Kai Fu Han

Chapter 68 Seven Thousand Acres of Land
"Excluding the bay, the land you mentioned exceeds [-] acres, close to [-] acres." Jiang Zhubo took out a small abacus, crackled it for a while, and said to Liu Xinqi.

"Are you going to build a city in such a big area?" Wuzhi County asked Liu Xinqi when he heard that the place was so big.

"The magistrate is joking, how can this kid have that ability?" Liu Xinqi replied: "The main reason is to find some livelihood for the tribe. Most of the land I plan to buy is saline-alkali land, and the rest is tidal flat, so no one is on it. Grow crops. And because of this, I can afford it."

"I plan to plant some 'Apocynum' on these saline-alkali lands, and then harvest it twice a year to make linen cloth and sell it to buy food."

Planting apocynum on saline-alkali land was Liu Xinqi's excuse and Liu Xinqi's plan. He really planned to use the labor of the old and the weak to plant apocynum on this land.At that time, it can be spun alone or blended with cotton, wool, silk, etc. The cloth produced will meet Liujiabao's own needs on the one hand, and if there is too much, it can be sold for money.

When Liu Lisheng talked about the difference between "hemp" before, Liu Xinqi paid attention to it. Apocynum can be used to weave fine cloth and can be regarded as an economic crop. Moreover, wild apocynum is everywhere in the saline-alkali land on the seaside. Since wild apocynum can survive, artificial cultivation can The harvest will definitely be better.

In fact, this can be regarded as Liu Xinqi's mistake. Later studies have found that the strength of apocynum single fiber is five to six times greater than that of cotton, while the elongation is only 3%. It is softer than other hemp fibers and contains higher cellulose than other hemp types. , so it is an excellent textile fiber material.

Clothing made of finely processed apocynum fiber has the characteristics of good air permeability, strong hygroscopicity, softness, antibacterial, warm in winter and cool in summer.

"The main reason for buying these lands is that Liujiabao has less money. Otherwise, I will buy more. The more I plant, the more money I will make when selling. Maybe I can really support people like us in Liujiabao by weaving linen." Liu Xinqi finally said I added another sentence and cried aloud.

"I have an idea." County Magistrate Wu Xinggong praised.

After finishing speaking, he picked up the tea cup and drank tea while thinking. After a while, he said: "Speaking of which, you brought more than 1000 people, which can be regarded as a contribution to my political achievements. I can't help you with other things. There is no problem in selling these ownerless saline-alkali tidal flats to you.”

"Now that you have thought more carefully, I will add another flower to your cake."

"Currently, the price per mu of water-irrigated farmland in Dengzhou is between two and three guan, the price of dry land is between one and two guan, and the price of wasteland is several hundred yuan."

"What you bought is saline-alkali land that can't grow crops. I'll give you fifty cents per acre. You can buy as much as you want."

Liu Xinqi calculated in his mind that based on the price of 200 taels per acre, he would only need less than [-] taels to buy the land he requested.

"Mr. Wu is really upright and honest. This price really gives the poor people like us in Liujiabao a way to live. Since it's fifty cents per acre, I'll buy more. The shopping will be four miles each, and the coast will extend two miles inland." Land." Liu Xinqi replied
There are two small sea bends within four miles east and west of Baishi Bend, and the situation is similar.

"I have a small request, and I hope Master Wu can agree." Liu Xinqi continued.

"Oh? You talk about it."

"Can you allow Liujiabao to build a small village and a small wharf within this land for my people who still have no fixed place to live? With the wharf, we can buy some fishing boats and go out to sea for fishing."

After hearing this request, Wu Xinggong looked at Liu Xinqi meaningfully.

"Okay, I promise you, after the construction is completed, you can just make a record with Master Jiang. But I still remind you that sea trade requires taxes, otherwise don't blame me for being unkind when the time comes."

Wuzhi County thought Liu Xinqi planned to build a port here for maritime trade.

"If I want to do sea trade, I will ask the county magistrate to send a tax collector in time." Liu Xinqi replied.

After a few people agreed and chatted for a while, Wuzhi County asked Jiang Zhubo to take everyone out to arrange the specific measurement work.

After leaving the county government office, Liu Xinqi took out five taels of silver and stuffed it into Jiang Zhubo's hand. Jiang Zhubo weighed it slightly in his hand, and the smile on his face became much more sincere.

"We'll go early tomorrow. I'll personally lead the team to draw the boundary for you." "Sorry to trouble Mr. Jiang." Liu Xinqi thanked him.

"I can't be called an adult, I can't be called an adult... I'm just a little boss." Jiang Xue said politely.

Jiang Xue politely sent the three of them out of the county government gate. Luo Cheng stayed behind, probably because he had official business to attend to.

Several people have made an appointment to meet at Penglai Port tomorrow morning and take a boat to Baishiwan.

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On November [-], Jiang Xue took three of his men, Liu Xinqi took Zhou Xinyuan and Liu Xinshi, rented a fast boat, set off from Penglai Port, and spent an hour arriving at Baishiwan.

On the boat, Liu Xinqi looked at the coast covered with weeds and apocynum and felt excited. From now on, this would be the starting point for Liujiabao to set sail again.

After several people transferred to the boat and landed, Jiang Xue immediately arranged for people to start measuring. It took more than two hours to complete the measurement and plant boundary stones around the boundary.

"I measured a rectangular line for you close to the coast inside Baishi Bend. It is 370 paces long and [-] paces wide. The total is [-] acres. Two large ones and four small ones, towards the sea. I didn’t include the extended protruding position. Anyway, these lands are surrounded by your land, so they are considered yours.” Jiang Xue said to Liu Xinqi.

It seems that these five taels are not in vain.

"Thank you very much. I appreciate your kindness. But I can't embarrass you and Wuzhi County. You should count all these prominent positions. It won't cost much. You can't lay hidden dangers for you and Wuzhi County because of this." Liu Xinqi He politely declined Jiang Xue's kindness.

The protruding land here refers to the land that extends into the sea, which is the two "corners" of Baishi Bend.

Liu Xinqi is very confident that Baishiwan will definitely have great development in the future. If he follows Jiang Xue's method, then these prominent places will be very embarrassing in the future. If someone with ill intentions buys it, it will be equivalent to Open a back door in your home so people can come and go as they please.

"Okay, if you insist on this, then try again." Jiang Xue was a little surprised, but still said.

Liu Xinqi once again confirmed what he meant, and the three surveying officials had no choice but to set off again.

It took more than an hour to measure several prominent locations and draw a simple map.

These protrusions cover an area of ​​370 acres. Counting the saline-alkali land on the shore, the total area is [-] acres.

"According to the price of 360 cents per acre, the total cost is 750 eight guans and [-] cents." Jiang Xue said to Liu Xinqi after calculating for a while.

After hearing Jiang Xue's calculation results, Liu Xinqi took out 300 taels of silver from the backpack on Liu Xinshi's back and stepped forward to hand it to Jiang Xue.

"These are the money to buy the land. I don't have that many copper coins, so I can only pay with silver. I'm sorry, Master Jiang."

In fact, 360 eight taels of silver, according to the current silver ratio of 1:1400 on the market, only costs 260 three taels of silver. The extra money Liu Xinqi gave was considered as a filial piety to Wuzhi County.

"It's easy to say. I will report the truth to Wuzhi County and try to send you the land deed tomorrow." Jiang Xue replied.

Once you get the money, things will be easier. You don’t have to pick up the land title yourself, as it can be delivered to your doorstep with considerate service.

(End of this chapter)