He Lingchuan stroked his chin: "The number of the second phase is larger, there are forty-eight buildings. The pricing should not be too rigid, there must be a certain degree of flexibility. Well, then -"
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Zhao Song enters the palace.
King Yao saw that he had nothing in his hands: "Why, the price of the second phase of Youhu Bieyuan Jingshe has not been released yet?"
"Reply to my king, no." Zhao Song knelt down and reported, "He Xiao said, no external quotation will be made."
"What do you mean?" King Yao's curiosity aroused, "There is no price for selling things? How can others buy them?"
"He plans to use Chibao Sales House to conduct forty-seven secret auctions!" There are a total of forty-eight jingshes in the second phase, but one of them has been reserved by You Rongzhi, so there are still forty-seven.
"Secret shooting?" King Yao had never heard of it before, "How to shoot?"
"Buyers participating in the auction write their bids on the note and hand it to the auctioneer, who will announce it uniformly. The one with the highest bid will win."
King Yao was puzzled: "What's the difference between this and Mingpai?"
"There is no bidding process." He Lingchuan explained to Zhao Song before he entered the palace, "Each person can only bid once. The one with the highest price will win the bid for the jingshe."
King Yao thought for a long time and then slightly moved his face: "This guy has so many ideas."
In the dark auction method, what buyers write on paper is often their highest psychological price, because there are many potential competitors at the same time. Buyers not only have to consider their own bids, but also evaluate the prices that others may write.
And the price of the previous one can easily become the baseline for subsequent auctions.
Yao Wang could guess the tension at the scene.
There will be forty-seven auctions of Youhu Phase II Jingshe before and after, and the time span is very long. If enough publicity is done in advance, it will not be difficult to create a focal point in the city.
Every time a jingshe was auctioned, it represented an official's loyalty to King Yao, and it represented another point in Qingyang's weakness.
And He Xiao himself has really made both fame and profit without missing a beat.
This guy is really flexible and versatile in his methods.
King Yao frowned and suddenly remembered that his purpose in asking He Xiao to come to Tianshui City was to make Qingyang unhappy.
He Xiao indeed made Qingyang more and more unhappy.
But why does he feel that the development of events has seriously deviated from his original goal?
It's just a chess piece, but it can actually add drama to itself.
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As He Lingchuan was busy, time flew by.
In a blink of an eye, it was the birthday of King Yao.
The summer is rainy, and the palace has always been worried that it will rain continuously on the day of the birthday. Fortunately, the weather was kind, and it rained heavily the day before, but soon after, the rain cleared and it turned out to be a sunny day.
Everyone in the palace knows that this is the king's best luck, driving away clouds and rain.
Before the rooster crows, Yao Wang rises.
As usual, on the day of his birthday, he would first pay homage to the Miaozhantian Temple, then the Wang Temple, and hold a birthday banquet at Yuquan Palace at noon, inviting all officials to attend.
Three days of national celebration.
This is the second time He Lingchuan has entered Yuquan Palace. The cold spring in the middle is still gurgling and emitting white steam all year round.
The Yao Palace is already very grand, and on the day of the birthday, it is decorated with lights and colorful decorations everywhere, and the flowers and trees are especially carefully cut.
Thousands of gold and red tassels hang down from the old pear flowers in Yuquan Palace, and they are all hung with five-note wind chimes. When the breeze comes, they play ethereal fairy music, which is sweet but not noisy.
The palace people shuttled back and forth like busy worker ants, with no time to look up and enjoy the beautiful scenery.
In the past few days, the temperature in Tianshui City has soared. The scorching summer heat threatens everyone, and everyone is sweating after taking just two steps. At this time, entering Yuquan Palace is like autumn in a second, cool and comfortable. If you stay for a long time, you may even need to wear an extra cloak.
After all, the space of Yuquan Palace is limited, and a spacious dance hall needs to be opened, so only about 80 people are eligible to sit, and the others can only stand.
It is commonly said that you stand while others sit, and you watch others eat, but you still enjoy it.
The number of "hundred" civil and military officials is just an imaginary number. In the nearly two hundred years of Yao Kingdom's history, the number of court officials derived from it is far more than this number. Moreover, an additional twenty VIP seats are reserved for foreign envoys who come to celebrate their birthdays.
As the special guest of King Yao, He Lingchuan naturally had a seat at the table, while Fan Shuang could only stand at the bottom.
Fortunately, after the process is over and the banquet is over, they, the station officials, can leave, which is considered humane.
He Lingchuan glanced around and recognized half of the officials present.
Although he has not been in Tianshui City for a long time, the sale of Youhu House has been booming in the past few days. Many high-ranking officials in the court have personally or entrusted people to book a monastery for him to express their loyalty.
Rongzhi, Bai Tan and other royalists.
How many people have the opportunity to become familiar with important officials in the court in just a few days?
Regardless of whether they seemed to be in harmony or not, these big guys were also greeting each other. As soon as He Lingchuan approached, Bai Tan smiled and said: "He Island Master, when can we get the reserved monastery?"
They all paid in full at one go, not just a deposit.
In fact, some officials also asked for a deposit before purchasing the monastery. After all, it was a lot of pressure to pay tens of thousands of taels at a time. He Lingchuan only asked one question, and they gave up the idea:
"Why do you want to buy a monastery?"
Isn't it just to show loyalty to King Yao?
Do you need to pay your loyalty to the king in installments?
Of course, the leading demonstration by princes and ministers such as Prince Qing's Mansion, Bai Tan and You Rongzhi is the prerequisite for other officials to be willing to pay the money at once.
The power of an example is infinite. Even if the prince pays it all in one lump sum, how risky is this?
Besides, Youhu Villa is a project personally authorized by the monarch.
With the gold tag, the buyer can indeed register with the government office. That is to say, after the money is handed over, Tianshui City also recognizes that you have a set of real estate in Youhu, but it has not been built yet and no one can live in it.
Then what is there to worry about? Just wait patiently.
Aren’t there so many princes and nobles waiting?
"It will be after July or August at the earliest." He Lingchuan said immediately, "However, I have obtained the consent of Prince Qing's Mansion. After the first set of monasteries in Linhu is built, it will be open to everyone for viewing. General Bai, please give us your opinions when the time comes.
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Bai Tan smiled and said, "Will I still be polite to you? When will the gatehouse be built? I just looked at it yesterday. It seems that the base has been raised and the doorposts have been erected?"
Others were a little impressed when they saw that He Xiao and General Bai were so familiar with each other. Bai Tan was famous for his straight and bad temper. When he was a general more than ten years ago, he beat someone to death on the street in Tianshui City.
"Yes. The craftsmen are working day and night, and the gatehouse will be built in seven or eight days."
Seven or eight days? Everyone looked at each other, so fast?
They didn't know that those stone pieces were removed from the gates of abandoned villas in the suburbs. The models were originally very beautiful and could be used with just a few modifications.
Suddenly a voice from the side said: "I'll buy a set too."