"It's a mess down below, when will there be results?"
The emperor pointed at the hall, seemingly dissatisfied.
The emperor wanted to know how much his calligraphy could sell for.
Everyone has curiosity, and the Son of Heaven is no exception.
Bai Zhong was in a cold sweat, "Your Majesty, wait a moment, someone below has already started bidding."
"where?"
The emperor was very curious, why he didn't see anyone bidding.
Bai Zhong pointed to a young businessman with a fan in the corner of the hall, "Look, Your Majesty, that's the man, he's going to bid."
Oh
The emperor's brows and eyes moved slightly, and his eyes were complicated.
The other grandsons also had strange expressions.
Because that bastard with a fan is the grandson of the emperor, and the cousins of the emperor's grandsons present, whose surname is Huang and whose name is Qubing.
Huang Qubing has been weak since he was a child, and he was raised in the warm south all year round.
When I grew up, I returned to the capital, and I also lived in Beimanshan Hot Springs, and rarely returned to Beijing.
There are very few people in Beijing who are familiar with him, and many people have never even seen him, and they will ignore him subconsciously.
But for the emperor's grandchildren, no matter how unfamiliar they are, their cousins can still recognize them.
Seeing Huang Qubing dancing with a fan, pretending to be romantic and suave, as a cousin, it was really embarrassing.
It seems that the emperor is even more embarrassed than the emperor's grandchildren.
There is such a grandson on the stall, there is a snack stuffed.
The Son of Heaven coughed lightly, and asked Chen Dachang beside him, "When did he come back? How come I don't know?"
The moment Chen Dachang recognized Huang Qubing, his mind was already spinning.
For the various questions that the emperor will ask next, he already has a plan in mind.
He bowed and replied, "Your Majesty, Mr. Qubing returned to Beijing three days ago, and made a special trip to participate in today's bidding conference."
The emperor snorted coldly, obviously dissatisfied, "It's rare to go back to Beijing, don't you know how to enter the palace to say hello?"
Chen Dachang joked: "Mr. Qubing loves money more."
"I think he got into the eyes of money."
After a pause, the emperor asked again: "What commodity is he bidding on? He wants a gold-lettered signboard, so why didn't he go to the palace and ask me for it?"
Chen Dachang is hard to say.
The Son of Heaven turned his head and clicked on Liu Zhao's name, "Tell me about it, why didn't Qubing ask me directly for a gold-lettered signboard instead of spending money to buy it?"
Liu Zhao turned his head, bowed and said, "Perhaps the bought one will be more convincing."
The emperor snorted, "According to what you said, all the golden signboards that I personally sent out are not worthy of their names, are they?"
The King of Chu stood aside, gloating.
He wanted to see how Liu Zhao would answer this proposition.
Liu Zhao calmly said, "Of course it is a great honor for the emperor's father to bestow the gold-lettered signboard. But behind this, power will inevitably be involved. Whether people go for the gold-lettered signboard or the power behind it, I don’t know. But from here, the gold-lettered signboard bought from this hall has nothing to do with power, but only business reputation.”
The King of Chu frowned slightly upon hearing this. When did Liu Zhao become so eloquent that he easily resolved this proposition.
The King of Chu secretly looked at Liu Zhao, could it be that Liu Zhao learned from Gu Jiu
Gu Jiu is really Liu Zhao's virtuous wife.
The emperor nodded, obviously agreeing with Liu Zhao's statement.
"According to what you say, business can't have the power to get involved?"
Liu Zhao bowed and said, "Sun'er definitely believes that business cannot have power to get involved, otherwise there will be no fair competition and no survival of the fittest.
A merchant who sells moldy and spoiled grains will soon go bankrupt if he has no power. Reality will teach him that business is business and that there is no room for deceit.
But once he has power, he can still sell poisonous food, let alone moldy food, without worrying about going bankrupt. Maybe he can monopolize the grain business in one place and one city. "
"Brother Zhao, you keep saying that power cannot be mixed in business. Then, do these businesses that younger brothers and sisters do count as mixing power?" King Chu asked aloud.
The atmosphere in the private room instantly cooled down, feeling a little tense.
The emperor did not stop.
Liu Zhao smiled and pointed to the hall outside, "King Chu, look outside. Is this business or power? My wife has the status of an emperor's grandson's wife, but does she have the right? Does she use power to suppress others
One more thing, does the bank run by the Shaofu have any power? Have. But is the Shaofu using power to suppress people in business? Have you used your power to grab business? No.
Shaofu's bank operates according to business rules, only discussing business, not power. The imperial grandfather and grandson thought that the bank opened by Shaofu had made a good start. "
The king of Chu wanted to refute, but the emperor waved his hand to stop him.
The king of Chu could only swallow all the words he hadn't spoken.
The emperor pointed to the hall outside, "Everyone, take a closer look and see clearly. After you get back, write a political commentary on this matter and hand it in."
Several emperors and grandchildren showed bitter expressions.
Writing articles, but also writing political comments, is terrible!
When I was studying, I was ignorant, and when I grew up, I couldn't escape doing my homework, so I was forced to do my best.
In the past, these pressures were borne by the princes. That is to say, the fathers and grandchildren of all the emperors and grandchildren present will bear it.
Now, all the adult princes have been kicked out of the capital, and they are called to inspect the place.
Ever since, this kind of political commentary writing, like homework assignments, fell on these miserable emperors and grandchildren.
Fate!
Everyone looked at the king of Chu together, and glared at Liu Zhao.
No matter what kind of fight, don't look at the occasion.
After the homework is assigned, will you two help us with it
King Chu pinched his nose and snorted. A bunch of inkless fools, ashamed to be brothers with these people.
Liu Zhaorao is the head and writes political comments. If it is about government affairs, he is fine. Eloquent, just a pinch.
However, he was a little bit blind when he wrote a political commentary on the economy and people's livelihood, and he didn't know how to write.
It seems that I can only ask my own wife for help.
In the hall, people began to bid one after another.
In the No. 7 private room, the Shaofu's order asked Gu Jiu, "How much do you think they will spend to buy the golden signboard of "Exclusively for the Royal Family"?"
Gu Jiu drank his tea, not worried at all, "Tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, hundreds of thousands are all possible. It depends on the size of their business."
For example, those who burn bricks are definitely more profitable than those who burn glazed tiles.
Why
Because fired bricks have a wide range of uses, as long as a house is built, bricks will be used.
Glazed tiles are not suitable for any house.
Then, if you want to photograph the "royal exclusive" gold-lettered signboard used on bricks, you must spend a little more than glazed tiles.
The Shaofu family order asked: "Can you get together the 1.7 million taels that His Majesty needs?"
Gu Jiu laughed, "Don't worry, old ancestor, there will only be more, not less."
This is the golden signboard!
Written by the emperor himself, there are not only the emperor's personal seal, but also the seal of the Jade Seal of Chuanguo, which is usually only used for state documents.
What an honor.
Put the four words "Exclusively for the Royal Family" and two seals on the brick for a moment. Even the most ordinary brick, with these four characters and two seals, becomes taller.
Who builds a house without a few gold-lettered bricks, can it reflect their own style
cannot!
As an official, if you don’t keep a few pieces of gold-lettered rice paper at home, and don’t build a gold-lettered garden, is there a sense of force
No!
As a local tyrant, the whole house does not use gold-lettered bricks, tiles, wood, and stones. Is it compelling
No!
Is this a golden sign
yes!
But it is even more compelling.
For Gu Jiu, no matter if it's a brand name or a strong style, it's all about money.
That's right, she just got into the eyes of money.
She's going crazy.
Today Liu Zhao has 10,000 taels, and tomorrow Zhou Miao has 20,000 taels. She is not an ATM, she just spits out money without saving it.
Moreover, her business empire is still so weak that she needs to spend money everywhere.
People only saw how much Yuhua Lane made, but they didn't see how much Gu Jiu spent this year.
The money she spent was in units of one hundred thousand.
This time, if she can't pluck a few hairs from these local tyrants, she won't be able to survive this year.
Because there is no money.
That's why she asked Er Zhuang to completely follow her plan and heat up the whole place first.
When people are excited, they tend to consume impulsively.
When you are calm, you may only spend 50,000 taels to buy the right to use the golden signboard for five years.
If there is an extra penny, they will hesitate for a long time.
But when a person is excited, let alone a penny more, even if it is double the price, fifty thousand becomes one hundred thousand, it is still willing.
Impulsive!
What do local tyrants love to do most when they are impulsive, of course, is fighting for wealth.
Gu Jiu provided the local tyrants present with a place where they could earn profits.
Just fight, fight to the death.
The harder the fight, the more excited she gets.
Moreover, she was very considerate, and adopted the method of anonymous bidding, so that the local tyrants who succeeded in the auction could feel refreshed first.
Afterwards, everyone pretended to be aggressive in another occasion, and showed their golden signs in front of their competitors. How aggressive! By the way, piss off your competitors.
The local tyrants love this kind of drama the most.
Fighting riches on the spot is really boring, and it seems uneducated, bumpkin.
Only when you inadvertently tell your opponent that I won and you lost, and see the opponent's appearance of being hit, that will be great!
The venue was very hot, Gu Jiu was very satisfied.
Er Zhuang satisfactorily completed the task she assigned and lived up to her expectations of Er Zhuang.
After this matter is over, Er Zhuang can take on more burdens.
The clerk knocked on the door and came in, "Madam Qi, my lord, Master Gu is here."
Gu Jiu was stunned, "What is Master doing here?"
"It's a long experience."
Gu Jiu blinked, "You put the master in private room No. 3, I'll go over later."
The man said, "The one who came with the master is the Minister of the Household Department."
Gu Jiu understood now, how could Mr. Gu come here for no reason to join in the fun. It turned out that he came to join in the fun with the Minister of the Ministry of household affairs.
Master Gu has always looked down on some things she does.
For example, in Yuhua Lane, Mrs. Gu once persuaded her earnestly that, as the emperor's grandson's wife, what she should do is to care for her husband and raise her children.
What kind of business to do, what kind of Yuhua Lane to do, is simply putting the cart before the horse, looking for trouble when nothing is wrong.
For a woman's family, it's not good to be in the limelight, it's embarrassing.
Women should not be the object of discussion by others. Regardless of whether this discussion is good or bad, it is always a shame.
So what if you make money
Could the palace be without her to eat, or without her to wear
As for Mr. Gu's manly thoughts, Gu Jiu has always been in one ear and out in the other, and ignored it.
She was going to procrastinate and was not in a hurry to meet Master Gu.
It's not too late to wait for the results below.
Master Gu sat in private room No. 3 with the boss of the household department.
Looking at the lively scene in the hall, Mr. Hubu said with emotion, "Master Gu, your daughter is not simple."
Master Gu smiled awkwardly, he was really embarrassed, he didn't take this as a compliment.
He always blushed, "It's all nonsense."
"How can you say it's a mess. She is following the orders of the emperor. From the perspective of this old man, she is doing very well."
Mr. Gu didn't know whether to smile or make other expressions, but he was a little uncomfortable.
Mr. Hubu is very comfortable.
He promoted Mr. Gu not because Mr. Gu is more capable and talented.
It's because Mr. Gu is a qualified executor.
Mr. Gu lacks unique insights, and he can't come up with any effective governance plan. These elders are well aware of it.
But it is undeniable that Mr. Gu's execution ability is very strong.
Mr. Gu can basically complete the things ordered by the Shangguan without any compromise.
Therefore, Mr. Gu is suitable to sit in the position of assistant minister, not in the position of governor of the capital.
Mr. Gu also felt that he was like a duck to water in the Ministry of Household Affairs.
Because he doesn't have to worry about what the household department should do, what to do, and how to deal with the emperor. He only needs to worry about how to handle the matters assigned by Shangguan well.
The boss of the household department does not need a subordinate with quick thinking and unique insights.
What he needs is a down-to-earth executor like Mr. Gu, who will perfectly implement his policy, instead of confronting him.
This is also the reason why Mr. Gu has average talents, but he does well in the household department.
Mr. Gu was a little restless and dissatisfied.
This dissatisfaction was aimed at Gu Jiu.
He's been here for so long, why doesn't Gu Jiu show up
He didn't know that Gu Jiu would not be happy to see him at all.
There are more and more bidders, Er Zhuang already has a stack of bids in front of him.
The guys are registering by category, and the results will be announced in front of everyone in a while, trying to be fair and open. Let everyone know that the Four Seas Trading Company has a good reputation.
Doing so will be of great benefit to the next big project of Universal Commercial Bank.
Gu Jiu's next big project still needs the support of these wealthy businessmen.
Everyone gathers firewood and the flames are high!
There was a lot of turmoil, and the last offer was sent to Er Zhuang.
Er Zhuang held the loudspeaker and asked loudly: "Is there any other offer? If not, we will announce the result. Remember, the highest bidder wins. If anyone is not convinced, hold back. Next time For such an opportunity, remember to prepare more money.”
Everyone laughed.
After laughing, I became nervous again.
Er Zhuang got the first quotation result.
Looking at the string of quotes above, his face flushed because he was so excited.
He shouted loudly, "The result of the Brick auction is No. 89, two hundred and eighty-nine thousand one hundred and seventy taels. Congratulations to the owner of No. 89, you have won the gold letter of Brick "Royal Special Offer" for the next five years." Shop sign."
boom!
As soon as the voice fell, the place exploded.
The price of nearly 290,000 taels of silver, the price of bricks alone, damn it, this price is against the sky!
Everyone looked around, who is No. 89
Which boss is so generous
The real boss of number eighty-nine is secretly happy. Following everyone's example, I also looked around.
Seeing everyone envious, jealous, and confused, Boss No. 89 was so happy that he managed to restrain the corners of his mouth from rising.
On the second floor, private room No. 8.
The emperor subconsciously marveled.
An unremarkable brick can be auctioned for a price of nearly 290,000 taels. How much money do you have to make today
The Son of Heaven looked at Liu Zhao calmly.
Where's the shit luck, there are hundreds of ladies in the capital, but Liu Zhao chose Gu Jiu.
But Gu Jiu is a veritable fortune-seeking boy.
In the heart of the emperor, inexplicably, there were traces of envy.
Why didn't he have such a vision, marrying a lucky boy and placing it in the palace
Resentment!
In private room No. 3, Mr. Gu opened his eyes wide, in disbelief.
"Twenty-eight thousand taels? Not twenty-eight thousand taels?"
The boss of the household department stroked his beard, "Mrs. Zhao's reputation of attracting rich boys is really well-deserved. Mr. Gu, next time Mrs. Zhao has any profitable business, don't forget to tell me. I also want to earn some coffin books .”
Master Gu was extremely embarrassed, "This, this, this, it must be a mistake."
The boss of the household department laughed, "It can't be wrong. If it is posted in black and white, it can be fake."
That's right, the quotations about bricks were registered on a large piece of rice paper and posted on the erected wooden boards.
The huge words ensure that everyone can see clearly.
There are a total of seven people participating in Brick's offer.
The seven quotations are arranged in a row from high to low.
The second-ranked offer was only 12,000 taels less than the first-ranked offer.
The businessman at No. 63 secretly beat his chest and stamped his feet.
He is the number two bidder.
It was only 12,000 taels short, and he passed by the gold-lettered signboard, and he was about to die of anger.
Which bastard is No. 89
Stealing his golden signboard, from now on, the two families are at odds.