The foreman was surprised. He raised his head and glanced at Zhu Bai, then blushed and kowtowed: "I know, you know."
Zhu Bai said: "Don't arrange any dangerous and strenuous work for these children, just let them deliver things and run errands. Don't try to fool me just because you are young, I will come to check from time to time. If you
If you continue to deduct wages, the heads hanging on the city walls and the human-skin figures placed at the guard gates of the West City will be your examples."
The foreman wiped his sweat: "Yes."
Zhu Bai added: "You can rest assured to earn the money you should earn. I will not miss you a penny."
The foreman kowtowed: "I understand."
Zhu Neng suddenly sneered: "Stop pretending to be a good person. If it weren't for you, we wouldn't be working."
Zhu Bai raised his eyebrows: "Hey, I will not take the blame for this. Your family is very poor, and I have no responsibility for it."
Zhu Neng said: "Young Master, we used to live well in Xishi. If you hadn't done some residential appraisal, we wouldn't have been homeless."
Zhu Bai suddenly realized: By the way, how could the shacks that those people lived in in the West City have a real estate deed? They must have been built somewhere randomly.
In fact, he just wanted those who were occupying the road to move the wall back.
The appraisal of private houses was proposed by Zhu Biao and had nothing to do with him.
But it was useless for him to explain to these people.
They won't care at all.
In other words, so many people in West City hate him to the core.
You have to think of a way.
Zhu Bai was thoughtful and left the group behind.
Fugui and the others were confused and hurriedly followed.
Zhu Bai pondered as he walked.
He knew how to solve this problem. From the Tang and Song Dynasties to modern times, the solutions were similar.
But he didn't want to tell Lao Zhu directly.
He didn't want to stand out too much, especially when Queen Ma and Zhu Biao were already wary of him.
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The weather has been getting hotter and hotter these days, and summer is really coming.
Lao Zhu and Zhu Biao were reviewing the memorial. They looked at it for a while and then discussed a few words.
Zhu Bai took a pen and a ruler and drew something on the rice paper.
The Bingma Division was busy outside, but this guy hadn't gone out for several days.
What kind of monster are you doing again?
Lao Zhu raised his chin towards Zhu Biao and asked Zhu Biao silently.
Zhu Biao smiled and shook his head.
I heard that Zhu Biao almost had paint thrown all over him a few days ago, but if Zhu Bai didn't tell him, he would definitely not mention it.
This saves Lao Zhu from being angry and killing him again.
Lao Zhu pursed his lips: Forget it, this kid is rarely quiet.
Just as he was thinking about it, Zhu Bai suddenly stood up, rolled the paper into a scroll, and ran over to Lao Zhu, cupping his hands and saying, "Father, my sons are going out to patrol the city."
Lao Zhu hurriedly waved his hand: "Go, go."
As long as this guy sits in front of us, even if he doesn't speak, our blood pressure will be high.
It's better to let him go out for a walk.
Anyway, there hasn't been anything big or difficult recently that needs this guy's help.
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Zhu Bai came out of the palace and went straight to Liu Bowen's house.
The old slave of the Liu Mansion opened the door and saw Zhu Bai, and hurriedly let him in: "Oh, your Highness is here. My master thought you wouldn't come today."
Zhu Bai said with a smile: "I came to see Mr. Liu today for something important. Where is Mr. Liu?"
The yard was a mess, full of broken tiles and weeds.
Zhu Bai was stunned and asked: "What's going on?"
The old slave said: "It was rainy a while ago and rain was leaking everywhere. The master said that the weather is good today and the roof should be repaired."
Suddenly someone poked his head out from the roof and said, "Hmm? Your Highness is looking for me?"
Only then did Zhu Bai recognize that the man with rolled up sleeves and a turban was Liu Bowen.
Liu Bowen held the ladder and came down, straightened the sleeves and the hem of his gown, and then saluted Zhu Bai: "I'm sorry. I didn't expect His Highness to come."
Zhu Bai looked at the roof: "Didn't the imperial court give Mr. Liu a salary increase? Why do you still do this yourself?"
Liu Bowen said while washing his hands: "Save it if you can."
Zhu Bai winked at Liu Bowen: "Master, I have a good project, would you like to hear about it?"
After finishing speaking, I secretly spat at myself: Bah, this is the first sentence of those who engage in fraud and pyramid schemes.
Liu Bowen blinked: "What project?"
Zhu Bai asked: "How much is the annual rent for the yard you enter and leave?"
Liu Bowen said: "Fifty taels of silver with snowflake pattern."
Zhu Bai smacked his lips and shook his head: "Tsk, tsk, tsk, it's too dark. Isn't this just blackmail? Fifty taels of silver a year, and you have to pay for maintenance yourself."
Liu Bowen sighed: "There is no way. Under the emperor's feet, prices are more expensive than elsewhere."
Zhu Bai: "Why not just buy it and forget it."
Liu Bowen sighed more and more: "Your Majesty, don't look at the dilapidation of these four or five tile-roofed houses. If you want to buy them, it will cost more than four hundred taels of silver. I have to save for several years without eating or drinking... I really don't have this spare time."
money."
The key is that when he gets old, he still has to return to his hometown. There is no need to buy a house.
Zhu Bai took out the piece of paper he brought, spread it out, and said: "Look at this, it can solve your housing problem. Don't I have one hundred and one acres of land? I plan to buy more recently and build a house on it."
.Let it be rented to a good and honest official like you who has difficulty in living. Calculating the rent based on the area, it is definitely cheaper than renting this yard."
Liu Bowen was stunned and took the paper from Zhu Bai's hand: he couldn't understand it. So he drew a few frames, big frames within small frames. On the side was written "plane".
Then there are a few twisted things, which seem to be paintings of houses, with "facade" written on the side.
Liu Bowen pursed his lips secretly: He must teach this boy how to draw and wear shoes. Otherwise, if he goes out and says he is my student in the future, wouldn't he be an embarrassment to me?
Zhu Bai said: "Look, you only have four rooms here. I have an apartment with five rooms, a kitchen and everything else. I only need you twenty taels of silver a year, and maintenance is included. If you rent it for a long time,
, I can give you a discount because of the friendship between our teachers and students."
Liu Bowen raised his eyebrows: "Is there such a good thing? Aren't you losing money?"
Zhu Bai said with excitement: "No. It's better than growing food. Besides, I'm building a three-story building. The land is ready, so it will definitely cost less than a small courtyard. When you move in, I'll hire a few carriages to pick you up for free."
My lords, please come to court. You can also avoid the expense of renting or buying a sedan chair."
Liu Bowen twisted his beard: "It sounds really good."
Zhu Bai grinned: "You think it's good too?"
Liu Bowen nodded: "There is only one question."
Zhu Bai: "What? Master, please tell me."
Liu Bowen: "Does the Emperor know?"
Zhu Bai put the drawings away and said: "Hey, it doesn't matter whether my father knows about it or not. I'll hire people for my land. It's up to the adults to rent it or not. I don't buy or sell by force. Have I violated the "
Laws of the Ming Dynasty."
Liu Bowen sneered secretly: Boy, you don’t understand this.
According to the "Da Ming Code", anyone who steals and cultivates other people's land under one acre will be punished with thirty whippings. For every five acres, one level will be added. The crime will be punished with eighty sticks. For uncultivated land, one level will be reduced.
The crime of not growing food on your 101 acres of land and using it to build a house is enough to kill you.
