First-rank palace maid Su Jixiang

Chapter 313: Planning of Mangcheng

Xiong Shilin looked in the direction Wei Ling pointed. Under the shining golden sunlight, a large field had already sprouted neat green wheat and bean seedlings. The fields were planned very neatly and orderly, and it was obvious that they had been guided by an experienced hand in growing crops.

This large area of green is particularly attractive in the spring. The tender colors are pleasing to the eye. The more you look at it, the more you like it. It is a feeling of vitality.

Xiong Shilin took a deep breath and felt the air with the fragrance of wheat straw rushing into his heart and lungs, making his mind clearer.

His family used to own a large piece of land, and when he was a child, he used to run barefoot in the green fields in the bright spring weather. In his ears he could hear his parents calling him and his brothers talking and laughing.

But... later his family was broken up and his loved ones died... this vast expanse of green fields seemed to be buried deep in his memory.

Seeing Xiong Shilin's face soften, Wei Ling smiled slightly, "In the future, our Black Tiger Army can be partially self-sufficient in military rations. This is just the beginning. In places you can't see, we also raise a large number of chickens, ducks, geese, pigs and cows. In the future, we will build a horse farm and we will have our own complete set of military supplies. Even when the military rations from the court cannot be delivered, we can feed ourselves and most of the people in Mangcheng with our own fields. I want our Black Tiger Army soldiers and people to have food to eat, clothes to wear, and everyone can read and write. Do you think this kind of life is different from what you said before?"

Xiong Shilin's expression paused and he couldn't help but lower his head.

"Perhaps you will think that I am bragging now." Wei Ling did not ask any more questions and continued, "Come with me into the city to take a look."

Wei Ling brought Xiong Shilin into Mangcheng.

As soon as Xiong Shilin entered the city, he was stunned by the sight of the new city. The criss-crossing dirt and cement roads were paved so wide that six carriages could run side by side. Although the road has not been completely paved yet and only a section has been completed, the structure has been laid. In the near future, Mangcheng will surely be majestic and magnificent!

Xiong Shilin couldn't help but feel warm in his heart when he saw this.

The people on the streets of Mangcheng are radiant. Construction is going on everywhere now. Everyone has work to do and everyone can get paid. Naturally, everyone's face is filled with satisfaction and happiness.

"How much silver does it cost to build a city like this?" Xiong Shilin asked after swallowing his saliva after following Wei Ling through the expanded new city.

"A lot of silver." Wei Ling smiled slightly.

To be honest, the rewards that Emperor Longchang gave to the Black Tiger Army were almost used up after they were used up to reclaim wasteland and rebuild new city walls.

These roads have just begun to be built, and the money he has on hand is far from enough to complete them all.

But Su Jixiang came up with a good way to solve his funding problem.

That is to sell the land planned for the new city! Some of it is sold according to its use, and some of it is sold after new houses are built.

Because the Black Tiger Army's money was used to build the new city, the newly built houses would be given priority to the Black Tiger Army's soldiers. As long as the Black Tiger Army soldiers wanted to settle down and buy property in Xinmang City, they could give priority to choosing good locations and roads, and some houses with special prices would be discounted.

Although Wei Ling thought Su Jixiang's plan was good when he first saw it, he still had a headache. After all, he didn't have much money, and building such a large number of houses was already stretching him.

So Su Jixiang proposed a good solution, which was to allow everyone to buy houses or shops on the street.

In fact, Su Jixiang adopted the modern pre-sale housing model, first putting out the courtyard and house styles and several model courtyards for everyone to choose. If you want to buy one, you need to pay 60% of the house price first, and then pay the remaining 40% when the house is delivered.

If someone wants to buy a house but does not have enough money at the moment, he can pay 10% of the house price first, and then pay the remaining part according to a certain proportion every month. When 80% of the house price is paid, you can get the house first. As for the remaining 20%, you can continue to pay it in monthly installments. You only need to pay some interest, which is not high.

Of course, this mode is only available to the soldiers of the Black Tiger Army, and other people cannot enjoy this mode for the time being.

After all, the soldiers of the Black Tiger Army have a very stable salary and can afford to pay their house payments every month. But the same cannot be said for the other people in Mangcheng.

When Su Jixiang submitted this plan to Wei Ling, Wei Ling felt that Su Jixiang seemed to have opened the door to a new world for him. Such a fantastic idea was really unheard of for him.

He and Xie Yingfeng had also calculated that Su Jixiang's method was feasible. Not only was it feasible, it could also help the Black Tiger Army and the Mangcheng Prefecture Government make a lot of money!

If all the houses they planned could be sold in this way, not only would they have the money to build the houses, but even more so, after all the houses were delivered, the money they earned might be much more than the money they spent on building the city wall.

After all, the land of this new urban area is wasteland reclaimed by their Black Tiger Army. What the Black Tiger Army lacks the least is people. Apart from the cost of people, there is no other capital. This is a very profitable business!

Moreover, Su Jixiang proposed to divide the vacant land in the new urban area into functional categories, such as commercial streets, food streets and the like. In short, the division is very detailed. Residential houses are also divided into many types according to their location and size, with many prices, so that everyone can get what they need.

For those Black Tiger Army soldiers who already have houses and want to move into new houses in the new urban area, Su Jixiang also proposed a plan, which is replacement purchase. That is, the old house can be used to directly offset part of the purchase price of the new house, and the price difference can be refunded or supplemented.

One of the most attractive things about the new city is that the roads in the new city are all built with soil and cement, which are very flat and wide. In addition, Su Jixiang has also replanned the drainage system in the new city, so that the new city will not accumulate water during the rainy season.

A good road makes travel convenient. If the surrounding facilities are good, Wei Ling and Xie Yingfeng both think that this house should be easy to sell...

After all, many officers of the Black Tiger Guard are not short of money, but of good houses!

Along the way, Xiong Shilin had been impressed by what he saw and the future Mangcheng described by Wei Ling. He had only been imprisoned for a few months, and the entire Mangcheng had become something he did not recognize. When he saw the Black Tiger Army's children's school, he was truly deeply shocked.