Zhu Biao's face suddenly darkened, and he realized there was something wrong with this.
He glanced at Han Du lightly and asked, "What's going on?"
Han Du saw that he couldn't hide, so he had to stand up and said with a smile, "Your Majesty, I bought the land with real money and silver. Moreover, County Magistrate Wan also agreed, and the land deeds are stamped with the magistrate's seal."
Zhu Biao was so familiar with Han Du that he knew he was quibbling and was too lazy to listen to his nonsense.
He turned to look at Wan Qing and said in a kind tone, "What exactly is going on? Please tell me carefully."
"I obey!" Wan Qing bowed his hands.
Then he straightened his back and looked at Han Du fearlessly, "My father-in-law did spend money to buy these lands, and I did sell these lands. But what price did my father-in-law give at the beginning? It was only ten dollars."
One acre!"
Not to mention how much the land here will be worth in the future, as far as the land around the racecourse is concerned, it is generally worth one thousand guans per acre.
Only ten acres per acre? What is the difference between this place, this location, ten acres per acre, and the one you picked up for free?
Everyone present was not a fool, especially Jie Jin who looked jealous at Han Du instantly.
Han Du immediately jumped to his feet, pointed at Wan Qing and shouted, "Old Wan, you have to speak with your conscience. At the beginning, your place was just a deserted beach. Not even a blade of grass grew, let alone growing food."
"Don't say ten strings, not even one string is worth it. Otherwise, this wasteland has been here for so many years, why hasn't anyone bought it?"
"But now it's more than ten acres!" Wan Qing said plausibly.
Han Du doesn't care about that. Anyway, he has the land deeds in his hand. Even if you, Wan Qing, say hell, you can't change the fact that these lands already belong to you.
"But when I bought the land, it was not valuable at all. Now it is valuable, but what does it have to do with you?"
Wan Qing knew that he was in the wrong and did not quarrel with Han Du. He bowed directly to the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, serving as an official will bring benefits to one party. I am incompetent and cannot bring benefits to you. I will sell the treasure land at a low price. I sincerely ask the emperor to take back this land."
Bless the people of the whole county."
Wow~
Han Du became anxious and shouted quickly, "Old Wan, your name is written on the land deed and your seal is stamped on it. Do you want to go back on your word?"
Wan Qing snorted coldly and ignored Han Du. He was determined to ask the emperor to take back the land and leave it to the people of the county.
As for whether this would cause Wanqing to lose his reputation, but if he really sold the land at a low price, it would not be a matter of losing his reputation. He would be infamy in Shanghai County for thousands of years.
Zhu Biao pondered for a moment and looked at Han Du, "Can't you leave some land for the people? Why buy it all?"
When Han Du saw it, he quickly shouted to Qu, "Your Majesty, tell the truth, if
If I had not purchased the land, the railway track would not have been built here."
Everyone knows that no matter where the rails are connected, the land there will be extremely valuable. If he cannot buy all the land, Handu would rather change the rails than let others take advantage of it.
But what Han Du didn't expect was that Wan Qing would be so shameless and shamelessly beg the emperor to take back the land.
Han Du was a little angry, looked at Wan Qing and said with a stern voice, "To tell you the truth, if you didn't sell the land to me, this railway track would never have been built here. There are so many places on the seaside, where can it be built?"
Can?"
"But you have cultivated to this point now." Wan Qing said shamelessly, directly begging the emperor, "On behalf of the 80,000 people in the county, I would like to thank the emperor for his grace from generation to generation!" If Wan Qing was just asking for himself, Zhu Biao would
I would definitely ignore him. But he was not doing it for himself, but for the people of the county, so Zhu Biao had to weigh it.
After pondering for a long time, Zhu Biao looked up and looked around and said to Han Du, "With so much land, one acre will be worth thousands of gold in the future. I know you spent a lot of money building the railway track, but this half of the land is enough for you to build the railway track."
The money from the railroad tracks was made back.”
"Let's do this, you give half of the land to Shanghai County."
"Your Majesty, this" Han Du was very reluctant. Zhu Biao spoke up and down, but his losses were huge.
"What? Do you really want me to take over the land for you?" Zhu Biao exerted slight pressure.
Han Du quickly relented and said, "Yes, yes, but I have to choose first!"
"It's a deal!" Wan Qing was extremely excited and bowed respectfully to Han. "I will thank you for your kindness on behalf of the people of the county!"
Of course Wan Qing knew that even a piece of land would be fat or thin, and its value would vary greatly. But he didn't care anymore, as long as he could snatch the meat out of the mouth of the Duke of Zhen, he would be satisfied.
Han Du's face twitched. This thank you cost millions of dollars to buy. It's so expensive!
It was getting late, so Zhu Biao stayed here all night and took the train back to Beijing early the next morning.
After confirming that there were no problems with the train, Han Du strongly recommended them to maritime merchants to ride and transport goods.
In order to make back the money as quickly as possible, Handu's price for trains was not cheap, and it was not affordable for ordinary people. Therefore, Handu targeted the wealthy maritime merchants.
In addition, Shanghai County has also started building docks, plank roads, warehouses, etc. in full swing.
in a very short period of time
, what was originally a deserted beach turned into a bustling place filled with people.
After everything was on track, Han Du returned to his lying state.
It was very pleasant to lie under the shade of the tree and enjoy the grapes that Yao Yue fed to her mouth with her own hands.
"My lord, Duke Liang wants to see you." Uncle Wu came in to report.
Han Du was startled for a moment, lowered his belly, and sat up, "Lan Chun? If he wants to see me, he can just come in directly. Why are he doing these false gifts?"
Lan Yu died in the Jiayuguan battle, leaving behind two sons, Lan Chun and Lan Bin. Zhu Biao believed that Lan Yu had worked hard and made great achievements, so he was very good to his two cousins.
As soon as Lan Yu's death was over, Zhu Biao ordered Lan Chun to succeed the Duke of Liang, and Lan Bin was also awarded the title of General Jinwu of the second rank. Although he was only a military official and was far inferior to the Duke of Liang, he still
It can be regarded as Zhu Biao’s heartfelt wish.
"My lord, I saw that Duke Liang seemed to have something to ask for, so he insisted on staying outside and waiting." Uncle Wu quickly explained.
Han Du pondered for a moment and turned his head to look at Yao Yue.
Yao Yue quickly wiped her fingers, stood up and said with a smile, "I'm going to see Sister An Qing."
"Go." Han Du smiled and nodded.
Then he stood up and said to his fifth uncle, "Invite him to the study. I'll be there right away."
"yes."
Han Du changed into regular clothes and came to the study.
As soon as he walked in, he saw Lan Chun looking up at him with red eyes.
Seeing him coming in, Lan Chun suddenly knelt on the ground and said with a tearful voice, "My nephew, I beg my uncle to make the decision!"
Han Du quickly stepped forward to help him up, "If you have something to say, let's talk about it. What's going on? As long as I'm here, the sky won't fall!"
Let Lan Chun sit down first, and then listen to him talk about what happened.
"What did you say? An envoy from the Timur Empire came to Beijing? Why didn't I know?" Han Du's eyes widened, and anger welled up in his heart when facing this mortal enemy.
Although he was far away from the court and the news was relatively lagging behind, Fang Xiaoru was always in the cabinet, so it was impossible for him not to know about this matter.
And Fang Xiaoru knew clearly that he had hatred towards Timur's empire, but he refused to tell him, what did he mean?
Lan Chun knelt in front of Han Du again. "Not only that, my nephew heard that Timur's delegation came to Beijing this time to declare vassal status to the Ming Dynasty in order to restore peace. Uncle, my father died tragically at the hands of Timur's sword.
The hatred for killing my father is irreconcilable, so I ask my uncle to let his nephew kill his enemy with his own hands!"
"Get out!" Han Du kicked him in the leg, "I told you, it's not your turn to worry about this matter."
Lan Chun quickly stood up.
Han Du sat and pondered for a moment, then raised his head and said to Lan Chun, "Leave this matter to me. You go back and wait for the news."
"Yes, thank you uncle!" Lan Chun was overjoyed. As long as his uncle could agree, the matter would be a sure thing.
When his father was still alive, he told him more than once that when he encounters difficulties, he should go to Han Du. There is nothing in this world that cannot be solved with his wisdom.
If it is true, it means that no one can solve this matter!
Han Du sent Lan Chun out and told him not to get involved in the matter and to keep a low profile.
Then he didn't turn around to go back home, but took a carriage directly to find Fang Xiaoru.
Qingzhengfang.
This place has become a gathering place for high-ranking officials of the Ming Dynasty. Fang Xiaoru lived here after moving out of the old residence of Han Mansion.
Seeing Fang Xiaoru, Han Du was not polite at all, "You didn't even tell me about such a big thing as the Timur Empire's delegation coming to Beijing?"
The smile on Fang Xiaoru's face gradually disappeared and turned into a helpless sigh. He motioned Han Du to sit down and poured him tea.
"It's not that I won't tell you, it's that the emperor won't let you know."
Han Du's eyes suddenly narrowed, he paused and sneered, "So, it seems that the emperor is ready to accept tribute from the Timur Empire?"
Fang Xiaoru was silent for a moment and then said, "The emperor believes that the Timur Empire is a big country after all, and if it fights again, there is little chance of victory. In addition, Jie Jin strongly supports the acceptance of the Timur Empire's tribute, so it is natural for the emperor to be moved.
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Han Du smiled coldly and laughed at himself, "Everyone knows about the grudge between me and the Timur Empire, so the whole court just hides it from me, right?"
Fang Xiaoru heard the resentment in Han Du's heart and sighed and advised, "Han Du, Ming Dynasty is the emperor's world after all. You'd better try not to conflict with the emperor about some things."
"We know that you are upset about Lan Yu's death, but Timur also died in the Jiayuguan Pass. Isn't that enough for you to calm down?"
"What did you say? Where did Timur die?" Han Du was very surprised by the news from Fang Xiaoru.
Fang Xiaoru nodded affirmatively, "The news I got from Timur's mission is that after Timur conquered Jiayuguan, he exhausted his efforts and died. Even if you die together with Liang Guogong, can this dispel your resentment?"
Lan Yu died in battle, but to have the leader of the country bury him with him is a worthy death and a supreme honor! Thanks to lxiaoj111 for the reward and monthly ticket. I want to thank you every time I update, but I forget every time because it takes so much time.