Daming: Wanted to be a small landlord, but was forced to ascend the throne

Chapter 165 House Prices in Beijing, Cabbage Price?
Shopkeeper Wang has already changed the title of Young Master Qin to Younger Brother Qin along the way.

"Thank you! I have a friend here, I have already said hello, so there is no trouble!"

Qin Shao thanked.

Although the relationship was a little closer, it was just a friendship along the way. Shopkeeper Wang no longer insisted, and took his own caravan to the direction of the Shanxi Chamber of Commerce.

"Master, where are we going?"

Wang Yin has been leading the way, but he was a little confused when he arrived in the bustling Shangjing, not knowing where to go.

There are many gates in Shangjing, seven gates outside and nine gates inside. I really don't know where to go if I didn't come in with shopkeeper Wang and the others.

They came in from Zuoanmen.

Wang Yao and the others had goods, so naturally they were going to Dongcheng.

Since ancient times, there has been a saying in Shangjing that the east is rich and the west is noble, and the south is poor and the north is humble.

The reason for Dongfu is that the east side is close to the Tonghui River, and ships traveling from south to north pass through there, and there are also many water transport terminals and granaries there.

Merchants usually transport goods here. For the convenience of loading and unloading, many merchants who have been stationed in Shangjing for a long time will choose to live in Dongcheng.

Dongcheng gathered a large number of wealthy businessmen, and naturally formed the situation of Dongfu.

Xicheng mainly lives in officials and ministers, that is, the so-called "gui"!
If it was just for visiting Beijing, Qin Shao would choose Dongcheng first.

He wants to deal with those merchants more, learn some business skills, and make some big money.

It's just that this time it's mainly to find family members for Han Jinrong. Her father is a Beijing official, so he should naturally live in Xicheng.

For the convenience of finding someone, they would naturally choose West City.

On the way to the west city, there was an endless stream of pedestrians coming and going.

There are vendors carrying burdens and carts, housekeepers with hairpins on their heads, and travellers, who are just like them.

Occasionally, there are officials who are making sedan chairs...

"I remember that someone from our village went to Shangjing before, and when they came back, they were so arrogant, their nostrils were turned upside down! They said how prosperous Shangjing is, but when I saw it today, it was really different."

The little third son can't help but wait and see all the way.

Han Jinrong couldn't help but burst out laughing.

"Master, should we find Mrs. Zhu first? Didn't he write to say that we went to Beijing to find him?"

The third son asked.

"Let's talk about it when we settle down!"

Qin Shao said, and began to ask Wang Yin to find the inn along the way.

The old man Zhu didn't say anything to Qin Shao.

It's just that Qin Shao heard that the old man Zhu is also renting the house with the help of a friend. He heard that his son will also take the test in March this year, and he brought his family to Beijing.

If I go to the old man Zhu, he will definitely let me live with him.

It is not easy to live in Beijing. Qin Shao has long heard that some officials live in cramped quarters.

I wish the old man that since the children and family members are here, it would be inconvenient for him to live there.

It's better to find an inn to live in first, and then consider how to live.

Even though it is not easy to live in Beijing, fortunately there are many inns, and they quickly found a place to stay.

The inns in Shangjing are indeed more expensive than the ones below. An ordinary inn costs 450 Wen, which is indeed not cheap.

But since I came here to go to Beijing, the price is expensive and I have to live here.

You must know that the inn in Shangjing in the previous life was quite expensive, let alone the house.

The owner of the inn is enthusiastic, and the location here is not bad. Qin Shao directly booked a house for 7 days.

While moving things, I met a man who looked like a housekeeper, who said that he also came from Huguang to deliver things to his master.

The place where the old man lived was too small, so he had to stay in the inn for one night and go back tomorrow.

When fellow villagers see fellow villagers, they are naturally more cordial.

The man who looked like a housekeeper brought a lot of things, and Wang Yin and the others helped move them into the room.

"I said son, there are so many of you, three houses, seven days is a lot of money, let me tell you, if you live for a long time, it is more cost-effective to rent a yard."

The butler surnamed Liu said.

"Our master just rented a courtyard. Although the house is small, there are only three rooms to live in, and it only costs 3 taels of silver a year. If you want to live for a long time, it's really not worth it. I suggest you find a dental office to rent a house." All right."

Steward Liu is also an enthusiastic person.

Qin Shao didn't know that the rent in Shangjing was not too expensive, of course it was compared with staying in a hotel.

In this way, it would be more cost-effective to rent a house, and I can go to the dental clinic tomorrow to have a look.

After breakfast the next day, Qin Shao did not visit Master Zhu's house as originally planned, but went to a nearby dental shop to inquire about the situation of the house.

The person in charge of receiving him was an aunt who was very enthusiastic and talked about Beijing movies.

After the introduction by Aunt Shangjing, Qin Shao understood the situation of the house in Shangjing.

In a word: houses in Shangjing are really not expensive!
Whether renting or buying a house.

It turns out that since Lao Zhu's time, he has adopted a restraint policy on housing prices in Shanghai.

In order to avoid high housing prices and organize officials to speculate in real estate.

There is also a specific provision:
Where there are officials, they are not allowed to buy fields and houses in the place where they see them.Offenders can be whipped fifty times, dismissed from office, and put in a farm house.

Its meaning: If an official dares to buy a house in the place where he works, let the court know that he will pay 50 slabs, be fired from his office, and finally the house he bought will be confiscated.

In addition, if you bought someone else's house, it was 30 taels at the time. After a few years, the house has appreciated in value, and the original owner can still ask you for a premium!
After all, if you invest in a house, even if you make a profit, people can still take it away!

This is really cruel!

Therefore, buying a house is generally only a matter of just what you need!

Qin Shao was astonished for a long time after hearing this!
This Ming policy is too awesome!
But how could he remember that during the reign of Emperor Xiaozong of the Ming Dynasty, the price of houses on the Qinhuai River rose to 600 taels per room, and it seemed that some officials raised funds to buy houses!

This matter was mentioned in some advertisements he saw in his previous life for buying a house.

"I said, young master, this happened in the past. Since I took office today, the housing prices in Qinhuai River City have also dropped! If you want to rent a house, I have a few houses here, you can take a look!"

"As for the prices, they are all clearly marked, no one is cheating, and we are just earning hard-earned money in the middle!"

Qin Shao and Han Jinrong looked at three houses, and thought that one of them, a house with two bedrooms and six rooms, was not bad, and the rent was 6 taels of silver a year.

Qin Shao thinks the price is also suitable, the price of 6 taels of silver is not very expensive, let's live in it first, if it is not suitable, it will not be too late to change it.

Of course, when he encountered a good house, he still wanted to buy it.

The price of a house like this is only two to three hundred taels, but not many people sell it.

He had already inquired before that even if he bought a house, for example, there would be a price difference if the value appreciated, but few people would come to ask for the price difference again.

The main reason is that there are not many real natives in Shangjing.

Even though it is said that serving officials in Beijing are not allowed to buy houses, many of the wealthy families have already bought houses before their sons and daughters came to Beijing.

This kind of situation is of course a scam, and no one will report or investigate.

Moreover, many officials in Beijing, few of whom can be officials in Beijing for a lifetime, are often transferred to various places and keep a house in Beijing. The rent cannot meet the price, and it is a waste to keep it.

This is also the reason why many officials rent houses instead of buying houses.

Of course, the most important thing is that the salaries of Ming officials are relatively low. If the family is not particularly rich, it will cost a lot of money to pass the exam all the way.

In addition, the cost of eating, drinking and socializing in Shanghai is relatively high, and many people cannot afford to buy a house.

Most of them choose to build a good house in their hometown and go home to provide for them when they are old.

Ye Luo Guigen is very strong in the hearts of people of this age.

This also caused the housing prices in Beijing to be affordable.

As for the appreciation of the house, it is actually very rare for the original homeowner to share the profit.

Many people sold their houses, basically because they either went back to their hometowns, or went to other places, and moved their families.

With today's transportation, it takes many remote places to go to Beijing for a few months, and no one would think of coming to Beijing for dozens of taels of silver, which is not enough for the travel expenses.

Even if the price is right, Qin Shao would not consider buying a house.

His real idea is to stay in Anlu Prefecture in the future. The land in Anlu is fertile and the air is good, which is very suitable for retirement.

And it was the hometown of Emperor Zhu Houcong after that.

It is also very promising in the future.

Anyway, he didn't think about robbing him of anything, that kid didn't think he was too pleasing to the eye, probably because he was afraid that he would rob him of his position.

Now I am no longer his threat.

In the future, when Zhu Houcong comes to Beijing, he can just be a wealthy landlord in Anlu.

"Young Master Qin, you are finally back! A guest officer has been waiting for you all afternoon, and you are very anxious!"

As soon as Qin Shao and the others arrived at the entrance of the inn after viewing the rooms, the innkeeper came out to greet them and said.

(End of this chapter)