Great Song Super Scholar

Chapter 246
Pan Sanlang immediately straightened his back, coughed and said with a smile: "The location is different, the decoration of the house is different, and the price is also very different. It's hard to sum it up in one word."

Fan Ning said with a smile: "Let's talk about it! Let me know. I don't know whether the five-acre house costs 10,000+ guan and several thousand guan."

"Hehe! Let me just talk about it briefly! Taking the average price as an example, let's talk about the outside of the city first. The outside of the city seems to be bustling, but the price of houses and the inside of the city are different every day. There is too much land outside the city, and the supply Big, and the outside of the city is not very safe, and there is discrimination. You said that your family lives outside the city, and other people look at you differently. Of course, I won’t mention the estates of royal relatives and dignitaries. That’s not there. The scope of my business, generally speaking, the price of buying a five-acre house outside the city is between [-] and [-] guan, the farther you are from the city, the cheaper it is, and the farther you are from the main street, the cheaper it will be."

Fan Ning hesitated and asked: "I have a friend who bought a five-acre house in the Hongqiao area and spent two thousand yuan. What is the price?"

Pan Sanlang sneered and said, "The average price of a five-acre house in the Hongqiao area is three thousand guan. Is the landlord an idiot? If he is willing to sell it for two thousand guan, there must be something wrong here."

"Mr. Pan thinks there will be something strange?"

"This... I can't just say it casually."

Fan Ning quickly said: "That friend and I are also casual acquaintances, Mr. Pan, but it's okay!"

Only then did Pan Sanlang slowly say: "During the Later Zhou Dynasty of the Chai family, Bianliang only had the inner city, and the outer city was only expanded during the Taizong period of this dynasty. The Hongqiao area was originally a remote place. The transportation is convenient, and the location is really good, but we all know that we can only buy houses on the south bank in the Hongqiao area, and try not to buy houses on the north bank unless there are shops along the street."

"why?"

"What kind of house do petty officials fear most when buying a house?"

"You mean the haunted house and the graveyard?"

Pan Sanlang nodded, "The area on the north bank of Hongqiao was originally a famous wild cemetery in Bianliang. Later, after the expansion of the outer city, Hongqiao was closer to the city and had commercial value. They flattened the tomb and built houses. An Iron Buddha Temple has been built in the place where the graveyards are most concentrated, how far is your friend's house from the Iron Buddha Temple?"

Fan Ning was speechless for a while, the house Cheng Ze bought was next to the Tiefo Temple, and he proudly said that being close to the temple can ward off evil spirits, it turned out to be a grave house, no wonder it only sold for two thousand guan.

This kind of shocking words can't be said, so Pan Sanlang changed the topic, he said with a smile: "Actually, it's really inconvenient to buy a house outside the city, and you can't enjoy all the conveniences in the city at night.

When you have dinner with your friends at night, you still worry about whether the city gate will be closed. If you can’t get out, you will have to find an inn in the city, and you can’t tell your family. It’s useless to make your family worry.

Moreover, many people with unknown origins dare not enter the city, and usually stay outside the city, which is not safe, so I never advise customers to buy a house outside the city, and would rather buy a house that is smaller and more expensive, and buy it in the city. "

Fan Ning nodded. He also felt that what Pan Sanlang said made sense, so he didn't want to think about houses outside the city. At this time, Fan Ning suddenly remembered something, and asked quickly: "Is there a size limit for officials to buy houses?"

"A few years ago, there was this kind of saying that you said that a ninth-rank official lived in a mansion of [-] acres. It is indeed a bit unreasonable, but the court has not made it clear. It is said that after more official houses are repaired, the rules will be set according to the size of the official house. There may be clear regulations in the future, but there are no restrictions at present, but there are restrictions for merchants, merchants cannot buy houses that exceed three acres, Le households and artisan households are not allowed to buy houses, and there are no other restrictions.”

Fan Ning suddenly understood why in the era of Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty, housing prices in Tokyo skyrocketed. The capital gathered the best resources in the world, especially when the Huashi Gang was launched, and the wealthy Jiangnan was hit hard. The wealth of the world gathered in the capital, and the rich avoided profits. Harmful, they came to the capital to buy houses one after another. How could the housing prices in the capital not skyrocket?

"Then let's talk about the outer city!" Fan Ning asked, withdrawing his thoughts.

"There just happens to be a five-acre house for sale nearby. Let's go and have a look together. It's only two hundred steps away. Let's talk while watching!"

Fan Ning immediately became interested. He also wanted to buy a house closer to Taixue, so he got up and said, "Then go and have a look!"

The two walked out of the room, Pan Sanlang locked the door, and Fan Ning saw the advertisement for a famous house in Nancheng that only sold for [-] guan, and he was a little tempted again.

Pan Sanlang smiled and said: "This house is really good, but the landlord has some conditions, I will take the officials to have a look later."

Fan Ning didn't ask any more questions. He followed Pan Sanlang out of the tooth shop and headed north along Baokangmen Street.

After walking more than a hundred steps, Pan Sanlang pointed to a mansion with a high wall in the distance and said, "That's the former Prime Minister Dingwei's house, covering an area of ​​[-] mu. I went in once, and the inside is full of splendor and beauty. Confiscated, it has been kept empty, and it is estimated that it will be rewarded to a relative of the emperor!"

Fan Ning nodded, he found that the environment in this area is not bad, basically all families are above middle class, and there is no such grand gathering of poor people as in the old Songmen area.

"It seems that there are no grass-mud houses in this area?"

Fan Ning said it more implicitly. The grass-mud house is the synonym for the slums. Pan Sanlang smiled and said: "There are two kinds of poor areas in the capital, one is called Laobianliang, which is usually in the inner city, and the other is called beggars. , mainly refugees and poor people who come to the capital from other places to make a living, usually live outside the city, because the rent is cheap. They have very low incomes and of course would like to live outside the city.”

"The conditions in the outer city are better, right?"

"That's the reason. The streets in the outer city are wide, mostly newly built tile-roofed houses, with many trees, and the living conditions are generally good. If you look at the inner city, the population is large, the roads are narrow, the living conditions are extremely crowded, and the houses are generally old. It’s old, but the housing prices in the outer city are not as good as those in the inner city, so what should I say? Our profession calls the inner city an antique, while the outer city is a newly fired official kiln. Relatively speaking, antiques are of course more valuable.”

After walking dozens of steps, Pan Sanlang pointed to the alley on the left, "Go in here!"

The alley was not deep, only twenty or thirty steps. When the two of them walked to the end of the alley, they faced a black tile gate, with drum stones on both sides and surrounded by high walls.

"It's this house. The landlord has moved to Xijing. I'm selling this house. I guarantee that it has nothing to do with the haunted house or the graveyard."

Pan Sanlang stepped forward and patted the copper door knocker, and after a while, there was a creak, and the door opened, revealing an old face, wearing a coarse jacket, one could tell it was a housekeeper.

"Uncle Qin, is it convenient for me to bring someone to see the house?"

"Convenient! Convenient! Please come in!"

Pan Sanlang led Fan Ning into the house. There were two rows of houses on both sides of the entrance, including kitchens, warehouses, and servants' rooms. an arrangement of.

In fact, seeing this arrangement, Fan Ning knew what it would look like inside. It was nothing more than an atrium, a place for daily living, meeting guests, and eating. In the back house, at most, ponds are dug and some flowers are planted. In general, it is quite satisfactory, the way of thinking of a small family.

Fan Ning was not interested in going in to see it. He asked, "How much is this house?"

"The master asked for [-] guan, bargain, and then pay in silver. I estimate that [-] guan can be negotiated. Are the officials interested?"

"Let's go out and talk!"

Seeing that Fan Ning didn't enter the inner house, Pan Sanlang knew that he was not interested in this house, so he smiled, "Then let's go out!"

The two walked out of the alley, and when they came to the street, Pan Sanlang asked with a smile, "Do you not like the layout of the house?"

"On the one hand, this is the case. On the other hand, I think the alley is too narrow for a carriage to enter, and the gate is too small. There is no place to park the carriage at home."

Pan Sanlang glanced back at the alley, couldn't help laughing and said: "I didn't realize this, it's really too narrow for horse-drawn carts and ox carts, and there are several families inside, so it's impossible to turn the alley As his own, the original owner was a merchant, perhaps he didn't need a carriage."

"Didn't Mr. Pan just say that businessmen are not allowed to buy houses with more than three acres?"

"That was a rule established ten years ago. The house bought by the businessman before that is not counted, and it is only a residence. The shop is not restricted. The businessman can buy a shop with a house, which is actually the same thing. Besides, many businessmen are also landlords, and the government can’t tell the difference. I feel that this regulation has many loopholes, and it is actually a dead letter.”

"I see!"

Fan Ning also thought it was a bit funny, the business of the Zhu family is huge, but who dares to say that the Zhu family is a businessman?

Those who are restricted are actually small businessmen, but who can afford a five-acre house in the capital? This regulation really has no practical significance.

"Then how about we go and have a look at the famous Nancheng house for sale at a low price. I want to know who its owner is?"

(End of this chapter)