Datang Fenghua Road

In the early morning of the next day, the sky was high and the clouds were light, and a red sun rose through the sky in the east, sprinkled a vast golden light, and illuminated the vast snowy land crystal clear and refreshing.Han Yue got up early in the morning, finished drinking the meat porridge brought by Doudou, and then put on his coat and left the tent.

The camp is full of smoke from cooking, many people have finished their breakfast, and many people have spontaneously waited to start work.

The snow has been cleaned up, and the next step is to build the house, which is the most important thing. A fire is burning in the hearts of the people.

Farming peoples have longed for stability since ancient times. No matter where they wander, they hope to take root. As long as they have a little ability, they will definitely build a house, even a simple thatched cottage.

As for living in a tent?It's just a temporary transition, who will always use the tent as home?Barbaric Turks do this.

Our Hou Ye said that what we Han people want to live in is a house, and it is a beautiful brick house, which is more spacious and tidy than the houses of the nobles in Chang'an City.

Han Yue rode the donkey Laobai slowly in the camp, and people greeted him from time to time along the way. Looking at the eager faces, Han Yue couldn't help feeling a little emotional.

He knows what everyone is waiting for!

If it wasn't for his desperate pressure these days, I am afraid that some people could not help building houses with clay. Now that the snow has finally been cleared away, the people's fiery emotions can no longer be contained.

"It's time to get to work!"

This thought flashed through Han Yue's heart.

The mutual market covers an area of ​​about 1 mu, of which [-] mu belongs to Han Yue himself, and the other [-] mu is allocated to him by Li Shimin through the court.With such a large amount of land, everything needs to be started from scratch, and the construction must be well planned.

Han Yue is actually not very good at this, but he has never eaten pork before. He has seen pigs running. In later generations, there are commercial districts everywhere.

With [-] mu of land, he plans to build three major areas.

The first is the planning of the residential area. With such a huge population of [-] people, if the residence cannot be settled at the beginning of the construction, it will definitely be a big headache in the future.Han Yue has already thought about it, and directly took out [-] mu of land for residential use, which is equal to [-] mu of land divided equally among ten people. This treatment is higher than that of many boutique communities in later generations.

Why do you say this? Because there are at most two families of ten people. In this era, every family has a large population, and a family of five is only an average. Many people have seven or eight people in their families.

One mu of land, two families, the calculation method for future generations is that each family is 330 square meters, which is larger than the average townhouse.

What Han Yue wants to build is a quadrangle, and it's a two-story quadrangle!With red bricks in hand and some earth cement, it is not difficult to build a two-story building.

Four families can live in one courtyard of a courtyard house, covering an area of ​​two acres, which is not only spacious, but also enhances the feelings of neighbors.

"I wonder if in the future, when the dignitaries come to my market, they will be shocked and speechless!" Han Yue was secretly proud in his heart, and even imagined that Li Shimin would come, so he had to see the expression on the emperor's face. .

The courtyard residential area is planned, and the second item is the commercial area.

After all, the main purpose of the mutual market is to do business with the Turks, and even in the future, they will do business with the people from the Western Regions and the Liaodong people.If you want to do it for a long time, you have to look far. This business district must not be sloppy.

Han Yue decided to use all his own six thousand mu to build a commercial area.

First, three large-scale markets are planned, one for cattle, sheep and livestock, one for grain, tea and bricks, and the last one is the salt and iron franchise market.

The three markets face each other across the street. Each city builds a tax service yamen and arranges its own staff to control it.Han Yue sits outside the gate as a marquis. He has the right to set up his own officials, and no one can stop him as long as he does not exceed the sixth rank.

There is a residential area, a commercial area, and finally there is another area that must be built, that is the military camp.

Only those who hold heavy soldiers can everything be safe. If Han Yue wants to turn the blueprint in his heart into reality, he has to develop an elite army.Not only to frighten the Western Regions of the Prairie, but also to frighten the aristocratic family.

He has suffered enough of being arbitrarily manipulated.

Time to show your fangs!

……

Time is like flowing water, and it is three months in the blink of an eye. The land of the Central Plains is gradually recovering, and the snow on the grassland is melting.On this day, a group of chariots and horses suddenly appeared at Yanmen Pass. They stopped in the city for a while, then immediately pulled out their camp and headed north, all the way towards the land of mutual market.

"Boss Niu, it's been a whole month and a half. Why haven't we seen the shadow of the mutual market? We are here to make a fortune with you, and we don't want to go to this desolate northern land to eat soil."

"What's the hurry?" The leader of the convoy snorted and scolded with a smile: "You Li Liuzi, the one who was crying and begging Laozi to sign up, you are the one who started to retreat before you reach the land? Think? No one will stop you when you look back. It’s too late for everyone to be happy if there is one less person in the team. If I hadn’t owed your father a favor, you would have thought I would bring you to make this big fortune. To tell you the truth, this place is far from the Marquis of Jingyang. The mutual market is only two hundred miles away at most, and it can be reached in five days.”

"It will be there in five days?" Li Liuzi's eyes lit up, he leaned over to Boss Niu with a sullen face, and asked with a smirk, "Uncle Niu, can we really make a fortune when we go to the mutual market? , don't lose your money..."

Boss Niu looked back at Li Liuzi's car and said with a smile: "Don't worry, just drag the iron pot of your car to the mutual market, I guarantee that it will be robbed by the Turks in the blink of an eye. The last time I came here, I took a bite There are three sheep in an iron pot, and three iron pots can be exchanged for one horse, so just wait and get rich.”

hiss--

Li Liuzi gasped, and the people next to him were also shocked. A red-faced man stammered: "Boss Niu, what you said is true or false, don't make fun of everyone." The goods he pulled were also a truckload of iron pots. .

Boss Niu snorted coldly and said lightly: "I don't have a word or two in what I said. Let me tell you the truth, the last time the imperial court launched merchants to do business in the mutual market, I was also trembling for fear of losing money. , I was looted by the Turks before I entered the mutual market. At first, I used the iron pot to exchange cattle and sheep. Later, I found that the cattle and sheep were not profitable enough. I immediately changed my mind and said that the horses were not exchanged. As a result, the Turks were still looting like crazy. With that half-carriage of goods, my wealth has doubled by a full thirty. I regret it. If I could have pulled some more goods cruelly at that time, I would have been rich and famous in Chang'an now, not to mention the wealth of thousands of dollars. Sigh..."

He shook his head as he spoke, his face full of regret.Everyone in the team looked at each other in dismay, and eagerly yearned for the mutual market.

The convoy went all the way north, and soon it was five days and nights. Just when everyone was a little tired, Boss Niu suddenly laughed wildly, pointed to the north and shouted: "Ahahaha, look everyone, there is the Marquis of Jingyang. mutual market."

Everyone was startled, and when they followed the fingers of Boss Niu, they saw a place appearing on the vast horizon.There are crowds of people, and countless people are building their homes. Although they are far apart, many beautiful houses can be seen towering, all of which are two-story buildings with a height of two feet.

Li Liuzi said in a trembling voice: "My old lady, they all say that the outside of the customs is desolate. How can this place look a little desolate? Chang'an is not as prosperous as here..."

Boss Niu's eyes flashed, he was also very shocked, and murmured: "Jingyang Hou is really an immortal trick. When I came last time, the people were still living in tents. It has only been three short months, and the mutual market is about to take shape. Oh, he's so obedient, no wonder everyone says he's a juvenile wizard."

While speaking, suddenly dust was flying in the distance, and a team of hardcover iron cavalry came rumblingly. The leading soldier swept away the crowd, then turned his attention to the ox cart behind, and laughed: "You all have worked hard all the way in business, a certain mysterious armor Li Fenghua, the general of the army, came to escort everyone to enter the mutual market on the order of the Marquis."

Boss Niu was slightly startled, and said curiously, "This general, I came here once in March, and it seems that there is no escort caravan entering the mutual market."

Li Fenghua laughed and explained: "This is also impossible. Today the mutual market is too prosperous, and there are tens of thousands of people waiting to snatch the goods every day. If you don't send troops to escort everyone, you can't even enter the gate of the mutual market. …”

Boss Niu and the others were ecstatic in their hearts, and they looked at each other and saw the sparkle in each other's eyes.

Thousands of people waiting to snatch the goods?We're probably going to send it this time.

Chapter 153 Don't let him forget that Chang'an is home

Good rain knows the season, when spring is here.Sneaked into the night wind, moisten things silently.The wild trails and clouds are all black, and the rivers and ships are only bright.Xiao sees the red and wet places, and spends heavy brocade on the official city.

A happy rain on a spring night is delicate and refreshing. Although this poem describes Chengdu, it is equally appropriate for Chang'an City.The light rain has been falling all night, and the spring rain is as expensive as oil, and it has washed the Chang'an imperial capital clean and fresh.

Although the street is a bit muddy, the faces of passers-by are full of joy. There are peach blossoms everywhere, and the breeze brings a light fragrance. This spring came late this year, but after all, it is here. This is the planting season that the people most desire.

In the palace, Lizheng Hall.

A reclining chair was placed at the entrance of the hall. Li Shimin's eyes were half-opened, and his face looked very comfortable.There are two bearded stools next to the reclining chair, the eldest grandson sits on the left stool, and Concubine Yang sits on the right stool.

The three-year-old Xiao Sizi was lying on Concubine Yang’s lap, her big black eyes were bright and dark, she looked curiously at the light rain outside, and from time to time she stretched out her little hand to test the raindrops, but unfortunately every time she was gently touched by Concubine Yang. Block your hands back.

There were three or four little kids sitting on the ground behind the reclining chairs and wooden stools, the oldest was only in his teens, and the youngest was still wearing crotch pants.

These little kids are all princes, and Li Shimin's kind is really worrying. The little kids kept yelling and making noise, as if they were fighting for some kind of strange toy.The maids waited on the side carefully, for fear that some prince would cry and make a fuss and disturb His Majesty.

The adults are looking at the scenery outside, and the children are playing and playing inside, which is a happy and warm scene.

It turned out that today was the period of the imperial court's rest, and Li Shimin didn't have to go to the court.Unexpectedly found a good baby...

"Your Majesty!" The eldest grandson held a freshly peeled pear in his hand, and said displeasedly as he handed it to Li Shimin's mouth: "You will bully my concubine. I haven't even slept on this reclining chair for a few times. Once you When it came, it was taken over. The hero of a country uses a reclining chair, but let us two weak girls sit on a wooden stool. If this matter gets out, you are not afraid of people laughing."