Daming: Brother, there is no future for monks, let's rebel

Chapter 396 The Auction Storm

"Oh my God, Shen Wansan is indeed worthy of it. He is really generous."

"But with this offer, you don't intend to make money at all, right? At least 40 taels of compensation."

"You still don't understand? Shen Wansan is simply sending money to the government."

The result is not waiting for them to finish.

Another person laughed and said: "The big library is where my Ming culture gathers. Zhou is also a scholar and wants to contribute."

"How about this, our Zhou family pays 150 million taels, Brother Shen, just give me face and don't argue with me."

Whoa!
As soon as these words came out, everyone present made a noise.

Especially those small businessmen.

They also knew before that those wealthy businessmen were as rich as the enemy.It's just that although they have this concept, they don't know how much money they have.

Today, I can truly see how rich and powerful these people are.

All the projects in this bidding are open to the public, and anyone who participates in the bidding can see them all.

The reason for doing this is also to facilitate their cost-effectiveness.

Zhu Han painstakingly came up with this bidding in order to revitalize Yanjing with the help of these infrastructure projects.Let these businessmen make money, so that they can hire more people and attract people to work in Yanjing.

Not for the money in their hands.

Because of this, the size of the Great Library is known to all.Just covering an area of ​​more than 600 mu.

Although the vast majority of people have never thought of taking a share of this project, they have all calculated the approximate cost.

Not counting the collection of books in the big library, the cost of building the library itself is about 200 million taels of silver.

In other words, Shen Wansan and Zhou Gushan haven't started their work yet.

It has already lost hundreds of thousands of silver cars and went in.

Zhang Fengnian, Liu Jiyang and Shen Xiong all stared out of shock.

They were still racking their brains for 800 taels of silver.A real wealthy businessman, without blinking an eye, threw four to five million taels of silver for fun.

"Zhou Gushan, what you said is so unreasonable. If you want to contribute to our Ming Dynasty, why don't I, Shen Wansan, not want to? I, Shen Wan, pay 140 million taels."

"You..." Zhou Gushan gritted his teeth: "Shen Wansan, are you deliberately opposing my Zhou family? In this case, my Zhou family not only bid 140 million taels, but also donated [-] books to the Great Book Group."

As soon as his words fell, Shen Wansan immediately followed up: "Then I will donate 20 books!"

140 million taels, this is the limit that the two of them, the richest merchants outside the imperial court, can afford.

Although they are rich, after all, they have a big family and a big business, and there are many places where they need to spend money.

Moreover, doing business is never a sure thing.

Even for them, many businesses have experienced various setbacks.All of a sudden, they lost 60 taels, and they were gritted their teeth.

The businessmen who came to participate in the bidding meeting today really opened their eyes today.

They also understood that Shen Wansan and Zhou Gushan seemed to be blushing and competing for a loss.

But the capital they lost today can definitely get more elsewhere.

But even if they understand, they really can't afford to lose 60 to [-] taels at once.

After the initial shock.

Many businessmen frowned and thought.

No one is a fool, the relationship between Shen Wansan and Zhou Gushan and His Royal Highness cannot be hidden from anyone.

before the tender begins.

These two guys played their lives to lower the price and lose money.Is it possible... is it implying something?
After all, it was a bidding meeting held by the imperial court, so they couldn't help but think about it.

Zhu Han, who saw this scene in his eyes, was furious.

Because of them, the originally lively bidding meeting has become more and more deserted.

Obviously, this is what the businessmen thought.

It was he, the King of England, who suggested that Shen Wansan and Zhou Gushan did this.The purpose is to tell them that you businessmen can't make money casually during the imperial court's bidding.

"Call me these two bastards."

When Zhu Han's guards went to call for someone, these two guys were still holding their necks down to lower the price.

"Our Zhou family published 25 books."

"Are you the only one who has another book? I, Shen Wansan, have published... 26 copies."

Afterwards, the two of them were in the stunned sight of the surrounding businessmen.

He was brought before Zhu Han.

"You two." Zhu Han waited for them viciously: "Is it intentional to make trouble?"

The reason why he called these two guys over.

One is because ordinary businessmen are definitely unable to do such a project as a large library.It's not because of money, but most people simply don't dare to roll such a big dice.

Thanks to Zhu Han's efforts, the current status of a businessman is much higher than before.

But thousands of years of feudal habits are still difficult to change.Businessmen are quite cautious about huge investments.

The two of them can be an example.

It is to tell all the businessmen that they can invest boldly with confidence, and the court will not treat them as sheep and slaughter them when they are fattened up.

In the end, these two bastards dared to demolish his platform.

"My lord, it's all Zhou Gushan's fault. If he hadn't insisted on fighting with me, this wouldn't have happened."

"Shen Wansan! Don't sow discord in front of the prince..."

Seeing that they were about to quarrel, Zhu Han snorted coldly and said, "Enough."

The businessmen outside were all waiting in fear. Even if they wanted to deal with these two guys, they had to wait until later.

Zhu Han directly ordered: "Go out and bid again, Shen Wansan!"

"The little guy is here!"

"The project of the big library is handed over to you."

Hearing Zhu Han's words, Shen Wansan raised his eyebrows at Zhou Gushan proudly.

See, the prince values ​​me more.

"According to the budget made before, the investment in building a large library is about 200 million taels, so you can quote 210 million taels."

The smug look on Shen Wansan's face disappeared instantly, and he said anxiously: "My lord, it's absolutely impossible, how can a villain earn money from the court?"

Zhu Han snorted coldly: "If you tell you to earn money, you earn it. Doesn't what this king said work?"

For this sake, Shen Wansan could only agree with a tangled expression.

"As for you." Zhu Han frowned and said, "The other project will be entrusted to your Zhou family. Just like Shen Wansan, you will earn 10 taels of silver."

"Now, get out and bid for this king, and if you dare to make any fools, be careful of your skin."

Shen Wansan and Zhou Gushan returned to the bidding site with distressed expressions.

Seeing their dejected looks.

All the businessmen at the scene couldn't help but thump in their hearts.

Many people lowered their voices and started discussing.

"You said... Could it be that the imperial court is not satisfied with their price just now?"

"No way, more than 60 taels of silver have been lost. With so much money, even Shen Wansan and Zhou Gushan will be hurt, right?"

"At first, I thought that the imperial court was really giving us money, but now it seems that it is simply trying to suck the marrow."

"It's over, it's over, if I knew it was the result, I wouldn't come if I said anything."

"I don't know if I'm leaving now, it's too late."

"Go? Look at the soldiers around you. If you dare to go, maybe you will be executed on the spot for treason."

The three of Zhang Fengnian who had joined together just now also turned paler than the other.

Big businessmen may just be hurting.

When it's their turn, maybe they will go bankrupt.

Just when the merchants were ashamed, the official in charge of the bidding said: "There were some problems in the bidding process just now, and all the quotations are invalid. Now the bidding starts again."

"The first project, the Great Royal Library of Ming Dynasty. Merchants who want to contract this project, please quote."

Hearing what the official said, everyone was ashamed.

What kind of bullshit bidding meeting is simply a change of name to grab money from them.

"I, Shen Wansan, bid 210 million taels of silver to contract the construction of the Royal Library."

The official had already benefited from Zhu Han, so he didn't care about others at this time, and directly announced: "Shen Wansan won the bid, now move to the next room to sign a contract with the government."

The merchants felt sad at first.

Knew it.

Only 210 million taels...

They took it for granted that Shen Wansan was exploited by the government.

But soon, they found that something was wrong.

and many more……

210 million taels?
Not 110 million taels?
Instead of losing money, Shen Wansan made a small profit of 10 taels.

what's the situation?
Also, Shen Wansan, are you seriously ill?Obviously made money, why is it like a dead mother?
What surprised them the most was the government's attitude.

Just now, Shen Wansan and Zhou Gushan have lowered the price to 140 million taels for bidding.

If the project is handed over to them at this price, the government will make a lot of money.

As a result, the government not only failed to make a deal at that price.

Instead, restore the original price?
Is this still the government in their impression that they will only try their best to get money from them?

Immediately after Shen Wansan, Zhou Gushan also contracted another large-scale project.

The budget was 170 million taels, and the final bid for 180 million taels was successful.

It turned out that His Royal Highness asked these two guys to give a lecture, not to squeeze their money, but to let them raise the price.

The merchants couldn't figure out why the King of England did this, but they understood the signal sent by the government.

Exactly as expected.

This time, the government did give them money to earn money.As for how much money they can make from these projects, it all depends on their own abilities.

Bidding for two large-scale projects was completed, and the government released ten medium-sized projects.

It has just begun, and the bidding on the spot has entered a fierce stage.

In this world, there are not many people who are more powerful than businessmen.They can calculate the cost of a penny until late at night.You can also run those business routes that are close to death in order to make profits.

Even the undetermined income can drive them crazy, let alone the things in front of them, as long as the cost is cost-effective, they can make a profit without losing money.

"I will offer seventy thousand silver coins!"

"Our chamber of commerce is going to decide on this project, 9000 taels."

Seeing those merchants quoting enthusiastically, Zhu Han finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Seeing Shen Wansan and Zhou Gushan who were standing with their heads bowed beside them, Zhu Han said angrily, "You two bastards almost ruined my king's affairs."

He understood what these two guys meant, they just wanted to use this loss to exchange him for a favor.

I hope he has some good business in the future and can take them with him.

"You should have made a lot of money in Qiongzhou's business, aren't you satisfied?" Zhu Han said angrily.

As a businessman, there is a good side and a bad side.

Just like being greedy.

"The villain knows he's wrong, so please punish him." Shen Wansan and Zhou Gushan said in unison.

The attitude of pleading guilty is good.

"Hmph!" Zhu Han didn't bother to argue with them.

After all, there are still many places where these two guys can be used in the future.

"No irreparable harm has been caused this time, so this king will bypass you this time. Remember, this is not an example."

The two nodded again and again, with flattering smiles on their faces.

"However, the death penalty can be avoided and the living penalty cannot be escaped. The next time there is such an opportunity, don't think that the king can tell you in advance so that you can be prepared. Whether you can grasp it or not, you can fight for it yourself."

The two looked at each other, and the collision of eyes seemed to burst out sparks.

At this time, the financial resources of the two of them were almost the same.

Zhou Gushan's sailing business is in full swing.Shen Wansan also took advantage of Daming's expansion to extend his tentacles to all territories controlled by Daming.

If anyone can seize the next opportunity, they might be able to overwhelm each other and become the real richest man in Ming Dynasty, not one of the richest men.

At the bidding conference, after a fierce fight, all medium-sized projects had been bid for.

What is left now is the bidding for 450 residential buildings.

Officials in charge have only just announced the start.

Then I heard a person yelling loudly: "350 taels!"

The originally noisy venue was suddenly quiet again.

This project is obviously prepared for those small businessmen, and it will take more than half a year to build a residential house.

But the profit that can be made is only two or three hundred taels per building.

This kind of business, the big chamber of commerce really doesn't like it.

Nowadays, ordinary busy people can easily find a chamber of commerce to be a buddy, and they can earn 30 to [-] taels a year.

And this first round of quotations abruptly reduced the profit by half.

Because the price is too amazing.

All of a sudden, the small merchants didn't dare to follow the price casually.

The official in charge of the bidding asked around, and seeing no one bid, he announced that they had won the bid: "How many buildings do you plan to bid for?"

Zhang Fengnian, who was in charge of the quotation, smiled: "Ten Buildings!"

cut!
Many businessmen booed.

Zhang Fengnian's menacing appearance startled everyone.

How dare you think that if you want to contract a hundred buildings, the result will be anticlimactic.

After contempt.

Many bright-minded people suddenly reacted.

"No, I've been fooled!"

Although ten buildings are not too much, they can at least earn 500 taels of silver.

For some small businessmen, it is definitely not a small number, it is nothing more than a little busy.

Inspired by Zhang Fengnian, many people began to recalculate their quotations.

(End of this chapter)