After thinking about it in the hotel, Zhang Shaotang decided to ask the businessman who came with him about the situation first, and then walked outside to observe more about what the security guards were doing. Only by getting to know each other can we have the opportunity to discover their flaws.

The merchant was invited to Zhang Shaotang's room, and after a while of greetings, the two sides sat down, Zhang Shaotang already knew that the merchant's name was Yang Xuezhi, who was a merchant in Yan'an Mansion, mainly dealing in yarn and cloth, and came to Yanchang to purchase.

"Boss Yang still came out to do business in this time of chaos, it's really courageous." Zhang Shaotang came up and complimented Yang Xuezhi first.

"Aren't you the same, these years for a bite to eat, you have to take any kind of risk. However, a few days ago, the security army had just defeated the official army, and it was much more peaceful on the ground. Otherwise, I wouldn't dare to come. Yang Xuezhi sighed that life was not easy. Not only did the peasants go bankrupt during these years, but the merchants and landlords also had a hard time.

"Why did the officers and troops lose the battle and the ground was too peaceful?" Zhang Shaotang still can't adapt to this statement.

"You don't often walk outside, and this officer and army are often more beneficial than thieves to the people. The security army is so beaten, and now they are shrinking in the camp and dare not come out, do you say that the world is too peaceful, and when the security army has time to take Yan'an Mansion, the people's life will be better. Yang Xuezhi spoke completely from the perspective of the security army.

"I used to study at home to make a name for myself, but now my family is becoming more and more difficult, so I came out to see what business I can do, so I don't know anything about this outside world, and I ask Boss Yang for more advice." Zhang Shaotang asked Yang Xuezhi very humbly.

"I don't dare to advise, but if you want to do business, you've come to the right place. In recent years, natural disasters have continued, and Shaanxi is the most severely affected area. The court and officials did not want to find a way to relieve the disaster, but they were still exploiting layer by layer, and the people's lives were unsustainable, and many people were poor, or starved to death, or participated in the rebellion of thieves, all for a bite to eat, and it was difficult to do business in such a situation. Fortunately, there was a security army in the Yanchang area, they built a silt dam, held back the water to make land, not only had water to irrigate the land, but also silted up new fields, so that the people planted the land and harvested, Zhang Chu, Zhang Dashuai also opened mines, factories, recruited a large number of hungry people to work in the factory, gave them money and food, so that they could live a stable life. The products produced by the factory are sold to various places, and a large amount of grain is bought back from the eastern part of Shanxi, so that the people of Yanchang have food to eat, and now Yanchang's coal, ironware, and cloth are very famous in various places, and they are very good to sell, brother, if you want to do business, you can consider buying and selling these things. ”

As soon as Yang Xuezhi talked about the spirit of doing business, his words were endless.

"Yanchang can produce these things, didn't the previous cloth be transferred from Jiangnan?" Zhang Shaotang was a staff member under Hong Chengchou and also asked about money and food, so he still knew a little about cloth and ironware.

"That's what you said in the past, due to the natural disasters and rebellion of the displaced people, the road between the north and the south has become very dangerous, the exchange of goods has been blocked, and the price of cotton, yarn and cloth transported from the south of the Yangtze River has skyrocketed, and then Zhang Chu and Zhang Dashuai have adopted a new method to spin wool, and now the wool products produced in Yanchang and Fugu have replaced cotton products, and the people like to use them. It is also said that Zhang Chu used a new iron-making method, which can produce a large amount of steel every day, which can not only be used to make weapons, but also a large amount of surplus, Zhang Dashuai made a large number of agricultural tools out of iron in order to sympathize with the people, and sold them to the people at a very cheap price, and the people are all thanking Zhang Chu, the marshal of the security army, for his merits. Yang Xuezhi arched his hand as he spoke, showing an expression of sincere gratitude.

"How did the money and food come from the security forces, did they rob the people?" Zhang Shaotang felt that this security army was even more difficult to deal with, there was food and weapons, and the iron could be used to make farm tools, if there was a popular heart, it would be terrible.

"The security army, the name is to protect the territory and the people, how can they rob the people, many factories in Yanchang are run by the security army, they sell products, not only make money for themselves, but also feed a large number of workers, the security army charges very low taxes on merchants and farmers, and there are no officials who set up names and charge indiscriminately, let alone rob the people. This place is completely different from the place under the jurisdiction of the imperial court. Yang Xuezhi's words were full of pride, forgetting that he had not yet extended his official hukou and was still using a temporary residence permit.

After listening to Yang Xuezhi's words, Zhang Shaotang even wondered if this Boss Yang was a member of the security army, and he spoke to the security army every word. He decided to take a look outside, seeing is believing, is there really such a place in Shaanxi where people can live and work in peace and contentment.

asked Yang Xuezhi, he was preparing to go outside to purchase some goods, nothing else, Zhang Shaotang asked if he could go with him, Boss Yang was very happy, it was also boring to run around alone, and it was much better for the two to have a companion.

After lunch, Zhang Shaotang and Yang Xuezhi took the two entourages out of the door of the hotel. The streets are very crowded with people.

Yang Xuezhi hurriedly told them to be careful to avoid oncoming vehicles and not to be knocked down. Zhang Shaotang found that many of the vehicles walking on this street were different from other places, very large and had four wheels. So I asked Boss Yang, Boss Yang looked at the carriage and showed an envious expression, and said: "This four-wheeled vehicle is a new product of Zhongyang Factory, especially suitable for driving on flat roads in the city, horse-drawn is very easy, the wheels are equipped with a special steering system, turning or something is particularly odd work, pulling more, going fast." I'm going to buy a few cars when I make money. This is to pull goods, and there is a carriage specially used to ride people, I heard that there are some shock absorbers installed on it, and it is not bumpy to sit on, but it is comfortable, I have not sat on it, I have only seen it run on the street. ”

Boss Yang hurriedly leaned to the side of the road, and Boss Yang said: "Pay attention, the security army stipulates that when walking, you must rely on the right side of the road, otherwise the street will be a mess." ”

"That's a good idea." Zhang Shaotang understood the truth after a little thought.

"That's right, the effect is particularly obvious, but at first the people were not used to it, thinking that why I can't walk in the middle of such a wide street, no one abides by this rule, guess how everyone later remembered to walk and obey the rules." Yang Xuezhi's face was full of smiles.

"How to obey the rules, I can only talk to you about the benefits of obeying the rules, and persuade slowly, this walking is not a big deal." Zhang Shaotang felt that there was no need to stir up the crowd because of such a trivial matter as walking.

"You didn't say this right, Zhang Dashuai said that the more trivial it is, the more you must obey the rules, he sent security guards with wooden sticks, and found unruly people on the street and immediately beat them with sticks, and after two days there were no unruly people walking on the street. It's not that people can't remember the rules, it's just that they won't be punished, and when the punishment comes, they will be honest. Yang Xuezhi said as he recalled the scene of people being chaotic on the street.

Speaking of the security army, there was really a team of security guards coming over with sticks, and Zhang Shaotang, Yang Xuezhi and others hurriedly leaned on the side of the road to see what was happening. (To be continued.) )