"Alternatively," Xiang Lang, who was worried about the lack of building materials, suddenly felt his eyes lit up, and asked repeatedly, "The lord means,"
Liu Xin did not answer him directly, but instead asked: "I came along this way and didn't run into a team that transported materials, but why
Xiang Lang didn't understand the meaning of Liu Xin's question, so he bowed his hand and said: "Back to the lord, a batch of materials arrived from Xiangyang just four days ago, and the local husband in charge of the transportation has not had time to go back."
Liu Xin nodded, and said, "That's right, I have a vast territory, not because of the lack of materials, but the lack of manpower to transport these materials."
When the city of Xiangyang was expanded, Liu Xin ordered people to build many brick kilns outside the city, and opened many quarries in the mountains southwest of Xiangyang. Because of years of battle, many of the newly conquered cities have been dilapidated. A large number of roads were built, and there was a great demand for bricks. These brick kilns and quarries have not been closed. However, after a large number of refugees in the formerly sparsely populated Jiangnan, it is natural to reclaim the land, so a large number of forests were cut In addition to some of the felled trees allocated to refugees to build houses, many remain on the riverside and pile up like mountains.
Therefore, Liu Xin is right. There is no shortage of materials. So much material is enough to build three Chang'an cities. What is lacking is how to get them to Chang'an.
Jia Xu suddenly remembered something, and said in shock, "Master, never do it,"
Liu Xin laughed and said, "Don't worry, Liu will not recruit a large number of civilian husbands."
It is midsummer now, and the summer harvest is about to begin, followed by summer sowing and autumn harvesting. The busy farming season for several months in succession. According to practice, even the regular army without combat and on-duty tasks must deploy manpower to help the residents in the area. For land work, how could Liu Xin recruit a large number of civil servants at this time
Xiang Lang asked puzzlingly: "Then how does the lord solve the manpower problem?"
Liu Xin smiled and said: "This is what I just said. It is a question of changing your thinking. Juda, the expansion of Xiangyang City was completed under your auspices. Do you remember how it was done at that time?"
The expansion and reconstruction project of Xiangyang City has always been a proud achievement of Xiang Lang, but in front of Liu Xin, he was still very humble, arched his hands and said: "The expansion of Xiangyang City back then was entirely dependent on the master’s strategy and not only solved it. I have also accumulated a large amount of funds for building the city, and now I am rebuilding Chang'an City, and my subordinates have followed the previous practice."
Liu Xin laughed loudly and said: "At this time, at another time, you must not just copy it,"
The reconstruction and expansion project of Xiangyang City is actually a successful real estate development carried out by Liu Xin. All the houses in Xiangyang City, including residences and shops, are designed and built by the government. Each street has its own characteristics. The taste of Xiangyang rose to a very high level in an instant, and it became the second largest city except Luoyang at that time. Since then, the supply of houses and shops in Xiangyang has been in short supply, and housing prices have risen again and again, and in some prime locations Even more, no matter how much money you pay, you can’t buy it. The renovation and expansion not only gave Liu Xin a stable rear, but also gave Liu Xin a lot of money. The problem of shortage of funds was also solved.
When Xiang Lang was ordered to rebuild Chang'an City, he naturally copied what he had done in Xiangyang that year, so the whole stall was spread out, and he wanted to complete such a large project within a year. Of course, various building materials were not enough. ,
In fact, it took two or three years for the reconstruction and expansion of Xiangyang City to be finally completed, because Liu Xin could not come up with such funds at once, and now with the backing of Dahan Bank, the funds for the reconstruction of Chang'an City are not a problem. What is lacking is only the materials. Liu Xin meant to ask Xiang Lang to adjust his thoughts. Instead of building a house and selling it as in Xiangyang, he should sell the land directly, and the person who bought the land would build the house by himself. Of course the materials were solved by themselves,
Xiang Lang thought for a while, and said, "The master's method is wonderful, but there are still two problems."
Liu Xin waved his hand and said, "It's okay, you say,"
Xiang Langwei leaned back and said, “First, if you give the land to everyone to build their own houses, then they will have different styles and different heights, which will affect the beauty of the entire city. Second, so much land will be released at once. , Where are so many people buying?"
Liu Xin nodded and said: "Juda really thought well, but these two things are not a problem. The first thing is to declare in advance when the land is sold. It must be constructed in accordance with the design drawings issued by the government, and the government has to regularly Check the progress and quality of the project. If there is a violation, the government has the right to take back the land. The second matter is also easy to handle. I will ask someone to post an advertisement in the Dahan Express tomorrow, not only telling you that part of the land in Chang'an City is required For the public sale, I also need to tell everyone that my Han Dynasty will move the capital to Chang'an at the latest next spring."
In fact, not only Chang'an is being rebuilt, but Luoyang is also being rebuilt. Compared with Chang'an City, the reconstruction of Luoyang is much simpler. Because Liu Xin highlighted the strange soldiers and Dong Zhuo’s plot to burn Luoyang City failed, most of Luoyang City was preserved. In the end, the amount of reconstruction work was not too large. Moreover, in order to rebuild the city of Chang'an, some of the former officials left in Chang'an have moved to Luoyang to live in order to vacate the house and knock it down for reconstruction. An illusion, as if Liu Xin wanted Luoyang to be the capital city, and Liu Xin’s cronies already knew that the real capital city of Dahan in the future could only be Chang'an, but this matter is still a secret and has not been made public.
What is the capital? It is the political, economic, and cultural center of a country. The land in the capital is naturally more expensive than other places. However, there are many more opportunities in the capital, especially for businesses. As long as the news of Chang'an as the capital is spread out, I believe that many people will come to buy land. Moreover, it is the Dahan Express that publishes the news. It is the official official newspaper and is very popular in all areas under Liu Xin’s rule. The news is only published in the Dahan Express, and it will spread quickly, and no one will doubt its authenticity.
As for the solution proposed by Liu Xin to solve the first problem, there is no problem, because when the Corps of Engineers was rebuilding Chang’an City, it was originally constructed according to the drawings, and various drawings and quality requirements were readily available.
Jia Xu was still a little worried, and said, "It's just that, the problem of material transportation has not been resolved."
Liu Xin smiled and said: "The world is booming, all for profit, the world's hustle and bustle, all for profit, as long as there are profitable things, someone will do it."
For those wealthy families, it is undoubtedly one of the most profitable things to have their own house and shop in the capital of the future. It’s strange that they don’t squeeze their heads, so why worry that they won’t come. Moreover, Liu Xin also prepared further measures to attract these wealthy families to take the initiative to transport various materials to Chang'an.
The quarries and brick kilns outside the city of Xiangyang are all government-owned industries, and the wood piled up on the riverside is also owned by the government. These bricks and woods were not sold to the people in the past. Now, Liu Xin not only wants to sell these things It will be sold publicly, and will be sold at a discounted price below the market. However, Liu Xin also has a condition that no matter who buys these things, they can only be shipped to Chang'an. Except for personal use, excess materials can be returned by the government at high prices. purchase,
At that time, there were no carts and horses specializing in the transportation business, so many wealthy families would have their own vehicles, ranging from dozens to hundreds of vehicles, or even up to a thousand. These vehicles are usually idle at home, only to harvest crops. Food will be delivered only in seasons. If there is such a cheap good thing, even people who don’t want to buy land to build a house in Chang’an will consider selling some materials to go to Chang’an.
Xiang Lang groaned: "In this case, the existing materials in Chang'an City are concentrated in the construction of palace castles, yamen and official residences, but they can be turned around. However, after Chang'an City is built, not only will it not be profitable, but there will also be stickers. Some money in,"
The last time that Xiangyang City was expanded, Liu Xin gained a lot of benefits. As Xiang Lang who presided over the construction of the project, he was very clear about this. He just made a rough estimate. If this time, it is best to build Chang'an City according to Liu Xin's vision. The situation is just flat, it’s impossible to make money.
Liu Xin smiled and said: "It doesn't matter even if you lose money. At least you have won a brand new Chang'an City. Besides, it is a great thing to save a year or two of time. Time is money."
While talking, the front team suddenly stopped, Huang Zhong ran over in a hurry, and said, "Master Qi, here comes."
A year ago, Liu Xin lived in Chang'an City for a while, but now houses are being demolished and rebuilt everywhere, and he has already become unrecognizable. He looked up and asked in surprise, "Where is this?"
Xiang Lang smiled and said, "This is the imperial palace of the rebel Dong Zhuo,"
At that time Dong Zhuo’s Grand Master’s Mansion was arguably the most magnificent building complex in Chang’an City. It was even more gorgeous than Liu Xie’s palace. Now more than half of it has been demolished, leaving only the elegant side hall and the place where Liu Xin stayed temporarily. A garden has not been demolished, and it looks weird to stand in a ruin. It’s no wonder Liu Xin didn’t recognize it all at once.
Jia Xu also smiled and said, "Originally, this piece was going to be demolished. I knew that the lord was coming, so I deliberately left these yards for the lord to rest his feet."
Liu Xin thought for a while and said, "Well, then I will stay here for one night. Tomorrow you will go to Liangzhou with me. After I leave, you can tear down everything here. I don't want to make a Nail households,"