No one thought the money was too much, everyone thought this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and the other eight aristocratic families also took action.
In a blink of an eye, the day came for the public auction.
Outside Diandude, there were many gorgeous horse-drawn carriages parked.
Most of the dignitaries in the DPRK came.
The auction had not yet started, and the dignitaries with good connections gathered in small groups and chatted in low voices.
"One share costs at least 200,000 taels, which is not cheap!"
"It's definitely not cheap, but it's worth it. After all, it's a good thing that will benefit our children and grandchildren, and it can ensure that the family will be rich for generations to come!"
"Who says it's not? It's just that there are too many people who think this way, and I don't know if they can buy it."
"I am also worried about this matter. I dare not think about it. As long as I can buy a share of the railway equity, I will be satisfied!"
"..."
Just as everyone was talking about it, a middle-aged man with an expressionless face came to the scene.
Although he was a white man and did not hold any official position, his appearance attracted the attention of all the dignitaries present, and many people's faces became serious.
This person is none other than the steward of the Wang family, one of the eight great families.
It was self-evident what his appearance meant, and all the dignitaries present felt deep pressure.
"Why are the butlers of the Wang family here? Now it's a bit troublesome for us to buy the shares."
"Yes, they are not satisfied with grabbing the interests of the world for hundreds of thousands of years, and they even want to get involved in the Ministry of Railways. It is simply outrageous!"
"Who says it's not the case? They just smell it like flies looking for some meat. It's really disgusting!"
"His Royal Highness the Ninth Prince really gave them an advantage when he blew up their lair. He should have blown them up directly!"
"..."
When the Wang family came to snatch their interests, the powerful people in the capital were very resistant.
However, this is not over yet.
Soon, representatives from the Zhao family, Shen family, Shangguan family, and other aristocratic families arrived one after another.
Their arrival made the faces of the dignitaries present even more ugly.
"Damn, why are they all here?"
"Aren't the benefits they have received enough? Are they still trying to snatch this benefit from us?"
"The market for the Wang family's salt has completely disappeared. They are just eager to find a profitable business. The Zhao family's business has also been greatly affected. They just came. Other aristocratic families and that person have also come!"
"If the aristocratic family is not eliminated, the world will be in trouble!"
"..."
Due to Li Changfeng's previous successive suppressions and the strong military deterrence of the royal family, the dignitaries in the capital no longer feared the aristocratic family as much as they did before.
The emergence of the Eight Great Families inspired the hatred of many people.
Li Changfeng stood upstairs and observed everyone's expressions from a high position, his smile getting bigger and bigger.
What the people want.
The eight aristocratic families must slowly harvest them all.
Soon, it's time for the auction.
With everyone's expectations, Li Changfeng slowly appeared.
This auction will be hosted by him personally.
"Meet His Highness the Ninth Prince!"
Everyone at the scene knelt down to worship.
"Get flat."
Everyone stood up, Li Changfeng looked around at everyone and then slowly spoke.
"In business, what follows is a business event. I am just a host, and everyone here is also an investor participating in the auction. At this point, everyone is equal, and everyone can let go of competition.
"
After saying that, Li Changfeng didn't waste any time and picked up the gavel and knocked it.
"One share has a base price of 200,000 taels, and each increase must not be less than 10,000 taels. The bidding begins!"
As soon as this statement came out, most people present could not help but twitch their faces.
Each price increase must not be less than 10,000 taels, which is too cruel!
Even the people from the Eight Great Aristocratic Families looked a little ugly.
They all have some dissatisfaction in their hearts.
Although Li Changfeng said before that everyone is equal here, no one has the courage to stand up and accuse. They can only accept it with their noses pinched, secretly calculating how much money they can give at most.
After a brief silence, the representative of the Wang family took the lead in raising a sign and speaking.
"Two hundred and one thousand taels!"
The Zhao family followed closely: "Two hundred and twenty thousand taels!"
Not to be outdone, the Shen family said: "Two hundred and thirty thousand taels!"
Shangguanjia said calmly: "Two hundred and forty thousand taels!"
The Wang family did not give in: "Two hundred and fifty thousand taels!"
After shouting this, the scene fell into silence again.
The competition is fiercer than anyone imagined.
The ordinary dignitaries who originally wanted to get involved couldn't help but beat the drum in their hearts and chose to wait and see.
Even the other four major aristocratic families of the eight major aristocratic families did not bid at this time and secretly observed the representatives of the Wang family.
Everyone knows that the Wang family will definitely make the craziest bid in this auction.
Li Changfeng was secretly happy and banged the gavel.
"Is anyone else raising the price?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the representative of the Zhao family spoke.
"Two hundred and sixty thousand taels."
The representative of the Wang family said without any hesitation: "Two hundred and seventy thousand taels."
The representative of the Zhao family glanced at the representative of the Wang family: "Two hundred and eighty thousand taels."
"Three hundred thousand taels!"
When the Wang family representative shouted out this number, the scene became audible.
Obviously, this smells like gunpowder.
The aristocratic families started having sex with each other.
Can ordinary dignitaries still participate?
Besides watching the fun, what else can you do?
The representative of the Zhao family looked at the representative of the Wang family expressionlessly and said: "The Zhao family won't follow, to give your Wang family a face."
The Wang family representative breathed a sigh of relief.
He had thought carefully about it for a long time in the past few days, but could not think of a good strategy.
Therefore, he simply acted very forcefully from the beginning and directly showed everyone that the Zhao family was determined to win the shares of the Ministry of Railways, so that other aristocratic families would give up.
The upper limit of five hundred thousand taels of silver given by the head of the Wang family gave him such confidence.
Li Changfa looked calm and asked: "Is there anyone else bidding?"
There was silence.
Obviously, no one wanted to touch the Wang family in the first round.
After asking three times and seeing no one bid, Li Changfeng banged the gavel.
"The Wang family's bid was successful."
The Wang family representative's tense expression relaxed a little.
Li Changfeng did not continue the auction and sighed: "It seems that the eight major families are determined to win the shares of the Ministry of Railways. In this case..."
Having said this, he paused, looked around at everyone and then said slowly: "The eight aristocratic families have strong financial resources, let's just speed up the progress, and then directly auction Jiufen's shares, with a base price of 1.8 million taels, and then
Directly auction 10% of the shares for 10% of the shares, and each increase in price shall not be less than 100,000 taels."
As soon as these words came out, the faces of all the representatives of the aristocratic families became ugly.
The news they knew was that Daqian would sell 30% of its shares. According to Li Changfeng's plan, there were only three auction opportunities left.
How to divide the eight aristocratic families?
With more wolves and less meat, the competition must be extremely fierce.
And each price increase must not be less than 100,000 taels. Isn’t this too cruel?
This is a clear indication that I want to kill them severely.