A few days later, Mi Zhu came to the Yellow Gate Pavilion.

On weekdays, Mi Zhu does not show mountain dew, but at this time, you can see the financial resources of the Mi family.

Horse-drawn carriages drove slowly on the post road, with 2,000 servants in front and behind, slowly moving forward left and right, blocking the road.

Deng Shen Er clan elders and Shen Chen and others were already waiting for them on the road, and it was not until recently that everyone noticed that Mi Zhu brought so many people not to show their financial resources, but to map hard.

Most of the carriages were made of bamboo slips, and half of the slaves who followed them were Qingke who checked the number of fields, and the other half were farmers, field slaves, and apprentices who inspected the quality of the fields.

Some of them take pen and ink, some take shovels, more than 18,000 acres of land is not a small amount, for the Mi family, it is already one-tenth of the field production.

"Principal!"

Shen Chen, Deng Mao, Deng Hong and others greeted them and saluted respectfully.

In essence, their Deng Shen Er clan can only be regarded as a small landlord class, not even a big landlord, let alone compared with those family valves.

And Mi Zhu is not only a huge rich man in Xuzhou, but also a big landlord and a powerful man, and he is still engaged in the state capital, and his status is not at the same level as them.

People were able to look up at the elders of Huangmenting Township, purely because of Shen Chen's talent, which Tao Qian, Liu Bei and others appreciated.

If it was in normal times, even if the old man of Huangmenting Township wanted to sell his land, he might not necessarily come in person.

After getting off the carriage at this moment, Mi Zhu walked over with a smile and said, "You are a few villagers from Huangmen Pavilion." ”

"Deng Mao, Deng Hong has seen the master."

"You're welcome, when I learned that you were going to move south, Tao Gong was sad in his heart, and there would be fewer Dingkou in Xuzhou."

"Alas, the world is difficult, and we have no choice but to do it."

"Then I can only wish you all the best."

"Thank you, Principal."

A few people casually exchanged a few words, and Mi Zhu said that he regretted the relocation of the old people in Huangmenting Township, but the smile on his face never stopped.

If Cao Cao had sold their fields when he plagued Xuzhou, Mi Zhu would never have chosen to start at this time.

Because after buying, if Cao Cao occupies Xuzhou, it is not clear who will belong to these lands in the future.

But the problem is that the current situation seems to be very good, there is chaos in Cao Cao's rear, and Yuan Shu in the south has not attacked Xuzhou before, and both sides have been peaceful.

What Xuzhou lacked before was not actually elite soldiers, but capable generals.

Tao Qian's Danyang soldiers are still very capable of fighting, but they are not effective in the face of Cao Jun's command and tactics.

Now that Liu Bei is here, he has made up for this shortcoming, so he thought about it in Mi Zhu, as long as he gave Tao Qian a little more time, reorganized the state and county, and recruited soldiers, Xuzhou would be peaceful in the future.

As long as the world is at peace, the value of the land he owns will soar. Take advantage of this time to buy a large number of fields around the county, and it will be wealth in the future.

At this time, Huangmen Pavilion sold a large amount of land, which was not only close to Yan County, but also good land, which naturally made Mi Zhu very excited.

However, the heart is heartbeat, and the price should be pressed.

At the invitation of Deng Mao and others, Mi Zhu came to the old mansion of the Deng family, and his servants went to count the land under the leadership of Deng Zhao, Shen Zhen and others.

Beginning at three o'clock in the morning, this work continued until the afternoon near the beginning of the sunset, almost three and a half hours.

That is to say, the number of servants in Mi Zhu is enough, and the efficiency can keep up, according to the proportion, each person only needs to be responsible for ten acres of land, if other families are strong and strong, there are not so many slaves, and the efficiency is estimated to be several days.

In the ancestral house of the Deng family, everyone chatted with Mi Zhu for a long time, and had lunch together, until the beginning of the day, the servants came to report the situation, the statistics were correct, and the quantity and quality of the land were right.

Until this time, they can finally start talking about business, the two sides sit opposite each other in the middle hall, no one sits in the main seat, but sits face to face, Deng Shen Ershi sits on the right side, Mi Zhu and others sit on the left side.

The representatives on both sides are four people, the Deng family has Deng Mao and Deng Hong, and the Shen family has Shen Xian, an elder of the Shen family, and Shen Chen.

Mi Zhu is himself, a clan brother surnamed Mi, either his own brother Mi Fang, or a clan brother, and two housekeepers who are responsible for clearing accounts and counting the land.

After the two sides sat down against each other, Deng Hong coughed and spoke first: "Chief, the land has been cleared, I don't know if I am satisfied." ”

One of Mizhu's housekeepers was holding a bamboo slip to whisper to him, and when he heard Deng Hong's words, he turned around and said with a smile: "It is indeed 18,762 acres, and there is no difference, what do you want to price?" ”

Deng Hong, Deng Mao, Shen Xian and other clan elders glanced at each other, took a deep breath, and Deng Hongcai said: "The average price of Xia Tian is 1,000 yuan, the average price of Zhongtian is 3,000, and the average price of Shang Tian is 8,000, what do you think of this price?" ”

"Hmm......"

Mi Zhu touched his chin and groaned, and several people were quite nervous.

After a while, he shook his head and said, "It's more expensive, if it's a normal year, this price is more fair, but now, it's ......."

Deng Hong hurriedly said: "The price can still be negotiated, if the principal is satisfied, how much do you think is appropriate?" ”

"Folded in half."

Mi Zhu said lightly.

Half?

When this word came out, the faces of Deng Hong, Deng Mao, and Shen Xian suddenly sank.

According to the records of "Han Fan Lijia Land Purchase Lead Coupon" and "Han Dynasty Moqing Land Purchase Coupon", the price of land in the Han Dynasty fluctuated very much, with the price of inferior land ranging from 100 to 2,000 yuan, and the price of high-quality fertile land ranging from 3,000 to 15,000 yuan.

However, the so-called inferior fields should not be counted as fields, but as leftover vegetable fields around the fields. Because vegetable fields, mulberry forests, and ponds were all subsistence resources at that time, they were also counted in the fields.

The more than 18,000 acres of land in Huangmen Pavilion naturally also include these survival resources, but you must know that Huangmen Pavilion is not a foot of the mountain, but a large plain in the Huaibei region of Xuzhou, and the land here is not like the southwest mountainous area, but the inferior soil in the mountains.

Even if it is an ordinary inferior field, it is also a dry field on the plain, according to the market price, the average should be about 1,500 yuan, and the price of those high-quality fertile fields should also be 10,000 yuan, especially the fields such as mulberry forests and ponds, the price is very high.

According to the past market price, the total value of these fields in Huangmenting may be hundreds of millions of dollars, not counting the surrounding houses and pavilions that are directly sent, and now the bids of the elders in Huangmenting Township are already very low.

As a result, as soon as Mi Zhu opened his mouth, it was halved, that is, when the original market price was cut by one-third, it was cut by one-half, which was equivalent to one-third of the original total price.

The value of 100 million was cut to 30 million yuan, which is no different from giving it away for nothing, and the villagers of Huangmenting know that their land is so cheap, it is strange that they don't fry the pot.

"Principal, this price ......"

"It's a fair price."

Deng Hong was about to refuse, but Shen Chen suddenly interrupted: "But I have a small request, and I also ask the director to convert the money into grain, pig iron, and salt at the market price, so as to enrich the Mi family, the director should not refuse." ”

"Oh?"

Mi Zhu thought for a while, shook his head and said, "These are all important materials. ”

Shen Chen said with a smile: "Then there is no way to do this, a few days ago, the Lanling Miao Clan, the Xiangben Wang Clan, the Yancheng Cao Clan, and the Xiapi Chen Clan are also very interested in these fields, if the main person thinks that we have moved away, these fields will become borderless land, then the main thing will be too much." ”

"Hmm."

Mi Zhu began to think about it again, he did have such an idea at the beginning, dragging or lowering the price, anyway, Deng Shen Ershi was in a hurry to leave, and sold it at a low price, he collected it at the price of cabbage, and it was not a loss.

The problem is that among the powerful families in Xuzhou, their Mi family can only be regarded as particularly rich, and they are not ranked at all in terms of status and heritage.

The Lanling Miao clan and the Xiangben Wang clan are average, but the Cao clan of Yancheng and the Chen clan of Xiapi are the families of Cao Hong, Cao Bao, Chen Qi and Chen Deng, these four people are all Tao Qian's cronies, and their status is especially above Mi Zhu.

After all, people are indeed in a hurry to make a move because they want to leave, but it doesn't mean that they will just throw away the land and be occupied by others.

Even if that's the case, how many fields can the Mi family grab? It is better to buy directly with a title deed to take the initiative.

And Shen Chen's choice to exchange materials is a smart choice, Xuzhou is indeed broken this year, but the reason for the damage is not natural disasters but man-made disasters, it is Cao Cao's several expeditions to Xuzhou, which caused Xuzhou to fall into war.

A few years ago, Tao Qian appointed Chen Deng as the captain of the agricultural school, and vigorously developed agriculture, so that Xuzhou was not short of grain, and it was close to the coast, and Guangling Yandu County was a well-known salt-producing township in the south.

Therefore, the so-called wealth of Xuzhou means that there is no shortage of daily necessities such as grain and salt, and the price of grain and salt tends to be stable, which is not high.

After all, it is recorded in the history books of later generations that only Yanzhou, Yuzhou, Huainan and other places have experienced large-scale famine due to drought, and the only time that Xuzhou has appeared in the back is that "the reserve army is in Guangling, hungry and sleepy, and the officials and soldiers eat each other."

But that was a few years later, when Guangling was plagued by the Rong Rong and was indeed poor. Moreover, Liu Bei went to Guangling only because there was no food in the army, and he did not loot the people, and the soldiers ate the corpses of their own people.

This only proves that a few years later, due to the war, Xuzhou fell into a food crisis.

At present, because there is no drought and no loss of governance due to the invasion of Yuan Shu and Lü Bu, after Cao Cao retreated, Xuzhou was restored to stability, and the price of grain and salt did not rise.

If Shen Chen exchanged the money from the sale of land for these materials, their value in Xuzhou was indeed not high, but don't forget that Deng Shen was going to move away.

These things go out of Xuzhou, go to Henan and other places, and when they change hands and are sold, they will not only double, but dozens of times.

Like the confrontation between Cao Cao and Lü Bu in Yanzhou, both sides were short of grain and grass, and the price of grain increased by leaps and bounds.

Therefore, Shen Chen's asking for materials instead of money is indeed a better choice.

But the problem is that the regional stability of grain prices in Xuzhou is only relative, for example, when Cao Jun came, the price of grain soared all the way, and these large grain farmers often choose to store grain and sell it after the price of grain rises.

Now Shen Chen wants grain and grass without money, it seems that Mi Zhu has made money, but once the price of grain rises again, he will make a lot of money and lose a lot, and this deal does not seem to be very cost-effective.

But so much land.......

After pondering for a long time, Mi Zhu sighed and said: "The child is indeed smart, he wants grain and grass without money, money is sometimes broken copper and iron, and it is not as affordable as grain and grass, you transport things out of Xuzhou and sell them, the value will more than ten times." ”

Shen Chen said in a deep voice: "Now that there is war everywhere, businessmen everywhere do not dare to risk their lives to do business, and if the materials are not circulated, the prices will be different in various places, and I am also risking my life, do you dare to do so?" ”

"You're right, if you make a lot of money, you have to take a bigger risk, I recently heard that the price of grain in Yanzhou has broken 6,000, but I don't dare to transport grain to Yanzhou, this is the difference."

Mi Zhu nodded, appreciating Shen Chen's courage, and said, "Okay, just do what you want, I will exchange grain, grass, pig iron and salt for the field." ”

Although it may make a lot less money in the future, the land can produce food again, and this transaction is not a loss!