June 10th.
Early in the morning, Chen Hao rushed over, and as soon as Su Yu opened the door, he hurriedly said: "Ayu, something happened!"
"Take your time."
Su Yu was not in a hurry, the sky would not fall.
What big deal can happen to this guy Chen Hao
He has mastered the art of using the Thunder Yuan Sword these past two days. Su Yu is busy becoming proficient in using the sword and speeding up the process of returning his Yuan Qi to unity. He has no time to pay attention to the big news about Chen Hao.
After opening the door and letting Chen Hao in, Su Yu turned around to eat the noodles he had just cooked in the morning.
Dad is not at home, and he has been eating very poorly recently.
Besides, he didn't have much money on hand, only 30,000 yuan, which he had to save for attending a civilized university.
Going to school is not free.
Although the registration fee for Wenmin Academy is not expensive, you still have to pay tens of thousands of yuan at one time, and you also have to eat when you arrive at the academy.
Chen Hao saw him eating noodles and swallowed his saliva. He had eaten a little in the morning and was a little hungry after running for a while.
Su Yu pretended not to see it. There was only one bowl of noodles, but there was no portion for you.
"Ayu..."
Chen Hao sat down opposite him, not looking at the noodles anymore, and said hurriedly: "My dad said that there are some changes in Daxia Prefecture this year, and the number of students enrolled in various universities may decrease."
"Um."
"Reduce the number of students admitted!"
Chen Hao emphasized again.
Su Yu looked up helplessly, "Does it have anything to do with me? As for you, although you are still at the fourth level of Kaiyuan, you will soon reach the fifth level. In addition, 30 points will be added. Even if the number of people is reduced, it will not have much to do with you, right?"
Su Yu really didn't care, and said speechlessly: "Could it be that Nan Yuan didn't recruit anyone? If Da Xia Prefecture dared to do this, Nan Yuan would dare to break away from Da Xia Prefecture's control and go directly to Daming Prefecture!"
Nanyuan is not far from Daming Prefecture. Less than 300 miles to the north is the jurisdiction of Daming Prefecture. It is one of the cities closest to Daming Prefecture.
Although the place is small, Nanyuan has a population of one million.
There are over ten thousand combat soldiers!
Together with retired veterans, Nanyuan can mobilize tens of thousands of brave soldiers at any time. No matter how much Daxia reduces its number of people, Nanyuan will not lose much.
There weren't many students enrolled to begin with, so Su Yu really didn't care. He said helplessly, "Whether this news is true or not, the ones who should be crying are the Da Xia Mansion, which has the largest number of students enrolled. The reduction in the number of students will be theirs."
Su Yu looked indifferent, and Chen Hao said with a sad face: "I know, my father said so too, but he said... In this way, some people in Daxia Prefecture who could have passed the exam will not be able to pass this year, and those whose families have some backgrounds may have to run to small towns!"
"… "
After hearing this, Su Yu was slightly stunned. He found that he had not thought enough and not as much as Chen Hao's father.
yes!
Reducing the number of people will definitely focus on reducing the number of people from Daxia Prefecture, but what should those in Daxia Prefecture who feel they can't pass the exam do now
Come to the small town!
Nanyuan is one of the 28 cities after all. Although the number of students admitted is not large, there are still some places available.
They may not be the best in Daxia Prefecture, but when they come to Nanyuan, Daxia Prefecture’s requirements for Nanyuan are not high.
For example, Nanyuan has more than ten people who can go to Daxia Civilization Academy every year. Even if the number is reduced this year, the number of places will not be much different, because... there is no way to reduce it any further.
If it is reduced further, it will cause public outrage.
The students of Nanyuan are weak, not because they are really bad, but because the environment is different. This damn place lacks vitality, the cultivation is not as fast as that of Daxia Mansion, and there are fewer resources. You cannot expect the people of Nanyuan to be at the same level as those of Daxia Mansion.
Therefore, the number of Nanyuan places is almost fixed, it will not be increased and it is difficult to reduce it.
Su Yu frowned slightly and looked at Chen Hao, "Both the War Academy and the Civilization Academy will be reduced?"
"yes!"
Chen Hao said in distress: "It's all the fault of that Marquis! The Palace Master is in seclusion. If he wasn't, he would definitely not do this! This damn Marquis, he doesn't do any work all day long, he only knows how to make money!"
Chen Hao looked depressed and felt that he was in danger.
Su Yu laughed, he knew who the Marquis was he was talking about.
Lord Xiahou, Xia Longwu's uncle and the son of King Xia.
He is a well-known figure in Nanyuan, in Daxia Prefecture, and even among the human race.
He is the one who opened Xia's Trading Company!
No one knows whether this is Lord Xiahou's real name. Anyway, everyone calls him Lord Xiahou now. This is his own request. His father is the King of Great Xia, so he is a marquis anyway.
So a long, long time ago, that person was called Lord Xiahou.
"How does this matter have anything to do with Lord Xiahou?"
"Don't you know? It was he who gave the order!" Chen Hao said depressedly, "I heard that Lord Xiahou disliked the large universities for spending too much, so this year the funding for the Great Xia Palace will be cut by 30%."
"That's not all..." Chen Hao said with a bitter face, "I heard, no, my dad heard, that Lord Xiahou is actually selling places!"
Chen Hao said with a look of despair: "That person actually sold quotas. These are not university quotas, but quotas for household registration in 28 cities! To take the assessment in other cities, you need a local household registration. So those who want to take the assessment have to pay to buy a household registration!"
"It's not enough to buy a household registration, you have to buy a house! So in total, a house and a household registration cost at least a million!"
"You see, a lot of people have been selling their houses these days. The prices have gone up like crazy. Just look at your place, it's only 11,000 yuan per square meter now!"
"… "
Su Yu was stunned for a moment. There is such a trick
So, can his house be sold for a million now
He had been planning to sell it for 500,000 before!
"You say he is immoral or not, now everyone in the Daxia Mansion is scolding him!"
Chen Hao was still complaining, but Su Yu couldn't help laughing, "Lord Xiahou is really interesting. Originally everyone was running to the Great Xia Mansion, but he drove them to the small town!"
"What's so interesting? Doesn't this increase our competition?"
Chen Hao said dissatisfiedly: "It only costs one or two million to settle down. There are so many rich people in Daxia Prefecture, they will all flock here!"
Su Yu smiled and said, "It's not that exaggerated. The children of the truly wealthy and powerful have no shortage of money or vitality liquid, and they are competitive even in Daxia Prefecture. Those who go to small towns are all middle-class people. Do you think anyone can come up with one or two million?"
"In the end, even if there are more people, it won't be too many."
Su Yu understood it clearly, but what Chen Hao said was also right. It did increase the difficulty of the assessment for Nanyuan students.
The average student in Daxia Prefecture might be at the fifth or sixth level of Kaiyuan, but when he reaches Nanyuan, he is an excellent student.
If the family really has the conditions, nine out of ten times they will come.
This makes the assessment much more difficult.
Of course, Nan Yuan will definitely make money this time. For example, if he sells a house now, he can easily make hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Su Yu could only say that Lord Xiahou's operation was... unparalleled!
"If I were Lord Xiahou... I would build a few residential areas ahead of time and stipulate that houses can only be purchased in those areas. I could easily sell hundreds or thousands of houses for millions without bargaining, and make hundreds of millions or even billions in no time."
Su Yu sighed, and said with some emotion: "If one city is like this, the 28 cities will be able to make hundreds of billions immediately. This happens once a year, and those who buy this year cannot transfer it within ten years... Then they can continue to reap the benefits next year."
Chen Hao was dumbfounded. After a long while, he said with a bitter face: "Ayu, I came here to talk to you about something, not to ask you how you make money! What are you thinking about!"
Su Yu smiled and said, "Don't worry too much. This matter is not that simple. If you really want to take up all the quotas of Nanyuan, do you think Nanyuan will agree? If nothing unexpected happens, there must be other policies to make up for it."
"real?"
Chen Hao still believed in Su Yu, but he was still uncertain: "Will that affect me?"
"Probably not."
Su Yu was not sure, but just guessed: "If I were Lord Xiahou, there might be some other policies, for example... Nanyuan recruits a total of 20 people, 15 of which are local people from Nanyuan and 5 are outsiders. In this way, money can be made, outsiders have opportunities, and Nanyuan people have no losses."
"And these people could have been admitted to Daxia Mansion. After all, the number of people in the school may not change, but they have earned tens or even hundreds of billions more. As for this money, it is also what the parents are willing to spend. If you have the ability, you can take the exam in Daxia Mansion yourself, and you won't be blamed."
Su Yu said with a smile: "In general, it is to force a group of middle-class families who originally didn't need to spend money to solve the problem. They spent tens of billions, and Lord Xiahou got it and spent it again. Over and over again, that's hundreds of billions."
Chen Hao didn’t understand. Isn’t it hundreds of billions
How did it become hundreds of billions
Su Yu did not explain to him and comforted him: "Don't worry, the people above are not stupid, can they really make people complain? The Palace Master is just in seclusion, not for anything else. Aren't you afraid that the Palace Master will come out and cause trouble for them?"
He was certain that Lord Xia Hou would not really cause any big trouble for the Great Xia Mansion. If Lord Xia Hou was really that stupid, could the Xia Trading Company still monopolize the cultivation resources of the entire Great Xia Mansion
Of course, it is related to the Xia family, but without some ability, other big families will not agree.
"Ayu, then tell me, why did Lord Xia do this to make so much money? Now many people in the Great Xia Mansion want to beat him to death!"
"His Xia's Trading Company makes a lot of money. Just buying something here can cost tens of thousands."
Su Yu shook his head slightly, "No one dislikes having too much money. Maybe Lord Xiahou just likes counting money. There's nothing you can do about it."
At this moment, no one knew that the treasury of Daxia Prefecture would be empty.
Even though Wan Tiansheng said this at the meeting, everyone thought it was fake and meant to scare people.
What a joke!
Daxia Prefecture is one of the most powerful prefectures of the human race. It is full of strong people, has a developed economy, and its people live and work in peace and contentment. It has swept the wars on the front lines and is invincible. How could it be out of money
Without money, how can Xia Longwu spend money as much as he wants
Now, even if Xia Longwu himself stood up and said that the Great Xia Mansion was out of money, I am afraid that many people would laugh and say "The Lord of the Mansion is joking."
How is this possible!
Su Yu could not have imagined this, and Chen Hao could not have imagined this either. After being comforted by Su Yu, he felt much more at ease. He exhaled and said, "That's good. It doesn't affect us. My dad also said that we should see if we should sell the old house this time..."
Su Yu cursed inwardly, "You rich bastard!"
This guy's family used to have an apartment in Su Yu's community, but it had never been sold. This time he really sold it, and he made a million.
Su Yu touched his chin and repeated the question: "Haozi, do you think it is really worthwhile to sell the house now?"
One million!
When Su Long bought this house, the price was very cheap, only about 70,000 or 80,000 yuan, because he was a soldier.
The restricted transaction period has long passed. Before, the housing price in Nanyuan was okay, but its value was only about 500,000 yuan.
In the blink of an eye... it doubled!
So scary!
After hearing this news, Su Yu wanted to sell the house now and make a lot of money!
Chen Hao looked at him suspiciously and whispered, "Ayu, are you still thinking about this? Uncle Su will really beat you to death when he comes back. If you don't have money, let my dad lend you some."
"What are you thinking about?"
Su Yu smiled and said, "Just talking about it, it can't be sold. Even if I sell it, I have to get my dad's consent. What a pity, this opportunity is really rare!"
Chen Hao didn't think it was a big deal. Only when you don't run a household do you know how expensive food and fuel are. He didn't have much idea about it and he wasn't short of money.
Continuing the previous topic, Chen Hao was still a little nervous and said, "Even if it doesn't affect us, on the day of the assessment, I'm afraid there will be a lot of people from Daxia Mansion. I heard that there are a lot of geniuses in Daxia Mansion, a lot of people at the fifth or sixth level of Kaiyuan, and there are also many people at the seventh or eighth level. Ah Yu... Do you think they will laugh at us?"
Su Yu didn't care. "What a joke! Even if we throw them to Nanyuan, they may not be as good as you! We started out badly, but when we get to Daxia Mansion, everyone will be the same. By then, their progress will definitely not be as fast as ours."
He neither looked down upon the people of Daxia Prefecture nor looked down upon the people of Nanyuan City.
It is a little harder for people from small places to get started, but when they come to Daxia Prefecture, everyone is treated equally. As long as they don't get distracted and are willing to work hard, there are many people who can succeed.
"Oh well!"
Chen Hao stopped talking about this and quickly asked curiously, "Ayu, what are you going to do these few days? The school will be on vacation in a few days, how about we go out and play together?"
"Not interested."
Su Yu has been very busy these days. He has to repair his little brother "Lei", practice the Thunder Yuan Sword, prepare to kill a man in the middle stage of Qianjun, read books, and increase his willpower. There are so many things to do that he has no time to play.
"You should practice hard and not go anywhere! I am just speculating, it does not mean that Nanyuan will definitely have the same number of people. It is best for you to reach the fifth level of Kaiyuan, so that you have a better chance of success. Otherwise, it is normal for some poor students to be eliminated. If one or two places are subtracted, you might be one of them!"
Su Yu didn't use any of the three drops of vitality liquid that Chen Hao's father gave him.
However, he had been practicing the Thunder Blade for the past few days, which consumed too much energy and he was unable to recover. He also hadn't opened the Baihui acupoint and was unable to actively absorb vital energy, which caused Su Yu to suffer a serious loss.
In the next two days he plans to swallow a drop of vitality liquid to nourish himself. It will be better for Chen Hao to practice here.
"Oh well."
Chen Hao had a sad face and had to read again. He should not have come to A Yu's place if he had known earlier.
…
At the same time.
Nanyuan City Lord’s Mansion.
City Lord Wu Wenhai, Dragon Guard Squad Leader Xia Bing, Liu Wenyan, the old mayor, Jifeng Hall Master... many high-ranking officials gathered.
Wu Wenhai waited for everyone to sit down and went straight to the point, "Everyone knows about this. The Daxia Mansion means that one person is one household. In other words, if a family with two children wants to take the assessment, they have to buy two houses, the kind that are more than 100 square meters. Those less than 100 square meters do not count!"
The old mansion chief pulled his beard, gasped and said, "The Marquis has a very dark heart!"
Wu Wenhai pretended not to hear and continued, "Also, the time for the assessment is very tight, so we will open a special channel and levy an additional 10% tax!"
"… "
Liu Wenyan couldn't help but complain, "Is this money from Nanyuan or Daxia Mansion?"
"Daxia Mansion and Nanyuan will split it in half!"
Wu Wenhai smiled and said, "That's good. Lord Xiahou is in the front anyway. We just collect the money. It has nothing to do with us. The ones complaining are those in the Great Xia Mansion. If you have the ability, don't come. It will only benefit Nanyuan and not harm it."
The old mansion chief said with a sad face, "I'm afraid that they will take our place in the end."
"No, what they mean is that the number of students originally recruited will be roughly the same this time. The difference won't be that big. Maybe two or three people, so the number won't be reduced too much at once."
Wu Wenhai reassured him and said, "This is actually good for us. Daxia Prefecture originally had cuts across the board, and if it was evenly distributed to us, we would have one-fourth fewer quotas. This time, not only is there no reduction, but we can also make some money. Nanyuan is not rich either. We can take this opportunity to make some money, so that we can get more funding in the future."
Everyone nodded. Seeing this, Wu Wenhai said, "It's settled. It's useless for us to object. I called everyone here this time mainly to let you go back and tell the students not to feel pressured or to act recklessly. The higher-ups won't ignore our ideas when considering things."
"Also, Daxia Prefecture will definitely be a bit chaotic recently, with a lot of people. Jifeng Hall and the city guards should make security defense preparations to prevent the people from the Ten Thousand Races Sect from taking advantage of the situation. We must also be vigilant against them fanning the flames and misleading public opinion!"
Wu Wenhai said seriously: "Some people don't understand and spread rumors. Once the people of Nanyuan feel that outsiders have encroached on their quotas and interests, it will definitely lead to some chaos. We must be vigilant about this!"
Everyone agreed immediately. Wu Wenhai breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "Also, the higher-ups mean to try to keep these guys in Nanyuan. They are all rich people. Nanyuan is not developing fast, resources are limited, and the economy is not developed. This time they are delivered to our door for free... No, they are delivered to our door at a cost!"
"If we stay, Nanyuan will be able to develop better in the future. Also, the school has additional ways to make money."
"What?"
Wu Wenhai smiled and said, "The Marquis said that all the examinees must be registered with the school! In other words, those people who come to Nanyuan must enter a secondary school and be registered on the school list. How much is a place... You decide it yourself, don't be too outrageous!"
Liu Wenyan took a deep breath, "This fat guy... cough cough, Lord Xiahou is just plucking the feathers of a passing goose! He's imposing more taxes, registering with the school, buying a house and registering as a resident. He won't stop until this family gets a few million!"
Wu Wenhai also smiled bitterly and said, "Lord Xiahou is just like that. He also said that it's up to you to spend money or not. He didn't force anyone to spend money. If you have the ability to pass the exam in the Great Xia Mansion, he didn't make things difficult for you. Tell me... who can do anything to him?"
“The Marquis’s method of making money…” The old manor tutted his lips, and after a long while he said, “I don’t know if the old King of Daxia knows it or not. If he knows… he will beat him to death!”
"Then it's none of our business."
Wu Wenhai said insincerely: "It's OK as long as the Marquis can hold on. Of course, he is used to it. Let him scold you, it's not the first time anyway. A few years ago, the Marquis secretly opened a black market and traded a large number of merit points. He robbed the rich families of Daxia Mansion of tens of billions, but in the end, nothing happened."
After these words were spoken, everyone's expressions changed.
There is a hierarchy of merit points, and some people may not be able to buy certain things even if they have money.
As a result, a few years ago, a black market emerged in Daxia Prefecture. As long as you have money, you can buy anything!
Of course, the price is ridiculously expensive.
Moreover, the transactions were conducted with Merit Points. At the time, the black market price for one Merit Point was over 100,000. That was not all. The price of the things purchased was also doubled!
If you repeat this over and over again, that’s a price difference of more than ten times.
Even so, many wealthy families flocked to it, but in the end they were taken down. It was all Lord Xiahou's fault!
All the merit points bought by the rich were wasted in the end!
Xia Longwu did it himself!
The merit points were not confiscated, but they could only be traded at normal merit point levels. What could not be bought was still not available. The merit points were placed on the books. Some people bought hundreds of thousands of points, but their merit level could only buy materials worth a few hundred points. They had money but could not spend it!
And they can't trade with others secretly, because these people are on Xia Longwu's list. Who dares to trade secretly... Aren't they afraid that the guy they're trading with is from the Wanzu Cult
After this incident, Lord Xiahou kept a low profile for a few years, but now he’s back to making money!
I heard that they made tens of billions, or even more, that time. As for where the money went, no one knew, and no one dared to ask. Anyway, the money did not belong to other people. It was all bought voluntarily by some wealthy people.
When Wu Wenhai mentioned this, Liu Wenyan and the others were silent. If it weren't for Xia Longwu's extreme seriousness and ruthlessness, they would have suspected whether it was a sting operation.
Anyway, the ones who suffer losses in the end are the big investors, and the impact on others is limited, so not many people are discussing this matter.
However, during that period, Lord Xia was badly scolded by the wealthy, and the reputation of Xia Zhutou also spread at that time.
When Lord Xiahou was mentioned, everyone cheered.
Liu Wenyan was also laughing, but as he laughed, he couldn't help sighing in his heart.
No one knows how many blames this Fatty Xia has taken. Nowadays, I’m afraid few people remember the dashing young marquis of the Xia family from fifty years ago.
Half of the sky of Daxia Prefecture is supported by the guy called Pighead.
It's a pity that people are all ignorant and just follow what others say. Few people know these things.
He has a pig-like face but a loud mind. This is the infamous Lord Xiahou.