Daming: Mixed in Dangzhi County, Beiping

Chapter 347 Your Highness, use auction to punish these gentry and merchants

"Humph!"

Zhu Di's face was gloomy, he snorted heavily and asked: "How can there be such beautiful things in the world?

Do you know why those gentry and merchants are all rushing to give you such elaborate gifts? "

"Your Highness, I think it's because of Guo Changshi!"

A scribe said cautiously.

"Ok?"

Zhu Di's expression condensed and he asked doubtfully: "What did Guo Qing do again?"

"Your Highness, I heard from those classmates that they seem to be talking about the abandoned city wall in the north of the city!"

A scribe said cautiously.

"That abandoned city wall?"

Zhu Di frowned slightly, "These gentry and merchants are all unprofitable people. What can they do with an abandoned city wall?"

A scribe reminded: "Your Highness, Guo Changshi is the God of Wealth in the hearts of these gentry and merchants.

Now, Guo Changshi actually bought [-] acres of land on the ruins of the city wall to build a house.

These merchants and gentry may have thought that the ruins of the city wall in the north of the city would become the residences outside the academy, or a prosperous place like the Zhangjiawan Pier! "

Zhu Di's eyes lit up, "So, these merchants and gentry want to buy the land where the city wall is ruined?"

"Your Highness is wise!"

A group of officials responded quickly.

Zhu Di already had an idea in mind, and couldn't help but praise excitedly: "Guo Qing is indeed worthy of being the chief financial officer of our Prince Yan's palace!"

All the officials couldn't help but look at each other, but they all breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts.

Although I don’t know why His Highness Prince Yan is in such a good mood.

However, His Highness King Yan will definitely not care about them receiving so many gifts!

As for Zhu Di, he already had a plan in mind.

"Everyone of you, feel free to accept the gifts boldly!"

"what?"

All the scribes waited uneasily for a long time. They never expected that they would be waiting for such a sentence?

However, some flexible scribes quickly apologized: "Your Highness, please forgive me. Wei Chen and others were negligent this time, and they will never dare to accept gifts easily again in the future!"

"Your Highness, please forgive me, Wei Chen and others..."

"receive!"

Zhu Di stared directly at the officials in front of him and said solemnly: "In this period of time, no matter how they give you gifts, you can accept them.

No matter how many gifts they give, they can all remain in your hands.

However, no matter how many gifts each person received and what they asked you to do, you must write down the details and report them. "

"Yes, Your Highness!"

Seeing that Zhu Di was not talking angrily, these officials responded hurriedly.

"Very good!"

Zhu Di nodded with satisfaction and asked the officials to retreat.

Then, he asked Liang Hu to call Guo An over.

"My minister sees Your Highness!"

"Guo Qing, get up quickly!"

After the greeting, Guo An asked Zhu Di: "I wonder what happened when Your Highness summoned the ministers to come?"

"Humph, Guo Qing doesn't know that the gentry and merchants in Beiping Mansion are becoming more and more wanton!"

Zhu Di snorted coldly and told Guo An about giving gifts to those officials.

Hearing this, Guo An also frowned and expressed his bitterness to Zhu Di.

"Your Highness doesn't know something. In the past few days, there are always some gentry asking us for information through various people. It's all because of the abandoned city wall in the North City!"

"These gentry and merchants all have very good noses!"

Zhu Di said angrily, "Let the officials accept the gifts with peace of mind. Does Guo Qing have a way to deal with the gentry and merchants?"

Guo An thought for a moment and then said: "Your Highness, since the gentry and merchants want to buy the land with ruined city walls, just let them buy it.

In this way, it can be regarded as bringing a lot of money into the house.

However, Your Highness wants to punish them and let them know that giving gifts is useless.

Then, you can use the auction method to sell the land! "

"auction?"

Zhu Di couldn't help but look curious.

Guo An explained slowly: "Your Highness, don't those gentry and merchants really want those lands, and even want to compete for them by giving gifts?
His Highness can divide that piece of wasteland into five acres, or ten acres, twenty acres, or fifty acres, and label them, and then call all the merchants and gentry over and ask them to bid for them one by one. The higher one gets it! "

"The highest price wins?"

Zhu Di's eyes lit up, "This is a great plan, let those merchants and gentry give gifts to the officials in our house.

We need to make them understand that no matter how many gifts they give or who they give them to, it is useless! "

"Your Highness is wise!"

Guo An bowed his hands slightly and flattered, and said again: "After the New Year, wait until all the gentry and merchants have given gifts before spreading this matter!
Let them prepare enough money to start fighting for those fields. "

"What Guo Qing said is very reasonable!"

Zhu Di was in a good mood.

After Guo An left Yanwang Palace, snowflakes began to slowly fall in the sky above Beiping Mansion.

Because Guo's father and Liu Huiyuan decided to move their family to Beiping Mansion next year, the entire Guo Mansion was filled with joy.

As for the names of Guo An's second son, they have finally been decided.

Named Guo Lu!
Guo An didn't have any hope for his sons to succeed.

All you need to do is enjoy the peace and happiness and live your life peacefully!

……

After the New Year!

In Prince Yan's palace, a piece of news suddenly came out.

King Zhu Di of Yan heard that many gentry and merchants were interested in the ruined city walls in Beicheng, so he prepared to auction the wasteland.

For the sake of fairness, we invite all merchants and gentry in Beiping City, and the one with the highest price will win!

Simultaneously.

Less than a day later.The auction map for that land was also quietly circulated.

At this time, the entire city of Beiping was completely shaken.

The gentry and merchants who had given away a lot of money were all filled with anger and blood. They felt that their eyes were so dark that they could not see clearly and were about to faint.

They went through all the connections, worked hard, and sent so many gifts and money to the scribes in Prince Yan's Mansion. Now they are going to be auctioned in public?

Then they go to so much trouble and give out so many gifts, aren't they just meat buns...

However, they had no choice but to give gifts to the officials of Prince Yan's palace in an attempt to bribe them. If Prince Yan pursued them and ransacked all their homes, no one would avenge them.

Everyone was so angry that they couldn't eat.

I had to brace myself and start preparing a lot of money.

His Highness King Yan was so confident that he auctioned that field.

Then, their guess is very likely to be true.

That abandoned city wall will surely be as prosperous as the academy and Zhangjiawan Pier.

Thinking about it, some gentry and merchants couldn't help but feel hot in their hearts.

……

a few days later.

In a three-story restaurant in Beiping City.

It was filled with a group of gentry and merchants.

As for Zhu Di, Zhu Fu, Guo An and other officials of the Yan Palace, they were sitting on the third floor, looking at the small temporary platform on the first floor with interest.

On the stage, there is a huge map hanging, which is the abandoned city wall in the north of Beiping City.

On the map, square and rectangular circles were drawn for the city wall.

Within the circle, there are also labels.

On the stage, a robust old shopkeeper was explaining the rules in detail.

It was the first time for all the gentry and merchants to hear the auction rules, and they listened very seriously.

This kind of auction is more complete than the rules of the Song Dynasty when pawnshop owners took the pawned items to markets or places where merchants gathered to conduct bidding auctions.

"Father, for such a big battle, how much can those wastelands be sold for?"

Next to Zhu Di, a handsome young man with a tiger-like head asked curiously.

"Jingsheng, you will know after reading it!"

Zhu Di said with ease.

That city wall was originally in ruins. No matter how much money was made, it would be a big profit for Prince Yan's Mansion.

The young man said respectfully: "Yes, father!"

At this time, the old shopkeeper who issued the order had already started the official auction.

"Land No. 300, five acres, base price is [-] taels, please bid!"

"400 Liangbao notes!"

"400 taels of treasure, and..."

"450 taels!"

"500 taels!"

"550 taels..."

"..."

In the blink of an eye, the price of five acres of wasteland jumped to 700 taels, more than doubling!
third floor.

Zhu Di, Zhu Fu, and Zhu Gaosui couldn't help but widen their eyes with disbelief on their faces.

Land No. 700, five acres was auctioned for [-] taels of treasure.

The expressions of the group of gentry and merchants below suddenly became solemn.

then.

When we arrived at land No. 800, although it was also five acres, the price was much more intense than before. The last merchant only got it after shouting [-] taels.

Then came Land No. [-], Land No. [-]...from five acres, to ten acres, to twenty acres, to fifty acres...

The prices are also getting higher every time, and the competition is getting fiercer every time.

third floor.

Zhu Di, Zhu Fu, Zhu Gaosui and others were so shocked that they were speechless.

By the time the auction was over, Zhu Di, perhaps already used to Guo An's crude way of making quick money, quickly reacted and asked Guo An with a beaming face: "Guo Qing, such an abandoned city wall?" , how much money was auctioned in total?”

As for Zhu Gaosui, he still stared wide-eyed at the group of gentry and merchants below. His mind was filled with the sight of the group of gentry and merchants scrambling for money.

Guo Andao: "Your Highness, a total of 100 yuan of land, two thousand acres, and a total of 50 taels of treasure were auctioned."

"50 taels of banknotes!"

Zhu Di couldn't help but his eyes gleamed.

In just one morning, that useless city wall sold 50 taels of banknotes.

On the side, Zhu Fu and all the officials of Prince Yan's palace were also full of joy.

"No, there is still a large area of ​​city wall that has not been auctioned!"

Suddenly, Zhu Gaosui said loudly.

Zhu Di was stunned for a moment, then he reacted and looked at Guo An with some confusion.

That city wall was very wide. After excluding the [-] acres owned by Guo and Liu San's family, and then excluding the two thousand acres, there was still more than half of the city wall. There was no circle or auction!
Guo An said: "Your Highness, rare things are valuable!"

Zhu Di's eyes widened, and then he said with great satisfaction: "What Guo Qing said makes sense!"

"Father!"

Zhu Gaosui still looked puzzled.

"You will understand this when you grow up!"

Zhu Di was not upset. He said something to Zhu Gaosui, got up and walked out.

Behind him, all the officials of Prince Yan's Mansion hurriedly followed.

However, at this moment, everyone's heart is on fire.

They saw once again, Guo Changshi's ability to turn stone into gold!
Soon, the news of this auction spread directly.

It once again caused a shock in the surrounding areas of Beiping Mansion, and even in the merchant circles of the entire Ming Dynasty.

……

(End of this chapter)