Jia Yujing of Red Mansion

Chapter 209: Money moves people’s hearts, and officials and businessmen want to seize profits

A few days later, the second phase of the Shuangquan Town housing sale was held as scheduled.

This time there were more people coming, and the Masonic Shop couldn't accommodate it at all, so the lottery location had to be temporarily moved to the square in front of the Gongyuan.

In the end, more than 8000 people participated in the lottery and competed for [-] places. These people were all checked to make sure they had enough silver with them.

The number of people watching on the scene reached more than tens of thousands.

Many of the 50 lucky ones who were picked up by lottery resold their spots on the spot and immediately made a net profit of [-] taels, which really made the onlookers jealous to death.

Amid everyone's high expectations, the notice for the sale of the third phase of Shuangquan Town housing was posted again just three days later.

But this time, what the sales office launched was not a standard residential building.

Instead, there are one hundred boutique residences covering an area of ​​one acre, twenty luxury residences covering an area of ​​three acres, and more than [-] shops facing the main street.

Moreover, the method of selling does not require lottery, but can be purchased directly.

Many well-off families have been eyeing these high-quality properties for a long time and rushed to the sales offices to inquire for details.

This time the houses are no longer priced uniformly, each house will have a different selling price according to its location.

For one hundred boutique houses per acre, the lowest selling price is 1000 taels, and the most expensive is 200 taels.

There are twenty three-acre mansions, the lowest one is 800 taels, and the most expensive one is 500 taels.

There are more than 300 shops, both large and small, and the price gap is even greater. The cheapest small shop only costs 300 taels, while the most expensive five-story shop starts at 3000 taels.

These houses and shops are different from the standard residential houses that cost 100 taels each. It is not that easy to get people to pay for the huge sums of thousands taels of silver.

As the shopkeeper of the sales office, Jia Yun is under a lot of pressure.

He himself had no idea, so he could only keep in mind the words and various marketing methods taught by Jia Qiong.

Facts have proved that under the influence of powerful marketing strategies and atmosphere rendering, even a piece of shit can be sold for the price of gold.

Only three days after the third phase went on sale, all the houses were sold out, with sales reaching 60 taels.

Many people who hesitate because their house is outside the city regret it afterwards.

Just when everyone was looking forward to the release of the fourth phase of new houses, the Freemasons issued a notice that subverted everyone's perceptions.

The notice clearly stated that the Freemasons planned to use some of the standard residential houses in Shuangquan Town to replace the houses in Da'anfang, Changlefang and Qinglongfang of equal area.

The size of your house will determine the size of your house.

If there is a discrepancy in area, Freemasonry can compensate for the extra area in cash.

If the area is small, customers only need to make up the price difference at a very low price, or several companies can join together to exchange.

As soon as this notice came out, the response was stronger than the previous times.

The people in Chang'an City all know that the houses in these three slums are worthless.

If replaced according to this standard, the house prices of these three places will increase several times in an instant.

Such a good thing directly made many homeowners in the three cities go crazy with joy, and they rushed to the Freemasonry Association to handle the replacement procedures.

Even though many houses have not yet been built, they are willing to wait two months.

After all, no one knows how much land the Freemasons plan to replace. If they have already done enough, they will not replace it. Where can I go to find such a good thing?

At this point, Jia Qiong's plan has basically been revealed, and many people have understood it.

Now the cheapest one-acre boutique house in Shuangquan Town has been sold for 600 taels of silver.

To build an identical one in the city, the price would start at least three times, and that set would cost 5000 to [-] taels.

If a mansion of more than five acres, which is now very scarce, is built, the profits will increase exponentially.

In the past, it cost only 100 taels of silver to purchase an acre of land in Sanfang City, which was a profit of dozens or hundreds of times.Many people have seen the benefits contained in it, which is a huge business opportunity worth tens of millions of taels.

Wealth and silk moved people's hearts. Even though they knew that this project was built by Jia Qiong for disaster relief, the powerful and powerful businessmen still wanted to get a share of it.

Wealthy businessmen from all over came to hear the news, but they found that they couldn't get involved at all.

Because as early as the establishment of the Freemasonry Department, Jia Qiong had already taken the transfer approval rights of the three cities, so that no one could take advantage of the Freemasonry.

Many people have negotiated a price to buy a property, only to find that they cannot transfer the property at all. How can the transaction be completed?

The benefits here are so great that many people are unwilling to do so.

So these people began to mobilize their connections, continue to submit memorials to participate in Jia Qiong's performance, and wantonly create pressure from public opinion.

I hope to force Jia Qiong to release the transfer authority of the three cities so that they can also get a share of the pie.

These people have great magical powers, which makes many officials fall in love with them, constantly submit memorials, and even directly participate in Jia Qiong's performance at court, which is extremely powerful.

Naturally, Jia Qiong's allies would not ignore it. The two parties were quarreling all day long, and even Emperor Longqing could not ignore it.

On this day, Emperor Longqing brought Jia Qiongxuan into the palace to discuss countermeasures.

In the south study room, Emperor Longqing and Jia Qiong played chess quietly.

In fact, they were already playing the third game. Emperor Longqing remained silent. Apparently he was also a little undecided.

He understood that Jia Qiong asked the Fongji Division to control the real estate transfer rights of the three cities in order to ensure that the old city reconstruction project could proceed smoothly.

Once these three markets are captured by the Freemasons, the amount of money that can be earned in the future will be very considerable.

The imperial court also had enough silver to be able to survive this catastrophe smoothly, and even had a lot of surplus, leaving a lot of reserve silver.

However, the ministers attacked Jia Qiong on the grounds that the actions of the Mutual Aid Secretary were illegal.

Even in the outside world, there have been rumors that the emperor supports Jia Qiong in fighting for the interests of the people.

Jia Qiong knew very well what Emperor Longqing was thinking right now. He didn't want to give up the money he was about to get, but he couldn't ignore the stability of the court.

As the most trusted minister of Emperor Longqing, how could he not share the emperor's worries at this time?

So he spoke first and asked: "Your Majesty, what's bothering you?"

Emperor Longqing glanced at him and said, "Aren't you asking questions knowingly and quarreling with me every day, making me upset?"

Jia Qiong said with a smile: "Your Majesty, don't worry. Since all the ministers have asked me to hand over my power to approve the transfer, then I will hand it over.

I just ask you to give me a few more days to purchase as many properties as possible.

Although the profit will be less, it will still be enough for disaster relief. "

Emperor Longqing was moved when he heard this and said: "Jia Aiqing, this is really wronging you. I will definitely make it up to you in the future."

Jia Qiong said: "Your Majesty, you don't have to be like this. The Fongji Division's control of the transfer rights is also an expedient measure for me. It is indeed illegal after a thorough investigation.

Since the officials reacted strongly, it was natural to give up part of the profits to calm public opinion.

If it is in accordance with the law, I will definitely not give in. "

Emperor Longqing nodded appreciatively and said, "It is said that a prime minister's heart can support a boat. Aiqing's heart is enough to be a prime minister."

Jia Qiong hurriedly waved her hands and said: "I really don't dare to be a minor minister. I still have a lot to learn."

Dai Quan had been standing not far away to wait on him, and he could hear the conversation between the two of them.

His eyes sparkled with excitement, feeling that an opportunity to make a fortune was coming.

(End of this chapter)