Diametrically opposed to these dignitaries and medicinal herb merchants, the HSBC restaurant, which has always been the most lively in the capital, has closed its doors at this moment.

Not only that, hundreds of soldiers of the Tiger and Par Army, like sculptures, holding muskets, stood motionless in the middle of the restaurant. As for the lobby of the restaurant with the door closed, it is brightly lit.

Dozens of imperial doctors from the palace, under the personal command of Zhou Lao, are distinguishing the mountains of precious herbs in the middle of the hall, and dividing them into different grades according to their growth years...

Stimulated by Zhou Lao's reward of 1,000 taels of silver, more than 20 imperial doctors separated all the precious herbs of more than 10,000 catties in just one day. Then, according to different classifications, they are piled together.

Soon, a middle-aged businessman who was directly in charge of tomorrow's auction walked up to Zhou Lai with excitement on his face.

He reported loudly: "My lord....all the medicinal materials have been classified and counted......"

"It can be said that the quantity and quality of this batch of wild ginseng completely exceeded my imagination..."

"According to statistics, among this batch of ginseng, there are six ginseng roots that are more than 1,000 years old, 35 ginseng roots that are more than 800 years old, 139 ginseng roots that are more than 500 years old, and ginseng that is more than 300 years old because there are too many, I directly use catties here to calculate, a total of 85 catties, more than 100 years of ginseng, there are more, there are 348 catties......"

"As for ginseng that is less than a hundred years old, I have a total of five grades here..."

"Eighty to a hundred years, a total of eight hundred and fifty pounds...... From fifty to eighty years, there are a total of 2,130 pounds... Ginseng from 10 to 50 years. There are a total of 3,900 catties... The rest. That is, the most common ginseng. A total of 6429 pounds ......"

As a former businessman, Zhou Lao knew very well the value of this batch of ginseng.

Therefore, as soon as the words of the subordinates in front of him were finished, Old Zhou's face was covered with a thick smile. After taking a deep breath, he asked the herb merchant in front of him.

"According to your estimates, how much silver can this batch of ginseng be sold for.......

After a short contemplation. The merchant spoke: "At the current price, even if this batch of ginseng is sold for fifteen million taels of silver, it is very possible. However, if so much ginseng is sold at one time, it will definitely have a great impact on the price of ginseng. Therefore, I estimate that the price of this batch of ginseng is about 10 million taels of silver. ”

Zhou Lao shook his head and replied: "No, 10 million taels of silver is too little....since it is at the current market price." If we can sell it for fifteen million taels of silver, then we will have to run for fifteen million taels of silver..."

"How is it possible....so much ginseng is sold at one time. No matter how high the current market price is, it will be pushed very low... So I think that these ginseng can only be sold for 10 million taels at most......"

Hearing this, a strange smile flashed directly on Old Zhou's face.

Facing the merchant with an incredulous face in front of him, he loudly affirmed: "As long as our auction method is correct, we can definitely sell it for fifteen million taels of silver..."

"So....after tomorrow's auction begins... You do this ......"

After Mr. Zhou, who was born as a businessman, finished talking about the auction strategy in his heart, he just had an incredible look on the faces of his subordinates, and directly showed a smile in his heart...

He affirmed loudly to Boss Zhou: "My lord... If you follow your method, it may be possible to achieve a huge result of fifteen million taels of silver......"

Early the next morning, dignitaries and medicinal herb merchants from all over the capital gathered in the lobby of the HSBC Restaurant, which can accommodate hundreds of people, as if they had discussed it.

As a team of heavily armed Haw Par Army soldiers walked into the lobby, the lobby, which had just been bustling with activity, became quiet under the shock of these soldiers.

At the same time, Li Yukun, who was in charge of the entire auction, also stepped onto the high platform that everyone could see.

After explaining the rules of the entire auction, the first auction item of the entire auction, six old ginseng with a year old age of more than 1,000 years, was directly carried out by two soldiers of the Tiger and Leopard Army and displayed in front of everyone.

After Li Yukun's introduction to these six old ginsengs, especially after hearing that the age of these six old ginsengs had been confirmed by the imperial doctor of the palace, an exclamation sounded directly in the quiet lobby.

Among them, some dignitaries and nobles who came to participate in the auction directly showed an expression of imperativeness on their faces. Because, for them, having these old ginseng is not only a symbol of status, but also a symbol of health.

Thousands of years of ginseng, at a critical moment, one of the small whiskers, can pull a person back from the line of death. Therefore, this kind of ginseng costs a lot of money. However, for these dignitaries, silver is obviously not as important as life.

Therefore, as soon as these old ginseng appeared in front of them, they showed a really unbelievable posture.

After taking in everyone's feedback, Li Yukun, who presided over the auction, said very timely: "I won't introduce too much about the value of this thousand-year-old ginseng. I believe that those who can stand here should be very clear. ”

"Now, I announce that the auction of six thousand-year-old ginseng has officially begun, and the starting price is 100,000 taels of silver...."

As soon as Li Yukun's words fell, a very abrupt voice sounded in the lobby of the HSBC Building.

"I paid 600,000 taels of silver to buy all six old ginseng..."

As soon as this sentence sounded in the lobby, another voice followed, not to be outdone.

"I'll give you 700,000 taels of silver......"

"800,000 taels, I'll give 800,000 taels of silver..."

"Soon, the price of six old mountain ginseng was noisy to 1.2 million taels of silver..."

And at this moment, Li Yukun's voice sounded again......

Under the gaze of everyone, he said: "In order to allow more people to buy this kind of wild ginseng that can be used to save lives....with the consent of our adults, it was decided to divide the six wild ginseng into three, and the two wild ginseng will be auctioned in one group....According to the auction price of 1.2 million taels of silver, the price of each group of wild ginseng is 400,000 taels, I don't know if anyone will continue to increase the price......

One million taels of silver is a very high pressure for most of the people in the lobby.

However, 400,000 taels of silver, for them, there is not much pressure.

Although it is impossible to eat six priceless old ginseng in one bite with his own strength, eating two of them at a high price still rekindles the hope of many people who were still desperate just now.

As scheduled, an unprecedented competition resounded in the lobby.

"500,000 taels of silver....I paid 500,000 taels to buy two old ginseng ......"

"Six hundred thousand taels of silver...... 650,000 taels of silver... Six hundred and eighty thousand taels of silver......"

"700,000 taels of silver... I paid 700,000 taels of silver to buy two old mountain ginseng....I don't believe that there are still people who will pay more than me......."

The six old mountain ginseng were finally sold to the three princes in the capital at the prices of 700,000 taels of silver, 680,000 taels of silver, and 670,000 taels of silver..."

"Won the first battle..."This is Li Yukun's first thought after seeing the result.

At the same time, I have become more confident about the upcoming auctions.

Soon, the second group of 35 800-year-old mountain ginseng was carried out by several soldiers of the Tiger and Leopard Army.

Thirty-five old ginseng sticks, in groups of five, are packed in seven wooden boxes of the same size and wrapped in brocade cloth.......

The 800-year-old ginseng is not as good as the 1,000-year-old ginseng in terms of quality. However, its efficacy does not have to be different at all.

Therefore, as soon as these seven brocade boxes full of mountain ginseng appeared in front of them, they once again caused pieces of exclamation.

Those dignitaries and nobles who had bought thousand-year-old ginseng shifted their eyes to the seven brocade boxes in front of them.

Under the gaze of a pair of expectant eyes, Li Yukun spoke: "Everyone, the starting price of each of the five eight-hundred-year-old ginseng is 80,000 taels of silver. However, for the sake of fairness, we will auction these more than 30 old ginseng in groups of five... Therefore, the starting price of each brocade box of five old ginseng is 400,000 taels of silver..."

After Li Yukun finished speaking, he could clearly see that most of the people in the lobby showed a helpless expression after hearing this price.

Because, the starting price of 400,000 taels of silver is an unbearable astronomical amount for many people's brains.

However, Li Yukun, who was explained by Mr. Zhou, obviously did not intend to let go of these small customers.

After a momentary change, he continued: "I know that this rule is very unfair to many people... However, rules are rules, and no one can break them. However, in order to allow more people to buy this old ginseng, I will provide you with a good Jianyi..."

"You can partner with several people and contribute money together to take pictures of these old ginseng ......"

After a fierce competition, seven brocade boxes totaled 35 old mountain ginseng, and 4.85 million taels of silver were directly auctioned...

Of course, the people who participated in the auction of these old mountain ginseng, without exception, were all dignitaries in the capital.

As for the medicinal herb merchants who have a lot of silver in their hands, they set their sights on ordinary ginseng, which is not very long-lived, but is just as effective.

Therefore, when the ginseng that was more than 500 years old was brought out, the medicinal herb merchants, who had not made a move, directly began to light up their eyes.

Not only that, but those dignitaries and nobles who were ranked in the old ginseng or not, did not let go of the opportunity.

The priceless old ginseng will never be used unless it really comes to a critical moment. As for normal times, the relatively common centuries-old mountain ginseng is used.

Therefore, almost everyone in the lobby is eyeing this huge batch of 500-year-old ginseng. (To be continued......)