Datang Nongsheng

Chapter 386 Plaza Mall Playground

The banquet in the Sun Mansion was undoubtedly a feast for the guests and the host. When Li Shimin left, he did not forget to tell Sun Xiangfu that he had a prince who was about to be full moon, and he must come when the time comes. Bicycles and tricycles look good to him. , very suitable as a congratulatory gift, let him no matter what, ask Xingfu Village to build a few comfortable cars, and when the day comes, send them to the palace as a congratulatory gift.

It’s no one’s business to specify what gifts the guests will give, but Li Shimin just does it without any psychological burden. Shouldn’t the emperor have the best in the world?Maybe it's because the emperor always has the best in the world, so many people dream of being emperors!
After seeing off the guests, it was dusk. After Sun Xiangfu returned to the mansion, he drank two bowls of hangover soup first, and then looked through the gift list at the request of Uncle De. The reason why the old man was so cautious was because many people The presents are a bit too generous, like Qin Qiong, Dugu Mou, and Yu Chigong, who send some small clothes, small toys and other things over, it is normal reciprocity.

However, some officials who Sun Xiangfu couldn't even pronounce their names, did not receive invitations, but came to congratulate them on their own initiative, and even sent congratulatory gifts worth more than a thousand guan, which made people have to think too much.

"Uncle De, you are so sophisticated, tell me, what are these people planning?"

Uncle De smiled meaningfully and said, "It's good to enjoy the shade under the big tree! You and your in-laws are in charge of the two departments of the imperial court, and also serve as the governor of Anbei and the General Recruitment of the Eastern Expedition. Your Majesty also obeys you and uses According to the ministers outside, you can be [-]% of the family of the imperial court now. In the next few years, the position of prime minister will not be lost. At that time, you may have the final say on half of the imperial court. Naturally, I came in advance to curry favor."

Hearing this, Sun Xiangfu was a little surprised, and hurriedly asked, "Is there such a rumor among the officials?"

Originally, Sun Xiangfu was a little proud when he heard Uncle De say that he had become a big tree. However, the more he listened to it, the more Sun Xiangfu felt that something was wrong. Under the hands of a powerful monarch like Li Shimin, too much power is not a good thing. When he was young, maybe 20 years later, he was worried when he left and would try to take you away, and that would be a disaster.

"Yes, when Director Qin Fu was drinking with the old slave today, he mentioned a few words cryptically. I'm afraid that Mr. Yi is afraid of dampening your enthusiasm for contributing to the court. It's not easy to tell you face to face, so he asked the old slave to remind you from time to time. A few words from you.

In the past two years, all the new policies in the imperial court came from your suggestions. The chief officials of the various ministries of the imperial court were often too busy to touch the ground because of one of your suggestions. Not to mention, there may be some thoughts in my heart, and there may be some who use soft methods to push you down.

Another one, you told Your Majesty before that you want to replace some people in Shangtian and those barren lands. I am afraid that the people who gave gifts today are all thoughtful. They are all representatives of local gentry. Shimoda is replaced by a better Ueda! "

After being told by Uncle De, Sun Xiangfu understood that the social structure of the Tang Dynasty, in addition to the upper-level aristocratic families and the lower-level common people, there is also a very large group, that is, the small local gentry who are not popular, they may only control With three to five hundred acres of land, they live a good life in one township and one mile. If there are nephews in the family who make progress, study, become a small official in the court, or climb up to a relative who is an official, they can Let them run rampant in the countryside.

This kind of situation existed on a large scale in any period of ancient times. The so-called rural law is the product of such a class. The representatives of these people want to get involved with themselves. Show mercy to yourself.

At present, Sun Xiangfu is the only one who can influence the thoughts of the emperor and Wei Zheng in the imperial court. The first purpose of Wei Zheng's revision of the law and the reform of the Ministry of Criminal Justice is to abolish the rural law and prohibit the various exploitation methods of the local gentry on the small people in the countryside.

After thinking for a while, Sun Xiangfu said, "Except for the Yu family, the Du family, and some normal gifts, all others are recorded in the gift list. Let's return it! Let's say that the most important thing in my Sun family is money and material things. If someone can come and have a drink, our family will take it if you like."

"Hehe, this old slave knew that you would handle it like this. Those things haven't been put into the underground warehouse yet! But, Madam, I still need you to say something." Uncle De smiled and nodded in agreement.

Sun Xiangfu nodded and said, "Well, it's just a small matter of tens of thousands, I will tell her, by the way, where is Madam now?"

Uncle De replied, "When I came back from the banquet, I went to the study."

Hearing this, Sun Xiangfu nodded again, indicating that Uncle De didn't need to wait on him, and got up and went to the study.

With a wave of his sleeves, the congratulatory gift of tens of thousands of pennies was returned. This is a very prodigal behavior. However, compared to his prodigal daughter-in-law, tens of thousands of pennies, it is really a trivial thing. up.

"Why, Xiu'er, when did you become so interested in business affairs?"

On the big table in the study room, a large blueprint was spread out. Yu Xiuer, under the light, was carefully watching the markings on it. Sun Xiangfu saw the words "existing shops" and "shops that can be built" on it at a glance.

Hearing this, Yu Xiu'er raised her head and smiled and said, "When the empress was about to leave, she asked someone to give it to my concubine. She said that she wanted to build a few playgrounds, and by the way, organized the surrounding shops, imitating Shanyang's appearance, and opened Some stores that ordinary people can afford.”

Shanyang’s business model is different from Wangjiang Tower’s high-end, which is to follow the low-end market and civilian route. In any period, mass consumption is actually the largest market. Chang’an has enough high-end shops. There is still a lot of room to be low-end. However, it is just that Yu Xiuer cannot see the real plan of the empress. This is the reform dividend of Chang'an!Empress Changsun wanted to move out ahead of time to take the biggest bite.

"Oh, my silly daughter-in-law, the empress is here to build an amusement park and open a store. It's clear that she wants to build a store and open an amusement park to attract people. What did you promise her?"

Hearing what he said, Yu Xiu'er gave him a coquettish look, and replied, "The land of the playground belongs to the empress, and our family is responsible for the construction, as well as the shops. After the construction is completed, we will open a small shop with a full set of Shanyang's business model. The empress The empress said, when the time comes, our family only needs to send someone to teach us how to manage it, and we will give us [-]% of the profit."

After listening to it, Sun Xiangfu covered his forehead, feeling a little reluctant to speak.

"Well, Xiu'er! From now on, I'll let my husband talk to the empress about things like this! We're going to send people to build these shops, and we're going to send people to manage the operations, so we'll give you [-]% profit?"

"Is your husband short of money?"

"No shortage!"

"Then why care about the profit?"

Suddenly feeling that Yu Xiuer's words were very reasonable, Sun Xiangfu was speechless for a while, he was stunned for a while, and then he pointed to the blueprint and said, "That's what I said, but if you continue to invest like this, my husband, I will No matter how much you can do it, you will still be short of money. To build shops on the entire street in Chang'an, the investment would start at several million yuan. Where did you get so much money?"

Everything in Chang’an is expensive, and the cost of investment projects is more than three times higher than that in Shanyang. Moreover, the city is huge, and the construction of a street requires a lot of work. However, there is no need to worry about no market, because there are permanent residents and floating population. There are many, and there will be more in the future. In the long run, this investment will definitely make money, but the initial investment will be huge, and it will not be able to pay back for a while.

"Didn't Lingnan send a lot of gold and silver? They can all be converted into money!"

"It's shared between the guards and us, and I'm just taking a large portion of it for my husband. Moreover, the money exchanged for gold and silver is for my husband's plan to invest in Weinan to build shopping malls and open shops."

Weinan's population will soon exceed one million in the future, and all of them are working-class people who need daily consumption. Unlike many self-sufficient families in Chang'an City, the business potential is huge.

Moreover, if it is invested and built now, the cost will be very low, and it will be a project with a higher return on investment than in Chang'an. Sun Xiangfu asked Zhao Long to transport the gold and silver money he got overseas in these years to Chang'an in batches. There are three or four million crowns, just to invest in Weinan, to find a long-term source of wealth for the families of the guards, so that they can feel at ease when they are fighting for their lives at sea, but now, I am afraid that they will be embezzled.

"Husband, don't worry, our family is not paying the money. The empress told everyone about this project. Apart from our family's [-]% share, they will also release [-]% of the shares. Afterwards, each family will send money to the palace. "

"Who has learned your husband and I so well? The empress has not done this project yet! Let's make money first, Xiu'er. After that, our family will only be responsible for finding some people to build it. Don't worry about it." Pay a penny to buy materials and so on."

"Why is this?"

"Because, after the women of each family went back to discuss with their families, the amount of money sent to Empress Changsun is definitely enough to build these shops and playgrounds, so let's stop spending money blindly. We just help him with his work."

Yu Xiu'er didn't know how Sun Xiangfu determined Empress Changsun's mind, so she asked in a daze, "Then, how can we do a good job?"

"Help Weifu hang up the drawings, Weifu think about how to plan and design, if you have nothing to do, go and coax the children first! This is not something you women do."

The genius had just gotten dark, and the two babies were probably going to be fed again. Yu Xiu'er was more at ease about Sun Xiangfu's ability in this aspect, and after she cooperated with him to hang up the blueprints, she didn't care about it anymore.

Looking at the squares and cities in Chang'an City, Sun Xiangfu suddenly thought of what it lacks. These square walls separate each square into a relatively closed space. What is missing is an open place for activities. Those built by Shanyang The square seems to be what Chang'an lacks.

For now, there are only two cities in the east and the west, which can be regarded as places for shopping and sightseeing. However, in such a large city with such a large population, it is already impossible to use two places as the main trading markets. Since the square is to be built, then it should be built directly. The commercial plaza is available, and the playground is directly built on the roof of the shopping mall. Although the cost will be much higher, the family is only responsible for the construction, and not responsible for paying for it.

As a result, big ones took shape on Sun Xiangfu's desk. In the future, they will be the favorite places for the people of Chang'an City to hang out and play.

(End of this chapter)