"Pity!"
Looking at the leaving businessmen, Bi Ziyan sighed softly.
Several officials behind him suppressed their excitement. Zeng Xian, the minister of household affairs, said in a low voice: "Sir, the sixty-eight items were auctioned for a total of 980,000 taels, with an average of 14,400 taels." pieces.
This is considered a high price for various exquisite objects in the entire Ming Dynasty.
Even though there are a lot of human feelings and sophistication involved, we have already obtained the money.
Based on today's price, the entire warehouse's inventory is estimated to be worth sixty-seven million taels. If we do it once a year, it can be several million taels more every year. There will be plenty of opportunities in the future, so don't rush! "
"There are so many good things!"
Bi Ziyan shook his head gently.
Today's auction was okay, but what he said was a pity was not that there were fewer auctions.
What's a pity for him is that he originally wanted to auction off three of the first batch of overseas quotas. The starting price of each of these quotas must be more than 100,000 taels, and the final transaction may be 200,000 to 300,000 taels.
It's a pity that the emperor said that it needs to be kept secret for the time being.
As night falls, the city of Beijing is brightly lit and extremely lively.
Because the wealthy merchants and gentry returned to Beijing, the emperor specially ordered that the curfew be postponed until midnight, and stalls were allowed to be set up. No matter what, some money had to be deducted from the hands of the wealthy merchants and gentry.
Early the next morning, just after the curfew was lifted, people who went out found that dozens of carriages were lined up in the center of Qianmen Street, all carrying boxes.
From everywhere, there are still carriages coming in a steady stream.
It is in sharp contrast to the bustling Qianmen Street.
"Old Sun, are you here too?"
"Nonsense, the bank is open, you have to come and support it!"
"You can pull it down. Do you need our support? I estimate that if not 500, but 300 or 400 businessmen will come today!"
"In the past two days, I have carefully studied the rules of banks and money orders, and I have not found any loopholes. As for counterfeiting, it is even more difficult. This thing is far more authentic than Jiaozi and Ming Dynasty banknotes."
"Hey, Lao Chen, what are you doing? You eat roast duck so early in the morning? Aren't you tired of it?"
"What do you know? If you eat well in the morning, you'll be warm all day long. I don't know how long I have to wait today. Only when I'm full can I have the strength to wait!"
…
Carriages came one after another in a steady stream, blocking hundreds of meters on both sides.
The people watching on both sides listened to the businessmen's discussions. From time to time, Jiaozi, banks, money orders, etc. popped up, making them extremely curious.
"What are these merchants doing here? They're not giving gifts to this newly opened shop, are they?"
"Who has such a great reputation that he deserves to be given gifts by so many businessmen?"
"You have forgotten, this shop was originally raided and has been run by the Ministry of Household Affairs.
But it was cleared out within two months, and it was made mysterious and mysterious. It is said that the back of the shop leads directly to the Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion. "
"What is it for sale? What is this silver draft they are talking about?"
…
Out of curiosity, a group of more than a hundred government officials from the Five Cities Military and Horse Division came to the street and began to maintain order.
When it was almost Chen time, the door creaked and slowly opened, revealing the screen wall inside. On the left side of the screen wall hung a big word "CAN", and on the right side hung a big word "DUE".
More than a hundred young people in light blue shorts slipped out randomly, with the Great Ming Dynasty flag embroidered on their chests.
They had only seen this kind of battle in the martial arts hall, which made the people even more curious.
Without waiting for them to think more, a group of people turned out from behind the screen wall. The leader was Bi Ziyan, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, and behind them were officials from the Ministry of Revenue.
After Bi Ziyan stood still, an official looked up at the sky and suddenly shouted: "The auspicious time has come!"
Amidst the crackling sound of firecrackers, Bi Ziyan reached out and pulled down the red silk covering the door plaque, revealing the writing on the plaque, but he could not see it clearly because of the smoke from the firecrackers.
Bi Ziyan said loudly: "Thank you for coming. The first day of opening is bound to be a bit chaotic. Please bear with me. Please enter in order from the first to the tenth guest."
More than a hundred men who were waiting immediately stepped forward, unloaded the boxes from the carriage, lifted them up and walked inside.
In just a few breaths, tens of meters were cleared in front, and those behind were filled in one after another. At this time, the smoke of the firecrackers also dissipated, and the people could clearly see the words on the plaque.
"Daming Royal Bank Head Office?"
Before they could think about it, dozens of newsboys rushed over from a distance, shouting: "Newspapers are being sold, newspapers are being sold, shocking news, the Royal Bank of Ming Dynasty is opening today!"
"Have you ever thought about walking on the official road carrying thousands of taels of silver and seeing everyone look like bandits?"
"Have you ever experienced living in an inn with tens of millions of belongings, unable to eat or sleep at night?"
"Have you ever thought that one day, you can withdraw thousands of taels of silver with just a piece of paper?"
…
"These will all leave us after today and will become history!"
"Because the Royal Bank of Ming Dynasty has opened, it will be good news to our people in Ming Dynasty!"
"With a piece of paper in hand, you can go as soon as you want!"
"This piece of paper is the money order issued by the Royal Bank of Ming Dynasty. If you pass by, don't miss it!"
"Three pennies can't buy you a loss, you can't buy a scam. Learn the rules of Ming Royal Bank early and enjoy a worry-free life early. What are you waiting for?"
…
The newsboys were shouting so loudly that the businessmen and common people were stunned for a moment.
Then he went crazy and grabbed the Daming Daily like crazy.
They have all figured out the rules. As long as the newsboys start shouting shocking news or a lot of... nonsense, it means that the Daming Daily has published very important news.
"Hey, I thought what a bank was. It turns out it's a bank or a money chest. It's just that one is privately owned and the other is owned by the court!"
"Then I still believe in private banks. If something happens to the bank, it can still be handled by officials. But if something happens to the bank, who should we turn to? The officials will protect each other, and the money deposited will be embezzled!"
"Fart, you don't believe in the imperial court so much? Do you know how much money the imperial court has? I don't know..."
"Can there be more than what the people of the world have in their hands?"
…
"Isn't this money order just the Ming Dynasty treasure banknote? Wouldn't it be called another name?"
"Do you really think that we ordinary people are fools? I still have a lot of things left by my ancestors at home. It would be a pity to throw them away. It would be disturbing to see them. Now that the court has just stabilized, is it causing such trouble again?"
"Real money makes me feel more at ease, no matter when, even, even..."
"What is it? If you dare to say that, I will beat you to death. If you don't look forward to the good of the court every day, you will eat the shit inside and outside!"
"Stop fucking arguing and take a good look at what's going on below. Even if you want to be embezzled by the imperial court, you don't have the qualifications."
"What do you mean we don't have the qualifications? Please make it fucking clear!"
