Zhao Defang's road to the virtuous king

Chao Cheng thought: I am too unlucky, so many people laughed, why did the prince stop me? Could it be that I laughed louder than others?It's over now, if I offend the Eight Wise Kings, I'll have a better life from now on.

Defang walked up to Chao Cheng, "Master Chao..."

"My lord, forgive me! I know I was wrong! I am not laughing at my lord... My lord..."

Defang was stunned for a moment, then smiled, "Master Chao, the lonely king is not going to ask you to blame me."

Chao Cheng looked at Defang, "Then...does the prince have any instructions?"

"Master Chao misunderstood, the lonely king has something to ask."

"My lord, please speak."

"You are the minister of the Ministry of Industry, the lonely king would like to ask, how much silver can you buy the house near the imperial street?"

"The house? My lord, do you want to buy the house?"

"It's not the lonely king, it's... The lonely king just asks."

"Yes, yes, my lord, then... About how many rooms does the house you asked about need?"

"In addition to the main hall and side rooms, the house should have at least five side rooms. The servant room can accommodate 20 people. It is better to have a back garden. It doesn't need to be very big."

"Understood, do you want the inner city or the outer city?"

"Inner city and outer city? Is it much different?"

"Yes, more or less."

"How much does the inner city need?"

"According to the residence requested by the prince, there are indeed several houses in the Royal Street. If you buy it in the inner city, it will cost at least 3 taels to 5000 taels."

"[-] to [-]...there's still a lot to go..."

"Huh? It's much worse? But there are no bigger houses near the Royal Street. If the prince wants to be close to the Royal Street and the larger ones are probably in the outer city."

"That's not true, it's going to be in the inner city." Defang thought for a while, "Are these houses currently unoccupied?"

"Yes, my lord, these buildings are newly built, because the imperial court awards meritorious officials every year, and many people will stay in Beijing, so the Ministry of Industry will always build a few houses in good locations every year. You can buy it with silver taels.”

"Can I leave it to the lonely king?"

"Of course, my lord, if you want a house, I will send you the deed directly to the mansion."

"What are you talking about? Could it be that the lonely king can't ask you for a bribe?"

"No, no, no, that's not what I mean by being an official..."

"This house is not for the lonely king, but Mr. Chao wants to keep a place, and someone will buy it soon, in terms of money..."

"Don't worry, my lord, I will pay the lowest price of the imperial court, 1 taels."

"Isn't the minimum 3 taels?"

"Back to the prince, the meritorious officials only need 1 taels to buy a house, and the rest will be sold to wealthy households, usually at least 3 taels."

"It's a lot of money." Defang touched Chao Cheng's belt with a golden mace, "Master Chao's bag is also full, right?"

"I don't dare! I don't dare!"

"Hehehe, well, the lonely king is joking, Mr. Chao, the lonely king will look for you again in a few days, and it is good to leave a place in the house."

"Yes, yes, I will remember it, my lord, don't worry." Chao Cheng heaved a sigh of relief when he saw Defang walking away with the golden mace, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and hurried out of the palace to the Ministry of Industry.

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