Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 461, all living beings are suffering

The property sales department of Sun City is very lively. There are a lot of people who come to see the house. The demand for houses in the capital is too strong, and there are too many people who want to buy a house.

The bombardment-style propaganda of the Ming Morning Post also played a big role. The entire capital, from the princes and nobles to ordinary people, knew that there were houses for sale in Sun City, which naturally attracted everyone's attention.

Emperor Hongzhi was wearing ordinary clothes, and he was accompanied by Liu Jian, Xie Qian, Li Dongyang, and Zhang Mao. The four of them left the early court and had nothing to discuss, so they went straight to Sun City.

They all wanted to see this house in Sun City, and they had already heard about the famous name of Tianjin New City, and they also wanted to see this new-style house and building.

In addition, the most important thing is that they want to see how Liu Jin sells these expensive houses. A house costs thousands of taels of silver, and that kind of suite costs two hundred taels of silver. This price is really too expensive up.

"Oh, it's quite lively, it's crowded with people."

Having just arrived at Sun City Sales Department, Hong Zhi got out of the carriage and looked at the bustling scene in front of him, he couldn't help but said with a smile.

"It's really lively, there are so many people looking at the house."

Liu Jian also smiled and nodded.

"Come on, go in and have a look."

Emperor Hongzhi was very excited, and took the lead to walk to the sales hall. As soon as he entered the sales hall, he was immediately attracted by the scene of the sales hall.

In the huge sales hall, there is a huge sand table in the center. Through this sand table, one can clearly see the layout of the entire capital city at a glance, and can also clearly see the housing conditions of the first phase of Sun City.

"This…"

Emperor Hongzhi was immediately attracted by the sand table in front of him, and immediately stepped forward to take a closer look, and suddenly his eyes shone with light.

He has lived here in the capital since he was a child. It can be said that he is quite familiar with the capital, but he has never seen the layout and situation of the entire capital so intuitively in the form of a sand table.

"This thing is so detailed that people can see the situation in the capital clearly at once."

Emperor Hongzhi couldn't help sighing.

"What is this?"

Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, Xie Qian, and Zhang Mao followed closely behind, walked in, looked at the sand table in front of them, and Liu Jian couldn't help asking.

"This is a sand table, which is specially used to facilitate everyone to understand the location of our Sun City and the layout of the houses. A few of you are here to see the house. Let me introduce it to you."

At this time, a salesman next to him said in a hoarse voice, he couldn't remember how many times he explained this sand table today, and his voice became hoarse.

"Our Sun City is located in the southern outskirts of the capital, only a dozen miles away from the capital, and the concrete road leading to the capital has already been repaired..."

The salesman began to explain incessantly again, boasting about Sun City's geographical location, regional advantages, house construction, orientation, layout, etc.

Emperor Hongzhi and the others nodded slightly while listening, combined with the sand table in front of them, they immediately had a very intuitive understanding of the situation in Sun City, and knew the situation in Sun City clearly.

"This is the situation in our Sun City. At present, our houses have been built, and there are existing houses for viewing. If you want to buy, you can view the existing houses from here."

The salesperson took a sip of tea to moisten his throat. After the explanation just now, his whole mouth was dry.

"It seems to be pretty good~"

After hearing this, Emperor Hongzhi smiled and talked to the people around him.

"It sounds very good, but why don't we go and see these houses together?"

Liu Jian nodded slightly and suggested.

"Let me show you the house."

At this time, Liu Jin and Zhu Houzhao walked over with smiles on their faces, and when they saw Emperor Hongzhi and others, they hurriedly saluted.

"I met Mr. Zhu, Mr. Liu, Mr. Xie, Mr. Li, Mr. Zhang~"

Liu Jin knew that Emperor Hongzhi was here for a private visit in Weifu, so he also addressed him as Mr.

As for Zhu Houzhao, he immediately came to Emperor Hongzhi's side and became a good baby.

"Okay, then there is work."

Emperor Hongzhi smiled and nodded, and then several people also began to visit the houses in Sun City very leisurely under the leadership of Liu Jin.

"This is our high-rise building. The upper part of the high-rise building is the suite, and the lower part is the shop."

Liu Jin took Emperor Hongzhi to the suite first, and was going to take Emperor Hongzhi to see the situation of the suite. At this time, there were many people looking at the suite, one team after another, which made the place very lively.

"If you buy a suite, who owns these shops?"

Li Dongyang looked at the shops one by one, and couldn't help asking after thinking about it.

"A suite is a suite, a store is a store, and they are separate from each other~"

Liu Jin replied with a smile.

"Then can your suite here be sold?"

When Xie Qian heard it, he couldn't help but said.

"Not only can it be sold, but it is also very popular. This time, more than 8000 suites have been launched, and more than [-] suites have been sold so far."

Liu Jin replied.

"Oh, just sold more than [-] sets?"

When Emperor Hongzhi heard this, he couldn't help asking, it's only been a short time since the morning court, and it's only been more than an hour since the opening. This apartment has already sold more than [-] units. How popular is this house?
"Go, go, I really want to see what this house is like, how expensive it is, and how can it be so easy to sell?"

Emperor Hongzhi couldn't wait to see what these houses looked like. He really wanted to know why the houses were so expensive. How could such houses that are not in the world and not in the world sell so well.

Soon, Liu Jin brought Emperor Hongzhi and others to a suite. All the suites in Sun City were decorated uniformly, and of course it was only a simple decoration.

The floor is tiled, the walls are painted, the kitchen, the toilet, etc. have been simply renovated, and some glass windows and glass lighting are installed, which is considered decoration.

This kind of decoration would be the lowest-level decoration in later generations, but it is a very good decoration in this era, at least for ordinary people.

"It's too small, it's not as big as my study~"

Emperor Hongzhi looked at the suite carefully, and immediately couldn't help frowning slightly, it was too small.

The size of the whole suite is very small, the size of each room is also small, the kitchen, the toilet and so on are also small, everything is very small, and the sum is not as big as Emperor Hongzhi's study.

"Your Majesty, you are the Ninth Five-Year Honorable, honorable and extraordinary. These houses are for ordinary people in the capital to live in. Naturally, they cannot be judged by your standards."

Hearing what Emperor Hongzhi said, Liu Jin was speechless immediately, and after thinking for a while, he replied: "Your Majesty, although this house is small in size, the sparrow is small and complete. This is the kitchen. If you burn briquettes for cooking, how big is it?" The area is enough, this is a hut, it uses tap water, with a light touch, there will be water to wash away the dirty things, and it can also be used for bathing, etc., it is very convenient and private.”

"This is the living room. After guests come, we can sit down and drink tea together. This is the dining room. A dining table is enough for a family to eat."

"These are bedrooms, there are four of them, and the size is not bad, enough for a family to live in."

Liu Jin introduced it while talking. Through Liu Jin's introduction, everyone realized that the house is indeed small in size, but it has all internal organs as Liu Jin said.

"But it's still too small~"

After listening to Emperor Hongzhi, he still couldn't help but say.

"Your Majesty, this house is indeed a bit small, but it definitely meets the needs. More importantly, this kind of house is very comfortable, warm, and life is very convenient."

Liu Jin nodded, but sighed in his heart, such a house would definitely not be small in later generations, with a total of more than [-] square meters, it would belong to the fourth house in later generations.

People in later generations generally do not buy a house with a large area, but in this era, everyone without exception feels that the area is too small.

People in this era are still accustomed to building houses by themselves. Generally speaking, when building houses by themselves, it is natural to build them as large as possible. They are often large in size, but the rooms are relatively small and the space utilization rate is very low.

"Liu Jin, how much money do you sell for this house?"

Emperor Hongzhi nodded slightly. After listening to Liu Jin's introduction, even he, the emperor, felt that the house was not bad, and it should be very comfortable to live in.

Housing in this era has four problems that have not been well resolved.

One is the problem of light. All the houses, including the houses in the imperial city, have very poor light. In the past, they used to have paper-pasted windows. The light conditions of such windows can be imagined.

As for the houses of ordinary people, the windows are very small in many cases, and the windows are made of paper, so the light is very poor, and the daytime is often the same as the night, and lights are often needed.

The second is the problem of water use. If conditions permit, you can also drill a well in your yard, but most houses cannot dig a well. Even if you can drill a well, the water coming out is very likely. No, because the well-drilling technology of this era is not good, and the water that is dug out is often the top water, and the quality is very poor. Fortunately, there is no pollution in this era, and it is almost acceptable.

As for places where there is no way to dig a well, it is often necessary to carry water. Go to the place where there is a well to carry water, day after day, year after year.

The third is the problem of going to the latrines. It is better in rural areas. It is nothing more than finding a pit to dig a latrine, but if you are in a place like the capital, you will definitely not be allowed to dig a pit and build a stinky latrine.

So here in the capital, all the excrement is first packed in buckets, and then transported outside the city by someone.

Whether it is in the latrines in the countryside or in the capital city, it means that it is extremely inconvenient in this regard. The latrines are so smelly that one may fall in if one is not careful. As for the hoarding of these excrement in the city, it is also The stench is so bad, it's very bad, and it hasn't been solved well.

The fourth is the issue of bathing, especially the issue of women's bathing.

People often choose to take a bath in the house for privacy, which makes it easy to wet the ground, and it is difficult to say that they really enjoy bathing. Only a few rich people can use large wooden barrels to take a bath.

The houses launched here in Sun City have solved these four problems very well.

First of all, glass windows are used, and the windows are very large, and the light is very sufficient; there is no need to worry about the water problem, all of which are installed with tap water, and the water will flow by itself with a slight turn of the faucet. .

As for the latrine, it goes without saying, after finishing it comfortably, just press it lightly, and the water can be flushed, so there is no need to worry about such things at all.

Washing is also here in the hut, with floor tiles and running water. It is very convenient to take a shower without being afraid of being seen by others, and you don’t have to worry about getting the floor wet, because the floor is paved. Tile, water dries quickly.

Solving these four problems is the real reason why Sun City houses are selling well.

For ordinary people, life is hard everywhere.

It is difficult for people who enjoy the modern life of later generations to enjoy the many inconveniences of life in this era. If you want to drink water, you need to pick up water in advance.

This not only wastes firewood, but also takes time and is extremely troublesome, so both adults and children should drink unboiled water, which will easily cause stomach upset.

It is very inconvenient to go to the latrine. One is that the latrine is smelly and the excrement is difficult to deal with. The key is that there were no paper towels in ancient times, so everyone can imagine this life.

What seems to be a very ordinary life in later generations is a luxury for people in this era.

Taking a hot bath every day is nothing more than a normal thing in later generations, but in this era, except for a few powerful and wealthy people, there are very few people who can say that they take a hot bath every day.

Therefore, ordinary people often do not take a bath frequently. It is better in summer, and it is convenient to take a cold shower. Once it comes to winter, they may not take a bath for ten days and a half months, because bathing is too troublesome. .

There are too many, too many things like this.

Bathing, going to the latrine, using water, using fire, etc., there are too many and too many inconveniences in life. The so-called all living beings are suffering from this, and living becomes suffering and suffering.

"Return to Your Majesty, our price for this kind of suite is two hundred taels of silver~"

Hearing Emperor Hongzhi's question, Liu Jin replied quickly.

"It's too expensive."

When Liu Jian heard it, he couldn't help but shook his head and said.

"Liu Gong, this house is indeed a bit more expensive, but it is definitely worth the money. Everyone's choice is enough to illustrate this point."

Liu Jin said with a smile.

"That's true. I want to buy a house like this. It's good to live here occasionally. At night, I can look at the stars outside through the window, and then look at the prosperity of the capital. Very good."

Liu Jian nodded after thinking about it.

"Liu Gong, Xie Gong, Li Gong, Zhang Gong, if you want, I can give each of you a set, just two hundred taels of silver, it's a trivial matter~"

When Liu Jin heard it, he quickly said it very wittily.

"Ahem, brat, am I going to come here for nothing?"

Emperor Hongzhi was immediately unhappy when he heard this, and said with a straight face.

"Your Majesty, you have it too, you have it too~"

Upon hearing this, Liu Jin hurriedly said.

"That's just right, don't let it go for nothing, anyway, you are rich now."

Only then did Emperor Hongzhi smile happily and talk to Liu Jian and others beside him.

　I am a rural person. When I was a child, my family was very poor, and life was really hard. One thing I still remember is that I cooked rice again, but the firewood at home was not dry enough, and I used matches to light the fire again. Again and again, a box of matches There is no fire after using it~
　　
　
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