In half a day, the chief steward of Prince Wu's Mansion began to sell various properties in Chang'an City. Although Prince Wu's Mansion did not have much money, it had been in Chang'an City for many years. He gave a little here and the emperor gave some rewards there, so the family property was still very rich.
If these tens of thousands of dollars could be scraped together in an ordinary year, there would be no problem, after all, these assets were extremely good. However, the butler found a few acquaintances and asked them to spread the news. He thought someone would come that night, but after half a day, no one came to ask, which made the butler very panicked.
"Old Kang, please don't just sit here with me. Although I want to buy a few farms, yours are not next to mine. After I buy them, I will have to run around. If there is any possibility, I will help you with this."
In a shop in Chang'an City, Lao Kang, the chief steward of the Prince of Wu's Mansion, found an acquaintance of his. This person was a fellow villager of his. He had heard before that he wanted to buy farmland. The farmland of the Prince of Wu's Mansion were all good lands, and the price had been reduced by 10%. Why is no one buying it now?
"Ma Lao San, don't try to play tricks on me. We grew up in the same village, and I know your personality. In the past, when our palace sold something, you would have treated me to a meal. Today, I won't force you to buy anything. I just want to ask you one question: what exactly is going on?"
The butler of the Prince Wu's Mansion pointed to the sky outside. Ma Lao San naturally understood what was going on. He wasn't asking why he didn't buy it, but rather why no one was willing to take advantage of the fact that the Prince Wu's Mansion had so many high-quality assets, all of which had been put up for sale in the afternoon. Could it be that those people had stopped pursuing profit?
Ma Lao San looked at the street outside. There were not many people there at the moment. Then he pointed to the inner room, which was a place where goods were stored. If it weren't for the fact that Ma had helped him a lot in the past and the fact that the two of them grew up together, Ma Lao San would never say a word.
"Old Kang, there are some things you still don't understand? Don't you know who has the final say in Chang'an City? Especially in business, who is the richest and most powerful? Don't you know who your prince has offended recently? And you still come to ask me, do I dare to tell you?"
After arriving at the small room inside, Ma Lao San didn't dare to explain it too clearly. He could only give you a little hint. As the chief steward of the palace, he has said so much to you. If you still don't understand, then you might as well give this position to someone else!
After hearing this, Butler Kang's brow furrowed. Could Li Xiang really have such absolute control over Chang'an City? First, he forced the head of the Lanling Xiao family to retreat, and then the entire business world was completely blocked. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that the Wu Wang Mansion wanted to sell something and could make an extra 10-20% profit, yet they didn't even ask.
"They say businesspeople chase profit. Don't you all care about profit? What's the situation with our family's assets? You know it best. Even if we don't manage them ourselves, we can still make tens of thousands of dollars by reselling them."
Steward Kang said with some unwillingness. In his opinion, these businessmen were all pursuing profits. With such obvious profits right in front of them, these people didn't even raise their heads. He really didn't know what was thinking in their minds. Could it be that the money of our Prince Wu's Mansion was too much to handle?
"Old Kang, money is certainly important these days, and no one is stupid, but some money can be taken, and some money cannot. These things in your family are all good things. In normal times, I would have taken them all even if I had to borrow money at high interest rates. But the problem is what's going on now. That master has already said that anyone who dares to take over your family's property must get out of Chang'an City within three days."
Ma Laosan acted as if he was frightened. He had heard these words from others. Although he had not heard Li Xiang say this in person, the person who spread the word was the guy who got the treasure. Without that person's authorization, how could the guy who got the treasure have such courage? In the entire Chang'an City, the guys who got the treasure usually kept their mouths shut and could not utter a word.
"How ridiculous! Isn't this just bullying and market domination?"
The chief steward said angrily, Ma Lao San didn't say a word beside him, if you talk about bullying, Li Xiang is not the first one, it's just that this time the target is the palace, so you feel it's unfair, those merchants who relied on your palace in the past, when they did business, weren't they bullying?
Ever since Zhidaobao came out, these officials and businessmen have restrained themselves a bit. Zhidaobao is still very fair in doing things. Since its establishment till now, all things have been done according to the rules. If you compare the backing, the major royal palaces cannot compare with them. If you compare the capital, even if you add all of you together, it is not as thick as a hair of theirs.
So when this sentence was spread in Zhidaobao, everyone was not attracted by Li Xiang's majesty, but wanted to get close to him from the bottom of their hearts. This kind of business environment will be very good in the future, and Zhidaobao can be regarded as giving the merchants a clean sky. Those who bully the market and want to cooperate with Zhidaobao will not even have a chance.
Butler Kang was not giving up. After leaving here, he went to several good friends around him and basically begged them, because he knew very well about his own prince's affairs. There would be a banquet tomorrow night. If he couldn't raise enough money, he would have to use the empty city plan tomorrow night. Although others would not say anything on the spot, after all, the King of Wu was still a prince and they couldn't afford to offend him for the time being, but would they still follow you privately?
The other friends said the same thing as Ma Lao San. "No matter what you say, we won't touch your family's property. We still have to survive in Chang'an City. Zhidaobao's connections are too extensive. Even if we're not afraid of them, the profit from buying it isn't huge. What if we need Zhidaobao in the future? They have a nationwide business network. Who knows if they could hand it over to us at any time. How will we survive in the future?"
When Butler Kang returned to the palace, the other stewards had also returned. Judging from the expressions on their faces, it was clear that their attempts had been unsuccessful. They had already used all their connections and made concessions, lowering the price to an outrageous level. However, the bosses still didn't dare to be tempted. To put it bluntly, they were still afraid of getting the treasure...