Chapter 229: Talking about marriage

The atmosphere in the private room where Wu Haogu, Pan Xiao'an and others were located became warm.

The matchmaker Gao Niangzi talked eloquently and explained the various advantages of Wu Haogu one by one. Not to mention, this high-level matchmaker's mouth can really speak, blowing so much that she is about to praise Wu Haogu to the sky.

However, what she said was basically true in Wu Haogu's opinion. His current conditions, not to mention in the Song Dynasty, are also a hot golden beetle son-in-law in the future! He is a dignified rich generation plus an official generation!

His Christie's is now the largest auction house in the world, nay, the world's largest auction house, and will soon become the world's largest publisher and print publisher. It's the 11th century, and most of the world doesn't even have paper! Therefore, Wu Haogu's Christie's can be compared to the Internet giants of later generations, and the valuation has to be many "small goals", right?

Moreover, Christie's in Wuhao Ancient also has a strong profitability, and it has made a net profit of more than 10,000 yuan in the first year of opening! The net profit of Yuanfu in the second year is conservatively estimated to exceed 200,000!

It is too easy for Christie's to make money now, and it only needs to organize a calligraphy, painting, and literary play and sale every two months, and issue an issue of the "Oiran" album every month, and it can earn 200,000 yuan lying down - such a profit does not take into account the market of the "Oiran" album outside Kaifeng Province, nor does it take into account the further exploration of the advertising value of the "Oiran" album. Quite conservative, so to speak!

With such profitability, it is valued at a conservative price-earnings ratio, and Wu Haogu is also worth millions.

In addition, Wu Haogu has now become an official, and he is a dignified military attache of the Song Dynasty. Although he is only a sesame official, Wu Haogu is just 21 years old this year! In later generations, he didn't graduate from college at this age, but Wu Haogu was already an official, and he was also an official in the court...... The future is very bright!

Such a good golden beetle son-in-law, if the Pan family doesn't want it, then there is a rich and noble family who wants to marry their daughter to Wu Haogu!

After Gao Niangzi finished touting Wu Haogu, Tong Guan told everyone two inside information: First, the Empress Dowager Xiang has finalized the candidate for the princess of His Royal Highness King Duan, who is the talented daughter of the Sanhuai Wang family and the daughter of Wang Zao, the assassin of Texas. And the date of the wedding has also been set, that is, the sixth day of the sixth month of the second year of Yuanfu.

The second is that as soon as the Empress Dowager Xiang saw "Pan Suer's Smile", she immediately fell in love with the lovely little girl Pan Suer, and decided to marry her to Zhao Si, the fourteenth son of the first emperor, the king of Yongning County.

When he heard the second news, Pan Xiao'an was secretly glad in his heart, fortunately, he didn't completely turn his face with Wu Haogu.

Because the marriage between the royal family and Jiangmen also pays attention to the evenness of rain and dew, there is no reason for the same generation of princes to win two princesses from a Jiangmen. If the Empress Dowager Xiang had fallen in love with Pan Su'er from the beginning, then Pan Qiaolian would not have been able to marry King Duan no matter what......

In addition to Duanwang, Wu Haogu is really the number one golden beetle son-in-law in Kaifeng Mansion. If the Pan family really doesn't want to ...... Maybe Cai Jing picked it up, and what they Xinghua Cai family had was a yellow-haired girl in the boudoir.

"What Mrs. Gao said is very true, Wu Dalang and my eighteenth sister are indeed childhood sweethearts.

The requirements I put forward before are indeed a bit high, it's not that Da Lang can't be an ambassador, but he is not young at the age of eighteen, he is eighteen years old this year, and he will be an old girl in two years. I don't think it's as good as this, and when Da Lang returns to Kaifeng Mansion, he will marry the eighteenth sister. ”

As he spoke, Pan Xiao'an smiled and glanced at Wu Cheng.

"Brother Xiang Dao, what do you think?"

"Okay, when Da Lang comes back, I will find an auspicious day to marry the eighteenth sister."

Although today's banquet discussed the marriage of Wu Haogu and Pan Qiaolian, the two of them have no right to speak - the marriage is a major event, and the parents are in charge!

Wu Dalang's father is Wu Chengzhi, and Pan Qiaolian's father has passed away, so the eldest brother is the father, and Pan Xiao'an is in charge.

And Wu Dalang could only listen, but Pan Qiaolian didn't have to listen. Because she and Wu Dalang are not in the same private room. At today's banquet, the ladies have a special private room, Pan Qiaolian and Feng Erniang, as well as Pan Xiao'an's eldest wife Zhao, and Li Qingzhao, who has become Pan Qiaolian's best friend, as well as Mo Niangzi, Du Wenyu, and Pan Ying'er are all sitting in a private room.

The little girl, Jin Bei'er, squatted outside the door of the private room where Wu Dalang was, pricking up her ears and listening carefully to what was being said inside......

"Xiang Dao, the matter of three books and six rites, we all listen to Mrs. Gao." Pan Xiao'an restrained his smile at this time, and his expression became serious, "Let's discuss how much to marry today." ”

This one...... Wu Haogu actually doesn't matter!

He doesn't care about money anymore, he cares about people! Pan Qiaolian, Ximen Qing, Du Wenyu, Pan Yinger, Jin Bei'er, Mo Niangzi...... He cares a lot!

However, he still respects Pan Qiaolian very much, and he can't take a concubine first and then marry a wife, nor can he take a concubine without Pan Qiaolian's consent...... If Pan Qiaolian disagrees, then she can only put a few outer rooms.

Therefore, marrying Pan Qiaolian is the beginning of a better life in the future!

"You can say as much as you want about this." Wu Chengzhi also had an indifferent attitude, because he knew that Pan Xiao'an and Pan Qiaolian had a deep relationship between brother and sister, and they would not treat their sister badly.

Pan Xiao'an said: "Then I'll just say a number, just give 300,000 yuan!" ”

As soon as this number came out, everyone sitting except for Wu Haogu couldn't help but take a breath. This Pan Daguan is really rich, and if he marries a girl, he will give as many dowries.

Pan Daguan glanced at Wu Haogu, and said: "Eighteen still has some private rooms, which are not counted in the 300,000...... The 300,000 yuan is not all cash. There is real estate, there is land. Last time, the eighteenth told me that you want to live with her in Haizhou for a long time, so my Zhuangzi and more than 10,000 acres of land in Haizhou are counted in the marriage.

There is also a Zhuangzi in the west of Kaifeng Prefecture, which is on the edge of Qionglin Garden, which is not big, and even the land around the house is 500 acres, which is also counted in the marriage. ”

Both of the properties he was talking about were excellent, not dilapidated houses, but well-maintained ones. Together, the two places are worth about seventy or eighty thousand.

"In addition, there are more than a dozen of my houses and shops in Kaifeng Fucheng, in addition to Xiao Panyuan, you can also choose a 100,000 or so for 18 as a dowry. In this way, 178,000 yuan is about the same, and the rest will be given in cash. ”

The huge amount of money of 300,000 yuan is simply an understatement in Pan Xiao'an, and it is not too exciting in Wuhaogu. One is a "banker" in the 11th century, and the other is an "Internet giant" in the Song Dynasty, both of whom are the kind of people who don't care about money.

These two are really good at home!

"Brother Eleven, can I ask for the big warehouse on Fengqiumen Street in the north of the city?"

Wu Haogu suddenly interjected at this time, and proposed to want a real estate in the north side of the city.

"The big storeroom?" Pan Xiao'an thought for a while, "That old rice warehouse inside the Fengqiu Gate? ”

The place that Wu Haogu wanted was originally a rice warehouse, not Pan Xiao'an's private property, but the industry of the Pan family's gold, silver, silk and silk shopβ€”it was a debt asset, which originally belonged to a gang merchant (that is, a merchant who ran transportation), and because of poor management, he went bankrupt, so he gave this warehouse to the Pan family's shop.

However, the location of the north wing of Kaifeng Mansion is not very good, especially the area close to Fengqiumen, where there are either barracks or warehouses, business is not very prosperous, and there is no luxury housing market. It is not easy to sell a rice warehouse as large, so it was rented to a few rice merchants, but in fact, they could not collect a few rents, because now many merchants have bought land along the river outside Kaifeng Mansion to build warehouses and handicraft workshops.

"Yes, it's the old rice barn." Wu Haogu smiled, "Can you give eighteen a dowry?" ”

"Yes." Pan Xiao'an asked, "Da Lang, do you want to set up an engraving workshop there?" ”

At present, the printing and binding of the Oiran album are outsourced, but this is not a long-term solution. With the increase in the scale of the catalogue distribution, Christie's had to have its own engraving workshop.

"The site of the engraving workshop has been selected," Wu Haogu said to Pan Xiao'an with a smile, "and it is going to be built in Chenliu County, southeast of Kaifeng Prefecture." ”

Chenliu County is one of the 42 counties of the five states under Kaifeng Prefecture, is a large county, located on the bank of the Bianhe River (canal), the traffic is very convenient, and the population is also very large. It is not far from Kaifeng Mansion, and the land price is much cheaper than Kaifeng Mansion. With an investment of a few thousand to ten thousand, a large handicraft workshop can be built there.

In addition to Chenliu's workshop, Wu Haogu also planned to establish a "branch" in Haizhou, which would be used to print and distribute comic books, New Year paintings, Buddhist and Taoist portraits, and various books.

"It's not a workshop, what's the use of that rice warehouse?" Pan Xiao'an was a little confused.

Wu Haogu said with a smile: "You can engage in real estate business." ”

"Room...... Property? Pan Xiao'an frowned and asked, "How much does the property in Fengqiu Gate have to be sold?" Rich people don't live there, huh? ”

The wealthy people of Kaifeng Mansion all live in the west of the city, and the north of the city was originally a barracks, and now it is not very prosperous. It's not that there is no demand for real estate, but that there is not enough purchasing power. They could not afford to buy a small house, and apartment-style houses did not exist in the Song Dynasty.

"You can give it a try." Wu Haogu thought and said, "I want to build a new type of housing, a kind of building that can be sold in separate units. ”

The new houses are, of course, three-storey buildings with two bedrooms, each with its own kitchen and drainage facilities, but there is no running water, only communal wells and sinks for water. Residents living on the third floor have to suffer a little tired, going up and down to fetch water.

However, in Wu Haogu's opinion, bachelors like Lin Jiaotou, who have a little money, but not too many bachelors in Kaifeng Mansion, should not put forward too high requirements for their housing, and it would be very good to have a house that they could afford!