"Your Highness, this auction is truly novel!"
Zhao Bingzhang was somewhat surprised and said, "I didn't expect that a three-year exclusive right to sell a bar of soap would fetch such a high price as more than 70,000 shi of grain, and this is only for one region in Persia!"
"Mr. Zhao, it's still early!"
Li Xin smiled slightly and said, "More than 70,000 shi, that's probably not the final result yet!"
Sure enough, just as Li Xin finished speaking, another person in the arena raised a sign and shouted, "100,000 shi!"
Wow!
Instantly, the entire audience erupted in uproar.
One hundred thousand shi of grain—this only covers the qualification for the exclusive sale; it doesn't even include the purchase of subsequent goods.
They actually offered such a high price!
"110,000 shi!"
Then someone else held up a sign.
"150,000 shi!"
The man who offered 100,000 shi shouted again.
This person always bid very high, seemingly determined to win.
At this moment, everyone present fell silent.
After all, a three-year monopoly on grain at the price of 150,000 shi (a unit of dry measure) was already very high!
After all, the Persian Empire was not very large, unlike the vast territory of the Great Khanate.
After the price reached 150,000 shi, no one raised the price any further.
"150,000 shi at a time!"
"150,000 shi twice!"
"150,000 shi three times!"
"make a deal!"
He Tongyuan brought down the gavel and announced loudly, "Congratulations to Representative Number Thirty-Seven for obtaining the three-year exclusive right to sell soap in Persia! Please gather all the grain within three months and deliver it to Dongning!"
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