Chapter 68, Auction
As the secret envoy announced the start of the auction, the guests in the main building of Phoenix Tower seemed to have a look at the battlefield, and their emotions instantly became extremely fanatical.
The secret envoy waved the secret dishes and invitations flying in front of him and said loudly: "The first secret dish will start with a reserve price of 100,000 taels of gold."
In an instant, the words of the secret envoy were like pouring a layer of tinder oil on these madmen, and the flames instantly started to burn.
"Lanzhou County has 100,000 taels of gold, plus 500 pairs of fine steel armor, worth a total of 150,000 taels of gold!"
"The Tuhuang City produces grain and grass throughout the year, worth 180,000 taels of gold."
"A fleet of pirates, a total of ten ships of gold and silk brocade, worth 200,000 taels of gold."
"Baihua Valley, thirty high-end medicinal materials, 67 intermediate medicinal materials, and ten low-grade medicinal materials, worth a total of 250,000 taels of gold."
Ning Yue immediately looked at Zhu Weng and Ma San who had just sat down, and found that the expressions of the two men had not changed, but some people around him started to talk in a low voice.
"The bottom price this year has doubled compared to the last time. What's going on? And there were only seven invitations last time, but there were thirty-three this time. The price should be reduced a little."
"Anyway, this year's auction looks a bit wrong. Why not wait for those retail investors to compete and let's enter the market directly and get the invitation first."
"You're right, you'll be fine if you get the invitation first!"
Before Ning Yue could digest the conversation between these people, he found that more people joined the bidding together and directly raised the price of the invitation.
"Fifty purple-spotted leopard monster mounts! Worth 500,000 taels of gold!"
"The output of the Qizhouling Branch of Guilanfang in the past five years is worth 800,000 taels of gold."
When Ning Yue heard this, he found a slight pause in the scene. He looked at the fanatical situation in the venue and felt that the invitation for the auction was very precious, but he still did not expect that an invitation had already called 800,000 taels of gold.
What is the same as 800,000 taels of gold? Before Qianzhou started trading, the taxes collected under the Qianguo Order were only about 100,000 taels of gold throughout the year. In order to take secret dishes and invitations, these people directly used up the taxes that were originally from the eighth year of Qianguo!
Ning Yue immediately looked at the bidder who called out the price of 800,000 taels of gold. He was a young man with a high neck raised, wearing a slim robe. After shouting out the price, he showed a gentle look, as if the auction would be very satisfied with him because of a small pause.
But before his smile could be stuck for a moment, Ning Yue saw more people who had not spoken up straight. The auction price that had suddenly increased was like throwing a packet of flesh and blood in the sea, immediately attracting a large group of crazy sharks.
"Value one million taels of gold! Ten snow eagle mounts!"
This time, the seats of the people participating in the bidding were only a round table between Ning Yue and Ning Yue, so Ning Yue couldn't help but look at the person in secret. Feng Chan'er and Bai Luoluo also looked over curiously. They were also a little difficult to accept the crazyness of these people about the invitations.
This time, Ma San turned his head to look at the bidder, with a kind smile on his fat face. It seemed that Ma San's gaze was sensed there. The middle-aged man who was shouting for a price nodded to Ma San. Ma San also smiled and turned his head back.
The young man who was bidding earlier froze his face. Unexpectedly, he was raised by 200,000 taels of gold above his price. His expression suddenly stopped, but he immediately raised his hand: "The production goods from the Qizhouling Branch of Guilanfang for eight years are worth 1.28 million taels of gold."
The middle-aged man who had just looked at Ma San chuckled and continued to offer without hesitation: "Fifteen snow eagle mounts, one million and a half dozen taels of gold."
When the young man in Guilanfang heard this offer, his confidence in his expression suddenly disappeared. The high price he easily raised was no longer something he could do, and he had no trump card to have a higher price.
It was not until this time that Ning Yue realized that the price had just a few breaths, and the price suddenly reached 1.5 million taels of gold.
The secret envoy stood on the stage. After hearing the offer of 1.5 million taels of gold, he looked around the whole field. Seeing that no one continued the offer, he spoke, "The first time the offer of 1.5 million taels of gold was quoted."
As the special envoy's voice rang, the hall became a little quiet. Ning Yue saw many people looking at each other, but they didn't go to get a quote for the first invitation.
"The second time the quotation for one million and a half taels of gold..." The voice of the secret envoy sounded again, but there was still no quotation in the venue.
Ning Yue looked around and suddenly saw the current situation. These people were watching now, including Ma San and Zhu Weng.
Of course, Ning Yue felt that people like Ma San or Zhu Weng might have already had an in-appropriate invitation.
As the last call of the secret envoy sounded, the hall of the main building was astonishingly quiet, only the secret envoy's voice continued to sound: "One.5 million taels of gold will be sold for the third time! The goods will be handed over to Ma San within three days."
While speaking, the secret envoy waved his palm, and the secret dishes and invitations flew directly to the middle-aged man's table.
"Thank you for the special envoy! Subei will deliver the goods to you soon!"
The middle-aged man stood up to thank him, bowed to Ma San again, and then sat down again, carefully putting the golden invitation into his arms. The plate of secret dishes gave him a young man, and he let him eat it on the spot.
Ning Yue looked at the middle-aged man who claimed to be northern Jiangsu deeply. Compared to the first secret dish and invitation he bid for, he was more interested in the snow-evil mount mentioned by this person during the bidding.
Now he has the title of the Snow Eagle Army and can rebuild the Snow Eagle Army at any time, but how could a cavalry without the Snow Eagle mount be considered a real Snow Eagle Army?
The big basis for his cooperation with Feng Chan'er was that Feng Chan'er promised him to find enough snow vulture mounts for him. Now this person named Subei has the source of snow vultures, and may be able to buy enough snow vulture mounts to quickly become an army of snow vultures.
After the secret envoy finished the first auction, his palm moved again, and another plate of secret dishes and golden invitations flew into the sky, attracting the eyes of everyone present to float.
"The second invitation starts auction, with a reserve price of 1.5 million taels of gold coins!"
Chapter completed!