I, Jiajing, successfully cultivated immortality

Chapter 251 The auction begins (with the author's words)
Several days have passed since the last cabinet meeting, and finally, the Department of Maritime Trade decided to officially hold the auction.

And today is the day for the official auction!
At this moment, the scene of the auction can be described as extremely lively, and all those who are qualified to participate in the auction are rich and wealthy businessmen.

Some people even did not hesitate to sell all the properties under their own names, just to get such an invitation, and thus to have the qualifications to participate in the bidding.

Since this auction was organized by the imperial court, the security work on the site was extremely strict, and there were serious-looking soldiers at the door, responsible for checking the identity of the person who came, and took it down immediately if there was any abnormality!

In addition, from time to time, a group of officials patrolled past, without any rules to follow.

And this is just the security on the surface, there are countless pairs of eyes staring at this place in the dark.

The security work at the scene naturally fell on Yin Ding Shichang of Shuntian Prefecture!

At this moment, he was berating his subordinates angrily.

"Tell me, where are the people from Wucheng Bingmasi?"

Ding Shichang looked at his subordinate angrily and asked.

"Report...Report to Mr. Fu Yin, the people from Wucheng Bingma Division sent news earlier, saying that they are already on their way."

Seeing that Ding Shichang was angry, the subordinate who was scolded responded with a respectful and cautious expression.

"Still on the road, don't even look at what time it is!"

"Hmph, if things are delayed, I will never spare them."

After Ding Shichang finished speaking, he walked aside angrily and began to look at the passing merchants.

And at this moment, a large number of guards gradually approached the location of the auction, and at the same time, there were three sedan chairs of different colors.

Seeing this, Ding Shichang thought to himself, this is a big shot, maybe the elder of the cabinet!
Immediately, Ding Shichang hurriedly led his men to greet him respectfully.

After a while, three sedan chairs of different colors stopped at the entrance of the auction.

Gao Gong, Zhang Juzheng and Yan Shifan got off the sedan chair.

"Xiaguan Shuntian Mansion Yin Ding Shichang, I have met several adults!"

Seeing this, Ding Shichang forcibly suppressed the excitement in his heart, and immediately saluted the three of them respectfully.

"Well, what's the situation at the scene?"

Gao Gong stopped and asked Ding Shichang.

"Report Mr. Ge, the situation at the scene is normal, and no suspicious persons have been found!"

Facing Gao Gong's question, Ding Shichang immediately pulled himself together and replied.

"Well, well done."

After listening to Ding Shichang's report, Gao Gong nodded, and then followed the footsteps of Zhang Juzheng and Yan Shifan into the auction site.

"Master Fu Yin, they have already entered!"

After Gao Gong had gone in for a long time, Ding Shichang still maintained the previous posture, and the humble expression on his face remained unchanged. Seeing this, the subordinates at the side reminded him softly.

"Ahem, of course I know, and you still need to remind me?"

Seeing this, Ding Shichang cleared his throat to relieve the embarrassment.

Immediately, Ding Shichang looked at his subordinates aside with a rather haughty look, and said slowly.

"Your morality is not enough, you have to learn more from me."

"Yes, Lord Fu Yin taught us that we should learn more from you!"

When the subordinates at the side heard this, their faces were full of flattery, and they immediately complimented him.

"You guys, go over there and have a look..."

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The auction site occupies a huge area and is divided into upper and lower floors. The lower floor is responsible for receiving ordinary merchants, while the upper floor is not only luxuriously decorated, but also has dedicated maids to serve attentively.

There, you can have a panoramic view of the entire auction site, while the upper floor is not open to the public.

As soon as Gao Gong and the others entered the auction site, someone specially assigned to lead the way in front of them, and then took them to the upper floor, where the view was the widest.

The three of them immediately sat down in their seats, with a small table next to them.

From where they were, they could overlook the entire auction site.

Seeing this, the maid at the side poured hot tea for the three of them with extra graciousness while smiling. The whole process was exceptionally smooth without any mistakes.

"The view here is pretty good."

Yan Shifan withdrew his gaze and spoke.

"Yeah, the line of sight here can be regarded as the best."

Seeing this, Zhang Juzheng on the side also followed suit.

On the other hand, Gao Gong had no desire to communicate at all. From the moment he took his seat, he closed his eyes and meditated.

Time passed by like this, and when everyone present was a little impatient, the old man who was in charge of hosting this auction appeared, and behind him, there was a man with a rather strange appearance and temperament. vulgar maid.

The old man coughed twice, and after focusing everyone's attention on himself, he spoke unhurriedly.

"Ahem, I kept everyone waiting for a long time!"

"As we all know, any industry that has anything to do with maritime trade must be a huge profiteering industry."

"This auction is organized by the imperial court. The purpose is to auction the first batch of [-] certificates for going to sea."

"This auction is guaranteed by the imperial court, so you don't have to worry about safety issues! After the auction is completed, there will be special personnel to escort you out safely."

"Why so much nonsense? Let's start!"

"Yeah, that's right, stop talking nonsense!"

And when the old man was explaining the rules, some people in the audience couldn't sit still, and immediately urged him.

"Okay, since everyone is so eager, I announce that the auction will officially begin!"

"The first sea-going certificate is now being auctioned, with a base price of [-] and no upper limit!"

After the old man finished speaking, he immediately stepped aside so that the people in the audience could see more clearly the appearance of the proof of going to sea.

"I pay fifteen thousand!"

As soon as the old man finished speaking, a businessman with a big belly raised the No. [-] sign in his hand and bid for the price.

"No. [-], the bid is [-], is there anything more..."

Before the old man finished speaking, he was interrupted by a voice.

"I'll pay [-]!"

The old man followed the prestige and saw a thin old man holding up the number plate in his hand.

"NO.15, the bid is [-], is there any more..."

Before the old man finished speaking, he was interrupted again.

"I offer [-]!"

"I'll pay 12 million!"

"I'll pay 17 million!"

And the old man was originally a storyteller, so the atmosphere at the scene was heated up very quickly. I saw those merchants frantically raising the number plates in their hands, and reporting shocking numbers one after another from their mouths.

Generally speaking, the nature of the auction has changed by the end of the auction!
From bidding for items, it turned into pure anger, adhering to the idea that I will not have a good time, and you will not have a good time.

The two sides increased the price crazily, and finally raised the price of the item to a prohibitive level!

Right now, this is the case for the first sea-going certificate, and it was finally sold at a price of 42 taels.

I saw that the face of the merchant who successfully took the first sea-going certificate could not be concealed.

Then he turned his gaze to the previous opponent who had been bidding with him and failed, and made a mocking expression.

And this move successfully made the latter's teeth itch with hatred, wishing to rush forward immediately and start an unlimited fighting competition.

The first certificate to go to sea was sold at such a high price, which made the old man more confident, and then turned his attention to the many merchants in the audience, reminding him.

"Everyone, in this auction, only 29 vouchers for going to sea will be auctioned! Now, there are only [-] vouchers left."

And the words of the old man successfully caused an inexplicable sense of crisis in the hearts of all the merchants present!
Let them secretly make up their minds to take a picture of the next certificate to go to sea.

　I wanted to post a single chapter to explain it before, but it turned out to be wrong, please copy it again Try to ensure that there are two updates every day. After all, I haven’t asked for a day off since the book was opened, and I will resume three changes after the end of the thesis. O_o
　　
　
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