Chapter 324 Someone has done this here
Ying Liu then explained the situation to Gu Xiaoxi. There are four gates in the imperial capital: the east, south, west and north. The east gate leads to Damei City, the west gate leads to Fengning City, the south gate leads to Lieyun City, and the north gate leads to Fengyuan City.
"Then which place is the most expensive and which place is the cheapest?" Gu Xiaoxi asked.
Shopkeeper Ning replied, "The east gate leads to Damei City, which is mostly owned by the royal family and is the most expensive outside the city. The west gate leads to Fengning City, where many palace officials' estates are located, ranking second. The south gate leads to Lieyun City, where the wealthy live, ranking third. The north gate leads to Fengyuan City, which is a more chaotic place with all kinds of people, and is the cheapest."
After hearing this, Gu Xiaoxi felt a little sorry in her heart. Her favorite piece was hopeless.
After all, even if Ye Lixuan was a prince, she had no need to go against those princes.
As for Ximen, that place was full of ministers, and it was not easy for a commoner like her to provoke him.
Only the South Gate and the North Gate can be considered.
After pondering it, she said, "Are there any manors at the South Gate or the North Gate? Is there a big difference in price?"
"Of course it is big. You will know the reason if you go and see it." Shopkeeper Ning felt that some things did not need to be said in detail, so it would be better to go and see it directly.
"Then it's Manager Lao Ning." Gu Xiaoxi stood up and bowed.
After listening to this, Manager Ning returned the greeting and then asked, "Wouldn't you consider Ximen?"
"I won't consider it. I'm a businessman and I don't want to get involved with those officials." Gu Xiaoxi refused directly.
When Manager Ning heard what Master Gu said, he didn't ask any more questions and took her to see the South Gate and the North Gate. He took them to the South Gate first.
Those who live outside the South Gate are all merchants, to put it bluntly, they are all wealthy local tycoons. Unless they suffer huge losses in business, no one would be willing to sell their houses here.
After all, not only is the land in this place very expensive, but it is also difficult to buy a vacant space.
Gu Xiaoxi looked at the situation outside the south gate. The doorheads of those houses were decorated more gorgeously than each other, and you could almost see the doors made of gold. It was obvious that they were competing to see who had better financial resources.
There are two sets for sale in this village, not far from the city gate.
The land of the two manors is not very large, about the same size as the manor Gu Xiaoxi bought in Lecheng, and the location is also very good.
"Manager Ning, what are the prices of these two farms?" Gu Xiaoxi asked.
Manager Ning pointed to the two manors and said, "The one on the left is worth 1.5 million taels, and the one on the right is worth 500,000 taels."
"Why is there such a big difference in price? I think the size difference is not much!" Ying San asked in confusion.
Manager Ning smiled and asked them to get on the carriage and talk slowly so as not to be overheard by the doormen.
Gu Xiaoxi had a rough idea. After getting on the carriage, she spoke first, "Is it because the other courtyard is unclean? Or is it involved in a murder?"
"Young master, you are smart. The owner of the farm on the right lost three sons in succession, and one was buried a few days ago. That's why he had to sell the farm here." Manager Ning gave Gu Xiaoxi a thumbs up.
"Died of illness?" Ying San asked.
Manager Ning frowned and replied, "I heard that his death was a bit strange, and I don't know if he died of illness?
Anyway, after several sons died in succession, rich people would think that the feng shui of this place is bad, so no one dared to buy it.
The price when it was first released was 1.2 million taels, but in less than half a month, it dropped to 500,000 taels.
To be honest, Master Gu, I have a good relationship with Ying Liu, so I'm telling you this. You have to think about this matter carefully."
"Thank you, Manager Ning. Let's go and take a look at the situation outside the other city gate." Gu Xiaoxi was not in a hurry to find the answer.
After all, so many people dying at once is definitely not an ordinary problem.
Either there is really something wrong with the feng shui, or it is an unsolved mystery.
"Okay, we can go around from the outside, and you can also take a look at the situation along the way." Manager Ning said very considerately.
"Thank you!" Gu Xiaoxi felt that this was all because of Ying Liu's face, otherwise, such a big boss would not run to the slums with her.
That’s right, the North Gate is a slum to the people in the imperial capital.
She turned around and asked Yingliu, "Are there also rich people living inside the North Gate?"
"Young master is right. The area outside the north gate is a slum and is also where the lowest class people in the imperial capital live." Ying Liu nodded. He didn't want the girl to live in such a complicated place, otherwise it would be a hassle to meet the master in the future.
He thought so in his heart, but didn't say it out loud. He just gave the third brother a wink.
Ying San thought so too. That place was really too messy.
The carriage went along the mountain road. There were still many shops on both sides. After about half an hour, the shops stopped coming.
After walking a bit further, I occasionally saw one or two shops along the way. Most of them sold groceries, and the shops were obviously shabby.
It seems that after the 38th parallel is drawn, we arrive at the real slums.
There are quite a lot of people living in this part of the slum. Their houses are built on the roadside. You can actually see houses made of loess in this place. Occasionally, you can see people arguing or fighting on the roadside.
When the carriage passed by the city gate, the officers and soldiers stood there indifferently even though they saw people fighting nearby.
Gu Xiaoxi asked in confusion, "Why didn't the officers and soldiers do anything?"
"It's like this here every day. They have no way of controlling it. As long as it's not too excessive, they'll just turn a blind eye." Ying Liu replied.
"So, the poverty gap here is very serious?" Gu Xiaoxi asked.
"What is the gap between the rich and the poor?" Yingliu said he didn't understand.
Gu Xiaoxi explained: "The rich look down on the poor, and the government is even more so."
Ying Liu shook his head and retorted, "That's not entirely true. Our masters never act like that. They don't treat us like servants either. They're very kind to us."
"He is an exception. I'm talking about the majority of people." Gu Xiaoxi said helplessly.
Yingliu closed his mouth speechlessly.
Gu Xiaoxi looked at Shopkeeper Ning and asked, "What are the prices here?"
"We're not actually buying a farm here, we're purely buying land. For farms the size of those we saw before, about 20,000 taels of silver would be enough.
However, there are many thieves and thieves in this area. If you really want to build a large house here, I'm afraid you will never have peace. "Shopkeeper Ning advised Gu Xiaoxi to think twice before acting.
"Has anyone done this here?" After hearing what Manager Ning said, Gu Xiaoxi felt that most likely someone had been a guinea pig.
Manager Ning nodded and talked about the previous situation.
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