Cheng Wanwan walked in from the entrance.
She walked first, followed by Zhao County Cheng and Zhao Tiezhu, followed by Shopkeeper Yan, and Cheng A and Cheng Yi came in to maintain order.
As soon as she came in, all the businessmen present couldn't help but stand up and salute uniformly.
"I've met Sui Gongren."
Sui Gongren is now the fourth-rank imperial concubine, and also serves as the sixth-rank minister. A person with such status actually came to receive them, a group of low-status businessmen, in person. This made them feel that they had received the highest reception, even if they did not get business. Quan, even if it is a trip in vain, it is worth it.
"On behalf of Dahe Town, I welcome all guests." Cheng Wanwan stood on the main stage with a warm smile, "Everyone, please take a seat."
The businessmen all sat down. Although there were many people in the venue, it was strangely quiet.
"We are all gathered here for the same purpose, so I will get straight to the point and get to the point." Cheng Wanwan also sat down and said in an orderly manner, "This is the first investment meeting in Dahe Town. I am glad that everyone is here. Participate. The number plate in each person's hand is unique. When participating in the auction, you will rely on this number to bid. Every time you raise the plate, it means participating in the bidding. This process is called an auction. The person with the highest bid in the end will own the shop. business license."
"After obtaining the operating rights, you can carry out commercial business activities in Dahe Town. The specific business activities must be subject to the unified dispatch of Dahe Town. One thing -" she changed the subject, "This store is owned by Dahe Town. Therefore, the profit from operating the store After paying taxes, two layers of profits must be handed over to Dahe Town. If you have any objections to this, you can leave now."
All businessmen can understand this. As long as they can make money, who cares about two levels of profit?
Seeing that no one had any objections, Cheng Wanwan nodded with satisfaction: "Now, let's start bidding for the first store."
Zhao Tiezhu moved the screen away, and behind it was a white wall with a map of Dahe Town. The new market was highlighted and each shop was numbered.
"Shop No. 1 is located on the east side of the market and connects to the old market. The first store from the east is the entrance to the new market." Zhao Tiezhu recited the lines in an emotional voice, "This store has three floors and can be used as a store. It can be a teahouse or a restaurant, or it can also be a money bank and pawn shop. No matter what you do, you will definitely make a profit... That’s it for the introduction to Shop No. 1. The starting price is now announced, one hundred taels of silver!"
One hundred taels of silver is indeed a huge amount of money that is difficult to save for a lifetime for a villager, but it is nothing to a businessman.
Spending a small sum of money to own the right to operate a store is a sure-fire deal.
But soon, everyone present knew that they were overthinking it, because the starting price was one hundred taels of silver, which did not mean that this was all that was needed.
"Two hundred taels!"
"Four hundred taels!"
"Six hundred taels!"
"..."
The merchants below were holding up their signs one after another as if they were on fire, for fear that if they were a step too late, the price would rise rapidly.
Zhao Xian Cheng, Zhao Tiezhu, Shopkeeper Yan and others were immediately stunned.
When Sui Gongren proposed this plan, they were worried that no one would participate, but they did not expect that these businessmen would be so enthusiastic.
It's just the right to operate a shop. It's not selling the shop or the land. It can be sold for a thousand taels of silver, and the price is still rising!
"I'll pay you two thousand taels of silver!"
A voice suddenly sounded, and the price immediately dropped.
Everyone looked around and saw Mr. Qian.
Everyone here knows that since Mr. Qian cooperated with the Suigong people, the Qian family has been different from before. His status is much different from that of ordinary businessmen. As a result, Mr. Qian even entered the Huzhou Chamber of Commerce and became a member of the Chamber of Commerce. Vice president.
When he opened his mouth like this, who would argue with him? Everyone gave up.
"Everyone, please accept." Mr. Qian stood up and handed over his hands, then sat down happily, and then said to the people beside him, "If you want to win the right to operate the shop, you have to suddenly make a move before everyone can react. Raise a high price to appease everyone, otherwise, you won’t be able to grab a single shop.”
The person next to him is Leng Yuanwai, the head of the Leng family who threw the hydrangea for his daughter in Huzhou.
After that hydrangea toss, the Leng family became the joke of the entire Huzhou, and his daughter was also criticized by people. To this day, the daughter has not found a good husband, and the Leng family's business is also declining day by day. Therefore, he has to Come to Pingan County to seek new opportunities.
Firstly, because there is indeed a lot to be done in Dahe Town, Ping'an County, and secondly, if they can get on Suigongren's boat, the Leng family will be less exposed to rumors...
Mr. Qian has good relations with the Leng family, so he naturally knows about the situation of the Leng family. He once criticized Sui Gongren's attitude, but it turned out that Sui Gongren didn't care about the Leng family at all. Therefore, he invited Leng to come to Dahe Town. Try your luck.
Zhao Tiezhu continued to speak on the stage: "Shop No. 2 is adjacent to Shop No. 1...the starting price is also one hundred taels of silver."
Before anyone else could raise their cards, Leng stood up and said, "I'll give you three thousand taels of silver."
"hiss!"
"Three thousand at the outset, this is deliberately raising the price!"
"Who is this person? He is deliberately disrupting the market. Get out of here!"
Regarding this situation, Zhao Xiancheng was happy to see the result, and said with a smile: "The rules here are that the one with the highest price gets it. Those who are willing to pay a high price can raise their placards again, and those who are unwilling can move to another shop, and There are seventeen shops, so don’t worry.”
Leng Yuanwai acted like he was determined to win. Everyone dared to compete with him and immediately gave up.
As a result, the management rights of the second shop fell into the hands of Leng Yuanwai.
He looked towards the stage, and just as Cheng Wanwan looked over, he quickly bowed and saluted.
Cheng Wanwan nodded slightly. She had heard someone mention the Leng family's affairs. Because of the hydrangea throwing incident, the Leng family's business gradually deteriorated. The business was second to none, mainly because of the sick young lady of the Leng family. Intruded by rumors, she is still unmarried...an innocent person
It's really a bit sad that the little girl has such a bad life-long event.
Since Leng Yuanwai sincerely wants to break the ice and make friends, she is not such a narrow-minded person.
The auction continues. Except for the largest shops in the middle, which have a starting price of three hundred taels, the rest are all one hundred taels.
Nineteen shops were all auctioned off, with the highest price being 6,000 taels and the lowest price being 2,000 taels. The total income of Dahe Town this time reached more than 60,000 taels.
This number shocked the village managers of Dahe Town into speechlessness. Cheng Wanwan was also shocked.
She really didn't expect that these businessmen were so rich, and that they could get such a huge profit from auctioning nineteen shops, which completely exceeded her expectations...
According to the original plan, half was left to Dahe Town Finance to be responsible for the daily maintenance and management of the market, and the other half was invested in canal funds.
Including the funds raised previously, the total is 115,000 taels of silver.
It was only 35,000 taels short of the budgeted 150,000 taels of silver.
Cheng Wanwan had a smile on her face. This little money was no longer too difficult for her.
