Chapter 19: The Mansion
"Mr. Ning, morning!"
"Morning, Little Five!"
Early in the morning, Liang Wu pushed open the door and came to Ning Ze: "Mr. Ning, the house rewarded by the superintendent yesterday has been cleaned up, and the deed and title deed are here, please put it away!"
It was not the paper that Ning Ze was familiar with, but two rolled up animal skins.
The papermaking process here is relatively backward, and paper is quite a precious thing, and ordinary people cannot afford to use it.
Therefore, most of the rich people use special animal skins for house deeds, land deeds, etc. Of course, there are also those who use precious silk cloth, which are all royal families or high-ranking officials.
In fact, animal skins are also quite expensive, so they are not used in daily life, and it is more common to use them as house deeds and land deeds.
There are also bamboo slips, but they are relatively heavy, and the advantage is that the price is lower, and the common people use more.
The only things that can write the house deeds and title deeds on the animal skins are the mansions and the best farmland.
It can be seen from this point that Liang Teng is at least quite generous, although he has made great contributions, these are all things he deserves.
In the blink of an eye, there is a mansion, a BMW, and a good field, and it is very good to enter a well-off life in an instant.
It doesn't mix so well on Earth.
Houses and houses are unaffordable, housing prices are suffocatingly expensive, cars and cars can't be bought, and it's good to travel on two wheels. Having a house and a car is the most basic criterion, and it is also the dividing line that determines a person's success.
What a feeling!
Rolling up the animal skin and putting it in his arms, he saw that Liang Wu seemed to have something to say next to him, so he turned his head sideways and asked, "Is there anything else?"
"Mr. Ning, the superintendent ordered me to prepare a carriage and send you to the house. All the furniture and living necessities are complete, which is more suitable for recuperation than Liang Mansion. And until you recover, I'll take care of you. ”
"Oh, let's move to a new house now, right?" Ning Ze nodded, "You're going to help me move alone?"
"No, the superintendent sent a few family members to help. Liang Wu replied.
"So what am I going to do?"
"You don't have to do anything, I'll take care of everything. The superintendent and a few sons have to deal with the official affairs of the county, and they said that they would come to the door later to congratulate the housewarming!"
"Okay, then I'll trouble you!" To be honest, people saved their lives and took him in to recuperate in Liang Mansion, and Ning Ze was very grateful. But after all, there is a feeling of being under the fence, maybe Liang Teng is aware of this, and generously gives him a house.
Compared with living in Liang Mansion, it is more comfortable to have a space of his own, which Ning Ze is quite grateful.
Liang Teng's character is still good.
"Mr. Ning, then I'll take you out of the mansion first? What else do you need Just ask, the post supervisor said, and the unimportant items in the Liang Mansion just ask. ”
"I don't want anything either," Ning Ze glanced at the bamboo slips piled up on the table, "As long as you bring the bamboo slips that you have written by yourself these days, it will be enough!"
"Isn't it necessary for anything else?" Liang Wu asked, "What kind of cloth, clothes, etc......
"I can buy these myself, we are also rich now!" Ning Ze shook his head and smiled, "As long as you bring bamboo slips, there is also my wheelchair." The pen and ink inkstone is counted as the one I asked the superintendent to borrow, so bring it with you!"
"The superintendent said, you can take these little items as you like!
"Hmm......" After thinking about it for a while, Ning Ze shook his head, "It's really not needed." ”
"Okay, I'll take you to the house first?"
"I'm sorry for you!"
Liang Wu helped him out and pushed the wheelchair to the gate of Liang's mansion.
Immediately, a family member came over to help, first helped Ning Ze to the carriage outside the door, and loaded the wheelchair.
"Let's go first, and the family will bring the other things. Waiting for Ning Ze to get into the carriage, Liang Wu was responsible for driving, the wheels were turning, and he was moving along the road.
The carriage was open, with an umbrella on its head, on which he could see the pedestrians in the street, and the pedestrians could see him clearly.
Since coming to Huajun, he has been recuperating in Liang's Mansion, except for giving advice to Liang before and participating in two wars, he rarely comes out.
Therefore, everything on the street was so strange to Ning Ze.
And as an otaku, it's not easy to adapt to appearing in the flow of people.
Fortunately, the journey was safe and I arrived at my destination smoothly.
The carriage stopped at the entrance of a large mansion surrounded by four large walls, and when you looked up, you could see the carved beams and paintings inside the wall, which was very characteristic of the ancient style high-rise building, which was very beautiful.
Just from the width of the wall, you can judge that the area of the mansion is terrifying, and the villa site on the earth is at least fifty or sixty million, and ordinary people can't afford to live in it.
"Is this here?" Seeing Liang Wu jump out of the carriage, Ning Ze asked.
It was once the mansion of a wealthy merchant, but later his family fled the war and sold it to the Liang Mansion. Liang Wu replied, "Originally, the post supervisor wanted to leave it to the little son." ”
"Is it? This house is too big...... "I sighed a little, I couldn't afford a house of less than 100 square meters before the crossing, who would have thought that I would now have a mansion.
"What do you get by making great contributions, sir?" Liang Wu said, "If you can reuse it, you will get more." ”
It is simply impossible under Liang Chun. Ning Ze smiled and shook his head, but did not speak.
"I'll take you through it first and familiarize yourself with the mansion. He beckoned to the carriage that followed, and asked the family to take off the wheelchair and carry it inside. Then he helped Ning Ze into the interior and pushed the wheelchair inside.
Entering the gate is a wide courtyard, with peach trees planted at the foot of the walls on both sides, and a road leading directly to the inner courtyard, which is estimated to be more than enough to draw a field and play football.
There are rockeries, ponds, orchards, and spacious houses.
There are also many buildings, with an area for the master on one side and a place for servants to rest on the other. This mansion alone can accommodate at least a hundred families to live together, and four or five hundred servants at the same time.
Where is this villa, it is clearly a small inner village.
It seems that it was underestimated before, but on the earth, not to mention fifty or sixty million, in terms of this area and pattern, at least in 100 million!
For a while, I thought it was too exaggerated for Liang Teng to give such a good house to himself?
So he hesitated and looked at Liang Wu: "This house is also too big, are you sure there is no mistake?"
"Mr. Ning, you have made great contributions. Liang Wu replied, "Now the Liang family can ensure that the foundation is stable and unshakable, thanks to your strategy. Besides, now that you are also an official, you should live here!"
"Is the other person's mansion so big?" Ning Ze asked curiously.
"Almost!" Liang Wu thought for a moment, "Our Liang Mansion is more than three times that of this side, have you forgotten?"
That's right, too!
During the time he lived in Liang Mansion, Ning Ze also understood.
The new mansion that shocked him so much is actually small compared to the Liang Mansion.
It's just that the Liang family, as the owner of Huajun, lives in such a large mansion normally, and he never thought that he could get such a property.
Accompanied by Liang Wu, he walked around the mansion, and the shock in his heart was slightly calmed.
Get used to being rich!
In this world, land is not that valuable during wars, and it is the same with real estate like this.
To be honest, once the city is breached, it may go bankrupt in an instant and become a poor egg directly.
"Mr. Ning, with the money from the postmaster's reward, you can buy some slaves, recruit family members, and take care of the home for you. Liang Wu suggested, "I can only take care of you until you recover from your injuries, and you must return to the Liang Mansion." And the farmland also has to recruit farmers to cultivate it, these are very important!"
That's right, such a big house, how can he get it himself? Just sweeping the floor can exhaust people.
Just think about the price of buying slaves and recruiting family members, and their wages, food and clothing here are not insignificant......
Probably seeing Ning Ze's thoughts, Liang Wu said in a low voice, "Mr. Ning, are you worried about the cost of recruiting people?"
"Yes! 100,000 yuan is a lot, but you have to save money. Ning Ze nodded, "Just this house, if there are fewer people, you can't take care of it, and if there are more people, you don't know if the money is enough." ”
"Sir, don't worry!" Liang Wu immediately said, "If you go to the market, it will naturally cost a lot." In fact, there is a way to save money, just take care of food and shelter, and you can get enough slaves and family members!"
"Oh?" Ning Ze was a little surprised, "What's the solution?"
"There are people in the prison in the city!" replied Liang Wu.
"You mean the captives, but they're bandits......
"In addition to the bandits, there are also civilians who have been in the prison for various reasons. Liang Wu said, "Unless the crime is unforgivable, everyone else may be sent to the market for sale, which is the unwritten rule of Dacheng and an important stream of money for those in power." For those in prison, after being sold, they can be exonerated and even escape punishment, and most people are also willing. There are cases everywhere where there are very few cases of evil slaves killing their masters, and the most vicious people who have such signs will not be allowed to become commodities. Furthermore, those who sell have their mark, and those who kill their lords cannot live. ”
"Buying and selling people!" Ning Ze frowned, still a little resistant in his heart, "It's easier to accept hiring." ”
Obviously, there is a slave trade in this world, and it is extremely common, and it is normal to be unaccustomed to it as a time-traveler.
"With your status, as long as you open your mouth to the superintendent, this matter is not difficult!" Liang Wu said, "These people will not rebel if they have a stutter, and it is still very useful." Many officials recruit private soldiers in this way. Actually, whether it's a soldier, a bandit, or a criminal civilian, isn't it all for a bite to eat? Of course, if you want to spend money to buy it from the outside market, but the source is pretty much the same. ”
"Let me think about it!" Ning Ze closed his eyes and pondered.
Liang Chun and Liang Teng are not the best supporters, especially after Liang Chun returns to power, he is estimated to be marginalized.
The reason is that his egoistic personality is still troublesome, and he has lost face in the matter of Pang Li Mountain bandits, but it is he who offers strategies to exterminate them.
The wise ones can directly treat it as if it didn't happen, and reuse the talented. Liang Chun is not such a person, at most he will reward some gold, silver and other materials, and marginalizing himself is the inevitable result.
Even if you are not marginalized, you probably won't listen to any of your own suggestions.
In peacetime, it doesn't matter if you eat here and wait for death. In such a troubled world, under a leader who can't listen to any opinions, it's still himself who is unlucky.
It is better to be effectively loyal to your subordinates than to go it alone, and there is a place to turn back when you encounter anything.