A detailed announcement was released soon. The general meaning was that in view of the large number of people participating in the auction, it was difficult to manage, so the threshold was raised and the admission fee was charged, which was twenty dollars per person.
As soon as the announcement came out, it completely confirmed the previous rumors.
Charging twenty dollars per person is simply too shady.
One stone of rice is less than ten dollars, but the admission fee is twenty dollars!
Is King Xi crazy about swords and coins?
This idea appeared in the minds of all merchants.
This is really so evil. He has done nothing. Just to get the admission qualification requires so much money. Many merchants who attended the auction with the mentality of just watching the fun suddenly cursed!
Hu Yi blocked the door and saw the merchants talking about it. He smiled bitterly in his heart. He was also helpless. He had to obey the king's order. He himself did not think that the merchants would be willing to pay more money for no reason.
Although he thought so in his heart, Hu Yi still had a matter-of-fact look on his face. He coughed lightly and said, "You don't have to argue. It's up to you whether you want to participate in the auction or not. Harmony makes money. Don't make noises and make trouble. But
I also have good news to tell you, there will be surprises in this auction, I won’t say much, please think about it yourself.”
The big merchants either don't care about people with tens of dollars, or they feel a little unhappy, thinking that King Xi can take advantage of everyone by relying on his own family of snowflake refined salt. With such an incident, there is no guarantee that King Xi will come to others in the future. This makes
They are unhappy and worried.
But upon hearing the surprise, the merchant leaders of the large caravan relaxed their brows and asked Hu Yi one after another.
"Commander Tiger, has the production of snowflake salt increased this month?"
Hu Yi shook his head, gave it a try, and said: "You will know when all the merchant leaders come in. Everyone will be interested, but I'm afraid I don't have enough money!"
Hearing this, the big businessmen all showed interest in their faces, thinking that King Xi would not disregard the reputation of Xidu for a mere twenty swords.
As a result, the big businessmen didn't think much and paid money to enter the market.
Several bamboo baskets at the door of the auction were quickly filled with a lot of money, and they kept making a ding-ding-dong-dong sound.
Facts have proved that the merchants who had ideas about snowflake salt were all wealthy people, and they were given twenty dollars without any hesitation.
Those who wanted to watch the excitement blocked the door of the auction and stayed there for a long time.
Hu Yi looked at the baskets of knife coins in front of him with a look of astonishment. He actually handed over the twenty-dollar coins so happily.
It was unimaginable for Hu Yi to come from such a small place. What impressed him even more was the King. The King said they would make friends, and indeed they did so happily.
Hu Yi pulled the guard next to him and asked: "How many people have just entered, and how many coins did we collect?"
"Hey, Commander, I've made a fortune. One hundred and sixty-five people came in just now, and they collected more than three thousand swords in total."
Hearing the three thousand swords, Hu Yi was a little dizzy. Three thousand swords are equivalent to three taels of gold. With just a little effort, White Wolf earned three taels of gold by dunking his gloves. This is simply crazy.
The king is so awesome!
Hu Yi is now completely convinced.
Thinking about what the king had said before, he immediately became energetic and strode towards the auction.
"Put away the sword coins, and I will go and preside over the auction!"
This is the second time the auction has been held, and many people present know the rules. Even the new caravans have inquired about them.
However, just to be on the safe side, Hu Yi read out the auction rules.
"Okay, now that we've talked about the rules, let's talk about the auction items. This time, the number of snowflake salt has not changed, it's still ten stones!"
The merchants in the audience suddenly sighed and looked extremely disappointed.
Hu Yi turned a deaf ear and continued: "Start the auction!"
Compared with the first auction, the competition for snowflake salt this time was very fierce. The first price of one stone of snowflake salt soared from the starting price to eight taels of gold.
Then, in just one minute, it broke through the 10-tael gold mark, approaching the previous highest price.
Not long after, the auction price reached fifteen taels of gold, sixteen taels of gold, which directly broke the previous record, and then kept refreshing the record!
The more merchants there are, the greater the competition, and the price of snowflake salt continues to rise.
In the end, the final transaction price of the first snowflake salt reached nineteen taels of gold, close to the mark of twenty taels of gold.
Compared with the last time, the price of snowflake salt this time has nearly doubled.
Next, Hu Yi directly auctioned two stones of snowflake salt together, which completely aroused the fighting spirit of all the merchants and made them bid wildly.
Not long after, two stones of snowflake salt were auctioned for a sky-high price of forty taels of gold.
The previous record of nineteen taels of gold per stone of snowflake salt was broken again, reaching a new height of twenty taels of gold.
Next, subsequent snowflake salts were auctioned one after another.
The transaction price was roughly stable at around 22 taels of gold per stone. That is, the last piece of gold per stone once again triggered a crazy competition and crazy bidding, raising the price of snowflake salt to 22 taels of gold per stone.
This time, ten stones of snowflake salt made a total profit of more than two hundred taels of gold, which was fully doubled compared to last time!
Hu Yi was naturally satisfied with the result, and the merchants did not feel that they were at a disadvantage. They also made a lot of money, and both parties were happy.
When Hu Yi saw some merchants looking like they were still unfinished, he immediately understood that everyone was waiting for the surprise he mentioned, so he smiled and said:
"In addition to auctioning ten stones of snowflake salt, this auction will also auction magic weapons!"
As soon as these words came out, the whole body was in an uproar, and some merchants even stood up in excitement, looking incredible.
Divine weapons and weapons have been powerful treasures controlled by nobles since ancient times. No matter which vassal country or clan they are in, they regard them as treasures and will not sell them easily.
Even if it is a transaction, it is just a matter of bartering, each getting what he needs. There are very few people who put it up for auction in such a grand manner.
Unless they are really poor and crazy, no one will sell magical weapons and weapons.
Divine weapons and weapons are made from natural materials and earthly treasures. They are very precious in themselves. Not to mention that there is also an element of luck involved in creating the magic weapons and weapons. Every sacred weapon and weapon is hard-earned.
Because of the preciousness of the divine weapon, every wealthy family treasured it. Now King Xi actually took out the divine weapon and sold it, which was a surprise to the merchants.
King Xi is such a prodigal!
This thought came to the minds of the merchants. This is not a prodigal son. He has a large amount of coarse salt and snowflake salt, so he is not short of money at all. But this master is not satisfied and even sells magic weapons!
"Commander Hu Yi, are you serious about this? Are you really a magic weapon?"
The merchants had quite complicated thoughts at this time. It was really a surprise. The magic weapon was naturally a good treasure that could not be missed. The only worry was that they did not bring enough money!
"That's natural. I don't have time to play tricks on you!"
General Hu Yi didn't believe it, so he immediately ordered people to fetch the magic weapon.
Soon, a soldier from Xidu came over holding a beautifully carved wooden box.
Seeing someone really bringing a magic weapon, the merchants were all excited.