The imperial edict has just been issued, and most of the merchants are still maintaining a wait-and-see attitude, and will not easily put the silver in their hands into the western suburbs, which is still a barren land. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info but there have been sporadic businessmen who have seen business opportunities, but they have not invested much.

Except for Ye Shuyao and Wu Shaohuai, no one has made large-scale investment, but Shu Jiao believes that even if it is a small amount of tentative investment, the return given by this land will be rich.

At present, the ban on Fanbang merchants in the capital is very strict, after all, the borders of Northern Liao and Southern Xinjiang and the Great Zhou are not very peaceful, and the capital is important at the feet of the Son of Heaven, which can be said to be impermeable.

Although the magnates in Beijing preferred the treasures of other countries, they could only rely on a few merchants to bring them into the city. In this way, some of the trade in the capital is not as much as that of Jiangnan and Saibei.

Now that the suburbs of Beijing are open to business, many bans will be relaxed, and after a large number of exotic goods pour in, it is foreseeable what kind of prosperous scene it will be in the future.

Ye Shuyao had already drawn a beautiful blueprint in her mind, and most of the silver in her hands had become land in the western suburbs. After discussing with the white shopkeeper, she decided to hire refugees to build the residential area first, and when the refugees get income through their own labor, they definitely hope to have a stable place to live, and Shu Yao will not refuse to benefit others and herself.

The Ministry of Household Affairs has given a policy of tax reduction and exemption, and all merchants who employ up to 100 refugees are exempted from paying taxes for the current year, and those who employ up to 300 people are exempted from paying taxes for two years. Most of the able-bodied refugees in the suburbs of Beijing are now able to support themselves, but the local people often complain that their wages have been depressed.

However, with the development of the western suburbs, the demand for labor will definitely increase, and the price will rise in a year or two, which will not have a great impact on the people here, and it is much better than the imperial court increasing taxes to relieve disasters.

Referring to the pattern of modern residential areas, combined with ancient living habits, Ye Shuyao only gave a general opinion, and the specific details should be handed over to professional personnel to do, she is not a student of architecture, or the houses built by the ancients themselves are more suitable for them.

Zhiyan expressed extremely strong interest in Ye Shuyao's business, "Miss, the house you built like this is too small, who are you going to sell it to?"

According to the plan, these houses can be regarded as villas in modern times, but there are many descendants of ancient people, and it does take a lot of space for several generations to live in the same house, coupled with their emphasis on land, a few acres of arable land near the house are not practical.

But Ye Shuyao is aimed at the resettlement of refugees, "It's not small, it's much better than the grass hut where the refugees live now." ”

"Refugees, where do they have the money to buy a house here?" Zhiyan looked shocked, Miss can't have money and nowhere to throw it, right?

"Don't worry, miss, I don't do loss-making business. Ye Shuyao is still quite confident in her plan, although the residential area she built is not as good as the mansion area of Wu Shaohuai's brothers and sisters, it is no problem to make a small profit.

The construction of the western suburbs will definitely require a large number of people in the future, and in the future, as long as the business is not lazy, they should have a good income, not to mention that the current housing prices are not expensive.

Zhiyan obviously still didn't believe it, and Ye Shuyao didn't bother to explain, she wanted to let the people living in this community get rid of the idea of small farmers, the western suburbs will be dominated by the tertiary industry in the future, and the refugees will find that engaging in business is more profitable and reliable than farming.

There is no need to worry about natural disasters affecting the harvest and no longer having to be displaced, so the residential area does not need a lot of arable land, as long as there is proper greenery and recreational places.

The status of merchants is still very low, and their children and grandchildren cannot participate in the imperial examinations. Ye Shuyao also took these factors into account, and when the refugees began to help her build a residential area, she asked the white shopkeeper to contact the magistrate here and help them get a worker.

Although the work status is lower than that of the farmers, the people who have experienced the flood have lost their land, and they are also well versed in the truth that craftsmen do not die of hunger in famine years. Shu Yao is willing to give them a household registration and give them a job to support themselves, and they are very satisfied.

Of course, there are also many people who are lazy and greedy among the refugees, but these people are all excluded from the plan, and the first experimental community she built with her heart will never allow people with bad intentions to make trouble.

Ye Shuyao recruited a total of 300 refugees to work, including three meals a month and one or two silver, which is already a very high salary among many hired businesses, but after careful calculation, the tax exempted in the next two years is enough to make up for it.

Not only did she pay them well, but she also signed a contract with them, and those who performed well during the residential construction period were given priority in future jobs, and there were certain discounts on the purchase of a house here. When they heard that they might be building a house for themselves, they worked more seriously, and they were not sloppy with every brick or tile.

However, no matter how active the refugees are, the construction period will still take a lot of time, Ye Shuyao has not forgotten the teahouse bookstore she misses, and she still has tens of thousands of taels of silver left in her hand, which should be enough.

In the center of the imperial court, the land price is several times higher than the surrounding area, and Ye Shuyao bought ten acres of land with a wave of his hand, which is simply to build a library.

The design here was not handed over to others, she carefully thought about every detail, and finally finished her abstract painting with a good look.

According to her concept, there will be a large stage in the center where the drama can be performed, and you can clearly watch it from the box on the second floor.

The white shopkeeper was still very hesitant when he received such a plan, he was actually not optimistic about these businesses, the previous residential construction can be said to be doing good deeds, but in this wilderness, who will come to drink tea, read books and listen to plays?

But Ye Shuyao insisted on realizing all this, this is her dream for many years, if she doesn't do it now, she will regret it for the rest of her life. Although she firmly believed in her own judgment, she also prepared for the worst, which was to use the profits from the cooperation with the Wu family to subsidize the deficit here.

Although these days in the village are very busy, they are more meaningful than the more than 20 years she has done before, seeing that the refugees she helped have been freed from the shadow of the disaster, Ye Shuyao feels very happy, even if the 100,000 taels of silver spent are in deficit, it doesn't matter.

Therefore, even though the people around her are persuading her to do some profitable business and not to take such risks, she still insists on going her own way. Of course, Ye Shuyao knows what kind of business is the safest to do in the western suburbs, but simply making money is not her will. In this era, she still wants to leave a different trace and make some small changes, even if it is only a small one.