Invincible Zhengde

Chapter 178 Hand over the money

Looking at the brochure in his hand, Zhu Houzhao nodded in satisfaction. Qi You's ability is still good, at least he did this thing in detail and well, which shows that he put his heart into it.Putting down the brochure in his hand, Zhu Houzhao looked around and found that everyone was not very excited, except that the Fujian businessman was a little special.

Everyone knows this. The Guangdong Salt Farm is not a big salt farm, and the output is not that high, but this is pure profit!
Whoever does it earns money, and Fujian merchants almost regard it as their own private land. What they are afraid of now is that Zhejiang merchants and Huizhou merchants will win, but they are not so worried about Shanxi merchants.

"Now that everyone has read about it, let's start!" Qian Guangdou pointed to a salt field with a smile and said, "Guangdong Salt Field No. , the starting price is [-] guan, and each increase must not be lower than [-] guan, now everyone can bid, [-] guan, is there anyone bidding?"

Zhu Houzhao's eyes drifted to the Fujian merchants at the first time, and after a glance at Zhu Houzhao, he found that their faces were not very good-looking, and they were looking at other people around, and their faces were not very good-looking either.

This piece of Guangdong Salt Field is not a very big salt field, and the starting price is [-] Guan. What about the large salt field of Guangdong Salt Field?What about the large salt fields of Lianghuai Salt Field and Changlu Salt Field?Wouldn't that be a sky-high price?Most of the people present were salt merchants. They might not know the size of the salt field very well, but they knew very well how much money [-] halite could make.

A month of 50 shi, a year is nearly [-] shi. They can't understand how much profit there is.

Aside from the cost, of course, the cost here refers to the money for taxation and transportation, as well as the money for gifts. You must know that in order to enter here, they don't give away a lot of money.After removing these costs, what is left is pure profit. In this, how much money they can get and whether it is worth doing, everyone has an abacus in their hearts.

"Okay, No. 76 made a bid, and he bid 89 guan. Is there any more bids? Well, No. [-] bid [-] guan." Qian Guangdou stood on the stage, waving a small gavel in his hand, with a look on his face. The expression glowed with red excitement, loudly provoking the businessmen below.

Looking at this scene, Zhu Houzhao breathed a sigh of relief. It seems that the court is really going to make a lot of money this time, and the money may not be too little.Thinking of this, Zhu Houzhao showed a smile, thinking that Dad will be very happy, right?It is estimated that this time the father will also be shocked, and the court will also be shocked. They should see how much money these salt merchants have.

In the end, the Azi No. 3 salt field in Guangdong was sold at a price of 50 yuan. The person who took the picture of this salt field was an old man among the group of Fujian merchants. He looked in his [-]s and was very handsome.

Zhu Houzhao couldn't help thinking that this is like the real estate industry of later generations. Every time the government auctions land, the competition is very fierce, and land kings are common. I don't know if there will be a very high price this time, so high that I will be surprised .

While watching, Zhu Houzhao secretly recorded the turnover. The average price of the 13 yuan salt farms in Guangdong Saltworks reached 60 Guan, and the five-year franchise of a Guangdong Salt Farm sold nearly [-] Guan.As soon as the price came out, everyone gasped, it was really too high, but Zhu Houzhao didn't think so.

"Now we are starting the auction of the Changlu Salt Fields. There are 23 salt fields in Changlu Salt Fields. Here are the drawings." Qian Guangdou asked someone to send the drawings, and then said with a smile: "The next round of auction will be held in a stick of incense. Let's start later." After saying this, Qian Guangdou turned around and left, obviously leaving room for others to participate in the auction.

Zhu Houzhao's eyes fell on the group of Fujian merchants at this time, because some of them did not make a move from the beginning to the end, and they did not raise their cards.

Zhu Houzhao doesn't think they came here because the price is too high, and it's impossible to come here because they are idle and bored. You must know that all the businessmen who enter here are very strong and powerful, and they have spent a lot of money. Resources come here.It is impossible for them to watch the excitement, so if these people did not make a move in the Guangdong Salt Works, they must have made a move in other salt works.

Turning around and walking outside, Zhu Houzhao told Liu Jin, "Go and find Yang Lian for me!"

As for the understanding of these businessmen, it must be Yang Lian. Whether it is the business cooperation of Qiyizhai and these people, or the investigation of these people by the Huanyi Bureau, Yang Lian must have extremely acquainted information.What Zhu Houzhao didn't expect was that Yang Lian was actually in Yantiesi's yamen, and soon came to Zhu Houzhao's side.

Yang Lian in casual clothes appeared in front of Zhu Houzhao's eyes. Zhu Houzhao didn't know what it was like to dress up so coquettishly?
If you put on women's clothes, you'd be a big boss in women's clothes!

Behind Yang Lian was a person, this person Zhu Houzhao really knew, former Yangzhou Jinyiwei Qianhu Yang Bin, Zhu Houzhao did not expect Yang Lian to really keep Yang Bin by his side.After Zhu Houzhao greeted Yang Lian over, he asked with a smile, "Have you got a relationship with Yantiesi so soon?"

Yang Lian's heart trembled when she heard Zhu Houzhao's words, and she quickly explained: "His Royal Highness, the servants came here this time to see who has relatively big money. Pay attention, so that we can conduct a more detailed investigation afterwards."

Zhu Houzhao nodded, agreeing with Yang Lian's statement, and then asked his doubts: "Have you figured out the origin and background of those people?"

"Go back to Your Highness, touch it!" Yang Lian breathed a sigh of relief when she heard Zhu Houzhao's question, nodded repeatedly and said: "These Fujian merchants and some Huizhou merchants and Zhejiang merchants are not from salt merchants, but this One shot is very generous. Whether it is someone who takes the route of Xungui or another route, the shot is very generous."

"The servants have noticed them a long time ago, and let people find out their background. These people are all smugglers along the coast."

Hearing Yang Lian's words, Zhu Houzhao suddenly realized, no wonder, if it is a smuggling businessman along the coast, it is not surprising that these people are generous, and the profit of smuggling is very high.Even if they sell their goods overseas and do not go overseas themselves, that is still a very, very high profit.You must know that since the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty, smuggling along the coast has never stopped.

After so many years of development, these people have already accumulated a very rich net worth. Daming is a country with a maritime ban, but in this era, 60.00% of the world's total silver production has flowed into Daming.

Especially after the opening of the age of great voyages, of course, this is also related to the lack of copper coins in the Ming Dynasty and the beginning of circulation of silver. Silver became a semi-official currency, probably during the Chenghua period.Regarding this point, Zhu Houzhao has personal experience. Now when he goes out to give silver, the merchant takes it. This proves that silver has become currency and has begun to flow.

Although the annual inflow of tens of millions of taels has not yet reached the Wanli period, it is still quite a lot. If there is any businessman in Daming who is the richest, it is these coastal smugglers.

You must know that the well-known Donglin Party is behind the big smuggling businessmen in the south of the Yangtze River. Compared with landlord parties such as the Qizhechu Party and the Qin Party, they are much richer.The economic base determines the superstructure. The rise and growth of the Donglin Party has a lot to do with the smugglers behind them who support them.

Especially at the end of the Ming Dynasty, smuggling became more rampant, and the arrival of the age of great voyages also made Ming's goods more popular, because the big western market was opened to Daming.

Western countries need a lot of Ming silk, tea, porcelain, and even some backward countries also need ironware and grain, which has led to a large trade surplus in China all the year round, and a large number of items are sold, but what do other people’s things look like? There are few wines and no one buys them. We sell more and buy less. Some people don’t want it and don’t need it. Some people don’t have it.

Due to the Chinese craze in the world, especially in Western society in the 78s (just like the American dream in the world, especially in China), people still want to have Chinese porcelain from the court to the folk, wear Chinese silk, and drink. China's tea is proud.

This phenomenon did not change until the end of the Qing Dynasty. It was opium that changed the trade surplus. The British used opium to open up the Chinese market and plundered property in China. Therefore, the Opium War broke out and opened the history of humiliation in modern China. .

Zhu Houzhao also knew why these people did not attack the Guangdong Salt Farm. This was an agreement between them and the salt merchants among the Fujian merchants.

Among the Fujian merchants, the salt merchants will help them sell salt in the north. After all, they have never done salt business before and have little experience, so they need someone to help them.The salt merchants among the Fujian merchants needed their money to go north, and the two hit it off.Originally, these smugglers were unable to intervene in the salt business, but the imperial government's restructuring gave them a chance.

"Looks like it's exciting!" Zhu Houzhao looked at the smugglers with a smile on his face. Originally, Zhu Houzhao was thinking about arranging to bring one in, but now it seems completely unnecessary, because the catfish has already appeared.

"Okay, you go back!" Zhu Houzhao waved his hand, signaling Yang Lian to go down, the second round of auction was about to start, and he was going back to witness this historic moment.

Zhu Houzhao smiled and walked back to the chair. Qian Guangdou came on stage again at this time, and said with a smile: "The auction of the Changlu Salt Farm is now starting. The No. [-] Salt Farm of the Changlu Salt Farm has a monthly production of [-] stones. The auction starts." The price is [-] guan, and each bid must not be lower than [-] guan.”

Zhu Houzhao knew that the competition of the Changlu Salt Field would be second only to the Lianghuai Salt Field, because the location of the Changlu Salt Field is also very advantageous, it is located in the Bohai Bay.

(End of this chapter)