He Zhiyuan came to his mother's room, and Yulian closed the door and left quietly.

"Mother, are you looking for me?"

"Zhiyuan, you will soon be an adult, and you are becoming more and more assertive. So there's something I'd like to discuss with you. Chen said to He Zhiyuan seriously.

He Zhiyuan had never seen his mother so serious before, so he also said solemnly: "Mother must have something big to say, you don't have to worry, say it slowly." ”

"Our He family has been a single family since your grandfather's generation, and now your grandparents have also passed away in the early years. With such a big house, the people are not prosperous, and I always feel empty in my heart. Chen said sadly, and at the end, tears welled up in his eyes.

He Zhiyuan wondered if it would be another marriage proposal for me, right? Didn't you say that a long time ago? How did you bring it up again. However, in this case, He Zhiyuan is not good at saying anything. Sitting there motionless, listening to my mother continue.

"I accidentally slipped out of my mouth during the meal just now, and your father is the last thing he wants to mention about it, I know he feels uncomfortable. When I gave birth to you, I fell ill and could not be regenerated. But your father is only in his early forties and in the prime of life. These days, I have been thinking about finding you an aunt, so that your aunt will have a few more sons and sons, and they will also be your brothers in the future, so that the He family will be prosperous. In the past, our family was in a tight situation, and we didn't think about it. Now that our family is rich, you are alone in such a family business, and you will not even have a caring person to help you in the future. Today, my mother and you discussed marrying a second room for your father, do you agree? ”

He Zhiyuan's brain is a little messy, his mother wants to marry a second mother for his father, not to discuss with his father, but also to discuss with his son! Can I handle this? As long as you want to, how can I oppose it, and I can't oppose it. It was legal for a rich man in the Ming Dynasty to marry a few concubines, so why should I oppose it? Besides, won't you let me marry this and that in the future? It's your turn, and you have to discuss it with your son?

So He Zhiyuan said: "Mother, this is your business with your father, as long as you discuss it." ”

"What if your father doesn't agree?"

"Will he disagree?" He Zhiyuan thought to himself, how many men would disagree with such a thing? Is his cheap dad so different?

"I never dared to mention it, and I don't think he would agree. Because your father studied in Zhu Chendian's private school when he was young, he knew a big woman surnamed Zhu. The two got along for a while, and after being discovered by the woman's parents, the woman's parents did not agree, so the Zhu family moved out of Zhu Chendian. Your father was only eighteen or nineteen years old at the time, and he was grumpy. Originally, your father was very hopeful of being admitted to Xiucai, but after your father made a big fuss, he never went to private school again. and swore that if he did not marry the woman, he would find her. In this way, he never married. It dragged on for four or five years until your grandmother was forced to die and married me. I didn't know about it until I got married, and that's what I heard about it later. ”

He Zhiyuan didn't expect that his father was also a person with a story, and he was also an infatuated person when he was young. He Zhiyuan said: "Mother, only you go and tell him about this matter, I am a junior to say that this kind of thing is not appropriate." If you are afraid that he will not agree, it is better to find an elder in the clan to persuade him. ”

"Well, I'll go to him first, and if he doesn't agree, I'll go to your grandfather to persuade him. As long as you agree, I'm relieved. You alone know this, don't tell anyone. Chen instructed.

He Zhiyuan replied: "Don't worry, I won't say it." Even Miss Zhou won't say it. ”

He Zhiyuan's planning plan was discussed by Zhou Jihai's father and daughter, and finally formed a complete plan, if it was fully implemented in accordance with this plan, the two families would become the lords of the city in a few years, and the rich party would be the first party.

Two days later, in order to show solemnity, the father and son of the He family and the father and daughter of the Zhou family came to the state government to meet Liang Zhizhou.

After everyone politely divided the guests and the elders and children to sit down, Lord Liang naturally knew that he was here to repair the city, so he first asked: "Gongzi He, this time I came here but there is a new plan for repairing the city?" ”

"Exactly, after going back last time, after discussing with the two elders, I drew up a strategy for the adults to see." Saying that, He Zhiyuan took out a copy from his bag.

Lord Liang took the copywriting and did not look at it immediately, but put it on a few beside him. said to He Zhiyuan: "Gongzi He, let's talk about your thoughts first." ”

He Zhiyuan had already organized his language and began to speak slowly: "My lord, our plan is simply to auction the land in the city to raise money to repair the city wall. If we build a town with a circumference of sixteen miles, the land area of the city is about 6,500 acres, and according to the plan, my family has 1,000 acres of land in the city, and the rest of the land is the fields of the people in the vicinity. First of all, the government came forward to coordinate, and the two of us bought the planned land in the city at the current market price of ten taels of silver per mu. ”

"Among them, 500 acres of land is used as office land for various agencies of the state government, and the construction is funded by our two families. Another 500 acres were built into ordinary houses to house the 2,000 households in the village. Then set aside five acres as land for road planning and public facilities. Both of the above are funded by the two of us. In return, the government allowed us to sell the remaining 5,000 acres of land, and the silver taels obtained from the sale of the land were used for the construction of the city wall and the construction of three items in the city. In this way, the state government does not need to contribute, but only needs to recruit 50,000 people and craftsmen. ”

After listening to He Zhiyuan's statement, Liang Wensheng pondered for a while and said: "The plan you said is also feasible, but how will the people who sold their land live in the future, do you have a proper solution?" ”

"The more than 5,000 acres of land belong to more than 140 households, and we plan to build 500 shops along the street in the 500 acres of road planning land, and distribute them according to the proportion of the land sold by each household. In addition, one to three family members are prioritized to work in each workshop in a row, so as to ensure that their lives are undisturbed. ”

"Well, it works. However, is the sale of 5,000 acres of land in the city enough for various expenses? Don't give up because you don't have enough silver. Liang Wensheng asked a very critical question.

They have also discussed this issue repeatedly. According to Boss Zhou, like the north and south of Zhili and the surrounding cities, there is a shortage of land in the city, which is almost to the point of every inch of land. Not to mention the city of Nanjing, the land in Changzhou, Zhenjiang, Yangzhou and other places around Nanjing has reached the price of 5,000 taels of silver per mu. Now there are four or five workshops in Hejia Village, more workshops are being planned, large and small merchants in Shandong Province often come and go, all kinds of shops have begun to appear, and gradually form a commercial town, and the future development is unlimited. Therefore, it is conservatively estimated that the price of 1,000 taels per mu will definitely be easy to sell.

At this time, Zhou Xuhai replied: "Please rest assured at this point, our business is the most important letter, since we promised to come down, we will not break our promise, and do everything possible to build it." ”

"Okay, I believe you." Lord Liang said, and then asked, "Is there any drawing for the plan in this city?" ”

He Zhiyuan had already prepared the drawings, he took out the drawings and handed them to Lord Liang with both hands: "This is what I did in a hurry, please take a look." ”

Lord Liang took the drawings, got up and spread them on the table beside him, and everyone stood around the table. He Zhiyuan introduced: "My lord, please see, this city has two gates in the north and south, and the official road passes through the city. Pedestrians can pass through the city when the gates are open, and bypass from both sides when the gates are closed. All the workshops on both sides of the official road will be relocated to the west of the city, and the vacant land will be used as commercial land, and various shops will be built on both sides of the road. To the east of the city are residential areas and government institutions, schools, temples, bazaars, etc. ”

"What is this vacant land for?" Liang Wensheng asked, pointing to an open space.

"These ten acres of land are reserved for the future waterworks. There is also a sewage sedimentation and purification tank outside the city, which is used to treat all kinds of domestic sewage. ”

"That's unusual, can you elaborate on that?" Liang Wensheng asked.

He Zhiyuan replied: "Since we want to build a new town, we have to be ahead of it. In the future, every household in this city will lay a water pipe underground, and the draft will not need to be dug in later, just turn on the faucet, and the water will flow out automatically, so it is called tap water. In addition to water pipes. There are also sewage pipes underground, and all kinds of domestic sewage will be drained from the underground pipes and flow into the sedimentation tank outside the city, and then flow into the river after sedimentation and purification. ”

Lord Liang's head is short-circuited again, what is the faucet? Where does the tap water come from? Full of question marks, a confused face......