20th of September, Shanhai City.
While Ouyang Shuo was patrolling Zhaoqing County, the Song Family had temporarily settled down in Shanhai City. In order to compensate for the loss of Tianshuang County, Ouyang Shuo had given the Song Family a large plot of land. It was enough to build a large house, shops, and workshops, forming a relatively independent small neighborhood.
Of course, the Song Family had to pay for the construction costs themselves.
With the establishment of various large chambers of commerce and the rise of the private economy, Shanhai City now had a large number of private construction teams in addition to the official construction teams under the jurisdiction of the Construction Department.
As long as these civilian teams were registered with the Construction Department and obtained legal qualifications, they would be able to undertake construction projects in Shanhai City.
It could even be said that if the construction teams under the Construction Department were too busy for the official construction projects, the government would also pay for these private construction teams.
The reason for this was to further stimulate the vitality of the private economy in the territory.
The planned Shanhai City was too big. If only the official construction teams were to be relied on, who knew how long it would take to complete the construction. Because of this, the Construction Department came up with this idea.
Ouyang Shuo did not expect that under his guidance, construction companies in the real world would spontaneously emerge in the territory. This also showed that the commercial atmosphere in Shanhai City was very strong.
Not to mention the construction teams, even the School of Architecture of Southwest University China had begun to undertake construction design work. Some of the graduates were even preparing to set up a design team to undertake private projects.
In the real world, the complete industrial chain of the construction industry was gradually taking shape in Shanhai City.
In the future, the government would completely withdraw from the field of construction except for public construction projects.
The functions of the Construction Department would also shift from the construction of the territory to the formulation of construction standards, supervision of construction, and overall planning of the city.
The government could make a lot of money just by auctioning the land.
In this way, the construction of the city walls, municipal roads, water supply and drainage, and other public works would be completely funded. It would no longer be a burden to the territory's finances.
This was the magic of the market.
Of course, to ensure the basic housing needs of the common people was the red line that Ouyang Shuo had drawn. The land auctioned by the government could only be used for construction such as shops, workshops, and private mansions.
In other words, the income from auctioning the land would basically be equal to the investment in public construction and would not become one of the main sources of revenue for the territory.
The rise of the construction industry could be seen as a microcosm of the flourishing private economy in Shanhai City.
Ouyang Shuo's painstaking efforts were not wasted.
The rise of private ownership did not just affect Shanhai City. The entire territory was affected by the radiation. It was reported that civilian construction teams had also begun to appear in other cities.
Shanhai City was becoming the economic center of the territory.
Basically, Shanhai City was the birthplace of all the new trends.
The residents of Shanhai City, especially the 'older generation', were the generation that had been influenced by Ouyang Shuo's ideology.
Currently, more than half of the bosses of the civil construction teams in Shanhai City were from the first construction team that Ouyang Shuo had established in the village stage.
These wealthy people were the backbone of Ouyang Shuo's rule.
Southern Border Protectorate, Frost Cloud Hall.
The Frost Cloud Palace was Song Jia's resting palace. It was located on the east side of the Everlasting Palace where Ouyang Shuo resided.
In the main hall, Song Jia was chatting with her father, Song Tianxiong.
Song Jia was the happiest when the entire Song Clan moved to Shanhai City. In this way, she could accompany by Ouyang Shuo's side, and she didn't have to bear the pain of being separated from her family.
It was killing two birds with one stone.
Of course, the other people in the Song Clan did not think so.
The feeling of living under someone else's roof was definitely not good.
This was especially so for those in the Song Clan who knew Ouyang Shuo's real identity. How could they have imagined that the poor kid in the real world would suddenly become a powerhouse in China?
On the other hand, they could call the wind and summon the rain in the real world. In the end, he had to act according to a "poor boy". The roles of the two sides had been completely reversed.
No one would feel good about such a reversal.
Song Tianxiong, on the other hand, did not feel this way. Even if he did, he would suppress it in the bottom of his heart. A real-life business tycoon like him had experienced countless storms and setbacks in his life.
In comparison, the predicament he was in now was nothing.
After settling down his clansmen, the establishment of the Song Clan's Chamber of Commerce became Song Tianxiong's top priority. Before Ouyang Shuo left Shanhai City, he had made three conditions for the Song Clan's Chamber of Commerce that had yet to be established.
Now, he had fulfilled all three of them.
The first condition was a low-interest loan of 68,000 gold coins. Song Wen had already handed it over to Song Tianxiong when he was in Wulong City. Song Tianxiong had gone to the Bank of the Four Seas' headquarters on the day he came to Shanhai City.
Together with the funds from Tianshuang County's treasury, Song Tianxiong had more than 100,000 gold coins in his hands.
Of course, if he wanted to establish a large-scale Chamber of Commerce, 100,000 gold coins was not a huge sum. The overall project budget of the Song Family, which was in the planning stage, was 10,000 gold coins.
The second condition was the exclusive contract for the territory's pearls. The Department of Commerce had already drafted it and handed it over to Song Jia for safekeeping. As long as Song Tianli signed the contract, it would immediately take effect.
This contract would also become one of the main profits of the Song Clan's Chamber of Commerce in the early stages.
Ouyang Shuo had once asked an official from the Department of Commerce to calculate that if the Song Clan's Chamber of Commerce operated well, it would be able to earn at least 2,000 gold coins per month.
The third condition was that the shipyard had already handed over the ten merchant ships. All of them were docked at the docks in the central city of Shanhai City, waiting for Song Tianli to take over.
According to the current market price, the total price of the ten merchant ships would be 40,000 gold coins.
After understanding this, Song Tianxiong could no longer apply for any special support from Ouyang Shuo. Ouyang Shuo had already done his best to take care of the Song Clan.
Even so, the Song Clan's Chamber of Commerce was still struggling in Shanhai City.
As a business tycoon in the real world, how could Song Tianxiong be willing to let the Song Clan's Chamber of Commerce be nameless in the game world? After all, the Chamber of Commerce's development was linked to its future authority.
Needless to say, among the Song Clan's members, Song Jia's authority would definitely be extremely high in the future. Even if Ouyang Shuo was not taken into account, with Song Jia's attainments in martial arts and her identity as the head of the Eastern Fence Sword Faction, she could not be underestimated.
The two brothers, Song Wen and Song Wu, had also integrated into the system of Shanhai City and sought an official position. If they worked hard in the future, their future would also be bright.
Apart from that, the future of the other members of the Song Clan was bleak. Without territory and living under someone else's roof, how could they have a chance to rise?
Just to maintain a prosperous life, the monthly expenses of hundreds of clansmen was already a huge sum. If they only relied on the profits of the pearl business, they might not even be able to support their clansmen.
Their only hope was the Song Clan's Chamber of Commerce.
Therefore, Song Tianxiong had to find a way to expand the Song Clan's Chamber of Commerce. Since he had taken over the family's authority, he naturally had to take care of the family's responsibilities.
This was Song Tianxiong's duty-bound responsibility.
Since the fall of Tianshuang County, the old master's mood had been very low. As a son, Song Tianxiong really did not want to see his father depressed like this. That would be unfilial of him.
Although the father and son had shed all pretense of cordiality for the sake of fighting for power, no matter what, he was still his father. The connection of blood could not be severed.
Song Tianxiong came to the Frost Cloud Palace not to complain, but to see his daughter. Song Jia's home was the only comfort in Song Tianxiong's heart.
"Father, I heard from Wuyi that the fall of Tianshuang County was related to the Ruan Clan?" The father and daughter chatted for a while, and Song Jia carefully raised this sensitive topic.
"That's right!"
Song Tianxiong did not avoid in front of his daughter.
Among the three representatives who had participated in the mediation, the Zhou Clan had a close relationship with the Song Clan, and they had no idea of the Ruan Clan's sinister intentions. They were purely there to mediate, but they were used by others.
The Zhou Clan's territory was originally located in Zhaoqing County.
After the battle of Zhaoqing ended, because the Zhou Clan's position had wavered, they were not forgiven by Ouyang Shuo, and completely disappeared.
The decades of friendship between the Song Clan and the Zhou Clan could be considered to have come to an end.
The Zhao Clan was close to the Ruan Clan, and was also a member of the Southern Alliance. Although the Zhao Clan was not completely clear about the Ruan Clan's plan, they had a rough understanding of it. They went to Tianshuang County to cover for the Ruan Clan.
Therefore, the Zhao Clan could be regarded as the Ruan Clan's accomplice.
The representatives of the two clans, including the old master of the Ruan Clan, were detained by the Song Clan, and were now imprisoned in the Song Clan's temporary residence in Shanhai City.
As soon as the battle of Zhaoqing ended, the Zhao Clan and the Ruan Clan had sent several negotiation letters to Song Tianxiong, expressing that they were willing to use the ransom money to redeem their clansmen.
Ruan Ping, in particular, was the most anxious. After all, the Song Clan had imprisoned his grandfather.
Just this morning, Ruan Ping sent the fourth negotiation letter, raising the ransom to twenty thousand gold coins in one go. Obviously, Ruan Ping was also under great pressure within the clan.
After all, the old master of the Ruan Clan had followed Ruan Ping's plan and walked right into the tiger's mouth.
After Song Jia heard the whole story, a trace of disdain flashed across her face, and she said, "Father, in my opinion, we should raise the ransom to thirty thousand gold coins and let them go. We don't want to let them stay in Shanhai City and sully the land here. "
It was not that Song Jia did not hold a grudge, but she did not want to be entangled with the two clans over the hostage issue, because it was meaningless. As for the Ruan Clan and the Zhao Clan, Wu Yi would deal with them sooner or later. When that time came, he would definitely make them bankrupt.
There was no point in squabbling now.
"Alright!"
Song Tianxiong also felt that there was no need to continue. (To be continued.)
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