Long Junhai had a very pleasant conversation with several people. They talked and laughed until the next morning. If Wang Bo and the other three had not had to report to the emperor in the palace, they would probably have talked for another three days and three nights.
Li Bai, Wang Bo and the other two went to the palace together, while Long Junhai returned to the bank. He first had to sort out all the recent profits, and then continue to expand the real estate development project.
As time passed, Long Junhai was very busy and had to work all the time. However, his assets accumulated more and more, his income gradually stabilized, and the bank no longer faced the risk of capital shortage. The next step would be to promote bank savings nationwide. Although there would be great risks and difficulties at the beginning, as long as he could get through this step, the next things would be much easier.
Long Junhai's Shenlong Bank was established in every city in the entire Tang Empire. A large number of real estate advertisements appeared across the country, and various sales plans and methods emerged one after another. Everything was planned by him, and the advertising funds invested alone amounted to tens of billions!
Long Junhai is not stingy at all when it comes to spending money. The effect of advertising is invisible. Many people may not understand it at the beginning, but as more and more people know about it, more and more people will accept it, forming a brand effect, causing people to follow suit and buy, thus increasing the chances of successfully buying a house.
A year later, Long Junhai's bank had a huge amount of savings. Nearly half of the people in the Tang Empire chose to put their extra money in the bank, and their trust in the bank became stronger and stronger, which also ensured Long Junhai's financial security.
At the beginning, many people would withdraw their money within a few days. After all, they were worried that if so many people went to withdraw their money, and the bank ran out of money, wouldn’t they lose everything?
However, up to now, there has not been a single case of being unable to withdraw cash from Long Junhai's bank, so more and more people choose to save for a whole year, so that the interest rate will be higher. Some people who don't care even choose to save the money for ten or twenty years.
The more funds Long Junhai had, the more land he could acquire. In less than two years, Long Junhai had acquired and renovated more than 80% of the residential houses in the entire Chang'an City. Although not all of the houses had been sold, the ones that were sold had fully recovered the investment and even made several times more profit. All subsequent housing prices, whether they rose or fell, were pure profit for Long Junhai.
After more than a year of advertising planning by Long Junhai, the Tang Empire has entered an era of universal home buying. Everyone is scrambling to buy houses, and housing prices are rising day by day. Some wealthy people see business opportunities and start to store large amounts of houses, buying low and selling high. Although this has raised housing prices, it has disrupted the market order.
Long Junhai also knew that if this continued there would be many economic bubbles, so he restricted the number of houses that could be purchased. A series of purchase restrictions restrained those who speculated in real estate and gave ordinary people more opportunities.
However, this kind of thing cannot be completely controlled, and Long Junhai can only implement macro-control. In such a big economy, how can there not be a few people who take advantage of the situation?
Even so, there are still too many people who are jealous of Long Junhai, because it is not an exaggeration to describe Long Junhai as rich enough to rival a country!
"Your Majesty, the border situation is urgent right now, yet some people are exploiting the people's wealth for their own personal gain, completely disregarding the lives of the people. They are wantonly driving up prices, leaving the people living in dire straits! If this continues, I'm afraid the Tang Dynasty's economy will be dragged down!"
The previous Minister of Revenue was reporting again in the Golden Palace. This was not the first time he had reported Long Junhai. Many people had become accustomed to it. After all, everyone knew that the Minister of Revenue had always wanted to replace Long Junhai and take over the real estate business, but Emperor Xuanzong of Tang had not given in at all.
"What the Ministry of Revenue said is true. I will ask General Long to pay attention to this matter later." Emperor Xuanzong of Tang said indifferently.
"Your Majesty, this matter cannot be underestimated! If housing prices continue to rise, then the people's money will be used to buy houses, and other businesses will be paralyzed! If Your Majesty leaves this matter to me, then I will definitely be able to do a good job!" The Minister of Revenue finally couldn't help but say.
Tang Xuanzong raised an eyebrow, knowing that this guy had finally lost his temper. The Minister of Revenue wasn't very powerful, but he was incredibly greedy. Wasn't it all about money? Handing this monopoly over to him wouldn't necessarily yield him more than Long Junhai. However, this man was a distant cousin of Yang Guifei, so he had to give him some face.
"My dear An, you are thoughtful and considerate. I am very confident in your ability to handle affairs. However, you also know that the border is in crisis and a large amount of funds are needed to purchase military supplies. Eighty percent of the money is dispatched by General Long. If I hand over the real estate business in Chang'an City to you, can you ensure that you can solve the problem of military supplies for me?" The meaning of Tang Xuanzong's question was very clear. If An Lushan was capable of solving it, then this matter would be handed over to him. If he did not have this ability, then don't even think about it!
An Lushan gritted his teeth upon hearing this, and then said, "Your Majesty, please rest assured! I can definitely do it! If I can't do it, I will definitely bring my head before you!"
"Alright! Your words are not a joke. If you sign the military order, I will leave this matter to you."
In fact, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang had long wanted to replace someone to do the real estate business, but no one had the courage and confidence to do so, which made him helpless. The reason why he asked An Lushan to issue a military order today was to shut up the people and prevent them from saying that he was destroying his bridges after crossing them.
An Lushan is now completely desperate. He has put all his assets at risk and has to pay a large amount of extra money to acquire Long Junhai's real estate. He definitely does not have the ability to do so, so he thinks about borrowing money from Long Junhai's bank. In this way, the wool comes from the sheep, and he uses Long Junhai's money to make money from Long Junhai. This can be regarded as getting something for nothing!
Long Junhai still knew nothing about the changes in the court. He knew the news because Li Bai specifically told him, but the court remained silent, probably because they were worried that Long Junhai would come up with other countermeasures and cause trouble.
"Brother, you're in trouble now. The Emperor has handed all real estate matters over to the Minister of Revenue, An Lushan. This guy is very treacherous. If it weren't for his connections in the harem, he wouldn't have been able to get to this point. Now he wants to take over your real estate business. Do you have any good ways to deal with it?"
Hearing these words from Li Bai, Long Junhai was not surprised at all, because he had thought that such a day would come from the very beginning!
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