Wu Haogu occupied a considerable area in Jishanfang, which was much larger than the small courtyard in Kaifeng Prefecture, but it was not worth much - the current Luoyang City is still an old city passed down from the Tang Dynasty, and the area is not ordinary!

The circumference of a palace city alone is eighteen miles away! This palace city only occupies one corner of Luoyang City, and you can imagine how big the entire Luoyang is.

However, Luoyang is quite large, but the population is not large. Before Zhao Kai moved the capital, the city had evolved into a "garden city". The vast outer city on both sides of the Luoshui River was full of rich gardens. Most of the owners of these gardens were descendants of important officials of the Song Dynasty, and some were legitimate and powerful senior officials.

Maybe it is because it is too difficult to live in Kaifeng? These officials who live in Kaifeng Prefecture, who are "old and dilapidated" or who can only rent a house will often have cheap land prices and good environments after retirement. They are very close to Kaifeng Prefecture, and they also buy large houses in Luoyang, which is famous for Xijing. Sometimes they will turn their descendants into Luoyang people.

Wu Haogu's ancestral home is Luoyang. His ancestors are said to be Wu Zetian, the founding hero of the Tang Dynasty. He was Wu Zetian's father. Since Wu Zetian became powerful, his ancestors settled in Luoyang. Although he had experienced ups and downs during this period, his group always lived in Luoyang. It was not until the great painter named Wu Zongyuan appeared during the reign of Emperor Zhenzong of Song Dynasty that he moved to Kaifeng Prefecture. However, there are many relatives in Luoyang. Wu Haogu also lived in Luoyang for a while when he was young and also liked Luoyang very much.

So after he made some money as a contractor in Luoyang, he immediately bought a large mansion in Jishanfang, the best area in Luoyang City. This mansion was originally the residence of a descendant of a high-ranking official. Although it was a bit old, it was well maintained. If there were any shortcomings, it was a little too big. Wu Haogu had few family members, just a wife who shared the hardships, named Pan Qiaolian and a pair of children.

His son has a long name and is twenty-six years old this year. He is a painter like Wu Haogu. He already has a wife, but he suffered a cold on the way from Kaifeng Prefecture to Luoyang and disappeared... His daughter is only fifteen years old. She had a marriage contract, but her husband's family disappeared.

So the Wu Haogu family has only four people in total, and they also hired two elderly mothers in Luoyang Prefecture to help clean and cook.

It’s really a bit deserted for six people to live in such a large house...or would you take another concubine?

Just as he was fantasizing about taking a concubine in his heart, his wife Pan Qiaolian's voice suddenly came to his ears: "Dalang, you are back!"

Wu Haogu was thinking about something bad, but when his wife called him, he was shocked - just forget about taking a concubine, I don’t dare to do it!

Think about it... don't violate the laws of heaven, right?

Pan Qiaolian is about the same age as Wu Haogu. She is in her forties and is half old, but her charm is still very charming. She was originally an official family, and her ancestors were Pan Mei, the founding hero of the Song Dynasty. Her father and brother were both military officers in the imperial guards. Wu Haogu was a high-spirited man, so she was always a 24-filial young husband in front of her, so she dared not do bad things...

"Dalang, why are you standing stupidly? There is a distinguished guest!" Pan Qiaolian didn't know what Wu Haogu was thinking - he knew people and face but not the heart! Seeing him stunned, he quickly called him home to see the guest.

"Disciple?" Wu Haogu was stunned, "Who?"

"Mr. Zhengdao," Pan Qiaolian stepped forward and pulled her husband, "It's been a while!"

"What? Then I have to go see him quickly!" Wu Haogu dared to be negligent? He trotted all the way and went in.

This Mr. Zhengdao is amazing! His surname is Zhang, and Zhengdao is named Zeduan... Zhang Zeduan, and he is the one who painted "Along the River During the Qingming Festival"!

However, the reason why Wu Haogu and Pan Qiaolian and his wife flattered Zhang Zeduan was not "Along the River During the Qingming Festival", but Zhang Zeduan, who served as the direct chief of the Hanlin Painting Academy, was sent by Zhao Kai to promote the renovation of the palace city, that is, the general person in charge of the Luoyang Palace renovation project. He is Wu Haogu's parents of food and clothing!

Zhang Zeduan is also in his forties, with a rectangular face, a big nose, a little high cheekbones, a goatee, wearing a green official uniform, sitting in Wu Haogu's hall in a big way, holding a bowl of tea in his hand, Wu Haogu's son Wu Yijiu was talking to him by the side.

Seeing Wu Haogu come in, Zhang Zeduan immediately stood up and said to him, "I'm finally back... Dalang, the official family is asking you to enter the palace. You can clean up quickly and follow me!"

"What?" Wu Haogu was stunned, "Official, the official family summoned me to the palace? What's the matter?"

Zhang Zeduan shook his head, "I don't know... Dalang, come with me!"

When the official summoned him, how could Wu Haogu dare to refuse? Although he was no longer a attendant in the Hanlin Painting Academy, he was still the contractor who decorated the palace!

Maybe the work of the people below is not done well, so the government wants to arrest him and ask for guilt?

But even if you have to be punished, Wu Haogu could only follow Zhang Zeduan... Maybe he was not a serious crime?

In fact, Wu Haogu’s worries were unnecessary. Because today he was going to meet the official family’s unscrupulous businessman... All the merchants in Luoyang who had taken the imperial envoy, one of them was called to the palace.

In addition, the big merchants doing other business in Luoyang City also asked the people from the Imperial City Department to invite them - this is even more scary!

When Wu Haogu arrived outside the Zhenguan Hall, two or three hundred trembling merchants had already stood in the hall, looking like they were going to court.

However, these merchants were more or less worried about the loss, and they were thinking deeply about what mistakes they had made. When they looked at each other, they would avoid them quickly. Wuliang Tianzun, Amitabha Buddha... Don't have anything to do!

"The official's driver is here!"

With the loud voice of Tiance's personal soldiers roaring, all the unscrupulous merchants standing in the hall bowed and shouted long live back to the mountain. Then they heard footsteps, followed by Zhao Kai's smile: "No gifts, no gifts!"

Everyone stood up and looked up. They saw Zhao Kai who had become black and strong, with a bearded face (many of the merchants here are Bianliangzi, and they all know Zhao Kai who likes to visit the brothel Chuguan in a private visit). He was wearing a Tang-style dragon robe and a soft-footed head. He had already settled on the imperial throne with a smile... It didn't seem like he was asking for trouble.

Seeing many acquaintances below, Zhao Kai was also very happy and said with a smile: "I'm asking everyone to come here today, just to hear everyone's opinions on buying land in Shaanxi, Jingxi, Hebei and Hedong 4th Road... Only one to three pieces of silk per acre of land can be given, and it cannot be given spot stock. Only cloth tickets can be given at one time. Do you have no objection?"

How dare you have any objections? You don’t dare to talk to Zhao Kai, a crazy official!

Those who want to behead!

“No, no….”

"no comment!"

"The official family wants to give the land that the people are welcoming, so there is no need to compensate them. The people are welcoming to offer it voluntarily!"

"Yes, yes, yes, don't compensate the grass-roots!"

What a good grass-roots person... Zhao Kai was a little moved!

"Then... I won't let you buy the land on four Yingtian Road in the future. Do you have no objection?" Zhao Kai continued to solicit opinions.

"No, no comment."

“We don’t know how to farm….”

"We also threw the land there and collected a few rents, which was useless..."

No one wants to buy land... With capital, of course, you have to invest in black technology projects in the 12th century. Where can you buy land and collect rent?

In fact, the return rate of buying land and collecting rent is not high. How could a profitable businessman who was touched by Zhao Kai today still not make any land rent with capital?

In the past, people wanted to buy land and collect rent because it was easier to do it... How to do business and business is so energy-consuming? All the energy is spent on business and business, how can you read the Book of Saints?

Under the imperial examination system, the merchants of the Song Dynasty emphasized getting rich by the end and staying in their careers. The method of staying in their careers with their foundation was to let their children study and make progress.

If you want to study, you have to concentrate on studying and not spend all day in the mall, as it is difficult to pass the exam.

But now the door to the imperial examination is almost closed, so it is not very meaningful to buy land and study.

As for the "miscellaneous subject" exam, we have to be "professional" in the clinic, the doctor who runs a pawn shop, the horse who sells sheep and horses, and the martial artist who runs a blacksmith shop... It's not a delay at all! Those who don't know how to do it can't pass the exam!

Of course, if Zhao Kai did not suppress the merger, these people would still invest their spare money on the land.

Zhao Kai was quite satisfied with the answers of these profiteers, and then asked: "You are all good at trading... I want to ask you, now there are so many landlords on Yingtian Road, what are the easy things to do after selling the land?"

Easy trading?

This sounds like an amateur!

Where is this kind of deal?

Zhao Kai saw that the people below didn't say anything, and he knew that he was a bit stupid... He knew that in later generations, it would be not easy to open a pancake stall!

He paused and said, "Oh, what I mean is that if there is a big chaos today, business will definitely not be easy to do. What business do you think can make a lot of profit in this chaotic world?"

This question is easy to answer!

People who do business know that... there is no easy business, but there are huge profits. And huge profits are usually written on the law!

What are human trafficking, what are private salt, what are military trafficking... These are all good deals! Of course, these deals are not as good as Zhao Kai's!

Thinking of this, there was a really quick-talking businessman who said that.

"It's great for the officials to know that the world is not good now, and ordinary transactions are not easy to make. Only selling military horses, equipment, armor, gunpowder, cowhide, cow tendons and other military items is the easiest to make."

Yes, selling arms is the easiest to make money!

Zhao Kai looked at the talker's profiteer and asked with a smile: "Do you want to do these business?"

"I don't want to, I don't want to. Caomin is a good person and dare not do such a beheading business..."

The businessman was so scared that he knelt down for Zhao Kai.
Chapter completed!