The auction continued steadily, but the eyes of the people present became more and more strange.
There were several hundred nobles present, but not a single one raised their sign.
Only that Baron Tang En from Ellington kept raising his sign.
Was he deliberately showing off his wealth to make a name for himself in Alinx, or was he really optimistic about the future market for Magic Crystals?
But thinking about it, they couldn't help laughing.
Could the eyes of a country bumpkin compare to Grand Duke Frank who had been in this business for several decades?
Whose eyes were worth believing in, the answer was obvious.
As the auction continued, eight small mines and three medium sized mines all entered Tang En's pockets.
There were still two medium sized mines and one large sized mine left.
"The Anselo Magic Crystal Mine to the east of Alinx, this is a medium sized mine. The quality of the Magic Crystals is quite high, it can't be compared to the large sized mine ….. The Anselo Magic Crystal Mine's starting price is ten million gold coins!"
Ten million gold coins!
Everyone present couldn't help but suck in a breath of cold air. Previously, it had been a million gold coins, but now, it had suddenly jumped to ten million gold coins. Even for them, ten million gold coins could be their income for several years. This kind of transaction required careful consideration.
Baron Tang En from Ellington, would he still make a move?
Everyone was waiting to see what would happen.
The venue was silent.
Charles looked at Tang En with an expectant look, but he never thought that Tang En didn't have any intention of raising his sign. His face became a bit pale.
The previous ones were just appetizers. The three mines behind, two medium sized mines, and one large sized mine were the real important ones!
But Charles understood why Tang En didn't raise his sign after thinking about it.
It was clear that he didn't have any money.
In the previous auction, Tang En had already spent twenty million gold coins. Even if his Datang Chamber of Commerce was earning money every day, even if Tang En had a rich background, it was impossible for him to accumulate this much wealth in such a short period of time.
These twenty million gold coins, it was very likely that it was his entire wealth.
However, if Tang En did not raise his paddle, who else would be willing to buy it?
Charles was anxious.
Frank was also anxious.
He was certain that Tang En was related to Victor, so he should have a backup plan for the Magic Crystal mines. He wouldn't have hesitated to buy all the mines, but now that the most important mine had appeared, he didn't make a move.
This made Frank feel that he had misjudged.
Could it be that they weren't working together? Did Tang En just want to take advantage of this opportunity to enter the market?
"Ten million, ten million gold coins, no one is bidding?"
Charles still didn't give up. In order to sell as soon as possible, the price was already very low. If he still couldn't sell it, then it would be a big joke.
After bidding again and again, just when Charles was in despair and thought that the auction was going to fail, a clear voice suddenly rang out.
"Ten million."
Charles was stunned and looked at Aurelia in disbelief.
"I said, ten million."
Aurelia's voice was clear and sweet. She frowned when Charles stared at her. "Marquis Charles?"
"….. Oh ….. Oh!"
Charles came back to his senses and shouted with a surprised look, "Princess Aurelia, ten million gold coins! Is there anyone else bidding? "
Princess Aurelia!?
There was an uproar in the hall.
Frank's face sunk a bit. Why would she bid?
Aurelia coming, Frank thought that she was here to represent the royal family, but he never thought that she would bid!
Was Victor crazy?
Frank didn't think so. To be able to become an emperor and face the aristocratic party for so many years, he definitely wasn't a fool.
So, what was the purpose of having Princess Alleria buy the mine when the treasury was so tight that he was willing to save the precious military expenditure?
What was he missing? What kind of information was he missing?
Why did that Tang En and Aurelia want to buy the mines?
"Princess Aurelia, can you please answer our doubts?"
A noble couldn't help asking, "We all know that the collapse of the Magic Crystal price is closely related to the City of Silver. In the following days, the market will definitely collapse. Investing money now is just wasting money, so why would you buy the mines at this time? Could it be that his majesty Victor knows some inside information that we don't know? "
His question made everyone present applaud!
Because of her identity, Aurelia had to answer his question and couldn't avoid it. Moreover, his last question was very tricky and malicious. It instantly pushed the royal family that Victor represented to the other nobles.
Aurelia calmly stood up and softly said, "Everyone here is the backbone of our Irus Empire. It's you who support this country … …"
"Pu … …"
Everyone looked at Tang En.
"Un, sorry, I couldn't hold it in. Please continue."
Tang En covered his mouth and looked like he was trying to hold back his laughter.
Aurelia's lips curled as she had a better impression of Tang En. She continued, "The Kadir Family is one of the pillars of our empire and everyone knows that our Irus royal family has always trusted them. In order to repay their contributions to the empire, the royal family has given the empire's property, which is the Magic Crystal mines to the Kadir Family to mine and the royal family has only collected a small amount of tax."
"Now that the Magic Crystal market has collapsed, the Kadir Family has given up on saving the market, giving up on mining. Then royal father, his majesty Victor as the king of the empire has to make his own move to save the market."
"Since the Kadir Family has given up the mining rights, as the representative of the royal family, I will represent the royal family to take back the mining rights. Of course, our Irus royal family is reasonable. In order to compensate the Kadir Family, we will take back the mines at the current price."
Beautiful!
Tang En secretly cheered. It was just a few simple words, but Aurelia had unintentionally changed the concept. She had turned the Kadir Family's mines into the empire's and only gave the mining rights to the Kadir Family. Now that the Kadir Family had given up the mining rights and the royal family had come out to take back the mining rights, they had nothing to say whether it was for the public or private interest.
Saving the market?
Frank and Charles knit their brows, feeling that something wasn't right. Moreover, Aurelia's words were also a bit off.
What damn mining rights, it was clearly won by the Kadir Family's ancestors after the war, so it should belong to the Kadir Family!
But ….. there was no use in saying this now.
Since the auction was coming to an end, they could only continue.
After Aurelia finished speaking, she signaled for Charles to continue.
"Ten million going three times ….. Congratulations to princess Aurelia for obtaining the rights to the Anselo Mine."
"Next mine … …"
As expected, the next medium and large mines all fell into Aurelia's hands.
Finally, they were all sold … …
The entire auction was almost held for princess Aurelia and Tang En.
Charles wiped his cold sweat and said, "The auction is over. Next, please come to the banquet hall to participate in the party we specially held. Princess Aurelia and Baron Tang En, please come with me to handle the procedures."
The few of them and Charles went to the back room, where a staff member of the Star Diamond Bank was already waiting.
"Baron Tang En, a total of twenty-two million gold coins. Transfer them to the Kadir Family's account, and the contracts for these mines will belong to you."
If it wasn't for the fact that he couldn't avoid it, Charles wouldn't even want to see Tang En.
"Ah? Did you make a mistake? "
Tang En looked at Charles with a puzzled expression, "I don't have that many gold coins."
Charles was stunned, and his face turned red at a speed visible to the naked eye. He couldn't help but growl in a low voice, "Baron Tang En! No money? Isn't it too late to say that now!? You dare to bid without money!? "
"No, no, no, you misunderstood."
Tang En said calmly, "Although I don't have money, I can take out something of equivalent value, and I believe you will definitely want it."
"Are you playing with me!?"
"Of course not. If you don't believe me, you can call Duke Frank over. I think he should be interested in talking to me."
"No need to call, I'm here."
Frank walked in from the side with a smile, "I think I need to hear Baron Tang En's explanation."
"Duke Frank."
Tang En said as if nothing had happened, "Lawrence of Kaspermiburg asked me to buy a large number of combine harvesters, but I rejected him."
Frank still had a smile on his face, "Oh, why?"
"Materials, labor, cost … In short, the production capacity is limited, and it's only enough for our own use."
Tang En spread his hands with a smile, "However, because I don't have money, I decided to use the combine harvesters to make up for the price."
This cunning bastard!
Frank cursed in his heart, but his expression didn't change, "How much do you intend to charge for a combine harvester?"
"Ten thousand gold coins."
"Too expensive."
Tang En casually threw out a sentence, "It's an exclusive product. Take it or leave it."
Frank's facial muscles twitched, "Delivery time."
The smile on Tang En's face was very bright, "In short, we will produce two thousand two hundred combine harvesters for you in half a year as the price for buying the mine. I think, with the farms owned by the Cadier family, two thousand two hundred combine harvesters may not be enough."
Frank took a deep breath, "Within a week, Lawrence must get at least one hundred units. I'll give you at most three months to finish the production and send them all to our designated place."
Half a year? The spring harvest will be over in half a year. Do I need so many combine harvesters to look at at home!?
Tang En deliberately pondered for a moment, his heart blooming with joy, then he nodded, "Three months is no problem, but we don't include shipping … uh, no delivery."
"… Deal!"
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