my brother-in-law is the prince

Chapter 149
Zhu Jin hurriedly found Zhang Anshi.

"Uncle, uncle..."

Zhu Jin looked anxious.

He looked at Zhang Anshi eagerly, holding a notebook in his hand.

"Uncle, we...our houses are not easy to sell, and we have only bought more than 30 houses until now. Those scholars... all just look at them one by one. Uncle, are we losing money? With so much money, I made a library..."

Zhang Anshi is very leisurely these few days.

In fact, he missed the four murderers very much, although he always felt that their brains were not enough, but staying with the four murderers was at ease.

Now, he was bored, seeing Zhu Jin anxious like an ant in hot pot.

"What's the rush, what's the rush?" Zhang Anshi looked at him calmly and said, "Where is this? Scholars don't have a clear mind. They are all as smart as monkeys. How can they buy as soon as they say it. "

"Then..." Zhu Jin looked at Zhang Anshi cautiously.

Zhang Anshi took a sip of tea unhurriedly, and then said: "The price increase will start tomorrow, and our house will increase by 50 taels."

"Ah..." Zhu Jin said in amazement, "This...this is obviously not sold, why is it still going up?"

He really doesn't understand this operation!

On the contrary, Zhang Anshi said confidently: "If you can't sell it, it will go up. If you can sell it, what will I go up for?"

Zhu Jin was in a daze, and couldn't come back to his senses for a long time. He paused and said, "Isn't it the more people buy things, the more expensive they are? Rare things are more expensive."

Zhang Anshi smiled and said: "If there are many buyers, we have to make small profits but sell more. If there are few buyers, people will pay attention to you if you raise the price."

"But even if you pay attention, I'm afraid it's all scolding." Zhu Jin said with his head drooping.

Zhang Anshi said: "Black and red are also red, you know what a bird. Oh, yes, there are other things, all arranged for me."

Zhu Jin nodded helplessly, but did not refute, saying: "Yes, the villain knows."

Seeing his worried look, Zhang Anshi comforted him with great kindness: "Don't be afraid, this matter is very safe."

What else could Zhu Jin say, he didn't dare to disobey Zhang Anshi's order, so he quickly arranged it, and then... began to let people put up the sign.

As soon as the sign of this price was put up, everyone in the capital laughed.

No one bought that house at all, and it went up.

Nowadays, there are many scholars gathered here in Qixia, naturally, many people take this as a joke.

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"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..." Yi Shiha rushed back to the palace to report the situation, and came to Zhu Di panting.

Zhu Di had been looking forward to his return with great interest, so he said, "What, what's the matter?"

Yi Shiha slowed down, and said truthfully: "It is true that there is a huge flow of people. There are many times more scholars going there. The slaves also saw many talents from Zhenjiang, and they came together."

Zhu Di immediately blushed with joy: "Look, I made a big deal with a little trick, haha...Look, how about this trick?"

Yi Shiha said with a bitter face: "There are a lot of people... just earning a few pennies for one person. In order to attract scholars, Cheng Enbo also built a second district, set up a poetry club, and invited great scholars to give lectures. , and spent a lot of money."

After Zhu Di heard this, he didn't seem to panic at all, and even said calmly: "I don't worry, he has a way to get money, let Jin Yiwei ask and find out."

Your Majesty is not worried anymore, what else did he say?Yi Shiha had no choice but to nod and said: "If there is any news from the servant girl, report it immediately."

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Several days later, Qixia was still full of people.

But Qixia Academy is still the same, the price has risen, and there are still very few houses sold.

Many people excitedly commented that Zhang Anshi was going to lose money at last.

At the beginning Zhang Anshi made many people jump off the building, and many scholars were tricked to death.

Nowadays, scholars all over the world wish for him to be unlucky.

Therefore... many people began to really pay attention to the Qixia Academy.

More and more people, in addition to talking about various activities in the library, are more concerned about the school.

"Then the house can be sold for money? It's crazy...haha..."

"The person surnamed Zhang earns the money for cutting off children and grandchildren."

"Wicked, really wicked."

"There is a scholar named Zhang Wenfu who actually bought twenty sets. I heard that he is a scholar in Hangzhou and has money at home."

"Haha... Wasn't it enough to be fooled when I bought the book? Now who is fooled by this An Shi, that Zhang Wenfu is really stupid."

There were more and more people chatting, and it seemed that everyone wanted to see Zhang Anshi, and the news appeared in the streets like crazy.

Moreover, this topic has been prosperous for a long time. It seems that as long as there is a slight disturbance there, it can cause huge public opinion.

In fact, this is also understandable. Everyone has been tricked. At this time, if they are still fooled, then they are really a bunch of big fools.

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But the discussions in the streets and alleys appeared on Zhu Di's desk one by one.

Zhu Di stared straight at these memorials, obviously he couldn't be as calm as before.

"I... did I lose this time?"

Yishiha smiled wryly and said, "Maybe it is."

Zhu Di took a deep breath: "How is it possible, Zhang Anshi is so capable."

"My servant feels that Cheng Enbo must be trying to use long-line fishing."

"Long-line fishing?"

"Even if you lose money, you have to build a library. Although this library costs countless silver, the surrounding land is valuable. Therefore, a few 10 taels of silver have been spent, just waiting for those scholars to take the bait."

Zhu Di's face became serious: "So, these fish didn't take the bait?"

"Looking at it now, it should be like this." Yi Shiha still smiled wryly.

Zhu Di immediately frowned and said: "Fucking mother, these scholars, they have learned well, and this fish has become good, what should I do?"

Yi Shiha didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Maybe... this deal is a loss, but Your Majesty... it doesn't matter, with Cheng Enbo here, I can always think of other ways."

Zhu Di was not reconciled: "This group of damn scholars, I only want their money, but not their lives. How can they be so smart? I still believe it, and really freed up a lot of palaces for warehouses!"

Yi Shiha thought for a while and said, "Why don't you ask Cheng Enbo to sell the house at a lower price? This servant thinks that even if you can't sell it for 1000 taels, at least...you can still sell it for 200 taels."

Zhu Di's face was cloudy, but he still felt unwilling, he paused and said, "Let Zhang Anshi make up his mind, he is good at it, but the Tao is one foot tall, and the devil is one foot tall, so I am a little worried. Don't look at those scholars all looking like nerds, they are actually very smart, if they were fooled once, I'm afraid they won't be fooled a second time."

Yi Shiha nodded, he was worried that Zhu Di would not be able to accept this failure.

After all, on weekdays, I am used to pulling wool.

This time, instead of stealing the chicken, he lost a handful of rice.

However, Zhu Di was still calm after being upset for a while.

Zhu Di said: "I'm going to cut down on clothes and food. In the past few days, let the palace stop and save money. If I want to plan ahead, Annan doesn't know how long it will take."

Yi Shiha said: "The servant obeys the order."

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Zhang Liang hurried to Qixia from Hangzhou.

Here, he found his son who lived in the inn.

As soon as he saw his son Zhang Wenfu, he became very angry.

Be furious!
He directly picked up a stick, chased after Zhang Wenfu and beat him, saying: "Bastard, you bastard, you study for you on weekdays, let you stay in the capital to study, and you spend all day in the capital, that's all. After all, you are still my son, and I, as a father... just throw all the money into the water..."

Zhang Wenfu ran very fast, surrounded the table with Zhang Liang, and a Qin King came around the pillar.

Zhang Wenfu ran in a hurry and said: "Father, if you have something to say, talk about it, why did you come to the capital?"

"Ahem..." After all, Zhang Liang was not as young as Zhang Wenfu, and after running for a few laps, he became exhausted.

But after hearing Zhang Wenfu's words, he continued to wave his stick angrily, and continued to chase, cursing: "Can I still not come? If I don't come, our family business will be lost in your hands. You bastard, 2 taels of silver, where does our family have so much silver? You little bastard, you want to die, you go and collude with someone like Zhang Anshi, who eats people but doesn't spit out bones...you... ..."

Zhang Wenfu had no choice but to continue to hide, and said in a hurry: "It's not like taking 2 taels of silver at once, father, for 20 years, just take 4000 taels of silver and it will be fine. Our family has a big business."

Zhang Liang almost vomited blood in anger: "Our Zhang family has always lent money to others. When did we borrow money from others? Beast, beast, why did I give birth to such a thing as you! A house of 1000 taels is still as big as a sparrow Houses, you still bought twenty houses! You...you...do you know, your grandpa knew about this, and he was already lying in bed with anger. If I don't kill you today, I will follow Your last name."

Outside the house, people from the same inn came to see the excitement, and everyone laughed.

Zhang Liang chased after Zhang Wenfu, finally caught him, and drew the stick in his hand.

Zhang Wenfu groaned.

This sound, in the eyes of the spectators, seemed to have reached a climax all of a sudden, and they all gave out cheers.

"Look, you really got tricked by Zhang Anshi, and if you get tricked by Zhang Anshi, you can still have a good time."

"I gave birth to such a son, and I must beat him to death."

"Tsk tsk..."

Zhang Liang was in a hurry, and the stick didn't have any strength left. Zhang Wenfu's head was bleeding, and he lay motionless on the ground.

This time, Zhang Liang was terrified. He got angry, scolded and beat, but he didn't really want to kill his son!

For a while, he rushed forward crying, sobbing: "What's wrong, what's wrong? Oh my god, my son, why am I so miserable... I'm running a good family business, why did I encounter this situation? That Zhang Anshi harmed my whole family..."

As he spoke, Zhang Liang beat his heart desperately.

Zhang Wenfu is still sane, but his head is bleeding and he looks a bit miserable.

But at this time, he didn't dare to respond, so he could only continue to pretend to be dead.

Zhang Liang wailed again: "Come here, come here, go and ask the doctor, my God, why did you become like this, that black-hearted thief, son, you are a fool, you got into that Anshi's When..."

Tears are running dry.

The onlookers became more excited one by one, talking a lot: "Look... look... This is Zhang Anshi's evil."

"It is said that it cost 2 taels of silver, isn't that crazy?"

"Fortunately, I only paid a deposit... It is said that there are several thousand taels... The rest of the silver has not been paid, if not..."

Everyone was talking excitedly.

At this moment, someone hurried upstairs with several servants.

After the man climbed the building, the servants around him pushed the crowd away, and when the man in the shawl came over with his hands behind his back, the man said, "Zhang Wenfu, who is Zhang Wenfu's virtuous brother?"

Everyone pointed to the room.

The man walked in, but after entering the room, he was a little surprised when he saw this situation.

The man looked at Zhang Liang and said, "Maybe you are Zhang Wenfu?"

Zhang Liang was devastated at this time, but he was a big family after all, for this reason, he couldn't make people laugh at him, so he said sadly: "The dog is unworthy, it makes people laugh, this..."

He pointed to Zhang Wenfu: "He is the dog Zhang Wenfu."

At this moment, Zhang Wenfu suddenly opened his eyes and turned around: "You are..."

"My surname is Zhou, and my name is Zhou Zheng. A humble name is not worth mentioning." Zhou Zhengchao Zhang Wenfu bowed.

Zhou Zheng...

Many people became suspicious.

This name sounds familiar.

Zhenjiang Mansion... seems to have a Zhou family. It is said that they have been famous for many generations and have a huge family fortune. The owner of their parents' house seems to be Zhou Zheng.

Zhang Wenfu smiled wryly, not knowing the other party's intention, he said: "Dare to ask... Brother Zhou... what is the matter here?"

Zhou Zheng looked behind him.

There are still many spectators crowded there.

He seemed to wish he could have a private chat.

But now the Zhang family father and son have no intention of entertaining guests.

Seeing this situation, although Zhou Zheng didn't know what happened, he knew that it was better to quickly explain his intentions.

So, he smiled and said: "I heard that Zhang Xiandi has twenty sets of houses in the school, right?"

When Zhang Liang heard this, his face turned green again, dare to feel... Is this another joker?

Zhang Wenfu carefully glanced at his father, fearing to provoke him again, he replied cautiously: "I was confused for a while... I bought twenty sets."

After hearing this, Zhou Zheng laughed: "Everyone spreads it like this, but I think it's fake. This is the best way. I wonder if Brother Zhang Xian, can you give me two sets?"

"What? Two sets?" Zhang Wenfu was a little confused.

Zhou Zhengdao: "Yes, I also want to buy two sets."

Zhang Wenfu looked astonished, and then looked at his father.

And that Zhang Liang was also dumbfounded, isn't this another trick?

Zhang Wenfu said: "Do you really want it?"

"Yes. I want it now." Zhou Zheng said straightforwardly: "Let's follow the current price in the academy. In the past few days, they have raised the price several times, from 1000 taels to 50 taels. Right? Silver... I can teach someone to get it at any time, and I can immediately ask a guarantor to come, and we can repair the contract now."

He is crisp.

Each house is actually 50 taels more expensive.

Zhang Wenfu was dizzy, and felt that the other party's words were a little unbelievable.

He glanced at his father cautiously again.

After hearing this, Zhang Liang said, "You really want to buy it?"

"Really." Zhou Zheng smiled and said, "There are two sons in the family who want to study in Nanjing. It just so happens that this place...is not bad. I simply bought two houses so that they can study here with peace of mind."

Zhang Liang said: "Okay, then you can bring the money now."

Zhou Zheng immediately winked at the servant behind him.

After a while, someone came with a box of silver, not only that, but also a policeman from Qixia, obviously a guarantor.

Zhou Zheng smiled and said, "Is it ready to deliver now?"

The onlookers, who could hardly breathe one by one, were all dumbfounded watching all this.

Obviously many people have never seen so much silver in their lives.

Zhou Zhengdao: "This gentleman has always been the security chief in Qixia, how about letting him be the security?"

Zhang Wenfu was about to nod his head.

Zhang Liang suddenly said, "Forget it, I won't sell it."

Zhou Zheng was taken aback for a moment, and his face was a little ugly: "Didn't it be agreed just now?"

"I've changed my mind now, I won't sell it." Zhang Liang answered simply.

Zhou Zheng was a little ashamed and angry, and his face turned cold when he saw it: "Why didn't you tell me just now? After I got the money and hired a guarantor, I didn't sell it? You must always keep your word."

Zhang Liang said cheekily: "This house belongs to my family. I will sell it if I want to, and I will not sell it if I don't want to! Don't you need to consider such a big matter? If you want to buy a house, you can go to another house to buy it. What do you learn?" Gong, isn’t it still for sale? Why did you come to us?”

Zhou Zheng immediately understood what the other party meant.

This old fox deliberately deceived him, just to see if he bought it in good faith. When he got the money and invited a guarantor, the man thought he was sincere and refused to sell it.

Zhou Zheng snorted coldly and said, "If the academy still has a house for sale, why should I find you? Hmph, a villain who doesn't keep his word."

After all, with a dark face, he seemed unwilling to reconcile: "Add 200 taels, 250 taels, will you sell it?"

Zhang Liang shook his head like a rattle drum: "I won't sell it, I won't sell it, I won't sell it if I say I won't sell it, and I won't sell it. This is a family heirloom in my family, and I want to pass it on to my children and grandchildren. Selling the house, isn't that a prodigal son?"

Zhou Zheng was very angry, gritted his teeth, and walked away.

The spectators gasped.

The house in the academy... was actually sold out.

Didn't you say... there are five hundred sets?

It's only been a few days, and they're all sold out?

How is it possible... Obviously everyone thinks they are black-hearted.

Obviously everyone is joking.

There are so many bullies in the world.

Everyone looked at Zhang Wenfu...

That's right, someone bought this house for 250 taels. Didn't it mean that he earned more than 5000 taels of silver in just a few days from the twenty houses in his hand?

5000 taels, what a terrible amount, and how many people will not be able to earn it in a few lifetimes.

Zhang Wenfu was still in a daze.

Zhang Liang was in a hurry, and immediately closed the door to prevent the spectators from continuing to watch the excitement.

Turning around, he immediately said to Zhang Wenfu: "Is the final payment settled?"

"There are still some outstanding, but there is a deposit..."

"Bastard, what are you still doing? Go and settle the balance."

Zhang Wenfu said in surprise, "Father...didn't you say..."

"Talk about your mother's size." Zhang Liang scolded him: "Are you stupid? We made money, and we are going to make a fortune. This is at least 5000 taels...5000 taels...it's not 2 taels Earning five thousand, we only took out a down payment of a mere few thousand taels of silver."

After all, the excited Zhang Liang hugged Zhang Wenfu in his arms: "My good son, my good son, as a father, I didn't misunderstand you. I have always told people that in the future, the Zhang Wenfu will be able to boost my family's fortune." , it’s none other than you, oops... what are you still doing in a daze, go, go, let’s hurry to the academy.”

"Go...to do what?"

"Go and find out the news!"

"Oh, oh..."

The father and son opened the door again, but the spectators outside the door had not dispersed yet.

One by one looked at the father and son with envious eyes.

Who would have thought that I was making fun of people, but now... it seemed that I was the one making the joke.

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The news has spread like wildfire.

Almost everyone is desperately looking for news about the Academy.

In just a few days, the situation turned around directly.

This is beyond the imagination of almost everyone.

However, such a thing happened in front of my eyes, so I couldn't help others not to believe it.

Some people even think... Zhang Anshi must have played a trick, and deliberately released this news in order to deceive people with black hearts.

Therefore, many people began to delve into it.

But the result of the investigation... unexpectedly exceeded everyone's expectations.

It really sold.

There are more than 500 houses with names and surnames, and many of them are bought by people who are usually famous.

People... really took out the money.People with good deeds asked about it, but the other party did not deny it, and these people would never be able to collude with Zhang Anshi to deceive people, and they have a long history of family business, so they can't afford to lose that person.

All of a sudden... the inside and outside of Nanjing City were all silent, and everyone seemed to be in mourning, as if all of their spirits had been emptied all of a sudden.

Zhu Jin hurriedly took the account, sent it to Zhang Anshi, and said excitedly: "Uncle, 62 taels of silver, 570 houses, haha... just such a piece of land... more than 60 taels of silver, if this land is a paddy field, I'm afraid 5000 taels are not worth it."

Zhang Anshi said calmly: "Don't get excited, it's just the beginning, it's just to make some money, look how excited you are."

Zhu Jin looked suspicious, and said: "The villain doesn't understand a little bit."

The way he looked at Zhang Anshi turned into admiration, and stars began to appear in his eyes, as if a person released from prison saw a sow.

Zhang Anshi raised his feet, in front of Zhu Jin, he never kept his secrets, and said: "Just ask."

Zhu Jin said: "Uncle, such an expensive price... Logically, no one should buy it, and everyone in the market laughs at our house, but..."

Zhang Anshi took a deep look at him: "It seems...you are still a little confused in this business, that's all, let me teach you a lesson."

Zhang Anshi smiled and said: "This business is like this. Most people can't afford our price. But have you ever thought that this thing is not going to be sold to them at all?"

Zhu Jin nodded subconsciously: "Yes, yes."

Zhang Anshi continued: "So who are we selling our more than 500 houses to? Those who are really wealthy, is more than 1000 taels a lot? For some people, of course, they may not be able to save in a lifetime. Yes, but for some people, it’s just a drizzle, they may have a big birthday, and the 1000 taels of silver will be gone, so... let me ask you, is the 1000 taels expensive?”

Zhu Jin froze for a moment: "This..."

Zhang Anshi said: "The question of whether it is expensive or not is not how much it is really worth, but... in the eyes of different people, some people think that something expensive, in the eyes of others, it is actually just everyday things. It’s just cost. That’s why I asked you to raise the price. What’s the purpose of the price increase? It’s to let those good-natured people scold you.”

"The harder they scold, the house becomes synonymous with luxury. The more fiercely they scold, the more people will know about it. When this house is known to the whole world, it will be natural... I will not lack In their eyes, the real wealthy households are one step away from the library, the price is cheap, and there are low-interest loans. Let the younger generation live here and infect the cultural atmosphere here, it is simply too cost-effective."

Zhu Jin suddenly realized: "It turns out that the more people scold you, the better our business will be."

"That's the truth." Zhang Anshi said with emotion: "This is the money I earned with my reputation. For this, I don't know how many times I have been scolded and wronged."

Zhu Jin said: "Uncle, you want to open it up a bit."

Zhang Anshi immediately smiled: "For Your Majesty, for the country, for our great cause, my grievances are nothing."

"Daye?" Zhu Jin complained a little in his heart. Whose Daye is looking at other people's money bags.

Zhang Anshi continued: "Prepare another thousand sets for me, and it will be listed on the market in a few days."

"Still selling?" Zhu Jin was stunned: "Uncle, didn't you say... only those who are really worth money... will..."

Zhang Anshi said: "In the beginning, the people who bought it were all people who were not bad at money, but soon, there will be people in the market looking for them everywhere. As a result, the price of this second-hand product may rise, and there will be many people buying it at this time. Once you recognize its value, once someone recognizes its value, then those who have the money to buy it, or those who can barely grit their teeth and can buy it, will flock to buy it, do you understand this truth?"

Zhu Jin: "..."

Zhang Anshi sighed: "Sin, sin, take 1000 taels of silver tomorrow, go to the temple and donate some sesame oil money to me, I am kind... I can't bear it, do more good deeds. By the way, the new house will pay for me, A set of 500 taels, not a penny less.”

Zhu Jin: "..."

Zhang Anshi said: "What are you still doing?"

Zhu Jin nodded: "The little one understands, and the little one will do it now."

Zhang Anshi sighed in his heart, to be honest... the leeks of scholars are really easy to harvest, there is no way to do this, who is to blame for this, who makes the rich in the world so rich and the poor have no place to stand?
Earning the money of these people who are connected to the fields... I don't feel guilty, just think of it... Let these rich people... donate some sesame oil money to Zhang Anshi.

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"Your Majesty... Your Majesty..."

Yishiha ran so fast, he seemed to have regained his youth all of a sudden, and even the long-lost male hormones were surging in his body at this moment.

"Your Majesty... It's terrible, you've made a fortune, you've made a fortune, the house... all sold... all sold... just the hundreds of acres of land... all sold out."

As Yishiha said, when he entered the threshold, because he was too excited, he tripped over, and with an ouch, he tilted his body and landed on his face first.

Zhu Di was dozing off with his pillow on Empress Xu's leg.

Hearing this, he turned around and said, "How is it possible that someone will be fooled like this? Didn't you say that the scholar has become a genius? I was only dreaming about this!"

(End of this chapter)