coobybook Chapter 220 Auction
Chapter 220 Auction
"Reporting to President Wang, we are the captain."
Hearing the voice, ten people immediately stepped out and said respectfully.
Ning Quan not only bought three warships, but also wanted to buy seven pirate ships, so Sanjay directly helped him hire ten captains.
“Yeah, good.”
“I hope you can all perform at your best and that we can have a pleasant cooperation.”
Ning Quan nodded with satisfaction.
"President, rest assured, we will do our best."
The ten captains said in unison.
"Ah That's good."
"General Zhou, you take care of them."
"You will stay here when you are done. Once the supplies are complete, you will immediately sail out to reunite with the fleet."
Then, Ning Quan said to Zhou Yu.
"Yes!"
Zhou Yu clasped his fists and accepted the order, then began to arrange the crew.
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"Chairman Sanjay, where are the rest of the crew?"
On the way back from the shipyard, Ning Quan asked Sanjay.
"President Wang, rest assured, the remaining crew members are being recruited and will be fully staffed by noon tomorrow."
"I forgot to tell President Wang that all crew members have already received a year's salary and no further salary is required for the next year."
Sanjay laughed.
“Yeah, I see.”
"Then let's wait for the auction tonight."
Ning Quan smiled faintly.
"President Wang, it's still early. Let me take you around the city first."
Sanjay suggested.
"Okay, then I'll trouble President Sanjay."
Ning Quan nodded, then followed Sanjay into the city for a stroll.
With Sanjay's guidance, Ning Quan toured the entire city without much effort.
By the way, I learned about the local customs and practices.
At the same time, through chatting with Sanjay, I got a general understanding of the Mughal Empire.
At noon, Sanjay hosted a banquet for Ning Quan and let him taste the special Mughal cuisine.
In the evening, Ning Quan and Sanjay arrived at the auction site in the city center.
The auction site was already packed with people.
Apparently, this auction attracted quite a few people.
As soon as Ning Quan and Sanjay entered the venue, staff members came forward to greet them and led them to the private room on the second floor.
Sanjay is also a very prestigious figure in Chittagong, and the auctioneers dare not neglect him.
After entering the private room, Ning Quan found that it was not only extremely luxurious, but there were also several dancers inside.
They all have revealing clothes, hot bodies, charming looks, and look very seductive.
"President Wang, they are all dancers from our Mughal Empire, serving VIPs exclusively."
Sanjay introduced with a smile.
"oh?"
"So that's how it is. I didn't expect there would be such a service at the auction."
Ning Quan smiled and sat down, waiting for the auction to begin.
Although the dancers were extremely tempting, Ning Quan had no interest in them at all.
Time passed by minute by minute, and the auction would begin soon.
One auction item after another came on stage, including jewelry, beautiful singers, etc., which attracted many wealthy businessmen to bid for them from time to time.
Ning Quan was not interested in any of these, he only cared about the pirate ship.
"Everyone, the next item for auction is a pirate ship."
"This time we are auctioning off fifteen pirate ships..."
"Five small pirate ships, starting price 15,000 gold coins, five medium pirate ships, starting price 50,000 gold coins each, two large pirate ships, starting price 100,000 gold coins."
"The auction of the small pirate ship is now open. The starting price is 15,000 gold coins. Each bid must be no less than 500 gold coins. Bidding begins!"
The auctioneer shouted passionately.
"Sixteen thousand gold coins!"
Sixteen thousand five hundred gold coins.
"Seventeen thousand gold coins!"
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Bids were heard one after another.
Ning Quan did not participate in the competition, he did not need a small pirate ship.
In the end, the five small pirate ships were auctioned off to a buyer.
The buyer was a burly man, over two meters tall, wearing black leather armor, with scars on his face and a huge sword on his back, looking very fierce.
Ning Quan wondered if this guy was a pirate.
Of course, whether he was a pirate or not had nothing to do with Ning Quan.
"Next up for auction is a medium-sized pirate ship. The starting price is 50,000 gold coins per ship, and each bid must be no less than 1,000 gold coins!"
Shortly thereafter, the auction of the medium-sized Corsair began.
"Fifty-five thousand gold coins."
“Fifty-six thousand.”
“Fifty-eight thousand.”
In less than a moment, the price of the medium-sized pirate ship was raised to 62,000 gold coins.
"Sixty-five thousand gold coins."
At Ning Quan's suggestion, Sanjay joined the bidding.
"Sixty-seven thousand gold coins."
"Sixty-nine thousand gold coins."
Soon, the price rose to 70,000 gold coins.
"Seventy-five thousand gold coins!"
At this time, Sanjay shouted out a new offer.
As soon as this offer was made, many bidders stopped bidding at the same time.
This price is not cheap anymore.
Moreover, the bidder was Sanjay, the president of the Sailors' Guild, and no one wanted to offend him.
In the end, Ning Quan successfully captured five medium-sized pirate ships.
Next up is the auction of two large pirate ships, and this time the competition is even more intense
However, in the end, Ning Quan relied on his strength to buy the two large pirate ships for 280,000 gold coins.
"Congratulations, President Wang."
After the auction, Sanjay said to Ning Quan with a smile.
"Haha, President Sanjay is too polite. You are so kind."
Ning Quan laughed out loud.
“No, no.”
"President Wang is really good at talking. We are partners, so naturally we should help each other."
"President Wang, payment must be made immediately after the auction."
"These ships are now docked at the port. Once the payment is made, we can take them over."
Sanjay said.
"no problem."
Ning Quan smiled and nodded, then went to pay with Sanjay.
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Half an hour later, Ning Quan and Sanjay arrived at the port under the guidance of the auction house staff.
At the port, Ning Quan looked at several pirate ships he had photographed.
Two of the large pirate ships were particularly eye-catching. They were almost as big as the newly purchased warships, except that they were a bit older.
The remaining five medium-sized pirate ships are also good. Although they are a bit small, the quality is not bad.
This made Ning Quan very satisfied.
After showing the auction contract to the dock guard, the seven ships belonged to Ning Quan.
"President Sanjay, I leave the crew and supplies to you."
After completing the handover procedures, Ning Quan said.
"Ok, no problem!"
Sanjay nodded quickly.
Then the two left the dock.
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The next morning, Ning Quan arrived at the dock.
Sanjay was quite reliable and the supply work was completed overnight.
The crew members were already in place, and Sanjay recruited more than 1,300 crew members for Ningquan.
"President Sanjay, we had a pleasant cooperation this time. I hope we can have the opportunity to cooperate again next time."
Ningquan thanks Sanjay.