Qi Hongxin whispered to Su Ziji beside him: "There is no guarantee about drawing lots, right?"
Su Ziji also whispered: "This matter is done according to the process. There is no mechanism, and there is no way to use entrustment to stimulate emotions. However, no matter sooner or later, someone will always get the mineral rights. Please don't worry, sir."
After all, the people in front quickly took away the mineral rights, and the people behind had no chance, which was the trouble.
All the mineral rights were found out in the middle and late stages of the lottery, and the last person had no chance. It didn't matter. After all, it had been declared in advance. Registering early would have a greater chance. I hesitated when paying for registration and fell to the last place.
Of course you can't blame others.
Everything has a first come first, and this is a matter of course.
Qi Hongxin nodded, but his eyes were tightly locked on another person who came up to touch the lottery.
Because all the first eleven draws failed, even Qi Hongxin lowered his expectations. He did not feel that the opponent had a great chance from the first one like he did at the beginning.
The person who touched the lot probably had the same complicated mood, but he didn't hesitate like the people before. He just put his hand in, mixed it up, touched a ball of paper at random, and took it out.
Sure enough, the first paper ball only had "one hundred taels" and a name on it.
As the clerk read and recited it, everyone present sighed again.
The man handed over two hundred taels, and then took out a second ball of paper.
Compared to the first time, his mentality was more stable and he almost gave up hope.
When I unfolded the paper, I was very calm. But as I unfolded the paper, my eyes fell on this burly man who looked more like a farmer than a rich man. His expression suddenly changed, and he couldn't help but get closer to the paper.
In front of my eyes, I seemed to want to take a closer look to see if I was seeing something wrong.
This abnormal behavior immediately shocked the bystanders, and they immediately broke into an uproar.
When the clerk on the side saw this, he hurriedly came over and took the paper ball from the man's hand, half persuading and half snatching it. He also looked at it carefully.
Immediately, the clerk beamed: "Congratulations to Zhuang Mulin from Hegou County, Jianghua Prefecture, for being selected from the Xiyinshan Coal Mine in Qinghe County, Shun'an Prefecture!"
Wow!
They had already made a guess when the man had a different look on his face. At this moment, the clerk was sure, which directly pushed the atmosphere of the scene to a climax.
Finally, someone actually got hold of the mineral rights!
For two hundred taels, you can get a coal mine. Even if it is a small mine, with ten years of mining rights, it can be considered a huge profit. You will really make a fortune!
Qi Hongxin, who was lost in thought when he failed to draw the lottery for the first time and stopped paying attention, was startled by the excitement and then seemed to realize something and turned his eyes to the high platform where the lottery was drawn.
He saw the dark-faced man who he thought would be disappointed before, and now he was smiling happily. He just signed the contract and took the contract from the official's hand. He also took the pleasure of raising the contract and waved it in front of everyone. Although this
It was not possible for those present to see clearly what was written on the contract, but it caused another burst of noise.
"Why did someone from other counties touch it? Isn't it annoying?" Someone immediately started talking privately.
"Zhuang Mulin, Hegou County, Jianghua Prefecture, the name seems a bit familiar."
"It's my in-laws, what's the point?" Someone hurriedly came up to congratulate: "Congratulations, my in-laws, for getting this mining right, but we still have to figure out how to mine."
The people present were all squires from the county and had many marriages with each other. They immediately called out the details of the lottery winner, extinguishing many people's suspicions.
What's more important is the voice of the clerk: "Don't make any noise - Changchengji, Qinghe County, Shun'an Prefecture, draw lots three times!"
Chang Chengji immediately went up nervously.
Seeing everyone scrambling, although the order of drawing lots was based on the order of payment, every time someone came up, the people in the audience became more and more nervous, for fear that the mining rights would be taken away before they came up.
People are drained.
In this lively scene, even the people who were not touched had no intention of causing trouble. Instead, they returned to the crowd and continued to stare at the people on the stage with the same curiosity.
Qi Hongxin has no doubt that if the government allows another batch of lottery qualifications to be opened, these people who have not touched the mining rights before will definitely rush to pay the money as soon as possible and re-enter the queue waiting to draw lots.
Such a model, such a means, such a method, let alone never seen it before, Qi Hongxin has never even heard of it in all the years he has been an official.
His mind was buzzing, and when he came to his senses, the lottery was completed at an extremely fast speed. All thirty-seven mines had owners. Although those who did not get the lottery were disappointed, they did not want to cause trouble.
Even the last group of people who lost their chance before their turn just regretted that they were too slow to pay the money and hesitated too much, thus missing the opportunity. They firmly believed that they could be more active and get something even if they didn't even think about it.
Second mineral rights.
This result is much better than what Qi Hongxin expected.
In the future, Shun'an Prefecture will have other businesses, and if we continue to use this lottery method, it is estimated that more than just these 1,000 people will come, and perhaps even more people will come.
The most important thing is that the result is much stronger than the normal mode.
These private mines, with ten-year mining rights, could only be sold for tens of thousands of taels of silver even if the prices were raised. Now, an extra two hundred thousand taels of silver were sold for no reason, which greatly made up for the shortfall. What a horrifying amount of money this was.
ability!
As soon as Qi Hongxin thought about it, this matter might bring great benefits in the short and long term. When he looked at Su Ziji, he couldn't help but stare straight.
He organized his words and asked in a dry voice: "Master Su, can you tell me how you came up with this method?"
Su Ziji smiled. Can he say that this is not a coincidence at all, but a topic of "how corrupt officials can make up for their shortcomings and escape unscathed in real situations", and that academics are almost omnipotent?
But you can't say this to Qi Hongxin, that would be stupid.
At this time, he just said modestly: "My lord, I came to Shun'an Mansion. I heard about the huge deficit. On the one hand, I inspected the situation in the mansion. On the other hand, I thought about it day and night, and I couldn't sleep at night."
"To be honest, the deficit is not the responsibility of the lower officials, but taking over the deficit is a hot job. The former magistrate Ji Hongyi was also a serious Jinshi for thirteen years. Due to bad luck, he
I took over a large county with a deficit, but after three years, not only was it not promoted, it was downgraded one level."
"In an officialdom, it is natural for someone to be demoted if he fails to perform an errand. However, he is still a little unconvinced and always wants to solve the problem."
"The usual solution is to increase revenue and reduce expenditure. This will take too long, and the subordinates are afraid that they will not be able to wait."
"Or maybe the people were plundered, and the former magistrate raised taxes and caused civil unrest, but the subordinate officials did not dare to do it. They suffered from lack of talent, thinking and learning, and could not solve it in the end."
Qi Hongxin was speechless and nodded. For two thousand years, no one in every dynasty has been able to solve this problem. How can the young man in front of him be so virtuous and capable as to solve it?