The Empress came ashore and beheaded the meritorious officials, forcing me to wear the yellow robe

Just like that, after paying the 30,000 taels membership fee and waiting for three days...

Finally the auction officially began!

To be honest, there were auctions in this era, but they were definitely not as professional as this one.

Auctions in this era were mostly private in nature. It cannot be said that there were no official auctions, but it can be said that there were almost none.

But Li Jize's move was a bit exaggerated. He raided the homes of wealthy businessmen himself and then auctioned off their property.

It's true, it's a bit fucking unkind.

The merchants were all in a state of panic, fearing that if Li Jize's Qin army attacked next, they would suffer the same fate.

but……

When you hear that there are bargains to be found at auctions, what do you think?

Look, a group of people came here in a hurry.

Businessmen pursue profit! What's so strange about that?

And they have a weird little idea, which is to invest on both sides...

If Qingzhou loses, my property will not be damaged at all, at most I will lose the appearance of Qingzhou. But the barbarians abide by the contracts of these wealthy people and will not touch their property. Otherwise, how can they gain a foothold in Shenzhou and the support of the gentry?

But what if Qingzhou wins? What if Li Jize attacks?

That doesn’t matter, because the property purchased in Qingzhou is an insurance policy, and Li Jize is also part of the contract.

It is precisely because of these ideas that there are so many businessmen coming to Qingzhou.

Li Jize was also very happy. One reason was that he could collect taxes after the auction, and the other was that Qingzhou's commerce was so developed.

This results in a shortage of silver!

Why did they let these people bring 30,000 taels of silver? To put it bluntly, it was to find a way to circulate this silver back and accelerate the commercialization of Qingzhou.

"All merchants participating in the auction, please go to the auction site in one hour, show your deposit badges, and proceed to your seats!"

There were special guides leading the way, leading these merchants, including Acihai and his party, towards the auction.

Auction is a rare word, and they don’t know how to hold it or where to go.

until……

Everyone was stunned when they arrived in front of a huge, magnificent building.

Because these guides told them that this was the auction! From now on, Qingzhou's auction will start here.

A'cihai and her men were so surprised that they were stunned. They stood there dumbfounded and were a little at a loss.

Oh my God!

Is Li Jize crazy? Why would he build such a large building just for auctions?

Although there are many merchants coming to the auction today, the most important reason is because it is new and rare. This is the first time for a young lady to get into a bridal sedan chair.

But once the novelty wears off, how many more merchants will come? Is it really worthwhile to build such a large structure?

Okay! Let’s not discuss this question anymore and just talk about Li Jize’s huge auction.

Where did he find so many treasures to auction?

Does this guy think that he can defeat my barbarian army and continue to plunder those wealthy landlords?

As for the answer, Achihai couldn't figure it out.

but……

She was half right!

Because plundering the people of one's own area is ultimately a method of "killing the chicken to get the eggs", so how can it last?

But plundering the people of other countries, is that something that can last forever?

For example, Li Jize is now frantically building a navy and a "Marine Corps", and he has already set his sights on Goryeo across the sea.

There will be more "colonization" and "black tools" in the future, and these will all be auctioned!

Of course, we need to organize a huge auction site, which will surely become more and more lively in the future. In the future, the commission and taxes from the auction may become a major economic pillar of Qingzhou.

Led by beautiful "young ladies", a group of people began to enter the venue one by one. They saw a huge stage that looked like a theatrical troupe, which was very large in scale.

Then, according to the sign you got when you paid the security deposit, each of you will find the corresponding seat and sit down.

After Acihai and his group found their seats, they looked up at the second floor and saw that there were private rooms everywhere.

She was puzzled and asked the guide, "Why do people upstairs have private rooms, but we can only sit on chairs?"

The other party's answer was, "That's a VIP room, and the security deposit required is 100,000 taels!"

Acihai: "..."

She was shocked! Looking at the dimly lit private rooms, the faint candlelight showed that they were all occupied.

Lean north on me!

How could there be so many wealthy people in Shenzhou? One hundred thousand taels of cash, they actually said they could just take it out. How many people are there in this private room upstairs alone?

The answer is also very simple!

Li Jize allowed silver to circulate towards Qingzhou. In fact, at this time, all the silver in the world was flowing towards Da Qi.

The silk, tea, and porcelain from this vast land of China were in such short supply that foreigners were in such high demand! Once they could be shipped out, their prices would almost double by ten or a hundred times.

What a pity! The court of the Great Qi Dynasty had no idea how rich overseas countries were, yet they foolishly banned the sea.

These merchants who go out to sea make a lot of money, so naturally they will not seek justice.

The people of Da Qi had no food to eat, the treasury of the Da Qi court had no money, and the emperor had no money.

But during this period, Da Qi was the richest country in the world, and all the silver was in Da Qi.

Where did the silver go?

Yes! In the cellars of the landlords and sea merchants’ homes.

Apart from anything else, the amount of "silver winter melons" that Li Jize seized from the cellars of those landlords' homes was an astronomical figure.

One can imagine the situation of the landlords and wealthy people in other places. Although Li Jize also wanted to rob them, he couldn't reach them.

This is not...

VIP rooms are specially set up for these "invisible rich" who want to spend their money and turn it into more wealth, but don't want others to know their identity. What should they do?

Fortunately, this auction came up!

As long as you pay an entrance fee of 100,000 taels, you can enjoy the VIP room, where all your privacy will be protected.

And most importantly, the 100,000 taels can be refunded! At that time, you will only be charged a small "tea and service fee".

Is there such a good thing?

Of course they were very happy, which is why there were so many "invisible rich people" who could spend 100,000 taels in the entire auction.

"Now, please welcome the King of Qin and His Royal Highness the Princess to the opening ceremony! Everyone applaud!"