Chapter 266: Showing Off a Sword in Front of Guan Gong
At this time, all the Song family members also came out.
Song Hexiu also introduced his family to Wei He and said seriously, "Hello, Steward Wei."
Wei He smiled and said, "Hello, don't be too restrained. I'm a very easygoing person."
Hearing him say this, the Song family did feel a little relieved.
Zi Yuan said, "You guys can chat. My master still has something to ask me, so I'll go back first."
Wei He waved his hand and said, "Hurry up and leave. Don't delay me from talking about business."
Ziyuan kicked him, said goodbye to the Song family, and quickly got on his horse and left.
Song Hexiu invited Wei He to sit down and began to discuss the house.
When Wei He heard Song Chuman say she wanted to see the blueprints, he took out a book he had brought with him and said seriously, "This book contains the most popular residential buildings in and outside the city over the past ten years. I wonder how big you want to build?"
Song Chuman: "A three-story house, but with more courtyards, more rooms, more rockery... and so on. It would be best if all these could be met."
Before Wei He came, he had also heard his master talk about the situation of the Song family. He was not surprised. He picked up the book and turned to the first page of the third courtyard. "Then you can start from here. These are all about the third courtyard."
Song Chuman nodded, took it and looked at it with her family.
The more she looked, the more fortunate she felt.
Fortunately, I didn't design the drawing rashly, otherwise I would have been showing off my skills in front of Guan Gong today.
The yard layouts she had in mind were still too ordinary.
Ancient people were actually very smart and knew exactly how to layout a house to make people live most comfortably.
The whole family watched attentively.
But Song Chuman felt that the three-story house was a bit small.
No matter how many yards you add, there are only so many.
If the yards are too close to each other, there will be no privacy at all.
If the yard is too small, living there will be depressing.
Xuanling Country is not like where she lived in her previous life. It has a large population but only a few places suitable for living.
The population here is small and the living area is large, so there is no need to live in a very narrow house.
Wei He looked at Song Chuman's dissatisfied expression and said with a smile, "Actually, if you are not satisfied with the three-story house, you can consider houses with four, five, or six storyboards."
Song Chuman was stunned: "Isn't it a restriction for ordinary people to build a house with four or more entrances?"
She had heard this from the educated old people in the village before.
Wei He: "Those were the old rules. They are no longer in force now. The houses of princes, ministers, and high-ranking nobles all have seven or more courtyards, so ordinary people are allowed to build houses with fewer than seven courtyards. The only restriction is the size. They can't be as large as those people's houses."
"If you want to build a bigger one, you can, but you have to report it to the government and have a legitimate reason. For example, if your family is really too large and there are dozens or even hundreds of people living together, the government will usually allow it. However, the taxes will be very high. I haven't heard of anyone in the capital daring to build such a house yet."
After all, if it is built too big and too ostentatious, it will easily attract attention.
Even if the imperial court had no objection, some people who couldn't stand others doing well would still have an objection.
Living together in a large family leads to a lot of disputes, and many younger generations are increasingly unwilling to live with their elders, especially those who live in the next room.
And the money from paying taxes can be used to build several more houses.
Therefore, many wealthy businessmen, if they do not have connections in the court, usually build a courtyard with six entrances and the decoration is not too luxurious.
Song Chuman suddenly realized that the ruler of Xuanling Kingdom was still quite humane.
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