In the evening, all the guests who came to watch the ceremony heard about it, and even the design drawings drawn by Master Cui were leaked.
The reservation process was that everyone would set off back in the afternoon, but because the merchant ship brought a lot of good things, many people were interested, and everyone was busy, so we stayed one more night.
For such a grand event in Beihai County, Mr. Song was naturally present. Not only did he come himself, he also brought his son, grandson, and several nephews.
It's just that the Song family didn't show up in front of the people brought by Governor Guo. But they must be the group of people who care most about the development of Beihai County.
After all, their base camp is in Beihai County.
So after dealing with everyone, Mr. Song called his son and several nephews to talk, "Have you heard the rumors outside?"
"Are you talking about Longchi building a house?"
Mr. Song said "Yes" and said, "Everyone has seen that such a large open space outside has been painted with white lime. The wharf is built. There will definitely be shops and houses here in the future."
"But the conditions for buying land are too high," one person said: "I heard that if you want to buy a piece of land, you have to build a shop here for free in Beihai County. I heard people say that the shops here are all two-story and the cost is the least.
I want eighty taels."
"Yes, we looked at the size of the land. If the materials used were more refined, it would cost more than a hundred taels, which is quite a lot of money. If we include the shop we built ourselves, it would cost nearly two hundred taels.
"
It only costs about a hundred taels for them to buy a shop on the main street of the county town.
Mr. Song said: "I was hesitant at first, but I heard that many people have made reservations, and some good seats are gone. Even the governor and the princess have made reservations. It shows that many people are optimistic about Longchi."
"Can County Magistrate Bai really let the governor and the princess pay to build a shop?" One person said: "I think it's probably a trick on us. Even if there is a shop for the governor and princess here in the future, it will be given by Magistrate Bai, right?"
"
Although Mr. Song also had this suspicion, he would not say it out loud. He glanced at his nephew and said thoughtfully: "As long as there are more merchant ships in the future, Longchi will be more prosperous than our county, and you won't lose money if you build a shop here."
"What about building it?"
"Build!" Mr. Song said with finality: "We will go to County Magistrate Bai tomorrow, no, I will go to Bai County in a while. If we can't afford more, let's reserve two pieces of land first."
Master Song looked at his nephews and asked, "Do you want to book a shop?"
The nephews looked at each other and hesitated. The price was too high and they didn't want to decide.
Mr. Song did not force them, but he still advised them, "It's better to make a reservation. If you are short of money, you can rent a room together with several people. When it is built, you can make money by renting it out."
The nephews smiled and didn't take it to heart.
Now the area of Longchi is still very deserted and not close to the county seat. There are only a few small villages nearby. It is impossible for them to spend 200 taels to buy a shop.
With this kind of money, it is better to buy two shops in the county town.
Master Song sent them away, and then said to his son: "Let's go find County Magistrate Bai and choose a better location."
Mr. Zhao from the Zhao family was also in Bai Shan's house. Although his family was not as rich as the Song family, they could still afford the money from the two shops.
In Beihai County, people are also coming to Bai Shan one after another. Compared with the gentry and businessmen in Qingzhou City, these locals are obviously more concerned about this matter and have more confidence in Bai Shan.
Although I felt anxious and anxious, I gritted my teeth and came over to book a room.
The number of places on Bai Shan's drawings is decreasing one by one, but the number of people on the list is increasing.
The corners of his mouth raised slightly, and he was very satisfied with this. It was not in vain that he spent so much money to invite people to watch the ceremony.
The next day, Governor Liu and Governor Guo separated at the intersection. One led people back to Laizhou, while the other led people back to Qingzhou City.
Bai Shan and Governor Guo walked together and waited outside Beihai County. Seeing that they were in a hurry to go back, they did not stay with them. He just said to the gentry and businessmen who were following behind Governor Guo: "Anyone who wants to build a house in Longchi, this paragraph
You can send someone to the county government office to contact the county at any time."
Bai Shan smiled and said: "The location has been decided, and someone from us will send the contract later."
"contract?"
"Yes, after signing, it will be a guarantee for each other. Otherwise, if the county government accidentally sells your good position to someone else in the future..."
The person who had made a reservation immediately said: "It's time to sign the contract."
Bai Shan and Yin You carefully calculated the time it would take to build these shops, and then set a final completion date based on the situation of each shop and the location of the shop.
Each company received the contract and was slightly surprised after reading it carefully. This is a rhythm that requires them to start work immediately after the new year, so they have to find people and prepare materials now.
After the contracts were signed, Bai Shan also received a certain deposit from them. As long as they completed the work on time and according to the quality, the deposit would be refunded to them; if they did not start construction by the time, Beihai County had the right to set their contract date.
The land is then sold to others without refunding the deposit.
As the Chinese New Year approaches, news of the construction of houses in Longchi spreads even faster. Businessmen and gentry from other counties and even Laizhou come to buy. By the time of the Chinese New Year, although not all the land in Longchi will be reserved, they will undertake the construction for free.
Most of the parts are already owned.
So Bai Shan was no longer anxious to sell the land, but instead approached Mr. Qian and contacted Cheng Jiulang through Mr. Qian.
"Firewood and bricks and tiles?" Cheng Jiulang was a little surprised that Bai Shan wanted such a large quantity.
Bai Shan nodded and said, "Yes, Longchi needs it to build a house."
Cheng Jiulang's heart moved and he realized that Bai Shan was going to join hands with him to do this business.
Cheng Jiulang only hesitated for a moment before nodding in agreement, and then talked to him about their respective investments and income...
Bai Shan didn't care about things, but if Cheng Jiulang used his connections to sell things to Longchi, he would also pay half of the cost, so the two sides discussed it briefly and decided to split it 50-50.
After sending Cheng Jiulang away, Bai Shan handed Bai Erlang the contract he just signed, "You can take care of the accounts with Cheng Jiulang from now on."
Bai Erlang: "...Why me?"
"Because you have the most time," Bai Shan said, "you also have a share of the 50%. You can't let me, the county magistrate, take time to read such an account book in my busy schedule, right?"
Bai Erlang hissed, "What you said is... good, good..."
He didn't have the right words for the moment. Zhou Man, who was eating snacks at the side, tilted his head and said, "Scheming?"
Bai Erlang nodded immediately, "Yes!"
Bai Shan glanced at Zhou Man with a smile. She lowered her head to eat snacks and then said to Bai Erlang: "Just say you don't care?"
"No matter, how can I ignore it?" Bai Erlang put the contract in his hand and sighed: "Who asked me to pay the least attention to things? In fact, I am also very busy. I have to write a book, and I have to be constantly talked about by you.