will not have the courage to call out even if they can afford the money.

Dark investment is different, each family wants to win by not only power, but also brainpower, according to their own and other financial resources to estimate the bids of each family, after three rounds can not only raise the price code to their own bottom line, beyond the marked price, but also let the small family have a higher chance of winning.

After all, the Xingning mine has entered the end of mining, and the thirst for it from big forces such as Diancangshan may not be comparable to that of small sects seeking development.

"Lord Wang, since the rules have been set, it's not good to go back on your word now?" Su Yurong said, attracting Meng Pengcheng's nod in agreement, and the "fairness" given by the government did not appeal much to them.

Master Wang smiled and said lightly: "The rules are like this, you can leave if you are not satisfied." ”

Su Yurong was stunned, she was angry, but she didn't dare to argue with the government.

"Who else is dissatisfied?"

Master Wang's eyes swept over the audience, and seeing that no one responded, his smile was about to make people light incense, Feng Zhiping raised his hand.

"Do you have an opinion?" said Master Wang's face sank.

"Hmm. Feng Zhiping nodded with a smile.

The king snorted coldly and pointed into the distance: "The door is over there, you can go." ”

"No, no, no, my lord misunderstood, and I don't have any opinions on the way of bidding, but I have some doubts about other things. Feng Zhiping smiled humbly, neither humble nor arrogant.

Master Wang's face softened slightly, and he said lightly, "Do you have any questions?"

Feng Zhiping stood up and said loudly: "My lord, I wonder why I didn't arrange someone to take us to see the mine, but started bidding directly. ”

The two chief officials frowned, and the king was about to get angry, Liu Tongji patted him under the table, and coughed lightly: "Xingning Mine is an old mine, everyone knows what the situation is, what else is there to see?"

"My lord's words are wrong, the old mine belongs to the old mine, but it is inevitable that there is no new situation. This mine has always been owned by the Autumn Knife Society, and all the upper and lower matters are taken care of by them, and the information we know is either revealed by them or hearsay, and no one has really seen it, what is the value of this mine, who can say for sure before seeing it with their own eyes?"

Feng Zhiping said frankly, and secretly sneered in his heart.

It doesn't matter if you look at the mine or not, the important thing is to get back to the field, if you make me unhappy, I will make you unhappy. It's just that this matter can't be forced, after all, it's the government, you have to toss them and make them speechless, and going to the mine to investigate is the most reasonable and worst reason to refuse.

Meng Pengcheng's eyes lit up, and he agreed: "Feng Gongzi is right, whether this mine is worth anything or not, and how much it is worth, you must see it to know, and the adults should arrange it for us." ”

Seeing the two singing and harmonizing, Master Wang said angrily: "The Xingning mine covers two mountains and one valley, and there are seventy-seven main pits alone, and there are hundreds of internal mines.

"We're not complaining, we're just trying to enforce the rights we already have. ”

Feng Zhiping put away his smile and looked at it squarely: "Xingning Mine is so big, there are many mines and the situation is complicated, my lord, you are sympathetic to us for us to investigate first, saving our manpower, material resources and time, we are very grateful to my lord, but we are also worried that the people you sent are not meticulous in the survey, and even some situations are not reported!"

"You dare to slander this official for cheating!"

Feng Zhiping was not afraid at all, and said loudly: "My lord Mingjian, I am talking about the people below, not about you. Besides, even if there were no false reports, did the people you sent dare to pat their chests and say that they had seen every bit of the Xingning Mine? We bought the mine sincerely, and spent real money and silver, and it was often hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, what if we bought a problematic mine, or even a waste mine, and smashed it in our hands?" 678

"You don't have to buy it, you can go now!

Wang Zhushu waved his hand to beckon, Liu Tongju felt that it was inappropriate, and was about to stop it, Feng Zhiping stood up on both sides, except for Xu Wenyao, the three of them were still sitting on the seat and tugging on their sleeves to make a look, and the rest of them all crossed their arms and sneered.

"It's the other way around, it's the other way around! What do you want to do! Anyone who comes, arrest me and press me down to await trial!"

The king bookkeeper slapped the table angrily again and again, but the sergeant who rushed over made a difficulty.

If it were someone else, they would have been on it a long time ago, but after all, these are people from Diancangshan, the number one faction in the rivers and lakes is still very deterrent, Lao Dong and Yu Daring's amazing size is also very deterrent, they are just ordinary soldiers, they are practicing the martial arts that are passed on in the army, and they are far inferior to the elite disciples of these martial arts sects, and dozens of people may not be able to take down others if they go together.

Besides, this matter is really said to be the reason of others, buy things first to see the goods, fools know the truth, tens of thousands of taels of silver transactions your master bookkeeper in a sentence to deny the right of people to see the goods, and in the case of Liu Tong's judgment did not express his position, it is also a loss to make trouble to the county master.

Slander is slander, and he still has to do it, after all, he is just a small soldier of the local army.

So, more than 20 sergeants pressed their knives and raised their guns to surround him and scolded him again and again, but he refused to come closer, and the king was so angry that he almost wanted to vomit blood, Liu Tongju frowned and pressed him back to his seat.

Waving off the sergeant, Liu Tongju said in a deep voice: "If you want to see the mine, you can, but the Xingning mine is too big and it will take a long time, and others may not be willing to do it if you want to, so forget it." I can assure you that the results we gave were completely accurate and there was nothing to hide!"

Feng Zhiping chuckled: "There is no concealment? It's hard to say, there are no special circumstances, why did you two suddenly change the bidding rules?"

Without waiting for Liu Tongjuan to answer, Feng Zhiping looked sideways behind him again: "In view of this situation, I think everyone would like to see with their own eyes what the situation is in the mine, everyone, right?"

"Old decay and Feng Gongzi have an idea. Meng Pengcheng got up and said, also looking behind him.

Su Yurong got up at the same time, glanced at the back row with cold eyes, and said with a coquettish smile: "That's it, such a big business, how can it be decided casually." ”

They all said so, how dare others say no, one by one they either whispered in agreement, or bowed their heads and acquiesced.

"You guys!"

Master Wang is almost crazy, how could he have been so confronted in the territory of Hongxi County?

"Lord Wang!"

Liu Tongju pressed him down again with a low snort, and he let out a rough breath with a headache.

It is the idea of the king to temporarily modify the rules, one is to collect money and increase the price as much as possible, but to set up the score and show the domineering of the lower officials.

He didn't agree with it, but the king had a deep background and had a nepotistic relationship with the prefect of Hezhou, so he was exceptionally promoted and sent to Hongxi County, a land rich in oil and water, and even the magistrate respected him for three points on weekdays.

This person still has some ability, but he is more greedy for money, and he likes to play music very much, and he looks down on the Jianghu people the most on weekdays, even if the official sect is a chaotic minister and thief in his eyes, he should be arrested and sentenced to become a stepping stone for his promotion.

This auction of the assets of the Autumn Knife Society, the magistrate specially sent him to the Xingning mine, first, the situation here is relatively clear, and secondly, the value of this place is in the forefront of the various industries in the auction but it is not very important, there will be no Yiguan kind of stomping that kind of big man who can make Hongxi County tremble, the oil and water are thick and safe, and he can put his spectrum to collect his wealth.

And he did it, what he didn't expect was that there was a Feng Zhiping among the people at the meeting, and he was stunned to stir up the logical things into the current situation, even the unruly Meng Pengcheng and Su Yurong were all looking at him, to be honest, Liu Tongju admired this young man, but he also had a headache how to end.

It's definitely not okay to check it again, the above clearly states that this matter should be understood as soon as possible, can you really do it after a year and a half?

It's not appropriate not to let it be seen, after all, it is the right of others, and it is not reasonable to make trouble on the Yamen's side, and if it is too big, it will seriously damage the reputation of the officialdom of Hongxi County.

The best way is to change back to the original bid bidding, he knows that the main reason why Feng Zhiping took the lead in making trouble is to express his dissatisfaction, and he will be disgusted and disgusted again, this is a person who refuses to suffer.

The problem is, it is definitely not possible to change it back, not to mention that it offends the king's master book, the order will change three times a day, how will the Hongxi County Government issue an order in the future?

After thinking about it again and again, Liu Tongju said: "That's it, it's okay to see the mine, but you can't see it all, it's too long, I think you're the same as me, you don't want to delay it for so long, right?" So let's do this, you can choose three of the seventy-seven main pits, it's best to be nearby, let's try to get things done as soon as possible, it's good for you and me, what do you think?"

Feng Zhiping smiled and said respectfully: "My lord is so open-minded, I am grateful for it, and I am willing to cooperate with it, and I don't need three, let's just look at one, but there is a request below." ”

Feng Zhiping was knowledgeable, Liu Tongju was in a good mood, and said with a smile: "But if you want me to go along?" no problem, I should have gone along, let's go." ”

"No, the situation of the mine road is complicated, it is difficult to guarantee that there is no danger, how can an adult miss an important position, it is better to stay, let the king master and I wait for a while. ”

Master Wang's face changed greatly, and he saw Feng Zhiping smile and said softly: "Lord Master is already in charge of the documents, you must know more about the matter of Xingning Mine than Lord Tongju, with you, we can avoid many detours." It's not too early, Lord Wang, let's go?"

The three words "I'm not going" were stuck in his throat and he didn't dare to shout, Wang Zhushu desperately thought about the rhetoric to shirk, but Liu Tongju, who was beside him, opened his mouth for him.

"It's okay, but the mine is dangerous, you have to protect the safety of Lord Wang!"

"Please rest assured!" Feng Zhiping should have given his hand, and the rest of the people echoed.

Master Wang's face was miserable, and he stared at Liu Tongju, who didn't look at him at all, and took care of himself to recruit someone to arrange for the sergeant to accompany him to protect him.

He looked back helplessly, resentful.

The official level crushed people to death, and he couldn't help but listen to Liu Tong's sentence, but he had a background.

When I come back this time, I must sue well, so that this surnamed Liu can't eat and go around!