Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 1967, Changes brought about by the railway
"Boss Su~"

Su Ming's grocery store, because it bought a lot of goods this time, all kinds of goods came in, and the whole grocery store suddenly became crowded. Some goods can't be found.

The customers who came into the store all said after seeing it.

"Boss Su, your store has much more goods than before?"

"Isn't it? In the past, there were only so many goods, and I could count them all. This time, there are so many goods."

"Haha, isn't this a train connection? It's much more convenient for the first time, so I bought some more goods, and the current price is at least half cheaper than before."

Su Ming smiled and recommended it to his customers.

"This salt is high-quality snow salt, produced in Changlu Salt Field, Tianjin. A bag is exactly one catty, and it only costs 5 Wen."

"The hoes, sickles, hammers, picks, etc. are all produced in the steel factory in Beizhili. The materials are sufficient, the quality is good, and the price is very cheap, only half of what they used to be."

"There are also these kinds of dried meat. There are dried meat from the Hezhong area, less than 20 yuan a catty. They are all high-quality beef and mutton jerky. There are also these dried fish from Huangjinzhou. It is said that people in the Beijing-Tianjin area They will be bought for children and pregnant women, they are very nutritious and good for the body, and the price is very cheap, just a few pennies per catty.”

"This flour comes from Liaodong flour. We have the best flour in Daming, and it only costs a few cents a catty."

Su Ming really bought a lot of goods this time, and now he is in a hurry to sell these goods to get back the funds. After all, this time he really took out a lot of money to buy the goods.

In fact, the goods here in Chang'an are very cheap, much cheaper than here in Hanzhong. Before there was no railway, the transportation here in Hanzhong was not very convenient. The transportation cost of goods is relatively high, and the price is not cheap.

Chang'an is different here. It is located in an important transportation hub and commercial hub in the western part of Daming, where all kinds of businesses and commodities gather here. The prices are cheap and the variety is complete. You can get what you want.

“The price is so cheap!”

When the people who came to buy the goods heard this, their eyes widened. The price is indeed very cheap.

"Haha, of course it's cheaper. Once the railway is connected, the commercial roads will be opened. Products from outside can come in continuously. Our Sichuan specialties have also been sold continuously."

"Everyone can go in and take it back."

Su Ming smiled happily and nodded.

The people who came here today are actually some store owners from all over Sichuan. Because they know that Su Ming usually goes out to buy goods at this time, they will come to Su Ming to buy some goods accordingly at this time, which is a bit similar to a distributor.

In the past, it was a very troublesome thing to go out of Sichuan to purchase goods, and ordinary merchants simply did not have the courage to organize people to go out of Sichuan to purchase goods, so they could only distribute some goods from merchants like Su Ming.

"Of course we need to import more goods. Good goods are cheap. We Sichuan people can finally get some benefits from the railway."

"Isn't it? The construction of this railway almost killed us Sichuan people. We have donated money several times before and after. In the past few years, we haven't made much money, but we have donated a lot."

"It's all worth it. Go to Chang'an now, take the train, and you'll be there in one day. It's easy and comfortable. This train is really a good thing."

"The cargo transportation capacity is also very strong. Dozens of carriages at a time can carry a lot of things. Many heavy things could not be transported in before, but now they can be easily transported in."

Su Ming also smiled and chatted with these shopkeepers, discussing the changes in Sichuan.

"It's easy to get in and easy to get out."

"Many people now go to Chang'an, Kaifeng, and even the Beijing-Tianjin area to work. I heard that wherever they work in the factory, they can earn a few taels of silver a month, including food and lodging."

"I've also heard that many people go out to work. They do construction and manual work in the Beijing-Tianjin area. Their income is almost 10 taels of silver a month. It takes a lot of effort. This income is quite good. of."

"Ten taels of silver a month, is it true?"

"Ten taels of silver a month is nothing at all. In some factories and workshops, if you know the machine and have the technology, you can get dozens of taels or hundreds of taels a month."

"I have a fellow who sells Sichuan spicy skewers in the Beijing-Tianjin area, earning more than ten taels of silver a month."

"Tsk tsk, the people outside are rich, and the money is so easy to earn."

"Isn't it? It's so difficult for us to make money. We have to go to the gate of hell to buy goods from Chuanchuan. In a month's time, people will lose dozens of catties."

"Have you bought that three-wheeled motorcycle?"

"Why buy that thing, it's too expensive."

"Yeah, it's really expensive to get things. A three-wheeled motorcycle costs thousands of taels of silver. Isn't it a money grab? How long will it take us to earn thousands of taels of silver?"

"Now you don't need so much money. Now you only need 200 taels of silver to buy one. I think this three-wheeled motorcycle is very useful. It has great strength and can run fast with a load of a thousand catties."

"Only 200 taels of silver? That's too much."

"Isn't it? In the past, if we wanted to transport these three-wheeled motorcycles to Chengdu, we didn't know how much manpower and time it would take. The shipping fee was too expensive."

"It's different now, the train is pulled in directly, and the price is about the same as outside."

"Then you have to buy one. This three-wheeled motorcycle is indeed powerful and fast. It is a good hand for transporting things."

Everyone kept discussing, and the changes brought about by the railway began to gradually appear.

Not only did prices in Sichuan begin to drop sharply, but almost everything from basic necessities to food, housing, and transportation began to drop in price.

At the same time, because it is more convenient and faster to go out of Sichuan, a large number of laborers have begun to go out to work in Sichuan, and everyone has already heard about the income from other places.

Whether it is the newspaper, or the relatives and friends who left Sichuan early, they have told everyone about the income of working in other places. Now that the railway is opened, everyone will naturally think about working in other places.

"Sell newspaper~sell newspaper~"

"Big news, big news~"

"The imperial court has issued a policy to revitalize the Southwest. It will invest heavily in Sichuan and the Southwest region to drive the development of Sichuan and the Southwest region!"

"In the next five years, the commercial tax in Chengdu, Sichuan will be greatly reduced."

At this moment, there were newsboys shouting outside, and with the shouting of the newsboys, the whole of Chengdu exploded.

The railway has just been completed, and the imperial court has introduced policies to encourage development.

"Quick, quick~"

"Go buy some newspapers and come back."

When Su Ming heard this, he hurriedly ordered his buddy to buy newspapers.

Soon, the newspaper was bought, and everyone hurriedly read it.

The things reported in the newspapers are mainly about a series of policies formulated by the imperial court to develop Sichuan and promote the development of the Southwest region.

These include preferential policies for attracting investment, tax reduction and exemption for those who set up factories and commercial firms in Sichuan within the next five years, so as to attract factories, commercial firms, workshops, etc. to set up factories here in Sichuan.

In addition, the imperial court will continue to increase financial al__cpLocations to Sichuan and Southwest China in the future, mainly for infrastructure construction, including building more railways, roads, bridges, etc.

"Okay!"

"Great!"

Su Ming and the others quickly read it, and couldn't help but shout out happily.

The imperial court really attaches great importance to Sichuan. Not only will it invest a lot of money to build railways, but now it will also vigorously develop Sichuan and the Southwest.

The emperor did not forget the people in Sichuan, and he was always thinking about everything here.

Everyone can see that in the future, Sichuan will rapidly undergo earth-shaking changes and usher in a leap-forward development.

"Maybe I should also consider demolishing this store and rebuilding a department store outside."

Su Ming was also thinking in his heart, this time he went to Chang'an, he went to the department store to see it, it was really very big, there were countless types of goods, and the daily sales were also very strong, the amount sold in a day was more than his own A month's worth is huge.

If I also build such a department store in Chengdu, it must be very good.

The lower one or two floors can be used for retail, and the upper floors can be used for wholesale. Small and large businesses can be run together. In the future, Chengdu is very likely to develop into a big city like Chang'an.

This means that a large number of people will continue to flow into Chengdu, just like the Beijing-Tianjin area, with a large population, there are people, and naturally, any business is easy to do.

"Daming Electric Company, Daming Petroleum Company, Miyun Iron Works, Tianjin Cement Factory, Mercedes-Benz Motorcycle Factory, Bicycle Factory, and a large number of factories have all said in the newspapers that they will come to Chengdu, Sichuan to invest and build a branch factory."

"Soon, our Sichuan side will be able to use electricity, and there will be a large number of factories. By then, everyone will be able to find jobs in Chengdu."

Someone looked at the newspaper and shouted excitedly when they saw the back.

"Really?"

"Of course it's true. Take a quick look at the back, there are dozens of big factories and big commercial firms who have expressed their intention to come to Chengdu to invest and build factories."

"Also, let's see, this Daming Medical College also said that it will come to Chengdu, Sichuan to invest and build a Sichuan branch. It will not only open a medical school to teach people to practice medicine, but also open a hospital to treat diseases and save lives."

"Even the Xinxue teaching department said that they will come to Sichuan to establish a Sichuan University and open more Xinxue schools. From now on, our Sichuan children can study in Chengdu directly without going to the Beijing-Tianjin area. !"

"That's great!"

(End of this chapter)