madnovel Chapter 1527 The Lu Family in charge of storage
Chapter 1527 The Lu Family in charge of storage
Chapter 1527 The Lu Family in charge of storage
When He Lingchuan was building the official residence of Youhu Villa, he could also dismantle some blue square stones from abandoned villas elsewhere as an emergency measure. But Panjin Stone is not something that can be obtained casually, and there is no place to dismantle it if he wants to dismantle it - otherwise why would He Lingchuan set his sights on the Xilin Temple.
Zhang Shan coughed and said reluctantly, "In a few months, the new city will also build a temple. At this rate of construction, the temple will be habitable in six months and completed in a year and a half. I think Envoy Liang will not have any major objections."
"Ah, yes." The people at the table also responded reluctantly.
How could they know what the Liang Lord was thinking? But if it were a year or two ago, Yao State would never have done this.
In fact, a few people who are in the know know that this is the price to pay for the rapid progress of the project.
He Lingchuan repeatedly urged King Yao to speed up the renovation of the palace and to focus all efforts on and give priority to the major project of Tianshui's eastward expansion.
As he kept urging him, Yao Wang naturally became anxious.
King Yao's renovation of the Youhu Palace is indeed a statement, allowing the people of Tianshui to feel at ease when buying houses and land in the new city. This is a positive signal. However, building a temple in the old city, no matter which god it is, how can it have this effect?
The scale in Yao Wang's heart has already tilted as to what is more important.
At that time, the news of Tianshui's eastward expansion had spread like wildfire, and the renovation of King Yao's palace was imminent, so many people were watching with wide eyes.
King Yao could only make this decision.
But he didn't want to offend the gods again, so he quickly asked someone to make a new plan and send it to Liang, claiming that he would build ten more temples for Miaozhan Tian in the new city of Tianshui, and that they would be spacious and grand.
He Lingchuan didn't know what expression Liang Zhushi would have when he got the plan, and how he would react to King Yao's delaying tactics. But he still remembered that King Yao had promised to complete the construction of the temple within five or six months, which had been delayed for two and a half years.
Alas, in such a large project, there are too many unclear and unclear things.
By the time He Lingchuan returned to the drinking party, the topic had already returned to romance.
When Zhang Shan saw him come in, he immediately asked, "We were just talking about the Fourth Prince. I heard that he is doing very well in the East Suburbs?"
"Diligence, hard work, and down-to-earth." As a strong contender for the throne of Yao Kingdom, Wang Zirui's performance in the capital's eastward expansion project was indeed remarkable. He did not show the royal family's love of leisure and hate of work in front of He Lingchuan. "But he has been in poor health recently. He took sick leave five days ago and returned to the palace to recuperate."
The fourth prince asked for sick leave, so why would He Lingchuan not approve it?
He asked Zhang Shan: "How is the fourth prince recovering?"
Zhang Shan shook his head: "I have been vomiting and having diarrhea for five hours since returning to the palace from the eastern suburbs."
He Lingchuan's face changed color: "Did he get sick from my project?"
The large construction site in the eastern suburbs was dusty, and the people working there were all kinds of people. Who knew if they had good hygiene habits or if they had any diseases? Some workers were too lazy to go far to relieve themselves, and just squatted in a corner away from the sun.
Therefore, the air quality in the eastern suburbs has always been not very good.
But if Wang Zirui contracted the disease at the construction site, why didn’t You Rong mention it later?
Zhang Shan coughed lightly and said, "The imperial physician discovered that the fourth prince had a stomachache from eating in the palace. There was something wrong with the food he had eaten."
He Lingchuan let out a long sigh, it turned out that it was none of his business.
Yuwen Xu was surprised and asked, "Four or five days ago? Hey, could it be that Lord Zheng Da was reprimanded by the king because of this matter?"
He Lingchuan caught a glimpse of an unfamiliar name: "Master Zheng?"
"Mr. Zheng is the Minister of the Imperial Court, responsible for the deployment of the inner court guards."
In Yao State, the Tingwei and Tingwei Supervisor are two different things. The Tingwei is responsible for investigating and trying public cases, and also for hearing difficult and complicated cases reported by local authorities.
This position sounded familiar to He Lingchuan: "It seems there is more than one Tingwei Jiansiqing?"
"Yes, the other one is Bai Hengbo, who has also been in the Imperial Court for many years. He was promoted to the position of Chief Justice more than a month ago. He is the nephew of General Bai Tan."
He Lingchuan remembered that Bai Tan went to him overnight to buy the first row of houses in Youhu Villa.
At that time, the battle between King Yao and Qingyang was fierce, and they urgently needed to set up an example of standing on the right side to gain benefits, so the next day, Bai Tan's nephew was promoted. However, this guy really deserved the title, he had the qualifications, reputation and connections in the palace, and he just needed this east wind.
Zhang Shan then said, "The fourth prince had been vomiting and diarrhea for a long time, and the imperial physician confirmed that the food was poisonous. The king checked and found that the imperial kitchen had accidentally run out of milk that day, and there was a milk and vanilla soft cake on the fourth prince's menu, so the kitchen temporarily purchased milk from outside to make it. However, this did not comply with the palace's 'two inspections and one test' regulations, so the person in charge of the kitchen was punished."
Oh, it turns out that Yaoting's food safety control also has loopholes. He Lingchuan asked curiously: "What does this have to do with Lord Zheng?"
"That's his cousin. He was the one who recommended him. Now that something has happened, he should be held jointly responsible. Besides, the milk was delivered directly to the kitchen by an outsider without being intercepted along the way. This is also not in compliance with regulations."
"I see. But Lord Zheng was only reprimanded, right?"
"Yes, his cousin was severely punished, and Lord Zheng was scolded by the king and fined a month's salary."
"This is no small matter." Lord Zheng was indeed negligent when it came to the safety of the palace.
After talking about this little thing, everyone talked about the expansion of the capital. Zhang Shan coughed lightly and said, "Qi Shuan, that kid has made a lot of money in the past few months!"
Nowadays, people in Tianshui City are rushing to buy residential land in the new city, and if they can’t raise enough money, they have to find a way.
Loan sharking is one of the ways.
He Lingchuan was about to ask: "How much is the interest now?"
"It is said that the interest rate is about to reach 80%."
The interest rate is 8%, which is close to 100% a year. The land price purchased cannot be repaid unless it doubles.
Now, only more than a month has passed since Tianshui City began its eastward expansion.
"Qi Shuan told me that a family came to him yesterday to borrow 300,000 taels. You will never guess who it was!"
Everyone urged him not to be a riddle teller. Zhang Shan then said softly:
"It's Lu Yuanzheng, the boss of Baihe Lu family."
Everyone exclaimed in disbelief: "No way? The Lu family has to borrow money to buy a house and land?"
When He Lingchuan heard the name "Lu Yuanzheng", his heart moved. Isn't this...
As expected, Zhang Shan pointed at him and said, "The Lu family bought the second row of houses in Youhu Villa at the auction in Chibao a few days ago. Brother He should still remember the price, right?"
He Lingchuan didn't need to think too much, he just had to say the number reported by the Soul Mirror: "390,000 taels."
"Good memory!" Zhang Shan said, "I guess his family is out of cash and wants to buy some land in the new city, so he borrowed money from Qi Shuan."
More than 300 million yuan is not something that a wealthy family can easily come up with. He Lingchuan said, "The Lu family was seriously injured after buying the residential land, which shows that their family background is not strong enough."
Except Fan Shuang, who here would be struggling to make ends meet?
"Brother He is very insightful." Gu Xuan nodded. "The ancestors of the Lu family were great and left behind a great foundation, but the Lu family has been mediocre in recent generations and can only live off their family assets, which of course means less and less. The eldest brother Lu managed the warehouses under the governor of the warehouse department, and the second brother Lu just took over the franchise a few years ago and did business with the Luodian Kingdom in the north. But he had no experience and messed up the job, allowing Luodian to make a lot of money. My king was furious and demoted him to a small official in the west."
"On the third day after the Lu family bought Youhu Villa, my king ordered Lu Laoer to return to the capital. Although he was not reinstated, it seems that he can still find a future."
Three hundred and seventy thousand taels is still a lot of power.
Jing Yuanxun added: "Officials and businessmen from all over the country are now on the move. Even if they don't come here themselves, they have to ask someone to come to Tianshui City to get a few plots of land in the new city and wait for the opportunity to increase in value. I have received information that for every ten plots of land sold in the new city, two and a half are bought by outsiders."
If there is any business in the world that is guaranteed to make money, everyone would rush to it.
Tianshui City itself is the richest place in the world, and it is attractive to everyone. The land price in the new city has risen so fiercely, and it will become a bottomless pit, siphoning funds and personnel from the surrounding areas.
This madness will spread from Tianshui City to all directions. The territory of Yao State itself is not large, and the celebrities and dignitaries from other places who come to enter are only a step slower than the locals.
Gu Xuan nodded: "Yes, the land in Shanghu District is limited and has almost been sold out. Those who come in later will not be able to grab such a good location. Tsk tsk, the price of land in Shanghu District changes every day now."
"A new price every day? How can it be that slow?" Yuwen Xu shook his head. "The price jumps every few hours. That's ridiculous."
Even these nobles found it outrageous, which shows how popular people are for the land in Shanghu District.
The Soul Mirror chuckled and said, "You are really lucky in wealth. The land you buy is rising in value. If you sell those seven plots of land now, it will be a sum that an ordinary person cannot spend in several lifetimes. How about we buy a few more plots?"
He Lingchuan smiled slightly.
Do you really think he is just buying it casually?
He is never casual!
He was the one who built the core of the new city - Youhu Villa, so he certainly knew which plot of land was the most valuable.
First-hand information is an advantage and a source of wealth.
But what Jingzi said was right. In a few days, he would plan to sell those pieces of land. He couldn't let them get lost in his hands.
And the person who can take over this plate from him will not be an ordinary person.
After that, everyone chatted about some gossip, and when they heard the sound of rain starting to fall outside, they quickly dispersed and went home.
When He Lingchuan returned to Yongquan Villa, it was raining heavily. He got off the carriage and the guards went to their own quarters to wash off the dust and mud.
……
The night is getting darker.
He Lingchuan changed his clothes and just sat down in the study when he heard the rustling of branches outside, something moved over, and then there were two squeaks.
It was the cry of a monkey, but different from Lingguang's.
He Lingchuan looked up and saw a fat monkey coming in through the window and landing on the spacious sandalwood table.
Boom! So heavy.
It held a plump pomegranate in its arms, but it grinned and reached out to He Lingchuan.
Who else could be so carefree but the ghost ape?