Abandoned Prince Survival Guide

In July, Jishan returned to Panyu with merchant ships.There were ten ships when they set off, and seventeen when they returned.Seven of them were merchant ships from Persia. These ships did not come from the same merchant, but several merchants, and they came with the merchant ships from Jishan.

Under the recommendation of Ji Shan, Xiao Yu personally met several Persian businessmen.Ji Shan and Min Chong assisted in the translation, and the two sides had a pleasant talk.

Xiao Yu paid special attention to the way Persians write numbers, which are not Arabic numerals but Roman numerals.

Xiao Yu thought about it carefully. When he asked Min Chong to pay attention to the language and writing habits of the local people when he went to Persia, the Arabic numerals he brought back did not have Arabic numerals. Could it be that Arabic numerals have not been invented yet?Or is it still in India and has not been discovered by the Arabs?He didn't know the details of it.

It seems that the Arabic numerals have to be made up by themselves. If they coincide with Indian numerals in the future, it can only be said to be a coincidence.

After Xiao Yu met the Persian merchants, he issued a trade order for them, allowing them to do business in Guangzhou, Yazhou and Jiaozhou.

These Persians are born businessmen, and their footprints are all over Southern Europe, North Africa, Central Asia and even distant East Asia. Wherever there is interest, they will go there.

As early as the Western Han Dynasty, they arrived in the Central Plains by land, exchanged goods with the Central Plains people, and exchanged high-quality horses, spices, and jewelry for the silk, porcelain, and tea they needed.

After the Han Dynasty, the Central Plains were in chaos, unable to control the Northwest Region, and the Northwest Region frequently changed hands in the hands of different Hu regimes, cutting off the passage between Persia and the Central Plains, and the Silk Road on the road was forced to be interrupted.

However, there are still a small number of adventurous businessmen who arrived in the Central Plains by sea and continued the Maritime Silk Road.However, the sea is much more risky than the land. Few people take this route, and there are very few people like Xiao Yu who conduct large-scale sea trade in the name of the government.

Xiao Yu's move actually encouraged the trade between the two places, and also served as a model for the merchants in his own country. They can also sail out to sea to conduct business with overseas merchants just like the imperial court and the Persians.

After all, the goods sold by the government and the Persians in Panyu City recently are really eye-catching. Not only are the goods dazzling and weird, but the prices are also enviable.

It was Xiao Yu's decision to open a store in the name of the government. When this decision was put forward, it was opposed by many ministers in the court. It has dropped in price.

Min Chong directly made a calculation in the court: "My lords think that business is a matter of falling in price? Then let's settle the score: Do you know how much your salary is? You have to pay for officials and schools for a year in the middle of the court. How much salary does the master pay? How much money does it cost to raise soldiers for a year? Where does the money come from? Is it enough to just collect the little grain? Do you adults know the annual tax revenue of the shops in Panyu City? ..."

His questions were thrown out like cannonballs, leaving the ministers speechless.Finally, Min Chong put away the abacus and said, "...Don't look down on business people, your salary depends on it."

Xiao Yu couldn't help laughing at the first song, and laughed several times. At this time, he took the opportunity to say: "Master Min is absolutely right. Without agriculture, there is no stability, and without business, there is no life. The economic base determines the superstructure. If there is no money, you can do everything." No way. Whether it is to govern the counties or counties, or to attack the north, a lot of silver is needed. This silver can only come from commerce."

All the officials have no reason to refute. Their Majesty has always been anti-traditional and will do what he says, so this business trip is confirmed.

Min Chong believed that they should not only open commercial banks in Panyu, but also in the counties and counties of Guangjiaoya, and also open to the north, such as Jianye, Luoyang, Chang'an and other large and medium-sized cities.

These trading houses can not only make money, but also serve as intelligence collection stations to prepare for the future Northward War.

In the future, when more Persian merchants and Guangzhou merchants join in the maritime trade, the supply of goods will continue to flow.

After the government and the Persians opened a trading shop in the city, there were many more men, women and children shopping in the city. First of all, they wanted to see the Persians with high noses, dark eyes, and fair skin, and secondly, they wanted to see those strange and strange people from overseas. stuff.

Not long after the government and Persian merchants opened, some local goods merchants popped up on the street, and they were quite targeted, such as silk, porcelain, tea, etc., which were specially prepared for Persian merchants.

Xiao Yu is happy to see the success of this. Only when capital flows, wealth will continue to increase, because demand will stimulate the continuous production of goods, and with production, there will be employment.

The smallpox epidemic in the north finally disappeared completely with the arrival of the hot summer, and more and more merchants came to the south to do business. Merchant ships docked at the docks outside Panyu City every day.

More and more foreigners are living in the city and opening shops, driving up the housing prices in Panyu City, whether they are staying in shops, renting houses or buying houses.

Panyu City presents a thriving scene.

Wang Qi felt particularly deeply about this. He had been the governor of Panyu for several years, and he had never seen such a grand occasion.In the past two years, especially since this year, the changes in Panyu City have been too great.

However, he also has troubles, that is, the streets seem to be congested. Sometimes when he goes out in a carriage, he will be blocked by convoys from nowhere, and these carts are full of goods.The streets are too narrow and there are too many people.

So Xiao Yu is discussing with Min Chong and Wang Juan about the expansion of Panyu City recently. Panyu City is too small, with no more than five miles from east to west, north to south, and the planning is unreasonable. It looks very messy, but it will cost a lot to rebuild. .

Therefore, Xiao Yu decided to expand Panyu City by two miles from east to west. The east side was used to build government offices and official residences, and the west side was used to build Fangshi. They were divided according to the content of trade, such as batching sea trade, cattle and horses, etc. City, vegetable market, etc.

Xiao Yu asked: "Master Min, do you think the government will pay to build the house and then sell it, or sell the land directly and let them build it according to the government's plan?" He can't.

Min Chong said: "I thought the West City could sell the land, and the East City should be built by us. Our money is needed to build both the mansion and the West City. I'm afraid it's not enough."

Xiao Yu said to Wang Juan, "Leave the design and planning to Master Xiao Wang."

Wang Juan said excitedly: "I will definitely do my best, and my heart will be overwhelmed."

Xiao Yu waved his hand: "Just do your best."

There are many open spaces outside the east and west cities, and if they expand a little bit, they will be fields.The government came forward and bought it from the land owner. After planning, the land in Xishi City was auctioned in the whole city.

The East City was planned and built by the government, and six yamen, Taixue and various official residences were built.

Although Xiao Yu knows that Panyu will not establish his capital in the future, such a plan will only benefit Panyu, at least according to the trade policy he promotes, Panyu's business will be extremely prosperous, and the scale will be very large. It's not enough.

When Xiao Yu proposed to expand the east and west cities, some officials suggested that a real palace should be built.

After Xiao Yu came to Panyu, he has always lived in the Governor's Mansion, and his office is also here. Before the construction of the East City, the Governor's Mansion was the largest yamen. Reconstruction, why not practice the palace?

The Xinggong is close to other government offices, which is also convenient for Xiao Yu to dispatch. Even if he moves his capital to the north in the future, there will still be a Xinggong in Panyu, and he can come back and live whenever he wants.

Xiao Yu refused. He built six yamen because the officials of the six yamen were crammed to work in the original Changshi mansion, and each yamen had one or two rooms, which was extremely cramped.Discussions in one department can be heard by the next-door department, which is very embarrassing and has to be relocated.

It is very suitable for him to live in the governor's mansion now. Guangzhou is directly under his jurisdiction, and there is no new governor, so there is no need to make room for the new governor. When he moves his capital to the north in the future, this house can be changed back to the governor's mansion for the new governor. Used by the governor of Guangzhou.

To put it bluntly, Xiao Yu was still afraid of wasting money. After all, the specifications of the palace were different from ordinary mansions. There was no need for him to waste so much money on a mansion that could not be lived in for a few days.What's more, the world is uncertain, and there are many places where money is needed.

The news of Xiao Yu's refusal to build a palace somehow spread to the city, and the people heard that the emperor was not willing to build a new palace for himself, and they all praised him for being a frugal, good emperor who cared for the people.