"Everyone, we don't have much to say today. There are 200 places for businessmen's children to enter the Imperial College. The bidding is now open."
“Let’s talk about the bidding rules first.”
"The minimum price for each quota is 100 guan, and each increase in price must not be less than 10 guan."
"In addition, because the incident of businessmen's children enrolling in the Imperial College has had a wide impact, it is unknown whether such good things will happen again after this auction ends."
"So, those who are interested in these quotas can carefully consider the pros and cons."
"Also, there is no auction limit for the two hundred places this time. In other words, there is no limit to the number of places that one person can buy."
"As long as you are rich enough, you can even grab all these two hundred places."
"Now, the auction begins!"
The person standing in the middle of the school ground talking was Su Wo Qinghe.
She was appointed auctioneer for the auction.
Her good-looking face and neat short hair made everyone present shine.
But what concerned the businessmen even more at the moment were the auction rules that Su Wo Qinghe just mentioned.
The base price for a quota is one hundred guan. This price may be expensive for ordinary people, but for businessmen like them, it is a trivial matter.
The only thing that worries them is that there is no limit on the number of places in today's auction.
If you have money, you can buy all two hundred places.
This will undoubtedly make competition among businessmen like them more intense.
No one knows whether the spot they want will be bought by someone else.
"This auction made them understand it thoroughly."
“If we don’t limit the number of auctions, wouldn’t we have to spend more money?”
"If a family is only allowed one quota, it will probably only be one thousand guan at most, but now..."
"No, this method is really cruel."
"And she also said that this may be the first and last auction of places for businessmen's children to enter the Imperial College."
"If this is true, this is the only chance for us people to make a comeback."
"Even if I'm trying to sell everything, I still have to get a spot in the photo shoot."
The auction rules announced by Suwo Qinghe caused an uproar among the businessmen.
But even if they felt that this was deliberately forcing them, no one said to leave now.
It is an absolutely good opportunity for businessmen's children to enroll in the Imperial College.
They have money but no status.
If money could be exchanged for status, many people would be willing.
Among the crowd, there were many court ministers who came to watch.
After hearing the auction rules, they were also surprised.
The emperor and empress were both wearing casual clothes and were sitting on the side of the school grounds. Behind them were students from the Chang'an Military Academy who were responsible for maintaining order.
"Mr. Guanyin, I have already said that this guy Zhao Chen is the best at doing business."
"The 500,000 yuan that I have been thinking about so much should be available today." The emperor looked at Empress Changsun and said with a smile.
"Chen'er understands what businessmen need most, so he works accordingly."
"Today's auction is probably going to be a battle between dragons and tigers." Empress Changsun said with a smile.
She knew that businessmen would definitely fight for these two hundred places.
There is no limit to the number of Imperial College places to be auctioned, and there will even be no more Imperial College places to be auctioned in the future.
This undoubtedly greatly stimulated these businessmen.
"Hey, after all, it's Mr. Zhao who makes me happy. I'm thinking about the remaining five hundred thousand dollars. Today..." The emperor looked forward with a smile.
"The first quota for the Imperial College, the base price is one hundred guan, each increase must not be less than 10 guan, start now!" Su Wo Qinghe was named by Zhao Chen to host the auction.
This is my first time doing something like this and I have no experience.
She was also very nervous.
But thinking that it was Zhao Chen's order, Su Wo Qinghe didn't dare to neglect it.
"Five hundred strings!" As soon as Su Wo Qinghe finished speaking, someone held up a sign and shouted loudly.
"Made, it's five hundred strings as soon as you open your mouth. You're crazy, aren't you?"
A businessman cursed, raised his sign, and shouted: "Eight hundred strings."
This person's operation immediately made people look at him.
Eight hundred coins is just the first quota, but the second bid has already increased eight times.
The emperor grinned so excitedly that his lips almost reached the back of his head.
"Everyone, I, Qiu from Mobei, need a place. I would like to ask you to make it convenient for me. Qiu would be very grateful."
"Girl, I'm going to shopkeeper Qiu Mobei and I'm going to bid you one thousand guan."
As soon as the words of 800 guan were spoken, someone else stood up and offered a price of 1000 guan.
It's definitely not worth paying a thousand dollars for a place.
But if this quota is the Imperial College quota, it is still the quota that allows their businessmen's children to enter the Imperial College.
That's not something you can buy with a thousand guan.
"Shopkeeper Qiu, you want to buy a place in the Imperial College for just one thousand dollars, but you take your own face too seriously."
"Fifteen hundred gu, I want this quota!" Someone stood up, pretending that it was 1,500 gu.
When the officials who came to watch the ceremony heard that the first quota was 1,500 guan, their eyes almost popped out.
They finally understood why the emperor wanted to support Zhao Chen in doing this.
The money comes in so damn fast.
"Fifteen hundred coins, does anyone want to bid?" Su Wo Qinghe asked the merchants with a smile.
Everyone was silent.
They all felt that it was just the first quota, so there was no need to raise the price too high.
Otherwise, they will be the ones who suffer later.
"Fifteen hundred strings, twice." Su Wo Qinghe still kept smiling.
Still no one spoke.
"one thousand……"
"The Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce offered three thousand guan." The businessman who had just offered 1,500 guan was about to be happy when he suddenly heard a voice from the crowd.
"Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce?"
"Why did they raise the price to 3,000 guan all of a sudden?"
"The Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce has money. I heard that the Jiangnan Bank in Chang'an is their industry."
"If I have a lot of money, I just want to pursue an official career."
"But this shot is only three thousand guan, which is too cruel!"
"There's nothing we can do about it. Who makes people rich?"
The merchants from the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce offered three thousand guan, but they really shocked everyone.
But some people can't swallow this breath.
"I have to decide on the first quota today."
"Five thousand guan, I will give you 5,000 guan." The person who spoke was the businessman who had previously offered 1,500 guan.
At this moment, the businessman was standing there, looking extremely excited.
Both eyes were somewhat bloodshot.
Come to think of it, shopkeeper Qiu from Mobei didn't compete with him when he originally had fifteen hundred coins.
Who would have thought that someone from the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce would suddenly appear again.
Three thousand strings came out immediately.
But he must get one of the quotas, even if it means selling everything for it.
"Shopkeeper Han from Lingxi has offered me five thousand guan. Do you want to increase the price?" Su Wo Qinghe and the others shouted.
She was also shocked.
An Imperial College quota is five thousand guan, so what price could her original quota at Chang'an Military Academy be sold for if it were auctioned?