Recreating the prosperous Tang begins with summoning players

Chapter 88
The next morning, when Hubayi got up, he saw a lively scene.

Many caravans put their goods directly in front of the tents, and the rest area became a lively market.

This is much bigger than the temporary market next to Liulin Station. The place next to Liulin Station is not big, and it is not so safe in the open air. Although there was a temporary market at that time, the market was for exchanging some small things, and the scale was not large. .

But in the service area of ​​Yixiali, some merchants simply took out the goods they brought back and set up stalls to sell them.

Shi Dalang, a merchant in Shazhou City, walked out of the tent and walked in front of Hubayi.

"Hu Lang, now you know why the service area was free on the first day, but now it's a lively market."

Then Shi Dalang said: "Brother, I will not hide it from you. Now the supply of good goods in Shazhou City is in short supply. I can't receive any goods in Shazhou City. This time I have been waiting for you at the service area of ​​Yixiali for a few days. For your shipment."

"Hu Lang, I want all of your goods! How about adding [-]% to the market price?"

Hubayi is in the spice business, and he buys spices shipped from big food merchants from the spice market in Shule City.

Hubayi transported the spices to Shazhou, bought some Shazhou specialties and returned to Shule City.

Some spices will be consumed in Shazhou City, and more spices will be transported to the pass by the merchants of Datang.

During the Kaiyuan period, the number of spices consumed in East and West every year was an astronomical figure. Countless merchants traveled on this Silk and Spice Road. A large amount of spices produced in the Middle East and South Asian Peninsula were transported to the greatest cities of this era for the dignitaries there. Noble consumption.

However, since the Anlushan rebellion, the price of spices has plummeted, and the price of spices in Shule City has plummeted.

After a period of decline, now Shuzhong and Fengxiang Mansions gradually had a demand for spices, so Hubayi tried to bring back a batch of spices.

This batch of goods was originally used to crush camels. Hubayi had already made a fortune buying the silk dealers and sent them to Shule City. The spices were originally added.

Yesterday I ate Shi Dalang's roasted whole lamb, and Hubayi was short-tempered, so Shi Dalang would charge [-]% more than the market price, so it would be good to sell it directly to him.

"Let me inquire about the latest market prices of spices." Hubayi was not a fool, so he sent a buddy to inquire about the prices of acquaintances.

When the guy came back, Hu Bayi nodded and said: "Then increase the price by [-]% according to the market price, and the deal is done!"

After selling all the goods to Shi Dalang, Hubayi led his assistants around the market in the service area.

Unexpectedly, the small post office actually prospered by relying on this service area.

The merchants exchange goods here, and the women in the post station come to sell some small commodities.

Just after the sale, Hubayi sent out the interest money from his staff, and the staff who got the money were dazzled by all kinds of colorful small commodities.

The red headband, the hat woven from soft wool, and the warm scarf, these wools were all bought by Zeng Mu on credit from Sun Jianguo. Residual knitted wool products.

Hubayi also saw a little tiger hat woven with wool. Seeing this cute hat, he thought of his tiger-headed son at home, and after inquiring about the price, he bought it.

At noon, even Hubayi was lingering in the market, and then he remembered that if he didn't start now, he would have to stay in the service area for another night.

Huang Erlang, who was traveling with Hubayi, was also lingering. He sold all the goods imported from Beiting, and ordered a batch of wool with a merchant from Shazhou. He planned to live in the market for a few days and wait for the wool. When they arrived, they simply didn't enter Shazhou City and went directly to Beiting.

The people in the post are relying on the service area, and their lives are really getting better day by day as Zeng Mu promised.

The 130 households in Yixiali have found a living by relying on the service area.

Zeng Mu bought several kinds of vegetable seedlings from several big food merchants, and asked the people in the post to start planting vegetables, melons and fruits.

With the money in hand, Zeng Mu hired a few young and strong men from the service area to dig ditches and dig wells in the post.

Zeng Mu spent a lot of the money earned from the merchants and fellows, but there were more irrigation ditches under the post, and even the thatched huts were repaired.

Now Zeng Mu's prestige in the post is so high that the villagers can't wait to build a living shrine for him.

The ninety villages in Shazhou are developing rapidly under the leadership of players.

But in the Mogao Grottoes opposite the Sanwei Mountain, a large piece of fertile land has been cultivated. Countless people in ragged clothes are working in the fields, and monks with shiny faces are standing on the edge of the fields, supervising the people's work.

In the governor's mansion, Li Yan, king of Jianning, is discussing politics with Jia Sishun, the governor of Shazhou.

Jia Sishun originally planned to beg for bones from the imperial court, but Li Yan personally persuaded him to stay, and said that he would continue to entrust the civil affairs of Shazhou to him.

At first, Jia Sishun thought that King Jianning was just talking, but after Dasuo Maoyue and the appointment of the head of the village, King Jianning really became the shopkeeper and continued to hand over the civil affairs of Shazhou City to Jia Sishun.

However, Jia Sishun was able to wear noble clothes and served as the governor of Longyou Road for nearly ten years, so he naturally had the ability.

Without the constraints of the Doulu Army, Shazhou's government orders were smooth and prosperous day by day.

But for today's matter, Jia Sishun still invited King Jianning to make a decision together.

Li Yan looked at the field book in his hand and said: "There are so many temple properties under the name of Leiyin Temple? There are so many escaped Dingkou?"

Jia Sishun sighed and said: "The custom of people donating farmland has existed since the previous dynasty. During the Tianbao period, people often donated farmland to escape from renting, but now it is getting worse."

"This group of monks don't do production, don't pay rent, and don't have to serve corvee, no wonder they are rushing to become family members." Li Yan said with a sneer.

Jia Sishun said helplessly: "Your Highness doesn't know, this Shazhou worships Buddhism especially. Many old people from well-to-do families with little wealth are bewitched by the monks in the temple to pawn themselves to the temple and force their family members to take out Redeem the family property. In Shazhou, this is called "sacrificing money for life", and some well-off families are ruined after being stolen several times."

Cui Tao, who was listening on the sidelines, said: "Can't I not redeem it?"

Jia Sishun sighed and said: "The old man who gave up his life in the monastery has to work in the monastery every day, and his blood is so close to his relatives, how can he bear it. If he doesn't redeem it, and the elders in the family report an unfilial person, it is a felony in the Tang law. .”

Cui Tao said angrily: "Emperor Liang Wu's Yin Jian is not far away, Your Highness, please destroy Buddha!"

(End of this chapter)