The once abnormally prosperous antique industry, hanging goods industry, and pawnshop in the capital were inseparable from the contributions of these "filial sons and grandchildren" of the Qing aristocrats.
When the ancestral property, such as antiques, calligraphy and paintings (among the things sold by the descendants of the prince, there were very few books because some people were illiterate and did not read), was sold out, they could only sell the property.
Trading the Imperial Residence became a big business in the capital.
Shen Hao wanted to buy these properties from Baylor.
However, Shen Hao couldn't afford a big mansion.
Just like the famous Gong Prince's residence, He Shen's residence, it would cost at least 200,000 yuan.
This was still considered a small amount.
The current master of the Gong Prince's residence was Pu Wei, who had fled to Qing Island to seek refuge.
In order to let the Japanese protect him.
Pu Wei almost bought all the facilities and utensils of Prince Gong's Mansion at once, except for the calligraphy and paintings, and sold them all to the Japanese.
At that time, Prince Gong's Mansion lost at least 2000 cultural relics.
It could be said that during the period of the Republic of China, except for Prince Yong's residence (Yonghe Palace), almost all the other palaces were sold.
Even the princesses 'mansions and the mansions of other nobles were sold.
The largest acquirers were the Roman and Christian Churches in America, F, and other western countries.
They bought it to open hospitals, schools, orphans, alms houses, etc., but very few priests, pastors, or other clergymen used it to live or convert it into a church.
Shen Hao brought Fang Yanyun to Junwang Fu.
This residence was filled with the aura of history. The entire residence was grand and spectacular. There was a back garden, corridors, and attics. It was quiet and ancient. It occupied hundreds of acres, which was in line with Shen Hao's aesthetics.
The person who introduced him said to Shen Hao,"Mister Shen, this residence of Prince Rui is new."
There was also an old residence of Prince Rui in the Pudu Temple area south of Donghua Gate Street. That was the residence of the first generation Prince Rui.
This was the new residence after the restoration of Prince Rui's title during the Qianlong period.”
Looking at the layout of the Imperial Residence, Shen Hao nodded and said,"Not bad."
Shen Hao knew that the first Prince Rui was Prince Regent Duo Ergun.
He was a famous catch man in history.
Soon, a man with braids and a suit said arrogantly with a birdcage in his hand,"You bought this house?"
Without waiting for Shen Hao to speak, the agent hurriedly introduced,""This is Dolbo's tenth grandson, the last Prince Rui Aisin Gioro, Zhong Quan."
" Cut the crap, 20,000 dollars in cash. If you have money, just hand it over. If you don't have money, go play wherever you want. I don't have time to play with you here," Zhong Quan said arrogantly.
Shen Hao ignored him. He was very satisfied after looking around the mansion. There were more than 80 houses, and the price of 20,000 yuan was considered cheap.
It was not cheap either. In this era of chaos, many people sold their houses and ran away.
"Alright, let's transfer the ownership," Shen Hao said.
Only then did Zhong Quan look at Shen Hao in a higher light.
In this day and age, a person who could take out 20,000 yuan in one go was not a simple person.
After the transaction, the agent explained to Shen Hao why Zhong Quan wanted to sell the house.
The Qing Dynasty had fallen, and the titles of the Qing Dynasty's princes were already useless.
And the manors of Prince Rui's residence in the northeast and other places had already been forcefully disposed of by the Republic of China government, and distributed to some of the local tenants and village heads.
The annual income of tens of thousands of taels of silver was gone.
However, the demise of the Qing Dynasty did not seem to give this Little Prince Rui any sense of crisis.
Born with a silver spoon in his mouth, Zhong Quan and his younger brother Zhong Ming had long been accustomed to spending money like dirt, living a luxurious and exquisite life.
The 20-year-old Zhongquan was completely "released".
Because wangye had to have a style. The Qing Dynasty was gone, but wangye's imposing manner couldn't lose.
A villa and a car were a must.
Therefore, he built villas and gardens in the western suburbs. Whether it was needed or not, every room was equipped with a telephone.
However, the family's fixed income had been cut off. Where would they have the money to build a villa or buy a car?
Zhongquan did not care about this. He sold all the valuable items in his house to build a villa.
Seeing that Western food was fresh and fashionable, Zhongquan spent a lot of money to hire European and American chefs to cook Western food for himself.
When he saw the Westerners riding in cars or carriages, he didn't even sit in the sedan chair carried by the 16 of them. He bought two cars and eight carriages.
All of a sudden, hundreds of thousands of dollars were spent.
The Great Qing Dynasty had fallen, but the imposing manner and ostentation of the Great Qing King could not be lost!
In Zhong Quan's heart, wangye's face and enjoyment were always the most important.
Just like that, the young prince, who was not good at management and did not know much about housework, enjoyed and was happy while squandering.
There was no income, but the expenses were huge.
If he ran out of money, he would sell it! Sell! Sell!
Now that he had started selling his old house, he could continue to be carefree. In the future, he would not care about his life or death.
Going to restaurants, strolling around the brothels, smoking, these were the daily lives of the Baylors.
In the past, Shen Hao thought that these people were prodigals.
However, after experiencing it, Shen Hao realized that these Baylors were really smart.
At the turn of the era, as a noble of the previous dynasty, without the protection of power, wealth could not be preserved at all.
Instead of not being able to keep it, it was better to spend wantonly.
Otherwise, they would all be confiscated.
Some people saved their entire lives, but when they were liberated, they became landowners and their property was divided.
It was ironic that those prodigal sons who had lost all their family property had become a class without any money because they were so poor.
Shen Hao had left all the furniture in the mansion behind.
These were all made of golden thread nanmu.
As for antique calligraphy and paintings, Shen Hao didn't know much about them. He didn't have the money to buy them.
Only with guns and cannons could one speak with power.
Antiques, calligraphy, and paintings could be obtained whenever he wanted.
Even the servants of the Imperial Residence were dismissed. Shen Hao's 100 men of sacrifice were also put to use and stationed in the Imperial Residence.
At this moment, Fang Yanyun's head was buzzing with disbelief.
Shen Hao really spent 20,000 yuan to buy her Baylor Manor. The name of the house was also written in Fang Yanyun's name.
His heart was filled with joy.
If there was some resistance yesterday, it was completely gone at this moment.
Shen Hao treated her so well that she did not know how to reject him.
His emotions were filled.
It was too much.
Moved, she kissed Shen Hao.
Seeing this, Shen Hao could not help but smile.
However, Shen Hao did not stay in the Imperial Residence. He only arranged for the men of sacrifice to stay here.
After all, it was too ostentatious, so Shen Hao still stayed in Hu Xueli's courtyard house.
At night, Fang Yanyun went back to take care of her mother.
Tao Yingying was as obedient as ever as she helped Shen Hao wash his feet.
All of this seemed to have become her daily routine.
Looking at Tao Yingying, whose expression had recovered a little, Shen Hao said,""I'll marry you tomorrow."
Tao Yingying's fair cheeks flushed red as she nodded.""Master, you can make the decision."
Shen Hao chuckled. He was very satisfied with his current life.
At night, Shen Hao still slept in Bao Shuang's main room.
Just like last night, Hu Xueli found an excuse to say that she was afraid of ghosts and wanted to sleep in the main room.
The three of them had fun playing Fight the Landlord, but it was summer. Shen Hao was really hot.
In this era, there was no air conditioning. Just a little movement would make one sweat. It was really fatal.
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