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Chapter 168 Real estate development?

Shen Mingzhu returned home and showed the land deed to Su and Shen Laosan.

Su smiled and said, "Our Zhuzhu is really good at managing money. Are you planning to do real estate development here?"

Shen Mingzhu smiled sweetly: "Mother still understands me, hehe, look at this county town, it's so dilapidated. If we want to develop the county town, we can only rebuild it."

Shen Lao San also smiled and said, "That's true. Take advantage of the fact that the big families in the county are selling their properties at low prices."

"We'll buy land and rebuild. When Pushuang County develops in the future, if they want to come back, they'll have to buy houses at high prices. Hahahaha..."

Shen Mingyu looked at his parents and sister in confusion, blinking his eyes like a curious baby.

Shen Mingzhu touched Shen Mingyu's little head, and explained to Shen Mingyu with a smile the purpose of doing this, which surprised Shen Mingyu and he praised her repeatedly.

My sister is so smart! She actually thought of such a good way to make money.

Doing this not only helps my father improve his political performance, but also makes more money. It's really a win-win situation, haha...

Shen Ruhai thought of the order he had given earlier at the government office, and said to Shen Mingzhu:

"Zhuzhu, look, how much grain can you buy with 50,000 taels of silver?"

"You want to use food as payment for labor?"

"Well, the wages are three pounds of food a day, including three meals."

Shen Mingzhu thought for a moment and said, "Well, use my money to buy food first, and use my name to recruit workers."

Shen Lao San retorted reluctantly: "How can I use your money?"

Shen Mingzhu waved her hands and analyzed, "Dad, listen to me. You just passed the imperial examination and are from a farming family with no source of income. If you suddenly take out so much grain, how will you explain it to the higher-ups when they investigate?"

"If you say that it was Uncle Jin who gave it to you, will they accuse you of collusion between officials and businessmen?"

"But I am different. I have my own property, taxes from my fiefdom, and a lot of gold and silver given by my grandparents."

"The most important thing is that I am the apprentice of the Grand Princess. Master said that no matter what I do, she will cover for me."

"In other words, I can say that the food came from Master."

What Shen Mingzhu didn't say was that she wanted to have a good reputation in the hearts of the people and increase their faith value.

As for money, with two wealthy families, Prince Zhuang and Grand Tutor Pang, how could she be short of money?

Shen Mingzhu and her family were discussing how to plan for Pushuang County in the future, and the four major families were also discussing how to escape from this place.

Especially the Xu family. When Xu Tongchuan saw his eldest son lying on the bed crying, he was so angry that he wanted to kick him twice more.

This prodigal son was really spoiled by that bitch. Now, not only has he offended the county lady, but he is also in a dilemma.

At the Zhao family, Zhao Youde asked the servant with a gloomy face: "Did Mingzhu Xiangjun buy our house?"

"Yes, sir, that's what the toothman said."

"Since she is willing to take over this mess, let her take over."

"Huh! Shen Ruhai is really good at exaggerating. Three kilograms of food per person per day, where do they get so much food? The state government hasn't distributed a single grain of food."

"Shen Ruhai wants to pay for it out of his own pocket. I want to see how far he can go."

Then, Zhao Youde asked again: "Madam, have they settled down in the state capital?"

"Madam and the others have already been settled. They are just waiting for the transfer order from above so that you can be reunited with your family."

Li Guohai's family is also discussing what to do next.

Mrs. Li Guohai said, "I heard that Zhao Youde's family and Xu Tongchuan have sold almost all of their properties in Pushuang County."

"Mrs. Zhao and the Zhao family's children have already settled in the city. When are we leaving?"

Li Guohai frowned. Although their Li family was also one of the four major families, they were not as ostentatious as the Zhao family and the Xu family.

The new magistrate is very different from the previous ones. I wonder if Pushuang County will get better and better under the leadership of the new magistrate.

Should he seek refuge with the county magistrate, or should he follow the example of Zhao Youde and the others and seek refuge with the prefect?

The head of the Sun family, Sun Yongwei, also heard the news announced by Shen Ruhai today.

He tapped the table with his right hand, wondering whether to escape from Pushuang County or join the new magistrate.

Although he transferred part of his property outside, he was reluctant to leave his hometown as Pushuang County was their root.

The Sun family has taken root in Pushuang County for so many years. It would be such a pity to give up just like that!

The next morning, Shen Laosan asked several yamen runners to set up a table at the gate of the yamen to recruit people.

Master Li Xuanfeng was responsible for registration and selection.

The four male guards that Shen Mingzhu brought from the Su family were renamed Shen Dong, Shen Nan, Shen Xi, and Shen Bei. The male guards were named east, west, south, and north.

The four female guards who came from the Su family were named Fangcao, Chunyu, Liuyun and Qingxue.

Chunyu and Qingxue worked as maids for Su, while Fangcao and Liuyun worked as maids for Shen Mingzhu.

These guards who followed from the Su family were given the surname Shen, indicating that they would be members of the Shen family in the future.

Today, four guards from the southeast, northwest, northeast and southwest stood behind Master Li. They were more imposing than those yamen runners, making those who came to register dare not be arrogant.

Yesterday, when the officials posted the notice at the city gate, many people came to ask about the content of the notice.

For those who had been hungry for a long time, hearing that the imperial court was recruiting workers and that not only would they be provided with three meals a day, but they would also be given three kilograms of grain, this was a great thing!

If one person in a family can be hired to work, the whole family can survive.

So, as soon as Master Li set up the table, a large number of people came to sign up for the job.

These people who had been hungry for a long time were thin and ragged, but they were full of hope.

As long as there is food, let them do anything.

With food, their whole family can survive.

At the same time, Shen Mingzhu decided to distribute free porridge at the city gate in her personal name.

The actions of Shen Laosan and Shen Mingzhu caught the four major families off guard. Some of the people from the four major families were prepared to laugh at Shen Mingzhu and the others, some were waiting and watching, and some were preparing to transfer assets and withdraw.

Early the next morning, Shen Mingzhu took four maids with her and asked the waiter of the inn to lead people to build four porridge stalls at the city gate.

Because she paid high wages, the bricklayers hired by the waiter worked very quickly and soon built four large stoves and the porridge shed according to Shen Mingzhu's requirements.

Shen Mingzhu asked the waiter to find eight people to cook porridge.

As for water and iron pots, she simply asked someone to get them from her newly bought, empty house.

When the waiter and his men saw the clear water in the well in Shen Mingzhu's newly bought house, their eyes widened in disbelief.

Pushuang County has been experiencing drought for such a long time that water is a very scarce resource. The wells in many wealthy families have run dry.

And there is so much water in Mingzhu Xiangjun’s newly bought house?

What shocked the waiter even more was the mountains of grain in the house.

He was so shocked that he was stunned. Then, the waiter thought of the notice just issued by the county government and ran out quickly.

Mingzhu Xiangjun brought so much food here, our family is saved and everyone has food to eat.