Shan Ningque is the most inconspicuous at the back of the academy, but among the people, Mr. Thirteen is the most famous. Holy Church
His reputation was spread in the frontier fortress barracks, and the people in the streets and alleys of Chang'an City were talking about the knife on the side door of the academy. At this time, the people in the Yishi Pavilion did not know Mr. Big and Mr. Two, but how could they not know that Mr. Thirteen was
Ning Jia, the owner of Lao Bizhai?
After Chu Youxian said those words on the stage, the pavilion was quiet for a moment, and then suddenly burst into cheers and excited cheers.
The emperor merchant of the Southern Jin Dynasty held the railing tightly with both hands, his face turned extremely pale due to anger, he stared at Chu Youxian downstairs, and shouted: "Who are you!"
Chu Youxian held the fan in one hand and covered the back of his hand with the other hand. He saluted all around and said, "I, Chu Youxian of Dongcheng, am the representative of Mr. Ning."
Then he looked at the west pavilion on the third floor, looked at the Southern Jin Dynasty imperial merchant with an ugly expression, and said with a smile: "Anyone can sell the chicken soup post, but I won't sell it to you Southern Jin people. Do you have any opinions?"
Emperor Shang of the Southern Jin Dynasty trembled with anger and angrily shouted: "How can there be such a reason?"
The boss of Yishiju cupped his hands and explained to him: "Today's sales of Laobi Zhai Qitie have special rules. The supplementary rules have been sent to you. Everyone should know that Ning has the right to choose the buyer by himself."
The Imperial Merchant of the Southern Jin Dynasty remembered the documents he had seen on the table in the pavilion, and suppressed the anger in his heart. His chest rose slightly and he said: "Even if the Ning family has the right to choose the buyer, it should be the Ning family.
If you choose yourself, how can you let this representative exercise your rights when no one knows whether he is the real representative?"
"Did what happened just before reach Laobi Zhai? Could it be that Ning and everyone were here before? You Tang people should not use such shameless methods!"
The boss was silent for a moment and then said with a smile: "You are right. Mr. Ning was in the building earlier, but he had already left. Before leaving, he entrusted Mr. Chu to make the decision."
The Southern Jin Dynasty emperor was stunned.
As mentioned before, Ning Que's reputation in Chang'an City is too loud now, especially after Liu Yiqing was chopped with a knife, his status in the hearts of the Tang people is extremely high, and everyone wants to see his true face. ("" 7*
At this time, the dignitaries in the pavilion were originally here for his calligraphy. When they heard that he was in the pavilion earlier, they could not help but beat their chests with regrets as they thought about saving their fortune.
I don't know who shouted, and the sound of footsteps suddenly sounded in the pavilion. Dozens of people opened the bamboo curtains. Unable to suppress their excitement and curiosity, they rushed down the wooden building and chased outside the courtyard.
The chicken soup post has been assigned to Wang Dashi's house. People in the room can't drink the chicken soup. Of course they want to see how the old hen who made the chicken soup looks like. In the blink of an eye, the building is empty, and the Southern Jin Dynasty Emperor
The merchant stood by the railing, his expression extremely grim, but he had nothing to say.
"Everyone Ning, please wait!"
"Mr. Thirteen, wait a minute...my Lord is here to invite you!"
People walked out of the courtyard, walked through the green forest, and came to the shore of Yangliu Lake. They looked at the boat getting farther and farther in the distance of Jinghu Lake, waving their arms and shouting, wanting Ning Que to come back.
The boat sailed leisurely on the quiet lake, and in the distance only a figure in black clothes could be seen walking out of the awning, bowing his hands in greeting, and then went ashore.
Seeing the figure disappearing in the alley next to De Sheng Ju, the people by the lake felt so sad and regretful.
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There was a rumor in the calligraphy and painting shop in Chang'an City that the seven calligraphy pieces auctioned by Yishiju were stolen by the maid from Laobi Studio. Ning Que was present in person today and naturally denied this rumor in some aspects.
While the auction of Yishiju was in full swing, the little maid Sangsang was in a quiet study in the backyard of Yingou Gambling House in Xicheng, staring blankly at the pile of papers on the table.
Ever since the night at the Chunfeng Pavilion two years ago, the underworld in Chang'an City has been single-handedly controlled by the Yulong Gang. This study room in the gambling house that was originally owned by a West City boss has become the warehouse of the Yulong Gang.
The papers on the table all look a bit new, and the handwriting on them is regular, not outstanding, let alone comparable to the calligraphy in the old pen studio. However, the actual value of these papers is actually quite high.
These papers are all house deeds and land deeds.
Several wrinkled old gambling house stewards were calculating and calculating the deeds of these houses. The leader of the Yulong Gang, Fourth Master Qi, stood aside and stared worriedly. The latest chapter of the Holy Church
The abacus beads in the hands of the old stewards moved very fast, making a snapping sound in the quiet room. It sounded crisp and pleasant, but it made Fourth Master Qi's face become more and more worried.
The abacus beads were still moving rapidly, and there was still a long time before the calculation was completed. Sangsang put down the house deed for the newly built three-in house on the lakeside in his hand, and said, "There are still 41,462 taels of silver left."
Fourth Master Qi glanced at her with a strange expression, thinking that these stewards are the most powerful accounting experts in the gambling house. They haven't calculated it yet, so where did you get this number?
Sangsang knew what he was thinking, so he waited calmly without explanation.
After some time, the old stewards of the casino finally completed the complicated calculations. The leading steward carefully cleaned up the house deeds on the table and reported respectfully: "According to the letter of intent from a few days ago, the total is still short of 40,000.
One thousand six hundred taels of silver."
This number is slightly different from the number obtained by Sangsang, but not by much.
Fourth Master Qi glanced at Sangsang in surprise, thinking that it was amazing that he only made so many mistakes with his mental arithmetic alone.
Sang Sang knew that her calculation was correct. Those old stewards had calculated the wrong tax rate on a land deed, but she thought the difference was not big, so she did not point it out.
Fourth Master Qi looked at the expression on her face, made a gesture to ask the gambling house managers to leave, and then said seriously: "The housing and land prices under Yanming Mountain are indeed cheaper than other places in Chang'an City, but you have to buy so much at one time.
, the price will always be raised by some greedy guys."
Then he shook his head and said: "Although the brothers in the gang can lower the price, and the Chang'an Mansion has also asked people to talk to them, we can't go too far. Throwing snakes and letting rats go. If someone stabs them in the imperial court, they will be punished.
I won’t be able to explain it to my brother when he comes back, so this is probably the final price.”
It turns out that the house deeds on the table are the deeds of residential houses by Yanming Lake.
Yanming Lake has only recently been dredged by the Ministry of Industry of the Imperial Court. The lake mud accumulated over the years is still piled up near the sandstone mountain. The smell is overwhelming when you get closer. It is said that it will not get better until next summer.
For this reason, although Yanming Lake under Yanming Mountain is beautiful, it is still not a good place to live in the eyes of Chang'an people who pay attention to the quality of life.
The land and housing prices by Yanming Lake are the cheapest in Chang'an City. Nowadays, most of the houses by the lake are dilapidated old houses, and occasionally new houses are built by ordinary people who are greedy for cheap.
Listening to Fourth Master Qi's words, Sangsang nodded and said, "Young Master has already estimated that the price will be raised."
In these days, Fourth Master Qi, entrusted by Ning Que, has been secretly acquiring the deeds of houses and land near Yanming Lake. As the leader of the largest gang in Chang'an City, he naturally has countless subordinates to help him do this. However, at this time,
He still didn't understand why Ning Que purchased these properties.
"It's good to stroll around Yanming Lake occasionally, but it's not suitable to live there."
He frowned and said, "Even if you want to live there, you won't have to buy all the yards by the lake. No matter how low the price is, the total sum is still a huge sum."
Sangsang said: "I don't know why the young master bought all the houses by the lake. Maybe he wants to be quiet and doesn't want to be disturbed."
Fourth Master Qi shook his head repeatedly, thinking that if he really wanted to be quiet, there would be so much quiet and beautiful land in Chang'an city that could be used to build new houses, so why would he make such a big fuss?
And this is obviously a loss-making transaction.
"More than forty thousand taels of silver."
Sangsang looked at the house deed on the table and said to himself, "I don't know if it will be enough in the end."
Fourth Master Qi said: "I do have some money in my hand, but it's all in public accounts. I'm just taking care of it for the second brother Chao and all the brothers. I can't take it out."
Sangsang nodded and said, "These matters have already troubled Fourth Master."
Fourth Master Qi waved his hand to indicate that he didn't have to worry about it, and then came up with an idea, saying: "Actually, as long as Ning Que comes to the palace to say a word, more than 40,000 taels of silver is not too troublesome."
Sangsang thought about Ning Que's intention of buying the house by Yanming Lake, and understood that he definitely didn't want to have anything to do with the court. He shook his head and said, "Let's wait and see what's going on over there at Yishiju."
"No need to look anymore."
Ning Que walked into the room, looked at the house deeds on the table, and said, "If the price on the letter of intent will not change, then we have enough money on hand."
Fourth Master Qi sneered and said: "The price we have offered is already extremely generous, and we have already signed a letter of intent. If those homeowners by the lakeside want to raise their prices temporarily, do you really think that our brothers from the Yulong Gang are a group of good men and women?"
Ning Que liked Fourth Master Qi's attitude very much and said, "The banknote will probably be delivered later. I will also trouble you to sign the paperwork with the owner of the house."
Fourth Master Qi was a little surprised and said, "Write whose name?"
Ning Que said: "Write the name of the second brother Chao first."
It is not uncommon for children of Jianghu to entrust their wives with their family property to their brothers. Fourth Master Qi said without hesitation: "Okay."
Ning Que said: "Can this matter be kept secret?"
Fourth Master Qi said: "It depends on how long it takes to hide it."
Ning Que calculated the time and said, "This winter at the latest."
Fourth Master Qi said: "No problem."
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After leaving Yingou Casino in Xicheng, Ning Que and Sang Sang did not go back directly to Lao Bizhai, but came to Yanming Mountain.
The two of them looked at the lake at the foot of the mountain and the sparse courtyards on the other side of the lake.
The reason why he bought these courtyards was that Lao Bizhai was too lively nowadays. Although Ning Que liked the lively atmosphere of Lin 47 Lane, after his visit to the Heavenly Mandate Seat, he knew that there was no way he could continue to live there.
I bought all the courtyards by the lake for the sake of peace and quiet. There are also some more important reasons, but there is no need to let others know those reasons.
Sangsang looked at the houses on the other side and asked, "Will we live here in the future?"
Ning Duan nodded and said: "After winter, this lake will be frozen and solid."
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(It’s just one chapter today, and then I feel like I’m about to get back on track, so I’ll go over the details.)