"Five front and back, two wings on the left and right, and even some miscellaneous courtyards and auxiliary courtyards."
"I said, Brother Cao, what kind of fairyland on earth do you live in?"
"If I could have such a house in Luoyang, no, as long as it was half as big, then I, Lu Bu, would have lived half my life in vain!"
Looking at the pavilions in front of him, Lu Bu's eyes were full of longing and envy, and the title he used in his mouth changed from Brother Cao to Brother Cao, showing his intimacy.
Hearing what Lu Bu said, a hint of cunning flashed through Cao Ang's eyes.
It's true that he spent a lot of time and effort to prepare such a rich banquet, and now it finally paid off. Lu Bu took the bait.
You must know that even with the financial resources of the Cao family, it is impossible to eat like this every day. All kinds of delicacies from mountains and seas must not destroy the family.
There were also the two rows of maids who greeted the guests at the beginning. They were all carefully selected from the house. They were specially dressed in the standard clothes that only high-end maids could wear. The hairpins on their heads were all improvised.
After all, his family is not really a royal family, it just has a little money, how can it be so bad.
But it turned out that Cao Ang's patchwork plan was very successful. Lu Bu had lived in a cold and cold place for a long time, and he had never seen any real high-ranking people.
In his eyes, this is how the upper class lives, and high-ranking officials and nobles are all extravagant and lustful, and there is nothing unreasonable about it.
Hearing Lu Bu's sigh at this moment, Cao Ang smiled and then asked.
"Brother Lu, do you know how much it costs to buy such a vast house in a place like Luoyang City where land is at a premium?"
Lu Bu was stunned for a moment.
How could he have imagined this number? He could only say after being silent for a long time, he raised his hands to Cao Ang.
"I hope my dear brother can teach me!"
Cao Ang reached out and knocked on the wall tiles next to him, and then said in a light tone.
"In Luoyang City, an ordinary residence costs tens of thousands of dollars. This is still an extremely remote place, far away from the inner city."
"The closer you get to the center of the city, the more prosperous the place, the price can reach 70,000 to 80,000 yuan, or even more than 100,000 yuan, and this is just a small residence."
"The big house under our feet is as large as many other houses. Plus, it's not far away. When my father bought this house, he spent no less than a million dollars."
"This is just because of my grandfather's favor. Without my grandfather's respect as a lieutenant at that time, I wouldn't have been able to get this price."
hiss! ! !
Lu Bu was dumbfounded.
Millions of dollars! ! !
My mother-in-law, I’m afraid I don’t have to use a car to push it with so much money!
It was hard for Lu Bu to imagine what a million dollars was. One hundred thousand dollars was already a lot to him, and it was just the price of a house.
If you add the usual basic necessities, food, housing, transportation, food, clothing, and a few maids and servants, how much money will it cost?
Lu Bu felt a little ashamed when he thought about how arrogant he had just been, boasting that if he could own a house half the size of his house, his life would be in vain.
I can fight, but it's useless. We are no longer in the era of beheading people in exchange for military merit and money.
As the saying goes, a dollar can defeat a hero.
With my small annual salary, after paying for the food and clothing of my family, how many years will it take for me to save a few bucks to buy a house?
I am afraid that if I have to work as hard as my grandson, I will be able to own a large house in a prosperous area like Luoyang.
For a moment, Lu Bu felt a little frustrated.
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Seeing Lu Bu's frustrated look, Cao Ang understood that his plan had successfully entered the second stage.
He immediately took Lu Bu and sat down in the pavilion, and then put on a talkative look, as if he wanted to reveal some important secret.
"Brother Lu, would you like to know how our Cao family accumulated such wealth?"
Buzz!
Lu Bu's ears trembled, and he immediately raised his head and looked at Cao Ang with bright eyes.
"Bu is willing to hear the details!"
Cao Ang smiled and pointed to the sky.
"Being an official, and being a high-ranking official. The bigger the official, the faster the money will come in."
"My grandfather was once a Taiwei, one of the three princes in the imperial court. With his handiwork and status, this house might have been acquired on the day he took office."
"And to be offensive, with your current position and salary, Brother Lu, if you work without food or drink for a hundred years, you can almost buy this house."
"This is the difference between high and low official positions!"
Lu Bu's face suddenly fell.
He spread his hands with a bitter expression and said helplessly: "I don't know that I can make a lot of money by becoming a high official, but I am suffering from the fact that there is no way to become a high official!"
"Back then, I was recruited by Lord Ding and held an official position under him. Later, I became my adoptive father and was even more important by him."
"However, the governor himself is just a governor of a state, and it happens to be a bitter cold place like Bingzhou. Even three or four counties in the north were robbed by the rebellious barbarians."
"His old man can only give me an official position as a bookkeeper, and there is no profit at all."
"Although I can now go to Beijing from the local area, my foster father has even served as a high-ranking official like Jingo."
"But I have just arrived. I have no influence and no friends. His old man is even more busy fighting with Dong Zhuo. My official position in the arsenal has not been filled yet."
"What a terrible word!"
It seems that he really regards Cao Ang as a brother.
Lu Bu complained bitterly to him and truthfully explained his current difficulties and dilemma.
Cao Ang raised his eyes slightly.
He brushed off the expression on Lu Bu's face, rubbed his fingers, and said calmly.
"Yes, it is difficult to be an official, and it is even more difficult to become a high official."
"You have to follow the right person and follow the right path to have the opportunity to rise. Otherwise, your life will be wasted and ineffective."
"Mr. Ding is a promising man, but unfortunately he comes from an ordinary background. He has been living in a remote and cold place for a long time. His foundation in the court is shallow and he has almost no close friends. Moreover, the general who originally recruited him to come to the capital is now dead."
"If you continue to follow him, I'm afraid it's not a clear path!"
Lu Bu was shocked!
No matter how slow he was, he should have reacted. Is Cao Ang using words to leverage himself? Does he want to be a lobbyist for someone?
Lu Bu looked at Cao Ang with complicated eyes and said in an inexplicable tone.
"Since Lord Ding is unreliable, I wonder if my dear brother has anyone reliable to recommend to me?"
"If there is really more potential, I might as well join his disciples."
Cao Ang understood that Lu Bu was testing him.
But he didn't care.
The words have already been said to this extent. The whole situation is designed to such an extent that there is no need to cover up some words.
Lu Bu himself is also a smart man. What he saw and heard before has already left a clue in his heart.
Next, just throw out the person's name and then conduct verbal induction.
Cao Ang stood up, facing the summer breeze in the pavilion, and slowly said the name to Lu Bu's ears.
"Dong Zhuo, the pastor of Bingzhou, is the best choice!"
Lu Bu's breath suffocated...
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