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Chapter 413: The Contempt Chain among the Rich and Powerful
When this offer came out, everyone knew that something was going to happen. They probably couldn't count on the land today. The richest man in Jiangdong and the richest man in Jiangbei were at odds with each other. It was obvious that they were competing to see who was the richest man in the world.

Interesting. Very interesting.

The Yuwen family has not appeared in public for a long time. This time they are confronting the overlord of the capital head-on. Their courage is amazing.

Dugu Han raised his hand, without even shouting, just lightly raised it. Immediately someone below followed up with a sentence: "Two million taels."

"Two million taels! Is there a higher price? Two million taels from the Dugu family in the capital!"

"Two million and one hundred thousand."

The young man from the Yuwen family had one arm dangling over the back of the chair, with an arrogant look on his face. After he finished speaking, he even whistled at Dugu Han who turned around to look at him.

"Whose family is this kid from?" Prince Teng asked the Seventh Prince, who had been in the capital, in a low voice: "He is very arrogant."

"Yuwen Chengji, the eldest son of Yuwen Huaji."

"Who am I thinking of?" Prince Teng sneered, "Yuwen, the old thief."

The number one family in Jiangbei is actually nothing in the eyes of Prince Teng. They are rich, of course, but not rich enough to challenge the Dugu family.

To be honest, it's a bit abnormal that they are so rampant today.

"Brother Dugu, no matter how much you offer today, I will give you 10,000 taels of silver. I wonder if you have the confidence to follow me?"

After Yu Wenyi finished speaking, he leaned back and wiggled his feet, looking relaxed and at ease.

"Who is this person, sister?"

"A bastard."

After Dugu Han finished speaking, he looked back at Yuwen Yi with contempt, and said with a hint of ridicule: "Brother Chengji, you have to think clearly about how much weight your Yuwen family has. You should have an idea in your mind."

"Thank you for your concern, brother Dugu, because I am quite concerned about my family's wealth."

Judging from his posture, this guy really intends to fight Dugu Han to the end, but there is a psychological game involved in the auction. The most feared thing is getting carried away. Once you get carried away, you might spend ten thousand dollars to buy a five-dollar item and take it home.

But the current situation here is actually not favorable to the Dugu family, because they have long made it known that the Dugu family is determined to obtain this piece of land. If they are defeated by others here, the Dugu family’s already precarious position will collapse in an instant.

Originally, because of that bastard Xia Lin's intermarriage strategy, the Dugu family's status among many aristocratic families plummeted. Now the sudden appearance of the Yuwen family, does it mean that this was a confrontation they had planned in advance, and if they lose, they will lose their position as the number one family in the world?

This is most likely the case, otherwise it would be impossible to explain why the Yuwen family suddenly appeared here and confronted the Dugu family.

Therefore, it is very likely that this time the Yuwen family has joined forces with several other families to attack the Dugu family. Such alliances between wealthy and powerful families can sometimes be even more exciting than those in the court.

"Five million taels."

"Five million and one hundred thousand."

The two sides were fighting fiercely, the price was rising all the way, and the atmosphere suddenly became tense, but this gave the spectators nearby plenty of topics to talk about. Even a few princes sitting there were full of anticipation. Anyway, to them it didn't matter who made a fool of themselves. The main thing was that they were happy to see dogs fighting each other.

Five million taels! The audience nearby were all stunned. Five million taels was almost half of the national tax revenue last year, but now it was obvious that they had no chance to get out of it.

At this moment, compared to the leisurely Yuwen Yi, Dugu Han was already a little flustered, because her psychological expectation was that seven million taels was the maximum. If it was more, even the Dugu family could not come up with so much cash. Moreover, if it exceeded seven million taels, the land would be too expensive.

"Brother Dugu, forget it if it doesn't work. You have a place to live in the capital, so you don't have to fight with me for it, right? Huh? Is that right, brothers?"

Everyone who came with him burst into laughter, while Dugu Han, who was sitting there with a frosty face, raised his hand and said, "Seven million taels."

"Seven hundred and one."

Seeing that Yuwen Yi still looked half-dead, Dugu Han clenched his hands so tightly that the knuckles turned white.

At this moment, Tang Baoer asked curiously, "Do you really want that piece of land?"

"Yes, this is no longer a matter of life or death. This concerns the survival of the Dugu family."

"It's not that serious, is it? Just follow Daosheng and work hard. He won't let you down."

But at this moment, Dugu Han was already blushing, and couldn't hear what Tang Bao'er said at all. She turned around and said, "Brother Yuwen, it seems that you should look at a man with new eyes after three days of absence. I underestimated the enemy. Ten million taels!"

"Oh, Brother Dugu is really tough. It's really hard for me to deal with you. One million and one hundred thousand."

Finally, Dugu Han didn't dare to continue bidding, and the auctioneer on the stage shouted at the top of his voice: "One hundred and ten thousand taels at a time, is there anyone else who wants to bid?"

"Oh? Brother Dugu is unable to do this? I thought this could be difficult to deal with. Hahahaha... The Dugu family, the Dugu family is no more than this."

At this moment, Dugu Han's face turned pale. Not only was he being ridiculed in public, but he was also afraid that he would lose everything. In the future, he might really have to rely on Xia Lin's wings to survive.

Forget it, just go back and live in peace and give birth to a child for him so he can be the emperor.

At this moment, Tang Baoer turned around and smiled sweetly at Yuwen Yi, and Yuwen Yi even gave her a wicked look.

But the next moment, Tang Baoer suddenly raised her hand: "Twenty million taels."

The whole audience was in an uproar. Even Yuwen Yi didn't dare to shout out loud. All the wealthy merchants took a deep breath. This was 20 million taels, not 20,000 taels.

There may be at least four or five people here who have assets worth tens of millions of taels, but including real estate, there may not be many who have liquid funds exceeding one million taels.

When the 20 million taels were suddenly shouted out, even Yu Wenyi, who had just been strolling leisurely and calmly, was stunned and speechless for a long time. "You..." Du Guhan turned around and looked at Tang Baoer.

"Nine out, thirteen back, sister Dugu."

Tang Baoer smiled sweetly, and the auctioneer began to shout: "The Dugu family has 20 million taels. Is there anyone else who wants to bid?"

"This is too expensive." Dugu Han turned around with a troubled look on his face: "It's not worth it."

"Thirty million is a good deal." Tang Baoer said firmly, "Don't say anything."

Tang Baoer, who was so charming just now, changed her state in an instant. At this moment, she stood up and walked to the front row next to the prince and sat down: "Uncle."

"Oh, it's you. I was wondering who it was." Prince Teng said with a smile, "What's the matter? Did you shout out the 20 million taels just now?"

"Yes, I called for the Dugu family. Uncle, the Dugu family asked me to tell you that the 20 million is a tribute from the Dugu family to the court. They know that the court has been in trouble in recent years, so they spent all their wealth to support the court."

"Humph, if they are so kind, just go and ask them what they want." The Eighth Prince next to him was a straightforward person: "Only if it is suitable."

"My Lord, I just asked, and the Dugu family said they don't want anything, as long as the court can get through the difficult times." Tang Baoer stood up after saying this: "Uncle, my Lords, I will withdraw first."

At this moment, the auctioneer on the stage also made the final decision, setting the price of the land at 20 million taels. The whole audience was shocked, and there were boos and cheers all around.

At this moment, Dugu Han turned around and looked at Yuwen Yi, smiling, "You need to practice more. Your determination just now seems to be nothing more than that."

Dugu Han's words made Yuwen Yi stand up and leave immediately, his face full of anger.

When it came time to pay the money and go through the formalities, Tang Baoer called over all the shopkeepers of the Thirteen Hongs in Fuliang, and they scraped together a sum of 10 million taels of silver and handed it over to Dugu Han.

Dugu Han gritted her teeth, paid the money and got the deed. When she walked out the door, she had obviously become the brightest star in Jinling, attracting attention wherever she went.

"Why, why would it cost so much!?"

"My master ordered me to take good care of my sister. He said that my sister is now the target of public criticism. Before he comes back from inspection, the Dugu family must not fall."

"That money... is too expensive, not worth it."

"It's a good deal, it must be a good deal."

Dugu Han frowned and said, "Why do you say that?"

"Just relax, sister. If your man says it's a good deal, then it must be a good deal."

"I don't have a man..." Dugu Han glanced at Tang Baoer and said, "Don't talk nonsense."

After she finished speaking, she paused for a moment, looking at Tang Bao'er's aggrieved expression: "I have never felt that anything is expensive in my entire life. Today... I feel a sharp pain in my heart."

"The severe pain is not a disease, it's because my sister needs to practice more." Tang Baoer took Du Guhan's arm and said, "When he said that he must take it within 30 million, his expression was as calm as the wind."

"Alas...I feel depressed."

"Don't panic, the results will be known tomorrow morning at the latest."

Today's auction is naturally a great harvest for the court, with a direct income of nearly 35 million taels of silver, which is more than three times the national treasury. More importantly, it is completely painless. There is no need to fight a war or increase taxes on the people. Even the taxes in the thirteen regions with poor harvests next year can be exempted.

The prince was overjoyed and rushed to Emperor Hongbao with the transcript.

After seeing the income, Emperor Hongbao's face rarely turned red: "Okay, okay, who did this?"

"Zhang Zhongchun is the young master of Xia Daosheng's family."

"Yes." Emperor Hongbao nodded: "Those who deserve to be honored shall be honored, and those who deserve to be rewarded shall be rewarded."

After he finished speaking, he immediately saw the 20 million taels following the three words "Dugu Han" on the account book.

"This is?"

At this moment, Prince Teng stepped forward and said, "Fourth brother, he said that he was grateful for the royal family's frugality in the past few years, and he specially paid the silver to the national treasury."

Emperor Hongbao laughed, "This must be the idea of ​​the little bastard. Who can express gratitude with real money? But since this is the case, they are grateful, and the royal family cannot let them down. The Dugu family is also a pillar of the country. Go and make their head the Marquis of Pingyang, and give him the fiefdom of Jinzhou."

"Jinzhou? That seems to be the fief of Li Yuan's daughter. The fief of a princess conflicts with the fief of a prince, so which one should be given priority?" The prince asked tentatively, "Father, so the Li family..."

"Princess?" Emperor Hongbao half-closed his eyes and leaned on the stage: "Go, marry Princess Pingyang to Xia Daosheng."

"Fourth brother..." Prince Teng beside him coughed, "He has married my daughter."

"Oh, I am getting old and confused... Then grant the marriage to the Dugu family." Emperor Hongbao said with a wave of his hand.

The prince coughed at this moment: "The head of the Dugu family has married Xia Daosheng's sister..."

"One more." Emperor Hongbao said impatiently, "What did that little bastard do to make the decision to let the Dugu family marry one more?"

"Wouldn't that mean that the Li family and the Dugu family..." The prince looked embarrassed: "Marriage?"

"Is it a marriage? Is it an enmity?" Emperor Hongbao looked at his son helplessly and said, "Go, do it!"

(End of this chapter)