Chapter 451: Expansion of Bianjing (Special thanks to book friend Wanderer Bookworm for 2 monthly tickets!)

The Prime Minister Li Hang came out and said:
“Your Majesty, the business in Bianjing is booming now. There are no less than 100,000 people coming and going from Bianjing every day. In addition to the people who have already settled here, Bianjing is indeed very expensive. The land price is soaring, and it is becoming increasingly difficult to settle down.

I also agree with the expansion of Bianjing, which will greatly promote the development of industry and commerce in Bianjing and even the whole country."

Most of the ministers in the hall spoke up and agreed with Emperor Chai Zongxun's proposal to expand the city of Bianliang, because in recent years, the congestion and noise of Bianliang had been obvious to all.

In the morning courts of the next few days, the emperor and his ministers discussed the plan for expanding Bianjing. Under the leadership of Chai Zongxun, they finally agreed:
The city was expanded about six times its area, and seven prefectures in the capital area, including Shangqiu, Xuchang, and Xinxiang, were all incorporated into Bianliang.

The imperial palace was expanded to include the existing imperial palace and inner city area, which accounted for about one sixth of the area of ​​the new Bianjing city;

The original outer city and part of the expanded land were converted into a new inner city, which covered about two-sixths of the area of ​​the new Bianjing city. It was home to princes, nobles and ministers, and ten high-end commercial streets were built.

The outer city where the people lived were all moved to the newly expanded outer city, which was planned to have more than 200 streets and shops, and its area accounted for about three-sixths of the total area of ​​the new Bianjing city.

The demolition criteria established by Chai Zongxun are:
Build first, demolish later. The court planned and built the new Bianjing city as a whole, and in principle, replaced the old houses and land of the common people with new houses and land on a one-to-one basis.

If officials and common people in Bianliang wanted the government to build new houses, they only had to pay the cost of construction materials.

After the imperial edict to expand Bianliang was issued, the Ministry of Works organized experts to discuss the plan for more than a month, and on February 25, the 33rd year of Kaixi, a complete construction plan was formulated.

The new Bianjing was still square in shape, with the imperial palace still as its main axis, but its area had expanded from more than 130 square kilometers to more than 800 square kilometers.

The new Bianjing was still divided into three rings: the imperial city, the inner city, and the outer city, representing the three elements of "heaven, earth, and man".

It is divided into four major areas: Northeast, Southeast, Northwest and Southwest, representing the four seasons of "spring, summer, autumn and winter".

There are a total of 365 planned streets, representing the 365 days of a year.

The construction period of New Bianjing is expected to be six years, with an investment of 150 million taels of silver. After completion, it will be able to accommodate at least 10 million people.

After the Ministry of Works submitted a report to Emperor Chai Zongxun for his approval, the construction of the new Bianjing city began in March of the 33rd year of Kaixi.

After the imperial edict was widely spread among the people, people all over the country felt proud of it, and the most excited were the people of Bianliang and the prefectures in the vicinity.

"Brothers, have you heard? His Majesty has issued an order to expand the city of Bianjing! That's great!

There are too many people and houses in our Bianjing city now. I want to open another shop, but I have been searching for two months and haven’t found one that suits me. Either it is too small, and the bigger ones are too expensive.

Our Bianjing city really needs to be expanded."

"Such a great thing, who among the people of Bianjing doesn't know about it?

I heard that after your majesty ascended the throne, if you didn’t expand, it would be a big deal. This time, you want to expand Bianjing City six times!"

"That's right! I heard that the plan drawn up by the Ministry of Works calls for six years of construction and an investment of 150 million taels of silver!

Your Majesty has issued an imperial decree that the court should build houses in the new Bianjing city, and then replace or demolish the houses in the hands of ordinary people. You are truly an eternal saint!"

"Your Majesty has ordered more than just replacing the houses of the original size! The heads of our twelve wards have gone to the door and told the neighbors one by one that if they want to live in a bigger house, as long as they pay the construction cost, the government will build a new house with a larger area!" "It would be great if this were true! My three sons and two daughters are all grown up, and it's easy for my daughters to get married, but when my three sons want to get married, my house, which was big enough for me, will immediately become too small.

I have been looking for half a year and want to buy a piece of land in Bian Jing to build a house, but the land price is too expensive. It is at least ten times more expensive than when I bought land to build a house twenty years ago!

That's great! As long as we pay for the construction costs, the government will build us large houses!"

People gathered on the street to discuss whether or not to expand their houses and how much square meters to expand.

Many other people were concerned about the employment and money-making opportunities brought about by the expansion of Bianjing City.

“That would be great!
To be honest with you, my hometown is in Huaizhou Prefecture in Jingchu. In the 21st year of Kaixi, I came to Bianjing and worked as a clerk in a trading company.

After working hard for more than ten years and saving some money, he bought a small house last year and settled down in Bian Jing.

Two months ago, my second and third brothers and several cousins ​​from my hometown heard that I had settled down in Bian Jing, and they asked someone to bring me letters from home, asking me to help them find some jobs to make money in Bian Jing.

I had been worried about this. Although Bianjing was prosperous, there were too many people. It was not easy to find jobs for several relatives at once.

The imperial court is going to expand the city of Bianjing, which is a major project that will take several years! We will have to recruit countless civilians, so now all my relatives from my hometown can come to Bianjing and find work!"

"My situation is similar to yours. My wife's family is in Jinzhou, and I have many relatives who want me to help them find a job that can earn money in Bianjing.

Now, they have come to Bianjing to work for the court to expand the city. This monthly salary is at least 600 more than what they could earn in their hometown of Jinzhou!"

……

"Old Prince, His Majesty has issued an order to expand the city of Bianjing. I heard that it will cost 150 million taels and expand it sixfold!
I heard that His Majesty has approved the court's construction plan!
Do you have any ideas?

"What ideas can I have? I can just see what materials the court will bid for from the public, and see if there is a way to find some high-quality and low-priced ones in the producing states, win the bid, ship them over and sell them to the government, and make a little money!
Lao Li, do you have any good ideas to make a lot of money? ! "

"Old Wang, your idea of ​​reselling is not good, too many people think the same way!

Can you guarantee that you can find a supplier who is cheaper than others? And even if you find one, plus the transportation costs, there is no profit, after all, there are too many companies bidding! "

"Old Li, judging from your tone, you must have thought of a good idea to make a fortune from the expansion of Bianjing. Why don't you tell me quickly?
We are childhood friends and have done business together so many times. If you don’t work with me, who else can you work with? Tell me now! "

“Old Wang, I think that since the imperial edict has just been issued, many businesses haven’t thought about it yet.

The imperial court wanted to expand Bianliang, and the consumption of mud, sand, wood, blue bricks, clay, and glutinous rice was indispensable in the past few years!

With our financial strength, let's go to Weihui together tomorrow. The sediment there is of the best quality and in large quantity, and it is close to Bianjing!

Let's go over there and buy out several local mud and sand workshops! After winning the bid from the imperial court, won't we be able to sell mud and sand in large quantities and make a lot of money?
Even if we don’t win the bid, we can still make a lot of money by reselling these workshops to the winning companies!”

Lao Wang was overjoyed and immediately took Lao Li back home to discuss...

(End of this chapter)

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