After Chen Wenhui found out about this situation, she thought about it for a long time, and finally, gathered all the senior officials under him, as well as Wan Shuhui, to discuss this issue together.

Chen Wenhui explained the situation for a while and said, "What do you think about this issue? ”

Wan Shuhui said: "Don't say they don't know where to invest, I don't know." The thought that my money is sitting idle makes me panic. ”

Everyone said this without restraint and laughed. As soon as she took the lead, Gui Yuxia also said, "Isn't it? This is also the case in our family. My family already has a manor outside the city, and there is a shop in the city, and the money I spent on buying patents from the patent office has been repaid, and now all the money I make is idle. By the way, we also bought Zhuangzi and shops in the three Acropolises, where else to invest? ”

Wan Shuhui said: "It doesn't matter to you, you have a few more children, and you will buy a few more properties in the future, and it will be over in one point." “

Everyone laughed again.

Chen Wenhui said: "This is also a method. However, for most people, buying land and shops are the only options. But now there are more rich people in our city. Some are developed in this city. There are rich businessmen who come from Da Chu. If these people all go to buy shops and land, it will inevitably lead to the concentration of our land, and the gap between the rich and the poor will become wider and wider, and the houses and shops in the city will become more and more expensive, and the rents will become more and more expensive, which is very detrimental to our development. Therefore, we have to guide everyone to stop buying endlessly. Why is our Nanyang city a good choice for the people of Dachu, because my land is cheap. If only our land wasn't cheap. It's even more expensive than Da Chu, so how can we attract people? Our cities have no vitality, no potential, and even the possibility of dilapidation. ”

With that, everyone paid attention to it. No one wants this city to be ruined, and they all hope that the city they have built with their own hands will get better and better.

Chen Wenhui said: "I think we need to start from several aspects. One, we have to come up with a ** policy, not to have more than 2,000 acres of large estates. The concentration of land can cause a lot of problems. Each household may not own more than 2,000 acres of land. Mountain and forest land is not in this range. How much land can we have in Qingchun City, everyone has land in their hands. And what about ordinary people? ”

As soon as I said that. Everyone present was silent. They all have large estates, many of which are more than 2,000 acres. In this case, wouldn't everyone's land have to be sold? This is unacceptable to them.

Chen Wenhui continued: "The number of shops owned by each household should not exceed ten. The surplus is to be sold. I hope to start with the officials of our City Lord's Mansion. I hope you go back to the future. Take the initiative to put your estate. The shop pù is disposed of. It is believed that this will make the house price fall a little. ”

Everyone didn't speak.

Chen Wenhui continued: "In addition to these. I'm also going to find a way to invest your idle money. ”

Now everyone is energetic, looking at Chen Wenhui with blazing eyes.

Chen Wenhui said: "I am going to ask the court for some more people to come. According to the imperial court's newspaper, floods have occurred in several places this year. The number of victims is about 500,000 or 600,000. I'm going to use these victims to build a few more cities, right here on the island of Java. It's close to our Spice Islands, so we can watch over each other. ”

Wan Shuhui frowned and said: "We are already building the city of Vermilion Bird City and the Spice Islands in Mindanao, and the funds are a little tight, if we build a city on Java Island, it will not be a problem for people to use the victims, but what about this money?" ”

Chen Wenhui smiled and said, "This is the investment channel I am looking for you." At that time, when Shanghai was built into a city, only a few big forces could invest in it. Among them are the Ma family, Princess Lichuan, His Royal Highness the Prince, and the Chen family. My shares are 10% given to me by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. One percent of my family is one percent given by the Chen family. In fact, everyone knows that the Ma family does not have any actual shares, which are all owned by the emperor. Later, after the completion of Shanghai City, the annual income was huge, and several of us benefited a lot. Although the emperor later took back our small shares, now the city of Shanghai is all the royal shares. But we've made a lot of money. You must be all envious, right? ”

Wan Shuhui said: "Can you not be envious? I used to be the financial officer of Shanghai City, how much money Shanghai City earns every year, and how much dividends it gives you, can I not know? What's the use of envy? Is that something we can get our hands on? No, city lord, what do you mean by that? Could it be? ”

Chen Wenhui nodded with a smile and said, "Ten thousand deputy city lords are really extremely smart. Guessed so quickly. The construction of my new city is to allow everyone to participate in the shares. Those with more money go into big shares, and those with less money go into small shares. ”

Wan Shuhui was shocked and then ecstatic, this is a good investment for Wanli.

Chen Wenhui said: "I plan to spend 10 million taels of silver on the construction of each city, and I think it is enough." Shanghai City only spent 20 million taels, and our city is not going to be as huge as Shanghai City, so 10 million taels is enough. This 10 million taels was raised from the private sector. I want to issue 10 million bonds with a three-year maturity. After three years, see how much Xincheng can make and pay dividends to the bonds. After five years, the bonds will be withdrawn after five years, that is, a total of eight years. End of investment. If you want to invest, you can continue to invest in the new city. Anyway, the world is very big, and there is always a place for us to invest in and build a city. ”

Now everyone is not calm. Although it is not a permanent income like Shanghai City, but with a three-year period, at least there is no problem in recovering the cost, and it is still very tempting to receive dividends in the remaining five years. This is really a lucrative investment, and there is no risk. Don't worry about it. Invest in the field, but also cultivate it yourself, hire someone to cultivate it, manage it, or hire a workshop to manage it. But this is all dependent on the sky to eat, and when one day encounters natural and man-made disasters, there is no harvest. There are also risks associated with investing in shops, and it can be troublesome if something goes wrong with the tenants.

In this way, it is the most trouble-free to invest in the new city, and the income is not several times better than investing in fields and shops.

Thinking about it this way, everyone thinks that it is acceptable to sell the excess land and shops in their hands, exchange them for money, invest them in the new city, and wait for the dividends without worrying.

Chen Wenhui saw that everyone's resistance was not strong. Then he said, "I have a third thing to announce. At the beginning, in order to build the city, in order to make money to support the cost of building the city, our city lord's mansion opened a lot of workshops. These workshops are now very profitable. Of course, our City Lord's Mansion also supports a huge number of craftsmen because of this, and the monthly salary is a huge amount. As these craftsmen become more skilled, we give more and more, and of course, we gain more and more. However, this is not conducive to the development of the workshop. Now that we don't have a shortage of money in our hands, and Qingchun City is basically completed, I thought that we would auction off all these workshops and the craftsmen would terminate their contracts. Craftsmen can buy their own workshops, or they can start their own workshops after being free, and the craftsmen can freely accept apprentices, and after the apprentices have completed their studies in the future, they can follow the master or start their own workshops. ”

This is a big deal, and everyone here is not calm.

Chen Wenhui was calm, and let the people below talk about each other. The shift from the state to the private sector is an inevitable one.

Wan Shuhui thought about it for a long time and said, "This is a good move. I agree. We now have too many craftsmen, probably more than 20,000. Our workshops are getting harder and harder to manage. The good and the bad are uneven, there are those who cut corners, and there are those who grind time. Anyway, the monthly money is fixed every month, so it is naturally better to do more than to do less. There are also some who take on jobs privately. We simply set these craftsmen free, the workshop was auctioned, and those great craftsmen had money in their hands, so they bought the workshop and hired the craftsmen, and those who were skilled and worked honestly were not affected, and they were paid the same way, but the boss changed. Those who fish in troubled waters can't touch it anymore, which just saves us a lot of things from the City Lord's Mansion. ”

Chen An is the one who manages the craftsmen, and at this time he also said: "As officials, can we buy the workshop?" ”

Chen An is a porcelain craftsman, a master porcelain to be exact. He was originally a leader in the porcelain industry, and it is possible to say that he is the first in Dachu. Naturally, he wanted to buy the porcelain workshop. In fact, there are several porcelain workshops under Chen Wenhui, and it is normal to sell them to Chen An's family.

Chen Wenhui smiled and said, "Of course you can." I know that although you and Gui Yuxia are doing the affairs of the yamen, they are also managing their own field. Chen An has always managed the porcelain workshop. Gui Yuxia has been managing the embroidery workshop. Now, you can continue to be an official and buy a porcelain workshop, an embroidery workshop. Or resign from your official position and concentrate on running your workshop. With the best masters like you in Dachu to operate, the products will definitely get better and better. ”

Gui Yuxia was very excited.

Chen An was also restless, and he couldn't wait to go home immediately and discuss it with his family.

Chen Wenhui said: "However, let me say it first, my workshop is very profitable. Da Chu has a lot of customers, if you want to buy, but you have to prepare a lot of money. I'm not selling now, I'm going to sell in three months. In this way, you will have enough time to think about it, and at the same time you will have enough time to dispose of your land, shop and withdraw the funds, so that if the money is not available by then, I can ask Nanyang Bank to give you a loan. ”

Wan Shuhui was very happy when she heard it, and the business came. (To be continued......)