Chapter 362.

Six hundred taels ……

This Xia Xuan and Jin Dazhou duo were directly confused.

They stood still and didn’t move.

What’s 600 taels?

It’s the same as a hundred taels of silver per acre straight up.

A hundred taels of silver is no small amount of money.

Not to mention that most of them have dozens of acres of land on them.

What was thought to be worthless is now suddenly being sought at a high price.

This ……

After Xia Xuan and Jin Dazhou looked at each other, they both sucked in a breath of cool air.

Xia Xuan even thought she was having a hallucination and said, “Say that again.”

“I am willing to six hundred taels of grain silver per mu to seek ……” Chen Rong said.

Xia Xuan looked at him deadpan, “You’re not kidding?”

“Don’t dare to joke.” The man called Chen Rong said with a straight face.

After all, Xia Xuan was not a businessman, and was young, not yet old enough to be in the age of deceit, and could not help but say, “This land is not worth so much money.”

A dilettante from a powerful family.

This Chen Rong heart like a knife, but when you think about it, this person in front of you, maybe even do not know that the crops are grown in the ground.

Speaking of which, it was false that Chen Rong was not moved, the low price of the acquisition, that was really blood money.

But he also knew very well that some silver cannot be earned.

He was seeking money, not gambling with his life, and the only way to deal with such a person was to be honest.

So Chen Rong said very sincerely, “It’s worth the price.”

Xia Xuan became more and more confused and subconsciously said, “Why?”

Chen Rong hesitantly said, “Just say it here on the street?”

Xia Xuan was already in the spirit at this time, so he said, “Oops, I was rude, I was rude, my house is not far away, so you may as well go to the house to talk about it in detail.”

Chen Rong nodded.

At that moment, the three of them went to the Xia family together.

The Xia family did not cover a large area, and the mansion was not carved and painted, and even many places appeared to be ancient and old.

But as soon as this Chen Rong entered, he knew that the owner of this home was extraordinary.

The servants here, each and every one of them is cautious, speak in a fine voice, hanging in the hall of the calligraphy and painting, is by no means a masterpiece of any famous artist, but look at this line of writing, but it is extremely extraordinary.

This is in addition to the master has taste, I’m afraid that these paintings and calligraphy, but also more than some friends to give, and these friends of the calligraphy and painting, although not on the market those masterpieces, but the attainments are not low.

It may seem dilapidated compared to those rich homes, but it has an unmistakable air of purity.

Ask this Chen Rong to take a seat, Chen Rong busy smiled and said, “The two gentlemen …… do not need to be polite.”

Just now, he called the military master, but now he called the prince, obviously this Chen Rong has realized that the identity of the other party, more extraordinary.

Xia Xuan said, “What exactly is the reason, tell me.”

“It’s actually quite simple.” Chen Rong said, “At first, the land for this station was also prejudged on the Qixia side, thinking that the price should be between one and two hundred taels.”

“Why?”

“Because that’s the station.”

Xia Xuan hesitantly said, “You might as well make it clearer.”

“This is a thoroughfare place for commerce and goods, I’ve been traveling for many years, I know the value of the land in this thoroughfare place, not to mention other things, this place is close to the station, so think about it, countless goods have to go in and out, and this goods have to go in and out, which means that a large number of merchants and businessmen will gather, and what are the goods? The goods are silver, not to mention a large number of passengers, and this flow of passengers… . is also wealth.”

“I see, you’re saying that …… with this station, it’s shaped like a bazaar.” Xia Xuan wasn’t entirely ignorant, and immediately began to think of something.

“Right.” Chen Rong continued, “That’s why previously everyone expected it to be one or two hundred taels of silver, but then they noticed that it wasn’t right.”

“And why is that?”

“Because the logistics of this station, more than everyone imagined more huge, some people have done the math, this station daily in and out of the goods, even not in the canal under the waterway hub.”

Xia Xuan was still skeptical, “So what?”

“Does the Prince know about the Southern Tongzhou?”

Xia Xuan immediately nodded and said, “Ah …… this know.”

“Then may I know the recent Tientsinwei?”

“This …… also knows a little bit about it.”

“That Tianjin Wei is a barren land, but because it is the head of the canal, a large number of imperial logistics, if you want to transport to the northern border towns, are required to route here, this district guards, now has stores.”

Chen Rong paused, then said, “And the throughput of goods at this station …… may even be quite a bit larger than Tianjin Wei. Plus the passenger flow …… means that every day is crowded, is the most densely populated place in the world. These days, many merchants and businessmen, are going to various stations, in addition to a fresh look, look at the steam locomotive, and then is to understand the nearby terrain and market.”

“I am not talented, this also has some more concern, until this railroad division will freight price and time listed, I understand, this place …… is a pot of treasure.”

Xia Xuan was surprised, “Why is that?”

Chen Rong smiled, he was very patient to explain: “Because the price compared to other transportation, and time, this railroad is really a transportation tool, in the future this railroad is bound to be the sinews of the people everywhere, and a site, but also must be the hub of the world.”

“This hub place, think about it, merchants need a large number of goods transportation, so in order to provide convenience, this station near the gathering of a large number of car companies, will there be a large number of inns and restaurants? Will there be a large number of inns and wine shops? Will there be a need for many inns, this is like a new city out of the ground, and this station is the center of this city.”

Xia Xuan and Jin Dazhou sort of understood at this point.

I only saw Chen Rong continue, “You’ve heard of the bazaar in Qixia, haven’t you, an acre of land there often costs hundreds of taels of silver. Why? Because if you are purchased, open the door to do business, that place …… customer flow is not small, as long as the sale is not too bad, a year down, one or two hundred silver net profit, but it is not in the words.”

“You think about it, a few years, as long as the proper management, you can recover the cost of the land, this is a good thing, because of this, a lot of merchants and businessmen, have seen the business opportunity, trying to find ways to purchase the market land or face, but the owners there, but they are all learning smart, how can this laying hen to give it to someone? Therefore, the bazaar there, store and land leasing situation is more.”

“And now this station, too, if you stay up for a few years, by then …… even in this ground casually build a little something, do a little trading, enough to make the children and grandchildren worry-free, the two gentlemen think about it, this can be cheap?”

Having said that, even if Jin Dazhou and Xia Xuan were stupid, they understood what was going on.

Xia Xuan couldn’t help but say in ecstasy, “In that case, I’ve even earned it!”

“Exactly.”

“Haha ……” Xia Xuan said with great joy, “I wanted to sell you cheaply just now, but you told me the truth.”

Chen Rong smiled and said, “This unjust enrichment, although I am a lowly businessman, but also do not care for it. If you want to sell it, you have to be willing to do so!”

“Good.” Xia Xuan said with great joy, “Then thank you for telling me.”

“This land ……” Chen Rong said, “If you don t mind, you may as well sell me?”

“The two of us have a lot of land, and you have so much silver?”

“This is not a problem, silver Well, can always raise out.” Chen Rong smiled and said: “I operate is the mineral trade, in Wuhu County contracted a few coal mines, the coal mines are most in need of railroad transportation, the future …… will be thinking about, will be their own business firms built in the station near the left.”

“In this way, the merchant house will be opened, so that it can do business near the station, and it will be convenient to deal with people, and it will also be possible to deal with the station at any time, to ensure that the goods are unobstructed, and you can see that this is not a two-fold solution.”

“I see.” Xia Xuan unexpectedly said, “I can’t imagine that you are actually in the big business.”

“Where, where, not enough to mention, really is a small person can not read, so I have to ……”

Xia Xuan waved his hand, “No, no, no, no, didn’t I also fail to study and am now on duty among the young army?”

“Then the land ……”

“I thought …… about it,” Xia Xuan and Jin Dazhou looked at each other, and Xia Xuan said, “This land, I will lease it to you.”

Chen Rong: “……”

Although Xia Xuan and Jin Dazhou are simple and young, but after all, they are not fools, this Chen Rong has already told everything, and he himself only needs a little pondering to know …… that this thing …… is still just a barren land, and it is already worth six hundred taels. Then the future is still good?

This is a treasure pot ah, now although the monthly repayment of the debt of the money bank is a bit tight, but if you sell it, will not be sorry for the ancestors?

You know, the countryside, take the land to rent, this dozen taels of silver an acre of land, the annual return, but only a few stones of grain.

But now when you think about it carefully, the income from your own land is a hundred times that of growing grain, so how can you sell it?

Chen Rong cried and laughed, but he thought for a moment and said, “How about this, seven hundred and fifty taels per mu? I don’t want much more, I’ll only buy ten mu.”

“This can t be …… This is the ancestral land, selling it will be poked at by people.” When Xia Xuan said this, he felt that something was wrong, this didn’t seem to be the ancestor’s land.

So he hemmed and hawed and said, “No matter what, in the future I will also be an ancestor, and I always need to have land to pass on to my children and grandchildren. I see that you are also a righteous merchant, but the land can never be sold.”

“What about eight hundred taels?”

Eight hundred taels ……

Xia Xuan and Jin Dazhou realized that this merchant in front of them, in the end, it is still a treacherous businessman, this person frank is frank, but frank is not much, it is estimated that the people’s bottom price is much higher than six hundred taels, waiting for them to increase the price, if they do not increase the price, he is happy to take advantage of a little bit of small advantage.

Getting rich ……

This is really rich.

When Xia Xuan thought about it, he had actually earned ten thousand taels of grain silver.

Ten thousand taels ah, this might be nothing to someone who was rich enough to rival the country, but to the Xia family, Xia Xuan was not polite to say that his grandfather had worked hard to run the business, and the assets he had saved over a lifetime, he was afraid that it would not be as much as what he had earned in a few months.

But ……

Jin Dazhou said: “No, no, not for sale, I think well, my family name Jin, gold and silver treasure of Jin, this is the ancestors have virtue, only this surname, it should be our Jin family to be rich. This land is not for sale, I want to do business.”

These words really made Xia Xuan’s blood boil.

Chen Rong cried and laughed, and for a moment he didn’t know what to say.

Xia Xuan said, “No matter what, we are also considered to know each other, say …… how do you do that coal mine trade ……? How do you earn so much money?”

“This …… is not to be talked about, not to be talked about, the villain takes his leave.”

With that, Chen Rong stood up.

“Don’t go away, it’s a rare occasion.” Jin Dazhou, on the other side, had pressed Chen Rong back into his seat again.

He said earnestly, “No other meaning, our brother and two only want to ask, this coal …… ground planing out of things, also earn money?”

Chen Rong: “……”

Xia Xuan said: “Brother Jin, how can you treat Mr. Chen like this? Mr. Chen, this brother of mine doesn’t have a light hand, his father is the Minister of Justice, and he has always been arrogant. Don’t be afraid, if you have anything to say, let’s talk it out.”

“Truth be told, my father’s name is Xia, taboo Yuanji, is the Minister of Household, I do not know if you have heard of it?”

Chen Rong’s face suddenly changed, he was no longer crying and laughing at this time, his heart was really shocked.

Xia Xuan is pulling the chair, sitting next to him, then said: “In fact, mainly want to Mr. Chen to discuss, no other meaning, this sale …… sale, is not to buy and sell it? But I see you buy and sell to do so big, single face, dare to spend tens of thousands of taels of silver, eyebrows are not wrinkled a go to purchase land …… this silver ……”

“I said, I said ……” Chen Rong’s eyes glanced at Jin Dazhou and saw Jin Dazhou glaring with an aggressive look.

The thought of the Minister of Justice almost made him faint with fear.

So Chen Rong said, “In fact, when …… the villain did not have much capital, but coal is used for steelmaking, I see the current steelmaking hot, nowadays, even the steam train, do not also have to use coal? So at that time, I saw the time, I was determined to throw a bet.”

“You wait, Brother Jin, and fetch a pen and ink.”

“Oh.”

Chen Rong at this time is like a prisoner being tortured in the Yamen, bitterly smiled and said: “But at that time, the silver in the hands, it is impossible to contract the mine. So …… first of all, I found a person to partner, and the second thing …… is to borrow. Of course took the mine, not so easy, how to recruit strong force, how to manage, how to negotiate with the workshop of steelmaking, the doorway here is much to go, really not enough to say.”

Xia Xuan, however, was excited and said, “It’s okay, we have plenty of time, take your time.”

Chen Rong: “……”

The duo looked at Chen Rong with unblinking eyes, and to be honest, they normally, out of their family’s words and teachings, did not care to interact with merchants and businessmen.

But today, this sudden large amount of wealth, coupled with the fact that this Chen Rong had brought to them, was like opening the door to a new world, which made them immediately come to be intensely interested.

Chen Rong, on the other hand, was speechless and had a hopeless look on his face.

Speaking of darkness.

Xia Xuan and Jin Dazhou still couldn’t get enough of it, and even the more they listened to it, the more they savored it.

This Xia Xuan said, “Mr. Chen …… is also a capable person! Find a chance to bring us …… you to be our master.”

Chen Rong was busy saying, “Don’t dare, don’t dare.”

Xia Xuan, however, added, “Where is your family’s residence? Let’s pay a visit some other day.”

“This ……” Chen Rong’s entire body was dumbfounded, with a feeling of stealing a chicken.

Jin Dazhou said, “But you can ask for the real address, if you don’t tell the truth, if you really want to check, you can also find out.”

In the end, Chen Rong could only inform obediently before getting up, “It’s getting late, forgive me for taking my leave, farewell.”

Chen Rong said, a slip of …… farewell and went away.

Xia Xuan and Jin Dazhou two people are still in a kind of giddy feeling, for a long half day, Xia Xuan only said, “I think well, those land, we do some trading by ourselves, this Chen Rong, must ask for a good teaching, then please ask him to give us a good guidance, we will definitely not lose out.”

Jin Dazhou obviously has residual concerns, gently frowned and said, “If people know, is not it ……”

Xia Xuan said, “Isn’t Zhang Anshi also a trader? If he can do it, why can’t we do it? Taking a step back, Your Majesty, isn’t he also ……”

“Hush ……”

It was late in the day before Xia Xuan remembered something and hurriedly summoned the servant, “Has father returned yet?”

“No, I’ve already had someone come back to give an explanation, saying that I’m going to the Zhang family’s banquet after my shift.”

“Which Zhang family?”

“The House of Wei.”

“Why did you invite my father? My dad doesn’t know him that well.”

“I heard that …… also invited the Ministry of Jin, and Liu Shaoqing, as well as Minister Wang …… and ……”

When the two heard it, they looked at each other, and these people …… were all related to their colleagues in the young army.

Jin Dazhou laughingly said, “You say …… will not be the day because of us, that Wei Guo Gong …… please our father to go, the land will be redeemed back, right?”

When Xia Xuan heard this, his face was taut, his person was numb, his body trembled, and he suddenly yelled, “It must be so …… If this deed is really signed, won t everything be lost?”

Jin Dazhou also changed color, he was just a joke just now, and only now did he suddenly break out in a cold sweat.

“Go, go ……” Xia Xuan has already stood up, exclaimed, “We can not let the Duke of Wei have his way, my father is stupid, it is necessary to fall into his scheme.”

With that, winded, the pair flew off into the night.

…………

The ministries also went down in value.

However, Natsuhara Yoshitoshi and the others, taking the name card, rode in the car and sedan chair to the Zhang family.

This was the Zhang family’s mansion in the inner city, covering a small area, and now that Zhang Anshi’s family had relocated to Qixia, this one place, then, had become a separate residence.

There were quite a few people invited, with Natsubayoshi and Jinchun on the list.

Xia Yuanji has almost expected, Zhang Anshi this is cheating his family’s silver, turn around, and want to sell good to come.

On second thought, this kind of thing, you really can’t do anything about this guy, and now that you have knocked down your teeth, you can only swallow it in your stomach.

Since it is an indemnity, Solely …… just give Zhang Anshi a little face.

Zhang Anshi obviously took their arrival very seriously.

Even Mrs. Zhang, Xu Jingyi, was actually in the middle of this lobby, personally pouring tea.

After all, they are all elders, Xu Jingyi poured tea one by one, Xia Yuanji all of them, a little bit of tears and laughter, but also had to smile and nod towards Xu Jingyi.

Xu Jingyi said, “My husband said that he was always naughty in the weekdays, and he bumped into you all, my husband is young …… you all must bear with me.”

Xia Yuanji pinched his beard, wanted to say something, but realized that it was inappropriate to say anything, so he had to maintain good manners and smiled, “Wei Guo Gong man in the dragon and phoenix, very human, this country’s pillar of strength, why naughty? It is he who is self-effacing.”

What else can I say? That’s all there is to say.