Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 476

Yuan Shikai shook his head slightly and said: "This is not good. It was used by Wu Sangui in the rebellion. It is not auspicious. I have seen it from an expert. It is better to use Hongxian than Zhaowu. The founding year of the Ming Dynasty was Hongwu, and the confidant of the Qing Dynasty was in serious trouble." Hong Xiuquan, all of them carry the character Hong, which is very auspicious."

"Okay, okay, Hong Xian's year name is more appropriate."

Yuan Shikai suppressed his smile, and said: "Duan and Feng sent me a telegram a few days ago, saying that they would come to Singapore to celebrate my birthday in person, which means that they still have an old boss in their hearts. I have respect. After they come, I will show my cards to them when I have an opportunity. If they can judge the situation clearly and fulfill my wish, it will be fine. If they dare to disobey, Fan Xuecheng is their role model!"

Yuan Shikai's eyes were murderous, and his face was ferocious. Liang Shiyi couldn't help but gasp when he saw the other party's expression!
New York, Fifth Avenue, Gordille.

With excitement, the auctioneer began to introduce the last lot to the people present, the redevelopment project of downtown San Francisco.

San Francisco was severely traumatized by the earthquake. According to preliminary statistics, the death toll in the earthquake exceeded 270, and the economic loss was estimated at 10 billion US dollars.The earthquake caused more than 73% of the city's buildings to be destroyed, millions of residents lacked electricity, factories could not operate normally, and traffic jams were serious, affecting normal work and life.The quake also damaged San Francisco International Airport.Roads, bridges, airports, and the Gulf Express were temporarily closed.In the days after the earthquake, aftershocks continued to occur.In San Francisco and its vicinity, high-rise buildings swayed from side to side, and shards of glass scattered everywhere.A building collapsed in the Bay Area.Several fires broke out in the city, and the Marina district was blazing.Water pipes were damaged and firefighting efforts were hampered.

The White House has allocated more than $25 million for emergency aid; Congress is raising at least $30 billion for disaster relief.California officials put the total property damage at a conservative estimate of $40 billion; local insurance companies put the total at $[-] billion.The governor of California said that the loss can be made up by raising taxes.

The earthquake left buildings such as plazas and buildings in the center of San Francisco in ruins. The final auction project is to build a new city on the ruins after the earthquake. It is conceivable how huge the investment in such a project will be, but the United States has no way to raise funds. Under such circumstances, the San Francisco city center reconstruction project had to be placed in the embarrassing position of being up for sale by way of auction. After many days of no one interested in it, the reserve price of this project dropped again and again, and finally had to be settled. Above the measly $5000 million price point.

Today, Qiao Zhiyong's series of bold actions surprised the investors present.More than half of the people who came to participate in the auction today are investors from abroad, and they all have certain strengths. Of course, merchants without strength dare not come to Gord's Auction House to interfere.Moreover, the nine industrial construction projects auctioned just now are just warm-ups. It is the last project that really attracts people's attention. As long as there is sufficient funds in hand, who would not want to successfully bid for this cheap and luscious big project.However, Qiao Zhiyong's sudden appearance changed everyone's minds. Businessmen who thought they were strong were unavoidably worried when faced with such a wealthy Chinese. What an astonishing move!
Then the auctioneer held up a relatively large exhibition card, which outlined a beautiful city scene in the form of oil painting. The auctioneer said in his unique excited tone: "Please see, everyone, this is based on our own imagination. The beautiful picture of the future of San Francisco drawn out. Of course, as long as you take pictures of this project, you can draw a better picture according to your wishes on the white paper of San Francisco after the earthquake under the big framework of American urban design Picture. San Francisco will forever be engraved with your name because of your reconstruction. Well, now I announce the opening of the post-earthquake San Francisco reconstruction project with a reserve price of 5000 million US dollars." The auctioneer made a "please" gesture smugly.

The people in the audience started to commotion for a while. Those big businessmen who came to this project couldn’t sit still. They were sitting and discussing with their assistants or economic analysis experts hired by high salaries, and some of them even talked with themselves. There was a heated debate among the auction experts, and the auction hall was filled with enthusiastic clamor.

The auctioneer got a little impatient. This was completely different from the bidding scene just now. The nine projects just now were almost all businessmen from various countries engaged in a fierce bidding competition. In the end, the Chinese man in the corner made the final decision, but he looked at the wall. More than three minutes had passed, and people were just exchanging opinions, and no one had any intention of bidding. This made the experienced chief auctioneer of Gossippi extremely embarrassing.At this time, he had to shout in his very provocative tone: "Ladies and gentlemen! I believe that this project will be an extremely attractive cake for any investor. You have expressed your sincerity. The base price of 5000 million is really too low for such a huge investment project.

San Francisco has a unique geographical location and is the gateway to the Pacific Ocean and the Far East. It also has the best seaport in the world. Before the earthquake, San Francisco used to be the second largest economic and trade city in the western United States and the largest financial center in the western region. , the people here are hardworking and intelligent.Under their construction, San Francisco once had a prosperous industry, with auto parts, metal processing, shipbuilding, instrumentation, electronic equipment, food, petroleum processing, chemistry, printing and other industries.There are many institutions of higher learning and scientific research institutions such as the Golden Gate Strait and the University of San Francisco.I believe that as long as you are willing to invest your funds, you will get the most lucrative return. This return is not just three or five years, but will run through your life. Your wealth will grow rapidly along with the prosperity of San Francisco Get up, and your reputation will be etched in the history of this city forever. "

There was another commotion and discussion in the audience, and then people secretly turned their attention to Qiao Zhiyong.

Qiao Zhiyong looked very calm, nodding to the people around him from time to time, and his demeanor also showed Chinese-style elegance and grandeur.Gao Yu was a little bit impatient, and leaned into Qiao Zhiyong's ear and whispered: "Boss, others are watching us. It looks like if we don't bid, they will not dare to bid first. Isn't it just for this project?" Are you here, what are you waiting for, it’s time to make a move?”

Before Qiao Zhiyong could speak, Yan Weifan interjected: "Bah, if you don't understand, don't fool around with the master. Do you understand what we are here for? We came here on the emperor's order. You can't do anything hastily, especially It is at such a critical moment that the hole cards cannot be easily revealed, and once they reveal your mind and strength, then the next thing will not be easy to progress."

"Wow, Mr. Yan, it seems that you know a lot. You have stayed in Qixian County for many years, and you are separated from the United States by thousands of miles. You know everything about foreigners. There are fresh cabbage If you don’t pretend, you have to pretend to be onion.” Gao Yu shook his head sneeringly.

Yan Weifan was not angry either, and said with a smile: "You Gao Yu, don't underestimate people. Although I have not seen all the things of foreigners, I have met many foreigners and heard a lot. There is nothing unusual about this auction house. To put it bluntly, it’s the same as pushing Pai Gow, you can’t show it easily even if you’re touching a set of loud cards, or else they will knock you down and beat you to death with pips and picks. Do you understand?”

Gao Yu scratched the back of his head, and muttered, "Once what happened to you, Mr. Yan, the taste changed. This is an auction, what a ostentation. You're better off, and I called it Pai Gow."

The two of them were arguing facelessly here, and Qiao Zhiyong didn't stop, thinking about something in his mind.

The auctioneer suddenly shouted hysterically: "Okay, someone bid 500 million yuan, is there anyone else who is willing to bid?"

"Another one, bid 6000 million!"

"The gentleman in the box upstairs bid 7000 million! My God, this is really an amazing auction. Is there any higher bid? I think 7000 million is just the beginning. Another gentleman bid 8000 million! That's right, 8000 million!"

Amidst the exaggerated shouts of the auctioneer, the amount of bids has shown a trend of rising sharply. It can be seen that people are all here for the last item, and they are determined to win it.

Soon, the bid amount soared from 5000 million to [-] million US dollars.

The small merchants in the auction hall were dumbfounded. A hundred million dollars was an astronomical figure that they couldn't imagine. Had to leave the auction hall early, and some people were completely immersed in the excitement and madness of the money struggle.

Qiao Zhiyong was still sitting there without even moving, but the three young men Gao Yu, Ma Gongfu, and Ma Xun were already sweating profusely. They had never participated in the auction. A game that is even crazier than gambling, if you just raise your hand, tens of millions of dollars may be gone. This kind of thing is simply a kind of torture for people like them who work hard to make money by sweat!
Ma Gongfu grabbed Qiao Zhiyong's arm and said in a trembling voice, "Master, we can't afford this foreigner's thing, so let's just leave. Anyway, we also got the first nine projects, so we'll take it when we see it."

Qiao Zhiyong said in a deep voice: "Stay honestly and listen carefully to me. This is the best opportunity for you to learn more."

Ma Gongfu grinned: "I would rather not learn this knowledge."

As soon as I spoke, the bidding price at this time had reached 7000 million U.S. dollars. More and more merchants were defeated because they couldn't afford the huge sum of money. The subsequent bidding was obviously much slower, but The price is still increasing at around 1000 million.

Qiao Zhiyong turned his head inadvertently, and saw a fat middle-aged man sitting in the VIP box on the right, with a huge cigar in his mouth, a pair of small eyes shining brightly in the darkness , staring at his own direction.Qiao Zhiyong felt strange, looked over there for a long time, and finally confirmed that the man had indeed been staring at him.

I don't know this person before, who is he?What do you want to do?

(End of this chapter)