Chapter 39: The housing prices in Shangjing City soared, and the eldest princess was shocked!
The sunlight filtered through the window lattices of Guangxin Palace, passed through layers of gauze, and sprinkled on the eldest princess's long hair like a waterfall.

The palace maid held a wooden comb and moved it through her hair, making a pleasant sound that made the eldest princess enjoy it a little.

The princess closed her eyes slightly, opened her lips slightly, and asked, "Is there any news about Li Chengde?"

A voice came from the side immediately, "Your Highness, the Fourth Prince is selling a house in Shangjing City recently."

"Oh?" The eldest princess was a little surprised.

Li Chengde went to Northern Qi for the purpose of preaching, but how come it has turned into selling houses now?

No, it was not just selling the house. On the day he arrived in Shangjing City, Li Chengde also got a high savings interest rate!
Although it is not clear how Li Chengde did it, in the eyes of the eldest princess, it was not difficult for Li Chengde to do it. After all, it seemed that there was nothing he could not do.

"The news of Shangjing City is spreading everywhere. It is said that the Fourth Prince and the young Emperor of Northern Qi want to expand Shangjing City further outward and build many brothels, theaters, workshops and shops.
Now the housing prices in that area have skyrocketed.”

The eldest princess suddenly opened her eyes, very surprised.

She thought Li Chengde was selling houses in the city, but how could this be helping Northern Qi expand the Shangjing City?

Besides, the houses in those places haven’t been built yet, so how can we start selling them now?

Did the people of Northern Qi dare to buy a house without even seeing it?
"His Highness the Fourth Prince has proposed a method that allows people to mortgage their houses with money houses and pay in installments."

The news reported by the palace maid stunned the princess instantly. She didn't expect it could be done this way!

Having been in charge of the inner treasury for many years, she saw the business opportunity at a glance!
The housing prices in Shangjing City will continue to rise!

If she could buy a piece of land, she could make money by collecting rent even if she did nothing!

It’s hard not to be tempted!

But the eldest princess also knew one thing, that is, Li Chengde would not share his money-making plan with her.

So in all likelihood, she has absolutely no way of participating in it.

Of course, she can also compete with other businessmen.

But even if I get the land, I'm afraid there won't be much left of the money I earned.

What's more, if she could cooperate with Li Chengde, it might even be possible that she would just have to wait to collect the money!
So, the question is, Li Chengde will definitely not agree, is there any other way?
The eldest princess' eyes lit up and she thought of someone.

"Since the Fourth Master won't let me participate, I will have no choice but to go find His Majesty."

The eldest princess waved her sleeves, and the palace maid stepped aside. Then she slowly stood up, and her long black hair instantly flowed down like a waterfall.

With her eyes lowered, she looked at herself in the mirror, a satisfied smile appearing on her face.

But before long, she sighed softly, "It's a pity that some people don't know how to appreciate it."

What happened that day will always be a hurdle in the eldest princess' heart. She never thought that under such circumstances, there would be someone who would be indifferent to her!
This made her doubt her own charm for a moment!

However, the eldest princess was very confident about her appearance and she was sure that there was nothing wrong with her.

Nothing happened between those two people, so it could only be Li Chengde's unilateral problem!

"Forget it, I'll tease him when he comes back."

The princess put aside her complicated thoughts, had the carriage prepared, and went to the imperial study to meet the emperor.

In fact, in the past ten years, although she was in Guangxin Palace, she hardly met the emperor.

However, since today's incident involved Li Chengde, she didn't feel anything.

"I have met His Majesty."

After the announcement, the eldest princess walked into the imperial study.

Emperor Qing sat on the wooden couch, his hand pausing for a moment while reviewing the memorials, but he did not look up. He asked in a puzzled tone, "Why are you here?" The princess did not greet him, but stated her purpose on the spot, "Your Majesty, Chengde is in Shangjing City, following the young emperor of Northern Qi to engage in real estate.
There should be a lot of places where you need help, right? The inner treasury happens to have business there as well. If there is anything you need the inner treasury to do, please let me know, Your Majesty."

When Emperor Qing heard this, he knew why she came. He didn't even bother to raise his head and waved his hand casually, "No need. Is there anything else? If not, go down."

The princess stood still and said, "I don't mean anything else. Chengde is still young after all. If there is anything he doesn't understand about business, I can teach him."

Seeing that she was holding on to him, Emperor Qing's face changed slightly and he threw the memorial aside. "Do you still want to run to Shangjing City in Northern Qi to sell your house and land?"

The princess remained calm and said calmly, "If it is your majesty's will, I can go to Northern Qi."

"You don't need to worry about it." Emperor Qing was a little impatient and waved his hand to send him away again, "I still believe in Li Chengde's ability to do business."

When these words came out, the eldest princess' heart was slightly moved.

She suddenly realized something. It seemed that His Majesty was also involved in the real estate speculation craze in the capital city?

Or it can be said that this is actually the joint work of Your Majesty and the Fourth Prince!
But what is the purpose?
Making money from the Northern Qi people?

But how much can you earn this way?
Of course, no one would think that there is too much real gold and silver, and His Majesty the Emperor is no exception.

Therefore, it is very likely that the Fourth Prince and His Majesty just wanted to make some private money for themselves in Northern Qi.

If that's the case...then she has to get involved even more!
How much money must that be to earn a profit that even the fourth brother is jealous of?

Of course, both the Fourth Prince and His Majesty's paths were blocked, so she could only let the people in the inner treasury participate secretly.

So the princess stopped asking about this matter and changed the subject.
"It seems that Chengde does have many abilities that I don't know about. I can only trust him."

"But Chengde's imperial farm outside the city seems to have had some problems recently."

As soon as he finished speaking, Emperor Qing's eyes suddenly became serious, "Isn't that imperial estate managed by Fan Sizhe?"

The princess sighed helplessly, "Of course I believe in Minister Fan's son."

"But every time the three workshops transported refined steel, Fan Sizhe only allowed the loaded carriages to park outside the imperial manor. I think this is a bit troublesome, isn't it?"

At this point, Emperor Qing seemed to remember something and said, "Then you should move the Yifang, which is responsible for refining fine steel, next to the imperial farm, and I will give you the land along the river."

"..."

The eldest princess was silent for a moment.

This is not what she wants!

If the craftsmen in the inner treasury cannot get access to the steam engine, she will never be able to master this thing!

But whether it was Li Chengde or His Majesty, the steam engine was strictly guarded and it was difficult to sneak in.

The eldest princess had no choice but to give up this plan.

At present, it seems that she can only spend a large amount of money to poach craftsmen from the imperial farm.

But the question is, can she really afford the price?
Even if she could afford to poach one person, the process of building a steam engine would definitely not consist of just one step, so she might have to poach all the craftsmen on that line.

That's a lot of price!
She sighed in her heart. There was no other way. She seemed to have to think of other ways.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for the reward!"

The princess accepted the order, thanked the emperor, and turned to leave.

But just after he took a few steps out, he suddenly heard a warning from Emperor Qing behind him.
"If you dare to hinder Li Chengde's actions, I will not be able to forgive you!"

The eldest princess paused for a moment and said immediately, "Your Majesty, rest assured. I know my limits!"

　Is there anyone still reading this? The author is so panickedΣ(д|||)
　　
　
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