Chapter 776: Bidding! Get the money! [Please give me a monthly ticket!]

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Jinan City, Shandong.

In the prefect's office, Zhang Zhun was looking through a stack of information.

Tian Feng smiled and said, "Sir, this is the basic information of those who are preparing to participate in the bidding. There are eight people in total, and the competition is quite fierce."

Zhang Zhun nodded and said casually: "If there is no competition, it will be no fun."

According to these information, there are quite a few people participating in the bidding, all of whom are identifiable. The most conspicuous one is of course King De. It seems that this prince is preparing to follow the Hu Ben Army and basically expressed his support for Zhang Zhun's actions. The current court is indeed not optimistic. It is inevitable that he will break with the court for his future. Anyway, his relationship with Chongzhen is not very close.

Then, Zhu Baowei and others were basically members of the Qilu Chamber of Commerce. There were four people participating in the election in the Qilu Chamber of Commerce. Zhu Baowei was one of them, and the other three had a little strange name. Several people familiar to Zhang Zhun seemed to be in it. It seemed that they were a bit like studying with the prince. If the guess was correct, the other people in the Qilu Chamber of Commerce would definitely have joined forces with Zhu Baowei to ensure a quota.

The more powerful one is the Lin family in Linqing. Zhang Zhun estimated that this should be a joint group of merchants in Linqing. Because the grain transportation is cut off, Linqing merchants have to find a way out, and the *** market is obviously a good choice. The Zhou family in Dezhou has also relatively strong financial strength. If you guess correctly, this should also be a joint group of merchants in Dezhou, for the reasons that are basically the same as Linqing. When there is no better way out for funds, the *** market is a good choice.

"Wu Haide?"

Zhang Zhun suddenly saw a name that was both unfamiliar and familiar.

Isn't this Wu Sangui's cousin? His movements were quite fast, and he actually participated in the bidding. Suddenly, he remembered the expression when Wu Sangui talked to him, and Zhang Zhun couldn't help but frown. Obviously, Wu Sangui had known Wu Haide's actions in Shandong. Maybe, this bidding was also instructed by Wu Sangui.

Zhang Zhun pondered for a moment and asked in confusion: "Where is this Wu Haide coming from?"

Tian Feng replied cautiously: "He came to register two days ago and did not know much about the situation from us. He said that he was from Gaoyou, Jiangnan, and wanted to do business in Shandong. Then he paid a deposit of 50,000 taels of silver. We all felt a little strange at the time. People who do business were careful and careful, as if there were few people as generous as him. But since he paid the deposit, we let him participate in the bidding."

Zhang Zhun nodded thoughtfully.

He understood that this was not Wu Haide's generosity, but that most of them had the instructions from Wu Sangui or Wu Xiang to establish a good relationship with the Hu Ben Army as much as possible. Since the Hu Ben Army had such a bidding action, of course they had to participate. Regardless of whether they could make money in the future, they would give Zhang Zhun a letter of vote. Otherwise, what if Wu Sangui was cunning, his ability to step on two ships was really perfect.

Neither Gao Qiqian nor Zhang Zhun were simple people. But Wu Sangui lived well under the eyes of both of them. Zhang Zhun knew that this guy was a big traitor in history, but at this time, he had improved a lot of things with him. There was no way, others always treated him with a smile, and he was indeed embarrassed to slap him.

In order to ensure the sincerity of the merchants, Zhang Zhun used the means. Every merchant participating in the bidding had to pay a deposit of 50,000 taels of silver. These deposits were converted into meritorious values ​​and recorded on the books of the Government Affairs Department of the Great Governor of the Hu Ben Army. In other words, the silver fell into the pocket of the Hu Ben Army, and you could only use it on the Hu Ben Army. It would be impossible to take the silver back.

Wu Sangui didn't ask anything and sent 50,000 taels of silver first, which was a bit of sincerity. I just don't know how much money this kid had plundered when he was in Liaodong. Wu Sangui had such funds, so what about Gao Qiqian and others? Zhang Zhun was more and more looking forward to when he would find a way to extort all Gao Qiqian's property.

Eight merchants just received 400,000 taels of silver, which is a considerable amount of money. As long as they are used properly, they will be no problem to earn back 400,000 taels in one or two years. The key to the matter is not whether the market is easy to make, but whether the Hu Ben Army's bayonet is sharp enough and whether it can drive other merchants away. Use force to drive others away and then let their own people seize the market. It is impossible not to make money.

Zhang Zhun finally understood why so many people like power. In this land of China, as long as you have power, you must have money. It is really easy to obtain money through power. So, you can easily record 400,000 taels of silver, not to mention the silver obtained by auctioning the spots in a while.

If you want to gain power, you must have strong force. **** and other things are incompatible with the horoscope of this land. If you want to make a name for yourself, you only rely on fists. If you don’t have fists, you can do it. For example, the market for *** has to rely on force to occupy it. Not only will Zheng Zhilong be driven away, but you will also surrender the emperor and shogunate.

As his thoughts floated, He Shi came in and reported: "Sir, everyone is here."

Zhang Zhun nodded, stood up, and walked out with Tian Feng.

In the lobby outside, the eight representatives of the merchants have indeed arrived.

"Governor!"

"Governor!"

"Governor!"

Seeing Zhang Zhun appear, all the merchants hurriedly stood up and said hello.

"Hello everyone!"

Zhang Zhun said happily.

"Everyone is here, Mr. Zhang is so grateful!"

Zhang Zhun said with a smile, shook hands with them one by one.

This handshake has no hypocritical meaning, it is indeed sincere. Because since others have participated in the bidding of the Hu Ben Army, their relationship with the Hu Ben Army has become much closer. For Zhang Zhun, these people are his capable thugs in the economic field and must be vigorously trained. If they make money, it is equivalent to the Hu Ben Army making money. The more they make, the more the Hu Ben Army will make money.

The first person to come up to shake hands with Zhang Zhun was the representative of King De. In such an occasion, King De could not be present in person, but could only send a representative. The representative of King De, Zhang Zhun, had seen him, and was named Liu Wenxuan, who was also a big businessman in Jinan City. He was a puppet of King De, responsible for making money for King De in front of the curtain. It was an open secret in Jinan City, and everyone present knew it.

Liu Wenxuan said respectfully: "The prince was sick and could not come to participate in the bidding in person. I also asked the governor to forgive him."

Zhang Zhun said with a smile: "As long as the prince is willing."

It is impossible for King De to appear in such an occasion, and Zhang Zhun didn't want him to appear, which puts pressure on other businesses. However, in order to show respect, King De still made an excuse to say that he was sick and could not come. This was also a sign of respect to Zhang Zhun. King De was quite fast to get on the road. If Chongzhen knew that he did this, it would be strange if he didn't beat him. But I think Chongzhen didn't have the heart to worry about him anymore. Even King Lu Chongzhen couldn't take care of him, so how could he still take care of King De of the sidelines?

After Liu Wenxuan, Zhu Baowei, Linqing Lin family, Dezhou Zhou family, and other business representatives came up one by one to shake hands with Zhang Zhun and express their greetings. They were all a little nervous and didn't know if they could be selected later. In general, they were quite looking forward to this *** market.

The most direct reason is that a few days ago, Chen Lingfei's fleet had already returned from ***. They don't know the profits of Chen Lingfei for the time being, but various signs show that Chen Lingfei made a lot of money this time. Judging from the information they found, the *** market is indeed very promising. If they miss the opportunity now, they will regret it in the future.

"Little man Wu Haide, pay homage to the governor!"

The last one is Wu Haide who arrived in a hurry.

"Boss Wu?"

Zhang Zhun couldn't help but look at the other party.

Wu Haide looks inconspicuous at all. When he stands there, he looks like a housekeeper, with a smile on his face. However, this person's behavior is indeed very humble, and no matter who he sees, he will have a smile on his face. If he is a little fatter, he will be known as Maitreya Buddha.

"I dare not, I dare not."

Wu Haide hurriedly lowered his head and said.

Zhang Zhun nodded casually and expressed his response. He was sure that this person must be a servant of Wu Sangui, who was specifically responsible for managing various businesses for the Wu family. Many officials at that time were involved in commercial trade, but they were not easy to come forward and needed to find an agent. Butlers and others were the best choice.

Wu Sangui just greeted him two days ago, and Wu Haide participated in the bidding. If there is nothing wrong with it, Zhang Zhun would definitely not believe it. It seems that the Wu family is quite interested in the market! Well, this is a good thing. Everyone is very busy, and as long as everyone actively participates, it is entirely possible to kill Zheng Zhilong.

"Boss Wu! Welcome to our Shandong to do business!"

Zhang Zhun said with a smile.

"Thank you for your care from the Governor, I am very grateful!"

Boss Wu hurriedly lowered his head and said.

Zhang Zhun nodded, returned to the middle of the hall, glanced at all the merchants with a smile, and said bluntly: "I won't say much about the purpose of everyone coming here today. Eight merchants, four quotas, those with the highest prices will be awarded. Below, everyone will write their respective offers on white paper. The four merchants with the highest bids will be announced in person."

The hall suddenly became quiet.

This bid was a secret bid, that is, everyone wrote their offer on a blank paper, and then handed it to Zhang Zhun for review, and took out the four highest offer companies. It has to be said that this method is more tormenting than open bidding and testing the intelligence of merchants. At the same time, Zhang Zhun can receive more money.

After all, everyone is in business. If there is nothing special, they are generally unwilling to offend others. Especially when everyone has different identities, they should consider other people's feelings. For example, if the King of De offers a price of 300,000 taels, others may be embarrassed to directly overwhelm the King of De. Even if they have the ability, they will not bid higher than this price.

However, it is different to secretly bidding. If the secret bid is not known how much the other party bids, unless he is selected, Zhang Zhun discloses your bid. If your King of De bid is too low, you can't blame others! I don't know your King of De bid! In this case, identity or something can be ignored. The only effective one is the number in black and white!

"Please, please!"

Zhang Zhun made a gesture of invitation and said with a smile.

The pen and ink were prepared on the site, and each piece of white paper had the corresponding names of each merchant. Each merchant just came up and wrote down the amount of silver behind his name. If you think they need to measure for a long time, then you would be wrong. Such major events are basically agreed upon in advance and will not be changed easily.

The basic principle is to strive for within your best ability. If the price of others has exceeded your greatest ability, there is nothing you can do about it. You can't fight to increase the price to a place, right? If you support your stomach too much, it will kill you.

Sure enough, the eight people came up quickly, wrote them all with a big stroke, and then stepped back. Without the merchant's slight hesitation, it seemed that they had indeed thought about it and would not make changes easily.

"Thank you everyone!"

Zhang Zhun said with a smile.

Tian Feng quickly put away all the white paper and then counted the results. The eight numbers and arranged in the order of course did not take much time. Soon, all the white paper was delivered to Zhang Zhun in the order from high to bottom.

Zhang Zhun held the blank paper and glanced at the merchants with a little nervous expression, and said with a smile: "Don't be nervous. It is best for those who can go to business for ***. If you can't go for a while, I have other businesses to take care of you. As long as you follow the Hu Benjun sincerely, I promise that you won't be out of money. There is only one thing you have to worry about!"

A group of merchants hurriedly stretched their ears.

Worry about one thing? What are you worried about?

Zhang Zhun said with a smile: "I'm worried that your vault is too small to hold so much money!"

The nervous mood of all the merchants slowly relaxed.

It turns out that Zhang Zhun is not that serious!

Zhang Zhun smiled slightly and continued, "But it doesn't matter. If your warehouse is too small and cannot accommodate so much silver, I suggest you store all the silver in the first bank, and I, Zhang Zhun, will definitely guarantee the safety of the silver."

The merchants below all smiled.

By this time, Zhang Zhun had not forgotten to promote the first money house of the Hu Benjun. By the way, his suggestion could be considered. It would be better to take it out and transfer it if you hide the silver in your own warehouse. Although the risks will be greater, the benefits will be equally greater.

Zhang Zhun smiled too, then picked up the first white paper and announced loudly: "First, Wu Haide! 350,000 taels!"

The others couldn't help but look at Wu Haide. Before this, they really had no idea about Wu Haide. Unexpectedly, this person's bid was so high. 350,000 taels were completely beyond the psychological price of ordinary people, and it could be called a sky-high price.

In other words, Wu Haide was determined to get a place at all costs. It seems that this person is really optimistic about Zhang Zhun! Without thinking, he threw 350,000 taels of silver on Zhang Zhun!

Even Zhang Zhun couldn't help but wonder how much property Wu Sangui and his son Wu Xiang had accumulated? It was a bit scary. Zhang Zhun originally estimated that the highest bid would not exceed 300,000 taels. Unexpectedly, Wu Haide's attack was 350,000 taels, which made Zhang Zhun suspicious. How much money did the high-ranking officials in the court have? Perhaps, is the rumor that Li Zicheng confiscated his house and collected 70 million taels of silver? The powerful people in the capital really have so much money?

"Congratulations to Boss Wu!"

Zhang Zhun said with a smile.

"Tongxi, Tongxi, it is indeed a blessing to be able to do things under the Governor!"

"Thank you all here for giving this opportunity to the villain."

Wu Haide is indeed able to speak. While thanking Zhang Zhun, he also did not forget to thank the others present. It seems that others bid low, not because they are not strong enough, but because they give him Wu Haide face. Although they know that this is a scene, it sounds comfortable. Therefore, Zhu Baowei and others have a little bit of affection for Wu Haide and have the idea of ​​making friends. Others have the strength and can speak, so of course they want to make friends!

Zhang Zhun smiled, picked up the second piece of white paper, and announced loudly: "Second, Lin Zhengxian, 310,000 taels."

Lin Zhengxian is the representative of Linqing merchants. Linqing merchants are strong and the canal transportation is currently cut off. A large amount of funds need a way out, so it is inevitable that the bid is relatively high. Sure enough, Lin Zhengxian breathed a sigh of relief when he learned that he was selected.

"Boss Lin, congratulations, congratulations!"
To be continued...