Tao Zongwang held a wooden horn and stood in front of the newly recruited workers and shouted: "Now you obey my command, the men will dig the foundation with the shovels and shovels on your right, and the women will pick up pebbles by the river, and some will go to the wood." The elderly and children help cook and deliver water! ”

When these workers heard this, they immediately followed Tao Zongwang's arrangement and went their own way.

Although most of the houses in ancient times were one or two storeys, it was still necessary to lay a foundation or build a foundation, mainly to prevent moisture and avoid the ground sinking.

Since the beginning of the Qin and Han dynasties, the foundation is no longer mainly rammed earth, but changed to stone masonry, if the conditions are not very rich, a large number of pebbles are buried, and then paved with green bricks.

However, Shi Jin's request was to build a bazaar as soon as possible and recruit merchants and traders to increase financial revenue, as well as attract nomads to trade and expand his reputation and influence in the Liao State.

Therefore, except for a few warehouses with stone foundations and blue bricks for the walls, the foundations of other houses are made of pebbles, and then bamboo houses and wooden houses are built on them.

Bamboo huts and wooden huts are easy to build, and even workers who have not been in contact with them before can quickly learn to do so under the guidance of carpenters, and the construction of Dalian's bazaar is being intensified.

In the past, nomads mainly used wild vegetables and mutton, which was simple and greasy. Therefore, as soon as the tea from the Central Plains was passed on, it immediately swept the nomadic tribes. The main thing is that tea leaves are greasy, and they can also bring micronutrients that they did not have in their previous diets.

Now in the morning they eat steamed buns, porridge accompanied by side dishes, and although the main food at noon is still mutton, braised mutton and stewed mutton with white radish...... The fact that they had never eaten all kinds of delicacies before broadened their horizons, and they only knew at this time that mutton still had such a practice.

Not to mention the burning knife that was rewarded from time to time at that time, it was the best drink in this deep winter, although it was very strong when I drank it, but soon the whole body was warm and comfortable!

The same work, different from the past, was grazing, and from time to time the whole family could not eat enough, and did not dare to eat enough. Now I'm a part-time worker, and although it's a little harder, I'm able to eat enough.

Workers were recruited to join the construction army, some of whom lived far away, in tents provided by the construction site. Some tribes are closer and receive their wages home every day.

When these people return to their tribe with their good pay, they see that they can really get such a good reward without discounting.

Other people, especially those who have no previous livelihoods, have to sign up.

The Te tribe, now that Shi Wengong has gone back to be his general, the recruitment point here has been specially taken care of by Han Sanding.

Many herdsmen think that it is the middle of winter, and the goats should let the children at home help take care of it, anyway, the grass is not vigorous, and the sheep do not grow fat.

It's better to take advantage of this season to sell your strength and make a little more.

There was already a long queue outside the tent dedicated to registration.

Three herdsmen wrapped in woolen jackets walked into the tent and came to the desk to ask questions.

Han Sanding has been almost repeating the same words for the past few days, and he shouted impatiently: "Do 80 wen a day, only one meal." Dry for half a day for 25 Wen, no meals. ”

"What!" Herders hardly trust their ears.

"A few days ago, didn't you pay 100 a day for three meals?"

"If you do a good job, you will be rewarded for burning knives!"

"Where is there such a fall!"

Han Sanding shouted, "What time is it, don't you know? Now everyone is vying to sign up, and if there are more people, it will naturally fall! ”

"Can this treatment be better, you don't need to increase your salary, just three meals!" A herdsman consulted.

Han Sanding raised his head and sneered, "Three meals? It's easy to say. In this way, our general will not lose his life. I'm not afraid to tell you that the previous treatment was so good, as long as it wanted to attract you. Now that you have gained your trust, it would be a fool to do so. Who would do such a stupid thing? ”

"This salary is too low, let's follow the salary of the previous few days, and then only include one meal!"

Han Sanding was probably tired of hearing it, and his eyes widened and said, "You guys think the salary is low, don't sign up." You came on your own accord and did not invite you to come. Just do what you want! Some people came to sign up. You see, the queue outside is long again! ”

Don't sign up?

That's impossible, in the depths of winter, there is no other place to work except here.

The three of them walked out of the tent, and the people who were clapping the team behind saw them coming out and hurriedly asked, "What, aren't you hiring?" ”

The three of them shook their heads in unison and said, with a look of frustration and helplessness, they said: "The salary is low, and it only costs 80 wen a day, and it only includes one meal!" ”

"What!" Many people were surprised and disappointed to hear that the treatment was so much less.

Although disappointed, the people who came back in the end were still the same as the previous people, and they also signed up.

They were in groups of three, five in a cluster, and they kept muttering in their mouths, and in just a few days, their wages had dropped so much, and they cursed the conscience of the Song people very black.

There were more workers, and the market was built a little faster.

The first to be established was the Agricultural and Livestock Products Exchange, and the person in charge of the exchange was Cao Zheng.

Since hearing that Shi Jin's gang had recruited An, Cao Zheng, who had been secretive before, officially took refuge in Shi Jin through his master Lin Chong.

It just so happened that the planned Dalian Agricultural and Livestock Products Exchange lacked a person who knew about agriculture and livestock, so Shi Jin asked Cao Zheng to be in charge here.

Although the scale of the exchange is now very simple, it is separated by a large row of wooden fences.

But this is the place with the most people outside of the construction site.

In the middle of the exchange, Cao Zheng was sitting there with an abacus and was carefully calculating the price.

A herdsman heard the news from the workers and heard that the Song people had set up an exchange here, and the price was very fair.

Some herdsmen rushed over to inquire about the news. "What is the price for you to buy the goats?"

Cao Zheng pointed to the one behind him with his thumb without raising his head, and shouted: "There is a price list behind, look at it yourself." Don't you see I'm busy, don't bother me! ”

Although Cao Zheng's tone was very impulsive, the herdsmen didn't care, the price was important.

He hurriedly looked up behind him, only to see a large piece of paper taped to a wooden board behind him.

It is written in Chinese characters: Purchase of agricultural livestock.

A pound of pigs, 88 Wen.

One pound of sheep, 62 Wen.

A pound of cattle, 298 Wen.

Seeing that mutton could be sold for 62 wen a catty, this herdsman's eyes widened. How can goats be sold for such an expensive price?

You must know that goats are sold in Liao, and a pound is worth more than 20 yuan at most, but it is more than twice as expensive here.

He hurriedly lowered his head and asked, "Can this sheep really be sold for such an expensive price?" ”

Cao Zheng shouted angrily: "It's written in black and white, can I lie to you?" If you want to sell, you can sell it, and if you don't sell it, you can sell it. Don't get in the way of Lao Tzu's business! ”

Cao Zheng waved his hand to walk away from the herdsman who was inquiring, and he shouted to the herdsman who was sitting, "You have brought twenty-three sheep, with a total weight of 1,301 catties and 80,662 yuan." Questions? ”

The sitting herdsman sighed and said, "If you don't rush to use the money, you can earn more by waiting until next autumn when the goats have grown fat!" ”

Cao Zheng shook his head and said: "Next autumn, when everyone's sheep are taken out and sold, I'm afraid the price will not be so high." Now the price is high! If there is no problem, then it is considered a deal. You take this bill, drive the sheep to the wooden shed, and pay the money with one hand and deliver the goods with the other, and the child is not deceived! ”

The herdsmen who were lining up to inquire about the news were shocked when they thought of the ups and downs of wages here.

Originally, I just heard that these Song people opened some kind of agricultural and livestock exchange, and the price of goats sold here is high, and they can sell more land.

Therefore, the herdsmen who came to work and the herdsmen of the surrounding tribes came early in the morning to inquire about the news.

Originally, they were still hesitant to sell the sheep, but now that they can really sell them at such an expensive price, these herdsmen rushed back overnight and mobilized the whole family to drive the goats to Dalian. Now, except for a few breeding sheep, everything else is ready to be sold.

But don't be like the previous recruitment, as soon as these two days pass, the price of the goats purchased on this exchange will fall in an uproar.

Within a few days, there were goats everywhere around Dalian, at least tens of thousands.

Cao Zheng was so busy that he couldn't touch the ground now, and he was busy from dawn until he was black, and his throat was about to smoke.

To process these transactions, the exchange also hired more than a dozen herders to help watch over and check the goats' health.

Cao Zheng shouted the most throughout the day:

"Where's the man, where did the guy die? Roll over here and check if any of these sheep are sick! ”

"The money is not enough, quickly send someone to inform the marshal, and ask him to send someone to send the money over!"

"By the way, notify the Navy gang and send these sheep away, there is no place to put them!"

"What, General Lee said that there are not enough ships? I don't care about this, let him find the marshal! Anyway, if the marshal's plan is delayed, I will go to the marshal's place to impeach him! ”

Whether it is Shi Jin or Cao Zheng, although they thought that they would buy a lot of sheep, they never thought that the transaction of this goat would be so hot.

Hearing that the purchase price of the exchange here is so high, even the herdsmen of Fuzhou who were still under the rule of the Liao State have many people who drive their flocks to trade.

Now the navy is completely acting as the captain of the transport group, and shipwloads of soldiers are brought in from Shandong, and when they return, the cabin is stuffed with goats.

Seeing the herders selling their goats, their pockets are full at this time.

The grocery stores, which had been planned to wait for the construction of the wooden houses of the market, had opened ahead of schedule, and there were rows of wooden shelves full of groceries in the open lot, without roof tiles.

Although they are nomadic people, they are not much different from the farming people, except for the difference in lifestyle. With a little looser in his hands, he naturally wants to be kind to his family and himself.

Out of the exchange, walking in the bazaar, the goods that have not been seen are placed on the street, looking at those things that make Lang full of eyes, the herdsmen are simply dazzled.

The guys who were transferred from the Shandong restaurant, when they saw that a herdsman was coming, they immediately shouted in a loud voice:

"Come on, everyone come and see, don't miss it when you pass by! There is everything to eat, wear, see, and play here! ”

"Look at this hunting knife, look at it! The white knife goes in and the red knife comes out, ensuring that even if the wolf comes, there will be absolutely no survival! Of course, the most important thing is that it is cheap! A knife only sells for one or two! What are you waiting for, a must-have good thing to do when you go out at home! ”

"Sugar, sugar, frosting, sweet to your heart. Buy some and let your kids taste it! ”

"Big discount! It's a big sale! The must-have green salt for every family, only 99 Wen per catty! Yes, you heard you right, we didn't say that right. A pound is only 99 Wen. What are you waiting for, it's better to act than to move. Buy more and stock up at home. Maybe the price will increase in two days! ”

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Originally, one was a Song person, the other was a Liao person, at least before that. In order to get these herdsmen to buy things, they shouted in awkward Khitan language, "Folks!" "Fellow!" Then, hand and foot, tell the herdsman the price.

Hearing those prices, the herdsmen were really moved, the green salt was only 99 yuan? You must know that in Liaoguo, green salt costs two or three hundred dollars a catty.

Because salt is too expensive, many herdsmen don't dare to put more salt when cooking mutton, and even many times they simply boil water and eat it, which is called white meat.

The meat without salt can be imagined.

He sold more than 30 of his family's sheep to the farmer's and livestock exchange, and carried a hundred taels of silver in his pocket.

Hearing that the green salt was only 99 wen a catty, thinking of the silver in his pocket, he was full of confidence, and the lord was not short of money now.

In the past, it was calculated according to two, but now he asked the guy to weigh ten catties without saying a word.

Like this guy said, salt is a necessity anyway, so it's okay to buy it back and stock up.

Carrying the green salt in a coarse jar, I saw that there was a rock sugar gourd selling on the street, although I had never eaten it, but looking at the red thing was delicious.

It just so happened that he was not at home during this time, and the goats in the family were herded by those two boys. Now that I've made money, it's time to reward them well, or it's not expensive anyway, so I'll buy two strings for them to satisfy their hunger.

Passing by the iron shop, I saw rows of scimitars and waist knives on the weapon racks, and thought that the two boys in the family were now twelve or thirteen years old, and they would be adults in a few years.

And now in the middle of winter, those wild wolves are also very bold in order to hunt, and they dare to break into the tribal camp at night and take the lambs.

I happened to meet it today, so I bought two of them and gave them self-defense.

After spending two taels to buy two scimitars, he thought about it, and it seemed that there was still a lot of money left in his pocket, and he could buy a lot of things to go back.

What should I buy?

Carrying a salt jar, holding two rock sugar gourds, and two scimitars hanging from his waist, he walked through the bazaar and looked left and right.

Many people who usually don't dare to buy them are now safe and bold to buy.

Although the hearts of these Song people are very dark, and their wages have fallen sharply, the good thing is that the credit is good, saying that one is one, and saying two is two.

You will be given as much as you promise, and you will never be in arrears or discounted.

The price of the goat's purchase is also clearly marked, and it is absolutely unreasonable.

Now, in addition to grazing, they can also work on the construction sites of these Song people. I am a big man, I have strength, as long as I am diligent, I can definitely support my family.

After half a day, more than half of the silver in his pocket was missing, but he was not heartbroken at all, and looked at the newly bought carriage behind his horse, stuffed with goods.

With these food and living utensils, even if there is a snowstorm again, his family does not have to worry about running out of food.

Sitting in front of the carriage and driving the carriage, he thought in his heart: "How do you feel that this Poliao general governs Jinzhou, and everyone's life is better than when the Khitan people ruled?" Now everyone doesn't have to worry about food and clothing! This, if the Liao army fights, will it still respond? ”

He hesitated for a long time.

When he was about to arrive at his house, and saw his two children seeing him and galloping out on horseback, he looked back at the carriage full of goods, and finally made up his mind.

Damn, those Khitan masters will only ask us to pay tribute and pay tribute all day long, and they don't care about the life and death of our tribe at all, why should Lao Tzu work for them! Whoever you love, who goes, Lao Tzu doesn't serve!

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