Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 1667, Great Songhu
On the top floor of Songhu Restaurant, Liu Jin stood by the window, overlooking the whole Songhu.

This is the second time I have come to Songhu.

The last time I came here was several years ago. At that time, Songhu was just beginning to rise, and it was far from what it is now.

At that time, there were only some high-rise buildings, wharves, ports, etc. on the Huangpu River for two years, and a large area was still the rural scenery of the Jiangnan water town.

And now, after these years of rapid development, there are already tall buildings on both sides of the Huangpu River, and the spacious and straight concrete roads extend to the end of the field of vision.

In the distant industrial area, tall chimneys are emitting billowing smoke, and in the Huangpu River, large ships come and go berthed here.

The scene in front of me is so similar to the Shanghai Bund I have seen in the movie, it can be said to be exactly the same.

Human-powered rickshaws can be seen even on the streets. This new type of rickshaw became popular as soon as it came out, and it quickly became popular in major cities in Ming Dynasty.

There is also the bicycle whizzing by on the road, the handsome figure makes the people around envy, owning a bicycle and a watch Yanran has become the most popular standard equipment of Daming.

But not everyone can afford it. Watches are extremely expensive. The cheapest watches cost dozens of taels of silver, which is equivalent to the annual income of ordinary people in Ming Dynasty.

Due to the limited production capacity of bicycles and the high price of rubber, the price has also risen again and again, and now it has risen to forty or fifty taels of silver.

There is no doubt that ordinary people are not willing to buy it.

Being able to own a bicycle and a watch is definitely the standard equipment for the elites of Ming Dynasty, and only rich people can afford it.

"Clang~clang~"

Bursts of bells came from the bell tower, evoking memories deep in Liu Jin's memory.

Looking at the pedestrians on the street, with the rise of factories, workshops, and commercial firms, people's clothing has also begun to change. A large number of young people have shaved off their long hair and chose to wear short hair that only soldiers and sailors wear.

The clothes he wears are no longer long robes or gowns, but mainly short-sleeved shorts and tight clothing, because this is more convenient for work and life.

But in the streets and alleys, you can still see many scholars dressed as scholars, holding painting fans, with long hair, wearing long gowns, wandering in groups of three or four shaking their heads.

There is no conflict with each other, and there is no mutual responsibility. You wear your long shirt, I wear my short sleeves, your hair is tied, and I have short hair. Must say what must be done.

"It's better to be the current Daming!"

Liu Jin let out a long sigh.

In my memory, the Shanghai Bund in the movie, the ship running rampant in the Huangpu River is the Wanguo steamship, and the flags flying on it are not my own, they are all the flags of Wanguo.

Shanghai Bund has been transformed into countless areas, and the concessions have left old houses from all over the world here, as well as the inertia of foreigners domineering here.

Every pier in Shanghai is a place for martial arts competitions, gang wars, and ordinary people's misery. It's a mess and chaos.

Look at Songhu now, even though they seem to be similar.

But the flags flying on the boats in the Huangpu River are all the dragon flags of Ming Dynasty. Under the dragon flags are the flags of various commercial houses, vassal states, and colonies. You can hardly see a foreign flag flying here. vessel.

All the docks here are properties under Liu Jin's command. The management of each dock is neat and clean, and the dock workers don't need to be beaten or killed, and there are no gangs to squeeze them. Although the work is tiring, but The income gap is quite good, earning a dignified,

In the high-rise buildings and streets on both sides of the Huangpu River, you can't see any foreign buildings. All the buildings are in Ming style, and you can't see arrogant foreigners.

Here, foreigners who come to Daming must be cautious and honest, and dare not make trouble at all.

Even here, you can see a large number of women from overseas. They are all dressed in Ming Dynasty costumes. They are maids, concubines, and slaves, and they serve their masters attentively.

This is the Dasonghu in my heart.

The emerging city of the Ming Empire is prosperous, prosperous and confident.

Although Shanghai in later generations is more prosperous and lively, when you see those bungalow houses on the Bund, you can't help but feel a burst of heartache.

They are like scars on Shanghai's body. Although the wounds have healed long ago, they are ugly scars, always reminding you of the humiliating years you have experienced.

There are also those foreigners on the Bund, one by one, enjoying the prosperity of Shanghai and the buildings left by their ancestors here with great interest. They immediately feel that they are superior and can ride on your head to do their best. It’s a good feeling The treatment that ancestors enjoyed here.

And the so-called Shanghainese look down on foreigners very much. Except that Shanghai people are all country people, but they are extremely obsessed with foreigners. This kind of deformed heart is also formed by history.

Looking at the present Songhu, the Ming people here come from all corners of the country, and the Ming Dynasty has comprehensively swept the world, which has given the Ming people a strong sense of pride and self-confidence.

Foreigners, in the eyes of the Ming people, are just barbarians, slaves in the family, and bought concubines, and they have no status in the eyes of the Ming people.

Even in the mainland of Daming, these slaves are not eligible to come here, because this is the homeland of the Ming people, and the purity of the homeland must be kept, and barbarians are not eligible to enter.

This kind of Songhu is the big city of a truly powerful empire.

Prosperous and prosperous, all you can see is the strength and prosperity of the Ming Empire and the confidence of the Ming people.

Of course, the prosperity and development of Songhu are inseparable from Liu Jin's plan.

All the land, ports, docks, etc. in Songhu are all properties under Liu Jin's command. When Songhu had not yet started to develop, Liu Jin sent people to buy all the land in Songhu at a very low price. down.

At that time, the entire Songhu was bought for only a few million taels of silver. The land was so cheap that it was bought at the price of the field.

Looking at the present, any piece of land here in Songhu can be sold for tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of taels of silver. The key is that the land here has not yet been sold, because Liu Jin only rents it and does not sell it.

Liu Jin paid for the infrastructure himself. The cement roads, ports and wharves planned the entire Songhu neatly, including industrial areas, living areas, commercial areas, and so on.

The factory buildings in the industrial zone are all rented out, and the price is relatively low, which attracts people to invest and build factories, and also attracts labor to work here.

In a large number of communities in the living area, buildings for sale and shops are also rented out, and none of them are sold. The rent received by countless shops is astronomical every year.

The commercial block is beautifully built for you, and the planning is neat. All the shops are also not for sale, and all of them are for rent.

Squares, football fields, theaters, racetracks, schools, hospitals, etc. are all fully equipped for you, and the size of the community will be matched with the number of schools and the like.

Because the land is owned by Liu Jin, he can build the entire Songhu according to his own plan as much as he wants, which also makes the entire Songhu the most planned city in Ming Dynasty, and also the city with the best order.

Of course, this place can also bring Liu Jin a steady stream of huge profits every year.

Liu Jin is not in a hurry to use up the land. He tries to make the best use of everything he can, such as renting out land, renting out shops, and earning income from ports and terminals.

Every year, it will bring Liu Jin a huge income of tens of millions of taels of silver. This is a real big deal, and it can continue to increase with the development of Songhu. This is a long-term deal.

Use industrial plants and the like to attract investment and attract a large inflow of people, so that you can sell buildings to make a fortune, build houses, streets, etc., and have a large number of shops, and rent out the shops to obtain a steady stream of rental income.

Coupled with supporting business, entertainment and leisure, etc., this is definitely a proper configuration for future urban construction, schools and the like are well done, and if there are hospitals.

Coupled with orderly planning, the city's tap water system, sewage system, etc., such a city is absolutely perfect for all cities in Ming Dynasty. It is clean, hygienic, and life, work, and study can be very convenient and comfortable. It is natural. , the development of the entire Songhu is also very fast.

In just ten years or so, earth-shaking changes have taken place, and it has become the third largest city in Ming Dynasty!
(End of this chapter)