Liu Yifeng's dream of flipping a house was quickly shattered, at least it was completely impossible to speculate in Yushan City.

The housing prices in the commercial district and the fifty urban areas are already very high, so high that Liu Yifeng can't afford it. There are smart people in any world, not only you Liu Yifeng came from later generations to know about house speculation, except for the old city, housing prices have long risen.

The earliest record of speculation in Chinese history is that the Tang Dynasty and Tang Chang'an City is a city that has brought the system of speculation to the extreme, with 108 squares, which is the most suitable layout for speculation. The Tang Dynasty also attached more importance to commerce than the Han Dynasty, and the situation of property speculation naturally occurred.

Later, due to the development of commerce, the areas where commerce naturally gathered also had extremely high land prices, and people who speculated on real estate came into being.

The situation of the Southern Song Dynasty is relatively special, Lin'an Mansion is not a city built with the goal of building the capital city of a country, and the whole city is extremely crowded in the middle and late Southern Song Dynasty, and the land price naturally rises. It's just that corruption was rampant in the Southern Song Dynasty, and it was not people who speculated in real estate.

The most important thing in Dongshan Prefecture is the trading house, those merchants in the trading house are like ghosts, after the construction of the fifty cities has just been completed and the land is sold by the Maritime Safety Bureau, they don't even need to communicate, and instinctively discover the business opportunities.

The same is true of Jinshan City and the commercial districts that were later listed for sale by the Maritime Safety Bureau, but these trading houses have rarely made a move in Jinshan City, and they are skeptical that Jinshan City will be developed. After all, Jinshan City only exists because of the gold mines in Gu'er Mountain, and if the gold ore veins are not found in the end, relying on the little bit of broken gold slag found will not be enough to support Jinshan City to become the third largest city in Dongshan Prefecture.

The Dongshan Prefecture Real Estate Speculation Group has already fried the land in Fifty Cities to an average price of 80 taels and one flat, not only that, but Liu Yifeng was also shocked to see the means of hunger marketing. A trading firm hired people to spread the news that it was beneficial to the land he held in the city, but it was not sold.

Feng Shuo, Li Hongji, and Zheng Zhilong were shocked by the high rooms of Fifty Cities and Mall, and they even walked carefully. It wasn't until Liu Yifeng took them out of a small building built in the mall area that was called the Land Hall by the people of Yucheng, that the three of them let out a heavy breath of turbidity.

"This group of dog merchants in Dongshan Prefecture is also too rich!" Feng Shuo said indignantly.

"Didn't you say that Dongshan Prefecture was a bitter cold place, why do I think Dongshan Prefecture is very rich?" Li Hongji asked Zheng Zhilong.

Zheng Zhilong rolled his eyes: "Don't look at me, I have only been to Dongshan Prefecture twice, and I only arrived in Zhushan City, how do I know?" ”

"But the merchants of Mt. Castle are also very rich." Feng Shuo added.

"I said I don't know, don't ask me!" Zheng Zhilong felt that these two people were so annoying, looked at Liu Yifeng, who was silent on the side, and quickly threw the question to him: "Liu Yifeng, do you know why?" ”

"Well, I guess."

Unexpectedly, Liu Yifeng actually nodded, and the three of them immediately stared at him.

"It's not Dongshan Prefecture that is rich, it's Daming."

The three of them didn't understand, and Liu Yifeng continued to ask: "Who are the merchants of Dongshan Prefecture trading with?" ”

Zheng Zhilong suddenly realized, Li Hongji was stunned for a while and then figured it out, only Feng Shuo still looked confused.

This shows the degree of understanding of the three people about Daming's overseas trade.

Zheng Zhilong was born in Fujian, his uncle was an official in the Maritime Safety Bureau, ran his own boat, and knew a lot about the overseas trade of the Ming Dynasty, and even joined it.

Li Hongji was in Fujian when he served in the Southern Army, and Fujian Province was not suitable for the development of agriculture, and there was a strong business atmosphere, and he knew not a little.

Only Feng Shuo was completely inland, and his circle knew very little about the overseas trade of the Ming Dynasty. However, if you talk about the Beiting Metropolitan Protectorate, it is estimated that only Liu Yifeng and the three of them will listen to him.

Liu Yifeng saw that Feng Shuo didn't understand, so he specially explained to him: "The merchants in Dongshan Prefecture do business with the commercial houses in the Central Plains, and their money is not blown by the wind, but is earned from the mainland. But businessmen are profit-seeking, and Dongshan Prefecture can make so many local commercial houses and still do business with them, which shows that I am rich in the world. ”

Feng Shuo understood, his expression was excited, he was very protective, as long as his own people were strong, rich, and developed, he was very excited.

"However, Dongshan Prefecture still has its own problems, if it can only rely on local trade all the time, Dongshan Prefecture will sooner or later be controlled by the commercial banks of the Central Plains, and finally sink into silence like a pool of stagnant water."

"Commerce has to flow, and Dongshan State must either find a way to circulate internally, or open a second direction of trade."

"The Protectorate of Annam has done an excellent job in this regard, and the trade with the local is one leg, and the trade with the foreign merchants is the other leg, taking advantage of the geographical advantages to become the middleman that the Central Plains trading houses and overseas trading houses cannot avoid."

Liu Yifeng habitually said a few words, Feng Shuo didn't understand as always, but Zheng Zhilong and Li Hongji listened thoughtfully.

"What this little brother said makes a lot of sense."

A voice suddenly sounded, and everyone looked back, only to see a man in his 60s wearing silk, the silk style is simple, but it is difficult to hide its luxury.

In Dongshan Prefecture, as long as it is a person from the Maritime Safety Bureau, whether it is an official or an official, he usually wears the official uniform of the Maritime Safety Bureau. First, the clothing design of the Maritime Safety Bureau is very good and comfortable, and secondly, the official uniform of the Maritime Safety Bureau is a symbol of status in Dongshan Prefecture.

Although they didn't recognize whether this brocade was an official uniform or not, they didn't dare to slack off. Besides, he is in his 60s and can be regarded as an old man in Daming, and he is wearing silk, even if he is not an official, he is also a rich person, Liu Yifeng took the initiative to take 3 people to salute the old man.

The old man also smiled and replied: "Little brother is the first time to Dongshan Prefecture?" ”

"Yes."

"When I first arrived in Dongshan Prefecture, I could see that Dongshan Prefecture was dependent on the local commercial houses to survive, and the little brother was far-sighted and admired."

"The old gentleman has won the award, and they are all ignorant and nonsense."

Although Liu Yifeng is modest, he doesn't think that there is anything that can be called "far-sighted", isn't it all things on the surface, so his modest attitude is serious, but it makes people see it and secretly guess Liu Yifeng's origin.

In his impression, people of Liu Yifeng's age group are the ones who most hope to be discovered by others, no matter whether they have talent or not, how much talent they have, they will show it desperately.

Tang Yin, the Jiangnan genius whose reputation has suddenly improved over the years, didn't he just say: People don't take young people lightly.

And as soon as he praised the other party, the other party can be sincere and humble, which can only show two points: either his tutor is excellent, or he is in an environment where many talented people like him do not think they are very powerful.

Liu Yifeng is naturally the second situation, in the future of the information explosion, there are many people like him who can see through the current situation in Dongshan Prefecture, and all of them can say a few words like him, which makes people like Feng Shuo unaware of it.

He really doesn't think he is so good, he just talks about it, anyone will. But if you let him take the helm of the giant ship of Dongshan Prefecture, he estimates that he will be blind.

"Little brother's surname?"

"The old gentleman is exempt, his surname is Li, and his name is Hongji."

Feng Shuo breathed a sigh of relief, Liu Yifeng finally stopped using his name to enter the rivers and lakes, but Li Hongji on the side had eyes like a fish, and he didn't know what was going on at all.

"Li Hongji, good name, where is Brother Li's hometown?"

"Guanzhong people."

Feng Shuo moved half a step and blocked in front of Li Hongji.

"What do you call the old gentleman?" Liu Yifeng doesn't want to be checked by others all the time.

"The old man's surname is Lu, his single name is Ge, and he is a person from Xucheng."

After speaking, he raised his hand to say goodbye, Liu Yifeng hurriedly returned the salute, and watched the other party leave with the attendant in a chic manner.

"Big Chief, why do you use my name?" Li Hongji was a little resentful.

"Tactics."

"Liu Yifeng, are you going to use my name next time?" Zheng Zhilong shook his head with a wry smile and asked, he still remembered that when facing Second Master Sun and Boss Liu, Liu Yifeng had always used the name Feng Shuo.

"It depends."

After speaking, Liu Yifeng himself felt that he was doing a very unkind job, and the key was to laugh embarrassedly in front of the person whose name was stolen.

After the four of them finished laughing, Feng Shuo asked what he was doing now.

Liu Yifeng thought for a while and said: "Feng Shuo, you have been on the rivers and lakes for the longest time, and the three sects and nine streams can be dealt with quickly, in the past two days, you will let go of the three sects and nine streams in the city, and inquire more about the various situations in the city." ”

Then he looked at Zheng Zhilong: "Lao Zheng, you are most familiar with shipping, please go to the port to see if there is a ship to Jinshan City." ”

Finally, he said: "Lao Li and I went to the black market to see if we could get an arquebus." ”