Chapter 396 Auction Troubles

Author: Mo Se Jiangnan

Chapter 396 Auction Troubles

"Oh my god, you are worthy of Shen Wansan. He is really generous."

"But with this quote, you don't plan to make money at all, right? You have to pay at least 400,000 taels."

"You still don't understand? Shen Wansan is basically sending money to the government."

The result didn't even wait for them to finish speaking.

I heard another person laugh and say: "The Great Library is where the civilization of our Ming Dynasty gathers. Zhou is also a scholar and wants to contribute."

"Let's do this. If our Zhou family pays 1.5 million taels, Brother Shen will give me face and don't argue with me."

Wow!

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone present made a burst of noise.

Especially those small businessmen.

They also knew before that those wealthy businessmen were as rich as the country. But although they had this idea, they didn't know how much money they actually had.

Today, I really saw how wealthy these people are.

All projects in this tender are public and can be viewed by anyone who participates in the tender.

The reason for doing this is also to facilitate their cost calculation.

Zhu Han took great pains to create this tender in order to use these infrastructure projects to revitalize Yanjing. These businessmen should make money so that they can hire more people and attract people to come to Yanjing to work.

Not to steal their money.

Because of this, everyone knows the size of the Great Library. It covers an area of ​​more than 600 acres.

Although most people have never thought about getting a share of this project, they have all calculated the approximate cost.

Not counting the collection of books in the big library, the cost of building the library itself is about two million taels of silver.

In other words, Shen Wansan and Zhou Gushan have not started working together yet.

I have already paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to go in.

Zhang Fengnian, Liu Jiyang and Shen Xiong were so shocked that their eyes almost popped out.

While they were still racking their brains for one thousand eight hundred taels of silver, the real wealthy businessmen threw away four to five hundred thousand taels of silver without blinking an eye.

"Zhou Gushan, what you are saying makes no sense. You want to contribute to our Ming Dynasty, but I, Shen Wansan, don't want to do it? I, Shen Wan, have contributed 1.4 million taels."

"You..." Zhou Gushan gritted his teeth: "Shen Wansan, are you deliberately going against my Zhou family? In this case, my Zhou family not only offered 1.4 million taels, but also donated books to the big library group One hundred thousand copies."

As soon as he finished speaking, Shen Wansan immediately followed up: "Then I will donate 200,000 books!"

1.4 million taels, this is the limit that these two, the richest businessmen outside the imperial court, can afford.

Although they have money, after all, they have a big family and a big business, and they have a lot to spend money on.

Moreover, doing business is never a guaranteed profit.

Even for them, many businesses have to go through various setbacks. Even if they lose 600,000 taels all at once, they are gritting their teeth and holding on.

The businessmen who came to participate in the bidding meeting today were really eye-opening.

They also understood that despite the fact that Shen Wansan and Zhou Gushan looked like they were fighting over losing money.

But for the capital they lost today, they can definitely get more elsewhere.

But even if they understand, they really can't afford to lose five to six hundred thousand taels all at once.

After the initial shock.

Many businessmen instead frowned and thought deeply.

No one is a fool. The relationship between Shen Wansan and Zhou Gushan and His Royal Highness cannot be hidden from anyone.

before the tender begins.

These two guys risked their lives by lowering the price and losing money. Could it be that... they were hinting at something?

After all, it was a tender held by the imperial court, so they couldn't help but think too much about it.

Zhu Han saw this scene and became furious.

Because of them, the originally lively bidding fair has become increasingly deserted.

Obviously, this is what the businessmen thought.

It was he, the King of England, who hinted that Shen Wansan and Zhou Gushan did this. The purpose was to tell them that you businessmen cannot make money casually in the imperial bidding meeting.

"Call these two bastards over here."

When Zhu Han's guards went to call for someone, these two guys were still holding their necks and lowering the price.

"Our Zhou family has published 250,000 books."

"Are you the only one who has another book? I, Shen Wansan, have published... 260,000 copies."

Then, the two of them were in the stunned gaze of the surrounding businessmen.

He was brought to Zhu Han.

"You two." Zhu Han waited for them fiercely: "Are you here to cause trouble on purpose?"

The reason why he called these two guys over.

First, it is because projects like a large library are definitely beyond the reach of ordinary businessmen. It is not because of money issues, but because most people simply do not dare to carry out such a large dice roll.

Thanks to Zhu Han's efforts, the current status of businessmen is much higher than before.

But thousands of years of feudal habits are still difficult to change. Businessmen are very cautious about huge investments.

The two of them can serve as an example.

It is to tell all businessmen that they can invest boldly and confidently, as the imperial court will not treat them like sheep and then slaughter them after they have been fattened.

As a result, these two bastards dared to undermine him.

"Your Majesty, this is all Zhou Gushan's fault. If he hadn't insisted on fighting with me, it wouldn't have turned out like this."

"Shen Wansan! Don't sow discord in front of the prince..."

Seeing that they were about to start a quarrel, Zhu Han snorted and scolded: "That's enough."

The businessmen outside are all waiting in fear. Even if they want to deal with these two guys, they have to wait until later.

Zhu Han directly ordered: "You go out and bid again now, Shen Wansan!"

"The villain is here!"

"The project of the Great Library is left to you."

After hearing Zhu Han's words, Shen Wansan raised his eyebrows at Zhou Gushan proudly.

Did you see that the prince values ​​me more?

"According to the budget made before, the investment in building the big library is about two million taels, so you can quote 2.1 million taels."

The proud look on Shen Wansan's face disappeared instantly, and he said anxiously: "My lord, you must not do this. How can a villain make money from the imperial court?"

Zhu Han snorted coldly: "You can make money if I ask you to. Doesn't what I say work?"

Having said that, Shen Wansan could only agree with a tangled look on his face.

"As for you." Zhu Han frowned and said, "I will leave the other project to your Zhou family, just like Shen Wansan, and let you earn one hundred thousand taels of silver."

"Now, get out of here and bid. If you dare to make any trouble again, be careful with your skin."

Shen Wansan and Zhou Gushan returned to the bidding site with embarrassed faces.

See their dejected looks.

All the businessmen on the scene couldn't help but feel a little thumped in their hearts.

Many people lowered their voices and started discussing.

"You said... could it be that the imperial court was not satisfied with the price they just paid?"

"No way, more than 600,000 taels of silver have been paid. With such a large amount of money, even Shen Wansan and Zhou Gushan will have to break their muscles and bones, right?"

"I originally thought that the imperial court was really trying to make money for us, but now it seems that it is just trying to suck out the marrow."

"It's over, it's over. If I had known this would be the result, I wouldn't have come no matter what."

"I don't know if it's too late to leave now."

"Leave? Look at the soldiers around you. If you dare to leave, you might be punished on the spot for treason."

The faces of Zhang Fengnian and the three people who had just joined together were getting paler.

The big businessman may just be struggling.

When it's their turn, they might lose everything.
To be continued...