Wu Zetian's method was simple: Li Jue was buying up abandoned properties all over Chang'an, so she had Li Zhi do the same, and at a higher price than Li Jue.
Upon hearing this, Li Zhi understood Wu Meiniang's meaning. Since the ministers criticized Li Jue for buying people's houses at low prices, he would do the opposite and buy them at high prices.
In this way, you might lose some money, but you'll gain popular support and prestige!
"Great idea!"
"Sister Wu is so clever! How come I didn't think of such a way!"
"But this would cost a lot of money, and my Crown Prince's Palace is very poor. I'm afraid they can't afford that much money."
Wu Meiniang couldn't help but roll her eyes upon hearing this; she was utterly speechless at this fool. He was the Crown Prince, after all; how could a Crown Prince be short of money?
Money is easy to come by!
"I have three strategies, the best, the worst, and the most effective, all of which can help you easily make money!"
"The best course of action is to seek out Changsun Wuji. Changsun Wuji controls the lifeline of iron smelting in the Tang Dynasty. He may not be as rich as a country, but he is at least as rich as half of the country!"
"Just ask, and I can easily give you one or two hundred thousand strings of cash!"
When Li Zhi heard that he needed to borrow money from his maternal uncle, Changsun, he felt uneasy.
He was very afraid of Changsun Wuji, always feeling that Changsun Wuji was too serious.
"Sister Wu, is there any other way?"
"have!"
"Go and borrow from the nobles. As long as you're willing to ask, they'll lend you whatever you need!"
"ah?"
"Isn't this a bit inappropriate?"
"There are only a few wealthy noble families, and they have a better relationship with Li Jue. Wouldn't it be humiliating for me to borrow money from them?"
Upon hearing this, Wu Meiniang sighed inwardly.
"Then there's only one last way: go borrow from the merchants in Chang'an!"
"Merchants?"
"right!"
"Whether they are merchants from the Tang Dynasty or merchants from the Western Regions, they will lend you money as long as you are willing to ask!"
"You don't need to pay it back afterwards. Just give them some unimportant positions, and they'll be eternally grateful!"
"Oh, oh, oh... How about the Crown Prince's guards?"
"Of course!"
"The guards are always by your side; in their eyes, it's a lucrative job!"
Li Zhi asked, puzzled.
"The salary of the Crown Prince's guards is very low, how did it become a lucrative position?"
Wu Zetian, frustrated and disappointed, punched Li Zhi.
"You silly boy, businessmen look at future prospects, not immediate profits."
"You are now the Crown Prince, and you will be the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty in the future. Their sons will serve as your guards and stay by your side. How do you plan to treat them well after you ascend the throne?"
"I will certainly treat them as my closest people and give them important positions!"
"Yes, that's exactly what businessmen want!"
"Oh, I understand, thank you, Sister Wu!"
Seeing that the fool finally understood, Wu Meiniang immediately prepared to get out of the carriage and leave. But just as she was halfway down, she suddenly felt a hand pull her back. Immediately afterward, she heard Li Zhi's rapid breathing behind her.
"Child slave, let me go!"
"No!"
"Sister Wu, I'm not a child anymore, please don't call me Zhinu anymore!"
"Your Highness, please let me go!"
"Sister Wu, I just want to hold you for a little while..."
Wu Meiniang's heart softened upon hearing this. She was four years older than Li Zhi and had long since noticed his feelings for her. However, her true love was Li Shimin, and she couldn't possibly have any interest in this indecisive young man.
Hearing him say that, Wu Meiniang hesitated for a moment. She not only let Li Zhi hold her tightly, but also turned around and reached out her soft hand to touch Li Zhi's back.
"If you truly love me, then hold fast to your position as Crown Prince and become the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty as soon as possible!"
"I will..."
After saying this, Wu Meiniang immediately broke free from Li Zhi's hand, jumped off the carriage, and disappeared into the vast night.
Three days later, Li Jue, who was working as a novice monk in the Eastern Palace, suddenly received a letter from outside the palace asking for help.
The letter was brought in by Mr. Xiao Yu, who has now become his personal messenger.
Of course, as a messenger, Xiao Yu had the right to view the contents of the letter.
However, Li Jue never intended to hide these things, so Xiao Yu could look if he wanted to.
In his letter, Xue Yong said that the purchase price of abandoned houses had doubled in the past few days. People who had previously sold them houses were now regretting it and wanted to buy them back at the original price so they could resell them to others at a higher price.
This was a small matter, but it successfully caught Li Jue's attention.
Who is stealing my business?
These days, not many people understand urban village redevelopment. He doesn't believe anyone can sniff out the business opportunities and jump out to compete with him for money at this time!
Xue Yong's questions were very simple: whether Li Jue wanted to continue and whether to refund the money to those who bought back their properties.
After a slight hesitation, Li Jue immediately wrote a line on the paper.
When Xiao Yu saw that Li Jue had started writing, he quickly came over to watch the excitement.
He had known what Li Jue was doing for a long time. Although he didn't understand why Li Jue would spend so much money to acquire real estate, he knew there must be a reason for it.
Therefore, he was also very interested to see how Li Jue would choose when someone else was competing with him for business.
However, Li Jue's reply in the letter completely overturned Xiao Yu's understanding.
He thought Li Jue would definitely raise the purchase price, but to his surprise, Li Jue did not stop him at all, and was even willing to return the house and land.
"Li Jue, if you retire now, won't all your previous efforts have been for nothing?"
"Sir, how can you say you've worked for nothing?"
"The same house, the people get half the money more, and I don't lose anything. Isn't that a great thing!"
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