Chapter 123 No room for error

In fact, Pu Qiongzhi knows a thing or two about housing prices.

Nangong Xue has been saying this ever since she returned to the capital: "In the heart of the city, beneath the twin towers, every inch of land is worth its weight in gold."

The Daliang Dynasty prospered, and housing and land prices soared.

A small house can be sold at a sky-high price.

Pu Qiongzhi glanced at Gao Zhicheng.

She owns many houses and shops, but if she sells them cheaply to Gao Zhicheng...

This back and forth transaction involves so many people that it is really not cost-effective.

However, Gao Zhicheng will most likely be promoted to the Ministry of Salt and Iron because of the salt mine incident.

If this is true, he would have a lucrative job and a bright career ahead of him.

Since the person has come to her door to ask for help, she can't just stand by and watch him die.

However, the Pu family does not have many houses in the capital, and most of them are earl's palaces.

Even if Nangong Hua didn't care at all, she couldn't do such a sneaky thing.

"The Bo Mansion still has some vacant houses in the capital, but... to avoid suspicion, I can rent them to you for a long term at a low price. What do you think?"

This was Pu Qiongzhi's compromise. Even if Gao Zhicheng didn't appreciate it, it would be considered that she had done her best.

"This is really a great help! Zizhu is a girl, she is young, but Madam has suffered a lot following me over the years." Gao Zhicheng was very satisfied when he heard this.

"I am now a successful and famous person with a bright future. I can't let my wife suffer with me for most of her life!"

"I do want to rent a courtyard, but land in the capital is extremely expensive, and the buildings are so close together that there's no room for anything. Even if I had money, I wouldn't be able to find one."

Gao Zhicheng was really in a dilemma, otherwise he wouldn't have used such a small matter to waste favors!

The debt of favor is the hardest to repay, but no matter how difficult it is, you still have to have food and shelter, right?

He had heard a little about the housing situation in the capital before, and only knew that the Pu family had opened several shops in the capital...

This incident once again refreshed his understanding of the Pu family's financial resources.

Seeing that he wasn't picky, Pu Qiongzhi wrote a letter, "Since that's the case, Mr. Gao, go to the outskirts of the city and find a young man named Sun, who is also our Pu family's pawnbroker. Ask him to take you to look at these mansions. If you like any of them, I will rent them to you at a low price."

"That's really a great help! Thank you, Wen Shuren!" Gao Zhicheng was overjoyed and took her handwritten letter.

"Let's get back to the topic. Besides these two things, there's something else very important to discuss this time!"

"For the last matter, I have already negotiated the price with the higher-ups on your behalf, and the follow-up matters have almost been arranged."

Pu Qiongzhi looked at Gao Zhicheng with satisfaction, "Thank you for your concern, Master Gao! Does Master Gao know the details of the newly appointed prefect of Lin'an Prefecture?"

"I only heard that it was a senior official transferred from the capital, but there has been no news so far."

Gao Zhicheng was also in a hurry and did not inform him of the news.

Pu Qiongzhi frowned, as if worried about this matter.

Although the profits from these shops in the capital were almost greater than those in Lin'an combined, the Pu family's foundation was still Lin'an.

If the new person in office is difficult to get along with, the Pu family will also encounter many inconveniences.

If I could use some money to bribe him, I could avoid a lot of trouble.

If that doesn't work, she will plan to move the business there to other places in the coming days.

"If you want to know, why not ask His Royal Highness the Ninth Prince?" Gao Zhicheng said this at a risk.

After all, this is the Earl of Gongning's residence. It would be bad if we caused trouble for him.

"Ninth Prince?" Pu Qiongzhi glanced at him and seemed to see some clues.

Gao Zhicheng has always been cautious, and he was afraid that he had heard the news from somewhere.

It's just that this news is not easy to reveal, so I pretended not to know.

It seems that the newly appointed prefect of Lin'an Prefecture is most likely the Ninth Prince's man.

"It's getting late, Master Gao. We won't keep you for dinner today. Qiongzhi will definitely treat your family to a feast some other day!"

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The storyteller at Yuelai Inn has recently been telling stories that are somewhat similar to those told by Ruilou.

Seeing that this incident had no effect on Pu Qiongzhi, Fang Miaozhu went even further and even plagiarized the book written by Peng Mingxuan.

You should know that Peng Mingxuan's notebook was purchased by Pu Qiongzhi at a high price.

Pu Qiongzhi directly filed a complaint and sued Fang Miaozhu to the government office.

"Wen Shuren, long time no see." Fang Miaozhu pretended not to know what was going on and walked in to greet Pu Qiongzhi.

Pu Qiongzhi curled her lips and said, "Miss Fang, you are a noble person who forgets things easily. Our business is next door to each other, so we will see each other every day."

"Oh, really... I work with my head down all day long, which is not comparable to someone who can turn stone into gold." Fang Miaozhuo also learned to be sarcastic, and said angrily.

Pu Qiongzhi always spoke hurtfully, so she didn't need to be modest here. "I can see that Miss Fang can't make any money, so she's resorting to all sorts of tricks! Such a shrewd person is naturally no match for me."

"Pu Qiongzhi! You - have no manners!" Fang Miaozhu probably heard her calling her a dog, but she couldn't say anything back.

"Silence!" Di Jin on the stage felt a headache when he saw Pu Qiongzhi.

Why are you bringing this guy here again?

"What is the complaint about?" he asked as usual.

Pu Qiongzhi stepped forward and said, "I am Pu, the owner of Ruilou. I am suing the owner of Yuelai Inn for plagiarism!"

"This...where should I start to sue?" Di Jin paused. He didn't expect her to sue this.

Pu Qiongzhi then said, "Sir! I know that the government has official reports to communicate official documents to various departments and announce laws to the people."

"These things must be issued by the government, otherwise they will spread rumors and mislead the people. They are strictly prohibited!"

When she said this, Fang Miaozhu panicked a little and threatened tentatively, "Why did Wen Shu ask someone to say this? There are some things that need to be taken care of by both parties. Burning both sides will only hurt both sides."

"Recently, tabloids have been rampant among the people, specializing in spreading rumors and causing trouble. Have you heard of this, Your Excellency?" Pu Qiongzhi ignored her and continued to talk to Di Jin, "These people are ignoring the law in order to make huge profits. It's really despicable!"

"And what do you think is the reason for this mess of thoughts?"

When Di Jin heard her say this, he fell into deep thought.

Hearing that she didn't mention herself, Fang Miaozhu was relieved, but she didn't dare to take it lightly.

"Sir, our Daliang Dynasty is prosperous and flourishing. However, many people are now taking advantage of this to make a profit."

"I think it has something to do with the use of movable type printing in our dynasty!" Pu Qiongzhi said.

"The cost of plagiarism is too low, and my people love reading, so this business must be extremely profitable!"

Di Jin listened for a long time and nodded to show that he understood. "Then what exactly did Wen Shuren want to say?"

"Yan'er." Pu Qiongzhi turned around and shouted to someone not far away.

Di Jin signaled the bailiff who was blocking the people to let them go.

Yan'er took a few steps forward and handed over two thick booklets.