Chapter 38: A strategy specially tailored for Northern Qi, Emperor Qing smiled!
The little empress was a little confused.

It is normal to go to a bank to borrow money when you don’t have enough money to buy a house.

But from what Li Chengde said, it seems that there is still room for maneuver here?

Li Chengde seemed to see through her thoughts and asked a question, "Your Majesty, is it common for real estate transactions in the city to sell houses after they are built?"

The little empress didn't understand and nodded blankly, "Yeah, is there a problem with that?"

Li Chengde raised his lips slightly, "What if we pay the money first and then build the house?"

The little empress fell into deep thought.

This is obviously very beneficial to the seller.
Even if you don’t have enough funds, you can use the buyer’s money to build the house.

But there is a problem here. What if someone runs away with the money while the house is half built?

The little empress's eyes suddenly became sharp, and she looked at Li Chengde with full vigilance, "What are you going to do?"

Looking at the little empress whose hair stood on end, Li Chengde smiled and comforted her: "Don't be nervous, I mean we can join forces to speculate on real estate together!"

The vigilance in the little empress's eyes did not diminish at all, "Speculating in real estate? How do you speculate?"

As if he had prepared a draft in advance, Li Chengde blurted out, "The land deeds of Northern Qi are similar to those of Qing. They are all stamped by the imperial court."

"And where did the land marked on the deed come from? Tracing back to its origin, it was obtained through land reclamation."

"Then here comes the question. When I came here, I saw that there were a lot of farmland and wasteland around Shangjing City."

"If the imperial court spends some money to transform these wastelands and build some infrastructure on them, can we create a piece of land for trading?"

The little empress's eyes were less vigilant, "Do you want to turn trash into treasure?"

Li Chengde nodded slightly, "That's right, since those wastelands can't be used to grow crops, why don't we make use of them?"

The little empress nodded, not quite understanding, "I understand what you mean. You plan to build a house on these wastelands, but who would be willing to buy it?"

Li Chengde patiently explained, "If there is only a house and nothing around it, then of course no one will buy it. But what if the infrastructure is complete?"

"For example, if we build a brothel in this area, will the value of the house increase immediately?"

The little empress's eyes lit up, "I know, the houses built in this area are the entertainment consumption type you just mentioned!"

"But I have another question. The merchants responsible for building houses can indeed make money, but what should the court do?"

Li Chengde smiled and said, "Land deed! Is this piece of wasteland ownerless? No, it belongs to the Northern Qi court!"

"Ah?" The little empress opened her eyes wide, finding it difficult to understand this sentence.

Li Chengde raised a question, "If Your Majesty believes that this is ownerless, and the Qing court sends people to develop this land, what will be the consequences?"

The little empress had a stern look in her eyes. She could easily imagine that Qingguo would use this land to hide its troops.

And she absolutely cannot allow this situation!
"What you said makes sense. The ownerless wasteland belongs to the court!"

"So, Master Li, do you mean that the court should sell these wastelands and give them to merchants to develop?"

Li Chengde showed a gratified look, "Yes, the court can make a lot of money by selling the wasteland, and the imperial merchants can also participate in the construction of the house, which is another sum of money."

"Of course, in order to get businessmen to buy these wastelands, we must offer enough temptations... that is, the development and construction I just mentioned!"

The young empress's eyes flickered. The legacy left by the Northern Wei Dynasty was indeed rich, but the court's annual expenses were very expensive, and sometimes they were indeed a little stretched.

Since the money shop opened by Li Chengde could earn a large amount of money in a short period of time, it meant that his idea of ​​selling the house was likely to work!

If that’s the case, then why not do it?
"Mr. Li, if you have any needs, I will try my best to satisfy you!" Li Chengde smiled slightly, "Let's talk about the planning of Shangjing City first..."

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The young empress of Northern Qi was very happy because she would soon be able to make money through Li Chengde's ideas.

But Emperor Qing, who was far away in the Qing Palace, did not look so good.

"How long has Li Chengde been in Northern Qi?"

Chen Pingping smiled and said, "Counting the days, I should have been in Shangjing City for five or six days."

Emperor Qing's eyes showed a trace of bewilderment, "Really? Why do I feel like several months have passed?"

Chen Pingping smiled and said, "Your Majesty, you are worried about the Fourth Prince, so you feel that every day is like a year!"

"So be it." Emperor Qing flicked his sleeves lightly. "It seems like he should have told the young Emperor of Northern Qi about his plan to speculate in real estate by now."

Chen Pingping nodded in agreement, "Thinking back on it, I still feel a chill down my spine."

Emperor Qing had a faint smile on his face and glanced at him calmly, "What are you afraid of? Li Chengde's real estate speculation strategy is targeting Northern Qi, not Daqing."

Chen Pingping's eyes were filled with awe. "I was wondering, if such a strategy is used against the Qing Kingdom, how can we avoid causing a disaster?"

Emperor Qing frowned and thought, then shook his head after a moment, "Li Chengde has a lot of tricks up his sleeve. I really can't find a way to crack his plan for the time being!"

"Yes!" Chen Pingping said with great emotion, "Human greed is immeasurable. Once you have tasted the taste of making quick money, you can never go back."

In fact, the most terrifying thing about this strategy is that it completely takes advantage of the greed of businessmen!

No matter how strict the supervision of the Northern Qi court was, those businessmen dared to take risks in order to make money!
Moreover, this strategy would give people an illusion in the early stages, as if they could indeed make money in this way, making the Northern Qi court quickly rich.

But in fact, the Fourth Prince will not let this happen. He will only infinitely accelerate the collapse of the false prosperity!

"If we only look at it superficially, the Fourth Prince is promoting the development of Shangjing City."

"But after a few operations, the bank controlled by the Fourth Prince will control the entire industry chain."

"And this is also the weakest link. Once the Fourth Prince leaves, he will take away a large amount of silver!"

Chen Pingping was amazed at Li Chengde's plan.

And this is linked to another strategy.

"If that's all, that would be fine."

Emperor Qing thought of Li Chengde's plan, and a hint of joy appeared in his eyes, "Switching the pillars, he was the one who came up with this idea!"

Long before Li Chengde set out, he had already discussed with the court to mint a large number of fake silver and copper coins!
The purpose is to replace all the money stored by the people of Northern Qi, and then take the opportunity to disrupt the currency market of Northern Qi, causing them to fall into extreme chaos!
In this way, the Kingdom of Qing could take advantage of the situation.

It is even possible to buy the Northern Qi court without spending a single soldier, just by spending money!
Of course, Emperor Qing found this difficult to achieve.

However, it is still very possible to take over a few cities while the Northern Qi is in turmoil.

"Before Li Chengde left, he promised me that he would buy the Northern Qi Palace. Do you think he can do it?"

Hearing this question, Chen Pingping hesitated for a moment and shook his head. "It's difficult! Even if the young emperor and the queen mother of Northern Qi are stupid, they can't sell the palace, right?"

Emperor Qing smiled, "Why do I feel that Li Chengde might be able to accomplish this?"

(End of this chapter)