After these businessmen heard Yuan Shu's offer of six billion, they thought about it and immediately decided to follow suit. One of them immediately quoted and said: "Sixty-five billion, we offer sixty-five billion."
Two consecutive quotes said that they were bidding 6.5 billion, which shows that they themselves are also a little nervous and uneasy.
After all, they still have their own business that needs to be run, so Yuan Shu's price is now relatively close to their bottom line.
When Yuan Shu heard their quotation, he directly added 500 million yuan and said: "My Yuan family bids 7 billion yuan. If you are still willing to bid, then I, Yuan Shu, will accompany you to the end."
After Yuan Shu said this, Zhang Rang felt a little painful. After all, this sentence may have saved him hundreds of millions of money. After all, as the legitimate son of the Yuan family, he will definitely be one of the three princes in the future to say such a thing.
Even though Yuan Shu didn't mean to say this, in the eyes of those merchants, it was a naked threat. After all, no one wants to offend Yuan Shu, even if he is not the head of the Yuan family yet.
Sure enough, after Yuan Shu quoted 7 billion yuan. The merchants discussed it for a while and then stopped quoting.
But at this time, the faces of the Hedong Wei family and others suddenly became ugly. You must know that these merchants were afraid of Yuan Shu only because of the strong power of the fourth and third sons of the Yuan family.
But for the Hedong Wei family, these merchants united. Even they have no choice, and now there is only one position left on the table as the governor of Hedong County.
Even a fool knows what will happen next. It is very likely that the Wei family will be deprived of his position as the governor of Hedong County.
Thinking of this, a member of the Wei family stood up and said to Yuan Shu: "Yuan Shu, you are obviously using your power to suppress others."
"Master Zhang is still here, are you Yuan Shu even more powerful than Master Zhang?"
Zhang Rang felt extremely reluctant when he heard this boy from the Wei family mention him. I can't help but wonder if he is blind? The current situation is obviously not conducive to his Wei family, and the fourth and third prince of the Yuan family cannot be shaken by him as the chief eunuch.
If all the ten permanent attendants united, it might not be possible. Although there is no teacher in the Yuan family, unlike Cai Yong.
However, the Yuan family's influence in the court was not a vegetarian, and Zhang Rang did not want to touch this bad luck.
But the Wei family had already mentioned him, and Zhang Rang was too embarrassed to pretend not to hear, so he could only say: "Quietly, although the Yuan family has some intention of taking advantage of the situation to pressure others. But he has indeed increased the price. If If you, the Hedong Wei family, are not convinced, you can continue to participate in the bidding."
"If no one continues to bid, then the position of Jizhou Prefect will belong to the Yuan family."
Zhang Rang's meaning is also very clear, that is, if you have money, continue to participate in the auction. If you don't have money, just stand aside and don't cause trouble.
So after Zhang Rang finished speaking, the faces of everyone in the Wei family turned dark. But it was hard to say anything, after all, they had nothing to do with Zhang Rang.
But they also had nothing to do with Yuan Shu, so they could only sit down and take a sip of tea to express their dissatisfaction.
Zhang Rang: "If no one bids for the position of Jizhou Prefect, then it will belong to the Yuan family."
"Then, after the bidding is over, the Yuan family can just stay and get the imperial edict and appointment documents."
Yuan Shu stood up and saluted: "Thank you, Master Zhang!"
Regarding Yuan Shu's thanks, Zhang Rang said with a smile: "My family didn't help me much, it all belongs to the highest bidder."
"The next best thing is the position of the governor of Hedong County. The Hedong Wei family just offered 4 billion. If there is no higher price, then the position of the governor of Hedong County will belong to the Wei family."
Just as Zhang Rang finished speaking, the merchant below couldn't wait to say: "Master Zhang, we offer five billion yuan."
Now these merchants are basically united together, and only a few people whose own chambers of commerce have not planned to reach Hedong County and several nearby counties have not participated.
Moreover, this time the bidding was not completely fruitless for them. They also won a lot of bids for some middle and lower positions.
Because neither the Wei family nor the Yuan family looked down upon them, they were basically the ones bidding for them.
After the Hedong Wei family heard these businessmen's offer of five billion, they immediately increased the price and said, "We, the Hedong Wei family, bid six billion."
For the Wei family, this money is already a lot of money. But as nobles with hundreds of years of history, they can't afford it.
Therefore, I directly increased the price by one billion yuan, hoping to take advantage of these merchants.
Unfortunately, the Wei family's calculation was wrong. Although Hedong Wei Jie is a top-notch noble family, the merchants who can appear in this auction venue today are not simple.
They will not be afraid of a Hedong Wei family. As for the Yuan family, it is not just because they are the fourth generation and the third prince. It is also a major force in the court, and no one is stupid enough to go against the current Yuan family.
And during the time when Yuan Shu traveled around the world, it was not like they didn't let their subordinate forces assassinate Yuan Shu. But no one succeeded, and even no information was sent back. This is enough to prove the strength of the Yuan family.
So when the Hedong Wei family quoted 6 billion yuan, these businessmen bid without any fear: "Master Zhang, we offer 7 billion yuan."
And Zhang Rang was already elated. The position of the three prefects alone was worth nearly 20 billion.
If Yuan Shu ends up with the position of Nanyang State Shepherd, he doesn't know how much he can get this time. After all, His Majesty has always ordered him to do this. Even if he turns over a lot by then, he can get at least several billion in money.
Even if His Majesty knew about it, it would not matter much. After all, His Majesty would have to rely on him and nine other permanent attendants to assist the young emperor and contain all the civil and military officials in the court.
When the people from the Hedong Wei family heard that these merchants had bid 7 billion, they also bid without hesitation and said: "Our Hedong Wei family bid 8 billion."
Although they sounded confident, as long as they knew this was their last offer. No matter how much they gain, they will lose more than they gain. They just want to be the local emperor of Hedong County, but all this is without hurting the foundation of their family.
Once they exceed this limit, they will give up without hesitation. After all, even without the position of Governor of Hedong County, their Wei family's status in Hedong County is unshakable.
Cao Cao thought in his heart: The wealth of these nobles is simply unexpected. Unexpectedly, a magistrate's official position was auctioned, and the big man's current two to three years of tax revenue was auctioned.
This is such a sad thing, and today's Han Dynasty is precarious, just like a tall building that may collapse at any time.
However, these merchants soon continued to raise their bids and said, "We bid nine billion."
But again, this is also the last auction after their discussion. If the price is raised again, it will not be directly proportional to profits and income.
Moreover, the position of a prefect is estimated to only last five years, just like those who came before.
Nine billion dollars, each of them divided it proportionally according to the specifications of the Chamber of Commerce and the sales among several counties around Hedong County. In fact, it was only a billion dollars.
But five years is enough for them to earn back the billions of dollars. Or even more, after all, some businessmen in Hedong County already earn nearly one billion yuan a year.
Therefore, these businessmen bid for the position of governor of Hedong County with 9 billion yuan, which is also a good choice and investment.
It’s just that the faces of the Wei family have completely changed. Nine billion dollars. It is completely not worth it to them. Although the Wei family also has its own chamber of commerce, its annual income is less than one billion yuan.
Even if you include the income from exploiting those people, it is estimated that you may not make so much money in five years. Moreover, Hedong County is still too far behind Jizhou, and it is not worth it at all.
What's more, Hedong is not just a noble family, but their Wei family is more famous.
So they had no choice but to give up.
Zhang Rang: "The bid for the position of the governor of Hedong County has reached 9 billion yuan. I don't know if there is any meat left to continue bidding."
"If not, then the position of the governor of Hedong County belongs to merchants like them."
Zhang Rang waited for a long time, but still no one bid. So he said to these merchants: "You will stay here later to receive the imperial edict and documents."
"But you can only choose one person's name. That's the rule."
At this time, just when everyone had finished bidding. They all stood up to leave, but Zhang Rang's words made them sit down again.
Zhang Rang: "Next, there is the last official position. Everyone can bid enthusiastically. Second, this is the position of Nanyang Prefecture, which is chartered by His Majesty."
"The starting price is five billion yuan, and everyone can bid as much as they want."
Zhang Rang's words set off a wave of waves in their hearts. No one except Yuan Shu expected that there would be such a big fish in the end.
Even Cao Cao and Yuan Shao were shocked, and Yuan Shao also turned to look at his brother Yuan Shu, because he felt that it was Yuan Shu who would do such a thing.
Sure enough, Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao's eyes met. Yuan Shu said nothing, just nodded to his elder brother.
All is said without saying anything.
When everyone came to their senses, a businessman said: "We offer seven billion, Mr. Zhang!"
Not to be outdone, the Hedong Wei family followed closely and said, "We offer 10 billion!"
Everyone present, no one doesn’t want to win this position. This is equivalent to the status of a prince and king, much more powerful than a prefect of a county.
Moreover, the status of a state pastor cannot be measured by money. If done properly, they might be able to match the status of the Fourth Generation and the Three Dukes.
