At the end of Qin, I became a son of the plane

Chapter 546: The Arrival of Farmers and Real Estate
On July 6, the 30th year of the Han calendar, outside the city of Chang'an.

Crown Prince Xu Aimin looked into the distance. When he saw a convoy appear, he immediately ran over and shouted, "Master Wu, Master Wu!"

Wu Yue, who was in the carriage, heard Xu Aimin's call and came down and said with a smile, "Your Highness, I am here."

"I haven't seen Master Wu for more than ten years. I really miss you." Xu Aimin said, holding Wu Yue's hand.

Although Xu Aimin had many teachers, the one he admired most was Wu Yue, who only taught him for a few months when he was a child. He only stayed in the rural area of ​​Shangjun for more than two months, but he still remembers those two months vividly and is still frightened. It was the first time he felt that the poverty of the Han Dynasty could be so unimaginable, and not all places in the world are as rich as Guanzhong.

He had only been in Shangjun for less than three months, while Nongjia had been there for more than ten years. In his opinion, Wu Yue was an elder who was consistent in his words and deeds. After achieving success, he took the initiative to go to a poor place like Shangjun to lead the people to prosperity. These scholars from Nongjia were idealistic sages, and he naturally respected and admired them.

Wu Yue smiled and said, "Master, I have often wanted to go to the Crown Prince. You have done a good job in the New World, especially bringing potatoes. Don't be fooled by the fact that potatoes look rustic, but this food is not picky about the land. It can be grown on hillsides or dry land. It has a short growth cycle and extremely high production capacity. Potatoes can become the new grain of our Han Dynasty."

Although potatoes were first brought to the Han Dynasty by Liu Bi and his men, the number of seeds Liu Bi could carry was very small. Farmers had been growing potatoes for several years, but they only learned some methods of growing potatoes. Because the number of potatoes was too small, it was difficult to popularize them on a large scale.

When Xu Aimin went to the New World, the natives of the New World taught him how to grow potatoes and how to eat potatoes. These natives had been growing potatoes for thousands of years and had much more experience than the farmers who had just a few years of exploration. Xu Aimin understood the habits of the land better after one year of exploration in the New World than the farmers did in several years. He passed on these experiences to the farmers and also brought them tens of thousands of stones of seeds. Only then did potatoes begin to become popular on a large scale in the Han Dynasty.

With a large amount of seeds and the experience passed down by Xu Aiming, the farmers established potato planting experimental fields in various parts of the north and south of the Han Dynasty. After comparison, the farmers found that potatoes were more suitable for the climate in the north than in the south. Especially in the experimental fields in Jiuyuan County, the farmers' scholars were stunned to find that potatoes could actually grow in the Gobi Desert and had a considerable production capacity.

Even farmers were surprised by this characteristic. When food was abundant, potatoes did not show any significant effect, but when there was famine or disaster, potatoes could save countless lives.

Xu Aimin smiled and said, "This time I invited Master Wu to come here because I want the farmers to set up a farming community in Neishi and organize the farmers in Guanzhong. It would be best if it were like Shangjun, with a farming community in every township and an organization in every village."

The Nong family has been rooted in Shangjun for almost 15 years. Under the leadership of Shangnong, the Nong family has absorbed a large number of motivated farmers' children, expanded the Nong family's disciples, and enhanced the Nong family's influence.

Nowadays, there are farmers in almost every village in Shangjun, and there is an agricultural cooperative in every township. The agricultural cooperative has become the largest rural autonomous organization in Shangjun, organizing hundreds of thousands of farmers in Shangjun.

Under the leadership of the farmers, the motivated farmers worked together, produced together, built roads, built canals, and transformed the mountain forests into orchards and economic forests. A large number of workshops were established in the countryside, mainly engaged in food processing and raw material processing. With the support of the large market of Guanzhong, the workshops in Shangjun Township were extremely prosperous, occupying 7 floors of the furniture industry in Guanzhong, half of the fresh meat market, % of the marinated products market, and the fruit market.

In particular, Shangjun watermelon has become a brand in Chang'an City. Every year, a large number of Chang'an merchants go to Shangjin Agricultural Cooperative to order watermelons, which are then transported to Chang'an to sell in the summer. Relying on railway transportation, Shangjun melon almost occupies the entire Chang'an summer fruit market.

Most of the profits from the cash crops in these workshops remained in the hands of the farmers, so the income of farmers in Shangjun increased fivefold in the past 15 years. Under the leadership of the farmers, the farmers in Shangjun not only got rid of poverty, but also became wealthy. Comparing the income of farmers alone, the farmers in Shangjun are not much worse than those in Guanzhong.

The achievements of the Nong family in Shangjun attracted the attention of the world, so when the Legalists wanted to reform, the first people they turned to were the Nong family. The Han Dynasty was not the tyrannical Qin Dynasty, and many coercive measures could not be used. If the Legalists wanted to organize farmers in the countryside, they had to rely on the Nong family.

When Xu Aimin wanted to carry out reforms in Nei Shi, the first group he thought of was the Nong family. So a month ago, he personally wrote a letter to the head of the Nong family, Shang Nong, inviting the Nong family to come to Nei Shi to set up an agricultural cooperative.

Wu Yue said: "The situation in Guanzhong is different from that in Shangjun. The farmers here have higher incomes and are more arrogant. It takes a lot of time and energy to organize the farmers. I hope Your Highness can do it. More haste makes waste."

Xu Aimin said: "Of course I understand. It took the farmers 15 years to achieve results in Shangjun. I am willing to stay in Guanzhong for another years."

Wu Yue breathed a sigh of relief. What he was most worried about was that Xu Aimin was young and energetic and wanted to see results in a short period of time. However, things in the countryside were extremely complicated, and the more he wanted to see results, the more likely problems would arise.

In mid-July, Wu Yue and hundreds of other farmers began to establish farmers' communities around Chang'an. After learning about the vegetable basket project, Wu Yue and his friends were very interested and thought it was a good breakthrough. Every breakthrough of the farmers' community first brought benefits to the local farmers, and the farmers would naturally trust the farmers.

But the farmers in Chang'an city were too wealthy, and various rural industries were relatively well-developed, so it was difficult for farmers to get involved. However, ordinary farmers were not qualified to work in the glass greenhouse, but the demand for winter vegetables was still huge, and it was a growth point that could bring profits. Farmers' children began to take over the project on their own initiative.

At the same time, Zhang Pijiang packaged the Yangshuli renovation project into a project and began to raise funds in the stock market in Chang'an City.

This instantly became a hot topic in Chang'an City. The wealthy people in Chang'an were interested in the shares of the Yangshuli Renovation Project and began to inquire about the news.

Zhang Pijiang first paid a visit to the emperor. After half a day of instruction from the emperor, he finally understood how to develop real estate. Then he came to the stock exchange with the plan he had prepared overnight.

In front of Zhang Pijiang was a huge sand table, ten feet long and eight feet wide, containing the remodeled model of Yangshuli.

Zhang Pijiang pointed to the model and said, "Yangshuli will have 330 five-story buildings, which will have gardens, lakes, sports fields, and a small football field to meet the citizens' needs for leisure and sports. There will be a market area in the center, so that people can meet their daily needs without leaving the neighborhood.

The original five primary schools in Yangshuli will be merged into one school that can accommodate thousands of students. Our construction department is also applying for an education order to build Yangshuli Middle School to meet the educational needs of citizens from primary to secondary school. Our construction department will also build a secondary hospital with 50 beds in Yangshuli to meet the medical needs of residents. "

"Zhang Zaocheng, you have thought too much. This small neighborhood actually covers the life, aging, illness and death of the people of our Han Dynasty. Education, housing and medical care are all taken care of. Even I want to buy a house like this."

This kind of real estate business for sale to the outside world was the first time that a big man was brought in. Especially what Zhang Pijiang had just said, it could be said that all needs were covered. Even with their critical eyes, they had to admit that Construction Cao had thought of everything. What they thought of was here, and what they didn't think of was also here. It was the first time they discovered that there were so many ways to build a house.

They could see the advantages of this new type of city block. Just comparing the environment and various infrastructure, it was not much different from the city blocks around the Han Dynasty's institutions of higher learning and the city blocks where officials lived. The courtyard houses and mansions in these areas cost hundreds of thousands at the lowest and millions at the highest.

If the imperial court also sets this price, then this project will have several times the profit, and its profit margin will be close to that of the Han Dynasty's maritime merchants.

Zhang Pijiang continued, "The cost of building a building like this is about one million coins. 330 buildings will cost about 3000 million coins. Schools, clinics, markets, parks, football fields, sports fields, and surrounding infrastructure construction will cost about 1000 million coins. There are 12000 households in Yangshuli. Because the construction period of the city square is one year, our construction department will be responsible for the rent of these residents for one year. The construction department has already discussed with these residents and subsidized their rent of 2200 coins per household per month, which is 2640 coins a year. The subsidy for 4 households is 640 million coins, so the overall renovation cost of Yangshulin is 4 million coins. This time, our construction department is going to raise 2000 million yuan, and the remaining 1000 million yuan is to prevent accidents.

Our Construction Cao holds 4% of the shares with the land and construction management in Yangshuli as the equity, and the 2000 million yuan of funds accounts for 10% of the equity. This time I came to the stock exchange to sell these 4200% of the shares. The % of the shares are divided into shares, and each share is coins.

This can also be regarded as a restriction that Xu Fan set for the stock trading market of the Han Dynasty. No stock traded in this market is less than 1000 coins. This effectively restricts ordinary people from joining and prevents them from becoming leeks.

This was also the time when the Han Dynasty experienced two economic crises. However, both crises never broke out in the stock market first. Instead, the stock market was dragged down by the economic crisis. This was because Xu Fan’s restrictions on stocks were too strict, preventing it from becoming a speculative market.

Of course Xu Fan could not stop human greed. With the increase of salaries in Chang'an over the years, there were more and more wealthy families in the Han Dynasty, and more and more people opened accounts in the Chang'an stock market. There were even many people with low incomes who did not have enough money of their own, so they simply got together and entered the stock market in this way.

Xu Fan was helpless after knowing this. Only after being chopped off a few times, they would understand that the stock market is not a place for ordinary people like them. If you want to make money here, they will just use a harvester to harvest all your capital. (Let me tell you about the recent news. Less than 30% of stockholders are under years old. Who will be the leeks when the old stockholders leave? Will the court directly close this market?)
"How much does Zhang Zaoxiang plan to sell these houses for?"

Zhang Pijiang said: "According to the housing price in Chang'an, a house costs 40 coins. There are 320 rooms in this building, so it can be sold for million coins."

The merchants present immediately calculated in their minds: 330 buildings mean 13200 houses, minus the 2200 houses to be distributed to local residents, there are 11000 houses left, and each house can be sold for 8 yuan, which is 8 million yuan. They own 8000% of the shares, which is million yuan. With an investment of more than million yuan, they can make more than million yuan in a year, a profit of more than %.

After some calculations, all the merchants present frowned. The business was naturally good business. After all, they could make more than 8 million yuan a year these days. Moreover, yuan was just an estimate. In fact, the price of the house would be a little higher. They might earn more than expected. Apart from taking risks to go out to sea, there were not many such good businesses in the entire Han Dynasty.

But the court was too accurate. This 3% profit was only 3% more than what was left in the bank. In contrast, the court only provided a piece of land, and even this land was not provided by the court, but by the people of Yangshuli. The court made more than 4 million yuan without any effort. Adding the more than million yuan in construction costs, this piece of land has a profit of more than %, which adds up to nearly million yuan. The court took away nearly million yuan from this project, and % of the profits were taken away by the court. This made the merchants present a little dissatisfied. The court was too much. It took away % of the profits of a project.

So a merchant said, "The court has taken too many shares. We have invested all the funds. Even if we don't take more than 80% of the shares, 70% is reasonable."

Other merchants also started to make a fuss, saying, "According to the Han Dynasty's business rules, the profits from construction are generally 20% to 30%, and the shares held by the court should also be around 20% to 30%. 40% is too high, which means that we are taking all the risks. This is not equal to the rights and responsibilities."

One percent is almost hundreds of millions in profit. Naturally, these merchants are unwilling to let the court take away their profits for nothing. Even if they give up 1 percent of the profit, it will be millions. A smart and qualified merchant will naturally be exacting. You can't deduct a penny, so how can you win in the fierce market competition?

But Zhang Pijiang said calmly: "The profit of the Yangshuli renovation project is not small, not to mention the total profit of more than 1 million. There are not many projects in the entire Han Dynasty that can earn more than million a year. If you don't cherish this opportunity, I can talk to someone else. Although the court makes a lot of money, it also has more responsibilities. The schools, hospitals, and various infrastructure construction projects in Chang'an City all need the court to bear. Even if the court makes this money, it takes it from the people and uses it for the people."

"You just have to wait for a year, and your wealth will increase by more than 20%. To be frank, this is the court making money for you. Don't be greedy, or I will put it up for sale and see how the market reacts."

The plan prepared by Zhang Pijiang was full of Xu Fan's shadow, especially the profit calculation which was calculated by Xu Fan himself.

The construction industry should benefit the country and the people. The key is that the profits should be controlled by the Han Dynasty court and taken from the people and used for the people. If there are a large group of rentiers who eat up the profits, only a mess will be left.

Xu Fan had learned lessons from later generations, so he naturally knew the dangers of this industry. It was almost inevitable that he would be criticized, but it would be totally wrong if he couldn't even get to eat the meat.

That's why Xu Fan made the rule that 70% to 80% of the profits would be controlled by the Han court. He had no way of knowing what to do if the Han officials went astray in dealing with the merchants. He could only manage it for a dozen years at most.

Just as Zhu Yuanzhang established many ancestral rules that were unfavorable to the royal family, officials, nobles, and merchants, the officials of the Ming Dynasty abolished them all, and no one cried and said that these were ancestral laws that could not be changed.

When it comes to things that are beneficial to them, such as the maritime ban, the officials of the Ming Dynasty are very stubborn. They all cry that the laws of their ancestors cannot be changed. There was even a famous minister named Liu Daxia who directly burned the nautical charts and treasure charts accumulated by Emperor Yongle during his voyages to the West. Yet he still became a famous minister of the Ming Dynasty. When the ministers of the Ming Dynasty rebel, they are not much worse than those of the Song Dynasty.

He could not escape this law of history. Naturally, there would be people in later generations who would spread what he said in a way that was beneficial to themselves, while those things that were not beneficial to him would naturally be buried in the dust of history.

Therefore, he would not set any ancestral system. When you encounter a conflict, you have to find a way to solve it yourself. If you can't solve it, then wait for the conflict to break out and be settled together. Don't be fooled by the wealth accumulated in the industrial age. The speed at which conflicts accumulate is faster, and they will break out every 20 to 30 years. If you don't have the ability and can't withstand the conflict, heroes from later generations will naturally replace you.

Zhang Pijiang made a gesture of not giving in, and these merchants fell silent. The richer the people, the more they could see the money brought by the construction of Cao. Chang'an has been the capital of the Han Dynasty for nearly 30 years. During these 30 years, the court has continuously invested a lot of money to transform Chang'an City, but the speed of Chang'an's transformation is far behind the speed of Chang'an's development.

Because the Han Dynasty did not restrict household registration, the population of Chang'an more than doubled in the past 30 years. This was still under the restrictions of the Colonization Order. Every year, a large number of people from Chang'an were diverted to the south for colonization.

Even under the strong suppression of the imperial court, the price of houses has increased more than five times. Some merchants have long seen the prospects in this area, but unfortunately all the land is in the hands of the imperial court, and they cannot get involved in this industry at all.

Now that the imperial court has taken the initiative to open a gap, they naturally cannot not make money, not to mention that this is just the beginning. There are more than 100 lifang in Chang'an, and Yangshuli is relatively small. If the imperial court reforms all according to this standard, this will be a market worth hundreds of billions. As long as they occupy a small piece of the profit, it will be a family's wealth for hundreds of years.

"I want to buy 1000 shares!" said a businessman.

"I want 1500 shares!"

"I want 2000 shares!"

The balance was broken in an instant, and the merchants began to bid prices.

(End of this chapter)