Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 605
Hearing the titles of the princes Baylor, not only Cao Yongnahan, but also Ma Qi and He Yi changed their expressions.

The holy driver is in Tangquan, the men in the capital city have gone a lot with him, why are they all showing up again?

Among other things, how to arrange the seats is a big problem.Among them, dignity, rules, titles, and official positions all have to be considered, and there can be no mistakes.

Fortunately, Cao Yong ordered that the table be placed in a round table instead of a square table, otherwise the "upper", "side", and "lower" tables are not arranged by ordinary people.

Thinking of this, Ma Qi and He Yi looked at Cao Yong with deep eyes.

Cao Yong's face was calm, and he was muttering in his heart.

The fourth elder brother leads the household department, the seventh elder brother leads the ritual department, and the fourteenth elder brother leads the military department. It's easy to say when they come here.These third elder brothers are now leading people to study books, ninth elder brother and tenth elder brother have no errands, why are they here?
Even if the ninth elder brother pulls the tenth elder brother to watch Cao Yong's joke, the third elder brother doesn't know whose joke it is, it's too idle for Prince Kang Chong'an and Prince Jian Yaerjiang.

Moreover, they also made "uninvited guests" and "uninvited guests".

The officials of the Six Departments did not dare to take the big picture in front of the people in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and they wanted to post a post, which was regarded as an advance greeting.On the side of Prince Baylor, he acted a lot more recklessly.

After all, in the eyes of many people, the Ministry of Internal Affairs is the minister, and the left and right are nothing more than royal servants.

The royal family sits on the east side, and the officials from the six ministries sit on the west side, but they are also divided into high and low, and they look neat.

However, it took half an hour to say hello and see each other.

Cao Yong followed Ma Qi and He Yi, watched the princes Baylor talking about the wheel, and glanced at the bidding area.

Among the people kneeling, there were many white-haired old men, trembling slowly, watching how hard it was.

The clock on the stage, there are still 10 minutes to twelve noon.

There has been a low-pitched report in the form of a pen post, saying that everything for the ribbon-cutting is ready.

When Cao Yong heard the words, he couldn't help but nodded. After all, he was holding the warehouse of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and it was so convenient to prepare things.

As the sound of the drums gradually rose, the field suddenly fell silent.

The princes, Baylor, civil and military officials all silenced, wondering if it was a good show to be staged.

About [-] people kneeling beside the bidding booth and the "donation booth" complained secretly.This has been kneeling for a quarter of an hour, is it possible to keep kneeling?

However, sneaking a look at the bright red top and wearing the prince's elder brother made many people really gain a lot of worldly experience.

I can't help complaining that the guards outside are heavily guarded, and I heard that there are imperial guards there just now. How many of the princes Baylor in this room are common?

Maybe even Long Live the Emperor will come over.

More than 20 guards have come over with red silk and copper trays.

Everyone was still pondering what this object was. Elder Sixteen had already stepped forward with a smile, and said to the princes and elder brothers: "My uncles, brothers, and nephews, it's rare for everyone to give you face and move here, and you can't do it in vain. Come on, come on, give me sixteen a face, help cut the ribbon, and let the House of Internal Affairs benefit from everyone's blessings."

Everyone still didn't understand what it meant, Elder Sixteen had already supported Yarjiang Ah's arm, walked to the front desk, stood beside the red ribbon, picked up the scissors on the tray, and stuffed them into his hands.

Afterwards, the other princes Baylor also stood up.

The twenty little ones looked very spectacular.

Some were curious, some were reserved, and put on airs, waiting for the ceremony to be completed.

Elder Sixteen laughed secretly, how could there be such a cheap one?
Brother Sixteen cleared his throat, and received an imperial decree from the little eunuch accompanying him, which read, "Since the imperial eunuch, I have cared about the people's livelihood, and worked hard at all times. Xi asked", what is "Gai wants to be more prosperous than a household's Gai Zang, the three seasons of floods and droughts are safe, the people of Si are peaceful and happy, and they will be prosperous and prosperous in Yuda" or something.

This time, even the kings in the audience had to kneel down to listen to the imperial decree.

A long article is nothing more than caring about the national economy and the people's livelihood. At the end, I hope that the merchants under the House of Internal Affairs will have a patriotic heart and the idea of ​​​​loyalty to the emperor.

After the imperial decree was issued, it was unknown who took the lead, and everyone shouted "Long live, long live, long live".

The princes are okay, but they feel that Ma Qi and Cao Yong are not kind, and they made such a fuss, which made everyone kneel down.

Many merchants were already in tears with excitement, and felt that after this experience in their lives, it was not in vain.

Cao Yong followed the people in the House of Internal Affairs, knelt down under the stage, and couldn't help waving for Brother Sixteen.

What is "taking advantage of the situation" is called "taking advantage of the situation".

With this decree down, if any merchant wants to do anything in the bidding process, it will rise to the level of "disloyal to the emperor" and "unpatriotic".Conversely, if you muster your strength and win a deal from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, you will be "loyal to the emperor and patriotic".

Brother Sixteen was also a little proud, but it was not because of the imperial decree that Baba rushed to Tangquan Palace to invite yesterday, but because of the row of princes and elder brothers kneeling under the stage.

After the imperial decree is announced, Brother Sixteen invites everyone on the field to stand up.

Later, Brother Sixteen, on behalf of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, thanked the princes, officials and merchants who attended the meeting today.Next, the eighteen princes Baylor cut the ribbon together.

The moment the red silk satin fell, Brother Jiu was holding the scissors, but the corners of his mouth couldn't help but twitch.

He put down the scissors with a smile, and said to Elder Brother Ten next to him with a smile, "Interesting, I didn't expect there to be such little tricks, it's really interesting."

Elder Brother Ten was annoyed by this cumbersome ceremony, frowned and said: "What's the point? It's weird. Brother Ninth is too, what's so interesting about it, coaxing brothers to come, making it seem like we're here now Carrying the flag for Little Sixteen. With this skill, how about listening to two plays, and joining in the fun?"

Brother Jiu gestured towards the bidding area and said, "Look, there are 250 people..." Then, he pointed to the viewing seats at the back: "That's also 250 over there, plus the Ministry of Internal Affairs over there Yes, there are always six or seven hundred people, isn't this big show enough for you to watch?"

While talking, everyone has returned to their seats and sat down.

Brother Ten thought for a while, then poked his head over, and said in Brother Nine's ear: "Brother Nine, the one on the left is two hundred and five, and the one on the right is two hundred and five. Is this Cao Yong sincere? This is really not good."

Brother Jiu sat on the side, put away the smile on his face, and said in a deep voice: "Whether it is two hundred and five, it depends on the next one." As he said, his eyes had drifted to the stage.

The tenth elder brother was bored, picked up the teacup, took a sip, but complained that Cao Yong was too stingy, and didn't know how to prepare some dried fruit...

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At the bidding platform, Yi Duli was already standing behind the case, holding a small hammer, and started today's first bid.

Just when everyone froze their ears, trying to see what kind of money this so-called first bid was, the result was as expected.

The first bid is for several projects in the inner court that need to be repaired. The original project cost a total of 6000 taels.Among the merchants in the bidding area, those who have contracted projects can participate in the bidding.

Instead of shouting up the price, he shouted down, and once he raised the sign, he would lose 500 taels of silver.

The projects of the Ministry of Internal Affairs have always been the most lucrative. The cost of this project is only higher than the budget. When has it been saved?
Ma Liandao sat behind the crowd, looking at Cao Yong in front of him, he couldn't help but feel a twitch in his heart.

Perhaps this bidding and procurement has little effect on other yamen of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, but it is very important to the Construction Department.

Since then, he, the doctor, has become the ear of the deaf -- just a decoration.

Although I usually communicate with Cao Yin a lot, but whose rights are robbed, I am still happy in my heart?

Maliandao was thinking about the few imperial merchants who often took over the jobs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and hoped that the project would fail to be auctioned.

After all, this is a payment, not a money-collecting business, and there are not many silver coins. If the auction can be passed, then Cao Yong will not be able to intervene in the affairs of the construction department in the future.

But things backfired, and many people in the auction area had already raised their signs.

After a while, the asking price reached 9000 taels, which was 7000 taels lower than before.

Backed by a big tree to enjoy the shade, although the project this time is not big, but these merchants are willing to lose the big backer of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for a few small money.

Sometimes, money is not spent for this job.

After shouting for a while, Yi Duli lost his original restraint, held a hammer in his hand, looked at the auction area, and said loudly: "500 taels, 8000 taels..."

The auction house was silent, only he was shouting on the stage with his neck stretched.

The officials of the six departments pretended to be indifferent, but their eyes were always on the auction area.

The sixteenth elder brother and the seventeenth elder brother did not sit on the side of Prince Baylor, but sat at the same table with Ma Qi, Cao Yong and others at the office of the officials of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Brother Sixteen held today's bidding booklet in his hand, looked at the up and down amounts, sometimes asked Cao Yong in a low voice, and sometimes glanced at the stage.

"For this bidding project, how will the deposit be calculated?" Listening to Yi Duli shouting the number again and again, Elder Sixteen was a little puzzled.

"It is converted into a project security deposit. If the project is accepted, and the original bid requirements are not met when the project is accepted, it will be counted as a fine and put into the internal treasury." Cao Yong replied from the side.

Hearing a "puchi", Elder Seventeen laughed out loud.

After hearing this, everyone in the seat turned to look at Elder Seventeen.

Seeing that everyone was looking at him, Elder Seventeen hastily picked up the teacup to cover up.

Brother Sixteen also had a smile on his face, and said to Cao Yong in a low voice: "Brother Seventeen is laughing at you, he can only go in and out, what kind of boy is he who is good at money, he is obviously a money-gathering brat!"

Yi Duli on the stage has already shouted 8000 taels.

It was [-]% less than the estimated project payment, and some people were still holding signs.

Yidu Lifang yelled a lot, but now he feels his throat is itchy, and he still said loudly: "500 taels, 7000 taels, 500 taels... 500 taels, 3 taels , 3 taels once... 3 taels twice... 8000 taels... [-]... [-]..."

"One time for 7000, two times for [-], three times for [-], winning the bid." Along with the voice, Yi Duli knocked down the table with a hammer.

It can be regarded as a final decision, and the bidding for the first bid has been completed.

Sweat was already dripping from Yiduri's forehead, and he felt extremely comfortable in his heart.

Ever since his father passed away and his grandfather was convicted, he seldom spoke so loudly in front of people, but today he had a great time shouting.

Everyone in the audience, whether they were "watching" or bidding, couldn't help but widen their eyes.

Twenty-seven thousand, already less than half of the original project budget.

Who would have thought that a project could reach this level.

Those who win the bid have no joy on their faces; those who lose the bid have no regrets.

Everyone knows that if the project is accepted at this price, it is specified that there will be a loss, that is, to take the money in and subsidize the relationship with the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

If you have that money, you may use it if you follow other adults' paths.

Ma Liandao leaned back in the chair, looked at the back of Cao Yong's head, not without complaints.Thinking about it, I will drink tea and read the mansion newspaper in the future, completely enjoying the leisure.

This silver belongs to the royal family, not his Cao family.

The idea of ​​making money is just a matter of doing it; the idea of ​​saving money, why worry about it?
Cao Yong only felt a chill on the back of his neck, not because of Ma Liandao staring at him, but rather annoyed in his heart.

I seem to be a little carried away, and things are getting complicated.

The original bidding did not include project bidding, because other bidding bids were too large and the number of merchants who could participate was limited. In order to gather more people and organize this bidding meeting, some small items were added.

Although this bidding was considered a success and saved money for the royal family, it did not know how many people it would offend.

Why bother?

Besides, if the hand stretches too long, it will be annoying.

Cao Yong took a look at the stage and warned himself not to have his tail turned upside down.

I just brazenly took the system that was used hundreds of years later, and used it now. It's just a trick, it's not a real skill.If he was so light-headed and carried away with complacency, he might be hit with a head full of bags.

On the other side of the bidding area, the merchants who were originally disapproving also became more serious.

The final bidding amount was less than [-]% of the asking price, which was a drop.If it is a positive number, wouldn't the final bid be twice the asking price?

According to regulations, after the successful bidding, according to the amount of the bid, the balance must be paid within three days to half a month, otherwise the consequences will be borne by oneself.

Some people have to start silently calculating in their hearts, what is the upper limit of money they can use?If there are not enough bids, who can embezzle the money in Beijing, what is the amount, and how to calculate the interest?
Sitting in the "donation receiving area", Han Jiangshi also thought of this in her heart, but she was overjoyed.

This time, the bidding, and several commercial routes that came out cost 10 taels of silver.In addition to other things, this bidding conference will at least collect hundreds of taels of silver.

Banks in the capital had limited silver deposits, and many merchants who came to Beijing from other places would not carry much silver with them.

At the end of the trouble, the money in the bank may not be enough, and it will be designated to borrow money everywhere.

When the Han Jiang family first entered Beijing, they did not exchange Jiangning's Liuhe bank.It wasn't until he partnered with the Cao family to do business and sent people to Jiangnan to buy, that he followed in person to clean up the affairs of Jiangning.

Liuhe bank, she has already exchanged all the silver to the Cheng family's relatives, and exchanged all the silver from the Cheng family for gold, and bought a few shops and properties from Yangzhou, which can be regarded as buying some properties.

The remaining 3 taels of gold were deposited in the Cheng family, and the rest were transported to the capital in batches together with the raw materials from Daoxiang Village and buried deep in the ground.

The cost of building Daoxiang Village was not large, and the remaining gold was 8 to [-] taels.

One tael of gold and ten taels of silver, if the money is taken out by a proper person, and then transferred, it may cost several percent more.

Han Jiang's family was originally in the business of a bank, and while thinking about it, he couldn't help touching his purse.

In the purse was a small silver abacus, which was something she carried with her just like the dagger.

Entering the field to check the guard, he could call out the name of Cao's parents, and he was familiar with Cao's family, but for some reason, his expression was so strange...

Han Jiangshi was thinking in his heart, but his eyes passed through the crowd and looked at the place where Cao Yong was sitting.

She really couldn't see through this man.

However, seeing him for the first time just now, his face full of disapproval and wanting to reprimand made Han Jiangshi quite uncomfortable.

Although he didn't say anything in the end, when he looked at her, there was still a bit of concern and blame in his eyes.

Besides Han Jiangshi, there was another person who was also looking at Cao Yong, and that was Zheng Shi Woxue who also wore men's clothes.

It turned out that Wang Quantai wanted to take part in the bidding instead of his wife, but was dissuaded by Zheng Woxue.Of course, she does not trust her husband, fearing that he is not good at business, but also cares about her husband and does not want to ruin his future.

Although at present, the imperial court can't help merchants to buy officials, but the abundance is not the real shortage.

Scholars, farmers, businessmen, scholars, farmers, businessmen.

After all, the country is governed by ethics, even if it is to laugh at the poor but not at the prostitute, on the stage, it is important to have a family background and face.

Although Wang Quantai voluntarily resigned from office in his early years, his fame is still there.

The sky in Guangzhou is high and the emperor is far away. It doesn't matter what you do for merchants, but you can't do it arbitrarily in the capital.

Hearing what Brother Thirteen meant, he would ask someone to fill Wang Quantai's real vacancies in two years and earn a future.

This is why Zheng Woxue didn't want him to show up and get involved in this.

In addition, like Han Jiangshi, she is also full of curiosity about this.

It wasn't because she was curious about the form of bidding. After all, she participated in the whole process of bidding at the Pearl Fair in Jiangning in the early years.

Out of curiosity, can all purchases be made through bidding?Is it possible to reduce the purchase cost compared to negotiating with a customer alone?How much can it be reduced?
All kinds of questions made her bold enough to disguise herself as a manager or shopkeeper.

On the bidding stage, Yi Duli had already called for the second bid.

It is the raw medicine reserves of the Royal Pharmacy and the Shou Pharmacy. Although it is in the raw medicine room of the Tai Hospital, the purchase is not just a matter of the Tai Hospital.

Usually, the Ministry of Internal Affairs is the one who decides, and the Taiyuan Hospital is only responsible for filling out the supplementary list.

Today's bidding is for the reserve of commonly used raw medicinal materials in the next three years,
The precious and rare medicinal materials used by the queen are not counted, those have to be purchased by special personnel from special production areas, while other commonly used medicinal materials are purchased by various pharmacies.

The three-year share is 20 taels, more than 1000 taels per year.It is also a drop in number, raising a brand once is [-] taels of silver.

Medicinal materials are no different than others, and outsiders are rarely involved, unlike some businesses that do not distinguish between outsiders and insiders.In addition, the amount of the bid is large, and there are only a few large-scale pharmacies in the capital, so the bidding is not as lively as before.

Sparsely, only three or four raised their placards, and in the end only Tong Ren Tang was left to raise their placards against one other time-honored brand.

When Tongrentang's placard reached 18, the other party stopped bidding...

I called out a few bids in a small way, and some were given to purchasing agents.

After half an hour passed, everyone on the field was familiar with the bidding process.

Quite a few people, holding the signs, couldn't sit still.I can't wait to get the bid I want to bid, so hurry up and make a decision.

Cao Yong looked at the stage, now, it's the turn of today's highlight...

(End of this chapter)