Early the next morning, Chen Qing came to the official room as usual. When he walked to the door of the official room, he heard the sound of arguments among several workers in the pavilion next to him.
"You can't buy houses in the Southwest District. It's a slum there. How can you get promoted? It's better to buy land outside the city. The prices are similar, but land outside the city will definitely lead to promotion. Lao Zhang, don't be greedy for that advantage."
"Hey! I want to make a bet. I bet that the Internal Affairs Bureau will repair Han Chang'an City, so that the poor will move there. It only costs one thousand guan per mu. There is really no such cheap land in Jingzhao City."
"Zhao Caishen is so stingy, will he allocate money to build the Great Wall of Han Dynasty? Dream on! If you buy two acres of land in the southwest district, you don't know how long it will take you to get back your money."
Chen Qing shook his head and said that his wives and concubines were speculating in real estate, and even his subordinates were doing the same.
He went directly to his official room, sat down and flipped through yesterday's newspaper. He found that the advertisement pages inside were basically filled with information on the transfer of houses and land. The people of Jingzhao, who had been poor for several generations, just because their ancestors left a piece of Beijing
The land in Zhaocheng was worthless before, but now it is about to turn into a rich man with a huge fortune.
At this time, Chao Qing came in to deliver a document, "This is the pigeon letter sent from Lin'an yesterday afternoon. It is not urgent. I didn't notify His Highness overnight because of my humble position!"
"What's the content?" Chen Qing asked.
"It was the imperial court who posthumously awarded General Wu the rank of Shaoshi, 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. More than 100,000 people came to mourn the anti-golden hero. Chen Qing sent 3,000 Tiger Guard cavalry to guard Wu Jie's body.
The coffin was returned to Pingliang County for a grand burial, and his two sons were also appointed to join the army. After the period of mourning, they later joined the army in Jingzhao.
"Why did the imperial court think of giving Wu Jie a posthumous gift at this time?"
"Bizhi feels that the emperor must have known that we held a grand ceremony to commemorate Wu Jie, and they couldn't sit still."
"We only found out 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 travel alone, and then it will be delayed in various yamen for a period of time. The emperor will consider it for another month or two.
It will take almost half a year.”
"I understand, go ahead!"
"I resign from my humble position!"
Chao Qing turned around to leave, but Chen Qing suddenly remembered something and stopped Chao Qing.
"I have something to ask you!"
Chen Qing smiled and asked: "Do you usually buy and sell real estate and land at home?"
Chao Qing scratched his head and said with some embarrassment: "My parents are buying and selling real estate. I don't have time. If your Highness is interested, you can ask Wei Ji. He is a local and has good information."
"Call him in and I'll ask him something."
Chen Qing knows that the Wei family is the largest landowner in Jingzhao City. If land prices rise, the Wei family will undoubtedly be the biggest beneficiary. Of course, Chen Qing never admits that he is the largest landowner in Jingzhao City. He owns
He has more land than the Wei family, and the palace where he lives alone covers an area of 300 acres.
Not long after, Wei Ji followed Chao Qing and hurried in, bowed and said: "See you, Your Highness!"
"I just heard a few executives talking about housing prices at the door of the official office. I don't want to blame them, because it's not the time to go to court yet, but I want to know if everyone in Jingzhao City is talking about real estate and land now?"
"Your Majesty, the hottest topic in Jingzhao right now is real estate. It started two or three years ago. Many families have made a fortune by selling their ancestral property. Many of the stories circulating in the neighborhood are actually true, making everyone want to
Making a fortune has been quiet for a while at the beginning of the year, but after the news came that we captured Jinghu South Road, the land price rose again. The original price per mu increased to 15,000 guan per mu.
The land price has risen to 30,000 guan per mu, and my fourth uncle spends all day at home stamping his feet and beating his chest!"
Chen Qing burst out laughing. Wei Ji's father was the head of the family, Wei Ningyuan. Although Wei Ji was the second son, he was the eldest son. His brother Wei Chun was born from a concubine, so his family status was different.
The fourth uncle Wei Ji mentioned was called Weiningshan. A few years ago, he sold the teahouse with three acres of land next to the Zhuangyuan Bridge on East Street to Li Qingzhao for 3,000 guan. The average price per mu was only 1,000 guan. Later, the land price began to rise.
, Li Qingzhao wanted to sell the teahouse, but Lu Xiu took it over at a price of 10,000 guan. The average price per mu was 3,000 guan, which had tripled.
Li Qingzhao started her career as a real estate speculator with this ten thousand guan as her capital. She is now a low-key wealthy person who owns three five-acre houses and a three-acre street-facing shop, with assets of hundreds of thousands of guan.
Two years after Lu Xiu took over the teahouse, the land price of the Zhuangyuan Bridge store on East Street had become the highest in the city. The price per mu was 30,000 yuan, which had increased tenfold. Of course, Ningyuan Mountain had to stamp its feet and beat its chest. In just a few years,
The real estate he sold increased thirty-fold, and his intestines were filled with regret.
"What does your grandfather think?" Chen Qing asked again.
Wei Ji added: "My grandfather said that the sharp rise in land prices in Jingzhao and Lin'an is a repeat of the path of Bianliang in Tokyo. It took a hundred years for land prices in Bianliang to rise to the sky. Everyone has learned from the experience of Bianliang, so it is short-term."
Time has soared. My grandfather also said that the people in Jingzhao alone cannot push up such high land prices. The key is that rich people from all over the world flock to these two cities to buy land and build houses. He believes that the price of land for houses with more than five acres will continue to rise.
It has risen, but the retail land price of 30,000 yuan per mu has now reached its peak."
Wei Ji's cousin Wei Zhan was once the Minister of Justice of the Northern Song Dynasty. Chen Qing also wanted to ask him to serve as counselor, but Wei Zhan declined because of his old age. Chen Qing quite agreed with Wei Zhan's ideas.
He stood up and smiled: "
"Let's go! Let's go to Zhuangyuan Bridge."
Dozens of cavalry escorted Chen Qing's carriage towards 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 Prince Yong's Mansion. Zhuangyuan Bridge is located in the middle of East Street, about two miles away from Prince Yong's Mansion. Chang'an Avenue passes by Zhuangyuan Bridge, making Zhuangyuan Bridge the intersection of the two streets.
There is Caohe River on the other side, making 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 Tea House.
There were a lot of people on the street, and the carriages moved very slowly. Not long after, they arrived at Zhuangyuan Bridge, only to see a group of people standing in front of Yi'an Teahouse. From a distance, they heard the big shopkeeper shouting: "Dear old customers, you are so right.
I can’t live here! Our store is about to be transferred. You can go to the Qing’an Teahouse in the east. They are all the same. They also have tribute Feng tea and official kiln porcelain. Please bear with me!”
Chen Qing was startled. Is Yi'an Teahouse going to be transferred? His wife didn't tell him!
However, Yi'an Teahouse is the property of Princess Lu Xiu, so she never asks about these things, so it is normal for her not to tell her.
At this time, Chen Qing saw Butler Tian and quickly asked Chao Qing to find Butler Tian.
Butler Tian didn't expect to meet his master. He quickly stepped forward and saluted, "See you, sir!"
Chen Qingxiao asked: "Did Madam ask you to come?"
"Exactly! A man from Zhuangzhai came to say that someone wants to buy a teahouse, and my wife asked me to negotiate."
"When will Madam sell the teahouse?"
"Just this morning."
Chen Qing immediately understood that it must be related to what she said last night. She said that North Street would rise, and she immediately decided to sell the teahouse.
Although the decision to sell was quick, the speed of the buyer surprised Chen Qing even more.
"I just put it up this morning, and has anyone come to buy it now? It's only been an hour!"
"Master Qi, the people in Zhuangzhai Ya said that someone had wanted to buy the land for a long time, so the wife agreed to resell it. They immediately informed the other party. There were more than one person. There were three merchants who wanted to buy the land. The wife said that the one with the highest price would get it.
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Chen Qing couldn't help but laugh. He didn't expect that his always careless wife actually knew that the highest bidder would get it. If three people competed, they could sell it at a high price.
At this time, a man from Zhuangzhai hurriedly came to Tian Guanjia and said: "Old man, everyone is here."
"Then I'll go over first."
Chen Qing nodded, "Go ahead! But remember, we don't sell the Yi'an Teahouse brand."
