Long live the ancestral dragon of all worlds

Chapter 90

I saw a group of people walking into Xianyang Tower under the guard of a team of soldiers.

The leader was a middle-aged man in a suit with loose long hair and the majesty of a superior. His eyes were as sharp as a goshawk.

He is the prime minister Sima Yi.

"Meet the prime minister!" All the merchants saluted the prime minister one after another.

A smile appeared on the corner of Sima Yi's mouth, and he waved his hands: "You guys don't need to be polite!"

"Thank you, Prime Minister!" All the merchants stood up.

Sima Yi walked up to the rostrum, glanced around at the merchants, and saw that they were nervous, and said, "Everyone, relax, don't be nervous. Today, I'm here to preside over the auction, and I'm doing business with the merchants to make a lot of money together." , not fighting!"

He knew that the status of scholars, farmers, businessmen, and businessmen was relatively low, and it was inevitable to be nervous when seeing a prime minister who was under one man and above ten thousand.

The merchants relaxed a little after hearing the prime minister's humorous words.

At the same time, they also knew that Qin Wangting attached great importance to the auction, and even sent a prime minister to preside over it in person.

Sima Yi continued:

"Then let's get to the point, let's talk about the rules of the auction.

According to the 21 countries that currently exist in the east of Shenhuang, the paper produced by Daqin Paper Mill is divided into [-] national monopoly rights, except for Qin.

According to the size and population of each country, the starting price of each country-level monopoly is also different.

Whoever gets the monopoly in any country will have the final say on the paper market in that country in the future.

This is a big deal with huge profits. After passing this village, there will be no such shop. I hope everyone will bid enthusiastically.

First of all, Zhenxiang took out the state-level monopoly rights of the state of Chu and started bidding. The starting price was 50 taels of silver, and each increase should not be less than 2 taels of silver. Now the auction begins. "

In fact, Sima Yi didn't need to publicize too much about the paper monopoly, because he had already sent people to publicize it many times since the edict was issued.

Merchants are also very understanding.

After the prime minister's words fell, someone bid immediately: "50 taels of silver!"

"55 million taels of silver!"

"Hmph! 55 taels also want to win the monopoly of the Chu State. It's a good idea. My boss bids 80 taels!"

After someone raised the price by 25 taels at once, the scene fell silent.

Sima Yi said: "Is there a higher price of 80?"

"82 million!"

As soon as his words fell, someone followed the price immediately.

"The monopoly rights of the state of Chu, my owner is going to decide, and none of you will grab it from me!" The person who just offered 80 yuan said loudly: "100 million taels!"

As soon as these words came out, the place fell silent.

One million taels is definitely a sky-high price.

Sure enough, no one followed the price.

Sima Yi said: "One million taels for the first time, second time, third time, deal!"

He made a final decision, and the monopoly rights of Chu State for the paper were auctioned off by a big merchant of Chu State at a high price of 100 million.

At this moment, Sima Yi couldn't help but admire His Majesty's wisdom.

Originally, he was a little worried about this monopoly auction, fearing that the price would be too high and no one would bid. Now that the Chu State monopoly was auctioned for 100 million taels of silver, he felt relieved.

The big merchant of Chu State stood up, bowed his hands to all the merchants, and said with a smile: "Thank you for giving me the exclusive right of Chu State!"

"He is the number one wealthy family in Chu, Zhou Donglin, the elder of the Zhou clan!" Someone recognized this person and exclaimed.

Sima Yi glanced at everyone, and said, "Quiet, next we will conduct an auction for the monopoly rights of the Wei State. The starting price is also 50 taels of silver, and each increase must not be less than [-]. Let's bid!"

"60 taels!"

"70 taels!"

"75 taels!"

"78 taels!"

……

"One million and one thousand taels!"

Seeing that no one raised the price, Sima Yi suppressed his excitement and said, "105 million taels for the first, second, and third time, deal!"

……

Daqin Paper National Monopoly Rights Auction Conference is in full swing...

Two hours later, the auction meeting ended smoothly.

Twenty big merchants from various countries signed a contract with Daqin Paper Mill and paid the monopoly fee.

There are many clauses in the contract, including each month's major country-level monopoly, how much paper needs to be fed, the price of paper, and so on.

Of course, the wholesale price of paper to national monopoly dealers must be lower than 100 cents per sheet, and the profit should be reserved for the monopoly dealers.

Sima Yi calculated that 1400 state-level paper auction rights sold a total of [-] million taels of silver.

Adding more than 200 million taels is equivalent to Daqin's fiscal and tax revenue for a year.

It's a sky-high deal!

With this money replenished into the national treasury, many things can be done again.

The widening of major official roads in Daqin, the repair of post stations, the opening of ditches, the opening of government schools, the construction of Daqin banks, etc., can all be accelerated.

Sima Yi looked at the carts of silver being escorted to the treasury by the garrison, with a smile on his face, he couldn't help muttering: "Your Majesty is really a magician who can turn stones into gold!"

The papermaking technology he gave sold 1400 million taels of monopoly rights alone, and there will be a lot of income from paper sales in the future!

……

More than ten days later, in the morning, outside the east gate of Xianyang City.

A large number of garrisons stood on both sides of the street to maintain order, and the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, led by the prime minister, waited outside the city gate for His Majesty's return.

Yes, today the king of Qin, Yingzheng, will return to the court.

The king of Qin personally conquered the Quanrong Kingdom and merged it into the Great Qin Dynasty, becoming the Quanrong County, which will never cause future troubles to the west. This is a great joy for the entire Qin Kingdom.

It is extremely necessary for all the officials to go out of the city to welcome His Majesty back, and to make the triumphant ceremony a good one.

Rumble!
At this moment, there was a deafening roar, and the ground trembled slightly, as if an earthquake had occurred.

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound, and saw billowing smoke and dust in the sky, and a cavalry army was coming towards Xianyang.

In the cavalry army, the banner with the word "Qin" stabbed in the wind is particularly conspicuous.

Seeing this, Sima Yi's face was full of excitement, and he said loudly: "His Majesty the King of Qin is back, playing ritual music!"

Woo!
Woo!
Woo!
Immediately, the solemn and majestic sound of the ceremonial trumpets and the chapters of rites and music were intertwined and resounded throughout the world, making people feel awe-inspiring.

Wearing a golden armor, a scarlet cloak, and Emperor Xuanyuan's sword on his waist, Qin Wang Yingzheng straddles the king's white jade unicorn horse carved from peerless jade, showing the imperial majesty like a god.

Swish swish!
The civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty, all the soldiers and common people who greeted His Majesty's triumphant return all knelt down on the ground and shouted: "Welcome Your Majesty's triumphant return to Xianyang, long live long live long live!!!"

They all chanted long live from the bottom of their hearts!
Yingzheng is the great king in the hearts of the old Qin people!
The voices of tens of thousands of people gathered together, shaking the sky and making people excited!

Although Ying Zheng, who was riding on a white jade unicorn horse, was used to such scenes, he still felt a sense of pride every time he saw his courtiers and common people kneeling down and shouting long live.

Ying Zheng raised his hand and said, "Everyone is flat!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Everyone said in unison.

　Maybe my writing is too bad, not good enough, not cool enough!There may not be any recommendations for the follow-up, and the mentality is impetuous. Today, I will stop writing and write, and I can't explain it in one word.I don't know where to go in the end!Thank you for your support!

　　


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