Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 274, Zhang Mao wants to sell the land
"Stinky boy, if you meet someone you like, you can tell me directly, I'm a matchmaker, and I'm going to propose marriage now."

The party on the small island in the middle of the lake was over, and Zhang Mao also looked at Liu Jin with a smile on his face and asked.

"Uh... you're not afraid that I'll fall in love with your granddaughter?"

Liu Jin thought for a while and smiled.

"Ah, brat, do you like Zhang Ying?"

Zhang Mao was also slightly taken aback after hearing this, and then said overjoyed: "Great, I have wanted to marry that girl a long time ago, but I have never been able to find a young hero who can take her down. Marry you!" I am very relieved, you quickly find a matchmaker to come over in advance, and I agree directly."

"..."

Liu Jin was speechless immediately. Why is this old Zhang so eager to marry his granddaughter?

This grandfather is not afraid of being entrusted to others?
"Mr. Zhang, I'm just saying this. It's the first time we've met, and we've just met."

Liu Jin thought for a while and replied.

"It's enough to meet once. You don't know it. I'm married. I haven't even met each other. I just married and went home."

Zhang Mao said nonchalantly, in this age of paying attention to the orders of parents and the words of matchmakers, it is normal to have not seen others.

So in ancient times, a matchmaker was a very attractive profession. With one mouth, the dead could be said to live, and the living could be said to be dead. Both men and women dared not offend the matchmaker. You have to pay enough money to be able to entrust the other party to find a good partner for you.

"Tell me honestly, like that?"

Lao Zhang is still a gossip guy, when he said this, his voice became softer, as if he was trying to induce Liu Jin to speak out.

"I really can't say I like that one. They all look like gods. How can I say who I fell in love with at the first sight."

Liu Jin smiled and shook his head.

"Your requirements are quite high, kid."

Zhang Mao looked at Liu Jin and said, then thought for a while and said, "Are you too thin-skinned to speak?"

"Let me tell you, you can be shameless in other things, but you must be thick-skinned in this matter. When you meet someone you like, you have to fight bravely, otherwise, if you miss it, you will regret it for life. "

"...Keep in mind Mr. Zhang's teachings. I just feel that the time we spend together is a bit short. After all, we are looking for someone to live with in the future. To some extent, we need to know whether the other party has a common topic with me, so that the future can be leisurely. Go on."

"If you marry someone who has nothing in common with you and go home, and you won't have a few words in the future, what's the point?"

Liu Jin naturally still has some thinking habits of later generations, and in the final analysis, he still has to talk.

"common topic?"

Zhang Mao was slightly taken aback, and heard new words from Liu Jin, but Zhang Mao said indifferently: What is there to talk about with women, just marry and have children, and take care of the house. "

Well, machismo has naturally reached its peak in this era.

"Okay~"

Liu Jin was speechless for a moment, and he didn't talk speculatively. He really couldn't talk about this matter with Lao Zhang, and he felt like he was talking to a duck.

At this moment, Xu Guangzuo came over with a smile on his face and said, "Brother Liu, do you like anything?"

"Don't mention it, this kid said that he didn't know much about the first meeting, and he didn't know if he wanted to get in touch more. There are very few opportunities for such contact."

Zhang Mao smiled and said first.

"Then it's going to be difficult. It's not easy to get in touch with men and women. It will have a great impact on the woman's reputation."

Xu Guangzuo thought for a while and said.

"Forehead…"

When Liu Jin heard this, he realized that in this era, men and women cannot be easily contacted, not to mention them rich and nobles, even young men and women from ordinary families should not move around easily, lest gossip and bad guys are innocent.

It is very difficult to hold a small gathering like today. If it weren't for the fact that everyone is acquainted and married through the ages, and they can be called cousins ​​or something, they would really not let this young man and woman got together.

"But I think that Li Zhen seems to be treating you, Brother Liu..."

Xu Guangzuo didn't say the whole thing, it was also for Li Zhen's sake, as long as everyone understands the meaning, it's fine.

"Li Zhen?"

"Li Shilang's granddaughter?"

Zhang Mao's eyes lit up when he heard it, and he seemed to be gossiping.

"Yes, I was at the side at the time, but I could see clearly."

Xu Guangzuo said with a smile on his face, then thought for a while and said to Liu Jin: "Brother Liu, this Li Shilang's granddaughter is not easy to marry. Li Shilang has already spoken, and non-emperor disciples will not marry."

The disciples of the emperor naturally refer to the talents who can pass the Chunwei examination and participate in the palace examination. Because the palace examination is usually conducted by the emperor himself, students who can participate in the palace examination are also called disciples of the emperor.

Of course, those who can make it to the palace examination have basically reached the peak of the imperial examination. Such people can be regarded as truly talented, and they all mean a bright future.

"The requirements are really high. The emperor's disciples are basically old people. Even if there are some young ones, they basically have families. Lao Li has dug a big hole for his granddaughter."

Hearing Xu Guangzuo's words, Zhang Mao couldn't help but said immediately: "These literati are like this, mothers-in-law and mothers have all kinds of rules, and they are annoying to death."

Lao Zhang couldn't be more familiar with the imperial examination held every three years.

Under the ancient imperial examination system, [-]-year-old Jinshi and [-]-year-old Mingjing, these [-]-year-olds are considered very young to be able to win the Jinshi, and people in this era have basically married their wives as fathers in their teens. up.

Especially those who can study, most of them are well-to-do, and naturally they will not be unable to start a family because of lack of money, so there are very, very few young people who appear in TV dramas with talented scholars and beauties who are still young. Each is a true talent.

That's why Zhang Mao said that Li Shilang dug a big hole for his granddaughter. These days, the emperor's disciples are generally very old, or they all have families. Did your granddaughter marry as a concubine?Or do you want to marry someone who is much older than you?
And absolutely properly is a big pit.

"The requirements are quite high, but it seems that this is really prepared for Brother Liu. With Brother Liu's talent, it's just a breeze to be named on the gold list."

Xu Guangzuo looked at Liu Jin and said with a smile that he was very confident in Liu Jin.

"Brother Xu has won the prize."

Liu Jin smiled and shook his head slightly. Liu Jin is still very clear about how much he has. If he hadn't discovered the cheating function of the cheat, he would probably have to slap his face.

"Stinky boy, I can't help you with the imperial examination. You should work harder and get in the exam once. Otherwise, if you wait another three years, the day lily will be cold."

Zhang Mao looked at Liu Jin, couldn't help but said with a smile.

"..."

Liu Jin was speechless again. Sure enough, the nature of this gossip has not changed at all, whether it is ancient people or modern people in later generations. This gossip is always on my head.

"Why didn't I see it."

Liu Jin shook his head slightly and said.

"It's still up to you?"

Xu Guangzuo smiled and said: "She has taken the initiative to ask you questions, and you may not have noticed that her eyes are looking at you from time to time. I can see this clearly. I am someone who has experienced it, so I can't be wrong. .”

"This person is good-looking because he has an advantage!"

"Let's not talk about it anymore, just let it be."

Liu Jin shook his head slightly and said, I can't talk about how I feel about Li Zhen, I can only say that she is still very beautiful.

"Stinky boy, do you want to buy some land?"

When Zhang Mao heard what Liu Jin said, he smiled slightly. The young man was a bit thin-skinned, so he asked after thinking about it.

"Buy land?"

"What are you buying land for?"

Liu Jin said in a daze.

"Buying land is of course buying a family business, and a real estate is considered a wealthy family."

Zhang Mao said in a natural tone.

"Mr. Zhang, do you want to sell the land?"

Liu Jin looked at Zhang Mao, thought for a while and asked.

"You kid is smart, you guessed it just a little bit."

Zhang Mao smiled and nodded, then said, "I'm going to sell some of the fields in my hand."

"What are you selling the land for?"

"It's not that you don't have money."

Upon hearing this, Liu Jin said in a daze.

Zhang Mao followed behind him. This was also engaged in honeycomb briquettes, fishing, and seagoing ships to do business. This made a lot of money, so why would he need to sell the land.

"I just have no money!"

Zhang Mao replied with a wry smile.

Although these industries under Liu Jin's command make money, they also spend a lot of money. Although the British government has a lot of savings, in less than a year, they have invested continuously, and the money is like running water. It flowed out with a splash.

Moreover, Zhang Mao is very shrewd, and he is willing to invest in it. Whether it is the fishing industry or doing business at sea, it is very profitable, and the same is true for the cement factory, so he is also thinking about expanding his industry and making money. more money.

Although this British government is rich and noble, the cash in its hands is actually not too much. Most of the family property exists in the form of land, shops, and various trading businesses, and the money is not too much. All these previous investments have been exhausted.

"I'm thinking about buying a few more sea-going ships from your side, and I'm going to form a caravan to go to the Wa country. I'm going to have to invest hundreds of thousands of taels of silver."

"In addition, I am also planning to buy a few more whaling ships, which will cost tens of thousands of taels of silver. In addition to hiring crews and other expenses, I need to prepare a small hundred thousand taels."

"Everyone in the cement factory is discussing to expand the scale again, so why do each company have to invest tens of thousands of taels of silver?"

"Calculated from this, it is not enough without a few hundred thousand taels of silver."

Zhang Mao wrung his fingers with Liu Jin and Xu Guangzuo.

Zhang Mao has really tasted the sweetness now. The fishing boats that go out to sea are very profitable, and the merchant ships that go to North Korea are even more profitable, and the cement factory is also very profitable.

All these industries are profitable businesses. Taking advantage of the good time to dig for gold, he is also planning to decisively expand the number of recruits. He also wants to form a fleet to do business in Japan, and he also wants to expand the scale of fishing boats. Scale and so on, these all need silver.

"Mr. Zhang, aren't our steps too big?"

When Xu Guangzuo heard this, he thought for a while and said, the Dingguo Mansion, the British Mansion, and the Cheng State Mansion, almost all of these three men wear a pair of trousers, and all the business is done by the partnership of the three families.

"Too big?"

"I'm too slow."

Zhang Mao shook his head and said: "Don't you know that the Zhang brothers are already preparing to set up a fleet to go to Japan for business. I heard that the gold and silver exchange here in Japan is one to five. Don't say anything else, just do this gold and silver. It’s a huge profit, not to mention, you don’t know the profit of this sea trade.”

"In the future, I'm still thinking about setting up a fleet to go to Siam and Southeast Asia. If there is a chance, I will go to Tianzhu, Persia, and Europe in the future. The silk and porcelain in Europe are worth more than gold."

"Now is the time for sea trade to start. If we don't seize the opportunity, others will get there first."

Hearing Zhang Mao's words, Xu Guangzuo thought about it and nodded solemnly. Although he saw a huge prospect, he didn't have the courage of Old Zhang.

"Lao Zhang is transitioning from a feudal aristocracy to an emerging capitalist."

Liu Jin couldn't help labeling Zhang Mao like this in his heart, but Liu Jin was still happy to see such changes. The feudal dynasty of Ming Dynasty wanted to truly go to the world and expand its enrollment all over the world. It is necessary to gradually transform from feudal society to capitalist society.

This is also the direction that Liu Jin has been working hard for all the time. Otherwise, why would he bring Zhu Houzhao with him in everything? After all, it is to make Zhu Houzhao, the future emperor of Ming Dynasty, the biggest capitalist.

Coupled with the transformation of rich and nobles like Zhang Mao and Xu Guangzuo, this power will naturally increase, and eventually promote the transformation of the entire Ming Dynasty.

"Brat, do you want to buy land?"

"Don't tell me that you have no money. Now the richest people in Ming Dynasty belong to you and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

After Zhang Mao finished speaking, he also looked at Liu Jin. The reason why he looked for Liu Jin was because he knew that Liu Jin had money and a lot of silver. Let's exchange it.

"Mr. Zhang, where is the land in your hand?"

Liu Jin thought for a while and asked, buying land has been a good investment since ancient times.

"They're all near the capital, and they're all the most fertile and best land in the capital. I wouldn't have sold them if I wasn't in a hurry to spend money."

Zhang Mao replied.

"Fields near the capital?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Jin's eyes lit up slightly, and he thought for a while and said, "Mr. Zhang, sell these lands to me now, and you will definitely regret it in the future."

Now here in Tianjin, those gentry and landlords who sold land to Liu Jin on a large scale have regretted it. The land near the capital will definitely be priceless in the future.

"regret?"

"I won't regret it, let alone regret it. I'll just ask you to buy it back when the time comes."

Zhang Mao said indifferently.

(End of this chapter)