Daming's current house price, compared with Zhu Jingyuan's previous life, can definitely be said to be quite "cheap".

But this does not mean that most of the Ming people, especially ordinary workers, own their own houses.

Seven years ago, the Second Industrial Revolution had not yet begun, and the world war was still ongoing.

At that time, the living standards of ordinary people were extremely poor, and the income of ordinary workers could barely fill their stomachs.

Unless there are managers and officials at or above the middle level, individuals basically cannot afford to buy a house.

Usually a family or a group of people rents one or two small rooms together.

There are even many times when two groups of people live in one apartment, one group works the night shift and the other group works the day shift, and they take turns sleeping at staggered times.

Zhu Jingyuan also knew that in the history of his previous life, the local countries of Taixi during the first industrial revolution were also similar to this situation, and it may even be worse.

On the contrary, it was their colonies, as well as the emerging countries of the New World, such as the United States, that ordinary people during the first industrial revolution were better off.

The reason is actually very simple, there is no deeply developed New World, and there are enough natural resources.

Unscrupulous workers can go to the western territories to open up wasteland, they can go up to the mountains and water to hunt and fish, and they can do whatever they want without worrying about eating and drinking.

The land on the old continent has long been turned over I don't know how many times, and the land in the countryside has been completely concentrated.

If ordinary people don't go to the factory to work hard to make money, they will really starve to death on the road.

The Ming Dynasty of this world, due to the large enough territory and the large number of overseas colonies, is actually in a better state than Britain in the era of the first industrial revolution in another world.

After the end of the World War, the colonies of the Ming Dynasty expanded once again.

The Second Industrial Revolution was rapidly unfolding, and with it, production capacity and efficiency soared.

Under the combined influence of these two reasons, the living standards of ordinary people in Daming have improved rapidly in the past few years.

The income of ordinary workers has tripled to five times compared to seven years ago, and many skilled workers have reached the level of what they once were middle managers.

Then after several years of accumulation, ordinary workers also began to buy houses independently.

The market price of today's houses has naturally begun to rise.

Zhu Jingyuan now wants to control this trend.

The territory of the Ming Dynasty is unusually vast, the cultivated land is unusually abundant, and there are no strict restrictions on land use.

So theoretically, even if you don't control the price of the house at all, you will definitely not be able to rise to the same extent as in your previous life.

But even if it becomes the state of Zhu Jingyuan in the United States in his previous life, it is not a good result.

Housing prices in the United States, except for apartments in the center of big cities, can be regarded as low compared to those in China.

In many places, abandoned houses can even be transferred almost without money.

But the reason for this result, in addition to the fact that the United States and the current Ming Dynasty do not lack land, there is also the double suppression of high property taxes and property fees.

If you live in a house in the United States for decades, the property tax is enough to buy another house, and the property fee can also buy another house.

If property taxes and fees are not in arrears, the house may be forcibly seized and auctioned.

As long as the auction price exceeds the arrears of property taxes and fees, it may be sold directly, because the tax authorities and the strata company will be left with the homeowner after they get their fair share of taxes.

If you are in arrears, you will be auctioned, which is essentially no different from being auctioned off by a bank for defaulting on your mortgage.

So the price of buying a house can be seen as a down payment in some form.

Zhu Jingyuan did not allow the price of the house itself to soar to the sky, nor did he want to suppress the price of the house by increasing the cost of use by high property taxes.

This can only be achieved through the cooperation of government-owned manufacturers with administrative related means.

The typical medium that connects the government-run manufacturers with the yamen is the various types of tickets that have appeared in history in the first place.

Zhu Jingyuan is not simply kind, not purely unwilling to see ordinary people tied to the house.

Although it is inevitable to have this mentality, the key reason why Zhu Jingyuan finally made such a decision was to ensure the prosperity, development and stability of the Ming society.

Ordinary people don't spend too much money on houses, so they can have more money to spend on the market.

Let ordinary people take most of the money they earn from their work to the market to spend, buy what they need and want, and enjoy various products and services on the market.

This is enough to ensure the vitality of the market, promote the prosperity of the market, and in turn allow ordinary people to have more income.

At the same time, it can also improve the satisfaction of ordinary people with their current living conditions.

In the end, the state of the whole society will continue to be stable.

Only when the Ming society can continue to maintain stability, prosperity and development, can the dominance of the Ming royal family continue to be stable.

If his personal instinct wants to converge with the interests of the actual class, Zhu Jingyuan will of course do it.

It's just that ideals tend to deviate from reality.

However, Zhu Jingyuan is not a fledgling now, and he knows that when dealing with this kind of thing, it is necessary to take it step by step.

Zhu Jingyuan finished talking about his plan, and Chen Jian, the political envoy of Edo, also roughly finished reading Zhu Jingyuan's outline document, and then asked carefully with a rather tangled expression:

"Your Highness...... If everyone ...... On the premise that there is no special contribution recognized by the special court, if you can only own one house, what should be done with the existing multiple house courtyards? ”

Zhu Jingyuan glanced at the others, and the other officials also pricked up their ears, with a serious and worried face.

Obviously, Chen Jian's problem is not just his own.

In the era of the First Industrial Revolution, officials, also known as officials and civil servants, were the upper middle class of the entire society.

Their income and standard of living exceed that of most middle-level managers.

If you accumulate at least a few years of work experience and a few years of income, you can basically afford to buy your own house.

So in the era of the first industrial revolution, the bureaucracy was still largely traditional bureaucracy.

They are still direct subordinates of the monarch and, in the vast majority of cases, are not yet spokesmen for private capital.

On the contrary, private capital and businessmen should be attached to them.

It was only in the era of the Second Industrial Revolution that businessmen gradually and truly grasped the universal right to speak.

The original discussion between Zhu Jingyuan, Zhu Jianyan, and Zhu Zhongliang was to continue to maintain the original bureaucratic system's dependence on the monarch in the era when the second industrial revolution was unfolding.

The vast majority of the most senior local bureaucrats, Chen Jian, did not own more than just one or two houses.

Basically, there are courtyards in the city, manors in the suburbs, and possibly resort estates by the sea, lakes, and mountains.

Of course, these properties will not all be in the place of work, because the magistrates are all rogue officials.

So basically, there is a big manor in the hometown, a small yard in the place of work, and a manor in a special place for vacation.

Zhu Jingyuan himself is the same, there is a palace in the quicksand city of the Great Food Country, there is a planned future resort in East Mozhou, and there is a huge world park in Xintianfu......

In addition, Zhu Jingyuan has gained a lot of land in the world, all of which have houses, and there is more than one.

There are estates in Baku, in Crete, in Tiannan, and outside the city of Jingshi......

Zhu Jingyuan understood the worries of these officials, and said with a smile:

"You don't need to be nervous, the determination and implementation of any policy is not achieved overnight.

"Now this policy, I have just come up with it, and I have just started to discuss it with you.

"What to do with these houses is to be decided with everyone.

"My idea is that I can keep it, I can sell it in the market, I can give it to my friends and family, I can decide for myself.

"However, from the date of implementation of the policy, the original house can be rebuilt, but no new house can be purchased.

"Unless the number of detached houses you own now is lower than the number of tickets you own.

"Do you think this arrangement is reasonable? Are there any other comments? ”

Chen Jian and the officials at the scene were obviously stunned after hearing this.

It's not because Zhu Jingyuan's requirements are too strict, but because he feels that they are too lenient......

Most officials, including Chen Jian, took it for granted that the surplus houses would definitely have to be sold within a time limit.

As a result, not only does it not need to be sold, but it can now be rebuilt......

Aside from the fact that you can't buy a new property, there are basically no restrictions.

But people always have to make inches.

Zhu Jingyuan finally asked their opinions, and another senator of the political envoy opened his mouth to ask:

"Your Highness...... The subordinates felt that since the policy had not yet been implemented, it should only govern the future housing.

"Is it possible to stipulate that the number of existing houses is not limited by the room ticket, and there is no need for a corresponding room ticket?

"For those who already own a house, it will not affect the number of subsequent house tickets."

As soon as this official's words came out, the other officials all looked at him subconsciously, all looking forward to and panicking.

Chen Jian, the political envoy, was a little annoyed, worried that this guy's inch would anger Zhu Jingyuan.

So Chen Jian almost instinctively immediately opened his mouth and sang blackface:

"This is a bit excessive, recently several policies under the imperial court are for the benefit of our officials, we must be content.

"The subordinates feel that His Highness's proposal has taken great care of the existing homeowners, and is even a little too lenient.

"The subordinates thought that the original old houses should not be rebuilt, and at the same time ordered the sale of too many houses within a time limit......

"And officials should only be allowed to buy houses in their hometowns, and they can live in government apartments in their places of office."

Several officials' faces darkened when they heard this, although some officials guessed that Chen Jian was singing blackface, but they were also worried that Zhu Jingyuan made a decision directly following his words.

Zhu Jingyuan also instantly understood what Chen Jian meant, and directly waved his hand with a smile and said:

"Chen Fangbo is also too strict, and this is contrary to the current policy of the imperial court.

"The purpose of the imperial court to continue to improve the treatment of officials is actually to continue to maintain the attractiveness of official status to the new generation of talents in this era of great industrial and commercial development.

At the same time, it is necessary to ensure that all officials can not rely on the private offerings of private manufacturers, do not need to provide convenience for private manufacturers when they are in office, and can govern as impartially as possible.

To put it bluntly, it is to eliminate the worries of the existing officials and the new officials in the future.

"Let officials follow their ideals, establish their hearts for heaven and earth, establish their lives for the people, continue their studies for the saints, and open peace for all generations.

So you have to understand this and don't deliberately do the opposite.

"Asking officials to force the sale of existing houses does not increase the attractiveness of the bureaucracy, but also increases the worries and grievances of these existing officials.

"On the other hand, the proposal to exclude existing homes from the ticket system can actually be considered."

Zhu Jingyuan paused here when he said this, and the scene was already safe and quiet.

The officials at the scene, before Zhu Jingyuan's arrival, inquired about Zhu Jingyuan's character through their own channels.

knows that Zhu Jingyuan is used to telling the truth, and he is very simple and direct in doing things and speaking.

And the reasoning and doing things are very transparent and straightforward.

The key is to take care of all subordinates, officials, and ordinary people as much as possible.

Working under Zhu Jingyuan, there is no need to deliberately play tricks.

Whether you do things out of public or self-interest, you can discuss them directly.

Zhu Jingyuan's words, in another way, are that the imperial court gives you the best possible living conditions, so that you don't need to be corrupt and accept bribes for the sake of living standards.

So that you can have no worries, you can handle government affairs as fairly as possible, and treat the people as fairly as possible.

In order for you to want to do so, you can make some requests that are not excessive.

Everyone understands that no matter how good the conditions are for the masses, it is difficult to reach the level of those who are really rich.

However, many of the benefits given by the government are not available even if you have money, and they are symbols of status and spirituality.

At the same time, everyone understands that such a benefit, of course, cannot really avoid corruption, but it can slow down the speed and reduce the scope.

The key is that His Majesty the current Emperor and His Royal Highness Prince Dashi are willing to choose this direction, and the living standards of all the great Ming officials in this era in the future will definitely be guaranteed at a very high level.

Regardless of the official himself...... Even now, if there is no corruption, they will be grateful to Prince Daishi for such a decision.

After the scene was quiet for a long time, Chen Jian once again opened his mouth as a representative and said:

"Your Highness is merciful, and the officials of Edo will follow the teachings carefully, and they will do their best, bow to their best, and die."

The other officials also stood up and repeated the sentence together.

No matter what happens in the future, the words of the current scene must be spoken, and one's position must be clear.

Zhu Jingyuan smiled and raised his hand and said:

"You don't have to be nervous, you don't have to get excited, and you don't have too high expectations for the time being......

"The status of everybody's ticket is just what I expect to be in a few years or even decades.

"When this policy was first implemented, it was definitely still a state of more people and fewer houses.

"In order to ensure fairness and avoid waste of resources, priority must be given to the issuance of house tickets to people who do not have a home.

"In addition, officials above the county level are all rogue officials, so room tickets should be given priority to new officials at the grassroots level.

"When the construction capacity of the government-run manufacturers has made it possible for all the new officials to have at least one apartment to live in, other senior officials and veteran officials who already have houses can get house tickets.

"When the bureaucracy satisfies that everyone has at least one house, it will be sold to society and the market as a whole.

"At that time, the market demand should have been relatively strong, but the number of buildings of government manufacturers should still be insufficient, and it is impossible to meet the needs of the whole people at once.

"If an ordinary person has worked in the local area for a certain number of years, and has continuously paid income tax for a certain number of years, and does not have other houses in his name, he can apply for a house ticket from the imperial court to buy a property built by a government-run housing construction company.

"It's a long-term, slow, ongoing and ever-changing process, and you all have to be mentally prepared."

In the face of Zhu Jingyuan's statement that he lowered his expectations, the Edo officials led by Chen Jian agreed in unison again.

In any case, the officials have no worries about Zhu Jingyuan's policy, and it will not directly affect their interests.

At the same time, in the long run, this policy will certainly benefit both society and the people.

The special request of Prince Dashi, a special prince, and it is a good thing that he will not lose direct benefits, and the officials must try to try to implement it.

(End of chapter)