Mu Yang is not afraid that the coachman will deceive him, with his current marksmanship and ability, it is estimated that he can kill seven in and seven out in Shanghai, and nodded: "Is the French Concession far from here?" ”

"Not far, a few streets, should be regarded as the nearest concession from the sixteen-shop wharf, now the Japanese have driven out the foreigners, and the French concession has also been taken back by the government, and there are many empty spaces over there." The coachman said.

agreed to the coachman's proposal, the coachman put the handlebars of the rickshaw, Muyang took Xia Kejun's hand, sent her to the rickshaw to do it, and then squeezed it himself.

Fortunately, the seats in this car are quite spacious, but that's it, and the two of them are also close together.

The French Concession is about three streets away from the 16th Shop, but that is only the beginning of the concession area, the entire French Concession is very large, the rickshaw pulls Muyang to run on the spacious street, on both sides are neat plane trees, and there are few pedestrians on the street.

It's autumn, and the leaves of the sycamore trees have begun to turn yellow, and they are full of autumn colors, and some of the leaves have fallen early, leaving the whole street dotted with dead leaves.

"This boss, this is Shaoxing Street, there are small western-style buildings on both sides, if you want to rent it, you can go to the government to register, it is said that there are many empty houses here. There are a few streets further on, and the situation is similar to that here, except for the difference in the size and shape of the houses. The coachman stood down and took a few breaths, turned his head and said to Muyang in the car behind him.

Muyang was curious, "Why are there so many empty houses here?" ”

"I only know that the Japanese drove out the French, the British, the Americans, anyway, now the Japanese are the most horizontal, the original bullish Westerners have been driven away by the Japanese, the original people living here are all foreigners, now no one lives, can only be empty."

"Now this is under the control of the government, you can rent or buy, but the houses here are not affordable for ordinary people, so most of them can only be vacant." Speaking of which, the coachman wiped his sweat with the towel on his shoulder.

"Government, is there still a government here, the government of the Japanese?" Muyang didn't react for a while.

"No, no, it's the government of the Republic of China."

Muyang was taken aback, "Is there still a government of the Republic of China here?" ”

The coachman looked at Muyang puzzled, and said: "Of course there is, the Nanjing National Government, Chairman Wang Jingwei, there is naturally a government in Shanghai now." ”

Muyang suddenly realized, he seemed to have seen this history, but he didn't remember it before, and now after being reminded, he remembered that after Wang Jingwei took refuge in the Japanese, he established a puppet national government in Nanjing, worked for the Japanese, and confronted the national government in the mountain city, but he was the Nanjing government, Westerners did not agree, and most Chinese people did not agree, and in 1945, the Japanese fell, and this puppet national government died out directly.

In modern time and space, it was just a history for Muyang, a history that could be ignored, but now, he had to deal with this pseudo-national government.

Looking at the time, it was only eleven o'clock, Muyang said: "But you are not tired, why don't you go to the government to see the situation first, if there is a suitable one, rent one today, and save the trouble of finding a hotel." ”

"Brother Mu, you have an idea about this, I'm not tired, it's better to rent a house as soon as possible and live in peace as soon as possible." Xia Kejun said very intimately.

It is not close to here, separated by two blocks, a two-story building with a brick and stone structure, and a plaque hanging outside the door "Shanghai Government Office of the Republic of China in the French Concession". Of course, in this era, as long as it is a government department, most civilians will call it the government, and will not subdivide any department.

Let the coachman park the car in the distance, let Xia Kejun wait here, and Muyang walked into the office alone.

Five steps up, above which is a black lacquered wooden door, Muyang opened the door and walked in, and saw a long desk outside, which had the feeling of a later ** hall, but only occupied half of the position.

On the other side is an open space, with a staircase attached to the wall and a red handrail leading to the second floor.

"Is there anything wrong with this gentleman?" A staff member asked, standing up.

The staff member looked at Muyang's clothing and appearance, a straight suit, at first glance, it was made of high-grade materials, the leather shoes were polished very brightly, there was no floating soil on them, it should be the kind of person who doesn't move around often, and his hair is very neatly groomed, although he is not like today's people, who like to use hair wax to make his hair oily and slippery, but it looks like he has been carefully cared for.

Such a person is by no means an ordinary person, so he deals with it carefully.

"I want to rent a house, I don't know what to introduce." Muyang asked.

"Sir, I'm renting a house, where are you going to rent, how big is it, and does it need to be renovated?" Hearing that Muyang wanted to rent a house, the clerk was very happy and enthusiastically introduced.

You know, the house here is difficult to rent out, the house is big, but the price is also expensive, not ordinary people can afford it, rich people directly choose to buy a house in the right place, who will come here to rent a house.

Muyang thinks that the current clerks are similar to the salesmen of later generations, "It doesn't need to be too big, I don't have many families, a single courtyard is fine, it is best to be the kind that does not need much trouble, and it is best to live in it directly, as for the decoration, it is not necessary for the time being." Is there such a house? ”

"Yes, there are many options for you to choose from." As he spoke, he ran to get a floor plan of the neighborhood showing the location of each house.

The staff member pointed to the map and said: "This one on Shaoxing Street, this one and this, this one on Chongming Street, this one on Nanfeng Street, by the way, and this one, all meet the requirements of Mr. ”

Mu Yang thought for a while and asked in a low voice: "You know, I just came here, and I'm not very familiar with the situation here, so I want to find a safer place to live, preferably the kind of place that even the Japanese rarely check." ”

Muyang said and handed the staff a cigarette with a filter, and the staff took it and sniffed it, saying, "This cigarette is very fragrant." ”

Muyang smiled and put the cigarette case in his hand on the table.

"Actually, now in the whole of Shanghai, and even in the whole of China, how can there be a safe place, but in this French Concession, it is still relatively peaceful, at least there is no special reason, and the Japanese will not check over there, after all, there are also Japanese interests here, and the Japanese still need to rely on our Republic of China government in many places." The staff said softly.

"A good recommendation, then?" Muyang said.

"Shaoxing Street No. 16 this small courtyard is good, not on the street is quite hidden, the two-story small western-style building with a yard, absolutely comfortable and comfortable to live, used to be a French doctor's residence, and later was driven away, the furniture is still complete, you can move in directly after cleaning, very convenient." The staff member pointed to a spot on the map.

I couldn't see anything on the map, but Mu Yang thought that this staff member wouldn't lie to him, nodded and paid a year's rent directly.

220 silver dollars per year, no fiat currency, 300 yuan to pay yen, Muyang was reluctant to sell silver dollars, and paid yen directly.