Chapter 320 Investment



Chapter 320 Investment

Zhou Shuren explained, "The location of his yard is not good, so he wants to move to a better location. He learned from Mr. Deng that we bought three houses and he wanted to buy one."

Zhu Lan said, "It doesn't matter who you sell it to. Zhao Bo has helped us a lot. Let's sell this house to him at the selling price. It can be considered as exchanging some favors."

Zhou Shuren hiccuped, "He's not stupid. He won't let us return the favor easily. The price will definitely be based on the market price."

Zhu Lan curled her lips and said, "He came to buy our house. It seems that there are no houses for sale in the capital anymore. Even if someone does sell it, the location is not good."

"kindness."

Zhulan supported Zhou Shuren, who had drunk a lot, and said, "You should take a rest first."

Zhou Shuren was indeed feeling a little dizzy. He hummed in a daze and lay down on the bed to fall asleep.

Zhulan took off Zhou Shuren's coat and covered him with a quilt. Zhulan looked at the bed and sighed. She was somewhat accustomed to the warm kang and was still a little uncomfortable sleeping in a bed!

We have to buy charcoal for winter this year. The small kang in the house is not enough to dissipate the heat, which is another huge expense. Fortunately, we can make a lot of money by selling the house!

The next morning, Zhou Shuren took the title deeds of the two courtyards to meet Zhao Bo. He first took Zhao Bo to see the two courtyards and decided which one he liked better.

Zhao Bo chose the courtyard closest to West City. Zhulan bought it for 1,300 taels, and Zhao Bo bought it for 1,800 taels, according to the current market price.

It’s a pity that Zhulan’s house has a courtyard, and the price has risen to two thousand taels. The bigger the house, the more the price will increase.

Time passed quickly, and ten days went by in a blink of an eye. Zhulan felt that the house price would not rise any further, so she told Zhou Shuren and Deng Xiucai that she wanted to sell another courtyard. When Deng Xiucai found out, he sold it that same day for two thousand taels.

The two houses were sold for a profit of 1,200 taels in a few months.

Zhulan had more than 12,000 taels of silver in her hands, including expenses and the money from the sale of the house. The silver would not generate any more money if she kept it in her hands.

Zhulan had been busy for more than half a month since she came to the capital, because the neighbors on both sides were merchants, and Zhulan visited them at their homes. Two neighbors came in person. Zhulan adhered to the principle of not hitting someone who smiles at her, and did not show any displeasure to the wives of the merchants. She managed to get a lot of information out of them.

Merchants are the most well-informed, especially since the beginning of the year, when the court relaxed some policies towards merchants, and merchants have become even more well-informed.

Li is very sensitive about food. Zhulan was chatting with a neighbor, and the neighbor's wife told her that in her hometown, pickled bacon can be kept for a long time in winter, and there is also smoked meat. Li had nothing to do, so she started to make it herself.

Zhulan, on the other hand, decided to cash in the money she had according to the news. If the court's policies were good, there would be more merchant ships traveling to and from Pinggang, and the house prices would definitely go up. She could invest in buying a house and make money steadily.

It just so happened that there was no land for sale near the capital, and Zhulan and Zhou Shuren wanted to go out of the capital to buy land, so they went to Pinggang to buy a house.

Speaking of the fields in the capital, there are only manors near the capital, and there are very few scattered fields. Most of the manors are controlled by the powerful and wealthy. If you want to buy fields, you have to go far away from the capital.

Zhulan and Zhou Shuren took Ma Eryue and Lichun out, leaving the house under the care of Zhou Lao Da and his wife.

It takes a whole day to travel from the capital to Pinggang by horse carriage. On the way to the inn in Pinggang, Zhou Shuren sighed, "The court has relaxed its policy towards merchants. There are a lot of people coming and going here. I still remember when I just passed by here, there were not many merchant ships and it seemed very cold!"

Zhulan looked at the bustling crowd outside, and she also saw many foreign businessmen.

When they arrived at the inn, they asked for an upper room. Zhulan packed her luggage, while Zhou Shuren took Lichun out to get information.

After the food was brought into the house, Zhou Shuren came back and Zhulan asked, "How was the investigation?"

Zhou Shuren said, "There are many people who share the same idea as you. I heard that many people have bought houses here."

Zhulan was not worried. "The more people buy, the more valuable this place is. This is only the first year, and the price will be higher in the future. I use this place for investment. It doesn't matter if I can't buy a good house, as long as the location is good."

Zhou Shuren smiled and said, "You have a plan in mind, I will follow your advice."

Zhulan smiled and said, "Yes."

On the second day, Zhulan and Zhou Shuren found the Yazi. The Yazi dared to cheat ordinary people, but he would not go too far with the prostitutes. He was also much more respectful than to the merchants. In ancient times, status and identity were too important.

Yazi said, "Many people are buying houses this year, so there are not many good houses left. The remaining houses are either too expensive or too shabby."

Zhulan asked, "Can you recommend a house with a high price?"

The agent introduced: "I have a three-story courtyard and a two-story courtyard. Both are in good locations. The three-story courtyard is 3,000 taels, and the two-story courtyard is 1,200 taels. The asking price is almost as high as the price of houses in the northern district of Beijing, so no one has bought them. Everyone is waiting for the price to drop."

Zhulan hissed and said, "It is indeed too expensive. Although Pinggang is close to the capital, it is still some distance away. The price is indeed too high."

Yazi laughed dryly, "The price of houses in Pinggang has gone up like crazy this year, some of them are going too far."

Zhulan nodded in her heart that it was indeed absurd. This was the result of the crazy sale of houses in the beginning. "What about the dilapidated houses you are talking about?"

The broker was very professional, and he memorized the information without even looking through it. "There are two houses that belong to a family that has fallen on hard times and have been in disrepair for years and can't be sold. They are both two-story courtyards. The locations of these two houses are pretty good, and the asking price is 700 taels. Even though they are two-story courtyards, they occupy a large area, and because they are run-down and empty, no one has ever been interested in them."

Afterwards, Zhulan listened to Yazi's introduction of several places. Zhulan and Zhou Shuren asked Yazi to take them to see the houses. Zhulan did not go to the houses with high prices. She came here to invest and only looked at the houses with the highest investment returns.

Finally, Zhulan took a fancy to three houses. Two of them were two-story houses with a total cost of 700 taels, because they covered a lot of land. If the land was used well, the price of the house could be multiplied several times. The last one was a courtyard house, which also covered a lot of land. Zhulan valued houses with large land.

I bought three courtyards and spent 1,800 taels of silver, including the commission for the broker and the silver for exchanging the deeds.

Zhulan's name was written on the names of these three houses. This was Zhou Shuren's idea. Zhou Shuren also wanted to take this into consideration for the future. In ancient times, no one was allowed to move a woman's dowry except in special circumstances such as house confiscation, so as to prevent any trouble.

Moreover, if the house and shop are put under Zhulan's name in the future, they can be operated better.

Zhulan and Zhou Shuren stayed in Pinggang for three days. The eighty acres of land were also bought near Pinggang. Zhulan suggested that if Pinggang was expanded, the eighty acres of land could be exchanged for a lot of money. If it was not expanded, the land here was not bad, so they would not suffer any loss.

These eighty acres of land were directly rented to local tenant farmers.

On the way back to the capital, Zhulan and Zhou Shuren followed the convoy and encountered the army returning to the court. The convoy stopped to make way, and Zhulan was shocked.

Zhou Shuren has good eyesight, "Huh."

Zhulan asked, "What's wrong?"


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