Shop No. 13 is located at the intersection of the two main roads. It covers an area twice the size of other shops. It is also the best-positioned shop in this auction. The 13th shop was considered a lucky number at the time. The starting price of shop No. 13 is one million yuan, which is almost three times the starting price of other shops.
However, such a high price did not frighten the bidders. More than a dozen people frequently raised their placards. After more than 20 rounds of competition, the price of Shop No. 13 has been raised to a staggering 6 million yuan, and the bidding There are only two people left.
One of them is Wang Zhen, the head of the Xiangyang Wang Family. Since there were too many people who wanted to buy the 30 sets of shops last time, Kuai Liang wanted to balance the interests of all parties, so anyone who could afford the relationship could buy one. For example, Song Gang from Changsha and Huang Zu from Jiangxia each bought one set. Wang Zhen originally meant to buy three or five sets, but he failed to do so. Wang Zhen was a rising star among the four big families in Xiangyang, and shops were the most needed resource for him. Therefore, he came prepared for this public auction, and he has already taken two sets of the first twelve sets of shops.
Seeing that the price had risen to 6 million yuan, Wang Zhen didn't hesitate to quote 7 million yuan, and the audience was in an uproar.
The reason why Wang Zhen valued Shop 13 so much, he has other ideas. There is a large vacant lot behind this shop. If you buy it and build a house, it can be connected to the shop.
Wang Zhen knew about Liu Xin's transformation of the old city. Like everyone else, he is still on the sidelines. He has no plans to move his family to the new city for the time being, but it is also a good choice to buy a better location and prepare in advance. Although it is possible to use the land of the old house to replace it without spending money, and to receive part of the subsidy from the government, this investment is only a drizzle for him, and it is completely negligible. As for whether he could successfully buy this piece of land, he didn't worry at all. After all, his son-in-law is now also a hot figure under Liu Xin.
The noise on the court lasted for a while, Wang Zhen's only remaining competitor suddenly stood up, raised the number plate in his hand again, and said with a thick northern accent, "I pay eight million dollars!"
I don't know who took the lead, and the thunderous applause gradually remembered on the court. It was so exciting, the atmosphere of the audience was mobilized to the climax.
Liu Xin looked at this man with a northern accent, and felt a little familiar, but couldn't remember it for a while.
Dian Wei whispered: "Big Brother, I think he is a bit like the man Youzhou sold us."
Liu Xin suddenly woke up and said, "Yes, he is Zhang Shiping."
Wang Zhen was determined to win this set of shops. He was cruel and gritted his teeth and quoted a sky-high price of 9.5 million yuan. At this time, the price of Shop No. 13 was close to tens of millions. Everyone was stunned by the crazy scene. The court suddenly became quiet, and people's eyes turned to Zhang Shiping.
Kuailiang, who presided over the auction, was already sweaty in his hands. He never dreamed that these shops would be raised to such a high price. No wonder Liu Xin spared no effort to expand Xiangyang City. If this continues, just selling shops can invest in them. All the funds have been recovered.
Zhang Shiping's face turned pale when he was "brushed". He raised the number plate in his hand several times and put it down again. He finally gave a long sigh and gave up the fight with Wang Zhen.
Liu Xin smiled, stood up, and left the auction house with Dianwei and Jushou. When he left the house, he did not forget to give a few words to the guard guarding soldiers.
Perhaps it was stimulated by the auction of the thirteenth store, the atmosphere on the court boiled, and the bidding sounded one after another. Although it is not as high as Wang Zhen's just now, but several sets of stores are also about 2 million yuan. With a high transaction, Kuailiang was even more happy from ear to ear.
Wang Zhen originally had a budget of three or four million dollars for the 13th store, but now he has spent an extra six million dollars to go out, and he has no spare capacity to participate in the bidding of other stores. However, he does not regret that if he loses to a foreigner in the competition for this shop, their Wang family's status as the leader of the Xiangyang business community is likely to be shaken. What's more, the shops in the back have risen, and his mood is now a lot more balanced. As soon as the auction is over, he hurriedly went to Kuailiang to discuss the purchase of the land behind the shop.
Zhang Shiping and Wang Zhen made a bid all the way, but they finally lost the battle. Although they bought two shops later, they cost him more than 5 million yuan. Compared with the 13th shop, they are not quite satisfactory after all. But the strong dragon didn't press the ground snake, and Zhang Shiping didn't dare to be too arrogant on the boundary of Xiangyang, so he sighed, shook his head, and withdrew from the auction room sadly.
After he went out a few steps, two soldiers stopped the way and said, "This treasurer, our lord, please come."
Zhang Shiping was taken aback. He came to Xiangyang and brought a lot of guards, but none of these guards were able to enter the auction site. The fight with the local rich businessman just now was too fierce. Could he find someone to avenge himself
The two soldiers couldn't help but say separately, and urged: "Go, don't let my sire wait for a long time."
Zhang Shiping bit his scalp, sandwiched between the two soldiers, and transferred to a side room of the county guard mansion.
The two soldiers pushed the door and said, "Go in. Your lord is waiting inside."
Zhang Shiping took the courage, fell to the ground as soon as he entered, and said loudly: "Caomin Zhang Shiping pays homage to the lord."
But the first person laughed and said, "Except Zhang, everyone is old acquaintance. You don't need to be polite. Get up and talk."
When Zhang Shiping heard this, he mentioned a heart in his throat and put it back in his stomach, stood up, and took a closer look at the young man sitting here. He seemed familiar.
The young man still smiled and said, "Why, member Chang is really an honorable person who has forgotten things, don't you remember Liu?"
Zhang Shiping lost his voice: "Oh, you are Master Liu Hejian. Why are you here?"
It turned out that Zhang Shiping was just a businessman in Youzhou. If you talk about officials of large and small in Youzhou, they often deal with other places. He doesn't care much about other places. In addition, last year's Yellow Turban riots blocked the road, so he didn't know that Liu Xin had already done Jingzhou pastoralism.
Liu Xin pointed to a chair on the opposite side and said, "Come, sit down and talk. I am now the Jingzhou Mu, appointed by the court, where can I go if I'm not in Xiangyang?"
Zhang Shiping just got his ass on the chair and jumped up again, saying, "It turns out that you have already been promoted. It's gratifying."
Liu Xin smiled and said, "We are also old friends. You don't need to be polite. Outside of Member Zhang, why would you think of buying a store in Xiangyang?"
Zhang Shiping leaned back and said, "My lord, there have been turmoil in the north in recent years, and business is not doing well. Caomin once heard from guests from the south that the roads in Xiangyang are smooth, the people are rich, and the taxation is much lower than that of other places. At first glance, Caomin arrived in Xiangyang the day before yesterday. After traveling around the city for two days, he found that what the guest said was true. He happened to catch up with the shop auction and participated in it."
Liu Xin waved his hand and said, "Besides Zhang, I think you are an old friend, but you are not willing to tell me the truth. If you didn't come prepared, how dare you raise the price of the store so high with Wang Zhen?"
Zhang Shiping smiled awkwardly, and said, "I can't hide anything from the adults. Last year, my brother Su Xian and I sent people to Xiangyang to see and were very satisfied with the environment here. The adults also know that horse trafficking is our main business and we naturally need it. A bigger shop, what attracted us in particular was that there was a large vacant lot behind that shop where we could build a stable there in the future. It’s a pity, alas."
Liu Xin shook his head and said: "As the saying goes, people from the south take a boat and people from the north ride horses. You are going to Jingzhou to sell horses, but it's not a good business.
Zhang Shiping said confidently: "Although there are not many people riding horses in the south, there are even fewer people selling horses. Who can tell you the opportunities here."
In fact, in Jingzhou, the most urgent demand for horses is Liu Xin. With a heart for hegemony, he had long wanted to build a strong cavalry, but the South lacked horses, and it was still difficult to do so. Liu Xin also wanted to go to the North to buy horses, but if he buys a large number of horses at a time and the journey is far away, it is obviously impossible to conceal people's eyes and ears, and it is bound to arouse the suspicion of the court. It won't help if you buy it back in dozens of horses, and it takes time and effort.
Liu Xin's first reaction when he saw Zhang Shiping at the auction was to have a good talk with him and ask him to help him get a bunch of good horses. Now, after hearing what he said, Liu Xin changed his mind and said: "Outside Zhang, meeting old friends in another country is really a great joy in life. Since you and I meet here, it’s fate. So let me give it outside the city. You find a place and circle it for you to make a horse farm. No matter how much horse you sell, you don’t have to worry about nowhere to stock it. However, if you can’t sell it, you can’t blame me for not reminding you.”
Zhang Shiping was overjoyed and said, "Caomin thank you for your support."
Liu Xin stood up, patted Zhang Shiping on the shoulder and said, "Why do you need to be polite between you and me. You can also bring some southern specialties when you return to Youzhou, so that you won’t fail back and forth. Also, if you pass by the river. Say hello to Brother Zhu Fu and welcome them to do business in Jingzhou."
At this moment, Kuailiang walked in happily, saw Zhang Shiping at a glance, and asked in surprise: "Master, this person is not..."
Liu Xin interrupted him and said, "Zi Rou, let me introduce you. This is my old friend Zhang Yuan. You should take more care of his business in Xiangyang in the future."
Kuailiang smiled and looked at Zhang Shiping's eyes, and said, "The lord's order is easy to say, easy to say."
Zhang Shiping had also seen the world, knowing that he must have something to discuss with Liu Xin in a hurry, and quickly got up and quit.
Liu Xin waited for Zhang Shiping to go out, and then said to Kuai Liang, "How about it, Zi Rou, it feels good for the first auction."
Kuailiang said excitedly: "It's not only good, it's great. This time, 28 sets of shops have sold a total of 64 million yuan, which is hard to think of in the past. If you will be along the street All the shops are sold, which is worth the entire year's fiscal and tax revenue of Jingzhou. No wonder the lord insisted on expanding the city of Xiangyang."
Liu Xin nodded. This was already in his expectation. As long as the business develops, will the shops still be worried about not being sold? Thinking of this, he asked Kuailiang again: "How is the renovation of the old city and the sale of land in the new city?"