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Green tea has been prepared in the other living room next to the courtroom, and the table in the center of the room is covered with land deeds in black and white.

Prefect Li Quan, Dian Shi Zhang Wei, Experience Qin Wen, and Hu Shu Peng Peng have already taken their positions.

Anfu hasn't arrived yet.This can't help but make a few people here a little suspicious, no one believes that Mr. Li would foolishly buy the ruins of Chaochengnan.

Soon, the doubts in everyone's hearts disappeared.Because Anfu arrived as scheduled!

The manager of the Anfu Li family is also a well-known figure in Bizhou. Although his reputation is not that high, he knows most of the people walking on the street.

When Steward An arrived, Li Quan didn't need to say much, the waiting people had already won over with smiles.

The housekeeper An Da came to negotiate in person, which shows how much Mr. Li attaches importance to this land purchase.

After exchanging pleasantries outside the house, everyone took their seats in the living room.

An Fu had a serious expression, and when he looked at Li Quan without much expression, he stood up and clasped his fists: "Master Li, my master sincerely bought the land in the south of the city. Let's not gossip, I wonder what the court thinks of the price?"

When it comes to the price, several people in the magistrate's yamen really haven't discussed it.Because they never thought they could actually sell it.

But now that Butler An is here, I suddenly feel that something is going on!But the price...

Zhang Wei and the others looked at Mr. Li eagerly, for fear that Mr. Li would call out some cabbage price if he didn't understand the market.

Li Quan thought about it seriously: "Well... I don't cheat anyone. Since Mr. Li wants to buy it, he can buy it at the normal price. It seems that one mu of land in Bizhou costs 50 taels of silver. In the south of the city, we have a total of nearly four 2000 mu, it should cost 800 million taels. Then, for the sake of Master Li, I will take a step back and only need [-] million taels of silver!"

"Pfft!" Hushu Pengpeng hadn't swallowed the tea yet, and when he heard "800 million taels", he spit out the whole tea.

The other two were not much better, and suddenly opened their mouths.

Li Quan pretended to look at them blankly: "Why? The price offered by the official is too low?"

"..."

Speechless!

Zhang Wei was completely speechless!I thought that the lion's big mouth was not opened like this by you!

An Fu's expression was a little weird, and he admired the master's acting skills.But in Zhang Wei's eyes, he thought it was An Da's housekeeper who was a little angry because of such a price.

"Hey! Manager An, wait a minute, the price just now doesn't count, I...I'll discuss it with your lord."

Zhang Wei didn't care about his status any more, and finally someone came to deal with the hot potato in the Yamen's hands, so he couldn't be disturbed by Mr. Li like this.He hurried forward and invited Li Quan outside.

"I said my lord [the money is not opened like this!"

"Huh? Then the rules are so open? I think the price of 800 million taels is very fair!"

"...This... The price of our land in Bizhou is indeed 50 taels per mu, but that is the price before the natural disaster. And the south of the city is now in ruins, how can it be measured with such a price?"

"Then how many taels per mu do you want? 30 taels? Is it too little? We are doing things for the imperial court, so we can't let the imperial court suffer!" Li Quan said with a straight face.

"It's too much!" Zhang Wei shook his head vigorously, wondering why this lord is so stubborn?

"The land in the south of the city is at most ten taels and one mu, no no! It's not bad to buy seven or eight taels."

"What? Seven or eight taels? Do you think you are buying dry land in the countryside?"

"dry……"

Li Quan's words reminded Zhang Wei, saying that such a piece of waste land might not even compare to the dry land, right?

"My lord! Don't even think about earning money for the court. The most important thing for us now is to find a way to get rid of the land. What will happen if we can't find anyone to collect taxes?"

"If you sell it like this, won't the court suffer?"

"My lord, don't keep thinking about the court, at least think about yourself! If you don't pay taxes, we are all inseparable. And the one who will be most affected is you, my lord!"

"This one……"

Seeing that Li Quan hesitated, Zhang Wei hurriedly struck the iron: "Sir, in fact, the price is not a loss at all. When it is sold, Master Li must find a way to manage the south of the city well. With the strong financial support of the Li family, Maybe the south of the city can really be rebuilt. Doesn’t this just fulfill the task of being on duty here in disguise?”

Li Quan nodded: "There is some truth in what you said. It's just such a cheap price, I really don't have the face to say it!"

Zhang Wei really couldn't understand the logic of this, so he thought for a while and said, "Since it's hard for adults to speak, how about going to the officials?"

Li Quan didn't speak, but nodded slightly, pretending to be displeased, and went back to the hall.

Everyone sat down again.

Thinking of the nonsense price before, the expressions of several officials were a little embarrassed.

An Fu glanced at everyone coldly: "Have you negotiated the price? Is it 2000 million taels or 3000 million taels?"

"Ha...ha..." Zhang Wei smiled awkwardly, "Director An really knows how to joke, how could there be so many? My lord was just watching a joke just now! My lord, don't you think so?"

"Ahem..." Li Quan lowered his head and coughed dryly.

An Fu still maintained his cold and arrogant attitude: "Tell me, how do you sell it?"

Zhang Wei rubbed his hands together, and said with a smile: "Just now, the lower official has already discussed with the adults. Considering the current situation in Nancheng and Mr. Li's face, he decided to transfer the land to the Li family at the cheapest price. Eight taels of silver per mu of land, minus the odds, only 30 taels of silver for [-] mu of land. Look..."

"It's expensive!" Before Zhang Wei could finish speaking, An Fu interrupted directly.

"It's still expensive?!" It was Li Quan who spoke, and everyone could hear the displeasure in his words, "You think my land in Bizhou is a dry field from a foreign country? One third of Bizhou City is only 30 taels. Still too expensive?"

"My lord, calm down! My lord, calm down! Let's talk if we have something to say." Zhang Wei hurriedly smiled.

After the experience, Qin Wen also quickly persuaded: "Yes, yes! My lord, you have to take a long-term perspective. Listen to the price offered by the Li family first."

Li Quan raised his teacup angrily, and turned his face away: "Speak! I want to hear what price is not too expensive!"

"Buy it now, 10 taels! This is the highest price my master gave me."

"10 taels!" Li Quan was so angry that he almost jumped up from the table, "You mean you can buy me an acre of land in Bizhou with two or three taels of silver?"

Chapter 359: 20 taels of a city

Li Quan's rage frightened everyone, and several officials hurried forward to hold Li Quan down, trying to comfort him in every possible way. |||

Compared with Li Quan's anger, they wanted to negotiate this business.

An Fu restrained his cold and arrogant expression, and cupped his hands towards Li Quan: "Master Li, don't get angry, and listen to my master's analysis first. First of all, the land in the south of the city is already a waste land, how much is it worth? My lord If it is valuable after the reconstruction, how much will it cost to completely rebuild it? And even after the reconstruction, no one buys and lives in Bizhou. The adults also know that my master did not buy this land for making money, but simply for the sake of it. In order to relieve Mr. Li's worries, this is for Mr. Li's face. You know, if this land is kept in Mr. Li's hands, even if the court exempts a lot of taxes, it will still have to collect thousands of taels of silver every month. If it falls into the hands of the lord, the money will have to be deducted from the accountant of the yamen. Now Bizhou economic lord is also clear that every penny of silver is extremely precious. How many taels of 1000 taels are deducted in the magistrate's yamen? So Don't underestimate the 10 taels of silver, Mr. Li is not only adding income to the magistrate's office, but also reducing his worries for the future!"

Of all the people, the one who most wanted to get rid of the ruins in the south of the city was Hushu Pengpeng. The household department was mainly in charge of taxes and land, and he had the most troublesome holding a piece of waste land.Don't say 10 taels, even 1 taels, he is willing to dispose of it, at least it won't make his work tasks unfinished!

After hearing An Fu's explanation and everyone's comfort, Li Quan seemed to have calmed down a lot.

He looked at the officials around him: "See, you mean that 10 taels is appropriate?"