Jinyi champion

Chapter 618 Political Contributions
Yang Shen wasn't completely belatedly aware, at least he had a premonition that something bad was going to happen.

But most of the merchants present did not understand why.

It is said that it is an auction of a coal mine that was sealed up by Zhang's relatives by the imperial court, so why suddenly want to auction a coal mine newly discovered by the imperial court?What can these coal kilns be worth?
Actually, [-]% of the coal output is used as a mining tax?
What an amazing story!

The merchants present looked around to see what idiots would come out and bid for this kind of coal mine.

"Before bidding, you must first find out the location, reserves, and the quality of the coal produced by the new coal mine. Here is a detailed information..."

As Tang Yin said, he asked a Jinyi guard beside him to hold up a scroll and open it in public.

On the scroll, the location of the new coal mine was drawn, including many parameters, such as altitude, terrain, etc., and even the best coal transportation route was designed.

Tang Yindao: "The grayness of the new coal kiln is less than [-]%...the so-called grayness is the proportion of the remaining ash after the coal is burned. Now the reserve price has been listed. Please bid!"

"Wow!"

Those present had never seen such a way of buying and selling coal mines.

If a new coal mine is discovered and sold immediately, what gray scale is there?I even draw a map for you to let you know how to open the coal mine and how to transport it. It's really insightful!
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There was a lot of discussion among the people present, and many people were waiting and watching. In fact, most of them would not participate in the auction.

Yang Shen anxiously called the attendants from downstairs, and gave him an opportunity: "Hurry up and inform the people in the Ministry of Industry to stop this auction!"

Yu Chengxun said in relief: "Yongxiu, we are just here to watch the ceremony. What you said... I'm afraid it will be difficult to achieve, right? And in my opinion, there will be no bids for this coal mine, so don't worry..."

"Five thousand taels!"

As soon as Yu Chengxun finished speaking, someone was already calling for prices in the square outside the armor factory.

Yu Chengxun shut his mouth in embarrassment.

"Oh! I'll go find someone."

Yu Chengxun had no choice but to take people to the Ministry of Industry in person, at least he had to find a prominent person to come out to control the place, and Yang Shen, as Yang Tinghe's son, was inconvenient to show his face, so he had to do it for him.

"Six thousand taels."

"Eight thousand taels..."

The bidding in the square downstairs gradually increased.

Yang Shen came to the window with a serious expression.

Zhu Hao clasped his arms around his chest, silently looking at everything in front of him.

Yang Shen was upset for a while, couldn't help turning his head and asked, "Jingdao, do you think this matter is strange?"

"Hard to say."

Zhu Hao shook his head.

"Twelve thousand..."

"Eleven thousand taels!"

Yang Shen stomped his feet, but didn't know what to say.

Zhu Hao said: "Brother Yongxiu, you don't have to worry too much. Maybe it's just someone making a fuss? Your Majesty's goal is to bring the newly opened coal mines under the management of the inner government and operate them by himself. Therefore, even if a new coal mine is discovered, it is impossible to sell it... …or just want to test the waters."

Yang Shen can't listen to anything now, although he feels that something is wrong, but in fact he can't grasp what the little emperor and Tang Yin are up to!
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The bidding for new coal kilns on site was extremely hot.

The officials from the Ministry of Industry who came with Tang Yin were stunned for a while.

Didn't we agree that we were only filming the coal mine where the relatives of the Zhang family were seized?
What does this auction mean now?
"Master Tang, it's so against the rules."

One of the armor factory officials approached to persuade.

Perhaps the Ministry of Industry didn't take this auction seriously. Yang Tinghe only thought that he must take pictures of Zhang's relatives' coal kiln, and give the little emperor a blow. No one thought that the real purpose of the little emperor was to use this auction as a It is an opportunity to open a precedent for auctioning mineral deposits and collecting taxes.

Because all parties were unexpected, the only ones who could stop it for the time being were the humble officials of the Ministry of Industry like the Armor Factory.

Seeing the enthusiastic bidding below, Tang Yin was very happy, and when he heard the words, he gave Jianyan a cold look: "The rules are not made by man? Could it be that the coal mines of other people's houses are only allowed to be auctioned, and the coal mines of the inner mansion are not allowed to be auctioned?"

"Huh? The coal mines in the inner mansion?"

Several officials of the armor factory were very surprised.

The implication is that the proceeds from the coal kiln auction will not be owned by the Ministry of Industry, but directly go to the account of the inner government?
That's not a small thing.

A few low-status officials didn't bother to persuade Tang Yin, and hurriedly sent people to inform the boss of the Ministry of Industry, although these officials knew very well that even if Minister Zhao Huang of the Ministry of Industry came, they might not be able to stop the auction, after all Tang Yin Directly responsible to the Emperor, not the Ministry of Industry, but still give it a try.

"Twenty-six thousand taels!"

"Thirty thousand taels!"

The auction went on in an orderly manner, and it was getting hotter and hotter.

Most of the merchants present who didn't know what to do felt that their outlook on life had been subverted when they saw the scene in front of them.

How dare you bid [-] taels for a coal mine that has not yet been put into production?

You must know that the combined coal mines of Zhang’s relatives sold for only [-] taels of silver, which has exceeded the psychological price of many people. You must know that the coal mines owned by Zhang’s relatives are already the largest in scale and have the highest output in the Xishan area. .

Are these merchants bidding for new coal mines crazy?

But interested people immediately found a problem.

Those who came out to participate in the auction did not show their faces in the previous round of auctions. In other words, the purpose of these people coming to the scene was not the coal mine of Zhang's relatives, but the new coal mine.

Moreover, these people should be merchants from the south of the Yangtze River from the characteristics of their clothes to their accents, and then to their ostentation, and many of them have business contacts with the merchants present. Potential, really capable of opening a new coal mine.

"Forty thousand taels!"

Just when the auction price temporarily stopped at [-] taels and the scene reached a stalemate, another person came out and shouted loudly.

People looked over in unison.

Su Xigui!
To say that the rich man Su is well-known among the merchants in the capital.

Whether it's connections or background, he can definitely be regarded as the leader of the merchants in the capital. He has the background of Huang Zan, the Shangshu of the Southern Household Department. At present, he is cooperating with Huizhou merchants to open banks all over the country. Everyone knows that he can afford the money. .

"Forty-one thousand taels..."

Even if Su Xigui made a bid, some Huizhou merchants still participated in the bidding.

It is enough to show that the value of this coal mine has not been capped.

The merchants present, especially those Shanxi merchants entrusted by Yang Tinghe to come to auction the coal mine, began to whisper, wondering whether they had missed some important news?
Why can't they even understand what these southern merchants are doing?

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"Haha? More than [-] taels of silver?"

Zhu Si was watching the fun in the teahouse, and he was in a turbulent mood. After all, he was the big owner of this auction. It seemed that he was not here to watch the fun, but to count the money.

Zhang Zuo hurriedly went to the window to visit, and came back after a while, beaming with joy, and said, "Your Majesty, it's forty-five thousand taels."

"well."

Zhu Si was very excited.

Zhang Zuo smiled and said: "If we shoot more coal mines, we will have all kinds of money, and we can make up for the lack of funds in the southeast coastal defense."

Zhu Sibian said: "Why should I make up for the money gap in the imperial court?"

"what?"

Zhang Zuo was stunned.

Didn't you agree to use the proceeds from mining to fill the gap in the southeast coast defense?This is the fundamental reason why Yang Tinghe agreed to mine in the inner palace!
"Zhu Hao said that selling mines is only a small part of the income. The most important thing is the continuous output in the future. Now it is just selling the coal mines that have been explored. First, sell three coal mines at a time, continue to explore later, and then continue Sell."

Zhu Si took a sip of tea, feeling triumphant.

Zhang Zuo wanted to remind that the tea outside the palace should not be drunk casually, but seeing Zhu Si was very interested, and Zhu Si had not discussed many things with him in advance, so Zhang Zuo could only keep silent.

"Sixty thousand taels... is there a higher one?"

Tang Yin's voice came.

The people at the scene held their breath.

A newly explored coal mine actually fetched a sky-high price of [-] taels of silver. If someone bids again, he must be a fool, right?
"The first time, the second time...deal!"

Following Tang Yin's words, the auction of the first coal mine was officially completed.

The person who paid [-] taels of silver was none other than Su Xigui.

Su Xigui naturally knew that this coal mine was not worth [-] taels, or in terms of its surface value, [-] to [-] taels was as high as the sky, and the [-] taels of silver could only be earned back after eight to ten years of mining, and it had to be smooth sailing. any unforeseen circumstances.

But the money had to come out.

The first step of the Ming Dynasty's mining tax reform was handled by Xinhuang, Zhu Hao, and Tang Yin. Since Su Xigui wanted to make contributions in front of the Xinhuang and earn enough political capital for his brother-in-law Huang Zan, he had to take this step.

The funds that Su Xigui originally prepared were more than one hundred thousand taels.

Spend money on a style.

Sixty thousand taels of silver is a sky-high price for others, but it is very cheap and affordable for him. He won the auction and felt that it was worth thousands of dollars.

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"The No. [-] coal mine was auctioned for [-] taels of silver."

Tang Yin announced in public, "Bidders are invited to come, pay the relevant money, and apply for certificates. In addition, No. [-] Coal Kiln is officially included in the auction...the reserve price is [-] taels."

There is more than one newly explored coal mine being auctioned today.

Moreover, each coal mine has a serial number, which is equivalent to the serial number of the government-private joint coal mine. When referring to these mines in the future, they must be called by serial number to distinguish them from private mines.

While Tang Yin was speaking, the schematic diagram of the second coal mine was hung up.

Now the merchants present were not calm again.

Merchants from Shanxi will certainly not buy this kind of coal mine, but merchants from the south are eager to try.

The best coal mines before were bought by Su Xigui, and they were not far behind. In addition to economic benefits, the first batch of coal mines also had political interests, which was equivalent to handing in certificates to the new emperor. Many wanted to do business in the new dynasty. Especially those who get a share of the business in the inner palace want to bid to get an account with the emperor.

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"What? Tang Bohu pretended to be a public servant, and actually auctioned off another coal mine?"

Yang Tinghe was working in the cabinet on duty, and learned from Fengxi, a Hanlin scholar who had been informed by Yang Shenkou that he had entered the palace urgently, that Tang Yin was auctioning off a new coal mine outside the armor factory.

Feng Xi said: "Old Ge, I guess the auction is still going on now, look..."

Yang Tinghe's complexion was very bad.

The auction of coal mines was actually proposed by Yang Tinghe himself, and was guided by his son Yang Shen, who knew that he directly hit the new emperor's muzzle.

The little emperor actually took this as an opportunity to set a precedent for the Ming Dynasty.

Although Yang Tinghe thought of many preventive measures beforehand, he did not put them into action, and only asked Yang Shen to watch. The main purpose was to prevent the new emperor from using too much money from the inner palace.

Unexpectedly, this time the coal mine was auctioned, the inner government did not need to pay money, but made money...

(End of this chapter)