Zhu Biao's face suddenly darkened, and he realized there was something wrong.
He glanced at Han Du lightly and asked, "What's going on?"
Han Du saw that he couldn't hide, so he had to stand up and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, I bought the land with real money and silver. Moreover, County Magistrate Wan also agreed, and the land deeds were stamped with the magistrate's seal. ..."
Zhu Biao was so familiar with Han Du that he knew he was quibbling and was too lazy to listen to his nonsense.
He turned to look at Wan Qing and said in a kind tone: "What exactly is going on? Please tell me carefully."
"I obey!" Wan Qing bowed his hands.
Then he straightened his back and looked at Han Du fearlessly: "My father-in-law did spend money to buy these lands, and I did sell these lands. But what price did my father-in-law give? Ten acres per acre!”
Not to mention how much the land here will be worth in the future, as far as the land around the racecourse is concerned, it is generally worth one thousand acres per acre.
Only ten acres per acre? What is the difference between this place, this lot, ten acres per acre, and the one you picked up for free?
No one present was a fool, especially Jie Jin who looked jealous at Han Du instantly.
Han Du immediately jumped to his feet, pointed at Wan Qing and shouted: "Old Wan, you must speak with your conscience. At the beginning, your place was just a deserted beach. Not even a blade of grass grew, let alone growing food."
"Don't say ten strings, not even one string is worth it. Otherwise, this wasteland has been here for so many years, why hasn't anyone bought it?"
"But now it's more than ten acres!" Wan Qing said plausibly.
Han Du doesn't care about that. Anyway, he has the land deeds in his hand. Even if you, Wan Qing, say hell, you can't change the fact that these lands already belong to you.
"But when I bought the land, it was not valuable at all. Now it is valuable, but what does it have to do with you?"
Wan Qing knew that he was in the wrong and did not quarrel with Han Du. He bowed directly to the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, serving as an official will bring benefits to one party. I am incompetent and cannot bring blessings to you. I will sell the treasure land at a low price. I sincerely ask the emperor to take back this place." Bless the people of the whole county."
Wow~
Han Du became anxious and shouted quickly: "Lao Wan, your name is written on the land deed and your seal is stamped on it. Do you want to regret it?"
Wan Qing snorted coldly and ignored Han Du. He was determined to ask the emperor to take back the land and leave it to the people of the county.
As for whether this would cause Wanqing to lose his reputation, but if he really sold the land at a low price, it would not be a matter of losing his reputation. He would be infamy in Shanghai County forever.
Zhu Biao pondered for a moment and looked at Han Du: "Can't you leave some land for the people? Why buy it all?"
When Han Du saw it, he quickly cried out: "Your Majesty, to be honest, if I had not bought the land, the railway track would not be built here."
Everyone knows that no matter where the rails are connected, land will be at a premium. If he couldn't buy all the land, Han Du would rather reroute the railway tracks than let others take advantage of it.
But what Han Du didn't expect was that Wan Qing would be so shameless and shamelessly beg the emperor to take back the land.
Han Du was a little angry, looked at Wan Qing and said with a stern voice: "To tell you the truth, if you didn't sell the land to me, this railway track would never have been built here. There are so many places on the seaside, where can it be built? Can't?"
"But you have cultivated to this point now." Wan Qing said shamelessly, begging the emperor directly: "On behalf of the 80,000 people in the county, I would like to thank the emperor for his grace from generation to generation!" If Wan Qing was just asking for himself, Zhu Biao will definitely ignore him. But he was not doing it for himself, but for the people of the county, which forced Zhu Biao to weigh it.
After pondering for a long time, Zhu Biao looked up and looked around and said to Han Du: "With so much land, one acre will be worth thousands of gold in the future. I know you spent a lot of money building the railway tracks, but this half of the land is enough for you to use it." The money to build the tracks was earned back.”
"Let's do this, you give half of the land to Shanghai County."
"Your Majesty, this..." Han Du was very reluctant. Zhu Biao raised his eyebrows, but his losses were huge.
"What? Do you really want me to take over the land for you?" Zhu Biao exerted slight pressure.
Han Du quickly surrendered and said: "Yes, yes, but I have to choose first!"
"It's a deal!" Wan Qing was extremely excited and bowed to Han Han respectfully: "I would like to thank you for your kindness on behalf of the people in the county!"
Of course Wan Qing knew that even a piece of land would be fat or thin, and its value would vary greatly. But he didn't care anymore, as long as he could snatch the meat out of Zhen Guo Gong's mouth, he would be satisfied.
Han Du's face twitched, this thank you???????????????but it cost millions to buy it, so expensive!
It was getting late, so Zhu Biao stayed here all night and took the train back to Beijing early the next morning.
...
After confirming that there was no problem with the train, Han Du strongly recommended them to sail and transport goods among maritime merchants.
In order to make back the money as soon as possible, Handu's price for trains is not cheap, and it is not affordable for ordinary people. Therefore, Han Du targeted the wealthy maritime merchants.
In addition, Shanghai County has also started building docks, plank roads, warehouses, etc. in full swing.
In a very short period of time, what was once a deserted beach turned into a bustling place filled with people.
After everything was on track, Han Du returned to his lying state.
It was very pleasant to lie under the shade of the tree and enjoy the grapes that Yao Yue fed to her mouth.
"My lord, Duke Liang wants to see you." Uncle Wu came in to report.
Han Du was startled for a moment, lowered his belly, and sat up: "Lan Chun? If he wants to see me, he can just come in directly. Why are he doing these false gifts?"
Lan Yu died in Jiayuguan, leaving behind two sons, Lan Chun and Lan Bin. Zhu Biao thought that Lan Yu had worked hard and had great achievements, so he was very good to his two cousins.
As soon as Lan Yu's death was over, Zhu Biao issued an order to let Lan Chun succeed the Duke of Liang, and Lan Bin was also awarded the title of General Jinwu of the second rank. Although he was just a military official, far inferior to the dukedom of Liang, he could still be regarded as Zhu Biao's heart.
"My lord, I saw that Duke Liang seemed to have something to ask for, so he insisted on staying outside and waiting." Uncle Wu explained quickly.
Han Du pondered for a moment and turned his head to look at Yao Yue.
Yao Yue quickly wiped her fingers, stood up and said with a smile, "I'm going to see Sister An Qing."
"Go." Han Du nodded with a smile.
Then he stood up and said to his fifth uncle: "Invite him to the study. I'll be there right away."
"yes."
Han Du changed into regular clothes and came to the study.
As soon as he walked in, he saw Lan Chun looking up at him with red eyes.
Seeing him coming in, Lan Chun suddenly knelt on the ground and worshiped with a tearful voice: "My nephew, I beg my uncle to make the decision!"
Han Du hurriedly stepped forward to help him up, "If you have something to say, let's talk about it. What's going on? As long as I'm here, the sky won't fall!"
Let Lan Chun sit down first, and then listen to what he said.
"What did you say? An envoy from the Timur Empire came to Beijing? Why didn't I know?" Han Du's eyes widened, and anger welled up in his heart when facing this mortal enemy.
Although he was far away from the court and the news was relatively lagging behind, Fang Xiaoru was always in the cabinet, so it was impossible for him not to know about this.
And Fang Xiaoru knew clearly that he had hatred against Timur's empire, but he didn't come to tell him, what did he mean?
Lan Chun knelt in front of Han Du again: "Not only that, my nephew heard that Timur's delegation came to Beijing this time to surrender to the Ming Dynasty in order to restore peace. Uncle, my father died tragically at the hands of Timur's sword. . The hatred for killing my father is irreconcilable, so I ask my uncle to let his nephew kill his enemy with his own hands!"
"Get out of here!" Han Du kicked him in the leg, "I told you, it's not your turn to worry about this matter."
Lan Chun stood up quickly.
Han Du sat and pondered for a moment, then raised his head and said to Lan Chun: "Leave this matter to me. You go back and wait for the news."
"Yes, thank you uncle!" Lan Chun was overjoyed. As long as his uncle could agree, the matter would be a sure thing.
When his father was still alive, he told him more than once that when he encounters difficulties, he should go to Han Du. There is nothing in the world that cannot be solved with his wisdom.
If it is true, it means that no one can solve this matter!
Han Du sent Lan Chun out and told him not to get involved in the matter and to keep a low profile.
Then he didn't turn around and go back to his house, but took a carriage directly to find Fang Xiaoru.
Qingzhengfang.
This place has become a gathering place for high-ranking officials of the Ming Dynasty. Fang Xiaoru lived here after moving out of the old residence of Han Mansion.
Seeing Fang Xiaoru, Han Du was not polite at all: "You didn't even tell me about such a big thing as the Timur Empire's delegation coming to Beijing?"
The smile on Fang Xiaoru's face gradually disappeared and turned into a helpless sigh. He motioned Han Du to sit down and poured him tea.
"It's not that I won't tell you, it's that the emperor won't tell you."
Han Du's eyes suddenly condensed, he paused and sneered: "So, it seems that the emperor is ready to accept tribute from the Timur Empire?"
Fang Xiaoru was silent for a moment and then said: "The emperor believes that the Timur Empire is a big country after all, and if it fights again, there is little chance of victory. In addition, Jie Jin fully supports the acceptance of the Timur Empire's tribute, so it is natural that the emperor is moved. of."
Han Du smiled coldly and laughed at himself: "Everyone knows about the grudge between me and the Timur Empire, so the whole court only hides it from me, right?"
Fang Xiaoru heard the resentment in Han Du's heart and sighed and advised: "Han Du, Ming Dynasty is the emperor's world after all. There are some things that you should try not to conflict with the emperor."
"We know that you are worried about Lan Yu's death, but Timur also died in Jiayuguan. Isn't that enough for you to calm down?"
"What did you say? Where did Timur die?" Han Du was very surprised by the news from Fang Xiaoru.
Fang Xiaoru nodded affirmatively, "The news I got from Timur's mission is that after Timur conquered Jiayuguan, he exhausted his efforts and died. Even if you die together with Liang Guogong, can this dispel your resentment?"
Lan Yu died in battle, but to be buried with the leader of a country was a worthy death and a supreme honor! [Thanks to lxiaoj111 for the reward and monthly ticket. I want to thank you every time I update, but I forget every time. It took so many days. I hope you don’t dislike the belated thanks! ! ! 】
