Li Ke was definitely not the only one who wanted land in the inner city. The four major families and other businessmen were all targeting this unprecedented business opportunity, but they could not agree on the price with the refugees.
"Masters, you only want us to sell our ancestral property for a few dollars. Isn't it too greedy?"
"That's right, if we weren't starving to death, maybe you would just feed us with food?"
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But at this time, Licheng still had rice to supply these homeless refugees, so they still wanted to compete with the wealthy gentry in terms of land prices.
If it weren't for Quan Wanji and Qin Zaiming who were in charge in the city, this group of people might have used other means to obtain the ruins, but it backfired.
The four major families now have no dealings with the King of Shu. They were forced to donate so much money and fertile land before, and the confessions they provided during the interrogation made the two sides almost at odds. The fire in Licheng only slowed down the outbreak of conflicts. .
The most important thing is that someone saw Li Ke visiting Bo Shan in person? No one knows how much wealth this old man has, for fear that the inner city will be invaded first.
But his stingy nature has not changed, so the inner city is still dark.
"Your Highness, the Crown Prince is already outside the city!"
Chen Shou also looked confused. Prince Li Chengqian actually came to Licheng among the ruins in person, and I heard that he brought many people with him.
Li Ke still went to meet him. Although it was a plastic brotherhood, at least this man had not done anything excessive yet.
"No gift!"
After Li Chengqian entered Licheng, he waved to the refugees as if they were his people, somewhat trying to steal the limelight.
Regardless of whether what is recorded in the history books is true or false, it is still appropriate to show off. The Licheng fire has not yet waited for the court's help. A prince who was supposed to supervise the country in Chang'an City came, and he had other intentions.
"What did the prince do?"
Li Ke didn't want to act anymore. After Li Chengqian entered Licheng, he knew that he was acting, and there was also a conspicuous person in the team - Lin Changping.
In his previous life, he caused Lin Changping's house to be ransacked, and now he appears in the prince's team again. The matter is not simple, and this guy has 'I want revenge' written all over his face.
To be honest, if he hadn't known what happened later, Li Ke would have believed that Li Chengqian was a good person. He acted well and looked patriotic and loved the people. In addition, it was too obvious to win people's hearts by distributing food along the way.
"Second brother, I heard about the fire in Licheng, so I launched a donation in Chang'an City. Here is one million taels of silver. I will ask the court to allocate the rest as soon as possible. Don't worry, I will support you no matter what I say. !”
In this way, the white silver coins entered the King of Shu's treasury. At this time, there were only dozens of strings of copper coins left in it. Not only did it solve an urgent need, but it also allowed the people to see the benevolence and righteousness of the current prince.
The people knelt down and kowtowed one after another, respecting Li Chengqian as a god and Buddha. His behavior was indeed very popular. It seemed that there was guidance from an expert behind him.
The old fox really understood it so well, no wonder Li Chengqian was treated kindly in the end, but Li Ke couldn't give him an ugly look, he could only be grateful and express his false gratitude.
There is no way, who knows that he has no ability to make money now? If Li Chengqian ends up in person, the court will no longer delay the release of special funds, and all the credit will fall on the prince's benevolence and righteousness.
There is no need to wear a mask when entering the mansion. Lin Changping is now a follower of the prince. After the court was rehabilitated, he did not choose to become an official in the court. He was willing to be a follower with no future. The main reason is that Li Chengqian is the prince and he wants to Deal with the King of Shu.
"His Royal Highness the King of Shu is so kind and virtuous that I dare not forget it. The twenty taels of silver I borrowed from Chang'an City that day should be paid back now!"
Lin Changping directly presented two hundred taels of silver, still official silver, and looked at Li Ke.
"It seems that I didn't lend it to you in the first place. Who asked you to make MSG for me? I also have two silver coins!"
Knowing that this was a deliberate provocation, there was really no money left in the treasury, but it did not mean that there was no money in Li Ke's small treasury. There was no point in using it to argue with Lin Changping.
MSG is a good thing, and its value must be higher than that of table salt. That's why he wanted to save Lin Changping, who was almost beaten to death by a bully. It seemed that he saved the wrong person this time. Could he be bitten again?
"Second brother, since I can't deliver the goods on time, and now I have to pay ten times the amount of silver, just accept it. There are too many places where money will be needed later."
"From the time I entered the city, I realized what it means to be impoverished and in dire straits. I will naturally supervise the court. Do you have any plans now? Rebuilding Licheng, or wait..."
It turned out that he also wanted to know about the post-disaster reconstruction work in Licheng. Li Chengqian only seemed harmless on the surface, but in fact he was very thoughtful and changed the topic very quickly.
"Thank you for your help, Prince. I really didn't think of any good solution, so I waited for your arrival. Unexpectedly, you also brought Lin Changping to me, which saved me a lot of time!"
"Buying and selling is naturally a good thing. I'm just afraid that some people may have uneasy intentions. Licheng is really not in a hurry."
Li Ke deliberately looked very magnanimous, which was very similar to what he would have done in his previous life, except that one was pretending to be a pig and eating the tiger, and the other was really arrogant and domineering. Lin Changping must have come here to demonstrate. .
I thought it would be fine just to follow the prince.
"My lord, those are just some strange and cunning things. The villain has forgotten all about them. The silver coins offered now can only be some compensation."
"Also, this is the invitation from the villain. If the prince is invited to attend, the humble abode will surely be full of glory!"
Lin Changping really came to demonstrate. He seemed to have turned against the prince, and he repeatedly shied away from the MSG issue. He must have made a lot of it and sold it. The two hundred taels of silver given to the King of Shu was used to humiliate him.
Li Ke took a look at the wedding invitation. It was an unknown woman. What kind of person could not imagine marrying him?
It's not that Lin Changping is bad, but he just had to observe filial piety, and now there is news that he is getting engaged. The person he wants to marry is willing to wait for three years to observe filial piety. Don't you think it's unlucky?
The prince came out to joke again. It turned out that the name of the loyal maid of the Lin family was changed after she was removed from her humble status. She had to marry Lin Changping when she became a commoner. It was Li Chengqian who was in charge of all this.
Li Ke figured out some tricks. It turned out that the prince was not a magnanimous person. Lin Changping and Ping'er were just tools used to do good things. They came to Licheng to put pressure on himself and to completely restrain the king of Shu from becoming bigger. stand up.
Brotherhood does not exist at all, there is only overt and covert fighting now.
