When Shen Shi, Zhang Jinxing took a delicate carriage, picked up Yue Buqun and others, went out of Taipingmen, and traveled north along the eastern foot of Zijin Mountain.

Yue Buqun saw that this place was surrounded by mountains and lakes, surrounded by streams, and praised: "Master Hou is quiet and elegant here, it is really a good place to escape the summer!"

Zhang Jinliang said with a smile: "If Mr. Yue likes it, this Zhuangzi will be given to Mr. Yue." ”

Yue Buqun shook his head and excused himself: "A gentleman doesn't take the favor of others, Master Hou has a heart." ”

Zhang Jinliang didn't care, smiled, pointed to a thirty-five or sixteen-year-old middle-aged man next to him and said, "This is the dog Xuelin, come, I've seen Uncle Yue Shi." ”

Yue Buqun saw that this middle-aged man was similar to Zhang Jinliang's appearance, and he knew it in his heart, and said with a smile: "Master Hou is polite, we are of the same age, we have our own opinions, and the prince does not have to be polite." ”

Zhang Xuelin has been known to Yue Buqun for a long time, and the first time he met him, he didn't want to be a young man who looked younger than himself, he was surprised and hesitated and didn't know what to call him, he breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the words, and said with a smile: "I've seen Mr. Yue." ”

Zhang Jinliang sighed enviously: "I saw Mr. Yue for the first time seven years ago, Mr. Yue is such a look, seven years have passed, time has not left any traces on Mr.

Yue Buqun smiled and said, "Master Hou praised it falsely!"

Zhang Jinliang shook his head and sighed, and then instructed Zhang Xuelin: "Go and arrange a banquet." ”

Zhang Xuelin nodded to Yue Buqun, turned around and ordered his subordinates to prepare a banquet.

The economy of the Hanghou Mansion is now improving, the diet is improving, and the guests and hosts of a banquet are not mentioned.

After the meal, the father and son of the Zhang family invited Yue Buqun to drink tea on the hill pavilion in the backyard of Zhuangzi, the cool breeze is breezy, comfortable and pleasant, looking at Xuanwu Lake in the distance, the light is a little bit, it seems quiet and peaceful, now the Ming Dynasty is strong, should Tianfu as the first city of the Ming Dynasty, the business is developed, the population exceeds one million, and the degree of wealth is far away from the Tang and Song dynasties.

Zhang Jinliang took a sip of tea and asked, "Mr. Yue has come from afar, I think there must be something important to come, and please say it bluntly, if the Navigation Marquis Mansion has the ability, he will not refuse." ”

Yue Buqun said with a smile: "Lord Hou is refreshing, but this matter is related to the Navigation Hou Mansion. ”

After a moment of conversation, he asked, "How much does the Marquis of Navigation have a field now?"

Zhang Jinliang was slightly surprised, and replied: "Let Mr. Yue laugh, the ancestors once left a hundred hectares of fertile land, and I waited for the younger generations to sell it one after another, and now only 5,000 acres are left." ”

Yue Buqun nodded and said: "I don't know if I want to come to Hou Ye, I have been cultivating land in Huashan in the past few years, I don't know if Hou Ye is interested, and I will also participate in it." ”

"Oh!" Zhang Jinliang's eyes flashed, and he asked curiously: "Where did Huashan reclaim the land?

Yue Buqun smiled and said: "Overseas Ryukyu, if the Hou Ye is interested, Huashan is willing to give up 2,000 hectares of land for the development of the Navigation Hou Mansion." ”

"Two thousand acres!" Zhang Xuelin, who was sitting next to him, couldn't help but exclaim, and Zhang Jinliang also looked surprised and looked at Yue Buqun.

"Yes! Two thousand hectares, at least 1,400 hectares have been wildly developed into fertile land, plus hundreds of hectares of lakes and mountains and forests, as long as the Hou Ye prepares personnel and materials, the reclamation will be the navigation of the Hou Mansion. Yue Buqun affirmed.

Zhang Jinliang was stunned and said, "It takes tens of thousands of people to cultivate." ”

Zhang Xuelin's eyes were bright, and he asked, "Mr. Yue, I don't know how far this Ryukyus is from here?"

Yue Buqun said: "Going down the river from Nanjing, it is only two thousand miles of waterway, such as going to sea from Putian, Fujian, only four hundred miles. ”

"So close?" Zhang Xuelin said in surprise, this is just a journey to Beijing, not too far.

At this time, Zhang Jinliang finally came back to his senses and said solemnly: "If there is really such a good land, I don't know what price the Navigation Marquis Mansion will have to pay?"

Yue Buqun chuckled and said, "As long as the Navigation Marquis Mansion does things according to the rules of Huashan, you don't have to pay the slightest." ”

Zhang Jinliang and Zhang Xuelin glanced at each other, and Zhang Xuelin asked, "I don't know what rules Huashan has?"

Yue Buqun said: "This is also simple, after the land is reclaimed, try to plant for one year, and from the second year, pay a rent to Huashan." In addition, if the Navigation Marquis Mansion leases out the land, the rent collected shall not exceed 50%, and the rent of Huashan shall be released from the Navigation Mansion, and the tenants shall receive 50%. ”

Zhang Jinliang and Zhang Xuelin both looked at Yue Buqun, waiting for the following, Yue Buqun smiled slightly and said, "That's all!"

Zhang Xuelin looked at his father in ecstasy and said, "Father, look..."

Zhang Jinliang was stunned, and suddenly his face became ugly, and he asked in a trembling voice: "Could it be that Huashan ......?"

When Yue Buqun heard this, he knew Zhang Jinliang's concerns, and said with a smile: "Hou Ye, rest assured, although the people of Huashan are vulgar, they also know that Taizu is ordered by heaven, and the emperor will expel the Tartars and restore the Han family's clothes, which is Chinese orthodoxy." But this overseas land, which is given by heaven, will be blamed for it. ”

Zhang Jinliang was relieved at this time, and his expression was also excited, and said: "That's good, the Navigation Marquis Mansion is willing to attach Huashan Jiwei to participate in the grand event." "Once this matter is completed, the Navigation Marquis Mansion will never have to worry about money.

Yue Buqun smiled and said: "That's good, Master Hou can send competent people in the near future, go and check it out first, and you can also start recruiting landless people here, but you still need to be cautious and don't let the news leak out, there are many greedy people in this Nanjing City." ”

Zhang Jinliang said with a smile: "This is natural, but it is relatively easy for the Navigation Marquis Mansion to recruit some slaves." ”

Yue Buqun frowned slightly, and said: "Master Hou, if you want the peasants and workers to cultivate with their hearts, you still need to give them freedom, otherwise, the Ryukyu land is vast and sparsely populated, and the peasants and workers have fled, and you can't look at it if you want to, but it is not beautiful." ”

Zhang Jinliang asked: "Could it be that Huashan is operating like this?"

Yue Buqun nodded, and said: "Now there are 100,000 people in Ryukyu, all of them are free people, Huashan is responsible for all their expenses, after arriving in Ryukyu, as long as they reclaim 100 acres of land, we Huashan will take 50 acres, and the rest will be owned by the farmers, just pay the fees according to the regulations, Huashan is responsible for their safety, where there is a need for labor, it is also paid for hiring, and does not levy labor." ”

Zhang Jinliang sighed: "In this way, these farmers are not in a paradise, this is all Mr. Yue's kindness. ”

Yue Buqun said: "Ryukyu is lonely overseas, otherwise how can farmers live with peace of mind." Now the people of the Ryukyus, every family has two or three years of rations, and the harvest in one year is better than three years on the mainland, and the people are already at peace. ”

Zhang Jinliang said: "Well, my Navigation Marquis Mansion also came in accordance with the rules of Huashan, and this time I will go to Xuelin himself to see the overseas Taoyuan-Ryukyu." ”

Zhang Xuelin was stunned when he heard this, and nodded hurriedly: "Okay, father, I'll go in person." ”

Zhang Jinliang said solemnly to Yue Buqun: "Mr. Yue treats me so well, all the affairs of the Navigation Marquis Mansion in the Ryukyus have been subject to Huashan, and Huashan will not be embarrassed. ”

Yue Buqun said with satisfaction: "It's good that Master Hou has a heart, there are still many places where our two families can cooperate and develop together, and we will achieve a win-win situation." ”

Over the years, there have been many black hands stretched out to Sihaitang and Industrial and Commercial Bank, but the Hanghanghou took money to do things and blocked all these black hands back, as a partner, it can be regarded as very credible.

Therefore, Yue Buqun is beneficial, the first one still thinks about the Navigation Hou, and he will give away 200,000 acres of land as soon as he makes a move, and it is expected that the Navigation Hou will not be able to resist this temptation.

Zhang Jinliang laughed and said: "Mr. Yue said well, win-win, as long as sincere cooperation, both win-win, good! ”

"Happy working together!"