Speaking of which, the cost of building a road is really not too high. According to the answer given by Daqian Bank, it will cost 2,000 taels to build a cement pavement that is 5 meters wide and 20 centimeters thick.
For guests who often come to Xianweiju to spend money, two thousand taels of silver is naturally nothing. Of course, this is for wealthy people, but for ordinary people, this is nothing more than an astronomical figure.
According to the purchase ratio, one tael of silver is equivalent to about 370 yuan in later generations, and two thousand taels of silver is equivalent to more than 800,000 yuan. It is just building a fourth-class highway, and Shen Ao will naturally make a lot of money. Just because the cost of cement is not known to outsiders. We didn't know, so we couldn't calculate the real cost. So many people recognized the price, and many people even took out their banknotes and paid the money directly, and asked for it to be repaired immediately. The sooner the better.
Is there any reason why the money delivered to your door should not be earned?
After Chang Hong learned about Shen Ao's intention, he agreed to the rich people. Not only that, he also followed Shen Ao's idea and proposed that by adding five hundred taels of silver, he could build a thick stone coffin with inscriptions on it. Who funded the construction of this road? After keeping it for decades or hundreds of years, these stone piers will not be lost and can be passed down.
It's just a stone pier, and you have to charge 500 taels of silver. Ordinary people would not agree even if they were killed. But the rich don't think like this. They just pay 500 taels, and that's it. How can anyone object to letting one's name be passed down, a good thing that enhances one's reputation? Therefore, almost everyone who contributed money to build the road recognized the five hundred taels of silver. For this reason, some people almost took action because of this matter. Come.
Most of the rich people in Daliang City live in Dongcheng District. This means that there may be several families of rich people living on the same street, and they all want to leave money to leave their names. How can others agree. Same. It’s only two thousand five hundred taels of silver in total, and it’s not something we can’t afford, so why can we only write your name and not someone’s?
When the dispute arose, Chang Hong reported it to Shen Ao. According to his idea, there would be an auction, and the highest bidder would get it. This would be a big income. But Shen Ao directly rejected it. To make money, you have to have something. The bottom line is that this kind of thing with no content will be sold in an auction situation. Those who get it will not feel very good if they pay a high price. Those who don't get it will be full of resentment. If they don't get it, they will curse others. .
If this is the case, the money earned is a bit disgusting. Shen Ao has many ways to make money, and many items have not been released yet. Why must he make money on this and attract everyone's resentment?
The money is divided equally and ranked according to the strokes of the surname.
This is Shen Ao's answer to Chang Hong. Although he will earn less as a result, his good reputation will remain. Compared with businessmen, why is reputation not part of capital?
The matter was settled in this way. As expected, no one continued to make noise. On the contrary, many people exaggerated that Qianqianzhuang was just and fair. Therefore, some people went to Daqianqianzhuang again and put their money here in exchange for a fortune. Stacks of banknotes.
Under the clear price tag, road construction teams can be seen almost everywhere in the eastern district of the city. More and more people are benefiting from this. They have income every day, which makes them even more eager to buy a house. At this time, it is only three thousand Ten thousand acres of land and 10,000 houses were obviously no longer able to meet the needs of the people. Fortunately, Emperor Qianwen took action in time and gave another 6,000 acres of land to Shen Ao, so that another 20,000 houses could be built. As word spread, People all over the city rejoiced.
Needless to say, Shen Ao was excited about the emperor's generosity and was determined to do things well. No matter what, in order to be worthy of the hard work of the people, the quality of the houses bought with half a life's savings must be guaranteed.
Speaking of which, building a house in ancient times is not like building a building in later generations, which has strict requirements for the foundation. In Daliang City, where only bungalows can be built, although some land will be wasted, building a bungalow is far more trouble-free and simpler than building a building. .So with the continuous efforts of the construction team, the second batch of 1,000 houses was delivered and sent to the Ministry of War for the newly recruited 5,000 soldiers to be drawn.
Cheng Bailin, the Minister of War, took over these houses with a smile and warmly received Shen Ao in his office room.
Seeing Cheng Bolin's disgusting smile, Shen Ao instinctively leaned his body towards the back of the chair, "Cheng Shangshu, I have something to talk about. I am a very busy official."
"Oh, by the way, talk about things, talk about things." Cheng Bolin also knew that he was too impatient, but he had no choice. Who made him think of continuing to recruit soldiers? Especially after learning that the emperor had approved six more After giving a thousand acres of land to Da Gan Bank, he couldn't suppress this idea even if he wanted to.
"Lord Zhongguo. Look, Your Majesty has cleared another 6,000 acres of land. Can we still build 20,000 houses?"
"That's right." Shen Ao nodded. This account is easy to calculate. It's not surprising that Cheng Bolin would know it clearly.
Seeing that Shen Ao admitted, Cheng Bolin leaned forward again and said eagerly, "Mr. Zhongguo, do you think this is a good idea? The Ministry of War plans to continue to recruit 5,000 troops. In addition to the 5,000 houses agreed upon, Can you give our Ministry of War 5,000 houses? Of course, you can pay whatever you want, we just need to ask the Ministry of War to come first, okay?"
"No." After knowing what Cheng Bolin had planned, Shen Ao shook his head and refused. "Cheng Shangshu, Daqian Bank has already said that after five thousand houses, the people who pay first will buy the houses. What will the people think of this change now? If they are disappointed with Daqian Bank and the court, and there is no one to do the work, how will the houses be built?"
"Well... weren't they already crowded in the south area of the city? Then they will just have to squeeze in for a while. Anyway, the house is enough, they can live in it sooner or later." Seeing Shen Ao disagreed, Cheng Bolin said again He tried to persuade him in an attempt to change his mind.
"How can we change what we have agreed to do? It is better not to mention it again. Of course, even if the Ministry of War has plans to continue recruiting soldiers, considering that these soldiers join the army to protect their families and the country, they will do a lot of money. After selling 5,000 houses, of the remaining 20,000 houses, only the soldiers came first to show our respect for them."
Shen Ao has a good impression of soldiers, both in his previous life and now. He even has experience in the military, which makes him clearly understand that the sacred duty of a soldier is to bear the brunt of difficulties, regardless of life and death, That's why he proposed that military personnel should be given priority. But this could only be done under the premise that it would not hinder the big plan.
The results given by Shen Ao did not satisfy Cheng Bolin. Because in this way, it is very likely that the people who have moved into new houses will not consider joining the army. If there are some good people among them, wouldn't it be a part of the army not to be able to join the army? A loss?
But what Shen Ao said is not wrong. In life, the most important thing is to have credibility. Without credibility, it will be difficult to do anything in the future.
"Then... let it be decided according to Duke Zhongguo's words. It cannot be changed now." Although Cheng Bolin did not achieve his goal, he was a little unhappy. But when he thought of Shen Ao's current importance, it was not what he, the Minister of the Ministry of War, wanted to do. That’s fine. King Lian Xiang and the former prince were offended just because they said they were offended. Isn’t it good to see that they are still sitting here?
Even though he couldn't do anything to Shen Ao, Cheng Bolin finally decided to take a step back. In any case, Shen Ao also gave him face, didn't he?
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Prince Zhong's Mansion.
The prince Tang Yi looked at the reply sent by his father, with excitement flashing on his face. "Steward Cheng, take the note immediately and invite Duke Zhongguo to come to the house to talk."
"No." Cheng Shan, who already knew what happened, pretended not to know anything and agreed before turning around and walking away.
Shen Ao is very busy. He travels to and from the construction sites in Beicheng District and the cement pavement construction sites in Dongcheng District every day. Once a problem is discovered, he will provide guidance from time to time. In the end, these common people still have too little experience, and many of them He can't rest assured if he doesn't keep an eye on things.
In such a busy situation, he met Cheng Shan and learned that Tang Yi was looking for him. After thinking about it, he decided to go to the appointment at noon. He also wanted to see what Prince Zhong wanted to say when he was so eager to see him. something.
The spacious and clean road at the gate of Prince Zhong's Mansion has already been repaired. By the time Shen Ao's ox cart arrived, Butler Cheng Shan was already standing outside the gate waiting with a smile on his face.
Compared with when Shen Ao first appeared here, Cheng Shan's attitude has also changed greatly. From the initial resistance, to the current enthusiasm and gratitude. Thinking of the smile on the prince's face every day now. He looked a little better than before, and from the bottom of his heart he was even more grateful to Lord Zhongguo Shen Ao, the man who had given the crown prince the chance to stand up again.
With a smile on his face, Cheng Shan took Shen Ao into Prince Zhong's palace. Tang Yi was already standing here waiting in the courtyard. When he saw Shen Ao, he smiled broadly and called out "Brother Ao".
With Tang Yi's status, there was no need to stand here and wait for Shen Ao, but he still did so, which showed a sense of respect, and mainly because he liked the feeling of standing.
"Brother Yi." A sincere smile appeared on Shen Ao's face, and then he strode forward.
"Haha, I haven't expressed my gratitude to Ao Di yet. The cement pavement at the entrance of Prince Zhong's Mansion is very smooth, which makes people like it." Tang Yi took Shen Ao's hand and smiled.
"That's right. Your Majesty will walk around on the concrete path at the door every morning and evening after dinner." Cheng Shan continued speaking from the side, proving that Tang Yi's words were not polite.
"That's great. All your efforts have not been in vain." Shen Ao also chuckled.