Chapter 69 Purchase of Land

The goods of the Xinghua merchant group have been sought after by the women of Xilin City, and it is foreseeable that these goods will be sold out in a very short time.

Seeing all this, the excitement in Mu En's heart was indescribable. This proves that Xinghuaguo's products have finally opened up the market of Dongli country!

Now, they Xinghuaguo already have shops in Xilin City, which is a good start, as long as they do not have problems in their operation, Zhenpintang can also be regarded as occupying a place in the business circle of Xilin City. This is a landmark success for them as outsiders.

After calming down a little, Mu En returned to the inner hall, and he needed to think carefully about what the Xinghua merchant group needed to procure and bring back to Xinghua to present to the king...... Of course, there are several goals that Xinghua Chamber of Commerce wants to achieve, and Mu En has not forgotten. The first step of the plan has been completed, opening up the trade route between the two countries. The next thing is to introduce the population for Xinghua and find a suitable agricultural base.

In order to achieve these goals, it is also necessary to ensure that Xinghua establishes a long-term and stable trading point in the eastern country. Because of this trade point, it can provide a steady stream of funds for the country's development.

Mu En thought about it, and while he was busy in the Treasure Hall, he still took out the official formation of the ten merchant groups and sent them out to conduct an investigation in Xilin City, collecting all kinds of information about Dongli Country and the Xilin City to which he belonged.

This information mainly includes, firstly, the pros and cons of the merchant group's long-term trade in the Dongli country, and what are the potential factors that will promote or hinder the development of their plans; secondly, with sufficient funds, how the Xinghua Kingdom can obtain a cultivated land in the Dongli Country, and the conditions of this land are at least better than those of the Forgotten Valley, which can provide a stable supply of food for the people of the Xinghua Kingdom; and finally, how the Xinghua merchant group should obtain more people from the Donghua Country.

Mu En stayed in the store, on the one hand, to sit in the treasure hall to deal with some business matters, and on the other hand, to have a clean environment, so that he could summarize and analyze the information gathered.

A week after the opening of the treasure hall, the sales were as predicted by Mu En, and it was really enthusiastic. Not only did the vanity cases sell out quickly, but a large number of imitation diamond rings also sold out more than sixty percent. In just one week, the Xinghua business group made considerable profits.

According to Mu En's calculations, the Treasure Hall earned a total of 500 gold coins and 1,500 silver coins in this first round of sales.

After getting this fund, Mu En is not ready to bring it all back to Xinghua Kingdom.

Since the Xinghua merchant group was out of the city, the entire Xinghua Kingdom knew almost nothing about the departure from the east. Therefore, Yi Xingchen believed that proper delegation of power was necessary, so he authorized Mu En to be the highest person in charge of the business group, and when necessary, he could directly decide on the use of the business group's funds.

For Zhenpintang to continue to gain a foothold in Xilin City, it needs a certain cost to maintain its operation. To this end, Muen is ready to take out one-third of the funds for store operation.

The other two-thirds of the remaining funds, Mu En plans to divide it into two parts, one part of which is used to buy the special goods of Xilin City and bring them back to Xinghua Kingdom, so that Yi Xingchen can decide whether they have the commercial value to sell in Blue Mercury, and the other part is to try to buy a piece of land in Dongli Country.

As for the expansion of the population and the increase of the country's labor force in order to Xinghua Kingdom, Mu En originally wanted to buy back a batch of slaves in the slave market in Xilin City, but after the investigation of the members of the merchant group, it was found that the price of slaves in Xilin City was too high, and after weighing, Mu En did not consider it for the time being.

The problem of buying land is not difficult to solve. However, the purpose of the Xinghua business group's purchase of land is not simply for the needs of planting, but more to consider whether the land they are about to buy can be converted into the territory of Xinghua Kingdom.

After a field trip and some careful consideration, Mu En decided to buy a piece of land in the west of Xilin City, near Huangling Village. The biggest advantage of this location is that it is relatively close to Xinghuaguo.

"Do you really want to buy this piece of land?" When Mu En made this decision known, the Civil Affairs Department of the Xilin City City Lord's Mansion, Civil Affairs Officer Mao Zhonghou looked at Mu En with a surprised look and asked uncertainly.

"Yes, I'm going to buy this piece of land!" replied with a smile on his face.

Faced with Mu En's categorical answer, Mao Zhonghou was puzzled and asked, "Can you tell me, why did you buy land in Dongli Country? Moreover, it is still such a wasteland?"

When Mu En heard this, the corners of his mouth raised, and he naturally would not tell Mao Zhonghou frankly without reservation, so he said to Mao Zhonghou in an almost perfect diplomatic rhetorical tone: "My lord, we found that the people who left the country in the east and Xilin City were all people who were polite and law-abiding, and the country in the east was really a state of etiquette. Although we are from the Xinghua Kingdom of the Western Regions, we are impressed by the adults of Xilin City. So, we want to be able to have a place to stay in the country of Dongli for a long time.

The purpose of our long-term residence is not to farm in the eastern country, but to have a safe place to live, so we don't need fertile fields. At the same time, we need a warehouse to store the goods we ship from Xinghuaguo. These goods are all goods that our craftsmen have worked hard to make and want to dedicate to the people of Xilin City. Preferably, the location of this commodity warehouse should not be too far from Xilin City, and it should be located between Xinghua Kingdom and Xilin City, and the location should be large enough. Of course, the price should not be too expensive. ”

These words naturally made Mao Zhonghou's heart bloom, he fully felt the admiration of the people of the small countries in the Western Regions for treating them, and his vanity was strong, so naturally he would not say anything more. In fact, the reason why Mao Zhonghou was curious about Mu En's choice was not because he was suspicious of Mu En's intentions, but because he felt that Mu En chose the wrong land. In Mao Zhonghou's view, Huangling Village is an extremely poor village, the land is barren, and even the officials of the government are unwilling to go to that place to collect taxes.

"Okay, two hundred gold coins, this thousand acres of wilderness and mountains to the west of Barren Ridge Village is yours. Mao Zhonghou laughed, did not doubt him, and immediately took out an official seal and stamped a seal on a land deed.

"Thank you, sir!" Mu En squinted his eyes and smiled slightly when he took the official contract from Mao Zhonghou's hand. Xinghua Kingdom has obtained a land that is justifiable, and the dust has settled, how can he not be happy.

"Master Mu'en Hall, when will the Treasure Hall be able to buy new goods again? After the transaction was completed, Mao Zhonghou couldn't help but ask him what he was most concerned about. Since the opening of the treasure hall, this has almost become the hottest topic in the city, and Mao Zhonghou is naturally very concerned about it under the urging of his wife.

"In three days, our business group will depart for China again. If nothing else, in two months' time, the next shipment will arrive in the country. Mu En replied.

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