With the arrival of a burst of cold air, Chang'an City immediately entered winter mode.

After nearly a month of cleaning up, Chang'an City has slowly recovered from the impact of the flood.

The east and west cities and trading centers are all busy.

Even because the Yamen construction was fully started in Zuofang City, Li Shimin's palace was also confirmed to be built in Zuofang City, and the workshops in Chang'an City immediately resumed their previous busyness.

"Shop Manager Lao, today's carriages are a bit insufficient. The transportation tasks are so busy now, we may need to purchase dozens more four-wheel transport carriages."

Jingmu stood next to Lao Hansan and reported today's situation.

As a spy assigned to the Lao Niu Transport Team by the Intelligence and Investigation Bureau of the Prince of Chu, Jing Mu is now deeply trusted by Lao Hansan and has become a person in charge of the Lao Niu Transport Team.

"Then buy it! The imperial court approved the construction of several cement roads in one go, and is also preparing to widen the Weishui River. The number of occasions where horse-drawn carriages are needed for transportation has increased a lot. If we buy a few more, there is nothing to worry about."

Throughout the sixteenth year of Zhenguan, Lao Hansan spent his time busy.

Business is really good!

There were a lot of orders, so I came here right away.

"In addition, there have been a lot more guests going to Zuofang City during this period. I think we can also set up a public carriage line from Chang'an City to Zuofang City. Although the public carriage does not make much money, the advantage is that the income is very stable, and we can

Through the expansion of public carriage lines, more people will know about the cattle transport team."

Jingmu naturally hopes that the tentacles of the Laoniu Transport Team can reach more places in Chang'an City.

In particular, a lot of information can be collected from the horse-drawn carriage business and the public carriage business, which are similar to taxis.

Now Jingmu has developed dozens of informants in the cattle transport team, and receives all kinds of news every day.

A lot of information seems very scattered, but after sorting and analyzing, unexpected conclusions can often be obtained.

"Okay, I originally thought about setting up a semicolon in Workshop City. Now it's just right to build it into a transfer station for the cattle transport team. All the carriages in our team can rest and be repaired there."

Workshop City is now the hottest development area in the Tang Dynasty, and is likely to be the political, economic and cultural center of the Tang Dynasty in the future. Lao Hansan can naturally feel the influence of Workshop City on the rise.

"Then how about I accompany you, the shopkeeper, to the Mercedes-Benz Carriage Workshop later?"

"Okay, let's go."

…

In the Chai Mansion, Chai Lingwu was a little tangled in discussing matters with Chai Zhewei.

"Brother, I asked someone to do some calculations. If we want to build the land outside Yanping Gate into a state like a workshop city, we will need to spend at least twice as much money. Unless the housing prices can continue to rise by then, we will

It’s almost all work in vain.”

When the sales of new buildings in Guiyifang were booming, Chai Lingwu bought more than 2,000 acres of land outside Yanpingmen with quick eyesight, and then immediately invested in the development.

At present, the foundation has been laid and preparations are being made for the construction of above-ground buildings.

As a result, there was such a heavy rain.

Needless to say, the Chai family's construction site was completely covered by water.

After finally cleaning it up, we need to reconsider how to build it in the future.

Based on the preferences of the people of Chang'an City, when they come to view the house, they will definitely consider the construction status of the sewer.

"Although we don't make much money, we won't lose money. But if we don't build sewers like the factory city, then even a house won't be sold, so what's the point?"

The duck was about to fly away. Although Chai Zhewei was a little heartbroken, he felt that it was better than regretting it later.

"That's what I said, but I arranged for the craftsmen to try to dig a section of sewers, and I found that the amount of underground construction was larger than the area. So much soil had to be dug out, and the money spent was scary."

Although Chai Lingwu had realized in his heart that he could only follow the plans of Workshop City to build his own building, he was still a little unwilling to do so.

What is being dug is not sewers, what is being dug is the Chai family's money.

"At least we can dig it here. If we build a few more miles of sewers, we can reach the Weishui River. It's better than the one in Guiyifang. I don't know how to transform it yet. I heard that the Wei family, the Du family, and their eldest grandson

Family, the cooperation between the three of them is about to cease."

The Chai family made a lot of money growing cotton in Shuozhou this year, so Chai Zhewei was in a good mood and even found time to tease other nobles.

"Hmph, someone from the Wei family went to Workshop City and bought more than 200 houses in one go. Such a big deal can't be concealed no matter how hard you try. Then Wei Siren thought he wouldn't be discovered by using the name of a servant.

You see, things are fine now. Both the Du family and the Changsun family are causing trouble for them. The subsequent construction of Guiyifang will also be difficult."

In contrast, Chai Lingwu found that there were other people who were more unlucky than himself, and he felt inexplicably more balanced.

"In Chang'an City, it is too difficult to build such a huge underground pipeline like that in Zuofang City. In my opinion, if we want to continue building houses in the future, it is best to buy land near Zuofang City. The possibility of success

Much higher."

Chai Zhewei also slowly came to realize that he could only make money by following the steps of the Chu Palace.

Otherwise, all your hard work will be in vain, and it would be nice not to lose money.

"Brother, it's a bit late. I heard that the Gu family of Jiangnan Road bought 20,000 acres of land next to Workshop City. The Gu family not only bought the land themselves, but also brought the Lu family, Chen family, and Yu family of Jiangnan Road with them.

We bought land nearby together, and now all the good land next to Workshop City is in the hands of the merchants in Jiangnan Road."

Chai Lingwu secretly regretted why he didn't take action first.

"His Majesty has decided to allocate internal funds to build a palace next to Workshop City. Now he has asked Yan Liben to start designing the drawings. By then, His Majesty will probably handle political affairs in the palace. That will hinder the prosperity of Workshop City.

It can’t be stopped. Before it’s too late, let’s go buy some more land in the surrounding areas.”

Buying land has always been a favorite investment among nobles.

Although everyone bought good paddy fields in the past, relatively few people bought wasteland like Zuofangcheng.

But the situation is different now. The purpose of buying land is not to grow food, but as long as the location is good.

After all, when buying land, location is the most important.

"Since my eldest brother said so, I will go and inquire about it soon to see if I can buy land in a better location from the county government."

Chai Lingwu did not object this time.

Facts speak louder than words.

…

Economic development has many interrelated chains.

Everywhere in Chang'an City is under intense construction, and the demand for convenient food such as instant noodles has naturally increased a lot.

Inside the Uni-President Instant Noodles Workshop, Yuchi Odagiri was looking at the accounting data for the past month, with a smile on his face.

"Captain, our current production capacity is insufficient again. There are four-wheel transport carriages lined up outside the workshop ready to pick up goods."

Yuchi Wanzhi came in from outside with a glowing face.

As Yuchi Odagiri's assistant, Yuchi Wanzhi is now in charge of the unified instant noodles factory's production business.

Yuchi Noda is responsible for the sales and promotion of instant noodles.

Because the recent instant noodles are so popular, Yuchi Noda can sell all the instant noodles smoothly without any effort.

"Wan Zhi, are the craftsmen working well now?"

Odagiri glanced at Yuchi Wanzhi, not knowing what he was planning in his heart.

"That's great! Captain, you may be too busy and haven't noticed. During this period, the price of houses in Workshop City has gone crazy. It has increased by more than 20% in just one month, and it is still rising. At that time, the price of houses in our workshop

Many craftsmen are forced to buy houses in workshop cities, and this year they almost caused a turmoil to stop production because of this.

Well now, not only have house prices in Zuofang City not fallen, but they are even higher than at the beginning of the year. Anyone who bought a house in Zuofang City, no matter when they bought it, must have made money. The difference is just the amount of money they made.

It’s a question of more or less.”

Yuchi Wanzhi still had a clear memory of the time when a group of craftsmen were preparing to cause trouble and asked to check out of a hotel in Workshop City.

Unexpectedly, in a blink of an eye, these craftsmen would regret not buying an extra house.

Things are really unpredictable.

"Since these craftsmen are in good condition, we will postpone their working hours. The morning shift will be from 7 am to 7 pm, and the evening shift will be from 7 pm to 7 am. We will not waste a minute.

Let’s mention the production capacity again. If it is still not enough by then, then build another factory on a piece of land reserved next to it, and then introduce a batch of brand-new equipment from the Guanshishan Academy Machinery Workshop to completely increase our production capacity.

doubled in size.”

Although Odagiri is usually a charitable person, he pays great attention to his reputation.

But this does not mean that he will not exploit the craftsmen in the workshop.

In this day and age, working twelve hours a day is not an exaggeration.

For example, in the Cui family's cotton workshop next door, the helpers work from six in the morning to eight in the evening.

That is to say, I am afraid that when lighting candles at night, the cotton cloth will be easily ignited, so I dare not start working too late.

Otherwise, they would like a group of workers to work directly from 6 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Although Chang'an City has always had a labor shortage, it is relative.

As long as your wages are high enough, you will never feel a labor shortage.

Just like in later generations, it is really difficult to recruit a few ordinary workers in many cities.
To be continued...