Brocade clothing as the country

Chapter 884
Guihua City is not small, but there are not many places worth visiting. It is actually an enlarged fortress. In order to ensure the smooth collection of personnel and materials, many houses in the past have been demolished, and spacious and straight roads have been built for convenience. Maximum efficiency can be guaranteed when necessary.

Moreover, there are regulations on who lives everywhere. For example, the guards of the various caravans and merchants in the city are not with their masters, but live in places near the gates of each city according to the arrangement. These armed forces The first time will be applied to defend the city.

The guard team of Sanjiang Trading Company has a thousand people, and this one is in the center of the city, adjacent to the officers and soldiers. This arrangement was also made by Wang Tong back then. If the caravan guards want to make trouble, the guards and officers and soldiers of Sanjiang Trading Company will go there immediately. Repression.

The craftsmen lived near the workshop, even the top figures in the workshop. The big families in the city tried to disperse them as much as possible. All arrangements were for military and stability.

Under such regulations, there are only two restaurants in the city, and they are specially opened by Sanjiang Commercial Bank, and the dishes are not worth mentioning. Roast lamb and barbecue, the real thing is to hire a cook from Datong City.

However, according to the introduction of the local shopkeeper of Sanjiang Commercial Bank, this situation will soon be broken. Some businessmen from Henan have already eyed this business opportunity, bought the land, started construction after the spring, and invited famous chefs to come.

Brothels and gambling houses are strictly prohibited in the city. As for whether there are prostitutes or dice shops outside the city, everyone doesn't bother to care. There is always desire to vent, and it is not good to be too strict.

There are shops in the city, ranging from small groceries to large luxury goods, and the business is booming. People inside and outside the city, Mongolians and people of other ethnic groups from outside all come in and out.

But for Wang Tong, who runs Tianjin Wei and lives in the capital, this is of no great significance. It is nothing more than seeing the results of construction.

Wandering around is to relax. The accompanying general Tan also understood that after walking around the city, he led Wang Tong to the North City.

When riding past in the past, Wang Tong only saw that this place was a large open space, and there were soldiers and guards practicing here. This time when General Tan came here, he saw people coming and going, extremely lively, completely It looks like a big market.

"My lord, every tenth of every month, there is a big market here. Merchants and people from inside and outside the city can come here for trade transactions. The government only accepts ten catties of hay for each stall."

Ten catties of hay is more troublesome in other places. It is easy to get on the grassland. It is almost free, and it can be regarded as one of good governance. Held three times, Guihua City earned a lot of hay, and solved many problems for itself, which is a mutually beneficial method.

"It's the Chinese New Year in the first month, and the market doesn't open until the twentieth, so it's very lively here."

Seeing the admiration on Wang Tong's face, Tan Jiang also felt that his face was bright, so he introduced it with a smile.

Wang Tong nodded and walked towards the bazaar. The guards around him pushed people away. People coming and going in the bazaar also saw that Wang Tong and his group were not ordinary people, so they consciously dodged .

The outermost circle is the livestock market, where cattle, horses, sheep and pigs are all traded, but at this time of year, the livestock are losing fat, their appearance is not good, and buyers pay little attention to them, so it is really not worth seeing.

Walking inward, there are people from outside the city setting up stalls here to buy and sell. Some people have hunted game and collected medicinal materials outside. These are mostly Mongols and foreigners, and the Han people outside the city are all taking Come here to trade with the fabrics made by the family members and some gadgets.

Shops and businesses in the city also send their buddies here to sell and sell, and their stalls are much more decent, at least they set up a shed to display various goods.

Wang Tong could understand these goods, they were all silks and cloths that were about to fade, some utensils with damaged corners and cracks, etc., they were still usable, but the quality was not good, and the price was cheap, so the common people Also very enthusiastic.

In the bazaar, there are still a group of people carrying baskets filled with food such as sesame seed cakes and bacon, shouting and buying and selling. These are all the same, and the bazaar in Daming is also like this.

"There are no thieves here. In a place like Tianjin Wei, there must be a lot of thieves in it!"

Wang Tong could tell that it was Bao Erxiao who asked the question, and heard another person explain:
"There are also thieves, who hanged themselves by erecting wooden stakes outside the market. After doing it twice, there will be no one without eyes!"

Wang Tong smiled, cruel torture is the most effective method in such a place, after all, there are still some new things, Wang Tong saw a shop that repairs bows and arrows, and another stall that buys worn-out weapons and repairs them for them. To exchange the old for the new, of course a part of the fee will be charged. Most of the patrons are Mongolians and foreigners, and there are also many local people. Life in the north is different from that in the interior. Even the good people have to carry weapons for self-defense.

What I have never seen before is a wine shop, a simple tent with a wide open door, and a row of wine tanks inside. From time to time, someone goes in and hands a wine bag to the clerk inside. The clerk uses a funnel to pour liquor into it without leaving. Go in, and you can smell the strong aroma of wine at the door of the tent.

There are very few people who enter this shop. They are all nomads wearing leather robes. They drink wine in the tent. A small vendor who sees a business opportunity sells jerky there, and the business is good.

"Camel is good for willow, Mongolia is good for wine, this is true!"

Wang Tong said with a smile, camels are good at willows, and Mongolia is good at wine. It is recorded in Song people’s notes. Cai Nan read it and talked with Wang Tong. It is a public opinion that Mongolians are good at drinking. Camels like to eat willow branches , Wang Tong also saw it with his own eyes in the capital, so he had this feeling casually.

But then Wang Tong remembered something, and asked again:
"Is this wine shop government-run or private?"

General Tan was stunned for a moment, glanced at the wine shop, and immediately replied:
"It's personal."

Wang Tong was silent for a while, then walked forward, walked a few steps and said in a deep voice:
"It's bitterly cold in the north. No matter who it is, everyone likes to drink two sips of spirits, but brewing spirits consumes food, and now it's all grassroots. Brewing and selling wine can only be sold by the government, so there is still control."

Having said that, Wang Tong paused, shook his head and said:
"The government can't do it. It will ruin them sooner or later. When I go back, I will explain to Meng Duo. From then on, the sale of private alcoholic beverages is strictly prohibited inside and outside the city, and Sanjiang Commercial Bank will do it."

Naturally, a group of people will not have any objections. Brewing and selling spirits on the grassland is profiteering. If the huge profits are handed over to the family to make a fortune, then Meng Duo and his group will have dry shares in it for dividends. This is a happy thing. , the official will not have any objection.

In addition to Han Chinese merchants selling utensils, some merchants from the Western Regions also set up stalls to buy and sell. A blanket was spread on the ground, and it was filled with various utensils, such as copper, iron and tin plates, kettles, dishes, etc., with engraved patterns on them. , are quite western style, this is also interesting, Wang Tong stayed in front of this kind of booth for a long time, watching it for a while.

"Master, it's not early, go home for dinner?"

Tan Jiang asked and said, Wang Tong looked forward, and it seemed that there was an open space in front of him. The market should have come to an end, but it seemed very lively there. There would never be two livestock markets in such a market. What is it doing over there? Look at the pedestrians around you. Many people pass by with great interest.

"What's the rush for lunch, go and have a look."

Wang Tong said something casually, and was about to walk forward. Tan Jiang coughed twice in embarrassment, and said again:
"Sir, there's nothing to see over there"

"Is there anything inconvenient for me to see?"

Wang Tong also recalled it, and asked, Tan Jiang didn't want him to go to see it, so he used other reasons to delay and stop here. When Wang Tong stared at him, Tan Jiang quickly bowed his head and said embarrassingly:

"There is no place in Guihua City that the master can't see, but I'm afraid the master will not like it when he sees it, and the place is filthy and dirty, so it's not for noble people like the master to go there."

"Isn't it a pleasure to watch this road? Could it be that the market is quiet and clean? After you say that, I must go and have a look, otherwise the curiosity will be unbearable!"

Wang Tong made a joke, and walked forward. Tan Jiang chased after him with a wry smile, and approached him and said:
"Master, Guihua City is different from Daming. There are some things that Master may not be used to, but this is common in Guihua City."

Wang Tong waved his hand, obviously a little impatient, General Tan didn't dare to say any more, and a group of people followed him up.

Walk out of the street with stalls on both sides, and walk to the open space at the other end of the market. The area here is slightly smaller than that of the Mule and Horse Market over there, but it is ten times more lively. Many well-dressed people walk here Walking around, there are large and small tents in the field, as well as wooden platforms that seem to be used during military parades, and people are standing on wooden platforms.

"Come and see, all of them are strong men, they can raise livestock, and they can cultivate land after a few years of practice."

"Come here, guest officer. This woman looks dirty and smells bad. Take her back to wash, serve at home, or be ordered by the people below."

"100 taels, what are you talking about? It's expensive. Open your eyes and see. This is a woman from Taiji. Dozens of guards died in Fenzhou No. 1000. If you don't buy it, go away and sell it to Shanxi. Go, there are people who want [-] taels!!"

Here, people are traded like animals. Wang Tong looked around and found that his personal guards were all stunned, while Tan Jiang was full of embarrassment and anxiety.

"Human City!"

Wang Tong said with a smile.
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