Zhang Ling's wedding was said to be a grand affair, but in the end it was not so exaggerated. He has no local party members, no relatives, and only a few friends here. He can't invite many relatives and friends. If he really invites people randomly regardless of their closeness,

, then it becomes an opportunity to make money. Not to mention whether he thinks about it or not, this is the Qiongzhou Prefecture under the jurisdiction of Shorthair!

Doing this under the nose of that "Mr. Zhao"? Even if Zhang Ling belonged to the Ming Dynasty court, he would not have the courage.

However, although the scale was small, the ceremony was still very grand. Zhang Ling specially hired a "wedding company" that had just emerged in Qiongzhou Prefecture to organize it all. He didn't have to worry about anything except paying for it. Those people were indeed worthy of their reputation.

Professionally, at least what Zhang Ling expected, they fully achieved the feeling of attention and pampering given to the bride. Some appropriate little games and little noises at the wedding also appropriately exaggerated the festive atmosphere.

It was Zhang Xiaomei who was a little dissatisfied. She kept trying to persuade her sister-in-law to wear a Western-style white wedding dress, which was also available for rent at the wedding company. Her sister-in-law was indeed very moved, and she tried it on several times in private, and also spent money to rent it.

I came back. But when I actually attended the ceremony, I still didn't have the nerve to wear it out. I still changed into the traditional red Jifu, which made Zhang Ling's suit rent for nothing.

Of course, Zhang Ling stayed here for several years. Although there were not many local relatives, he still made a few friends. If not others, the officials of the Ming Dynasty on Hainan Island would definitely have to show their respect. Civilization and martial arts have different paths.

The saying is no longer popular here. They are all loyal ministers of the Ming Dynasty here, so it is natural for them to have close contact with each other.

So on the day of Zhang Ling's wedding, all the Ming Dynasty civil servants and generals on Hainan Island were present, and several tables were filled. Mainly because there were many people from the civil service system headed by the prefect Cheng Yegao, and there were not many military ministers. After all,

Short hair allowed the Ming Dynasty to send civilian officials to the island, but military generals were strictly restricted. In addition to Zhang Ling himself, there was only one local Jinyiwei commander Zhou Sheng. The two had always been close. Especially Zhou Sheng's wife, who soon became Mrs. Zhang.

She is her best friend and played a great role in helping her adapt to the local area and quickly integrate into the unique living atmosphere of Hainan Island.

However, the most eye-catching thing in the wedding banquet hall that day was the fact that the people sitting on table No. 1 of relatives and friends were all real shorthairs, and there were quite a few of them. Not only Zhao Lide and Chi Zhengjie, who were originally in Qiongzhou Prefecture,

Others, including Beiwei, the most famous general of the Qiong Navy, also made a special trip from Lingao to attend Zhang Ling's wedding, and at the same time brought congratulations from friends there.

Zhang Ruheng has a good relationship with Short Hair. Many people have heard of this. It is precisely because of this that he can continue to lead troops on Hainan Island as a general. However, how good this relationship is really good depends on this.

Only then can I see it.

"Say thank you to Boss Xie for me."

During the toast, Zhang Ling whispered to Bei Wei. The latter didn't know what Jie Xi had talked about with him, but he still smiled and nodded in agreement. After that, Zhao Lide, Chi Zhengjie and others came up one after another to toast and congratulate. Wait until

After the drinking session was over, everyone sat down at the table again. Under Chi Zhengjie's gaze, Beiwei took out a paper bag and handed it to Zhang Ling.

"Lao Zhang, it's a great wedding. The brothers have joined forces to help you get involved. It can be considered as everyone's support."

Zhang Ling took it, thanked him, and was about to hand it to Zhang Xiaomei to put it away. She was responsible for collecting the red envelope today. Zhao Lide motioned for him to open it and take a look. Zhang Ling was stunned. Chinese people are not used to receiving gifts and then opening them in person, but North Latitude

He also asked him to open it. So Zhang Ling opened the paper bag, and inside it was a set of documents, including house deeds, land deeds, and a booklet with a list of real estate properties.

Zhang Ling was suddenly a little surprised that this gift was a bit heavy.

"A manor, or a plantation. It is located fifty miles east of Qiongzhou Prefecture. It is the first batch of commercial real estate we launched. There is already a ready-made house there and fifty acres of cultivated land. But the manor

The land area is 500 acres, and the rest is still wasteland. You have to find people to cultivate it yourself, and you will definitely have to arrange for manpower to manage it."

Chi Zhengjie briefly introduced the essence of the gift, but Zhang Ling hesitated and said:

"But there aren't many people in our family here, and it's impossible for me to go to the countryside to work in farming."

"Of course you don't need to take care of it yourself. Just arrange for management personnel. For example, my wife can do the job. We provide a full set of services. What we sell to customers is not only the land and houses, but also the follow-up care business: including what to do with the plantation.

In terms of business operations, which agricultural products are best-selling, there will be a corresponding farm team to provide you with services no matter how you grow them."

"The service fees for the first three years are included in the selling price of the property. Generally speaking, within three years, the farmers recruited by your family should be able to take over, right? If not, you can still hire those workers.

If the team continues to work, of course you have to pay. Or you can rent the land directly to the farm and let them pay you rent regularly."

Chi Zhengjie obviously talked about this with people a lot during this time, and he was very familiar with what he said. And Zhang Ling was just like those customers. His eyes lit up when he heard it at first. This condition was indeed very good, not to mention that he didn't use it himself.

Pay money.

Just after a moment, Zhang Ling sighed in a low voice:

"I am the eldest son in the family. If I settle down here, how will my parents be filial to me?"

Anyone else would have no hesitation in the face of such good things, but after all, Zhang Ling was a very traditional Ming Dynasty person. He accepted the new ideas of short hair here, but the concept of loyalty, filial piety, and justice that he had cultivated since childhood would not change.

He is the eldest son and the heir to the entire family. He is responsible for the family, and the roots of the Baoji Zhang family are in Shaanxi.

"Didn't I say that you have been expelled from the family? Last time you got your brothers up to drink in the middle of the night and made a scene most of the night. It seems that it was because you received a letter from home saying that your father personally threw your name tag out of the ancestral hall?"

Beiwei was really straightforward. He said this without any concealment. Zhang Ling smiled bitterly and said in a low voice:

"I put it back quietly this time."

Next to me, Zhang Xiaomei also raised her hand:

"I just sneaked in and released it in the middle of the night!"

"Well"

Everyone was speechless for a moment, but after a while, Zhao Lide smiled and said:

"This is not really a trouble. Just because you have an industry here doesn't mean you won't go back to your hometown in the future. Let's go and have a look in a few days. That place is really nice."

A few days later, at the invitation of Chi Zhengjie and others, Zhang Ling took his newlywed wife, younger brothers and sisters to see the new manor that belonged to him. The group traveled on horseback and walked along the newly built

The road going east was quite smooth. But after half a day, we reached the end of the field.

The scale of Zhuangzi is indeed not that big. The pictures in the brochure show it to be very large and beautiful. In fact, what has actually been developed is only a core residential area and the surrounding forty or fifty acres of land.

But just this is enough to make Zhang Ling and others feel relaxed and happy. The house is a standard wooden house with assembled structure like Qiong Haijun's. It is simple, light and very practical. It is also arranged very delicately and reasonably.

People are very interested in staying there.

Around the residential area, there are ponds, fruit trees, chicken and duck sheds, pig pens and other facilities arranged in order. Chickens and ducks are running around in the yard, and piglets are chirping in the pig pen.

There are farm staff taking care of it, giving it an idyllic scene.

Zhang Ling has joined the military in recent years and has never been exposed to farm work. But his brother Zhang Lu and his relatives who just came from Shaanxi are different. They are said to be from a general family, but in fact most of the time they are still

We are dealing with the land, but how can the cultivated land in Shaanxi be compared with this one? At this time, I saw such a small and exquisite building, but it was equipped with everything. In all aspects, it was far beyond the imagination of these Shaanxi farmers.

Everyone in the farm could not help but cheer. Then they ran over like children, looking around, looking even more innocent than Zhang Xiaomei.

Zhang Ling was quite calm. He looked around and suddenly asked:

"Why don't you grow food?"

Sugarcane is grown in the nearby fields, and the green poles are being pumped. This question also made Chi Zhengjie couldn't help laughing. Almost all the customers he has received recently will ask this question. The Chinese people's habit of storing grain is really engraved in their bones.

"Because grain is not valuable. Others don't know it. Lao Zhang, you who directly manage the dock don't you know? How much grain do we import from those places in Annan and Siam every year! The best Siamese rice on the market only costs one dollar a stone.

, which is equivalent to five cents of silver. The land in Hainan Island is barren and is not suitable for growing food. If you grow it, you cannot sell it at a good price. Even if the weather is good and there are no accidents, you will not be able to make a profit after taking into account labor, taxes and various costs.

How much? If we encounter a natural disaster, we might lose money."

"But growing sugar cane is different. The cane sugar business here is booming. You who manage the wharf must know it well. Every thousand kilograms of sugar cane can produce one hundred to one hundred and twenty kilograms of raw sugar.

A load of cane sugar costs nearly seven yuan, which is about three and a half taels of silver. The climate here in Hainan is the most suitable for growing sugar cane, and the yield per mu here can reach 8,000 kilograms. Even if the sugar factory earns half of it, after deducting taxes and fees,

It’s no problem that one acre of land can produce five or six taels of silver every year. Fifty acres of land here can earn 300 taels of silver every year. And Lao Zhang, don’t forget, these fifty acres are just a demonstration area. As long as you find
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