June 10th.
Early in the morning, Chen Hao hurried over. As soon as Su Yu opened the door, he said hurriedly, "A Yu, something happened!"
"Speak slowly."
Su Yu was not in a hurry. The sky would not fall.
How could a fellow like Chen Hao possibly be in trouble?
In the past two days, Lei Yuandao had joined the sect. Su Yu was busy familiarizing himself with Lei Yuandao and speeding up the speed of Primordial Qi unification. He was not in the mood to pay attention to the big news about Chen Hao.
After opening the door and letting Chen Hao in, Su Yu turned to eat the noodles he had just cooked in the morning.
His father was not at home, so he had been very poor recently.
Besides, he did not have much money on hand. He had to save 30,000 yuan to attend the Civilization Academy.
Going to school was not free.
Although the registration fee for the Civilization Academy was not expensive, it still cost tens of thousands of yuan. In addition, he had to eat at the academy.
Seeing him eat the noodles, Chen Hao swallowed. He ate a little in the morning and was a little hungry.
Su Yu pretended not to see it. There was only one bowl of noodles, and it was not for him.
"A Yu …"
Chen Hao sat down opposite him and did not look at the noodles again. He hurriedly said, "My father said that there are some changes in Da Xia Province this year, and the enrollment of the major academies may be reduced."
"Yes."
"Reduce the enrollment!"
Chen Hao emphasized.
Su Yu looked up helplessly. "Does it have anything to do with me? As for you, although you are still in the fourth tier of Kaiyuan, you will soon reach the fifth tier. Besides, you will get 30 points. Even if the enrollment is reduced, it has nothing to do with you, right? "
Su Yu did not care much. He was a little speechless. "Is Southern Yuan not recruiting anyone? If Da Xia Province dares to do so, Southern Yuan will dare to break away from the control of Da Xia Province and go directly to Ming Prefecture! "
Southern Yuan was not far from the Ming Prefecture. Less than three hundred li to the north was the territory of the Ming Prefecture. It was one of the cities closest to the Ming Prefecture.
Although the place was small, Southern Yuan had a population of one million.
They had over ten thousand soldiers!
In addition to the veterans, Southern Yuan could recruit tens of thousands of soldiers who dared to fight at any time. No matter how much the number of people in Da Xia Province was reduced, Southern Yuan would not be much less.
Su Yu didn't really care much about it. He said weakly, "Regardless of whether this news is true or false, the ones who should cry are the ones in Da Xia Province. That place has the highest number of students. Even if we were to reduce the number of people, it would be them."
Su Yu looked indifferent. Chen Hao said with a sad face, "I know. My dad said the same thing, but he said … If we do this, some of the people in Da Xia Province who could have passed the exam won't be able to get in this year. Those with a bit of background will probably have to run to a small city!"
"…"
As soon as this was said, Su Yu was slightly stunned. He realized that he had thought too little. He didn't think as much as Chen Hao's father.
That's right!
Reducing the number of people would definitely be mainly reducing the number of people in Da Xia Province. But what about those in Da Xia Province who felt that they couldn't get in?
Come to a small city!
No matter what, Southern Yuan was one of the 28 cities. Although the number of students was not large, there were still some places.
They might not be the best in Da Xia Province, but when they came to Southern Yuan, Da Xia Province didn't have high requirements for Southern Yuan.
For example, there were more than ten people in Southern Yuan who could enter Da Xia Civilization University every year. No matter how much the number of people was reduced this year, the number of places would not be much worse. This was because … there was no way to reduce it any further.
If it was reduced any further, it would cause public outrage.
The students in Southern Yuan were weak, not because they were really bad, but because the environment was different. This damn place didn't have enough vitality, and cultivation was not as fast as in Da Xia Province. There were also fewer resources. One couldn't expect the people in Southern Yuan to be at the same level as the people in Da Xia Province.
Therefore, the number of places in Southern Yuan was almost fixed. It wouldn't be increased, and it was difficult to reduce it.
Su Yu frowned slightly and looked at Chen Hao. "The War Academy and Civilization Academy are both going to be reduced?"
"Yes!"
Chen Hao said in distress, "It's all because of that Hou Ye! The Academy Master is in seclusion. If he wasn't in seclusion, he definitely wouldn't do this! This damn Hou Ye doesn't do proper work all day long. He only knows how to make money! "
Chen Hao looked depressed. He felt that he was in danger.
Su Yu laughed. He knew who the Hou Ye he mentioned was.
Xiahou Ye, Xia Long Wu's uncle, and the son of Daxia Of Goguryeo.
In Southern Yuan, in Da Xia Province, and even among humans, he was a well-known figure.
Summerfield Trading Company was opened by him!
No one knew if this was Xiahou Ye's real name. Anyway, everyone called him Xiahou Ye. This was his own request. His father was Daxia Of Goguryeo, so he was considered a Marquis.
Therefore, a long, long time ago, that person was called Xiahou Ye.
"How does this matter have anything to do with Xiahou Ye?"
"Don't you know? He was the one who gave the order! " Chen Hao said gloomily, "I heard that Xiahou Ye thinks that the academies are spending too much, so this year's allocation to Da Xia Province will be reduced by 30%."
"That's not all …" Chen Hao said with a bitter face, "I heard, no, my dad heard, that Xiahou Ye is actually selling spots!"
Chen Hao looked like he was on the verge of collapse. "That person is actually selling spots. It's not the academies' spots, it's the residency spots of the 28 cities! If you want to take the exam in other cities, you need a local residency. Therefore, if those people want to take the exam, they have to buy a residency!
"Buying a residency isn't enough. They have to buy a house! So in total, a house and a residency will cost at least a million yuan!
"Didn't you see that many people are selling their houses these days? The prices are rising like crazy. Just look at your area, it's now 10,000 yuan per square meter!"
"…"
Su Yu was stunned. There was such a move?
Then his house could sell for a million yuan now?
Previously, he was planning to sell it for 500,000 yuan!
"Don't you think he's wicked or not? Now, everyone in Da Xia Province is scolding him!"
Chen Hao was still complaining, but Su Yu couldn't help but laugh. "Xiahou Ye is really interesting. Originally, everyone was going to Da Xia Province, but with him doing this, he has driven people to small cities!"
"What's so interesting about it? Isn't this increasing our competition?"
Chen Hao said unhappily, "One or two million yuan can settle down. There are so many rich people in Da Xia Province. Wouldn't they swarm over here!"
Su Yu said with a smile, "It's not that exaggerated. Those who are really rich and powerful have children who don't lack money or Vitality Liquid. Even in Da Xia Province, they are still competitive. Those who go to small cities are the middle class. Do you think anyone can take out one or two million yuan? "
"In the end, even if there are more people, it won't be too much."
Su Yu understood, but what Chen Hao said was right. It did increase the difficulty of the assessment for students in Southern Yuan.
The middle class students in Da Xia Province might be Level Five or Six in Kaiyuan, but in Southern Yuan, they would be top students.
If their families were really well-off, they would most likely come.
In this way, the difficulty of the assessment would be much higher.
Of course, Southern Yuan would definitely earn money this time. For example, if they sold their houses, they could easily earn hundreds of thousands by selling their houses now.
Su Yu could only say that Xiahou Ye's operation was … unparalleled!
"If I were Xiahou Ye … I would build a few residential areas in advance and set the rules that people can only buy houses in those residential areas. I could easily sell hundreds or thousands of houses. One million yuan for a house without bargaining, and hundreds of millions or even billions would be in my hands immediately."
Su Yu sighed and said with some emotion, "If one city is like this, 28 cities can immediately earn hundreds of billions. This happens once a year, and the people who buy this year can't transfer it for ten years … Then, next year, we can continue to harvest."
Chen Hao was dumbfounded. After a long while, he said with a bitter face, "A Yu, I came to talk to you, not to ask you how to make money! What are you thinking about! "
Su Yu smiled and said, "It's okay, don't worry too much. This matter won't be so simple. If you really take all the places in Southern Yuan, do you think Southern Yuan will agree? There must be other policies to make up for it. "
"Really?"
Chen Hao still believed in Su Yu, but he was still uncertain, "Will that affect me?"
"I don't think so."
Su Yu was also uncertain. He just guessed, "If I were Xiahou Ye, there might be some other policies. For example … Southern Yuan will recruit a total of 20 people. Then, there will be 15 local people in Southern Yuan and 5 foreigners. In this way, the money will be earned, the foreigners will have a chance, and the people in Southern Yuan won't suffer any losses."
"And these people can also be admitted in Da Xia Province. After going back and forth, the people in the school may not change in the end, but they will earn tens of billions more. As for this money, those parents are willing to spend it. If you have the ability, you can take the exam in Da Xia Province yourself. This way, you won't be blamed."
Su Yu smiled and said, "In general, a group of middle-class families who originally didn't need to spend money are forced to spend money to solve the problem. They spend tens of billions, and Xiahou Ye gets it and then spends it again. Over and over again, it will be hundreds of billions."
Chen Hao didn't understand. Wasn't it tens of billions?
How did it become hundreds of billions?
Su Yu didn't explain to him. He comforted him and said, "Don't worry. The people above are not stupid. Will they really make a lot of complaints? The Academy Head is only in seclusion. It's nothing else. Aren't they afraid that the Academy Head will come out and find trouble with them? "
He was sure that Xiahou Ye wouldn't really cause big trouble in Da Xia Province. If Xiahou Ye was really that stupid, would the Summerfield Trading Company be able to monopolize the cultivation resources in the entire Da Xia Province?
Of course, if it was related to the Xia Clan, other big families wouldn't agree to it if they didn't have some ability.
"A Yu, then why do you think Xiahou Ye is doing this to earn so much money? Now, many people in Da Xia Province want to beat him to death!"
"His Summerfield Trading Company is so profitable. Just buying something casually can earn tens of thousands."
Su Yu shook his head slightly. "No one will complain about having too much money. Maybe Xiahou Ye just likes to count money. You can't do anything about it."
At this moment, no one knew that the treasury of Da Xia Province was going to be empty.
Even though Wan Tiansheng had said so in the meeting, everyone thought it was fake and was just scaring people.
What a joke!
Da Xia Province was one of the strongest provinces of the human race. There were many experts, and the economy was developed. The people lived and worked in peace and contentment. They were invincible at the frontlines. How could they be out of money?
Without money, how could Xia Long Wu spend so much money?
Now, even if Xia Long Wu himself stood out and said that Da Xia Province was out of money, many people would probably laugh and say, "The Prefecture Head must be joking."
How could that be possible!
Su Yu could not think of it, and neither could Chen Hao. After being comforted by Su Yu, he felt much more at ease. He exhaled and said, "That's good. It's fine as long as it doesn't affect us. My dad even said that we should see if we should sell our old house this time …"
Su Yu cursed inwardly. What a rich man!
This guy's family used to have a house in Su Yu's district. They had not sold it all this time. If they really sold it this time, they would earn a million.
Su Yu rubbed his chin and brought up the topic again. "Hao 'zi, do you think … selling the house now is really worth it?"
A million!
Back when Su Long bought his house, it was very cheap because he was a soldier. It was only about 70,000 to 80,000.
Now that the restricted trading period had long passed, the house price in Southern Yuan was still okay, but it was only worth about 500,000.
In the blink of an eye … it had doubled!
It was too scary!
When this news came, Su Yu wanted to sell the house now. It was a big profit!
Chen Hao looked at him suspiciously and whispered, "A Yu, you're still thinking about this? Uncle Su will really beat you to death when he comes back. If you don't have money, ask my dad to lend you some. "
"What are you thinking about?"
Su Yu smiled and said, "I'm just saying. I can't sell it. Even if I want to sell it, I have to get my dad's approval. It's a pity. This opportunity is really rare!"
Chen Hao didn't think much of it. If one didn't manage the household, one wouldn't know the cost of daily necessities. He didn't have much of a concept, and he didn't lack money to spend.
Continuing the previous topic, Chen Hao was still a little nervous. "Even if it doesn't affect us, on the day of the assessment, I'm afraid there will be a lot of people from Da Xia Province. I heard that there are many geniuses in Da Xia Province. There are a lot of people at the fifth or sixth level of Kaiyuan. There are also many at the seventh or eighth level. A Yu … do you think they will laugh at us when the time comes?"
Su Yu didn't think much of it. "What's there to laugh at? If we throw them to Southern Yuan, they might not be as powerful as you! Our starting point is bad, but when we reach Da Xia Province, everyone will be the same. At that time, their improvement will definitely not be as fast as us. "
He didn't think highly of the people in Da Xia Province, nor did he look down on the people in Southern Yuan City.
It was a little difficult for people in small places to start out. But when they reached Da Xia Province, everyone was treated the same. As long as they didn't panic and were willing to work hard, there were a lot of people who stood out.
"Alright then!"
Chen Hao didn't talk about this matter anymore. Soon, he asked curiously, "A Yu, what are you going to do these few days? The school will be on holiday in a few days. Do you want to go out and play? "
"Not interested."
Su Yu had a lot of things to do in the past few days. He had to repair his "Thunder" underling, cultivate the Thunder Essence Saber, and prepare to kill a Thousand Jun intermediate stage cultivator. He also had to read books and strengthen his willpower. There were so many things to do that he didn't have time to play.
"You cultivate well and don't go anywhere! I'm just speculating. It doesn't mean that the number of people in Southern Yuan will be the same. It's better for you to reach the fifth stage of Kaiyuan. That way, you will have a greater chance. Otherwise, it's normal for some poor students to be eliminated.
Su Yu didn't use a single drop of the three drops of Vitality Liquid that Chen Hao's father gave him.
However, he had been cultivating Lei Yuandao for the past few days. He had consumed too much energy and couldn't recover. Moreover, he didn't open his Baihui acupoint and couldn't actively absorb Vitality Qi. This also caused Su Yu to suffer a severe deficit.
In these two days, he planned to swallow a drop of Vitality Liquid to supplement himself. It was better for Chen Hao to cultivate here.
"Alright then."
Chen Hao had a sad face. He had to read again. If he knew this would happen, he wouldn't have come to A Yu's place.
…
At the same time.
Southern Yuan's Castellan Residence.
Castellan Wu Wenhai, Long Wu Wei, Xia Bing, Liu Wenyan, the Old Principal, the Hall Master of the Surveillance Hall … many higher-ups had gathered.
Wu Wenhai waited for everyone to sit down and went straight to the point. "Everyone knows the situation. Da Xia Province means that one person can have one household. In other words, if a family of two children wants to take the assessment, they have to buy two houses, the kind that is more than 100 square meters. Those that are less than 100 square meters don't count!"
The Old Principal stroked his beard and gasped. "Hou Ye's heart … is too evil!"
Wu Wenhai pretended not to hear and continued. "Also, the assessment is very close. Open a special channel to handle it and add a 10% tax!"
"…"
This time, Liu Wenyan couldn't help but complain. "Is this money from Southern Yuan or Da Xia Province?"
"Da Xia Province and Southern Yuan will split it 50/50!"
Wu Wenhai smiled. "That's good. Anyway, Xiahou Ye is at the front. We just need to collect the money. It has nothing to do with us. It's the people in Da Xia Province who are complaining. Don't come if you can. It will only benefit Southern Yuan. "
The Old Principal frowned. "I'm afraid that they will take away our quota in the end."
"That won't happen. The higher-ups mean that the original quota will be roughly the same this time. The difference won't be too big. It might be one or two people. It won't be reduced too much in one go."
Wu Wenhai reassured him and said, "This is actually beneficial to us. Originally, Da Xia Province was reducing the quota across the board. We will lose a quarter of the quota. This time, not only will we not lose any, but we can also make a profit. Southern Yuan isn't rich either. This time, we can make some money. In the future, we can also get more funding."
Everyone nodded. Seeing this, Wu Wenhai said, "It's decided. It's useless for us to object. This time, I gathered everyone here mainly to let you go back and tell the students not to feel pressured or panic. The higher-ups will consider things without considering our opinions. "
"Also, Da Xia Province will be a bit chaotic recently. The people will be messy. The Anti Breeze Hall and the city guards should be prepared for security to prevent Wan Zu's people from taking advantage of the situation. More importantly, we must be wary of them fanning the flames and guiding public opinion!"
Wu Wenhai said solemnly, "Some people don't understand and spread rumors. Once the people in Southern Yuan think that outsiders have taken away their quota and interests, it will definitely lead to some trouble. We must be vigilant about this matter!"
Everyone hurriedly agreed. Wu Wenhai breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "Also, the higher-ups mean to keep these guys in Southern Yuan as much as possible. They are all rich people. Southern Yuan is not developing fast, has limited resources, and is not economically developed. This time, they are sent to us for free … No, they are sent to us with money!"
"If they stay, then Southern Yuan can develop better in the future. Also, the school … has an additional money-making plan."
"What?"
Wu Wenhai said with a smile, "Hou Ye said that all examinees must be affiliated with the school! In other words, when they come to Southern Yuan, they must enter a medium school and be affiliated with the school's list. As for how much a quota will cost … You can decide it yourself. Don't go too far! "
Liu Wenyan gasped. "This fatty … Ahem, Xiahou Ye is plucking feathers from the geese! Increase taxes, affiliate with the school, buy houses, he won't stop until he has to fork out a few million each! "
Wu Wenhai also smiled bitterly. "That's Xiahou Ye's character. He also said that it's up to you whether you want to spend it or not. He didn't force you to spend it. If you have the ability, you can get into Da Xia Province yourself. He didn't make things difficult for you. You tell me … who can stop him?"
"Hou Ye's money-making methods …" The old principal clicked his tongue. After a while, he said, "I wonder if the old man Daxia Of Goguryeo knows about this. If he does … he'll beat him to death!"
"That's none of our business."
Wu Wenhai said without sincerity, "It's fine as long as Hou Ye can handle it. Of course, he's used to it. Let him scold him. It's not the first time anyway. A few years ago, Hou Ye secretly opened a black market and traded a large number of merit points. He cheated tens of billions of rich people in Da Xia Province, but in the end, nothing came of it. "
As soon as this was said, everyone's expression changed.
There was a hierarchy of merit points. Some people might not be able to buy some things even if they had the money.
In the end, a few years ago, a black market appeared in Da Xia Province. As long as you had the money, you could buy anything you wanted!
Of course, the price was ridiculously high.
Moreover, in the black market, one merit point was inflated to more than 100,000 yuan. Not only that, the things you bought were also twice as expensive!
Over and over again, the difference was more than ten times the price.
Even so, there were many rich people who flocked to it. In the end, they were all wiped out. It was Xiahou Ye's doing!
The rich people's merit points were all for naught!
Xia Long Wu did it himself!
He didn't confiscate the merit points, but they could only trade according to normal merit points. Things that couldn't be bought still couldn't be bought. Merit points were put on the books. Some people bought hundreds of thousands of merit points, but with their merit points, they could only buy goods worth a few hundred points. They couldn't spend it even if they had the money!
They couldn't secretly trade with others, because these people were all on Xia Long Wu's list. Who dared to do it secretly … Weren't they afraid that the person doing it would be Wan Zu?
After that incident, Xiahou Ye kept a low profile for a few years. Now, he came out again to make money!
At that time, it was said that he made tens of billions, or even more. As for where the money went, no one knew, and no one dared to ask. In any case, the money didn't belong to others. It was bought by some rich people voluntarily.
When Wu Wenhai mentioned this, Liu Wenyan and the others didn't say anything. If it wasn't for Xia Long Wu's incomparably serious and iron-blooded attitude, they would have suspected that it was a trap.
In any case, it was those rich people who lost in the end. The impact on others was limited, so not many people talked about it.
However, during that time, Xiahou Ye was scolded badly by the rich people. It was also at that time that the reputation of Pig Head Xia spread.
At the mention of Xiahou Ye, everyone cheered.
Liu Wenyan was also smiling. As he smiled, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
This Fatty Xia had been made a scapegoat for many times. Nowadays, there probably weren't many people who remembered the handsome and elegant Xia Clan's Little Hou Ye from fifty years ago.
Half of the sky in Da Xia Province was held up by that guy who was called Pig Head.
It was a pity that people were ignorant and followed the crowd. How many people knew about this?
A pig's face and a bright heart. This was the description of this Xiahou Ye who was constantly scolded.
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