Large-scale purchase of land, this is a big deal, Mao Lingzhi soon knew, and at dinner, she talked about it.

She asked, "Husband, why do you suddenly want to buy a lot of land?" I've never heard you mention it before. ”

Guo Wendong was not in a hurry, and after eating a piece of cumin beef, he said: "Before, my Guo family was thin, and there was no other industry except practicing medicine. Lady, you let me take more concubines, in the future, the Guo family will spread out, children and grandchildren will be full, the family will also have a big business, most of those scholars have land, our family not only has to have, but also to be the biggest landlord, so that the Guo family is famous. ”

That's it? If you have money, you can buy some land, and you want to be the biggest landlord. Mao Lingzhi felt that her husband seemed to be hot-headed.

Guo Wendong is the head of the family, he has the final say, if a woman wants to marry her husband, she doesn't have to find a reason to convince her wife, if it is placed in modern times, it will definitely not work, husband and wife are equal, and the two must be discussed.

Mao Lingzhi is not easy to persuade each other, and there is no need to persuade her, the land she bought can be rented to tenants for farming, and she can collect rent and bring income, and she will not lose money, and if necessary, she can sell it again.

She thinks that it is a good investment choice to make money from selling foreign goods and use it to buy land.

Considering this layer, Mao Lingzhi said: "In the past, all the money earned by our ancestors by practicing medicine was stored, and the money was not used, but there would be no gain, and it would always be the same amount. Buying land not only preserves its value, but also rents it out for rent. Husband, support you for your wife. ”

When Guo Wendong made the decision, he didn't think about this layer at all, just to train personnel and prepare for the fight against the Qing army.

Chunxiang said: "Yes, young master, this is called money and money." Those wealthy businessmen are all investing with the capital in their hands to make more money. ”

With that, she picked up an abalone and ate it with relish.

During this time, she had eaten with the young master and his wife, and most nights she went to bed together. has a high fortune and silver, and the young master loves her again, and she often has delicacies from the mountains and seas to eat, and her life is delicious.

Of course, her identity is still that of a maid, and she has to do what a maid should do.

After eating for a while, Mao Lingzhi said: "Bian Yujing is worthy of being one of Qin Huai's eight Yan, and his appearance is amazing. The husband took her to the house and stayed for half a day. ”

After returning from the last party, Chunxiang did not tell Mao Lingzhi about letting Bian Yujing come to the foreign goods store.

After eating, Guo Wendong put down the dishes and chopsticks and went to the bedroom to take out the painting.

"She drew it for me."

Mao Lingzhi and Chunxiang looked at the painting, it was too good.

Mao Lingzhi praised: "I heard that Bian Yujing's calligraphy, painting, calligraphy and dancing are all excellent, especially painting and dancing, and they really live up to their reputation." ”

After watching the conversation for a while, Mao Lingzhi put it away and said: "Husband, I can't give you a child, you have to take more concubines, Bian Yujing has such a talent, and she has a beautiful appearance, if she wants, marry her into the family." I heard that the descendants of smart and beautiful people will probably be equally smart. ”

According to modern terms, this is the so-called genetic inheritance, if a person with a high IQ, the IQ of the child will not be low; If the father is handsome and chic, and the mother is beautiful, the children's appearance will not be much worse.

Although the scientific principles were unknown in ancient times, some people already understood this truth.

Guo Wendong said: "Look at fate! If there is fate, she will be a member of the Guo family. ”

Mao Lingzhi glanced at Chunxiang and said, "Husband, look at when to give Chunxiang a name." ”

Guo Wendong said: "Don't worry, Chunxiang is still young, and when she wants to have a child in two or three years, she will naturally give a name." ”

is fourteen years old, not young anymore, and can have children, Chunxiang is a little sour, but fortunately, since the young master's amnesia, she has always loved her, so that she will not be sad.

The next day, Fong Teh Lai began a plan to buy land in large quantities, and he sent out men to find out the landlords in the surrounding area to see who was interested in selling the land.

From this day on, several items that were originally out of stock in the foreign goods store have resumed sales one after another, and the clerk said that the young master had just gotten the goods from the foreigners.

Since the crackdown, Western goods have been interrupted from time to time, and they have all planned to choose to stagger the goods to cut off, creating the illusion of shortage, so that those who shout that they are too expensive are more willing to pay for them.

The price of goods in Guo's foreign goods store is indeed very expensive. However, just like Guo Wendong's previous assumptions, there are indeed many wealthy people in the Jiangnan area, ensuring that there are enough consumer groups.

On the 10th of this month, a second watch was auctioned off, this time for 55,000 taels.

Since the 5th of this month, land in the suburbs of Nanjing has been bought one after another, and Guo Wendong is often busy going to the houses in the Yingtianfu government office to go through the procedures for land transfer.

At this time, the land deed is equivalent to the land sales contract, Guo Wendong has to go to the government office with the person who sells the land, write the sales contract in person, let the person of the house seal it, and keep the bottom.

The fields are divided into good and medium differences, the rivers in the south of the Yangtze River are vertical and horizontal, the rain is sufficient, suitable for farming, and it is located in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River Plain, the proportion of good land is relatively large, and the market price is about 10 taels of silver per mu.

Unconsciously, in mid-March, Guo Wendong bought 2,000 acres of land and spent more than 20,000 taels of silver.

That night, Fang Jieli reported the situation to Guo Wendong as usual.

"Young Master, that Li Changsheng intends to sell the field where Ying Tianfu is located, and the condition is that the young master will exchange a watch with him."

Ying Tianfu belongs to the prefecture-level unit, and the level is equivalent to that of modern Nanjing. Nanzhili is equivalent to a province, with 14 prefectures, including Suzhou, Songjiang, Yangzhou, Changzhou, Zhenjiang, Fengyang, and Luzhou.

Guo Wendong asked about Li Changsheng's land again.

Fang Jieli said: "I have asked clearly, Li Changsheng has a total of 4,300 mu of land in Yingtianfu, and ninety percent of it is good land. This Li Changsheng, the family business is really big enough. ”

Guo Wendong said: "What is this, the blessed king Zhu Changxun, who died at the hands of Li Chuang, was given 40,000 hectares of fertile land by Emperor Wanli. ”

Wanli gave Zhu Changxun generous treatment, equivalent to digging a big pit, the original 40,000 hectares of land was to pay taxes, after giving Zhu Changxun, the source of taxes was reduced accordingly, and later Li Zicheng captured Luoyang, and all the wealth accumulated by Zhu Changxun belonged to him.

40,000 hectares? Fang Jieli's eyes widened, that's millions of acres! That is the first big landlord in the Ming Dynasty.

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In the Ming Dynasty, "five feet is a step, a step of two hundred and forty is an acre, and a hundred acres is an acre." ”

According to the study of unearthed cultural relics, the "History of Science and Technology, Weights and Measures Volume" shows that the ruler is generally about 32 centimeters, and one mu should be about 614.4 square meters, which is slightly smaller than the modern one mu (666.6 square meters).