According to the statistics of the shops in the business town, there are more than 300 shops of different sizes.
For these shops, they carried out a batch of Bo sales.
The location and size of the shop are all printed on paper and published, and anyone who is interested can enter the venue for gambling. Four games are held every day, two in the morning and afternoon, and each game sells 20 games. More than 300 shops will be sold in five days.
In order to prevent people from entering the venue to make money, all merchants who enter the Shibo Division for gambling must pay an entry fee of 12 taels. Everyone can make a bid, but if it is a false call - no one dares to falsely call, this is the place of the imperial court.
The first game of gambling started in Si Shi, at a place called the Bumai Market in the business town.
Today Bo sells a few shops on the street in the town center, as well as a few other places that are slightly off. The orientations are all different in size, good and bad.
The reason for this is to prevent all the good ones from being sold, and the rest of the bad ones that don't attract people's interest.
At this time, there were more than 500 seats on the first and second floors in the Bomai Market, and the seats were full.
On a high platform in the middle, Xie Sanyi stood on top in a deputy lifting official robe, and behind him was a huge billboard with an enlarged orientation map hanging on it.
"In order to celebrate the good luck of Kaifu, the good start of this field can't be taken carelessly. This shop on Central Street is 50 feet long and wide, square and square, and the center is stable. It is facing the Shibosi Yamen. It goes without saying that Feng Shui is of course not to be missed. The reserve price starts at 2,000 taels, and each time the benefit price must not be lower than 500 taels.
Having said this, Xie San smiled and said: "Are you all surprised that the reserve price is so low? The Lord said that the opening should be a celebration, so he deliberately sold it at a low price. After this game, the reserve price will rise to Five thousand, and I hope you don’t miss the opportunity.”
With the sound of a gong, Shibo Division's first sale to Boomers officially started.
Soon someone tried to bid: "Number two hundred and fifty-eight, two thousand five hundred taels."
"Three thousand taels!" Before the voice fell, the man said again: "Number one hundred and twenty-fifth, three thousand taels."
Next to Xie San was a small official holding a gong, while sounding the gong, he reported: "Number one hundred and twenty-fifth, three thousand taels."
"Number three hundred and eighty-seven, four thousand taels."
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After some tentative quotations, this shop has been called to 11,000 taels.
At this moment, a slightly hoarse voice suddenly sounded: "Number fifty-seven, fifty thousand taels!"
50,000 taels to 11,000 taels, which is equal to five times the number, and being shouted so high all of a sudden, there was a buzzing discussion on the field.
There were also many people who followed the voice just now and saw a very young man sitting there. Judging from his appearance, he is considered to be handsome and suave, and I don't know which ignorant junior is making such a joke.
Moreover, this person is extremely sloppy and generous. Seeing everyone looking over, he smiled and bowed his hands to everyone.
It's not like this is how you want to be in the limelight!
Just when everyone thought so, suddenly heard a crisp sound of gongs.
"No. 57, 50,000 taels for the third time! Gotta!"
There was an uproar, and no one expected that the first shop would be sold like this.
There was a loud noise below, in a private room on the second floor.
The white face of the imperial envoy was flushed with excitement, and he said to Xue Tingxiang: "Master Xue is very good, this shop can sell 50,000 taels!"
Xue Tingxiang smiled and said, "Angel, this person is just speculation. If this person hadn't deliberately raised the price, this shop would probably sell for about 70,000 taels."
They are all human beings, so they naturally understand what Xue Tingxiang said.
It was originally 2,000 taels, but was called to 11,000 taels, which is equivalent to a six-fold increase. All of a sudden, it doubled five times again, reaching a huge 50,000 taels. The silver didn't float from the big river, and others would naturally hesitate if they were not psychologically prepared, but it was not just a success.
"This person is really cunning. He saved 20,000 taels of silver out of thin air."
Xue Tingxiang glanced at the handsome man below, secretly hiding the smile on his lips.
On the other side, Zhao'er was taken down for the handover procedure.
After Xue Qinghuai shipped the money and handed it over to the people from the Shibo Division, he was exchanged for a house deed with the seal of the Shibo Division.
The two of them went out to the shopping mall together, Xue Qinghuai couldn't help but said with some pain: "Zhao'er, this shop is a bit too expensive. If these 50,000 taels are kept outside, fifty shops can also buy them, put them here. But you can only buy one."
After these years of experience, Xue Qinghuai has long since changed his appearance when he was in Yuqing Village. He is wearing a dark blue satin straight robe, a square scarf, and some short beards. His face is more calm than before. It can be seen that it was the mud-legged man who was carrying the goods around the streets.
And the handsome man who just came out on top, needless to say, is exactly Zhao'er.
Hearing this, she laughed and said, "Fourth Uncle, this price is not expensive. If you don't believe me, wait and see. Those shops in the back will not be lower than this price, and the location is not as good as the one we bought."
"Of course I know it's not expensive. This place can't be compared with the outside world. I just think that Ting Yan is now a high-ranking official, in charge of the shipping company. We have to spend money to buy it with him when we use the shop. It's a bit..." A bit Feel sorry for the silver.
An official for thousands of miles is only for wealth. If someone in the family becomes an official, the relatives and clansmen will be able to get a little cheap. This is the usual thinking of the people nowadays. Even if there is no advantage to take, if there is an official in the family, there is a dispute with others outside, and a report on who is the official in my family is enough to scare the other party away.
How hard it is to earn money, Xue Qinghuai has experienced it in these years. Even though it is easy for them to get money, it is also extremely painful when they are usually busy outside. Therefore, it is obvious that it can be convenient, but it costs 50,000 taels of silver to buy it, Xue Qinghuai feels a little uncomfortable.
"Fourth uncle, you can't think like that. We don't have a background, and it is very difficult for Ting Xian to be an official. Now how many pairs of eyes are watching from these islands, we can't cause trouble for Ting Xian. This is what I specifically asked for. It is upright and can stand up to picking, if someone deliberately wants to find fault, we are not afraid of them finding fault."
Xue Qinghuai let out a long sigh and sighed: "The fourth uncle certainly understands the truth. When we came out, the old patriarch also explained that we must not smear Ting Yan's face. Zhao'er, you are right, we are from the Xue family. Do things in an upright manner, and don’t give people the opportunity to choose.”
Zhao'er suddenly stopped, Xue Qinghuai came back to her senses and asked, "Why didn't Zhao'er leave?"
At the same time as he asked, he followed Zhao'er's gaze, and saw more than a dozen people who looked like clerks were carrying boxes down from a truck. The seemingly small box had to be carried by several people. Xue Qinghuai immediately understood that the person inside had bought the shop and was sending money in for handover.
It's as if he just came here specially to give money.
"Fourth Uncle, this money is probably not very lucky." Zhao'er asked.
"No!" It's okay not to mention this. When it comes to Xue Qinghuai, he is full of complaints. He is in charge of the import and export transactions in Dinghai, and the money is also passed in and out of his hands. Naturally, no one is more detailed than him. Much clearer.
"There is no ticket number in Dinghai, and only cash is needed for transactions here. The 50,000 taels of silver are still exchanged by me at Ningbo Prefecture, and then sent over. The silver is different from others. Cashier's ticket."
Regardless of what Xue Qinghuai said, how could he not know why Shibosi didn't accept the receipt.
Dinghai used to do smuggling transactions and secret door transactions. Naturally, it was impossible to trade with banknotes. It was all real gold and silver, and both silver and goods ended up. Since the establishment of Shibosi in Dinghai, because it was too hasty, it naturally followed the previous routine, so this time Shibosi only accepted cash for the transaction.
Don't look at saying that it is simple to only accept cash, but it is extremely troublesome for those who sell things. When you come to trade here, you have to bring money from outside, and you have to bring the money back. You have to worry about human and material resources and safety on the road.
It is as if the Tailong Firm has now joined forces with Mao Badou's brother-in-law, Zhou Chen, to form a dart shop. Usually, the delivery of goods and silver is escorted by the escort.
Of course, Zhao'er also knew about this matter, but it was only the usual practice at the time, and he didn't pay attention to it, but today he felt something in his heart.
"What's wrong with Zhao'er? You don't know about this, why did you ask this?"
Zhao'er shook his head slightly and said, "I don't have a fourth uncle, I just have an idea. But I have to go back and discuss this idea with Ting Yan, so I won't talk about it."
Xue Qinghuai didn't think much, nodded, and the two walked to the shop they just bought.
What Xue Tingxiang said was not wrong. Sure enough, the price of each subsequent shop was no less than 50,000 taels, and the location and area were not as good as the first one.
It made many businessmen who missed the first game regret, and sighed repeatedly why they hesitated.
In this morning's game, the Shibo Division had a total income of nearly 1.5 million taels of silver. The prices of these shops varied, but they were definitely not lower than the first one. The highest shop sold for 93,000 taels, and the merchants below were all red-eyed. Seeing that the imperial envoy above was sweating all over, he felt the same way.
Of course, his excitement was not only due to the atmosphere at the scene, but also because the money belonged to Emperor Jiacheng. This time, he was entrusted by His Majesty with the important task of dispatching Dinghai as an imperial envoy. This is the face of the Sili Jian, and it is also the face given by His Majesty.
"Master Xue, you have done a good job in your errand. Our family will definitely help you to ask for credit in front of Your Majesty when you go back this trip."
Xue Tingxiang said with a smile: "Then thank the angel. In fact, the lower office is also for the sake of the court. Needless to say, I will be able to pay commercial taxes for my Dachang in the future. Those businessmen know the pros and cons, and they will definitely not be stingy about them. This is the total of Dinghai Town. There are more than 350 shops, and if they are not added in the future, if you miss this place, you will have no home.
"Of course, since people can pay so much money, as the court of Kaifu, they must keep their peace. Therefore, after the angel returns to the court, he can truthfully report the difficulties of the lower officials to His Majesty, and the establishment of the Zhejiang Navy is imminent. No delay. With this alone, I will no longer have to worry about the void of the treasury in the future, and the Tartars far away in Liaodong can't be expelled."
The imperial envoy gave a thumbs up: "Master Xue is the backbone, and our family must report the truth when we go back. Speaking of which, Master Xue is also an old acquaintance with our supervisor, and Shunxi is the godfather, and his old man specially sent him. Yes. Master Xue is in the heart of the emperor, and our supervisor is only loyal to Your Majesty. We will work together to do errands for His Majesty. As for those..." He paused for a while, but did not say clearly: "You don't need to be afraid of them."
Xue Tingxiang's eyes flashed, and he said with a smile: "I never imagined that the angel was actually a person from the Slijian. I think that when Xiaguan was on duty in the cabinet, he often ran to the Silijian. Don't worry, you don't need to say any more polite words."
"Then we're still called our angels? Our family has no common name since we entered the palace. I have to be named Anshun by my godfather, so you can call me Eunuch An." Qin Chai said with a smile.
Xue Tingxiang also jokingly said, "Then it's better to be respectful than to obey, Eunuch An."
With such a tacit understanding, the two talked very happily after that and had a harmonious relationship.
Just as Xue Tingxiang and Anshun were chatting and laughing, Shao Kai and others had already returned to Dinghai by boat.
It has been a few days for the Shibo Division to open a fu. Which of these officials are not busy with their business, so after the opening ceremony of the Shibo Division on the Shuangyu Island was completed, all these people said their goodbyes.
These people were divided into several sea boats, and the largest one sat on Shao Kai, Yan Zhong, Li Hong and others.
Shao Kai's face was a little unsightly, and the others were not much better.
"Then just sit back and watch them submit a letter to form a navy master?"
Shao Kai squinted at Yan Zhong, but he didn't smile: "If you don't sit back and watch, what else can you do? I wanted to grab someone else's handle, but I didn't catch it, but now people have set up a trap to encircle us all. If you are so scared that you are so frightened, if someone else writes a book, if you dare to refute it, you are not afraid of laughing at your generosity!"
Naturally, this was not for Yan Zhong, but for several officials standing aside. But when it comes to shit, it's still Li Hong.
Li Hong's face flushed red, and he said, "Governor Shao, this official is the imperial censor sent by the imperial court. You insult this official like this..."
Yan Zhong interrupted: "How can you hear that the Governor has insulted you, but it's just a matter of fact."
"Okay, let's stop the infighting right now," said an official next to him.
"Dou Zhun and Ye Ju will definitely write a letter when they go back. The imperial envoy is from the Supervisor of Li, and the Supervisor of Li will only embarrass us every day, but don't expect them to speak to us. Anyway, this is the end of the matter, let's After I go back, I will deliver the letter to the capital, as for what happens next, it is not up to me to decide." Shao Kaidao.
"That's the only way it can be." Several officials below looked at each other and said.