That's what it was about.
Quan Yuxun actually breathed a sigh of relief inwardly, and said with a kind expression, "There is indeed a portion of land that belongs to the Royal Family Plantation, but not all of it."
"Can the land that doesn't belong to the Royal Family Plantation be bought and sold?" Xia Chujian looked at Quan Yuxun with a blank expression.
Quan Yuxun smiled, thinking, Of course it can, but it's not something ordinary people can get involved in.
He pondered and said, "Chujian, first, land transactions in the Empire involve very large sums of money."
"Second, Guiyuan Star has a somewhat special political status in the Empire, you know?"
Xia Chujian shook her head and said seriously, "I don't know, I don't understand politics."
Quan Yuxun chuckled, "You're really honest... How about this, let me give you a general overview. More than five hundred years ago, our Beichen Empire was a completely autocratic monarchy. The Emperor owned everything, including all the planets, people, and resources."
"At that time, all political power also belonged to the Imperial Family."
"That is to say, the military, the Cabinet, and the Senate were also under the Imperial Family."
"Then, in a certain year more than five hundred years ago, the military, the Cabinet, and the Senate joined forces to play against the Royal Family, forcing the Royal Family to give up some of its power and agree to a Constitutional Monarchy, sharing political power with the military, the Cabinet, and the Senate."
"From that year on, the Imperial Family no longer possessed all the political power of the Beichen Empire."
"The military, the Cabinet, and the Senate also had the confidence and strength to stand up to the Imperial Family."
"And the ownership of Guiyuan Star was also part of the game at that time."
"Although this planet is the most remote and the most backward, it is also the most special, with some resources that other planets cannot match."
"The Emperor could share other powers peacefully, but he would never let go of this planet."
"But for the Cabinet, the military, and the Senate, if Guiyuan Star could not be negotiated, then what was the point of talking about a Constitutional Monarchy?"
"A Constitutional Monarchy is meant to limit imperial power, so there can be no retreat."
"In the end, they had to resort to war."
"After a bloody civil war, both sides lost millions of lives before finally forcing everyone to sit down and negotiate, agreeing that Guiyuan Star would be jointly managed by the Cabinet, the military, and the Royal Family, but no Nobles were allowed to interfere here."
Xia Chujian had been listening attentively, and then said, "That's not right, isn't that Fan Family a Noble Family? They almost dominate Guiyuan Star."
Quan Yuxun smiled kindly, "Yes, so they were destroyed."
Xia Chujian: "...But, the Fan Family Nobles have also been on Guiyuan Star for hundreds of years, right?"
Quan Yuxun said, "The Fan Family is a native family of Guiyuan Star. In the beginning, they were not Nobles, but just citizens. More than five hundred years ago, the Fan Family had a particularly outstanding member who was a big shot in the Senate. Through his mediation, the Fan Family stayed on Guiyuan Star as the eyes and ears of the Senate, and received the support of the Senate."
"Later, when there were quotas for Nobles, this Senate big shot naturally got promoted. But because he was only the lowest-level Baron, and the Senate also needed its own eyes and ears to stay on Guiyuan Star at the time, they turned a blind eye to the Fan Family."
"The Emperor didn't express anything at the time, and the military and the Cabinet also had their own spokespersons on Guiyuan Star, so everyone was just watching for the time being, and they could launch an attack as long as the Fan Family overstepped their bounds."
"After the Fan Family was promoted to Nobles, they were indeed very careful and cautious, and did not commit any crimes. As time went on, everyone let it go."
"Until now, the Fan Family has finally, through five hundred years of gradual encroachment, planned to dominate Guiyuan Star from top to bottom."
Xia Chujian suddenly understood, "So you couldn't tolerate it and directly stripped them of their nobility!"
Quan Yuxun smiled without saying a word.
Xia Chujian continued, "But now there are new quotas available. I heard that they can be granted to other families?"
"Yes, everyone is vying for it, but even if they get this title, the fiefdom cannot be on Guiyuan Star."
"I understand, that's the principle. So even without the Quan Family Noble Lady incident, the Fan Family wouldn't have survived the new year. You just removed the Noble's nail from Guiyuan Star." Xia Chujian nodded.
Quan Yuxun thought, The Fan Family has never been the Noble's nail. Of course, he didn't need to tell Xia Chujian this.
This little girl is too young and comes from too low a background. She has no chance to see how dirty the politics under imperial power are...
After Xia Chujian finished speaking, she asked with a sincere face, "But what does all this have to do with me buying land?"
Quan Yuxun then said, "What I mean is that the current Guiyuan Star is jointly managed by the military, the Cabinet, the Senate, and the Royal Family. The Senate controls Luo Xu Province, the Cabinet has a large influence in Da Fu Prefecture, and Mulan City is directly under the Cabinet. The Royal Family mainly controls Wind Sea City, and also the Plantation outside Mulan City, which is owned by the Royal Family and will not be sold to the public."
Xia Chujian's favorite was the fertile land south of Mulan City, but unfortunately...
She had to give up this idea, frowned and asked, "Does the Exotic Beast Forest on the North Side also belong to the Royal Family?"
Quan Yuxun shook his head: "No, the Exotic Beast Forest belongs to the state. Currently, it is jointly managed by the military, the Cabinet, the Senate, and the Royal Family."
"What does 'jointly managed' mean?"
"It means everyone has jurisdiction and no one is allowed to take it for themselves. To put it bluntly, it belongs to the state, not the Royal Family's private property."
"What about the things inside? We Hunters often go hunting there... Is it legal to hunt there?" Xia Chujian thought of their mission, and the good things they got from inside, like the Blood Kirin and Kong Sang.
Quan Yuxun said, "Since it belongs to the state, as long as you are a citizen of the Beichen Empire, of course you can go hunting. But life and death are determined by fate, and wealth is determined by heaven. If you die in there, don't expect anyone to take responsibility."
Xia Chujian: "...Oh, that's more like it."
Quan Yuxun said without batting an eye, "So, if you want to buy land, it's not impossible. What the Royal Family mainly controls are the Plantations on the North Side of Mulan City, which is the most fertile virgin land on the entire Guiyuan Star."
Xia Chujian listlessly said "Mmm": "You mean, I shouldn't even think about the land on the North Side of Mulan City."
"Currently, the difficulty is extraordinary." Quan Yuxun sighed slightly, "Even the Four Great Noble Families avoid their sharp edges. You, a small commoner, don't really want to wrestle with the Royal Family, do you?"
Xia Chujian's eyes flickered, and she said, "The Four Great Noble Families avoid their sharp edges? Really?"
"Hmm? What do you mean?"
"...That Li Family, is also one of the Four Great Noble Families, right?"
"Yes."
"Li's Pharmaceuticals, is that the Li Family's business?"
"Yes."
"Li's Pharmaceuticals is all-powerful in Mulan City." Xia Chujian thought of her aunt's experience, and began to feel indignant again, "They are really black-hearted employers. They secretly fired my aunt when they saw she was sick! Leaving us without medical insurance, and I have to sell my house to pay for my aunt's medical expenses!"
Quan Yuxun said, "Do you want to sue Li's Pharmaceuticals? If you do, I can introduce you to a very good lawyer in that field."
Xia Chujian shook her head, and said dejectedly, "Who has the spare money to do that? Suing Li's Pharmaceuticals is not only thinking you have too much money, but also thinking you have too long to live."
Quan Yuxun smiled, "Then what do you mean?"
"What I mean is..." Xia Chujian took a deep breath, "Since the Li Family can use Li's Pharmaceuticals to infiltrate Mulan City on Guiyuan Star, has your Quan Family ever thought about having a presence in Mulan City as well?"
Quan Yuxun narrowed his eyes.
The Quan Family also had a presence on Guiyuan Star, but like the Li Family, it was through commercial interests, not overt political interests.
However, since the Quan Family's fief and family base were on Cangge Star, their presence on Guiyuan Star was negligible, just a chain hotel in Da Fu Prefecture, the capital of Guiyuan Star.
Mulan City, on the surface, was directly under the Cabinet, but in reality, it was still the Royal Family's exclusive domain.
The Cabinet had tried to control it in other ways, but they were all quietly squeezed out by the Royal Family in conjunction with the Li Family.
In that case, could the Quan Family try another method? For example, find an inconspicuous proxy? Quan Yuxun's mind started racing.
They had considered the proxy method before, but the cost was too high.
Because once the other party betrayed them, the blow to the Quan Family would be enormous.
So they had never tried it.
But now, he vaguely felt that Xia Chujian had given him an excellent opportunity.
He even felt that there was no need to worry about the other party betraying them.
Moreover, even if they did betray them, with their size, it would not arouse the Royal Family's suspicion at all.
Of course, this also depended on what Xia Chujian wanted to do with the land she wanted to buy.
Quan Yuxun became serious, sat up straight, and said to Xia Chujian, "Now back to the first point, buying and selling land in the Beichen Empire is very expensive."
"You should know that even if ordinary people pay off their mortgage for these houses they buy, they still have to pay property taxes to the government every year, and half of all property taxes are paid to the Royal Family's internal treasury."
The Royal Power used this method to demonstrate its presence.
"Why are Nobles so sought after? Because Nobles have fiefs, and the Nobles' fiefs are hereditary and do not require property taxes."
"Ordinary commoners and citizens have to buy out the ownership when they buy and sell land, and the price is very expensive. At the same time, they also have to pay taxes."
Xia Chujian hesitated, she really didn't know this.
"...How expensive is it?"
"It depends on the location. For example, in particularly barren areas with no commercial value, requiring extensive development and infrastructure, a hectare might only cost one million Beichen coins."
"But in fertile areas, like the land south of Mulan City suitable for cultivation, a hectare could cost ten billion or even a hundred billion Beichen coins. Aside from the Royal Family, who already own these lands, anyone else, or any other power, wanting to buy or sell land would have to pay a price no one wants to pay."
Xia Chujian realized she had been hasty.
All her money wouldn't even be enough to buy a fraction of a barren mountain.
She took a deep breath, clenched her fist, and said disappointedly, "Never mind, I was just talking. It seems it's not that others haven't thought of these money-making ideas, but that these ideas have no practical value."
Quan Yuxun then changed the subject, saying, "You haven't told me yet, what do you want to buy land for?"
Xia Chujian lowered her eyes and said softly, "It's for my aunt. She wants to start a reproductive assistance studio and needs natural medicinal herbs. I thought if I bought a piece of land and grew the herbs myself, I could ensure a stable supply."
Quan Yuxun said "Oh," with a smile, "If that's the case, it's not impossible."
"...What do you mean? I don't have that much money," Xia Chujian spread her hands and asked suspiciously.
Quan Yuxun said, "I can lend you money and be your biggest creditor. As long as you don't want to buy thousands upon thousands of hectares of land, the Quan Family can still provide financial support."
Xia Chujian's spirits immediately lifted: "You're really willing to lend me money?"
"Tell me, where are you interested in buying land?"
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