Great Song Super Scholar

Chapter 439 Detailed Investigation
With Song Ling's behavior, two more officials came to see Fan Ning that afternoon, but most of the officials were still afraid of Yang Du's strength and did not dare to come to see Fan Ning.

Fan Ning was not in a hurry to take office in the government office. On the one hand, he sent Zhu Hu to rush back to the capital with his impeachment letter, and hand it over to Li Weizhen, the Zuo admonishment doctor, who would impeach Yang Du for forcibly occupying the government office and breaking official rules. This is the handle Yang Du sent to his door, and he will not let it go.

On the other hand, he needs to develop his own influence in the government office. Song Ling, who dared to be the first to eat crabs, became the first object of Fan Ning's attention.

In the afternoon, the shopkeeper brought a man from Zhuangzhai. The shopkeeper already knew Fan Ning's identity, and he was very flattering to Fan Ning.

"Senior official, Wang Qin is the proprietor of the most famous Wangji Yaxing in Songcheng County, and has the best housing resources in his hands."

Fan Ning sat in the yard and said with a smile, "I'm not familiar with the housing prices in Songcheng County. Can the owner Wang briefly introduce it?"

Wang Qin bowed and said, "It's my honor to be able to serve high officials. Generally speaking, the house price in Songcheng County is only about [-]% of the house price in the capital city, but there are also some special cases. Good mansions are an exception. For example, the monthly rent for a house in the capital is [-] renminbi, while the official rent here is [-] to [-] renminbi per month. In fact, there is not much difference, but intermediate properties are cheap. The courtyard is only about five hundred guan, while outside the city it costs two to three hundred guan.”

"Then tell me two prices, how much can an ox cart driver earn per month, or how much does a clerk earn per month?" Fan Ning asked with great interest. The salaries of ox cart drivers and clerks are very representative, probably You can understand the income level of a place.

"Oxcart drivers go out early and return late every day, and can earn about four pennies a month. The waiter and bartender average three pennies a month. The clerks in this inn also earn three pennies a month, which is about [-]% of the capital's income, which is about the same as The incomes of the counties in Kaifeng Prefecture are about the same, and the prices are also about the same.”

"But you just said that the mansion is in a special situation?"

Wang Qin nodded, "That's because Songcheng County is home to a large number of descendants who made great contributions to the founding of the country, as well as Shuai, Cao, Xian, Cang and other Yamen on Jingdong Road. Prices outside of Tokyo."

Fan Ning said with a smile: "My family has a large population, and I want to find a large house of [-] acres, which can be bought or rented."

Wang Qin thought for a while and said, "The most houses in the city are about five acres, and the monthly rent is only about ten yuan, but there are not many vacant houses with more than twenty acres. As far as I know, there are only three big houses that are vacant. They only rent and don’t buy. One is Liuzhai in the east of the city, which covers an area of ​​[-] mu, and the monthly rent is [-] yuan. "

Fan Ning asked a little puzzled: "There is only a difference of ten acres between Liu Zhai and the other two, but why is there such a big difference in rent?"

Wang Qin smiled slightly and said, "It's not surprising at all, you get what you pay for, and the officials will understand after seeing it."

Fan Ning was a little curious, stood up and said with a smile: "Then go and have a look!"

Zhu Hu has already rented a carriage and several horses from the car and horse shop. Fan Ning took Aya into the carriage, and Zhu Hu and Zhu Bao followed the guards on horseback.

"Didn't the official want that person to give up the official house? Why are you still looking for Fangzhai?" Aya asked a little puzzled.

Fan Ning smiled slightly: "Of course he will let him out, but that doesn't mean I'm going to live."

"why?"

Fan Ning patted her delicate face, and said with a smile: "I can't explain a few words about the officialdom, but it's just a sentence anyway, if others don't make us comfortable, we won't make them comfortable either."

Aya seemed to understand, but obediently, she didn't ask any more questions.

The closest to the inn is Yang's house, which is the house of a big businessman. Because it is an ancestral house that cannot be sold, he is willing to rent out the house to make money.

Fan Ning came out after wandering around the house. The house was about [-]% new and well-built. It was the same as the former Consort Wu's Mansion next door. Fan Ning didn't like it very much, so he didn't think about it.

The layout of Zhang's house was similar, so Wang Qin no longer recommended it, and everyone went straight to Liu's house in the east of the city.

After entering the Willow House, Fan Ning immediately fell in love with this house. The [-]-acre house occupies at least [-] acres of the inner house. There are mountains and water, lush trees, and pavilions everywhere. This is also a garden style. The style of the house is very similar to his house in the capital.

The house is about [-]% new, and it was just renovated last year. The various buildings are very exquisite, the flowers and trees are well arranged, the fish in the rockery pond, and the brocade fish in the pond are at least one foot long.

In particular, a four-foot-high earth mountain covers an area of ​​about five acres, with lush and lush forests. More than a dozen towering trees actually create a forest atmosphere with high mountains and forests, which is very original. There is an attic and an octagonal pavilion on the mountain.

"It's really nice here!"

Fan Ning praised sincerely: "The monthly rent of [-] yuan is not outrageous."

Wang Qin also laughed and said, "I've said it before, you get what you pay for here, and there is always a reason for the owner to ask for a monthly rent of [-] yuan."

Fan Ning nodded, "This is it, please tell the landlord that I have rented this house, and the lease period is tentatively set for two years."

Wang Qin was overjoyed, "I'm going to tell the landlord that the furniture is complete anyway, and I just need to buy some bedding and the like to move in."

After finalizing the housing, Fanning returned to the inn.

Not long after he arrived at the inn, Zhu Long, who was sent out to investigate Song Ling, came back in a hurry. With money, all of Song Ling's detailed information can be obtained.

Fan Ning looked at the information in his hand, and said with a smile: "I even know what he likes to eat. This group of people is pretty good."

"It is said that it was revealed by his servants that he loves to eat shrimp, and fried shrimp is an indispensable dish on his family's table every day."

Fan Ning shook his head. He wasn't interested in this. He asked again: "How much have you heard about the relationship between Song Ling and Yang Du? And who is his benefactor?"

Fan Ning knew in his heart that if Song Ling had nothing to do with him, he would not be able to get an official like Hu Cao Sishi, and could only take the post of Hu Cao joining the army in Nanjing Liushou Mansion, which is a typical empty position without power and position .

"Officials, this Song Ling's benefactor is the deceased King Yaochen. He and Wang Yaochen's wife are from the same township. After finding Wang Yaochen's relationship, he was able to be transferred to Yingtian Mansion as a householder Cao Sishi. The former Zhao Zhinian also regarded him very highly. , there are rumors that he belongs to Zhao Zhinian, and after Zhao Zhinian was pushed away, Yang Du is going to deal with him next, this is the most important reason why he came to join the officials."

Fan Ning walked a few steps with his hands behind his back. Although Zhao Zhijie was promoted by Zhang Yaozuo, Zhang Yaozuo allowed Yang Du to push Zhao Zhijie away and did not stand up for Zhao Zhijie at all. He didn't help him either, which meant that Zhao Zhinian was not Zhang Yaozuo's direct descendant.

It can also be inferred from this that Zhao Zhijie's valued Song Ling has nothing to do with Zhang Yaozuo. With Zhang Yaozuo's high vision, he absolutely despises such a low-level official.

But this Song Ling is very important to Fan Ning, Ying Tianfu has no one loyal to Zhao Zongshi, it is Jia Changchao and Zhang Yaozuo's territory, Fan Ning urgently needs someone who understands Ying Tianfu's officialdom.

Thinking of this, Fan Ning said to Zhu Long: "Go to Song Ling's house after dark and invite him to see me!"

Yang Du was really annoyed at Song Ling's taking the lead in standing in line. When he returned to his study, he threw his official hat on the ground, gritted his teeth and said, "I knew you shouldn't be too kind, he should have sent him to the street to beg for food long ago." , dare to publicly betray me, let's see how I deal with him!"

At this time, Wang Yue, the aide, advised him: "Don't worry about such trivial matters, the judge. In fact, Song Ling is just a small person. Even if he doesn't go, there will be others to curry favor with Fan Ning. The most urgent thing now is that Fan Ning uses the official house to make a fuss. The general judge should think of countermeasures as soon as possible.”

"What kind of countermeasures do we need to think about? Do I have to move out?" Yang Du said extremely dissatisfied.

"Besides, Jia Changchao agreed to my moving into the government office. He should be the one to solve this trouble for me."

"Having said that, Fan Ning is not Zhao Zhinian, so he won't hold back this tone. The meaning of being humble is that he should notify Jia Xianggong in time and ask Jia Xianggong to say hello to Taichang Temple, unless Fan Ning wants to make trouble on purpose. Great, this matter should be settled in Taichang Temple.”

"What if Fan Ning just wants to make things big?" Yang Du asked.

Wang Yue said slowly: "If this is the case, then Fan Ning came from a bad person. He came to Yingtian Mansion to seize power on behalf of Zhao Zhongshi. Whether it is a general sentence, or Jia Xianggong and Zhang Taishi, they must be prepared for a fierce struggle."

(End of this chapter)