King of Han Dynasty of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 184 The superb skill of cutting leeks

In the imperial study room.

The matter regarding the White Lotus Sect has been finalized.

Afterwards, Zhu Di, who was sitting on the high platform, stood up and reached out to take three memorials from the desk. He walked up to the three people and distributed the memorials to them respectively.

"This is a request made by the second brother, asking Jin Yiwei to do a thorough survey of all the powerful Jia merchants in all states and prefectures."

"You should take a look at the above data for yourself first."

"Today, with the cooperation of the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Household Affairs, the construction of the refined salt workshop has been completed, and all of them have been put into production."

“The new salt law should also be effectively implemented.”

“As for the agents for auctioning refined salt in various states and prefectures, the new salt law can almost be put on the agenda.”

"What do you think is the appropriate base price for auctioning the agency rights of a state or a government?"

After hearing this, Zhu Gaoxu simply studied the contents of the memorial in front of him for a moment. His eyes couldn't help but shrink, and a hint of emotion rose in his heart:

"It's really a poor court and rich merchants!"

"Businessmen pursue profit, and this has been the case since ancient times."

"Believe it or not, if you dare to set such a high threshold, no one will come to participate in the auction."

But after thinking about it carefully, I didn't bother to argue with it in the end.

The sounds of several people breathing heavily echoed in my ears from time to time.

"You are so excited when you see money, are you crazy about gains and losses?"

That's what I said.

I want to refute or refute, but I can't find any reason.

"Don't say whether they are willing or not. Think about it and it falls on you. Are you willing?"

After hearing this, Zhao Wang Zhu Gaosui immediately quit his job, and directly rushed to Zhu Gaoxu with the words, and said loudly:

"We can't be like you, just come up and scare everyone away."

"Others can take it out, but others must take it out?"

"As you can imagine, there are so many things on the surface, but you don't know how much is hidden behind the scenes!"

"But have you ever thought that such a high price is just a sales right for each state and government? Do you really think that other businessmen are fools and do not count the costs and benefits?"

"Yes!"

"How about five hundred thousand taels or one million taels of silver?"

"The higher the price is set this time, the more the court will earn, and the fuller the treasury will be."

"Is there such a good thing?"

"How did you talk?"

The noisy hall suddenly became quiet.

"On the memorial, the wealth of every businessman mentioned in the memorial can be ascertained, and none of them has less than one million taels of silver."

"In everything we have to give others some room...otherwise why would others do things for us?"

"Second brother...what do you mean?"

"Are you facing the court or these businessmen?"

What a million taels of silver!

Zhu Di, who was standing aside, listened to the two people's quotations, grinning happily like a child, nodding his head from time to time to express his approval and praising the two people for their good words.

Listening to the outrageous quotes from the two people, Zhu Gaoxu couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth slightly, with a hint of disdain on his face, and said loudly:

"Old man, boss, third child"

"Are you three sick?"

"When I see it, what are you going to do?"

"Can you use your brain a little bit?"

Just as Zhu Gaoxu was deep in thought, he was awakened by the words of the Crown Prince and Prince Zhao.

"You always want to get more money out of other people's hands. This is understandable."

The three people who originally stared at Zhu Gaoxu with unkind expressions, after listening to his eloquent words, instantly felt like a basin of cold water was poured down on them from head to toe. They were suddenly dumbfounded, and their faces were full of expressions. Embarrassing in capital letters.

"It really scares everyone away. No one comes to participate in the auction. How can the court cut leeks and take out the silver in these people's hands for the court's use?"

After that, he took a few deep breaths of air, simply calmed down his restless emotions and thoughts, shook his head helplessly, and said:

Hearing this, Zhu Gaoxu couldn't help but put his hand on his forehead. His eyes were filled with contempt. He pointed at him, intending to scold him.

"How come you have become the boss and me now?"

"Every businessman is extremely rich...it's not like they can't afford it."

"I want the horse to run, but I don't want the horse to eat grass. Is it possible?"

"Once there is no profit, if you are not careful, you have to put money into it. Are these profit-seeking businessmen willing?"

Why five hundred thousand taels?

This matter is so fussy, it seems like they really blamed Lao Er wrongly!

Seeing their dull looks, Zhu Gaoxu felt extremely funny in his heart.

"You have to have a certain degree of turning your elbows outward!"

"Cutting leeks is a technical job and can't be done randomly. The best way is to keep the water flowing slowly."

This statement came out.

The three people couldn't help but frowned, looked at each other, and asked in unison:

"Second Brother, if it goes according to your wishes, what is the minimum bidding price you plan to set for this auction?"

“Or what kind of minimum price is appropriate to set?”

Feeling the eyes of everyone on him, Zhu Gaoxu looked over without hesitation, with a playful smile on his lips and said:

"The lowest price?"

“Why do we have to set a minimum price?”

“Can’t we not set a minimum price?”

When everyone heard this, they were stunned.

Start bidding from scratch without setting a reserve price?

Are you kidding me?

crazy!

This bastard, the second brother, must be crazy!

We all know that businessmen pursue profits. If there is no minimum price set, these merchants will have to negotiate in advance and divide the territory between each other.

Anyway, no one is fighting for it, no one is snatching it away. When that time comes, everyone will have the sales rights in their own hands at a very low price.

What is the significance of the imperial court holding this auction?

How can we take the opportunity to make a fortune from these people, take out the money they hold in their hands, and fill the national treasury?

Are we still pinning our hopes on these businessmen showing their kindness?

is it possible?

Realistic?

It would be great if you were so conscious!

Regarding this matter, they would rather believe that there are ghosts in the world and that the sun rises in the west, but they would not believe that Jia Shang could be so conscious.

I'm afraid there's something seriously wrong with your brain!

For a moment, everyone's expressions became extremely exciting. Their eyes looking at Zhu Gaoxu were full of doubts, confusion, confusion, and confusion, as if they were looking at a fool, idiot, or a brainless retarder.

numb!

Everyone was completely numb!

'Ahem.'

The prince came to his senses, suppressed the restless emotions in his heart, and coughed twice.

"Second brother, what do you mean by this? Why can't we understand?" "Did you say the wrong thing, or did we guys hear the wrong thing?"

"How about you say this again?"

"Shall we listen more carefully?"

What do you mean?

do not understand?

Say it again?

forget it! With the IQs of these people, if they don’t explain it once, I’m afraid it won’t make any sense even if they say it countless times. I guess these people are still not sure how to scold themselves and arrange themselves!

"Hey"

Thinking of this, Zhu Gaoxu let out a long sigh, reached out and rubbed his slightly swollen temples, thinking about how to explain to them.

"Old man, boss, third child"

"I know your worries. You are afraid that the starting and bottom prices for the auction will not be set. After these businessmen got the news, they joined together one by one to plan the boundaries of the land they wanted to auction, and then they did not compete with each other."

"Watch the right to sell refined salt in this area at the lowest price."

"You can all think of these things, how could I not know?"

“Any idea why I don’t set a floor price?”

“If you don’t set a minimum price, on the one hand, it will attract more people to come, which will make the water even more muddy and disrupt their plans.”

"Secondly, I don't plan to conduct this auction as an 'open auction', but as a 'hidden auction'."

Instead of shooting in the open, shoot in the dark?

What's happening here?

Seeing everyone's even more confused expressions, Zhu Gaoxu raised his forehead and continued to explain helplessly:

"The so-called secret auction means that no one who participates in the auction writes the highest price they can give on a piece of paper, and no one knows the price paid by others."

"They are all mortals. They all have their own selfish motives. They know very well how much profit can be made from refined salt."

"There are many people participating, even if they have planned the place in advance."

"Businessmen are pursuing profit. Do you think they will believe in the so-called alliance or the so-called planned territory?"

"Shoot secretly!"

“No one knows which piece of land someone else is photographing, or what price they quoted, let alone whether someone else will break their promise and instead photograph their own favorite land for sale. After all, money is so attractive!”

"The people who can participate in the auction are all talented people. The shopping mall is like a battlefield. With such huge interests in front of them, let alone other people's hearts, aren't they themselves tempted?"

"At this time, where is the so-called alliance and the so-called faith?"

"Who dares to test human nature with such huge benefits?"

"At that time, these people will definitely doubt, calculate, and plan each other. Once the seeds of distrust are buried deeply, they will definitely give the highest price they can afford, and it may even be higher than the psychological price."

“For this reason, I was able to ensure that I could capture the land I originally wanted to sell.”

"Then the imperial court hid behind the mountain and watched the tigers fighting, the snipe and the clam competing for the fisherman's profit."

"At the same time, not setting a minimum price can also reflect the grandeur of the imperial court and win a good reputation."

"It kills two birds with one stone and kills two birds with one stone. No one can find any reason for it. The court has both dignity and respect. Wouldn't it be nice?"

Wait until Zhu Gaoxu comes and talks.

Emperor Yongle, the Crown Prince, and King Zhao were all shaken involuntarily.

The eyes of several people looking at Zhu Gaoxu couldn't help but change, and the expressions on their faces softened.

I have to admit that this method simply played into the minds of these merchants.

Compared with the bottom price and the like they discussed before, the method was countless times more sophisticated. While letting others pay, it also earned the court a wave of face.

Let others spend more money and blood, and still can't find any reason for it.

After that, Zhu Gaosui was the first to come to his senses, gave him a thumbs up sincerely, reached out and patted his shoulder heavily, and said with a faint smile:

"Second brother! Second child!"

"When it comes to playing tricks, conspiracy, calculating people's hearts, cunning, despicable, and shameless, it has to be you!"

"Just these remarks, I am afraid that the entire Ming Dynasty will not be able to think of it."

"You are willing to let others spend money and bleed. I have to thank you for your kindness."

"Hard enough!"

Zhu Gaoxu: "????"

Your uncle's!

If you don’t know how to praise others, don’t praise them!

Listen, look, are half of these words human?

Hey!

Why did it feel like this bastard Lao San was deliberately disgusting him and took the opportunity to scold him from top to bottom?

Thinking of this, Zhu Gaoxu glared at him angrily, looked at King Zhao who still wanted to talk endlessly, and shouted angrily:

"Third brother, shut up!"

"What nonsense did you say?"

"If you want to take the opportunity to scold me, just say so."

"Don't leave me here with these weird and disgusting people."

Zhu Gaosui's expression was slightly stunned when his thoughts were revealed. His eyes were a little dodgey, and he didn't dare to look at him. He subconsciously stretched out his hand to spare his head, smiled coquettishly, and said:

"I"

"Second brother, I really don't mean that."

"I sincerely praise you. I think your strategy is quite good."

"You are just overthinking this."

I believed your evil deeds!

A dog can't spit out ivory from its mouth, a bastard who does evil in secret.

Using so many vicious words, is this called a compliment?

I really thought he was a fool. This bastard was obviously taking the opportunity to scold him and at the same time plant a nail in the hearts of the old man and the prince!

Learn now and put it into practice, you can kill two birds with one stone by leaving him here!

"hehe."

Zhu Gaoxu sneered, and glanced at him deeply with half-closed eyes. He was about to open his mouth to avoid giving face to this bastard and reveal all his dirty thoughts.

"okay!"

Emperor Yongle, who was standing aside, came back to his senses, glared at King Zhao coldly with half-closed eyes, and then turned to look at Zhu Gaoxu. The coldness on his face instantly disappeared, replaced by a soft smile. , grinning with big yellow teeth, stretched out his hand and patted his shoulder gently, saying:

"Second dick!"

"This is a great plan!"

"Then this time regarding the right to sell refined salt in various places, we will do it as you said."

Say it.

He turned to look at Zhu Gaosui aside, and after thinking for a moment, he said:

"Third brother, you should immediately order someone to match the list in the memorial you submitted this time and release the news to them one by one."

"At the same time, I am drafting an edict here and announcing it to the world."

"Inform all the people that the imperial court is preparing to implement the new salt law and eliminate salt for the benefit of all the people."

"The public auction will begin in a month."

"During this period, the eldest brother and the second eldest son have been cooperating and discussing with each other about this auction conference."

After finishing the instructions, he reached out and rubbed his temples, waved to several people, and said:

"If you have nothing to do, just step back!"

"Second brother, you should also quickly deal with the matter of the 'White Lotus Sect'."

(End of this chapter)