The people sitting here were all shrewd people, especially the master of the third room was the most shrewd, he thought for a while and said: "It is said that our 500,000 taels of silver cannot be regarded as a contribution to the county lord." After all, our 500,000 taels of silver are not given away, but they are really buying land, shops, and people. Although it is said to be more expensive than the general market price in the northwest, it is also cheaper than that in the south of the Yangtze River. This is actually our own property, how can it be counted on the head of the lord of Wenhui? However, this time the county lord of Wen Hui said this, which means that we don't need to contribute money anymore. If we give gifts, the county lord of Wenhui will accept it, and if we send money, maybe the county lord of Wenhui will not accept it. In this way, we took out one million taels of silver and went to the northwest to buy land. This is a bigger favor for Lord Wenhui. ”

The second room master was very happy and said, "What you said is very true. In this way, we will not lose, and the county lord will be happy. I have one more proposal. Wherever the county lord goes, he will make a fortune, and it is better for us to buy an industry of one million taels of silver, and don't sell it, the county lord will use it as he says. Didn't Shu Peng's letter also say that the county lord just wanted to build roads, some fields, and houses were in the way, so they had to be demolished and used. How much can that be used. Moreover, we Huzhou people all know that after the road is repaired, the business can be more developed, and the land will be more valuable. Why don't we divide a few people to take root in the northwest and take care of this industry. ”

The big man hurriedly said, "This is a good idea." Our Wen family has too many people, and it is not good to be bored in this Qingyang City, so it is better to spread out and divide a part of it to the northwest. Maybe you can catch up with the opportunity brought by the county lord, and you can also become a big clan in the northwest in the future. ”

"Of course. The northwest is a bitter cold land, so if the person at the head of the house is willing to go, he will keep their ancestral property in Qingyang City, keep the house, and the industry of one million taels of silver in the northwest will belong to them. Give them ten years, and if they can put down roots there, they will transfer all the properties in the northwest to them. Officially separated from us. Our ancestral property and house are divided separately. If ten years have passed and they have not yet taken root, they will come back to us. There is also an estate and a house at home. You can't starve, you can't freeze. ”

Everyone was moved by this statement. Of course, there are many people in each room, and it is really inconvenient to huddle together. This ancestral property is getting thinner and thinner. If only I could take this opportunity. Divide the excess population of the family. The rest of the people will be able to live better. There are also more industries. The population who went out was not afraid, and with this million taels of silver, it was enough to eat for several lifetimes.

If only I could do it better. Maybe you can earn an industry of one million taels of silver, but it is not certain where to buy a family business as big as the ancestral house in Qingyang City.

The patriarch of the big house said, "This time the matter is settled. We went to prepare 1,100,000 taels of silver to take to the northwest, and also to purchase gifts. Also, we went by ourselves, and there was also a fee for eating and drinking. This has to be prepared, and about 1,150,000 taels of silver is enough. We certainly don't have so much money ourselves. Let's see, whether a part of the head of each house is borrowed from the clan. Also within a year. This is a matter for the whole clan, and everyone has a share. It's a hundred thousand taels, and there aren't many stalls. It's just a matter of more than 10,000 taels. And if we count it everywhere, we have three hundred thousand taels of silver. The rest are borrowed from the bank. We have a good relationship with the bank. Although there is interest, I don't care if I earn more in the future. ”

Everyone is busy saying yes. The matter was settled, and the families were busy going home for a family meeting to see who would go to the northwest.

Here, after the eldest master of the Wen family decided the affairs of his family, he was busy going to his in-laws' house. For example, the daughter-in-law's mother-in-law's Xi family, and the youngest daughter's mother-in-law's Zeng family. These two families, the eldest daughter and son-in-law, also asked them to bring a letter to them, so that they could also go to the northwest to buy a house.

In fact, the letter was handed over to the two families by the eldest master of the Wen family early in the morning. The Xi family was handed over by the daughter-in-law and son in person. The Zeng family let the youngest daughter and son-in-law pick it up.

This day has passed, and I think that the two families have also discussed, so I still invite these two families to have a meal together and see how the two families do it.

After the banquet was prepared, the eldest master of the Wen family waited for the two in-laws to come over. After the meeting, it was naturally a pleasant greeting, and after three rounds of drinking, he got down to business.

The eldest man of the Wen family first openly and honestly told his family's plans, and then asked his in-laws about their plans. After all, don't talk about these things yourself, when you get to the northwest, these families will also know their plans when they listen to the orders of the county lord, so it's better to talk about it first.

Sure enough, as soon as the eldest master of the Wen family said it, the eldest master of the Zeng family hurriedly said his family's resolution: "Our Zeng family is in the tea business of the times. Not only do we have many tea factories in Huzhou, which produce a lot of good tea, but we also deal in green tea from Suzhou Province, snow tea from Sichuan Province, and so on. If you don't have all the goods, you won't sell for money. Nowadays, it is popular to drink high mountain tea produced in Yizhou Island. We haven't been able to get too many goods. Now it's okay, if the county lord can give us the general distribution right of Yizhou Island Gaoshan Tea in Huzhou, we will be happy to contribute 500,000 taels of silver. What's more, we just took out 500,000 taels of silver to buy tea. So, we have thought about it, made preparations with both hands, and asked your eldest son-in-law to talk to the county lord. We purchased the property of 500,000 taels of silver and gave it to the county lord of Wenhui. If the county lord doesn't want it, we will hand over the 500,000 taels of silver to your eldest son-in-law, Shu Peng, to manage it, and sell it in batches, or ten years later. In addition, we gave another 500,000 taels of silver to the county lord, and 50,000 taels of silver to Shu Peng and his wife. ”

For the master of the Zeng family, the master of the Wen family is very satisfied.

The eldest master of the Zeng family continued: "We could have sent our clansmen to the northwest like you, and spread out in the northwest. However, our Zeng family is different from your Wen family. Our Zeng family can only grow tea, sell tea, sell tea, it's okay to sell tea, but planting tea is not good in the northwest. Therefore, we are not going to send our people over. By the way, I also gave my second son's family 50,000 taels of silver. also prepared 50,000 taels of silver for Shu Peng's family. ”

This is understandable to Master Wen. Just nodded, the Zeng family broke with the county lord for the first time, and the contribution of 500,000 taels of silver was indispensable. That's right, too. The second son of the eldest master of the Zeng family is the little son-in-law of the eldest master of the Wen family, and when he heard about the little son-in-law, the youngest daughter got another 50,000 taels of silver, and the eldest master of the Wen family was very satisfied.

The eldest man of the Xi family said: "Our family said in the letter that if we build a workshop in the northwest, in the future, the county lord's canning workshop will use our glass. It's a big deal. I'm going to send a two-bedroom family to run it, build a workshop, buy land, and buy a shop. The construction of the workshop does not cost much, and the average 50,000 taels of silver is enough. However, the county lord said that this output may be very large, and a small workshop will not work. Then our family will need more money to build a large workshop. Also prepare some liquidity. I got 200,000 taels of silver. In addition, I took out another 300,000 taels of silver to buy an estate there, which can be regarded as helping the county lord. In addition, prepare another 500,000 taels of silver to contribute to the county lord. Also, the eldest girl of our family brought us this good news at your house, and I added another fifty thousand taels of silver to my eldest girl. and fifty thousand taels of silver for your eldest son-in-law. ”

After hearing this, the eldest master of the Wen family nodded and said, "The industries operated by several of us are different, and the situation of each family is also different. So, it's right to assign it that way, so be it. In short, this is a good opportunity for our development. We must grasp it. It's a good thing to be able to get on the relationship with the county lord. We can't let this matter be messed up, in addition to preparing the silver, it is not a trivial matter to send capable stewards and scheming disciples to buy other people's properties. I have already told the children of our family who are going to go that if we really can't buy it back with the money, we will use the method of replacing the land and paving the ground. ”

The two families hurriedly asked, "What is replacement?" ”

The eldest man of the Wen family said with a smile: "That is, in case the other party is unwilling to sell, we will exchange the good fields in the south of the Yangtze River for the bad fields in the northwest, and the good shops in the south of the Yangtze River for the shops in the Tiebiguan in the northwest, one to one." In this way, I don't believe that they can get out of the bitter cold place in the northwest and buy a house in the warm Jiangnan, they are still unwilling? ”

I have to say that this is a good idea, and I believe that such a good opportunity will not be let go of those heroes in the Northwest. However, in this way, it is also a bit of a big loss. After all, how cheap is the land in the northwest, and how poor is the production? Where can it be compared with Jiangnan, where the business is developed and the land is grown twice a year.

However, on second thought, he didn't really buy a property in the northwest, just to curry favor with the county lord of Wenhui. Even if all the 500,000 taels of silver are wasted, it's worth it. Maybe the more he loses, the more compensation the county lord will give when he is embarrassed. That's a lot of money. The masters of the Xi family and the Zeng family both admired the old man of the Wen family.

I can't help but praise in unison. The matter was settled, and soon, the three families packed up, brought gifts, silver tickets, land deeds, and shop deeds, and went to the northwest.

When they arrived at Tiebi Pass, the entire Tiebi Pass ushered in heavy snowfall, and after a heavy snowfall, the entire Tiebi Pass began a frozen period of frozen soil, and it was impossible to build, build houses, build roads, and plant crops. The people of Tiebiguan have entered the winter leisure time, but the arrival of some wealthy businessmen in the south of the Yangtze River has added vitality to Tiebiguan.

This winter, it is destined that neither the people nor the rich will be able to live a cold and lonely winter as before. They're even busier than they were in the spring. (To be continued......)