Gu Qing had known for a long time that raising a battalion of Mo Daoshou would be a costly job, and he was mentally prepared for it.

Gu Qing, who has been a successful businessman in two generations, in his eyes, what is money? Money is a bastard, you have to earn it after you spend it.

But he didn't expect that Mo Daoshou's money-burning could reach such an extent. Gu Qing didn't even have time to make money, and his originally rich and prosperous family fortune was burned down almost instantly.

Now that Li Siye came to collect debts, this kind of experience had never happened to him in his entire life. Gu Qing was extremely embarrassed.

"Give me a little more time." Gu Qing twirled his hair irritably. If he had a cigarette in his hand at this moment, he would look like a middle-aged old scumbag who was forced by his mistress to divorce his first wife.

Li Siye, the mistress, is really pressing forward step by step: "Master Hou, the additional troops and horses sent by Chang'an are about to arrive at Qiuci, and the final general will start to choose Mo Dao soldiers again. By then, the number of Mo Dao camp will be increasing.

There are more soldiers, and the drills are becoming more and more rigorous. If the soldiers can't even hold a Mo Dao, how will they train?"

"I will divorce her..." Gu Qing said painfully.

"Um?"

"I mean, I'll get Mo Dao, and I'll be rich in no time."

At this moment, I finally understood why Gao Xianzhi refused to expand the number of people in Modao Camp. No wonder the last time Gu Qing went to the Jiedushi Mansion for formality and reported to Gao Xianzhi that he was about to form Modao Camp, and the number of people might exceed a thousand. The look on Gao Xianzhi's face at that time

The smile was quite strange, and he agreed without saying a word, as if Gu Qing had snatched a hot potato from his hand without hesitation.

This... does this count as being tricked by Gao Xianzhi?

Gu Qing gritted his teeth and thought to himself.

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In the afternoon, Gu Qing summoned Li Sima from the Jiedushi Residence and told him that an auction would be held tomorrow in the front hall of Fuzhi Inn, and the news of the auction would be posted throughout the city in the form of written notices.

As the expansion and construction project of Kucha City is coming to an end, many businessmen have gathered in Kucha City in the past two months.

Gu Qing was anxious, but the merchants were more anxious than him. They were eager to seize the beach and occupy important positions.

Art has no borders, and in fact, businessmen have no borders either. No matter which country businessmen are in, their sense of smell is extremely sensitive. The news of the expansion of Qiuci has spread among the countries in the Western Regions very early. Businessmen from various countries did not hesitate after hearing the news.

Hesitantly, he immediately set off to Kucha.

Officials may not quite understand Gu Qing's purpose of insisting on expanding the city, because they stand on different standpoints and cannot see the subtleties in it.

But businessmen were different. They soon understood that Kucha City would definitely become a pearl in the desert of the Western Regions, and might even rewrite the business model of the Tang Dynasty and other countries in the Western Regions.

Kucha City is no longer just a temporary settlement for merchants and a transit point for goods. With the completion of four major bazaars of different categories, from now on the commercial center of the Western Region Trade Road will slowly shift to Kucha City.

From the map, the city of Kucha is heavily guarded by the Anxi Protectorate, and it is right in the middle of the Tang Dynasty, the Dashi Empire, and the Three Kingdoms of Tubo. The straight-line distance between Kucha and the Three Kingdoms is almost the same, so it is naturally suitable as a city between the Three Kingdoms.

As a commercial center, special products from the three countries can be traded in Kucha City in the future, which not only greatly saves distance and expenses, but also enables multiple transactions to be completed more efficiently.

The distance traveled is reduced, the cost is reduced, and the specialty products are still specialty products, so the money earned will naturally be more.

The city of Kucha is really important to merchants. Before Gu Qing came to take office, Kucha City was already a famous cargo transfer station on the Western Regions trade route. After Gu Qing came to Anxi and took office, he made great efforts to expand and build the city, and even more so.

The commercial role of the city was highlighted.

After wiping away the dust accumulated on the pearl, this pearl from the Western Regions finally bloomed with dazzling brilliance.

In the past two months, more and more businessmen from various countries have gathered in Kucha City. Everyone is eagerly looking forward to the day when Gu Qing announces that the market shops will be put on sale to the public.

When the government notices were posted all over the city, the merchants in the city were excited.

Everyone rushed to tell each other excitedly, and huge amounts of funds were quietly gathered, diverted, and transferred overnight. Every businessman was determined to get a shop, and some big businessmen with generous reserve prices had already silently selected the best location.

Shops, just waiting for the government to announce the sales price of each shop, and then a brutal and bloodless fight will begin among the merchants.

However, to the surprise of all the merchants, the Jiedushi Government in Kucha City did not announce the price of each shop, but instead held an "auction".

What the hell is an “auction”?

The confused businessmen saw the latest gameplay from the end of the notice.

After seeing it, the merchants suddenly realized that to put it bluntly, the one with the highest price would get it, but fighting would be more brutal than buying alone.

The merchants who understood the key to the situation began to curse loudly, scolding the officials of the Jiedushi government for being evil-hearted, and scolding Gu Qing for eating people without spitting out their bones. Some merchants were so indignant that they formed a group and said they would never participate, and immediately left Kucha City and gave up their shops in Kucha City.

However, Kucha City will bring huge benefits to the merchants in the future. Everyone is not stupid, they have their own accounts in their hearts, they curse fiercely, and there are as many people who form a group and swear never to participate as crucian carp crossing the river, but really

There were definitely very few people who left the city. Those few businessmen who left the city also left the business sadly because their family resources were weak and they expected to be unable to compete.

…………

Gu Qing sneezed so many times that day. You can imagine how the ancestors of the Gu family were scolded by the businessmen behind their backs.

It doesn't matter, I'm not familiar with the ancestors of the Gu family, feel free to scold me.

"Eating people without spitting out their bones? Haha, those businessmen are still too naive after all. This time I want them to see what it means to truly eat people without spitting out their bones..." Gu Qing sneered, his unjoyful face changed by poverty.

Distortion: "Do you really think that auctions are just about you calling out a price and me calling out another price? There are many tricks in it. If you just use one or two tricks, you will end up bankrupt..."

Han Jie looked at Gu Qingjie's strange smile and couldn't help but remind him: "Master Hou, please respect yourself, you look like a bad person now..."

Gu Qing pointed at him and said: "There will be an auction tonight, so I won't bother you anymore. I will write down the ten laps of the school grounds for you first. After this is done, I will run away..."

Han Jie sighed numbly and cupped his fists: "Yes."

"Find someone from the bodyguard who is discerning and quick-thinking... By the way, is Wang Gui's injury healed?"

"He is now well enough to walk on his own, and there are no more obvious signs on his appearance."

Gu Qing nodded and said: "Then let Wang Gui disguise himself as a businessman and enter the auction venue to act as a sitter for me..."

"Master Hou, what is a 'sitter'?"

"The shilling is, when the price of a certain store is too low and does not meet my psychological expectations, Wang Gui pretends to be a businessman to bid and raise the price for me. When some businessmen are rich and generous, Wang Gui competes with them.

, raising the price again and again, forcing the businessmen who were determined to win to follow suit and shout high prices. At the same time, if some shops were too remote and no one was willing to bid, Wang Gui would shout out the lowest price so that the auction would not be inactive..."

Han Jie smacked Gu Qing's words carefully and was shocked.

According to the way Lord Hou plays the game, I am afraid that many businessmen will go bankrupt in tonight's auction without even realizing it.

"Master Marquis, we won't really let those businessmen go bankrupt, right?" Han Jie couldn't bear to say.

"Of course it won't really make them bankrupt. If I had this idea, I wouldn't arrange only Wang Gui as a sitter. Believe me, if three sitters are arranged on site, the gameplay will be more advanced and more people will go bankrupt.

, I only arranged for Wang Gui today, so I am being merciful."

Gu Qing sighed leisurely and said: "They are all hens that lay eggs. How could I do that stupid thing of killing chickens to get eggs? It would be enough to just give them some blood. I am still waiting for them to lay eggs for me."

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At night, Fuzhi Inn in Kucha City.

The inn was bustling with people and guests. The female shopkeeper Huangfu Sisi greeted the waiters and handed them water and wine. Like a hard-working bee collecting honey, she flew back and forth among the crowds of businessmen from all over the world. She was so tired that she was dripping with sweat.

Unspeakable suffering.

Huangfu Sisi was both angry and amused when she thought that Gu Qing had decided to hold the auction at her Fuzhi Inn without even saying hello.

Could it be that the young Marquis thought that he had taken care of his own business and could now eat and drink for free with peace of mind?

At a quarter of an hour, with the sound of the gong, the auction officially began.

The chubby Li Sima rolled onto the makeshift stage like a giant meat ball, with an environmentally friendly green smile that was harmless to humans and animals, and started tonight's auction.

The first shop had just announced its lowest price, and the competition among the merchants instantly became fierce.

I say no, but my body is too honest.

When fighting for shops, this group of businessmen were like lone wolves on the grassland, biting each other more cruelly than anyone else. Countless alliances that had just been formed during the day turned against each other in an instant, with all kinds of betrayals, all kinds of backstabbing, and all kinds of unexpected and shocking events.

reverse.

When businessmen compete with each other, they throw away even the basic pretense and bottom line. They become sworn enemies. In order to own a shop, the businessmen not only bid higher and higher every time, but also directly roll up their sleeves.

Get ready for a fight.

Five shops had just been sold, and the auction scene was already in chaos and gradually became uncontrollable.

It wasn't until Li Sima, who had a simple and honest smile, suddenly changed his face and ordered the city guards to enter the scene to maintain order that the merchants stopped fighting with each other, but they still continued to raise prices in the fight for shops and bids.

Huangfu Sisi had been watching the fight among the merchants, and couldn't help but admire Gu Qing more and more.

Huangfu Sisi is also a businessman. She knows very well how much the shops in the newly built market are worth, but the so-called "auction" organized by Gu Qing has unknowingly increased the unit price of all shops by more than twice.

In this way, the noisy scene in front of us obviously still seems to be in short supply.

This guy is really good at making money...

Looking at the enthusiastic bidding by the merchants, it can be expected that the Jiedushi Mansion will make a fortune tonight.

Huangfu Sisi's pretty face, which was originally smiling, suddenly became disappointed.
Chapter completed!