When Liu Jin heard this, he frowned slightly and said.
Naturally, the names of the Zhang brothers have been heard for a long time. They have also dealt with these two brothers and know their personalities. These two brothers rely on their status as uncles and the favor of Queen Zhang.
He is really arrogant and domineering, but he doesn't know how to behave. He is the most annoying existence among the royal family and nobles.
If I want to buy a large amount of land and use it to build factories, engage in real estate, etc., and the value of the land appreciates significantly, these two brothers may come looking for trouble. These two brothers are really untouchable.
"Yes, it's their land. This land used to belong to Uncle Chang Ning's family, but later it was fought over by these two brothers."
"You brat, I think you are pleasing to the eye, but I would also like to remind you that it is better to stay away from these two brothers. This will save you a lot of trouble."
Zhang Mao seemed to have noticed Liu Jin's concerns, and he spoke with sincerity.
"Thank you Mr. Zhang for reminding me, I know."
Liu Jin quickly thanked him.
"Well, I will help you ask about other people's land. Duke Cheng and Duke Ding are also short of money now, so they are probably willing to sell their land to you."
Zhang Mao nodded with satisfaction, then thought for a moment and asked, "You brat, what are you doing with as much land as you want?"
"Mr. Zhang, to be honest, these lands of yours are very close to the capital and are fertile farmland. I think the value of these lands will appreciate in the future, so I plan to buy some of them as investments."
Liu Jin also spoke directly to Zhang Mao.
"Your vision has always been very accurate. I believe in your vision, but I am short of money now. Even if it goes up to the sky in the future, I will not regret it. You can rest assured."
When Zhang Mao heard this, he immediately smiled and said, the more he looked at Liu Jin, the more he liked him.
"Mr. Zhang, do you really not regret it?"
Liu Jin smiled and replied seriously again.
"I have no regrets. I never regret anything I do."
Zhang Mao said very confidently that although Liu Jin said that the value would increase, Zhang Mao has been playing with land all his life. There were not as many investment places as there are now, so they, the princes, nobles, and wealthy people basically only do
One thing is to hoard land, keep hoarding land.
As long as you have money, you will continue to buy land. If you can't buy land, you will find a way to get it. In short, you will do whatever it takes to get the land. Some of them are ugly, like the Zhang brothers, who use their power to bully others and buy and sell by force. Otherwise, these
Where can one find such a huge land with thousands of slopes in it?
In this era, the most value-preserving and everyone’s favorite investment method is to buy fields. As long as you have money, the first thing everyone thinks of is to buy fields. Landlords, wealthy gentry, princes, nobles, wealthy and nobles all have these in their hands.
The land expanded rapidly.
As for the land that originally belonged to ordinary people, through various methods, voluntarily or unwillingly, it was finally slowly gathered into the hands of these people.
By the late Ming Dynasty, the land in a county was often concentrated in the hands of a few families. As for the locations of various princes and nobles, the land in a county or even several counties was often concentrated in these hands.
Human hands.
According to data, in Henan Province in the late Ming Dynasty, more than half of the land was occupied by several princes surnamed Zhu who were enfeoffed in Henan. You must know that there were eight princes and hundreds of princes in Henan at that time. As for the generals who controlled the country,
, auxiliary generals and the like are found in almost every village.
The king of Zhou, the king of Tang, the king of Zhao, the king of Zheng... these princes almost occupied all the land in a province, which shows how serious the land annexation was.
Although Zhang Mao is not as arrogant and domineering as the Zhang brothers, he is still a prince after all. He has been playing in the field all his life, so he naturally knows the market conditions of the field very well.
The prices of fields near the capital are generally relatively stable. To be honest, there is not much room for appreciation, at least in Zhang Mao's opinion.
As for collecting rent for a year, it actually doesn’t cost much. Now, in the context of maritime trade, fishery, cement factories, etc., after comparison, it is better to sell the land to invest in these industries. This is what Zhang Mao made after careful calculation.
Think about it, otherwise he would not sell the land that he finally got.
"Your words are enough, Mr. Zhang. Let's go and go back and complete the formalities."
After Liu Jin heard this, he smiled and said.
"Let's go, even if you are rich now, it's a trivial matter to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars at once."
"You brat, if you have any profitable business, don't forget me."
When Zhang Mao heard this, he immediately smiled and said.
"Mr. Zhang, prepare the money first. You will have it soon."
Liu Jin thought for a while and said.
"Will it be soon?"
When Zhang Mao heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up. Then he thought for a while and said, "I still have a piece of land in the west of the city. Do you want us to go and take a look now?"
"...Mr. Zhang, I don't have that much money on hand."
Liu Jin was immediately speechless. This Zhang Mao really dared to smash it all when he tasted the sweetness. He was addicted to selling land.
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The capital is very small, and any news will be known to everyone immediately. As the news that the British Duke Zhang Mao sold a thousand pieces of land to Liu Jin spread in the capital, Liu Jin was approached to sell the land in the capital.
There were more and more people.
Duke Chengguo, Duke Ding, and Uncle Chang Ning all found Liu Jin one after another and sold some fields to Liu Jin one after another. Everyone is now short of money to invest in business.
The huge profits from maritime trade also drove these princes and nobles to adjust and distribute their assets. The income from land was too low, and it was far better to invest in maritime trade, fisheries, and cement plants.
In the past, I would cling to the fields, but now I am starting to sell the fields one after another in order to invest in other more profitable places.
"Old Liu, do you want to engage in real estate in the capital?"
"If you don't even tell me about such a good deal, are we still not partners?"
The news of the land purchase was also known to Zhu Houzhao immediately. He quickly found Liu Jin's house and asked Liu Jin quietly.
In Tianjin, Zhu Houzhao saw with his own eyes that Liu Jin built a deserted land by the sea into the Moon Bay Community. Just the first phase was sold for a sky-high price of 700,000 taels of silver. Think about what he did in Tianjin back then.
When he bought the huge land, Zhu Houzhao instinctively felt that Liu Jin must also engage in real estate in the capital.
As an enlightened Crown Prince, Zhu Houzhao, who is well versed in the charm of money, will naturally not miss this opportunity to make a fortune.
"Your Highness, these lands around the capital are of great investment value. Whether they are used for factories or real estate in the future, they are all very good choices."
Liu Jin smiled and nodded and said, Zhu Houzhao is very smart, it is impossible to hide it from him, and Zhu Houzhao has more money than Liu Jin, so he is probably worried that he has no place to spend it.
"Your words are enough. Old Liu, you are right. The real ability is to make money from this money. This money is just waste if it is buried in the ground. Only by investing it can you make more money."
"I'm determined to follow this wave."
After Zhu Houzhao heard this, he immediately said very grandly that he was very rich now. Many of the industries he cooperated with Liu Jin were laid diamond eggs. The dividends every quarter gave Emperor Hongzhi pink eye.
"Master, Uncle Jianchang, Shouning is waiting for a visit~"
Just when the two were chatting happily, a servant from Liu Jin's house came to report.
"Please~"
When Liu Jin heard this, he quickly said.
Soon, the two brothers Zhang Heling and Zhang Yanling came to the living room. When they saw the prince Zhu Houzhao, they quickly saluted and said, "I have met His Highness the prince."
"No need, no need~"
Zhu Houzhao didn't like his two biological uncles, so he wasn't very affectionate, but they were still his biological uncles, so he didn't have too many rules.
"I don't know, Uncle Jianchang. I'm waiting for you in Shouning. If you miss me from afar, please forgive me~"
Liu Jin also smiled and greeted the Zhang brothers, muttering in his heart that the two brothers must have something to do with him.
"You're welcome, you're welcome."
"This time we brothers came here to discuss something. I heard that Mr. Liu, you are buying land recently. We just happen to have some fertile land in our hands. I wonder if Mr. Liu is interested in buying it?"
Zhang Heling said with a smile.
"I already have enough land in my hands, so I have no plans to buy any more land for the time being."
Naturally, Liu Jin would not dare to buy the land owned by these two brothers.
"Uncle, where is your field? I'm interested in buying it."
Zhu Houzhao here was thinking about buying land for investment and following Liu Jin to make a fortune. When he heard that the Zhang brothers wanted to buy land, he quickly asked.
The Zhang brothers were a little anxious when they heard that Liu Jin did not want to buy it. The two brothers also set up a shipyard in Tianjin. They originally thought that the shipyard would not require much money, but who knew that because of the precedent of the Tianjin shipyard?
Where, the money was pouring in like running water, money was very tight, and I heard that maritime trade was profitable, and I was thinking about building a fleet to go to sea to do business, so I was short of money.
When Liu Jin refused to buy their land, they all thought of forcing it to be sold to Liu Jin. Now that it was better, Zhu Houzhao actually wanted to buy his own land, and he was immediately overjoyed.
"Your Highness, my land is also in the south of the capital, close to the land bought by Mr. Liu. It has about two thousand taels. If you buy it, Your Highness, it only costs one million taels of silver."
Zhang Heling said quickly.
"Uncle, one million taels of silver is not a problem, but I've said it before. If you regret it in the future, don't go crying to the Queen Mother, otherwise I won't buy this land."
When Zhu Houzhao heard this, he nodded immediately, then thought about it and said.
"No, no, we will never regret it, we will definitely not regret it."
When the Zhang brothers heard this, they immediately said.