The legend of the king of crossing

Chapter 97 The Surprise at the Auction

Just after the birthday festival, there were two rumors in Lin'an City. One was that the Royal Lin'an University was formally established, and the admission brochure would be posted on April [-]th. No matter whether they are famous or not, as long as they have an identity certificate, they can take the exam. Once they pass the exam, the fees will be paid by the royal family within three years. In addition, university professors with special skills will be recruited. The details will be announced tomorrow.For those who failed the imperial examinations and the common people in the capital, they immediately felt more hope and curiosity. This is a university affiliated to the royal family. For a while, rumors abounded that after graduation, they could directly enter the court as an official, which was different from the imperial examinations. It's the same as in the list, and what's more, after graduation, they will become the emperor's cronies and favorites, at least they will be officials above the fifth rank.The second thing is that Shifeng Trading Company will auction off the agency rights of MSG in various places. Although MSG has only been sold in the market for one day, it is almost a household name in Lin'an City. People who can't buy it would rather spend one or two. When queuing at Shichen, you also have to go to Tonglelou to taste the taste of MSG. This has become a fashion in the capital recently. Is it ready?

"Guan, are you going to the auction in the afternoon?"

"Of course, Xiaoqi, call Mr. Yuan, let's go."

I have now learned to change the mask by myself. In the secret room of Shifeng Trading Company, I looked at the disguised appearance in the bronze mirror and thought, would it be interesting if I walked the rivers and lakes like this?No matter what, you will be less worried than the emperor.

It's really interesting that a mask as thin as cicada's wings turned me back into Huyan Donghai.

The auction site is somewhat similar to the theaters of later generations. There are ten private rooms on the second floor, from No. [-] to No. [-], all covered by thin bead curtains. Guests inside can choose to pull the bead curtains to reveal their true faces, or choose not to let them People know their true identities.The host's platform is directly in front of the first floor, and there are about ten rows of open seats under the stage.There are tea and cakes around, for everyone to enjoy.

Fang Ling, Yuan Ji, and Xiao Qi and I sat in Room [-], holding a copy of the auction process and a list of all the guests, including the list of guests in the private room. Of course, this list is not open to the public.I browsed through it, put it on the table, and I didn't know anyone on it.

Looking through the gaps in the bead curtain, Xiao Tian was already standing on the stage, and the audience was full of auction guests.

"Brother, I heard that the invitations were priced at ten taels of silver per piece."

"It's so expensive, it seems that Xiao Tian will make a lot of money this time."

"Hehe, brother, you money fanatic, Xiao Tian is making money for you."

"How dare you say that to your brother, call me."

Fang Ling made a face and said, "Haha, brother, you can't beat Ling'er."

"Why, brother beat you, still dare to resist?"

Fang Lingle said: "Look, Xiao Tian's performance has begun."

I saw Xiao Tian walked to the front of the stage and said loudly: "Ladies and gentlemen, since our Shifeng Firm launched monosodium glutamate and other products, it has been well received by everyone. The monosodium glutamate workshop of our firm has been completed and can be produced normally within a few days. For this reason, today we first auction off the agency rights of Liangzhe Road and Fujian Road for one year. Liangzhe Road will start supplying goods on May 1000th, and Fujian Road will start supplying them on June [-]th. Let’s start from Fujian Road, the base price is [-] taels of silver, and the minimum price is one hundred taels, and the contract will take effect after the payment is made within half an hour after the transaction.”

As soon as Xiao Tian finished speaking, he heard someone shouting from the audience, "Your hundred taels, I am one hundred taels, add up little by little.

Not long after, someone in Room No. 1 opened the bead curtain and shouted loudly, "[-] taels."

The second room is next to me, and I couldn't see this person, so I had to pick up the guest list, and saw that the guest was named Lin Zhixiong, and Fang Ling who was next to me said, "Lin Zhixiong, isn't that the Fujian businessman I met in the restaurant that day?" Is it the leader?"

"Lin Zhixiong, it's him, I remembered it too."

Lin Zhixiong was generous when he made his voice, and the rest of them didn't have such boldness in the first place, they didn't have the strength in the second place, and they didn't dare to offend the Fujian Road business tycoon in the third place, so they died down.

Xiao Tian saw that there were no more bids, so he clapped his hands together and said, "1 taels, the first time."

After about ten breaths, I stretched out my hands and clapped again: "1 taels, the second time."

"1 taels, the third time, the transaction. Congratulations to the customer in the private room No. [-] for obtaining the agency right on Fujian Road. Please wait a moment. The staff of our firm will come to you to sign the contract. If you feel that there is anything inappropriate after reading the agreement, We can discuss further, if there is no problem, please sign the payment for confirmation."

After Xiao Tian said the word "deal", Fang Ling laughed and said, "Brother, look, this Xiao Tian has also learned your famous sayings."

Yuan Ji also laughed: "Young Master Xiao is acting more and more like a young master."

At this time, the people sitting below also talked, and the venue became lively for a while.

"This agency right is worth 1 taels."

"Yeah, it's incredible."

"Shopkeeper Lin has been in business for decades, and his actions are extraordinary."

"Brother, do you think 1 taels of agency power is expensive?"

I took a sip of tea and said, "It's not expensive. How much monosodium glutamate can be sold on Fujian Road within a year. This kind of monopoly business is far more than the return of 1 taels."

"Oh, brother, you can make a lot of money."

"Hehe, Ling'er, your Escort will also make a lot of money."

"Well, let me think about it, how much can I earn?"

"Little money fan, count slowly."

Fang Ling snorted and said, "You're a money fan, so I'll ignore you. I'll continue to watch Xiao Tian's performance."

Xiao Tian smiled and stood in front of the stage again, stretched out his hands, signaled everyone to be quiet, and said, "The following is the agency right of Liangzhe East Road. The base price is 800 taels, and the minimum price is also [-] taels. Let's start."

The economy of Liangzhe Road and Fujian Road is relatively developed, and the business atmosphere is far stronger than other areas.Liangzhe Road has a large number of merchants, large and small, far more than Fujian Road, but there is no tycoon like Lin Zhixiong, so the competition for agency rights is more intense, 100 taels, 200 taels, frequent calls, but few people For those who added more than 500 taels at a time, after the bidding reached 5000 taels, only the guests in private rooms No. [-] and No. [-] were still bidding each other.

Across the room, I couldn't see what was going on inside either. From the directory, I knew that the guest in Room [-] was named Xiang Shisan, and the guest in Room [-] was named Wei Hong.

After the guest in Room 6000 called out [-] taels, Room [-] suddenly lost his voice.

"6000 taels for the first time."

"6000 taels for the second time."

Just when Xiao Tian was preparing to count for the third time, after hesitating for a long time, a voice finally came from Room 800: "Slow down, [-] taels."

Room No. 8000 changed the previous method of gradually increasing the price, and shouted without hesitation: "[-] taels."

"This thirteen psychological warfare was well fought." I secretly praised.

There was a moment of silence in Room [-], and then there was another scream: "Fuck, you're dying, wait." Then the door slammed shut, and it seemed that the guest named Wei Hong in Room [-] was furious and left early. away from the field.

Fang Ling was a little annoyed and said, "Wei Hong didn't win the bid, so he walked away in a rude manner and uttered wild words. It's really too much."

Xiao Tian also heard this scream, he was stunned, and then he recovered his smile and shouted: "8000 taels, the first time."

"8000 taels, the third time, a deal. Congratulations to the guest in Room No. [-] for obtaining the agency right of Liangzhe East Road."

After a while, Xiao Tian continued: "The last area below is Liangzhe West Road. The rules are the same..." Before he finished speaking, he saw more than a dozen government officials rushing in surrounded by two young masters.

Shifeng Commercial Bank has always been loose on the outside and tight on the inside, so naturally it would not send people to block the door when it opened for business, let alone a group of aggressive officials.

"Hey, isn't that Wei Yanei, what a surprise, what is he here for?"

"Well, let's see."

Xiao Tian was startled, could it be that the government has not been properly managed?In the past, when I was in Tongle Building, I had to give red envelopes to the government lords every now and then, but after I arrived at Shifeng Commercial Bank, I never managed the government.Although Xiao Tian doesn't know my identity, he also knows that I have certain strength in the capital.At this moment, knowing that I was upstairs, I felt a lot more at ease.

"Brother messenger, what's the matter? We have all the certificates here." Xiao Tian greeted him.

The head of the yamen servant team said: "I received the order of the superior, saying that you have Mongolian spy work here, and asked me to come and search. Little ones, search."

"Wait." Xiao Tian said, "Do you have a search certificate? In broad daylight, is there any law."

Wei Yanei said arrogantly: "Wang Fa? You are harboring Mongolian espionage, and you dare to hinder the official's work, let me do it."