June 10.
Early in the morning, Chen Hao hurried over, and as soon as Su Yu opened the door, he hurriedly said: "Ayu, something happened!"
"Tell me slowly."
Su Yu was not in a hurry, the sky would not fall.
What big thing could happen to Chen Hao?
These two days, he has mastered the Lei Yuan Dao. Su Yu is busy mastering the Lei Yuan Dao and speeding up the speed of Yuan Qi returning to oneness. He has no intention of paying attention to Chen Hao's big news.
Opening the door and letting Chen Hao in, Su Yu turned around to eat the noodles he had just cooked in the morning.
Dad is not at home, and he has been eating very poorly recently.
And he doesn't have much money on hand, 30,000 yuan, he still has to save for Wenming Academy.
Going to school is not free.
Although the registration fee for Wenming Academy is not expensive, it still costs tens of thousands of yuan at one time, and he still has to eat when he arrives at the academy.
Chen Hao swallowed his saliva when he saw him eating noodles. He had eaten a little in the morning and was a little hungry after running for a while.
Su Yu pretended not to see it. There was only one bowl of noodles, but no share for you.
"Ayu..."
Chen Hao sat down opposite him and didn't look at the noodles again. He hurriedly said: "My father said that there were some changes in Daxia Prefecture this year, and the number of students enrolled in various universities may decrease."
"Yes."
"Reduce the number of students enrolled!"
Chen Hao emphasized it again.
Su Yu looked up helplessly, "Does it have anything to do with me? As for you, although you are still at the fourth level of Kaiyuan, you will soon reach the fifth level. With an additional 30 points, even if the number of people is reduced, it has little to do with you, right?"
Su Yu really didn't care, and said speechlessly: "Could it be that Nanyuan doesn't recruit anyone? If Daxia Prefecture dares to do so, Nanyuan will dare to break away from Daxia Prefecture's control and directly surrender to Daming Prefecture!"
Nanyuan is not far from Daming Prefecture. Less than 300 miles to the north is the jurisdiction of Daming Prefecture. It is one of the cities closest to Daming Prefecture.
Although the place is small, Nanyuan also has a population of one million.
There are more than 10,000 soldiers who can fight!
In addition to retired veterans, Nanyuan can recruit tens of thousands of brave soldiers at any time. No matter how much Daxia Prefecture reduces the number of people, Nanyuan will not be much less.
There weren't many students enrolled in the first place, so Su Yu really didn't care. He said helplessly, "Whether this news is true or not, the ones who should cry are the ones in Daxia Prefecture. They have the most students enrolled there, so the reduction in the number of students is also for them."
Su Yu looked indifferent, and Chen Hao said with a sad face, "I know, my father said so too, but he said... if this happens, some people in Daxia Prefecture who could have passed the exam will not be able to pass this year, and those who have some background in their families may have to run to small cities!"
"..."
When these words came out, Su Yu was slightly startled. He found that he still didn't think enough, not as much as Chen Hao's father thought.
That's right!
Reducing the number of students must mainly reduce the number of people in Daxia Prefecture, but what should those in Daxia Prefecture who feel they can't pass the exam do now?
Come to a small city!
Nanyuan is one of the 28 cities after all. Although the number of students enrolled is not large, there are more or less places.
They may not be the best in Daxia Prefecture, but after coming to Nanyuan, Daxia Prefecture's requirements for Nanyuan are not high.
For example, the number of Nanyuan students who can attend the Daxia Civilization Academy every year will not be much worse, no matter how much it is reduced this year, because... there is no way to reduce it any more.
If it is reduced any more, it will cause public outrage.
The students of Nanyuan are weak, not because they are really bad, but because of the different environment. This ghost place lacks vitality, and the cultivation is not as fast as that of Daxia Mansion. There are also few resources. You can't ask the people of Nanyuan to be at the same level as those of Daxia Mansion.
So the number of Nanyuan students is almost fixed, and it will not increase, and it is difficult to reduce.
Su Yu frowned slightly and looked at Chen Hao, "Both the War Academy and the Civilization Academy will be reduced?"
"Yes!"
Chen Hao said distressedly: "It's the work of that Marquis! The Lord of the Mansion is in seclusion. If he is not in seclusion, he will definitely not do this! This bird Marquis, he does nothing all day long, just knows how to make money!"
Chen Hao looked depressed, he felt that he was in danger.
Su Yu laughed, he knew who the Marquis he was talking about was.
Lord Xiahou, Xia Longwu's uncle, the son of the Great Xia King.
He is a well-known figure in Nanyuan, in the Great Xia Prefecture, and even in the human race.
He opened the Xia's Trading Company!
No one knows whether Lord Xiahou's real name is this. Anyway, everyone calls him Lord Xiahou now. This is his own request. His father is the Great Xia King, so he is a marquis anyway.
So a long, long time ago, he was called Lord Xiahou.
"How is this related to Lord Xiahou?"
"Don't you know? It was him who gave the order!" Chen Hao said depressedly: "I heard that Lord Xiahou disliked the universities spending too much, so this year the funding for the Great Xia Mansion will be reduced by 30%."
"That's not all..." Chen Hao said with a bitter face: "I heard, no, my dad heard that Lord Xiahou was actually selling quotas!"
Chen Hao said with a look of collapse: "That person is actually selling quotas, not university quotas, but 28 city household registration quotas! To take the assessment in other cities, you need a local household registration, so those who want to take the assessment have to spend money to buy a household registration!"
"Buying a household registration is not enough, you have to buy a house! So add it up, a house and a household registration, at least one million!"
"Didn't you see that many people have been selling houses these days, and the housing prices have gone crazy. Just here, it's now 11,000 yuan per square meter!"
"..."
Su Yu was stunned for a moment, there is still this trick?
Then his house can be sold for a million now?
Before, he was planning to sell it for 500,000!
"Do you think he is immoral? Now everyone in Daxia Mansion is scolding him!"
Chen Hao was still complaining, but Su Yu couldn't help laughing, "Lord Xia Hou is really interesting. Originally, everyone was running to Daxia Mansion, but he did this and drove people to the small town!"
"What's interesting? Isn't this increasing our competition?"
Chen Hao said dissatisfiedly, "One or two million can settle down. There are so many rich people in Daxia Mansion, so they must be flocking here!"
Su Yu smiled and said, "It's not that exaggerated. The children of the truly rich and powerful are not short of money or vitality liquid, and they are competitive even in Daxia Mansion. Those who run to the small town are all middle-class people. Do you think anyone can take out one or two million?"
"In the end, even if there are more people, it won't be too many."
Su Yu understood it, but Chen Hao was right. It did increase the difficulty of the assessment of Nanyuan students.
The average students in Daxia Mansion may be at the fifth or sixth level of Kaiyuan, but in Nanyuan, they are top students.
Those whose families are really well-off will most likely come.
In this way, the assessment becomes much more difficult.
Of course, Nanyuan will definitely make money this time, such as selling houses. Now it is easy to make hundreds of thousands of yuan by selling houses.
Su Yu can only say that Lord Xiahou's operation is... unparalleled!
"If I were Lord Xiahou... build a few communities ahead of time, and stipulate that you can only buy houses in those communities, and easily sell hundreds or thousands of units, one million per unit without bargaining, and hundreds of millions or billions will be in your hands immediately."
Su Yu sighed, and said with some emotion: "If one city is like this, 28 cities can immediately make hundreds of billions or even hundreds of billions. This happens once a year, and those who buy this year cannot transfer within ten years... Then they can continue to reap a wave next year."
Chen Hao was dumbfounded, and after a long while, he said with a bitter face: "Ayu, I came to talk to you, not to ask you how you make money! What are you thinking!"
Su Yu smiled and said: "It's okay, don't worry too much. This matter will not be so simple. If you really want to occupy all the quotas of Nanyuan, do you think Nanyuan will agree? If nothing unexpected happens, there must be other policies to make up for it."
"Really?"
Chen Hao still believes in Su Yu, but still uncertain: " Will that affect me?"
"Probably not."
Su Yu was not sure, but just guessed: "If I were Lord Xiahou, there might be some other policies, such as... Nanyuan recruits a total of 20 people, 15 of which are local people from Nanyuan and 5 from outsiders. In this way, money is earned, outsiders have opportunities, and Nanyuan people have no losses."
"And these people could have been admitted to Daxia Mansion. After going back and forth, the number of people in the school may not change, but they have earned tens or hundreds of billions more. As for this money, it is also what the parents are willing to spend. If you have the ability, you can take the exam in Daxia Mansion yourself, so that you will not be blamed."
Su Yu smiled and said: "In general, it is to force a group of middle-class families who originally did not need to spend money to solve the problem. They spent hundreds of billions, Lord Xiahou got it, and then spent it again. Over and over again, that is hundreds of billions."
Chen Hao didn't understand. Wasn't it hundreds of billions?
How did it become hundreds of billions?
Su Yu did not explain to him, and comforted him: "Don't worry, the people above are not stupid, can they really make complaints? The mansion master is just in seclusion, not for anything else, aren't you afraid that the mansion master will come out to cause trouble for them?"
He was sure that Lord Xia would not really cause big trouble for the Great Xia Mansion. If Lord Xia was really that stupid, how could Xia's business monopolize the cultivation resources of the entire Great Xia Mansion?
Of course, it is related to the Xia family, but if there is no ability, other big families will not agree.
"Ayu, then tell me, why did Lord Xia do this and make so much money? Now many people in the Great Xia Mansion want to beat him to death!"
His Xia's business makes a lot of money. Just buying something costs tens of thousands. "
Su Yu shook his head slightly, "No one dislikes having a lot of money. Maybe Lord Xia just likes to count money. There's nothing you can do about it."
At this moment, no one knows that the treasury of Daxia Mansion will be empty.
Even if Wan Tiansheng said so at the meeting, everyone thought it was fake and scary.
What a joke!
Daxia Mansion is one of the most powerful mansions of the human race. It is full of strong people, has a developed economy, and the people live and work in peace and contentment. The war on the front line is invincible. How could it be out of money?
Without money, can Xia Longwu spend money as much as he wants?
Now, even if Xia Longwu himself said that Daxia Mansion has no money, I'm afraid many people will laugh and say "The Lord of the Mansion is joking."
How is it possible? Things!
Su Yu couldn't have imagined it, and Chen Hao couldn't have imagined it even more. After being comforted by Su Yu, he felt much more at ease. He exhaled and said, "That's good. It doesn't affect us. My dad also said that we should see if we should sell the old house this time..."
Su Yu cursed inwardly, what a rich man!
This guy's family had a suite before, in Su Yu's community, and never sold it. If it was really sold this time, it would be a million in revenue.
Su Yu touched his chin and repeated the old question: "Haozi, you say... is it really worthwhile to sell the house now? "
One million!
When Su Long bought this house, the price was very cheap because he was a soldier, only about 70,000 or 80,000.
Now it has long passed the restricted trading period. The housing price in Nanyuan was okay before, but it was only worth about 500,000.
In the blink of an eye... it doubled!
It's so scary!
After hearing this news, Su Yu wanted to sell the house now and make a lot of money!
Chen Hao looked at him suspiciously and whispered: "Ayu, are you still thinking about this? Uncle Su will really beat you to death when he comes back. If you don't have money, let my dad lend you some."
"What are you thinking about."
Su Yu smiled and said: "Just talking, it can't be sold. Even if you sell it, you have to get my dad's consent. It's a pity, this opportunity is really rare! "
Chen Hao didn't think it was a big deal. He didn't know how expensive firewood and rice are until he got to the house. He didn't have much of an idea, and he didn't lack money to spend.
Continuing the previous topic, Chen Hao was still a little nervous and said, "Even if it doesn't affect us, on the day of the assessment, I'm afraid there will be a lot of people from Daxia Mansion. I heard that there are many geniuses in Daxia Mansion, and there are a lot of people with Kaiyuan level 5 or 6, and there are also many people with level 7 or 8. Ah Yu... Do you think they will laugh at us when the time comes?"
Su Yu didn't care, "What are you laughing at? If you throw them to Nanyuan, they may not be as good as you! We started poorly, but when we get to Daxia Mansion, everyone is the same. At that time, their progress will definitely not be as fast as ours."
He didn't look up to people from Daxia Mansion, nor did he look down on people from Nanyuan City.
It's a little harder for people from small places to start, but when they get to Daxia Mansion, they are treated equally. As long as they don't get confused and work hard, there are a lot of people who can stand out. It's not like there haven't been any.
"Okay then!"
Chen Hao stopped talking about it, and soon asked curiously, "Ah Yu, what are you going to do these days? The academy will be closed in a few days, how about we go out and play together? "
"Not interested."
Su Yu has been busy these days, repairing his "Thunder" brother, practicing the Thunder Yuan Knife, preparing to kill a middle-stage Qianjun, reading books, and increasing his willpower. There are so many things to do, how can he have time to play.
"You should practice well and don't go anywhere! I'm just speculating, it doesn't mean that Nanyuan will definitely have the same number of people. It's better for you to be Kaiyuan Fifth Level, so that you have a better chance. Otherwise, it's normal for some poor students to be eliminated. If one or two places are reduced, you may be one of them!"
Su Yu didn't use any of the three drops of Yuan Qi liquid given by Chen Hao's father.
However, he has been practicing the Thunder Yuan Knife these days, and the consumption is too great. He can't recover. He hasn't opened the Baihui acupoint and can't actively absorb Yuan Qi, which has also caused Su Yu to be seriously deficient.
He plans to swallow a drop of Yuan Qi liquid these two days to replenish himself. Chen Hao is better at practicing here.
"Okay then. "
Chen Hao had a sad face. He had to read again. He should not have come to A Yu earlier.
…
At the same time.
Nanyuan City Lord's Mansion.
City Lord Wu Wenhai, Dragon Guard Shichang Xia Bing, Liu Wenyan, the old mansion chief, Jifeng Hall Master... many high-level officials gathered.
Wu Wenhai and others sat down and went straight to the point: "Everyone knows about the matter. Daxia Mansion means that one person per household, that is to say, a family with two children who want to take the assessment must buy two houses, the kind above 100 square meters, less than 100 square meters does not count!"
The old mansion chief pulled his beard and took a breath of cold air: "The Marquis's heart... is too dark!"
Wu Wenhai pretended not to hear and continued: "Also, the time is very short before the assessment, open a special channel for processing, and levy an additional 10% tax!"
"…"
Now Liu Wenyan couldn't help complaining, "Is this money from Nanyuan or Daxia Mansion?"
"Daxia Mansion and Nanyuan will split it in half! "
Wu Wenhai smiled and said, "It's a good thing. Anyway, Lord Xiahou is in the front, we just collect the money, it has nothing to do with us. Those who are complaining are those in Daxia Mansion. If you have the ability, don't come. It will only benefit Nanyuan and not harm it."
The old mansion chief frowned and said, "I'm just afraid that they will occupy our quota in the end."
"No, the higher-ups mean that the number of people originally recruited will be roughly the same this time, and the difference will not be very large. Maybe two people will not reduce too much at one time."
Wu Wenhai gave him a reassurance and said, "This is actually beneficial to us. Originally, Daxia Mansion was cutting down comprehensively, and if it was evenly distributed to us, we would have to reduce the quota by a quarter. This time, not only did we not reduce it, but we can also make a profit. Nanyuan is not rich either. This time we can take the opportunity to make some money, and we can also allocate more funds to various places in the future."
Everyone nodded, and Wu Wenhai saw this and said, "This matter is settled, and it's useless for us to oppose it. I called everyone here this time mainly to let everyone go back and tell the students not to feel pressured or to mess around. The higher-ups will not ignore our ideas when considering things. "
"Also, Daxia Mansion will definitely be a little chaotic recently, with a lot of people. Jifeng Hall and the City Guards should make security defense preparations to prevent the people of the Ten Thousand Races Sect from taking advantage of the situation. We must be more vigilant against them fanning the flames and guiding public opinion!"
Wu Wenhai said seriously: "Some people don't understand and spread rumors. Once the people of Nanyuan feel that outsiders have occupied their quotas and interests, it will definitely lead to some chaos. We must be vigilant about this!"
Everyone quickly agreed. Wu Wenhai breathed a sigh of relief and smiled again: "Also, the higher-ups mean to try to keep these guys in Nanyuan. They are all rich people. Nanyuan is not developing fast, resources are limited, and the economy is not developed. This time, they are delivered to the door for free... No, they are delivered to the door at a loss!"
"If they stay, Nanyuan will be able to develop better in the future. In addition, the academy... has additional money-making plans."
"What? "
Wu Wenhai said with a smile: "The Marquis said that all the examinees must be registered with the school! In other words, those people who come to Nanyuan must enter the secondary school, and be registered on the school list. How much is one place... You decide it yourself, don't be too outrageous!"
Liu Wenyan took a breath, "This fat man... cough cough, Lord Xia is plucking feathers from the passing geese! Increase taxes, register with the school, buy a house and register, he won't stop until this family gets millions!"
Wu Wenhai also smiled bitterly: "Lord Xia is just like this, he also said, you can spend it or not, he didn't force others to spend money, you have the ability to pass the exam in Daxia Mansion, he didn't make things difficult for you, you say... who can do anything to him?"
"The Marquis's means of making money..." The old mansion chief clicked his tongue, and said after a while: "I don't know if the old man Daxia Wang knows it or not, if he knows it... he will beat him to death!"
"Then it's none of our business. "
Wu Wenhai said insincerely: "It's OK as long as the Marquis can hold on. Of course, he is used to it. Let him scold you, it's not the first time anyway. A few years ago, the Marquis secretly opened a black market and traded a large number of merit points, robbing the rich families of Daxia Mansion of tens of billions, but in the end, it was nothing."
When these words came out, everyone's faces were different.
Merit points have a hierarchy system, and some people may not be able to buy some things even if they have money.
As a result, a few years ago, Daxia Mansion opened a black market. As long as you have money, you can buy anything!
Of course, the price is ridiculously expensive.
And with the transaction of merit points, the black market price at the time was more than 100,000, and that's not all. The price of the things you buy is also twice as expensive!
Back and forth, that is a price difference of more than ten times.
Even so, there are still many rich families flocking to it, but in the end they were wiped out. What a good thing the Marquis of Xia did. !
The merit points bought by the rich were all wasted in the end!
Xia Longwu personally took it!
The merit points were not confiscated, but they could only be traded according to the normal merit point system. What they should not be able to buy was still not available. The merit points were kept on the books. Some people bought hundreds of thousands of points, but their merit level could only buy materials worth a few hundred points. They could not spend the money!
They could not trade with others secretly, because these people were on Xia Longwu's list. Who dared to trade secretly... Aren't you afraid that the guy you traded with was from the Wanzu Sect?
After this incident, Lord Xia kept a low profile for a few years, and now he is out again. Let's start making money!
I heard that they made tens of billions, or even more. As for where the money went, no one knew, and no one dared to ask. Anyway, the money was not from others, but was bought voluntarily by some wealthy people.
When Wu Wenhai talked about this, Liu Wenyan and the others were silent. If it weren't for Xia Longwu's extreme seriousness and iron-bloodedness, they would have suspected that it was a sting operation.
Anyway, the big people were the ones who suffered losses in the end, and the impact on others was limited, so not many people discussed this matter.
However, during that period, Lord Xia Hou was scolded badly by the big people, The reputation of Xia Zhutou was also spread at that time.
When Lord Xia was mentioned, everyone cheered.
Liu Wenyan was also laughing, but he couldn't help sighing in his heart.
This fat guy Xia had taken so many accusations. Now, I'm afraid few people remember the romantic and dashing young Lord Xia fifty years ago.
Half of the sky of the Xia Mansion was supported by the guy called Pighead.
It's a pity that everyone is ignorant and follows the crowd. How many people know this?
With a pig-like face and a loud heart, this is the Lord Xia who has been constantly criticized.