Chapter 2167: Dongxifang City (I)
The owner of the ship thought for a while, and then said: "This east market, in the east of the city, close to the official residence area, was originally opened for those high-ranking officials and nobles, the fang market is not large, into a tic-tac-toe shape, but the things in it are more expensive, almost exclusively for the rich officials and family members to sell, because it is close to the official residence, so although there are some houses nearby, but the price is quite high." ”
"What about the West Market, why is it called the Water Market, it is impossible to trade on the water!" Lin Haoming asked.
"Of course not, the reason why the West City is called the Water Market is entirely because it is the place where the Fengling River flows, because there are just two small rivers flowing into the Fengling River in a very close position, so the confluence of the three rivers is formed, originally there was a wharf in the city, but with the development of time, there are gradually shops on both sides of the river, so the Fang Market is naturally formed, and because of the gathering of people from all walks of life, the number of goods is large, so on the whole, the number of goods is much more than that of the East Market, but the good and the bad are uneven, and if you are not familiar, it is easy to be deceived or slaughteredAs for the mansion over there, although it is not cheap, it is indeed much cheaper than that in Dongshi!" said the owner of the ship in detail.
After explaining, the shipowner remembered something again, and then asked: "Guest officer, I don't know how big the house you need, and what are the requirements for the layout of the house?"
"It doesn't need to be big, it can accommodate these people on my boat, plus a dozen servants and maids, of course, it's best to have a pond garden in the backyard!" Lin Haoming said.
"Yo, guest officer, you are really a nobleman, such a big mansion is not small, in the West Market, it is still relatively difficult to find, and the price in the East Market is not low, if I am not mistaken, such a large mansion mentioned to you, let alone this number!" said the shipowner with five fingers.
"Five hundred Shi Jing!" Lin Haoming guessed.
"Yes, if there is really a mansion you need in the West Market, you can buy it for more than three hundred!" added the shipowner.
"Why is there so much difference?" Lin Haoming asked.
"This is because the West Market is a mixed bag, and it is still a bit chaotic, although the city guards take strict care of it, but it is not better than coming near the official residence. The owner said.
"Oh, Fang City is the most important thing in a city, why is it still so even if the city guards are strictly guarded?" Lin Haoming asked.
"Hey! The thief city is close to Nanzhou, and there are often some people from Nanzhou who flow over, just say that when I was born Rui'er, I happened to send a guest to the West Market, and as a result, I saw several masters of the Divine Mystery Realm, and they fought in the West City, one of them was the people of Nanzhou, and this person turned out to be a wanted criminal in Nanzhou, I thought it would be safe to escape from Nanzhou, who would have thought that under the relaxation of vigilance, I was found out, I was far away at the time, and I later learned that because this is extremely Shenxuan Realm master fighting, there were hundreds of dead and injured merchants and travelers nearby! The owner of the ship said, as if he still felt the horror of the beginning.
"If it's a wandering offense, it won't happen often!" Lin Haoming deliberately continued to say tentatively.
The shipowner immediately replied: "Of course, not only that, but also the materials robbed by the three major bandits in our thief city also need to be shot, and sometimes they will also haunt the West Market, which will inevitably cause some trouble!"
"According to what you say, the West City is really not good, and this thief city doesn't seem to be very stable!" Lin Haoming said thoughtfully.
The owner of the ship seems to have been opened by Lin Haoming, especially Lin Haoming has promised to charter his boat, and he knows everything: "This can't be said that the thief city is unstable, for the entire thief city, the counties below are more chaotic, and the three major water bandits are more infested, and as long as you don't do some risky things, life is still relatively comfortable, after all, the laws of heaven are placed over there, and it is impossible to really put it on display." ”
"So, the officials of the thief city are okay, how did I hear that the city lord here often changes?" Lin Haoming led the topic to the things he was more concerned about.
"Hey, this is for those adults!" the owner of the ship subconsciously said and suddenly realized that something was wrong, and immediately changed his words with a smile: "Of course, you are also an adult at first glance, if you say so, it is true that you have changed a little more, but now this one has been in the thief city for almost a thousand years, and it can be regarded as stable!"
"What about the people below, how can they make the bandit so serious?" Lin Haoming asked.
"We don't know about this, but in my opinion, although some rules are not very good, but some excessive things, I will not do it, after all, the law of heaven, if someone really sues, it is still very troublesome, once it becomes a body to be punished, then it will be over!" said the shipowner from his point of view.
Lin Haoming knew that he was in a different position from the owner of the ship, and it was difficult to know what he wanted to know directly from his mouth, so he could only knock on the side and go back to ponder by himself, but even so, Lin Haoming still asked: "Before I came, I heard that the Zeng family is the master here!"
"Guest officer, you're really right, do you see it!" The owner of the ship pointed to the bow of his ship and said: "This ship was built by the Zeng family, the Zeng family can stand here for so long, half of it is because of shipbuilding, it can be said that the entire thief city, half of the slightly larger ships were built by the Zeng family, without the Zeng family, there would be no such prosperous water exchanges, this Zeng family is naturally very important!"
Lin Haoming also understood why the person in the highest position in the Zeng family was Zeng Huaili, the head of the workshop, obviously the candidate for the head of the workshop, except for the Zeng family, someone else came to hold it, which was really a bit unworthy of the name.
"Does the Zeng family have nothing else but shipbuilding?" Lin Haoming continued to ask.
"Of course not, most of the teahouses, restaurants, and inns in the city either belong to the Zeng family, or the Zeng family has shares, and I heard that other counties seem to be the same! The inn we are going to later also belongs to the Zeng family, because tomorrow the guest officer you are going to see the house, so I will take the guest officer to the inn near the East Market to stay!" the owner specially reminded.
"Good!"
Lin Haoming agreed with a smile, and then chatted with the owner of the ship about some seemingly inconsequential trivial matters, and after more than an hour, the group finally landed.
Lin Haoming directly gave the owner three Shi Jing, in addition to today's boat rent, it is also a deposit for the next few days.
The owner of the ship was overjoyed when he saw that this guest was really so generous, smiled and put away Shi Jing, and promised that he would wait at this dock early tomorrow morning.
The inn is less than a hundred zhang away from the wharf, and after Lin Haoming got ashore, he went straight to this inn called Dongyue Inn.
When the group walked into the inn, they saw a group of people dressed in Nanzhou, who were asking about the room at the counter.
Everyone didn't notice that standing among the crowd, the most petite person subconsciously leaned against Yin Fengling's side, as if he didn't want those people to notice him a little.