Jinyi champion

Chapter 616
The auction at the gate of the armor factory will be held soon.

It was the first time for the imperial court to do it without any experience. It was to let people from the Ministry of Industry come out to decorate the appearance, mainly handed over to Tang Yin to preside over it. After all, Tang Yin is now a member of the Ministry of Industry and has been appointed by the emperor as an official representative of the mining industry.

Early in the morning.

A lot of people gathered outside the armor factory to watch the excitement.

Ordinary people don't care about the auction, and they don't know what happened here, so they stop for a while and then leave.The people who join in the fun are more or less wealthy, and many people want to get a piece of it, or pick up a bargain.

The Zhang brothers' coal mine in Xishan can also make a lot of money for ordinary people. After a year of operation, the income will be three to five thousand taels of silver. question.In this way, even if you use ten years of earnings to sell the coal mines, it is still worth it.

Of course, more people want to pick up the leak.

It would be best if someone was afraid of offending the powerful and powerful, so they would not dare to stand up and participate in the auction. In the end, they would be able to get [-] to [-] taels of silver, and whoever bought it would take advantage of it.

Of course, this also requires some risk.

But the merchants in the capital, who doesn't have a government background?

Brother-in-law, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, second uncle, maybe someone from a wealthy family, if you dare to jump out and bid for the auction without any background, then you are overthinking your capabilities and waiting to die.

Zhu Si also likes to join in the fun.

So when the court meeting ended that morning, he sneaked out of the palace gate with his men and went to the armor factory.

The second floor of the nearby teahouse has been reserved by Zhu Hao in advance, and now there are Jinyiwei dressed up as ordinary spectators. Besides, there are also a large number of Jinyiwei wandering around in various identities to protect the safety of the emperor at all times.

For Zhu Chen, the Commander of the Jinyiwei, the pressure was enormous today, and he was afraid of making mistakes, so he worked hard.

"I'm here, why haven't I started yet?"

After Zhu Si sat down for a while, he could no longer hold back his temper.

As the emperor, to come to the auction, of course, the good show will start immediately. How can there be any reason for the emperor to wait?
Zhang Zuo said: "I have sent people into the yamen to inform Mr. Tang, it will probably be soon."

Zhu Si asked, "Where's Zhu Hao?"

Zhang Zuo hesitated and said, "Should be staying with Young Master Yang Ge's hometown, I haven't seen anyone else."

Accompanying Zhu Si to watch the auction was Zhang Zuo.

Tang Yinnai was the host of the auction that day, so he would not come to accompany the driver, while Jiang Lun was ordered to accompany the Zhang brothers to the meeting, and he would not accompany you.

As for Zhu Hao, originally Yang Shen wanted him to go to Tang Yin and Jiang Lun to find information, but today Zhu Hao couldn't find anyone, so he just accompanied Yang Shen to watch the auction, and now he was waiting for news in another teahouse not far away.

"What if no one bids when the auction starts? Has Zhu Hao planned everything?"

Zhu Si was a little uneasy.

With Zhu Hao planning to trick Yang Tinghe, if the other party doesn't fall for it, or if someone leaks the news, should the coal mine be bought or not?

Zhang Zuo smiled and said: "Your Majesty, have you forgotten? Mr. Zhu said that the price of the sale, or whether it is sold or not, has nothing to do with the overall situation. The point is, if this is the first of its kind, there will be public auctions in the future, and so on. After a few times, the money for Southeast Coast Defense will be available."

Zhu Si smiled and said: "That is to sell mines, can I earn a lot of money?"

Zhang Zuowei said: "Mr. Zhu also said that selling mines is always an expedient measure. When our mines are sold to the private sector, we must collect a certain percentage of minerals as taxes, and we will not suffer any losses. In the future, the inner government will manage There will be more and more mines.”

"Okay, okay, I know, and then send someone to urge Mr. Tang, it's time to start!"

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The coal mine auction was not as lively as the imperial examination list.

When Zhu Hao arrived at the scene, he found that the square outside the armor factory was sparsely populated, and most of them were just watching the fun.

Zhu Hao came together with Yang Shen and Yu Chengxun.

Yang Tinghe asked Yang Shen to come to watch the auction, but did not ask Yang Shen to contact those Shanxi merchants, that is to say, Yang Tinghe had appointed someone else to negotiate the price.

"I don't know who will buy it."

Zhu Hao came to the second floor of the tea house, stood at the window and looked at the past, and had a panoramic view of the square below, he couldn't help shaking his head and sighing.

Yang Shen stood aside and asked with a smile: "Jingdao, there are actually a group of businessmen who are determined to win Zhang's coal mine. Do you know who they are?"

Zhu Hao said: "If it is not Huizhou merchants, it may be merchants from other places... As far as I know, merchants from all over the capital have their own chambers of commerce. It is expected that there will be no willingness to compete among the chambers of commerce in the same area. , should have been discussed long ago."

Yu Chengxun said with a smile: "It seems that Jingdao also has some understanding of the situation of merchants in the capital."

"Haha."

Yang Shen looked very relaxed, "Jingdao is right, he is actually a Shanxi merchant."

"Oh."

Zhu Hao put on an air of being educated.

Yang Shen continued: "I heard that Your Majesty has recruited Huizhou merchants to bid...how much do you think they bid?"

Zhu Haodao: "I think no matter how much they pay, Shanxi merchants will get the ownership of the coal mine in the end, right?"

Yang Shen asked curiously: "What do you mean by that?"

Zhu Hao said: "Since it is rumored that His Majesty is determined to win the coal mine, the Huizhou merchants should be just a cover. The money they paid is actually from His Majesty, which is equivalent to the property of the Inner Palace. How much money is there in the Inner Palace now, I think... ...It should be clear to those who are interested, right?"

Yang Shen and Yu Chengxun looked at each other, as if they didn't even think about this in advance.

Zhu Hao's so-called person who knows everything about the money in the inner palace is Yang Tinghe, of course.

As long as Yang Tinghe told the Shanxi merchants how much money the emperor could give at most, then the Shanxi merchants would know the opponent's hole cards before bidding, and the auction would no longer be fair.

Yang Shen sighed: "Fortunately, Zhu Hao, you didn't tell Tang Bohu and others about this, otherwise..."

"No."

Zhu Hao smiled wryly, "Brother Yongxiu, I don't need to talk about these things, I'm afraid Mr. Tang and the others will be prepared. I guess they have a countermeasure, so I don't know about it."

"Ha ha."

Yang Shen still looked very relaxed, "Even if they have a countermeasure, we all know what the situation in the inner government is like, so what else can they do? At that time, they will bid more than the inner government's money, so what will they use to pay for it?" Filling the gap? No competition, or more excitement.”

Zhu Hao thought to himself, he really has ulterior motives.

Knowing that the Inner Mansion doesn't have much money, wouldn't it be ridiculous if Huizhou merchants bid for more than the Inner Mansion's deposit of silver, and the emperor couldn't pay the silver?

Doesn't the emperor lose face?
Just as he was talking, people in official uniforms came out of the armor factory, and Tang Yin was among them, and the auction was about to start.

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Outside the armor factory.

There is a group of people who belong to the parties.

It was the two brothers Zhang Heling and Zhang Yanling brought by Jiang Lun.

"...Brother, I think the matter of depositing the money from the auction into the silver bank is open to discussion."

Zhang Yanling still wanted to care about it.

Zhang Heling cursed: "If you want to discuss it, just go to your sister or nephew, don't come and tell me, I still have to discuss the bidding strategy with Meng Zai!"

Zhang Yanling asked puzzledly: "Don't we sell coal mines? Why do we still have to bid?"

"nonsense!"

Zhang Heling flattened his mouth disdainfully, "You're brainless at first glance, and you don't even think about it. If someone deliberately lowers the price and others don't pay a high price, we must arrange someone to raise the price in advance? Even if we screw up, the coal mine is our own Yes, there is no need to bear any losses, the big deal is to auction it again."

"Oh, Gao Ming."

Zhang Yanling seemed to understand, but suddenly felt that this big brother was very good at handling things.

Jiang Lun leaned over and said in a low voice: "You two marquises, the person who bid for us is nearby. When the time comes, whichever price you think is suitable, just sign with me and I will tell them. But it can't be too high... Boss The price should be between [-] taels and [-] taels, if it is higher..."

"Got it! What a long-winded..."

Yesterday, Zhang Heling was somewhat resistant to the auction of the coal mine, but now that the matter is imminent, he has become excited and looking forward to it.

The main reason is that the coal kiln that was robbed did not cost much, and now you can actually see cash. It is still such an exciting thing to bid, and a price increase strategy has been formulated in advance.

The Zhang family brothers used to walk wildly, but now they suddenly became civilized people in the business field, and they began to enjoy the feeling of being swept away by the market economy.

If the auction is successful, the silver will fall into his own pocket.

If it makes the coal kiln more valuable because of raising the price... Tsk tsk, the sense of accomplishment is not comparable to going out to snatch a coal kiln and returning.

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After Tang Yin walked out of the armor factory, he was holding a trumpet-shaped megaphone in his hand.

"Quiet!"

Tang Yin gave a loud shout.

Nothing works.

Immediately dozens of yamen servants came out to maintain order at the scene.

After Tang Yin waited for the noise to subside, he said: "Today's auction is for several coal kilns in Xishan. The specific information has been listed earlier. If there is anything unclear about it, it will be listed on the surrounding bulletin boards. You are bidding You must be clear about the rules beforehand.”

"What rules!"

someone asked out loud.

Tang Yindao: "Everyone must be responsible for their own actions, and they must have enough silver to bid. And what they get from the auction is the deeds of these coal mines, which the Ministry of Industry tentatively names as 'mining licenses' , after getting it, the government will protect all the rights and interests of its mine! If someone steals it, Jin Yiwei will directly take it down and bring it to justice!"

The people present were talking in an instant.

Although they didn't speak loudly, it was clear that the merchants thought it was fair.

The biggest problem currently facing the mining industry in Daming is that there is no clear definition of ownership, and now it is equivalent to an extra legal guarantee.

"Let's be clear, if you bid indiscriminately, and you can't get the money in the end, you will directly turn it over to the government for legal action! There will be a second auction, and the price difference between the two auctions must be paid by the person who bid indiscriminately for the first time. Take it! You are all businessmen and have had bidding before, so you should be aware of the stakes, so there is no need for me to repeat it!"

Tang Yin put the ugly words first.

"Let's get started!"

There are already merchants urging them up and can't wait to start bidding.

Tang Yin continued: "The base price of this auction is [-] taels of silver, each increase must be at or above [-] taels of silver, and price increases lower than [-] taels of silver are not accepted. here we go!

"The base price is [-] taels of silver, who wants to take it?"

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