When Hubay woke up the next morning, he saw a lively scene.
Many caravans put their products directly in front of the tents, and the rest area turned into a lively market.
This is much larger than the temporary market next to Liulinyi. The place next to Liulinyi is not big, and it is open-air and not so safe. Although there were temporary markets at that time, the market was only for the exchange of small things, and the scale was not large.
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But in the service area of Yixiali, some merchants simply took out the products they brought back and set up stalls to sell them.
Shi Dalang, a merchant in Shazhou City, walked out of his tent and walked to Hubayi.
"Hu Lang, now you know why the service area is free on the first day. Now it is a lively market."
Then Shi Dalang said: "Brother, I won't hide it from you. Nowadays, good goods are in short supply in Shazhou City. I can't even receive the goods in Shazhou City. I have been waiting for you at the Yixiali service area for a few days this time.
For your shipment."
"Hu Lang, I want all your goods! How about a 10% increase over the market price?"
Hubay is in the spice business. He buys spices shipped from the food merchants from the spice market in Shule City.
Hubay transported the spices to Shazhou, then purchased some Shazhou specialties and returned to Shule City.
Shazhou City will consume some spices, and more spices will be transported to the pass by merchants from the Tang Dynasty.
During the Kaiyuan period, the amount of spices consumed every year in the East and West was an astronomical figure. Countless merchants traveled on this Silk and Spice Road. A large amount of spices produced in the Middle East and the South Asian Peninsula were shipped to the greatest cities of this era for the high-ranking officials there.
Noble people consume.
But since the rebellion of Anlu Mountain, the price of spices has plummeted, and the price of spices in Shule City has plummeted.
After a period of decline, now that Shuzhong and Fengxiang Prefecture have gradually seen demand for spices again, Hu Bayi tried to bring back a batch of spices.
This batch of goods was originally used to press camels. Hubay had already made a lot of money by buying silk vendors and going to Shule City. These spices were originally used to supplement the goods.
Yesterday I ate Shi Dalang's roasted whole lamb. Hubay is a short-tongued eater, so Shi Dalang even raised the price by 10% above the market price. It seemed like a good idea to sell it directly to him.
"Let me go and inquire about the recent market price of spices." Hubay was not a fool, so he sent a man to find an acquaintance to inquire about the price.
When the guy came back, Hubayi nodded and said, "Then add 10% to the market price and seal the deal!"
After selling all the goods to Shi Dalang, Hubay and his assistants went around the market in the service area.
Unexpectedly, the small Yixiali actually became prosperous thanks to this service area.
Merchants exchange goods here, and the women in the post house come with some small goods to sell.
Just after making a deal, Hubay handed out the interest to his clerk. The clerk who received the money was dazzled by all kinds of colorful small commodities.
The red headband, the hat woven from soft wool, and the warm scarf were all obtained by Zeng Mu on credit from Sun Jianguo. He also taught himself how to knit wool and returned to the post to teach the elderly and sick at home.
Remaining knitted wool products.
Hubay also saw a little tiger hat knitted with wool. When he saw this cute hat, he thought of his tiger-headed son at home. When he found out the price, it seemed to be a good idea, so he took out the money and bought it.
By noon, even Hubayi was lingering in the market, and then he remembered that if he didn't leave now, he would have to stay in the service area for another night.
Huang Erlang, who was traveling with Hubayi, was also reluctant to leave. He sold all the goods imported from Beiting, and ordered a batch of wool from a merchant from Shazhou. He simply planned to stay in the market for a few days to wait for the wool.
After arriving, we simply skipped entering Shazhou City and sold them directly to Beiting.
The people in Yixia relied on the service area, and their lives were getting better day by day, just as Zeng Mu promised.
There are one hundred and thirty households in Yixiali, all of whom have made a living by relying on the service area.
Zeng Mu also bought several vegetable seedlings from several large food merchants and asked the people in Yixia to start planting vegetables and fruits.
With money in hand, Zeng Mu hired several young and strong men from the service area and asked them to dig trenches and dig wells in the post.
Zeng Mu spent a lot of the money he earned from merchants and clerks, but there were more irrigation ditches in the post, and even thatched houses were repaired.
Nowadays, Zeng Mu's reputation in Yixia is so high that the villagers are eager to build a shrine to him.
All ninety villages in Shazhou are developing rapidly under the leadership of players.
But in the Mogao Grottoes opposite Sanwei Mountain, a large area of fertile farmland has been developed. Countless people in ragged clothes are working in the fields, and monks with shiny faces are standing on the edge of the field ridges, supervising the people's work.
In the governor's office, Li Yanzheng, the king of Jianning, and Jia Sishun, the governor of Shazhou, discussed the affairs.
Jia Sishun had originally planned to beg for his body from the imperial court, but Li Yan personally persuaded him to stay, saying that he would continue to entrust the civil affairs of Shazhou to him.
Originally, Jia Sishun thought that King Jianning was just talking, but after asking Maung Yue and appointing the chief, King Jianning really took charge and continued to hand over the civil affairs of Shazhou City to Jia Sishun.
However, Jia Sishun was able to wear the imperial title and served as the governor of Longyou Road for nearly ten years, so he was certainly capable.
Without the constraints of the Doulu Army, Shazhou's political orders were smooth and it became increasingly prosperous.
But for today's matter, Jia Sishun still invited King Jianning to make a decision together.
Li Yan looked at the field book in his hand and said: "There are so many temple properties under the name of Leiyin Temple? And there are so many escaped Dingkou?"
Jia Sishun sighed and said: "The custom of people donating acres of land has been around since the previous dynasty. During the Tianbao period, there were often cases of people donating acres of land to avoid paying rent. Now it has become more and more intense."
"These monks do not produce, pay rent, and do not have to do corvee labor. No wonder they are all rushing to become family members." Li Yan said with a sneer.
Jia Sishun said helplessly: "Your Highness does not know that the worship of Buddhism is particularly strong in Shazhou. Many elderly people from well-off families with little wealth were bewitched by the monks in the temple and pawned themselves to the temple, forcing their families to pay
The family property is redeemed. In Shazhou, this is called 'giving up money'. Some well-off families were ruined a few times and went bankrupt."
Cui Tao, who was listening on the side, said: "Can't we not redeem it?"
Jia Sishun sighed and said: "The old man who gave up his life in the temple has to work in the temple every day for a simple meal. How can he bear it for his blood relatives? If he is not redeemed, and the elders in the family report him for being unfilial, it is a serious crime in Tang law.
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Cui Tao said angrily: "Emperor Wu of Liang Yin Jian is not far away. Your Highness, please destroy the Buddha!"