"I didn't open the school to make money, I just wanted to educate the people so that there would be no stupid people in the world."
Bai Song said the same thing to Mr. Chen.
Mr. Chen didn't take these words to heart, but when Shangguan Yi heard them, his expression straightened up and he looked Bai Song up and down again.
"Young Master really has such a great wish? Let's be honest. The wishes of Shangguan and Young Master coincide with each other. If Young Master really has this intention, Shangguan will do his best to help you in the future."
Shangguan Yi's words were simple, but at this moment, his heart towards Bai Song had completely changed.
Bai Song gave a wry smile: "What are the ambitions and not ambitions? There are still problems ahead in opening the school."
With that said, Bai Song recounted Mr. Chai's previous worries.
Shangguan Yi listened thoughtfully, and then said: "Young Master, please rest assured. Even if others may criticize you, I, Shangguan Yi, will not be aware of you. Regardless of your identity, Shangguan will definitely do your best for you."
Bai Song shook his head: "You alone are not enough. This school not only needs many teachers, but also recruits many students. Otherwise, what is the use of opening this school?"
After saying that, Bai Song asked again: "Based on what you see, sir, how can the school I want to open be carried out smoothly?"
Shangguan Yi thought for a while, feeling a little helpless, but had to admit: "If the young master really wants to open this school, I'm afraid he will have to follow Master Chai's wishes."
"Take part in the imperial examination?"
Shangguan Yi nodded: "Yes, it's only a month until Qiuwei. You can give it a try... I just don't know..."
Shangguan Yi hesitated to speak, obviously doubting Bai Song's literary skills.
To this, Bai Song did not answer, but took the matter to heart.
…
One month is just a snap.
In mid-August, the sun is scorching hot.
In January, changes can be seen everywhere in Ji County.
There were many people in the county at the market, and a few vendors began to accept banknotes.
The ladies who were out were all talking about it, saying that the bank note was very light to carry around, and buying and selling things was no longer so troublesome.
More than a dozen horse-drawn carriages loaded with wheat passed through the street, attracting countless people to watch. They watched the harvest convoy pass through the market, and were escorted by officials to the barn of the prefect's mansion.
It was the same carriage again, but it was wrapped tightly, and finally stopped at the door of the Chen family's backyard, attracting all the elders and clan members of the Chen family.
At this time, Bai Song was in the prefect's mansion.
Yesterday, he had received jewelry and silver worth thirty-five thousand taels from the Chen family, and Chen Xirong promised that he would not use this amount of silver within two years.
This gave Bai Song a reassurance.
It was these thirty-five thousand taels of silver that gave Bai Song the confidence to have a good talk with Mr. Jiang.
The urban development of Jixian County lags behind that of other prefectures and counties, but Jixian County has a large population base. At the same time, Turkic people have often migrated and settled here recently, and the urban population growth rate has gradually increased.
Although the land area of the Bai Song Dynasty was not large, this batch of grain in the Bai Song Dynasty solved the problem of hungry people. Gradually, the surrounding people felt that there was surplus grain in Jixian County, and they followed them to the vicinity of Jixian County.
The population of Jixian County has increased, which is a rare opportunity for Jixian County.
In the official room, Bai Song took out a map of Jixian County, spread it out on the table, and outlined the entire area west of Zhazi Street at the end of Flower Street.
"In the southwest of Ji County, on the lower reaches of the Wei River, there are more than 3,000 acres of land, without any infrastructure, and only two to three thousand families live there. This is a huge waste of resources. Now that the number of residents in the county has increased, everything in Ji County is crowded. Only
There is no one in Xicheng. If we can make good use of the land in Xicheng, we can solve the problem of urban population and create considerable economic benefits."
Jiang Yu shook his beard and shook his head with a bitter smile: "Mr. Bai, you have lived in Ji County for a long time. Don't you still know the reason for Xicheng? Xicheng is located on a low terrain. Every year, the Wei River flows, which brings disaster to Xicheng. There is also chaos in Xicheng, and all roads are in chaos.
The gangsters and beggars are all there, and no one from Jixian County will go to Xicheng easily. Naturally, there are not many people there."
"Because of these reasons, Mr. Jiang has never thought about urban development?"
"What? Urban development?"
"It means re-planning and renovating Xicheng to change the current layout and attract more people to move in."
Jiang Yu really had never thought about it and had no idea what Bai Song was talking about.
Bai Song simply said bluntly: "What I mean is that you might as well contract your land in Xicheng to my Bai family, and my Bai family will pay for the planning and construction of Xicheng."
Jiang Yu understood this and said in surprise: "You mean you want to buy the land in Xicheng?"
"Um."
"Which slice do you want?"
Bai Song pointed to the map: "Hasn't this been drawn for adults?"
Jiang Yu looked at the map and stared: "Are you kidding me? This is all the land in Xicheng."
"What I want is all the land in Xicheng. I will pay one hundred thousand taels of silver."
"One hundred thousand taels!" Jiang Yu was startled and thought to herself that Bai Song had only opened a bank for a long time, how could he come up with so much money?
"Do you have that much money?"
"One hundred thousand taels will definitely not be paid in one lump sum. I will pay it off in ten years, and pay ten thousand taels of silver every year. Now the imperial court has more than 90% of the land in Xicheng, but these 90% are land that no one wants or buys.
Instead of holding it in your hands, why not sell it to me? The remaining 10% of the land is still in the hands of two thousand households in Xicheng. I will find a way to buy them all, and then I can re-plan it.
Xicheng, the future Xicheng will definitely be the most beautiful scenery in Jixian County."
Bai Song had already thought about it. The asking price of 100,000 taels was definitely acceptable to the court, and Bai Song could also accept it. The price of buying land in the county was equivalent to buying and selling fertile land, and it was a good thing that could not be found anywhere.
Bai Song had accumulated a lot of funds through banks, and now it was time to invest.
Bai Song's plan was very simple, which was to develop real estate in Ji County.
Nowadays, many Turkic people in the city still rent houses, and there are quite a lot of people who want to buy houses. Only the profits from real estate can support the interest of financial products launched by accumulating funds in the early stage.
Jiang Yu didn't have much foresight. After listening to Bai Song's suggestion, he felt that he had taken advantage of it. If he could earn one hundred thousand taels of silver for the court, reporting it to the court would definitely be a great contribution.
For this reason, Jiang Yu agreed to Bai Song's deal without even thinking about it.
Little did he know that his casual nod would hand over the future economic center of Youzhou to Bai Song.
…
When I came out of the Prefect's Mansion, I saw a piece of paper posted on the bulletin board at the entrance of the Prefect's Mansion. It clearly stated that registration for the Autumn Examination was coming soon. Students from all over the country who wanted to participate in the Autumn Examination should ask their local teachers to write letters of recommendation.
This is a more important event than any banknote. As soon as the announcement came out, people gathered around and everyone was talking about it.
