Ouyang Rong glanced at the suddenly paralyzed young man in Taoist robes, then turned to look out the window at the riverside restaurant not far away.
He let go of his junior sister's hand, poured a cup of hot tea with his own hands, handed it to Lu Ya to warm his body, and at the same time spoke slowly:
"A big businessman from Yangzhou seems to be a widow, with a strong family fortune. The chairman of the Yangzhou Chamber of Commerce in Xunyang City is suspected of having started his business by selling private salt.
"In the past two years, we have been investing money everywhere and spending a lot of money in Xunyang. Recently, a group of Yangzhou wealthy businessmen headed by Pei Shisanniang are keen on purchasing land in Xingzifang, and there is a lot of movement.
"However, Xingzifang has a long history and the houses are old. Although the location is good and it is adjacent to the river view, the houses in the square are scattered, the planning is chaotic and overcrowded, and the house deeds are scattered in numerous small buildings.
In the hands of the landlord.
“Some of these people are passing down their ancestral homes, some are earning rents to make ends meet, and some are simply idle and living abroad... In short, property rights are scattered, historical disputes are entangled, and there is a lot of wrangling.”
Ouyang Rong shook his head and answered truthfully, not so much to tell Lu Ya, but to explain the whole story to his junior sister.
Lu Ya's face was paralyzed, and he listened intently, unable to see his expression.
Xie Lingjiang picked up a butterfly-shaped red sycamore leaf and twisted it between his two fingers. From time to time he glanced at the elder brother who was calmly describing the story.
"So this Pei Shisanniang has been trying to get ahold of me since the beginning of this year.
"These salt merchants are indeed not short of money. Unfortunately, if you want to buy the land you like, money alone is not enough. There are many bad households in Xingzifang, and many landlords are not short of money. They are all good.
What house to sell?
"In this case, they have money but nowhere to use it. They may be able to deal with individual small landlords, but they cannot solve everything. There are too many small landlords and they will always encounter difficulties... As for the gray methods used when they were salt merchants,
It was not possible to display them all in Xunyang City, so I thought of taking the official route.
"It's different when the government endorses it. As long as Jiangzhou Hall cooperates and issues corresponding orders, it can help them clear the obstacles and force the small landlords to sell their houses at market prices. This method is indeed feasible. It's a good calculation.
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"This Pei Shisanniang is a talker promoted by their group of interest groups. She is good at dancing and has a sharp tongue. When she first came to me at the beginning of the year, she brought a group of people with her in the name of repairing the low-lying Xingzifang sewer.
He gathered the opinions of water conservancy experts and said that he wanted to benefit the people of Xingzifang and was willing to undertake all the sewer repair projects. A small prerequisite was that Jiangzhou Hall cooperated with them to remove the nail households, ha.
"Later, after the excavation of the Shuangfeng Peak was completed, the Xunshui outside the west city gate was diverted away. Xingzifang, which is the lowest lying, was no longer flooded. She didn't use the excuse of water conservancy experts. Maybe she knew that I didn't like it.
Come on, calm down a little bit."
Ouyang Rong shook his head.
Xie Lingjiang lowered her eyelashes and smiled at Hongye:
"What about the scene last time in the elegant courtyard behind Xunyang Tower where I invited my senior brother to play the pipa behind closed doors? Is it true that senior brother didn't like it?"
Ouyang Rong was sitting at attention, and he made the first move to protect his commander by throwing away his car:
"Yuan Huaimin likes it, but I'm not interested. Speaking of which, I heard him highly recommend it. I was suddenly invited to take a look at it, but I didn't expect it."
Xie Ling Jiang Xiang's cheeks bulged slightly and nodded: "Elder brother, it's best that I didn't expect it."
"Why should I go if you think of it?" Ouyang Rong glared at her.
The junior sister is becoming more and more interested in fishing and enforcing the law, so she tricked him, and it turned out to be a woman, haha.
Lu Ya didn't quite understand what the two were talking about. His eyes seemed to digest Ouyang Rong's words, and he asked again:
"They paid so much for the dilapidated house in Xingzifang. Is there any huge profit in reselling it, so they are interested in it?"
"Not sure, but there are two types."
Ouyang Rong quietly pressed a hand that was pinching soft flesh on his waist, turned his head, and analyzed casually:
“If it weren’t for the long-term bullishness in land and house prices in Xingzifang Old Town, and the sharp rise, I would have been prepared to close at a low price, sell at a high price, and make a fortune.
"Either there is too much spare money that needs to be laundered ashore, or it is used as a white glove for some high-ranking officials in Jiangnan Province. It is too troublesome to have this money idle, so it is better to use it to purchase stable assets.
"However, after experiencing huge profits from gray salt sales, it is estimated that ordinary low-profit businesses can no longer satisfy their appetite, and this kind of low-rise real estate land in a prime location adjacent to Xunyangdu is more in line with their appetite.
“It is both dignified and affordable, and can grow slowly over a long period of time. The return ratio is not low, and it can be used as a reservoir of spare money...
"Oh, looking at their posture before, they are playing quite a lot. This plate is not just one street or two streets, but most of the Xingzifang. They have taken them all, connected them together, and renovated and improved them, like Xiushui Fang and Xunyang.
Just like those luxurious private residences of dignitaries, to make money from the wealthy people in Jiangnan."
Ouyang Ronglongxiu, with sharp words, looked on with a cold eye.
Lu held his mahogany sword across his knees, his eyes thoughtful.
Xie Lingjiang put down the bamboo basket containing red leaves and asked curiously:
"The situation in Xingzifang is so complicated and difficult to solve, and there are also problems left over from history. It is a big mess. I don't know how many governors and governors have come and gone in the Jiangzhou lobby. Even the current senior brother is the same. As long as he is clear-headed, he will not
They will go and stir up troubles, and it will be a thankless job for only a few years. Why bother? These businessmen are trying so hard to hold it for a long time? Are they so confident that after sorting out the mess, Xingzifang land prices can rise sharply? "
Ouyang Rong nodded and shook his head:
“No matter whether it’s long or short term, as long as they buy it, they won’t make a loss no matter what.
"Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the location is right here, with Xunyang River in the north, City Gate in the west, and Xunyang Ferry in the east. It is an even more advantageous location than Xunyangfang, not to mention the double peaks outside the West City Gate.
The construction of the Lin Dafo Grottoes is also very recent. As for the Xiu Shuifang, you can't even see the river, so don't compare it.
"Xingzifang can be said to be the most expensive in Xunyang in terms of location alone, but it is not the most expensive location in Xunyang City. It is even ranked last. It has been in disrepair and has become a low-rent housing for ordinary people in the city and migrant handymen.
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"In the city, the land prices in Xunyangfang and Xiushuifang are the most expensive, and they remain high. The former is expensive, and the latter is rich. Xunyangfang is located in Jiangzhou Hall, and there are many private residences of officials, so it is convenient to get up and down. Xiushuifang,
With Kuanglu Mountain in the background, it has deep and beautiful scenery and is home to many private residences of dignitaries."
He curled his lips and said: "So in the short term, there will be no loss. In the long term, it will definitely rise. If it rises sharply, I was not sure before, but now..."
"What's going on now?" Xie Lingjiang was curious and asked another question: "How come it's confirmed now?"
Ouyang Ronghu said:
"Pei Shisanniang and the others must be thinking about it day and night, hoping that Uncle Qin's conquest army will return with a great victory this time, and that they will quickly deal with Li Zhengyan's Kuangfu army in the southwest, so that there will be no recurrence like Zhu Lingxu's before."
"Why is this?"
He nodded: "Of course it's because he loves me, Zhou Dynasty, and merchants never forget to worry about national affairs."
"Seriously." Xie Lingjiang scolded.
"good."
He said seriously:
"Because the current chief official of Jiangzhou is your senior brother, when they saw it, they were naturally full of confidence in the land price in Xunyang and bet all their belongings..."
"...?" Xie Lingjiang.
"Speaking of which, should I charge them money? It's really an advantage for them, but I can't just sit back and do nothing just because I'm worried about it." Ouyang Rong sighed.
Xie Lingjiang was dubious: "Is this really the reason? Why do I feel that senior brother is secretly praising me?"
"Take the feeling away."
Ouyang Rong smiled, then his expression returned to seriousness, and he said softly:
"The war in the southwest happened not to spread to Jiangzhou this time. It was really lucky that it was so close. But Hongzhou next door was not so lucky. Not only did it change hands repeatedly and fell into the bandit camp, but also because the war affected people's livelihood, commercial shipping
…
"In the past peaceful days, Jiangzhou and Hongzhou were located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River. They were close to each other, and they were in a vague competition. When Hongzhou was founded, a governor's office was established, which was half a level higher than Jiangzhou. It has always been the same.
Everything is happening in Jiangzhou, siphoning away resources in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River.
"Now that the war is raging and Hongzhou has fallen, Jiangzhou has not only been unaffected and defended the last frontline, it has also become the largest transit point in the entire southeast for transporting logistics resources to the front line.
"Jiangzhou is not only reaping the dividends of the wartime economy now, but after Qin Bo's conquest army quelled Li Zhengyan's resurgent army, and the war ended, the entire southwestern Jiezhou County received dividends from the restoration of Anyang, and the intact Jiangzhou was still close to the water, on a first-come-first-served basis.
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Xie Lingjiang's eyes lit up with the novel angle from a high position.
"At that time, the rich people in the southwest will all go to Jiangzhou and Southeast, and the prosperity of Xunyangdu will reach a higher level. There are not many open spaces in Xunyang City, and the urban area is also crowded. The brand-new mansions in Xingzifang, the junior sister feels that the price has increased.
Still not going up?”
"I understand, he is truly a top-notch human being." Xie Lingjiang sighed.
"As expected." Lu Ya nodded heavily.
"Sure enough?" Xie Lingjiang looked at him with suspicious eyes: "Fellow Daoist Lu usually ignores worldly affairs, how can he understand this early?"
She swallowed one sentence but did not say: You, a new outsider, know more than her. Is it true that the senior brother is right, she is really stupid? No, it is absolutely impossible...
"I didn't understand earlier." Lu Ya shook his head: "Besides, Pindao didn't really understand what Young Master Ouyang just analyzed."
"..." Ouyang Rong and Xie Lingjiang.
The young man with paralyzed face and Taoist robe said in a somewhat embarrassed tone: "However, Pindao has heard a simple truth - businessmen pursue profit, and that's all. That's enough."
Ouyang Rong and Xie Lingjiang looked at each other and wanted to speak, but Lu Ya suddenly changed the subject.
"Master Ouyang, do you know the current situation at the restaurant you are going to?"
"What does Director Lu mean?"
Ouyang Rong and Xie Lingjiang followed the direction of their fingers and looked out the window at the tall buildings by the river in the distance.
Immediately, Lu Ya, with an expressionless face, briefly introduced the bustle at Xunyang Tower.
Xie Lingjiang suddenly discovered that the smile that always hung on the corner of his mouth since the first meeting of his senior brother slowly disappeared, and the contented expression that was about to start eating also calmed down.
She frowned and patted the back of his hand:
"Let's not go, let's turn around and go home."
After saying that, Xie Lingjiang reached out to lift the curtain and ordered the groom.
"etc."
Xie Lingjiang felt her hand being grabbed by someone, and it was clenched with considerable force. She looked back and saw that it was him who was stopping her.
Ouyang Rong held Xie Lingjiang's catkins, looked out the window, and was silent for a while:
"Let's go and have a look. We're all here. We can't keep everyone waiting. There are probably many unknown reasons among them, just people who are just admirers. Others can be rude, but we can't be rude, although...heh, a history of Jiangzhou Governor
Your face is so valuable, even having a meal is such a grand occasion."
"But……"
Ouyang Rong withdrew his gaze, turned around and said word by word to Xie Lingjiang:
"Little sister, senior brother, I have to teach you lessons every day, but this time I taught you a counterexample. I'm really sorry.
"Looking at it now, senior brother, the way I helped others this time doesn't seem to be right... Throughout the ages, helping people has been a difficult problem. One point more or one point less. This degree is difficult to grasp. One is not good.
Maybe it's just a matter of grudges, so it's better not to help... You should take this as a warning.
"I will not avoid this problem, so go and take a look. It can be regarded as a long lesson. A teacher who never forgets the past will learn from the future."
Xie Lingjiang shook his head and said stubbornly:
"Elder brother, don't be disappointed. What you did is right and your intentions are right. This is the most rare and valuable thing.
"In this world, what is wrong is never kindness, but human nature that is easily influenced by power and interests. Someone is taking advantage of kindness.
"And having a kind heart is by no means a weakness. No one can criticize Senior Brother in this matter. In fact, I think Senior Brother is very good, really very good..."
The beauty's eyes were surprisingly gentle. Ouyang Rong remained silent. After a while, he faced Lu Ya and thanked him sincerely:
"Thank you, Director Lu, for reminding me."
Lu Ya shook his head: "No need to thank you. Mr. Ouyang's words also inspired me. So...that's it."
When the carriage approached Xunyang Tower, Lu Ya suddenly said goodbye and left.
Ouyang Rong and Xie Lingjiang looked at each other and didn't ask any questions.
After a while, the carriage arrived at the entrance of Xunyang Tower. Ouyang Rong and Xie Lingjiang opened the curtains, and there were noisy sounds and fiery eyes.
Everything in front of me was exactly as Lu Ya said.
Ouyang Rong got out of the car calmly, and Pei Shisanniang greeted him and Xie Lingjiang with a smile.
The two were warmly welcomed into the building.
During this period, Pei Shisanniang, who had already thought of an excuse to flatter her, quietly glanced at the expression of the young man in the felt hat, and found that there was no dissatisfaction or anger on his handsome face. She entered the building quietly without even a question.
The lady who "accidentally" caused a huge scene was surprised and strange for a moment, but of course, the smile on her face did not change...
Just as the protagonist arrived, today's grand luncheon at Xunyang Tower was about to begin.
On the third floor, in the Narcissus Box, the door was suddenly pushed open from the outside.
The Huang family father and daughter, who were laughing and talking about looking forward to a better life in the room, were startled. They turned around and saw a familiar yet unfamiliar figure of a young man in Taoist robes walking into the box and sitting down unceremoniously in front of them.
The father and daughter reacted with alert expressions on their faces.
"Why are you so awesome again? How did you get in?" Huang Feihong stood up in surprise and rolled up his sleeves out of habit.
Lu Ya didn't look at him, with a paralyzed expression on his face, and asked the little girl who was wearing a brand new dress for the first time today:
"Huang Xuan, aren't you curious about the business of the woman named Pei who invited you here and those wealthy merchants outside?"