These people kept bidding, and the expression on Li Shimin's face became more and more ugly. Li Xiang certainly understood what was going on. The more people bid, the more it meant that they had a million strings of cash in their hands. Otherwise, what was the point of buying such an opportunity?
For some wealthy landlords, it is safest to keep the money in their own hands, but for these wealthy clans, they may have more than one million strings of cash. Li Xiang can give them 50,000 strings of cash in interest every year, and they are willing to make this money. Moreover, after giving them one million strings of cash, it will not affect their normal operations. You can imagine how bad their financial situation is.
In addition to wanting to obtain some interest, the major families also had another idea, which was to help Li Xiang carry the sedan chair.
Now everyone can see that Li Xiang has the ambition to soar to the sky, and the things he has tinkered with are more novel than the last, and he is also very profitable. If we can show our support, although he may not give us the job, at least we can become familiar to him.
"You've managed to trick these people, but Grandpa has a few words for you: don't get too complacent. These people are a bunch of old foxes. Even if I fight them, I have to be very careful."
Li Shimin looked at his humble grandson beside him, feeling both gratified and a little jealous. He had put in so much effort, but no aristocratic families came to help him. He didn't expect that his grandson, who was only thirteen years old, had already shown signs of winning over heroes from all over the world.
"Thank you, Grandpa, for the reminder."
Li Xiang said honestly that the auction downstairs was nearing its end.
All five places have been auctioned off. The Qinghe Cui family got two, the Longxi Li family got one, the Taiyuan Wang family got one, and the Zhaojun Li family got one.
The average price was 10,000 guan each, which means that these people did not receive a penny of interest. Instead, they paid 10,000 guan in order to get this quota.
Zhou Huairen was completely impressed by Li Xiang. How could His Highness have so many novel business ideas? Not only did he mobilize these people, but there was another meaning. When they had deposited a million strings of cash with us, if there was any conflict between the two sides, would these people still dare to play to their death?
When some people thought of this, their inner estimation of Li Xiang increased a lot. Those who deposited money with Li Xiang would most likely become his allies in the future, and by then he would be able to mobilize astonishing resources.
But some people only see the immediate interests. Some envious big families who bought these places just leave the money there and do nothing, and they can get huge interests every year. Even if you spend 10,000 strings of cash to buy this place, you can still make a profit of 40,000 strings of cash.
If it were the 21st century, many people would probably not be willing to pay only 5% interest on such a large deposit. However, in today's era, there is no concept of money houses or banks. If you want to find someone to deposit money with, you have to pay them the deposit fee. After all, they are ensuring the safety of your money.
Of course, this auction may be the most significant one today. The new nobles, including Li Shimin, all witnessed the strength of the Five Surnames and Seven Families on the spot.
Although these new nobles thought they were doing well, when they really flexed their muscles, they realized that they were far behind. At least none of them could spare a million strings of cash.
"Isn't it time to auction the mirror yet?"
Some people below have already started shouting. The first two auctions were all the home turf of the Five Surnames and Seven Aristocrats. Including most of the new nobles, they did not have the opportunity to show their skills, mainly because they could not catch up in terms of economic level.
"Don't worry, young master. Let's move on to today's highlight, the most important treasure we've found. His Highness has named it the Kunlun Mirror."
Zhou Huairen began to introduce happily. You should know that Kunlun Mirror is the treasure of Yuanshi Tianzun. Of course, that is in the myth. If an ordinary mirror is called this name, I am afraid many people will make empty remarks. But this mirror that holds the treasure is really worthy of the name.
When Zhou Huairen finished speaking, ten young women walked up to the stage holding the Kunlun Mirror. Including some people in the box on the second floor, they all gathered around the railing. They also wanted to see this magical thing.
It is said that at present, apart from the emperor and Miss Zhangsun, there is no mirror circulating among the people. If one could have such a thing, he would be ahead of everyone else.
"This Kunlun Mirror..."
"Alright, alright, stop talking nonsense here. Just tell me the reserve price for this thing. What's the point of saying so much?"
When Zhou Huairen wanted to continue the introduction, some people immediately became unhappy. For these people, they were already ready to fight, and this was the goal of many people.
"My apologies, gentlemen, this is my first time auctioning this thing. Since you don't want to hear me ramble, I'll just state the price directly. The starting price is 10,000 strings of cash, and each bid must be no less than 1,000 strings of cash. The starting price for the second piece will be the transaction price of the first piece."
After Zhou Huairen finished speaking, many people present were dumbfounded. They had been mentally prepared, but they did not expect the price to be raised to 10,000 strings of cash. This was no longer something that ordinary wealthy families could afford. Only top-tier wealthy families could afford it.
When Mr. Cui San heard the price, he couldn't help but frowned. Of course, Mr. Cui San thought differently from others. Others frowned because they thought it was too expensive, but Mr. Cui San thought it was cheap.
If it is called a rare treasure, how can it be priced at ten thousand coins? Does it live up to the name?
"Fifty thousand strings of cash."
Cui Yuncheng adhered to his usual style. Before everyone could react, he had already started to quote the price. When the price was announced, everyone on the first floor immediately lost interest. Many landlords had prepared one or two thousand strings of cash and wanted to get this treasure, but now it seemed that they had no chance at all.
Li Shimin was also shocked by the generosity of the Cui family. There were ten mirrors in total, and the first one was priced at this price. What would the price of the last one be?