It's a bit of a waste for my grandson to be emperor. He should be appointed as the Grand Master of Works to build mausoleums and palaces for the Tang Dynasty!
While Li Shimin was visiting the Zongshan Post Station, Li Jue secretly slipped into the tomb sales hall to check on the sales of burial plots.
When Xue Yong saw Li Jue appear, he shouted with joy.
"Your Highness, we've struck it rich!"
"Just now... just now, we sold thirteen large-sized cemetery plots, making a net profit of two million three hundred and forty thousand strings of cash!"
Upon hearing this, Li Jue nodded in satisfaction, an uncontrollable look of joy spreading across his face.
"good!"
"Keep up the good work and try to close a few more deals before dark!"
"Your Highness, my admiration for you is like a surging river, never-ending..."
"Who would have thought that these godforsaken, desolate plots of land would be transformed into incredibly valuable land in the blink of an eye after you've managed to turn them around!"
Upon hearing this, Li Jue shook his head bitterly.
"Stop praising us, we haven't even made our money back yet!"
Li Shimin only saw Li Jue making a lot of money, but he didn't know that Li Jue had invested more than five million strings of cash in the early stages to make money!
Although he possessed the abilities of Tao Zhugong and was renowned as a master architect, constructing such a massive architectural complex in the Tang Dynasty still cost him a considerable amount of money.
Furthermore, not only was he unwilling to deduct the laborers' rations, but he also paid them wages according to market prices, so the money was spent like water.
"Your Highness, given how popular it is right now, we'll be able to recoup our investment sooner or later!"
Upon hearing this, Li Jue looked in the direction of the post station with a worried expression, then shook his head in frustration.
"It's hard to say!"
"If we displease that evil dragon, he'll make us lose everything in no time!"
"Uh...uh..."
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