People in Hongwu, from heavenly master to emperor master

Chapter 266 Wealth can rival a country, these are all my money
The auctioneer of the auction house is a woman with a very good-looking appearance. The other party is dressed in cool clothes, which are rare in this era.

When she walked up slowly, there were many guests below causing a small commotion.

After all, there are many customers who spend money on this girl.

four cardinal vices.

Sex is always one of the most primitive needs that can stimulate others. Although this girl is not professional enough in Zhang Yi's opinion, how can there be any professional auctioneer in this world?

Finding a beauty who can stimulate consumption, just standing there, can already make people in this era feel different.

Lao Zhu is a man, but he snorted coldly when he saw this scene, he felt immoral.

Seeing Zhang Yi watching with gusto, he couldn't help giving Zhang Yi a brainstorm.

"What is uncle doing?"

Zhang Yi covered his head and looked back at Lao Zhu.

"You little pervert also came up with this bad idea?"

Zhang Yi laughed:
"That's right, the fat man Chen Ke listened to the persuasion, and restored it pretty well..."

"Hey kid, do you still think I'm praising you?"

Zhu Yuanzhang glared at Zhang Yi, as if if you were my son, I would kill you.

The two stared at each other, Zhu Biao thought it was funny.

He took the initiative to clear the siege:
"Father, my brother should have a deep meaning in doing this..."

"That's natural, the auction house business is essentially like two drunk rich businessmen robbing girls on a boat, and the main thing is impulsive consumption!
Wine, sex and wealth, this is the most tempting thing to consume!
Those wealthy businessmen are not short of money, but if you want them to pay, you must arouse their desire to fight.

Fatty Chen's business at the auction house depends on today's success! "

Lao Zhu was not very satisfied with Zhang Yi's explanation, but after the two argued, the first lot had already appeared.

To Zhu Yuanzhang's surprise, the glass mirror that he thought was the finale actually appeared at the beginning.

This caught many guests who came for it by surprise.

Zhang Yi's four mirrors are different in size, and this one is probably the same as the one given to Mrs. Xu.

The moment it was displayed, the atmosphere in the auction house was instantly ignited.

Chen Ke put this mirror first, mainly because he was worried that this business, which he had never seen before, would be neglected.

The glass mirror can guarantee a bottom line, which is his wishful thinking.

It's just that he underestimated the enthusiasm of these customers for the glass mirror. Starting from the base price of 100 taels, it took only a few breaths. The price of this mirror was directly raised to Lao Zhu's psychological valuation, which was more than 300 taels.

Zhu Yuanzhang stopped discussing with Zhang Yi and watched quietly. When the price reached 500 taels, the price slowly stopped.

The mirror itself was already at a premium, but it was far from what Zhang Yi expected.

But he was not in a hurry, he raised the price to 600 taels in a calm manner,

And seriously, in a voice just enough for people to hear:
"Father, it's best to give this mirror to your mother. I don't know if there are any more in the future. This is a mirror that the empress does not have..."

His words seemed to have ignited some people's fire, and suddenly someone raised the price to 700 taels.

At this time, a certain guest in the box made a move, and he shouted...

Many people on Jiangnan Road recognized the other party's identity.

"The Shen family in Zhouzhuang?"

"Is there no one in Huizhou?"

"800 taels..."

The price war that followed began to develop in a direction that Lao Zhu could not understand.

After these merchants recognized each other, the price skyrocketed.

In the end, after a fierce competition, the final price of Zhang Yi's mirror fell to a terrifying 2000 taels of silver...

Lao Zhu fell silent. Glass mirrors are indeed precious utensils in this era. The rare attribute does not mean that they cannot be sold so much.

But the mirror is only the size of a palm, which is too...

"The sentence just now that there is no one in Huizhou Mansion is also your entrustment?"

"It's Chen Man, I recognize his voice..."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, he probably understood how the business was going on.

What happened next was not as expected by Lao Zhu. After the first glass mirror heated up the atmosphere, sure enough, every item in the auction would be more or less emotionally contested.

He doesn't know much about business, but in order to support Zhang Yi, he himself contributed a lot to Chen Ke.

When his own lot was sold at a 30% premium, Zhu Yuanzhang was thoughtful.

"These merchants are not buying items, but face...

The battle of spirits, the battle of regions...

Whoever walks the rivers and lakes has no grudges!
Whether it's new or old hatred, fame, or simply showing off wealth!

The auction house provides them with a platform, which is also a sentimental value!
Of course, the value of the thing itself must be there, otherwise people are not fools.

Look, uncle, my second mirror is here! "

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The second mirror was sold at a price of 3000 taels, Lao Zhu was a little restless...

In its view, the mirror is not worth the price at all.

The person who bought the mirror was a businessman from eastern Zhejiang. He was not sitting in the box, and Lao Zhu could still see his smiling face.

"The wealth is not revealed, but 3000 taels of silver is not too much for these merchants!
These people, at sea, have earned money far beyond the imagination of the local owners!

Uncle thinks this mirror is expensive, but have you ever thought that if this person sends the mirror to Li's Mansion or Chang's Mansion...

Does that mean there is a channel for promotion?

Or, if you resell this mirror to some foreigners, you can still earn money from this mirror!
Luxury goods are not about the price/performance ratio, but about what a person has and can tell the story well...

Of course, if you want to sell at a higher price, you must also provide buyers with enough opportunities to act aggressive!

The customers who win the lot today and spend a lot of money will become famous tomorrow!

These people, no matter how rich they are, how could they have the chance to be valued so much?

The things are practical enough, there is room for making money, and they can pretend to be aggressive, plus the factor of emotional conflict...

It seems that this time, Xiaodao was able to raise enough 1 taels of silver for his uncle! "

The merchants didn't know how many glass mirrors the auction house had, and the first and second mirrors were sold for 5000 taels of silver!

The third side was about the same as the second side, and this time it sold for 800 taels of silver...

Zhang Yi's income has risen to 800 taels of silver.

Zhu Yuanzhang listened to him, but remained silent.

He knew that the wealthy people in the South were rich, but he never expected that they would be so rich.

"Wealth is beyond compare!"

Zhu Biao couldn't help feeling that it was not only Zhang Yi's mirror, these southern businessmen not only competed on the glass mirror,
In other auctions, there are also their struggles everywhere.

Every time the anger comes up, the value will be multiplied several times.

As Zhang Yi said, this place relies on the word [Qi] to make money.

"That's natural..." Zhang Yi took Zhu Biao's words and said:

"If agriculture is the foundation of the world, if a dynasty wants to be rich, then commercial tax is the big one!
The arable land in the world will be exhausted sooner or later, and the common people without land will have no jobs, so a well-developed industry and commerce is needed to absorb jobs!

Whether it is from the perspective of stabilizing the world or from the perspective of economic development, it is right for the new dynasty to rest and recuperate, emphasizing agriculture and suppressing business!
But after recuperating, if industry and commerce do not develop, there is a high probability that this dynasty will still be poor...

Look at the Southern Song Dynasty. Although it was weak militarily, it was really good economically!
What is it relying on, industrial and commercial tax!
so……"

Zhang Yi pointed to the merchant below and said:

"Businessmen along the coast mainly eat the dividends of maritime trade, whether it's the Shen family or the merchants in eastern Zhejiang, the difference is not bad!
Even some landlords have more or less invested in offshore business!
They grab a lot of wealth, and they don't have to pay taxes!
It's no wonder you don't have money! "

After he finished speaking, he made a face at Zhu Biao, and Zhu Biao laughed.

He knew that this was Zhang Yi reminding them that their Huang family was also a vested interest.

In order to give his identity to the actor, Zhu Biao did do some homework.

He has a general understanding of the situation along the coast.

"If the imperial court bans the sea and only opens official trade channels, will the imperial court's income be better?"

Zhang Yi laughed:
"Brother Huang, if the emperor bans the sea and only the government can do sea trade, will your merchants in Wu land give up sea trade?
Most of them should be smuggled, right?

The other places in Wudi are fine. The place near the east of Zhejiang has seven mountains, two waters and one field. Even if you want to develop farming, you can't do it like others!
Since ancient times, there have been many people doing business in that place, after all, they were not forced by the environment!

Most of this business is still being done by someone, and the officials from this place naturally have the idea of ​​​​resisting the sea ban!

Let’s talk about banning the sea, Xiaodao thinks that in the long run, it will definitely not work, and it’s okay to protect farming while recuperating!
But in some places, you can't let people lose their way of life all at once!

In places like Fujian, it is difficult to survive without the sea...

Anyway, to govern the world is not as easy as we imagined.

Business can be suppressed, but I think that instead of suppressing it, it is better to think about how to collect taxes!

It's not the kind of tax collection method that robs the rich, that method can only quench thirst with poison!
A benign business environment is not easy to achieve,

This kind of thing will test the emperor's ability to govern! "

In fact, Zhang Yi has no confidence in whether the Ming Dynasty can reach that step. The feudal dynasty is essentially a family of the world.

Zhu Yuanzhang's temperament made it difficult for him to believe that the other party could start up industry and commerce.

But it's too early to talk about it now, so he just said it casually.

Lao Zhu kept silent, his eyes kept rolling in this auction house, those merchants showing off their wealth, every movement of them stimulated Lao Zhu's nerves.

In his eyes, these people are like pigs waiting to be slaughtered.

It wasn't until Zhang Yi said that drinking poison to quench his thirst did the killing intent in Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes gradually dissipate.

His dislike of wealthy businessmen is only a little worse than that of officials, but he will not kill randomly!

But if those people evade taxes, don't blame Lao Zhu for being cruel. In Lao Zhu's heart, the money is all the country's money, and it is also his money!

Daming's finances are already difficult enough...

It's just that what Zhang Yi said makes sense, there are no rules.

He has been doing such things as robbing wealthy households, and Zhang Shicheng's old territory area has always had heavy taxes!
But ruling the world is not easy, and many things cannot be left to the emperor to do arbitrarily.

In order to continue the Zhu family's world, Zhu Yuanzhang felt that he could control his emotions.

"Tax...um..."

He glanced at Zhang Yi, taxation is the foundation of the court, and the best way to formulate taxation is to ask Zhang Yi.

Whether a tax law is enacted or not is almost related to the national destiny of the entire dynasty.

Lao Zhu has been looking for opportunities to implement this matter since Bei Zhangyi raised the tax.

However, this is not the best time to ask, and this is not something that can be explained clearly in a while.

At this time, the outside auctions were gradually coming to an end.

The baby of the finale, when Zhang Yi's last mirror was taken out, everyone gasped.

If the three mirrors just now can only be regarded as small mirrors, this mirror is more than three times larger than the other mirrors.

The significance of this mirror is self-evident.

unique……

The wealthy businessman, who was not interested in glass mirrors just now, became interested in an instant.

Since the appearance of this mirror, the price has exploded from the base price of 1000 taels to 8000 taels in an instant.

The Shen family in Zhouzhuang took the mirror to 1 taels of silver!

Zhu Yuanzhang thought this was already the highest!

Who knew that the businessman who had a problem with the Shen family brought another 1000 taels of silver.

The two sides seemed to be on the same page, you 1000 taels, I 1000 taels, and the mirror 2 taels of silver, the price hikes between the two gradually subsided.

Zhang Yi smiled and said:

"The shopkeeper Chen revealed a piece of information to me. The Wu family in eastern Zhejiang has some issues with the Shen family at sea...

Uncle must have heard that the two families are together, as long as they meet something that must be contended for, it must be very exciting!

Xiaodao made a lot of money by following them this time! "

It was luck that the mirror could have been sold for 1 taels, but in the end it was sold for 3000 taels.

Zhang Yi is very satisfied with the result, and it is indeed good to position the glass mirror as a luxury item.

In this era, only he has the ability to produce glass technology that is more transparent than natural crystals.

Only he has the technology of glass coating.

As long as the quantity can be controlled, glass mirrors are a profitable business.

Zhang Yi reckoned that even if someone wants to imitate his own technology, the coating is easy to talk about, but making the glass itself, they will not be able to learn it in ten or eight years!

When I earn enough dividends that rare things are more expensive, I can put glass into production.

At that time, glass, like enamel paint, will be turned into something that can be exported to the West to earn extra money.

But no matter how precious the glass was at that time, it was not as profitable as it is today.

To put it bluntly, the price of glass mirrors sold at auction is far higher than the value itself.

"800 taels plus 3000 taels, the total is 800 taels, not bad!"

Daming's first auction, under the arguing of the Shen family and the Wu family, was basically a successful conclusion.

I earned 3 taels of silver, far exceeding my expectations.

"The shopkeeper Chen gave me a discount, a five-thousandth commission, which is 150 four taels of silver, plus 200 taels of tax, which is probably less than 9000 taels of tax, that is, I have a net profit of two taels. More than [-] taels, which is not bad..."

Zhang Yisha was serious about settling accounts, Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes were red, 3 taels of silver, this is not [-] catties of grain.

He originally thought it would be a good idea for Zhang Yi to raise 1 taels of silver with a few mirrors, but who knew that this guy sold for three times the price.

With such huge profits, the emperor wanted to rob him.

(End of this chapter)