Liu Zhao sent the thirteen princes away, and attended the banquet of the fifth prince non-stop.
The wine pond and meat forest are not enough to describe this banquet.
Everyone indulges in it and enjoys it to the fullest.
Only Liu Zhao remained sober.
"Young Master Zhao, do you despise this king's banquet?" the fifth prince asked aloud.
Liu Zhao laughed.
"why are you laughing?"
"I'm laughing at His Highness's lamentability."
Bang!
The general drew out his saber from his waist and charged towards Liu Zhao.
The guard Zhao San jumped out and blocked, and the two sides fought together.
The fifth prince did not make a sound to stop the general, and Liu Zhao also did not stop him. Let Zhao San and Wu Jiang fight to the death.
Liu Zhao picked up the wine glass and sipped it, "Poor queen, she was deposed and killed. Your Highness doesn't care about her mother's hatred, but only knows that she is drunk and dreaming of death. She is always timid and cowardly. I am afraid that the next time, the butcher's knife will fall on Your Highness's head."
"Bold!"
Several more generals stood up.
The fifth prince narrowed his eyes and waved his hands, and everyone backed away.
Guard Zhao San also retreated behind Liu Zhao.
"Young Master Zhao, you don't want to provoke the father-son relationship between me and the king."
Liu Zhao sneered, "Your Highness, you can know that there is a saying in our Great Zhou called the revenge of killing one's mother, which cannot be shared with the heavens. The king killed the queen for the sake of a woman, and His Highness not only killed his mother, but even lost his status as a legitimate son. He was deprived of the right to inherit the throne. May I ask if this is the relationship between father and son? Enemies are nothing more than that.
Also, His Highness's own uncle was taken over by that woman's brother, is His Highness really willing? General Hua La can even kill a dignified princess in humiliation. If a prince is killed, the king will not bother.
When General Hua La kills all of you one by one, then the woman's son will be free from obstacles, and he will be the king of the next generation. May I ask, is Your Highness willing to wait for death? "
"Young Master Zhao, don't be a sensationalist."
Liu Zhao laughed mockingly, "Is this young master sensational? Your Highness, you might as well ask yourself. Will General Hua La raise troops to surround your mansion one day, cut off your head, and enter the palace to seek credit for that woman
You have already been on the death list of General Hua La, and you are still free to have a banquet here. The queen has a spirit in the sky, and she is afraid that she will come alive from anger. Of course, if His Highness just wanted to go crazy for a while before he died, Mr. Quan Dangben didn't say anything. "
The fifth prince's expression changed.
Liu Zhao knew that the fire was coming, so he asked in a low voice, "Don't you want revenge? Don't you want to rush into the palace and kill that woman? Don't you want to ascend to the throne? You are a dignified son. According to the rules of our Great Zhou, that position It was originally yours. You just took back what originally belonged to you from someone else."
The fifth prince stared at Liu Zhao, "What do you want to do?"
Liu Zhao spoke nonsense in a serious manner, "Our Great Zhou, a kingdom of heaven and a state of etiquette, must not sit idly by and ignore the affairs of beasts. Our Great Zhou must uphold the rules of the court, establish ethics, and be on the side of the Qing emperor."
When Qing Jun said the word three, the fifth prince's heart beat violently.
The sky in Beirong is about to change.
…
Gu Jiu invited someone to drink tea, and booked the entire second floor of the teahouse so that no one would disturb her.
"Sister Mei, come quickly."
Gu Jiu beckoned Gu Mei to sit down.
Gu Mei said apologetically, "I'm late, please forgive me, sister Xiaojiu."
"Sister Mei, you are welcome."
Qingmei served tea, and retreated to a corner of the private room to wait for orders.
Gu Mei picked up the teacup and took a sip, "This is the tea brought by sister Xiaojiu from the palace."
"Exactly. Sister Mei is really good at tasting."
Gu Mei covered her mouth and smiled, "I'm not appreciating, I know that teahouses can't have such good tea, so I made this guess."
Gu Jiu also laughed.
The window is open, and the street is outside, and there are people coming and going, and it is very lively.
Gu Mei asked: "Sister Xiaojiu, there is a lot of commotion in your Yuhua Lane. I heard that today is the opening day. Oh, I'm still biting my tongue when I say the word opening.
Sister Xiaojiu, why do you have so many ideas, what is the opening, what is the pre-sale, what is the model house, and the wharf, even my housekeeper said that it is much more convenient to ship goods at the wharf. How did you come up with so many novel things? "
Gu Jiu pointed at his own head, "I figured it out from here."
Gu Mei giggled, "My brain is not as good as yours."
After laughing, she became worried again, "I heard from many people that your Yuhua Lane is going to lose money. It will cost a lot of money to repair the pier and build a house. Sister Xiaojiu, tell me, it will really Is it a loss? If it is a loss, don’t pay back the money I invested, and treat it as if I gave it to you.”
Gu Jiu was moved, "Thank you, Sister Mei. But do you think I'm someone who will lose money?"
"That's not like it. Just doing business, it is inevitable that there will be profits and losses. If you really lose money, don't be depressed. There will be opportunities in the future."
Gu Jiu shook her head and smiled, "Sister Mei, don't worry, Yuhua Lane won't lose money. By the end of the year, I promise to send you the money with the principal and interest, so that you can make a fortune along with it."
Gu Mei laughed, "That's a good feeling. I also hope that this business can make money. You don't know, someone in the mansion heard that I invested money in Yuhua Lane, and they all said that my money would be wasted. I don't know how to refute them, after all, the house hasn't been sold yet.
In the past few days, I heard that Yuhua Lane will be on sale, and I am really worried. I just don't like being laughed at. I just thought, if Yuhua Lane can make money, even if it doesn't make money and just keeps capital, I will go back and slap them in the face. "
Gu Jiu smiled and said, "Sister Mei, don't worry, you can go back and beat them in the face today."
After a pause, she asked again: "But Aunt Qu laughed at you?"
Gu Mei nodded, "Not only Aunt Qu, but also the old lady. You know, my old lady is the most eccentric, and she believes everything Aunt Qu says.
Aunt Qu made a few slanderous words, and the old lady took it seriously, and almost pointed at my nose and scolded me for implicating the Daihou's mansion.
Fortunately, Princess Huyang fought against the Li family back then, and Princess Huyang won in the end. Otherwise, they don't know how many words they will use to block me. "
Gu Jiu felt wronged for Gu Mei, "That Miss Qu, is she still messing with Sister Mei?"
"She didn't dare. She was frightened by you, sister Xiaojiu. Your warning is still in her ears, but she has not forgotten it."
Gu Jiu laughed, "It's so good. If Miss Qu dares to provoke Sister Mei again, and it's not convenient for Sister Mei to come forward, I will teach her for you. The Daihou Mansion will not bully our Gu family."
Gu Mei was moved, "Thank you, sister Xiaojiu."
"Sister Mei, you don't need to be polite to me."
Xiao Huangmen Ma Xiaoliu went to the tea house,
"Madam Qi, the Yuhua Lane has already started."
"Oh, how many people are there?"
"Twelve hundred number plates were sent out, and a thousand number plates arrived."
Gu Jiu nodded, a thousand number plates were basically within her estimate.
After all, it is a new sales model, and many people have doubts about this pre-order method. After receiving the number plate, it is not necessary to go to the scene. If you go to the scene, you may not necessarily pay for a house.
Gu Jiu is not in a hurry.
With Yuhua Lane Wharf as the backstop, and Sihai Commercial Firm doing their best to sell, the houses in Yuhua Lane will not worry about not being sold, let alone at a high price.
You must know that the location of Yuhua Lane is excellent. In the past, it was worthless only because the surrounding environment was too harsh, which was not conducive to doing business.
Now that the overall environment has improved, the house has been upgraded, and with the pier within easy reach, the houses in Yuhua Lane are most suitable for businesses to buy as shops or warehouses. It can be said to be the first choice for real estate investment in Beijing.
A discerning businessman, seeing the overall plan, knows that buying a house in Yuhua Lane will definitely not lose money. The houses in Yuhua Lane will appreciate 100% in the future.
Gu Mei was a little worried, "Is there a problem?"
Gu Jiu shook her head, said with a smile, "Sister Mei, everything is as expected."
She asked Ma Xiaoliu again, "Who are all the people here?"
Ma Xiaoliu bowed and said, "About 80% are merchants from other places, and only 20% are local merchants in the capital."
Gu Jiu smiled knowingly, "You go and tell Bai Zhong to focus on taking care of the merchants who are probably out of town. As for the local merchants in the capital, I'm afraid not many of them will make up their minds to sell this time."
"The little one understands, the little one will pass."
Ma Xiaoliu hurried away.
Gu Mei asked: "Is it because the local merchants in the capital have real estate, so they won't buy the house in Yuhua Lane?"
Gu Jiu nodded, "That's right! Most of the 20% of the local merchants in the capital are there to watch the fun. The people who really have the potential to buy are the 80% of foreign merchants. They need a foothold in the capital and a place to ship place. Yuhua Lane is their best choice."
Gu Mei said, "I didn't expect that there are so many ways to do business. Sister Xiaojiu sent people to the Weishui pier to solicit merchants from other places?"
"exactly!"
In order to attract merchants from other places, Gu Jiu opened the Yuhua Lane Wharf in advance.
For this reason, she personally went to Shaofu Jialing's Mansion several times, and in the name of Prince Ning's Mansion, she asked people to visit the Embroidered Clothes Guard, City Gate Guard, Wucheng Bingma Division, Jingzhao Mansion, and even the Household Department.
You know, to get a license to pay taxes, these yamen have to be in place.
As the saying goes, the king of Hades is easy to see, but the imp is hard to deal with.
Don't think that under the banner of the palace, the city gate guards will politely let them go, the tax officer of the household department will not make things difficult, the embroidered clothes guards and Wucheng soldiers and horses will not make trouble, and the Jingzhao mansion will not give the small shoes to wear.
Even if you are polite once or twice, you will not be polite forever. There is always a chance for them to find fault, and small things can become big cases.
Therefore, before the operation of the Four Seas Commercial Bank, Gu Jiu spent a lot of energy and financial resources to manage these yamen.
Even part of the shares were allocated to certain people in certain yamen.
What she wants is the willingness of others to cooperate, not the fear of cooperating with power.
Only if we are willing to cooperate, everyone benefits, and this business can last for a long time.
She managed all the yamen in place, and merchants from other places transported goods to the capital. As long as they asked the Four Seas Merchant to deliver the goods, they could avoid these yamen's troubles, and the business continued smoothly.
This is the biggest advantage of this short inner city river water transport.
Relying on the propaganda of the Four Seas Commercial Bank, Yuhua Lane can be regarded as thunderous in the ears of merchants from other places.
Some merchants originally planned to leave the capital a few days ago.
In order to buy a set of real estate in Yuhua Lane, they will stay until today.
Gu Mei asked curiously: "Can the house be sold?"
Gu Jiu pursed her lips and smiled, "Sister Mei, don't worry, there are definitely not enough houses in Yuhua Lane to sell. When the time comes, I will withdraw from the second phase of the project. Sister Mei, do you want to continue investing money?"
"Cough cough cough..."
Gu Mei coughed again and again, "Do you want to continue this business?"
Gu Jiu nodded, "That's right. How fun it is to build a house."
Developer!
Is there a more profitable business in the world than developers
Lying down to make money, how could she give up.
Where is a mere Yuhua Lane
Why did she ask Shaofu to borrow 200,000 taels of silver? Did she really think it was fun with the money
To buy a house and land, of course.
Before everyone realized it, Gu Jiu had already taken the money and bought it everywhere, becoming a shopkeeper.
Today, the two hundred thousand taels have been spent and there is not a penny left.
For this, Gu Jiu was full of a sense of accomplishment.
Although she is good at making money, in fact, she is the best at spending money.
She is a person with great ambitions.
If it wasn't for poor chemistry and insufficient money, she would even be able to toss out cement and directly pull the emperor to be an infrastructure madman. Believe it or not
There is no cement, but there is soil cement, that is, triadic soil.
Although the effect is not as good as cement, but in this era, it is enough.
Gu Mei couldn't help laughing, "Next time, I will invest money. I will invest more money."
Gu Jiu smiled and asked, "Sister Mei, isn't she worried about losing money? The more you invest, the more you will lose."
Gu Mei smiled and said, "Seeing how confident you are, I believe that Yuhua Lane will definitely make money. You can also make money in other businesses in the future."
"Thank you, Sister Mei. If there is a good project in the future, I will definitely attract you. I will ask you to enrich the small coffers and slap Aunt Qu in the face with the money."
Gu Mei laughed loudly, "I'm going to make money, Aunt Qu's face is so ugly. I'm afraid the old lady won't be happy either."
Gu Jiu smiled and said, "What I want is for them to be unhappy."
…
Yuhua Lane is still a big construction site.
For today's opening, we deliberately opened an open space for everyone to settle down.
The two model houses located at the entrance of the alley are particularly conspicuous.
Under the arrangement of the staff, the merchants entered the model rooms in batches to watch.
The model house is complete with everything, and the functions are clear at a glance. The front shop is in the backyard, the front door is open for business, and the backyard is used as a warehouse. The second floor is small, and the second floor is used for living. With a kitchen, with a well, with a clean toilet.
The model house is divided into one shop, two shops, and two sizes.
There is also a super-large luxury house with three rooms and courtyard doors.
In addition to the model house, the most attractive thing is the huge model located in the center of the living room.
The carpenter craftsmen scaled up Yuhua Lane, the wharf, and the surrounding environment with skillful hands and placed them in the center of the living room for all merchants to visit.
Room one, room two, room three...
The type, size, and location of each suite are all clear at a glance.
The merchants looked at the model and nodded secretly, this sale will be good. Although the environment is not good, there is a construction site outside, but every aspect has been thought of, and it is thoughtful.
Zhou Jin took the number plate and walked into the eye panel, full of curiosity.
Seeing the model in the middle of the hall, he kept looking at it like a curious baby.
Coming back to the capital this time really opened my eyes.
After seeing the model houses and models, if you are interested in buying, you can negotiate in the simple shed built outside.
If you are sure you want to buy it, pay half of the house price first, and then pay the other half when you get the house three months later.
Pointing at the model, Zhou Jin said to the steward beside him, "Go and talk, and buy all No. 8, No. 10, and No. 12."
The steward was startled, "My lord, are you sure you want to buy so many? Why don't you just buy one set."
Zhou Jin shook his head, "Do as I say."
If it weren't for other things that required a large amount of money, he would have wanted to buy the entire Yuhua Lane.
With his vicious eyes, he could see through it at a glance that the house in Yuhua Lane would appreciate 100% in value.
Houses in Yuhua Lane are not cheap.
When Gu Jiu created this film, he never thought of selling it to ordinary people. The customers targeted at the beginning are merchants who are not short of money.
The cheapest shop house, depending on the location, the cheapest set is 4,000 taels of silver, and the most expensive set is a full 8,000 taels.
For two bunk houses, the cheapest set starts at 8,000 taels.
The asking price for three shops is tens of thousands of taels. But only eight sets.
The house in Yuhua Lane refused to bargain. At most, I will give you a discount of 20% off the freight of the Four Seas Trading Company for a period of one year.
This price caused an uproar among local merchants in the capital.
In Yuhua Lane, which used to be dilapidated and nobody wanted it, the lion opened his mouth. The asking price for a new house is 4,000 taels, what a steal!
But for foreign businessmen, this price is really.
Living in the capital is not easy.
It is not expensive at all to buy a house close to the wharf in the capital for four thousand taels.
Merchants from other places, especially those from the south, are not short of money, so they directly come out to buy houses with Tao Yinpiao.
The merchants in the north saw it, not to be outdone, and bought three or five sets in one go.
The onlookers, who were mixed in the crowd and whose identities were yet to be determined, gasped when they saw this scene.
Who said that Yuhua Lane could not be sold
Among the onlookers whose identities are yet to be determined, there are the emperor's spy, the Li family's man, the steward of the palace, and the errand servants of the various mansions in the capital...