Li De's visits were all carried out in secret, and the management authority of Youzhou City would be handed over to Pei Qingxuan, because she would be in charge of Youzhou soldiers and horses.

The things that the castle guard was responsible for were handed over to the relevant persons in charge of each department, and in many cases, it was possible to solve the problem without the need for a metropolitan governor.

So Li De set off very easily.

There are not many people on the trip to Midtown, and there are still painters and surveyors accompanying the team, and there is no delay in collecting wind and work.

"Husband, look, the road section is about to be repaired and connected to the main road in Youzhou." Zhang Chuchen said.

The carriage that Li De rode was very bumpy, precisely because they were building the road, they were all dirt roads, and there was definitely no flat cement road, and they didn't let the carriage drive on the cement road all the way, because they had been building the road and could only take the dirt road.

Fortunately, some corrections were made on the dirt road, otherwise the carriage would have been more bumpy.

It took a few days of travel to enter the downtown area, and there were only guiding stones on the road to the city, and there was still no city wall in the city, so it was clear at a glance to the city.

Similar to the architectural style of Youzhou, the road surface is all brand new cement pavement, and the stone piers on both sides are neatly arranged.

The city is built with drainage function, the shops on both sides of the road are all brand new houses, the visual is very good, but the commercial atmosphere on the street is less, many shops are closed, and there is not even a plaque.

"Let's go to the castle guard first."

The castle castle is a complex of buildings with a relatively large scale in the middle of the city, and the official work and dormitories of the castle guard are all together, and the front and back are arranged.

Li De took a few people in to check that they were all disguised.

When I entered the castle guard's mansion, I didn't see many people, and the front desk staff greeted me politely, and I saw that it was well-trained.

"What kind of business are you going to do at the castle guard?"

"Ask me, are there a lot of commercial storefronts on the street, and there are no merchants to lease them?"

Li De was very curious, and he was not afraid that no one would rent it, but he was afraid that there would be something in it.

"The shops are all newly built, and there are still vacant shops, and now the investment can enjoy a six-month lease discount."

"The current situation on the street is not going to be very good even if you rent and open a store."

The reception desk was not embarrassed, and immediately explained: "Here's the thing, at present, Midtown is in the construction stage, and the prosperous locations are all around the construction site, and I believe that the business of the store will improve after the construction period is over." ”

"I see."

Li De took people out of the city guard's mansion, he made a private visit, did not reveal the identity of the metropolitan governor, and also for the sake of safety.

Then I took people to the so-called industrial area, where there are many people in the north of the city, and the streets are full of people coming and going, pushing goods, carrying things, and building houses.

There are also small stalls doing business next to it, which are obviously more lively than the commercial block.

After inquiry, I learned that the construction of Midtown started from the very basics, and most of the people had jobs.

Most of the people went to work in the workshop area during the day, and the rest of the people were all engaged in construction, and only after learning about it did I know that several places in the middle city were started at the same time, including road repairs, house builders, and workshop builders.

Two days ago, a new construction task came from Youzhou, and there were projects to build a school and a medical school, and so many construction projects directly hired all the people in the city.

The people in the suburbs of Midtown are engaged in farming and construction in the suburbs according to the plan, and many businessmen have not opened shops after coming to Midtown, so there is really no benefit in opening shops at this stage.

Except for the prosperous business of the inn, the other businesses are very poor, after all, the inn entertains all caravans, and is not affected by the people in the city.

Li De found the reason, because a large number of people invested in the construction, and the three meals in the process of participating in the construction were included, so the demand was reduced a lot.

If there is no demand, then what is the use of opening more shops, no one spends money to open a store, the businessmen are very shrewd, and when they see this situation, they decide that it is most beneficial to invest in opening a store after the construction period is completed.

"It turns out that the people are making money from the city guards, isn't it good to concentrate on development and construction." Zhang Chuchen said.

"How can this be good, now there are not even people who consume, it only means that the population of Midtown is too small, and this is the big problem."

Li De took people back and found an inn to live in.

The population of Midtown is a big problem, but I don't know what the situation is like in other cities and counties.

After a night's rest, I left Midtown the next day and went directly to the suburbs to visit other cities and counties.

There are many farmer villages on the outskirts of Zhongcheng, and you can see that all of them are newly built houses, and some are under construction, and the scale of people coming and going is not smaller than that in the city.

This can also show that the local city guard government also did things, leaving the suburbs and running directly to the nearby cities and counties.

The construction team could be seen working in the cities and counties that the convoy passed all the way, and after inquiry, it was confirmed that construction was taking place everywhere in the entire Central Plains, and basically half of the people were involved in road construction.

After investigation, I learned that the reason for the slow development of business was that the conditions for employing people were too good in their original life, and there was no demand for consumption as long as they had three meals.

It's also because my previous life was too poor, and I thought about saving money if I didn't spend it.

Li De was also very helpless after learning such a fact, after all, it was not the same as when Youzhou was developed, and the people here were still a little worried.

There is no way but to slowly change their attitude, and this is also something that the City Guard Mansion has to pay attention to.

Fortunately, all the plans are carried out in strict accordance with the process, and there is no favoritism, fraud and greed, which is gratifying.

"Husband, the lives of the people will change, and the honorarium hired by the city guard will make them feel at ease."

"Now they are participating in the construction, and there will be business when the project is completed, according to the current situation of the shops, we can first open a large general store, which can also make up for the lack of shops and affect the needs of people's lives." Zhang Chuchen said.

"Your idea is very good, that is, the city guard mansion is estimated to lose money in the early stage when it invests in opening a store."

However, in order to ensure the living needs of the people, it is still necessary, at least most of the goods can be bought in the store.

"If you lose, you will lose, it will be regarded as an early investment, this store is still opened by the Li family, and I will send someone to do this when I go back." Li Dedao.

Zhang Chuchen definitely came up with a bad idea, she is not good at business, but she always doesn't want her family to lose money.

But she can't say anything for the sake of the people, and it is a good thing for the people that Li De has such thoughts.

Li De returned to Youzhou and handed over the matter to Li Xiuning, since it was a business, it was better to leave it to someone who was good at it.

Li Xiuning did not object after learning about the situation in Zhongcheng, and began to work on this matter the next day.