On the second day, Bai Yan used the excuse of building a garden to let all the boys out to find a suitable place.
Bai Yan was also in Yanzhou City, wandering around.
There are some places in the Bai family, but they are not very suitable.
I wandered around for a few days and looked at many places, but none of them were suitable.
It wasn't until the early morning of the fourth day that Cheng ran to Bai Yan's room with excitement on his face.
"Master, I have found a new place. The size is very suitable. It is remote and there are not many people around. I guarantee that you will be satisfied after seeing it."
"Oh? Where?" Bai Yan asked.
"Not far from the Flame Temple."
Ah Cheng took out a map and pointed to a place.
"Qinyuan? Have you contacted the host?" Bai Yan asked.
After wandering around for the past two days, he had already set his sights on Qinyuan.
I just haven't been able to contact the owner, and the place is under construction, so I don't know what to do.
"Yes, I searched for two days and finally found the master's house. The master said that I could talk to the young master."
Ah Cheng said happily.
"Then let's go now. If the negotiation is successful, you will be the first to do so." Bai Yan responded.
Ah Cheng's smile became even more intense.
It is already tacitly understood by all the servants that there will be rewards for working with Bai Yan. Therefore, they are very attentive to the things Bai Yan orders.
Bai Yan changed his clothes and went out with two guards.
Soon, the group arrived at Qinyuan.
This is a very large mansion with a garden of over a thousand square meters.
But it was abandoned later, and Zhengyou and a group of people are building something at the moment.
Seeing Bai Yan coming, everyone greeted him one after another.
From the depths of the garden, a man who looked like a housekeeper came out.
"Master Bai, my master has been waiting for a long time. Please come quickly."
"Good work."
Bai Yan followed the housekeeper to a pavilion deep inside. There was a young man in the pavilion, who looked to be in his twenties or thirties.
Bai Yan didn't know this person, and after chatting for a while, he found out that his name was Fang Ping.
"Master Bai, this is my friend's garden. It's just that his family moved to Hangzhou and hasn't come back for many years. Originally, I wanted to take care of this place and live in it myself. I heard that Master Bai wanted to buy it, but I didn't know that Master Bai wanted to buy it and build it.
What?" Fang Ping asked.
"I want to move here. Sir, how much do you want to sell this garden for?" Bai Yan asked.
"One hundred thousand taels!" Fang Ping said calmly.
"One hundred thousand taels? Why don't you go and grab it?" Cheng couldn't help scolding.
A garden of this size basically costs between 30,000 taels to 50,000 taels. This location is a bit remote, so the price will only be lower.
The garden that Bai Yan gave to Lu Ran before was only worth ten thousand taels. Although it was a little small, the location was more prosperous.
Bai Yan also frowned slightly. The price was a bit outrageous. He really thought he was being taken advantage of.
Fang Ping chuckled: "Master Bai, don't be angry, I didn't ask for this price randomly. Although the garden is not worth so much, many of the flowers and plants in the garden are shipped from overseas and are treasures. In addition, the flowers in the room are
The cabinets, furnishings, etc. are all made of high-quality wood. We will not take away any of those things."
He looked at the workers not far away and said: "This garden is already being renovated, and I have already negotiated the price with them. Therefore, the garden I sold to Master Bai is after renovation. In this way, Master Bai can
Just move in and don’t waste any more time.”
"Are your old things worthy of my young master? My young master needs to use new ones, so he can't look down on your things. And how much does the labor cost? It costs a few thousand taels, but you can't
I'm sorry to say that." Ah Cheng replied.
When talking about a few thousand taels, that includes wood raw materials. Pure labor, a thousand taels of silver is not even needed.
"That's true, I was negligent. Otherwise, eighty thousand taels, Master Bai, am I sincere enough?" Fang Ping said with a flattering smile.
"Fifty thousand taels, I bought this garden. I don't want all the furnishings and flowers, you can just take them. In addition, I don't need you to renovate, I will redesign it myself. If you agree, I
I'll pay today. If you don't agree, I'll leave now." Bai Yan said.
"Master Bai, this is too little. You also know that this is not my own garden..."
Before Fang Ping could finish speaking, Bai Yan stood up and left.
Although he urgently needs such a place, fifty thousand taels of silver is enough.
Seeing him leaving, Fang Ping became anxious and hurriedly came forward to hold Bai Yan: "Master Bai, please tell me what you have to say."
"There is nothing to discuss. I only offer 50,000 taels. If it works, it works. If it doesn't work, it doesn't work." Bai Yan was firm.
Fang Ping smiled bitterly: "Master Bai, please wait a moment and allow me to discuss this with my friend's relatives."
After saying that, Fang Ping left quickly and walked straight to a relatively clean room.
In the room, Ma Wencai was drinking tea.
This garden was none other than the one he used to build his college.
After asking for a few days, he found out that Bai Yan wanted to buy a garden, so he invited someone to come forward and make a deal with Bai Yan.
"Fang Ping, is the transaction successful?" Marwen saw Fang Ping and stood up quickly.
"Not yet, Shibo. Bai Yan is very aggressive in suppressing the price. He only gives 50,000 taels of silver." Fang Ping responded.
Ma Wencai frowned slightly: "It's too little. He is so anxious to buy the garden and offers a high price. He has to admit it."
The Qin magistrate wanted 100,000 taels, but if he only sold 50,000 taels, he had to get it from the bank.
"Shibo, the Bai Yan family is also in business. If you want to take advantage of him, I'm afraid it won't work. If you don't agree, he will leave." Fang Ping curled his lips.
Everyone in the family is in business, so how can one be so easily deceived?
In the past, one could call Bai Yan stupid, but recently, none of the things Bai Yan did was stupid.
"Since he doesn't want these benefits, just fifty thousand yuan."
Marven thought about it for a while and agreed.
Fifty thousand taels of silver is already higher than the market price.
The most important thing is that Bai Yan can afford to wait, but he can't afford to wait. He doesn't know whether Ma Daye will be punished in prison.
"Shibo, didn't you say you wanted to use this place as a college? Have you found another place?" Fang Ping asked.
He came to Yanzhou City to help Ma Wencai open the academy.
Ma Wencai smiled and shook his head: "No, the academy is opened here."
"Shibo, are you kidding me?" Fang Ping didn't understand.
How can we open a college if everything is sold?
"The college is run by the government, and the contract I signed does not count. As long as the government comes forward, Bai Yan can only give up this garden. Even if the yamen is involved, the most I can do is return 50,000 yuan to him. I
If I'm short of money now, I'll borrow it from him first. As for paying back the money, I'll have to wait until I have it." Marvin said with a smile.
How could he really sell the garden? This was just a ruse on his part.
Magistrate Qin will naturally be on his side, and when the time comes, Bai Yan will have no choice but to suffer the loss of being dumb.