In the eighteenth year of Zhenguan, Li Jue, who transmigrated and became the son of the废太子 (cancelled crown prince) Li Chengqian, secretly returned to the longed-for Chang'an from Qianzho...
After reading this history, Li Jue immediately built several tombs in the shape of mountains in the Zongshan Imperial Mausoleum area, specifically to deceive military leaders such as Li Jing, Yuchi Jingde, and Cheng Yaojin.
These people are the type who are naive and rich; it would be against all reason not to cheat them!
Having learned from his experience with the northern foothills of Zongshan Mountain, Li Shimin guessed that the burial sites on the southern foothills, with their mountain shapes, would certainly be very expensive.
Even after asking, he was still shocked by the prices offered by the maids.
How are these graves priced?
"Your Majesty, these tombs are priced according to their size. A tomb measuring one zhang square costs two hundred guan. The general's tomb you just pointed to is modeled after the Qilian Mountains and covers a full thirty zhang square. Its normal price is 180,000 guan, but now with the discount promotion, it can be purchased for only 150,000 guan!"
"150,000 strings of cash? Who would be stupid enough to spend that much money on this piece of junk?"
However, no sooner had Li Shimin finished speaking than the wealthy and powerful Yuchi Jingde swept away Qilian Mountain with a wave of his hand.
"I want this one!"
"But the place is too small. Could you expand it for me and make it a thousand feet long?"
Upon hearing this, the maidservant beside Yuchi Jingde smiled and stepped forward to say something.
"General Yuchi, it's fortunate that you made the decision early. Construction hasn't even officially started yet. If you had made the decision two days later, even if you had the money, you wouldn't be able to expand it!"
"Rest assured, I will convey your request and guarantee that the expansion will be completed for you!"
"Oh, by the way, our cemetery can also build guardian beasts, as well as stone figures and horses."
“Each one, regardless of its shape, costs only a mere one hundred strings of cash…”
"So cheap?"
"Give me ten pairs of the same!"