Richest Man: Divine-Grade Reconstruct System Chapter 1346 - 1185: The Merchants Have Arrived (2)

It’s impossible for just one person to have drawn all of this, right?

Even if one works themselves to death, it’s still impossible to produce.

But if it’s not the work of one person, why is there no deviation whatsoever in the art skill or the appearance of the paintings?

They truly do not understand such matters.

After all, they do not yet know about the emergence of printing technology, which is solely controlled by the court, used for printing books, newspapers, and such.

As for the officials below, or the common people, they are currently completely unaware.

This is not because Lin Yi intentionally conceals it, but because now is not the time for everyone to be informed.

If the aristocratic powerful clans were to master this technology now, they might quickly print a large number of books to compete with the court for influence among the people.

Instead of this, it is better to wait until enough books have been printed on our side and distributed among the lower ranks, before making the technology public, because at present, the people do not need this technology.

As long as the court handles everything correctly, it’s alright.

Of course, as housing is being distributed on this side, along with another matter swiftly spreading throughout the Capital City.

The actions here naturally cannot escape the eyes of everyone in the Capital City. Everyone received the news, leading many people to gather outside the housing community, peeking repeatedly towards the inside.

When they heard the cheers from inside, they all stretched their necks to see what had occurred.

But without Lin Yi’s order or permission, no one can enter the community, which is why everyone was anxiously scratching their heads.

Furthermore, many merchants have also gathered here, trying every possible way to find out what happened.

After all, they had long focused their attention on this place.

They had already planned that once this thing called a "housing community" starts selling externally, they would be the first to spend money to purchase it. This is what they have always had in mind, and merchants who recently arrived here even abandoned going south for business just to stay and wait here.

After all, when they return next time, perhaps the community houses might be sold out, and by that time, they would be left watching helplessly.

They also believe that once the first wave of people purchase here, they wouldn’t sell to others, no matter who it is, because anyone who can afford this place is undoubtedly someone of substantial net worth and would never sell for such a small amount of silver.

As for how they know the community will be for sale, Lin Yi intentionally leaked this information, giving the merchants an early warning.

Because only when everyone is aware can the price of the rooms be raised to the desired level.

Otherwise, if it quietly opens, many wealthy merchants might not receive the news.

In such a case, the loss would be significant for him.

He is relying on earning money from them to subsidize civilian needs.

And after tireless efforts, they finally managed to gather some information in Zhongshan City.

Turns out, today, His Majesty ordered the homeless citizens to enter and divide the housing here.

Upon hearing this first news, they instantly felt surprised and also greatly shocked. They hadn’t anticipated that His Majesty would indeed distribute the houses here for them to live.

But immediately afterwards, they furrowed their brows.

If that’s the case, when they buy houses here in the future, they would have to live alongside ordinary citizens, which would undoubtedly lower their status.

Of course, when they heard this news and had such thoughts, another piece of news quickly spread out.

This was also intentionally orchestrated by Lin Yi, because he foresaw that once they knew about the situation here, these thoughts were likely to arise.

As such, when they received the news, Lin Yi likewise received the information, and upon knowing they are outside, he let others spread the word.

Telling the masses, the place where ordinary people live and the place for sale are completely separate, essentially two different places, and people over there have no way to come here.

Upon hearing this, they finally breathed a sigh of relief.

After all, these merchants do not wish to mingle with those chaotic and dirty citizens; it’s the greatest insult to them.

If that were the case, many of them might give up on purchasing property here, as the whole point is to stand out and make others envious.

If they were to be intertwined with the citizens, others might not envy them and instead mock them.

This isn’t too exaggerated, especially since Lin Yi abolished the previous hierarchy of scholars, farmers, artisans, and merchants, allowing these merchants to finally find their status.

For a while, they were all thinking about how to elevate their status, how to make people envy them, which made them increasingly inflated.

But if they truly mingled with citizens, their newly established image might instantly vanish.

Many would mock them, and many would disdain associating with them, which is something they in any case do not wish to see. Hence, for the sake of their reputation, they would rather give up here.

Of course, upon hearing this recent news, everyone finally exhaled a long breath, and the idea of giving up here was immediately dismissed, while secretly feeling grateful they hadn’t hastily left when they heard the citizens moved in.

If it truly were the case, their loss would be significant.

Didn’t you see how many people are gathered outside?

If truly they start purchasing, and if His Majesty releases these houses today, they might find themselves regretful.

However, clearly, they thought too much; Lin Yi hasn’t planned to sell these houses today.

The first reason is that these houses aren’t completely finished, and secondly, it’s not the time yet, publicity through newspapers is necessary.

Although Lin Yi previously did minor newspaper publicity about the community, it’s not at the final stage yet.

He wants to completely change people’s mindset, have everyone strive to come here, and realize there’s such a high-end residence in the Capital City!

This way, not only will the houses fetch a good price, but many will flock here for business, further boosting the Capital City’s commerce.

Isn’t it concerning whether focusing solely on the Capital City will cause local finances to slide, while only boosting its internal affairs?

That’s unnecessary to consider.

Given the current population, numbers are here; the population is very sparse.

Besides, isn’t there an old saying?

Enrich some first to drive others!

Lin Yi also believes that once the Capital City undergoes earth-shattering changes, it won’t take long for every prefecture to change.

Moreover, Lin Yi has plans for the next step.

But now his energy is limited, making it impossible to jump-start everywhere simultaneously.

[To be continued....]