Yun Niang paused and said: "Yes, positioning. The land in Jiuquan is not as rich as Zhangye, nor is it as rich as the iron ore in Guazhou. If you want to develop, you must find the right positioning."
Zeng Mu nodded, what Yun Niang said was right, each city in Longyou has its own characteristics.
Zhangye, Ganzhou has fertile land and lush pastures. Guazhou was the first area ruled by King Jianning. It also has the Dashuixia iron mine. It is now the area where people live most peacefully in the territory under King Jianning.
Dunhuang in Shazhou is a big city, and it is also the first place to implement the system of village chiefs. There are a large number of workshops outside the city, and it is on par with Guazhou. It is the two major industrial cities under the leadership of King Jianning.
The location of these two cities was not good, but because they were ruled by King Jianning first and had mineral advantages, they developed first.
Gaochang City in Xizhou has developed trade and is now a window city to the Western Regions. A large number of goods are concentrated and traded in Gaochang.
Tingzhou in Beiting was a military city, but now it is gradually developing stably thanks to trade with the grasslands.
Compared with these places, Jiuquan City in Suzhou is an ordinary city.
But Zeng Mu didn't think so. Naturally, he came to Jiuquan to make some achievements.
Yun Niang said: "I think Jiuquan's biggest regional advantage is naturally connecting the north and south and connecting the east and west."
Zeng Mu also nodded at this point. Later generations built Jiayuguan Pass in Jiuquan because the geographical location of Jiuquan was so good.
In addition to its defensive purpose against nomadic attacks, the ancient Great Wall also served as a trade border and a trade center when the Central Plains dynasty was able to suppress the grassland civilization.
After the completion of Jiayuguan Pass in the Ming Dynasty, it was once an important trade center in the west and prospered for a while.
Yun Niang said: "To the north of our Jiuquan is the gap of Helan Mountain, which is an important passage for northward trade. To the west, we can enter Shazhou and Guazhou, and to the east, we can pass through the Hexi Corridor. With such a good geographical location, we only need to retain some trade.
Then it can be developed!”
Zeng Mu nodded. He already had a development plan. It was obvious that Yun Niang saw the problem.
Zeng Mu said: "Yes, our location in Jiuquan is very important, but traveling merchants often regard Jiuquan City as a transit point. Some merchants will even bypass Jiuquan and rest in Zhangye."
Yun Niang looked at Zeng Mu and said, "Well, Chief Zeng, how can we retain the merchants?"
Zeng Mu nodded and said: "This is my old profession. How did I retain merchants in Yixia back then? How do I retain merchants in Jiuquan now?"
Then Zeng Mu said: "In addition, if we want businessmen to stay in Jiuquan, we also need one or two characteristic industries. I already have an idea about this. The most important thing now is to reorganize the people of Jiuquan City and bring them together."
Mobilize your enthusiasm.”
Soon the people of Jiuquan City received a notice from the governor's office. The governor's office would assist various industries in setting up guilds. For example, inn owners and clerks would form an inn guild together, and shop owners and clerks would form a shop guild.
All the people in the city must participate in guilds, and the guilds will work with the assistance of the officials of the governor's office and formulate the regulations of their own industry.
Guilds, many places have long had loose guild organizations, such as the Lifu Guild in Gaochang. This relatively loose gang is more like a gang organization.
But it is obvious that the guild Zeng Mu wants to establish is a federation of various industries.
Chao Silang was the largest innkeeper in Jiuquan City. He also received a request from the female official named Yun Niang of the Governor's Mansion to go to the Yamen of the Governor's Mansion to hold the first meeting of the inn guild.
In the previous preparatory meeting, Chao Silang was elected as the president. Today he specially changed into new clothes and went to the governor's office accompanied by his assistant.
Chao Silang never thought that he, the owner of the inn, could enter the Governor's Mansion through the main entrance in a majestic manner.
Chao Silang also had complicated feelings about the guild that the government urged them to establish.
On the one hand, his inn is the largest inn in Jiuquan, so it is logical for him to become the president of the guild, which can also expand his influence in Jiuquan.
The disadvantage is that it seems that the government wants to interfere in the development of the inn? If that is the case, Chao Silang will definitely oppose it at today's meeting and cannot let the government put its hands into the inn industry.
With such a mood, the innkeepers came to the governor's mansion, and the governor's mansion specially cleared out a side hall for the guild meeting.
Chao Silang was arranged to sit at the top by Yun Niang, and then when everyone arrived, Yun Niang said in a green voice:
"Everyone is engaged in the inn business in Jiuquan City. You should be familiar with each other, so I don't need to introduce you. The delegates to the meeting have been selected in advance. There are five innkeepers, five innkeepers, and me, the governor.
There are eleven people in total under the supervision of the government. From now on, the inn guild will hold a regular meeting every month to discuss issues in the industry that month."
"Today is the first meeting. According to Zeng Sima's rules, today is an enlarged meeting. In addition to the eleven representatives, there are also twenty prestigious reserve representatives participating."
"As the saying goes, everything is difficult at the beginning. Today's meeting is the most important, but as long as the rules are established, the guild will be on the right track."
At this time, a reserve representative stood up and said: "Is there something wrong with this guild representative? Can a guy with mud legs also be a representative? And he also has five seats like our innkeeper?"
This boss lost the seat of the representative, and his speech when he stood up received support from many people. It was obvious that he had already contacted him before the meeting.
The representatives elected by the innkeepers booed, and the atmosphere in the entire venue became tense.
Chao Silang looked at young Yun Niang, wanting to see how she would solve this problem.
Yun Niang coughed and said, "The number of representatives was determined by Zeng Sima."
Chao Silang was a little disappointed. Bringing up Zeng Mu could indeed make everyone shut up, but most people were definitely still unconvinced.
Yun Niang added: "But I also have an idea. In this inn industry, are there more waiters or innkeepers?"
Chao Silang was stunned for a moment. According to the number of people in the inn, there were naturally far more waiters than the innkeeper.
Yun Niang then said: "If everyone is willing, we players can set up an innkeepers guild, and then set up an innkeepers guild. What do you think?"
Chao Silang was stunned at this moment, sweat dripping from his forehead, you must not do this!
If a guild of innkeepers is established and these innkeepers unite, wouldn't they, the bosses, be passive?
Yun Niang, a female official, looks young, but her skills are so powerful?
Chao Silang immediately stood up and said: "I think the supervisor is right. The guys in our inn guild are also very important. Everyone hopes that the inn industry will prosper. I think this number of representatives is very reasonable. I want an inn in Jiuquan."
Everyone can give their opinions on development."
Now suppressing her objections, Yun Niang looked at the representatives attending the meeting and said:
"Since everyone has no other opinions, today's meeting will begin."
"Let me also talk about the rules of the meeting first. This is an enlarged meeting. All participants can propose plans, but only 11 representatives can vote."
"The rule is that if more than half of the votes are passed, the plan will become the guild's charter, and everyone must act in accordance with the charter in the future."
"Anyone who does not act in accordance with the regulations will be expelled from the guild."
After saying this, Yun Niang said: "Okay, now let's start the proposal."
Chao Silang was stunned and quietly took out his proposal. He only saw a representative of the innkeeper standing up first, so he had to put away the proposal and listen seriously.
The day passed quickly, and by the time we finished discussing the basic charter, it was already evening.
Chao Silang only felt that he was more tired than ever today, but after today's discussion, the basic regulations of the inn guild were formulated.
The first thing passed was the salary proposal of the clerks. These clerks actually asked for monthly salary settlement and also proposed a minimum salary standard.
Although this proposal made Chao Silang very unhappy, it was finally passed with the help of Yun Niang, the supervisor, during the voting.
With the guarantee of the minimum salary, the guys are very motivated.
The next proposal was actually put forward by a clerk representative, which was to unify the standards of inns throughout Jiuquan and define three levels of inns.
The three levels of inns, A, B, and C, are comprehensively evaluated from the health conditions, accommodation environment and food level. The levels are clear at a glance. This is equivalent to directly letting guests know the level of the inn and making their choice of inn more intuitive.
This proposal received mixed reviews, with some representatives fiercely opposed and some strongly in favor. It was finally passed with a vote of six to five.
In this rating system, all the delegates and alternate representatives of this enlarged meeting will inspect all the inns in Jiuquan one by one, and then put a grade sign on each inn.
This makes the representatives participating in the meeting more motivated, which represents power!
Chao Silang had never thought that a representative of a guild could have so much power, and that he, the president of the guild, could personally hold such power.
This taste fascinated Chao Silang, and he was not so resistant to King Jianning's rule.
Such guilds were established one after another, and Zeng Mu's officials personally participated in formulating the guild's charter. All walks of life in Jiuquan City were included in the management of each guild.
However, if you want to develop Jiuquan, relying on these guilds alone is not enough.
Zeng Mu stood on the city wall and looked at the industrial park not far away, which was his planned industrial zone.
In order to attract Baigong players to invest, Zeng Mu promised to level the land and build standardized factory buildings for free. After Jiuquan Industrial Zone’s generous treatment was announced on the forum, it attracted the interest of many Baigong players who wanted to start a business.
Jiuquan City was gradually rejuvenating. When Hubay and his caravan arrived at Jiuquan, they were all surprised by the new appearance of Jiuquan City.