Chapter 15 Buying a Property
The next day, he received an invitation from the county magistrate at home and made an appointment to meet in a teahouse!
Li Bin rushed to the place and arrived at the private room. He saw a thin old man in his forties and fifties sitting in the private room. When he saw Li Bin coming in, he stood up and bowed: "Brother Li Xian, I have been long-lasting and long-lasting!"
"You're welcome, I don't know what the master calls me?"
"Zhou Tai'an, whose courtesy name is Mingcheng, was a juren from Zhejiang in the second year of Tianqi! Just call me Mingcheng!"
The master was full of spring breeze and was full of enthusiasm. Of course, Li Bin had to praise each other: "It turns out to be senior, I'm so polite. I'm here to Li Bin, just call me Huawei for Senior Mingcheng!"
Li Bin didn’t remember to prepare a word with him. He didn’t care about it at this time, so he fooled it first!
"Senior Mingcheng, my younger generation is here for the first time,
It’s just that I’m confused in my heart, I hope my seniors will give me more advice in the future!”
While saying that, he took out a mirror and handed it over!
Officials in the Ming and Qing dynasties basically had their names, which took the greatest advantage. The specific affairs were basically managed by the master.
The master has no official status and no future, of course, it is not to earn the salary given by the master, so Li Bin doesn’t have to beat around the bush and hand it over directly in the mirror!
Master Zhou saw that his younger generation was so outstanding, of course, Lao Huai was very pleased: "You are so polite! Everyone is a member of the scholars and the support of each other is the right thing to do. Moreover, the brother suffered this disaster, and it is even more unwilling to help him! I can't say that there is still something to bother with my brother in the future! Since my brother is planning to buy land and buy property, it's better to listen to his brother's opinions and decide it again!"
"What advice do you have for seniors?"
"I dare not give advice. The population of Shanghai County is in Puxi. Although it is also vast and sparsely populated, after all, after a long time of development, I just need to choose a flat place to repair it. After three or five years, it will be a good piece of water to irrigate the land, which can be used as a family inheritance!"
Li Bin didn't know what Master Zhou said. It seemed that his identity as a juren and mirror still played a role. Master Zhou said it was not bad. The wasteland in Puxi was indeed easier to cultivate than in Pudong. This kind of landlord cannot afford to invest in such land reclamation. The landlords were unwilling to do it because of the low cost performance. However, it was just right for Li Bin's character in the Ming Dynasty. There was no entanglement among locals. If Li Bin was willing to spend a lot of effort to rectify the problem, he could still earn a foundation for farming and studying and passing on his family!
The problem is that Li Bin is willing to take the ordinary road in the Ming Dynasty. What he sees is that Pudong is now deserted, and the only two garrisons are probably turned into private salt groups by garrison officials. That is where he is preparing to show his strength!
"Senior, I came here to revive the Li family. My Li family ancestor also relied on thirty or fifty acres of thin fields to earn the previous family business. I didn't expect that the whole family was more than thirty people were harmed by the Tartars. Only my young daughter and two servants escaped. If I could not promote the ancestral property and continue the incense, how could I face my ancestors in the nine springs at that time!"
Master Zhou saw that he had brought out all his ancestors, so he couldn't persuade him again: "As long as you are willing to go to Pudong to reclaim wasteland, our county government will naturally be unlucky. After all, our Shanghai county is sparsely populated and the people's livelihood is difficult. Every year, the tax examinations can make up for Baixian Zun. I am also powerless in this kind of barren land. Of course, we can't afford to buy a property here. At least the money for selling land this year can be filled! But the wastelands and reeds in Pudong are endless, and it's not enough to make up for three or five thousand taels of silver! It's better to go directly to Jiangnan to buy land if you spend this capital!"
Master Zhou predicted Li Bin the development cost of 1,000 acres of land in his heart. Li Bin meant that the Li family should have a large family of thousands of acres in Shandong. Since this is the case, it would be at least thousands of acres of land, and the development cost was not much.
At this time, natural disasters and man-made disasters continue to occur. No matter what land you plant, the output in the land is getting worse every year. In addition, the court's land tax continues to rise, and the land has long been in subsidy. Now the land price has dropped to the lowest point of the Ming Dynasty. The fields in Jiangnan have dropped to two or three taels of silver per acre. It is better to buy ready-made fields than to spend this money to open up land!
Li Bin had already thought of an excuse: "There are many gentry in Jiangnan. What can I be worth as a juren from another place? If you have any trouble at that time, how can you gain a stable foothold? It is better to start from scratch in this sparsely populated place. After all, the younger generation is also a juren. Local gentry will not be as good as me in ordinary trivial matters!"
Master Zhou nodded repeatedly when he heard this: "It makes sense! You can be so clear and good at talented!"
"Seniors have been awarded too much. Of course, you should be careful when you are outside the country to avoid making mistakes! I wonder what good places do you recommend in Pudong?"
While saying that, he handed over another mirror!
Of course, Master Zhou was disrespectful: "I don't know what my virtuous person has for the location?"
"Relying on the sea, we can organize farmers to fish for fishing and subsidize their expenses. If there are rivers next to them, it is naturally best to transport them!"
The master followed the goat beard on his chin: "Then the sharp corner in the southeast is the ward station, and there is a very large wasteland across a river. It is safer to have a ward station next to it. At least a small group of pirates and pirates dare not invade! The river is more than ten feet wide and is connected to the Huangpu River. It is convenient to transport any products!"
"It's indeed a good place, I don't know what the land price is?"
"How much do you want to buy?"
Before coming, the county magistrate told him that he would ask Li Bin to pay at least 1,000 taels of silver to fill the gap this year. The next quotation depends on how big the place Li Bin is willing to buy.
"I'm going to buy 10,000 acres in the early stage!"
"hiss!"
Master Zhou was so scared that he pulled out two of his beards!
"That's ten thousand acres. The wasteland is not worth much, but it's a big investment in land reclamation!"
Originally, Master Zhou was unwilling to remind Li Bin, hoping that the more he bought, the better, and that ghost place was not worth the money. But now Li Bin is also a juren, and has given him two mirrors in a row. If Li Bin cheated too hard, it would be unfavorable to spread his reputation.
"Don't worry, senior, I don't want to open all the land in one day. I buy it first and then slowly recruit people to rectify it. There will always be a time to complete it!"
Master Zhou said that he accepted his explanation. It seems that the young man is not too ambitious: "It is of course a good thing for young people to have this kind of spirit. Since you insist, I will no longer be a wicked person. How about the land price just one or two acres?"
Li Bin cursed in his heart: The old guy accepted the gift, and said it nicely. One or two acres of wasteland in the Jiangnan area, and you are coaxing ghosts in that ghost place in Pudong!
He cursed in his heart but his face did not change at all: "Senior, what else does it mean?"
He felt that Master Zhou was not stupid and would not pay an offensive price for no reason!
Master Zhou twisted his beard and smiled: "When making a contract, you will get 5,000 acres of extra 5,000 acres, and I will give it to you in the name of saline-alkali land. In the future, even if you plant crops, it can be said that it is your own improvement. The land price on the contract will be written with six points!"
It turned out that I was waiting here! I handed over the imperial court's land and gave it five thousand acres. I turned around and dug four thousand taels from the land selling silver. It was amazing!
Of course, Li Bin had no scruples about digging out the corner of the Ming Dynasty and agreed immediately!
Master Zhou was relieved to see that he was so awesome: "Since my brother agrees, I will directly ask the household house to prepare the deed tomorrow and send it to you!"
Li Bin achieved his goal and of course he was in a happy mood: "I would like to thank you for this. I will prepare the money when I go back today!"
The two of them worked happily and both bowed and said goodbye with a smile!
Li Bin went home directly. Master Zhou was so excited that he shivered: I didn’t expect that Li Juren’s wealth would be so generous. The county magistrate also had a thousand dollars to share the money. One was worth four or five years before. It seemed that he would have to explore Li Juren’s foundation. If he could buy two more pension money for his retirement!
Li Bin sat in the study, but sighed that he was really worth buying his identity as a juren. Not only did he have a smooth journey, he could also participate in the team digging the corners of the Ming Dynasty without any obstacles, and he could dig 5,000 acres at one time. No wonder the Ming Dynasty collapsed so thoroughly. It seems that it was really helpless!
The next day, Li Bin was watching an accounting tutorial on his mobile phone, and he had to learn some accounting methods to prepare. Zhang Genshuo shouted outside: "Young Master, Master Zhou from the county magistrate is here to visit!"
Of course, no one was allowed to enter Li Bin's study. When he heard the news, he immediately left the study and greeted Master Zhou and his group outside!
We had already agreed yesterday, and today we would pay the money and the contract with each other. Of course, everyone was happy to get what they wanted.
Li Bin and others sent Master Zhou and his party away, took the land deed and looked carefully. Sure enough, the land deed was particularly detailed, with 10,000 mu of wasteland and 5,000 mu of saline-alkali land. The specific location was north of the middle and back hall of Nanhuizui, and there was a Sanzaobang River running east-west between the two families.
Let’s go and inspect it tomorrow and only plan after seeing the on-site situation!
Li Bin returned to the study and started sorting out the account book. Although he didn't understand it before, the accounts were relatively simple for the time being. Follow the tutorial to learn and practice!
In the Ming Dynasty, including Mr. Huang whom he robbed, the mirror sold the mirror and the total income was about 100 silver bars he brought, with a total income of about 13,000 taels. The New Year purchases and the road expenses were also added. After going to Shanghai, I spent more than 300 taels of debris. This time I spent 10,000 taels of land, but now I only have less than 3,000 taels of left.
Li Bin was also familiar with the prices of the Ming Dynasty during this period. Because of the low productivity, the prices were of course extremely expensive compared to those of later generations, but at this time, the money was also valuable. The cheapest one was manpower. A laborer with no technical content was almost enough to give food to him!
This is also the most prominent feature of the dynasty's end-of-day: the ruling class that masters the means of production makes a fortune by relying on high prices and cheap manpower; the poor class that relies on selling labor to make a living cannot make a living!
Li Bin made an estimate: the house must be built, and it must be built firmly. He will definitely not have many daily life in the future. It would be a joke for the time traveler to send someone to copy the nest. The staff dormitory, canteen, and factory buildings must be built!
If you can’t eat enough and wear clothes, you can imagine what employees sleeping in the straw shed can make!
He didn't feel that he had the ability to command thousands of troops, nor was he so arrogant that he felt that his ability was so powerful that he could win the sky. He just wanted to help the Chinese nation get rid of the Qing Dynasty, the great enemy, so that the Han nation would not be interrupted by external brute force. If anyone else loves, they will fight them by themselves!
How can a nation have sublimated ideas without bleeding or fighting?
The place Li Bin bought was still half swamp and half puddle, which meant digging and draining. In ancient times, this kind of water conservancy project was a troublesome, and all it was built by manpower. Li Bin had no solution for the time being, so he could only spend money to solve it!
I made a draft on the paper and finally calculated that I would like to transform the 15,000 acres of land to start
His great cause of traveling through time requires 50,000 taels to be used as the base, and there is no limit on it!
The road is long and arduous!
Chapter completed!