In the private room on the third floor, Li Shimin turned his head and said in disbelief:
"One hundred and seventy thousand guan, Guanyin, did you hear that? This section of the road actually sold 170,000 guan!"
Empress Changsun didn't expect that just a section of cement road would fetch such a high price.
She knew better than anyone else what this money meant to Li Shimin.
Li Shimin had been racking his brains these days to raise food and fodder for the army.
I don’t know how many times I have discussed this with Dai Zhou in private.
Thinking of these days, Li Shimin talked in his sleep at night and was talking about food and grass.
Queen Changsun couldn't help but feel distressed.
Changsun gently took Li Shimin's arm and said softly:
"Your Majesty, I heard it, it's 170,000 yuan, that's right."
"When the money goes into the Ministry of Household Affairs, Erlang will no longer have to worry about military pay."
Li Shimin smiled and nodded, saying:
"Yes, Qin Ming has made another great contribution to the court this time."
"When he comes back from Lanzhou, I will definitely reward him well."
After hearing this, Empress Changsun thought for a while and said:
"When the time comes, why not finalize his marriage to Changle and Yuzhang?"
...
In Li Ke's box, Princess Yuzhang said excitedly:
"Fifth sister, Li Lang is so powerful. He made 170,000 yuan in one fell swoop."
Princess Changle patted Yuzhang and said with a smile:
"Please keep your voice down. If someone hears you, how would you behave?"
...
Changsun Chong looked at Qin Ming on the stage with a gloomy look, his heart almost bursting with jealousy.
[Hateful, why is he standing on the stage and the one receiving the most attention, not me? ]
[I can do such a simple thing! ]
Thinking of this, Changsun Chong suddenly had an idea and sighed towards Li Chengqian beside him:
"Hey, Your Highness, you just saw it too."
"As long as nothing unexpected happens next, this bidding meeting will at least add millions of dollars to the Ministry of Household Affairs."
"The King of Yue has made such great contributions to the court. Your Majesty will definitely rely on him more and more in the future."
Li Chengqian's heart tightened when he heard this, but he still didn't believe that Qingque would pose a threat to his status.
"This is a good thing. I can't believe that our Tang Dynasty will have a wise king soon."
Changsun Chong was very smart. He did not refute, but sighed and repeated Li Chengqian's words with a worried expression.
"Hey, yes, I'm afraid that by the time this bidding meeting is over, His Highness the King of Yue's reputation will be spread throughout Chang'an."
When Li Chengqian heard this, a flash of worry flashed in his eyes.
At this time, Changsun Chong turned his head, looked out the window, and said casually:
"Actually, the government affairs of the Department of Roads and Bridges are not difficult at all. It's just about setting the charging standards. Regularly hold bidding meetings, and someone can do it if it's someone else."
"It's a pity. If I had known this, I should have let my father plan something. Maybe now, you and I will be the ones standing on the stage."
Li Chengqian frowned slightly, a flash of fear flashed in his eyes, but he quickly suppressed it.
...
In Qin Ming’s box on the second floor,
Yang Zijun and Xiao Qingwan were standing by the window holding hands, looking at Qin Ming in the audience with smiles on their faces.
In the box, Xiao Meiniang put down her tea cup and asked curiously:
"It's really unimaginable that he actually came up with this alone?"
Xiao Changxi smiled when she heard this, with a proud expression on her face.
"yes."
"There was always something unexpected happening around him."
"It's just like the carriage we rode in before we came here. Throughout the ages, I don't know how many people have wanted to build a four-wheeled carriage."
"But he was the only one who made it happen."
Xiao Meiniang nodded thoughtfully.
........
Qin Ming knew nothing about what happened upstairs.
At this time, he was concentrating on presiding over the auction.
Time flies by one quote after another.
Now, five of the six sections of cement road have been auctioned off, and only the stretch from Chang'an to Weinan County is still in stalemate.
Among the sections of road that have been auctioned, the section from Shengchi to Xin'an was auctioned by the Wang family of Taiyuan for a price of 150,000 guan;
The section from Xiazhou to Shengchi was bought by the Li family of Longxi for a price of 160,000 guan;
The section from Tongguan to Xiazhou was bought by the Boling Cui family for a price of 170,000 guan.
These sections of road were all captured by the Five Surnames and Qiwang.
Surprisingly, the section from Weinan to Tongguan was finally bought by Chang'an merchant Liu Twelve for 200,000 guan after multiple biddings.
This moment shocked countless people's jaws.
It was precisely because Liu Twelve was just a businessman that the price was raised to a terrifying 200,000 yuan by the family.
The bidding is still going on, and the last cement road from Chang'an to Weinan has also entered the final stage of bidding.
Only Jingzhao Webster and Jingzhao Dushi were left shouting prices.
Qin Ming wiped the sweat from his forehead with his sleeves, raised the auction hammer, and shouted:
"Jingzhao Palace Webster's bid is 221,000 yuan. Is there any higher price?"
"Two hundred and twenty-one thousand strings, once."
"Two hundred and twenty-one thousand strings, twice."
"Two hundred and twenty-one thousand guan, three times, deal done."
As he spoke, Qin Ming slammed the auction hammer onto the desk.
"Congratulations, Jingzhao Webster won the contracting rights for the cement road from Chang'an to Weinan at a price of 221,000 guan."
Qin Ming just finished speaking.
The maid behind him held the tray and walked towards Webster's box on the third floor.
Qin Ming threw the hammer on the table, leaned on the table with one hand, and said:
"Now it is announced that the first bidding conference of Datang Road and Bridge Division has been successfully concluded."
After hearing this, everyone in the audience spontaneously stood up and applauded to celebrate this memorable day.
At this time, on the second floor of Ximeng Tower, people from the family who did not have the contracting rights were already leaving the box one after another and preparing to leave.
Seeing this, Qin Ming pressed his palm down, then picked up the tin speaker and said:
"To thank you all for coming, I have specially prepared a small charity auction."
"In a quarter of an hour, three rare treasures will be auctioned on site. Those who are interested can stay and participate."
Hearing Qin Ming's words, the guests on the second and third floors stopped one after another.
At this time, a crisp voice sounded from the third floor.
"May I ask Director Qin, what is a charity auction?"
When Qin Ming heard the words, he followed the sound and saw Li Chongyi standing by the railing on the third floor.
Behind him, in addition to Li Xiaogong, there were also Li Xianzhi dressed in red, and Yuchi Wanning dressed as a Confucian scholar in blue.
Qin Ming smiled, cupped his hands towards Li Chongyi and said:
"Haha, as the name suggests, charity auction refers to an auction held for charity."
"It's not about making money."
When Li Xiaogong heard this, he became interested and said curiously:
"Then what does my nephew mean by charity?"
When Qin Ming heard this, he silently gave Li Xiaogong a thumbs up.
He said with a smile:
"I plan to donate all the proceeds from this auction to the imperial court to support the people of Lanzhou and carry out post-war reconstruction work."
"I will report the name of the family or individual who bought the treasure to the court together with the proceeds from the auction."
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