The prince is five and a half years old, and he is reclaiming land and becoming a group favorite.

Chapter 9: The available treasury silver is 100 taels less.

Then Gu Yuzhi thought of something, and the smile on his face gradually disappeared, he poked the back of Xie Changshi's hand, covered his lips with his hand and whispered: "Xie Changshi, if everything is complete, is the rent better than not bringing anything?" Is it expensive?”

His business hasn't started yet, and renting a house will cost a lot of money.

Xie Changshi looked around, knelt down and said: "The furniture in this house is not bad, and it is normal for it to be more expensive."

Gu Yuzhi's little face wrinkled even more: "Then if we rent for two years, will we still have any money left?"

Originally, Xie Changshi's monthly salary was calculated until next year. Once the house is rented, will he not be able to pay the monthly salary?
Xie Changshi said: "We can discuss renting for two years, but the rent will be paid annually. In this way, if this place is suitable, His Highness will not be under too much pressure."

It can still be like this!

Gu Yuzhi nodded: "Then Xie Changshi, go quickly."

Xie Changshi turned around and walked to the old servant and Magistrate Qi: "My master is quite satisfied with this house. Now it's a matter of rent. If the rent is suitable, we won't look at other houses."

This result was not surprising to the magistrate Qi. After all, in Changzhou Prefecture, this kind of house is still rented out, and this is the only one with no branch. He turned to look at the old servant: "Your master should have told you about the renting matter." , with me as a guarantee, you can rest assured, just give me the lowest price."

The old servant bent down again and again: "Yes, yes, yes, the master has told me that if it is suitable, it will be 800 taels of silver a year. But the furniture must be taken good care of. If it is damaged, compensation will be based on the price."

Compared with the housing prices in Beijing, 800 taels for such a large house with three entrances and furniture is really not expensive.

However, Xie Changshi did not agree: "800 taels is a bit expensive, maybe you can give it some more?"

The old servant looked embarrassed, and glanced at Magistrate Qi without any trace. Thinking of what the master had told him, he gritted his teeth and said, "700 taels is the lowest price the master has given me. It can't be any less. Without it, I can't be with the master." Explain."

Seeing that the prefect Qi was silent, the old servant kept bowing and said: "Master prefect, please don't embarrass me. I am just a servant and I really can't be my master!"

They are all servants, but the status of the person serving them is different. Xie Changshi didn't intend to really embarrass others. It was not easy to negotiate the price of 100 taels, so he said: "I'll ask the master."

Gu Yuzhi was listening at first. When Xie Changshi said that he wanted to ask himself, he understood that the price should be about the same, but he didn't know how much money was left in the existing treasury. He whispered to Xie Changshi in a low voice: "Xie Changshi , these 700 taels of silver flowers are gone, can I still do a small business?"

After spending so much money at once, if he doesn't think of a way to make money, he will drink the northwest wind in Mobei.

Xie Changshi hesitated for a moment: "It should be possible."

Gu Yuzhi breathed a sigh of relief, but he was afraid that others would see that he actually liked this place, so he tried his best to keep a straight face and said: "Then let's book this place."

Hearing what Gu Yuzhi said, the old servant breathed a sigh of relief, and then said at a loss: "The rent is 700 taels, but because the house is complete, a deposit of 100 taels is required."

Worried that these people would misunderstand, the old servant hurriedly said: "Don't worry, when you cancel the rent, as long as everything is in good condition, the 100 taels will be refunded."

The old servant glanced at Gu Yuzhi with his cloudy eyes, then quickly looked back, not daring to say another word.

Xie Changshi had told Gu Yuzhi about the deposit required for renting a house before. When the old servant mentioned it now, he was not surprised, but he felt like crying.

The deposit is so expensive, and the treasury he can use is 100 taels less!
Xie Changshi saw that although Gu Yuzhi had a bitter look on his face, he understood without making any objection. He nodded to the old servant: "Okay." He turned to look at Magistrate Qi: "Prefect Qi, let's be a witness. ." Qi Wenhan didn't respond. He turned around and ordered his servants to invite acquaintances to come over.

The old servant welcomed everyone into the main room and prepared hot tea. Then he went to the concierge and took out the rental deed that had been prepared. The rent and years were not filled in on it, but the table below had been covered long ago. It was clear that Chen Yuanwai had made some preparations before leaving.

Xie Changshi took the deed from the old servant and read it briefly. He didn't find anything wrong. After waiting for the person Qi Wenhan had found to come over and confirm that the content was correct, Gu Yuzhi followed Xie Changshi's guidance. The bottom is stamped with a private seal.

After receiving the deed, the confusion of being granted a fiefdom in Mobei by the emperor's brother came to my mind again.

He understood that from this moment on, Beijing really had nothing to do with him anymore.

Gu Yu moved to Xie Changshi's side without knowing it, and tugged on the jade bracelet around Xie Changshi's waist with his small hands. Only then did he feel a lot more at ease.

The two parties agreed to hand over the room tomorrow morning, and the old servant followed everyone back to the inn. Xie Changshi took out 800 taels of silver notes from the warehouse and handed it to the old servant in front of Qi Wenhan.

After the old servant thanked him repeatedly, he followed the policeman beside Qi Wenhan to the bank.

Qi Wenhan stayed in Gu Yuzhi's room and sat under Xie Changshi. He thought about it for a long time and said, "Your Highness, I don't know when you will have time. We Changzhou officials would like to hold a reception banquet for you. From now on, Mobei will I have to rely on you.”

After hearing this, Gu Yuzhi looked at Xie Changshi.

If he remembered correctly, his mother and concubine had told her before coming here that local princes were strictly prohibited from interfering in local government affairs, and were also strictly prohibited from having close relationships with local officials. However, Magistrate Qi said it was a reception banquet, and it seemed that it would be bad not to go.

The most important thing is that they also need to ask the prefect of Qi for a map of Mobei to find a suitable place to build a government.

Xie Changshi thought for a while: "His Highness is still young, so there is no need to attend the ceremony. The Mid-Autumn Festival will be held in a few days, and His Highness will have a banquet then."

How dare Qi Wenhan ask King Wen to pay for it? He quickly stood up and waved his hands: "No, no, no, no, no, no, no, Changzhou Mansion will hold a banquet every Mid-Autumn Festival. His Highness King Wen and Xie Changshi will definitely come to show their respect."

"In that case, I will listen to Magistrate Qi." Xie Changshi smiled, "I hope Magistrate Qi will prepare a map of Mobei by then. His Highness wants to choose a fiefdom himself."

The meaning of these words is very obvious. His Highness King Wen is probably looking for a place that is uninhabited and uncultivated.

There are quite a few places like this in Mobei, but you have to carefully choose the ones suitable for people to live in.

Qi Wenhan planned to take a good look at the map when he returned. After circling a suitable place, he would walk around for His Highness King Wen first, and after screening it, he would give the map to King Wen for his decision.

After thinking about it, Qi Wenhan nodded repeatedly: "Yes, I will definitely bring it to you."

Everything that needed to be said was said and everything that needed to be done was done. It didn't take long for Qi Wenhan to say goodbye and leave.

Xie Changshi followed him out of the room and arranged for his subordinates to start packing their things. They must all move into the new house at the auspicious time tomorrow.

(End of this chapter)