Republic of China: I am a great warlord, many children, many blessings

The descendants of various royal palaces claimed that they had "royal genes", although their ancestors were princes, dukes, beile and beizi, but after the establishment of the Republic of China, no one bought it.

But they all had some ancestral property that they could sell off, which still allowed them to live comfortably for a while.

37. No air conditioning is really a pain

The capital's once abnormally prosperous antique industry, hanging goods industry, and pawnshops were closely related to the contributions of these "filial sons and grandsons" of the Qing nobles.

When the ancestral property, such as antiques, calligraphy and paintings (there were very few books among the things sold by the princes' descendants because some of them were illiterate and did not read), etc., were sold out, the only thing left was the real estate.

Buying and selling royal palaces became a big business in the capital.

What Shen Hao wants to buy are the properties owned by these beiles.

However, Shen Hao couldn't afford a large palace.

Just like the famous Prince Gong’s Palace and Heshen’s mansion, they both cost at least 20 oceans, which is a bargain.

This is still a small amount.

The current owner of Prince Gong's Mansion is Pu Wei, who has now fled to Qing Island for refuge.

In order to let the Japanese protect him.

Pu Wei bought up almost all the facilities and utensils in Prince Gong's Mansion except for the calligraphy and paintings at one time, and sold them all to the Japanese.

At that time, at least 2000 cultural relics were lost from Prince Gong’s Mansion.

It can be said that during the Republic of China period, almost all the princely palaces were sold except Prince Yong's Palace (Yonghe Palace).

Even the princesses' palaces and other mansions of princes and nobles were sold.

The largest acquirers are Catholic and Christian churches in Western countries such as the United States and France.

They bought the houses to open hospitals, schools, orphanages, relief homes, etc., but few priests, pastors or other clergy used them as residences or converted them into churches.

Shen Hao brought Fang Yanyun to Prince Rui's Mansion.

This residence is full of historical atmosphere. The entire palace is magnificent, with a back garden, corridors and attics. It is quiet and ancient, covering an area of ​​hundreds of acres, which is in line with Shen Hao's aesthetic.

The introducer said to Shen Hao: "Mr. Shen, this Prince Rui's Mansion is new.

There is also an old Prince Rui's Palace, located in the Pudu Temple area south of Donghuamen Street. It was the residence of the first Prince Rui.

This is the new residence after the restoration of the hereditary title of Prince Rui during the Qianlong period."

Looking at the layout of the palace, which was very grand, Shen Hao nodded and said, "Not bad."

Shen Hao knew that the first generation of King Rui was the regent Dorgon.

A famous bag holder in history.

Soon, a man with braids and a suit, holding a bird cage in his hand, said arrogantly: "You are the one buying this house?"

Before Shen Hao could speak, the agent hurriedly introduced: "This is the tenth-generation grandson of Dorbo, the last Prince Rui, Aixinjueluo Zhongquan."

"Don't waste your time. Here's twenty thousand dollars in cash. If you have money, just hand it over. If you don't have money, go play wherever you want. I don't have time to play in the mud with you," Zhongquan said arrogantly.

Shen Hao ignored him and looked around the palace. He was very satisfied. There were more than 80 rooms and the price of oceans was considered cheap.

It has to be cheap, as these days are chaotic and many people are selling their houses and running away.

Shen Hao said: "Let's transfer the ownership."

Only then did Zhongquan look at Shen Hao with a higher opinion.

Nowadays, anyone who can come up with 20,000 yuan at one time is no ordinary person.

After the transfer of ownership, the agent explained to Shen Hao why Zhongquan wanted to sell the house.

The Qing Dynasty has fallen, and the title of Qing prince has become meaningless.

The estates of Prince Rui's Mansion in the Northeast and other places have also been forcibly dealt with by the Nationalist government and distributed to some local tenants and village heads.

The annual income of tens of thousands of taels of silver was gone.

However, the demise of the Qing Dynasty did not seem to make Prince Rui feel any sense of crisis.

Born with a silver spoon in their mouths, Zhongquan and his younger brother Zhongming have long been accustomed to a life of extravagance and luxury.

Zhong Quan, who was in his 20s, was completely let go.

Because a prince must have style, the Qing Dynasty is gone, but the prince's momentum cannot be lost.

A car is a must for a villa.

So they built villas and gardens in the western suburbs, and installed telephones in every room, regardless of whether they were needed or not.

But the family’s regular income has been cut off, so where would the money come from to build a villa or buy a car?

Zhongquan didn't care about all this. He sold the valuables in his home and built a villa, which was very fashionable!

Seeing that eating Western food was both fresh and fashionable, Zhong Quan spent a large amount of money to hire European and American chefs to prepare Western food for itself.

When he saw foreigners riding in cars or horse-drawn carriages, he stopped riding in the sedan chair carried by sixteen people. Instead, he bought two cars and a carriage with eight horses.

In one go, hundreds of thousands of dollars were squandered.

The Qing Dynasty has fallen, but the Qing princes’ momentum and pomp cannot be lost!

In Zhongquan's heart, the prince's face and enjoyment always come first.

In this way, the little prince who was not good at business and knew nothing about housework enjoyed and was happy in his extravagance.

There is no income but huge expenses.

If you have no money, sell! Sell! Sell!

Now I’m selling the old house to continue my life, and I don’t care about his life or death in the future.

Going to restaurants, visiting brothels, and smoking opium were the daily routines of the princes.

In the past, Shen Hao thought these people were prodigals.

But after experiencing it, Shen Hao realized that these princes were truly smart.

As times change, as a noble of the previous dynasty, without the protection of power, it is impossible to keep your wealth.

It is better to spend lavishly than to lose the money.

Otherwise, they will all be confiscated.

Some people saved money all their lives, but after liberation, they became landlords and their property was divided up.

It is ironic that those prodigal sons who squandered their family fortunes have become the proletariat because they are too poor to have any money.

All the furniture in the palace was left behind by Shen Hao.

These are all made of golden nanmu.

As for antiques, calligraphy and paintings, Shen Hao didn't know much about them and had no money to spend on them.

Only when you have guns and cannons can your words have power.

Antiques, calligraphy and paintings are available whenever you want.

Even the servants in the palace were dismissed, and Shen Hao's 100 death warriors were also put to use and all stationed in the palace.

At this time, Fang Yanyun's head was buzzing and she couldn't believe it.

Shen Hao really spent 20,000 yuan to buy her a Prince's Mansion, and the house was still named after him, Fang Yanyun.

My heart was filled with surprise and emotion.

If I still had some resistance yesterday, it was completely gone at this moment.

Shen Hao was so good to her that she didn't know how to refuse.

The emotions were filled.

It's really too much.

She was so moved that she took the initiative to kiss Shen Hao.

Seeing this, Shen Hao laughed happily.

However, Shen Hao did not live in this palace, but only arranged for his assassins to live here.

After all, this was too ostentatious, so Shen Hao still moved into Hu Xueli's courtyard.

In the evening, Fang Yanyun went back to take care of her mother.

Tao Yingying was as well-behaved as ever and helped Shen Hao wash his feet.

All this seemed to have become her daily routine.

Seeing Tao Yingying regaining some composure, Shen Hao said, "I will marry you tomorrow."

Tao Yingying's fair cheeks blushed, and she nodded and said, "Master, it's up to you."

Shen Hao chuckled, very satisfied with his current life.

At night, Shen Hao still slept in Bao Shuang's main room.

Hu Xueli made the same excuse as last night, saying that she was afraid of ghosts and wanted to sleep in the main room.

The three of them were having fun playing Landlord, but it was summer and Shen Hao was really hot.

There was no air conditioning in those days, and I would sweat all over after just a little movement, which was really annoying.

38. A weak country has no diplomacy!

The next day, there were many more soldiers on the streets.

These are troubled times.

Shen Hao was called to the headquarters for a meeting to learn the latest instructions from President Yuan Shikai.

Because, in the past few days, Yuan Shikai has been busy eliminating dissidents, dissolving the parliament and changing the cabinet system to a presidential system.

While Yuan Shikai lifted the ban to consolidate his power, he also defeated the Congress and the Cabinet one by one.

The Senate and Congress have already surrendered at gunpoint.

Yuan Datou's position was completely consolidated.

He happily formed another "cabinet" and personally drew up the list.

On the third day after Tang Shaoyi's departure, Yuan Shikai appointed Lu Zhengxiang as acting Prime Minister to fill Tang Shaoyi's vacancy.

They even amended the Presidential Election Law to stipulate that the president's term of office is ten years and that he can be re-elected.

When he arrived at the General Administration, Shen Hao found that Cao Yuanzheng was extremely excited, obviously there was good news.

Being happy in official circles means being promoted.

Is this guy going to be promoted?

Thinking of this, Shen Hao was happy. Now that the connection had been established, this guy's promotion would be beneficial to him as well.

After everyone gathered, Cao Yuanzheng said in front of everyone: "From now on, your main task is to cut your braids.

Second, the President has just changed the election law. From now on, if anyone dares to discuss it in public, you will arrest him.

It is better to kill someone by mistake than to let him go, do you understand?"

"Yes, Director."

"Well, that's good. Work hard and read the documents issued to you carefully. Don't embarrass our police station."

"Yes, Director."

Then, Cao Yuanzheng gave everyone some instructions on some minor issues, and said to Shen Hao: "The meeting is adjourned, Shen Hao stay."

Hearing this, the directors of other branches looked at Shen Hao with envy, but still left obediently.

Even Shen Hao was a little confused as to why Cao Yuanzheng was looking for him.

Is it really going to be a promotion?

After Shen Hao entered the office, Cao Yuanzheng poured him a glass of water with a smile. This attitude surprised Shen Hao a little.

"Director, how can this be done?" Shen Hao asked hurriedly;

Cao Yuanzheng said: "No problem, sit down first, I have something to tell you."