The noise next door was getting louder and louder. It could be seen that they were all emotional people. If they had a different opinion, they would immediately shout it out. They did not hide it at all. Such people were impulsive, but they were not calm enough. They could charge and break through enemy lines, but they could not take charge alone.
"Zhang Jiulang, why are you shouting? I know you have 300 apartments and your hands are tired of collecting rent every month. Once the imperial court allows the workshops to provide housing for the craftsmen, your business will not be so good, and the rent will definitely be reduced. So, you are always pouring cold water on us. You don't believe the imperial court can stabilize the rent this time. Humph. "
A young man next door shouted.
"Wang Er, what are you so proud of? I know that your family has put all their assets in the workshop. Apart from the big courtyard where you live, you don't have any extra property. But once the imperial court orders come down, your family's workshop will have to be built. I'm afraid that your family's workshop will have 500 workers! Do you know how many houses will be built? Do you know how much it will cost to build so many houses in the capital? It's as if we are taking advantage of you. Who knows who will be the unlucky one? "
Zhang Jiulang retorted.
Wang Er was not convinced and said, "Are you blind? It's written clearly in the newspaper that newly built workshops must prepare accommodation for at least 80% of the craftsmen, not to mention the workshops that have already been opened. Our family's workshop has already been open for three years. There's no need to prepare additional accommodation. Hmph. "
"The new workshop needs housing, and the old workshop will be built sooner or later. Just wait and see!"
"Who's afraid of you? Let's wait and see."
The people in the same room couldn't stand it and hurriedly stood up to persuade them.
"I say, the two of you, stop arguing. Tonight, we are here to drink, not to argue. Alright, alright, stop arguing. Let's drink, let's drink. Come, come, come, let's fill the glasses."
"For my sake, don't quarrel. Stop quarreling."
After a group of people persuaded them, the noise next door quieted down, but they still quarreled from time to time. It could be seen that it was all about interests. For example, the young man who had 300 apartments hoped the imperial court would not ask about the housing in the capital. The more expensive the housing and the higher the rent were, the more benefits his family could gain. On the contrary, if the housing in the capital was controlled and the rent was reduced, his family's interests would be greatly damaged. Of course, he didn't want to lose these interests, so he was very painful in his heart.
On the other hand, the other young man did not think the same. This was because his family did not have any extra property. After the property prices fell, there was no harm to him. He might even gloat and watch others lose their benefits. Naturally, he would support the decision of the imperial court.
In short, those who had a lot of real estate hoped that the housing price would always be strong and the rent would always be high. Those who didn't have real estate naturally hoped that the housing price could be reduced, especially those who urgently needed a house but didn't have the money to buy one. They all hoped that the housing price could be reduced, and those who urgently needed to rent a house hoped that the rent could be greatly reduced.
However, the price of a house wasn't something that could be changed by a person's willpower. It wasn't something that could be easily changed. The water here was very deep, and there were too many interests intertwined with it. It wasn't easy to change it.
This was especially true for the house hoarders. They would do everything they could to maintain the value of their houses and would not allow the price of their houses to be lowered. Otherwise, their interests would be lost, and no one was willing to let their interests be lost. As for the power to fight against the house hoarders, they could only rely on the guidance and regulation of the imperial court. It was impossible to rely on ordinary people, because ordinary people simply didn't have any suitable methods. Ordinary people who had nothing, other than working hard every day, what good method could they have to change the housing price in the capital? If they were all united and left the capital to develop in other places, then it would indeed be a fatal blow to the housing price in the capital.
However, this kind of thing was very difficult to happen. It wasn't that the ordinary people weren't united enough, it was because there were too many opportunities to earn money in the capital, and there were too many prosperity that people were reluctant to part with. Even though the high rent made many outsiders suffer, they were still attracted by the prosperity and opportunities of the capital, and thus were unwilling to leave this charming city.
If someone mobilized the people of the capital and asked them to leave together, it was estimated that not many people would respond. And if a small number of people left, it wouldn't have much of an impact on the population of the capital, because more people would flood into the capital.
Therefore, the simplest way to change the shortage of housing in Beijing was to build more houses. The more houses they built, the less housing shortage there would be. Of course, other than building a large number of houses, they also had to be wary of the rich people who were hoarding houses. If a large number of houses were occupied by hoarders, there would be no point in building more houses, especially those who liked to empty houses. They were the most abominable.
Building a house could be done by the imperial court and rented to ordinary people. At the same time, it could also be done by workshops to provide housing for craftsmen. All kinds of measures couldn't be missing. Only by working together through various channels could they solve the problem of housing shortage in the capital faster and better.
Outside the window, there were more and more pedestrians on the streets. It was bustling with activity. This kind of situation was only slightly lower than the Lantern Festival.
Looking at such a bustling scene, Ang Lee's heart was very comfortable, because he had contributed to it, so he naturally felt comfortable.
The streets were so bustling that Ang Lee wanted to go down and take a stroll. He wanted to experience the prosperity of this street up close.
"It's getting late. Should we go back?"
Ang Lee said.
Li Yu also wanted to go back. He nodded and said, "It's time to go back. In a few days, I will have to trouble Assistant Minister Li to help."
"It's the design problem I heard in the underground of Vermillion Bird Avenue! I always remember. "
Ang Lee said with a smile.
After a few polite words, Li Yu went back first. Ang Lee didn't plan to go home because the streets were too lively. Ang Lee wanted to go play on the streets and experience the prosperity of this street up close. Maybe he could gain something.
After walking out of Baqiao Fengyue Restaurant, Ang Lee only led one guard to serve him. Ten steps away, there were four guards following him. Everyone was dressed casually, and Ang Lee was no exception.
There were more pedestrians on the streets, so it was easy to bump into others when walking. However, as long as it wasn't too heavy, there wouldn't be any problems. No one would care too much about being touched. These were all small things, and they would be fine after getting used to it.
The folk customs of the Tang dynasty were relatively civilized. In addition, the capital was becoming more and more prosperous. Naturally, it would be more civilized. Not only were there men on the streets, but there were also many women. Moreover, they were dressed very beautifully. They didn't have any intention of restraining themselves. They were quite domineering and confident.
Of course, more than half of the beautiful women strolling on the streets of Ping Kang Fang were prostitutes in brothels. Generally speaking, it could be seen from their dressing. The women in brothels were more charming than ordinary women. They wore bolder clothes and exposed more places. Even if the weather was very cold, they would still expose part of their white flesh outside, which would make them more charming.
In addition, the women in brothels would put more rouge on their bodies. In short, it was easy to tell at a glance whether the women on the street were ordinary women or prostitutes in brothels.
These prostitutes strolled on the street mainly to buy some rouge, face powder, and smart jewelry that they needed. On this street, one-third of the shops were selling these things in order to cater to the needs of the women in brothels. At the same time, it was also for the prosperity of the street.
Several young and beautiful women in brothels walked past Ang Lee. A gust of fragrant wind blew in his face, which was very intoxicating. What was more intoxicating was their inadvertent coquettish glances. These women might be occupational diseases. They always liked to inadvertently throw coquettish glances. Even on the street, as long as they saw a man they liked, they would mischievously throw coquettish glances and then leave with a smile. If they could win the man's attention, they would be very happy and feel that they were very charming.
Ang Lee naturally would not look back. Otherwise, it would seem that he had no self-control. Sure enough, because Ang Lee did not look back, there was a snort behind him. Obviously, the two prostitutes were not satisfied and did not make Ang Lee look back.
There were many kinds of snacks on the side of the street. Basically, they were very simple snacks. There was nothing too complicated, such as pan-fried food, dumplings, kebabs, crispy sugar, pastries, candied haws, and so on.
Among them, pan-fried food and kebabs were the most fragrant. In terms of sales, they were naturally the highest, especially pan-fried food, which ranked first. In fact, kebabs tasted better, but the price of kebabs was relatively high. Ordinary poor people were not willing to eat it. The price of pan-fried food was more than half. After all, there was only a little meat in pan-fried food. Most of it was flour, so the price was naturally lower. It was very, very good, and it was not easy to stuff the teeth. When eating barbecued meat, people with bad teeth would stuff their teeth.
Dumplings were too troublesome to eat. Unless one had nothing to do, they could sit down and eat slowly. If time was tight, they would usually buy pan-fried food and take it away. They would not choose to buy dumplings because dumplings were not easy to carry and they had to prepare their own bowl. It was very troublesome. This was also the reason why pan-fried food had the highest sales.
"How many coins for pan-fried food?"
A man was attracted by the smell of the meat and asked.
"Five coins for one. Buy five and get one free."
The pan-fried food seller said.
"Five coins? Why is it so expensive? Other people only sell it for three coins."
The man frowned.
"How can three coins and five coins be the same? Other people sell pan-fried pork. Our pan-fried beef is more abundant. Of course, the price is more expensive."
The pan-fried food seller said.
"Give me one."
"Give me one, too."
"I'll take this one."
"They're all the same size. They're all the same."
The crowd began to talk.
To be honest, these pan-fried buns were indeed quite big. Otherwise, they wouldn't have been sold for five copper coins each. Ordinary meat buns usually only cost two copper coins each. If it weren't for their large size, the stuffing wouldn't be so expensive.
And because the price was relatively high, many passers-by would buy one to try. Few would buy two, and it was basically impossible to see more than three.
Of course, these were ordinary passers-by. If the nobles eating in the hotel saw the pan-fried buns outside the window, they would ask their servants to buy them. Basically, they would buy five or ten of them. For the pan-fried food seller, this was a big business.
In order to sell more pan-fried buns, the pan-fried food seller also launched a promotion. Buy five and get one free. This was the pan-fried food seller's promotion method. However, there were too few people who could buy five, so few people could enjoy this promotion.
In fact, as long as five people bought together, they could get six pan-fried buns, but how to distribute them after buying them became a big problem. The extra pan-fried bun had to be divided among five people, which was really difficult to divide because there was stuffing and soup inside the pan-fried bun. It was difficult to divide it into two halves, let alone five. It was impossible to divide it. Therefore, no one was willing to cooperate to buy together. After all, they were passers-by who did not know each other. No one wanted to let others take advantage of them. They also felt that others would not let them take advantage of them, so they bought their own.
In ancient times, Mencius said that one should not worry about scarcity, but about uneven distribution. It was impossible to divide a pan-fried bun among five people. It was easy to cause serious conflicts. It was better not to have this pan-fried bun.
Actually, Li An was already full, but it smelled pretty good. Moreover, the guards around him hadn't eaten yet. It was really hard for them to follow him, so he had to buy some for them to try.
"Give me ten pan-fried buns."
Ang Lee took out fifty copper coins and bought ten pan-fried buns. In addition to the two that were given as a gift, there were a total of twelve pan-fried buns. He handed them to the guard behind him and asked the guard to distribute them to the other four people. As for how the five of them would divide the twelve pan-fried buns, it was their own business. Ang Lee would not help them.
"How long has the old man been selling pan-fried buns on this street? How is the business?"
Ang Lee asked.
There were six people selling pan-fried buns. The old man, the old lady, and the four young people should be an old couple and their two sons and daughters-in-law. Among them, the old lady and her two daughters-in-law were responsible for preparing the stuffing and the pan-fried buns. The two sons were responsible for making the pan-fried buns and the fire, while the old man was responsible for collecting money. The division of labor in the family was very clear, so the efficiency of the work was naturally not low.
"Sir, I have been selling pan-fried buns for more than a year. The business is not bad. I can barely make a living."
The old man said.
When the passers-by heard this, they interrupted, "The business is so good, but you can still make a living. Who are you lying to? You must have made a fortune long ago! "
The old man quickly shook his head with a smile and said, "How can you make a fortune? It's good that you didn't starve to death. "
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