In fact, part of the dried salted fish has appeared on the market, and it was sold by Sinong Temple under the instruction of Shao Shude.
The shop that sells marine fish is located in Nanshi and is called Changxia Trading Company.
After Kangfu said goodbye to Tuoba Sijing, he walked eastward for a whole day and finally entered Luoyang City and met his companions in Nanshi.
"Go to the next door!" Kang Fu carried the two rolled up woolen cloths on his shoulders, looked at Nanshi with wide eyes, and said with a tone of envy or jealousy: "Luoyang was harmed by Li Hanzhi and Qin Zongquan.
A piece of white land has been cleaned up in a decent way, it's a ghost."
In fact, the whole of Luoyang is still a big construction site. Not only Ziwei City, but also Taiwei City are undergoing final construction, and many villages are also busy. Broken bricks, tiles and wood are being transported out, and the wood and bricks piled in the city are being transported in, and large-scale construction is underway.
, build a lot of houses, and create a prosperous atmosphere.
There are also many shops, the most conspicuous one is a store called "Changxia Trading Company".
This shop is four stories high and covers a very large area. Kangfu took a closer look and saw that the first floor mainly sells food and is divided into several different areas. Some areas sell dried fruits such as raisins, winter dates, and chestnuts.
, some areas sell salt, sugar, tea, wine and other commodities, while other areas are very fishy and sell dried salted fish, cured meat and even fresh meat.
"This..." Kangfu has never seen such a large store, nor has he ever seen a store with such a complete range of goods.
In the former Tangfang City, shops selling the same kind of goods were often clustered together, such as the Silk Lianhang that sold silk, the bank that sold silverware, etc. Shops were not opened casually. You first had to join a guild and become a guild.
Only then can you be a member of the association and do business in the market.
There are shops that integrate a variety of goods into one store, but they are not large in scale and are not located in the city, where the main business is wholesale.
This Changxia Trading House is crowded with people, and it seems that its business is extremely prosperous, even surpassing many specialty shops in the city. However, it is unusual for it to be able to continue its business steadily without being troubled by anyone.
"Are you stupid?" A rough man who was about to go out saw Kangfu looking like he had seen a ghost and laughed: "This is run by Sinong Temple, no one dares to cause trouble."
"Oh! Oh!" Kang Fu responded repeatedly.
"At least half of the goods inside are produced by Sinong Temple." The man added, no wonder! Kang Fu thought to himself, only the shops opened by government officials, the big merchants in the guild would not dare to complain.
However, this business seemed to be really profitable and prosperous. Kangfu glanced at the popular shop with nostalgia and was reluctant to leave.
Is it really wise to go to Andong Mansion? Even if we are really rich there, will there be wealthy houses to live in? Just look at the specifications and decoration of houses in big cities like Luoyang, Chang'an, and Bianzhou and in ordinary counties and counties. You will know. The difference is not
Generally large.
Went to Anton Mansion, were there any beauties? I’m afraid they were all stupid women, how could there be many talented and talented ladies in Luoyang to look at?
After going to Andong Mansion, it is probably difficult to enjoy some luxury things.
Alas! But Kangfu also remembered that he was alone, poor, and had nothing to ask for. These worries seemed to be trivial.
"What did you buy?" Kangfu stopped thinking about these things and asked when he saw that the man was empty-handed...
"We have ordered a horse." The man said, "Now we are going to Anton Mansion. I can't do anything without anything."
"Can I buy horses?" Kangfu looked around and saw no stables anywhere.
"We don't have one here, but we can order one," the man said.
"Nanshi Horse Racing Store also sells horses, right? Why don't you buy them there?" Kang Fu said in surprise.
The man glanced at him and said with some pride: "Sinong Temple has a good horse. It is tall, can run fast, and is very powerful when charging in battle."
Of course, he did not go into details. These horses were actually eliminated by Sinong Temple, which was responsible for horse breeding. These eliminated horses were also divided into three, six, and nine grades. The more outstanding ones were given priority to be supplied to the army, and the inferior ones were given priority.
They are only put out for sale, and they all have more or less defects. But even these inferior horses look very good and are very popular among the young men in Luoyang - tall and powerful, that's enough. As for ease,
Is it important to be sick, have a bad temper, have poor endurance, etc.?
Young masters are just pretending to be cool and doing things for themselves, it's not important at all.
"I've heard for a long time that great horses are produced in Great Xia. The Yinchuan horse breeded two years ago is very famous, and many people are vying to buy it." Kangfu sighed.
"That's all old history." The man shook his head and said, "This year there is a new breed of high-quality horse, which is better. It's a pity that it is expensive but not marketable, so I can't buy it."
Stepping next door! Kang Fu feels more and more that the people in Jinyang are short-sighted and broke.
Not to mention that Fangshi can't compare with Luoyang's style, but the attitude of the officials alone is not enough.
The Xia people have worked hard to breed good horses for twenty years. What are you doing?
What's more, the Xia people's efforts were not limited to horses. When Kangfu was taking care of the livestock at the farm, there were some particularly precious cows. It was said that they were also eliminated by Sinong Temple. After further inquiry, it turned out that Sinong Temple cultivated cattle breeds.
There are three directions: first, breed them in the direction of producing more meat; second, breed them in the direction of producing more milk; third, breed them in the direction of strong endurance.
Cattle with different breeding directions have different uses, and people can clearly distinguish them.
Compared with Daxia, Hedong is just a grassroots team. Kangfu suddenly felt that the fate of the Hedong shogunate was like that rabbit's tail, which could not grow any longer.
"With such a powerful war horse, how can we go to Anton Mansion and kill the Khitan people crying for their father and mother?" Kang Fu said with a smile.
The man looked at him carefully again and suddenly asked: "Shatuo people? Or Sogdians?"
"Shatuo people." Kangfu replied with some inferiority complex.
Looks can't deceive anyone. With his high nose and deep blue eyes, he looks like a Tibetan at first glance. Although there were many people like them in the Tang Dynasty, Luoyang had just built a Persian Hu Temple, so there weren't many people with their looks anymore.
, but Kangfu really has low self-esteem and is afraid that others will make comments about his appearance.
This sense of inferiority has developed to the point where it has become paranoid and rebellious. My ancestors were from the ninth surname of Zhaowu, and now I am from Shatuo. I don’t steal or rob, but work hard to make money. What’s going on?
"Do you know how to shoot an arrow?" The man looked at his figure and the thick calluses on his hands. He knew what he was doing and asked.
Kangfu also glanced at him, became arrogant, and smiled without saying a word.
"Were you a Jin soldier before?" The man came closer and asked in a low voice.
When Kang Fu heard the word "Jin Bing", he was subconsciously nervous. However, he thought that he had been pardoned last year, so he straightened his back and said, "So what?"...
"My family used to be a general of the Jin Army," the man said.
"Then you can still buy good horses here?" Kangfu asked in surprise.
"I resigned from the military a long time ago." The man said with a wry smile: "It has been two years since my family moved to Luoyang, and I met the noble man by chance. Fortunately, I left early. If I hadn't left, I would have been cheated by Li Cunxiao."
"What happened to Li Cunxiao, the commander of Xinyi Guidu regiment?" Kangfu asked.
"You didn't know?" the man asked in surprise.
Kangfu shook his head.
"There are rumors in Luoyang that Li Cunxiao has returned to the imperial court, and even attacked a troop returning to Youzhou. Li Keyong was furious and wanted to lead his troops north to clean up the family." The man said.
Kangfu curled his lips and said, "It's as if you saw it with your own eyes in Jinyang."
The man was a little embarrassed when he heard this, and said angrily: "With Li Keyong's temperament, he must have reacted like this."
Kangfu did not argue with him, but sighed: "If your family had not left Youzhou, it would indeed have been unlucky. In the Daibei War, the King of Jin was deceived by the Khitans."
The man felt sad and sighed.
"What is your name?" Kangfu suddenly asked, "I have also recruited soldiers to go to Anton."
"Zhao Jing from Youzhou." The man said happily: "Then let's go to Anton Mansion together. Damn it, there is really no chance in Luoyang and it is difficult to climb up. Those Guanxi generals are very picky about us Youzhou people.
, occupied all the good positions."
"That's true." Kang Fu said, "Li Cunxiao has surrendered. I think Hedong's strength has been exhausted. Alas."
While talking, the two left Changxia Trading Company and chatted while walking.
Zhao Jing said they were going to Qingzhou or Dengzhou
Taking a boat, Kang Fu's face turned green after hearing this. He had never been on a sea ship, but the wind and waves on the Yellow River were slightly stronger and he felt dizzy. Hearing that the waves on the sea were even bigger, what would it be like?
"I heard that Dengzhou has built a new kind of sea-going ship. It is smoother to ride on and the ship is faster. It should make you suffer less." Zhao Jing was also a little worried.
The ship he mentioned was indeed new from Dengzhou.
The sea-going ship that Shao Sheng requested to build has now been iterated four times from the "Haijiao", and the latest one is called "Haijiao Ding".
The three-masted sailing ship, with a displacement of more than 100 tons, uses a whole large log as the keel and thickened ribs. It uses soft sails as a whole and the sail and cable system is very complicated. This is the first time in the history of sea-going ship construction.
Sailors have never seen a ship need so many cables, almost five or six times more than before. When sailing, the sail yard must be adjusted almost every once in a while, and sailors are constantly climbing up and down, even on rough seas. You still have to climb the tall mast to reef the sails or look out.
It’s simply torture! In the past, sailors didn’t have so much to do on traditional hard sailing boats.
However, this type of boat is indeed very convenient for entering and exiting the port. It only needs towing assistance in a few cases. It is flexible and has good stability. Relatively speaking, this kind of sailboat with more flexible control is very effective when chasing fish schools. "Tuntian" "The effect is very significant.
The Ping Navy envoy Zhao Zongjie went to the court and requested that hundreds of ships of this type be built to gradually replace the old ships.
Of course, this is impossible, the production capacity is not that large. Moreover, the cost of this kind of ship is relatively high, just so many canvases, cables and ship ribs will cost a lot more.
With the help of the Qian family in Hangzhou, a large number of craftsmen went north. The two major shipbuilding institutions in Penglai Town and Chishanpu in Dengzhou were working at full capacity to build new ships. Money and food were spent like water. But no matter how hard they worked, it would not be possible next year. It will be difficult to achieve scale even in the years to come.
Jianji's three-year cross-sea operations were destined to continue to use old ships.
