The sales department of Sun City is very lively. There are many people coming to view the houses. The demand for houses in Beijing is really strong, and there are too many people who want to buy houses.
The early bombing propaganda of the Ming Dynasty Morning Post also played a big role. The entire capital, from the princes and nobles to the ordinary people, knew that there were houses for sale in Sun City, which naturally attracted everyone's attention.
Emperor Hongzhi was wearing ordinary clothes, and was accompanied by Liu Jian, Xie Qian, Li Dongyang and Zhang Mao. The four of them came down from the morning court and had nothing to discuss, so they went straight to Sun City.
They all wanted to see the houses in the Sun City. They were already familiar with the name of Tianjin New Town, and they all wanted to see the new houses and buildings.
In addition, the most important thing is that they want to see how Liu Jin sells these expensive houses. A house costs thousands of taels of silver, and a suite like that costs two hundred taels of silver. This price is really too expensive.
Already.
"Oh, it's quite lively. There are so many people."
Having just arrived at the Suncity Sales Department, Hongzhi got off the carriage and looked at the bustling scene in front of him, and he couldn't help but smile.
"It's really lively, there are so many people looking at the house."
Liu Jian also smiled and nodded.
"Let's go in and have a look."
Emperor Hongzhi was in high spirits and took the lead to walk to the sales hall. As soon as he entered the sales hall, he was immediately attracted by the scene of the sales hall.
In the huge sales hall, there is a huge sand table in the center. Through this sand table, you can clearly see the layout of the entire capital at a glance, and you can also clearly see the housing situation of the entire Sun City Phase I.
"this…"
Emperor Hongzhi was immediately attracted by the sand table in front of him. He immediately stepped forward to take a closer look, and his eyes suddenly shone with light.
He has lived here in the capital since he was a child. It can be said that he is relatively familiar with the capital, but he has never seen the layout and situation of the entire capital so intuitively through the form of a sand table.
"This thing is so carefully made, allowing people to see the situation in the capital clearly at once."
Emperor Hongzhi couldn't help but sigh.
"What is this?"
Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, Xie Qian, and Zhang Mao followed closely and walked in. After looking at the sand table in front of them, Liu Jian couldn't help but ask.
"This is a sand table, specially used to make it easier for everyone to understand the location of our Sun City and the layout of the house. You are here to see the house, so let me introduce it to you."
At this time, a salesperson next to him said in a hoarse voice. He couldn't remember how many times he had explained this sand table today, and his voice became hoarse.
"Our Sun City is located in the southern suburbs of Beijing, only a dozen miles away from the capital. At present, a cement road leading to the capital has been built..."
The salesperson once again began to explain incessantly, making some commercial boasts about Sun City's geographical location, regional advantages, house construction, orientation, layout, etc.
Emperor Hongzhi and others nodded slightly while listening. Combined with the sand table in front of them, they immediately had a very intuitive understanding of the situation in Sun City and clearly understood the situation in Sun City.
"This is the situation in our Sun City. At present, our houses have been completed and there are existing houses available for viewing. If you are interested in buying, you can view the existing houses from here."
The salesperson took a sip of tea to moisten his throat. After the explanation just now, his whole mouth was dry.
"It seems pretty good~"
After hearing this, Emperor Hongzhi smiled and said to the people around him.
"It sounds very good, how about we go and see these houses together?"
Liu Jian nodded slightly and suggested.
"Let me take you to see the house."
At this time, Liu Jin and Zhu Houzhao came over with smiles on their faces, and they quickly saluted when they saw Emperor Hongzhi and others.
"I've met Mr. Zhu, Mr. Liu, Mr. Xie, Mr. Li, and Mr. Zhang~"
Liu Jin knew that Emperor Hongzhi came for a private visit incognito at this time, so he also addressed him as sir.
As for Zhu Houzhao, he immediately came to Emperor Hongzhi's side and became a good baby.
"Okay, then it's hard work."
Emperor Hongzhi smiled and nodded, and then several people, led by Liu Jin, began to visit the houses in Sun City very leisurely.
"This is our high-rise building. The upper part of the high-rise building is the suites, and the lower part is the shops."
Liu Jin took Emperor Hongzhi to the suite first, preparing to take Emperor Hongzhi to see the condition of the suite. At this time, there were many people looking at the room, one after another, making the place very lively.
"If you buy a suite, who owns these shops?"
Li Dongyang looked at each store and couldn't help but ask after thinking about it.
"The suite is a suite, the shop is a shop, they are separate from each other~"
Liu Jin replied with a smile.
"Then can the suite here be sold?"
When Xie Qian heard this, he couldn't help but said.
"Not only can they be sold, but they are also selling very well. A total of more than 8,000 suites have been launched this time, and more than 2,000 suites have been sold so far."
Liu Jin replied.
"Oh, just over 2,000 sets were sold?"
When Emperor Hongzhi heard this, he couldn't help but ask, it was just a short time after the morning court, and it was only more than an hour before the opening of the house. More than 2,000 units of this house have been sold. How can this house be so popular?
"Let's go, let's go, I really want to see what this house is like, how expensive it is, and how can it be so easy to sell?"
Emperor Hongzhi couldn't wait to see what these houses looked like. He wanted to know why such expensive houses could sell so hotly.
Soon, Liu Jin brought Emperor Hongzhi and others to a suite. All the suites in Sun City were decorated uniformly, and of course they were just simple decorations.
The floor is tiled, the walls are painted, the kitchen, toilets, etc. are simply decorated, and some glass windows and glass lighting are installed. This is considered a decoration.
This kind of decoration would be considered the lowest level decoration in later generations, but in this era it is a very good decoration, at least for ordinary people.
"This is too small, it's not as big as my study~"
Emperor Hongzhi looked at the suite carefully and couldn't help but frown slightly. It was too small.
The entire suite is very small, the area of each room is also very small, the kitchen, toilet, etc. are also very small, everything is very small, and together they are not as big as the study of Emperor Hongzhi.
"Your Majesty, you are a noble and noble person. These houses are for ordinary people in the capital to live in. Naturally, they cannot be judged by your standards."
Hearing Emperor Hongzhi's words, Liu Jin was speechless. He thought for a while and replied: "Your Majesty, although this house is small in area, it is well-equipped with all the internal organs. Here is the kitchen. If you can burn honeycomb briquettes for cooking, how big is it?"
The area is sufficient. This is a latrine. It uses tap water. Just press it and the water will wash away the dirty things. It can also be used for bathing and so on. It is very convenient and private. "
"This is the living room. After guests come, you can sit down and drink tea together. This is the dining room. There is a dining table, which is enough for a family to eat."
"These are bedrooms. There are four in total. The area is okay. It is enough for a family to live in."
Liu Jin introduced it while talking. Through Liu Jin's introduction, everyone understood that the area of this house was indeed small, but it was fully equipped as Liu Jin said.
"But it's still too small~"
After hearing this, Emperor Hongzhi still couldn't help but say.
"Your Majesty, this house is indeed a bit small, but it definitely meets the needs. More importantly, it is very comfortable and warm to live in, and life is also very convenient."
Liu Jin nodded, but sighed in his heart, such a house would definitely not be small in future generations. It totals more than 150 square meters, and would be considered a large four-bedroom house in future generations.
People in later generations generally don’t have much area when buying houses, but in this era, everyone without exception feels that the area is too small.
People in this era are still accustomed to building their own houses. Generally speaking, when building a house by yourself, it is natural to build it as big as possible. The area is often large, but the rooms are relatively small, and the space utilization rate is very low.
"Liu Jin, how much does this house cost for you?"
Emperor Hongzhi nodded slightly. After listening to Liu Jin's introduction, even he, the emperor, felt that this house was pretty good and it should be very comfortable to live in.
There are four problems with housing in this era that have never been well solved.
One is the problem of lighting. All houses, including those in the Imperial City, have very poor lighting. In the past, they all had paper windows. You can imagine the lighting situation in such windows.
As for the houses of ordinary people, the windows in many cases are very small, and the windows are made of paper, so the lighting is very poor. It is often the same as the night during the day, and many times it is necessary to light up the lights.
The second is the problem of water. If you have the conditions, you can dig a well in your own yard, but most houses do not have the means to dig a well. Even if you can dig a well, the water that comes out is very likely to be
No, because the well-drilling technology of this era is not good enough, the water that is pumped out is often the water from the top layer, and the quality is very poor. Fortunately, there is no pollution in this era, so the difference is acceptable.
As for places where there is no way to dig a well, you often have to fetch water. You go to places with wells to fetch water, day after day, year after year.
The third problem is the problem of building a latrine. In rural areas, it is better. It is just to find a hole and dig a latrine. But if you are in a place like the capital, you will definitely not be allowed to dig a hole and build a stinking latrine.
Therefore, here in the capital, all excrement is first packed in buckets, and then uniformly transported outside the city.
Whether it is in the latrines in the countryside or in the capital, it means that it is extremely inconvenient in this regard. The latrines are so smelly that one may fall in accidentally. As for the accumulation of excrement in the city, it is also
The stench is overwhelming and very unpleasant, but it has not been solved well.
The fourth issue is the issue of bathing, especially for women.
People often choose to take a bath inside the house for privacy, which makes it easy to wet the ground, and it is difficult to truly enjoy the bath. Only a few rich people can use big wooden buckets to take a bath.
The houses launched here in Sun City have solved these four problems very well.
First of all, glass windows are used, and the windows are very large, and the light is very sufficient; there is no need to worry about the water problem, all are equipped with tap water, and the water will flow by itself with a slight turn of the faucet.
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As for the latrine, it goes without saying. You can finish it comfortably and just press it lightly and the water will flush. There is no need to worry about such things at all.
Washing is also done in the hut, which is paved with floor tiles and has running water. It is very convenient to take a bath without fear of being seen by others. There is also no need to worry about getting the floor wet because the floor is paved.
Ceramic tiles, water dries quickly.
Solving these four problems is the real reason why Sun City houses are selling so well.
For ordinary people, life is miserable everywhere.
People who have enjoyed the modern life in later generations will find it difficult to enjoy the many inconveniences of life in this era. If you want to drink water, you need to pick up water in advance. As for drinking boiled water, sorry, you can just light a fire to boil it temporarily.
This wastes firewood, takes time, and is extremely troublesome, so both adults and children drink boiled water, which can easily cause stomach upsets.
Going to a latrine is even more inconvenient. Firstly, the odor in the latrine is overwhelming, and the excrement is difficult to dispose of. The key is that there were no paper towels in ancient times, so you can imagine what life was like.
What may seem like a very ordinary life in later generations is a luxury to people of this era.
Taking hot baths every day was a normal thing in later generations, but in this era, except for a few powerful and wealthy people, there are very few people. Very few people can say that they take hot baths every day.
Therefore, ordinary people often do not take baths frequently. In summer, it is better and cold water baths are more convenient. Once winter comes, they may not take a bath once every ten days and a half, because bathing is really too troublesome.
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There are too many things like this, too many.
There are too many inconveniences in life, such as bathing, going to the latrine, using water, using fire, etc. This is why the saying that all living beings are suffering comes from this. Living becomes suffering and suffering.
"Your Majesty, our price for this kind of suite is two hundred taels of silver~"
After hearing Emperor Hongzhi's question, Liu Jin quickly replied.
"This is too expensive."
When Liu Jian heard this, he couldn't help but shook his head and said.
"Liu Gong, this house is indeed a little more expensive, but it is definitely worth the money. Everyone's choice is enough to prove this."
Liu Jin smiled and said.
"That's true. I want to buy a house like this. It would be nice to live here occasionally. At night, I can look at the stars outside through the window and look at the prosperity in the direction of the capital. It seems that it is also
Very good."
Liu Jian thought for a while and nodded.
"Liu Gong, Xie Gong, Li Gong, Zhang Gong, if you want, I can give you a set of two hundred taels of silver. It's a small thing~"
When Liu Jin heard this, he quickly said very wisely.
"Ahem, you brat, am I here for nothing?"
Emperor Hongzhi immediately became unhappy when he heard this and said with a straight face.
"Your Majesty, you have it too, you have it too~"
When Liu Jin heard this, he quickly said.
"That's just nonsense. Don't give it up for free. Anyway, you are now very wealthy."
Emperor Hongzhi smiled happily and said to Liu Jian and others around him.
