Chapter Eighty-Three: Buying a Mansion
(Make up a chapter, the contract arrived, the state of the starting point was changed to signed, do you want to change two more times a day?
Lang Jiangfu
Li Qiang had a good night's sleep last night, and when he got up early in the morning, he pushed open the door and saw a burly middle-aged man in his forties, giving him a long bow from a distance in the courtyard.
"I have seen Lord Lang and the little Li Zhong, who was sent by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. The man's sideburns are slightly bald, his mustache is clean, and his body is clean and crisp: "Your Highness said that your Excellency is going to buy a house in Chang'an City, let me help your lordship." ”
Li Zhong's appearance surprised Li Qiang very much. Yesterday was just a casual remark from Li Yu'er, and the prince wrote it down, and sent someone to help him buy it early this morning.
Li Qiang waved his hand and thanked: "The prince's care is really thorough, so it will trouble Uncle Zhong." ”
Li Zhonglian said that he didn't dare: "Doing things for adults is a blessing for villains." The villain is the East Palace Dianshilang, who specializes in these errand comprador things, and the adults have something to order. ”
General Lang's mansion is spacious and there are many side rooms, but after all, it is an official place, and now that there are female dependents, he can't live for a long time after all.
When Li Yu'er also came out of the house, Li Zhong rushed to the carriage and took the two to choose a house.
Li Zhong was enthusiastic, and he couldn't stop talking to Li Qiang and the others along the way.
"The blessing of adults is good. In recent days, many officials in the imperial court have been transferred, and many dignitaries have been transferred out of Beijing, and the mansions are also intended to be transferred. They are all good houses in Xuanping Fang, and the people who live in the square are all dignitaries like adults. ”
"The villain will take the adult to see it from house to house, and the price must be appropriate. Adults just pick, don't wait after picking, you can complete the delivery in a day or two, and adults can move in immediately. ”
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince also said that after the lord has placed the mansion in the past few days, the selection of the housekeeper in the house must not be sloppy, and he must be loyal and smart. If you can't find it in a moment, let the villain take care of it and help the adult to get there. ”
Li Qiang talked to Li Zhong all the way, and secretly said in his heart that this East Palace Code was well-thought-out and well-organized.
Generally speaking, the mansion of a wealthy family or a lord will have one or several housekeepers to help the head of the house take care of the affairs of the house.
When Li Qiang really buys a house, he will inevitably hire one or two housekeepers, or buy some maids and subordinates.
In particular, this steward must be the master's confidant and be able to read and settle accounts. Most of the housekeepers are brought from their hometowns, and they use familiar people, and almost no people will be used in the house.
It's just that Li Qiang is an adventurer and has no foundation in "Fantasy", so it is really difficult to find a suitable candidate for a while.
Suzaku Street to the east, four blocks over, from north to south of the eighth square, is Xuanpingfang.
Xuanpingfang is close to the East City, 180 zhang long from north to south, 360 zhang wide from east to west, and belongs to the gathering area of the mansions of princes and ministers.
In the autumn of this year, the world is becoming more and more unpeaceful, and a few days ago, dozens of edicts were issued by the court, and many capable officials were sent to the localities. Depending on the situation, I won't be able to return to Chang'an for a few years. Once the owner is gone, the house in Beijing will become a burden, and they will look for a buyer.
Li Qiang is obviously a good candidate, the prince's descendant, the general of the forbidden army, he has just made great achievements, and he has a bright future in the future. If you can take this opportunity to form a good relationship, it will also be beneficial in the future.
But......
Li Qiang has only been a Lang for two months, but this Xuanpingfang mansion often has hundreds of taels of silver.
Even if he is the prime minister, the official salary is less than two hundred taels a year, where did the money come from?
After looking at Li Zhong, the pawn of the East Palace next to Li Qiang, many people have an answer.
I'm afraid it's the crown prince.
After saving this thought, the owners and housekeepers of those houses became extremely enthusiastic about Li Qiang and Li Yuer.
Li Qiang didn't have any requirements for the house, so he let Li Yuer choose to be the master.
Li Yu'er was full of interest, and took Li Qiang to see five or six noble mansions in half a day, and finally spent 1,500 taels of silver to buy a mansion with five entrances and five exits.
The head of the seller's family has already left Beijing, and the housekeeper in charge of this matter is dumbfounded, and secretly said that the young man is so appreciated by the prince that he is willing to allocate such a large sum of silver from the private treasury.
Li Zhong was also dumbfounded, in the morning, he was still amazed by Li Yuer's appearance. When I ran down this day, I saw Li Yu'er behaving intimately and casually in front of Li Qiang, and even this house, Li Qiang was picked by Li Yu'er.
1,500 taels of silver, it will cost Lang Jiang nearly ten years of money!
Li Zhong nodded secretly, this woman is afraid that she will have to be an aunt in the future.
The mansion of Wujin, looking at the entire Chang'an City, is not much, non-nobles can not live, the former owner of this mansion is Duan Zhixuan, the general of the right guard of the imperial court.
The pavilions and pavilions in the house are complete, the rockery pond is beautiful, the archway is magnificent, the pavilion is exquisite, and even the corridor between the courtyards is also painted gorgeously. There are more than 60 wings.
As Li Qiang's fourth general, living in such a mansion, although it is not overstepping, it is already a little reluctant.
"My lord, we have to hurry up and go to Yaxing, such a large mansion, without twenty or thirty servants, I'm afraid we can't clean it up. ”
Li Zhong urged, wanting to solve the affairs of the subordinates before the East Market was dissolved.
He and the housekeeper of the Duan Mansion have already completed the paperwork, as long as Li Qiang sends the silver later, this mansion will be Li Qiang's. But the maid in the house can't send it, if you don't take advantage of the closing of the market to go to the East Market's tooth store and get things done, you will have to run again tomorrow.
Chang'an City has two cities, east and west, and is also where the trade of goods is located.
Li Qiang has some impressions of Dongshi, and he has been to Feng Blacksmith's shop in the downtown area of Dongshi once before.
Because most of the people living in the east of Chang'an City are dignitaries, there are more treasures in the east city than in the west city.
And the tooth line that Li Zhong said is the official tooth of the imperial court in the East City.
Datang trade is prosperous, and the tooth shop can argue the price of goods, negotiate a deal for the buyer and seller, and extract commissions. But in addition to the goods, there is also a special commodity in the official tooth - people, so this official tooth shop is also a real buyer and seller.
"The government still operates the business of buying and selling people?" Li Qiang was a little surprised after listening to Li Zhong's introduction.
"They are all runaways who have lost their land and the families of prisoners, and they wish that someone like the adults would buy them back, so that they could still have something to eat. Otherwise, if they are released, they will starve to death, and finally they will fall in the wilderness, and the wild wolves will be cheap. Li Zhong said it rightly.
After entering the tooth shop, the little maid brought tea and pastries, and the shopkeeper bowed down with a smile and asked Li Qiang: "What do you call this master, and what can the little old man do to serve you." ”
The shopkeeper of the tooth shop is sent every day, and this ability to recognize people is extraordinary, and he is familiar with Li Zhong, the pawn of the East Palace. He saw Li Zhong accompanying Li Qiang into the door, and knew that a big man was coming, so he immediately accompanied him with more than a dozen points of caution.
"This is the new General Li Lang of the East Palace, who just returned from a business trip to Weinan County the day before yesterday. I just bought General Duan's mansion, and now I'm looking for twenty envoys here. Li Zhong hurriedly introduced.
"Ouch hey!" The shopkeeper of the tooth shop slapped his thigh exaggeratedly and said loudly: "You are General Li Lang of the East Palace, Chang'an has spread all over the past two days, saying that adults are young and promising, and the Taoism is exquisite." I fought a big victory outside the plug before, and I also killed a demon dragon a few days ago. I heard that the dragon head is still on His Majesty's imperial case, and His Majesty and the adults in the court are full of praise for you. ”
"You still need to say this. Li Zhong waved his hand at the shopkeeper and urged: "You hurry up and run errands, the adults are busy." ”
"This goes, this goes. The shopkeeper turned back as he walked: "I can do things for adults, it's the little old man who has green smoke coming out of his ancestor." ”
Li Zhong said with a smile: "This businessman is like this, his brain is all over his mouth, and he specializes in picking up good words. ”