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Li Kaiyuan stood on the auction table and looked down, Cao Zhengyang, Ding Wu and other Qingzhou giants were there, and then his gaze stayed on Zhu Wuliu for a while.

According to the plan formulated by the imperial court, the focus is on supporting the textile industry, sugar industry, paper industry, and mining industry, and the steam engine can only play an important role in these four industries.

Therefore, the workshops established this time are also textile workshops, white sugar workshops, paper mills and mines.

”…… These are the four types of workshops that the imperial court currently focuses on, and the price of the steam engine and its accompanying machinery will also be different according to the different workshops. Li Kaiyuan introduced them one by one.

Under the auction table, Cao Zhengyang said to Ding Wu: "Brother Ding, I don't know which one you want to buy?" “

"Naturally, it is a mine, and now all kinds of ores in Qingzhou are not enough, if the Liuzhou Workshop is established in the future, won't this ore be even more insufficient." Ding Wu said with a smile.

"This is natural, but the price of this mine is not low, this steam engine costs money, this mine costs money, and the imperial court will not give you good mines." Cao Zhengyang said.

Ding Wu shook his head, "The emperor is an extremely shrewd person, it is enough for us to drink soup when the court eats meat, and if we want to eat the meat in the bowl, we also have to weigh our own catties." ”

"What Brother Ding said is very true, but it would be different if this was in the UK, it is said that the businessmen there have a very high status, and they can also participate in the government and envy others." Cao Zhengyang sighed.

Ding Wu was puzzled: "Really? How did Brother Cao know? ”

Cao Zhengyang whispered: "Although I am alone in Qingzhou, but the roots of the Cao family are still in Lin'an, according to the news from there, now the French and the King of Chu are very close, and this thing about the Western country is also from the Chu Palace, it is said that not only Britain, but also countries like the Netherlands and France, thinking about the low status of the merchants of our Dayu country, it is really unfair." “

Ding Wu's eyes rolled, after the death of King Wei, Ding Wanquan took the whole family to settle in Qingzhou, and now he has put his life on Xiao Ming, so he is very loyal to Xiao Ming.

So Cao Zhengyang couldn't help but be a little jealous when he talked about such a sensitive topic, "Brother Cao, now that the status of Qingzhou businessmen has been greatly improved, we should be content, the West is the West, but my Dayu Country has its own national conditions, and this kind of thing is better to say less." “

Cao Zhengyang was stunned for a moment, and suddenly laughed, and he said to Ding Wu: "Where did Brother Ding go?" Cao just said it casually, casually. ”

As the two were talking, Li Kaiyuan had already started the auction, and the first mine steam engine pumping machine plus rails and mine carts were auctioned for a total of 200,000 taels.

"Two hundred and fifty thousand taels." Ding Wu directly raised a high price, and compared to when he was in Jinling City, the wealth of the Ding family has grown greatly in Qingzhou.

Not to mention overseas trade, these two war dividends have made them a lot of silver, and now they are also rich.

"Two hundred and eighty thousand." Cao Zhengyang said casually.

Ding Wu looked at Cao Zhengyang and said dissatisfiedly: "Brother Cao, you are really not authentic, and just now you persuaded me not to participate in the business of the mine, which is a slap in the face." “

"Brother Ding, I didn't say I wouldn't participate." Cao Zhengyang said with a smile.

Ding Wu was unhappy in his heart, this Cao Zhengyang is becoming more and more arrogant now, especially after the status of Qingzhou businessmen has been improved, this Cao Zhengyang is even more regarded as the richest family in Dayu, and a large number of businessmen have gathered around him, and he has the taste of the leader of Qingzhou businessmen.

It's just that his Cao family is rich, and their Ding family is not false, and others are respectful to him, but he doesn't have to.

The inexplicable smell of gunpowder spread between the two, and at this time, Ding Wu shouted the price again, and Cao Zhengyang followed.

After a while, the price was raised to 370,000 taels. When he got here, Ding Wu stopped shouting the price, because the price was too high.

The first set was sold, and Li Kaiyuan auctioned the second set, but what Ding Wu didn't expect was that Cao Zhengyang continued to participate in the auction.

followed by the third set, the fourth set, and after winning six sets in one go, this Cao Zhengyang stopped, and Ding Wu could only win the remaining two sets in the end.

Compared with other industries, the number of machinery in this mine is small and the price is high, in Ding Wu's view, the Cao family's ambition is not small.

The two fought, Ding Wu fell behind, and at this time other steam engines also began to be auctioned, and at this time, Cao Zhengyang won some steam engines in each industry.

A total of twenty steam engines were photographed, and Ding Wu took a total of six steam engines according to the plan.

The auction lasted two hours, and when the sun set, all the steam engines were sold, and the mixed merchants left the chamber one by one.

Zhu Wuliu and Shangguan Yong were also ready to go back, this time they did not come in vain, and successfully won the steam engine and the textile machine of the textile workshop, but the silver taels in their hands were also consumed.

Sending the merchants away, Li Kaiyuan immediately took the account book and went to Xiao Ming's line, and he wanted to tell Xiao Ming about the auction.

"The Cao family has won twenty units!" After returning from the military workshop, Xiao Ming has been correcting and correcting the folds, and Li Kaiyuan's words surprised him a lot.

"Your Majesty, this Cao family's ambition is really not small, and if it goes on like this, I am afraid that the Cao family will monopolize all walks of life in Qingzhou." Li Kaiyuan said that in the past five years, Li Kaiyuan has learned a lot of modern business theories provided by Xiao Ming, and now he is also clear about monopoly or something.

"You're right, this Cao family is wealthy, and it is more than enough to buy our Qingzhou, and of course he benefits the most from supporting private workshops, but you must also worry that this is the Great Yu Kingdom, and no matter how capable his Cao family is, he has to be a man with his tail between his legs."

After a pause, he said to Li Kaiyuan; "In this case, you will sort out the "Commercial Law" and hand it over to Pang Yukun, the past two days have passed in the morning."

Li Kaiyuan smiled, and he said, "Why didn't Xia Guan think about it? The Commercial Code is the best way to govern these businessmen. ”

Xiao Ming glared at him, "You are still a businessman now, and you have forgotten that you are also an official of the imperial court. ”

The "Commercial Law" is a law tailored by Xiao Ming for the Great Chongqing State in accordance with modern enterprise law and other laws, and the purpose is to crack down on monopoly, speculation, and making the country difficult to make money.

As long as this law is implemented, he can rectify a behemoth like the Cao family according to the law, otherwise I am afraid that something will happen if the capital expands indefinitely, and he doesn't want his achievements to be stolen by these businessmen in the end.