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Lu Xiu hesitated and said: "Husband, is there any gossip, or is there something wrong?"

"That's not true. The main reason is that I think you are too fascinated. You are also discussing the rise and fall of the land while eating. I have never seen that Alian and Qiaoyun have a common language. The two of them talked very happily, which really made me laugh." surprise."

Lu Xiu smiled and said: "I didn't expect this, the relationship between the two of them has not been harmonious since the beginning, but the two are also the most enthusiastic about buying land, discussing together all day long, and then analyzing the news in the newspaper. With all kinds of news, the relationship has become very harmonious, which is unexpected."

A few days ago, Chen Qing found that after dinner, several wives and concubines were discussing housing prices and land prices, which made him a little displeased, but he didn't expect that land speculation could actually promote family harmony. The earth actually has this effect?

Since there was a good side, Chen Qing didn't want to worry about it anymore, so he let them go and found something for them to do.

"What's the market price in Jingzhao now?" Chen Qing asked with a smile.

"It was stable for a while before, but since my husband took over Jinghu South Road, housing prices and land prices have risen again. The price of shops facing the street on South Street has risen from [-] per mu to [-]. Wanguan has risen to [-] guan, and it is not easy to buy, but the most expensive land in Jingzhao City is Dongda Street, and the teahouse sold by Master at [-] guan per mu has risen to [-] guan per mu. Fortunately, it was sold to me. Otherwise, Master will go home with regrets."

"So, your master already has a family property of more than [-] yuan in just a few years?"

"Actually, everyone is pretty much the same!"

Lu Xiu was a little embarrassed, but she still couldn't help but asked with a smile: "Could my husband provide some more inside information! Let's prepare in advance so that Binger and the others can earn more property."

When Lu Xiu puts on a big hat, he is earning property for your children, so you can figure it out yourself!

Chen Qing had no choice but to think for a while and asked, "What is the current land price on North Street?"

"North Street is not good. It is too close to warehouses and military barracks. It is relatively remote. It is far inferior to East Street. The highest land price is about [-] yuan per mu!"

Lu Xiu reacted very quickly, and her eyes lit up, "Could it be that the North Street will go up?"

Chen Qing nodded, "The warehouses and barracks over there are temporary, and palaces and palaces will be built in the future. Private houses are not allowed to be built on the north side of Beidajie. They will be official residences in the future, but private development will be allowed on the south side of Beidajie. In the future, the commercial prosperity will be no less than that of East Street, and it will become the best location in the city. You can collect some land first, but don’t spread the news.”

Lu Xiu was overjoyed, got up and said: "I see, I will discuss with them!"

Chen Qing suddenly discovered that his concubine was also addicted to real estate speculation, no less than Yu Lian and Zhao Qiaoyun.

The first thousand and 120 eight chapters of real estate speculation

Early the next morning, Chen Qing came to the official room as usual, but when he walked to the door of the official room, he heard the voices of several people arguing in the pavilion next to him.

"You can't buy a house in the southwestern district. It's a poor area there. How can you get promoted? It's better to buy land outside the city. The price is similar, but the land outside the city will definitely be promoted. Old Zhang, you can't be greedy for that cheap."

"Hey! I want to take a gamble. I bet that the Internal Affairs Hall will repair Han Chang'an City, so that the poor will move there. The price per mu is only [-] guan. There really is no such cheap land in Jingzhao City."

"The God of Wealth Zhao is so stingy, he will allocate money to build the Great Wall of Han? Just dream! You buy two acres of land in the Southwest District, and you don't know how long it takes to get it back."

Chen Qing shook his head, and said that his wives and concubines were speculating in real estate, and so did his subordinates.

He went directly to his official room, sat down and flipped through yesterday's newspaper. He found that the advertisement pages inside were basically information on the transfer of houses and land. The land in Zhaocheng was worthless before, but now it is about to turn into a rich man with tens of millions of wealth.

At this time, Chao Qing came in to deliver a document, "This is a pigeon letter from Lin'an yesterday afternoon, it's not urgent, and I didn't notify His Highness overnight!"

"What content?" Chen Qing asked.

"It was the imperial court who awarded General Wu Jie posthumously as a young teacher, with the posthumous title of 'Wu'an'."

Five months ago, Wu Jie's body was transferred to Jingzhao. Chen Qing held a grand welcoming ceremony. 10,000+ people came to mourn the anti-golden hero. The funeral in Pingliang County was generous, and the two sons were also enlisted in the army to join the military. After the filial piety expired, Jingzhao joined the army.

"Why did the imperial court think of giving Wu Jie a posthumous gift at this time?"

"I feel that the emperor should know that we held a grand ceremony to mourn Wu Jie, and they couldn't sit still."

"Only after five months?" Chen Qing asked with a puzzled smile.

"Your Highness, this is actually the normal time for news transmission. If it is not an urgent military situation, the news feedback will be very long. It will take three months to walk on the light road, and then delay in various yamen for a while. The emperor will think about it for a month or two. It will take about half a year."

"I know, you go!"

"Retire from humble position!"

Chao Qing turned around to leave, but Chen Qing suddenly remembered something and called to stop Chao Qing.

"I have something to ask you!"

Chen Qing asked with a smile: "Do you usually buy and sell real estate at home?"

Chao Qing scratched his head, and said a little embarrassedly: "The humble parents are buying and selling real estate, and the humble have no time. If His Highness is interested, you can ask Wei Ji, he is a local, and he is very well-informed."

"You call him in, I have something to ask him."

Chen Qing knew that the Wei family was the biggest landlord in Jingzhao City. If the land price rose, the Wei family would undoubtedly be the biggest beneficiary. Of course, Chen Qing never admitted that he was the biggest landlord in Jingzhao City. He has more land than the Wei family, and the palace where he lives alone covers an area of ​​[-] mu.

Not long after, Wei Ji hurried in following Chao Qing, bowed and said, "See Your Highness!"

"Just now I heard a few people talking about housing prices at the gate of the official room. I don't want to blame them, because it's not the time to go to court, but I want to know, is everyone in Jingzhao City talking about real estate and land now?"

"His Royal Highness, the hottest topic in Jingzhao now is real estate. It started two or three years ago. Many people made a fortune by selling their ancestral property. Many stories circulating in the neighborhood are actually true, making everyone want to To make a fortune, it has been quiet for a while at the beginning of the year, but after the news that we captured Jing South Road, the land price has risen again. The price of land has risen to [-] guan per mu, and my fourth uncle is beating his chest at home all day long!"

Chen Qing couldn't help laughing, Wei Ji's father is the patriarch Wei Ningyuan, although Wei Ji is the second son, but he is the eldest son, his elder brother Wei Chun was born of a concubine, the family status is different.

The fourth uncle Wei Ji mentioned was called Wei Ningshan. A few years ago, he sold the teahouse on a three-acre land next to the Zhuangyuan Bridge on Dongda Street to Li Qingzhao for three thousand guan. The average price per mu was only [-] guan. Later, when Li Qingzhao wanted to sell the teahouse, Lu Xiu took over the teahouse at a price of [-] guan, and the average price per mu was [-] guan, a threefold increase.

Li Qingzhao started her real estate speculation career with this ten thousand yuan as capital. Now she owns three five-acre houses and one three-acre street-facing shop. The low-key rich man has assets of hundreds of thousands.

And two years after Lu Xiu took over the teahouse, the land price of Zhuangyuan Bridge shops on Dongda Street has become the highest in the city, and the price per mu is [-] yuan, which has increased tenfold. The real estate he sold has increased thirty-fold, and his intestines are full of regret.

"What does your grandfather think?" Chen Qing asked again.

Wei Ji said again: "My grandfather said that the soaring land prices in Jingzhao and Lin'an followed the path of Bianliang in Tokyo. It took a hundred years for Bianliang's land prices to rise to the sky. Everyone has learned from Bianliang's experience, so they are short-lived. As time went up, my grandfather also said that the people in Jingzhao alone could not push such a high land price. The key is that rich people flocked to these two cities from all over the world to buy land and build houses. However, the land price for shops at [-] per mu has reached its peak.”

Wei Ji's great-great-grandfather, Wei Zhan, used to be the Minister of Criminal Affairs in the Northern Song Dynasty. Chen Qing wanted to invite him to be a counselor, but Wei Zhan refused because of his age. Chen Qing quite agreed with Wei Zhan's thinking.

He got up and laughed:

"Let's go! Let's go to Zhuangyuan Bridge."

Dozens of cavalry guarded Chen Qing's carriage and drove towards the Zhuangyuan Bridge. Chao Qing and Wei Ji each rode a horse and followed on both sides of the carriage.

East Street and West Street are divided into two by Yongwang Mansion. Zhuangyuan Bridge is located in the middle of East Street, about two miles away from Yongwang Mansion. Chang'an Avenue passes by Zhuangyuan Bridge, making Zhuangyuan Bridge the intersection of two streets. On the other side is the Caohe River, which makes this area the most prosperous commercial area in the city. To the west of the bridge is Taibai Restaurant, and to the east of the bridge is Yi'an Teahouse.

There were a lot of people on the street, shoulder to shoulder, and the carriage walked slowly. After a while, they came to the Zhuangyuan Bridge, but saw a group of people standing in front of Yi'an Teahouse, and heard the big shopkeeper shouting from a distance: "Old customers, you are right! Can’t stay here! This store is about to be transferred, everyone can go to the Qing’an Tea House in the east, it’s the same family, and the tribute Fengcha is also available there, and it’s also official kiln porcelain, please bear with me!”

Chen Qing was taken aback, is Yi'an Teahouse going to be sold?The wife didn't tell herself!

But Yi'an Teahouse is the property of Princess Luxiu, she never asks about these things, and it's normal for her not to tell herself.

At this time, Chen Qing saw Butler Tian, ​​and quickly asked Chao Qing to go to Butler Tian to find him.

Butler Tian didn't expect to meet his master, he hurried forward to salute, "See you, master!"

Chen Qing asked with a smile: "Madam asked you to come?"

"Exactly! The man from Zhuangzhai came to say that someone wanted to buy a tea house, and my wife asked me to talk about it."

"When will Madam sell the teahouse?"

"Just this morning."

Chen Qing immediately understood that it must have something to do with what she said last night. She said that North Street would rise, so she immediately decided to sell the teahouse.

Although the decision to sell was quick, Chen Qing was even more surprised by the speed of the buyers.

"It was just posted in the morning. Is anyone here to buy it now? It's only been an hour!"

"My lord, the man from the Zhuangzhai said that someone wanted to buy it a long time ago, so the wife agreed to resell it, and they immediately notified the other party. There were more than one person, and there were three merchants who wanted to buy this piece of land. The lady said that the one with the highest price will get .”

Chen Qing couldn't help laughing, he didn't expect that his wife, who had always been carefree, knew that the highest price would win, and if three people competed, they could sell at a high price.

At this moment, the Yaren from the Zhuangzhai hurried over and said to Steward Tian, ​​"Old man, everyone is here."

"Then I'll go first."

Chen Qing nodded, "Go! But remember, the brand of Yi'an Tea House is not for sale."

The first thousand and 120 chapters and nine transactions

After returning to the mansion in the afternoon, he went to fiddle with his crops as usual, and then came to the study. As soon as he sat down, his wife Lu Xiu came in with tea.

"Does your lady know what I want to ask?"

"Of course I know, Steward Tian told me."

Lu Xiu couldn't restrain the joy in her heart, sat on her husband's lap, put her arms around his neck, and said with a coquettish smile, "Husband, guess how much it sold for?"

"It must be more than [-] per mu."

"Of course, let me tell you, the price per mu is 12 guan, and the total price of three mu of land is [-] guan."

Chen Qing was also a little shocked at this price, 12 guan!Only the dignitaries and wealthy businessmen of the Northern Song Dynasty could afford this price. I am afraid that no one in Jingzhaocheng could afford one hundred thousand guan except himself.

"Who bought it?"

"It's Taibai Restaurant. They have wanted to buy our teahouse for a long time. They begged me several times, but I didn't agree. This time I let go, and they didn't hesitate to increase the price to [-] guan, and then to [-] guan. , do not give the two competitors a chance at all.”

It turned out to be Taibai Restaurant, the largest restaurant in Chang'an, with extremely strong financial resources. Chen Qing knew that the proprietor's surname was Liu, and he was one of the four major grain merchants in Bianliang. Years of wealth.

Although the Jin soldiers suffered heavy losses after they broke Bianliang, they have a solid background and a great foresight. Not long after they seized Jingzhao, the family invested in the largest Taibai restaurant, and now they have won the most expensive piece of land for shops. , which means that this mysterious family has bet on themselves.

"wrong!"

Chen Qing suddenly felt something unusual, and he asked again: "How much are the other two bids?"

"I heard from Steward Tian that one family is only willing to pay 3 guan at most, and the other family is [-] more, with a cap of [-] guan, that is to say, no more than [-] guan."

That's the problem, the opponent can win it with [-] guan, why do they need [-] more guan?

"Does the other party know that the lady is the owner of Yi'an Teahouse?"

"You should know! It's no secret that the Yaren from Zhuangzhai came to our house to look for Mr. Tian."

Lu Xiu hesitated for a moment and asked: "My husband, you mean that the other party spent 12 yuan to buy my shop for a purpose?"

Chen Qing shook his head, "I don't know if the other party has a purpose, but I think that a restaurant spent 12 yuan, and I don't know when it will pay back?"

"It is said that they plan to build another Taibai restaurant, and then build a bridge in the air to connect the two Taibai restaurants together."

"It's possible, maybe they can make money, but they are businessmen, no matter how rich a businessman is, they won't overpay [-] yuan for no reason. I will investigate this matter secretly. The transaction is legal and normal. You Don't worry too much, just accept your rich income."

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Princess Lu Xiu left, and Chen Qing was still thinking about this question, why did the proprietor of Taibai Restaurant spend an extra [-] guan to buy Yi'an Restaurant, causing the land price of Zhuangyuan Bridge to soar to [-] guan per mu.

Are they for the purpose of bribing the princess, or are they trying to hype the land?

Also, this Liu family is also very mysterious, and they have never seen them come forward. This time, it was also a senior manager who came to trade, and the owner did not show up.

Chen Qing is also full of interest in this mysterious Liu family...

Half an hour later, Chen Qing met Wang Hao in the outer mansion.

"See Your Highness for a humble position!"

Chen Qing hadn't interviewed Wang Hao for a few months. Ever since the spies sent by Wan Yanchang were taken away, the Kingdom of Jin had calmed down, and there was no sign of sending spies again.

Of course, there are still spies. Maybe their focus has become intelligence gathering, and if they don't involve dangerous matters, they won't be easy to be discovered.

We all know that there are intelligence points where the imperial court placed Jingzhao, but it is not easy to find them.

In the past few months, Neiwei has focused on cracking down on coin counterfeiting, escorting the issuance of large-amount real-name clubs by Yongwangfu.

"How's it going, did you find a fake club?" Chen Qing asked with a smile.

"Reporting to Your Highness, there is no one at present. The issuance of the club is still relatively strict and impeccable, so it has been four months since the issuance, and no counterfeiting has been found, but it is a bit more troublesome. trouble."

Chen Qing smiled and said: "You can use counter tickets across the state, but it's actually the same thing. The purpose of the meeting is for convenience. At the beginning, it will be stricter. After a long time, it will gradually relax. Problems must be allowed. Once found, it will be severely punished, and a noose will be used to deter counterfeiters."

"Your Highness is right, convenience will inevitably have risks, but you can't refuse to eat because of choking."

Chen Qing nodded and said, "I'm looking for you today because I have something to entrust to you, and it's not a big deal."

Seeing Wang Hao listening intently, Chen Qing continued: "You know the Yi'an Teahouse on East Street, right? The one next to Zhuangyuan Bridge."

"Humble job knows, I used to go there often."

"That's Wang Hao's property. Wang Hao sold it tonight. The price per mu is [-] guan, which is beyond my expectation. The buyer is the owner of Taibai Restaurant. I want you to investigate. First, obviously It can be won at [-] Guan per mu, why did the other party offer [-] Guan? What is the intention of the other party? Second, who is the owner of Taibai Restaurant? Where do they live now? Dot, check it out thoroughly."

Wang Hao bowed and said, "I understand, and I will start deploying tomorrow morning."

"Another point!"

Chen Qing stopped him again, and said with a smile: "When you go back, turn to the newspaper office of "Beijing News" by the way, and say that it is my order. Today's Yi'an Teahouse transactions are not allowed to be published in the newspaper!"

"Humble job understands! Humble job goes right away."

Wang Hao fully understands that the "Beijing News" will definitely publish this kind of explosive news worth [-] yuan per mu as the headline on the front page, but this matter involves the princess, how can it be published in the newspaper?

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