"Han Shangshu!"

"The villain has seen Han Shangshu!"

As Han Yi came all the way, the merchants and people in charge on the dock wanted to salute Han Yi, and even some workers.

Han Yi also nodded in response tirelessly.

And Yuan Zhe kept talking to him about this year's North-South trade.

This is the purpose of Han Yi for a few days.

According to Yuan Zhe, this year's trade volume will rise sharply, the main reason is because of the success of the first time, as long as Jiangnan accepts Chang'an's goods, then Jiangnan immediately becomes a completely blank market, you must know that in recent years, Chang'an's production has been upgraded on a large scale, many goods are brand new, and the people of Jiangnan may not even have seen it.

However, most of the goods were not for these people, but for the landlords and nobles in Jiangnan. The fleet will bring back a large number of agricultural products from Jiangnan, and then sell these agricultural products directly or after processing to the people of Chang'an, which sounds quite simple, but in fact, it is very complicated, after all, it involves the big trade between the north and the south, but no matter what, such a downturn, the death-like small peasant economy immediately burst out with vitality.

Let's just say that the workers on the dock, with the increase of goods, the demand for manpower and animal power is naturally increasing, and the farmer also likes this moment very much, because this is the best time to make extra money, if you work hard, the New Year's money is coming, because there are too many goods to be carried, if you stand high and look at it, it is a dense piece, just like ants.

"Old Qian, aren't you going south?" Han Yi smiled generously at Qian on the side.

Qian Dafang smiled and said, "Originally, I wanted to go down to see the situation, but---but my workshop has just recruited some more people, and there are many things, and I really can't leave." ”

Dou Heng immediately said: "But Han Shangshu, recently, many businessmen have gone to the states and counties along the canal to do business. ”

Qian Dafang nodded again and again: "Yes, yes, I also wanted to go over before, but I was afraid that there would be a lot of inconvenience when I went out of Chang'an, in fact, most of those who have gone have some contacts in the local area." ”

The rest of the businessmen also looked at Han Yi.

In the previous year, there were many businessmen who went to Luoyang, Bianzhou and other places, but in the past year, more and more businessmen have left Chang'an, to open workshops in farther places, but they are all along the canal in the prefectures and counties, and generally some small businessmen and some small landlords, this is because everyone sees the prospects of business, but unfortunately Chang'an's industry and commerce are almost saturated, and the competitive pressure is also very large. Because they all know that it is difficult to compete with the big businessmen in Chang'an now, just because they can walk beside Han Yi, they are already beyond their reach.

But now those who dare to go out of Chang'an, Han Yi is still very optimistic, because Chang'an's economy is developing rapidly, no matter how bad it is, mixed or mixed, they choose to go out at this time, obviously ambitious, hoping to become bigger, and the key to commercial civilization is to have an adventurous spirit, so he said: "This depends on your own needs, Luoyang and Bianzhou are good places, you should all know this, but further south, it is naturally far less prosperous than Chang'an."

If you go there to do business, you will completely rely on the north-south trade and open workshops there, and the goods will either be transported to Jiangnan or back to Chang'an.

But there are also advantages in those places, that is, those places are poor, people and land are very cheap, the cost is low, and as a transportation artery, it has a unique geographical advantage, you should all understand that the key to business is still transportation, but this depends on yourself. ”

Qian Dafang They listened thoughtfully, and they also thought of this, but Chang'an has Han Yi, this is a very big difference, they don't know if the officials of those states and counties will take care of them like Han Yi, after all, they are just humble businessmen, no matter how rich they are, people may not necessarily bird them, this is a very real problem.

Han Yi's eyes swept away, he didn't know what they were thinking, and suddenly pointed to the dock in front of him and said, "Look ahead." ”

Everyone immediately looked up and searched everywhere, and found that nothing strange had happened.

"I don't know what Han Shangshu wants me to wait for?"

"I remember last year, the neighborhood was overgrown with weeds, but now? I guess it's much better than last year. Han Yi said with a smile.

"So what?"

These businessmen were all at a loss.

"What official would refuse others to help him with construction? Road construction is one of the important performance of officials! ”

Qian Dafang and the others blinked, suddenly reacted, and couldn't help but look at Han Yi again, but Han Yiwu smiled to himself.

But many businessmen also understand what Han Yi means, and Han Yi is encouraging them to go out.

In fact, this is also Han Yi's plan, two points and one line, two points are Chang'an and Yangzhou, and that line is the states and counties around the canal, as for the Lingnan area, it is just the production base of Han Yi and Yuanjia, and Han Yi does not plan to share it with too many people.

Yuan Zhe said suddenly: "But in this case, we rely on the canal very much, if there is no canal, then our life will be sad." I think the imperial court should strengthen the management of the canal, especially the Guangtong canal, which is already unstable, and if the imperial court is negligent, it is likely to be blocked. ”

Chang'an is surrounded by mountains, so it is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and there is no need to arrange many people to defend the town, but the traffic is far inferior to Luoyang, Luoyang is really accessible in all directions. For Guanzhong Group, this Guangtong Canal is the only river that goes out, this is his lifeline!

This was true not only for him, but also for the merchants of Chang'an, and if the land route was adopted, the freight would be multiplied.

Han Yi said: "First of all, the imperial court has always been very concerned about the governance of the river, and it has also maintained it well——。 ”

Before he finished speaking, Dou Heng said: "But at this time, at that time, most of the fleets that came to Chang'an in the past were transported, and now there are mostly merchant ships, if the imperial court can consider merchant ships, it would be really good." ”

Han Yi said with a smile: "But this requires funds, how can the imperial court have so much money, what can be done at present is already the limit." ”

Yuan Zhe said: "We businessmen can donate some money to maintain the Guangtong Canal for the imperial court, but the imperial court has to use the money for this." ”

Han Yi glanced at the other businessmen again, and saw that their faces were different, so he smiled and said, "Let's talk about this in the future." ”

Regarding the river, how could Han Yi not pay attention to this, and the Tang Dynasty was unambiguous in terms of river management, this is because the river can't help but be about these merchants and the royal family, because the land in the Guanzhong region has gradually become weak, and Chang'an, which has a surging population, must transport grain into Chang'an from other places.

It is indeed because of the tight budget, you must know that it costs a lot of money to build roads in the northwest, so for the time being, Han Yi does not dare to act rashly, he tends to be conservative in many aspects, and he thinks that he has to wait.

In the past, Chang'an had the most rich people, and it was great to be able to gain a foothold in Chang'an, but now they are paying attention to the national market, so Chang'an's own advantages are weakening step by step, which is also inevitable.

Han Yi stayed at the dock with the merchants for three days, and he did not leave until the first cargo ships departed. The reason why they go separately is also because the river is not wide, but the number of boats is increasing day by day, and the river is very tight, and it is no longer possible to set off at the same time as last year, and it is necessary to divide it in batches, which is also a major evidence of the rapid development of the economy.

After leaving the dock, Han Yi did not leave in a hurry, but went to the new market in the southern suburbs.

Nowadays, this area has become unrecognizable, in the middle is a large square paved with large stone slabs, surrounded by many houses, with the square as the center, spreading outward in a circle, and the willows on both sides of the street are full of vitality.

The ancients engaged in construction, paying attention to art, at this point, Han Yi is sincerely admired, so he never interfered with the craftsmen to do things, he just put forward his own requirements, as for how to build, you can do it yourself. From a distance, there is a feeling of naturalness, but if you look closely, you can feel the majestic and magnificent architectural style of the Tang Dynasty.

There is no way, the Tang Dynasty is just a small number of people, and everything is majestic, which is really different from the small jasper of the two Song Dynasty. Another reason is that there is a plan in the city, and it cannot be easily expanded, and expansion is illegal, but everyone wants to live in a big house, and now outside the city, this merchant has not built a big house, and has given enough funds.

Because this is not a project of Han Yi's family, many of the land here belong to other businessmen, and everyone paid for it together, but the whole is planned by Han Yi, so the construction is very fast, and there is no financial pressure at all.

Not only that, but even the roads on the outskirts of Chang'an have been rebuilt, and the inside of this market is paved with stone slabs and cobblestones, and the outside is paved with gravel and sand.

Because in the past, the best road in the suburbs was the official road, but the official road had many restrictions, but there was no need for such a good road at the beginning, now it is different, now there are more businessmen, the circulation of goods is an increase in cost every year, it is not possible to build roads, of course, businessmen are not good to ask for the court, simply do it yourself, we are not short of money.

Since it has not yet been fully built, it is temporarily closed to the outside, and when Han Yi and the others came to the street, they couldn't see a few people. It's just empty storefronts.

Because the market in the southern suburbs is still entertainment-oriented, then the stores here are naturally based on restaurants, tea shops, wine shops, clothing stores, chess and card rooms and some high-end goods, there are not many people who can entertain in these years, and they are generally rich people, so the entire southern suburbs market is of relatively high grade, in addition, there is also a farmers' market, which is specially prepared for nearby farmers.

No matter how Han Yi admires business, he has never ignored agriculture, he has been trying his best to provide more vitality for farmers, the birth of the farmers' market, in fact, can also promote the development of agriculture, this buy more ducks, then the number of ducks will naturally increase accordingly, in the past, it was only traded in the city, there are many restrictions, farmers can only be self-sufficient, now outside the city, then the conditions of the farmers' market are naturally mature, not only that, Han Yi also requires the markets in the eastern suburbs and the western suburbs to make a farmers' market, and, It is free to buy and sell to the farmer, and does not charge a penny, but the farmer can also bring a lot of customers, which is nothing at all.

A group of people looked east and west, and came to the big square in the middle, there is nothing special in this square, just some stone chairs and stone tables, in short, it is a word, big.

But when these businessmen stood here, their eyes were slowly full of anticipation, and they were already fantasizing about the scene of people coming and going here when it was time to open.

"Brother Han, I'll tell you the truth, when you made this suggestion, I was still a little suspicious, it was a waste to get a lot of open space here, and it was only now that I realized that with this square alone, I think there will be a lot of people coming here."

Qian Dafang shook his head and exclaimed.

Han Yi smiled faintly.

Seeing this, Yuan Zhe couldn't help asking, "Han Xiaoge Mo doesn't have something to hide. ”

"This is all planned by me, and it was also built by my people, what can I not be satisfied with." Han Yi smiled and continued: "I just feel a little smaller than what I looked like at the beginning. ”

"It's still small!" Yuwen Xiumi was frightened by Han Yi's words, this was definitely the largest square he had ever seen in his life.

Han Yi didn't answer and asked, "Don't you think?" ”

Yuan Zhe groaned slightly, and suddenly smiled: "I didn't think it was before Brother Han asked, but when Brother Han said this, I also felt a little small." ”

Yuwen Xiumi was curious: "How do you say this?" ”

Many businessmen also looked confused.

Dou Heng's eyes suddenly widened, and he said: "I understand, what Brother Han means is that now our goods are sold all over the country, and this market is very small in comparison." ”

Qian Dafang suddenly understood, "Ouch! Lao Dou, what you say is really frustrating. ”

Han Yi laughed and said, "The market is a little smaller, but the value is not low." ”

"What did Brother Han say?"

"As far as the people standing here are concerned, the profit from the store is indeed not a big one, but when I built this market, I told you that the value of this market to us is this land, as long as this market is prosperous, not to mention the land here, the price of the land in the vicinity will increase a lot, and there will be many people who come here to do business, and then you only need to sell the store to those merchants, and the money will last."

This era is changing, and the gameplay is naturally different, in fact, this is the trick of speculation in land, first pay to get the supporting measures down, and the land price will naturally soar, but this is a little different from the later generations, the later generations are playing with their lives, and Han Yi is using this trick to prompt more people to invest in his town plan.

In fact, Han Yi told them before it was built, otherwise they wouldn't have invested, but they hadn't played it yet