"Shangshu Han!"

"The villain has met Shangshu Han!"

As Han Yi walked along the way, the merchants on the dock wanted Han Yi to salute, and even some workers.

Han Yi nodded and responded with annoyance.

Yuanzhe was by his side and kept telling him about the situation of North-South trade this year.

This is what Han Yi has been doing in the past few days.

According to Yuan Zhe, the trade volume will rise sharply this year. The main reason is that it is the success of the first round. As long as Jiangnan accepts the goods from Chang'an, Jiangnan will immediately become a completely blank market. You should know that Chang'an's production has undergone large-scale upgrades in recent years. Many commodities are brand new, and the people of Jiangnan may not even see them.

However, most of the goods were not prepared for these people, but for the landlords and aristocratic class in Jiangnan. The fleet will transport a large amount of agricultural products from Jiangnan, and then sell them directly or directly or after processing to the people in Chang'an. It sounds quite simple, but in fact, it is not, the inside is very complicated. After all, it involves large trade between the north and the south, but no matter what, after such a rebellion, the dead small peasant economy immediately burst out with vitality.

Just say that the workers on this dock, as the goods increase, the demand for human and animal power naturally gradually increases. Farmers also like this moment very much, because this is the best time to make extra money. If you work hard, the money for the New Year will come because there are too many goods to be transported. If you stand high, it will be dense, just like an ant.

"Old Qian, aren't you going south?" Han Yi smiled at Qian Dafang beside him.

Qian Dafang smiled embarrassedly and said, "I originally wanted to go down and see the situation, but my workshop just recruited some people, and there were many things, but I really couldn't get out of it."

Dou Heng immediately said: "However, Shangshu Han, many merchants have recently gone to the prefectures and counties along the canal to do business."

Qian Dafang nodded repeatedly and said, "Yes, yes, yes, I wanted to go there before, but I was afraid that there would be many inconveniences when leaving Chang'an. In fact, those who have already gone have some connections in the local area."

The other businessmen also looked at Han Yi.

In the previous year, many merchants went to Luoyang, Bianzhou and other places. However, in the past year, more and more merchants have left Chang'an and opened workshops further away, but they are all in prefectures and counties along the canal, and they are usually small merchants and some small landlords. This is because everyone has seen the prospects of business. Unfortunately, the industry and commerce in Chang'an are almost saturated, and the competitive pressure is also very high. If the product has no characteristics, it is difficult to start a period of development. Therefore, they chose to leave Chang'an because they all know that it is difficult to compete with the big merchants in Chang'an. Just by being able to walk by Han Yi, they are beyond their reach.

But Han Yi is still very optimistic about those who dare to leave Chang'an now, because Chang'an's economy is developing rapidly. No matter how bad it is, they are still ambitions at this time. They choose to go out at this time, and they hope to grow bigger. The key to commercial civilization is to have an adventurous spirit, so they said: "This depends on your own needs. Luoyang and Bianzhou are good places. You should all know this, but if you go south, it is naturally far less prosperous than Chang'an.

If you go there to do business, you rely entirely on trade between the north and the south, and open workshops there, the goods are either transported to Jiangnan or back to Chang'an.

But there are also benefits in those places, that is, those places are poor, people and land are cheap, and the cost is low. And as a major transportation route, it has unique geographical advantages. You should all understand that the key to business is transportation, but it depends on you."

Qian Dafang and the others thought about it, and they thought of it, but there is Han Yi in Chang'an, which is a very big difference. They don't know if the officials in those prefectures and counties will take care of them like Han Yi. After all, they are just humble businessmen. No matter how rich they are, they may not necessarily miss them. This is a very realistic problem.

Han Yi glanced at him and didn't know what they were thinking. Suddenly, his hand pointed to the dock in front and said, "Look at the front."

Everyone immediately looked up and searched everywhere, and found that nothing strange happened.

"I wonder what Shangshu Han wants me to wait for?"

"I remember last year, there were still weeds nearby, but now? I think it's much better than last year." Han Yi smiled.

“So what?”

These businessmen all looked confused.

"Which official would refuse others to help him with construction? Road construction is one of the important performances of assessing officials!"

Qian Dafang and others blinked, suddenly reacted, and couldn't help looking at Han Yi again, but Han Yi smiled.

But many businessmen also understand Han Yi's meaning, Han Yi encourages them to go out.

In fact, this is also Han Yi’s plan. Two points and one line, two points are Chang'an and Yangzhou, and that line is the prefectures and counties around the canal. As for the Lingnan area, it is just the production base of Han Yi and the Yuan family. Han Yi does not intend to share it with too many people.

Yuanzhe suddenly said: "But in this case, we will rely heavily on the canal. If there is no canal, then our lives will be difficult. I think the court should strengthen the management of the canal, especially the Guangtong Canal. This section of the water flow is unstable. If the court neglects to manage it, it is likely to be blocked."

Chang'an is surrounded by mountains, so it is easy to defend but difficult to attack. There are no need to arrange many people to guard it, but the transportation is far inferior to Luoyang. Luoyang is really well connected. For Guanzhong Group, this Guangtong Canal is the only river channel to go out, and this is its lifeline!

This is not only true for the merchants in Chang'an. If land passes, the freight will increase exponentially.

Han Yi said: "First of all, the court has always been very concerned about the management of river channels and has also maintained it well."

Before he could finish his words, Dou Heng said, "But this time, that time, and most of the fleets that came to Chang'an used to transport water, but now most of the merchant ships are. If the court can consider merchant ships, it would be great."

Han Yi smiled and said, "But this requires funds. The imperial court does not have so much money. What can be done at present is the limit."

Yuanzhe said: "We merchants can donate some money to protect Guangtong Canal for the court, but the court has to use the money on this."

Han Yi looked at the other businessmen again and saw that their faces were different, so he smiled and said, "Let's talk about this in the future."

Regarding river channels, Han Yi did not pay attention to this point, and the Tang Dynasty was unambiguous in river management. This is because river channels cannot help but concern these merchants and the royal family, because the land in Guanzhong area has gradually become weak and cannot meet Chang'an, which has a surge in population. It is necessary to transport food from other places to Chang'an.

It is indeed because of the tight funding. You should know that it costs a lot of money to build roads in the northwest. Therefore, Han Yi did not dare to act rashly for the time being. He is conservative in many aspects, and he believes that he has to wait a little longer.

However, some of the merchants gradually couldn't hold on. They longed for better transportation channels. In the past, Chang'an had the most wealthy people, and it would be amazing to be able to stand in Chang'an. Now they are paying attention to the national market, so Chang'an's own advantages are gradually weakening, which is inevitable.

Han Yi and these merchants stayed at the dock for three days until the first batch of cargo ships set off. The reason for leaving was that they left was because the river channel was not wide, but the ships were increasing day by day. The river channel was very tight and could no longer set off at the same time like last year. They had to be divided into batches, which was also a proof of the rapid economic development.

After leaving the dock, Han Yi did not rush to leave, but instead went to the new market in the southern suburbs.

Now this area has become unrecognizable. In the middle is a large square paved with large stone slabs. There are many houses around it, with the square as the center, spreading outwards one by one. Willows on both sides of the street are swaying and full of vitality.

The ancients paid great attention to the construction of the country. Han Yi sincerely admired it, so he never interfered with the craftsmen's work. He just made his own requests. As for how to build, you can do it yourself. From a distance, it feels natural, but if you look closely, you can feel the magnificent architectural style of the Tang Dynasty.

There is no way. The Tang Dynasty had few people and many lands, and everything was magnificent. This was really different from the jade family in the Song Dynasty. Another reason was that there was a plan in the city and could not be expanded easily. Expansion was illegal, but everyone wanted to live in a big house. Now outside the city, the merchant did not build it in large quantities, and he gave enough funds.

Because this is not a project of Han Yi, many of the land here are from other merchants, and everyone paid for it to build it together, but the overall plan was Han Yi, so the construction was very fast and there was no pressure to pay for the capital.

Not only that, even the roads outside Chang'an have been rebuilt. The market is paved with stone slabs and pebbles, and the outside is paved with gravel sand.

Because the best road in the suburbs was the official road, but there were many restrictions on the official road, but it was not necessary to have such a good road at the beginning. Nowadays, there are more merchants, and the cost of goods flow increases every year. It is not possible to not build roads. Of course, merchants are not good for seeking the court, so they just do it themselves, so we are not short of money.

Since it has not been fully built yet, it is temporarily closed to the outside world. When Han Yi and the others came to the street, they could not see a few people. There were only one empty storefront.

Because the market in Nanjiao is mainly for entertainment, the stores here are naturally mainly for restaurants, tea shops, wine shops, clothing stores, chess and card rooms and some high-end products. There are not many people who can entertain you these days, and they are generally rich people. Therefore, the entire Nanjiao market is relatively high in quality. In addition, there is also a farmers' market, which is specially prepared for nearby farmers.

No matter how Han Yi advocates business, he never neglects agriculture. He has been trying his best to provide farmers with more vitality. The birth of farmers' markets can actually promote the development of agriculture. With more people buying ducks, the number of people raising ducks will naturally increase accordingly. In the past, they only traded in the city, and there were many restrictions. Farmers could only be self-sufficient. Now outside the city, the conditions for farmers' markets will naturally mature. Not only that, Han Yi also requires that the markets in the east and west suburbs set up a farmers' markets, and it is free to trade for farmers without charging a penny, but farmers can also bring many customers, and this amount of money is nothing.

The group looked around and looked around and came to the big square in the middle. There was nothing special about this square, just some stone chairs and stone tables. Simply put, it was just one word, big.

But when these businessmen stood here, they were slowly looking forward to it. They were already fantasizing about the scene where people came and went when business was open.

"Brother Han, I'm going to tell you, when you made this suggestion, I was a little suspicious. It was a waste to get the open space here. Until now, I realized that I would definitely have a lot of people coming here with this square alone."

Qian Dafang shook his head and exclaimed.

Han Yi smiled faintly.

After seeing this, Yuanzhe couldn't help asking: "Brother Han has something to hide."

"I planned all of this and built by my people. What can I be dissatisfied with?" Han Yi smiled and continued: "I just think it's smaller than the ones I looked like at the beginning."

"He's still young!" Yuwen Xiumi, the playboy, was frightened by Han Yi's words. This was definitely the largest square he had ever seen in his life.

Han Yi asked back without answering: "Don't you think?"

Yuan Zhe pondered slightly and suddenly laughed: "I don't think it was before Brother Han asked, but after Brother Han said this, I felt a little too small."

Yuwen Xiumi said curiously: "How do you say this?"

Many businessmen also showed confusion.

Dou Heng suddenly opened his eyes and said, "I understand. Brother Han means that our goods are now sold to all parts of the country, and this market seems very small in comparison."

Qian Dafang suddenly understood, "Oh! Old Dou, what you said is really a disappointment."

Han Yi laughed and said, "The market is a little smaller, but the value is not low."

"What do you say about Brother Han?"

"As far as people standing here are concerned, the profits from the store are indeed not big, but when I was building this market, I told you that the value of this market to us is this land. As long as this market becomes prosperous, the land prices nearby will increase a lot, and many people will definitely come here to do business. At that time, you only need to sell the store to those merchants, and the money will last forever."

The times are changing, and the gameplay is naturally different. In fact, this is the trick of speculating on land. If you pay first and get all the supporting measures, the land price will naturally soar. However, this is a bit different from later generations. Later generations are playing with their lives, while Han Yi uses this trick to encourage more people to invest in his urban plans.
Chapter completed!