"Since you said so, then there must be no problem! My daughter has good vision. She actually found such an outstanding son-in-law for me." Nangong Youxian laughed happily.
Princess Ruyue didn't expect that the topic would suddenly be brought back to herself.
Suddenly she felt shy.
"Father, who said I'm getting married?"
He stamped his feet and ran away shyly.
Nangong You smiled even more happily, very happy that his daughter had found a good husband.
The news that Li Ye was going to raise money to build roads quickly spread throughout the capital.
Everyone kept their distance from him.
They discussed privately that they must not see Li Ye during these days.
Building roads requires a lot of money, and no one wants to be suckered and pay for it.
"The Sixth Prince actually wants to take advantage of us, everyone must not be fooled.
I'd rather not go out these days and stay at home.
Even if he comes to visit, just say he's not home and is away on a long trip."
"That's right, that's the way to do it! We don't have to offend him and we don't have to pay any money.
What does the imperial court's road construction have to do with us? Why should we pay for it?"
"It seems that the Sixth Prince has become increasingly arrogant after several achievements. He even dares to take on this kind of work. Sooner or later, he will become a laughing stock."
"Anyone who wants to pay can pay, I don't have much money on hand."
"Have you heard that a new gambling house has opened in the capital and they are currently cleaning it up.
But this gambling house is different from other gambling houses. They don’t have a banker, they let the gamblers gamble on their own, and they only take a small dividend from the winnings.”
"There's such a thing? This is really interesting. If the gambling house doesn't act as the banker, there's no need to worry about them cheating.
Wait until it opens and go play.”
"You don't know this! The last time I went to Nanqian for business, the gambling houses there were like this.
Although the gambling house takes a small commission from the winners, they can ensure that no one cheats and everyone wins money based on their own skills.
This is much better than going to other gambling houses.
The decoration over there is very special. You can gamble in the main hall or in a private room.
Everything you want is available.
Now I think about it, there are still some things I can’t stop wanting.
I didn’t expect that we have one in the capital as well.”
"This is so interesting! Hurry up and decorate it. I'll go over and play when it opens."
…
Before Li Ye came to Beijing, he had people prepare for the gambling house in the capital.
Behind the scenes, Prime Minister Shangguan Qi was personally in charge and used this business to make money for the court.
So everything went very smoothly.
There are some other gambling houses with powerful forces behind them, who want to send people to cause trouble.
Don't want any competition to appear.
As a result, the people who came to cause trouble disappeared without a trace, and even the government couldn't find them.
This made the gambling house owners realize that something was wrong.
The disappearance of someone in the capital is no small matter and must be treated as a major case.
However, the Jingzhao Yin who was in charge of the case only made a brief inquiry and then there was no news.
Even if you mobilize the forces behind you, you won't get any information.
This only shows that the force that made these people disappear is even more powerful and unfathomable.
After some gambling houses suffered losses, they no longer dared to send people to cause trouble.
The renovation of the gambling house is progressing rapidly and smoothly, and it will be officially open in a few days.
At the same time, various bathing cities and foot massage shops also began to prepare for opening.
Originally, there was a severe shortage of entertainment options in ancient times.
Suddenly, some new and interesting things appeared in the capital city, which immediately attracted the attention of many people.
Especially those powerful and wealthy people, who usually have nothing to do, like to find some places for entertainment.
It perfectly matched their needs.
Li Ye quickly collected some information through various places.
It is also known that almost all wealthy households and officials resisted the construction of their own roads.
I've made it clear that I won't spend a single penny.
Li Ye sneered when he heard these rumors. Don't be fooled by these people's tough words.
It won’t be long before they come to you with money.
Sure enough, not long after, another extremely shocking news came from the capital.
King Bingxiang actually mortgaged his own house to Wanfu Money House.
It was exchanged for 700,000 taels of silver and handed over to Li Ye.
Use this money to build roads.
Many people simply didn't understand and thought it was fake news.
But as the rumors grew, the truth finally began to surface.
"By the way, have you heard? King Bingjian mortgaged his house for 700,000 taels of silver, all of which was given to the Sixth Prince to build the road."
"What's going on? Princess Ruyue is accompanying His Highness the Sixth Prince on a disaster relief mission. Could it be that she's attracted to the Sixth Prince?"
"Even if he likes the Sixth Prince, it is His Royal Highness the Sixth Prince who gives the betrothal gift to the King of Side by Side. How can the King of Side by Side mortgage his own house and give all the money to him?
You can't just not live in the house anymore, right?
Marrying a daughter and then giving up the whole yard, isn't this going against the will of Heaven?"
"What do you know? I spent a lot of effort to find out the inside story.
This road is called an expressway or a highway. The road is very flat and not muddy at all when it rains, so the carriages can run very fast.
This kind of road costs money, and the fee is based on the distance.
The farther you travel, the more you’ll be charged.
But for business people, fast delivery can save a lot of costs, even if it is a little more money, it is very cost-effective.
As long as the road is repaired, you can collect money continuously.
This type of road was first built by His Royal Highness the Sixth Prince, and it is quite popular in the Southern Province.
King Bing Jian got the news in advance and mortgaged his house to a bank, hoping to take advantage of this opportunity to make a fortune."
As soon as they heard that they could make money, it immediately aroused the interest of many people.
I quickly asked what was going on.
There are always some knowledgeable people who have even gone to Nanqian for business and experienced the highway firsthand.
I immediately explained the details to them: "This highway is paved with specially fired large bricks and is extremely smooth.
A horse-drawn carriage can cover almost twice the distance in a day on this kind of road.
The key is the road. The more goods a horse-drawn carriage can carry, the more money it costs, which is very cost-effective.
Anyone who goes to Nanchang to do business will take this route.
This road leads all the way to the border and passes through many places along the way.
There must be a lot of people doing business.
It costs a lot of money every day!"
After understanding the situation, it suddenly dawned on me.
He slapped his thigh regretfully and said, "How could I forget that the Sixth Prince is actually a shrewd businessman.
How could he do business at a loss?
As expected, he left all the affairs to his own people.
If a road like this were built, we would never have to worry about food and drink for several lifetimes."
“Really? Who was it that spread this rumor before, saying they wanted money from us to build a road?
This is terrible. I have turned away the God of Wealth and missed the opportunity to make money."
"Who says it's not true? If I catch these people, I will definitely break their legs and dig out their tongues.
The Sixth Prince sent someone to my house, but I drove them away."
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