From Nanyang to the north through Luyang Pass, it enters Dugi Road, passes through Lushan, Liangxian, crosses Longmen Mountain, and the eastern capital Luoyang is in sight.

Luoyang, between Lihe Luo, in the middle of the world, according to the mountain in the north, looking at Yique in the south, Luoshui runs through it, according to the tiger prison pass in the east, controlling Hanguguan in the west, surrounded by mountains, standing in a forest of Xiongguan, so it has the name of "eight passes of the capital", "the mountains and rivers arch Dai, the situation is in the world".

Luoyang is one of the birthplaces of Chinese civilization, the eastern starting point of the Silk Road, is the center of the Grand Canal of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, there have been more than 10 dynasties in history to build the capital here, although the Tang Dynasty was established as the capital of Chang'an, but Wu Zhou usurped the Tang Dynasty after Wu Zetian changed the capital to Luoyang, named Shendu, the capital of the Li family moved back to Chang'an after the restoration of the Tang Dynasty, but the prosperity of Luoyang has not diminished in that year, and now it is the political, economic and cultural center of Chang'an alongside Chang'an in the Kaiyuan period.

Tang Xuanzong visited the eastern capital all the year round, and lived in the palace of Luoyang City for half of the year.

Tang Xuanzong advocated Taoism, rebuilt Zhongyue Temple in Luoyang, repaired the statue of Laozi, Luoyang was also the religious center of the Tang Dynasty, Buddhism and Taoism prevailed in the city, and there were countless believers.

Yang Yun arrived in Luoyang with the Liu Mansion caravan, looking at the city wall that was taller and heavier than Chengdu City, the gatehouse was towering, and he had not yet entered the Changxia Gate, and his heart was inexplicably excited.

Entering the city gate, the atmosphere of prosperity and prosperity rushed to the face, and there were bustling crowds everywhere, most of the men wore brocade robes and black hats, and the women wore long skirts and short skirts, with bright colors and thousands of manners.

On both sides of the street is a high square wall, and magnificent buildings can be seen everywhere in the square wall, and the exquisite cornices are obliquely slanted, and the majestic momentum of the capital city of the Tang Dynasty is fully revealed.

Lei Jiao and others did not come to Luoyang for the first time, they had long understood the prosperity of Luoyang, smiled and joked, and explained the human geography of Luoyang to Yang Yun:

There are a total of one hundred and nine squares and three large markets in the area where the people of Luoyang live, of which there are twenty-eight squares and one city on the north bank of Luoshui, and one city refers to the north market; There are two cities in the south of 81 squares, and the two cities refer to the west market and the south market, among which the south city is the most prosperous and lively.

Nanshi is the largest market in Datang, which is twice as large as Chang'an's West Market, occupying an area of two squares, involving more than 200 rows and more than 4,000 shops.

Sishun, Fushan, Yongtai and other squares around the south city are also incomparably prosperous because of the continuous business travel, inns, wine shops, teahouses, car dealers, warehouses are everywhere, you must know that almost all the businessmen from all over the world gather here, the flow of people is like weaving, it is the most noisy place in Luoyang.

Lei Jiao knew that Yang Yun was coming to Luoyang to join relatives and friends, so he did not arrange a rest for Yang Yun again, and went to Xiushanfang, so he said goodbye to Yang Yun.

"Brother Yang, we will leave Luoyang in five days, if there is something to do, go directly to the Sishunfang Guide Building in front to find us, there is a place where Shuzhong businessmen gather, and there is something to take care of."

Before Lei Jiao said goodbye to Yang Yun, he made a special explanation.

When Yang Yun first arrived, he didn't know where the third uncle Yang Xuanji's family lived, but he only knew that Yang Xuanjian went to Henan Mansion to join the army, and before he found someone to send the letter to Cao Yamen, the Henan Mansion where Yang Xuanjian worked, I don't know whether the letter was delivered to Yang Xuanjian.

Bidding farewell to the Liu family caravan, Yang Yun did not rush to find Yang Yuhuan, he first had to settle down and choose a good place to live, so as not to give people a bad impression of "coming to vote in difficulty" as soon as he came up, what he wanted to do was to provide Yang Yuhuan with manpower and material help, rather than really running to send people under the fence to be blinded.

Based in Luoyang, having a proper livelihood is the key to making a good impression when you meet your sister for the first time.

Yang Yun greeted the driver of the carriage behind, and then drove the horse to Luoshui, he wanted to find a good inn nearby to settle down, and then find someone to inquire about Yang Xuanjian's residence, so that he could rent a yard not far from Yang Xuanjian's family, and then accumulate capital through trading, buy a farmhouse, and mobilize Yang Yuhuan to move out to live with his younger brother, and get closer to each other.

"Master, this city is so big, where are we going?" An Lun and Yang Yun sat on the frame to catch the car together, and asked while looking around.

Yang Yun said: "Let's find an inn to settle down, buy gorgeous clothes, and change into them after bathing." Then find a place to open a restaurant, with the gimmick of high wine, you will definitely be able to make a good profit. ”

An Lun thought for a while and said, "Do you still want to open a wine shop?" Are we still going to make wine? ”

"No need."

Yang Yun said, "This time, we will directly open a brewing workshop and hire workers to do the work, so we don't need you to come forward...... In the next few years, we should all live in Luoyang, no longer have to travel far, and live a stable life. ”

An Lun was very happy when he heard that he was going to settle down in Luoyang.

The hard work of this road is very unbearable, knowing that to take root in such a prosperous city, An Lun has many visions for the future like Yang Yun......

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Yang Yun found an inn in Cihuifang on the south bank of Luoshui, which is very close to the pontoon bridge and Xinzhong Bridge on the north and south banks of Luoshui, inns and wine shops gather, he is ready to inspect the business environment around, here is also separated from Nanshi Tongli Fang, which is convenient to communicate between the north and the south.

When Yang Yun was in Chengdu, he didn't need to bother with it because of the government's help, but it was different when he returned to Luoyang, everything had to be self-reliant. Fortunately, he already had experience and knew that if he wanted to carry out business activities in Luoyang, he had to find a local snake to lead the way, first find out the division of black and white forces in the local area, and then talk about doing business.

On the afternoon of check-in, the personnel and luggage were settled, Yang Yun specially inquired with the inn guys, and learned that there were many local snakes around who were responsible for helping people.

There are many businessmen from other places in Luoyang, not every family has the strength of the Liu family in Shuzhong, they do business in a metropolis like Luoyang, and they need a "middleman" to do business, so Yazi came into being, which is also called "calculation".

"Calculation" is mixed, some people only know the owner and the head of the group, and some have a background in the government and county yamen, and the things they can do are different with different strengths.

"Little master, look at your appearance, what kind of livelihood are you going to do? Running errands or shipping goods? Or open a restaurant? ”

Seeing that Yang Yun had a lot of questions, the guy smiled and asked a few words, with suspicion and disdain in his eyes.

Guests like Yang Yun are very rare, they are not very old but go far away, and they still carry a few oil bottles with them...... Because Yang Yun spoke with a Shu accent, he actually came from Shu thousands of miles away, and asked about doing business, and the angle was tricky, as if he was a big dealer, so he couldn't help but sneer.

Yang Yun didn't think it was wrong, took out five cents and threw it into the hands of the worker, and said: "This time I came to Luoyang to go to my relatives, my family is in the middle of the road, and I always have to do a small business to make a living. ”

The innkeeper was rewarded, and smiled, "It's not easy to do business in Luoyang, the big fish here eat the small fish, the small fish eat the shrimp, and the shrimp can't even eat the mud in the mouth......" Speaking of the superiority of the residents of the big city again, he teased, "Do you really think that this place is full of gold?" People are worried about the pennies in your pocket. ”

Yang Yun went upstairs with a smile, instructed a few girls, and then left the inn with An Lun, and went to the area around the inn to find Yazi to inquire about the market.

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For two days, Yang Yun lived in the inn, going in and out more than a dozen times a day, and sometimes even brought Yazi back directly to talk.

He was not in a hurry to make a decision, but just pretended to be rich and easy to deceive, with his status as a young man and an innocent face, those teeth were eager to win his business.

There are few words of truth in these teeth, but by blending different information together, Yang Yun has a deeper understanding of the cultural environment of Luoyang.

Yang Yun realized that the situation in Luoyang City is much more complicated than that in Chengdu, there are too many powerful people here, mixed with a lot of political factors, not that you can make money with good projects, and it is not full of gold, it is more practical to say that there is scorched earth everywhere.

In the past two days, he found out that Yang Xuanjian's address was in Yudefang in the north of the city, which is also the seat of Luoyang County.

Knowing Yang Xuanjian's residence, Yang Yun was not in a hurry to find it, he began to plan his residence, the existing money on hand was sufficient, but it could not meet the needs of entrepreneurship and settling down and buying industries at the same time.

In the past two days, a few little Loli stayed in the guest room of the inn every day, and rarely went out with Yang Yun, An Lun and Yarou occasionally went out with Yang Yun, and Yidan had to stay to "take care of the house".

Yi Dan's superpower is a divine power among several girls, and ordinary three or five people can't get close to her at all, so she is the best choice for the caretaker.

After searching through more than a dozen buildings around the street, Yang Yun finally decided to open the shop to Shanglinfang on the north bank of Luoshui.

It is a mid-to-high-end residential area in the city, not far from Qiaotou, with beautiful scenery, relatively high housing prices and prices around, and a certain consumption capacity for high alcohol.

Although the rent here is higher than that south of Luoshui, in the case of only renting and not buying, the price is completely within the acceptable range of Yang Yun, and even more than enough, the important thing is that it is only two squares away from Yudefang, where Yang Xuanxuan's family lives, not far away, not close, which will not disturb the tranquility of Yang Xuanxuan's family, and can understand Yang Yuhuan's situation at any time.

"Twenty years a year, there is a backyard here, the little shopkeeper can live here with his family, the owner works in the government, and no one dares to make trouble when you do business here......"

Yazi's name is He Wuliu, with a square face, Danfeng eyes, thick eyebrows, like a brush, he usually wears five people and six people, brocade clothes and jade robes, quite decent, the background is not big, but it has a close relationship with Caoyun Yamen.

As for the background of the rented shop, as long as the officials are involved, they generally don't say it too clearly, and the officials are afraid of revealing their wealth, so they hide it very tightly, but because of this, this kind of shop is relatively stable, and the officials will not increase the rent or take it back because the merchants who rent the shops make money, because their purpose is not here.

On the contrary, those ordinary large families rent out the shops under their names, and once they see that the tenants make money, they will definitely try their best to drive people out and make a living by themselves.

The people of this era do not have a strong spirit of contract, which is also the most worrying point for Yang Yun to do business in Luoyang, where he is not familiar with his life.

He Wuliu brought the deed of the government and found an intermediary to sign the pledge as a guarantee, even if the shop was officially rented, Yang Yun only rented it for one year for the time being, and it cost 20 yuan, less than 1% of all his assets.