A few days later, the long-awaited land auction finally kicked off in Luoyang City!
Inside the campus of Caishijuncheng East University, there are so many people and so many black figures that you can’t even see the edge at a glance!
Liu Ruyi sat high on a tiger-skin throne, with generals Xiao Liuer, Huolang, Chunwa, Pu Sheng and Jia Dazhuang beside him.
Beside him, Zhang Laocai, Li Xuan, Lu Weiqi, Zhao Min, Huang Qing, including Dong Xiaowan, the Lu Business Alliance, the Central Plains Chamber of Commerce, and the Caishi Chamber of Commerce, the heads of the three major trading houses were already waiting.
After thinking about it for the past few days, Liu Ruyi added another item to the auction details, that is - as long as there is money, ordinary people in Luoyang City will also have the opportunity to buy the property in the name of Prince Fu and his son in this auction.
Fertile farmland.
Land, in the Chinese concept, is the prerequisite for everything.
Therefore, the streets of Luoyang City were almost empty for this auction, and everyone’s attention was attracted by this auction!
"My lord, the auspicious time has arrived, let's get started!"
Lu Weiqi was a highly respected person. After careful consideration for many days, he finally chose to surrender completely to Liu Ruyi in the face of the dual pressures of family members and reality.
Liu Ruyi also loved him very much. This time, Lu Weiqi personally acted as the host of the auction!
Liu Ruyi raised his head and glanced at the sun in the sky, smiled and nodded, "Lu Weng, I leave everything to you, Ruyi!"
Lu Weiqi bowed deeply to Liu Ruyi and said, "Your Majesty loves me so much, I must do my best!"
Taking a deep breath, Lu Weiqi turned around, stroked his sleeves, and with enough energy, he said loudly: "Dear fellow citizens of Luoyang City, today, with the great love of Duke Qi, I will act as the host of this farmland auction.
, it’s a great honor, and I’m very grateful! You have already gotten the various details of this auction for a long time, so I won’t go into details anymore. At this time, the right time has arrived, and I announce that this auction is officially
start!"
"Ouch~~!" The crowd instantly burst into cheers.
Immediately afterwards, war drums beat on both sides, and hundreds of soldiers walked onto the high platform in an orderly manner, carrying land deeds wrapped in gold foil and red paper.
"The Duke of Qi is mighty!"
"The Duke of Qi is benevolent and righteous!"
"Qi Guogong, thank you for giving us ordinary people this opportunity!"
The crowd cheered even louder.
Lu Weiqi hurriedly waved his hand to signal everyone to be quiet, and said with a strong breath: "Everyone, be quiet! This first piece of land is a high-quality farmland located in the north of Luoyang City, with a total of 126 acres. You can bid in order.
, the one with the highest price gets it!”
"I'll pay ten thousand taels!"
"I'll pay ten thousand five hundred taels!"
"I'm offering eleven thousand taels!"
"..."
"Eighteen thousand taels!"
"Eighteen thousand taels for the first time! Eighteen thousand taels for the second time! Eighteen thousand taels for the third time! Okay! Deal!"
The auctions at the beginning were all high-quality farmland located on the edge of the Yellow River.
For these lands, ordinary people are naturally out of reach, and the auction soon became a battlefield for the three major trading houses.
In the end, the Colored Stone Chamber of Commerce was wealthy, and Dong Xiaowan won the first prize with a price of eighteen thousand taels!
After succeeding for the first time, the next competition became even more intense. With the entry of different lands, the atmosphere of the entire auction was also pushed to a climax...
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However, just when the city of Luoyang was rejoicing, at this moment, in the Forbidden City of the capital, Emperor Chongzhen's face was ashen!
"Your Majesty, you, you have to make the decision for Gu! That Liu Ruyi bullied others too much, bullied others too much! He, he didn't take our Tian family seriously at all! Your Majesty! He actually, he actually wanted to Give the lonely fields to those humble businessmen and common people, this, this..."
Prince Fu Zhu Changxun had a lot of tears and runny nose, and kept crying to Emperor Chongzhen.
"Your Majesty, Liu Ruyi has a heart of a snake and a scorpion. He, he clearly has a disobedient heart! It's a pity, it's a pity that my brother is incompetent and wasted the perfect opportunity to kill this traitor! However, Your Majesty, , you have to be on guard against this thief!"
Zhu Yousong also shouted from the side.
Emperor Chongzhen's face was gloomy as if water was dripping from his face!
He now has some understanding of what happened in Luoyang City!
It was indeed his intention to ask Liu Ruyi to rescue Luoyang, and the matter was resolved smoothly!
But who would have thought that Prince Fu and his son would be so unbearable that they would insist on fighting Liu Ruyi to the death. It was a good time for them now, but wouldn't this make it difficult for them to get off the tiger?
Liu Ruyi now has 50,000 elite troops and is deeply involved with the nine generals. Is it possible that he really wants to force him to rebel?
Emperor Chongzhen shook his head tiredly.
However, after all, Zhu Changxun was his uncle, and Zhu Yousong was also his cousin. Even if he was extremely irritable, he couldn't lose his temper with these two people!
Taking a deep breath and trying to calm down his emotions, Emperor Chongzhen said: "Uncle, things have happened. Looking at it now, there is no way to solve it in a hurry! Why don't you two settle down in the capital for the time being? I'll wait for you. I have figured it out here, and I will definitely give you two a satisfactory explanation!"
"Your Majesty, you must make the decision for the lonely king!"
"Your Majesty, you must be careful about that traitor Liu Ruyi..."
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After finally sending these two masters away, Emperor Chongzhen leaned tiredly on the dragon throne!
At this level, could he not know that Liu Ruyi actually had a disobedient heart?
But Liu Ruyi has an army of 50,000 and has firmly occupied Shandong and Luoyang. Now, with just a word from Prince Fu and his son, will he be forced to rebel?
What's more, this matter was obviously done improperly by Prince Fu and his son!
"Your Majesty, you must take care of the dragon body! Liu Ruyi has already taken over, there is no need to rush this matter!" Wang Chengen had just sent Prince Fu and his son away. Seeing Emperor Chongzhen's haggard look, he hurriedly stepped forward and whispered. persuaded.
Emperor Chongzhen glanced at Wang Chengen, with indescribable tiredness in his eyes, "Big companion, you have been by Liu Ruyi's side during this battle in Luoyang! Based on what you have seen and heard, tell me, Liu Ruyi's Colored Stone Army , how much combat power does it have? If our imperial army can fight with it, how certain can we be?"
"This~?"
Wang Chengen was stunned. For a moment, he took a deep breath and said, "Your Majesty, this matter is a long story! During the Battle of Luoyang, my slave girl was by Liu Ruyi's side! At that time, although the Colored Stone Army had 50,000 troops, But most of them were new troops! In the first battle, facing Li Zicheng's hundreds of thousands of troops, the Caishi Army was in a very unfavorable situation! But Liu Ruyi made a decisive decision and exchanged his life for his life, using the lives of his soldiers as bait to attract Li Zicheng. He took the bait and gathered a large number of troops to fight against the Caishi Army! In the end, Liu Ruyi seized the opportunity and defeated them in one battle!"
Wang Chengen paused for a moment, "Your Majesty, according to my slaves! The bravery of the Colored Stone Army is not much different from that of our Ming Dynasty officers and soldiers! But the most important thing is Liu Ruyi! His vision and his mind
, His ability to seize opportunities, slave, slave, is really unprecedented!"
Emperor Chongzhen nodded silently, "Liu Ruyi? Liu Ruyi! This person is a double-edged sword! If you use it well, you can sweep the world for me! But if you don't use it well..."
Although Emperor Chongzhen did not say it clearly, how could Wang Chengen not understand what he meant?
After a pause, Wang Chengen said: "Your Majesty, what do you plan to do with Liu Ruyi in such a land now?"
"Disposal?" Emperor Chongzhen suddenly looked at Wang Chengen with a sneer, "Big companion, can we still handle Liu Ruyi at the moment?"
"Uh..." Wang Chengen was speechless!
yes!
Although the Ming Dynasty covers thousands of miles, who can be Liu Ruyi's opponent now?
If you really fall out with him, the consequences...
"Your Majesty, what do you mean..."
"Reward~~! Not only a reward! I also want a big reward! He Liu Ruyi eliminated the banditry in the Central Plains for me and maintained the stability of the Central Plains. I am not a foolish king, how can I not reward him?" Emperor Chongzhen continued to sneer, "
Since Liu Ruyi is capable, and since the Caishi Army is brave enough, then I will ask him, Liu Ruyi, and the Caishi Army to eliminate my serious worries for me!"
"Your Majesty, you, you mean Dong Nu?" Wang Chengen's eyes lit up.
"Hmph! That's right! As long as Liu Ruyi can destroy the Manchu Qing Dynasty for me, even if I give him a prince, what can I do?"
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The auction in Luoyang City lasted for ten days, and it was coming to an end.
After a fierce competition, the three giants, Colored Stone Chamber of Commerce, Central Plains Chamber of Commerce, and Lu Business Alliance, all received satisfactory receipts!
And the people of Luoyang City have also gained enough benefits from it.
Although the land was redistributed in an auction this time, due to Liu Ruyi's secret operation, the starting price of the land itself was extremely low. Even the final auction price was lower than the normal market price.
This allows both the three major chambers of commerce and the people with small assets in Luoyang City to obtain tangible benefits from this auction!
However, the happiest people in this auction are still the poor people who did not spend a penny but were allotted a lot of land!
Prince Fu and his son have been operating in Luoyang City for more than 20 years. There are nearly 40,000 hectares of fertile land alone. Only 20,000 hectares were auctioned and 10,000 hectares were reserved for military supplies. The remaining almost 10,000 hectares of fertile land were sold to Liu
As you wish, all of it will be distributed to the poor people in Luoyang City for free!
This immediately made the poor people in Luoyang City feel grateful and regarded Liu Ruyi as their reborn parents.
It also made Liu Ruyi's prestige in Luoyang City reach its peak in an instant.
However, at this time, Liu Ruyi did not have time to enjoy the love and joy of the people of Luoyang City, because a secret report from Huguang made Liu Ruyi's slightly relaxed nerves tense up again in an instant!
This is a secret report from Huguang Counselor Luo Anbang. At the beginning of the first month of the fourteenth year of Chongzhen, traces of the main force of the Xian bandits were found near Xiangyang!
However, due to their own selfish interests, Shaanxi General He Renlong and the general Zuo Liangyu got into a fight near Yicheng, causing hundreds of casualties!
Zuo Liangyu mobilized the army to return to the rescue, and He Renlong was not to be outdone. The two sides fought with heavy troops and faced off in Yicheng. They ignored the main force of the thieves and quietly extended their fangs towards Xiangyang City...