Volume 2 Bashu Bureau Chapter 1 Auction House (1)
On a shop street at the south gate of Chengdu, the carriages and sedan chairs gathered in the Tibetan attic on this day came from all directions. Tibetan Pavilion is one of the most reputable auction houses in Chengdu South Street and even in the whole of Chengdu, where businessmen of all sizes gather together to auction a piece of 100 acres of fertile land restructured from mulberry rice in Chengdu today.
The host of the auction is the largest owner of the Tibetan attic, Shu Fengshan, who is fifty years old, born in Deyang County, Sichuan, is gentle and elegant, and comes from a family of merchants. He was the earliest caller in Chengdu's early years of the 'Shang Political Revolution'.
The so-called 'commercial and political revolution', is the governor of Sichuan to promote a harsh tax treaty on merchants, this treaty aroused many people in business to rise up to resist, and Shu Fengshan is the leader of the rebellion treaty, he is dissatisfied with the exploitation of the Yuan, coupled with the greed of corrupt officials and cool officials, so the merchants of Longchuan territory together strike business, which also led to a fuse for the later Ming Yuzhen to enter Longchuan.
After the governor was killed, Dayuan's power in Longchuan was swallowed up by Ming Yuzhen, and Shu Fengshan changed from the original inverted antiques to open an auction house, although he is not the richest man in Longchuan, but the name of Boss Shu is on behalf of the supreme reputation of the Sichuan territory, but where there is any big deal, it is understandable to find Boss Shu's guarantee.
In the huge hall of the Tibetan attic, the crowd was already boiling at this time, and businessmen of all sizes entered the scene, and they coveted this hundred-acre land in Nancheng early. You know, the south of the city is connected to the northwest of Chengdu, and there is a prosperous South Street as a companion, if this piece of land is auctioned by someone, no matter what to do, it is also a rare business opportunity;
On the top of the hall, the steward of the Tibetan attic put a title deed on the desk, and at the same time he looked at the black crowd under the stage, and his eyes couldn't help but cast his eyes on a young man in blue who was in the first row. He is Xu Fang, the second son of the Xu family, the second son of Xu Yun, the sect leader of the Xu family at the time, but Xu Yun passed away a few days ago.
The starting price of the land in Nancheng was initially set at 500,000 taels, and everyone shouted at the auction price, and Xu Yun, who was in the first row, was still at the moment, sitting in his place, with a leisurely and complacent expression.
When the asking price reached 1.8 million taels, Xu Fang raised his hand slightly, put away the black ruler fan, and said in a low voice: "Two million taels." ”
As soon as this price came out, the voices of the people behind him who followed the price again and again gradually decreased, but there were still people who added tens of thousands of taels to the original price, Xu Fang felt that everyone was unreasonable, shook his head and smiled confidently, and raised his voice and said: "Two and a half million taels!"
This sound made several businessmen who followed the price secretly discouraged, even if the value of this piece of land in Nancheng was far more than 2.5 million taels, but they were all their own industries, far from being like the Xu family, the family had a big business, and they took out 2.5 million taels of silver in an instant, but it was also like a spring breeze, like a drizzle.
When the steward's hammer struck for the second time, just when everyone thought that this piece of land was obtained by the Xu family, suddenly a crisp female voice sounded in the crowd: "Three million taels." ”
Everyone's eyes were cast one after another, and even Xu Fang couldn't help but feel surprised, only to see that in an inconspicuous place in the left corner of the attendance, a woman in a green shirt shouted a high price of three million taels.
In the sighs and whispers of the crowd, Xu Fang noticed this woman in a green shirt, she has an extremely beautiful appearance, a pair of clear and bright eyes, and a face that is different from the style of the Han people It is not difficult for people to see at a glance that this woman is an authentic Mongolian race.
Xu Fang's heart was a little anxious at the moment, he really couldn't imagine that he would kill Cheng Cheng Jin, and he was still a weak woman. He unfolded the ruler fan, swaying the fan towards himself, and at the same time gave the steward on the stage a look, the steward approached, and Xu Fang said angrily in a low voice: "What does Boss Shu mean by this?"
The steward replied in a low voice, saying: "Don't worry, the second son, the little one is not clear, but this woman is the new customer of our family, and she just arrived in Sichuan a few days ago, and the owner has personally received it." ”
"This woman and my Xu family grabbed the land of Nancheng, what do you want, don't you know?" Xu Fang asked a little confusedly.
"The second son is serious, and the justice of our family is needless to say in the whole Longchuan. Today, the land in Nancheng is mainly auctioned, of course, it is obtained at a high price, and the rest of the things are really unclear. Otherwise, later, the second son will ask the owner in person. ”
Xu Fang saw that the steward couldn't explain the reason, so he had to give up, but the matter of auctioning the land in Nancheng had to continue, and the woman in the green shirt shouted a higher price than herself, if he stopped, wouldn't he slap himself in the face and lose his share to the Xu family. I saw that the swaying ruler fan in his hand suddenly stopped, and he said arrogantly: "Three and a half million taels." ”
"Four million. The woman in the green shirt raised her hand.
"Five million taels ......" Xu Fang gritted his teeth and followed the price fiercely.
No matter how fierce Xu Fang's bidding was, the woman followed the price of 500,000 taels in turn, and seemed to have bitten him. But after a while, Xu Fang's forehead was sweating profusely, the price of this piece of land in Nancheng was already as high as seven million taels, and the woman in the green shirt didn't even bother to raise her arm, until Xu Fang called out seven million taels, the woman whispered: "Seven and a half million." ”
Xu Fang lost his composure before, with an angry look on his face, and the entourage on the side handed him a face towel, but he was also pushed away by Xu Fang, he seemed to be a little unwilling. Another attendant had to remind Xu Fang, and said complimentarily: "Second son, this price is beyond the scope of loss, if you continue to follow the price, I am afraid that it will be difficult for the eldest prince and the elders to explain." ”
"Ben Gongzi knows it in his heart, I don't need you to remind me!" Xu Fang roared, clenched his fist with his left hand, and finally gave up the bidding.
The steward struck the hammer three times, and finally pointed to the woman in the green shirt to the audience with a laugh and said: "The land in Nancheng was auctioned by this Yun girl for 7.5 million taels, and it will be delivered later. This concludes our auction today. ”
The woman in the green shirt stood up from her seat at this time, completely ignoring everyone's comments on her, and just said to a big man behind her: "Hu Yidao, the rest of the matter will be handed over to you, this girl is tired, go back to the restaurant first." With that, she walked out of the attic without looking back.
The big man froze in place, a little at a loss, and the steward diligently pulled him into the back room to sign and deliver the land in Nancheng.