Chapter 34 [100,000 taels in hand, a new home in the other world]
The so-called dental line is an intermediary.
Charge a certain intermediary fee to help buyers find the goods they want, and also help sellers find suitable buyers.
Lin Ze obtained funds by selling gems, and the next step was naturally to buy a place to live and settle down, as a base for himself in this other world.
Having an agent at this time will undoubtedly save a lot of trouble.
It's nothing more than a matter of spending a little intermediary fee.
"Lin Gongzi, I am Shi Shanbao, the shopkeeper of Fengping Yaxing, what do you command?"
In the living room of the pawnshop, in front of Lin Ze stood a middle-aged businessman bowing and saluting, with a smile on his face, and the other party was introducing himself with a smile at the moment.
It's like the pawnshop owner was notified by the official and knew Lin Ze's identity, and the situation was similar on the Yaxing side.
After learning that the thunderbolt boy Lin Ze invited him, the shopkeeper of the tooth shop immediately came over without the slightest delay.
That's the status.
"Help me find a house that is spacious, quiet, and fully furnished, so that I can move in as soon as possible."
"The budget is three thousand to seven thousand taels."
Lin Ze put forward his own needs.
In ancient times, the price of a house and land in a small county town was generally only a few tens of taels or taels.
However, Fengping County is different, it is close to the river, and it has been a rich place since ancient times, and there is no shortage of large estates worth tens of thousands or even tens of thousands of taels inside and outside the city.
Therefore, Lin Ze put forward his own specific budget for buying a house, and did not arrogantly say that the budget is not limited.
Three to seven thousand taels is enough to buy a mansion with a vast area.
When Shi Shanbao heard this, he knew it in his heart.
I just received news in the morning that Lin Ze, the son of Thunderbolt, has come to Fengping County, and now it seems that he is going to settle down in the city.
That's a lot of business!
"Lin Gongzi, there are about three houses that meet your requirements, and you need to go and see which one you like."
Shi Shanbao sat down opposite Lin Ze and said with a smile.
"Okay."
"But I still have a deal to do here, and I'll have to wait a while to see the house."
Lin Ze should go down.
"Don't worry, Lin Gongzi, in a hurry, you also need to prepare."
"Lin Gongzi, do you need a servant? If you buy a mansion, some maids and servants will call it, and it will be easy to take care of. ”
At this time, Shi Shanbao proposed again.
"Yes."
Lin Ze was as good as a stream, and directly agreed.
It stands to reason that in order to facilitate the transaction between the two worlds, it is best not to have outsiders around.
But this is a different world, and the social environment is different from the main world, which emphasizes freedom and human rights.
Although the Great Zhou Dynasty had already abolished slavery, in this agrarian society with underdeveloped productive forces, many things still needed to be done after all.
In order to meet the needs of life, but also to ensure the loyalty of the maid and servant, so as not to reveal the secrets of the master's family, so the fifty or even a hundred years of life employment contract came into being.
The government also stipulates that the servant will have ten rods for the master regardless of the reason, and the servant will have fifty rods for the back of the master.
Ten canes are basically serious injuries, and fifty canes are even more fatal.
In this social environment, although there was no slavery in name, the master's family actually formed a personal control over the maid and servant.
Because he expects the master's family to eat, this kind of lifelong hired maid and servant naturally stands with the master and will not bother to ask more about the master's affairs.
In this case, it is not impossible for Lin Ze to hire some maids and servants to make his life in another world more convenient.
As long as he didn't open the gates of heaven directly in front of the maids and servants, he could directly use a single command to eliminate the possibility of them snooping on his secrets.
Moreover, Lin Ze also has the heart to build his own team based on this.
Can't the scale of the transaction between the two worlds expand in the future, and still do everything yourself, right?
It is necessary to collect a little henchmen.
"Then Lin Gongzi will stay for a while, and he will go back when he goes down."
After the shopkeeper of the tooth shop, Shanbao retired after saluting, went back to arrange the maid servants, and by the way, took the keys to the three houses that Lin Ze was going to see next.
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When Yu Qing, the shopkeeper of the honest pawnshop, came back with gold and silver, Lin Ze had already arranged the house and the maids and servants.
Lin Ze followed Yu Qing into the quiet and private courtyard behind the pawnshop.
There was a two-horse carriage with two boxes of one large and one small on it.
Yu Qing opened the box and revealed the gold and silver placed in the two boxes.
The exchange rate of gold and silver on the side of the Great Zhou Dynasty was 1 to 10, Lin Ze asked for 10,000 taels of silver, and the remaining 90,000 taels of silver were exchanged for 9,000 taels of gold.
Ten thousand taels of silver is five hundred kilograms, and nine thousand taels of gold is four hundred and fifty kilograms.
The weight is quite heavy, but because the density of gold and silver is relatively high, the volume is not very large.
Under Lin Ze's gaze, Yu Qing arranged for his men to help weigh the gold and silver again to confirm that the weight of the money for the purchase of gems was correct.
The weight is correct, Lin Ze checked the fineness again, and there is no problem.
Although it is not as pure as the gold and silver of the main world, it is also the official silver tribute gold and silver with a metal content of about 98%.
"It's a gem, and we're out of money."
Lin Ze handed over the gem and said with a smile.
Yu Qing took the gem and began to check it, making sure that Lin Ze had not dropped the bag.
At this time, a smile appeared on his face, and he bowed and saluted: "Young Master Lin, happy cooperation." ”
"Happy cooperation, I'll go first."
"Lend me this carriage first, and I'll have someone return it to you later."
After speaking, Lin Ze drove the carriage out of the pawnshop backyard and turned into the street.
Waiting at the door of the pawnshop, the six servants that Lin Ze had just hired immediately surrounded the master's family when they saw it coming out, and protected the carriage in it.
The other pedestrians on the street saw this battle and hurriedly avoided it.
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The mansion that Lin Ze just bought was a seven-entry mansion, and the price was six thousand taels of silver.
Located near the West Gate of Fengping County, a short walk away is the West Wharf built near the Yangchun River.
The main body of the building is antique, and there are many rockery trees and flowers in it.
It was the residence of a giant, but after the other party's business became bigger, he moved out of Fengping County, so he sold the house.
After reading the several houses introduced by the intermediary, Lin Ze immediately decided that this was the current one, and bought it after bargaining.
When Lin Ze drove the carriage and pulled the gold and silver under the escort of the six servants to this new home, the other maids and servants had already cleaned up the entire mansion at this time.
And Shi Shanbao, who is the shopkeeper of the tooth shop, is also waiting in the house.
At present, although this mansion and the servants and maids are complete, Lin Ze, as the boss, has not paid yet.
Next, it's time for his busy afternoon harvest!