The auction at the entrance of the armor factory will be held soon.
This was the first time the imperial court had done it, and it had little experience. It just asked people from the Ministry of Industry to come out to show off, and Tang Yin was mainly in charge. After all, Tang Yin was now a member of the Ministry of Industry and had been appointed by the emperor as the official representative of the mining industry.
Early in the morning.
There were many people gathered outside the armor factory to watch the fun.
Ordinary people didn't care about the auction. They didn't know what was going on here. They stopped for a while and then left on their own. The people who joined in the fun were more or less wealthy, and many people wanted to get a piece of the action, or pick up some money.
Something cheap or something.
The Zhang brothers' coal mine in Xishan can make a lot of money for ordinary people. After one year of operation, the income is only three to five thousand taels of silver. If it can be developed well... it is impossible to make ten thousand or eight thousand taels a year.
Question. In this way, even if it takes ten years of income to invest in coal mines, it is still worth it.
Of course, more people want to pick up the slack.
It is best if some people are afraid of offending the powerful and do not dare to stand up and participate in the bidding. In the end, they can get one or two thousand taels of silver, and whoever buys it will get a big advantage.
Of course, this also requires taking certain risks.
But among the merchants in the capital, who doesn’t have a government background?
A brother-in-law, a sister-in-law, a brother-in-law, a second uncle, he might be from a wealthy family. If he dares to jump out and bid with no background at all, then he is simply overestimating his ability and waiting to die.
Zhu Si also likes to join in the fun.
So after the court meeting that morning, he sneaked out of the palace with his men and went to the armor factory specifically.
The second floor of the nearby teahouse has been booked by Zhu Hao in advance, and now the people sitting inside are all the royal guards dressed as ordinary spectators. In addition, there are also a large number of royal guards roaming around in various capacities to protect the emperor's safety at all times.
For Zhu Chen, the commander of the Jinyiwei, the pressure today was huge and he was afraid of making mistakes, so he worked hard.
"I'm already here, why hasn't it started yet?"
Zhu Si sat down for a while, but he already lost his temper.
As an emperor, when he comes to watch the auction, of course the show will begin immediately. Why should the emperor wait?
Zhang Zuodao: "I have sent someone to the Yamen to inform Mr. Tang. I think they will be there soon."
Zhu Si asked: "Where is Zhu Hao?"
Zhang Zuo hesitated and said: "I should stay with Mr. Yangge from my hometown. I haven't seen anyone else."
Accompanying Zhu Si to watch the auction was Zhang Zuo.
Tang Yin was the host of the auction that day and would not come to accompany him. Jiang Lun was ordered to accompany the Zhang brothers to the meeting and would not accompany you.
As for Zhu Hao, Yang Shen originally wanted him to go to Tang Yin and Jiang Lun to gather information, but today Zhu Hao couldn't find anyone, so he simply accompanied Yang Shen to watch the auction, and was waiting for news in another teahouse not far away.
"What if the auction starts and no one bids? Has Zhu Hao planned everything?"
Zhu Si was a little uneasy.
He and Zhu Hao planned to trick Yang Tinghe. If the other party didn't fall into the trap, or someone leaked the news, should he buy the coal mine or not?
Zhang Zuo smiled and said: "Your Majesty, have you forgotten? Mr. Zhu said that how much the sale is, or whether it is sold or not, has nothing to do with the overall situation. The point is that to set this precedent, in the future there will be public auctions, and so on.
After a few times, Southeast Coast Defense has enough money."
Zhu Si smiled and said: "Then selling the mines can make me a lot of money?"
Zhang Zuowei said: "Mr. Zhu also said that selling mining kilns is always an expedient measure. When our mining kilns are sold to the private sector, we must collect a certain percentage of the minerals as taxes, and we will not suffer any loss. In the future, the internal government will manage
The number of mines will increase."
"Okay, okay, I understand. I'll send someone to urge Mr. Tang. It's time to start!"
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The coal mine auction is not as lively as watching the imperial examination results.
When Zhu Hao arrived at the scene, he found that the square outside the armor factory was sparsely populated, and most of them were just watching the fun.
Zhu Hao came with Yang Shen and Yu Chengxun.
Yang Tinghe asked Yang Shen to come and watch the auction, but did not ask Yang Shen to contact those Shanxi merchants. In other words, Yang Tinghe had appointed others to do the price negotiation.
“I don’t know who will buy it.”
Zhu Hao came to the second floor of the teahouse, stood at the window and looked over. He had a clear view of the square below, and he couldn't help but shake his head and sigh.
Yang Shen stood aside and asked with a smile: "Jingdao, there is actually a group of businessmen who are determined to win Zhang's coal mine. Do you know who they are?"
Zhu Hao said: "If it is not Huizhou merchants, it may be merchants from other places... As I know, merchants from all over the capital have their own chambers of commerce. It is expected that there will be no willingness to compete within the chambers of commerce in the same area.
, it should have been discussed long ago."
Yu Chengxun smiled and said: "It seems that Jingdao also knows something about the situation of merchants in the capital."
"Ha ha."
Yang Shen looked very relaxed, "Jingdao is right, he is actually a Shanxi merchant."
"oh."
Zhu Hao looked like he was being taught.
Yang Shen continued: "I heard that His Majesty has invited merchants from Huizhou to come and bid... How much do you think they bid?"
Zhu Haodao: "I think no matter how much they pay, Shanxi merchants will get the ownership of the coal mine in the end, right?"
Yang Shen asked curiously: "What do you mean by this?"
Zhu Haodao: "Since it is rumored that His Majesty is determined to win the coal mine, then the Huizhou merchants should be just a cover. The money they pay actually comes from Your Majesty, which is equivalent to the inner government. How much silver does the inner government have now? I think...
...Those who are interested should know it very well, right?”
Yang Shen and Yu Chengxun looked at each other, as if they had not thought of this beforehand.
Needless to say, the person Zhu Hao called someone who knew everything about the money deposited in the inner government was Yang Tinghe.
As long as Yang Tinghe told Shanxi merchants how much money the emperor could give at most, then Shanxi merchants would know their opponent's trump card before bidding, and this auction would no longer be fair.
Yang Shen sighed: "Fortunately, Zhu Hao, you didn't tell Tang Bohu and others about this, otherwise..."
"no."
Zhu Hao smiled bitterly and said, "Brother Yongxiu, there is no need for me to tell you about such things. I am afraid that Mr. Tang and the others will also be prepared. I don't know if they have any countermeasures."
"hehe."
Yang Shen still looked very relaxed, "Even if they have countermeasures, we all know what the situation of the inner government is, what else can they do? When the price is higher than the inner government's money, what will they do?
Filling the gap? It’s not competitive, it’s more lively.”
Zhu Hao thought to himself that he really had ulterior motives.
Knowing that the Imperial Household did not have much money, wouldn't it be ridiculous to let Hui merchants bid for more money than the Imperial Household's silver, and the Emperor could not pay the money?
Doesn’t the emperor have no respect for face?
Just as he was talking, people in official uniforms came out of the armor factory, and Tang Yin was among them. The auction was about to begin.
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Outside the armor factory.
There are a group of people who are involved.
It was the two brothers Zhang Heling and Zhang Yanling brought by Jiang Lun.
"...Brother, I think the deposit of the money from the auction into a bank account needs to be discussed."
Zhang Yanling still wanted to argue before going into battle.
Zhang Heling yelled: "If you want to discuss it, just go to your sister or nephew. Don't come and tell me. I still have to discuss the bidding strategy with Meng Zai!"
Zhang Yanling asked in confusion: "Aren't we selling the coal mine? Why do we still have to bid?"
"nonsense!"
Zhang Heling flattened his mouth disdainfully, "You have no brains at first sight, and you don't even think about it. If someone deliberately lowers the price, and others don't offer a high price, we can't arrange for someone to raise the price in advance? Even if we mess up, the coal mine is ours.
Yes, you don’t have to bear any losses, it’s just another auction at the worst.”
"Oh, Gao Ming."
Zhang Yanling seemed to understand, but suddenly felt that this elder brother was very good at doing things.
Jiang Lun came over and whispered: "You two princes, the person who helped us bid is nearby. When the time comes, whichever price you think is suitable, just signal to me and I will tell them. But it can't be too high... always
The price should be between 50,000 taels and 80,000 taels, if it is higher..."
"I know! It's so verbose..."
Yesterday, Zhang Heling was still somewhat resistant to the auction of the coal mine, but now that it is coming, he has become excited and looking forward to it.
The main reason is that the coal mines that were robbed did not cost much, and now you can actually see cash. It is such an exciting thing to bid, and a price raising strategy has been formulated in advance.
The Zhang brothers used to be wild, but now they suddenly became civilized people in the business world and began to enjoy the feeling of being washed away by the waves of the market economy.
If the auction is successful, the money will fall into his own pocket.
If you can make the coal mine more valuable by raising the price... tsk tsk, the sense of accomplishment cannot be compared to going out to rob a coal mine and coming back.
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After Tang Yin walked out of the armor factory, he held a trumpet-shaped loudspeaker in his hand.
"Quiet!"
Tang Yin shouted loudly.
It has no effect.
Immediately, dozens of government officials came out to maintain order at the scene.
After Tang Yin waited for the noise to subside, he said: "Today's auction is for several coal mines in Xishan. The specific information has been listed before. If there is anything unclear about it, it is listed on the surrounding bulletin boards now. You are bidding.
Before proceeding, be sure to understand the rules.”
"What rules!"
someone asked loudly.
Tang Yindao: "Everyone must be responsible for their own actions. They must have enough money before they can bid. What was obtained at the auction was the deeds of these coal mines. The Ministry of Industry tentatively named them 'Mining Licenses'
, after getting it, the government will safeguard all the rights and interests of the mine! If someone steals it, the Jin Yiwei will directly come forward to take him down and bring him to justice!"
The people present immediately started talking about it.
Although they didn't speak loudly, it was obvious that the merchants thought this was fair.
The biggest problem currently facing the Daming mining industry is that ownership is not clearly defined, and now there is an additional legal guarantee.
"Let me make it clearer, if the price is randomly raised and the money cannot be paid in the end, it will be directly sent to the government for legal action! There will be a second auction, and the difference between the two bids must be paid by the person who raised the price the first time.
Take responsibility! You are all businessmen and have done bidding before. You should know the stakes involved, so there is no need for me to elaborate!"
Tang Yin made the ugly remarks first.
"Let's get started!"
There are already businessmen urging it and can't wait to start bidding.
Tang Yin continued: "The base price of this auction is sixteen thousand taels of silver. Each price increase must be one thousand taels of silver or more. Any increase below one thousand taels of silver will not be accepted. If you understand, then now
here we go!
"The base price is sixteen thousand taels of silver. Who wants to take over?"
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