Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 1912, Free Love

Here is a group of villas in a rich area in Xincheng, South District of Beijing.

Most of the houses in the southern district are high-rise buildings, which can maximize the use of land and sell for a higher price.

Now the land price in the capital is getting more and more expensive, and the land in the new town of the South District is becoming more and more scarce and tense, so there are almost no new houses and communities like this villa.

The existing ones were all developed more than ten years ago. At that time, there were courtyard-style housing complexes, and the prices were quite cheap, and they could be bought for a thousand taels of silver.

However, now, even ordinary suites can no longer be bought without 2000 taels of silver. As for this kind of villas and courtyard-style houses, the prices have risen even higher, and have already broken through the price of [-] taels of silver.

There are a lot of rich people here in the capital, rich and powerful, and there are always buyers for good things. There are fewer and fewer houses in the style of villas and courtyard houses. Even more scarce.

Those who can own a villa here are basically wealthy people in the capital.

As for the rich and powerful in the capital, they basically live in the inner city of the capital, where is the closest to the imperial palace, so it is convenient to go to the morning court, visit other nobles and so on.

A large villa with an area of ​​hundreds of square meters is here. There are two characters of "Chen's Mansion" written on the gate of the villa. Everyone in the villa community knows that the owner of the well-known Ping An Trading Company lives here. Safety.

Ping An Commercial Bank, among the many large and small commercial firms in Ming Dynasty, can also be regarded as a medium-to-large commercial firm, involving shipping, ocean trade, colony trading, slave trading, plantation and many other fields. It is said that it can earn several million taels a year. silver.

In addition, Chen Pingan is good at management. He has also opened more than a dozen large and small factories such as textile factories, cement factories, and glass factories. He also has his own pastures in Western Regions, Liaodong, Nanyun, and Hezhong. Nanyang has its own rubber plantations and more.

It can be said that Chen Pingan really has a big family and a great business. He followed the development trend of the Ming Dynasty and stood on the cusp of the development of the times. He has accumulated such a huge foundation through years of hard work.

"Father, can this oil industry really be invested?"

"I've heard many people say that investing in the oil industry will cost you nothing. The oil is buried underground, but it's very hard to find."

Chen Pingan's two sons, Chen Hui and Chen Long, were discussing with Chen Pingan in the study whether to invest in the oil industry next year.

Now that there are more and more cars, people are gradually getting used to using kerosene lamps, so the demand for oil is also increasing greatly, and the oil market has always been very good.

"I have already inquired clearly, this oil business can definitely be done."

"Although oil is difficult to find, every time an oil well is found, oil flows out like a spring. Oil is like water, and what flows out continuously is white silver."

"A few days ago, I talked with an old friend of Daming Petroleum Company about this matter. He said that oil trading can indeed be done. The investment is relatively large and the risk is relatively high, but the income is quite good."

"Next year we will give it a try first, and if we can, we will invest more."

Chen Ping looked at his two sons, and felt very relieved. The sons had grown up, and they were helping him manage the family business, and they were doing quite well.

He also has a younger daughter, Chen Xue, who is now 16 and has just graduated from the Imperial College of Art.

The youngest daughter, Chen Xuechang, has a beautiful country, and it's [-] Fanghua again. The matchmakers who came to the Chen family to talk about matchmaking are about to step down the threshold of the Chen family.

However, Chen Pingan doesn't like ordinary people at all. He has very high requirements. Not only does he want the other party to have a good family background, but the most important thing is that the other party is also good-looking, good-looking, and the key is character and character.

There are quite a few powerful families in the capital looking for someone to be a matchmaker, but Chen Pingan didn't like it, because most of the children of these powerful families are often not very up-to-date. Bastards are not valued in themselves.

Looking for the daughter of a businessman like myself is nothing more than seeing the beauty of his woman and having some money in his family.

Chen Ping can't look down on such a person, his daughter Chen Xue is also a person with high vision, and ordinary young men can't look down on them either.

When Chen Ping's father and son were discussing to develop oil business next year, Chen Xue was reading the letter in Chen Xue's boudoir, and the more he read it, the more sad he became.

". After the Lantern Festival, I will leave the capital for the South African colony. I don't know when I will be able to see you again."

"Perhaps when we meet again, things will already be different."

"There are all kinds of reluctance in my heart, but the most reluctance is that I will never see you again."

"I wish I could turn into a star in the sky and be by your side every day, even if it's enough to just look at you from a distance."

Seeing the longing and sadness overflowing in the letter, Chen Xue also started to cry.

There are many people who pursue Chen Xue, but she despises them all. Only this Liu Da can catch her eyes.

Although the two are not together publicly, they often exchange letters with each other. They used to talk about things around each other, but recently, because Liu Da is about to travel far away and leave the capital, the emotions in the letters also burst out. , recounting all the reluctance in my heart.

"Why are you crying so hard!"

While Chen Xue was crying at the letter, her mother, Qian Shi, walked in and asked quickly when she saw her precious daughter crying.

"No, nothing~"

Chen Xue panicked all of a sudden, and wanted to put away the letter in a panic, but it was already too late.

"Who wrote you the letter?"

When Qian saw it, she grabbed it and looked at it very quickly.

"You're actually dating someone."

After reading it, Qian immediately became angry.

This person is too shameless to write such a letter to his daughter. Doesn't he know that this will ruin a girl's reputation?

"No~ I don't."

Chen Xue panicked even more, and her face turned red all of a sudden.

Daming is still relatively conservative and traditional in this regard, that is to say, in the new school, free love is slowly sprouting, but basically it is still mainly underground love, and he dare not let his parents know.

The Chen family is a wealthy family, and it stands to reason that they should study in traditional private schools, but Chen Pingan knew that those who came out of traditional private schools were useless.

My family does not plan to take the imperial examination route, but has been doing business all the time. What I need is people who can understand all aspects, and I also need a lot of talents with new education.

So the three children were all sent to study in the new-style school, and the result did not disappoint Chen Pingan. The children who graduated from the new-style school have a wide range of knowledge and know a lot, and there are many classmates in the new-style school. Family business is still very helpful.

"No?"

"Then do you see what is written in this letter?"

"It's all foul language and shameless things. You are a girl, how can you behave like this."

"If this matter gets out, where will our Chen family face in the future?"

"Do you still want to marry?"

Qian Shi was very angry and asked the maid to tell Chen Pingan, Chen Hui, and Chen Long who were in the study.

Soon, the three of them learned that the news also came to Chen Xue's boudoir, and they read each other's letter from Liu Da to Chen Xue.

"Who is this Liu Da?"

"You tell me everything clearly, he is shameless for writing such a thing, and our Chen family has shame."

Chen Pingan looked very angry.

My precious daughter has always been reluctant to marry, but she never thought that she would fall in love with someone secretly. You think this is the poor scholar and rich daughter in the drama.

If he was a scholar, he would have recognized it, and he would be able to take the imperial examination and become an official in the future, but reading this letter, although the writing is very good, but the content, one can tell at a glance that he is from a new school.

The students in this new-style school are basically the children of ordinary families, and very few children from rich families will send their children to the new-style school.

"Father, Mother~"

"It's really not what you think."

Chen Xue's face was red to the neck, and her eyes were watery.

"It's not what we think it is, what is that like?"

Chen Pingan said with a dark face, he is also a man of honor after all, if this matter gets out, he will lose all his face.

"Be honest and clear about this matter, and I will ask your brother to give him a good warning."

"He, he was just a classmate of mine in middle school. Later, he was admitted to Imperial College of Technology and graduated this year. His family arranged for him to go to the South African colony next year, so he wrote a letter to say goodbye to me."

Chen Xue lowered her head and said falteringly.

"Imperial College?"

Hearing this, Chen Pingan's tone softened a little.

Imperial College of Technology is one of the best new colleges and universities in Ming Dynasty. It is very difficult to get admitted. Those who can be admitted are the best among the new schools. My two sons were not admitted to this college.

But when he heard that the other party was going to the South African colony, so far away, Chen Pingan immediately said with a cold face: "Where does his family live, where is it usually?"

"I'm going to South Africa, and I wrote a letter to entangle you, so that if I'm a smart person, I should know that it's time, and I shouldn't be unclear with you."

"If this matter gets out, our Chen family will lose all face. How will you marry in the future?"

Chen Ping'an became more and more angry. After speaking, he also signaled Chen Hui and Chen Long to investigate this matter. They must find out who the brat is, and they must warn the other party.

"No, we're just friends."

Chen Xue defended vigorously, but also worried about Liu Da.

(End of this chapter)