Zhu Houzhao nodded, this is not a difficult thing to guess.

You must know that speculating in real estate and land, this is not only the people of later generations, but also the businessmen of this era, and it is better to play the collusion between officials and businessmen.

In such a situation, how could they give up such an opportunity as Guyuan? They will inevitably seize the opportunity and make a big profit.

"Let's talk about it!" After Zhu Houzhao sat down, he said to Liu Jin behind him: "Move a chair for Liao Aiqing." ”

Liu Jin hurriedly moved the chair to Liao Fan.

Liao Fan didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly said to Liu Jin: "Thank you, Father-in-law Liu." ”

Liu Jin, this is now a well-known name, a trusted eunuch of His Royal Highness the Prince, no one dares to offend, and the same is true for Liao Fan.

After sitting down, Liao Fan said, "Your Highness, many people in Guyuan want to buy wasteland outside the city these days. Moreover, the price of land has risen three times a day, and now the land outside the city has risen to 221 acres. ”

Listening to Liao Fan's words, Zhu Houzhao was also a little smacked, these people are really ruthless enough, and they dare to raise such a high price.

You must know that now one acre of good watered land is only sixteen or seventy taels, and they actually dare to lift the wasteland outside Guyuan City to more than twenty taels, they are really bold, and they are not afraid of losing their money.

Of course, commercial land and arable land are two different things, and it is understandable that the price of commercial land in later generations will remain high.

But there is a problem here, and this problem is that Zhu Houzhao wants to put the investment in the wasteland outside the city, and wants to build a woolen mill there.

It is definitely not possible in Guyuan City, this is a military town, and the strong commercial atmosphere is not suitable here. Because once military management is needed, it will affect Guyuan commerce, but without military management, this is a military town, so this law will not work.

Zhu Houzhao did not plan to put the commercial center of the northwest in Guyuan. It was an important gateway for trade, but it was not an important place for trade.

Zhu Houzhao's idea is very simple, this method has been used in a mess in later generations, that is, to establish an economic development zone.

The place Zhu Houzhao has also chosen, that is, to build a new city.

Where will this new city be built?

Quite simply, it was built between Toyosu Beach and Guyuan Castle. First, it can play a liaison role; Second, in the military aspect, it will not make Guyuan and Fengzhou New City far apart, and build a city on the Hexi Corridor will also be more conducive to the Ming people to go deep into the grassland, and the grassland will be included in the land of the Ming Dynasty.

Building a castle at Toyoshu Beach is a certainty. Someone built a city here later, and this man was Altan Khan. He built Qingcheng, that is, Dabansheng City, and at the same time was named Naturalization City by the Ming Dynasty, also known as Sanniangzi City.

The city was destroyed by war in the early Qing Dynasty, but another city was built in later generations, and the name of this city was Hohhot.

The location where Zhu Houzhao chose to build the city was in the north of Guyuan, and this place had a famous name in later generations, and its name was Yinchuan.

Yinchuan is the capital of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, a national historical and cultural city, and one of the important central cities in Northwest China. The construction of the city in Yinchuan directly enveloped the entire Hexi Corridor.

In addition, Zhu Houzhao also had to build a city north of Yulin, and the location was chosen in Ordos in later generations.

In Fengzhou Beach, in addition to Hohhot to build a city, Zhu Houzhao also wants to build another city in the west of Hohhot, the name of this city Zhu Houzhao has thought of it, just use its later name, it is called Baotou.

When Yinchuan, Ordos, Hohhot and Baotou were built, the Ming Dynasty completely occupied this grassland.

At the same time, it also divides the entire steppe into two, whether it is Dayan Khan in the east to the west, or the occupier Turpan's Eastern Chagatai Khanate wants to come east, it is impossible, this piece of land belongs to the Ming Dynasty.

At the same time, these four cities will form a situation of closing the door and fighting the dog with Liaodong, Dayan Khan has no door to the sky, no way to enter the ground, can only run north, and to the north will go through the desert to Mobei, that is, the territory of Mongolia in later generations.

If they are willing to run, then run, Zhu Houzhao will not chase.

Apart from this road, Dayan Khan had no choice, these four cities were like the four King Kongs guarding the steppe, so that Dayan Khan couldn't move even if he wanted to.

At the same time, the area covered by these four cities will become the horse and sheep pasture of the Ming Dynasty.

This is a big project, after completion, there will be a lot of people, and it will also become a decisive step for the Ming Dynasty to occupy the grassland.

After the success of this plan, the Ming Dynasty can build a city north of Datong, which is the later Ulanqab, which will connect Baotou, Huhahot, that is, Fengzhou, Ulanqab and Zhangjiakou into a line, and the Great Wall defense line can be directly moved forward.

The Ming Dynasty's nine-sided military array can all be moved forward, and the Great Wall can be used as a second line of defense.

When the steppe is recovered and the Mongols are subdued, then the defense line on the Great Wall can be removed, and these also need to be slowly implemented by Zhu Houzhao.

This is Zhu Houzhao's long-term vision, and the main problem is, of course, the problem of money.

But Zhu Houzhao is not worried, isn't this someone sending money to himself? It's time to become an infrastructure maniac.

Looking at Liao Fan, Zhu Houzhao nodded, and then said, "You didn't sell the land, did you?" ”

"Back to His Royal Highness, the minister didn't sell a single acre of land." Liao Fan hurriedly said, if this is suspected by His Royal Highness the Prince, then what else can this official do?

Although the ministers did not sell the land, the merchants also bought a lot of land from the people, all at a high price. In addition, the shops in Guyuan City have doubled in the past few days, is it a limit? Speaking of this, Liao Fan said with some hesitation.

Zhu Houzhao waved his hand, whether the land outside the city was sold, those people made a lot of money. However, this trend must be stabilized, otherwise the people will buy it back when they see the land price rising again, and the final takeover is estimated to be miserable.

As for those who buy shops in Guyuan City, this is estimated to be a loss, because it will become a cargo transfer station and distribution center, so the shops will definitely not lose.

Thinking of this, Zhu Houzhao said to Liao Fan: "Let people release the news, just say that Guyuan is a military town, and the imperial court does not allow the palace to do business in Guyuan." The main shrine will be located in the new city, which is a place of large-scale commerce. ”

Zhu Houzhao believes that as soon as this news comes out, the land price of Guyuan City will fall in response, and the people can buy it back if they want to, or if they don't buy it, anyway, Guyuan will need a large number of workers in the future.

"Yes, the minister will release the news immediately." Liao Fan naturally knew that as soon as the news came out, Guyuan would naturally stabilize, and the attention of the merchants would be shifted to the new city.

However, building a new city is a very important matter, Liao Fan looked at Zhu Houzhao with some concern: "Your Highness, I'm afraid that this Guyuan City will have no food!" ”