The Ming Dynasty’s Prodigal Son - Chapter 1737

[1737.Chapter 1652 I will die too]

this is harmful to people.

What kind of person Qi Zhiyuan is, he knows better than anyone else what this notice means.

First of all, this subsidy is almost exclusively for the rent-free farmers of Xishan Bank, and other land is not included. As a result, the output of the rent-free land of Xishan Bank is bound to increase, but what about other privately owned land?

The same is true for cultivated land. Your initial investment is higher than others. With the increase in production, the grain harvest is bound to be bumper. However, other people’s investment is small. The grain is enough for the family to eat and drink. The excess grain can be sold. How much money you can exchange for it depends on luck. .

And you invested a lot of money in the early stage, and you need to purchase improved seeds and fertilizers. If the output increases, what are the benefits?

This almost means that in the future… this land will become a burden to some extent.

Of course…the real deception here is…

the court cannot afford such a large-scale subsidy.

So that shit like Duke of Qi started from Baoding. On the one hand, Baoding is rich and their taxes are abundant. It is not difficult to spend some money to subsidize farmers. Therefore, this subsidy will definitely be implemented in Baoding. Subsidy Farmers, farmers’ incomes increase, grain prices are low, and the court can easily increase the reserves of granaries. This is a mutually beneficial thing for the court and farmers.

But the bad thing is that it was implemented in Baoding, which was the New Deal Province. Many major policies were started in Baoding and then spread throughout the country.

For example, Baoding was the first to abolish the stereotyped writing system for recruiting officials and select officials as officials; for example, Baoding was the first to build railways.

Although Jiangnan has nothing to do with Baoding now, when the time comes in the future, it will only be a matter of time before this big strategy to benefit farmers is implemented.

Once implemented…the biggest beneficiaries will be the tenants of Xishan Bank. Not only will they receive rent-free land, but they will also receive subsidies. What about the land outside Xishan Bank?

This is real money provided by the imperial court.

If someone has a house, and then someone tells you that you can live in this house now, but if it is ten, twenty, or maybe thirty years later, this house will be destroyed, then… at this time , will you still live in this house with peace of mind?

Anyone who is a little bit ‘smart’ would rather sell this house quickly.

Because leaving it in your hand is like hanging a sharp knife over your head. Once this policy of benefiting farmers is extended to the whole world, the land in your hand may become even less valuable.

Qi Zhiyuan took a deep breath. He glared at his nephew fiercely. After taking another deep breath, he smiled and said calmly to the other gentry: “This is just a small trick. What Xishan is doing is not that good.” “I don’t need to worry about it. It’s a small matter. My nephew has always been reckless, but I’m sorry for you.”

The color of the gentry’s faces gradually returned, and it was strange that they learned about this. Afterwards, everyone acted surprisingly calm. Everyone treated the incident as if it had not happened. No one cursed, and no one commented on it.

“Young people, it’s human nature to be reckless, haha… your nephew is really good-natured…”

“Qijia has lush branches and leaves, Duke Qi is so lucky.”

Qi Zhiyuan also smiled: “Where.”

He continued to be calm and composed He gave a speech to the scholars, but the dean was supposed to host a banquet here at noon, but Qi Zhiyuan refused, saying that he was feeling unwell and left home.

The nephew followed his uncle all the way home, and he was relieved to see that his uncle always looked calm.

But unexpectedly, as soon as he entered the house, Qi Zhiyuan’s face suddenly fell. Then he stared at his nephew and said hurriedly: “Immediately…immediately sell the land for as much as you can.”

The nephew’s thinking seemed to be still there. A little unable to turn a corner, he said in a daze: “Uncle… this… my nephew doesn’t seem worried when he sees other people, why suddenly…”

Qi Zhiyuan had no patience to explain any more, and said angrily: “You bastard, go sell it quickly. I’m too late and I’ll skin you. “

This land is the foundation of a gentry family. Even if Qi Zhiyuan is speculating, in his plan, the Qi family still needs to hold a lot of land.

It can even be said that the New Deal’s policies to benefit farmers would not have any impact on him in normal times. As long as the land is there, the income from the land will be lower at most, but what does it matter? As long as there is still income, the Qi family will still enjoy a good life.

But the problem is that the Qi family is in debt.

If you owe a lot of debt, the monthly interest will be staggering.

If there was no cash on hand, these debts would be enough to crush the Qi family.

Once this policy to benefit farmers comes out, no one will buy land.

If you don’t buy land, you have collected so much land. When you need to pay off your debts, who will you sell this land to?

The policy of benefiting farmers… is just a soft knife, and it will not even have any impact on the current Qi family. However, for the Qi family who is in debt, it may be the straw that breaks the Qi family’s back. Many Sometimes… just one straw is enough to destroy a family.

The nephew was frightened by Qi Zhiyuan’s angry look and said quickly: “Yes, yes, nephew, go right away.”

Then, Qi Zhiyuan went crazy. He rushed to the accountant’s office first, found the accountant, and asked the accountant to plan everything. How much cash do you have on hand?

The gentleman was immediately frightened and trembling. He had never seen the master lose his composure like this.

In the evening…the nephew ran back in a hurry again, panting: “Uncle, uncle…something’s not going well…something’s going wrong.”

Qi Zhiyuan looked very nervous: “What’s the matter?

” Here, no one is buying land anymore. The news has spread, and everyone is saying that whoever buys land now will suffer. In the future, if the policy of benefiting farmers is extended to the whole world, this land will be worthless. “

Qi Zhiyuan trembled, took a breath, and said with a pale face: “Where is the land price… Where is the land price…”

“The land price is still there, no one is buying it anyway…”

There is a price but no market…

Qi Zhiyuan His eyes were red: “What are the other big names doing?”

“It seems… they also started selling secretly. I heard… the Zhang family… the uncle of the Zhang family almost committed suicide because of this… He said that he owed more than 1.7 million taels of silver and bought countless pieces of land. Although the land price is high now, no one is selling it. He said that… he said that… luckily, someone saved him…”

Qi Zhiyuan His whole body was shaking with struggle.

Now that I think about it, this is a trap.

From the beginning, Xishan Bank has been trying to make the Qi family and many other gentry families owe debts. The prerequisite for repaying the debts is that everyone will work together to push up the land price, and then resell these high-priced lands to those ignorant people. But now, Such a notice is tantamount to directly telling the people that this land… whoever buys it is a fool.

So…

he felt his legs were weak.

At this time, the accountant came in a hurry: “Master, Master…”

“Have you calculated it… How much money is left in the account…”

“Sir, there is still 110,000 yuan in the account…”

” One hundred and ten thousand…” Qi Zhiyuan was confused.

These days, I’m crazy about buying land, spending money all over the sky… Five million taels have already been spent, 110,000… What’s the use? The monthly interest I have to pay back is more than 30 yuan. Thousands.

That was the contract he signed in black and white…

He looked up at the sky in confusion, and his lips trembled: “This… this is… I am going to die… I am going to die…”

“Master, master …” The accountant looked at Qi Zhiyuan cautiously: “Master… don’t be afraid, we still have… land…”

Qi Zhiyuan gritted his teeth, raised his hand and slapped the accountant: “Everything is gone, everything is gone. The land…can I still get money for the land now? Let’s go to the bank to settle the account with Wang Jinyuan!”

Qi Zhiyuan was angry.

In this world, he is the only one who plots against others, no one can plot against him.

What is his identity, and what is his identity as a merchant, Wang Jinyuan?

He arrived at the bank with murderous intent, and here…he found many old acquaintances. Some were beating their chests and feet, and some were crying loudly.

Qi Zhiyuan got off the carriage, squeezed into the crowd, and said to the guard outside: “I am Qi Zhiyuan. I want to see Wang Jinyuan…get out of the way…”

He didn’t know where he got the strength to push a guard away.

Then, he rushed directly into the bank, like an angry lion, and found the back room of the bank. He saw here that there was a post every three steps and a sentry every five steps.

There were guards trying to stop him, but they heard someone say from under the eaves: “Let him go.”

Qi Zhiyuan looked up and saw that the person speaking was none other than Wang Jinyuan.

Wang Jinyuan was wearing a silk shirt and standing under the eaves. There was a birdcage hanging under the eaves. He was holding a thin bamboo in his hand and was happily teasing the birds.

“Brother Qi, why are you free today…”

Qi Zhiyuan said angrily: “Wang Jinyuan, you did such a good thing, and you actually harmed me?”

“Harming you?” Wang Jinyuan suddenly put down the bamboo, pulled his face down, and looked at Qi Zhiyuan “What are these words?”

“Huh…” Qi Zhiyuan said: “This is all planned by you. What you said at the beginning was just a trick to invite you to the urn…”

Wang Jinyuan smiled and said: “At first, I What did you say?”

“…”

Just when Qi Zhiyuan was stunned, Wang Jinyuan said: “Did I say that in any business in this world, chess players will never lose, and they will always lose everything. Chess pieces, because the chess player is outside the chessboard, and can change the clouds and rain with just one backhand. I remembered this. You see, I am an upright person, and I always speak to the point. But, did I lie to you? You came… you must have lost all your money, hey… What are you, Qi Zhiyuan, a mere gentry landlord, but you really think of yourself as a big banker or a chess player? I ask you, are you worthy?”

( End of this chapter)