The capital had long been a city that never sleeps, so the later it was, the more people there were on the streets. Many people liked to live this kind of nightlife, and they liked to move around at night. Only under the neon lights at night could they feel true happiness, and only then could they feel that they were still alive.
This might be a drunken stupor! However, they obviously liked this feeling of drunken stupor. Didn't people live to be happy? If they didn't live happily, then what was the point of living? At least, many disabled people thought so.
Some smart people also took advantage of this characteristic of many people, so they launched corresponding products and services to meet the requirements of these people, and then they sought huge benefits for themselves.
Many of the restaurants and shops that used to operate during the day had changed to operate at night, or even more amazingly, 24 hours a day, in order to cater to more nightlife people. Various evening newspapers had also sprung up like bamboo shoots after the rain.
For example, Beijing Evening News was issued at night. People who bought it could only browse it at night and at night. There were also small newspapers like Baqiao Romance. Many of them were evening newspapers. Of course, if they couldn't be sold out the first night, they could continue to sell them the next morning.
The advantage of evening newspapers was that they could record all the important things that happened that day. So, people who didn't have time to understand some things during the day could use the night time to understand this information.
In fact, only a small part of Baqiao Romance was news. More of the content was poetry and stories, especially the serialized short stories. These were the most attractive. As a result, whether it was people who wanted to read the news or people who wanted to read the stories, they would be very interested in it. Anyway, a newspaper was not very expensive, so they could buy it easily.
Therefore, the evening was the time for these tabloids to be released. There were many ways to distribute newspapers. For example, they could be transported to a fixed newspaper selling point, and the people at the newspaper selling point were responsible for selling them. They could also be sold to some hawkers who made a living selling them. These hawkers would sell to everyone, and the hawkers could make some profits from it to support their own lives.
As a matter of fact, Ang Lee and Li Yu, who were standing at the window, saw a few people holding newspapers walking to the door of Baqiao Romance. One of them went in smoothly, and the others could only shout at the door.
Obviously, the person who successfully entered the hotel must be from Baqiao Feng Yue. The rest of the peddlers who couldn't enter were from other newspapers. This was also to increase the sales of their own newspapers. It was also a marketing strategy. There was nothing to blame.
The hawker who entered was obviously a hawker from Baqiao Romance. As soon as he entered, he shouted in the hall.
"Selling newspapers, selling newspapers, the court is determined to solve the housing problem in Beijing. Selling newspapers, selling newspapers."
The hawker intended to sell in the hall on the first floor, and he quickly received a lot of responses. Some guests who just came or were eating bought a copy. There were also people who were ready to leave after eating. They also bought a copy to take away. The hawker's hawker was very loud.
The hawker's voice was very loud, and the people on the second and third floors could hear it. So, soon, there were people shouting from above, asking the hawker to hurry up and sell it. Fortunately, it was their own newspaper, so the waiter who was in charge of serving the dishes would also help to deliver the newspaper, thus reducing the waiting time of the customers. A group of waiters delivered the newspaper when they delivered the dishes, which saved a lot of time. As for the charge, it actually didn't matter. A newspaper wasn't worth much money, and the profit from the customers' meals was enough to buy a hundred copies, so naturally, they didn't care too much.
Ang Lee and Li Yu didn't ask for the newspaper, but a waiter in the shop still sent two intact copies of the Baqiao Romance newspaper. He explained it, gently put it on the table, and then left.
Ang Lee gently walked from the window to the side of the table, picked up a copy of the Baqiao Romance newspaper, and browsed it casually. The content of the front page was about the housing problem in Beijing, which was the major event that just happened today. In addition, there was some news from the Ten Thousand Miles Sound Transmission. Of course, there was also news about the school. Most of the last few pages were poems and short stories made up by some people. They were much weaker than the story of Ang Lee stealing the descendants. However, for the Tang dynasty, whose culture was not very developed, this was already very difficult. Every short story serialized could gain a lot of fans.
"Not bad, not bad. It is worthy of being called Baqiao Romance. There are many stories and poems. It is very unique!"
Ang Lee gently put down the newspaper, and then walked to the window again.
Li Yu glanced at it, put down the newspaper, and said, "According to the meaning of this newspaper, it seems that they don't quite agree with Assistant Minister Li's proposal to force workshops to prepare houses for the craftsmen!"
"It's just a tabloid. It doesn't matter if they don't agree. As long as the imperial court is determined to promote it, there won't be too much of a problem. This idea was put forward by me, and I am very confident about it. In addition, some people need to be pressured."
Ang Lee said.
"Who is Assistant Minister Li going to pressurize? What kind of pressure? "
Li Yu asked curiously.
Li An said, "Of course, it's to put some pressure on those who want to cause trouble. I will send out a message telling everyone in the capital that as long as this strategy doesn't solve the problem of housing prices and rents in the capital, then we will start to collect high property taxes. Anyone who hoards a lot of houses will have to pay a lot of property taxes. In this way, those who own a lot of houses will restrain themselves. Some of the more timid people will even sell their extra houses. In this way, the housing problem in the capital will develop in a more favorable direction. I believe that we will be able to solve the housing problem in the end. If we can't even solve such a small problem, where is the credibility of the imperial court?"
This time, Ang Lee was determined. No matter how much suffering and resistance he encountered, he would promote the implementation of the policy step by step. He wanted to solve the housing problem in the capital so that ordinary people could live and work in peace. Only in this way could a stable capital of the Tang dynasty be built. The crime rate in the capital could be reduced as much as possible, and the people could walk on the streets more safely without worrying about their personal and property safety.
Baqiao Romance was delivered to almost all the customers in the restaurant. No matter if they wanted to buy it or if they didn't say anything, they were all given a copy. As long as they didn't refuse to accept it, they would be considered to have bought it. When it was time to pay for it, it would be calculated together. Even if it was given for free, it didn't matter. After reading the newspaper, the diners would definitely discuss it, especially when a group of people was eating together. How could they not discuss it when they saw the contents of the newspaper? If their discussion was louder, Li An and Li Yu would be able to hear it, especially since they were in the adjacent private room. Everything they said could be heard.
In the room on the left, there were four rich businessmen who were eating. They each had a copy of the Tang dynasty newspaper and were reading it with great interest. According to their reading habits, they would naturally read the news on the front page first, and then read the rest of the content. Because the news was time-sensitive, they naturally read it first. The rest of the content was poetry and short stories, so it didn't matter if they read it a few days later.
An old man in his fifties with sparse hair looked at the newspaper in his hand and sighed, "This is going to change! I'm preparing to open a tofu workshop, but the imperial court actually forced me to prepare a residence for the craftsmen. In this way, the cost has increased a lot, and I don't have enough money! "
"It can't be that serious! With your business, why would you care about such a trivial thing? Isn't it just preparing a residence for the workers? It won't cost much. You can just come here for three or five meals. "
The middle-aged rich man next to him said.
"Aiyo, you don't know the current market. Houses are getting more and more expensive. Even the materials and craftsmen who build houses have increased in price. Especially the materials for building houses, the price has increased by almost ten times. It costs a lot of money to build another house. Some time ago, we bought a lot of goods and spent most of our money. Now, we don't have much left. We can't afford to build another house, we can't afford it!"
The old man with sparse hair said helplessly.
Although businessmen were rich, sometimes when they bought on a large scale, the liquidity in their hands would be very tight. Once they didn't have enough liquidity, they wouldn't be able to make new investments. After all, investments cost money. Without money, there was no way to invest. Although borrowing money for investment was a way, it wasn't that easy to borrow money. The most difficult thing in the world was probably borrowing money! No one was willing to lend money to others. No one's money came from the wind. Why would they take the risk to lend it to others?
"Why don't you guys lend some money?"
The old man with sparse hair suddenly said.
The three of them looked at each other with different expressions, but none of them were happy. Obviously, they weren't willing to lend money to the old man in front of them.
"Oh, I want to borrow some, but I bought some goods last month. I don't have much money left. I can't help even if I want to!" A fat rich man said.
"Me too. I don't have much cash on hand. Otherwise, I'll open a workshop. It's better than buying goods every day."
The middle-aged woman said.
The last relatively young rich man said, "This time, I really don't have any extra money. If I lie, I'll be struck by lightning and never be reincarnated."
The old man with sparse hair seemed to have guessed this result. He smiled faintly and said, "Forget it. I know you all have your difficulties. It's fine if you don't open this workshop. It's not too late to open it when you have money. Haha!"
Obviously, the old man didn't want to be unhappy with his friends over such a small matter. Moreover, he was just casually saying it. He wasn't in a hurry to open a workshop.
"That's right. With your ability, as long as you sell the goods, you'll have a lot of money in your hands. By then, you can open ten tofu workshops!"
"Yes! Yes! Haha! "
The few of them hurried to compliment him.
"Oh, can this method proposed by the imperial court really solve the housing problem in the capital? I don't think so! At most, it can only alleviate the problem. Anyway, I don't think so. "
The old man with sparse hair said.
The young rich man next to him nodded and said, "I think so too. The workshop definitely can't provide individual rooms for all the craftsmen. If that's the case, they won't be able to afford it. They'll only prepare large bunks for ten people to live in one room. That's still bearable. But the craftsmen also have family members. They can live in the house provided by the workshop, but the housing problem of the old and young is difficult to solve. They can't bring their family members to live in the workshop, can they?"
"That's right. At most, this method can relieve the housing pressure and let those farmers who come to the capital alone have a place to live. The effect is very ordinary, but it will still be effective. It's better to solve a part of the problem than not solve it at all! In this way, there will be fewer farmers sleeping on the streets and under bridges in the future. "
The middle-aged rich man said.
The last person said, "Didn't you continue to read? The imperial court has a new trick. They want to build mobile houses on a large scale, which are about the size of a carriage. Will this work? "
"Oh, it's true. There are pictures below. Can people live in such houses? That's too childish! "
"This morning, I really saw these mobile houses on the Vermilion Bird Avenue. There are a total of three of them, each of different sizes. The smallest one is about the size of an ordinary carriage, and the largest one is bigger, twice the size of an ordinary carriage. From a distance, it does look like a house. I didn't expect it to be used for people to live in."
"The newspaper said that after these houses are built, most of them will be rented. The rent is very cheap, less than 10% of the rent of ordinary houses now. It's really affordable. If those farmers know this news, they will be very happy."
"The rent is quite attractive, but it's not enough. Are these houses sturdy enough? Can they really be lived in? "
"They should be. It's better than sleeping on the street! What else do the farmers want? It's good enough to have a place to live. Haha! "
The four of them began to discuss fervently.
In addition to the new housing policy on the left side, the neighbors on the right side were also talking about the housing issue. Moreover, there were more people inside and they talked more heartily. Because of different viewpoints and the fact that they were all relatively young people, the atmosphere changed as they talked. They almost fought. Fortunately, they held back in the end. Otherwise, it would have been a tragic fight.
At this time, Ang Lee and Li Yu were standing by the window, enjoying the night view and the bustling crowd outside while listening to the noise and argument next door. They felt very good.
"Assistant Minister Li, it's all your fault. Look at how noisy it is next door."
Li Yu said with a smile.
"Haha! Young people! They are always more impulsive and like to quarrel when they encounter something. If they can deal with problems calmly, they are not young people. "
Ang Lee said with a smile.
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