The First Young Master of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 1001 Mid-Autumn Banquet (continued)
During the mid-autumn festival lunch, everyone usually gathers with two or three friends in restaurants outside. Therefore, the business in Xuanwu Building is also very good. Seeing Xuan Shijing in court clothes, he walked to the fourth floor , In the lobby on this floor, another topic arose.

Seeing Xuan Shijing's arrival, the two servants guarding the door hurriedly opened the door to invite Xuan Shijing in.

Many wealthy businessmen in the room waited for a long time, but this time they finally saw the real master, and they all stood up to greet him.

And Xuan Shijing also handed over his hands and chatted with many businessmen, all of whom were the future patrons of Dongshan County.

After Xuan Shijing sat down, there was a round of toasting. Although Xuan Shijing was the youngest among all the people present, when it comes to status, these people can't keep up with a young man like Xuan Shijing.

After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, Xuan Shijing started talking about the Dongshan County, and many people present also listened attentively.

"Today, during the Mid-Autumn Festival, you gathered here for a very clear purpose. It is for the affairs of Dongshan County. Benhou has already said that some things in Chang'an will be moved to Dongshan County. Although Chang'an There are a lot of people, but at night, the same people can’t go out. Since this Chang’an hinders us from making money, let’s change to another place. This is what Ben Hou said, there are Dongshan County and Chang’an City, Dongshan County will also have Chang’an City If not, Dongshan County will have more." Xuan Shijing said: "Restaurants, teahouses, brothels, brothels and gambling houses, in the future, this Marquis will also negotiate with the nobles around Dongshan County to try to build them in Dongshan County. A small freight wharf, this Dongshan County is only a dozen miles away from the Weishui River, and in the future, small cargo ships can berthed directly in Dongshan County if merchants come and go for water transport."

Xuan Shijing has carefully studied the location of Dongshan County. Although it is not unique, but there is such a huge artificial lake as Dongshan Lake, and there are waterways extending in all directions. These are all missing from other noble fiefdoms. For these things, the farmers in Dongshan County have worked hard for nearly ten years.

The waterway from Dongshan Lake to the farmer's fields has changed from wide to narrow, and there are many waterwheels on the fields. And these waterways, the main roads, are no problem for boat sightseeing. If it is a cargo ship, I am afraid it can only be on the Dongshan Lake. A pier is built.

Once the wharf is completed, it will provide even more opportunities for farmers in these ten miles and eight villages to make money. After all, if cargo ships from other places are unloading, they can only find workers locally.

"In this way, wouldn't it be possible to rent a warehouse in Dongshan County?" said a wealthy merchant.

The land in Dongshan County is not for sale. If you want to develop in Dongshan County, you can only sign a lease contract with the Hou Mansion, which is the lease of the completed houses.

Xuan Shijing nodded: "That's right. In Dongshan County, there are also special warehouses and money piles. Go get the blueprints." Xuan Shijing ordered.

Up to now, all people's thoughts are on Dongshan County, and no one thinks about eating and drinking anymore, so Xuan Shijing ordered the servants in Xuanwu Building to clean up all the food on the table.

The boy's movements were very quick, and it took only a while for Qiandui to come back with the blueprints, and the whole table was already cleaned up, and Qiandui spread the blueprints on the table.

"Here is the warehouse I built specially for the merchants who come from south to north. Naturally, as a warehouse, the rental price is naturally cheaper than those facades. As for the safety of the entire Dongshan County, you don't have to worry about it, let alone you There are many caravan guards under his command, that is, Dongshan County, where he stationed [-] government soldiers. Three years ago, His Majesty handed over the [-] government soldiers to the Marquis for training. Until now, although the government soldiers have been trained, but Your Majesty still has no intention of taking it back, as long as there is no war, the five hundred government soldiers will remain stationed in Dongshan County."

These businessmen have also heard about the five hundred soldiers in Dongshan County. Although they are soldiers in the imperial establishment, they are still reassuring to be stationed in Dongshan County. Moreover, I heard that this Marquis has some ties to the powerful people in the world. , attached to Dongshan County, maybe in the future, traveling in caravans from south to north will be convenient for those Jianghu people.

"I'm not going to worry about the safety issue. After all, Dongshan County is also under the rule of Chang'an. It's the same as Gyeonggi. I heard that Lord Hou has some relationship with some heroes in the green forest. I don't know."

"Erxian Village in Luzhou Prefecture has its own business alliance. If you are interested, you can find a way to get invitations to participate in the business alliance meeting there every September [-]th." Xuan Shijing said: "Now the world is peaceful. , The current green forest is not the green forest of the past, if your Excellency goes there, it may not be the opportunity for those people in the green forest."

The man nodded after hearing this, knowing it in his heart.

If you still lead a team to rob houses in the Guannei area now, you will definitely be targeted by the local government.

The feats of exterminating bandits and strong men are enough to report to the imperial court and show their faces in front of His Majesty, and those officials who are sent out, whether they are permanent or temporarily go out to gain political achievements and seniority, who is not tempted to put a bunch of bandits in the territory ?

Unless these strongmen are really powerful, have a certain amount of advance and retreat, and have sharp ears and eyes, can see all directions and listen to all directions, and can escape the sanctions of the government.

Naturally, there are such people, and they are those who are capable in the green forest.

As for the merchants, what they are afraid of is these strong men with ability, purpose, and strategy. If they flee, even the government will have nothing to do.

That's why Luzhou Erxianzhuang formed a business alliance. First, as the leader of the green forest, it took the lead to find a new job for those people in the green forest, so that they could have a meal and support their families. Those who are capable, want to make a living by themselves but don't follow the right path. People in the business alliance are also protected by Erxian Zhuang. As long as they pay the membership fee, they have the right to hire those capable and obedient strongmen in the Zhuangzi.

And now Erxian Village has begun to train guards. From childhood, those who are talented learn literature, and those who are not talented but physically strong go to practice martial arts. Most of these children come from orphans, or from childhood. The poor children bought in the city can be regarded as saving a lot of trouble for the government office of Luzhou Prefecture.

"Since that's the case, I wonder if Boss Qian can introduce you to the merchant alliance?" The merchant looked at Qiandui.

Most of the wealthy merchants here are members of the business alliance, because they saw the benefits of it, so naturally they are not stingy with spending the money, which is better than losing it, but this wealthy merchant has just arrived in Chang'an not long ago. He has been in the south and heard that the imperial capital is prosperous, so he brought half of his wealth to the imperial capital to take root, and among the houses in Daozhengfang, there is one of his.

(End of this chapter)