The Prodigal Son of Zhenguan

"It's just that the price of this shop, shopkeeper, forgive me for being blunt, sixty strings of cash is a bit too much." Ma Shisan said, "You and I are both businessmen, doing business in Chang'an City, we both know the market situation, I believe that if the shopkeeper's family hadn't encountered problems, no businessman would be willing to sell the shop."

The shopkeeper could only nod and respond to Ma Shisan's words.

"Then what does the shopkeeper think is a suitable price?"

"Thirty strings of cash." Ma Shisan held up three fingers: "Thirty strings of cash, if the shopkeeper can accept this price, our deal will be done. I will go home and get the money right away. We can pay with one hand and pass the documents with the other hand. How about it?"

"Thirty strings of cash?!" The shopkeeper seemed to have been stepped on the tail, and then shook his head like a rattle: "Too little, too little, this won't do. Shopkeeper, this is the East Market. You said you are also a businessman, you should know that the cheapest shops in the East Market don't sell for only thirty strings of cash."

"What is the price of the shops in the East Market? I have inquired about it early in the morning. This shop is really not big, you know it yourself." Ma Thirteen said: "After buying this shop, I don't know what business I can do for a while. What business should I do to earn back the thirty strings of cash."

"It's not easy to make money these days, shopkeeper, don't you think? Let's not be too rigid about this. You bid, I counter, even if the deal doesn't go through, we are still friends."

"Shopkeeper, no, sir, look, this shop is in this area, people come and go at the door, this is Chang'an City, East Market, any business is popular." The shopkeeper said: "You know the land price in Chang'an City."

"Of course I know, in the past, the price was a little higher, but now, it's not as good as before, don't you think so? When will the business be stable? It's hard to say." Ma Shisan said.

Because of the unrest in Chang'an City, people who do business want to avoid the limelight first and see how the situation will be in the future. It won't be too late to return to the business if the situation is better.

"Shopkeeper, although the shop on the first floor is a little small, I still have the second floor and a small courtyard at the back."

"These are not places that customers can see at a glance." Ma Shisan said: "In fact, I have thought about this price for a long time, and you will definitely not lose money, shopkeeper."

The shopkeeper is also afraid of meeting someone who knows the business when selling the shop.

But, for any such transaction, how many laymen can be met?

Originally, I wanted to wait for a fat sheep to come, but I waited for a fox to come.

"Although this place also belongs to the East Market, it is a street in the East Market, and the location is still different." Ma Shisan said again.

What is a good shop like? Facing north and south, transparent, open, large shop, spacious first floor, grand facade, and even second and third floors. Such a shop in the East Market will cost hundreds of guan.

But this shop, the door faces north, the first floor inside is not very big, and it is not the most prosperous and lively middle section of the East Market, so the price is different.

Ma Shisan was very eloquent and argued with the shopkeeper. In the end, he bought the shop for 32 guan.

The two guan were all used as travel expenses for the shopkeeper to go home.

Ma Shisan immediately asked Shitou to go home to get the money, while he checked the shopkeeper's documents. After the money arrived, the two of them exchanged the money and the documents.

The documents had to be taken back to the Jingyang Wang residence and have their husband stamped before they were considered complete.

As for the former shopkeeper of the shop, he had already done what he needed to do.

"Shitou, put away the documents and send them back with the carriage. Let the husband look at them and stamp them. I'll go to the next shop for a stroll." Ma Shisan said.

He didn't plan to finish the shop's business in one day. If he did, it would definitely spread in the East Market, which would be disadvantageous for him to bargain.

Therefore, you have to look first and buy after finding the right time.

Even if there is a gap of three or five days, it doesn't matter. It's better not to let people know that he is the one who bought a shop in the East Market recently.

As for Li Fu, he didn't show up, so how could ordinary people find out that this was the King of Jingyang buying property for his family?

At this time, the people who sold shops were either foreign merchants or officials who were sent to other places by the court to serve as officials, and then they took care of the property in Chang'an City.

After all, being sent out is not a matter of one or two years.

A poor family is rich on the road, and you have to bring enough things with you to gain a foothold in a new place.

The good shops are backed by wealthy families. If Ma Shisan takes these shops,As a son, he would inevitably have to deal with the servants of these wealthy families, and the news would reach their masters.

Therefore, when speaking and doing things, Ma Shisan also needs to be extra cautious.

Try not to reveal that it was Li Fu who wanted to buy these things.

Once people know that it was King Jingyang who did it, the price will not go down.

Li Fu, the prince, has no real power. The wealthy families will only respect his status on the surface, and don't take him seriously behind the scenes.

Shitou agreed, and then went back to the house to deliver things.

Not long after Li Fu woke up from his afternoon nap, Shitou came back with the land deed and the shop documents.

"My dear, the shop has been bought. Shopkeeper Ma asked me to come back and give you this land deed document. You sign on it, and it's done." Shitou said.

Li Fu took the two pieces of paper and looked at them carefully.

"Okay, I see. You did a good job." Li Fu said, "Where is Shopkeeper Ma?"

"He went to look for other places." Shitou said, "Shopkeeper Ma said that it is enough to take over this shop today. There is no need to rush to buy other shops. Let's wait and see for two days."

Li Fu nodded.

He knew a little about Ma Shisan's thoughts. Anyway, the matter had been handed over to him, so he could just be a hands-off shopkeeper. Ma Shisan would not spend any money on this.

Lao Zhao was busy these two days. He wanted to find people and places. This was not an easy job. Although it was not laborious, it was also troublesome.

He asked around, looked for people everywhere, contacted carpenters in Chang'an City, and talked to them about this matter.

They all didn't believe it.

Can you earn so much money? Even if there is no work, you can still get one guan of money a month? Who are you fooling?

This forced Lao Zhao to have no choice but to say.

"Why would I, the dignified Prince of Jingyang, fool you?" Old Zhao said, "I will build a workshop in Chang'an City in the future. If you don't believe me, I will take you to see the workshop first."