Great Song Super Scholar

Chapter 518 Buying the Mountain House
For the next two days, Fan Ning basically spent all kinds of entertainment. The local rich and gentry in Quanzhou City, the proprietors of major commercial firms in Quanzhou Port, as well as local government officials, military generals and senior officials, etc., hosted banquets for Fan one after another. I would rather take the wind and wash away the dust.

In fact, these entertainments should be arranged by Di Qing, which shows that Di Qing is not good at socializing, and basically never interacts with local gentry and wealthy businessmen.

In the various banquets and entertainments, Fan Ning officially took on the role of the overseas management office.

This morning, Fan Ning was in the official room arranging their respective affairs for the three staff members. Needless to say, Gongsun Xuance and Zhang Bo had followed Fan Ning for several years. This time Fan Ning was appointed as an overseas economic envoy, and they also followed. Generally speaking, after five or six years as a staff member of a high-ranking official, one can usually get a good future. Gongsun Xuance and Zhang Bo are willing to continue to follow him because of Fan Ning's growth.

The other staff member is Chen Zhen, that is, Chen Jichang. He worked with Fan Ning in the East Palace for several months and gained some knowledge. Originally, Fan Ning planned to give him a few hundred guan to end his tenure, but unexpectedly However, Chen Zhen's wife Liu Shi did not allow her husband to resign, and asked her husband to follow Fan Ning for a few years to find a future.

Chen Zhen was afraid of his wife like a tiger. Although he was a little reluctant in his heart, he could only follow Fan Ning to the south honestly.

"We still have the old rules. Zhang Bo is in charge of the money and granary, Gongsun is in charge of legal affairs and military affairs, and Chen Zhen is in charge of confidential documents. I may go to sea from time to time, but you don't need it. I will arrange official residences for the three of you, so that you can take care of your family. Next, we may have to stay in Quanzhou for three or four years, and return to Beijing after we have made some achievements."

The three of them nodded their heads one after another. Seeing that Chen Zhen hesitated, Fan Ning smiled and said, "I know that Ji Chang's friends are all in the capital, and Quanzhou is a bit too remote. I'll say the same thing. If Ji Chang wants to go back, I can do it anytime." Give thick coins and send them back to Beijing, and if I have achievements in the future, I will try my best to help."

Fan Ning's words are very implicit. If I want to leave, I will not stay. I will do my best. When I become prosperous in the future, I will try my best to support my past fate, but I just try my best, not necessarily. Of course, if I always follow myself , that is, it will definitely support.

Chen Zhen sighed, "It's a man who has to embark on an official career. Now a great opportunity is in front of me. If I ignore it, it's not only my own stupidity, how can I explain to my family?"

Zhang Bo' poof! 'Laughed loudly, turned his head away quickly, and suppressed the smile on his face, they all knew, who did Chen Jichang refer to as family members?

Fan Ning glared at Zhang Bo, and then said earnestly: "There are ups and downs to rise, and achievements to succeed. Today we come to Quanzhou in a hurry. Wait ten years later. This is definitely a brilliant starting point for the Song Dynasty. , personally participate in the creation of brilliance, and you will all live forever."

The three of them were so excited that they stood up and saluted together, "I am willing to serve the envoy!"

At noon, a soldier reported outside the door, "Businessman Cheng Long asks to see you!"

Fan Ning has been waiting for Cheng Long for the past two days, so he hurriedly said, "Invite him in quickly!"

Not long after, Cheng Long walked in quickly, bowed and said: "See the envoy!"

"Besides Cheng, we haven't seen each other for many years."

Cheng Long smiled and nodded, "Farewell to Kunzhou, it will be five years, and thanks to the promotion of the envoy, the dog can be what it is today."

Cheng Long's son, Cheng Qing, has been working as an official in Kunzhou. At first, he was an interpreter for Fan Ning, and was later promoted by Fan Ning to be a secretary of Kunzhou. Beijing official, so Cheng Long has always been grateful to Fan Ning.

"It's because the son is upright and capable that he has the chance to be promoted. Of course, it's because Cheng Yuanwai's tutor is good that the child can be promising."

"Shijun is too flattering."

Fan Ning asked him to come in and sit down, and then asked the tea boy to serve tea. He smiled and asked, "I thought Cheng Yuanwai had returned to his hometown Yuyao to retire, but I didn't expect to be still fighting in Fuzhou."

"In two years, I really want to go back to my hometown. Tea drinking is very popular in Japan now. I have completely learned the ordering and frying of tea in the Song Dynasty. Jianyao tea cups are selling very well. I am doing this business now. My nephew grew up in Japan. Qi, and tea cakes from Fuzhou and Jianzhou, which are also selling well in Japan.”

Fan Ning suddenly thought of a question and asked, "Is the government still doing business with Japan?"

Cheng Long shook his head, "The imperial court doesn't seem to encourage it anymore. Kunzhou has stopped trading with Japan since last year, and now it's mainly private trade."

"Are there many pirates? I heard it seems to have appeared again."

"There are still pirates, but not many. There is one in the waters near the Ryukyu Prefecture, and there are two pirates in the sea off the coast of Changqi, Japan. However, they have just started and are not strong. They only dare to intercept small boats that are alone."

The two chatted for a while, Cheng Long changed the subject, and asked with a smile: "It seems that Mr. Shi is very interested in my garden?"

Fan Ning laughed and said, "My wife, children and old mother will come to live in Quanzhou soon, and the official house is too small, so I plan to buy a house, but my daughter likes mountains and raises some small animals on the mountains. Our house in the capital There is an earth mountain built in the village, so I consider to have a mountain for the house in Quanzhou. Someone recommended the house in Dongping Mountain before. To be honest, I don’t like houses built on the mountain. I just want to buy a Dushan courtyard. Arrived at Cheng Yuanwai's house."

"No problem, Shijun likes my mountain house, I just let Shijun."

Fanning shook his head, "I don't take what others like."

Cheng Long smiled bitterly and said: "To tell you the truth, this Dushan house was originally bought for my wife. She is from Quanzhou and wanted to visit Quanzhou often, but unfortunately she died of illness in Fuzhou last year. Her wish to return to Quanzhou It's a pity, even if you don't want this house, I plan to sell it, and in a few years I will go back to my hometown Yuyao, the business will be transferred to Mingzhou, and I will never come to Fuzhou or Quanzhou again."

Fan Ning said happily: "In that case, then Cheng Yuanwai can make an offer!"

Cheng Long thought for a while and said, "Three thousand and five hundred coins, I will sell it to the envoy at this price."

Fan Ning was taken aback, ""Mr. Cheng, I dare not buy it at this price. It is too low. You should still quote the real price. I don't want to be caught by the court opponents. "

Cheng Long smiled wryly, "This is the real price. My father-in-law bought the landscape for 40 guan [-] years ago, and later married me as my wife's dowry. I spent [-] yuan ten years ago. I built a house with a penny, and spent a few hundred pennies to renovate it, and for three thousand and five hundred pennies, I neither lost nor made money."

Fan Ning shook his head and said, "The price 40 years ago can't be compared with what it is now, so let's do it! I'll take advantage of it, for [-] yuan, how about selling this house to me?"

Cheng Long looked distressed, "The housing price in Quanzhou is not expensive, and five thousand yuan is a bit too high for a fifty-acre house."

"It's not about the price. There are only five lonely mountains in the city, and the one with the waterfall is yours. If it were in the capital, this house would cost at least 20 guan, so I took advantage of you and bought it for [-] guan. "

"To tell you the truth, my father-in-law didn't have waterfalls and lakes when he bought it. It was formed later, so let's make it five thousand!"

Cheng Long took out the house deed, land deed and a large bunch of keys from his purse, put them on the table and pushed them to Fan Ning. He put these things in another house in Quanzhou and took them directly.

Fan Ning nodded, "I'll give you 500 taels of gold!"

He got up and took out a box from the inside, and put it in front of the engineer, "Here is 500 taels of gold, weighing 31 catties, please accept it!"

500 taels of gold are worth [-] guan in the black market. Fan Ning is still embarrassed. He is going to buy this house with [-] guan. have.

Cheng Long quickly waved his hand, "How can you use gold, it's more than five thousand guan!"

"Cheng Yuanwai, you don't have to be polite, just take it."

Cheng Long couldn't refuse again and again, so he had to accept it. Fan Ning took another standard contract, filled in the price, and Cheng Long signed it, and the deal was considered complete.

"I'll go to the old house later, and take the old man who looks after the house to my other house, which also needs someone to look after it, so you can just go and get the house directly."

Fan Ning said with a smile: "The furniture inside is good, and they are all made of high-quality dipterowood. It's best for Cheng Yuan and others to take them away as well."

Cheng Long chuckled: "The 500 taels of gold includes these furniture, otherwise I would have to refund the envoy a thousand guan, so please don't embarrass me too much."

Fan Ning was not hypocritical, so he readily agreed.

(End of this chapter)