After the fairy disappeared

Chapter 1464 King’s Birthday Ceremony
He Lingchuan stroked his chin and said, "The second phase will have more buildings, 48 ​​in total. The pricing should not be too rigid, there should be some flexibility. Well, that's it -"

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Zhao Song entered the palace.

King Yao saw that he had nothing in his hands and asked, "Why, the price of the second phase of Youhu Villa has not been announced yet?"

"Reporting to my king, no." Zhao Song knelt and reported, "He Xiao said that no external quotation is available."

"What do you mean?" King Yao's curiosity was piqued. "Selling things without a price? How can others buy them?"

"He plans to use the Chibao Sales Agency to hold forty-seven secret photo shoots!" There are a total of forty-eight houses in the second phase, but one of them has been reserved by You Rongzhi, so there are still forty-seven houses.

"Secret shooting?" King Yao had never heard of it before. "How do you shoot?"

"The buyers participating in the auction write their bids on a slip and hand it to the auctioneer, who then announces the bids and the highest bidder wins."

Yao Wang was puzzled: "What's the difference between this and Mingpai?"

"There is no bidding process." He Lingchuan explained to Zhao Song before he entered the palace, "Everyone can only bid once. The one who offers the highest price can bid for the residence."

King Yao thought for a while, and was slightly moved: "This guy has so many tricks."

When bidding secretly, the price that the buyer writes on the paper is often his or her highest psychological price. Because there are many potential competitors at the same time, the buyer must not only consider his or her own bid, but also evaluate the prices that others may write.

And the price of the previous sale can easily become the baseline for subsequent auctions.

King Yao could guess the tension at the scene.

There will be forty-seven auctions for the Youhu Phase II Jingshe, which takes a long time. If sufficient publicity is done in advance, it will not be difficult to create a focus of the whole city again.

Every time a building was auctioned off, it represented an official's loyalty to King Yao, and Qingyang became a little weaker.

He Xiao himself gained both fame and profit without losing out on either.

This kid's methods are really flexible and varied.

King Yao frowned and suddenly remembered that the purpose of asking He Xiao to come to Tianshui City was to make Qingyang unhappy.

He Xiao was indeed making Qingyang increasingly unhappy.

But why did he feel that the development of events had seriously deviated from his original goal?

It's just a chess piece, but it can add so much drama to itself.

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As He Lingchuan was busy, time passed quickly.

In the blink of an eye, it was King Yao’s birthday.

Summer is rainy, and the palace was worried that it would rain on the birthday. Fortunately, the weather was good. It was raining heavily the day before, but after midnight, the rain stopped and the sky became sunny.

Everyone in the palace said that this was the peak of the emperor's fortune, which could drive away the clouds and rain.

The King of Yao got up before the cockcrowed.

According to custom, on his birthday, he first paid homage to the Miaozhan Temple, then offered sacrifices to the King's Temple, and at noon held a birthday banquet in the Yuquan Palace, inviting all officials to attend.

Three days of national celebration.

This was He Lingchuan's second time entering Yuquan Palace. The cold spring in the middle was still bubbling out white steam all year round.

The Yaowang Palace was already very grand, and on his birthday it was decorated with lights and colors everywhere, and the flowers and trees were especially carefully cut.

The old pear blossoms in Yuquan Palace hang down myriads of golden and red tassels, all of which are hung with five-tone wind chimes. When the breeze blows, they play ethereal and fairy music, which is pleasant but not noisy.

The palace servants shuttled back and forth like busy worker ants, and had no time to look up and appreciate the beautiful scenery.

In the past few days, the temperature in Tianshui City has risen sharply. The summer heat threatens everyone, and you will sweat profusely after walking a few steps. But entering Yuquan Palace at this time is like entering autumn in a second. It is cool and comfortable. If you stay for a long time, you may even need to put on an extra cloak.

After all, the space in Yuquan Palace is limited, and a wide dance hall must be opened up, so only about eighty people are qualified to take seats, and the rest can only stand.

It is commonly said that you stand while others sit, and you watch others eat, and you still enjoy it.

The "hundred" civil and military officials were just an imaginary number. In the nearly 200 years of Yao State's history, there were far more court officials than this number. In addition, 20 more VIP seats were reserved for foreign envoys who came to celebrate the birthday.

As King Yao's special guest, He Lingchuan certainly had a seat at the table, while Fan Shuang could only stand below.

Fortunately, after the process was completed and the banquet was halfway through, these station officials were able to leave, which was quite humane.

He Lingchuan glanced around and recognized most of the officials present.

Although he had not been in Tianshui City for long, the sale of the Youhu house had been booming in the past few days. Many high-ranking officials in the court had come to him personally or asked others to book the house to show their loyalty, and it was not just royalists like You Rongzhi and Bai Tan.

How many people have this opportunity to become familiar with the important officials in the court in just a few days?

Regardless of whether they were in appearance or not, these big guys were still chatting with each other. As soon as He Lingchuan approached, Bai Tan smiled and said, "Master He, when can we get the reserved abode?"

They all paid the full amount at once, not just the deposit.

In fact, some officials asked for a deposit first when purchasing a Jingshe. After all, it was quite stressful to pay tens of thousands of taels at a time. He Lingchuan only asked a question in return, and they gave up the idea:

"Why did you buy the Jingshe?"

Isn't it just to show loyalty to King Yao?

Does loyalty to the monarch also need to be paid in installments?
Of course, the leading example set by princes and ministers such as Qing Palace, Bai Tan and You Rongzhi is the prerequisite for other officials to be willing to pay the money in one lump sum.

The power of example is infinite. Even the prince paid it in full at once. How big a risk could there be?

Besides, Youhu Villa is a project authorized by the king himself.

The buyer can indeed register the property with the government office with the gold label. That is, once the money is paid, Tianshui City will also recognize that you have a property in Youhu, but it has not been built yet and cannot be lived in.

So what is there to worry about? Just wait patiently.

Aren’t so many princes and nobles also waiting?
"It will take at least seven or eight months at the earliest." He Lingchuan said, "But I have obtained the consent of the Qing Palace. After the first set of houses by the lake is completed, it will be open to everyone for viewing. General Bai, please give us your suggestions when the time comes."

Bai Tan smiled and said, "Would I be polite to you? When will the gatehouse be completed? I went to see it yesterday, and it seems that the base has been raised and the gateposts have been erected."

Seeing how familiar He Xiao and General Bai were, the others were impressed. Bai Tan was known for his blunt and foul temper. When he was a general more than a decade ago, he even beat someone to death in the streets of Tianshui City.

"Yes. The craftsmen are working day and night. The gatehouse will be completed in seven or eight days."

Seven or eight days? Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment. So soon?

They didn't know that those stones were removed from the gate of an abandoned villa in the suburbs. The designs were originally very exquisite and they could be used after some modifications.

Suddenly, a voice said, "I'll buy one too."