In May, the weather in Shendu City is very hot, but because there are rivers surrounding the city, it is also hot but not dry. Especially in the square area where the canals and ponds converge, the water vapor is steaming and dispersed with the wind, but it is still slightly cool.

However, it is not without exception, although there is a new pool with an extremely open water area in the Lide Fang, the feeling of dryness and heat is even worse than that of other squares.

Xintan is an important distribution center of Caoyun distribution in Jinnei, it was very lively in previous years, and this year's excitement is more than in previous years, the pedestrians in the square are shoulder to shoulder, and there is almost no idle land as far as the eye can see.

The reason for this change is that the imperial court has recently reformed some government decrees regarding Cao Yun. Originally, Xintan was convenient for water affairs, and there were many warehouses around it, but these warehouses were mainly in the official warehouses to which the Jingbaisi belonged, and there were very few private warehouses.

The management of the official warehouse is rigid and cannot be timely, so it cannot fully give full play to the convenience of Xintan to reach Baifang, and the people's livelihood can benefit very little.

However, since a month ago, the official warehouses have been successively moved to Daozheng, Daoguang and other squares in the north of the city, and the vacated warehouses have been sold or subleased, and transferred to private merchants to operate.

As soon as this decree was promulgated, it immediately caused a great sensation among the people of Shendu City. In recent years, the number of residents in Luoyang City has surged, and the needs of the people's biological resources have of course increased with this, and the superior water transportation conditions of Lide Fang and Chengfu Fang near Xintan are naturally coveted.

But now that the ban has been lifted abruptly, the enthusiasm of the businessmen has suddenly been detonated, and a wide range of businessmen have withdrawn heavy sums of money to subscribe for it.

There is a small bamboo forest with a large area by the pond, and there is a two-storey small building in the bamboo forest, and there are many samurai around the small building at present, and it is not allowed to be approached by idle people.

On the lookout platform on the second floor of the small building, Li Tong railing looked at the Xintan not far away, and saw boats full of goods shuttling back and forth in the lake, and there were many strong forces either wading through the water to pull fiber, or using bamboo rafts to carry goods to the warehouse on the embankment.

"This year, things are still in a hurry, Xintan is in disrepair all year round, and when it comes to winter, it will be dug deep and expanded, and now it can only be temporarily appropriate."

Seeing that those strong soldiers were quite hard and inconvenient to work with, Li Tong said. In the old years, Xintan was mainly used by the government for transportation and storage, and there were many officials involved, so it was lost in the management of a system, and the siltation situation was quite serious.

Yang Li stood beside the acting king in men's clothes, and said with a smile after hearing this: "In the past, private merchants could not get close to the water conservancy here, but now the ban of the imperial court has been relaxed, and the private family can benefit from it." Later, the renovation is already being discussed, and the official family only needs to work, and all things are divided by their own private families. It can't be called generosity, after all, the goods have been invested in it, and the greater the capacity of the canal, the more profits will naturally be. ”

Li Tong was happy to hear this, since ancient times, the social status of businessmen has not been high, especially in the negotiations of the government.

The sale of land in Weitan has made the imperial court make a lot of money on the businessmen who have heard the wind, and the next later maintenance and construction will still have to be passed on to these businessmen, so that they can continue to invest, and these businessmen will be willing.

Regarding this, Li Tong didn't feel that there was anything wrong.

The merchants themselves are not engaged in production, and they have a large number of social mobility resources in their hands, of course, they also have to bear the corresponding social responsibility, and the tax extraction of various commodities and transactions is aimed at their own industries, such as military diligence and peasant rent, and now that the imperial decree has helped them, they will of course have to pay more.

"The lady's spirit has never been weak, how much is the purchase of a house in Weitan this time?"

Li Tong admired the lookout for a moment, then turned back to the room, motioned for Yang Li to come and sit down, and asked with a smile. He has been mainly walking between the north and the south recently, and he only took time to enter the workshop today to check, but he didn't know much about Yang Li's business.

Yang Li sat on the side of the seat, spread out a simple sketch, stretched out her hand to sketch on it, and said: "Because of His Royal Highness's instructions in advance, the concubine can be laid one step ahead. ”

Li Tong took a closer look, and saw that the area circled by Yang Li directly accounted for nearly a quarter of the scale of this imperial court sale, and couldn't help but be a little surprised: "So many? Is it enough for money and goods? ”

After hearing this, Yang Li smiled and said: "These mansions are all bought in the early stage, but there is no need to compete for them. Today, there are more participants in the news, and the current price has climbed more than 10 times compared with the old price. Luoyang, the capital of God, is really worthy of the great capital of Jin, and the rich do not know how many they have, if there is no foreshadowing from His Royal Highness, it will be difficult to make such a big picture with the financial resources in the hands of the concubine. ”

Li Tong nodded and didn't say anything more. Of course, he is not a pure gentleman who is dedicated to the public, and while advocating these things for the benefit of the country and the convenience of the people, he will inevitably plan for himself. However, Yang Li's move was such a big move, which surprised him a little.

"Although these mansions have been started and operated, after all, the price difference between the front and back is huge, which is inevitably eye-catching. The concubine has already let people continue to transfer capital from Xijing, plus the revenue of the Beijing Mansion Shop itself, and the difference will be made up one after another according to the current price, and it will probably be completed in the autumn. ”

When Yang Li said this, she raised her eyes to look at the king and said: "Your Highness has a noble position, and everything you think and do is a major matter of the national economy, and you must not damage your reputation because of your short-term profits." Money is overspent and useless, if you provoke miscellaneous feelings and nuisance to Your Highness because of greed and miserliness, it is the real gain that outweighs the loss. ”

Li Tong was slightly moved when he heard this, looked at Yang Li and nodded, "Hard worker." ”

Changing Xintan's Cao Yun was only a small part of the entire Cao Yun reform, and at the beginning, the imperial court, including Li Tong, did not pay enough attention to this. Therefore, the initial responsibility for this matter was mainly led by the Metropolitan Water Supervision to contact the relevant departments to vacate the warehouse, and the specific rental and sales were carried out by the North City Supervisor.

But I didn't expect the merchants of Shendu to be so enthusiastic about this, and in order to be able to grab a mansion around Xintan, a large amount of money competed for it.

Seeing the money pouring in, the North City Supervisor was also taken aback, and he was busy playing the imperial court, because the money involved was really amazing, and this matter was directly stabbed in the political hall.

At present, the finances of the imperial court have reached a very difficult level, and suddenly such a considerable amount of money is put into the treasury, and once it is carefully managed, it may be multiplied, which naturally makes the ministers look sideways.

The courtiers of the Wu and Zhou dynasties have never been pretentious about not discussing profits with merchants, and the capital of the public party placed by each department is a clear proof of this.

Realizing that there was a huge benefit to be excavated, the government affairs hall also attached great importance to this matter, and soon adjusted its strategy, led by the local officials of the household department of the southern province, and with the cooperation of Shang Fangjian, Dushui supervisor, Sinong Temple and other departments, they reported directly to the government affairs hall.

The imperial court attached such importance to this matter that many details would inevitably be revealed. Yang Li was one step ahead of others to buy so many mansions at a low price, it was difficult to hide it for a long time. Once someone uses the topic to play, there will inevitably be many personnel disputes.

Moreover, after Wu Sansi entered the political affairs hall, he has also been operating to let his fellow Wu Sizong succeed Di Renjie to vacate the position of local official and waiter, in order to get involved in the amazing huge profits brought by the Caoyun reform.

In such a situation, Li Tong should also be cautious and not let people grasp specific handles. Yang Li has such an awareness, which does not mean that she is greedy for money, and she is willing to take the initiative to make up the difference, which also makes Li Tong quite pleased.

Yang Li picked up the pen and pointed two points on the drawing, and continued: "These two mansions have made up the difference, and the deed is blameless. Later, the concubine asked people to send the deed to the palace, and His Royal Highness could give it to the princess and the widow's house. ”

"It's not necessary, they each have their own means of making a living, and they don't need to make a windfall."

After Li Tong heard this, he hurriedly waved his hand and said, although his moral character is not high, he is not completely undisciplined, seeing that Yang Li is already very thin in order to handle these affairs, and he can't bear to take the property and give it away.

"The concubine is not arrogant and arrogant, and I know that these two families are outstanding and stand up for nothing. But the gods are prosperous, it is not easy to enjoy, and it is normal for people to use it well. His Royal Highness is now in a prosperous position, and the children of the two families enjoy close relatives and friends, and not everyone may be able to keep simple. Instead of ignoring it, it is better to give generous gifts, how much to use, each has its own measure, just let them not have the sorrow of not enjoying it. His Highness can also focus more on things and not be disturbed by idle feelings. ”

When Yang Li said this, she lowered her head and said in a deep voice: "Since the concubine has been in charge of family affairs, she has been entrusted to His Royal Highness for protection, and the family business has been improving day by day, and she can be called worthy of her relatives." Now it is also planning for itself, rather than using things in vain, it is better to take advantage of this calmly and exchange for true feelings. The concubine is selfless and unhidden, I only hope that His Royal Highness can give permission, so that the concubine can get closer to the situation, so that there will be no place to tolerate! ”

When Li Tong heard this, he was also touched for a while, raised his hand to cover the back of Yang Li's white hand, and said in a low voice: "The lady is a rare heroine in the world, and I am just a fan within the power. The level of life experience is just the idle plan of the worldly people. But if you dig deep into the sincerity, I am the lady who climbs high. As long as the lady doesn't dislike me, a turbid power disciple, where she is, she will never give up! ”

When Yang Li heard this, her pretty eyes burst into tears: "The words come from His Royal Highness, and the concubine is convinced!" I am a rare great lady in the world, a sincere heart is more expensive than pearls and jade, a thousand gold can be obtained, this heart is hard to find, since it is thrown lightly on His Royal Highness, I hope His Royal Highness can cherish it and do not lose! ”

Gradually, the two snuggled together.

Suddenly, a figure flashed by the window, and in the corridor, Li Ge saw Yang Xianzong in front of him suddenly turn around and retreat, and couldn't help but be a little puzzled, and asked loudly, "Where is Erlang going?" Could it be that Lord Lang is not in the cabinet? But the guards outside the building obviously said......"

After Yang Xianzong heard this, he glared at Li Ge, and was about to pause and scold, when Yang Li's figure flashed in front of the door, pointing to the two of them: "Your Highness, you are waiting to see you." ”

"Sister, I don't have ...... It's Li Dahe! ”

Yang Xianzong hurriedly stepped forward, with a stiff smile on his face, but he only got a roll of his eyes.