Beginning on the second day of September, the development of the lower right corner of the tic-tac-toe shape of the white paper mill planned for the first district of the south officially began, and the long wooden fence enclosed the entire area, leaving only a gate for entry and exit; Hundreds of artisans and handymen moved into makeshift sheds.

From this day on, ox carts loaded with sand, stone, blue bricks and earthwork will come and go in an endless stream from morning to night, and the noise and trumpets inside will also sound from morning to night; The people outside couldn't see the situation inside, and they all looked curiously, but they were driven away by the servants of the Song family with red armbands on their arms, and they were forbidden to wander inside.

The curious people finally heard some clues from the mouths of the few remaining residents who were unwilling to sell the title deeds of the houses in the Song Mansion. One night, Chen Er's bald face appeared outside the fence wall outside the construction site, and as soon as he appeared, he was recognized by a group of idlers and surrounded him.

"Hey, this isn't a bald man, what's going on inside, don't you live inside?"

"Damn, my house is surrounded by a fence wall, Lao Tzu got through the fence to sneak out, these dogs are going to trap me inside, Lao Tzu is so hungry that he faints."

"Huh? They bully people so much, why don't you go and report to the official? I heard that the Ministry of Industry has completed the repair of the capital and is in charge of this matter. ”

"Reporter? These people didn't break into my house, and the wall is outside the area of my family's land deed, and they are surrounding other people's land, so what should I report to the official? It's all to blame for those people who have no vision and no guts, the Song family came to collect the house, and as soon as the conditions were laid out, they all went to the pole to sign the agreement, which was really stupid. Originally, if everyone worked together, we could still make more money, but now it's okay, there are only three families left, Wang Lao Wu and Widow Li, who were wrapped in dumplings as dumplings, his grandmother's. ”

"Hehe, people give you a fence yard in front of and behind your house for free, and you still complain if you don't want a penny."

"Li dog, are you fucking laughing at me? Standing and talking doesn't hurt your back, and it provokes Lao Tzu to ask you to eat the eye-sealing hammer. ”

"Come on, why is it so angry? To be serious, what kind of breaking conditions did the Song Mansion make, and you didn't do it to the death. ”

"It's nothing, the homestead will be given eighty taels of silver, and a brand new house will be given to me to live in a year, just on this condition."

"Huh? You still don't agree to this? This Song Mansion is really rich, isn't this a big wrong? ”

"I'm sorry, where they want me, I'm the uncle, and we won't sell it if the conditions don't suit."

"Second bald man, you are an idiot, you are called greedy and not enough snake swallowing elephants; Don't think I don't know, your house was bought for fifty taels of silver, and it rained heavily outside and light rain inside, and it snowed heavily outside, and there was light snow inside. People buy you with a new house and eighty taels of silver, and you are too little, what a fool. If it were me, it would be eighty taels of silver, and if you like to sell it or not, if you don't sell it, and keep your broken house to live in, what else can you do? ”

"Hey, how do you speak? How can the villagers help outsiders speak? ”

"What Lao Tzu said is the truth, if this condition is given to me, I will be the first to sign an agreement to give up the place. In the future, you will live in a new house, spend thirty taels to marry a daughter-in-law, ten taels to get a small business, and the remaining forty taels will be saved in the zài money village to eat interest, and the life will be moist and moist, and your head will be kicked by a donkey. Look, people probably don't want your land at all now, and they regret it. ”

The second bald man was a fool who had no vision, and the second bald man said dumbfoundedly: "I really feel a little stupid when you say this, no, I'll go to them quickly." ”

The second bald man raised his feet and ran, and the people hurriedly grabbed him and said, "Tell us what happened inside?" It's been more than 20 days, it's hot inside, but you can't see outside, the fence is tightly fastened, and you can't see clearly. ”

The second bald man smacked his lips and said: "Don't say it, it's quite regular, the road under our feet has been widened more than a zhang, and it is paved with pieces of blue striped stones, like, just like the streets in the inner city." The shops on both sides are also two or three or four bays, and more than a dozen houses have been built in the back, all of which are brand new courtyard houses, which look greedy. I don't have time to delay here, tomorrow is the last day of the deadline they say, and I have to go to their boss to make a deal quickly. ”

Before he could finish speaking, the bald man ran away, and in the blink of an eye he got through the hole under the fence wall.

The progress of the project is carried out in an orderly manner, after the end of the Mid-Autumn Festival harvest in September, Wan Dabao will Wanjiazhuang and the idle people of several villages near the left all hired over, a daily salary of silver, including food, drink and housing, a month to get three taels of silver into the account, this work can be cheaper outsiders, so Wan Dabao's first choice is the villagers and the left near the village.

After hundreds of people joined, the pace of site leveling and building houses was also rapidly accelerating; Song Nan came to inspect every day, and when he saw that things were going on in an orderly manner, he was greatly relieved; When he heard that those nail households took the initiative to ask for the agreement, Song Nan smiled even more. Ancient and modern times are the same, human nature dictates, and the human world in front of interests is sometimes so ugly and ridiculous.

God seemed to have some help, and the autumn tiger lasted until mid-October, and as the north wind gradually strengthened and the weather became colder day by day, the soil gradually became hard as iron, and by late October, the civil works on the site were forced to stop.

Hurry up, coupled with God's help, the civil construction team of nearly 600 people still failed to complete the expected progress before the land froze, but the pattern of the entire South 1 District has begun to take shape, and it has been completed by six or seven percent.

In the early morning of October 26, it was a frosty morning, and after the morning morning, the winter sun was shining. Song Nan invited the little grandfather Zhang Lun, his subordinates Jiang Bin, Xu Tai, Wang Yong and others to visit the construction results of the South 1st District. After opening the huge fence gate, a straight and wide bluestone avenue stretches from east to west; On both sides of the road, the first floor of the new pavement has been covered, the pine door panels exude the smell of rosin, and the noble carpenters and stonemasons who can continue to work, some climb the ladder to install the decoration of wood carvings of birds and beasts, and some jingle the chiseled stones in the open space, which is still a busy scene.

"My God, this street, this pavement, is no less than the streets of the inner city, Song Nan, there is really you." The little grandfather Zhang Lun opened his mouth for a long time and couldn't close it.

"How? Is it still in the eye? Song Nan pointed proudly: "This is a semi-finished product, do you see that this shop is all flat-topped?" There is also a layer above, so that people can live on the top and open shops on the bottom; If you buy such a shop, you don't need to buy a house separately. There is also a courtyard in the back, which can be converted into an inner hall or storeroom, even if it is a garden, but this is a matter for future buyers. ”

"Tut-tut, this place can't see the original appearance at all, this kind of pattern, second to none in the capital, Song Nan, spent a lot of silver." Zhang Lun smashed his mouth and looked around.

"The entire South 1st District has spent 800,000 taels, and it is expected to be 1.2 million taels after completion, and all the belongings are here."

"God, brother, you are risking your life to do it, how much is this shop worth? The average person can't afford it. Jiang Bin said worriedly.

Song Nan said with a smile: "Don't worry, the land of the capital is a place where all my Ming businessmen want to come, but you can't come to anyone, those who have the strength will naturally value business opportunities and shops, they won't care about this money, this shop will sell for seven or eight thousand taels of silver, it's a little expensive, but it's definitely worth it." ”

"Where did you get so much silver? Didn't you raise a lot of debts? Zhang Lun frowned.

Song Nan said with a smile: "Don't worry, I won't let your sister drink the northwest wind, there is a gold owner who invests with me, otherwise how can I have such a great ability; By the way, if the little grandfather believes in my vision, your 500,000 taels of silver can be counted as a share of gold, and you can pay dividends in the future. To tell you the truth, Jiang Bin, Xu Tai, Wang Yong, and Wan Zhi are all shares. ”

Wang Yong was stunned and said, "My lord, when did I become a shareholder?" ”

Jiang Bin hurriedly squeezed his eyes and whispered in his ear: "Silly brother, have you forgotten the silver you brought back from Qingyang?" The adults counted a share for us, and everyone had a share. ”

Wang Yong laughed and said: "I see, I'm also a shareholder, mother, I'm in my thirties, I finally have an industry, and I have made a fortune with adults." ”

Zhang Lun hesitated, and Song Nan whispered in his ear: "Uncle, will I pit you?" This is a great opportunity to make money, do you think anyone can have a share? If it weren't for the fact that you were my eldest brother and had always been nice to me, I wouldn't have said this to you. In fact, I can return the 500,000 taels of silver to you now, lest the old man mutter, but I don't want you to miss this opportunity, think about it yourself, if you don't want to, I won't force it, and I will order someone to prepare 500,000 taels of silver to be sent to the Guogong Mansion at night. ”

Song Nan turned his head and pointed to a fork in the road: "Go inside, there are houses and alleys inside, keep your eyes open, come with me." ”

Everyone laughed and followed Song Nan to the green brick alley, the place behind the shop was flat and open, and the blue brick paths separated the brand-new courtyard houses into single-door detached households, and the houses were staggered, with green walls and black tiles, warped corners and cornices, and a new style; In front of the house and behind the house, tall trees have been preserved, a small river winds between several rows of houses, there are arched bridges and several bends like the moon, and there are rockery pavilions at every turning and empty.

Although the road to the premises is not yet fully completed, it can already be seen that the whole place is like a super large garden, which can be described as a great place to live and live.

Everyone watched as they walked, everyone's mouths were always half-open, and with Song Nan's introduction, they unconsciously let out exclamations such as "oh", "ah", "ho", "huh" and so on.