Datang first village

The Governor's Mansion of Jiangnan Road is located in Suzhou City, because it is not easy to land there, so Li Yuanxing chose Hangzhou, and also checked the construction of Hangzhou Port by the way.

The beautiful scenery of Hangzhou is picturesque, Li Shentong called his wife as a guide, and led Wang Yuyan and others to Xingxi Lake.

Major officials from Suzhou and Hangzhou, as well as representatives from various chambers of commerce, were summoned.

In fact, even if Li Yuanxing didn't summon them, they would take the initiative to ask for an audience.

The place where Li Yuanxing rested temporarily was in the garden of a silk merchant, and Li Yuanxing listened to the officials' reports in the pavilion of the middle courtyard.

"Your Highness, according to His Highness's instructions, the construction of a large port for ships with [-] materials in Zhoushan will take at least eight months to complete. The inner port of [-] materials in Hangzhou has a daily throughput of [-] materials, of which [-]% From Quanzhou, [-]% from Lingnan shipping. The construction of Huating port is very important now. The ships on the Yangtze River are not suitable for bypassing the sea route, so [-]% of them choose to disembark in Jiangdu County, so if the goods want to go south, they need to have another Two transfers!"

Li Yuanxing listened and just nodded: "Make a detailed report, don't worry, but be detailed!"

"Yes, Your Highness!"

Huating Port is the future Shanghai Port, which is the most important port in the first place.Because it is located at the mouth of the Yangtze River, the importance of transportation is really important.

Another general came out to report: "Your Highness, the merchants in Quanzhou reported two things, and the final general is investigating. The first is that they found alien sea bandits. I’m afraid that something will happen.”

Li Yuanxing didn't answer, but just glanced sideways at Li Shentong.

Li Shenyong obviously knew about this: "Wu Lang, those people are from the South China Sea island country. Their businessmen want to trade with me, Datang, but they can't produce anything valuable, so we have never paid attention to them." So they have some evil thoughts, beat them, they are so poor that they don't even have pants. Don't beat them, but they are annoying!"

After Li Shentong finished speaking, he winked at the general.

The general continued to speak: "Your Highness, the ships from Lingnan have found traces of battle several times. However, the Lingnan merchants didn't mention a word, they only said that they were caught in a storm. It was the Baiyue pirates who attacked the Lingnan ships." Having said that, there is no need to say any more.

Lingnan is Feng An's territory, and his ship has been attacked.

If he didn't say anything, Jiangnan Dao wouldn't talk nonsense.

This is just a reminder to Li Yuanxing why Feng An didn't report what he knew, or if there was something hidden.

Li Yuanxing just replied: "This king knows about this matter!"

It took more than half a day to report the surname. Generally speaking, Li Yuanxing was very satisfied with the development of Jiangnan Road.If it continues to develop like this, within a year, Jiangnan Road will be able to support half of the Tang treasury.

"This king mentioned a proposal, about the hero's mother, have you heard of it?"

"Goro, I have heard about this matter. It's just that there is no official decree, so I didn't tell the following in detail. I am afraid that there will be no official documents until the chief officials of the three provinces make an order. Just like this, has Goro considered it too big?" Don’s taxes will be reduced a lot, which is equivalent to canceling the poll tax!”

Hearing what Li Shentong said, Li Yuanxing also understood.

The ancient poll tax was a very important part of the treasury revenue.

Li Yuanxing will definitely not say that he himself wants to abolish the poll tax, but said: "It must be that Tianying Pavilion is still discussing, so it is not too late to release the results of Tianying Pavilion. If you have any ideas, please write to Chang'an , as well as a reference for Tianying Pavilion!"

"Your Highness orders!" All the officials responded in unison.

Li Shentong asked at this time: "Wu Lang seems to be passing through Hangzhou, where are you planning to go next?"

"Go to Lingnan first, then inspect Shuzhong, and finally return to Chang'an." Li Yuanxing thought that there was no need to hide this kind of thing, so he told the truth.

A businessman got up, gave a big gift, and said after getting permission: "Your Highness, what I want to ask is that this sea-going ship can be sold at an estimated price now. I don't know if I wait for the businessman to buy or rent this flying boat in the future... ..." Before the businessman finished speaking, Li Shentong's face darkened: "Nonsense!"

"Yes, yes!" The businessman was terrified, and quickly backed away.

Li Shentong continued: "Don't you know that in the battle of Pyongyang, this flying boat destroyed Pyongyang in one day. You little businessman, what do you want this sharp weapon for?"

Li Shentong's words were a little heartbreaking, and the businessman knelt on the ground trembling in fright.

Li Yuanxing smiled lightly: "You don't have to scare him, uncle, he just wants this flying boat for speed and convenience. Dandong's seafood can be transported to Chang'an City in at most seven or eight hours, and it can also be kept fresh. Road, in some places the roads are difficult, and doing business is extremely disadvantageous."

"Goro means that this flying boat can really be used by the people?"

"It's impossible to hand it over to the people, let's not talk about whether the merchants can afford it. This thing uses the technique of fairy craftsmanship, and it is Tang's trouble if it is learned by bad people. What's more, flying in the air, this It also requires more than 20 excellent flight technicians to jointly control it, and it also needs daily maintenance.”

After Li Yuanxing explained, Li Shentong said to the businessman: "Get up, His Royal Highness King Qin does not blame you!"

"Thank you, Your Highness, thank you, Your Highness!"

Li Yuanxing nodded with a smile: "Now we build four new ships, and I plan to keep one for the royal family. Then one will be used for transportation from Chang'an to central Sichuan. It can carry people or goods. Cargo weight charges. There was a canal between Suzhou and Chang’an, which was a bit wasteful, so I chose the connection between Chang’an, Suzhou, and Lingnan. The last route, flying to Liaodong, also has some stops in the middle!”

The businessmen are clear that the cost of this thing must be a figure they can't imagine.

Even if you only take this thing, what you spend will not be a small number.

When it comes to transporting goods, you must choose the one that is of great value, otherwise no one will pay this price.

Li Yuanxing didn't give the merchants another chance to ask questions, and said, "I'm going to buy some things, firstly, as a gift, and secondly, I plan to try a deal with Shuzhong." Speaking of this, Li Yuanxing was a little embarrassed He smiled: "I brought some things on the flying boat, but I didn't have much money. Some goods can be exchanged for your goods. This time, I hope I can bring more silk."

Datang's current silk is a commodity that is in short supply.

Originally, silk was equal to the value of currency, but now Li Yuanxing promoted silk transactions not only to foreign countries, but the demand for silk in Datang, especially in Chang'an and Luoyang, was more than ten times greater.Therefore, the price of silk has risen again and again. If it is not for the government to suppress the highest market price and strictly prohibit speculation and hoarding of raw silk, the price of silk must have risen out of control.

Hearing that Li Yuanxing was going to discount the things on his ship, the merchants got excited again.

Who is the king of Qin, that is the living god of wealth in the world.

Whether the thing is good or not, how much it is worth, no matter how high-minded the worldly people are, it is impossible to look at bricks as jade.The king of Qin was different. Sheep manure was bought by the catty, and it could be turned into a treasure if bought back.Let’s talk about stones. Now there is no marble in the main hall of the rich family’s house in Suzhou and Hangzhou, which proves that your family is either poor or vulgar.

You know, that top-grade marble is the object used to build the Holy Palace.

The common people buy some ordinary ones, and also stick to the royal atmosphere.

Li Shentong waved his hand: "Hurry up and get the high-quality goods in your warehouse for His Royal Highness Qin to choose. Go!" The representatives of the chamber of commerce ran out like flying, and they said that they didn't have any goods in hand. It can also hold a few cars in the car, and what is preserved must be a boutique.

Li Yuanxing didn't stop him, he also needed some gifts for Feng An.

In just half an hour, carriages wrapped in tarpaulins entered the silk merchant's garden.Li Yuanxing came from Wa Island, what good things can he have in hand.At least in Li Yuanxing's eyes, these things are worthless.It is not a treasure, and some brought from modern times are nothing more than a novelty.

Lu Maofeng received these businessmen.

"Everyone, this time your Highness is patrolling the border, and they are all in poor places. If it is not worth the money, I will issue an IOU for you. The Prince Qin's Mansion does not miss your coins. Forgive me, forgive me!"

A large piece of crystal, without any polishing, the most primitive crystal.

Crystals are not magical things.

But amethyst is different. Ordinary people dare to own amethyst casually, unless it is a reward.

This color alone is worth a lot of money. The merchant dared not say that he bought it, but only said that he gave this amethyst as a gift to His Highness King Qin.If the local government issues a document, the amethyst can be taken home.

Silver bricks, twenty catties of silver bricks.

Silver is not in circulation. This was the case in Datang before Li Yuanxing came, and it was even more so after that.

But silver is a precious metal after all, and this thing is easy to handle. Large pieces are moved to a bank in Hangzhou, where they are exchanged for bank notes, which is money.Next, there are some small handicrafts on Jeju Island, such as the picture of sea girls glued to shells. A merchant raised the price to [-] guan.

The Japanese are really poor, and the most valuable thing is the comb polished by the sea turtle shell, and some people bid five pennies for the exquisite ones.

The last thing is that it is really not enough for the merchants to pay for the goods, so Li Yuanxing took it out in desperation.Stainless steel shell, fully sealed, waterproof level for daily life, an mp3 with solar panels. The mp3 is not a treasure, but this one has a full set of storytelling of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Only this one, this is a treasure.

"I'll give you a thousand guan!" A businessman shouted at that moment.

Immediately afterwards, another merchant asked for a price, but Li Yuanxing waved his hand.

"My king came to Hangzhou, and I was disturbed a lot. The garden of Xie's family has not been built yet, so I borrowed this king to temporarily settle down. This one is given to Mr. Xie as a token of my heart!"

The Xie family is an aristocratic family, but it is also a big business.

How shrewd is the elder of the Xie family who is in charge of Hangzhou business, he immediately continued the conversation: "Your Highness, the Xie family did not entertain well, and I feel uneasy about receiving some heavy gifts. The Xie family is willing to bring some Hangzhou specialties to Your Highness. Your Highness must Accept it!" (To be continued.)