Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 378: Hu City Prosperity
In Wuyuan County, outside Jiuyuan County, the wheat is ripe. Looking around, it is golden and the wheat ears are swaying in the wind. What a magnificent sight.

Several figures were walking and looking around in the wheat field, with happy expressions on their faces.

"Daozhun, Qingyuan, you two have really made great contributions. The counties of Wuyuan County were barren and lifeless half a year ago, but now they are so prosperous. If every place in our Han Dynasty can be like this, it will be a blessing for the people and the country."

Qian Li and Zhan Lian were also very proud of this.

After more than half a year of hard work, although they were exhausted, they finally managed to restore farming in all the counties of Wuyuan County. Although there were still many wastelands and many problems in the city, it was finally a good start.

"With this harvest and the operation of the business, most of the people in this county can be self-sufficient. Although the lord has exempted taxes, at least a large amount of relief food can be saved."

Qian Li told Liu He about the current situation in Wuyuan County, and his tone was quite proud.

Liu He looked at the harvest scene in front of him and felt filled with emotion.

"Oh, by the way, where are Mingliang and Wende? Are they still in Shuofang County?"

Qian Li quickly replied, "My lord, among all the counties in Bingzhou, Shuofang and Shang have the most extensive grasslands. Therefore, the two of them brought thousands of Han and Hu people who are good at raising livestock and animal husbandry to run around in these two counties to select suitable grasslands. Wuyuan County is separated from the north and south by the Yinshan Mountains. The city is all in the south, but the grassland is in the north. Therefore, with the Yinshan Mountains as the boundary, the southern counties are cultivated and the northern grasslands are grazed. Now there are more than 10,000 horses, more than 8,000 donkeys, and more than 30,000 cattle and sheep, which are either raised or grazed there. The number is not large, and it looks quite empty when you look at it."

"Not long ago, these two people seemed to have thought of something. I heard from Shi Guangyuan that they brought a few old Xianbei herdsmen and Han people who had experience in horse breeding. They talked all night long. The next morning, everyone was as happy as children and ran out together. I don't know what good idea they came up with."

This aroused Liu He's interest.

"Oh? The reason why they are so happy must be because of the fine horses. If that's the case, then there's no need to bother them. They have to travel back and forth for hundreds of miles all year round, which is really hard. Tell them my order and let them slaughter livestock and eat meat every day. The same goes for you. Don't be stingy. You all have great talents and will be important to the country in the future. You still need to take care of your health."

"Thank you, my lord!"

After taking a walk outside the city, everyone went back home.

"By the way, Mr. Zhang Shiping, we are doing business in the Hu Market in the city these days. A group of people from the Xianbei tribe came here not long ago, bringing 8,000 war horses and some livestock. After the business was listed, it was taken over by the Zhang family. My lord, would you like to meet them?"

When Liu He heard that Zhang Ding was coming, he naturally had to meet him.

"Why didn't Daozhun tell me earlier? Uncle Zhang is here, and I should pay my respects to him. Lead the way quickly!"

Several people hurried into the city and, under the leadership of Qian Li, came to a very conspicuous location in the city.

The reason why this place is conspicuous is that there is a memorial archway with the words "Guanshi" inscribed on it. Behind the memorial archway is a huge circular flower bed with a tall and sturdy cedar in the middle.

On both sides of the flower bed, there is a tall building, both of which belong to the Anhan Trading Company. Listings, transactions, auctions, etc. are all carried out in these two buildings.

Further ahead, there is a long street with various shops on both sides, including inns, restaurants, taverns, grocery stores, fur shops, blacksmith shops, cloth shops, and so on.

The entire Guanshi was crowded with people. All kinds of people wearing Han, Xianbei, and even Xiongnu costumes gathered here. At the same time, teams of armored guards patrolled back and forth to protect the security of Guanshi.

Qian Li said, "My Lord, Mr. Zhang is in the trading house, discussing business matters with the leaders of the two Xianbei tribes. Should we notify him to come out and meet them?"

Liu He waved his hand and said, "I am here to see my uncle as a junior, not as the governor of Shuofang. It is I who should go and pay my respects. Come on, follow me in."

As the group walked into the business, a servant came over immediately. The servant did not know Liu He, but knew Qian Li. He was about to call the shopkeeper out, but was stopped by Qian Li.

"No need to bother. We are here to see Mr. Zhang Shiping. Where is he?" The servant said hurriedly, "Mr. Zhang has just concluded a big deal. He has gone to settle the bill. He will probably be back soon. Why don't you go sit in the private room first?"

Qian Li looked at Liu He, asking for his opinion, and Liu He nodded.

Led by the servant, the group came to the top floor of the building and were led into a private room called "Xunjin Pavilion".

As soon as he entered the private room, Liu He was almost stunned by the layout in front of him.

This private room was not big, only a few feet square, but it had everything you could need.

The floor was covered with a fine carpet, very soft. On the two rows of six tables were placed various fruits and vegetables, and at the innermost there was a soft and warm couch.

The most luxurious thing is that there is a charcoal stove in the middle of the room. However, it is not accurate to call it a charcoal stove, because it is filled with ice instead of charcoal fire, making the temperature in the room obviously much cooler than the hot summer outside.

"Oh! This Anhan Commercial Company is really extravagant. Even I usually don't want to use ice cubes to cool down."

Liu He said this with some jealousy.

Qian Li smiled and said, "Originally, these merchants were of low status, so how could they be qualified to enjoy such things? However, the lord changed the previous situation and made the business and travel under his rule prosperous. In order to increase the attractiveness of the merchants, they set up reception rooms of different levels. Only the highest-level A-level VIP merchants can enter these rooms with ice in summer and charcoal in winter to rest. This arrangement is also to attract the Hu people. Now, many nobles of the Xianbei tribe are racking their brains to come to trade more and upgrade their VIP level."

"Oh? I never thought that a private room could actually have the effect of calming the hu. How wonderful! Is this Daozhun's idea?"

Qian Li waved his hands repeatedly, "My Lord, you are too kind. This is what I discussed with Shi Guangyuan, Meng Gongwei and informed Manager Li of the company. It was only after he revised and improved it that it came to this effect. It is not the credit of me alone. By the way, this Xunjin Pavilion is where Mr. Zhang rests here. The servant saw that we were looking for him, so he led us here."

In Anhan Trading Company, a points system is implemented based on the merchant's transaction scale, credit rating and other conditions. Different amounts of points correspond to different VIP levels. It is said that there are only four highest-level A-level VIPs. Three of them are naturally the three major merchants Zhang, Su and Zhen. The other one is said to be a big merchant in Central Plains, but Liu He has never paid attention to who it is.

Since the opening of the customs market, the transaction volume of these three families in horses, livestock, furs, porcelain, silk, cloth, salt, iron, grain, etc. has skyrocketed. The business done by the three families in the first half of this year has exceeded that of the whole year of last year, which makes the three family heads very happy.

"Well, let's take advantage of Uncle Zhang today. Come, everyone, take a seat."

Liu He spoke, and Qian Li and Zhan Lian did not hesitate to sit down, picked up the fruits and started eating.

The three of them were enjoying it when suddenly a voice came from outside the door.

"Where is my nephew Liu? Come on, take me there!"

Soon after, the door of the private room was pushed open and several figures rushed in. The one leading them had gray hair on his temples but a rosy face. Who else could it be but Zhang Ding and Zhang Shiping?
Zhang Ding was pleasantly surprised when he saw Liu He and others.

"Oh my, since nephew Liu has come to Jiuyuan County, why didn't you ask someone to call me earlier so that I could prepare a banquet to entertain you!"

Liu He laughed and said, "Uncle, you are too polite. You and I are all family, so why bother with these empty formalities. Uncle, you are glowing red, it seems that you are prosperous, and I am here to congratulate you first!"

"It is all thanks to your good governance, Governor Liu, that merchants like us have business opportunities. In the past six months, the war horses and livestock my Zhang family has traded have exceeded the whole of last year. In the past, my brother Su and I had to purchase war horses from Liangzhou, Bingzhou, and Youzhou, which was quite troublesome. Now, the war horses purchased in Bingzhou alone are enough to be transported to Ji, Qing, Xu, Yan, Yu and other places for sale. It is much more convenient than before."

Zhang Ding had a delighted look on his face, and when he talked about this matter, his tone could not conceal his happiness and excitement.

(End of this chapter)