Chapter 603 Hot

In just a few days, the shops under construction or construction in the South First District were sold out. The merchants seemed to have a little brainy and have the strength to buy four or five sets of pavements and houses. If they don't have the strength, they will gritt their teeth and get two sets without any hesitation.

Naturally, the Song family's behavior towards the merchants was very much. Dai Suer and Ye Fanggu, who were in charge of finance, were happy to close their mouths. Two million taels of silver were spent like splashing water before. After half a year, they finally began to return the capital. However, after all the money was sold out, the two women I can't laugh.

The actual design and construction of 220 pavements and 80 residential houses in the South District are quite different from the figures reported by Song Nan in the court. Song Nan did not deliberately report some figures to avoid tax. The actual reason is that they did not know whether it was a measurement error or inaccurate design in the development process, resulting in many errors. A lot of vacant land came out, and Song Nan didn't want to leave them idle, so she used them conveniently.

220 pavements, with an average price of 8 million taels of silver, worth 1.7 million; 80 houses with an average price of 4 taels, worth 320,000 taels of silver, with a total selling price of about 2.1 million taels. Except for the tax money to be paid, it is also worth taking back the capital without earning or losing money, which is equivalent to half a year of free.

One night in the early February, the stewers of the Song family held a plenary meeting before the start of work in the South Second District in the Songfu Hall. Ye Fanggu and Dai Suer first announced the income and expenditure results of the South First District, and everyone was a little dumbfounded.

"We have been busy for more than half a year. It turns out that we don't make money or lose money. What else can we do about this business? Two million taels of silver have tens of thousands of interest in the silver bank for a few months, hey. Lu Qingli muttered a little discouraged.

Everyone in Songfu felt the same way. Song Nan shook her head with a smile and said, "Do you settle accounts like this? This is only the first phase of the project. The large expenses we invested in the purchase of land, the treatment of silt, the purchase of private land, and the hiring of craftsmen and civilians can be included in it, and these are the costs to be diluted; the 100 mules, horses, hundreds of cars and tools, etc. we bought can be used in the back. , don't you understand this account?"

Dai Suer held her forehead and said, "Oh, this is right in front of us, so we still made money."

Song Nan crossed her legs and said, "It's not just making a lot of money, okay? It seems that there is not much money, but I estimated that there are 500,000 taels of money in the South District Project, which is not much, but it basically meets my requirements."

Everyone was stunned and immediately smiled happily. In half a year, 500,000 taels of silver had been received. It would have been hard to imagine if they hadn't experienced this matter in person. At the beginning, no one would have extravagant hopes for this, and no one would believe that the development of the so-called real estate sales would make a lot of money, but the facts were in front of them, and people couldn't help but believe Song Nan Vision.

There are many rich people, and the cost of more than 3 million taels in Song Nan's hands is not too much. Any few marquises in the capital will easily come out this amount, but it is one thing to have money, and the direction of investment is another thing. Before Song Nan toss around, who dares to spend money to do so?

"I didn't expect it to be so hot all of a sudden. After Shangyuan, merchants from various state governments came one after another*. Unfortunately, we only have so many shops and houses, and many people returned disappointed." Zhu Fengtong, who was in charge of contacting Jia, said with some regret.

"One of today's discussions is this matter. In view of the good situation, I suggest taking advantage of this momentum to start the construction of the South Second District and the South Third District at the same time. Our progress is too slow. Will it take a few years to develop a district in half a year and complete the development of the white paper workshop? What do you think?"

Wandabao said, "It's not difficult to speed up the progress. I can buy more tools here and hire more craftsmen to solve the problem. I don't know how the agreement between Ah Hu and the people has been signed."

Tong Ahu said: "The people of District 2 and District 3 have signed more than half of the agreement. I will sign it as soon as possible and let them vacate the land as soon as possible. It's just that the problem of how these people settles is very troublesome. During the South District, we built simple houses for them to live in. After all, there are many merchants in the South District, and only a few thousand people can gather and settle. If the construction of the Second and Third District starts together, what should we do about the resettlement of tens of thousands of people?

Song Nan nodded and said, "This is a big deal. If so many people don't have a place to settle in a mess, they will be given a handle if something happens. In this way, Dabao, you can consider hiring idle manpower from the white paper workshop when you hire people, so that they can work and earn money to stabilize their minds. In this way, the shed on the construction site It can solve the living problems of some people. For the rest of the people, I have two plans for them to choose. First, we will immediately build a simple residence in the wasteland north of the Central District to settle them. The conditions will certainly not be very good. I'm afraid that each family can only be squeezed into a shed, but we can subsidize two taels of silver per family a month to calm their hearts. Second, directly The family subsidizes three taels of silver to let them live in an inn in the city or rent a house outside. Anyway, it's only one year for them to decide.

Tong Ahu said, "I guess they will definitely be willing to squeeze the shed with two taels of silver. After all, these two taels of silver are made for nothing. However, I'm afraid that it is impossible to build simple residences on the wasteland north of the Central District. Tens of thousands of people need to build simple huts, covering a huge area; and those wastelands are all barren forests and tombs, and the forests are easy to cut down. The cemetery is the most troublesome and cannot be easily excavated, which will cause public indignation.

Song Nan nodded and said, "It's troublesome to do it. Sooner or later, we will move the grave out of the city. Let's start this matter tomorrow. You can ask the Taoist priest to find the feng shui treasure place for burial in the barren mountains outside the city, and issue a notice for the grave owner to move the grave out of the city for burial. However, anyone who voluntarily relocates the old grave with a subsidy of two taels of silver, and those who do not want to relocate should make it clear to them. The forest land of the cemetery is a court official land, and now it has been bought by me. It is my private property. If we don't move, we have the right to forcibly move the grave and let them understand it in their hearts.

Tong Ahu nodded and said, "Okay."

Dai Suer whispered, "Husband, moving the grave is not a small matter. Maybe it will make a lot of trouble in the city. Hu, you must have a good attitude. You must be reasonable with the people and don't do it, or you will be caught by others."

A Hu said, "I know, I will be careful."

Zhu Fengtong frowned and said, "Song Nan, there is something to remind you that it is appropriate for District 2 and District 3 to start construction at the same time, but these two areas are much larger than District 1; especially the South District 3, which is the planned place to move back to private houses. After completion, it can only be used for the resettlement of the people. After the completion of more than 800 small houses, they must be allowed The original residents of Baizhifang returned to live. According to the demolition agreement, they can't receive a taels of silver. In this way, we can't get back at least one million taels of silver, which will directly affect the subsequent development. Have you ever thought about this problem?

Song Nan nodded and said, "I understand what you mean. If we want to speed up the progress, we can only start construction on multiple sites at the same time. It's really a little troublesome financially. But what you just said reminded me that I have an idea here. What do you think?

Zhu Fengtong smiled and said, "It's an idea in the blink of an eye. Let's talk about it."

Song Nan smiled and said, "The relocated houses in the third district must be built as soon as possible. We promise that they will move back to live in a year. The agreement in the first district of the south has passed half a year. If we don't work, we will not be able to catch up with the one-year period, which will cause their dissatisfaction and lose our reputation, so we must do it as soon as possible. "

"What about the silver thing? Why don't you let my brother take more money to invest? My brother should agree now. The little princess said with a round stomach.

Song Nan waved his hand and said, "Don't you have to let your brother sell the farmland manor? That's the family business accumulated by the old man; that's what I think about the problem of capital. Didn't Miss Fengtong say just now? Many merchants came to negotiate but were disappointed because we didn't have a house and shop. Miss Fengtong can talk to them about one thing.

"What's the matter?" Zhu Fengtong said puzzledly.

Song Nan smiled and said, "Ask them to pay in advance and pay half of the house, which is equivalent to a deposit. After the house comes out, they can deliver the other half to settle in directly, but it's only a few months."

Everyone was stunned. Isn't it a few months of wasted with other people's money? He thought of this and came out.

"Can... others be willing? If they take out the money but can't see the house, will they be willing to take this risk? Zhu Fengtong smashed his red lips and didn't think so.

"The initiative is in our hands, why don't they want to? You have to understand the psychology of these people. Song Nan ignored the surprise of the people in front of him.

"Do you know why the shops and houses in the South Second District were sold out so quickly?" Song Nan shook his legs twice and asked.

"It is needless to say that the court's policy has solved the worries. Of course, merchants are willing to do business in the capital or buy real estate to naturalize in the capital." Zhu Fengtong said.

"This is just one of the reasons. These merchants are very smart. If the purpose is just to do business or naturalize, they don't have to rush to buy them crazily. For example, Chairman Zhao of the Huishang Business Gang bought two houses in six of my shops in one go, and the president of Zhejiang businessmen bought four shops and four houses. Can't you see any reason?"

"What's the reason?" Everyone was confused.

"It's very simple. They understand that the price of real estate in Baizhifang will definitely rise, and the price will rise very high. They are sure of this, so they hoard shops and houses in advance, and then transfer their hands to earn a big price after soaring prices; a shop is currently worth 82,000 taels, but I'm afraid they won't be able to buy it if they don't have 15,000 taels a year later. It's full of pots. If the Beijing bank hadn't given them a loan, I'm afraid they would rather borrow and buy more rooms.

"Ah?" Everyone took a breath. It turned out that there was such a reason in it. It's reasonable to think about it carefully. Now the supply of shops and houses is in short supply. Not only white paper workshops, but also ordinary houses in other squares are also rising. Many people come to the capital to buy houses, and the price will naturally rise. Rich people in the Ming Dynasty are like crucian carp crossing the river, but The land and real estate in the capital are limited, and things are rare and expensive, and it is not surprising that they rise.

"In this case, we simply don't sell it and wait for the price to rise. Why do you make them earn money?" Tong Ahhu came back and asked questions that everyone wanted to ask.