Days pass by day by day, and in a blink of an eye it was the ninth day of the 12th month of the 16th year of Hongxuan. The heavy snow that had been falling for several days finally stopped, but the sky was still gloomy, without a trace of sunshine, cold
It was so bad that people who had been trapped in heavy snow for a long time still couldn't wait to go out. Many people rushed to the direction of the Ma Political Bureau early in the morning, just because today is the long-rumored horse.
At the beginning of the card auction, people all wanted to know what happened to the horse carriage, and they were also speculating about how many people could get six horse carriages. Of course, they were waiting inside to see Xiao Wei.
There were many jokes, but no matter what, during this day, the capital's eyes were all focused on the small Ma Zheng Office.
Excited? No, the word excitement cannot express Xiao Wei's mood at this time. Perhaps it would be more accurate to describe it as excitement. For the arrival of this day, Xiao Wei has invested in no way or knows how much energy he has put in, nor does he know how much food he has eaten.
How much suffering has been done, including the hardships of Ma Yanxi, it is not an exaggeration to describe it as a life-long death. Now, all this will finally be rewarded. Once everything goes well, Xiao Wei can take this opportunity to go in the court.
If you gain a firm foothold, the future development will be just around the corner. The question is whether everything will go smoothly? Xiao Wei is actually a little worried and nervous.
Nervousness is a natural thing. Even if Xiao Wei has high psychological quality, he may be able to get up at will when encountering such things as winning or not losing. Fortunately, everything has been going well so far - in Xiao Weiyuan's original
Among the expectations, the most worrying thing is that there are not many people coming to participate in the auction, which leads to low selling prices. After all, it is one thing to be expensive in the Central Plains, and raising horses is another thing. Don’t look at the high price of horses, you can raise them.
Ma Nai is a technical job, and its cost is not low. Without a scale, it is difficult to make a lot of profits. Even though Xiao Wei has introduced many preferential policies, ranging from unified purchase to duty-free, to logistics technical support, etc.
But the problem is that there are only a limited number of places in the Central Plains that can raise horses on a large scale. Xiao Wei planned it and then circled six horse farms. Except for the capital, most of the rest were in remote areas.
, Those who are truly rich may not be willing to invest heavily in places where they can invest. Even if Xiao Wei has requested Emperor Hongxuan to approve safety measures such as arranging troops to protect the horse farm, he is still not sure that there will be a scene of responding.
But the actual situation made Xiao Wei overjoyed. As of the day before yesterday, the merchants who came to sign up for the bidding had reached such an astonishing number of nearly a hundred. Not only did the merchants in the capital respond, but some came from Shanxi, Guanzhong and other places.
Rich businessmen, even Jiangnan, came to participate. This enthusiastic scene really made Xiao Wei very excited.
It is naturally a good thing to gather responders, and it is always better than having few responders. The problem is that there are more people coming, so this scene is difficult to control. You can neither get cold nor too hot. If the speculation is too much
If the Ma Shang can make money, the problem will be big. After all, although Xiao Wei wants to get some operating funds by relying on the horse license auction, he will never want to lose big because of small profits. If the Ma Shang is passive and lazy due to low profits.
The final loss is still borne by the Ma Political Bureau. It is worth pondering how to grasp the degree, not to mention that Xiao Wei is also selfish in it - not only to ensure that Fatty Tang can pick a horse card
, I also have to ensure that the part of Xiao Rutao who promised the second prince earlier cannot be lost. How to make it look fair, just and open has really made Xiao Wei feel troubled. Although he has made many relevant arrangements, will he be able to do so at that time?
There will be chaos, Xiao Wei dare not make a full guarantee, and everything has to be seen before he can see it.
Whether it is nervous or excited, what should be come will always come. At the end of the three hours of Chen Shi, Xiao Wei, the young minister of Taipu Temple Chen Haoran, Zuo Feilong's envoy Ye Buyu and other senior officials of the Ma Political Department made final arrangements for the auction. At that time, a yamen runner in auspicious uniform walked in from outside the office and reported loudly: "Report to the prince, the auspicious time has arrived. Please give me advice!"
Finally, let's go! Xiao Wei's heart beat wildly, but his face was still calm. He did not rush to teach, but glanced at the top leaders and said in a gentle tone: "You guys are right." Is there any doubt about today's arrangement?"
"We are obeying the orders of the prince." At this point, everything we should say has been explained thoroughly. Chen Haoran and others will no longer have any different opinions. They bowed and answered in unison.
"Okay, play music to welcome the guests!" As soon as everyone could speak, Xiao Wei stood up suddenly, slapped the copywriting and ordered loudly.
After Xiao Wei issued the order, the crowd did not dare to neglect. The drum and music team, who had been waiting outside the yamen for a long time, immediately played the welcome song. In the midst of the noise of drums, merchants from all over the country who came to participate in the bidding were holding big red invitations. Under the guidance of the yamen runners of the Ma Zheng Office, they entered one after another and headed straight to the back hall. They immediately saw a huge colorful shed that almost covered the entire backyard. The silk flowers and lights were arranged in an orderly manner, which looked particularly magnificent and grand. But everyone didn't care about looking closely, because King Xiao Wei of Xingyang led a group of officials from all over the Ma Zheng Office lined up at the door of the coloring shed with a smile. This made the business travelers panic and couldn't help but feel a little nervous. , regardless of the mud on the ground, he would kneel on the ground and give a great gift to see.
Since ancient times, merchants have had a very political status. Even the Dayin Dynasty, which is known for its enlightenment, is no exception in this regard. Although the merchants are rich, there are more or less powerful people behind them. However, in terms of social status, it is still pitifully low. Not to mention that compared with the nobles of Tianhuang like Xiao Wei, even the underworld officials of the Ma Political Bureau are higher than those of merchants. After a long time, seeing Xiao Wei actually led all the officials from the Ma Political Bureau to welcome him, it really made everyone feel that they could not afford it.
"You guys, I don't like to be polite and the snow is muddy, so I will be exempted from rituals." Xiao Wei personally went out to welcome him just to show his importance to the merchants, but he did not want to show his power and make everyone suffer. This time, everyone saw him. To kneel down, Xiao Wei immediately took a step forward, waved his sleeves, and gave a polite command.
"Your Majesty is respectful to the wise and the wise men, it's better to obey your orders than to be respectful. You don't have to be restrained. Let's go to the court to grab the horse cards based on your ability!" As soon as Xiao Wei finished speaking, the fat man Tang emerged from the crowd and echoed loudly. In one sentence, the previous sentence was just like a human word, and the last sentence was revealed, it was simply a street tone. It made all the merchants laugh. As the laughter came, the original fear and anxiety disappeared.
Hey, this fat man is really true! Xiao Wei had told Fatty Tang how to speak earlier, but unexpectedly, the words changed tone when Fatty Tang's mouth. It really made Xiao Wei feel a little amused, but , able to relax the merchants, the effect is better than originally expected, and I am too lazy to care more about the fat man Tang, so I smiled and waved my hands and said, "My Lord Tang, what Mr. Tang said is reasonable, Today I am so proud that I can get you to support me and do my best to do my best to the great plan of Ma Zheng in Dayin. Xiao Wang is deeply honored. Please!”
Although the merchants came for monopoly operations like Mapai, when Xiao Wei asked for it, he couldn't help but look forward to it and dare not move easily. However, the fat man Tang was so cool and smiled.
With a wave of his sleeve, he walked towards the coloring shed first. While walking, he also said carelessly: "Everyone, if you don't hurry up, the good things will be gone, let's go!" As soon as these words came out, they immediately got into trouble again.
The merchants laughed loudly, and the atmosphere was harmonious, so the merchants no longer hesitated. They all walked into the coloring shed with a smile. They suddenly saw that the seats had already been arranged in the coloring shed, in front of their respective seats.
There were also famous brands on the few schools, indicating the names of each merchant and the names of participants. Everyone was surprised that the Ma Political Bureau was fully prepared, but people expressed their opinions on this, and they all took the seats according to the famous brands, waiting for the Mass.
The start of the license auction.
The merchants didn't wait long, and the auction of the horse-plaque began in full swing. Just as everyone was just sitting, Ye Buyu, wearing a brand new official robe, walked to a pre-built platform in the colorful shed.
, looked around the merchants, cleared their throats, and announced loudly: "Everyone, our Majesty Department, in accordance with the will of His Majesty, will be responsible for the revival of Majesty, and will be responsible for this auction. For fairness, all auction terms and related
The policy benefits are as follows: First, all bidders are qualified to win the bid; second, the auction of horse plaques will be 6 yuan, and there will be no increase within five years; third, those who receive horse plaques can follow our Dayin Law
Reasonable and legal operation of the horse farm, all related taxes can be exempted from the first three years, and the next two years can also be halved; fourthly, all horse farms operated will be protected by local state troops to avoid attacks by bandits and all transfers
All matters are sent by the court to escort; fifth, all those who win the bid are protected by our Dayin Law. No matter who is not allowed to deprive them without authorization, they are not allowed to sell them without authorization. Those who violate the order should be severely punished for the serious crime of treason! Sixth,
The bidding for horse plaques is based on voluntary participation, and no one shall force others to give up the qualification for auction; seventh, in order to protect the interests of the winners, the lower limit of horse plaques is 100,000 taels of silver, and the upper limit is 25.
Ten thousand taels of silver, if multiple people bid the same price, they can enter the second round of screening. The screening mechanism will be decided by the Malaysian Political Department, and we must ensure fairness and openness. The above seven are the principles of today's auction. If there are any objections, you can take the one pillar.
Incense will leave the venue by yourself within the time of the incense, come and burn the incense!”
Ye Buyu announced the seven principles of auction, and the yamen runners standing beside him ignited the incense. The smoke scattered, and the merchants first pondered themselves, and then the buzzing discussion started to roar.
Whether Ye Buyu, who was the auction host or Xiao Wei, who was sitting upright in the main seat, did not stop him, and let the merchants discuss it in a hot topic...