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Chapter 438 He is not worth the price
Liang Jin stared at Fang Ya, and the more he listened, the more he felt that this guy's words were exaggerated.

A small company like Fang Ya actually claimed that it could help launder money and conceal assets?
This sounded like a fairy tale, and he couldn't help but doubt it. Was this guy just talking nonsense and lying?

As the saying goes: A porter in a car or boat shop should be killed even if he is innocent.

The people in this business have always had a reputation for cheating and oppressing both sides. It is normal for them to seek personal gain between the two parties in the transaction.

Fang Ya seemed to sense Liang Jin's worry, and with a flattering smile on his face, he said:

"Sir, please rest assured."

"There are countless people who have set their sights on these luxury homes recently. With such a huge opportunity to make a fortune, everyone is naturally envious."

"To be honest, recently many of us in the Fangya business have joined the Black Tiger Gang in order to get a piece of the pie."

"With the Black Tiger Gang as their guardian, they bear the greatest risks and naturally get to eat the fattest meat. As for us little guys, we just hope to enjoy the soup in peace down there."

"As long as you're willing to pay, we'll definitely get things done for you perfectly and beautifully!"

After hearing this, Liang Jin sneered in his heart. He didn't expect that a gang like the Black Tiger Gang would also get involved in this mess.

He was originally hesitating whether to buy a house through Fangya, but now that he heard that it was related to the Black Tiger Gang, he immediately gave up the idea.

After all, he has a big feud with the Black Tiger Gang.

Immediately, Liang Jin said with little interest:

"I'll think about it later."

Fang Ya was not angry at all. He still led Liang Jin down the stairs with a respectful look on his face, saying as he walked:
"Okay, sir, go back and think about it slowly. When you figure it out, feel free to come find me."

"I can't say anything else, but I can guarantee that the commission is definitely the cheapest in the entire capital!"

"Sir, please take care!"

Liang Jin left the brokerage firm and decided to go to the luxurious residential area at the foot of the imperial city to find out for himself.

When he arrived at this area, the scene before him really made him feel refreshed.

These mansions, each one magnificent and luxurious, are truly breathtakingly beautiful.

The gates of these houses are mostly made of fine sandalwood with delicate textures. The doors are carved with exquisite patterns, and on both sides of the gates, there are a pair of majestic stone lions, which are extremely domineering.

The main building of the courtyard is tall and majestic, with flying eaves and pointed corners, and its roof is covered with glazed tiles, which sparkle in the sunlight.

The exterior alone is so gorgeous, so needless to say the interior is also stunning.

What is certain is that the Nayan people were not lying. Many families here were indeed busy moving, and some even had notices of their houses being sold prominently posted on their doors.

Liang Jin walked forward, took a closer look at the price of the house, and couldn't help but gasp.

This price was ridiculously high, even surpassing the price of luxury houses in the ancient capital of his previous life.

In the early Northern Song Dynasty in Liang Jin's previous life, housing prices in the capital were also shockingly high.

An official of the Northern Song Dynasty once complained, "A house would cost at least hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, and if you want to make it a little more luxurious, it would cost at least one million taels of silver." This means that at that time, buying a mansion in Kaifeng would cost at least hundreds of thousands of taels of silver. If you want to decorate it more luxuriously, you would have to spend at least one million taels of silver.

The price of a luxury house of this kind is obviously exaggerated to an unimaginable degree. But let alone luxury houses, even ordinary houses are expensive.

Moreover, even some famous figures in history could not afford to buy a house in the capital.

For example, Ouyang Xiu, when he was living in the capital with his old mother, wife and children, once complained helplessly: "Alas, I came to the capital, with no shabby house to shelter myself. But I rented an old house in an idle alley, living in a shabby and mixed-up neighborhood." What he meant was that he had worked in the capital for such a long time, but he still had not been able to buy a house of his own, and could only rent a dilapidated old house in a small alley.

He had been an official for seventeen years before he finally owned his first house in another place where housing prices were relatively cheap.

Su Dongpo was not only an official himself, but his family was also a wealthy and prestigious family. However, even so, he could not afford to buy a house in the capital. When his son got married, he had to borrow a friend's house to hold the wedding.

Su Dongpo's younger brother Su Zhe also wrote poems lamenting: "My hair is half white, and I have no house to live in the world", "I am old and still have no house, and my children think I am talking about it", which means that he has lived for most of his life and still has no house of his own in Tokyo. As a result, even his children often complain about this.

When Su Che was old, he finally bought an ordinary house, but because he had no money to buy a dowry for his daughter, he had no choice but to sell the house.

In today's world, housing prices in Beijing are also ridiculously expensive.

To some extent, the situation here is even worse than during the Northern Song Dynasty.

An official in Kaifeng during the Northern Song Dynasty once lamented: "In the heart of the city, under the double gates, every inch of land is as valuable as gold! Unless you are from a wealthy and powerful family, there is no place to live." What he meant was that housing prices in the capital were too expensive. If you were not from a wealthy and powerful family, you could forget about owning a piece of land or a house to live in.

This statement can also be applied to this place.

In today's world, the houses and land in the capital are basically in the hands of the powerful.

So what should the vast majority of ordinary people do?

The only option is to rent a house.

For example, this is the case with the Zhao family that Liang Jin went to for a blind date today. They have rented the house for a full thirty years.

Zhao Xingzhi's income as a private school teacher was about thirty taels of silver a year.

The ordinary house he was renting now actually cost him nine thousand six hundred taels of silver.

In other words, Zhao Xingzhi would have to teach for 320 years without eating or drinking to be able to afford the house he is renting now.

“The rich have fields stretching across fields, while the poor have nowhere to stand.”

"It seems that no matter which world it is, it's the same."

Liang Jin looked at these magnificent mansions in front of him and couldn't help feeling a lot of emotion.

However, Fang Ya's words gave Liang Jin some inspiration.

He did have a lot of silver and gold in his hands, but if you look closely, the origin of the money is really unclear.

Especially for him, a small soldier of the imperial guards, if he could suddenly buy a mansion to live in, it would inevitably attract other people's attention.

"It seems that this matter has to be handed over to someone else."

Liang Jin thought to himself and already had several candidates.

Taiping Dao, you can consider letting them do this. Nowadays, Taiping Dao has spread in the capital and has a certain influence.

But the disadvantage is that the Taiping Dao is now placing the princess under house arrest, and she may be suddenly attacked by the imperial court at any time, so there is still a risk.

In addition, Hualongmen’s undercover agents in the capital can also try to let them do this.

But these undercover agents are not as reliable as the Taiping Dao in comparison.

But Liang Jin was not in a hurry. He could wait patiently to buy a house.

He can also arrange other people, but it will take some time.

Liang Jin slowly left the luxury residential area and glanced at the street inadvertently, and found several furtive figures scattered around.

"These guys are still following us."

Liang Jin had actually discovered a long time ago that he was being followed.

Ever since he and Wu Huan left the military camp this morning, this group of people has been following him stealthily until now.

Liang Jin had basically guessed who had sent these followers, but he didn't mind. Since they wanted to follow him, then let them follow.

It is probably only today that a small soldier can enjoy the treatment of being followed by so many people.

After today, I probably won’t have the chance to be followed.

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the other side.

In an inconspicuous courtyard.

The bedroom is dimly lit, creating an ambiguous atmosphere.

Sitting on the couch was a young man in fine clothes, leaning comfortably on two beautiful women, leisurely eating grapes that the women had peeled for him.

The erotic scene made people blush.

And in the room, there was another person standing, and this person was Xue Yan.

He was already accustomed to such erotic scenes, and his face showed no emotion at all, as if he was not surprised at all.

He looked calm as he reported the intelligence from the spies in an orderly manner:
"So far, Liang Jinzhi hasn't shown any signs of abnormality, nor has he defected to others or betrayed us."

"Today, he simply went to a flag chief's bath, bought some clothes, and then went on blind dates one by one. However, as they were leaving one of the blind dates at noon, they encountered the assassination of the wife of the Southern Forbidden Army Commander."

"Our people have also conducted a detailed investigation into this matter. It really has nothing to do with them. They just happened to run into each other."

"That flag commander also participated in the operation to protect the commander's wife, escorting her back to the palace. Liang Jin didn't show up during the assassination, but after the incident, he secretly followed the commander's wife and her group all the way."

The young man on the couch snorted in disdain after hearing this.

He spat out the grapes in his mouth, a look of contempt on his face, and said:

"He seems to be a coward."

"When I heard he beat his boss Fang Qianfeng to death, I thought he was very brave."

"But I didn't expect that when faced with a true master's assassination attempt, he was so scared that he dared not show his face? He is not even as good as that eighth-level flag general."

"He followed me all the way after that. I guess he was looking for an opportunity to take credit, but he didn't have the courage to speak up."

"He appears fierce but is timid. He forgets his loyalty when he sees small gains and only attacks his comrades. He is too cautious to save his own life when it comes to great things. He dared not save the commander's wife."

"This kind of person is just a mediocre person."

After hearing this, Xue Yan fell silent.

Obviously, he knew Liang Jin better, so he didn't quite agree with the young man's opinion.

However, he could not produce any strong evidence to refute it at the moment, so he could only remain silent.

After a moment's silence, Xue Yan continued his report:

"Afterwards, Liang went to a real estate agency, found a real estate agent, and expressed his desire to buy a house. Finally, he left the agency and went to the residential area at the foot of the Imperial City to take a look around, apparently looking at houses in person."

"It seems that he really wants to buy a house. However, as a mere soldier of the Imperial Guard, he probably can't afford that much money."

Xue Yan paused slightly when he said this.

Then, he hesitated for a moment and said:

"If we can buy him a house in the capital, I'm sure I can make him work for us wholeheartedly."

As soon as these words came out, the young man paused. He then sat up from the beauty's arms, an unhappy look on his face. He stared at Xue Yan and said,

"Listen to what you're saying."

"That house at the foot of the imperial city must cost at least one million taels of silver!"

"You want me to spend millions of taels of silver to buy off a small soldier?"

"Are you crazy, or am I crazy?"

Xue Yan lowered his head slightly, and he also realized that his previous statement was a little inappropriate.

Liang Jin is indeed not worth the price, but the prince’s safety is worth it!
After a while, Xue Yan and the other young men's anger subsided a little, and then they spoke:
"Your Highness, Liang Jin is certainly not worth spending a million silver to bribe him."

"But after all, he is the only one who can guarantee that the prince is still alive and well."

"If one day he quits and stops providing food and water to the prince, then..."

Having said this, Xue Yan did not continue, but the meaning was self-evident.

The young man looked annoyed and shouted angrily:

"He dares?!"

As he roared, a hint of murderous intent flashed in his eyes.

Xue Yan remained silent and said nothing.

After a while, the young man gradually calmed down and said in a deep voice:
"I can easily come up with this amount of money, but I will never spend it on a soldier!"

"If necessary, I would rather use this much money to bribe the high-ranking officials of the Imperial Guards and ask them to find someone to take care of my father than to use it to bribe a soldier!"

"Otherwise, if this gets out, people will just laugh at me and call me a fool!"

"Besides, what is Liang Jin's status? Is he worthy of living in a house at the foot of the imperial city? Is he destined for that?"

"Xue Yan, I'll spend at most 10,000 taels on him!"

"Ten thousand taels is enough to buy a house suitable for ordinary people in the capital. If he wants a house, give it to him!"

"But since he got the house, he has to work hard for me!"

After hearing this, Xue Yan thought about it and felt that this price was enough to bribe Liang Jin.

He then began to report something else:
"After hearing that Madam had been attacked, the First Guard immediately went to the Southern Forbidden Army camp to reorganize it."

"Obviously, he wants to ensure that at the critical moment, the Southern Forbidden Army is still under his control."

"Whether it's the prefectural yamen, the police investigation bureau, or the Six Gates, they all claim to be investigating the attack on the First Lady, but nothing has come of it."

When the young man heard this, a look of satisfaction appeared in his eyes.

He said slowly:
"I have a rough idea of ​​who sent the assassin, but it's none of our business."

"The more they fight each other, the safer my father will be."

"Just wait and see. It won't be long before changes occur in the capital."

"Then father will be able to be rescued!"

(End of this chapter)