Martial Arts: Start by Obtaining the Wild World

Chapter 42 0042 If you give, you must ask for something
After Cheng Zongyang left the clinic, he went straight towards Tianxiang Tower.

All house transactions in Yufeng County are under the control of the government because the government collects taxes.

If the property is transferred or leased privately without going through the government, it will be directly confiscated once discovered! There is no reason to talk!

What makes Cheng Zongyang speechless is that it is not so easy to buy or rent a house because it involves another kind of tax - guarantee tax!

After two years of famine, the government did not help the people, but imposed even more taxes! Just like in the two dramas I saw in my previous life, even a rice field was taxed!
Cheng Zongyang was not sure whether this tax was only levied in Yufeng County or in the entire Daliang.

If he needs to buy/rent a house, he has to find a middleman who is strong, capable and willing to guarantee him.

Let this person act as a go-between, provide a guarantee, and pay taxes.

The homeowner needs to pay transfer/lease tax when transferring/renting the property, and the buyer needs to pay guarantee tax. The government is in the middle and takes the spoils from both ends!

This is also the reason why Cheng Zongyang knew that Daliang would not live long.

Now, if he wants to buy a house, he has to use Zheng Yan.

He had previously sold several hundred kilograms of snake meat and a bear head to the other party at a low price, and now it was his turn to help.

There always has to be a return on investment, and now is the time!
And this kind of thing is not a problem for Zheng Yan.

As an eighth-rank warrior, he still had some face in the county, and as the manager of Tianxiang Tower, it was not a problem to ask him to guarantee a house or to lower the price.

As long as he could buy the house at a low price, then the things he had sold at a low price before would be equivalent to getting them back.

He would rather buy a house than rent one.

This way you don’t have to worry about the homeowner finding a reason to take the property back, even if there is compensation!

The most important thing is that even if the house you buy is not used later, it can be used as a place to stay when you come to the city in the future.

He observed the situation on the road all the way and arrived at Tianxiang Tower calmly.

At this time, Tianxiang Tower was deserted, which was significantly different from the past.

"I guess Zheng Yan is not in such a good mood?" Cheng Zongyang guessed in his heart and then walked in.

"Welcome to Tianxiang... Hey, it's Xiaoyang."

When the waiter saw the person coming in, his smile froze before he could finish his words. Then he realized that the person coming in was an acquaintance.

Cheng Zongyang didn't care about the waiter's expression. He glanced at the empty restaurant and asked with a smile, "Brother Sun, I'm looking for Manager Zheng. Is he here?"

The guy walked in dejectedly, saying:

"The steward went out early in the morning. What do you want?"

Cheng Zongyang glanced at the listless guy, sat aside, and asked with a smile:
"Brother Sun, look at you. The restaurant is not doing business, so you can take some time off. You will still get paid anyway."

Sun said unhappily, "I do want to, but I don't think this good time will last for many days."

Cheng Zongyang paused, then asked calmly:

"What's going on? The refugees outside the city haven't come in yet, and everything in the city is fine. Can we still close the city?"

The guy didn't think much about what Cheng Zongyang said, he sighed and said:

"Butler Zheng may be leaving."

Cheng Zongyang's eyes shone, and he pretended to be anxious and asked:
"Now that Manager Zheng has left, won't this store have to close? Who will I sell my mountain products to in the future?"

The waiter said irritably, "How should I know? I'm afraid I won't get the job. How can we eat when there's no work these days and food is so expensive?"

Cheng Zongyang thought about it, took out three cents and quietly put them in the waiter's hand.

In the face of the other party's astonished expression, Cheng Zongyang moved closer and whispered beside him:

"Brother Sun, I don't mean anything else. You know I also rely on Tianxianglou for my meals. Tell me the truth, why did Manager Zheng leave?"

The waiter pinched the copper coins, clenched them in his palm, looked around, and whispered, "Yesterday, a stranger came to see Manager Zheng. I don't know what he said, but I heard him while cleaning. He said something like 'warrior' and 'troublemaker'.

I left the store as soon as it opened this morning. I don’t know anything else. But I guess they closed it early because they were afraid of trouble.”

Cheng Zongyang was stunned.

Musha!
trouble!

What exactly does it mean?
"Manager! You, you're back!" Suddenly, the waiter next to him stood up abruptly, as if he was guilty of something, and shouted nervously.

Cheng Zongyang was startled, and after he reacted he immediately stood up and looked back.

But Zheng Yan, dressed in gorgeous clothes, was looking at the two people in the store with a smile on his face.

"Hello, Manager Zheng!" Cheng Zongyang bowed and lowered his posture.

"Is that Cheng boy? Are you here to sell goods today?" Zheng Yan walked in.

At this time, the guy next to him didn't dare to stay still and hurried to find something to do, fearing that he would be punished for being lazy.

"No." Cheng Zongyang didn't care about the waiter's actions and said to Zheng Yan:

"Manager Zheng, I came here today to ask for something."

"Oh!" Zheng Yan was a little surprised and said with a smile: "I promised you a favor last time, tell me about it."

Cheng Zongyang said, "I want to buy a house in the county. The budget, including the guarantee tax, is 400 taels. So I came here today to ask Manager Zheng to be my guarantor."

Zheng Yan was surprised and said, "Wow, you are really good. It's only been half a year, right? You have saved up such a huge fortune."

Cheng Zongyang said modestly: "No, this is something I borrowed from my relatives. Of course, if it weren't for the care of the steward during this period, there would be no good life now."

Zheng Yan waved his hand, not dwelling on this topic, and said:
"Well, since I've promised you in advance, it won't hurt for me to be your guarantor."

Cheng Zongyang's face lit up, and he bowed again and said, "I'd like to thank the steward first."

"Have you found a good place first?" Zheng Yan asked.

Cheng Zongyang shook his head slightly: "I don't know much about this house, nor do I know how much the house price is in the county. Manager, my requirements are not high. It doesn't matter if the house is old, as long as it is bigger and has more rooms."

Zheng Yan looked at Cheng Zongyang with sharp eyes.

This kid is not very old, but in just half a year of knowing him, he speaks and acts with a calmness, sophistication and long-term vision that even adults don't have.

In the past two times, when he asked Cheng Zongyang for mountain products, this kid actually agreed to prices that he thought were extremely excessive.

If you give something, you must get something in return.

He thought that the matter of the house today was exactly what Cheng Zongyang was aiming for.

It's not a problem to let yourself be a guarantor. Now you can also let me introduce a house and let me decide whether the house is good or not.

This involves another way of doing things.

Quite smart!

For a moment, he had the idea of ​​recruiting this kid to do things for him.

"Good!" Zheng Yan said with a smile, "Just come back at 5 pm."

"Thank you, Manager Zheng." Cheng Zongyang's face lit up and he quickly bowed to express his gratitude!

Then he said goodbye and left, with no intention of staying any longer.

　Collect for good luck, read for wealth, give tickets for sudden wealth...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)