Chang'an is big, and it is not easy to live.

As the imperial capital, Chang'an's consumption level is extremely high, Chang'an's rice and Chang'an's clothes are more expensive than other places, and Chang'an's housing prices are more expensive.

Although it is not as outrageous as in later generations, it is not so easy to own a house in Chang'an City.

Li Xiao has not bought a house in Chang'an City until now, and he also feels that the housing prices in Chang'an are very expensive.

How expensive is it?

Ten years of Chang'an has a first, and the average Beijing official may be able to save enough money for a house in Chang'an after ten years in office. Even 20 years may not be enough to save, the famous Tang Dynasty poet Bai Juyi, even after more than 20 years of hard work in Chang'an, finally bought a set of Beijing mansions.

For example, in Liquanfang in the north of the West Market, the land price is 20,000 to 30,000 yuan per mu, and if you build a small courtyard covering an area of 3 to 5 acres, then the land price alone will cost 600,000 to 150,000 yuan, and if it exceeds 10 acres, the land price will be at least 200,000 or 300,000 yuan.

This is still the land price in the west of the city, and the eldest grandson Wuji gave Li Xiao the house of Shengye Fang, which is the most expensive area in the east of the city.

The price of the houses here starts at one or two million.

"How."

The mansion was given away for nothing, but Li Xiao still waved his hand and refused, the eldest grandson Wuji was not short of money, but he didn't dare to collect it casually.

"Give it to you and receive it, the old man is just an old man now, what are you afraid of?" The eldest grandson Wuji blew his beard and glared, "The old man gave you a gift, because he thinks that your kid and the old man still have the right appetite, or do you think the old man will give things to people casually?" ”

Li Xiao smiled helplessly.

"Put it away, go back and see, the servants and stewards in the house are all fully equipped, and the furniture and utensils are also available, you can move in at any time." Saying that, the eldest grandson Wuji threw the box to Li Xiao and left.

Seeing the way the eldest grandson Wuji left with a smile, Li Xiao felt a little hot holding the box.

The box contained a title deed, as well as a letter, and a couple of keys. The letter was written by the eldest grandson, and it was for Li Xiao to show to the steward left in the house over there, which was a certificate.

Zhao Zhiman, who had been silent, said, "Since I sent it to you, I will take it, it's nothing." ”

"Take it?"

"Why not, now that he is also a magistrate, you are just a corn supervisor, no one will say that he bribed you, right?"

Li Xiao smiled, yes, the eldest grandson Wuji bribed himself, and no one believed him when he said it. Besides, if you want to send money, it should also be sent to your eldest grandson Wuji. He has already stepped down, and there are not so many taboos.

"Then let's go check it out."

Shengye Fang is inside the Chunming Gate, that is, in the north of the East Market, just across the street.

Out of the imperial city, turn east at the gate of Suzaku, along the street, the south of the street is next to Xingdao, Wuben, Pingkang three squares, and the north of Pingkang Fang is Chongren Fang.

These fangcheng, which are next to the imperial city, are all aristocratic districts in Chang'an, but they are still the same as other neighborhoods, the fang area is surrounded by a high wall, and when you walk on the street, you can't see the situation in the square at all.

However, the difference is that there are more carriages and horses on the street, and from time to time there are very luxurious carriages and tall horses passing by, and most of those people are also gorgeously dressed.

In addition, there are many doors on the walls along the street, which is very different from the southern city. Most of the people in Nancheng are ordinary people, and they are not qualified to open doors and windows on the fang wall, and the fang wall over there is almost completely closed.

On the side of Dongcheng, the princes and nobles gathered, but these people were qualified to open the doors and windows on Linfang Street, and in front of the Zhu Gate of those princes, there were even halberds and lions.

As soon as he saw the square gate of Pingkangmen, Li Xiao immediately remembered that this seemed to be the most famous red light district in the Tang Dynasty, a famous entertainment area. It is famous for the service industry of Qinglou and Restaurant, and it is said to be the most famous gold cave and gentle township in Chang'an.

There are a lot of gentlemen who like to drink and play in it, and even fight for the wind and get jealous.

Li Xiao has never been in.

"Are there many beautiful girls in Pingkangfang?" Li Xiao asked Zhao Zhiman.

"Well, a lot."

Zhao Zhiman used to be the best of the romantic characters among the children of the nobles in Chang'an, and Pingkangfang was naturally mixed, and there were still his own friends there before.

However, he didn't have any joy when it came to Pingkangfang, "The women in Pingkangfang are actually most of the daughters of criminal officials, and the wives and daughters of prisoners are issued to the Ministry of Rites and Teachings. Many of the hooks in Pingkangfang belong to the Department of Education, and some private Qinglou are women bought from other places. ”

"Well, they're all poor people." Li Xiao understood why Zhao Zhiman's expression was a little silent, his Zhao family's daughter, last time, he was almost assigned to the Teaching Workshop Division.

In the past, when I was young, I was naturally happy when I played with other people's wives and daughters, but who would like their wives and daughters to be played by others.

According to the address, Li Xiao and the others rode horses and quickly found the house that the eldest grandson Wuji gave him.

This is a house facing Fangnan Street, and the door is still open on the street, which is said to have been a separate house of the eldest grandson Wuji's family in the past.

Zhao Zhiman stepped forward and knocked on the door, explaining his intention to the doorkeeper, and the doorkeeper immediately invited the steward.

The steward read the letter from the eldest grandson Wuji, confirmed the deed, and immediately handed over the key and claimed to be a servant. It turned out that the eldest grandson Wuji not only gave the house to Li Xiao, but also packed all the more than 30 people in the house and gave it to Li Xiao, including all the furniture, books and so on in the house.

According to what the steward said, in fact, although this house is in the name of the eldest grandson, he has never come to live in it, but this house has always been equipped with a full set of slaves such as stewards, cooks, maids, housekeepers, coachmen, and grooms.

More than 30 people are all slaves, in fact, they are four big families.

Now they have been given to Li Xiao by the eldest grandson Wuji.

Sending a house and sending more than 30 slaves, Li Xiao was still very surprised.

This house is already very big in Li Xiao's eyes, but according to what the steward said, this is actually just a small courtyard.

But this annex actually covers an area of eighteen acres, the house covers an area of six acres, the water accounts for one-fifth, the bamboo nine one, and the island tree bridge between the road.

According to the Tang Dynasty, one acre was nearly 600 square meters, and the total land area of these eighteen acres of land reached more than 10,000 square meters. Even according to the area of the house, there are more than 3,600 square meters.

Not to mention that there are lotus ponds, rockeries, orchid pavilions in this house, and even a small island in that lotus pond, and there is an attic on the island.

Howe, very Howe.

In Shengye Fang, an aristocratic district of Chang'an, where every inch of land is valuable, such a courtyard covering an area of 10,000 square meters is almost bright Li Xiao's dog eyes.

The land alone can be worth no less than 3 million yuan, at least 100,000 yuan per mu, and it costs more than 300 yuan per square meter. Not to mention the luxury villas built on this land, rockeries, lotus ponds, islands, pavilions, etc., it is estimated that there is no less spending.

If you count the more than thirty slaves, a few good horses in the stables, and a few carriages, it's a lot of money.

"It's worth at least a few thousand." Li Xiao sighed.

Zhao Zhiman was very bland, "This is just a drop in the bucket for the eldest grandson's family." ”

Li Xiao thought about it, the emperor went to the eldest grandson's house for dinner last time, and he gave away ten cars of jewelry, how much is it worth.

According to the laws of the Tang Dynasty, the principle of one mu for three people and less than three people in Liangkou, one mu for three people, one mu for five people in lowly mouths, and one mu for five people and one mu for five people, in fact, the use area of residential land for the people of the Tang Dynasty was also limited.

Theoretically, a family of three can occupy an area of one acre, and a family of six can occupy an area of two acres.

However, Chang'an, as the capital, has special regulations, and the capital and the state and county Guoxiayuan Mansion are not within this limit.

This means that all residents living in Chang'an, Luoyang, Yangzhou, Chengdu and other cities are not restricted, which is actually taking into account the needs of the bureaucracy and aristocracy.

After all, it is impossible for aristocratic officials to live in a house with only one or two acres of land.

The courtyard given to Li Xiao by the eldest grandson Wuji is a residential area in the north, a two-entrance courtyard with a front and back yard, and a pond garden in the south.

The central hall is about 30 square meters, and the east and west ends are connected to the east and west wings to the north through the corridor.

There is also a large kitchen at home, as well as a small east room and a south room, etc., there are a total of more than ten rooms, which can meet the needs of a family of several people, and twenty or thirty slaves are no problem, and even several horses can be raised.

Such a big and luxurious mansion belongs to him now, as long as he goes to the yamen to register.

Looking at the bleaching of people's parents, they became an official in the entrance examination, but they could only rent a house in Chang'an, and after ten years as an official, they bought a small courtyard in the suburbs of Chang'an, and they had to live separately from their wives. It wasn't until he was an official for 20 years that at the age of 50, he finally bought a house in Chang'an and became a real Chang'an person.

But on the other hand, nobles such as the eldest grandson Wuji owned many mansions in Chang'an. There are even some princes and important ministers, and the house of one family occupies half of the land, which is quite amazing.

Those who came to Chang'an to take the exam, as well as those businessmen, monks, and ordinary people who came to Beijing, generally could only rent a house, not from a noble family, and only rely on their own struggles to buy a house in Chang'an, which was quite difficult.

There are no banks in Chang'an, and mortgages are not provided.

Li Xiao suddenly thought that now that he has opened a bank in Chang'an, attracted people to deposit, and paid some interest without charging custody fees, it is estimated that many people will rush to save money. Then use the money to develop real estate, build houses and sell them to those officials, merchants, and people in Chang'an, collect a down payment, and then let them go to the bank for a loan and mortgage, so that they can become the house slaves of the bank from now on, which is also a way to make money.

But think about it, forget it, don't let the people of Chang'an become house slaves.

However, Chang'an City will definitely become more and more prosperous in the future, with more and more population, if you have a little money in your hand, you can buy some land or something, it is estimated that it is a good investment direction. At that time, it is okay to build some residential houses for rent, or build some shops for rent, it will definitely be a cash cow and can make money continuously.

The house of millions of dollars, Li Xiao finally decided to accept it.

Whatever, Lao Tzu also saved the life of the eldest grandson Wuji, so what can't he accept when he gives me a house.