As a result, the trend of land grabbing in new cities was quickly ignited.

The land market, which was originally no longer traded in Songjiang Prefecture, is once again booming.

But no one has noticed that there is no specific time for moving the capital or timetable in this edict!

Maybe someone noticed it, but no one wanted to tell others that they were all pretending to be asleep!

The reason is very simple. The land transaction in Xincheng is popular, and everyone is willing to see it, and it is in the interests of everyone!

All made money!

Everyone is very happy!

The rapid spread of this land-grabbing trend has attracted foreign merchants from all over the world who are worried about their stay.

The signing of the peace agreement made the merchants of various countries lose their place on Dongfan Island and need to find another place again. Originally, the merchants were more inclined to find a place in Fujian and Guangdong, but now, the establishment of the Han and Ming dynasties and the issuance of the capital relocation edict made them have no choice.

Businessmen are seeking profits, what else is more suitable for business than a capital city in a country?

Under the guidance of the foreign merchants who had bought the land, the court did not even need publicity. The foreign merchants began to snatch the land of Songjiang Prefecture like blood flies.

They did not doubt at all that the edict would be fake, and they would not doubt the future development prospects of Songjiang Prefecture. The facts are all that are put into place. The new city has been completed more than 70%. The largest military workshop in the Han and Ming dynasties is located in Songjiang, with Wusong Port in the north and Hangzhou Bay in the south. The trade is extremely smooth and convenient.

For the people, this farce is to live for a long time.

In just one month, the land price in Songjiang Prefecture has soared to an unprecedented level - a thousand taels per acre!

....

Inside Wenhua Hall.

The new ministers of the left and right of the Ministry of Revenue Xi Benzhen and Huang Zongxi are reporting to Wu Zheng.

"Your Majesty, the land price in Xindu is so high that ordinary people cannot reach... If this continues, it will be difficult for the court to complete the capital relocation... I think it is necessary to limit the land price to continue soaring, and it is urgent!" Xi Benzhen was really anxious, and he spoke very quickly.

"I agree... Although the court had already defined the specific locations of the imperial city and the palace city in Xincheng at that time, there were more than a thousand civil and military officials in the capital? If they moved the capital, the officials would definitely take their families and their relatives to Xincheng... With such a land price, how can officials buy a house... Your Majesty, the situation is indeed urgent!"

Wu Zheng looked as usual, drinking tea quietly, and said without raising his head, "I remember that when the site was selected and decided to build the new city, many officials had already purchased residential land around the new city... At this time, the land price was high, and they easily made a fortune. They should be happy!"

Xi Benzhen and Huang Zongxi smiled bitterly when they heard this, and turned their heads to look at Ma Shiying.

Ma Shiying, who had not wanted to speak, was stolen by his subordinates and had to cough and speak, "Report to Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."

"Old Ma, just say something... I'm not stupid!"

Ma Shiying said, "I obey the order... Your Majesty is right. When the site was chosen to build the new city, there were indeed many officials, wealthy families and wealthy businessmen who had purchased residential land around the new city. But, Your Majesty... they were basically all the wealthy families, wealthy businessmen and court ministers of the civil and military commanders of the General's Mansion and the prefectures under the jurisdiction of the prefectures under the jurisdiction of the General, basically... they didn't catch up!"

"Oh...!" Wu Zheng looked up at Ma Shiying, looking like he suddenly realized, "In this way, I really have no thoughts!"

Ma Shiying hurriedly said, "No, no... it's not your Majesty's fault... This is mainly because the capital relocation edict was issued... Suddenly, the colleagues in the court... had no time to react. When they came to their senses... cough, the land price was... high enough to be unable to buy!"

Wu Zheng put down the teacup in his hand, "What should I do... Lao Ma, do you have any good ideas?"

Ma Shiying looked at Xi Benzhen and Huang Zongxi.

Xi Benzhen smiled wryly and said, "When you say to Your Majesty, the only one you can rely on now is Your Majesty... Only your holy power can suppress this trend of land grabbing!"

Wu Zheng frowned slightly, "What Ning Hou means... let me go back on my word and change my orders every day?"

Xi Benzhen hurriedly apologized and said, "No, I must not dare... Your Majesty misunderstood me!"

"Oh...what do you mean?"

Xi Benzhen sighed lightly, "Your Majesty is wise and powerful, and has a genius..."

"If you have something to say, don't flatter me!"

"I obey the order!" Xi Benzhen looked at Wu Zheng carefully, "When His Majesty dived into the residence, the subordinates of the General's Mansion, the wealthy families in the south of the Yangtze River, the rich and wealthy merchants did buy a large amount of wasteland in Songjiang Mansion... but it has been a long time since today...!"

"What exactly do you want to say?" Wu Zheng was a little impatient.

"Well... I mean, the ownership of many lands... things have changed!"

Wu Zheng looked at Xi Benzhen in surprise.

When Huang Zongxi saw Xi Benzhen looking around and talking about it, he couldn't help but shouted: "Your Majesty, what Mr. Xi means...most of the land purchased before has changed hands... Even the land purchased by the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce that year has changed hands more than 70%!"

Wu Zheng was stunned, "So much land has changed hands?"

"yes."

"Who did you sell it to?" Wu Zheng was indeed surprised, stared at Ma Shiying and asked, "Who has such a big deal... That's half of Songjiang Mansion?!"

Ma Shiying's neck shrank, and she shrank to the back without saying a word.

Xi Benzhen replied carefully, "Reply to Your Majesty's words... the detailed ownership has not been counted yet... But as far as I know, most of these lands were transferred to...Bei Shang...Northerns!"

Wu Zheng's face slowly became gloomy and said with a hint of sarcasm, "So, my Kyoto in my dynasty has been bought by the northerners... Is this still the Kyoto in the Han Ming Dynasty?!"

This last sentence made everyone in the hall kneel down and shout in unison: "I am guilty... I am ten thousand deaths!"

Wu Zheng got up so angry that he walked back and forth in the hall with his hands.

The ministers lay on the ground, not even breathing. This is a serious crime, a serious crime that can make countless people lose their heads for this. Just imagine, the newly established capital of the new dynasty was half of the land in the hands of the northerners. The so-called northerners were probably the Qing people and the surrendered ministers who had surrendered to the Qing Dynasty before. Because only these people had a large amount of cash and huge amounts of money that could be collected. Of course, the Shanxi merchants would definitely not be absent.

Wu Zheng finally stopped and glanced at the ministers in front of him. Although he was angry, he also understood that this matter could not be completely blamed.

First of all, the capital move was delayed for too long. Of course, this was not Wu Zheng’s fault. At that time, except for Wu Zheng himself, others were all guessing, because Wu Zheng was just a title of prince at that time, so how could he be qualified to establish the capital for the court?

At that time, in order to raise military expenses, Wu Zheng came up with such a strategy to make money by making money. Naturally, he would not deny the rumors, so he would not misunderstand everyone.
Chapter completed!