Xiushanfang is located on the east side of Changxiamen Street, and when Li Tong and his team arrived here, it was noon.

In front of the door, there are many cars and horses and pedestrians queuing in, the sun is blazing, and there is a strong smell of sweat and livestock feces on the left side, especially in front of the carriage is a team of dusty Hu merchants, and the complex atmosphere is much more aggravated.

"Is there any other way to enter the workshop?"

The team moved slowly, Li Tong was a little irritable, he didn't have much time to go out of the workshop, things were arranged tightly, and there was no time to waste on queuing.

"Turn out of Hengjie, there is a water gate on Changxiamen Street, you can rent a boat to enter the workshop."

Tian Dasheng opened his mouth and said: "Xiushanfang is north of Nanshi, Yishui left branch passes through the fang, and all goods outside the city can drift into the fang, so it is convenient, and it is a prosperous first-class city in the south city." ”

As he spoke, he despised the young king, got off the car to guide, and the carriage left the team that was still moving forward slowly, turned into Changxiamen Street, and went north for half of the square area, and saw a simple small wharf set up next to the street and covering an area of more than ten acres.

This group of people, whether it is Li Tong or Yang Siqiao and all of them, their daily life experience is basically a waste. Therefore, Tian Dasheng stepped forward and rented three small boats, which were no more than a foot long, a few feet wide, and had four or five passengers, which was already a little cramped, and the only advantage was that the control was flexible.

Leaving two guards here to guard the carriages and horses, Li Tong and the others changed boats and entered the stream, and the entry into the workshop was much smoother. As for the Jinwu guards who followed along the way, they couldn't keep up with them so far, and when they were on duty, they didn't carry much money on their bodies, and when they were entangled in the forced levy, the three small boats had already crossed the water gate, and they could only stay and stare at the palace guarding the chariots and horses.

This section of the canal is not wide, the left and right face each other for more than a few zhang, the stone embankment is very neat, the boats are mostly carrying goods, but there is also no lack of idlers who are greedy for leisurely and rafting tours like Li Tong.

The style of those special pleasure boats is much better, the hull is painted and painted, and some also add colorful shed paper umbrellas, and they travel around the city with their own fun. The boat rented by Tian Dasheng was much simpler, and there were still fish scales and rotten vegetable leaves and other filth in the boat, exuding a rotten smell.

"There are many canals in the city, and the water is convenient. After returning home, remember to give an order, and each Jindu will have one or two idle boats ready for use. ”

Li Tong instructed Yang Sixuan, and then his thoughts diverged, pointing to Tian Dasheng and asking: "The streets and canals in the city are long, and the travel is tortuous. How much does it cost to set up a few boat rental shops? And who is in charge? ”

When Tian Dasheng heard this, he was shocked and felt that he couldn't keep up with the king's train of thought. Just one trip to rent a boat, and then think of opening a few boat shops? He has lived in Luoyang for decades, and he doesn't feel inconvenient when he travels with a little donkey.

Zhouzi, who was operating the boat, heard Li Tong's words, so he couldn't help but interject with a smile: "Lang Jun should be a new entrant to Shangdu?" We have rules and regulations for everything in Shendu City, which is still very different from other states. ”

"Silence! Do you know ......?"

Hearing Zhouzi's sarcastic words, Yang Simiao's eyebrows suddenly raised, and he scolded angrily, but was stopped by Li Tong raising his hand.

"It's really a new entrant to the capital, but I want to ask, what are the difficulties in arranging these industries?"

Li Tong said with a smile, and moved to sit in the bow of the ship, his face was not lacking in seriousness.

When Zhouzi heard this, he was a little suspicious, looked at the guards accompanying the two boats on the left and right, and saw that although this Lang Jun on the boat did not have gold and jade ornaments, but his clothes were not as delicate as ordinary products in the city, even his servants were arrogant and irritable, and he couldn't help but put away a little contempt, and turned a little solemnly: "Xiaomin is reckless, please don't blame Lang Jun." Humble boaters, how do you know how many ...... you make?"

"If you know how much you can talk about, if you can solve my problems, in addition to the shipping fare, there is another reward."

Li Tong raised his finger and pointed at Yang Siqiao, Yang Siqiao raised his hand to touch the leather bag around his waist, Tian Dasheng was shocked when he saw this, he just took money in the car, he saw Yang Siqiao carrying a lot of gold beads and treasures, only thousands of money were here for him, and he was busy shaking out more than a dozen new Kaiyuan Tongbao lined up in the boat and reprimanded: "VIP reward, you don't know how honored you are in this boat!" Don't say it yet! ”

Seeing this, Zhouzi was even more suspicious, did not dare to slack off, and was busy telling what he knew in detail, but it was all hearsay. However, this also greatly solved Li Tong's doubts, and he understood the basic process.

It is not difficult to open this kind of shop, you can have a car and a boat, but if you want to operate for a long time, the boat and car pass through the workshop every day, you must have a charm, a legend, a general calendar and other documents.

A token is a qualification for a boat and a vehicle, which is roughly equivalent to a license plate. The herald is the qualification for the imprisonment of the gates, without which many places in the city cannot be visited. The general calendar is the identity certificate of the driver and the boat, which is probably similar to a driver's license or something.

Zhouzi didn't know where to handle these things, but he talked about many ways to work around. For example, the boat and car are hung in some grass-roots government departments, and the public car is used for private use, or the car and boat used by Taoist temples and Buddhist temples have certain conveniences.

Although Tian Dasheng has not done any big business, after all, he is also a government official, and he added some details that Zhouzi's words did not touch.

After listening to these details of making a living in the market, Li Tong felt very exciting in his heart, and said to Tian Dasheng: "This matter can be done, and the specific details will be discussed later." ”

He didn't expect to make money from these transactions, but if he really wanted to make money, he might as well concentrate on running his farms.

What really interested him was that the mobility of this kind of personnel was not easy to monitor, and no matter how powerful Qiu Shenqian was, he couldn't keep a close eye on all the peddlers and pawns, no matter how powerful he was, he couldn't keep all the peddlers and pawns under close surveillance.

The city's floating people, even if only a small part of them are his eyeliner, can bring great convenience. It's not just to deal with Qiu Shenxi's surveillance, but there is also a lot of potential to be tapped in the future.

The boat entered the workshop and randomly chose a flat area in the workshop to land. The prosperity of Xiushanfang is indeed worthy of its name, as far as the eye can see, there are many shops and restaurants. Taking advantage of the fact that Jin Wuwei hadn't chased after him, Li Tong casually chose a three-story restaurant that looked very imposing.

On the ground floor of the restaurant is a large lobby where the vendors can stay for a short meal, with only a few simple food tables and beds. A group of ten people walked in, and soon a shopkeeper came forward to greet them.

"Choose a high and airy dining room."

Yang Siqiao stepped forward and instructed the shop slave, and the group went up to the attic under the guidance of the shop slave, walked into a dining room and sat down, Yang Siqiao told the guards to guard outside the door and not disturb people, and then hurried downstairs alone.

After Li Tong sat down, he looked at the dining room layout with great interest, and then moved to the window, overlooking the scenery, the figures below were surging, bustling and restless, which made him very fascinated.

Tian Dasheng stood cautiously on the side, although he had doubts in his heart, but the king didn't say anything, and he didn't dare to ask.

When the shopkeeper brought some wine and food and withdrew, Li Tong raised his hand and motioned to Tian Dasheng: "Sit down, don't be formal." Today's words are subtle, and I hope Fang Zheng can keep them in mind. ”

Hearing this, Tian Dasheng was apprehensive, but he still sat down according to his words.

"Thieves are rampant, and it is not easy to kill. I am in a dangerous position, although I have a heart but I am powerless, and although you are powerful but have no way. ”

Hearing what the young king said, Tian Dasheng lowered his head, and there was no lack of shyness in his embarrassment: "The thief is in a high position, and he is far from being vulgar. Earlier, Shilang lived on the left side of Qinghua Fang, and he could still get a glimpse of Qiu's house, but after Qiu moved to Jishanfang, he couldn't get close to ......"

Li Tong nodded after hearing this, not surprised by this. Shendufang City has a strict layout, and there is a clear distinction between the powerful and ordinary people, and there is little overlap. If he hadn't been in the White Arowana suit and had taken the initiative to enter the workshop lightly, he wouldn't even have to have contact with ordinary people in this life and would have been able to live well.

There are slaves and maids to serve in daily life, and these slaves and maids are either household slaves directly assigned by Ouchi, or fan households arranged by the government, these people are originally different from ordinary households.

In addition to the feudal and Tianyi Jinfeng, the catering department under the Spring Official Rite Department has a supply of food at four o'clock in the year, including food and regular food. The common food materials include not only sheep, pigs, fish and other meats, but also rice, noodles, flour, melons and fruits, vegetables and vegetables, and even onions, ginger, garlic, soy sauce, salt and vinegar, firewood, charcoal, etc., all of which are supplied by law.

Others, such as uniforms, tents, servants, and so on, are all used by the company. For example, Xue Huaiyi's nephew Feng Changsi is obviously limited in talent, and Li Tong still entrusts Tianyi with all things, because these Tianyi, manors, etc., are cultivated by the government to organize Fanhu official slaves, and the output is not only self-supplied, but the rest is directly purchased by Sifu Temple, and there are actually very few things that really need to be managed by labor.

It can be said that as long as it is not too interesting, the government can meet all aspects of life and any needs of these great nobles, and there is no need to have any contact with the common people at all, or only limited contact.

Li Tong thought of this, not because of the beauty of this rice worm life, but because he understood that it was difficult for people in Lu like Tian Dasheng to get in touch with the life of high-ranking officials like Qiu Shenxian and Zhou Xing. Li Tong can get in touch, but he doesn't have enough manpower to use it, and the cooperation between the two sides can complement each other.

In this cooperation, Li Tong has mastered the advantages of information and channels, and he also knows better where the fate of senior officials lies, but what judgments and plans he wants to make still need enough detailed support, which is where the value of Tian Dasheng and other market people lies.

"The boat and car shop I talked about with Zhouzi just now is not gossip. 100 cars, 50 boats, manpower, how much is the cost as soon as possible, it is best to lay it in the next month, can it be done? ”

Li Tong looked at Tian Dasheng again and asked, this is also an assessment he proposed to Tian Dasheng and others, to see how many market resources these people can mobilize in a short period of time.

"This, so much?"

Tian Dasheng's eyes widened when he heard this, and his face was surprised.

"I don't have to worry about the cost first, I just ask you, can you do it?"

Li Tong asked again, in his opinion, this scale is far from enough, there are more than 100 squares in the Shendu, and it is not enough for one square to arrange one car.

South City, North City and some prosperous areas such as Xiushanfang in front of you, one or two cars can not form any effective eyeliner network at all, and the scale will definitely continue to expand even more than ten times in the future, but that is all a later story.