Siheyuan starts from a good life

"Master Niu, I have had the longest time drinking with you. Come on, Master Niu offers you a drink." After Jiang Yan finished speaking, he picked up his wine glass and touched it to Master Niu. He drank the wine in the glass with a sip and saw Niu. After the master finished drinking, he picked up the jug and filled the wine for Master Niu.

"Master Niu, I want to buy some good tea sets, but I don't know if you have the means." Jiang Yan whispered directly into Master Niu's ear.

"Old goods or new goods?" Mr. Niu asked.

"You can grow old goods, as long as you have a complete set of them, but the ones from the official kiln are the best." Jiang Yan said.

Hearing Jiang Yan's words, Mr. Niu didn't answer immediately. He thought for a moment and then said: "It depends on your luck when buying old goods. If it's okay, you can go shopping in the commission store. You might have some, but they are all used by others. , but I do know this new guy."

"Master Niu, please tell me." Jiang Yan gave Master Niu a glass of wine and asked.

"I have a man here, nicknamed Pi San'er, who is from the Three Banners. His ancestors once served as an errand for the Guangchu Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. He was responsible for the porcelain warehouse. During this period of errand, he often delivered things to the house. There are porcelain in their house. The whole basement."

During the Qing Dynasty, the huge Forbidden City was home to emperors, queens, and a large group of concubines and members of the royal family. Their food, clothing, housing and transportation are all managed by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. There is a saying that "the major affairs of the world do not concern the Ministry of Internal Affairs." From this point of view, the Ministry of Internal Affairs is essentially a logistics support department that serves the royal family, manages harem affairs, and manages royal estates.

Under the Ministry of Internal Affairs, there are the Guangchu Department, the Duyu Department, the Chief of Ceremonies Department, the Accounting Department, the Construction Department, the Shenxing Department, and the Qingfeng Department, as well as the Shangsiyuan, the Armed Forces Academy, and the Fenchengyuan. This is commonly known as the "seven departments and three academies". In addition to the "seven departments and three hospitals", the Ministry of Internal Affairs also has three weaving offices, three flags ginseng offices, Zhangguan defense offices, three flags zhuangtou offices, imperial tea dining room, Shengping office, imperial pharmacy, etc., and has jurisdiction over the respect room. .

The highest-ranking person in the Ministry of Internal Affairs was the Guangzhou Division, which was the economic lifeblood of the Qing Palace. It is in charge of the taxes paid by each imperial village, and is responsible for the royal gold and silver jewelry, porcelain, silk and satin, tea, ginseng, fur and other special offerings. There are six warehouses under the Guangchu Division: leather, satin, and clothing, and the porcelain warehouse is also among these six warehouses.

"With the fall of the Qing Dynasty, there are no die-hard bookmakers in their family. You also know the virtues of these old people and young people. They often sell good things out. Many things on the black market in Sijiu City are sold by these people."

When Master Niu said this, Jiang Yan naturally understood that it was these old people and children who made the black market so prosperous.

"This guy, most of the porcelain in his hand came from Jingdezhen. It was easy to sell at first. It's not that small businesses are not allowed now. This guy can only make a living by flipping a few things on the black market."

When Mr. Niu said this, Jiang Yan's face wrinkled slightly. It's been so many years. Hasn't this guy finished getting these things out of his hands?

Thinking of this, Jiang Yan asked curiously. "How much does he have? This hasn't been dealt with yet."

After listening to this, Mr. Niu said directly to Jiang Yan: "Hey! It's not much faster than me. There are hundreds of pieces! You also know that the older the porcelain is, the more valuable it is. In modern times, these porcelains can't be bought at a good price. He He just picked up valuable things and sold them. After the founding of the new country, he was not allowed to do small business, so wouldn't this be a waste of money? If you really want it, I will call him for you. "

After listening to Master Niu's explanation, Jiang Yan thought for a moment and said directly to Master Niu: "Okay, just invite him over and tell him those sets of tea sets and wine sets. If I like them, I will definitely buy them."

"Okay, men, have fun." After Niu Ye said this. He stood up and looked at the people squatting in the corner drinking and said, "Old Fart Zheng, come here."

As soon as Mr. Niu finished speaking, a man with a simple and honest face stood up, came to the front of Mr. Niu and said, "Master Niu, if you have something to do, please give me your instructions."

Master Niu patted his arm, and Old Fart Zheng understood this instantly, and squatted down in front of Master Niu, while Master Niu whispered in his ear.

"Okay, Master Niu, leave it to me!" Old Fart Zheng stood up and patted his chest and abdomen in assurance.

"Okay! I'll leave it to you. After I finish it, Mr. Niu will treat you to two taels of wine and a plate of peanuts."

"Okay! Master Niu, please do me a favor!" After Zheng Laofi said this, he walked out of the tavern.

"This old fart Zheng is a nest boy. He usually does some work in the grain store. The house of this fart's third son's house is a two-entry house. When he was not liberated, some rooms were rented out and he lived on the rent. , Mr. Zheng was one of his previous tenants."

In this era, whether it is public housing or private property, the rent is collected uniformly by the government, and the rent is calculated based on the area. However, for private housing, the government usually deducts the cost of house repairs and then pays the rent to the owner. hands.

After about twenty minutes, Zheng Laofi walked in with a man in his thirties wearing a pudding Chinese tunic suit.

He was still holding a cardboard box in his hand. After entering the tavern, he walked directly to Mr. Niu's table.

When he arrived before Mr. Niu, he put the box in his hand somewhere. When Jiang Yan was putting the box away, he heard the sound of porcelain clinking inside.

"Master Niu, thank you for taking care of me."

"Okay, stop talking nonsense, have you got the things?" Mr. Niu put down his wine glass and said.

"Here they are, they're all new, please take your fancy." After saying this, the fart took things from the cardboard box he brought.

Originally, Mr. Niu wanted to find a quiet place to conduct transactions. After all, there were many people in this tavern, and it was not good to be seen.

However, Jiang Yan felt that these were just some tea sets and porcelain, and they were not antiques. It would not be good to carry them behind people's backs, so he traded them here.

After a while, several tea bowls and a complete set of tea sets were placed on the table.

Jiang Yan was surprised when he saw these porcelains. There are two types of glazes on the porcelain, one is green and white glaze, and the other is pure white glaze. They look elegant but have a different taste.

The patterns on it are basically based on cloud bats, cloud cranes, flowers, twining lotus, longevity characters, etc. The composition is rigorous and the painting work is quite delicate.

"Hey! This is Qing Xuantong blue and white porcelain. It's a good thing. It's rare on the market." After speaking, Mr. Niu picked up a teacup and opened it. Jiang Yan, who was sharp-eyed, saw "Made in Laihetang" written on the bottom of the cup.

"You guys negotiate the price yourself. We are all our own people, understand?" Mr. Niu nodded and drank the wine in the glass.

"Man, what's the price?" Jiang Yan said.

"A tureen costs five yuan, and this tea set costs ten yuan."

Jiang Yan was surprised when he heard Pi San'er's offer. After a moment, Jiang Yan immediately agreed.

"Da Mao, come here." Jiang Yan called Xu Damao who was drinking. When Xu Damao heard Jiang Yan calling him, he put down his glass and ran over.

"Boss, what's wrong?"

"Da Mao, you are like this. I bought these things. Give him the money. He still has a lot of good things at home. Ask for the address and go to his house in a few days." Jiang Yan said at Xu Damao's house whispered in his ear.

"Understood, boss, I'll go right away." Xu Damao nodded after hearing this.

"Let's go! Men, let's go out and talk." Xu Damao turned to Pi San'er and said.

Then the two people walked out arm in arm.

It's not that Jiang Yan didn't want to go, he was protected every move, and there was nothing he could do about it. However, they probably knew about it after buying these things. The exact amount was unknown. As long as he didn't go, there would be an answer.