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Chapter 1825 The Rise of Shanghai County
At the estuary of the Yangtze River Delta, there is an ordinary county town that has risen due to the opening of the ocean and has become an increasingly prosperous town.

"Originally the magistrate of Songjiang Prefecture was located in Huating County, but now it has been ordered to move to Shanghai County. In the 29th year of the Yuan Dynasty, Songjiang Prefecture was rich in people and things, so the Yuan Dynasty government cut off the five townships in the northeast of Huating and established counties in the town, because the land was located near the sea. Shangyang, its name is Shanghai."

The envoys of Chu Lingyun and others came from Guangzhou to the mouth of the Yangtze River, which is close to the most prosperous cities of Suzhou, Hangzhou and Nanjing.

There are many galleons on the Huangpu River, some of which come from Dongying, Ryukyu, North, Yizhou, Lingnan, Arabia, Western Europe and other places.

Relying on the prosperity of Suzhou, Hangzhou, Nanjing and other places and the golden waterway of the Yangtze River, countless silk and tea are exported from here.

"Shanghai County is located at the mouth of the Yangtze River, so it is difficult not to prosper."

Chu Lingyun has seen too many cities during this voyage, from London in Western Europe to Constantinople in West Asia, Alexandria in Africa, Mumbai in South Asia, and Guangzhou in the South. These cities have something in common, or It is very close to the ocean, or there are big rivers, and it has become more lively than ever in the era of great navigation.

Some areas that do not have a strong sense of presence have also benefited from the advent of the age of great navigation, such as Dalian Bay, the Seven Islands of Mumbai, and Calcutta, and even small fishing villages or small mountain villages have become large ports.

Shanghai County is not only close to the sea, but also located at the estuary of the Yangtze River. It has a vast hinterland. At the same time, the Jiangnan area is currently the most economically developed area in the world. Therefore, Chu Lingyun has no reason not to believe that Shanghai County will rise.

"The military master wants us to turn this place into a 'city that never sleeps' and build new buildings on a large scale, because there is a large area of ​​open space beside the Huangpu River. Look over there, there is a construction team of about 1000 people. They are using machines and manpower. Building roads and new houses. After Songjiang prefecture relocated the magistrate’s office to Shanghai County, they hired them to do construction work. More and more merchant ships entered Huangpu for trade. However, compared with Suzhou City and Hangzhou City, Shanghai County not only has a shorter history, And the scale of the building is even worse.”

The officials of Songjiang Prefecture pointed to the busy construction site along the Huangpu River. Sure enough, many workers were working on the construction site, and houses of brick and tile and cement were erected one after another.

In order to develop this "new land", Chu Yun not only made the Suzhou-Hangzhou Railway go around for a longer distance, passing through Shanghai County, but also moved part of the population here to enrich the population here.

The Jiangnan area is too prosperous, and opening a separate new city will help balance the local forces, and Chu Yun established a trade union a long time ago to check and balance capitalists.

Chu Lingyun didn't know that his father had told his mother more than 20 years ago that he would build a city that never sleeps here.

Now Shanghai County already has a rudimentary form of a city that never sleeps, but there is still a long way to go. It is not so easy to become a busy city, and it will take decades or even hundreds of years of accumulation.

Officials from Songjiang Prefecture invited them to have dinner there, and they were all in a restaurant by the Huangpu River.It is hard for them to imagine that the land price here will be very high in the future.

Although Songjiang Prefecture moved the magistrate’s office to Shanghai County, merchants in Jiangnan still set their sights on Suzhou City, Hangzhou City, Nanjing City, and even Yangzhou City, and few people bought land here.And those who consider buying land don't want to get rich overnight.

While looking at the scenery of the Huangpu River outside the window, Chu Lingyun murmured in his heart that his father had considered too many things, and it seemed that he had started planning a long time ago, so that almost everything he saw during this trip was The fruits of his father.

This time I came to Shanghai County for a quick glance, and I was about to return to the capital.

Li Jinde followed the mission's ship back to the mainland, and he also came to Shanghai County, which was beginning to rise, but he didn't stay with the mission. He wandered up and down the Huangpu River.

Others may not realize the value of Shanghai County, but Li Jinde is keenly aware of the importance of Shanghai County.

Li Jinde took his men around for two hours, and his men were hungry, so they couldn't help complaining: "Boss, you have circled the Huangpu River twice, what are you planning to do?"

"This place is located at the estuary of the Yangtze River, and there is the Huangpu River... The most important thing is that the magistrate of Songjiang Prefecture has moved from Huating County to Shanghai County. This is a signal sent by the government intentionally or unintentionally." Li Jinde thought for a while "After I go back, I plan to build an Imperial Chemical factory and warehouse here, and first occupy a piece of industrial land in the name of the factory. If this area develops in the future, the land price of this land will not be so cheap."

Although Chu Yun strictly restricts the purchase of land by individuals and prohibits the transaction of agricultural land, he is very lenient in the transaction of industrial land.On the one hand, the government needs to obtain fiscal revenue through land sales, and on the other hand, encouraging investment in industrial land can promote industrial development.

Li Jinde seems to be optimistic about the prospects of Shanghai County and intends to invest here before it develops.

Later facts told him that this was a very cost-effective investment. The land price of industrial land in Shanghai County doubled more than ten times after 20 years.

Of course, at this time, Li Jinde's subordinates didn't think it was a wise choice to set up factories and warehouses in Shanghai County.

"Shopkeeper, Shanghai County is still dominated by paddy fields and wasteland, and the river beaches are also muddy. In my opinion, Suzhou City and Hangzhou City next door are the best choices in terms of population and business atmosphere. There are rich businessmen in the world. In the two cities of Suzhou and Hangzhou, it can be said that they are the richest in the world. Even the treasurer, your assets may not be at the forefront of the rich merchants in Suzhou and Hangzhou. The local area is rich in grain, and Suhu is cooked and the world is full. No matter how you think about it, you are in Suzhou. It is best to set up a factory in Hangzhou.”

"That's right. In the future, the shopkeeper will set up factories in Suzhou City and Hangzhou City and make a name for himself. At that time, he will be able to compete with those local Suzhou and Hangzhou businessmen who claim to be the richest in the world."

Li Jinde's subordinates are more inclined to invest in Suzhou and Hangzhou, and they can't help being a little excited when they think of the business competition with the giant merchants in Suzhou and Hangzhou.

"You people have been with me for so many years and still don't understand the principle of making a fortune silently. All these years have been wasted." Li Jinde hated iron but steel, "The government moved the Yamen of Songjiang Prefecture to Shanghai County and planned to build another city. The purpose is to balance the power of Suzhou City, Hangzhou City, and Nanjing City. There must be many family businessmen entrenched and monopolized in the local area. What's more, in the 30 years of Hedong and 30 years of Hexi, which city was not a mountain village at the beginning? As long as the government is willing to take it seriously Come on, the prospect of this place is not inferior to that of Suzhou, Hangzhou and Nanjing."

(End of this chapter)