In the morning, Lu Chen got up and drank the noodle soup happily. When he was considering whether to add an egg, Zhao Gongming ran in hurriedly from outside.
"Master, something terrible has happened!" As soon as he came in, Zhao Gongming made such a violent statement, which frightened Lu Chen.
"Calm down. How serious can this be? Sit down and have breakfast together. Anyway, I'm talking about you, Old Zhao. You're the governor of the central bank now, after all. How come your energy cultivation skills are so poor? You need to improve!"
Lu Chen pulled Zhao Gongming to his side, asked him to sit down, and signaled the servant beside him to serve Zhao Gongming a bowl of noodle soup.
Zhao Gongming had no time or mood to eat right now. He asked anxiously, "Master Imperial Master, do you know what's going on outside?"
"What happened?" Lu Chen smiled and ate a bun.
Zhao Gongming was so anxious that he jumped up and down, saying, "House prices outside have gone crazy. The increase is scary. I don't know what to do anymore."
Yes, after getting up this morning, Zhao Gongming packed up and went to the government office.
Although Lu Chen judged that no one would come to sell land during this period, he still had to do his job.
But just when he was about to ask someone to make a pot of tea, someone came running in and told him that the housing prices outside had gone crazy, more than doubling!
Upon hearing the news, Zhao Gongming felt dizzy. If this was true, it would mean that if Lu Chen wanted to continue expanding Quanzhou City, he would have to spend twice the previous price, which was obviously unacceptable.
What makes Zhao Gongming even more frightened is that this is not the end of the housing price. According to what the people below say, the price will continue to rise.
Zhao Gongming felt that he could not wait any longer. If Lu Chen really wanted to expand Quanzhou City, he had to cut the Gordian knot and make a decision as soon as possible.
So he said, "Master Imperial Master, the best thing to do now is to have the government office here issue an order immediately to prohibit the sale of houses and land!"
But Lu Chen shook his head and rejected it: "Da Qi does not have such laws. We are officials, and officials should abide by the law."
"But if the current situation continues to rise, we won't have enough money!"
Lu Chen smiled and pushed a bowl of porridge in front of Zhao Gongming. He said, "Don't be nervous. Look, we haven't even started investing here yet. If it really doesn't work out, we can just not expand Quanzhou City."
"Compared to that, I'm now more curious about how outrageous the housing prices in Quanzhou City can rise."
In his previous life, Lu Chen had witnessed how outrageous housing prices were, and he really wanted to know whether that grand occasion would be repeated in this life.
Zhao Gongming calmed down when he heard Lu Chen say this.
Yes, their desire to expand Quanzhou City is just an intention.
What is intention? There is a process between intention and implementation.
Although they claimed to have brought a lot of money, they did not invest the money. As long as they did not continue to expand Quanzhou City, they would not suffer any losses.
But on second thought, Zhao Gongming said with regret, "Actually, I've been traveling around Quanzhou recently. I have to say, it's indeed a good natural harbor with unique conditions. It would be a shame if we couldn't expand Quanzhou City and turn it into the maritime trade center of our Great Qi."
During this period of time, Zhao Gongming spent time with Lu Chen, listening to Lu Chen telling him every day how big the world is, how many good things there are out there, and how profitable maritime trade is. He also began to take an interest in maritime trade.
As the governor of the central bank, he is well aware of the importance of money and what foreign exchange means to a country.
It is such a pity that with such good business and such good conditions, we cannot build a maritime trade city.
Lu Chen smiled nonchalantly and said, "What's so regrettable? This isn't the only natural harbor in Da Qi. When the superiors make decisions, they always look for a few alternatives."
"Besides, if we really want to continue expanding Quanzhou City but can't spend more money, there are ways around it."
Um?
Upon hearing this, Zhao Gongming immediately became interested and asked, "What brilliant plan does the Imperial Master have?"
Lu Chen finished the noodle soup in one gulp, wiped his mouth domineeringly and said, "It's not a very good idea. It just makes the wealthy businessmen in Quanzhou suffer."
Zhao Gongming's eyes lit up. He had a premonition that Lu Chen was probably going to use some unheard-of methods.
I wanted to ask more, but Lu Chen had already stood up and said, "Let's go. It's boring to stay in the room all day. Let's go out and see what the people of Quanzhou City think of this incident."
Soon Lu Chen went out to the street accompanied by a group of personal guards. Ma Tong and Guo Bei were not around, so Lu Chen specially called Huang Aniu over.
Lu Chen felt at ease with such a strong and sturdy bodyguard by his side.
Zhao Gongming accompanied Lu Chen and said, "Master Imperial Master, where are we going next?"
"Is there a market here? Let's go for a stroll."
Zhao Gongming had already figured out Quanzhou City in a few days. He led them hurriedly, and soon they arrived at the largest market here.
The Jinyiwei who were protecting Lu Chen immediately dispersed. Lu Chen didn't like to have a large group of people following him when he went shopping, and at the same time, the Jinyiwei had to protect him, which was actually quite difficult.
Lu Chen just strolled around casually without deliberately asking anything, and the news he wanted to know naturally came into his ears.
There is no way. In just a few days, the housing prices have doubled. This is too shocking and is closely related to oneself. Now the whole market is discussing this matter.
"Have you heard? The Zhao family was already broke, but their ancestors passed down a house. Even though it's dilapidated and falling apart due to years of disrepair, it still has the title deed. Now, they've suddenly become rich. I heard they sold it for a lot of money."
"What's that? I heard that Mr. Zhang has already made arrangements with his subordinates, and he is now offering three times the price to buy the house. If your family is short of money, go quickly."
"Three times? You're being petty, aren't you? I heard the price won't stop rising until it's five times higher. I'll have to wait and see. I don't dare sell it too soon, or I'll end up losing money."
"Do you have money? If you do, let's pool our money. I can even bring in two more friends. Then we can split it 50/50 and buy a house. Then we can sell it at a high price. It's a guaranteed profit."
"What are you afraid of? Those big families are starting to do this now. It's definitely a good business. Think about it first. I'll go and get two more people."
After listening to these people's discussions, Lu Chen nodded with satisfaction.
Very good, the era of nationwide real estate speculation has arrived ahead of schedule.
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