"Bidding meeting? What does this mean?" These big businessmen are basically literate, and the meaning of the exclusive rights of the provinces can also be understood, but after these words are connected, they don't understand...
But this does not hinder them, all eyes are bright! After all, just seeing the words tea, salt, and Mongolian Shangdao has stimulated their nerves... Merchants are not the most profit-seeking animals, are they
However, Emperor Chongzhen, who was hiding on the stage, saw that the crucial moment was approaching, his heartbeat could not help speeding up... After all, he knew very well that the so-called exclusive rights were nothing but elusive things, and they could not be dealt with at all in previous years. What kind of money will come, but now, since it has already reached this point, he can only expect that Yang Shanlu will live up to expectations.
Then, at this time, Yang Shanlu had steadily walked to the front desk, and then looked at a pair of shiny eyes on the field, he just smiled, and then officially announced the start of the bidding!
Of course, because it was the first time to bid, the specific rules still need to be explained. Yang Shanlu even specially prepared a gavel. After only hearing him tap it, he began to introduce the rules first.
"Everyone, since everyone is here, you should understand a little bit, but now, let the official explain it formally."
"The so-called bidding fairs refer to the previous distribution rights of tea and salt, which were all under the overall control of the government. However, this practice has many disadvantages, so now it is changed to the 13 provinces of China. , Each province is a separate area, everyone comes to bid! That is to say, the highest bidder gets!"
"Specifically, take Zhejiang Province as an example. If someone finally competes for the exclusive right to operate tea, then in this area of Zhejiang Province, the right to operate tea is exclusively owned by you! No one else can sell it anymore. This is also true of the government, and this is called the exclusive right of operation!"
"What!" After hearing Yang Shanlu's explanation, these big businessmen were really shocked! My dear, the profit here is too big! After all, they are the elites of this industry, and they know the doorway very well, not to mention that they are still the exclusive right of a province! So the profit...
It’s just that even though it is, there are still many big businessmen who have doubts in their hearts. This sounds pretty good, but when it’s implemented, there are many problems...
For example, someone asked at this time: "Salt and tea have always been underwritten by the government. This has been a rule for hundreds of years. Now that such a big change is made, does the court allow it?"
Yang Shanlu smiled slightly when he heard it, and then pointed to a thin old man in the front row. Although this person was wearing plain clothes, he still had an aura of his own: "Hehe, that is the court's Shangshu Bi Zhiyan. Master Bi, a senior second-grade member, is in charge of the world's money and food, so he is present, do you say that the court allows it?"
Bi Zhiyan was a little embarrassed when he heard it. In fact, when he came here in plain clothes, he wanted to see if he could get the money. As for whether the court allowed it, the decision was made by the person hiding behind the screen.
There were some people on the scene. At first, too many people didn't notice him. Then after hearing Yang Shanlu say this, he saw clearly that it was him. Then someone exclaimed, "Wow, it's really Master Bi!" Bi Zhiyan is in charge of the world's money and food, and several big businessmen on the scene also knew him.
"Hehe, it's the old man. In addition, you don't have to worry about this matter. What General Zhen Guo said is correct. This is the decision of the court." Bi Zhiyan saw that he couldn't escape, so he spoke to prove it.
Then, with his endorsement, everyone present also believed it.
But even so, there are still many specific questions. For example, at this time, another fat businessman stood up and asked: "Dare to ask the adults, if a province’s exclusive right to bid for the exclusive rights of a province is bid, there will still be people who will ignore this decree. What should I do if it continues to sell?"
And the question he raised was a hit. After all, the people who dare to do this business are all local people with good looks, and everyone has a backing behind them! So if you really wait until the auction is down, but people don't obey the discipline and sell the photos correctly, then what else
"This question is very good!" Yang Shanlu smiled slightly when he heard it, but before he could explain it, there was already a large Shanxi businessman at this moment, who hurriedly started to raise his placard: "I want to Bidding for the right to operate tea in Shanxi!"
Huh? Why is this guy messing around! Didn’t you understand that you haven’t asked yet? Then looking at other people’s puzzled expressions, this big businessman from Shanxi took the lead on the one hand, and then explained: "Huh? Don’t you really know who he is? Or what happened in Shanxi before. You don’t even know about such a big thing?"
After all, this big businessman was born in Shanxi, so it was too clear about Yang Shanlu's iron-blooded methods. I thought that when Yang Shanlu ruled Shanxi, was King Jin's mansion very good? Are the other two palaces great? Those are all dragon sons and grandsons! King Jin is a dignified prince!
But in the end, don't everyone have to obey orders obediently? Even the dignified King Jin, because he was not convinced, gave away an old life! So with such awesome methods, should I worry about someone disobeying discipline
Then, after hearing what he said, other businessmen understood, and this Shanxi businessman seemed to be somewhat famous. Many big businessmen present knew him, so his words were also persuasive, and everyone let down their worry.
Including Yang Shanlu, who smiled after listening to it... The heart is really good, and there is a volunteer explainer, so you don't need to use his prepared support.
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Because this bidding meeting is a new thing, Yang Shanlu was worried that it would be cold, so he prepared two supporters in advance, that is, the senior staff he transferred from Yanghe Daodong Road. But now, there is such a thing. The character appeared to say, the effect would be even better.
Of course, even if this is the case, after all, the matter is important, so it is necessary to introduce yourself again and give them a little confidence.
So Yang Shanlu introduced it again, that is, his many official identities-like the deputy commander of Datong Town, and the second-class super rank! Including the royal cohort! As for his latest identity, the special envoy of the four provinces, the hunter on behalf of the sky, he was not embarrassed to mention it. He was afraid that after he proposed it, he would be scared...
Even Yang Shanlu is very considerate. Since the bidding is for exclusive rights, he will not just talk about it. After the bidding is over, he will set up an inspection team in each province to deal with it. All kinds of illegal sales incidents, so that there is a person in charge at the top and an implementer at the bottom, you can ensure that the exclusive right of operation is truly implemented!
Wow, this is great! After these businessmen listened, they didn’t even have the last worry. After all, this is also obvious. Things like tea are highly profitable, so it is inevitable that some people will ignore the law, but now... Since the government has come forward to organize inspection teams Now, if such an iron fist is still in charge, then there is no problem at all.
So next, the emotions on the scene were thoroughly mobilized, and people kept shouting: "I want to bid! I want to bid!"
Then Yang Shanlu was very satisfied when he saw this... Very good, after so much tongue, the old turtle finally entered the urn! In this case, the next step is to mark the price clearly.
Yang Shanlu smiled and said: "Very good, since everyone understands, then I will talk about the specific bidding rules, just like tea, with a province as the limit, each time the operating period is three years, the base price It's one hundred thousand taels, and ten thousand taels are added for each sign raised."
Oh, 100,000 taels? These businessmen were not surprised by this reserve price. After all, they knew the huge profits, but Emperor Chongzhen, who was hiding behind the screen, felt completely unbelievable after hearing this...
how can that be? For a franchise in a mere province, the reserve price can be as high as 100,000 taels? What is the only tax on tea in the year of Ming Dynasty
It's like when his brother Tianqi was in power, the tea tax in Zhejiang was 200,000 taels a year, but after it was in his hands, the whole province of Zhejiang received only twelve taels of silver in Chongzhen's ten years! Chongzhen really couldn't understand it after he was transferred to the Ministry of Households. He sent someone to inquire about it, and then replied that it was a disaster.
Therefore, originally a major tea province can only receive twelve taels of tax revenue, and even the taxes collected in some places are not enough to feed the tax collectors! And now a province will collect 100,000 taels? This is totally whimsical, right
However, the next scene happened to surprise Chongzhen. For example, the first bidding province was Sichuan, and just after it was listed, it instantly entered a situation where you competed for me!
"I pay 100,000 taels!"
"I will pay 110,000 taels!"
"120,000 taels!"
Someone kept holding up placards at the scene! Even later, there were people who couldn’t make bids for several times, and they held up the brand with excitement. The momentum was inevitable... After all, Chongzhen didn’t understand the way. These big businessmen knew it too well. It was the exclusive of a province. The right to operate... and you can also operate exclusively for three years. The profit...
And among the many people present, many of them are engaged in this tea business. Originally, because the area of a province is large enough, everyone is safe from the river, but now...
So the price climbed up like riding on a rocket, until it had risen to a full 220,000 taels, which was more than doubled, then it was finally determined.
But it was such a scene that made Emperor Chongzhen hiding behind the screen completely dumbfounded, and even he muttered: "Unexpected! Really unimaginable!" Then his next second reaction was, the following ones Officials should be killed. Only Yang Qing is loyal to him! It's not that he came here, he is still in the dark!
Of course, there are some he likes, but Yang Qing is superb, and he has a bidding meeting that he has never heard of before, and the money will come in a rush, haha!
After having this beginning, then it goes without saying. Although Daming has thirteen practitioners and he has seen a lot of them, nearly three hundred people came to the scene! And more importantly, if you miss the opportunity this time, you will have to wait another three years next time! So can such an opportunity be missed
So then, with the launch of one province after another, the wave of auctions is higher than one wave... As for the rich and prosperous places like Zhejiang and Huguang, and the province of tea production and sales, that is the focus of competition! More than a dozen signs were raised together at the scene...
This kind of enthusiasm makes Yang Shanlu smile all over his face... Very good, great! In the future, the money for the relief of the victims will fall on you.
So after the auctions in the thirteen provinces were over, the final specific numbers brightened the eyes of many people! This is because the least one province sold a price of 110,000 taels of silver, while a province like Zhejiang, the most expensive province, all sold a high price of 400,000 taels! This kind of popularity... So in the end, it was counted that a full 2.5 million taels were auctioned for the tea item alone!
Even such brilliant results made Chongzhen almost cry with joy... I still remember when Yang Shanlu told him that at least three million taels of silver could be obtained, but what about now? There are still two items that have not yet been auctioned! Such comfort...
After the tea auction is over, the next thing is the second turn, which is the auction of Mongolian Commercial Road.
The so-called Mongolian business road generally refers to transactions within and outside the customs, including the many Mongolian tribes on the Mongolian prairie and the vast area of Liaodong.
So the above site is a very large area, at least equivalent to the site of the three to four provinces of Ming Dynasty!
And usually because of lax management, anyway, as long as you give money you can exit, so there are nearly a hundred business roads, large and small! But now, Yang Shanlu has made a big plan, that is, from west to east, this area is divided into three sections, and then only one commercial road is allowed on these three sites, which is also an exclusive three-year franchise. right.
And Yang Shanlu also promised that as long as the bidding is successful, except for the exclusive trading rights of these three trade routes, everyone else will only need to do this business again, and the inspection team will be responsible for it! So with this foundation, the auction is also very fierce!
As for the profit, it goes without saying. After all, the Mongolians outside the Guan, including the Manchu people outside the Guan, like tea and salt, are all indispensable things in their lives. Of course, these ordinary huge profits, All kinds of privileged groups, large and small, have become greedy for ink, just like people like the Eight Great Masters in Shanxi before, but now they are all nationalized.
So in the end, after fierce competition, these three Mongolian business roads all sold a full one million taels of high prices! And this is only a three-year operation right, three years later, you can do it again!
Then as for the finale, the most important salt auction, Emperor Chongzhen didn't even know about it, because at this point, he felt as if he had drunk, and he was already dizzy!
So he just heard one last mouth, saying that the final total transaction price of salt had reached an astonishing 3.5 million taels! Compared to the total 2.5 million taels of tea, there is a total of 1 million taels more! It's so hot...
"Next, I announce that this auction will be successfully concluded!" After all the auctions are over, it is time to collect the money, just like those successful bids, you need to pay 30% of the deposit first, and the remaining balance It was paid in ten days, and even so, these people were very happy, and felt that this trip was right!
As for Yang Shanlu, not to mention, such a hot auction scene, even he did not expect that in just half a day, the total transaction amount reached a full seven million taels! Even the on-site deposit received a full two million taels of silver tickets!
And at this time, you can see the energy of these big businessmen, just like many of them, they look like ordinary rich men, but at this meeting, a thick pile of silver bills is taken out, and they are all It's the kind of ten thousand and two sheets, it's like eating and drinking water as usual, all wealthy...
Even such a scene, Hubu Shangshu, who was also watching the whole scene, felt that his concept of life was going to be subverted... Isn't the money coming too easy? It seemed that he didn't pay anything, so he got a full seven million taels? One-third of Daming's fiscal revenue, just got it? And three years later, can you come again
Even because Bi Zhiyan was subject to the world’s money and food, he knew the hardships. In fact, the imperial court was not unconscious, but the result was not satisfactory. For example, in the thirteenth year of Chongzhen, Emperor Chongzhen made up his mind to increase tariffs. That is to say, for the eight customs such as Chongwenmen, Linqing, Yangzhou, and Huai'an, the tariff will be increased by one yuan every two, and soon, another two yuan will be added.
But for all these things, in the end, the tariff was only increased by 200,000 taels, and this was all miserably criticized. Why did it take advantage of the people, Chongzhen re-levied and so on, but now? All at once made a total of seven million taels, and all of these people were still laughing, as if they were getting a big deal? I really don't understand it...
Of course, the hukou is not capable of being a scholar, but his face is thick enough. I found Yang Shanlu at the moment, saying that the money is better for the hukou...
Unexpectedly, Yang Shanlu hadn't expressed his position, he heard a voice from the side: "No one is allowed to move!"
It turned out that Emperor Chongzhen, who was still dizzy just now, after hearing these words, woke up magically immediately, and just like an old hen guarding her cubs, he grabbed these cash receipts in his hand. , And then gave them all to Yang Shanlu!
Okay, seeing that even the dignified emperor is doing this, what else can this Hubu Shangshu do? I can only stop thinking about it... Otherwise, as long as the money goes to the household department, how much money is actually used for disaster relief, then he has no choice but to do it now...
After the Hubu Shangshu left empty-handed, Chongzhen and Yang Shanlu looked at each other and smiled, everything is silent...
Therefore, this day in the fifteenth year of Chongzhen was remembered forever by the world... The first bidding meeting for materials such as salt and tea ended in victory.
Ps If the plot of this bidding meeting is a bit long-winded, it won't be anymore, ha ha. (End of this chapter)