Some time ago, due to the flight of a large number of households, Shancheng was no longer prosperous and lively in the past, and the city was deserted. But soon, this desertion was dispersed by the crowd of people who swarmed in from all directions.

As an important Guanzhen city in the Hexi Corridor, Shancheng has a lot of supporting facilities in terms of commerce, but in a very short period of time, the demand for various transactions has increased sharply, and the original bazaars, warehouses and rented venues are not enough.

This is not a problem, Li Tong simply waved his pen, confiscated all the houses of those who fled, and after a little integration, bulldozed them all, and temporarily established several fields in the city, which were soon put into use.

The trading materials here in Shancheng are mainly all kinds of harvests obtained from the attack on the fine sealing department, the largest of which is the herd and population. The population of the fine seal department was as high as more than 60,000 people, except for a part of Ding Zhuang who was directly recruited to the Heyuan army to undertake labor, the rest flowed into the market, and several slave trading markets full of evil suddenly appeared in Shancheng.

Regarding whether this point is immoral or not, Li Tong does not want to discuss it in depth. Not to mention that it's only the Middle Ages, even in the early past, some white-skinned and black-hearted things are quite hilarious.

At present, population is a kind of resource, especially in the Hu tribe, where the social system is not perfect and there is no control at all, some Hu leaders themselves regard the tribe as their property, and even take the initiative to sell the tribe to survive in a year of famine.

Of course, the Tang government does not allow this kind of gray transaction to exist on a large scale, but the Tang Law Firm only protects the registered households of the Tang Dynasty, and as for the Hu population, it does not care much. One is that this is a private matter of each tribe after all, and the other is that even if you want to manage it, there is no corresponding edition information.

Longyou is different from Guanzhong, which is mostly a wide township with a wide land and sparse population, so labor is a very important resource. The fine sealing tribe entered the market, and such a large transaction naturally caused Longyou to shake, so people from all over the country rushed to Shancheng to check the situation.

As for the merchants from Guanzhong, they were very interested in the huge herd and all kinds of Longyoufang, especially cattle and horses.

Although more profound social reforms have not yet been carried out in Guanchu today, under the leadership of the shogunate, the prefectures and prefectures in various prefectures have also made great efforts in farming, and the demand for animal power has naturally surged, and the demand from the private sector is very large.

As Li Tong knows, the price of three-year-old cattle is ten yuan, which is already the old market at the beginning of the year, and with the spring plowing in Guannei in full swing, the price of cattle has risen to more than fifteen yuan.

Now Shancheng is here with high quality and low price, and the supply is huge, which naturally attracts people. Many merchants who heard the news soaked in the herd all day long to search for good goods, regardless of the stench of cow and horse dung.

"On the first day of April, 430,000 new grains were harvested, of which 100,000 were transferred to Huangyuan, and the remaining 330,000 were all put into storage......"

Li Tong went to the city to inspect and after hearing the report of the city supervisor, he was also quite satisfied with this achievement.

Previously, in the exchange of letters, Li Yuanyuan, who stayed in the Chang'an shogunate, also proposed that the cattle and horses obtained should not be sold directly in Longyou City, but if they could be transported back to Guanzhong in batches and distributed to subleased households in various prefectures and counties, it would not only soothe the people's feelings and stimulate production, but also make more profits in the long run.

However, Li Tong still has a different view on this, the military situation is like fire, no matter how much long-term profit is expected in the future, but at present, the lack of armament in Longyou is a rigid need. If there is no huge interest inducement, it is difficult for Longbian to be so enthusiastic.

The price of a commodity is determined not only by its own value, but also by the demand and people's expectation of return at a certain stage in the future. Although the government's intervention in renting cattle to households is of great benefit to the recovery of the situation in Guanzhong, the abundant supply of the market will also have such an effect.

Under what circumstances would a family spend significantly higher than the price of previous years to buy property or cattle? The first is strong demand, and the second is that the judgment of the future situation tends to be optimistic.

After spending so much money to buy ploughing cattle, you can't just tear the flag and make trouble before the harvest period has passed, right?

So sometimes, when the price of a certain commodity in the market is inflated, it is not because the government is inactive or the market is not calm, but because they need each other.

The market officially opened in late March, and in early April, in just ten days, more than 400,000 grains of rice were collected here in Shancheng. While this is still not enough to fill the huge gap in military supplies, it is certainly a good start.

The biggest gain in this period of time is not only the harvest of grain, but the confidence and expectation brought by the success of this model to all participants, and more people are bound to join this system in the future.

Of course, this is not without its drawbacks. The businessmen from the Guannai are too fierce, in order to complete the transaction in Shancheng as soon as possible and be able to buy more high-quality cattle and horses, the purchase of Longyou folk grain is simply a sky-high asking price.

The grain price in Longyou was already high, and the rice was around 50 yuan, which was higher than the initial grain price set after the Chang'an Rebellion.

With the rush of merchants in the Guan, such as Liangzhou, Lanzhou, Weizhou, Qinzhou and other places, the price of grain has exceeded 100 yuan of doumi in a very short time, and the current transaction around the assets of the fine seal is far from over, it is conceivable that it will continue to rise in the future, and may even exceed the consumption of grain transported from Guanzhong.

The businessmen are so confident to squander, mainly because they have tasted the sweetness in Lanzhou Jincheng.

The Hu chiefs who participated in the Xihe Xing Society were each given tens of thousands of flying money bills, and they were still full of doubts about the purchasing power of this piece of paper, in line with the idea of spending it early and going out early to feel at ease, coupled with the fact that the merchants were trafficking in goods because the preparation time was too hasty, and the category and quantity were not sufficient, which directly caused a rush to buy.

Therefore, as usual, ordinary commodities in the Chang'an market are sold at several times or even more than ten times the high price in Jincheng. In particular, a Hu chief directly snapped up a lacquerware tray with a price of 100 yuan, and the direct premium was 10,000 times, which simply became a strange talk that was passed on by the merchants in the customs and envied.

The Hu chieftains did not pay attention to flying money, but these merchants were accustomed to this new thing, and knew that as long as they took back Chang'an, they could take out enough goods in the treasury of the Baoli Xing Society, and they were simply ecstatic about the amazing profits, and they sent people back to Guanzhong to step up stocking up, and rushed to Shancheng to buy goods and return.

This time, they got the convenience of actively responding to the government's call, first eating soup, and when the transactions became more frequent in the future, those Hu chiefs were not stupid, and the market was rational, and they would definitely not be so profligate again.

For Chief Hu squandering their money and buying a lot of cheap daily necessities, Li Tong was just happy after listening to it, and it was not him who suffered anyway. If those Hu chieftains feel that they have lost money, and want to get back their share of the war gains, there is no problem, and return the flying money sent out by Lao Tzu!

As for them being cut by the merchants in Guanzhong, it was originally a business behavior that you were willing to buy, and you didn't buy someone else to force you with a knife and a neck? How can you thrive without weathering the wind and rain?

If you lose, you will lose, don't think that Lao Tzu will give you justice, even if you kneel down and call Dad, Lao Tzu will not accept you as a loser! This time the money is spent, it doesn't matter, just grab it next time. If you don't spend money, you don't squander, what's the point of making money?

While walking, outside a temporary field, Li Tong's eyes suddenly swept to a fairly familiar figure, and after a little contemplation, he remembered that it was Song Bazi, a new member of the government he had received in Chang'an. After thinking about it, he asked Song Bazi to be summoned.

"Bow to Your Highness!"

Song Bazi stepped forward and bowed, looking quite excited.

Li Tong had a good impression of this heroic old iron, motioned to Song Bazi to get up without courtesy, and said with a smile: "This time in Longlong, there are also commercial goods transferred?" ”

After hearing this, Song Bazi hurriedly shook his head and said: "Longbian is not within the reach of the family heirloom, and the lowly post entered Longxi this time because of the order of the shogunate to supervise business affairs along the way. ”

Hearing this, Li Tong couldn't help but secretly feel ashamed, Song Bazi was really good to him, and a huge amount of money of millions was donated to the shogunate, so that the shogunate had a good start in revitalizing the people's livelihood in Chang'an.

But after he just summoned him into the mansion, he ignored him, patted his ass and led the army into Long. Song Bazi was treated so coldly, but after entering Longlong, he was still so respectful and enthusiastic, and he did not scold him with a grudge on his face.

After a little review in his heart, he said to Song Bazi again: "Since you have reached this realm and stay here first, Longbian also has everything to do, and there are many opportunities for her husband to make meritorious contributions." The court has always been eclectic, and all kinds of ugly people can still enter and leave the court, not to mention all kinds of people in our country! ”

When Song Bazi heard this, his slightly apprehensive mood became hot again. It took a lot of money to enter the palace before, but he was left behind by King Yong, and he was more or less resentful in his heart, but after meeting, he heard His Royal Highness say this, and he only felt that his heart was depressed and swept away, and he just wanted to pick up his arms and work hard, and contribute his own strength to His Royal Highness King Yong's achievements.

"What do you think of the business affairs here?"

Li Tong motioned for Song Bazi to follow him, continued to patrol around the field, and asked casually.

"Your Royal Highness is resourceful and broad, and the clever plan is like a sky full of stars, and the treasury does not cost a wisp, so he will collect all the power of Longbian personnel, and have the effect of calming the situation in the Guan, and he is only respectful and obedient, and it is difficult to have a word to admonish when he exhausts his intelligence!"

Song Bazi has always spoken well, and now he does admire King Yong's series of operations very much, even if he is so touted, he feels that it is a heartfelt word, and he does not feel numb at all.

Li Tong still cares more about other people's opinions, and when he heard Song Bazi, a Shu merchant and tycoon, praise him like this, he was naturally in a comfortable mood, and pointed to the surrounding field casually, and said with a smile: "You have nothing to do in the mansion yet, and the affairs of the field here are permanent camps, so let's take this matter for the time being." ”

"Thank you for your humble duties, Your Highness, you must be sincere and attentive, and you will never let down the situation that Your Highness's clever plan has returned!"

Song Bazi was even more overjoyed when he heard this, and he prostrate on the ground and thanked him again and again.

At this time, another state government assistant hurriedly entered the front and announced: "Your Highness, Duke Lou has entered the city and is waiting for His Highness to summon him in the inner city." ”

After Li Tong heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he said to Song Bazi: "Get up, Lou Shide Jiuying Heyuan affairs, now return to the border town, or you can be a consul, you will be ordered by him in the future, follow me to see him." ”