Chapter 358

Chapter 358

Heshen immediately set to work after receiving the imperial decree.

It was the end of the month, the time for wage distribution according to Great Xias customs.

Thus, the workers who had finished a days work were excitedly lining up to receive their wages.

Its time to get paid again. My wife is waiting for me to bring the money home!

Indeed, Ive been particularly short on cash lately! Prices for everything have gone up, and the money is simply not enough! Thankfully, I bought a house on a mortgage in advance. The price is fixed, otherwise, life would be unbearable!

Yes, the housing prices have skyrocketed, almost doubling, but good concrete houses havent increased in price!

I dont know whats going on, but the prices of various goods just keep rising by more than twenty percent in a month! I really miss the old days when I could live comfortably each month and still have a little surplus! Now, I cant squeeze out a single penny!

Isnt that the truth!

They complained while queuing up.

At that moment, they were surprised to find that what was laid out before them was not money, but various kinds of goodsgrain, salt, oil, tea, sugar, and so on, which took up a lot of space.

The first worker in line approached the accountant. Without looking up, the accountant asked, Whats your name?

The worker replied with his head down, Good day, Mr. Accountant, my name is Lin San!

Lin San

The accountant searched in the ledger for a while before exclaiming, Found it. You havent missed a day of work this month, nor have you been late or left early, so according to the rules, you can receive your full wages. Take it!

The accountant waved his hand, and a pile of goods was brought out.

There was a bag of rice, about 30 jin (~15 kilograms).

A packet of coarse salt, about two liang (~100 grams).

A small jar of oil, also about two liang.

And there were tea and sugar, not much, but still a generous amount.

In addition, there were 50 wen.

Lin San was stunned at this sight: Mr. Accountant, why are we being given goods instead of money?

The accountant looked up: You can take money if you want! But I advise you, its better to take the goods! Because taking these things is more economical.

All the workers were dumbfounded: Ah whats going on?

Now, Great Xia has given them a second choice, which is indeed worth considering for relocation.

Thirdly, this place is still an open field, and the houses have not yet been builttheres a lot of room for action!

Heshen said with a smile, As long as you can afford it, you can buy as much land as you want! You all come from different parts of the world with different customs and may have different requirements for houses. But now, if you buy this land, you can build whatever kind of house you want. Isnt that great?

Everyone nodded again, feeling that Heshens words made a lot of sense.

In the end, Great Xia gave up some land of little value and attracted all that money.

This also gradually brought down the housing prices on the market.

This made those who were secretly speculating very anxious.

What do we do now? We havent even acted yet, and Great Xia has already driven down the prices! Now, we have stockpiled too much inventory, and even if we sell at break-even prices, our losses will be severe.

What else can we do now but sell immediately? The longer we hold, the more we lose!

Alas! At this point, thats all we can do!

Just then, someone rushed in hurriedly: Disaster! All the grain, oil, tea, salt, and so on in our warehouse have vanished into thin air!

What? Everyone was shocked and immediately ran to the warehouse.

They found it completely empty, with nothing left.

What? How could this happen? Who did this? Their faces turned ashen.

In the shadows, Lin Beifan sneered coldly: Trying to play tricks on my land? Watch me bankrupt you!

At that moment, a familiar voice echoed in his mind.

Ding! Congratulations to the player, your national power has increased, and thus your strength has been upgraded synchronously. You have been rewarded with the Eternal Youth and Everlasting Longevity skill!

Lin Beifan was dumbfounded: Whats going on? I dont think Ive done anything?

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