I, Jiajing, successfully cultivated immortality

Chapter 252 Unexpectedly
Seeing the first sea-going certificate from the Maritime Trade Department, they bid for a high price of 42 taels, which made Gao Gong and the others secretly heave a sigh of relief.

"If we can continue to maintain this situation, then we will be able to report to His Majesty."

Gao Gong looked at the more and more enthusiastic atmosphere in the audience, then picked up the teacup at the side, took a sip, and said slowly.

"That's right, this first sea-going certificate was sold for a high price of 42 taels. After all these batches of sea-going certificates are auctioned off, the treasury should be able to receive at least 1000 million taels!"

Seeing this, Zhang Juzheng on the side immediately agreed.

"Now, the second sea-going certificate will be auctioned. The rules are still the same as before. The base price is [-], and there is no upper limit!"

After the old man finished speaking, he turned his gaze to the many merchants in the audience and said in a deep voice.

"I'll offer fifty thousand!"

As soon as the old man's words fell, a merchant raised his number plate, and at the same time he held up the number plate, he also put on an expression that he was determined to win.

"No. [-] offered [-], is there still..."

Just like before, the old man was interrupted before he finished speaking.

"I'll pay [-]!"

Perhaps he was angered by the previous merchant's behavior, but he saw a white-haired old man in a brocade robe holding up the number plate in his hand.

"NO.11 bid [-], is there any higher price?"

At present, after only two rounds of quotations, the price of this second sea-going certificate has soared to 10 taels of silver!

Seeing this, the old man forcibly suppressed the horror in his heart. When he wanted to speak, he heard a rather plain voice from the corner.

"I'll pay 25 million!"

Hearing this quotation, everyone present gasped and said to themselves, "One-off price increase of 15, how can I argue with you!"

"NO.18 bid 25 million, is there any higher?"

Seeing this, the old man took a look around, then dragged out his tone.

"Five, four, three, two, one, congratulations to NO.18, who won the second sea-going certificate at a price of 25 taels of silver!"

Seeing that no one was willing to increase the price, the old man shook his head helplessly and announced the result.

"A one-time price increase of 15 will deter all potential opponents, so that you can get what you want at the lowest cost, not bad."

Gao Gong looked at the merchant with No. 18 plate, stroked his beard, and praised him.

"Judging from the information collected in advance, this No. 18 seems to be born in Shanxi merchants, right?"

Seeing this, Yan Shifan couldn't help frowning, and then asked.

"Well, yes, this No.18 was born in Shanxi merchants, and seems to be from Taiyuan Prefecture, Shanxi."

After Gao Gong glanced at Yan Shifan, he immediately explained.

As more and more sea-going certificates are auctioned out, the sense of crisis on the remaining merchants is also getting heavier!

After all, right now, there are only [-] certificates to go to sea, and if one is auctioned, one less!
Therefore, the farther to the back, the higher the bidding price, and even broke the previous record at one point. The transaction price reached 60 taels of silver!
After the auction of the last sea-going certificate is completed, this auction can be said to be successfully concluded.

Those merchants who successfully bid for the certificate of going to sea left the auction site safely under the escort of the guards sent by the government.

And the last thing they have to do next is to stamp the sea trade certificate with the sea trade department's stamp and register it with the sea trade department!

After recording one's native place and family name and so on in the booklet of the Maritime Trade Department, these certificates of going to sea will be considered to be officially effective.

And the [-] sea-going vouchers auctioned this time all have a string of unique numbers on them, so the possibility of counterfeiting is eliminated!

Qiao Jun looked at the stamped certificate of going to sea in his hand, and he couldn't hide his excitement on his face.

He was the merchant who held the No. 18 plate at the auction and bid for the certificate of going to sea at a price of 25 taels of silver.

The Qiao family in Taiyuan Prefecture, Shanxi where Qiao Jun lives is a family that has been doing business for generations and is quite famous in Shanxi.

After learning that the imperial court was about to hold an auction to formally auction off the sea-going certificate, his family keenly sensed the business opportunity, so they sent Qiao Jun to the capital.

Before leaving, the elders in the family specially instructed Qiao Jun to obtain a certificate to go to sea at all costs.

Seeing that the goal had been achieved, the stone that had weighed on Qiao Jun's heart for a long time also quietly fell to the ground.

……

The Forbidden City, the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

At this moment, Jiajing was enjoying the new tea that had just been delivered in a rather leisurely manner.

Immediately, Lu Fang walked into the Hall of Mental Cultivation with silent steps, and said respectfully.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the three of Gao Gong are seeking an audience outside, presumably at the auction, and the result has already been reached."

"Well, let them in!"

When Jiajing heard this, he immediately put the teacup in his hand aside and ordered.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

After Lu Fang responded, she immediately walked out of the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

After a while, only a thin voice sounded: "Gao Gong, Yan Shifan, Zhang Juzheng, see you!"

Immediately, under the leadership of Lu Fang, the three entered the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

As soon as they entered the hall, the three respectfully knelt down on the ground and said in unison.

"Your Majesty, please see me, long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

"Well, get up."

I saw Jiajing sitting on the dragon chair, waved his hands quite casually, and said.

"Come on, give me a seat!"

As soon as Jiajing finished speaking, a eunuch stepped forward and prepared seats for the three of them.

Seeing this, the three of them looked at each other and thought to themselves.

"Is there something else your majesty wants to tell us to do?"

With this uneasy feeling in mind, the three of them immediately sat down in their seats.

"Let's talk, you came to find me this time, is there a result from the auction?"

Jiajing looked away from the three of them and asked immediately.

"Your Majesty is wise, I am here to inform Your Majesty of the results of the auction."

Seeing the emperor asking about this matter, Gao Gong stood up immediately and explained.

At the same time, Gao Gong took out a memorial from his bosom and held it high above his head.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, here is the record of the silver taels obtained from the auction of certificates to go to sea. The total proceeds from this auction are 3608 million taels!"

When Jiajing heard Gao Gong's words, he immediately winked at Lu Fang who was at the side, and the latter quickly understood, took the memorial from Gao Gong, and handed it to Jiajing.

Jiajing opened the memorial, and saw that it clearly recorded the final transaction price of each sea-going certificate, as well as the person who bid for this sea-going certificate, what was his name, and where was his place of origin.

Jiajing lost interest after flipping through it twice, then put it aside and encouraged him.

"Well, you guys did a good job on this matter!"

"Compared to the previously expected 600 million taels, it is more than double, not bad."

Seeing this, Yan Shifan on the side quickly complimented: "All this is due to your majesty, if it were not for your wise and powerful leadership and those suggestions that hit the point."

"It's absolutely impossible for the current auction of the certificate to go to sea to go so smoothly!"

"Yes, Your Majesty, all this is due to you."

Seeing this, Zhang Juzheng on the side also complimented him.

(End of this chapter)