Another half hour passed.
There were more and more gentry and housekeepers coming around with money. Even the gentry who wanted to enter the sales shop with their money queued directly from the sales shop to the outside. There was a long queue for the boss. .
Suddenly, there was a commotion from the sales shop.
Soon, several gentry walked out of it with anxious faces.
Then, he rushed to some gentry who had not left yet, and their faces were full of hospitality.
"Mr. Zheng, I heard that you were the first to buy it, and you also bought three houses at once. I would like to add a hundred taels of silver to buy the last one."
"Um?"
That Zheng Gong's eyes were full of suspicion.
At this time, a clerk was already standing at the door of the sales shop, holding an iron trumpet in his hand and shouting loudly: "All the houses have been sold out, there is no need to queue up."
"What, how come three hundred houses are sold so quickly?"
"Yes, when did so many wealthy families appear in our Beiping mansion?"
"..."
Suddenly, there was a commotion in the entire crowd, and most of the people looked remorseful, as if they were mourning for their heirs.
Regardless, a group of gentry and wealthy businessmen soon reacted. A crowd of people moved to the side and surrounded the group of gentry and businessmen holding the house deeds in their hands.
"Mr. Wu, you have three houses. How about we increase the price by one hundred taels and buy one?"
"Mr. Wu, let's increase the price by two hundred taels of silver!"
"I'll increase the price by three hundred taels..."
"Executive member Li, your second son proposed to marry my daughter, and I agreed, but this house..."
"Mr. Zhao, our family is related by marriage. I will increase the price by two hundred taels..."
"Exceptor Qian..."
The entire sales shop suddenly became noisy.
For a small three-room house, these gentry and wealthy businessmen, who are usually well-known in Beiping Mansion, all showed their most philistine side.
Zhu Gaochi was stunned.
On the contrary, Zhu Di's eyes were shining brightly and his whole body was shaking slightly with excitement.
Three hundred... two hundred and ninety houses, each with three hundred taels, is nearly ninety thousand taels of silver.
Just by building so many houses, Prince Yan's Mansion directly earned more than 80,000 taels of silver? When did Prince Yan's Mansion make money so quickly?
Is this faster than robbing money?
When did the money of these gentry and wealthy businessmen become so easy to make?
When Zhu Di was filled with joy, Zhu Gaochi said with some confusion: "Dad, didn't they all want to buy it at first?"
"Huh, these are the gentry who pride themselves on being virtuous and doing good deeds."
Zhu Di smiled coldly, "No matter how noble they usually brag about themselves, now that they see the benefits, they all want to take advantage of them.
Chi'er, you have to remember that the more a gentleman brags about himself, the more he must be vigilant..."
"My child understands!"
…
Soon, all the gentry and merchants in front of the entire sales shop crowded around each other and disappeared.
"Come on, let's take you to the academy's library."
Zhu Di said something to Zhu Gaochi beside him, and then walked inside first, regardless of whether Zhu Gaochi agreed or not.
"Your Highness, Your Highness the Crown Prince?"
On the top floor of the library, Guo An was looking at the scene at the entrance of the sales shop below with a leisurely expression.
Unexpectedly, when he looked up, Zhu Di, who had not been out for a long time, came up with Zhu Gaochi, and he couldn't help but look surprised.
"What clever trick did Guo Qing use to make the wealthy businessmen refuse to buy it for a hundred taels of silver? As a result, the price rose to three hundred taels, and the gentry and wealthy businessmen began to rush to buy it one by one."
Zhu Di asked with a smile, his eyes full of curiosity.
Guo An said with a proud look on his face: "Your Highness, these houses are only worth this price."
Zhu Di said: "We know that building such a house only costs a dozen taels of silver at most."
Guo An quickly said: "Your Highness, it is twenty taels of silver."
"You have included all the shops and roads..."
Zhu Di retorted, and then urged: "Okay, okay, why bother with such small things.
Please tell us how you sold these small houses for three hundred taels of silver. Moreover, the gentry are all vying for rare treasures, wishing that each of them could buy more houses! "
Guo An said: "Your Highness, this matter is the simplest. In fact, although there are dormitories in the academy for academy students to rest at night, four people are squeezed into one room.
This is extremely unaccustomed to those children of wealthy businessmen and gentry who have been pampered since childhood.
When we were building these houses, the gentry and wealthy businessmen had already begun to inquire.
It's just that they think one hundred taels of silver is too expensive..."
"However, at that time, the price of each house was one hundred taels of silver, which was the lowest price that Wei Chen could sell at all considerations.
Wei Chen never expected that those gentry and wealthy businessmen were so cunning and stingy that they were reluctant to part with a hundred taels of silver... and wanted to force Wei Chen to lower the price.
Wei Chen refuses. Anyway, if these houses can't be sold, Prince Yan's Mansion will only have to pay six thousand taels of silver at most... But don't worry, Your Highness, even if they can't be sold, Wei Chen can make Prince Yan's Mansion pay no compensation..."
"However, those children of the gentry and wealthy businessmen have been suffering in the accommodation in the academy all day long. Looking at the well-furnished houses outside, they cannot live in them. They don't need to persuade them, they will be anxious themselves. In addition, after the cold winter, it is even colder …
In fact, some of them want to buy these houses, but they just want to unite to force the ministers...
Weichen then sent out a signal. If they didn't buy it, Weichen would keep raising the price.
At the same time, invisibly, a little value was given to these houses... that is, they invited great scholars to live in them, and they also made them into school district housing...
Your Highness, I cannot guarantee that in the entire Ming Dynasty, our academy must be the best academy in the land of Beiping Mansion.
In the future, I don’t know how many people in Beiping Prefecture want to sharpen their brains and enroll in the academy.
Therefore, when those people hear the news that anyone with a house deed can directly enter the academy, it is inevitable that they will not be tempted.
In everyone's mind, only studying is the foundation for their family's long-lasting prosperity, especially when the academy offers wine to Duke Du..."
"At this time, we are not afraid of them uniting again. In fact, the people who know the gentry and wealthy businessmen best are their own people.
Even the ministers hadn't sent anyone to let out the news of the purchase. They themselves couldn't bear it any longer, so they secretly brought enough money to buy the house.
Your Highness, you know that the first gentleman who came to buy a house brought a full three thousand taels of silver and purchased ten houses at a time.
In the back, the gentry all had either two thousand taels or more than one thousand taels. They all obviously wanted to buy the house and were prepared to sell it at a premium..."
Listening to Guo An's words, and thinking of the scenes he saw below, Zhu Di couldn't help but look contemptuous, "What a bunch of people who are unjust for their own benefit..."
Guo An had no idea that he was a member of the gentry clan, and said with a smile: "What His Highness said is absolutely true. These gentry and wealthy businessmen all have various relationships with each other, including in-laws, relatives, classmates, teachers and students, and the same year.
However, for a mere few hundred taels of silver, they began to plot against each other.
Wei Chen guessed that after the 300 houses were sold, at least 100 houses were resold for an additional 200 taels of silver, or even 300 taels of silver..."
A trace of surprise flashed in Zhu Di's eyes, "Why did Guo Qing say that?"
Guo An smiled lightly, "Your Highness, because only in this way can those gentry make money and make the houses they buy more valuable."
Zhu Di said again: "We see that there is still a large area of land around the academy. If Guo Qing builds another three hundred houses on this land, wouldn't those houses be worthless?"
Guo An shook his head slightly, "Your Highness, are you willing to sell the newly built house for less than three hundred taels of silver?"
Zhu Di's eyes lit up, "Can we really build another house?"
"It should be okay to go back to Your Highness," Guo An replied.
Zhu Di couldn't help but asked curiously: "What if no one buys it? Is it possible that you want to drop it to one hundred taels of silver?"
Guo An smiled softly, "Your Highness, there will be no one who will not buy it! Because those gentry and merchants will not allow the price of those houses to drop below three hundred taels of silver!"
Zhu Di's eyes suddenly widened, "What Guo Qing means is that Prince Yan's Mansion can build another batch of houses and earn eighty or ninety thousand taels of silver again?"
"Your Highness is wise."
Guo An replied respectfully.
Zhu Di's breathing suddenly became rapid, "How is this possible? How many rich people do we have in Beiping Mansion?"
Guo Andao: "Your Highness, please don't underestimate those merchants! Maybe it's not impossible to sell a house for five hundred taels of silver."
Zhu Di hurriedly urged: "In this case, you can prepare quickly and then build a house for us."
"Yes, Your Highness."
Guo An responded, then thought of something, a little confused: "Your Highness, you can't build a house in the cold winter.
And when spring comes, I will have to go on an expedition with His Highness. I am afraid that I will not be able to earn more than 100,000 taels of silver for a while! "
"..."
Zhu Di took a deep look at Guo An and said, "This matter can be left to Jin Zhong."
Guo An replied: "Your Highness, Jin Zhong is deeply trusted by Wei Chen, and he is also familiar with many military books. Wei Chen is ready to let this person accompany him."
Zhu Di said: "In that case, wait until you come back from the Northern Expedition and earn more than one hundred thousand taels of silver."
Guo An: "..."
…
A few days later.
In Prince Yan's palace, a rumor suddenly appeared that made all the scribes look happy.
Guo Changshi led a group of craftsmen from Gongzheng Institute to build a sugar-making workshop, and sugar production was successful.
Moreover, the sugar produced is as crystal clear as white snow particles.
In this way, their Prince Yan's Mansion has another way to make money, and it is still the kind of golden light that can't be seen at the end!
In the Cunxin Palace.
Zhu Di and Zhu Gaochi were each sitting on a chair reading a book. There was a red-hot iron stove next to them, making the hall very warm.
"Then the sugar workshop really produces sugar?"
After listening to Ma He's report, Zhu Di's eyes flashed with surprise, and he subconsciously put down the books in his hands.
"Your Highness, we have really made sugar." Ma He quickly replied.
Zhu Di couldn't help but praise: "Guo Qing is really talented. He can make white sugar without using sucrose...Huh? Is white sugar the name of the sugar produced in that workshop?"
Ma He also replied with a happy face: "Your Highness, that's exactly what happened. I heard that the white sugar produced in the sugar workshop is crystal clear, so Guo Changshi casually named it white sugar."
"White sugar..."
Zhu Di frowned slightly, "Guo Qing's naming is still as bad as ever."
Ma He quickly apologized, but did not dare to speak in agreement.
He didn't dare to provoke that Guo Changshi.
Just as Zhu Di continued to ask, a voice suddenly came from the side: "Dad, the child wants to eat that sugar."
Zhu Di turned his head and saw that a stream of crystal clear saliva had flowed from the corner of Zhu Gaochi's mouth.
I couldn't help but feel dumbfounded.
However, he had never tasted such crystal clear white sugar before, so he told Ma He, "Go to the sugar workshop quickly and bring us back a pound of that white sugar."
"Your Highness..."
Ma He looked embarrassed.
…
(End of chapter)
