0p0 Chapter 581 The Emperor's Worries!
Chapter 581 The Emperor's Worries!
Mu Xin Nuan did not expect that Xingwen District would have such a bright future. Although it has not been officially built yet, Duanmu Chu Ze has already made such a statement. What this means to those noble families is obvious.
I never expected him to use such a method to promote the construction of Xingwen District. Now, Xingwen District has only just begun construction, but it has already recovered all the costs and even has a surplus. It seems that Duanmu Chuze really has extraordinary abilities in this regard.
Xingwen District is different from Changlefang.
Wealthy merchants would naturally favor shops in Chang Le Fang, as they represented opportunity and wealth. Of course, those truly capable of buying shops were wealthy aristocratic families or other wealthy businessmen.
Xingwen District is different.
The prices in Xingwen District are even higher than those in Changlefang. Although it is not allowed to do business there, the hidden wealth contained there far exceeds that of Changlefang.
Wealthy merchants, of course, would not be interested in this; at most, they would buy a couple of shops on those two streets. But for aristocratic families, the schools here would represent opportunity and a future.
As an aristocratic family, what truly sustains them is not money.
On the contrary, these people regard money as dirt, are aloof and think of themselves as immortals who have escaped the stench of money.
In fact, they enjoyed the pleasure that money brought them, but on the other hand, they despised these things as dirty and money-grubbing, making them extremely complex contradictions.
Duanmu Chuze had grasped their arrogance and disdain, so he built the school here for more than double the price of Chang Le Fang!
Even so, there are still many people who want to buy this place.
It wasn't just the aristocratic families; even the smaller families from the surrounding counties were scrambling to buy a school here, even a small one, willing to pay a fortune. Their sole purpose was to allow their children and grandchildren to have access to the elite center of Yanzhou in the future.
Under the deliberate guidance of Duanmu Chuze, Xingwen District has undoubtedly become a gathering center for students and dignitaries from Yanzhou.
One reason is that Duanmu Chuze would visit every year.
Furthermore, Duanmu Chuze had such a grand library built, and it was open to students in Xingwen District free of charge. This move was enough to arouse the enthusiasm and goodwill of the students in Yanzhou.
Duanmu Chuze, without even realizing it, won the hearts of the students in Yanzhou. It must be said that his talent in civil administration far surpassed his martial arts skills.
Everything in Yanzhou could not possibly escape the Emperor's notice.
If even the Crown Prince's men could find out the news, then the Emperor certainly couldn't possibly be unaware of it.
In fact, for many years, the emperor has been committed to promoting cultural development, hoping to emulate his predecessors and allow all schools of thought to come out and teach, and take on students. Only in this way can the country be truly and effectively helped to become more and more prosperous.
The flourishing of literature will be an intangible treasure.
The Emperor had long seen this, but unfortunately, despite his years of dedication, he had achieved very little.
Now that he has seen his subordinates report the situation in Yanzhou, he has to say that he sees hope in Duanmu Chuze.
Inside the imperial study, the emperor sat alone facing the secret memorial, his heart filled with indescribable complexities and turmoil.
The Crown Prince is somewhat soft-hearted, but he is not without his own opinions. Most importantly, he is the eldest son of the legitimate wife and acts with prudence, which is why the Emperor established him as Crown Prince early on and has remained so for many years. It must be said that this time, the Emperor's heart has truly begun to lean towards him.
Duanmu Chuze's talent has begun to gradually emerge after he left the capital. His reluctance to attend court in the capital was simply to reassure his elder brothers and keep him away from trouble and strife.
Now that he has arrived in Yan, in just over a year, he has already reaped such great rewards. It is evident that, given time, Yan will surely prosper.
But if that day really comes, will his crown prince still be able to tolerate this fourth brother?
As Yanzhou grows stronger, will Duanmu Chen, with his somewhat sinister and extreme personality, allow him to have such a powerful fourth uncle?
The Emperor's brow had been furrowed ever since he received this secret report.
Unlike the Crown Prince, who likely received a similar secret report, the Crown Prince viewed it as Duanmu Chuze's reorganization of Yanzhou, nothing serious.
But what the emperor saw was that two prosperous cities would emerge in Yanzhou in the future.
One was Yu County, and the other was Yan Prefecture.
One is a place of economic prosperity, and the other is a city where literature and scholarship flourish.
What the Emperor saw was Yanzhou several years later, while what the Crown Prince and others saw was Yanzhou that was still somewhat chaotic at present.
Many people now believe that Duanmu Chuze did this to give the homeless people of Yanzhou a job and a place to live. But what will happen after these projects are completed remains to be seen.
Where will these laborers go? How will they be resettled?
Furthermore, what if such a large project is completed but no one cares about it?
How can we get back the large sum of money that has been thrown in?
Although they had gathered a lot of information, Duanmu Chuze was not stupid and suppressed the news that he had quickly bought the two houses.
No one knew that, apart from a few properties owned by the government and not for sale, all the other houses in Xingwenle had already been sold out.
No one knows that the first batch of shops in Chang Le Fang have all been sold off.
Even more surprisingly, no one knew that Duanmu Chuze had already made arrangements for the future of those tens of thousands of laborers.
The Imperial Study was completely silent.
After the Dragon Case, the Emperor finally sighed heavily, "Let's wait and see. It would be a real pity if Aze couldn't become Emperor."
Of course, no one could possibly hear the Emperor's words.
Otherwise, it might cause a stir in the court and even bring Duanmu Chuze to his death.
The Emperor had no intention of changing the Crown Prince, but the Xie family's actions and the Crown Prince's indifference in recent days had disappointed him.
However, the crown prince of a country cannot be changed so easily. Moreover, the crown prince has been established for many years, and his power is not to be underestimated.
Duanmu Chen, the eldest grandson of the emperor, is quite capable in his arguments.
Of course, this was before the Emperor saw Duanmu Chuze's abilities. He always thought he had taught his eldest grandson very well, but now he was somewhat uncertain.