Chapter 724 Calling Order for National War
Although there was a small incident like Dong Min in the auction, it went very smoothly on the whole. Nowadays, there are not many princes who can make Shang Ji retreat with a single face. If you add to the sky and have a special relationship with Lu Zhi, others are not enough to run wild on the boundary of Pingzhou.
In the blink of an eye, three days have passed, and the auction has come to an end. During the period, various high-end items were auctioned off one after another, sparking upsurges again and again at the auction.
The two prefecture-level special arms cheats provided by Dong Zhuo and Yanhuang were sold for 6 million gold and 5.2 million gold respectively. The reason why the price is so low is mainly because the restrictions on these two special cheats are too severe, in some respects they are even more restricted than the Xiongnu Wanqi sold by the merchants.
The Xiongnu Wanqi only limited the number at most, and although the two departments did not require the number, they had strict requirements for soldiers, and the soldiers in these two places were under the control of Yanhuang and Dong Zhuo.
In other words, whether his confidant Gancheng army can be successfully formed depends on Yanhuang and Dong Zhuo's complexions. This is unbearable for ordinary people, and it is not ordinary people who bought the cheat book. Dong Zhuo's meteor guards were bought by Ma Teng, and Yanhuang's elephant soldiers were bought by Liu Biao.
Ma Teng is a member of Dong Zhuo, and the whole world knows this; it's just that Liu Biao hooked up with Yanhuang, which is surprising.
The Overlord Fighting Heaven Jue and Overlord Destroyer Spear provided by the Sun family were bought by Yuan Shao in a package, and sold for a sky-high price of 10 million gold. Let Shang Ji grin.
God-level exercises, created by Xiang Yu, the overlord of Chu, are so famous and scary. However, after comparing the specific attributes, Shang Ji found that the effect of Bawang Zhantian Jue seems to be not as good as that of Dragon Tenghu Roaring Jue. This discovery made Shang Ji feel happy all day.
In addition, the elixir combination represented by Potian Dan sold by Shangji also caused a lot of hype, and the bidding was extremely fierce. In the end, it was Yuan Shao, who was four generations and three princes, who had a profound background and was successfully purchased at a price of 7.6 million gold!
It seems that Yuan Shao intends to use the Heavenly Elixir, Overlord Kung Fu, etc. to cultivate a top general who can handle it.
And Shang Ji also got the Liangliangqin provided by Wei's family as he wished, only costing three million gold, and became the only artifact in this auction that was sold at the reserve price.
The reason why the price of this artifact is so low is because the Liangliangqin is a damaged artifact, and it cannot be used normally before it is repaired. And being able to repair the artifact requires at least a master-level talent. What is even more desperate is that violin-making is different from instrument-making. The two fields are completely irrelevant. Even a god-level blacksmith who can create artifacts can't do anything with a broken zither!
This is why Shang Ji bought this famous Qin with a long history at an ultra-low price of only 3 million gold—Shang Ji only found out later that this Qin was from the Spring and Autumn Period. It was a famous piano given by Song Yuanhua to the King of Chu. The sound of the piano was so beautiful that it lingered endlessly. The King of Chu was addicted to the sound of the piano and ignored the government for seven days.
However, the king of Chu had a virtuous queen named Fan Ji, who advised the king of Chu: "The king is obscene in pleasure. In the past Jie was fond of the harp of concubines and joy and died, and Zhou was obsessed with the music of profanity and lost his country. Now the king is around the beams. It is music, seven days away from the court, the king is happy to perish and lose the country."
The king of Chu was ashamed after hearing this, and decided to take part in government affairs. It's just that the charm of the Liangqin is too great, and the king of Chu can't hold it at all. In order to cut off the charm, the King of Chu directly smashed the Raoliangqin with a hammer, which is why the Raoliangqin was damaged.
Shang Ji also bought twelve pieces of heaven-level equipment with good effects and thirty-four pieces of top-grade equipment of insight level, and planned to take them back to the meritorious depot in Shipingzhou. In addition, the architectural drawings of the Tongque Terrace and the statue of the Sea God also entered Shang Ji's pocket as he wished, spending a total of 16 million gold.
As for the highest single transaction price, it was the king-level city heart auctioned by Lu Bu. Yanhuang, Yuan Shao, and Dong Zhuo competed fiercely for the heart of the city, breaking the highest auction record time and time again. In the end, it was the powerful and wealthy man, and Yanhuang, who had mastered thousands of different people, was even better, and won the heart of the king-level city at a sky-high price of 79 million gold!
This auction made Lu Bule's mouth crooked.
The three-day auction ended, and most of the more than 8,000 items in the collection were sold smoothly, with only a very small number of items being unsold. According to Zhang's report, during the three days, the total auction turnover reached 2.67 billion gold!
And according to the 15% commission rule, Zhen's gross profit during the three-day auction was as high as 400 million gold!
The huge profits made Shang Ji gasp.
Of course, Zhen's actual income is far from that much. For this auction, preparations have been started since the early stage of the construction of Mrs. Zhang City, and it has lasted for nearly two years.
The various expenses during the auction were also astonishing, that is, the melons, fruits and snacks provided for free to the princes were all luxuries that ordinary people daunted.
In order to maintain the smooth progress of the auction, the entire Mrs. Zhang City was mobilized, and various consumptions cost tens of millions!
More importantly, Zhen Shi needs to pay taxes!
According to the tax rate, Mrs. Zhen needs to pay a transaction tax of 4% of the total transaction amount, in addition to that, there is also an income tax of 10% of the total commission!
Shang Ji personally sits here, so naturally Zhang does not dare to engage in tax evasion and court death. After the auction ended, Mrs. Zhang personally reported the tax situation to Shangji with the account books.
According to calculations, the Zhen family needs to pay 106.8 million in transaction tax and 40 million in income tax, and the cumulative tax needs to be as high as 146.8 million gold!
After deducting various costs, Zhang's final profit is only 97 million, which is less than 100 million. A part of Shang Ji's own consumption has to be deducted from these profits (Ms. Zhang dare not ask Shang Ji for a commission), and Zhen's actual income is actually about 90 million!
Of course, this number is still very astonishing. Before the Xianbei War, unless you sold yourself and the eight generals together, you would not be able to raise 90 million gold if you killed Lu Bu!
You must know that before Shang Ji settled in Pingzhou, Pingzhou's annual tax was only 60 million gold!
At present, the annual income of most of the princes is less than 90 million gold, especially the grassroots princes like Liu Bei, whose financial situation is quite touching.
But this kind of commercial carnival ends here, and it is expected that there will not be many opportunities for such super-large auctions in the future. Once the melee among the princes really broke out, the business would inevitably wither by a large margin. The Zhen family also took advantage of this opportunity and took advantage of the situation to finally make a fortune.
"General, here are all the accounts for this auction. Please have a look at them, General." Led by Mrs. Zhang, more than a dozen maids followed Mrs. Zhang, each holding a stack of thick ledgers.
Shang Ji waved his hand: "Forget it, how could I not trust Madam? Everything was just as Madam said, and the tax was submitted to Xiangping on time. I came here this time to participate in the meeting, not to check the accounts. Don't show me!"
Mrs. Zhang nodded obediently, and said in a low voice: "Don't worry, General, Mrs. Zhen is a dutiful family, and the imperial court tax will definitely not be less."
Shang Ji smiled and didn't say a word, Zhang's words would not believe even ghosts, if not for Shang Ji's extreme strength, Zhen's must do everything possible to evade taxes!
"Okay, I will naturally believe in Madam, not only that, but I also want to give Madam a fortune!"
Mrs. Zhang's heart skipped a beat when she heard the words. With Mrs. Zhen's current size, she can be called a great wealth by Shang Ji. This wealth is not easy to take!
Although I don't know the specific content yet, Mrs. Zhang subconsciously wants to refuse, but since the family moved to Pingzhou, Mrs. Zhang has no qualifications to refuse Shang Ji. All ears."
"Presumably Madam also knows that Ben General successfully captured Xianbei a few days ago, and now most of Xianbei has been controlled by Ben General."
"The general is invincible, congratulations as a general."
Shang Ji waved his hand: "You don't need to flatter, I will control the grassland, but there are many horses, cattle, and sheep on the grassland, but there is a lack of food and clothing. Complementary trade, trade grain, salt, tea, cloth, etc. from the mainland with grassland specialties such as cattle and sheep leather. However, it involves all aspects. The general has many good fighters under his command, but he is not very proficient in trade, and he wants to trouble his wife Take over as host."
"hiss!"
Mrs. Zhang gasped when she heard the words, this is indeed a great fortune, a sputtering fortune! However, this is also the wealth of losing one's head!
Once this matter is really facilitated, the Zhen family will become the "imperial merchant" of Pingzhou. However, how many imperial merchants in the past dynasties have a good end?
Taking a deep breath, Mrs. Zhang said with a solemn expression: "The concubine invited by the general can agree, but there is also a condition for the concubine, and the general should agree."
"speak!"
"The general and his wife are deeply in love with each other, and I admire her very much. However, the general, as the shepherd of Pingzhou, the general of Zhengbei, and the Marquis of Yongning, has only one wife, so the concubine thinks it is inappropriate."
Shang Ji turned his head suddenly, his sharp blade-like gaze came to Mrs Zhang, and the evil spirit of the rest of his life suddenly enveloped Mrs Zhang, making Mrs Zhang tremble with fright, almost collapsing to the ground.
"Why, madam still wants to meddle in this general's family affairs??"
Mrs. Zhang knelt down on the ground with a thud, and said repeatedly: "I don't dare, I don't dare!"
After finishing speaking, Mrs. Zhang gritted her teeth: "The concubine does not dare to interfere in the general's family affairs. However, the general has the potential to be a potential dragon. Looking at the world's heroes, only two or three sons can compete with the general. The general's family affairs are also state affairs. Concubine What you say is what you say from your heart, so I ask the general to learn from you!"
Shang Ji looked at Mrs. Zhang, and said with a sneer, "Why, Madam really wants to make a fake show, and become the general's concubine?"
"The general misunderstood. How dare I cling to the general because I am a ruined woman? I have a daughter named Mi, who is smart, beautiful, and very expensive. She serves the general as a concubine!"
"Zhen Mi?"
Shang Ji frowned slightly, and the loli little Zhen Ji who was still a little baby fat popped into his mind.
"Ridiculous! If I remember correctly, your daughter Zhen Mi is less than ten years old, right? Are you playing tricks on me?"
"The general calms down. Naturally, I don't dare to play tricks on the general. Although Mi Er is young, she is different from ordinary people. She is only nine years old, but she is no different from an ordinary girl of three or four out of ten, enough to serve the general."
"It's a capital offense to lie to the general! The general met Zhen Mi three years ago, but he looks like six or seven years old, and An Neng has grown into a cardamom girl in two years?"
Mrs. Zhang looked embarrassed, and explained: "The general doesn't know. Mi'er grew very fast after the Yellow Turban Bandit was raised, almost every month. If I didn't take care of it myself, I wouldn't believe it. If you don't believe it, the general , Mi'er is in the city, the general can verify it himself."
"Forget it, don't bring this up again."
"General!" Mrs. Zhang exclaimed, and was about to speak, but she heard Shang Ji say, "You can send Zhen Mi to Xiangping, and my elder sister will take care of you personally. You can handle the business with peace of mind!"
Mrs. Zhang hesitated for a moment, then nodded helplessly. The arms couldn't twist the thighs, so they had to obey. Moreover, Mrs. Zhang has confidence in her daughter, but with Zhen Mi's appearance and talent, it will be a matter of time before Shang Ji takes her into his house.
"I'm going to deal with it if I have to, madam!" Shang Ji turned and left after speaking.
He really has important matters to deal with. Headed by Yanhuang, all the leaders of the player forces on the stage in Huaxia District gathered in Mrs. Zhang City to meet Yanhuang's "National War Call".
Mrs. Zhang looked at Shang Ji who was going away, and sighed in a low voice. Which daughter of this kind of hero man doesn't fall in love with him? She has worked so hard to serve these days, and it may be that she is not without some kind of desire. After all, she is only 30 years old, not a few years older than Liu Shi!
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