Currently, there are eight "China City"-level shops in Changyang City. Among them, "China City" and "Guests Like Clouds" managed by Jiang Wei are completely owned by Hua Xi, and they also occupy Lehai and Xia Xiaoyu's shops.
Because the 40% share is not large, the ownership of the land naturally belongs to Xia Xiaoyu and Lehai, but Hua Xi also participates in the profit sharing as a shareholder of the store.
Just from the names on the shop plaques, it is difficult for outsiders to guess the connections. Those who are sensitive to business information can only guess at the owners of these shops. They should have a good relationship with each other, so they are connected.
But no one can imagine the sensational effect caused by several large shops being connected together, and what impact it will have on the surrounding businesses and the entire Changyang.
In addition to Hua Xi, Le Hai, Xia Xiaoyu, and Jiang Shen, the other three large-scale shops that were completed and opened were built by chiefs and wealthy men of several Changyang tribes.
The big nobles are not interested in this kind of trade. This is the same as the common thinking in the feudal era in later generations. Engaging in business is simply an insult and irony to them, and it has always made these classes who have a large amount of production means in their hands.
It's shameless. Therefore, the commercial competition in Changyang City does not involve too much political factors of the large tribes. It is basically a battle between some small nobles (at Hua Xi's level), slave owners, rich men, and wealthy merchants.
At present, the general productivity of the entire Central Plains region is not comparable to that of the southern coast. The emergence of functional buildings such as wine shops also means that the level of grain production has reached a new height. There is a certain foundation for grain reserves, even though this foundation is still very weak.
However, the emergence of wine shops has shown that the social and political system has entered the middle and late stages of the clan alliance system, and is not too far away from the state form.
(This article will condense the historical development time to a certain extent. After all, the form of clan alliance commune has existed for thousands or thousands of years...) Now, Hua Xi's fiefdom area in Jiuling has reached more than 500 acres. If you exclude the cattle farming, that is the most
That is to say, two people cultivate one acre of land. Currently, the land that can be reclaimed as farmland (paddy fields, dry fields, terraced fields) is only more than 70 acres, which means that less than 150 people can cultivate it.
The population of the Chinese tribe has exceeded 500. Except for the tribesmen who are engaged in trade and transportation in the city, it is not difficult to cultivate these more than 70 acres of land. However, Hua Xi does not intend to let his tribesmen reclaim wasteland.
Because this is not an easy job, because most of the newly awarded fiefdoms are forest lands. Although they are not as fertile as the fertile plains, they are slightly more fertile than the barren mountains. But if they want to be cultivated into fields, they must be treated
A series of preparatory work such as cutting down trees, removing roots, loosening soil, cultivating land, etc.
Nowadays, many ethnic groups are required to teach bow-making, medicine and production. To cultivate these things, a fresh army is needed, which can be completed without delaying the original daily work.
The first thing Hua Xi thought of was that there are two easiest ways to obtain slaves: military camp and Jinling.
Originally, it was "cheap" and fast to buy a slave in the military camp, but this price is not something that ordinary people can easily afford. The purchase price and the price of feeding him and training him are also expensive. Since slaves are needed for farming, why not go
How about another trip to Jinling?
Together with the prisoners of the mountain garrison last time, he only needs to capture or kill a few more this time, and then he can be appointed as a military attache in Yugong. Although Hua Xi still doesn't know what use this low-level military attache is to him, but since ancient times,
The truth about people not fighting against officials still tells Hua Xi that becoming a minor official always has more advantages than disadvantages.
Going to Jinling requires complete preparations. Naturally, Hua Xi does not need to worry about this aspect, because there are soldiers beside him who can fight in a hundred battles.
It will take some time to assemble the army and prepare for the war. Hua Xi will naturally not sit there and doze off. After thinking about it, Hua Xi still thinks it would be better to visit Changyang City because even though he is staying in Changyang during this period,
It’s not short, but I still learned too little.
Changyang City is a medium-sized civil engineering city. Because it is located between Tianshui on the border and the imperial capital, it not only has the bravery and bravery of the border town, but also the luxurious etiquette of the imperial capital. It can be said that Changyang combines the two very well.
Different folk customs blend together
This time, because she has little foundation, Hua Xi feels more at ease, and is more focused and careful on some organizational tasks.
In Changyang City, almost all missions are issued from two places, Yuzheng's palace and military camp, by erecting bulletin boards.
The tasks issued by the palace include all aspects of the current clan alliance, of course, mainly internal affairs, including internal policy, construction, transportation, trade, agriculture, mining, handicrafts, water conservancy, judicial security, etc.
Because of the age and the general awareness and knowledge of everyone, it is not like the current social system, where big and small things are all decided by the above. The Changyang tribe often needs to make announcements about some problems and improvements in these aspects, hoping that some experts can propose them.
Some helping societies are also slowly progressing and improving their systems under this culture of "not being ashamed to ask questions and listening to advice"
As for the military camp, military tasks are issued, including raising military rations, escorting military rations, city defense construction, military resource preparation, reconnaissance of enemy countries, soldier training, etc.
Just like internal affairs, so do military tasks. Nowadays, private ownership is becoming more and more common. There are more and more individuals and collectives with strong financial resources or great connections. Tribes sometimes ask for help from these special groups.
After Hua Xizai looked at it carefully, he knew that if he spent some time on this task, he would be able to know half of the general situation of the Changyang tribe. However, he did not have much time to spend on this. After all, he
The main purpose is not just a Changyang at the moment
To the west of Changyang City, there is an endless plain area, which is the direction of Tianshui from which I came.
To the south is the Changyang River, the mother river of the Changyang clan. Surrounding the river are large tracts of farmland that have been reclaimed and planted. Most of the farmland in Changyang City is mainly concentrated in the south. There are quite a few, covering hundreds of hectares. However, compared with the vast and vast
For the Great Plains, this area is nothing.
To the east, Hua Xi had not been to the east of Changyang City for so long. What surprised him was that there was a vast lake a few miles east of the walled city. The source of the lake was unknown, but it was different from the one next to it.
The Changyang River is connected, like an emerald pendant, crystal clear and translucent