After buying cloth and clothes, Masanlang took two brothers, Meng Wu and Meng Qi, to buy some candies at a snack shop in the city.
Carrying the gifts, Masaburo and the others finally arrived at the station outside the city.
Thanks to the two wars with the Uighurs and Tibet, there is no shortage of horses in Hexi.
The carriage was initially run by players.
At the beginning, only players had the need to travel to other cities.
Therefore, the earliest horse carriages were only used to transport players between cities.
The original carriages had iron frames without shock absorption. Not only were they in danger of falling apart when walking on rugged roads, they would also often get stuck in the muddy road and be unable to get out.
At this time, the owner of the vehicle will ask all players to get off the vehicle, and then push the carriage forward.
At the most outrageous time, 60% of a section of the road requires passengers to push the carriage. I really don’t know whether to pay to ride the carriage or to pay to push the carriage.
However, players are constantly upgrading the carriages, and the carriages are gradually equipped with shock-absorbing springs.
The roads between cities have also begun to be built to be smoother.
Traveling between cities has naturally become more convenient.
With the complete stability of Hexi, some shrewd indigenous businessmen also saw business opportunities in the transportation market.
This business opportunity is the transportation demand between cities and villages near cities.
Before the development of the workshop, this need did not exist.
At that time, people rarely left their villages.
It was the norm in the agricultural era to live in complete silence, and there was not much interaction between neighboring villages.
But since the development of industry and commerce, this balance has naturally been broken.
Most of the workshops are developed around this city. Logistics around the city are convenient. Businessmen will also stop in the city and their products can be sent directly to the city for sale.
In several villages near Zhangye City, workshops have developed most rapidly.
It can be said that with the exception of Yiheli, the other villages with the highest degree of development are all villages close to the city.
No matter what kind of village it is, it needs a lot of workers.
It is obvious that the workers in this village alone cannot meet the demand for labor.
People in some remote villages have also begun to gather in cities in pursuit of higher wages.
With people going out to work, there is naturally a need for transportation back and forth.
It was against this background that the city-to-country carriage appeared.
The merchant players who initially invested in transportation between cities did not realize this business opportunity.
By the time they reacted, all kinds of small carriages had already occupied the market.
But even if players want to squeeze into this market, they may not be able to defeat the indigenous people who are more familiar with the village.
Many of these carriages are obsolete carriages bought from the player's transportation company, and the horses are also steeds sold at low prices on the market.
However, most of the journeys back home are short journeys, and a good horse will not be much faster than a bad horse.
Masanlang found a carriage heading to Yiheli. Meng Wu and Meng Qi's villages were right next door to Yiheli, and the three of them got on the same carriage.
This is a four-person carriage with handlebars sitting on the roof. There is also an employee of Wangfu Bank in the carriage, who is also traveling to Yiheli for business.
After gathering four people, Handlebar immediately started the carriage and embarked on the road to Yiheli.
This Wangfu Bank employee is also a local native recruited by the player. He is a scholar in Zhangye City, and his name is Jin Haichao.
Jin Haichao became even more enthusiastic when he heard that Masanlang was the son of Chief Mali.
After chatting for a while, Ma Sanlang asked: "Brother Jin, why are you going to Yiheli?"
In Masanlang's view, Wangfu Bank's service targets are only wealthy businessmen. Although there are some workshops in Yihe, there seems to be no place where Wangfu Bank needs to be used.
Jin Haichao smiled and said: "Ma Brigade Marshal, I am the fourth oldest child, so please call me Jin Shiro."
"I went this time because my predecessor Zhou Lichang wrote to our president, wanting to borrow a Qingmiao loan from Wangfu Bank."
"Qingmiao Loan? Is the village out of money?"
Jin Haichao said with a smile: "Who said you have to have no money to borrow money? The interest rate of Qingmiao Loan is very low. Now many villages have signed agreements with our bank, borrowing money to buy seeds, and then repaying it when the harvest comes.
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Masaburo still didn't understand. In his opinion, it was impossible to borrow money unless he had no money to eat.
But after listening to what Kinshiro said, the interest rate of Qingmiao Loan is indeed very low, which can be regarded as a benefit to the people.
Jin Haichao added: "In addition to the green crop loan, I heard that Yiheli is also planning to build an oil pressing workshop, so this time I also want to see if Yiheli needs a loan."
Masanlang secretly admired that Yiheli was a remote village, and the people from Wangfu Bank took the trouble to conduct on-site inspections.
No wonder Sun Xiaowei said that the business of Wangfu Bank is very big now.
This service attitude alone is much better than those monks who used to lend money.
Moreover, Wangfu Bank's loans are completely voluntary, the interest rates are clearly stated in advance, and the consequences of not repaying the loan are also written into the agreement.
He was really an innocent child, so he quickly defeated the monks and landlords who were lending money.
And behind the Royal Bank was the entire Longyou Governor's Mansion, and the landowners and businessmen did not dare to stand up to Prince Jianning. The business of the Royal Bank expanded rapidly, and they were recruiting people almost every month.
"Four distinguished guests, the road ahead is muddy, please get off the bus first!"
The handlebar stopped the carriage, and the four of them had no choice but to get out of the car.
Stop and go along the way, and get off when you encounter a muddy road like this.
Sometimes passengers even need to help push the cart.
After waiting for the four people to get off the carriage, they still couldn't start the carriage, so they had to beg the four people again with a shy face.
"Four gentlemen, please lend your hands and push the car."
Masaburo was helpless and helped push the carriage out of the muddy area, and the carriage was finally able to continue setting off.
After getting in the car, Jin Haichao took out a notebook and said to the handlebar:
"Is this the Zhang family?"
"Yes, yes, this is the Zhang family."
"Why are the roads in this house so bad?"
I often walk this stretch of road and know each village very well.
He immediately said: "The main reason is that the Zhang family is poor. There is no industry in this place. The previous district chief came here for a week, but he couldn't bear the hardship and ran away. I heard that it will take a while for the new district chief to take office, and there is no money to build roads.
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The handlebar type added: "Mangjun must have heard the slogan, if you want to get rich, build roads first, right? If a place wants to be rich, it must build roads. If this thing cannot be transported, it will not make a fortune."
"In this well-developed village, the road in front of the village is easy to walk."
Jin Haichao recorded it in his notebook.
Masaburo asked in confusion: "Silang, why did you write this?"
Jin Haichao said with a smile: "This family is poor now. If we want to develop after the new mayor takes office, we will definitely need to borrow money from Wangfu Bank. I will record it first and come over after a while to see if there is any business."
Masaburo gave a thumbs up. Sure enough, he still wanted to study!
Kinshiro, a scholar, is different from ordinary people. It is no wonder that he can become an employee of Wangfu Bank.
Thinking of this, Masaburo became more determined to let his nephew go to the city to study.
If the nephew is really the material for studying, then the life of the sister-in-law will also be better in the future.
After walking out of Zhang's house, the road finally became smooth, and Yiheli was ahead.
Jin Haichao said: "The roads in Yiheli are well built. No wonder Yiheli is the most developed village outside Zhangye City."
Hearing Jin Haichao's praise of Yiheli, Ma Sanlang straightened his back.
Meng Wu and Meng Qi both looked at Masanlang with envy.
"Dear guests, we have arrived at Yiheli!" Chaozi shouted, reined in the reins, the horse slowly stopped, and the carriage stopped.
Masanlang immediately jumped out of the carriage with his luggage. He had never returned home since he joined the army to fight against the Tibetans.
When he came back this time, Yiheli had changed.
The originally narrow village entrance was compacted into flat land, and the entrance to the village was paved with stone slabs.
But when he arrived at the entrance of the village, Masaburo smelled a pungent smell.
I only saw a lot of traffic in the village, with trucks constantly coming in and out. It was quite lively.
Meng Wu and Meng Qi said goodbye to him. They were going to walk home, and Jin Haichao was about to follow Ma Sanlang into Yiheli.
The air was filled with a pungent smell. Masaburo covered his nose and said:
"Why does it stink so much?"
Jin Haichao said: "This should be the smell coming from the composting workshop, right?"
Sure enough, looking at the fertilizer pulled on the truck, Masaburo suddenly realized that it turned out to be the smell of compost fermentation.
It's just that the people in Yiheli seem to have adapted to this smell. When they saw Masanlang wearing a handsome military uniform, they all greeted him enthusiastically.
Some boys in the village even followed Masaburo directly, treating him as their idol and imitating Masaburo's walking style.
Masanuro also took out the small gifts he had prepared and distributed them to the villagers.
In this way, he walked all the way to the old house, but he was stunned for a moment.
I don’t know how my grandpa is doing? How are my sister-in-law and nephew? And is that quirky sister well-behaved?
At this moment, a young girl rushed out of the house.
"Third brother! You are finally back!"
Masanlang quickly put his hand against his sister who was about to throw herself into his arms, and said loudly: "Wan Niang! You are already hair-haired, how can you be so reckless!"
Only then did Ma Sanlang's sister Wan Niang notice the presence of outsiders. She quickly put on a dignified look and greeted Jin Haichao who was beside Masan Lang.
Jin Haichao hurriedly returned the gift, but Wanniang did not dare to be presumptuous when seeing outsiders around. She took the gift Masanlang brought back and went into the house.
After entering the house, Ma Sanlang asked: "Is grandpa at home?"
"My grandpa is still at the village office. I've been very busy lately. I really don't know how Zhou Li Zhang could arrange so many things in such an orderly manner."
"Where are sister-in-law and Hao'er?"
"Hao'er hasn't finished school yet. My sister-in-law has found a job in the garment workshop of Widow Wang's house, and she hasn't finished work yet!"
The Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching, and there is a family getting together in Yihe.
At this time, the Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching in the Longyou Dudu Mansion in Shazhou City, and the festive atmosphere among the players is becoming increasingly intense.
Longyou is temporarily stable. During this Mid-Autumn Festival, players are gearing up and want to organize an event to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival.
But soon the players received bad news - there was no holiday during the Mid-Autumn Festival in the Tang Dynasty!