"It would be best if we look for a place to live near this snack street. After all, we still want to continue to sell hot and sour noodles in the future. If the place we live is too far away, it will be inconvenient to travel back and forth."
Jiang Sui is only thinking about doing business and making money.
In ancient times, it was easy to make money. If you knew some modern technology and food, you could make a name for yourself. However, in modern times, if you don’t have the ability to lead a team, you will just work until you die.
People have become numb to the life of getting up at 8 am every day, working from 9 to 5, getting a fixed salary that does not increase much or may even decrease, and eating the pie in the sky painted by the boss.
Now Jiang Sui has experienced what it feels like to be a boss. He has some ideas and feels that his inherent nature as a lazy person has improved a lot.
"All up to you, but if we want to find a place to stay, we have to go somewhere!"
Since Jiang Sui wanted to do business, of course he supported it.
But there are rules to follow when looking for a house in a place like Jeju Prefecture.
"Where?" the aunt and sister-in-law asked in unison.
Xiao Hechuan explained:
"Jeju is an upper province and the richest province in the entire central region. There are many rules in this city. There is a place called Yahang, which is specifically in charge of the rental and sale of houses in this city.
Many houses were built with money from the government. After they were built, a rough drawing would be produced and put on sale in a pawnshop. Many houses built by private individuals could also be sold or rented out in a pawnshop, and all that was required was a commission.
The pawnbroker not only handles the buying and selling of houses, but also slaves and servants. Many maids and servants from wealthy families are bought from these pawnbrokers. Some of them are lifelong slaves because their ancestors committed crimes and were exiled, so the next three generations have to be slaves. A contract of sale can determine their destination. There are also short-term contracts. Some families who are in financial difficulties and cannot afford food will send their children to be slaves. They are good citizens themselves, and the so-called short-term contract is at least signed for three years, which means that their next three years will be no different from those slaves.
The only good thing is that these short-term slaves can receive monthly silver, while those who are lifelong slaves are sold to wherever they are, and they have to work like slaves for their entire lives and have no income. "
Jiang Sui understood what Xiao Hechuan said briefly and clearly. This ancient brokerage firm was just a modern version of a real estate agency, except that it also engaged in human trafficking.
"Fourth brother, aren't those who have to be slaves for life too pitiful? Were there so many people whose homes were confiscated and exiled in the past?"
Xiao Lanlan felt suffocated just by listening to it.
"Of course not. Many people who are slaves for life are branded with slavery marks for various reasons, not just because their ancestors committed crimes. But these are not things you should worry about. You will not end up like this in the future."
Slavery has been a tradition since ancient times. Daqing is relatively tolerant towards slaves. A thousand years ago, slaves had to be buried with their masters unconditionally.
Now, the tradition of burying people alive with the dead is only still practiced in the imperial palace, but it is limited to people of noble status such as the emperor, the empress and queen mother, as well as those in the eastern palace.
"That's right. As long as we behave ourselves honestly and don't do anything that violates the law, we will never reach that point."
Xiao Lanlan said very optimistically.
Jiang Sui complained in his heart:
"Don't worry, you will be the sister of the Prime Minister in the future, and your status is very noble."
"Okay, let's hurry to the dental clinic!" Xiao Hechuan tapped his sister on the head.
So the three of them set out to look for the dental clinic. Xiao Hechuan knew where it was, but he had to pretend that he didn't know. He took his aunt and sister-in-law around for a while before they found the dental clinic.
As soon as I entered, I saw people working in the brokerage firm, all of them in a hurry. The yard of the brokerage firm was very large, divided into two sides, east and west. One side was for house trading, and the other side was for slave trading.
In the west courtyard, there were several rows of people standing. They were all little girls about fourteen or fifteen years old. They lowered their heads, wearing the same maid's bun and maid's clothes, and were listening to the nanny's lecture.
"All of you maids are carefully selected by me. You all look good. You are top-class servants. You will be able to enter the inner palace to serve the master in the future. You are different from those ugly servants who can only do rough chores. If you meet a good master in the future, your life will be better. But if you want to live a good life in the future, you have to learn a lot of rules. You have to be smart and have a pleasing mouth. I warn you in advance. If you do something wrong or say something wrong in your noble family and are sold back, you will not have such a good place to go the second time. What awaits you is the Qinlou and Chuguan. Do you understand?"
"I understand, Ma'am!" The maids lowered their heads and replied in unison. No one dared to disobey.
But the threat of being sold to a brothel was indeed very scary. Xiao Lanlan couldn't help but shudder when she heard it.
They were poorly dressed and no one came forward to greet them when they came in. They were all people who looked down on others and treated them favorably.
Later, Xiao Hechuan took the initiative to ask someone:
"Young man, we are here to rent a courtyard. Can you show us a courtyard house in the west or north of the city that is big enough for a family of ten?"
Since people came to ask about it, they couldn't just ignore it, so they just found someone to come and receive them.
"You, go and do something for them."
In their opinion, Xiao Hechuan and his men didn't look like rich people at first glance. How much commission could they earn by doing things for them? Not even enough to fill their stomachs.
At times like this, it is the turn of those at the bottom of the workplace food chain to step in. These people have little sense of presence, no background, and weak tempers. They are the kind of people who can be manipulated at will. They will never get a share of good things, and all the jobs that don't make much money are theirs.
Look, this guy who was casually pointed out to them didn't dare to say a word and had to nod and bow.
However, his attitude towards Jiang Sui and the others was still good.
"What kind of yard do you want to see? There are big yards, small yards, good yards, and bad yards. It depends on how much money you can pay per month."
"Take us to see it first!" Xiao Hechuan said.
The dental broker nodded, and then put forward the dental broker's requirements:
"I will charge a commission for taking you to see the place. The fee for running errands for a day is 200 coins. If we can rent the yard, our agency will charge a small commission, but it won't be too much."
The money for running errands is deserved, and Xiao Hechuan also understands the rules.
They work for the government and don't charge excessive commissions. In short, they know their limits.
Jiang Sui directly gave him two hundred coins and asked him to lead the way.
After receiving the errand fee, the broker smiled happily and took them to see the yard with a bunch of keys in his hand.
I have to say, the management of Jeju is quite modern.
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