Among the more than 1,000 counties in Daming, Shanghai County is undoubtedly the top county. In a previous life, there was a saying that a hundred years ago Shanghai was just a small fishing village was inaccurate.

The urban population of Shanghai County in the Ming Dynasty alone is already 100,000 small.

According to Tang Yidian, Shanghai's shipping is not well developed, and people have no need or ability to build embankments along the river, so most of the riverbank is a natural beach except for the Huangpu River bank at the East Gate.

At low tide, the river settles in the center of the riverbed, revealing a large beach. At high tide, the river does not cross the beach.

Due to the wide and rapid flow of the river, boats that go against the water have to pull the fiber and walk. For hundreds of years, the footprints of the slender man have stepped on a winding and winding path on the Huangpu River beach, which is called the "Fiber Road", and this Fiber Road is the earliest road on the Bund.

Wang Yue said: "Lord Tang, the imperial court has set up a general army of Songjiang, which is stationed in Shanghai County. This land acquisition site is the responsibility of the county, can Lord Tang handle it? ”

During his tenure, Tang Yidian organized the people to build embankments, build water conservancy, engage in production, and improve farming. He even donated salaries to build city walls, manage rivers, build roads, Confucian temples, etc., so he had quite a lot of political achievements.

The imperial court set up the Songjiang General Army to be stationed in Shanghai County, which involved land acquisition, which was a headache for every county government. In particular, Shanghai County, which belongs to Songjiang Prefecture, is one of the richest areas in the Ming Dynasty, and Suzhou Prefecture is called Susong District, which accounts for half of the wealth of the Ming Dynasty.

After 200 years of this dynasty, most of the fields have been swallowed up by big families, which of these families has no background?

The land requisition of the imperial court is free of charge, although it is a decree of the imperial court, but it is necessary for him to implement it with a canon.

"Lord Zhongcheng, Xiaguan has requisitioned fifty acres of land outside the north gate, which can be used by the Songjiang General Army to establish a subordinate here." This piece of land was obtained by Tang Yidian with great effort, and even paid for the exchange of benefits.

Wang Yue immediately said, "Oh, where is it?" ”

Tang Yidian took out a map and pointed it out to Wang Yue, this location is outside the county, through this very abstract map, Wang Yue roughly estimated that this location was probably near Henan Middle Road and Guangdong Road in later generations.

Although this location is not bad, Wang Yue will not be satisfied, he shook his head and said, "The place is still too small. ”

Tang Yidian's head was big: "Then Lord Wang wants to ......?" ”

Wang Yue drew a rough outline on the abstract map: "From here to here, including this tidal flat." ”

This area from the confluence of the Wusong River (Suzhou River) and the Huangpu River to Shanghai Town, the total length is three miles, the width is two miles, of which the tidal flat is about half a mile wide, with a total area of 1.5 square kilometers and more than 2,000 acres.

Tang Yidian was a little stupid, this place was big and narrow, so he couldn't understand why Wang Yue wanted such a place?

His biggest headache is land acquisition, and this land will have to be requisitioned at least 1,500 acres of land except for the river beach.

"Lord Zhongcheng, this, this ......!" Tang Yidian's head was sweating a little.

Of course, Wang Yue also understands his concerns, this place is bound to be obtained, and it is difficult to describe the value of this place in the future generations with every inch of land and money.

"Lord Tang, you don't have to be embarrassed, this land will not be requisitioned by the official for free, but for compensation, and the compensation will be paid at twice the current land price." Wang Yue said secretly, if this is the case, and the land cannot be requisitioned, then he has to use means.

Tang Yidian breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, he had also heard of Wang Yue's reputation for being rich, and things were much easier to do with money.

Wang Yue then said: "The same is true for the fifty acres of land just now, since the county has requisitioned it without compensation, this money will be handed over to Shanghai County." ”

Tang Yidian was overjoyed, the land price in Shanghai County was about eight taels of silver per mu, which was eight thousand taels of silver if it was doubled. This Wang Yue is indeed as famous as a tyrant, and he still has to give money for things that come for nothing.

Of course, Tang Yidian would not be hypocritical, and complimented: "Thank you, Lord Zhongcheng, Lord Zhongcheng really treats his subordinates like parents!" ”

"But!" Wang Yue said.

"Huh?" Tang Yidian didn't expect that there would be a turning point here.

Wang Yue said with a smile: "Since the official paid the money for the purchase of the land, the land deed will be handled by the county in the name of the official." ”

This piece of feng shui treasure, Wang Yue plans to make an heirloom, to set up an ancestral training, can only be rented, can never be sold, whoever sells is not a descendant of the Wang family. However, this must be established under the condition of political stability, and frequent changes of dynasties, especially those that overthrew the three mountains, will make land ownership a waste of paper.

Wang Yue wants to convert it into private land, of course, this is no problem, and Wang Yue is not obliged to buy land for the imperial court.

The matter of land acquisition will be handed over to Tang Yidian, but it is not easy to build the Bund. To build the Bund, a dredger is required, and the amount of work is very large, which is not like building a port. Ports are located in deep water, and bulldozers are used to pile up sediment into the sea.

This time, the mixed passenger and cargo ship brought a lot of construction machinery, as well as relevant personnel from the Civil Affairs Department and port construction, who will do preliminary planning and survey.

These people will also go to Wusongkou to investigate, and Wusongkou will build a fort and a military port there.

In the Ming Dynasty, Wusongkou not only built a fort, but also had a Wusongjiang guard for a thousand households, and there was also a Chongming sailor on Chongming Island. However, such a military force cannot even defeat a small group of Japanese robbers, which shows how far it has been slackened.

Wang Yue, as the governor of Yingtian, was the highest military and political governor in the region, and of course had the right to strengthen armaments. Locking the mouth of Wusong is equivalent to locking the mouth of the Yangtze River and the mouth of the Huangpu River.

In order to receive Wang Yue and his entourage, Tang Yidian borrowed Pan Yuan from the local gentleman Pan Jiashang as the accommodation of Wang Yue and others.

This place is just after the Chenghuang Temple in Shanghai County, which is the predecessor of Yu Garden, the first garden in Shanghai in later generations.

In this time and space, Yu Garden was the property of Pan Yunduan, who served as a political envoy in Sichuan during the Jiajing period. It is still in the hands of the descendants of the Pan family. Although it is located in the downtown area of the city, it is quiet and elegant.

Wang Yue was originally going to live on the ship, but he heard Tang Yidian say that it was arranged in Pan Garden, so he happily agreed.

In his previous life, he had been to the Chenghuang Temple, swam through the Yu Garden, and had eaten the famous xiaolongbao in the teahouse by the Jiuqu Bridge. The current Pan Garden is only the predecessor of Yu Garden, and the layout is not the same. In 1840, the Yu Garden, then called the West Garden, was destroyed by the British army, and the later Yu Garden was renovated.

The Pan family heard that it was the Lord of the Heavenly Inspector who stayed there, and they were very courteous, and they also sent a few maids to come over to serve tea and pour water. After all, the Pan family is a gentleman, and eating, drinking, and enjoying are extremely exquisite, so Wang Yue ate xiaolongbao again, this is not xiaolongbao in later generations, and the Ming version is more natural and delicious.