Chapter 275

Zhu Yuanzhang let out a long sigh and said,

"But we heard that houses in Jin Ling are not cheap!"

Mentioning this,

the big man immediately grew so angry that he ground his back teeth.

"Who says otherwise? Even if we use that compensation gold to buy, we cannot get a mansion in the original location; we must either switch to a smaller one or move to the outer city."

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the big man and asked,

"Then do you plan to go to the outer city or switch to a smaller one?"

The big man smiled and said,

"Better to switch to a smaller one."

"We have discussed it with all the neighbors; it is better for old neighbors to live nearby to look out for each other. Those in the outer city are people from surrounding counties; we do not know them and fear being bullied."

"Besides, the children in the inner city are ones we have watched grow up since they were small. We feel at ease letting our own children study with them."

Zhu Yuanzhang asked in confusion,

"That doesn't add up. The mansion has shrunk so much, freeing up so much land. What is this preparation for?"

The big man smiled and said,

"Sell it to people from other places. Our capital actually only has Shangyuan and Jurong two counties. Now, people in Songjiang Prefecture have already heard the news and are preparing to drag their families and 0.3 to move to our Jin Ling."

Hearing this,

Zhu Yuanzhang could not help but suck in a sharp breath of cold air.

According to Su Qiao's construction method,

Jin Ling's population is likely to double right here on the spot.

"But with so many people, how can they afford to buy mansions in Jin Ling?"

"Borrow! The Jusiya Sect has recently been lending out money as well."

Zhu Yuanzhang sighed and said,

"The interest rate of the Jusiya Sect is not low."

"It counts as low. After all, one borrows for thirty years. If it were those landlords at our village entrance, wouldn't they directly strip off a layer of skin?"

"The Jusiya Sect does not press hard; paying it back within six months is enough. Where in the common folk can one find such money?"

Hearing the big man's answer, Zhu Yuanzhang asked in confusion,

"But it must be repaid eventually. With such high interest, how can they repay it?"

"By past standards, it was indeed expensive; now it is just okay."

The moment the words fell,

Zhu Yuanzhang was instantly dumbfounded.

Just okay?

How did it become just okay?

That is dozens of guan of money every month!

Hearing this, the big man hurriedly smiled and said,

"You, old sir, are always looking at the mansions of the kings, dukes, and high ministers on Front Gate Street; of course, the common people cannot afford them."

"But over in the outer city, a mansion costs at most eighty or ninety guan."

"Converted down, repaying three or four guan a month is still affordable."

"After all, right now in Jin Ling, just the brick kilns in the outer city generate nearly two hundred copper coins a day."

Hearing this,

Zhu Yuanzhang could not help but suck in a sharp breath of cold air.

Good heavens.

Brick kilns firing bricks.

Can earn six guan of money in a month?

Since when have the people of our Great Ming become this wealthy?!

156, Who is the unluckiest person?

The big man did not notice at all that the Zhu Yuanzhang before him had already stood frozen in place.

After a long while,

that person looked at the dumbfounded Zhu Yuanzhang and asked in confusion,

"Old brother, what is wrong with you?"

Zhu Yuanzhang then hurriedly asked,

"Can the brick kilns outside the city really make two hundred copper coins a day now?"

"Yes, saying two hundred copper coins is even understating it; it is hard to find people!"

Old Zhu sucked in a sharp breath of cold air.

Looking at that person in disbelief, he asked,

"Why did it suddenly become so expensive? I remember last year, the laborers for such brick kilns were only twenty or thirty wen."

Hearing this, the big man smiled and said,

"Old brother, that is an old calendar."

"Look at how many mansions are in the city; how many bricks and tiles must be used in a day?"

"Over at the Jusiya Sect, they demand good bricks and good materials. These mansions are expensive, yes, but you get what you pay for."

Zhu Yuanzhang's brows were tightly furrowed, his face filled with disbelief.

"But surely the construction of Jin Ling City will one day be finished? These silver coins will have to be repaid over twenty or thirty years."

The burly man looked at Zhu Yuanzhang as if he were an idiot and said,

"Jin Ling will one day be finished, but think about it: we have only just completed Shangyuan and Jiangning, two counties."

"Slowly, won't we have to expand outward? Won't Lishui also need to be built?"

"Even if the entire Yingtian Prefecture is finished, isn't there Songjiang Prefecture downstream?"

"At the very least, our twenty- or thirty-year housing project is definitely secured."

"The brick kilns outside the city also hire long-term laborers."

Hearing this,

Zhu Yuanzhang gradually came to his senses.

Then, immediately, a cold sweat broke out all over his body.

The burly man was right.

The people of Jin Ling might not fear being unable to repay the money for these houses.

But what about the cost?

The cost would be the surrounding Junxian, or even Songjiang Prefecture.

Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately shivered.

Zhu Yuanzhang's brows furrowed tightly as he looked at the burly man and asked,

"If the people of Jin Ling can repay the silver, how will the people of other places in Great Ming repay this money?"

Hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's question,

the burly man also couldn't help but pause in surprise.

Then, with a thoughtful expression, he murmured,

"Since Lord Su could devise Such a method, he must also have a way to conclude it, right?"

Zhu Yuanzhang's expression gradually grew dark.

Then he opened his chat group.

Taizu Gao Emperor:

"@Emperor Shizong Su, what do you think of this matter, you rascal?"

Emperor Shizong Su:

"Great-Grandfather, Hai Li Yi Ju, perhaps Su Qiao intends to use maritime transport…"

Jiajing's words were not yet finished.

Immediately, he noticed a deathly silence within the group.