12dz Chapter 242
Chapter 242
After Qi Cheng came back last night, he played with his phone for five or six minutes and then fell asleep. When he woke up in the morning, he felt refreshed.
He opened the window to get some fresh air and found a few snacks for his breakfast.
After eating and drinking, he asked the system to quickly recruit people.
"Qing Dynasty, Wei Minnan."
Qi Cheng read the system's introduction and concluded that this person was probably a scholar who had resigned from his official position and could barely be considered a country gentleman.
"Host, I want to ask, is it true what you said last time that the painting was worth 1 billion? Whose other paintings are more valuable? I should leave something for the younger generation so that they can have a comfortable life."
Qi Cheng silently gave a thumbs up. He wondered whose ancestor was so kind that he knew to leave some property to future generations.
"Some paintings by famous ancient painters are very valuable. Actually, I don't know many of them. For example, the paintings of the Four Talented Scholars of Jiangnan during the Ming Dynasty: Shen Zhou, Wen Zhengming, Zhu Zhishan, and Tang Yin are all very valuable."
"Paintings by the Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou, from around the same period as yours, are also acceptable. Zheng Banqiao's bamboo paintings are also worth a fortune in later generations."
"Jin Nong, the leader of the Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou, has an ancient Buddhist painting hidden in our museum. It's one of our key cultural relics, on the same level as the ivory mat you saw earlier."
Ming Dynasty
Many Jiangnan literati were somewhat dissatisfied. Although these few had some literary reputation, they were not worthy of being singled out for discussion. Tang Yin was also involved in cheating in the imperial examination, and his paintings also matched that.
But more Jiangnan businessmen began to go towards these people. Since later generations said that their paintings were valuable, they must find a way to get them.
It is enough for future generations to have such a painting. If someone happens to be better than them, they can make a comeback.
Qing Dynasty
Emperor Qianlong dropped the Eight Treasures Lotus Vase in his hand. What were the Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou? Could they be compared with his own painting academy? Why didn't later generations call him the imperial painter?
Those talents can represent the level of Qing Dynasty painting.
"Heshen, what do you want to leave for future generations?"
"The host is just an ordinary young man. How could he possibly know about the collections in the palace?" Heshen understood what Qianlong meant. "Anything the emperor bestows upon me is enough to last me a lifetime."
Only then did Qianlong burst into laughter.
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"Actually, although paintings are quite valuable, they're not particularly easy to preserve, so it's better to get something else." Qi Cheng looked at the tablet, "Like Hetian jade or jadeite."
"Some official kiln porcelain and old furniture are also valuable."
The people outside the sky, including Wei Minnan, all shook their heads. These Hetian jade and porcelain items were out of their reach for them now, but calligraphy and paintings were still easy to obtain.
It is still possible to get in touch with them through some connections.
"This old furniture is really valuable. Oh, and yesterday they said a cabinet sold for hundreds of thousands. I'm going home now to clean up the cabinets at home..."
"Ha ha ha ha."
Several educated people in the village laughed out loud. If old furniture is valuable, it must be the kind made of good wood. How could the ones made of broken poplar wood in the village be valuable?
No need to think about it.
"That means the rich will always be rich, and we poor people will always be poor. This must not be the case in the future." The people in the village did not believe what the scholars said.
"We don't have high demands. We just want to live like the anchor. Ou Xiucai, what do you think we should leave behind?"
Mr. Ou shook his head and said, "A family that accumulates good deeds will surely have good fortune."
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"Actually, if you want to leave something for your descendants, there's a better way," Qi Cheng said with a smile. "That's a household registration in a big city. Even in our time, household registration in some big cities is still not easy to obtain."
After hearing what the host said, most people outside the sky understood what was going on. Not only is this big city difficult to obtain in later generations, it was also not easy to settle down in ancient times.
Otherwise, there would not be the saying that it is difficult to live in Chang'an.
Some scholars think about the scenario of their own exams and realize that those who live in the city don’t have to worry about having no place to live.
So which cities are better in later generations?
"At this point, the best cities are naturally Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen, followed by Suzhou and Hangzhou. After all, there's heaven above and Suzhou and Hangzhou below."
Qi Cheng explained carefully that the North refers to the capital of the Ming and Qing dynasties, and of course it is also the current capital. An old and dilapidated apartment there is enough for an ordinary person to work hard for a lifetime.
The upper part refers to the area around Songjiang Prefecture, and the deep part refers to Bao'an County.
As for Guangzhou, there is no need to introduce it. It was already a big city in the Tang Dynasty.
Tang Dynasty
Li Shimin was a little confused. The best cities in later generations were not particularly famous now. For example, Youzhou was a cold and bitter place, so how could it become the number one city?
After hearing the news, some nobles planned to arrange people to go to Youzhou to buy some houses and land for their descendants in advance.
The people in these four places were also a little surprised. Their cities had become good places in the future! So they had to buy more houses and land.
Qing Dynasty
The people in Suzhou and Hangzhou also had happy expressions on their faces. Although their place was not as good as the other four, it was still a pretty good place. As long as they educated their children well and did not squander money, they could still make a living.
That should be a good life.
Great.
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After carefully looking at the place where they live, they found that the name of their place was not mentioned. Some people hoped that the host would talk about it quickly. If their place is average, they have to find ways to move to better places.
Anchor, please speak quickly!
"Besides these places, there are actually many good places in the country. Generally speaking, our place is also good in the north. There is a saying that goes, no matter how good Suzhou and Hangzhou are, they are still as good as Penghuang."
"In terms of cities, the provincial capitals are also very good." Qi Cheng found a map online and marked some important cities.
Looking at the cities on the map, the ancient people outside the sky couldn't understand why some of the cities in their minds were not on the list, and why most of the cities on the list were on the seaside.
There isn't much land for growing crops there.
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Daqin
"My dear ministers, what do you think of this? It is so different from our Great Qin." Qin Shi Huang frowned as he looked at the map. There were too few cities on the list in the Guanzhong Plain.
Fusu stood up and replied, "Father, the host has already mentioned this issue. Their country is mainly based on industry and foreign trade, so some coastal cities have developed. The situation in later generations is different from ours, so the development of cities will naturally be different."
Qin Shihuang nodded. Of course, he had never thought of moving his children there. The distance was too far and the time would be too long.
Let future generations deal with their own affairs.