After leaving the South African Media Store, I just got in the car and was about to go back.
"Grandpa, grandpa, I want to go to the zoo!"
The little guy Liu Jing was clamoring to go to the zoo to see animals.
"Okay, let's go see the animals."
Liu Jin naturally agreed immediately. He was very strict with his son, but he loved his grandchildren very much.
Get in the car and go straight to the Daming Royal Zoo in Xincheng, South District, Beijing.
The Royal Zoo of the Ming Dynasty was an industry under Zhu Houzhao. At first, he was very fond of all kinds of ferocious beasts, exotic animals, exotic flowers and plants, and so on. He deliberately collected many animals, flowers and plants from all over the world and brought them to the capital.
Liu Jin felt that there was nothing wrong with liking ferocious beasts, the key was how to take advantage of it.
Therefore, it was also suggested to Zhu Houzhao to build such an animal to collect rare animals, exotic flowers and plants from all over the world, and then open it to the outside world.
Over the years, the size of the Daming Royal Zoo in the capital has grown larger and larger. It contains not only various rare animals from all over the world, but also various exotic flowers and plants from all over the world.
The Royal Zoo of the Ming Dynasty has long become an important tourist destination in the capital. Almost all tourists who come to the capital will definitely go to the zoo to take a look.
Seeing animals, flowers and plants from all over the world and common knowledge are very helpful to broaden your horizons.
The Daming Royal Zoo is also very profitable by selling tickets, selling dolls, souvenirs, catering, etc. It can be said that it kills multiple birds with one stone.
On the one hand, Zhu Houzhao's playfulness was satisfied, and he would not encounter any objections from the courtiers, because the zoo was open to everyone and everyone could go and see it.
On the other hand, it also broadens the horizons of Ming people. There are many animals that everyone has only heard of but never really seen. However, in the zoo, you can see various animals from all over the world, which increases the horizons of Ming people.
Knowledge and vision also played a certain role in promoting Ming people to go global.
Finally, it can also add an income to Zhu Houzhao's internal funds.
Don't underestimate this zoo. Putting aside all kinds of expenses, this zoo can bring Zhu Houzhao an income of millions of taels every year.
So many businessmen saw the business opportunities and opened zoos in big cities such as Tianjin and Songhu to make profits.
Today is the weekend, and there are many times more people in the zoo than usual. It can be said to be a huge crowd.
Tickets to the zoo are not expensive, 30 cents for adults and 10 cents for children. From the beginning, Zhu Houzhao did not think about making money from this, so the ticket price was very cheap.
But it is really because of the cheap price that children in Beijing like to come to the zoo to play on weekends. In order to cater to children, the zoo has built a children's amusement park with various amusement parks.
The project is free, unlike many such places in later generations, where you have to buy tickets separately after buying tickets, which is a cheat.
"Gorilla! Gorilla!"
Liu Jin took Liu Jing to play inside, and Liu Jing was very happy to see all kinds of animals. When he saw the gorillas from Africa, the little guy followed suit and imitated the orangutans.
"Woo~woo!"
Outside the iron cage, many children were imitating the gorilla's walk, while adults were watching next to them.
Since there were no mobile phones in this era, it was inevitable for everyone to get to know each other and start chatting while standing, while Liu Jin silently chose to listen quietly.
Sometimes if you want to understand people's livelihood, you won't be able to see much of the real thing above the court. Only by truly getting close to the people can you hear their voices.
"House prices in the capital have risen again."
"Have housing prices increased again? By how much?"
"Nowadays, the newly opened properties in the New Town of the Southern District, even in remote areas far away, now cost more than 4,000 taels. As for the core area, it is now 8,000 taels less, so I don't even think about leaving.
think."
"Oh my God, the price in the suburbs is already 4,000 taels of silver, and the price in the core area is 8,000 taels of silver. This is an outrageous increase. Who can afford it?"
"Isn't that right? The house prices have risen too ridiculously. I remember when Jingcheng Real Estate first opened for sale in Shuxiangyuan. At that time, you could buy a set with more than 100 taels of silver. It cost a few hundred taels of silver to pay for it.
I can buy a small yard."
"Uncle, that was nearly 30 years ago. I have never heard that there are houses with a few hundred taels of silver in the capital. This is just a few thousand taels of silver. Even if there are many wealthy houses in the east of the city,
The self-built houses in the land have now been sold for three to four thousand."
"Yes, that was indeed decades ago. At that time, I was still in my twenties and came to the capital to work. The houses worth several hundred taels of silver were extremely expensive."
"Uncle, did you buy a house at that time?"
"Yes, if you had bought a few houses at that time, you would be rich now, and you can sit and eat."
“I bought one set, but I don’t have any extra money to buy a second one.”
"I, an ordinary migrant worker, only had 3 taels of silver a month at the beginning. At that time, I didn't want to buy a house. I just wanted to go back to my hometown and build a house."
"Because when I bought a house, I couldn't pay the full amount and needed a loan. As you know, what people my age are most afraid of is being in debt. At that time, people were so afraid of this mortgage that they didn't dare to sign it at all.
I'm afraid that when I can't repay the loan, I'll end up selling my son and daughter at compound interest."
"The reason why I bought a house was to educate my children, so I gritted my teeth and bought it. Calculated at that time, I had to pay back the mortgage of almost 2 taels of silver a month."
"Then you have made a lot of money now. Now this house is worth a lot of money. Shuxiangyuan is one of the luxury houses in Nancheng. Any one of it costs eight or nine thousand taels of silver."
"Isn't that right? I made a lot of money when I bought a house."
"Looking at it now, I have indeed made a profit."
"Because in the few months after I bought the house, the house prices continued to rise, and each new building became more expensive. If I had not bought it at that time, I would not have bought it later, because it was only a few years later.
By that time, the price of the house seemed to have reached thousands."
"But when I was buying a house, many of my relatives, friends, and fellow villagers said I was stupid for spending so much money to buy a house and having to pay off the mortgage for thirty years. I have been stuck in the house my whole life."
"They must all regret it now, right?"
"Isn't that right? Now everyone regrets that they didn't follow me to buy a house. They all regret it. Later, the house price got higher and higher, so they didn't dare to buy it anymore."
"Uncle, have you paid off your mortgage?"
"No, I'm still paying it off now, and it will be paid off next year."
"Tsk, tsk, it's so easy to pay off the mortgage of less than 2 taels of silver every month."
"Looking at it now, of course it's very easy. You can find a job casually in this capital, and no one can do it without more than a dozen taels of silver."
"But at that time, the housing loan was a huge mountain. My wife and I had to work hard every month without daring to take a break. We had been working for nearly 30 years, and it was a long time.
It’s so fast.”
"It was better than your time, uncle. The couple worked for a year or two and saved up enough money to pay the down payment, and the remaining monthly payment pressure was much less."
"It's not like what we are doing now. The price can easily be several thousand taels of silver. I don't even dare to think about it. The monthly payment pressure is very high."
"I have a colleague who finally managed to get together a down payment, which means he has to repay the monthly payment of 20 taels of silver every month. The couple works very hard every day for fear of not being able to make the monthly payment.
And I am very frugal."
"Let me take a look. It's better not to buy this house. It's too expensive. Houses in the capital are not for ordinary people, but for rich people."
"This life is only a few decades long, and it will take thirty years to pay off the mortgage. It's too stressful, and I'm frugal. It's better to eat well, drink well, have fun, and live happily."
"What you said makes sense. Why work so hard for that cement box? It's better to build a small building in your hometown and live comfortably if you don't touch the world or the ground."
"You can't say anything. Some things have to be looked at from both sides."
"Whether you want to buy a house or not, it's actually very difficult to keep the money, especially you young people. Unlike our time, you were all people who have been through hard times, and you are holding on to the money in your hands.
Today's young people, who eat, drink and have fun, buy clothes again and again, and then don't need them after wearing them a few times."
"You need to eat well, wear well, and buy motorcycles, cars, etc. These are all places where you spend money, and the money in your hands is slowly disappearing."
"If you buy a house now, the money will be saved for the house. When you get old, at least you will have a house to leave to your descendants."
"Moreover, no one knows whether the price of houses in the capital will continue to rise. If an old man like this old man thought the house was expensive and didn't sell it, he would probably regret it now."
"The current pressure is also a kind of motivation. People tend to keep moving forward, work hard, and make more money."
"It makes sense. Today's young people are too good at enjoying themselves. The same is true for my several useless sons. None of them work hard and just want to make a fortune. They can't even afford a house by themselves.
, everyone is staring at the house in my hand, alas!"
"Whether you want to buy this house or not depends on your own situation. In fact, it doesn't matter if you don't buy a house. Now that our Ming Dynasty is extremely powerful, we don't necessarily have to stick to the capital. We can live a comfortable life by immigrating outside the customs or overseas.
"
"That's right, there's no need to stick to the capital."
