North and South groceries

Commercial activities can indeed promote social development to a considerable extent, but in this era, in the eyes of the vast majority of people, agriculture is the foundation and everything. If other industries besides agriculture are over-developed, it will be harmful .

In the case of extremely low productivity and extremely inconvenient transportation, there is nothing wrong with such a cognition. After all, if the common people blindly pursue profits and abandon farming to do business, once there is a food crisis, the consequences will be absolutely unimaginable.

To change this situation, first of all, the improvement of productivity level and the continuous development and convenience of transportation are needed.

Then the rulers at that time also needed to have a broad mind and extraordinary courage. After all, compared with a society with highly developed commerce, the original social structure with the theme of small peasant economy was much easier to manage.

The emperors at this time in the early Tang Dynasty, whether it was Li Shimin, Li Zhi, or the later female emperor Wu Zetian, were quite enlightened and courageous, and they were able to know people and do their jobs well. The development of various folk industries was also prosperous.

At this time, the salt, liquor and iron mines were both government-run and privately owned. For example, in the iron mines on the east side of the river, some were government-run and some were privately owned.The imperial court stipulated that after digging out the ore, private mine owners need to pay [-]% to the state as a tax.

There is also table salt. At the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, people could not help smuggling salt at this time. As long as the commercial roads were unimpeded, the price of salt in all parts of the country was not very high.When it comes to wine making, it is more common. Although government-run wineries can produce some good wines, those famous wines are basically brewed by private wineries.

Although compared with the 21st century, this is still a backward and barren era, but compared with other periods in history, it is indeed a thriving era that is rare in history.

Luo Yong is very glad that he has worn to this era, or that he was born in this era as Luo Sanlang. Overall, this era is still free and unrestrained, although it is somewhat stale.

"Magistrate Luo, why are you here? It's easy for me to find." On this day, Luo Yong was standing by the side of the road watching people work, when he suddenly heard someone greet him warmly and familiarly.

Luo Yong turned his head and saw several men coming. The man at the head looked familiar, but for a moment he couldn't remember who they were.

"A workshop is going to be built here?" Before Luo Yong could speak, the man asked again.

"No." Luo Yong replied, "A lot of farmers and hawkers have come to the city recently, and it's not easy to live in. I asked people to build some low-rent houses on this wasteland."

"Low-rent housing?" the man wondered.

"It's a cheap rented house." Luo Yong told him.

Nowadays, more and more merchants and peddlers come to their Changle County. Some of them are relatively well-off, and they can naturally stay in guest houses in the city, and some rent a house, or even directly buy property in Changle County. of.

As for those who have no money, most of them sleep in Datong shop, or rent a room in the homes of the same poor people in Changle. Some people live in some small villages outside the city in order to save some rent. room for the barn.

Hearing Luo Yong's explanation, the man admired him very much. As the magistrate of a county, he not only cares about the people of the county, but also is so considerate to them outsiders. He is really a rare good official. ah.

But he still has a doubt in his heart: "It's a good thing, but if the low-rent housing on your side is repaired, some people in the city who rely on renting out housing to earn money will be robbed of their business?"

Luo Yong glanced at the other party, wondering who this person is, and he has nothing to argue with him, but he just smiled and said casually: "There is pressure when there is competition, and there is pressure when there is pressure. progress."

Now in Changle County, basically no matter how poor the house is, there are people renting it. It’s a seller’s market. Let’s not talk about the price. The attitude of some house owners has gradually become contemptuous, not as eager to talk as before. , Individuals who are originally temperamental are relatively impatient, that is even more unacceptable.

For Changle County to develop, it is the time when they need to attract a large number of immigrants. How can they drive away tourists at this time?

Regarding the situation in the city, Luo Yong didn't say much, because no matter what he said, he couldn't fundamentally solve the problem.

When these days were a little free, he asked people to build some bungalows here, mainly for those peddlers who were not very well off and some farmers who went to the city to work.

It is also to balance the current situation of the overly skewed market in Changle County. If this situation is allowed to continue, it will be of no benefit to renters or renters.

Luo Yong just replied casually, but the man seemed to have received good words, stood on the side of the road and pondered for a long time, then seemed to have realized something, and said with Luo Yong: "Mingfu is really a person with a clear mind! "

Luo Yong was a little surprised by his serious attitude: "Why did you say that?"

"Mingfu, do you still remember me?" the other party asked.

"You are..." Luo Yong really couldn't remember, there are so many people coming and going in Changle County every year, how could he remember them all.

"It's the one who is reluctant to let the water out of the closed ridge of the ridge." The man laughed.

"..." When he said this, Luo Yong remembered that when they had just brewed baijiu in Changle County earlier, this person had argued with him once.

"Why haven't I seen you come to Changle County in the past two years?" Luo asked with a smile.

"Usually to buy wine, you can just ask your family to come. I am not talented. In the past two years, I have done a little business on the Guannei Road." The man bowed his hands to Luo Yong again.

"Why do you need so much courtesy?" Luo Yong quickly reached out to help.

"Listening to Jun's words that day really benefited me a lot." The man said.

On that day, Luo Yong told him that there was enough water in the field at the upper ridge, why he still refused to open ditches to release water, although it was to persuade people to buy wine, but these words had a great influence on him.

In the past two years, he would often bring up these words and think about them, often digging ditches to let some field water out, gradually forming some good relationships.If it weren't for Luo Yong's words that day, he would really have to search for his whole life. He lived a hard life and others didn't like it. Now that he thinks about it, why bother.

"I don't know my surname..." Luo Yong really couldn't remember this person's name.

"My surname is Fang, and I am the eldest in my family. The Ming government calls me Fang's stool." The man said.

Right now there is nothing to do, the construction of the house will be arranged and supervised by the officials, so Luo Yong meets Fang Da and his party to eat and drink at the restaurant.

Fang Da looks the same as before, dressed in simple clothes, he still looks frugal, but he treats others and himself a lot more generously than before, and he is willing to live in a better hotel when he goes out. He is even more willing to spend money. It is said that his family servants, when they mentioned Luo Yong, all said that Luo County Magistrate is really a good person.

A group of people chatted and laughed on the road, and soon walked to the street, picked a restaurant and went in, and ordered some food to eat.

This time Fang Datong came with a few brothers and friends from Zhangye, his hometown, and two merchants from Guannei Road. They came to Changle County this time, for the seeds of white stacked flowers, and That cotton gin.

"... I don't know if it is possible to grow this white cascade in my Guannei area?" During the banquet, a merchant from the Guannei Road said.

"It should be planted." Luo Yong said: "If you don't plant less in the first year, if you really plant it, you can grow more in the next year."

If the cultivated cotton varieties of later generations are in Guannei Road, basically on the Loess Plateau, they may not be easy to grow, mainly because of the problem of water sources.

However, the cotton variety they are planting now is grass cotton, also known as Arabian cotton or African cotton, which originally grew in arid land. Although the yield and quality are not as good as those of later generations, it is very resistant to drought and salt. Cotton should also be grown on the Loess Plateau, and besides, the soil erosion on the Loess Plateau at this time is not as serious as it will be in later generations.

Listening to what these people said, it seemed that they planned to do a big job on the Guannei Road to develop cotton planting. Some of them were originally from the Guannei Road, and Fang Da had also operated there before.

In their situation, it is obviously more beneficial to develop cotton planting in Guannei Road than in Longxi. Guannei Road is located in the north of Chang'an, and the fabrics produced in the future can be sold south to Guanzhong, or north to outside of Guan. If this can be done, The rewards are definitely huge.

A group of people sat there looking forward to the present and looking forward to the future, talking with great interest.

They also told Luo Yong a lot about the development and current situation of Guannei Road in recent years, and Luo Yong told them some details about cotton planting. Everyone benefited and had a good talk.

When he was full of wine and food, Luo Yong said that the county government still had something to do, and Fang Da and the others did not force him to stay.

They packed two wooden carriages and came to Changle County this morning. After they settled down, they went to search for Luo. At this time, they were full of wine and food, and felt a little tired, so they went out to the guest house where they stayed. Let's go, the guest house is also on this street. Changle County is not very big, and the street is not long, so it can be reached in a few steps.

The weather on this day was very good, it was a sunny day, there was no wind, it was just after noon, it was not very cold, there were many pedestrians and vendors on the street, and it was quite lively.

Several people were walking when they suddenly heard the sound of a child crying from a certain house on the corner of the street. They thought that someone was teaching the child a lesson. When they turned around, they saw several people carrying a coffin towards that house. go.

It turned out that there was an old woman in this family who was getting old and had some savings in the family recently, so she prepared the next coffin for herself in advance.

The local wood in Changle County is expensive, and this coffin is considered a precious item for ordinary people. The old lady loved it more and more, but his little grandson kept crying.

Fang Da and the others did not shy away from it, and they also went over to watch the excitement. The neighbors of this family also gathered around his door to watch the excitement, and some elderly people asked about the price of this coffin.

The adults talked lively, but the child kept crying. His mother came over to coax him a few words, and seeing that his crying was a little quieter, she went back to her own business.

Fang Da was in a good mood that day. Seeing that the child was still squatting in the corner and sobbing, he took out a copper plate from his sleeve and handed it to him. He pointed to the coffin and asked him with a smile, "How are you?" What are you afraid of?"

"Yeah." The child stopped crying when he saw the copper coin. If you take this copper coin to the caramel stall next to the city gate, you can get three caramels in exchange. It's so sweet. These children in the city spend their days They all hang around in that area, but few of them have money.

Fang Da saw that the baby's big black eyes were open, and that little face was crying, so he also thought it was a bit funny:

"What's so scary about this coffin board? Why don't you know that this coffin board is a mascot?"

The author has something to say:

In other words, in the future, future generations will use statues for Luo, and others will hold a treasure vase and jade Ruyi, so he will hold a coffin board~