Two thousand taels! Zhao Qiang choked: What the hell?! Just this broken painting costs two thousand taels. You are robbing money!
After following Gao Shiqi into the capital, Gao Shiqi hosted a banquet for Zhao Qiang and his entourage at the famous Wanhe Tower in the capital that night. It was considered as a way to make up for Zhao Qiang's love in Shengjing, and then he was so kind that he wanted to leave his place unused.
The house was given to Zhao Qiang and the others as a temporary resting place, which made Zhao Qiang feel flattered. He felt that this tall and talented man was indeed well-deserved, and he was quite good at life. No wonder he could last for a long time. In the turbulent political situation in the early years of Kangxi, he was a Diaoyutai and served with honor.
.But after Gao Shiqi left, he began to wonder again. His identity was just a Sauron businessman, while Gao Shiqi was a high-ranking favorite of the emperor. Even if they talked happily and had some friendship along the way, it would not be like this.
Treating yourself warmly and treating yourself to a meal is enough, but giving yourself a house to rest is really generous, and it is a bit too enthusiastic.
Zhao Qiang didn't know what the housing prices in Beijing were like in this era, but he thought that since it was the imperial capital, it would never be cheap for the emperor. Gao Shiqi's house was said to be vacant, but the location was frighteningly good.
Just outside the city, there are houses of wealthy families all around. The decorations at the door are better than the others, and the servants who come in and out are more arrogant than the others, and they don't look at anyone seriously. From this, we can also judge their
No matter what the status of the owner, it is absolutely inevitable to be rich and noble. Such a location and such a good house will be in the second ring road in future generations. Can ordinary people afford it? The price can be very cheap.
I thought that I and Gao Shiqi were not relatives, but they were so generous in letting me live in this house. Although it was a temporary stay, not a permanent stay, but in any case, Gao Shiqi's favor was sold well.
It was so big that Zhao Qiang was confused.
I really don’t know what Gao Shiqi’s calculations were. Except for the ginseng dongzhu he carried, he really had nothing worth coveting for such a big shot. Although Gao Shiqi loved money and was a huge greedy person, he had always been a briber.
Yana, you never have to be strong, so you don’t have to worry that Gao Shiqi will try his best to extort his goods. In this case, things will become rare. There is no free lunch in the world, and there is no love without reason. Gao Shiqi is like this
A shrewd person would never really lower his body to be a brother-in-law with a Sauron barbarian like him, and invest all his money in himself regardless of the cost. Then he really has a plan for himself? What is the plan? Zhao Qiang can't figure it out.
, I couldn't think about it, so I had to take one step at a time with the plan of "when soldiers come to block it, when water comes, the soil will flood it."
Thinking that he owed such a big debt to others, it would be outrageous not to express it, so early the next morning, Zhao Qiang took Ge Feihu and Deqiu to wander around the streets. The Manchu Qing Dynasty implemented the Qing Dynasty in Beijing
After the Eight Banners officers and soldiers and their families were stationed in Beijing, the Qing government ordered that the houses in the inner city be occupied for the banner people to live in. In the past, all the Han people in the inner city moved to the outer city.
The city is the center, divided into four corners by eight flags. Two yellow flags are located in the north: the Xianghuang flag is stationed in Andingmen, and the Zhenghuang flag is stationed in Deshengmen. Two white flags are located in the east: the Xiangbai flag is stationed in Chaoyangmen, and the Zhengbai flag is stationed in Dongzhimen;
In the west: the bordered red flag is stationed in Fuchengmen, and the Zhenghong flag is stationed in Xizhimen; the two blue flags are in the south: the Xianglan flag is stationed in Xuanwumen, and the Zhenglan flag is stationed in Chongmen. These are Andingmen, Deshengmen, Dongzhimen, and Fu
Chengmen, Xizhimen, Xuanwumen and Chongmen have become the boundary points between Mancheng and Hancheng. Gao Shiqi’s house is outside Xizhimen. This place was called the Old Gray Factory in the previous dynasty.
There was a very prominent Yamen West Factory in the old gray factory. Of course, Zhao Qiang didn’t know that the place where he lived was the former site of the West Factory. He only knew that the outside of Xizhimen was really busy, and he also knew that he could not enter Xizhimen.
Yes, because after observing for half a stick of incense, he didn't see a single Han Chinese person who could enter the city through the Xizhi Gate. There was only one kind of Han Chinese who was an official.
Because it is close to Mancheng, the commerce outside Xizhimen is extremely developed. All kinds of shops are available, and the goods are also dazzling. Compared with the Han shantytowns that Zhao Qiang visited when he first entered the capital,
The sanitary conditions and traffic conditions in these places are much better than those in shantytowns. The clothes of passers-by are also more classy. Even the idlers who occasionally meet on the street take care of themselves.
Just like those at the "Rootside of the Imperial City", there are five or six people with sparse braids and dazzling foreheads. If you don't observe their words and deeds carefully, you would really think that they are just a toy. Overall, the city of Beijing is nothing but a joke.
The shanty towns that serve as "suburbs" are overall much larger and more imposing than Shengjing City. After all, the ancient capital with thousands of years of history and the heritage of past dynasties is not comparable to the new city of Shengjing that is only a few decades old.
The reason why he wandered around the streets was because Zhao Qiang thought that Gao Shiqi was a talented man and was fond of calligraphy and painting and other artworks throughout his life, so he wanted to buy a celebrity calligraphy and painting as a gift to him. Firstly, it was a thank you, and secondly, it was to further attract him.
Friendship, after all, I can't do anything I want to do right now. Only with his help can I implement my plan. Otherwise, I am unfamiliar with people, how can I find Dai Zi and others? I didn't expect to find him in an antique store.
When the store was about to buy a bamboo and bird painting by Zhengming, a talented man from the south of the Yangtze River in the Ming Dynasty, and asked for the price, Zhao Qiang was disappointed.
The antique shopkeeper is an old man who is very old, but he is very snobbish. It may be related to the fact that he has met many customers and knows who can afford his calligraphy and paintings and who cannot afford them. He just came here to ask for fun.
. Seeing that Zhao Qiang and others were dressed slovenly, wearing leather jackets, they didn’t look like they had money on them, and they didn’t have the temperament to read people. At first glance, they looked like rough people, so they had no time to talk to them. Zhao Qiang asked the price.
At that time, the shopkeeper just looked at them lazily, and then never looked this way again.
Old Bangzi, you are so arrogant! Seeing the shopkeeper's behavior, Zhao Qiang was furious. Even if he really didn't have the money to buy his goods, how could he, a businessman, give such a look to his customers?
In future generations, I'm afraid it has been closed down long ago. But after shopping for a long time, I finally found a calligraphy and painting that I thought was good. Zhao Qiang didn't want to go to other stores anymore. He suppressed his unhappiness and asked again. This time, the shopkeeper
He had some reaction, but he just glanced at him angrily, and then slowly uttered six words: "Two thousand taels, no bargaining." The voice was powerful, as if a horse was about to die, but
A spirit of spirit.
Two thousand taels! He is robbing money! Zhao Qiang was shocked by the price and was stunned. He said straight away that it was too expensive, too expensive. This old man was not doing business, he was in Mingzai!