after being kidnapped by the general

Yuanli thinks this method is very good.

Youzhou has a unique environment, most of which are plains, with rivers such as Juma and Sanggan, and can be used for farming and animal husbandry. It can definitely become a commercial center in the north.

There are also markets in Youzhou now, but they are all scattered and small markets.Things are incomplete, time is uncertain.Most of the more concentrated and prosperous markets are in the Central Plains, and Luoyang and the south of Dajiang are the most.

The Northern Zhou Dynasty "emphasized agriculture and suppressed business", especially the Taizu of the Northern Zhou Dynasty who was bullied by merchants before he made a fortune, and hated the existence of the market.Even today's more prosperous bazaars are a mess, and the things sold are not very comprehensive.

Ouyang Ting said in the letter that these great Confucian scholars and famous scholars will not arrive until May.Yuanli definitely couldn't wait until these famous Confucian scholars arrived before starting the market, by then it would be too late.

He wants to start the market from now on, and determine the specific time of the market so that the common people will be familiar with and remember it.For example, three days a small episode, ten days a big episode, a small episode one day, and a big episode three days.After the market is gradually stabilized, the reputation of "Jixian Market" will be spread.

At the beginning, only merchants in Jixian County would come to set up stalls, but as time changed, merchants in surrounding counties would also rush to set up stalls after hearing the news, and the common people would wait until the market opened to buy and sell things.

As the market becomes more and more prosperous and scaled, merchants will spontaneously come to Ji County with their goods to sell before the market starts without doing anything more in Yuanli.

The big fair is scheduled to be held every ten days, just to give these merchants time to come to Ji County.

Yuanli listed these thoughts one by one on paper, and thought about it again.

It's not good for the market to be too ordinary, can he add some Youzhou characteristics?

Although the bazaar trade in Youzhou is not very prosperous, it is not without characteristics. There are several bazaars that are very special.

One is Guanshi, which is a market for trade with the Huns.The other is the mutual market, which is a market for trading with Xianbei people.The other is the military market, which is a small market stationed near the military camps in northern Xinjiang. Most of the things sold are daily necessities that soldiers can use.

Today, both the customs market and the mutual market have stopped, and only the military market remains.These three kinds of bazaars are novelties that southerners have never seen before. Yuanli does not intend to abandon them. He also plans to change and extend these three kinds of bazaars as a special market with Youzhou characteristics.

I am afraid that Guan City has no hope of reopening. After all, the previous leader of the Huns was killed by Chu Hechao...

But the mutual market trading with Xianbei people must not be let go.Because of Huyan Wuzhu's death, the Xianbei people are now very afraid of Chu Hechao.Yuanli felt that with a little coercion and lure to the Xianbei people, the mutual market could be easily reopened.

Thinking of this, Yuan Li looked for Chu Hechao in high spirits.

He handed the "Planning Book" he had written to Chu Hechao, and asked Chu Hechao if he could open up the trade with Xianbei people.

Chu Hechao got a headache when he saw the stack of thick papers. He stretched out his hand and pulled Yuanli into his arms to sit down, coaxing, "Just tell me what you want me to do. I will do everything for you. You don't need to look at these things." Alright."

Yuan Li smiled brightly at him, and refused mercilessly: "No."

Chu Hechao reluctantly picked up a piece of paper to look at it, and put it down seriously without reading two lines, "I don't know how to read."

Yuan Li stared at him for a while.

But Chu Hechao was as thick-skinned as a city wall, and after being stared at for a long time, he still smirked and said, "Are you flirting with me?"

Yuan Li said slowly, "This is something I've been writing for a whole day..."

Chu Hechao rubbed his forehead, took a side snack for Yuan Li to eat, and focused on reading the contents of the stack of papers.

Chu Hechao is a smart person, he just doesn't like these things, but it doesn't mean he can't understand them.

Yuanli didn't eat two pieces of pastries, he had already finished them.She raised her eyebrows with some novelty, "It's kind of interesting."

Yuanli plans to create four types of markets. The first type is naturally a collection of all things. It is an ordinary market where people and merchants can sell things.There will be a variety of fun entertainment, such as beast fighting, juggling, guessing lantern riddles and so on.The other three are specialized bazaars that highlight the characteristics of Youzhou, namely mutual market, military market and food market.

The common people can go to any market at will, the mutual market is nothing special, and the military market completely subverts the tradition.

In the traditional military market, merchants sell things to soldiers, and the items are monotonous and lackluster.The military market to be held in Yuanli is the spoils obtained from the military sales, and the soldiers can also take out the things to sell or exchange.

Seeing this, Chu Hechao found it interesting.The army has gained a lot of spoils, and many of them are piled up with useless things. For their army, this "military market" is indeed a good way to reduce the burden and raise military funds.

Common people and merchants avoid the army on weekdays, but if given the opportunity, who would not be curious about what the army would sell?And who wouldn't want the spoils of war they got in the army?

Among these trophies are the utensil decorations of the Huns and Karasuma people, as well as the collections of powerful landlords, the tooth skins of wild animals... most of them are things that cannot be bought in the market. In Yuanli's view, such a market is comparable to ordinary markets. The city is much more interesting.

And the last food market, which Chu Hechao had never heard of, also made him very interested, "This food market, do you want to create a special food market?"

"Well," Yuan Li obediently sat on his lap and said, "Have you heard of the snack street?"

Chu Hechao raised his eyebrows.

"The diets in the north and the south are very different. Youzhou's local food is Youzhou's specialty, so it's natural to show it in front of people." Yuan Li raised his lips and smiled, "Tell me, these great Confucian scholars from the south have eaten potatoes, White sugar, fried vegetables?"

Chu Hechao smiled, "You are about to make a big move."

Yuanli said earnestly: "Food is the most important thing for the people, and the role of food is more important than you think. At the beginning, Zhou Gongdan almost wanted to worship me because of the food in our mansion, and your subordinates have their own cooking. They all gained a lot of weight. When Zhan Shaoning, Xiang Hongyun and others went to Bingzhou, they brought two iron pots, a bag of potatoes, and white sugar. If they are like this, let alone others?"

Chu Hechao actually felt that what he said was very reasonable, "Okay, then I will wait for your food market. If you really build such a market, I am afraid that you don't need these famous Confucian scholars to write articles for you, and the common people will spontaneously rush to the market." Come to Youzhou."

If there is such a market, merchants will come to Youzhou. When there are more merchants in Youzhou and the economy is prosperous, the people will naturally increase.

Yuan Li pursed his lips and smiled: "If that's the case, it would be great."

In addition to the market, Yuanli also planned to hold a lantern party after the famous Confucian scholars from the south came to Youzhou.The lantern festival can last for three to five days. During this period, there is no curfew, and the market can be open all night.Yuanli has made up his mind to bring the people of Youzhou to a carnival to stimulate trade, so that people from the south can see the world.

Just do what you say, and soon, Yuanli led his subordinates to work vigorously.

He built four streets in the inner circle of Ji County for the market.At the same time, Yuanli also sent people to notify merchants in Ji County and surrounding areas, telling them that they can sell things before the 23rd of the first lunar month.

Some of the trophies in the army were also quickly sorted out, and people were arranged to sell them.Yuanli was worried that there were not enough merchants in the first market, so he asked Zhao Ying to secretly send people to pretend to be merchants, and set up stalls with some grain, potatoes, cloth, and wooden pots to sell them to make up for it.

Before the market started, the people heard the news that there would be a market at the end of the month.On the 23rd day of the first lunar month, the sky was bright and clear, and the common people came to take a look curiously, and they saw the merchants selling things.

The stalls are placed on both sides of the street. Looking around, there are many and miscellaneous things for sale. The people gather in twos and threes at the front, hesitating.

Some people are timid and have no money, so they take a quick glance and leave.Some walked into the market hesitantly, and some clever people had already run home and sold pots and pans.

Several old firewood sellers immediately took up a place to sell firewood.

The market starts in the morning and is already full of people in the evening and dusk, including men, women and children.They looked left and right strangely, most of the common people were not there for shopping, but just for fun.

Yuan Li and Chu Hechao also went to have a look.

The street with only twenty or thirty stalls in the morning is already full at this time, and the people who come to sell things are no less than merchants.Some merchants who heard the news and rushed to the place were already late, so they could only put their stalls in the back.

Ever since Lin Tian knew about the relationship between the lord and Chu Hechao, every time he saw the two of them walking together in public, he was frightened, for fear that they would inadvertently reveal the secret of "uncle-sister-in-law incest".

But Yuanli and Chu Hechao were both very sensible. Although they walked side by side in the market, their demeanor was extremely natural, neither unfamiliar nor intimate, and would not make people think too much.

When he walked to the military market, Yuan Li suddenly laughed and raised his chin in front of him, "Look."

Chu Hechao looked along and saw a familiar figure.

Yang Zhongfa was squatting in front of a booth with his youngest son. His youngest son Xuan'er curiously found a wolf tooth from the spoils and held it tightly in his hand.Yang Zhongfa saw that he really liked it, so he negotiated the price with the soldiers who set up the stall.

The soldiers were afraid of him, trembling and unable to speak.

Chu Hechao strode over and kicked Yang Zhongfa's ass. Yang Zhong said "Ouch" and turned his head angrily: "Which dog sneaked up on me from behind?"

Turning his head, he met Chu Hechao's half-smile face, and the anger on Yang Zhongfa's face instantly turned into a warm smile, "It's the general."

Xuan'er greeted Chu Hechao and Yuanli obediently.

Yang Zhongfa came over with a smile and said: "General, I see that this military market can make a lot of money today. You are different from the past today. You might as well buy this wolf tooth and give it to me, Xuan'er." ?”

Chu Hechao's face remained unchanged, "I have no money."

You are really picky... Yang Zhongfa smacked his lips and was about to look at Yuanli.Xuan'er sighed maturely, took out a string of copper coins from the small purse with his chubby hands, handed them to the soldier, tugged at Yang Zhongfa's sleeve, "Father, Xuan'er has money, and has already bought it."

Yuan Li rubbed Xuan'er's head, and couldn't help laughing.

The night wind blows, the cheers of children and the cries of surprise came from the front, Yuan Li looked up, his eyebrows stretched.

After this day, Yuanli gave Wu Kai and Wang Er a new task.

On the day of the market, they lead their soldiers to take turns to guard the market, and pay special attention to the end of the street, strictly prohibiting people who shoot flowers and steal people from mixing in it.

Therefore, at the beginning of the second market, the tall and mighty soldiers in leather armor stood on both sides of the street with big swords on their waists, and their eyes were fixed on the people coming and going.

At the beginning, the common people were still a little afraid of these soldiers, and their voices were weak and mosquito-like.After the soldiers caught a few thieves, the common people felt that it was a reassuring thing to see the soldiers in the market.

Just like this, with a small episode in three days and a big episode in ten days, the reputation of the Jixian Bazaar in Youzhou has gradually grown, and it has gradually spread to the ears of merchants all over the place.

In March, more and more merchants wanted to come to Youzhou before the big fair, and even merchants from Qingzhou, Yanzhou and other places moved their minds and rushed to Youzhou one after another.

Guo Mao and Cui Yan are natives of Youzhou. During another [-]-day market, they were sent by Yuanli to visit the market to see if there was anything missing.

Yuanli also specially gave them two money bags full of copper coins, letting them spend as much as they wanted.

Both of them were dumbfounded, but respect was better than obedience, and they took the money bag and went to the market together.

At this moment, when the sun was setting in the west, there were especially many people in the market.It is not surprising that Guo Mao would come to visit the market occasionally.But Cui Yan, a Youzhou native who doesn't go out very much, was taken aback, "Why are there so many people!"

"This is the case in Daji," Guo Mao skillfully led Cui Yan through the crowd, and said with a smile, "Today is only the first day, and there are still some merchants who have not rushed over. Come back in the next two days, I'm afraid people will More."

Cui Yan was surprised, he looked around, only feeling dazzled, almost unable to see.After walking through the four streets, before he knew it, the purse Yuanli gave to Cui Yan had been completely spent.

Not only was the purse clean, but Cui Yan’s stomach was still swollen after he came out of the food market. He couldn’t bear it. Guo Mao helped him sit on the side of the road, laughing, “Why are you eating so much!”

Cui Yan said embarrassedly: "These things look really delicious, but when I eat them, I always feel that the taste is somewhat familiar."

Guo Mao said in a low voice: "The merchants in the food market are all sent by the lord. After all, it is an imported thing, and it is not at ease to hand it over to outsiders."

Cui Yan suddenly realized.

After a while, Cui Yan felt much more comfortable. Looking at the sunset in the distance, he sighed and said: "But in just three years, Youzhou has changed a lot."

"Yes," Guo Mao also looked into the distance, the corners of his mouth curled up, "Brother Cui, this is a good thing."

Cui Yan also laughed and said, "Isn't it a great thing..."

They walked around the market, and they didn't find anything missing at all, so Yuan Li was completely relieved.

In the blink of an eye, it was the beginning of May. Confucian scholars from the south, as well as some merchants, had already set foot on the land of Youzhou.