Chapter 521 Zhang Liangji and the Wall Ladder (2)
On the second day of the 19th month of the 52nd year of the Kangxi reign, the genius was just dawning. There were already crowds of people outside the newly-started research institute gate in the western suburbs of the capital. Luxury carriages came in a row. The Third Master, Fourth Master, Eighth Master and others all arrived at the scene and sat upright in the VIP seats early, chatting and laughing at each other, and were in a state of joy. As for Hongqing, he had no time to lead a group of officials from the Ministry of Works to arrange and welcome merchants from all over the country who arrived one after another into the newly-started greenhouse as the venue.
Greenhouses are simple greenhouses with no luxury. If you really want to say anything, maybe the few large ice basins placed between each row of seats can be considered a rare luxury in summer. Apart from that, there is nothing more amazing. However, all the guests don’t care about this simplicity. There is nothing to do with them. Everyone comes for the opportunity to make a fortune. As for enjoyment, it’s not too late to wait until the project is obtained before going to a carnival.
"Your Majesty, the time has arrived."
At four o'clock, the merchants who arrived were basically welcomed into the greenhouse. However, Hongqing, who was the owner, did not rush to enter the venue, but was still sitting upright in a small shed as a temporary command center on the west side of the greenhouse, with a calm and calm expression. It was not until Qian Wensan, the miscellaneous doctor in charge of the venue, came to urge him to ask that there was a faint smile on Hongqing's face.
"Yeah, let's enter."
After hearing Qian Wensan's words, Hongqing did not hesitate. She smiled and stood up, led Li Minxing and others to walk slowly towards the back door of the greenhouse. Seeing this, Qian Wensan did not dare to delay it, so he hurriedly followed him along.
There were many merchants coming, including more than a thousand people (many business units brought in three, and there were only about four hundred merchants present.), but the greenhouse did not seem to be noisy, and there was nothing else. I didn’t see the long prince sitting upright on the VIP stand. The formation was really scary. Even the giant merchants were all knowledgeable, but the most they deal with on weekdays was at the level of the governor, which was considered to be the most powerful. I had never seen such a bunch of princes squeezed together. Even though I looked at it, no one dared to be a little presumptuous, and they were all very nervous. If it weren’t for the temptation of this investment, these merchants would have been scared away long ago.
Hongqing is the prince. She can sit in the venue, but she can't reduce her value to be the host. She doesn't even intend to introduce herself to the merchants. After entering the venue from the back door, she sat quietly at the end of the VIP seat. As for Qian Wensan, she took a small step to the small platform in front of the VIP seat. But when she saw her facing the most respected third master, she asked for instructions respectfully: "San Master, all the princes, everything is ready. The time has arrived. I wonder if you have any instructions?"
"Fourth brother, eighth brother, do you have anything to say?"
The third master did not directly answer Qian Wensan's request, but looked around with a smile and asked with a gentle voice.
"San brother, just make your decision, I have no objection."
When asked about the Third Master’s question, the Fourth Master just shook his head indifferently. However, the Eighth Master knew how to be a human being. He bowed with a smile and responded politely.
"Well, that's OK, let's start."
The Third Master was just polite to ask. Seeing that the Fourth Master and the Eighth Master had no objection, the Third Master did not talk much, waved his hand at Qian Wensan, and casually told the order.
"twitter!"
Since the third master had issued the order, Qian Wensan did not dare to be negligent. He quickly responded loudly, stood up, walked to the front of the small high platform, looked around at the merchants sitting upright with a solemn expression, and then cleared his throat and proclaimed loudly: "I, Qian Wensan, the miscellaneous doctor of the Ministry of Works, on behalf of all my colleagues in the Ministry of Works, I would like to welcome you to participate in the promotion meetings of many inventions of our Ministry of Works. I wish you all success and good luck!"
“Buzz…”
Of course, there is no applause in this era, but in front of the princes, the merchants did not dare to cheer randomly, but they could not resist the excitement in their hearts. It is inevitable to discuss it randomly. Once there are too many people, their voices will inevitably become noisy.
"Silent! Silent!"
Qian Wensan was responsible for the presidency and could not see the order of the venue. Seeing that the noise on the scene was loud, he hurriedly suppressed his hands and yelled in a pissy manner, and finally forcibly suppressed the riots of the merchants.
"When you registered three days ago, you have already received detailed information on various inventions. I think you have already had a problem with the projects you want to invest in, so I will not elaborate on them. Let me talk about the relevant regulations for this bidding. If you have any questions, you must wait until this official has announced it before asking questions. Otherwise, it will be considered a violation and the qualification for this bidding will be cancelled. Please listen carefully. There are 18 articles in this charter. First: There is a bidding letter on the seat of each business. The above 27 inventions for this bidding are listed. Those who are interested in bidding can check it out; second, the project There are twenty-seven regions, including East China, South China, Central China and North China. Each merchant can only choose one of them for each project, and no more choices are allowed. Those who violate the law will be deemed to be abstention; thirdly, all those who choose the same project and the same area are in a group, bid on the spot, and the method is a secret bid, that is... Article 18, all winners must sign a guarantee letter with our Ministry of Works and pay a deposit. They must be completed and put into production within the time specified by our Ministry of Works. If there is a breach of contract, the qualification for bid will be cancelled and the deposit will not be refunded. 30% of the total investment will be paid as a punishment, as mentioned above!”
Qian Wensan has been in the officialdom for many years. Although his official career is not very good, his ability is not bad. When he first announced the rules, he was a little nervous, but he quickly adjusted it. After some rules and regulations were announced, he was not quick and quick, and he was not picky about pronunciation.
When Qian Wensan announced the charter, most merchants were very focused, fearing that there would be omissions. Only Kang Wanming, the shopkeeper of "Rising Money House", and Xiao Lufeng, the shopkeeper of "Huichuan Money House", were more and more frightened. They were all the same as they heard it. Because such a bidding charter was completely different from what they had obtained in advance, the previous deployment of the group had completely fallen into the empty space. In a panic, his eyes were consciously and unconsciously aimed at Hongli, who was sitting at the end of the left side of the VIP seat, obviously hoping that the master could give an explanation.
Want to explain? Hongli doesn't know who to ask for an explanation at this moment. Although he has never seen Hongqing's face sitting next to him, Hongli knows that he must be smiling proudly at this moment. When he thought of this, Hongli's eyelids jumped up involuntarily, feeling so distressed that he was as if he had been cut by countless knives at the same time.
Haha, slut, it seems that you can make a big fuss!
Hongli's face change was not obvious, but it could not hide Hongqing's observation. Seeing that he was so nervous, Hongqing immediately showed a sarcastic smile on the corner of her mouth. It was gone. Since Hongli learned that Hongli had hooked up with a lot of money rats, Hongqing had already started to make arrangements in order to disrupt the money rats' positions. Now, it has worked. Hongqing has reason to have a secret joy in the last time.
"call……"
Although Hongqing was beaten to death, Hongli was not disappointed for long, and soon returned to normal. He secretly spat out, and his hands placed on the copywriting quickly moved a few times, then sent the secret code.
Well, good boy, I'm so in this place, I still don't give up. Hey, I want to play, let's just play with you in the future!
Hongli's movements were very hidden, but unfortunately, the light from the corner of Hongqing's eyes was always around him. He naturally took all his small movements into his eyes. The smile at the corner of his mouth immediately became stronger, and there was a faint sense of ferociousness.
"Okay, do you have any questions about these eighteen Articles of Association? If not, then start the second step."
After Qian Wensan announced the eighteen rules and regulations, he did not rush to move to the next step. Instead, he paused for a moment, leaving a gap for the merchants to think. Until a stick of incense was over, he saw that no one was standing up to ask questions, and then waved his hand and announced loudly.
Question? Most merchants who really want to bid will not have any questions, for nothing else, just because these eighteen bidding regulations are very clear and there is nothing obscure. Besides, no one wants to break such rare fairness when treated equally. As for Kang Wanming and others, there are countless questions to ask, but they are guilty and dare not stand up and ask questions. So, the entire greenhouse is full of sanctions.
"Okay, since you have no objection, please check the projects and regions you want to invest in. If you quit, you will be considered abstained. The time limit is one stick of incense. Come and burn incense!"
After Qian Wensan waited for a while, he saw that no one came forward to ask questions, so he no longer delayed it. However, when he waved his hand, he shouted with a full voice. The officers who were waiting next to him brought the incense burner, inserted a stick of incense on it, ignited it with matches, and then saw cigarettes rising up.
Before coming to the venue, a group of merchants who were really interested in investing basically had their favorite projects. However, most merchants originally thought about exclusive monopoly operations, but they did not expect that the Ministry of Industry gave only one of the four major regions to choose, which was obviously worse than expected. In addition, it was not clear what the next bidding would be, so they did not dare to rush to set the target for a while, and the atmosphere in the greenhouse became depressed.
Chapter completed!