Chapter 263 Sail down the river
"Under the East Fence!"
Li Yu is here for the third time.
The first time he came, he wanted to kill someone, but to no avail.
The second time he came, he drank and feasted and talked about peace, and killed people.
And this third time, he entered the house and became a member of the "East Fence".
It's just that at present, his office is still only attached to the outer edge of this huge building, and his status "under the east fence" is probably the same.
Standing under the "East Fence", Li Yu habitually looked up at the majestic plaque, took Chen Feiyang, and walked in.
There is a tea house across the street, and someone is eating breakfast on the second floor of the tea shop.
There is a person near the window, it is Su Youdao.
Su Youdao sat behind a small square table alone.
Because there were no tables and chairs in the Tang Dynasty, and the furniture was not made of tall furniture, the position of the window was correspondingly low, and he knelt on the couch, and the window was crooked to his arm, so that he could easily see everything outside. The scene of Li Yu standing under the "east fence" and then stepping in was clearly seen by him.
Su Youdao smiled slightly and said, "Water flows to a low place, this is one of the essences of water. So, if you dig a downward ditch, then you don't have to think about how the water is going to flow, it will naturally go down your way, maybe in some subtle ways, but the general direction will always be wrong. ”
The other small square table was against his square table, but the man behind the table was blocked by the wall, but if he poked in, he could still see the situation outside the window, and if he shrank his head, the people outside the window would not see him.
The breakfast on his table was similar to Su Youdao's, very light. At this time, he was holding a bowl of fragrant japonica rice porridge, eating Gaoyou salted duck eggs, eating with relish.
The rice is Lucheng rice, which is later known as Xiangshui rice. Taken from Bohai County, in a few years, this rice will become a royal tribute, but at this time its reputation has not yet spread, due to the turmoil in the Bohai area, and the limited production, not many people in the world know about it.
But this man knew, because he had been to the Bohai tribe and had bought several slaves there, including Tiewuhuan. So I was fortunate enough to taste this rice there, and I did not hesitate to buy it from the tribe every year. Anyway, he Chang Shuxin has such financial resources.
This teahouse is his property and one of his footholds in Chang'an City. So this kind of rice can only be eaten by him and Su Youdao opposite. The smell of rice is so fragrant that you can smell it from a long distance, but the other diners will look at it curiously, but they won't come and ask rashly.
Lao Chang took a bite of the oily egg yolk, ate the last bite of glutinous and sweet rice porridge, put down the small bowl, probed forward slightly, and habitually squinted his eyes and glanced out.
At this time, there were not many pedestrians on the street, an old woman, a woman with two babies, and two bearded people with camels......
I often glance at it, then glance at it, and glance at it three times, and I can see all kinds of styles.
Su Youdao coughed and said, "He has walked into the 'East Fence'." ”
Chang Shuxin let out an "oh", retracted his head, and looked at Su Youdao: "Li Yu, this young man, I admired him very much when I met him in Longyou. Unexpectedly, the world is so big, so small, after all, he will fall into your legal net. ”
Su Youdao's face twitched.
Chang Shuxin covered his lips and chuckled: "Ah! Slip of the tongue Slip of the tongue! It's in your eyes. So what are you going to do next? ”
Su Youdao looked at him suspiciously: "What to do?" ”
Chang Shuxin said: "This water has already flowed down the ditch you dug, but it may not be able to be used for you. In the coming days, the murmuring of the creek is it, and the flood is monstrous, and it is also it! ”
Su Youdao suddenly smiled, and said, "Don't worry! You and I look at him, and we only see it. Whether he can show his glory in front of the king of Xishi depends on how he does it next and how well he does it. Let's keep watching. ”
Chang Shuxin asked, "What if his next performance is very satisfactory to you?" ”
Su Youdao smiled and said, "That's why I came to you." Originally, I wanted to arrange someone to approach him in advance, once I became a brother with him, this person would be affectionate, and then tempt him to be a high-ranking official and have a good future, and I am not afraid that he will not be used by me. But since you have an old relationship with him, aren't you the best candidate? ”
Chang Shuxin frowned and said, "I'm just a businessman!" ”
Su Youdao said lightly: "This is a deal!" ”
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"Xishi Street Qudongda, Lu Yan and thousands, all-encompassing all phases, goods do not divide the tunnel, Khotan City Yiguo, beside the flow of hundreds of houses, red dust four, smoke and clouds are connected, the city of goods and wealth 220 lines, four sides of the mansion, four sides of the treasure, all accumulated, a total of more than 40,000 large and small shops, more than 80,000 street vendors, more than 120,000 registered merchants, plus the men and helpers they employ, the total number of people is more than 400,000 ......"
Qiao Daliang talked about all this, such as a number of treasures: "Among them, there are special areas for rice shops, silk shops, iron shops, etc., which are sold in a centralized manner. The government has a small history of city orders, pickets public security, manages and measures utensils, and maintains order in the city. However, the number of them is very small, and they can't take care of it, and the Fangzheng City Order of this West Market is our people! ”
Qiao Daliang smiled smugly: "So, this West Market, it's actually our people who are in charge." It is impossible for the government to manage it, and it is impossible to send enough officials to take care of a trading market.
However, the 400,000 people here are involved in the livelihood of more than a million families, and the people's hearts and minds are the sky, and if you want to say that it is important, it is indeed very important to the government, which is why the imperial court relies on us and will not be touched easily.
What's more, the government has to collect a huge amount of taxes from here every day, who is willing to smash their own cornucopia? ”
Li Yu's eyebrows jumped when he heard this, if someone else such as Chen Feiyang heard that there was such a huge market to be managed by him, he would be so excited that he would be afraid. Li Yu knows very well how difficult it is to manage such a large market.
Even in his original era, there were so many modern equipment, there was a mature management system, and the employees and managers had considerable management and management quality since childhood, and it was by no means easy to manage, let alone this era.
It's really difficult for Qiao Daliang to be in charge of a huge market, how shrewd, how meticulous, and how good his ability is for Qiao Daliang? !
Li Yu was full of awe and asked cautiously, "So, how much scope do you want to manage?" No...... Such a huge market, all of them are in charge of it, right? ”
Qiao Xiangrong smiled and said, "Of course not!" ”
When Li Yu heard this, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
Qiao Xiangrong saw it in his eyes, and he had a good impression of Li Yu. Others are afraid that the power is not big enough, the benefits are not thick enough, and when he explains the affairs of this person, the first thing he thinks of is responsibility, whether he can do his best, whether he can take care of it, and with such an attitude, he is the person who can be used.
Originally, Rao Geng was a very obedient subordinate in front of Da Liang, Rao Geng died, Qiao Da Liang was a little annoyed, but at this time, he felt more and more that maybe this Li Yu would make him more worry-free and reassured.
Qiao Daliang said: "Originally, there were eight pillars in my West City, which were divided into eight areas, and then the Fang City continued to expand, and the number of merchants increased, and there was no time to take care of it, so under the eight pillars, there were sixteen trusses. Rao Geng is one of the sixteen trusses. The area he is responsible for is in the northwest. This is the territory that you will be responsible for in the future......"
Qiao Daliang walked to the wall, pointed to a huge map of Xishi on the wall, slowly drew his fingers to the northwest, and drew a circle adjacent to Qunxianfang and Liquanfang: "There are more than 10,000 registered businessmen and nearly 40,000 practitioners. Numbered, Thirteen Blocks! ”
Li Yu asked blankly, "How many people do I have?" ”
Qiao Daliang, who originally looked confident, wise and calm, was stunned for a moment, and hesitated for a moment before saying: "This, I will accompany you to the post in a while, and ask your subordinates." As long as you pay your taxes on time and in full, and nothing goes wrong, I don't ask about anything else. ”
When Li Yu heard such an answer, he couldn't help but be stunned, Nima! At the feet of the Son of Heaven, in the capital of Gyeonggi, the management is so extensive? This Qiao Daliang's nerves are inevitably too big! Qiao Daliang's shrewd and wise, weft and earth, and 100,000 armored soldiers in his mind collapsed in Li Yu's heart!