Chapter 387: The Merchant of Yizhou (Page 1/1)

After a tumultuous night, the next day Chang'an seemed to return to its usual calm again, without a trace of waves.

In such a strange situation, Li Dao Guo Yan knows very well that some people who are hiding in the shadows have already launched an operation, and the plot is very big. However, this is beyond their reach, and even the ghost fox under Guo Jia's command can't find the slightest trace, and they can only stop fighting.

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Yizhou, once the land of abundance, has undergone earth-shaking changes in just half a year.

It is adjacent to Nanban in the south, borders Baiguo in the west, faces Jingzhou in the east, and is connected to Jiaozhou in the southeast, and it is also the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, and you can go straight to Jinling along the river. The superior geographical conditions and transportation conditions make it a cornucopia in the eyes of many businessmen.

Whether it is the rare medicinal materials and animal skins in the Southern Barbarians, or the various specialties of the southwestern countries, they are all a profitable commodity in the eyes of merchants. What's more, due to the temptation of sealing the country released by Yuan Shu, countless families gathered the money accumulated over hundreds of years here, which further promoted the development of Yizhou.

In such a short period of time, Yizhou's economic level has shown signs of catching up with and surpassing Jingzhou, which is simply jaw-dropping.

"What a change! However, I haven't been to Yizhou for more than half a year, and it has developed to such a point! ”

Zheng Liang is an ordinary businessman, and his business is neither big nor small. In the past, he started by selling illicit salt and grain, but after Yuan Shu invented dried salt, his business was not as good as before, and he began to look for other ways.

Fortunately, he was born in Jiangdong, Yuan Shu's support for merchants and Jiangdong's strong wealth, which made him quickly rich, and later he was entrusted with the important task of buying the population of Hebei for the government, and he was one of the participants in the population war between Hebei and the Central Plains.

Now the business purchased by the Hebei population is basically unsustainable, so he retired and returned to Jiangdong. Because of his outstanding contributions, the Jiangdong government did not hesitate to reward him, gave him a title as an official businessman, and allowed him to go to Yizhou to accept the protection of the local government.

You must know that the current Yizhou is a big piece of fat, and the families are not enough, if these businessmen do not have the protection of official uniforms, how can they be qualified to get a share of the pie in Yizhou? So as soon as he got this reward, Zheng Liang was ecstatic and came to Yizhou non-stop.

He was amazed by what he saw along the way. You know, he came to Yizhou less than a year ago, and although Yizhou was rich at that time, it was also relative to the northern states, and it was far from Jingzhou, and the two were not on the same level at all.

But now, in just one year, Yizhou has become unknown to him.

What was once a rough road between Jingzhou and Yizhou has been replaced by a concrete road that is flat enough to pass two carriages at once. And the whole road is still expanding, and the situation is to expand the road at least three or five times.

Not only that, but the road also extends to various wharves along the Yangtze River, which can be used to transfer supplies to water transportation at any time, along the river.

How difficult is it to carve out such a smooth road in Yizhou, which is closed to traffic and surrounded by mountains? Zheng Liang roughly estimated the workload and the manpower and material resources required from the perspective of a businessman, and couldn't help but gasp at that time.

However, compared with the changes in the road, the changes in Chengdu are more terrifying, there are cars coming and going, and a large number of materials are constantly coming and going. The number of merchants coming and going is endless, and you can meet three or four if you find a teahouse.

The entire city of Chengdu has been more than tripled in size, and the roads and houses inside have clearly been re-planned. The most shocking thing is that the local people, although they are not yet at the point of worry-free food and clothing, but compared with the previous life of barely mixing food and clothing, the life of the people of Yizhou is now extremely happy.

"This brother, are you from here?" Zheng Liang walked around Chengdu for a while, and a figure suddenly appeared next to him and called him to stop.

Zheng Liang turned his head to look, but it was a handsome boy standing beside him, smiling, richly dressed, and the majesty and unruly temperament that could not be hidden in his tone revealed his extraordinary identity.

Zheng Liang has traveled back and forth in the south and north of the Han Dynasty for more than ten years, and he knows countless people, but he can't see through the people in front of him at all.

In terms of his appearance and dress, he looks like a gentleman of a family, but his demeanor and tone vaguely reveal a majesty. The face of a man in his twenties has the temperament of a thirty or forty year old, and he looks kind and majestic, which is unpredictable.

"I am a person from Wu County, Jiangdong, but I don't know what the son has to say?" Now Chengdu is full of big people, Zheng Liang is a small businessman, and he is indeed a figure in some small places, but he also has to be cautious here.

"Oh?" The tone of the visitor was slightly disappointed, but he asked curiously, "Is Brother Tai also a newcomer here?" ”

"Hmm. A merchant in Shimono came here for the first time and wanted to do some small business. Zheng Liang said honestly.

The visitor smiled and nodded. In fact, he could see at a glance that there were many servants around him, and they were dressed in plain clothes, what was it that wasn't a businessman?

Koto treats merchants well, but it does not completely lift their restrictions. The merchants of the Han Dynasty were not allowed to ride in cars, they were not allowed to wear silk and silk, and the taxes were doubled, but Jiangdong only lifted the restrictions on riding cars. Because commercial transactions often need to travel from south to north, it is too inconvenient to follow the speed without a vehicle, and in view of this, this restriction has been lifted in Koto.

"It seems that Brother Tai's energy is not small! Can come to Chengdu to do business. The man said with a smile.

"Whereever, do a little business and eat with a mouthful of food." Zheng Liang said modestly.

"Brother Tai does business, and he must have seen a lot of knowledge when he goes south and north, but I don't know what he thinks of Chengdu?"

"What can you think of this place when you first come here? Chengdu is so rich, it really shocks you! Zheng Liang said cautiously.

Judging from his years of experience, the person in front of him is definitely in power, maybe it is someone from the government who comes to inspect secretly, and he doesn't dare to talk nonsense.

"This wealth is just a temporary phenomenon with the help of the power of the family, if there is no family, the wealth of Chengdu is estimated to be gone." The visitor was obviously dissatisfied with Zheng Liang's answer, and shook his head lightly and said.

"Childe is really insightful, but he is clumsy."

"Huh. I'm afraid it's not that Brother Tai doesn't know, but he doesn't dare to say it! The visitor smiled with a smile in his eyes.

"I'm just a businessman below, I don't have much knowledge, and I hope that my son will forgive my sins." Zheng Liang said with a little trepidation.

"Brother Tai is also a wonderful person, and his achievements in the future are limitless! But I don't know if I would like to cooperate with someone to do some business? ”

"Oh? But I don't know what kind of business it is? I hope that the son will show it. Zheng Liang's eyes lit up.

The person who came gently spit out two words: "Qianzhuang!" ”

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