Wu Mengming said with a smile: "This official is willing to be a middle-aged person, and there are people who are willing to buy some land." ”

The man immediately asked, "Now that there is no profit from farming, why doesn't he go into the cement business?" ”

Wu Mengming smiled embarrassedly and said: "It's a father-in-law in the palace, and he doesn't dare to show his wealth when he gets some money, so he can only buy some land in this rural place." Anyway, it's better than burying it in a pigsty. ”

Only then did everyone clear their doubts, since he was the father-in-law in the palace, the money might not come from properly, and of course he didn't dare to open a factory to make it known to everyone. Buying some land in the countryside is also a profitable business, although it is a little slower.

Wu Mengming said: "The role of cement is great, the demand is greater, from the capital to Shanhaiguan to build a railway, but also to build an official road, can not transport cement from the capital to here, so it is not enough to open ten cement factories in Lulong." If you think about it, there will be no shop in this village. ”

Someone else asked, "My lord, this year's harvest is gone, is my father-in-law still willing to buy land?" ”

Wu Mengming naturally understood what he meant: "My father-in-law said that you can buy the field at five times the positive yield in the third year of the Apocalypse. ”

The price of land in the Ming Dynasty simply rose first and then fell, and during the Hongwu period, the fields could be one or two taels of silver per acre, and then gradually rose, reaching a maximum of more than forty taels per acre. Later, it went down again, and now the market price is about two to three taels. If calculated according to the positive yield of the three years of the Apocalypse (taxes or anything are not counted), the average field can reach ten yuan per mu (five taels of silver). This is already well above the market price.

Wu Mengming smiled again: "Father-in-law naturally doesn't know the price of the field, so I said that how much is how much." ”

Everyone was overjoyed, but they also knew in their hearts that the sale of the land was to give the commander and the commander some money. So someone tentatively asked, "I wonder what the real price should be?" ”

Wu Mengming said with a smile: "I think eight or nine yuan should be about the same, just take a middle number." ”

Although Wu Mengming asked for a piece of five when he opened his mouth, when he thought of the market price, everyone's hearts were still hot. The land price of eight yuan and five, I'm afraid it's really not easy to encounter now.

Another said: "Of course, we must also keep some fields ourselves, and the fields cannot be sold, so that some fields cannot be connected, so that the guild will not find it inconvenient?" ”

Wu Mengming frowned and thought for a while: "My father-in-law doesn't know how to grow it himself, he just needs to look at the land deed, regardless of whether it is connected or separated." ”

And someone finally found the problem: "My lord, my father-in-law bought a field, where can I find someone to plant?" All the tenants went to the mines? ”

Wu Mengming said with a smile: "You only know that the north is vast and sparsely populated, and there are no people to plant it, but you know that there are many people in the south now, and there is little land, and many people have no land to plant at all." My father-in-law moved people from the south to help him farm, which was not a trivial matter. ”

Everyone knew that they couldn't compare to their father-in-law, and they couldn't move people from the south to farm the land, so they cursed in their hearts for a while, and they had a little pride in taking advantage of their father-in-law. Everyone has to go back to discuss with their families, make an appointment with Wu Mengming, and come together tomorrow to issue the deed.

After Wu Mengming and others dispersed, he came to the guest room of the back office, Yang Lian was playing chess with the county order, and when he saw him come in, he asked, "Wu Tongzhi, how are you doing?" ”

Wu Mengming bowed down and said: "Everything is not as expected by Lord Qincha, they really want to sell land to run a cement business. The little one promised them that the land price was eight and a half yuan. ”

Yang Lian shook his head and said, "This is the emperor's sage, not my idea." ”

The county magistrate asked with some concern: "Is cement really so easy to make money, they will lose money at that time, I am afraid that the court will blame the court for deceiving them." ”

Yang Lian said with a smile: "Who can guarantee that you will make money in business, but cement this thing, as long as they don't go crooked, it is indeed possible to make money, this year's cement factory in the capital has earned more than 800,000 yuan, which is still a net profit after deducting taxes." The stones on the hill here are more suitable for starting a cement plant, this is the report of the students of the graduate school. Besides, the land price of eight yuan and five is much higher than the current market price. ”

The county order asked again: "Is the emperor ready to implement it throughout the country?" So where did you get so much money to buy land? ”

Yang Lian said: "The emperor said that this is called a pilot, try it first, the whole country is afraid that it is a little unrealistic, the difference between the south and the north is too big, the emperor said don't worry, find a way and take your time." ”

The county magistrate sighed: "The cultivator has his field, if he really does this, I will be in the Ming Dynasty for thousands of years." The rule of three generations is nothing more than that. ”

Yang Lian nodded and said, "Yes, the emperor sees far and thinks deeply." But there are still some people who are not satisfied, and now some people below say that the emperor is a craftsman emperor, who only knows how to mix with craftsmen and ignore the government. These people, the emperor doesn't like the diligent government, I think the emperor doesn't trust the officials, and the emperor doesn't like it when he delegates power, these people really don't know what to say about them. ”

Wu Mengming said angrily: "Arrest a few of them, come to the edict prison for a while, and naturally don't dare to chirp crookedly." ”

Yang Lian shook his head and said, "What the emperor thinks is not quite the same as ours. But what is it, we as courtiers dare not speculate, so let's do what the emperor orders. In the past few years, the emperor has not made a single mistake. ”

Wu Mengming said: "Last time, I heard from the factory that the emperor was playing a big game of chess. Under the foolishness, I don't understand the meaning. ”

Yang Lian said: "The Son of Heaven takes the world as a chessboard and the people as a chess piece. Yang Lian is willing to be a pawn across the river, charging into battle, although he dies without regrets. ”

Wu Mengming said: "Lord Qincha, the last time the factory duke also said such a thing, the emperor deeply praised. ”

Yang Lian's face remained unchanged, but he couldn't wait to scold his mother in his heart. His perception of Wei Zhongxian is more complicated. used to just look down on him for flattering the emperor, and then he became the governor of Dongchang and did some good things, but for some reason, he changed from looking down on him to being unaccustomed to it, no reason, no reason, he was inexplicable, he always felt that Wei Zhongxian was very bad, and the two seemed to have a natural hatred, but they didn't know where the hatred was. So when I heard that Wu Mengming put him alongside Wei Zhongxian, I felt uncomfortable for a while.

Wu Mengming didn't know, he asked: "Lord Qincha, tomorrow my subordinates will sign a sales contract with them, do you have anything else to explain?" ”

Yang Lian bowed his hand to the county order and said, "I'm going to trouble the Ming Mansion tomorrow." Wu Tongzhi will be the buyer for the time being, and then change the deed when the land is divided in the future. ”

The county commander hurriedly said: "This is an internal matter of the lower officials, and it is not worthy of such a courtesy from Lord Qincha." The subordinate will instruct the officials tomorrow to make the contract ready. ”

Yang Lian sighed: "This kind of thing, you have to use deception, Yang Lian, Yang Lian, you are not half ashamed, it can be seen that you have also changed." ”

The county decree said: "For the sake of the country and the people, and without harming its interests, deception is also a last resort, and Lord Qincha does not have to blame himself." ”