In the winter of the eighth year of Zhenguan, Yizhou continued to carry out winter fishing and searching for destined people.
This winter fishing attracted more tourists than last year.
After a year of development, Yizhou’s tourist base is now much larger than before.
Eighty percent of the tourists who came to participate in the winter fishing last year are here this year.
Others learned about it through Yizhou Monthly News, or came here specially through word of mouth from tourists who came last year.
All in all, the number of tourists this year was almost double that of last year.
The day before, Li Min ordered people to start preparing these things.
On the second day, winter fishing officially began.
Genius Mengmengliang, those tourists, wearing thick leather jackets, headed to the winter fishing spot.
There are holes drilled in the ice, nets have been laid, and there are sturdy turntables.
All this makes tourists who come to Yizhou for the first time full of curiosity.
The net has been lowered, and then the turntable starts to turn to catch fish.
The horse pulls the hemp rope, turns the turntable, and then the underwater net is pulled out of the water bit by bit.
As everyone watched, the first fish jumped out of the water.
"Fish out!"
"Come out! Come out!"
"Quick, the first fish is out! Hurry and grab the first fish!"
The fish that just jumped out was caught by the staff who had prepared it in advance and put aside.
This year's fish will be auctioned on site, which is also a gimmick for this winter's fishing.
Soon, more and more fish jumped out of the water.
The scene of dancing fish is definitely a spectacle on a snowy winter day.
The scene suddenly erupted in screams and exclamations.
After collecting all the nets, the fish caught in the winter were immediately robbed.
Thirty to forty thousand catties of fish, that is, thousands of fish.
The number of tourists who come here is at least tens of thousands.
It's true that if you have a quick hand, you will have a slow hand.
If you grab it slowly, you really won't be able to grab it.
After all, the lake in Yizhou is still a bit small.
In the Northeast in later generations, the number of fish that could be caught in one winter fishing trip was sometimes as high as two to three hundred thousand catties, which was truly spectacular.
Everyone who caught the fish was very happy. In their eyes, it was not just a fish, it was a good fortune!
Those who didn't grab it were not too disappointed. Being able to see such a wonderful scene made this trip worthwhile.
Next comes the auction of the top fish.
People gathered in a circle in front of the head fish, and more people watched from behind.
The people who can stand in front are all wealthy people with huge wealth. Most people really don't dare to step forward.
"The auction of the first fish officially begins now! There is no low price for this fish. It will be auctioned on site. The one with the highest price will win!"
This time the auction was hosted by Li Min on the spot.
Well, last year, the fish was not auctioned, but was taken away directly by Cheng Yaojin, and then stewed and eaten by them.
This time, the first fish was auctioned directly to the outside world, which can also be said to be the first time it was auctioned to the outside world.
Those rich people naturally want to get a lucky draw.
Since this was the first time, Li Min personally hosted it.
As soon as Li Min finished speaking, someone quickly made a bid.
"I'll pay you a thousand dollars!"
The bidder was a fat-bellied nobleman from Tubo.
Although Tubo's Songtsen Gampo and national advisor Zhang Jianghe could be said to hate Shu King Li Min deeply.
But they can't control the Tubo nobles at all. The Tubo nobles like to run to Yizhou City when they have nothing to do.
Some people even lived in Yizhou City longer than they lived in their own tribe.
"One thousand dollars? Oh, at this price, do you have the nerve to ask for it? I'll pay three thousand dollars!"
"Five thousand dollars!"
"Ten thousand dollars!"
It’s just a fish. Is its flesh golden?
Or is it fairy meat? Eating one bite can make people live longer?
Seeing the price of this fish rising steadily, and the price rising so fast, the surrounding melon-eating spectators couldn't help but be dumbfounded.
In fact, it’s just a fish, and it’s not a rare species. How could it be so expensive?
The key is to win a lottery!
And all of these bidders are rich, and they don't care about the money at all.
However, as the price keeps rising, some people still withdraw from bidding.
"Fifty thousand dollars!"
As soon as this price was announced, the scene immediately fell into silence.
Even the host Li Min didn't expect the price to rise so high all of a sudden.
In fact, when the first fish was auctioned in later generations, the price was considered to be very high.
It can easily reach hundreds of thousands or hundreds of thousands.
However, the auction of fish in later generations has become a tradition, and it is a reputation accumulated over the years.
This is the first time in Yizhou.
It is really rare to be able to achieve such a high price for the first time.
Li Min couldn't help but look up and found that he actually knew the person bidding.
It turned out to be Cui Zhiji from the Cui family.
And beside Cui Zhiji, there was a petite girl standing.
He was wearing a leather jacket and a small hat on his head.
The collar of the leather coat was turned up, just covering her face, so that no one could see her face clearly.
However, even if you can't see her face, you can still feel an elegant and calm attitude from her.
This girl is probably either Cui Zhiji's wife or concubine, or the daughter of the Cui family.
This is probably the so-called ladylike style, right?
No wonder, in the middle and late Tang Dynasty, even the prime ministers at that time wanted to marry women with five surnames.
Countless people are proud to marry a girl with the fifth surname.
Unexpectedly, people from the Five Surnames and Qiwang Family would also come to participate in the auction.
"Master Cui bids 50,000 yuan. Is there anyone else who bids higher? If not, this fish will belong to Mr. Cui. The first time is 50,000 yuan, the second time is 50,000 yuan..."
"I'll pay 60,000!"
Um?
There are actually people fighting with the Cui family?
Li Min couldn't help but look at the person calling out the price, but he didn't know this person. Judging from his clothes, he didn't look like a person from the Tang Dynasty.
Hearing that someone was actually robbing him, Cui Zhiji's face showed pride and he said calmly: "One hundred thousand!"
Li Min couldn't help but look at the man who had just bid, but Li Min clearly saw hesitation on his face.
Perhaps what he hesitated about was not the price of 100,000, but Cui Zhiji's determination to grab it.
"Master Cui bids 100,000 yuan, is there anyone who bids higher? If not, this fish will belong to Mr. Cui! The first time is 100,000 yuan, the second time is 100,000 yuan, and the third time is 100,000 yuan!"
make a deal!"
Li Min also had no ink marks. After tens of thousands of calls, he directly announced that the first fish belonged to Cui Zhiji.
Then Li Min handed the head fish to Cui Zhiji's entourage and said to Cui Zhiji: "Master Cui, the head fish is yours, congratulations!"
Cui Zhiji smiled slightly, and then said: "Your Highness, I don't have this hundred thousand money with me, but don't worry, Your Highness, when I get to Yizhou City, I will definitely give you a lot of money."
Li Min laughed and said: "Don't I still believe in you, Mr. Cui? It's easy to talk about money!"