Scholar Liu's house is across a street from the Meng Mansion, and belongs to two different houses. It takes only a short time to enter the city from Qiantang Gate.
In Dasong, civil servants are more popular than military officers, which can be seen from the house. Although Liu Dexiu is a bachelor and a prince, his rank is lower than that of Meng Zhong, who was a military general, but his house is higher than that of Meng Zhong.
Meng Zhong's is much more luxurious and larger.
Liu Dashi's residence is very satisfied with the size of the house and its location in Mahanshan.
What he is most satisfied with is the location. The house is on the Imperial Street that runs through the entire north and south of the capital. Moreover, it is not far from Dongqing Gate to the east and the same distance from Qiantang Gate to the west, only about three miles. To the northeast, it is
Genshan Gate, to the northwest are Yuhang Gate and Tianzong Water Gate, which are also about the same distance.
This place is a little far from the imperial city, but what does it matter? He is an official and does not need to go to court. There are many official agencies and palaces in this place, and the security should be good.
"Brother, by the look of you, I am very satisfied with this house." Meng Lianggon saw Ma Hanshan smiling all the way, so he guessed that he must be very satisfied.
"Well, not bad, not bad." Ma Hanshan glanced at the old man waiting by the courtyard gate and said, "That old man, who is he from the Liu family? Where is the Liu family?"
"Liu Zhonghong's four sons all had great honors. After his death, the emperor originally wanted the four of them to serve as officials in Beijing, but Shi Pai blocked them. In the end, the three elder brothers succumbed to Shi Pai and all received official positions in Beijing. Only the youngest son Liu Minzhong did not
He was willing to surrender and kneel down, but was harassed every day in Beijing, and finally took his mother back to live in Longxing Mansion." Meng Lianggon whispered, "The old man at the door is the loyal old housekeeper of the Liu family, and his children are all with Liu Minzhong.
Went to Longxing Mansion, where he stayed alone to look after the Liu family's house."
"Oh, not bad...very good...there are very few people like this." Ma Hanshan clasped his hands behind his back and nodded with an incomprehensible expression.
"Alas, human relations are like paper, the world is in trouble, and there are really not many loyal people like him. You see, Liu Zhonghong has worked hard all his life. He is praised wherever he is an official. In order to regain the lost land of Dasong, he traveled all over the world...
Alas, but now, in order to please the man named Shi, his colleagues in the past have scolded him with all their conscience. It would have been fine if they had had different political opinions and scolded him when Academician Liu was alive. What is disgusting is that they actually scolded a man.
Dead people." Meng Lianggon said angrily.
Ma Hanshan stopped making a sound and silently looked at every corner of the house.
Although he stood on the side of the main war faction and admired Han Qizhou and other advocates of the Northern Expedition, he was not interested in the factional struggle in the court. Like what Meng Lianggon said, it was actually no different from the struggle in the world.
It's just that the factional struggle in the imperial court affects a country, but the factional struggle in the Jianghu affects a city and a region.
"Brother Meng, you said that Academician Liu was the second most important figure in the Northern Expedition of the Korean Clan? But why did the Shi Clan of the capitulating faction kill Han Qizhou, and why did he let him die a good death?" After looking at the house, Ma Hanshan asked
He lit his pipe in the small pavilion in the backyard and said.
"Haha, who knows? This Bachelor Liu is really powerful. He has many firsts. For example, he is the first person who has been promoted the fastest and most frequently. He has held dozens of official positions in his life. He is Han
He was the first person to die a good death in the Han case. Many of his colleagues and those who followed Prime Minister Han were killed, including General Xin, but he was able to die from official illness. Not only that, he was also the first person in the dynasty to die.
A minister who left the court to express his condolences to the emperor... not many high-ranking officials have such an honor..." Meng Lianggon was full of admiration for Liu Zhonghong. He didn't know whether it was because he failed in the struggle but died a good death or because of his Northern Expedition and criticism of Neo-Confucianism.
"Oh, you admire him very much." Ma Hanshan smiled and said, "You said, you admire him so much, would it be cheaper if you negotiate the price?"
"Such a big house only costs 3,000 taels, which is already very cheap, okay? Brother Xian, Liu Minzhong's life is not easy now. We...you...can you please stop lowering the price?" Meng Lianggon said anxiously.
Regarding the issue of housing prices, Ma Hanshan feels that this world is the same as the world in his previous life, with abnormal consumption.
A stone of the best rice only costs one tael of silver, and a common tile-roofed house with one living room and two rooms of less than 100 square meters would cost thousands or even tens of thousands of taels of silver to buy in Lin'an City. Even in the suburbs
, it also costs two to three thousand taels of silver. Even if you build it yourself in Wagangzhai and the land is free, it will still cost several hundred taels.
This kind of consumption is very abnormal. If you calculate it this way, farmers or small workers will never be able to afford an ordinary tiled house in Lin'an City. It is exactly the same as in his previous life, when migrant workers could only build houses.
You can never buy a house.
Perhaps this is the other side of the demographic dividend. The population of Da Song, even if not counting half of the ceded land, is now less than 100 million in Nan Song. There are so many people, and most of the land and wealth are controlled by a small
In the hands of some people, the gap between the rich and the poor is large, and the sales expenses of the rich dominate the prices, so consumption will naturally be abnormal.
The house owned by University Scholar Liu only cost 3,000 taels of silver, which was indeed extremely low. It was about 10% of the normal price. It was almost a giveaway.
But why is it so cheap that no one buys it?
Who dares to buy it? Now both the government and the public are scolding Liu Zhonghong.
Three thousand taels of silver is a lot of money for ordinary people. Those who dare to buy it can only look at the house and sigh, but those who are extraordinary, rich or powerful, they dare not buy. Cherish your life, cherish your reputation.
, they didn't want to scold him, lest they be attacked by Shi's people. Although those people didn't say what they would do, it was obvious that they didn't want anyone to buy it, and they wanted to force Liu Minzhong to bow his head like his brother.
So, I just picked up an ordinary house, but no one bought it for a whole year.
"Is it possible that Liu Minzhong was shunned even after he returned to his hometown? Are the people in Dasong so unscrupulous? Otherwise, how could he not survive? After three years of purging the magistrate's office with a hundred thousand snowflakes and silver, no matter how clean the official is, he will become a bachelor of Liu University
With such a position, there is always some wealth. You may not be rich, but you can still live with a few family members." Ma Hanshan said calmly.
"You are right, but the money that was available was used by the three elder brothers to support their official careers. Then, after they became officials, they forgot about their mother and younger brother... What a three-headed beast..." Meng
Liang Gong cursed people as he spoke, but such people really deserved to be scolded.
"Okay, you've convinced me, I'll buy it from them for 3,500 taels." Ma Hanshan said with a smile.
ah!
Meng Lianggon and Qi Nanyue couldn't help but screamed. Meng Lianggon thought, is there something wrong with Ma Xiandi's brain? The owner asked for three thousand taels, but he actually wanted to buy it for three thousand five hundred taels?
Qi Nanyue, on the other hand, looked nervous after screaming. He was wondering if the young master's encephalopathy had recurred again. He hadn't been ill for a long time, so why did it happen again today...
"Ah what? Originally, five hundred taels was a commission for you. Since you pity them so much, I will help you make the decision and give your commission to them." Ma Hanshan smiled mischievously and walked back to the front hall with his hands behind his back.
, calling as he walked, "Steward Liu... Steward Liu, I bought this house for 3,500 taels of silver. Hurry up and find someone to write the contract..."
ah!
ah!
The screams started again, this time it was the old housekeeper of the Liu family and Meng Lianggon. But Qi Nanyue smiled and said, luckily, the young master is not sick.
"Master, can you confirm it after Mr. Lai arrives?" Qi Nanyue said with a smile.
"Haha, no need. As long as it's cheap enough, I can buy all this kind of 'criminal' property." Ma Hanshan said with a gloomy smile, "I believe that even if there is a problem with Feng Shui, judging from Mr. Lai's cultivation, it will be better."
It’s easy to change things for the better.”
How could a house be sold like this? A house that had been on the market for a year, with a price reduced from 20,000 taels of silver to 3,000 taels of silver, was sold in such a short time? The old housekeeper couldn't believe it when he looked at the contract and the prepaid silver note in his hand.
What made him even more puzzled was how could such a smart buyer suddenly become confused? The seller obviously wanted three thousand, but this little buyer actually gave him three thousand and five thousand.
"Brother Xian, are you really not afraid that the Shi sent people will deal with you?" Meng Lianggon said very worriedly after coming out of the residence of the Grand Scholar's Mansion.
"Haha, they'd better not provoke me, otherwise they'll be left with nothing to eat." Ma Hanshan disagreed. He felt that he was just a commoner, and as long as he hadn't chosen a side, no matter which faction he was in, he wouldn't be able to do anything to him.
He forgot that although he did not loudly say that he was standing on the side of the Spy party, buying the Liu family house meant that he was standing on the side of the Spy side. Because Shi Pai originally wanted to use this house to force Liu Zhonghong's wife and children to death, but now that he bought the house,
It's like doing it with the Spy Party.
Ma Hanshan only wanted to buy a house and take advantage, but he didn't know that the day after he came to An'an, he provoked the treacherous officials and corrupt scholars of the Shi faction.
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The so-called Lin'an Garden is very large. Using the "modern weights and measures" of Wagangzhai, the area of this garden is almost one square kilometer.
Seeing the size of the garden, Ma Hanshan cursed, "Grandma's garden is as big as the palace."
In fact, if in his previous life, a private garden or house occupied such a large area, law enforcement agencies would have to be called in. But in this world, a garden covering hundreds of thousands of square meters is really nothing. Many royal family members
Dear, the villas and villas of the Lord's wealthy family are all very large. A garden can include a hilltop and several valleys.
However, building such a large garden right next to the capital is really rich and ambitious.
"Mr. Qi, what do you think this place can be used for?" Seeing such a large place, Ma Hanshan liked it very much.
"Master, do you really want to buy it? The house is haunted." Qi Nanyue always felt that everything in this garden was spooky.
"Haha, what's so scary about ghosts... This place is very good. Let's use this as our headquarters in the capital. Wagonzhai is the base and this is the headquarters. Haha, it's really great.
"Master... we need a lot of money here, our money..." Ma Hanshan is very good at spending money. He spent almost all the money he raised years ago.
"Silver? If you don't have it, you can make it...Aniu, please contact the owner and find time to chat with him." Ma Hanshan said with a smile, thinking that the person who can cultivate such a big garden is definitely not an ordinary person. You have to meet him, maybe
...You can get this garden without spending any money.