In the capital, Liu Jin received Sun Xin's letter and immediately became thoughtful.
Land in Songhu must be purchased, and it must be purchased on a large scale to obtain as much land as possible.
The location of Songhu is really important, and it is also related to my next layout.
Jiangnan is the economic center of the Ming Dynasty.
At the same time, these places in the south of the Yangtze River are the most densely populated areas in the Ming Dynasty. These provinces along the Yangtze River have a large population and a developed economy.
If Ming Dynasty is to truly enter the colonial era and the capitalist era, the Jiangnan region is a place that cannot be ignored and must be developed.
Only when the Jiangnan region truly developed, the Ming Dynasty's drive to buy into the colonial and capitalist eras would be stronger and faster.
Further along the Yangtze River, it can basically radiate to most places throughout the Ming Dynasty.
The development and planning of Songhu must be carried out according to Liu Jin's plan, so Songhu must be the next Tianjin.
Use Songhu to drive the entire Jiangnan region, and then drive the development along the Yangtze River, promote the transformation of Ming Dynasty into the colonial era and the capitalist era, and release more powerful forces.
"The South has been clamoring to open its ports to foreign countries. There is not much time left. We must first capture the land of Songhu, and then make Songhu the first port to be opened in the South. This is the way to go.
the best."
“There is no place more suitable than Songhu.”
Liu Jin looked at the map and thought quickly in his mind.
"The unwillingness to sell, even the unwillingness to sell at several times the market price, must be due to other factors. The deep-rooted thought is one, and there must be other factors as well."
Thinking of this, Liu Jin immediately wrote to Sun Xin, asking him to find out the situation in Songhu. At the same time, he also thought of a method, which was the most commonly used method in the financial market in later generations.
A few days later, Liu Jin's letter arrived in Sun Xin's hands.
"Is this trick really effective?"
Sun Xin carefully studied Liu Jin's new move, his mind filled with doubts.
However, he was suspicious, so he started to follow Liu Jin's instructions.
Sun Xin began to invest a large amount of money to buy land here in Songhu, showing that no matter what the price was, as long as he was willing to sell, he would immediately be willing to buy it.
So the land prices here in Songhu began to skyrocket.
Originally, the price of even an acre of good paddy field was only about 8 taels of silver. However, in just a few days, the price of land in Songhu continued to soar, and soon rose to more than 20 taels.
An acre of silver.
With such a high price, some people in the market finally started selling land.
Of course, this was arranged by Sun Xin, because some land was acquired at the beginning, and all the land could be exchanged from left hand to right hand. Anyway, in this era, there are no transaction fees. For Sun Xin, there is no loss at all.
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This result made the landlords and gentry in Songhu become restless.
Songhualou, Zheng Liangzuo, Xu Pu and other Songhu County landowners and gentry were gathering together again.
"The price of one acre of land has increased to twenty-five taels of silver~"
"Northerners are really rich~"
Zheng Liangzuo couldn't help but sigh, such an expensive price is unbelievable.
"Of course northerners are rich, but you may not know that it is very profitable to run factories. Cement factories, textile factories, shipyards, glass factories, steel factories, etc. are all profitable businesses."
"In just the past few years, those people in the north have become arrogant."
Xu Pu smiled and nodded.
"what should we do?"
"Is it possible to consider selling some land?"
Someone thought for a while and said.
"Selling land?"
"Sell me whatever you have, and I will buy your land at the current price. This land will definitely increase in price."
Zheng Liangzuo smiled and said.
"Will it really go up?"
Someone said in disbelief.
"You don't believe it?"
"Do you know what the land prices in Beijing and Tianjin are now?"
"An acre of land costs thousands of taels of silver. The key is that you can't buy land even with money. Now you know, this price is nothing at all."
Xu Pu smiled and said: "Read the Ming Dynasty Morning News more, and you will know some things about our Ming Dynasty."
"Then how do you say this land really can't be sold?"
"Nonsense, whoever sells it is a fool."
Zheng Liangzuo replied.
Things seemed to be just as Zheng Liangzuo and Xu Pu expected, and the land here in Songhu continued to soar.
A few days later, the price of land in Songhu had risen to fifty taels of silver per acre, and people from the north were everywhere looking to buy land.
These Yankees were all very wealthy, and they held stacks of banknotes from the First Bank of the Ming Dynasty in their hands. Anyone who was willing to sell their land would immediately give cash in cash.
Even here in Songhu, as long as someone can introduce someone to sell land to them, they are willing to give you a commission of several taels of silver per acre of land.
However, because the landowners and gentry in Songhu united together, it was still difficult for them to buy land, but the transaction volume increased significantly.
Sun Xin arranged for people to switch from left hand to right hand, which gave people the impression that someone was secretly selling land.
Next, land prices in Songhu continued to rise.
A few days later, the land price in Songhu has exceeded one hundred taels of silver per acre. It doesn't even need to be fertile land. As long as it is land, these Yankees want it. Even if it is tidal flat land by the river, they want it, as long as they are willing.
Sell it and I'll give you the money immediately.
At this time, some people in Songhu finally began to be unable to sit still, and some farmers who only had a small amount of land and some useless fields began to take action one after another.
And at this time, there are rumors that the imperial court will build a second Tianjin port here in Songhu in the future, so the land here in Songhu can match the land price in Tianjin. In the future, it may be the same as Tianjin. This acre of land
, can rise to thousands of taels of silver.
As soon as this news came out, the whole of Songhu was in an uproar.
What kind of place is Tianjin? Nowadays, every inch of land in Tianjin is precious.
Where is Songhu?
Songhu is just an ordinary place at the mouth of the Yangtze River. There is nothing but fields here. If this is really the same as Tianjin, then Songhu will be awesome.
Everyone didn't believe this news at first.
If the imperial court wants to open a port in the south, there are so many places to choose from. Nanjing is the best choice, how could it be Songhu?
But soon, everyone thought that Sun Xin and other northerners were buying land on a large scale in Songhu, and they did not hesitate to spend money to buy land, and everyone thought that this might be possible.
The news even spread to Nanjing and the entire Jiangnan region, so the big families and gentry in the Jiangnan region also began to pay attention to Songhu.
Some people with good eyesight also sent people to the capital to inquire. The news they learned was that the imperial court was indeed considering opening a new port in the south. Songhu is in a good location and may very well be the next Tianjin.
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All of a sudden, the whole Songhu became lively.
Not only northerners like Sun Xin, but also many gentry, landowners, big families, etc. from other areas in the south of the Yangtze River participated.
A large amount of money began to pour into Songhu, and the result was that land prices in Songhu began to soar again.
Originally it had risen to one hundred taels of silver per acre, but it soon doubled. In less than half a month, the land price in Songhu rose to more than 300 taels of silver per acre.
By this time, in the minds of Songhu people, Songhu was already equivalent to Tianjin, and everyone felt that the land in Songhu would continue to rise.
Just waiting for the imperial edict from the imperial court to arrive, Songhu will immediately become the second Tianjin, and the land here can increase to more than a thousand taels of silver per acre.
As a result, the local landowners and gentry in Songhu also began to take action.
Not only did they not sell their land, but they also began to take advantage of their status as local bosses and began to buy and sell by force, forcing some local farmers and small landowners in Songhu to sell their land to them.
There is no doubt that the price they paid for acquiring these lands was very high, more than 300 taels of silver per acre. They took advantage of the power of their clan and the advantages of being a local leader.
In a short period of time, he slowly gathered the land in Songhu into his own hands.
In Songhua Building, many landowners and gentry in Songhu gathered together, all of them glowing and smiling.
"The price of land has risen again. Now it has risen to 350 taels of silver per acre. I heard that the Duke of Wei in Nanjing has sent people to buy land."
Zheng Liangzuo smiled and said to everyone: "I just told you that you can't sell the land. These Yankees are really good at doing business. If they had sold it for dozens of taels of silver at that time, there would be no place to cry now."
"No, it's a pity. If I had bought more land at that time, I would have made a lot of money now."
Someone followed and said.
"It's not too late now. The land in Tianjin costs more than a thousand taels of silver per acre. We, Songhu, will be the second Tianjin in the future. Now it only costs more than 300 taels of silver per acre. There is still a lot of room for growth.
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"I have already borrowed hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, and I am ready to take in all the scattered land we have left here in Songhu."
Zheng Liangzuo said with a smile.
"I am also planning to borrow money to buy more land. This acre of land only costs more than 300 taels of silver, which is not expensive at all. When Songhu becomes the second Tianjin, I can make a lot of money by selling this acre of land.
A few hundred taels of silver."
Someone also followed suit.
"Will Songhu really become the second Tianjin?"
Someone asked who was still relatively clear-headed.
"Of course, whether Wei Guogong knows or not, he has already sent people to our Songhu to buy land. His news is definitely not wrong."
"The imperial court is currently discussing the matter of Songhu."
Xu Pu said confidently: "Everyone, hurry up and buy more land. This is a once-in-a-lifetime big deal. From now on, every inch of land in Songhu will be valuable to us."