Before the Zuo family could start celebrating, Liu Ziguang, who was aloof, asked: "The eight million and eight hundred thousand taels of silver have to be paid in cash. Do you have that much silver?"
"Replying to your lord, we only need three months' grace to collect enough money. By then we won't be missing a penny."
This angered the other buyers, who dared to bid even if they didn’t have that much money. The Zuo family was also a little bolder. At that time, a representative of the Chen family in Guangzhou said: “If we can auction first and then raise money, then we can
We can also raise money, not to mention 8.8 million taels, as long as we have a six-month grace period, we can also raise 10 million taels." Everyone around him agreed. In fact, this was just an angry talk. If he was given half a year, he would not be able to raise it.
I can't raise that much money, so I just want to add some trouble to the Zuo family.
"This is against the auction rules. You must come up with 8.8 million taels on the spot, otherwise the auction will be invalidated." Liu Ziguang said seriously.
"Sir, we still have the property and land deeds that can be mortgaged. I hope you can grant me a period of grace. If three months is too long, two months is fine." The representative of the Zuo family knelt on the ground and begged. At the same time, he asked for help.
He cast his eyes on Dai Yi. How could Dai Yi, whose cheeks were swollen, dare to speak for him? He tilted his head to one side.
Say nothing.
"Nonsense." Liu Ziguang waved his hand impatiently, and immediately two Nanchang fans came over and dragged the Zuo family representative back to his seat. The official from the Ministry of Household Affairs who presided over the auction looked at Liu Ziguang's eyes, cleared his throat and started the auction again.
"Then the bidding continues with Boss Lin's quotation from Jiangnan Shipyard. It's eight million taels. Is there anyone higher than his?"
There was silence. Everyone was waiting for someone to bid, but in the end no one came forward. The Ministry of Household officials shouted in the theater: "Eight million taels for the first time, eight million taels for the second time, eight hundred taels for the second time."
The third time of 10,000 taels, the deal is done!" With a sound of hammer, the largest auction item in this round was actually bought by the little-known Jiangnan Shipyard for the astronomical figure of 8 million taels.
Jiangnan Shipyard must also pay eight million taels of silver immediately. The Shanghainese named Lin Xiang did not hesitate at all. He immediately took out a snakeskin bag made of silk scraps and took out eight neat bundles of
Rishengchang's banknotes are all very large banknotes with a face value of 10,000 taels. A bundle of 100 taels is exactly 8 million taels!
The entire venue was shocked. They didn't expect that a mere Jiangnan Shipyard could come up with so much money. It's really puzzling that such a wealthy and powerful factory has no name. Hu Ke, who was in charge of supervision, gave Shizhong and the censors no words.
I was very confused, but after inspection by Rishengchang personnel and household department officials present, every bank note was a genuine Rishengchang note, absolutely authentic and guaranteed to be replaced.
Everyone had nothing to say, and could only watch as eight bundles of silver notes were locked into the cash box of the Ministry of Household Affairs and sealed. The guy named Lin Xiang got the document signed by the Imperial Envoy and the land deed issued by the Changzhou Prefecture to prove it.
From now on, the factory machinery of Qishuyan Machinery Factory is owned by him.
The censors were puzzled. Who was behind this Jiangnan shipyard? Who could come up with so much money? A total of ten million taels of silver, accounting for almost ten percent of the silver circulating in the market.
One of them.
No matter how hard they think, they don't know that these genuine silver notes are all transferred directly from Rishengchang. Silver notes rely on credit. If they circulate, they are silver. Apart from being more portable, they are no different from silver ingots, but for
For Hu Yimin, these banknotes are just a bunch of beautifully printed paper stamped with Ri Shengchang's seal and signed with her name. They are pure symbols of value. Let alone eight million taels, they are 80 million taels.
She dared to take it out, but the issuance of silver notes by Rishengchang relies on a certain amount of cash as a reserve. In name, each silver note can be redeemed into silver ingots at any time. Additional silver notes issued beyond the scope of the reserve fund belong to currency.
If this money is spent by the national treasury, it will inevitably cause nationwide financial turmoil, bank runs and other unforeseen crises.
But Rishengchang has an advantage, that is, they control the Hubu Yamen. A bank not only assumes the identity of a commercial bank that issues currency, but also controls the Hubu, which is equivalent to the central bank. It is much more convenient to adjust the finance by oneself. In theory
It is said that as long as these banknotes are locked in the treasury and not sent out, there will be no danger of devaluation due to excessive banknotes. She still has some research experience on macroeconomic accounts.
Another aspect that you don’t need to worry about is that they do have this strength. Needless to say, Miss Hu, Liu Ziguang himself also has a huge net worth. Don’t forget that the imperial envoy once raided Yang Bo’s home, the 9,000-year-old mansion, and Cheng Liangjue’s house.
They have confiscated the properties of countless corrupt officials in Shanghai, including three million taels in cash, as well as a large number of properties, houses, treasures and antiques, ships, carriages and horses, but they did not want to use their own liquidity, so they came up with this one
The price Liu Ziguang paid for this was to give Hu Yimin 49% of the shares of the machine factory.
Hu Yimin provided the money, Liu Ziguang provided the personnel, and it was Lin Sheng who came out in disguise to represent the Jiangnan Shipyard. They also grasped the timing of the shooting very well. When all parties were exhausted, they took decisive action. When the opponent exploded again,
After offering an unbelievable sky-high price, there was no follow-up. After everyone realized that their opponents no longer had enough cash, the auction price would naturally fall to their own. All of this was calculated. What price could the opponents bear, and how much money could they take out at most?
, everything is under Liu Ziguang's control.
Such a large number of shares are not given for free. The Ministry of Revenue controlled by Hu Yimin and the Ministry of Industry controlled by Liu Ziguang still have long-term cooperation opportunities. The proceeds from the auction of Qishuyan Machinery Factory were used for the Northern Expedition. In addition to military pay and rations, this Northern Expedition
The largest ordnance purchase still has to be handed over to the Qishuyan Machinery Factory controlled by Liu Ziguang. At that time, the Ministry of Industry will be in charge of the bidding, and the Ministry of Household will be in charge of the money. This transaction has not gone through, and the funds will naturally be transferred by then. In the final analysis, Liu Ziguang and Hu Yimin infiltrated the imperial court.
Through this loophole, the white wolf made a lot of money with nothing. There are too many methods involved, and those censors who only know how to read stereotypes will not understand it even if they try their best.
On the contrary, the cunning Dai Yi sensed something was wrong. He was keenly aware that Lin Xiang from Shanghai might have something to do with the imperial envoy. You must know that Liu Ziguang was very popular in Shanghai some time ago and served as the acting governor of Shanghai Road for a few days.
, privately buying a few factories and recruiting a few people is not an easy task.
In any case, it was very satisfactory for the machine factory to obtain a high price of eight million taels. They could not find any fault with the matter and congratulated Liu Ziguang one after another. Dai Yi made up his mind to send Dongchang Fanzi to secretly
While investigating the matter, they remained calm on the surface and respectfully congratulated Liu Ziguang on the success of the auction. The censors were as frustrated as dogs who didn't get hot shit, and absent-mindedly said a few nice words to Liu Ziguang.
Liu Ziguang was also very satisfied with today's auction work and said he would hold a banquet to celebrate in the evening and would continue to auction high-end technology and worker technicians tomorrow.
South Street was very lively that night. The imperial envoy hosted a banquet for officials from all walks of life. The businessmen who took photos of things they were satisfied with also found their own hotels to celebrate. Some were happy and some were sad. The buyers who did not take photos were unhappy and changed their goals.
At tomorrow's technology auction, Lin Xiang, who successfully bought the machine factory, did not go for a drink to celebrate. Instead, he went directly to the factory under the protection of bodyguards to view his new property.
When they left the inn, several strange shadows quietly followed behind them. Although they were disguised, their white and beardless faces and official boots betrayed their identities as Dongchang fans. The mantis stalks the cicada, the oriole stalks the cicada
Behind these men, there were a few more skilled men in black. The leader said: "The boss has an order. Anyone who dares to cause trouble for us will be killed without leaving any survivors."
"Okay, I've long disliked these geldings. I didn't have a chance to deal with them in the capital. Now it's fine. The boss is supporting us, but we're still afraid of him." Another person said.
"Stop talking nonsense, do things cleanly and quickly, throw them all into the canal to feed the fish, and leave no clues."
"Brother, just look at it, we are the best at this."
Early the next morning, the auction continued. Looking at the frowning and absent-minded Dai Yi below, Liu Ziguang thought to himself: You dare to check me out. You are really brave. We will settle the general ledger after you return to the capital.
The first auction was a project that Liu Ziguang came up with on a whim. It was the various accounts receivable of Qishuyan Machinery Factory. Even though the old Qi family had fled overseas, the accounts were still intact and the money had not been collected yet.
The money can be regarded as an asset of the machine factory, but it takes some trouble to get it back. We don’t have diamonds, and we don’t do porcelain work. In the end, this large amount of money was auctioned by Uncle Gu from Changzhou Prefecture, and it was not at all
No one tried to rob him. Everyone knew that Uncle Gu was the leader of the Jiangnan underworld, a disciple of Liu Ziguang, and a tyrant in Changzhou Prefecture. It was perfect for him to do this debt collection business.
Then came the finale of the auction, high-end technical information from the machine factory, which included advanced welding technology and manufacturing drawings of high-temperature and high-pressure multi-expansion reflow steam engines. Welding technology is an extremely magical new technology that can utilize high temperatures.
By firmly sticking two metals together, with this technology, large products such as seagoing ships can be easily built; the efficiency of a steam engine depends on the temperature of the steam. The higher the temperature, the higher the efficiency. Generally, manufacturers produce
A steam engine can only reach a temperature of 250 degrees, but the steam engine of Qishuyan Machinery Factory can reach a temperature of 350 degrees. This alone can save a lot of fuel and provide more powerful power. There are many people who are spying on these two technologies.
Nowadays, in addition to their own people, the Korean, Japanese and even Westerners in the Song Dynasty are eager to obtain these two technologies.
The auction had just begun when suddenly a guard quietly came over and said something in Liu Ziguang's ear. Liu Ziguang's expression changed slightly, then returned to normal and said calmly: "Today's auction is suspended. Please wait for notification."
Paying attention to the crowd below, he hurriedly left the theater.
Just now, the guards came to report that the young lady has been kidnapped. The young lady refers to Liu Xiaomao. This unknown girl has been following Liu Ziguang, saying that the maid is not a maid, that the concubine is not a concubine, that she is
My lord's sister, she doesn't look alike, so I have to vaguely call her miss. This so-called miss climbs trees and walls every day, catches birds and fishes, and stays up all night. She is a living ancestor. The maids and guards
It gives her a headache. Only Han Xueer can get along with Liu Xiaomao. Han Xueer is from a rural area in Shandong. She is not as delicate as other girls. She can help Liu Xiaomao dig out a bird's nest, catch a live fish, etc.
They had a tacit understanding, so even she disappeared together with this kidnapping.
At Liu Ziguang's house, where the kidnappers used the ancient method of passing a letter with a flying knife, a piece of yellow paper with a few lines of crooked writing on it was nailed to the gate of the imperial envoy's residence on South Street with a flying knife tied with a red tassel.
There was a huge flow of people, and the guard guarding the gate couldn't find the person who threw the knife after chasing him. What was written on the yellow paper was: "Miss Liu who wants to live, please give me technology and blueprints in exchange."
The only person in the house who was called Miss Liu was Liu Mao Mao. At this time, she had been out in the wild and was sleeping. However, when the guards and maids ran to look, they found that her body was gone.
Han Xueer, the accompanying maid, was also missing. A glass electric lamp was broken in the boudoir and some blood was spilled. So the guard hurriedly informed Liu Ziguang.