Kuai Liang replied without thinking: "Back to my lord, my family also opened a shop on that avenue, and the business is very prosperous. The roads here are wide, the transportation is convenient, and the internal environment of the shop is comfortable, and many of them are repeat customers."
Liu Xin hesitated and said: "Then why can't the land behind the shop be sold?"
Kuai Liang thought for a while and said: "People like to live together in groups, probably because there are too few people in the new area, or some people will be forced to move in."
Liu Xin said resolutely: "No! You absolutely can't do that. Everything must still be based on the principle of voluntariness and follow the wishes of the people. In this way, you can start the sale of the second batch of shops as soon as possible when you go back, and strive to increase the popularity of the new city.
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After Kuai Liang said goodbye and left, Liu Xin walked out of the study, raised her head and looked around at her state pastoral residence, and sighed: "Why is no one willing to live in such a good environment?"
Liu Xin calculated that there were still four full years before Liu Hong's death, and the problems in Jiangxia and other four counties had not yet been resolved. If he wanted to take them back by force, the only way was to use force. However, this would cause a lot of trouble and cause
Not to mention a large number of casualties, his strength and ambition will be exposed prematurely. He has no other choice but to focus on development now.
The more than 20,000 Yellow Turban prisoners of war have been working harder and harder recently. This month they got their wages for the first time. The money is much more than they originally imagined, and it is enough for them to support their families. As long as they continue to work hard, they will be able to make a living.
One year they will be free again, and then marrying a wife and having children will no longer be just a dream.
As motivation increased, the progress of the project also accelerated. Now, these people are mainly responsible for building four roads leading from Xiangyang to Wancheng, Zhangling, Jiangling, and Jiangxia. These roads originally existed, but they have been left unmaintained for many years.
Some places are dilapidated, affecting traffic. Since the end of last year, these roads have been repaired for more than three months, and they are much better than before. The smoothness of the roads has further promoted the development of Xiangyang's business.
Liu Xin's days passed day by day in such a state of half joy and half sorrow.
On this day, Cai Yong came out of the academy as usual. He raised his head inadvertently and saw a notice posted on the wall. The notice was slightly yellowed, and it had obviously been posted there for some time, but he kept it.
Just didn't pay attention.
School ended early today. Cai Yong couldn't help but stop and read slowly. When he read that Wei Zhongdao was killed by the yellow turban thief Tang Zhou in Zuihongchen, he couldn't help but be stunned. After a while, he came back to his senses.
When I entered my home, I still looked ugly and felt very unhappy.
Cai Yan asked strangely: "Dad, what's wrong with you? What troublesome thing happened to you?"
Cai Yong sighed and said, "Alas, Wei Zhongdao is dead."
Cai Yan's face turned red and he said: "This hypocrite, what can I do if my father sympathizes with him?"
Cai Yong shook his head and said, "How can I sympathize with him? I think of your marriage."
Cai Yan said sheepishly: "Dad, it's not like my daughter can't get married, so why are you so anxious?"
Mrs. Cai happened to come out from behind and interjected: "Yan'er, parents, can you not be anxious? You are already sixteen years old, and other people's daughters are already mothers at your age."
Cai Yan said coquettishly: "Mom, stop talking, I won't marry you."
Cai Yong said solemnly: "Yan'er, dad also knows that you like Mr. Liu, but he already has several wives and concubines. What does it mean for you to marry him now? After listening to dad's words, you should give up this idea early.
, wait for dad to help you find a good family."
Cai Yan was "poisoned" by Ma Yun and was no longer willing to accept the constraints of "parents' orders and matchmaker's words" when it came to her marriage. She said angrily: "Dad, you pick and choose, but it's not all right."
People like Wei Zhongdao will not marry their daughters!"
Cai Yong was speechless for a moment, pointed at Cai Yan for a long time, said the word "you", and then couldn't go on. At first, Wei Zhongdao was indeed his favorite, but in the end, he was so embarrassed that he was not as good as his daughter.
Cai Yan raised objections on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month last year.
Cai Yan felt a deep sense of crisis because of her father's troubles. She only had Liu Xin in her heart now. What could she do if her father didn't agree? More importantly, she didn't know what Liu Xin was thinking.
.In addition, she was not sure what Ma Yun's attitude was towards this matter.
With these thoughts in mind, Cai Yan came to the Prefecture Mufu again. As the frequency of Liu Xin's storytelling changed to once every two days, she felt embarrassed and still went to the Prefectural Mufu every day, so it became once every two days.
In total, I should be able to hear new stories today, but I saw Liu Rui running around with Liu Yu in the yard, and Ma Yun, with a big belly, watching them play with a smile.
Cai Yan saluted Ma Yun and asked impatiently: "Rui'er, why don't you tell a story today?"
Liu Rui didn't even raise her head and replied casually: "My father said, we will stop updating for one day today."
Cai Yan said in surprise: "What's the stop? Where did your father come from so many new words?"
Liu Rui stopped, glanced at her and said, "It turns out that Sister Zhaoji is here. I will stop talking today. Sister will come back tomorrow."
After saying that, he led Liu Yu around in circles in the yard. It was really difficult for this little girl. Although she was full of opinions about Liu Xin's sudden stop, she did not dare to show any dissatisfaction for fear of Liu Xin.
If you get angry for a while and stop updating completely, then the gain outweighs the loss.
Only then did Cai Yan realize that his trip today was in vain.
Ma Yun saw her disappointed look and said with a smile: "Sister Zhaoji, I can't finish this story in one day anyway. You have nothing to do at home. Come and listen to it tomorrow."
When Cai Yan heard her mentioning home, she couldn't help feeling bitter when she thought of the dispute with her father today. If her father really married her off, wouldn't she be unable to listen to this story anymore?
Seeing that she was silent and had a troubled look on her face, Ma Yun suddenly understood something and said: "Sister Zhaoji, you don't have to worry. When he finishes telling the story, I will have someone copy it and print a few more copies.
Then you can take a copy home and read it slowly."
Cai Yan asked in confusion: "How many more copies should I print? What are they?"
Ma Yun covered her chest, it was over, and she was ahead of the curve again. She didn't have to go out now, and had nothing to do at home, so she thought about movable type printing. Unexpectedly, she was so impatient that she spilled the beans, so she had to falter: "Well, that's it.
, I won’t be able to explain it clearly for a while, but you will understand it naturally when the time comes.”
Cai Yan originally relied on her talent. She had previously sat down with some literati and wise men, and her answers were fluent, and she did not fall behind in the slightest. After meeting Liu Xin and Ma Yun, she discovered what it means that there is a world outside the world, and there are people outside the world.
Looking at the pot-bellied Ma Yun, Cai Yan's heart felt sour for no reason. He didn't know whether it was envy or jealousy, but he suddenly said: "Madam, Cai Yan wants to ask you something."
Ma Yun liked this beautiful and intelligent girl very much. When she heard that she wanted to ask something, she took her hand and sat down and said, "Didn't we agree that you can just call me sister? Come on, just ask me anything you want."
explain."
Cai Yan secretly made up her mind that she could not give up easily no matter what, so she said: "Sister once said that we women have to strive for our own happiness."
Ma Yun understood what she was thinking, nodded and said, "Yes, I said that. Sister, do you have someone you like? Whose son is so lucky? Do you want me to ask the master to tell you about it?"
Cai Yan almost blurted out Liu Xin's name, but when it came to the matter, he held it in for a long time, and finally backed down, blushing and said: "Not yet, I just asked casually. If, I mean if, if, there is
How can one know what such a person means?"
Ma Yun had long seen that she was interested in Liu Xin, and she didn't know if this was considered as luring a wolf into the house. Having said that, Ma Yun no longer had any big objections to Liu Xin finding more women. In this era, it was originally
In this way, other people have three wives and four concubines, but your family has a monogamous system, which must be alien in the eyes of others. However, if you ask her to encourage the beautiful girl in front of her to pursue her husband, then she will still
Can't say it.
Ma Yun thought for a while and said: "If so, it's hard to say. It depends on the other person's personality. Some people like to be direct, some like to be more obscure, and some people are just pieces of wood. You and I
He might not understand what you mean if he says it a hundred times."
"Ah! That's it." Cai Yan felt a little disappointed with Ma Yun's answer, but still didn't give up and asked again, "I wonder what my sister said to you at the beginning?"
Ma Yun giggled and said, "He is just a typical big piece of wood."
When the second batch of shops were put on sale, there were too many people who wanted to buy them. According to Liu Xin's wishes, Kuai Liang held a public auction and the highest bidder won. As the Lord of Jingzhou, Liu Xin also changed into casual clothes and came to the auction.
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The auction venue is located in the hall of Kuai Liang's County Sheriff's Mansion. Everyone who participates in the auction must pay a certain deposit in advance. It has been half a month since the announcement was sent out, and people from all over the world have come to report very enthusiastically. By the time the official auction begins,
One day, there was already a sea of people in front of the Sheriff's Mansion, and many people who could not enter the auction hall gathered outside the door to wait for the news.
Naturally, Liu Xin could enter the auction hall unimpeded. He took Dian Wei and Ju Shou and found a remote corner to sit down. Over the past year or so, the modern tables and chairs brought by Liu Xin have gradually become popular in Jingzhou.
Come on, after all, the climate in the south is humid, and sitting on the floor for a long time will still have a big impact on the human body. There are many small round tables arranged in the hall, and there are four chairs next to each table. There are also placed in front of each seat
A number plate, Liu Xin and the others also have a number plate in front of them. Of course, they will not hold up this sign.
There are a total of twenty-eight shops in the public auction this time, located on the same street in the new city. Although they are on the same street, their locations are also good and bad. This is the so-called city entrance, so each shop
The starting prices of the shops are different, this is clearly marked on the announcement, and everyone who comes to participate in the auction is very clear.
The auctions for the first twelve shops all went very quickly, and were only 2% higher than the auction reserve price, and were successfully sold at 30. When it came to the thirteenth shop, a climax suddenly set off on the scene.