Clear Wear and Lie to Win

Chapter 236 Economy
The competition in the auction field was still going on, and in the blink of an eye, 500 taels became 2000 taels of silver. Judging by the posture, it seemed that there was no intention of stopping.

Mrs. Liu sighed: "This is too fast!"

The price went up too fast.

Wu Yiming looked at this and thought in her heart, sure enough, this capital city is the land of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, and hearing these numbers, she felt that her mind was in a mess.

Wu Yiming may have a modern mindset. In modern times, expensive bicycles are indeed prohibitive, but there are also cheap ones, and you can buy one for a few hundred yuan.

That is to say, in Wu Yiming's eyes, things that can be bought for a few hundred renminbi are being asked for thousands of taels of silver, and it seems that they are still asking for the price, so it is frightening.

In fact, this auction process is quite in line with today's trend.

Bicycles in this day and age are like modern limited-edition supercars. What you sell is a rarity, what you sell is a brand, and a title bestowed by the royal family. Many people flock to it. Naturally, this money is called out to those who don’t know the price. .

In the end, the price stopped completely at 500 taels of silver.

This is only the first one. You must know that the price of this kind of auction will increase as the auction goes on. It took nearly an hour for the auction of 5 bicycles. The last bicycle was auctioned for 1 taels of silver. The average price of a bicycle is more than 40 taels, and this auction brought in a total of nearly [-] taels of silver.

Even Wu Yiming, a rich woman, was stunned when she heard it.

This number is really surprising. The principal of 5000 bicycles is less than [-] taels. This is a real huge profit!
A lot of people came to the third floor of Wu's Department Store, most of them were for the bicycle auction. Some people participated in it, and some people could participate in it twice at the beginning, but they didn't participate again after all.
Today's auction was not hidden from everyone, and those with a little thought will naturally know that the nearly 40 taels in less than an hour.

Wu's department store has been open in the capital for more than a year and nearly two years. Those who are capable know that Wu's department store cannot be provoked, and it is backed by the emperor and queen, so it has been safe and sound. Besides, many dignitaries Didn't take it too seriously.

For the rich and powerful, power is the most important thing, and if you have power, you will naturally send money to your door.

Now this auction has completely left the name of Wu's Department Store in the hearts of the rich and powerful.

The huge profits of Wu's Department Store have moved many people's minds.

But no one put their minds on Wu's Department Store, but it's hard to say what's next to them. Although Wu's Department Store is not easy to imitate, it's still worth trying.

Seeing the benefits, the princes of the clan were also greedy, so they also made up their minds, but they had some advantages over others because their surname was Aixinjueluo.

"How did the second brother come here? Ask him to come in."

"Yes"

After a while, Fuquan came in.

"Join the emperor."

"Second brother sit down and talk."

After Fuquan sat down, Yinzhen asked, "Second brother, what's the matter here today?"

Fuquan is very honest on weekdays, he has a lot of skills, because he knows that he is special, so he seldom troubles Yinzhen.

"That's right. I heard that the Ministry of Internal Affairs has produced a lot of good things in recent years. My servant Fujin has several dowry shops, so I came here to ask if I can borrow the light of the Ministry of Internal Affairs."

Yinzhen understands Fuquan's meaning. If the Ministry of Internal Affairs has produced something new in the past two years, the clan can also get rewards, but the store that the Ministry of Internal Affairs cooperates with has always been Wu's Department Store, and now Fuquan came here to profit from it.

If it was someone else, he could directly refuse it, but this is what Fuquan said, of course, others would not dare to do it.

It's hard for him to refuse.

The background of Wu's department store is a bit clear. Although the money has entered his private treasury, it is on the surface that it relies on the relationship of the queen, Yun Rong.

If he disagrees today, Fuquan will be able to let the people in the clan know that he refused Fuquan in a few days.

Yinzhen and Yunrong are husband and wife, and the beneficiary of Wu's Department Store is Yinzhen, but anyone who sees the beneficiary on the surface is Yunrong.

Just like a young couple, the clan is her husband's family, representing Yinzhen's interests, and Fucha's family is her natal family, representing Yunrong's interests.

If Yinzhen rejects Fuquan, it means that compared with those who are on his side, he is obviously more inclined to Yunrong's side.

Yin Zhen said with a cold face: "Second brother is the only one who wants to borrow the light of the Ministry of Internal Affairs?"

Fuquan: "They're all relatives, so we have to save some face."

In other words, Fuquan is not the only one who wants to borrow light.

Yinzhen looked at Fuquan and said, "Second Brother, do you know where Wu's Department Store's big money is spent?"

Fuquan really didn't know, he was persuaded by many people to come here this time. Of course, he was also attracted by the huge profits of bicycles.

He didn't think much about it on weekdays, but this time he really didn't think too deeply about the problem.

"I hope the emperor will say it clearly."

"Into my private treasury."

Fuquan was taken aback for a moment, and at the same time shuddered, what is he going to do here today, to compete with the emperor for business.

"The slave understands."

Yinzhen thought for a while, and said: "It doesn't matter if you want to meddle, but the Ministry of Internal Affairs has the final say on what the Ministry of Internal Affairs gives, and the majority of the money earned will still be given to the Ministry of Internal Affairs."

Yinzhen also heard about Wu's department store being pregnant. Wu's department store is doing very well. Yinzhen is also relieved of Wu's department store, but after having a child, his energy will be limited. At this time, let the clan intervene Some, it doesn't matter.

Fuquan had already given up, he had self-knowledge, he couldn't compete with the emperor for business, who knew that another village would be brighter.

Fuquan was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Yinzhen said again: "Don't say anything about this matter, wait for the Ministry of Internal Affairs to issue a regulation."

This is not a small matter, and Yinzhen's intention is not only to benefit the clan, some of the clan's profits will be given by the ministers of the court and China, and some businesses with better reputations among the people will also be given a part of the benefits.

If we want to reform the economy, we must not fall behind.

In the end, the economic aspect should still be handed over to businessmen, and it is better for officials not to get involved too much.

But at the beginning, it is impossible to really put aside the rich and powerful. They cannot become resistance to the reform. If you want them to be obedient, you must give them some benefits.

Yinzhen's work is very sloppy, since he intends to do it, let the Ministry of Internal Affairs get ready, Yinzhen of the Ministry of Internal Affairs can still completely control it, mainly because many people in it are trained by him, and there is another point that is Change frequently, do not accept other people's recommendation.

Since the Ministry of Internal Affairs is in charge of royal affairs, even if some ministers know this fat job in their hearts, no one dares to make any small moves.

Yinzhen asked the Ministry of Internal Affairs to formulate regulations according to his requirements. Now, what kind of goods are taken from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and how much are they to buy from the Ministry of Internal Affairs...there is also the price of the sale, and the interest that will be given to the Ministry of Internal Affairs after the profit...

There must be a charter for all these, and the rules can't be broken.

Of course, there is one thing that Yinzhen still needs to guarantee, that is, this area of ​​the capital must be the first to provide new things to Wu's department store. Wu Yiming is talented in business. can be trusted.

Besides, now what Yinzhen got from Wu's Department Store is not only money, but also a lot of useful information.

After the first wave of bicycle auctions, you can occasionally see people riding on the bustling roads in the capital. Although they are rare, there are nearly a hundred bicycles that have been rewarded by Yinzhen and Yunrong.

Bicycles with two wheels can be ridden on the concrete floor, which is naturally novel to the people in the capital. Now the bicycle has become famous among the rich and powerful, and now it is famous among the common people.

Bobo was one of the first to learn how to ride a bicycle in the palace, and his bicycle was specially customized by Yunrong to suit his size.

Bobo practiced martial arts on weekdays, and his balance was good, he learned it after falling a few times, but Beibei's talent in this aspect was no better than her brother's.

(End of this chapter)