"The last batch of 30 tractors will be sold at 200 taels each for a total of 6,000 taels. Everyone is aware of the rules. This is the last batch of tractors for tonight and also the last chance to bid. Those who are still empty-handed, don't miss it."
Following the announcement from the stage, everyone perked up.
The auction was held in the arena. Other than the large area, everything else was very simple and crude.
However, no one cared about such things at this time.
In the previous 20 auctions, 470 tractors had been sold. Some people achieved their wishes, while others were surprised.
However, the price far exceeded the starting price of 200 taels each from the first auction.
Five tractors were sold for a total of 14,000 taels, which was 14 times the starting price. This exceeded many people's expectations and set the tone for tonight's auction.
Although everyone knew that the price wouldn't be as low as 200 taels each, the starting price of 2,800 taels each was still beyond many people's expectations.
The last batch of 30 tractors even caused some big families and chambers of commerce to compete for them.
They were flaunting their wealth, but not to the families who knew them well, but to Zhao Prince Consort, who was sitting in the VIP room at the top.
"67,000 taels … 83,000 taels … 110,000 taels! Is there anyone who wants to raise the price? " The person standing on the stage was a member of the Jing Tribe. At this moment, he scanned the people sitting in the audience with a smile. He knew that 110,000 wasn't the starting price. The previous round had already reached 160,000 taels, and the price for this round should be even higher.
Sure enough, as soon as he finished speaking, someone raised his paddle again.
…
When the dust had settled, this batch of tractors was sold for 175,000 taels of silver.
This time, the average price of the 500 tractors was close to 4,500 taels. The total price was more than 2.2 million taels, which was equivalent to 30 percent of Dayao's annual income.
Even the people who waved their gold to bid for these tractors couldn't help but envy his ability to amass wealth.
This also made many people feel that Ren Baqian's money house wasn't used to cheat people out of money.
With such an ability to amass wealth, there was no need for him to do such things at the expense of his reputation.
Especially when the other party was the royal family.
Qing Zhi heaved a long sigh of relief. Fortunately, he had acted early this time. Although he didn't bid for the 30 tractors that were targeted, he managed to bid for a batch of 20 tractors.
If he really waited until the end, the family's bottom line wouldn't be able to take down any batch of 30 tractors.
No matter what, he could report back to his superiors this time.
These 20 tractors were an admission ticket.
Just when the crowd was calculating their gains tonight or regretting not making their move earlier, the auctioneer on the stage spoke again.
"Everyone, the 30 tractors just now were the last batch of tractors, not the finale of tonight's show.
What comes next is the highlight of the night! "
As soon as he finished speaking, many people's eyes lit up. There's actually an important show tonight? He didn't know what it was.
One had to know that those tractors had already been sold for more than two million taels of silver.
The auctioneer kept everyone in suspense. "Soon, the final highlight will appear in front of everyone."
A group of women from the Jing Tribe came to them with plates in their hands.
The plate was made of wood and covered with a red cloth. It was hard to tell what was inside, but it seemed to be something very thin.
When the red cloth was removed, the answer was revealed. There were only two pages of paper on the plate.
Or rather, it was a map and a painting.
Everyone picked up the drawing and painting, and their eyes narrowed.
The drawing was a map of the Yun Nation.
The entire Yun Nation was divided into ten parts and covered with different colors.
Among them, the central and eastern parts of the Yun Nation had the smallest area covered by each color, but they were the richest areas in the Yun Nation.
What … did this map mean?
The painting was of a house, and there didn't seem to be anything special about it. The only thing that caught people's attention were the walls and windows of the house. One of the walls was completely made of glass, and sunlight shone directly into the house. There was a strange-looking chair with a semicircle at the bottom, and an old man was lying on it, reading a book.
There was a teapot on the coffee table beside him, and outside the room, a child was squatting there with a palm-leaf fan to boil water.
Just by looking at the painting, one could feel the leisurely and carefree aura of the old man.
Another thing that caught people's attention about this painting was that it was too realistic. It was completely different from the paintings on the market, as if a real scene had been cut out and put into the painting.
What did this painting and this picture represent?
After a moment, someone's eyes lit up.
This painting wouldn't be meaningless.
The only thing that caught people's attention in this painting was the glass-like wall.
Was it related to this?
Was it the finale?
Everyone gradually had their own guesses.
If it was really as they thought, it could indeed be considered the finale.
However, what was the meaning of that map of the Yun Nation?
The auctioneer standing on the stage smiled and said, "I'm sure everyone has seen the items that you have won."
"Everyone must be guessing what the finale of tonight's show will be."
Now, it's my turn to solve the mystery for everyone.
"Tonight's grand finale is the agency rights for these crystal-like, large-scale glass products that can bring light to everyone!"
"The reason why it's called large-scale glass products is that this includes the rights to sell glass windows, glass doors, glass walls, glass roofs, and even glass houses and glass boats.
"Glass is a great discovery made by Zhao Prince Consort. Since the invention of glass, it has replaced the original paper windows and doors …"
Following the auctioneer's incessant bragging, everyone's faces were filled with surprise.
Those who had been to Lan City naturally knew about glass. There was no need to say more about its benefits, and the market for this thing was naturally extremely huge.
However, only Zhao Prince Consort and Dayao's glass factories knew how to make such crystal-like things.
Although some people were tempted, no one dared to have any ideas about it.
They didn't expect that this auction would actually involve glass.
The question now was what exactly did the rights to sell mean?
Everyone could understand it from the literal meaning, but they wanted to hear the other party's explanation.
One had to know that the actual meaning of one word could make a huge difference. Moreover, everyone was only guessing at the moment.
"In order to let everyone feel the changes and interest that glass brings to life and to let glass enter thousands of households, Zhao Prince Consort has decided to auction the rights to sell large-scale glass products to all of you.
"As for the agent, that is, the right to sell the products in this region! As long as you have this agency, you will be able to continuously customize the glass products you need and sell them.
As you can see from the map, the entire Yun Nation is divided into ten regions, which means that there are a total of ten rights to sell.
In this region, all of you are the only agents. Only all of you can sell and customize these large-scale glass products in this region. No one else will intervene.
Everyone, I don't think I need to tell you how much profit this is going to bring, right? This is the only industry with countless prospects, and it's the only one in this region, right?
"In order to ensure an adequate supply, Zhao Prince Consort will build a glass factory near Pingdu City to supply sufficient goods to all of you."
Everyone was ecstatic. Before they came, they absolutely didn't expect such a good thing to happen.
Just as the auctioneer said, if one monopolized the entire market in a region, everyone would fight over the prospects and profits.
There was definitely no shortage of sales for things like glass.
Even if it was just ordinary glass windows, as long as there was enough of it, it would be enough to multiply their net worth several times.
As for the quantity, there was no need to consider it at all. How many wealthy households were there in the Yun Nation? How big of a market was there?
So far, this market was still unoccupied!
The only thing that puzzled everyone was that their target this time was the tractor, and all the gold and silver they brought had been used up in the auction just now.
Then, the auctioneer's next sentence greatly dispelled this doubt.
"Zhao Prince Consort has taken into account that the rights to sell for a large sum, so he doesn't require you to pay up after the auction.
As long as you send the money to Lan City or the banks in Pingdu or Wangjing within a month, you will be able to pay up for this auction! "
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