Chapter 289: Weaving a huge net, the person who holds the net is determined
Nothing was said all night.
The next day.
When the sun is shining on the earth.
Located between the mountains and rivers, the Yanwang Mansion finally ushered in a sunny day and a drop of rain.
Under the guard of more than 100 elite cavalry guards wearing half armor, a three-wheel green canopy carriage passed through layers of "rain curtains" and slowly headed south of Fuyang City.
Inside the carriage of the three-wheel green canopy.
Xu Yi leaned on the soft couch, slightly closed his eyes and quietly listened to the sound of rain on the windowsill.
Fingers tapped lightly on the small wooden table beside him.
The quiet carriage made a slight "dongdong" sound from time to time.
The wheels slowly moved forward.
Along the way, people all avoided it.
The originally bustling and lively streets instantly fell silent.
Whether it is the high-spirited scholar and talent, or the children of the family, the wealthy businessmen, and the powerful officials who are dressed in brocade clothes and followed by countless servants.
Or ordinary people with wives and children, or hand-held carts, which are filled with all kinds of beautiful or festive merchants.
They all retreated silently to both sides of the street.
Quietly waiting for the three-wheel green canopy carriage and the more than 100 elite soldiers guarding the side to pass slowly.
In those three green canopy carriages, who are the people on it, everyone in the entire Fuyang City really knows and everyone knows.
Inside the three-wheel green canopy carriage.
Xu Yi slowly opened his eyes, gently pulled the heavy car curtains, and quietly looked at both sides of the street.
I saw that both sides of the street were already full of people.
From the faces of the people, Xu Yi never found the slightest dissatisfaction.
Some only have the reverence that comes from the heart.
Even though the people who were in the "rain" place, even if their upper bodies were gradually getting wet, the heartfelt respect on their faces had not faded in the slightest.
As the carriage moved slowly, not a single person made a loud noise, not even a whisper.
As if he was afraid of disturbing the people riding in the three-way green canopy carriage.
Xu Yi doesn't know when such a change has been.
Xu is since he broke the bloody nursery rhyme, returned a peace to the people of Los Angeles, and gave an explanation to the people of Yandi.
It may also be after giving the Buddha's bone relics as a gift and putting on a sacred veil for himself.
Or maybe it is......
It doesn't matter when this changed now.
The important thing is that it has invisibly won the love of the vast majority of the people of Fuyang City, and even the people of Yandi.
Abandon nature, send without words, and do not hesitate to be in the "rain" for this purpose.
Isn't this a kind of loveless love?
This love is really not insignificant.
Inside the three-wheel green canopy carriage.
Xu Yi slowly withdrew his gaze from looking at the people, and then waved his hand at Yang Xian'an, who had always followed the vehicle.
"Sixth Master."
Seeing this, Yang Xian'an gently pinched the horse's belly, and quickly walked to the window of the car and saluted with his fists.
"Let the order go down, and all the places where the people are gathered will move forward quickly and steadily."
"Don't disturb the people too much."
"In addition, those who are wet today can go to the nearest Chaijia Coal Stove to find a man to dry their clothes."
Xu Yi glanced at the people in the crowd whose clothes were getting wet, and then slowly spoke.
"Obey."
Yang Xian'an hugged his fists and saluted, then struck the horse's belly again, and walked quickly towards the front of the convoy.
After more than 100 breaths.
The three-wheel green canopy carriage silently accelerated away from the street.
After the figure of the three-wheel green canopy carriage completely disappeared from the street corner.
The streets that were quiet everywhere in the past were instantly revitalized.
A high-spirited scholar and talent, a powerful man and a businessman dressed in brocade clothes, dragged his family with him
Ordinary people with wives and children.
Hawkers pushing wheelbarrows carrying countless goods, and children of families dressed in fine costumes followed by countless slaves, poured into the damp bluestone streets from both sides of the corner.
"Steamed buns, big buns with thin skin and big filling."
"Cooking cakes, fragrant cooking cakes just baked~."
"Guest officer, taste the frozen persimmons, they are not sweet and do not cost money."
"Don't miss it when you pass by, the peach talisman made by Master Wang of Chengxi himself, the first treasure to drive away evil and avoid evil, only fifty wen, only fifty wen."
"The red paper and red cloth that Master Huineng personally opened in Baiyun Temple outside the city~Ninghua Baiwenjin, not bad, happy today~!"
"Charcoal, charcoal, Zhoujiafang's special fruit charcoal this year~! The snow disaster in Liaodong is serious again, and those who know the goods hurry up~ After this village, there is no such shop~"
For a time, all kinds of shouting and selling soared into the sky.
Unlike previous years.
This year's red paper, red cloth, red candles and other items are particularly popular.
Even the necessary heating items such as charcoal and firewood in that winter can only be relegated to second place.
But soon.
With the first batch of people who were wet by the "rain", they walked out of the Chaijia Coal Mill.
Charcoal, firewood and other heating things that were originally in second place instantly fell from the sky to the clouds.
In the end, it became something that dogs ignore them.
And the high-quality and inexpensive coal stoves, briquettes and other things, once the people spontaneously publicized, instantly became a sweet spot in the eyes of the people of Fuyang City.
There are also a large number of businessmen, who flocked to the Chaijia Coal Mill after hearing the news.
For a time, the entire large and small Chaijia coal mills in Fuyang City were surrounded by water.
But it's a pity that the wishful thinking in the hearts of the businessmen is destined to be completely disappointed this time.
Although the coal stove, briquettes and other materials are of high quality and low price, the profits are even more visible.
But what ...... It is extremely difficult to purchase.
In addition to the need to hold a household registration, the number is limited.
It is also necessary for the Chaijia Coal Mill guys to come to the door to deliver the goods.
Of course, the so-called is not easy, and it is not easy for businessmen alone.
Ordinary people not only did not have the slightest dissatisfaction with this, but praised the door-to-door delivery of the Chaijia Coal Mill.
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Around noon.
When the sun is getting stronger.
A three-wheel green canopy carriage slowly drove out of the south gate of Fuyang City under the guard of more than 100 elite cavalry.
As soon as Fang drove out of the city gate wall, the speed of the three-yuan green canopy carriage couldn't help but drop in vain.
I saw that the official road outside the city, which was extremely flat in the past, has now become unrecognizable under the washing of snow and the crushing of caravan wheels.
Horse-drawn wagons loaded with all kinds of goods get bogged down in the muddy roads from time to time.
As the three-way green canopy carriage drove by, the neat and uniform sound of the horn came into Xu Yi's ears through the thick curtain from time to time.
Inside the carriage of the three-wheel green canopy.
Xu Yi gently lifted the thick curtain and looked towards the place where the horn came.
I saw several horse-drawn carriages full of goods, sinking deep into the muddy official road.
Let the owner of the horse whest the horse pulling the cart as he wants.
No matter how painful the horses pulling the cart are.
Let the dozen or so men of the trading house behind the carriage shout uniformly and sweatily shirtless and barefoot, despite the bitter cold.
The carriage laden with goods stuck deep in the official road still stood still.
Even the horses that pulled the cart were already covered with whip marks.
Even the man from the merchant house who shouted in a neat number was already red, and his arms were even more bruised.
The wheels, which were deep in the mud, still slid on their own.
As for the hardwood that the owner of the horse had put under the wheels, it had long been overwhelmed and split in two.
See this.
Xu Yi couldn't help frowning slightly.
It is important to know that the official road is already the best road in a place.
Even the official road is still like this, and the current situation of the rest of the roads can naturally be imagined.
If you encounter a battle at this time, you urgently need to transfer troops from Fuyang City to meet the enemy.
Isn't this official route a delay in warplanes?
It is important to know that the situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly.
Reinforcements arrived a quarter of an hour earlier versus a quarter of an hour later, and the end result was a world of difference.
Military use aside.
A smooth and unobstructed road also has a decisive impact on the livelihood of a local people.
It is precisely because of this that there is "If you want to be rich, build roads first." It's an old saying.
After more than 100 breaths.
Xu Yi's slightly frowning brows gradually relaxed, and then he waved his hand towards Yang Xian'an, who had always followed the side of the carriage.
"Sixth Master."
Yang Xian'an, who had always watched the six roads and listened to all directions, saw this, and quickly stepped forward with a light grip on the horse's belly.
"Divide the army into twenty to help the business get out of trouble."
Xu Yi raised his eyes and glanced at several carriages that were still mired in the quagmire, and slowly commanded.
Yang Xian'an was stunned for a moment when he heard this.
Then he followed Xu Yi's gaze.
After a few breaths, Yang Xian'an clenched his fists and said, "Obey."
After Yang Xian'an drove the horse away.
Xu Yi slowly lowered the curtain in his hand.
Then he gradually closed his eyes.
I kept thinking about the "new official way" in my mind.
Needless to say, in all eras, road construction was an extremely expensive business.
What's more, the new official road that Xu Yi wants to build is a huge project that runs through all the counties of Yandi.
The cost of this will inevitably be a day's worth of money.
With Xu Yi's current financial resources, Mo said that he is in a critical period of all-round preparations.
Even if he has nothing to do, it is impossible for him to take on the new official road of the entire Yan Land alone.
As for asking for help from the imperial court?
Mo said that the current central court is in "dire straits".
Even if there are no wars outside the central court, no natural disasters inside, and the treasury is full, it will never help Xu Yi rebuild the official road.
None of them.
People do not suffer from few, but from inequality.
Some openings, once opened, will completely become a bottomless pit.
Inside the three-wheel green canopy carriage.
Xu Yi, who had his eyes slightly closed, moved his fingers slightly, and gently tapped on the small wooden table beside him.
The small wooden table made of mahogany instantly emitted a crisp "knock" sound.
"Families, merchants."
After counting the interest.
Xu Yi slowly opened his eyes and muttered in a low voice.
An indescribable look flashed through his eyes.
Since he is unable to bear it alone, there is no possibility for the imperial court to help.
Then this burden will be shared among the large and small families in Yandi.
With the power of the family, it becomes its own strategic goal.
But, how can the family be so obedient?
In this regard, Xu Yi did not have too many worries in his heart.
Today, it is one of the two largest families in Upper Valley County.
One is his in-laws, and the other is his "allies".
With these two families taking the lead, I am not afraid that other families will not follow.
As for Yuyang County, which has no in-laws and no "allies".
Xu Yi had already prepared three "good gifts" for him in his mind.
These three gifts are interlocking, but none of them are indispensable.
And the so-called first gift is "the temptation of profit."
In Xu Yi's plan.
The official road to be built is not like the previous official government, which is re-paved with a layer of hard soil on the basis of the old official road, so it is called
"New official road."
Rather, it is necessary to build a new official road thoroughly.
Regardless of the location or materials used for this official road, it will be completely distinguished from the old official road.
In terms of materials, Xu Yi's first choice is cement produced from limestone, mixed with sand, gravel and other materials, and then qualitatively transformed into "concrete".
The "new official roads" built with these materials will last for at least a few decades.
Horse-drawn carriages of the same size and weight travel the same distance on the old and new official roads, and the time required is naturally very different.
Especially on that rainy day.
For businessmen, time is business opportunity and money.
Of course, the "new official road" built by Xu Yi with great effort will naturally not be handed over to businessmen all over the country for free.
Whenever merchants use the new official roads, they will be charged a certain amount of "tolls" from them.
Of course, the so-called toll must be set within the acceptable range of most merchants.
Since the new official road has been fully put into use, at the end of each year, the Yanwang Mansion will distribute dividends to the family according to the "level of participation".
In this way, it is equivalent to every family involved in this matter will have a "century-old foundation".
And it is the century-old foundation once and for all.
And this is the first gift that Xu Yi prepared for those big families.
As for the so-called second "gift", it is the "merchant alliance" established on this basis.
And the bright purpose of the establishment of this business alliance is naturally the so-called unity and common wealth, hello, hello, hello, everyone.
And the purpose behind it is to pull a batch and fight a batch.
As for which group to win over and which group to suppress, this matter is naturally clear.
As for the so-called third gift, it is derived from the "merchant alliance" and "making rules".
No matter what time it is, no matter how far the so-called "merchant alliance" has grown.
The "Song Firm" will certainly occupy an absolute voice in the so-called "Business Alliance".
If one day, the "Song Firm" loses its absolute right to speak in the "Merchants Alliance".
Then, there is no need for this so-called merchant alliance to exist.
Xu Yi can form the so-called merchant alliance, and he can also lift the table at any time to completely smash the merchant alliance.
When the time comes, Xu Yi will reform taxation in the merchant alliance.
And then in the territory of Yandi, and even the entire territory of the Great Zhou.
Comprehensively promote and implement commercial taxes, so as to gradually reduce or reduce agricultural taxes.
And then realize the "wealth of the people, the wealth of the country" in his heart.
As for the so-called rule-making.
When a person has absolute say in a certain "field".
Then every word he says will become a rule that countless people must abide by.
Coming out of the south gate of Fuyang City.
Go south to five miles of road, and finally meet a welcome pavilion.
Correct.
It was a muddy five-mile journey.
Xu Yi has already woven a net in his mind that is enough to include all the families and businessmen in the world.
The so-called "new official road" is not only the cradle of a "new era", but also the final return of an "old era".
And what Xu Yi needs to do is nothing more than to perfect, perfect, and improve the "heaven and earth net" in his mind.
A tall building is not something that can be built in a day.
It is not a day's work.
Renovating the world is not a fierce fire to achieve success.
Sometimes the so-called "boiled frog in warm water" is far more effective than a raging fire.
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"Sixth Master, the welcome pavilion has arrived."
"There is no royal family for the time being
Traces."
At noon, the three-yuan green canopy carriage slowly stopped next to the welcome pavilion five miles away from the south gate of Fuyang City.
After Yang Xian'an turned over and dismounted, he walked quickly to the carriage of the Sanyuan green canopy carriage and handed over his hand to report.
"Okay."
Inside the carriage of the three-wheel green canopy.
Xu Yi responded softly when he heard this.
Then the thoughts that were immersed in the "Heaven and Earth Net" gradually retracted.
As far as it is concerned, the net in his mind is only a few "details".
Now the top priority is to find a suitable network operator for this net.
I don't know how long it took.
Xu Yi's face was straight, and he slowly stretched out his fingers, and lightly touched the tea cup placed on the small wooden table next to him.
Then he slowly wrote on the smooth mahogany tabletop, "Song Yuanfu."
There is no doubt that Song Yuanfu is the first "white glove" under Xu Yi.
He and the Song family firm will definitely join the "merchant alliance."
Therefore, Song Yuanfu naturally became a "net-keeper".
However, how can such a matter of the world's livelihood be entrusted to one person?
Even if it is only within the Business Alliance, Xu Yi will never allow only one person to run the net in it.
Dozens of breaths later.
Xu Yi dipped it in the cold tea again.
Then he wrote slowly under Song Yuanfu: "Zhu Zongting."
The Zhu family, as its in-law allies, has both prosperity and loss between the two.
And the Zhu family, as the first family of Shanggu County, is really suitable for him to be the second person in the merchant alliance.
As for the third net-keeper in the merchant alliance.
At the moment when Zhu Zongting's three words fell on the table, Xu Yi already had a candidate in his mind.
As the saying goes, there is no first in literature, and there is no second in martial arts.
But who knows how fierce the competition between the first and second is?
The same is true of the big families.
It's just that the competition between the big families is mostly sunk under the water.
No matter how the undercurrents are surging beneath the surface of the water.
The water is always calm.
That's what I think about.
Xu Yi slowly wrote on the table, "Fanjia."
At this point, all the network operators within the Shangjia Alliance have been settled.
The three are not subordinate to each other and compete with each other.
Such a three-legged state meets Xu Yi's needs.
Inside the three-wheel green canopy carriage.
Xu Yi stared at the numbers on the table.
After a moment of silence.
Fang slowly wrote down the names of three people on the table again.
The person headed by these three people is Wang Qiujin's father, Xu Yitaishan - Wang Wenqing.
The one in the middle is Xu Yi's childhood friend, Yang Xian'an, the head of the old five families.
The last person is Lu Zaizhong, a contemporary Confucian who is far away in the Taibai Mountains and has no quarrel with the world but has a great reputation.
In addition to the merchants, the three of them are the net holders.
Among them, Wang Wenqing and Yang Xian'an represent different interest groups, and there is no reason for them to unite.
As for Na Lu Zaizhong, what he plays here is the role of a "conciliator".
When the two official network holders were fighting over various matters, it was inconvenient for Xu Yi to come forward.
Lu Zaizhong, a unique net-maker, will play a vital role.
At this point, the three candidates for the network outside the Shangjia Alliance have been completely settled.
Inside the three-wheel green canopy carriage.
Xu Yi gently wiped the handwriting on the top of the small wooden table.
After that personal name becomes a round little droplet of water again.
No one in this world knows about the series of layouts Xu Yi made here
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