"This matter can be discussed another day, let's talk about what's in front of us first" Song Chuyi walked into the house.
Ji Bian and Chi Ju followed him into the house.
After everyone sat down, Song Chu Yi let Jian and Qian Yu guard the door.
"Gongzi Xian's faction has been almost exterminated by the Emperor, and some clans are beginning to split internally. It's a good time to buy in, I'll give you 200 gold, go buy land near Xianyang and Linyou." Song Chu said.
"Sir, there's still a lot of money left from before!" said Chi Ju.
At the beginning of the Song Dynasty, "I'm afraid it's not enough. The land price in Xianyang is too expensive. You can buy more land on the other side."
Since the implementation of the new law, the fiefs of the nobles have been recovered, but Rongyang, as the original capital of Qin State, has many nobles with private fields. After the capital was moved, they were almost abandoned, so it shouldn't be difficult to buy a large piece of land without spending too much money and effort.
But wanting to get a small piece of land near Xianyang is afraid that it will take all one's thoughts, Song Chuyi is not convenient to show up, can only rely on Chi Ju.
Chi Ju looked at Song Chu Yi, if he hadn't experienced it himself, he wouldn't have believed that this young man had actually made such preparations! He didn't understand before why he had to go to the Qi State to spread rumors about the Qi King wanting to reuse Min Chi, but when he returned via the Wei State, he realized that the timing was just right. Song Chu Yi retreated unscathed from the huge waves stirred up by his few words.
Moreover, before he had even left the state of Qin, Gongzi Xian was already under arrest. A trip to Qi and back would take three to five months. He had originally been worried that this would delay his purchase of land, but when he returned, he only then heard that Gongzi Xian had been executed just two days before!
These two things made Song Chu Er's image in Chi Ju's heart rise to a divine level.
"When Shu Xia left Qin State, he had already sent two brothers to Linyang to buy land. Yesterday, they just received the news that they have bought 70 mu of land." said Chi Ju Dao
"Seventy mu?" Song Chu was somewhat surprised, just now Chi Ju said that there was still a lot of money left, even if the land on the other side of Langyang was cheaper, it couldn't be this cheap!
Chi Ju Dao said, "This land is several miles away from Lin Yang. There's a mountain on it that occupies dozens of acres. Because nothing grows on this mountain except pine trees, and the ground is mostly rocky, making it impossible to cultivate or raise animals, it's not worth much money. So the seller let it go for a very cheap price."
"Great!" White picked up things, Song Chuyi liked it the most. Moreover, pine trees are not entirely useless. "I know a recipe for making pine wine, I'll write it down later, you take it back and let them try it out. After I finish dealing with the current situation, I'll make time to go to Shouyang and take a look at those pine trees."
"Sir, I think that piece of land at the foot of the mountain isn't very good either. It's been deserted for a long time and the grass and trees don't seem to be thriving."
Not even weeds grow luxuriantly here, it can be imagined how infertile this land is.
"Don't worry, I can even grow flowers on rocks." Song Chuyi didn't care about that. Those mountains full of pine trees were just lumber to others, but to Song Chuyi, they represented endless business opportunities. So the fertility of the land below wasn't as important anymore.
Chi Ju believed in Song Chuyi's words, but also felt grateful for her tolerance. He watched her step by step to get to where she is today and felt that he had not misjudged the person. Song Chuyi's future would not be limited to being a censor.
"By the way," Song Chu suddenly said, "I don't want people to know about these actions in Qin Guo. In the future, if it's not a matter of life and death, you don't need to come personally to ask for my instructions. Remember that all these are gifts I gave you as your own property, thanking you for your loyalty, and not making money on behalf of me, Song Mou."
"This is absolutely unacceptable!" Chi Ju exclaimed in shock
Song Chu smiled faintly and said, "What's wrong with that? The value of loyalty and bravery in my eyes is far more than that."
Chi Ju's heart sank, but Song Chu's gentle words and warm smile were actually a veiled threat. Everything she had given them was due to her loyalty; if that loyalty ever wavered, the consequences would be dire. After all this time, Chi Ju had reason to believe that if Song Chu wanted to take care of them, it would only take a flick of her wrist.
"Understood" Chi Ju accepted everything that Song Chu gave him, which was equivalent to giving a promise of never betraying.
In some ways, Chi Ju and Ji Yu are similar, both are men of iron bones, both have unshakeable faith.
At the beginning of the Song Dynasty, one satisfied with the answer to the huge pool, left him after finishing his meal, and then chatted about the plan in detail, wrote down the formula for Song wine, and let him leave.
In the evening, Zhen Jun finally came over. He had arrived in Qin State a day earlier than Song Chu Yi, but he had hundreds of people to settle down and only managed to get away after much difficulty. Upon hearing about Song Chu Yi's residence, he rushed over immediately.
At that time, Song Chuyi was in the yard picking up fallen apricots with a basket. When he heard Zhen Jun coming, he called him to help together.
"This house is too small to turn around, I have a large mansion in Xianyang City, would you like to move there?" Zhen Jun muttered to himself while picking up the fruit, Qin Jun was really petty, after all, he was a dignified imperial censor, this house was too shabby.
Song Chu smiled and said, "That's because you're fat. If you look at this yard with me again, you'll think it's big."
"I'm not much fatter than you, just three belt sizes bigger" Zhen Jun retorted solemnly.
"Haha" Song Chu laughed. She accepted Zhen Jun's surrender for half the reason that she thought this humorous fat man was quite interesting, although he had the cunning and profit-seeking of a merchant, but also didn't lose his true nature.
Zhen Jun carefully picked the fruit, separating the rotten ones into another pile. Song Chuyi liked this thrifty behavior and they found a common topic to discuss, starting to talk about what use these rotten fruits could be put to.
After dealing with those fruits, Song Chuyi changed the subject, "What business are you in?"
Zhen Jun pulled out a handkerchief and wiped his hands, saying, "Selling horses, selling people, selling bad gold and porcelain, also running a wine shop."
"With so many businesses, can you handle them all by yourself?" Song Chu asked.
Zhen Jun's family business is huge, most of which are fixed businesses, rather than making money from whatever.
"To be honest with you, sir, my ancestors were originally horse traders who rose to prominence. My grandfather was once the lord of Weiguo's Zhen City. Although we later lost our fiefdom and our family gradually declined, when I took over, the overall framework of the Zhen family was still intact. There are still many elderly people in the family who understand business and can help me manage it," said Zhen Jun.
At the beginning of the Song Dynasty, one nod of the head, in his heart he understood that if the foundation of the family was still there, Zhen Jun would be able to easily take charge and abandon their hometown. This shows that he had extremely high prestige within the Zhen family, even having a say in everything.
"Is everything all right?" Song Chu asked.
After Qin State implemented the new law, those who wanted to stay in Qin State had to go to the government office to register their household. Population has always been one of the resources that various countries compete for. The migration of families is something that Qin State would only welcome. Registering is just a matter of time.
