Wentang

Chapter 54
"Build a house, you must build a house." Yue Shan called Zhou Shangyun over early in the morning after moving all night.

Before, he didn't have much requirements for where he lived, just a place to stay.Some gift-givers would not even bother to give him real estate.But last night...

Aggrieved, really aggrieved.Eighteen Fanghe and one staff member live in other people's shacks, how can he see people in Yueshan when word spreads?How can you hang out in the noble circle?
He never felt that a big house is so important.

Zhou Shangyun suppressed a smile, shrugged his shoulders very hard, finally suppressed his smile and quickly echoed: "It is indeed time to build a decent house. My own people are easy to accommodate, if a guest comes here Very sorry."

"Well, I don't know about houses, what do you think is better?" Yue Shan asked.

"This... There are many kinds. The simplest is the single-entry courtyard like this, also called the first-entry courtyard. Then there are two single-entry courtyards connected together called the second-entry courtyard... There are also three-entry, five-entry, seven-entry, and nine-entry courtyards. .” Zhou Shangyun also knew that this was an opportunity for him to express himself, so he introduced it in great detail.

"One entrance and two entrances are for small households with fewer rooms. Three entrances are for large families. The rooms are sufficient but not in line with our noble status. Seven entrances are princely standards, and nine entrances are royal standards, so I It is most suitable for Dalang to build a five-entry compound."

Yue Shan also understood that Wujin is a house composed of five courtyards, this is a proper mansion.but……

"There are only four people in my family. Isn't the house with five entrances too big? Two entrances are enough. Our family lives in the backyard, and you live in the front yard."

"Dalang's words are wrong. This house can be passed on to future generations. We must take a long-term perspective. There are only four people in Yuefu now, but what about the future? We can't build a new courtyard for every additional person in the house. Right?" Zhou Shangyun said.

"You're right, but building such a big house requires a lot of money, right?" Yue Shan didn't finish his sentence, but the meaning was clear. Our family is an upstart and doesn't have much money.

"It only needs three hundred guan." Zhou Shangyun came to various data casually.

"So cheap?" Yue Shan was shocked, this is in the outskirts of the capital, and it only costs [-] guan to build a compound with five entrances?The key is that his family has more than a thousand spare money, which can be easily repaired.

"I'm going to say more, the actual price may be lower than this. The land where the house is built belongs to Dalang's family, and there is no need to pay for it; ordinary work can be done by neighbors, and the wages are lower than other craftsmen. A lot.” Zhou Shangyun shook his head and said:
"Longshou Mountain is right next to it. We can take earth and burn bricks nearby, which saves money. We only need to pay for the master craftsman and the money for the purchase of wood."

"If you plan carefully, you may not need two hundred guan to repair this house."

"How do you understand so well?" Yue Shan asked suspiciously.

"I don't have great talent, so I can only help Da Lang with some trivial matters." Zhou Shangyun smiled wryly.

Last night when he stayed in someone else's thatched hut, he guessed that Yueshan might build a house, and he kept thinking about this problem since he didn't sleep most of the night.Just to prove that I am useful today and not idle.

He was shocked by Yue Shan's words outside Chang'an City before, but fortunately he also recognized his abilities through this blow, and knew what he could and couldn't do.

His positioning for himself is to do things in a down-to-earth manner, help Yue Shan take care of the family's affairs, and do little or even no participation in other things.In fact, this is the butler's job.

At this time, Yue Shan also vaguely remembered a report he had read in his previous life, saying that he had discovered an inscription on the auction of state-owned real estate during Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty.

The inscription seems to be a large villa with 130 to 140 houses and an area of ​​three acres. I can't remember whether the transaction price is [-] guan or [-] guan.In short, the low price surprised future generations.

We must know that the period of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty was the time when the national power of the Tang Dynasty was at its peak, and such a large property was only more than 100 yuan, not to mention the early Tang Dynasty, it would only be cheaper.And this is the transaction price of finished houses, and the cost of self-built houses is definitely lower.

At the same time, Yue Shan also had a clear understanding of the purchasing power of money in this era.

A horse is only ten guan, and a five-entry mansion is only two to three hundred guan after it is built.Ten times cheaper than he imagined.

However, he forgot that ordinary people earn less in this era.The teachers in the school only pay three or four times a month, and the annual income of ordinary people is only a few or a dozen dollars.

When he first crossed over, Yue's family had only a dozen or so coins in spare money, which was hidden away by the fourth and fourth Yue's couple as if they were treasures.

People generally earn less, and money is of course valuable.

"How long will it take? Winter is coming soon, we can't let everyone still live in straw huts." Yue Shan asked.

Zhou Shangyun was secretly delighted. Yue Shan's words meant that he had agreed to build a five-in-one big house, and his first suggestion was approved.

Moreover, there are still many troublesome things in the follow-up of building the house. It is definitely impossible for Yue Shan, the master, to do everything by himself. At that time, he, the staff, will still need to be responsible for more.That way he has more opportunities to prove his worth.

"We can build the first entrance first, and we will definitely not delay the winter occupancy. It will not be too late to build the other four entrances later."

"Okay, that's it. Since you understand so clearly, I will leave this matter to you." Yue Shan made a final decision on this matter.

"Thank you Dalang for your trust." Zhou Shangyun was overjoyed to see that this job really fell on his head, but he was not dizzy with joy, and quickly asked, "Where do you think this house should be built?"

Yue Shan thought for a while and said, "Choose a place near the water source at the foot of the mountain. At that time, lead a canal to the yard, so that it is convenient to get water."

Thinking of the convenience of getting water, he immediately thought of more things.For example, the toilet, he is used to the flush toilet, he is really fed up with the dry toilet.It's okay in winter, but in summer it's really... don't mention it.

Is it now possible to use running water to build a self-flushing toilet?This is really a good design.

Thinking of the toilet, he thought of heating.Chang'an belongs to the group of northern cities that are cold in winter, and it is impossible without heating equipment.Therefore, it is best to build the heating equipment together when building the house.

Then he found that there were too many places to consider, and his head was big.Forget it, let's talk about it first.But this does not delay the preparatory work.

"Go find a craftsman to do the preliminary preparations. By the way, find a master craftsman to draw the blueprint of the house for me to see." Yue Shan said.

"Yes. There is a Master Zhu in the city. He participated in the construction of the capital with his master when he was a child. He supervised the construction of many houses of big families in the capital. I will invite him to build the houses." Zhou Shangyun said.

"Okay, you can handle these things as you see fit." Yue Shan waved his hand to signal that he could leave.

After Zhou Shangyun left, he began to think about what gift to give King Qin.

(End of this chapter)