I was exiled after wearing a book

Chapter 93 Preparing to Change the Map

At the end of February, the wind in Liaodong Prefecture suddenly became less cold, but spring has not yet come, and the poplars and red willows on both sides of the road are dry, showing no signs of sprouting.

After the fifteenth day, Qin Hua and Fan Chunhua went out with the team to Ganmozhou to continue the sugar industry. This year, Fan Chunhua took four apprentices trained by Jiang Xin, including her cousin Zhou Qun, to go there together. The sugar workshops nearby helped Fan Chunhua share some work, and of course prepared human resources for the opening of sugar workshops in various places.

And Qin Lang also received a letter. He, his brother Jiang Zhen, and his father Jiang Cunliang were all placed in the Shaanxi Garrison as garrison generals, in charge of several camps. Qin Lang was directly promoted to a fifth-rank general and became a subordinate of the main general. One of the four lieutenants.

Both Jiang Cunliang and Jiang Zhen became rank-[-] military generals, each in charge of a camp. The reason why they were promoted so quickly was firstly because of meritorious deeds, and secondly, because of the last riot, a group of people died. One, and then the remaining two were punished by the emperor and switched to another camp, and Qin Lang's official position was the lieutenant general who the emperor hesitated to appear to be the fifth son of the emperor but was actually the seventh son of the emperor. .

As a result, a lot of positions came up all of a sudden. Even Qin Hua got a position as a military supply clerk. He was implicated, and later rehabilitated and pardoned. Although the case was not overturned, and he was not officially given an explanation, the emperor valued his talent and learning, coupled with the continuous meritorious service of the Qin and Jiang families in recent years.

It made the emperor think of Qin Hua again. Before the emperor asked what Qin Hua was doing, and he heard that he was working as an aide for his fourteenth prince, so he couldn't get angry. So after the vacant position was available this time, Immediately made a decree to arrange people.

Jiang Xin got the letter first, and there was nothing he could do for a while. Now all of them have to go to Shaanxi, but the family property is still here. Jiang Xin plans to let Qin Hua go first, let the few people who followed Fan Chunhua go After studying for a while, I first took people to Zhizhou, Shaanxi to settle down.

Jiang Xin was a flying pigeon who passed on the letter much faster than the imperial decree, so Jiang Xin first sent someone to report the letter to Qin Hua quickly, and then said his request, asking Qin Hua to go to the military camp first, and they would all go there later.

So three days later, Qin Hua rushed over, and Jiang Xin also made preparations, and set off with twenty carriages.

This time when Jiang Xin went there, he happened to send the two children of the Lan family back by the way. This is what the two brothers and sisters of the Lan family meant. The safety of Jiang Xin's carriage and horses was guaranteed along the way.

When Jiang Xin went there this time, the family had enough staff, and even borrowed [-] staff from Ma Da's family to arrange them in each courtyard, working in three shifts to guard the safety of the whole family.

Along the way, because my family’s inn has already opened to Zhizhou, Shaanxi, there are a total of [-] inns, which are very convenient. Along the way, the board and lodging are very convenient, and I arrived smoothly in seven days.

Jiang Xin and his group did not enter the city that day, but lived in his own inn outside the city. After dinner, Jiang Xin took out a map of the city and looked at it. There are two big camps, one is Dongdaying and the other is Beidaying.

Dongdaying is eighty miles away from the city, and Beidaying is only forty miles away from the city.Jiang Xin had been to Chang'an in her previous life, but it was not called Chang'an at that time, the name was changed, and the city was much larger than it is now, and the Great Wall surrounded by East Daying District and Bei Daying District is something that later generations have not seen. , so Jiang Xin is actually a little curious about the Great Zhou Dynasty. After all, that historical stage has changed, resulting in a lot of history being different.

It's just that there were too few books in Liaodong Prefecture before, and now that the whole family is about to move to Zhizhou, Shaanxi, Jiang Xin plans to purchase a large number of various books. When he is free, he will read and study history.

The houses in the city are of course the most expensive. There are large schools near the four gates in the east, west, north, and south, and some private schools opened by Juren.

When Jiang Xin chose a house, the first thing he had to consider was the study of a few youngsters. After asking around, the rich and the aristocrats lived in the center of the city. is worse.

Just wanting to buy a house in the city is not easy to buy. Chang'an City is very fast from the capital, and it can be reached in eight or nine days. It was an important military defense area in the Great Zhou Dynasty.

As the fifth-rank general who was promoted this time, Qin Lang got a rewarded house. In the middle of the west of the city, there was a two-entry yard, which took up an area of ​​more than 300 square meters. There were eleven rooms big and small, and there were no gardens. , a garden of only ten square meters, Jiang Xin took a look, this place is at most only enough for the Qin family to live in, and their family can't live in.

Although Jiang Zhen and Jiang Cunliang were rewarded, they were not rewarded with a house, so they still had to buy it themselves.

After reading the map, Jiang Xin recorded the location where she planned to buy. In the early morning of the next day, she first sent two brothers and sisters from the Lan family to the city. The son helped to find an intermediary to buy a house, surnamed Liu.

This Liu Jiejie was fat and tall, wearing a sheepskin jacket, smiling, and very polite. After a brief introduction, Jiang Xin sent the Lan family's steward's son back first.

Liu Zhongjie looked at the dozen or so locations on Jiang Xin's map, and his eyes lit up: "Miss Jiang has a good eye. The locations you selected are quite good. They are very convenient to live in, and it is also special to go out of the city. convenient."

Ever since, Liu intermediary took out all the existing houses and asked Jiang Xin to choose according to the size he wanted. In the end, there were six yards that were suitable.

Two of them are two neighbors, both of which are for sale. One is the courtyard with the third entrance and the other is the courtyard with the second entrance. They are both in the west of the city near the edge of the city wall. The transportation is also convenient, but it is a little far from the school, but you can take a carriage in the morning If so, two quarters of an hour is fine.

The other four are courtyards with two entrances, which are distributed in the east and south of the city. The houses are not bad. Jiang Xin thought about it and bought the connected courtyards in the west of the city with two or three entrances. The price of the three entrances is 700 taels. Money, no bargaining, this yard has only been repaired, so it can be said that it is a bag to move in, and the other second yard is a bit old and needs to be repaired or demolished and rebuilt. In the end, 470 taels of silver were negotiated.

In addition, Jiang Xin purchased two courtyards in the east and south of the city, one for 520 taels and the other for 430 taels.After looking at four shops, I directly bought 3000 taels of two-story shops near the urban area, where Jiang Xin planned to sell candies and mirrors.

All of a sudden, 5000 taels went out, and I went to the Yamen to apply for the red deed that afternoon. I paid more than 500 taels for the transfer fee alone, and 100 taels of silver for the agency fee.

Liu Zhongjie's eyes narrowed with joy, and when he heard that Jiang Xin was going to buy a courtyard outside the city to use as a workshop, he hurriedly found a few yards for sale after going out of the west of the city, so Jiang Xin bought two more of them. The large yard covering an area of ​​4000 meters is said to be a large yard, but it is actually a land surrounded by fences and built a thatched house. Fortunately, the price is much lower than that in the city, but it is more than ten times more expensive than Liaodong Prefecture. as much.

Jiang Xin asked the people he brought to arrange for the decoration of several courtyards, and pushed it to the reconstruction, and then had to go to the Yamen to file again. Jiang Xin has a lot of design drawings, and he can directly divide them according to the size and orientation of the courtyard. The design drawing was taken for the record.Jiang Xin bought a new three-story upper bunk with a backyard, covering an area of ​​more than 3000 square meters.

After Jiang Xin saw it, she drew a new design that night. She sells candy and mirrors. As for the first floor, she plans to sell things on the first floor, open a teahouse on the second floor, and use the third floor as accommodation. It was originally an inn, and it was not difficult to renovate it, but the house was too old, Jiang Xin planned to pull it out and rebuild it, and bought a piece of land for 3000 taels.

Fortunately, Chang'an City has not yet started spring and planting, and there are a lot of people working in the city, such as demolition, large foundations, etc., I am not afraid that people will not be able to find someone to do it. Forty Wen a day, food and housing, if you live, According to the local custom, I directly rented the Datong shop in a nearby inn, and one person can pay ten yuan. If it is to eat, Jiang Xin did not hire anyone to cook for him. Money, three meals, need to see oil, lunch must have meat, the staple food must be full.

A shop, plus five houses, including of course the one that Qin Lang was rewarded with, have all started renovation, reconstruction and other work.

As soon as the arrangements were made, Jiang Xin lived in the inn and continued to draw the design drawings, planning to design the two large courtyards outside the city as well, so that they could be built as soon as possible.

An hour after breakfast, Jiang Xin saw a servant girl coming to report that Qin Lang was here, and Jiang Xin asked someone to come in.

What Jiang Xin rented was an independent courtyard of the inn. It was really well-decorated. The furniture inside were all red rosewood chrysanthemum pears. , each of them worked quickly and thoughtfully, and there was an errand boy outside, who often had a smile on his face, and his service was particularly thoughtful.

This made Jiang Xin feel quite enjoyable. When the sky cleared, she asked her maid to move the table to draw pictures in the yard and make some hot tea, but the price was also very good, and it cost ten taels of silver a day.

What is the concept of ten taels of silver? In Jiang Xin’s previous life, it was equivalent to 1 yuan. The independent courtyard of the inn where Jiang Xin lives now is equivalent to a five-star presidential suite in his previous life. Although the technology is not high, a set of 20 yuan Furniture makes people feel special value.

When Qin Lang came in, Jiang Xin was stunned.

(End of this chapter)