Seeing that the bidding speed had slowed down, Su Jingsheng guessed that it was about time and prepared to end it.
"Okay, is there anyone else bidding higher this round? If not, then the first place in this round belongs to Marquis of Bravery!"
At this point, everyone estimated that there wouldn't be any major deviations, so they began to congratulate Marquis Yongwu with a smile.
Qin Zheng's face was dark and his fists were clenched tightly!
Zhou Ya knew that he was unwilling to accept this, so this was the time for her to make her presence felt.
She turned slightly sideways, fumbled in her sleeve for a moment, took out a small stack of banknotes and stuffed it into Qin Zheng's hand.
"Qin Lang, don't worry. I know you are determined to get this imperial gold medal, so I have made some preparations early on.
Here are fifty thousand taels of silver notes, which I have saved up slowly over the years. I also pawned some of the jewelry you gave me before.
It should be good enough, you can use it first, there is no rush for those things, they will be available later!"
Qin Zheng was a little surprised when he saw the extra banknotes in his hand. He really didn't expect this.
He knew that Zhou Ya loved beauty, and because of that, he thought of many ways to raise money, but he never thought of asking her for it.
But he didn't expect that Zhou Ya had actually pawned all her things for him?
Just thinking about it, he felt both touched and guilty.
But at this point, he can only advance and not retreat, otherwise the more than 800,000 taels of silver will be wasted.
"Ya'er, you've helped me a lot! Don't worry, after this is over, I will definitely buy you more jewelry!"
Zhou Ya looked touched and shy, with her head slightly lowered and a smile flashing in her eyes.
In fact, this silver was originally dug out bit by bit from Qin Zheng. She had wanted to keep it for emergency use before, but now that the timing is so good, she naturally wants to make the most of this silver.
This earned Qin Zheng guilt and touched him, and her position became more stable.
After that bitch's death, she can mention it and ask Qin Zheng to make her his principal wife. Then she will become a real lady with an imperial title.
Only fifty thousand taels, not a loss!
Qin Zheng didn't know her plan. After getting the silver, he stood up again.
"I raise the price to 860,000 taels!"
When he spoke, everyone was shocked.
It’s not just because of the price, but because of his courage.
After all, the Marquis of Yongwu is an old marquisate, and the current Marquis of Yongwu Li Zhan is in charge of the Xuanwu Camp in the suburbs of the capital!
Although the entire Xuanwu Camp has 50,000 troops, and although they may not seem numerous, each of them is an elite soldier.
After all, this is also the largest barrier to protect the safety of the capital, and it is naturally not comparable to an ordinary military camp.
Therefore, even the prime minister did not dare to confront him head-on.
It turned out that Qin Zheng was so bold that he even dared to raise the price!
The smile on Li Zhan's face froze and he turned to look at Qin Zheng.
People who have been leading troops in battle for many years are different from people like Qin Zheng who can only talk about war on paper. The aura in his eyes alone is not something that ordinary people can resist.
When Qin Zheng met Li Zhan's eyes, his heart subconsciously tightened and his hands subconsciously trembled.
Then, he forced a stiff smile on his face and said, "Don't blame me, Marquis Yongwu. I just want to do my best to help those refugees."
Li Zhan looked down on Qin Zheng, so he curled his lips and said, "Well, General Qin should do so.
After all, it was General Qin who failed to defend the border, which led to the displacement of those refugees.
Therefore, it is reasonable for General Qin to put in more effort, but I don’t know how much General Qin really cares about this.
So, although these refugees were not caused by me, they are still my colleagues after all, so I will add another 100,000 taels!
Nine hundred and sixty thousand taels! I think General Qin’s intentions should be no less than mine!”
Li Zhan's words made Qin Zheng's face darken instantly. If he hadn't considered the situation, he might have really turned the table over.
However, there were many people who looked down on Qin Zheng. Everyone burst into laughter, making Qin Zheng's face turn red with shame and anger.
There is no impenetrable wall in this world. Everyone with some power in the capital knows how General Chu died!
Although Qin Zheng pretended to be decent, he had been excluded by everyone.
Zhou Ya didn't expect that the Marquis Yongwu was so cruel that he actually embarrassed Qin Zheng in front of him.
She could feel all kinds of contemptuous and disgusted eyes around her scanning her, making her feel very uncomfortable.
She leaned against Qin Zheng softly, "Qin Lang...what should we do?"
It’s better to fight for your reputation than to make money!
Qin Zheng couldn't stand the provocation and slammed the table, "Since the Marquis of Yongwu said so, Qin naturally can't lose face.
One million taels! Although the refugees are displaced by the drought, this general cannot sit idly by and watch. I will increase it to one million taels!
Zhou Ya was dumbfounded. One million taels, she couldn't even imagine it!
She has been in the Qin Mansion for so many years, and she is familiar with the Qin family's financial situation.
Although Qin Zheng's father was granted the title of marquis, he was an idle marquis with neither real power nor any foundation.
Over the years, it has gradually declined. If it weren't for the Empress Xiang Fei in the palace, the Qin Mansion would not be able to raise even 800,000 taels!
Now the bid is directly one million taels, so where will the remaining 150,000 silver come from?
However, this was not the end yet. Marquis Yongwu raised his hand and said, "Okay, it seems that General Qin does have some intentions. Then I will add another 100,000 taels!"
I don't think General Qin's intentions are so simple!"
Qin Zheng gritted his teeth, clenched his fists so tightly that veins popped out, and glared with anger, as if he wanted to eat Li Zhan alive.
Zhou Ya knew that this Marquis of Bravery was not to be trifled with, so she quickly tugged at his sleeve and said, "Qin Lang, that's the Marquis of Bravery. How about we just forget it?"
Qin Zheng heard it, and considering the other party's identity, he closed his eyes tightly and concealed the hatred in his eyes.
He knew that he would not be able to escape being slaughtered today.
Marquis Yongwu and Chu Mengyun's father are old friends, and the other party's behavior clearly means that he wants to teach him a lesson on behalf of Chu Mengyun.
He could only bear it!
So, he gritted his teeth and said, "Qin really wants to help those refugees, there is no doubt about this, Marquis Yongwu.
Let's put it this way. Qin will make one last effort. Even if everyone in the mansion has to live frugally, he can add another 100,000 taels, making a total of 1.2 million taels.
"I don't have any more than that. As for the first place, I don't care. I'm just here to congratulate the Marquis of Bravery!"
After saying that, he really couldn't stand staying here anymore, so he stood up and wanted to leave.
However, Li Zhan had no intention of letting him go. When he walked a few meters away, he sighed.
"Is that so? Well then, in that case, thank you very much, General Qin, for the gift! Your Highness, I don't think you've specified a minimum increase each time you raise the price.
Well, I am old now and can't work for many more years. Please leave me some money for my coffin, and I will add another 10 or 20 grams. How about that?"
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