The current development model of Xianyang County is not uncommon, it is a typical border trade model.

It is often used at the junction of two countries, mostly for trade between countries.

Although Hangu Pass is a natural chasm, it does have many restrictions on business.

There is only one road, and caravans need to queue up and wait to pass. If they are unlucky, they have to wait in line for two or three days before it is their turn to pass.

If you go to Xianyang after clearing customs, it will take even longer.

Over time, the trade market outside Hangu Pass started with some merchants randomly finding a place on the roadside for temporary transactions, and gradually became fixed, and gradually attracted some locals to do some small business.

Then, you are doing business on my land, but you have nothing to do with me. The local government thinks this is not possible, and it is not very transparent for you to do this.

As a result, Taolin County directly drew a circle on the spot and borrowed money from a bank to build a trade market.

The trade market is divided into three areas. The first one is for retail sales by ordinary vendors, mainly targeting the surrounding people and passing customers.

The second one is the display store. The store sizes vary from big to small, but overall they are fairly uniform.

This is mainly used for large-scale transactions between caravans.

The last one is the warehouse, which is very necessary. Having a warehouse means that people can be retained. If people are retained, it means that the business will be stable.

Therefore, Taolin County has made a lot of money from rents and taxes, but other counties are jealous and can't do it. They all hurriedly cursed Taolin Order for being nothing and not respecting martial ethics.

Even Chen Tieshan, the governor of Xianyang County, was speechless, but there was nothing he could do about it.

The main reason is that no matter where the market is set up, it will not have much impact on Chen Tieshan.

Because the commercial tax rules of the Han Dynasty were divided into three levels: county, prefecture, and court.

That is, the county retains 30% of the tax revenue, the county retains 30% of the tax revenue, and the remaining 40% is turned over to the national treasury.

After all, regarding taxes these days, it is indeed impossible to divide them in too detailed a manner and can only apply them across the board.

It won't be too late to make some specific divisions after things have stabilized in the future.

The advantage of doing this is that the local area retains a certain amount of economic strength, which can be used for some local development plans.

The county also retains a certain amount of economic capacity, and can support the development planning of the entire county.

It is inevitable that the national treasury will take a lot. There are so many troops to support, various national projects are being launched, and the Academy of Sciences is still a gold-swallowing beast, so this is still collected.

Therefore, even if the imperial court takes 40%, it is still not enough, and it still needs to be calculated carefully.

"The local hematopoietic capacity is too poor. Taolin County's trade economy alone cannot support the entire Xianyang County, let alone the entire Guanzhong!" Wang Buxu directly shook his head and rejected this unhealthy development model.

If he hadn't taken this trip, Wang Buxian might not have truly understood that Xianyang had reached this stage of decline.

But there is a saying that some places cannot develop because their geographical location is really poor.

Even if there are good policies, it still won't work if your transportation and various supporting facilities cannot keep up.

What is the core of economic development?

To put it into perspective, it’s actually just three words: purchasing power.

When the market has enough purchasing power, everything will be fine. Even a small mountain village, as long as the people have money to spend and are willing to spend it, then the place will definitely be prosperous.

Moreover, the geographical location of Xianyang is not bad, although it is far away from the political center and the hub center of the Han Dynasty.

But it is relatively close to the Western Region.

"Nowadays, Xianyang has no competitiveness when competing with the Central Plains. The geographical location determines the outcome, and there is no need for Xianyang to compete with the Central Plains."

"Compared with the Central Plains, Xianyang has a natural advantage in communicating with the Western Regions. Hangu Pass is a natural moat that blocks the communication between Guanzhong and the Central Plains. It also protects the land of Guanzhong."

"Next, we can focus on understanding the commercial needs of the Western Regions. The economic layout of Xianyang, and even the entire Guanzhong, can develop in two directions: the local area and the west."

"The local area is to meet the needs of the local people in Guanzhong. From an economic point of view, if the goods coming in from outside can be produced locally, then part of the freight cost can be saved, and even the labor cost can be reduced.

Taken together, the market price will be relatively low, which can stimulate consumption."

"The Western Regions are doing well now. It will be completely stable within a year or two, and there will be intensive exchanges with the Western Regions. Xianyang and Luoyang are nearly a thousand miles apart, and there are a lot of inconveniences in caravans.

It will even crowd out existing transportation resources."

"So, I think we can build Xianyang into a commercial hub for the Western Region. If we can produce it locally, we should try our best to produce it locally. Some things that require special conditions and cannot be produced locally can be shipped from other counties. This can also save some money.

resources to boost Guanzhong’s economy.”

"At the same time, Luoyang and Xianyang can also form a pattern of one east and one west, one inside and one outside!" Wang Buxu directly put forward this idea.

In fact, it’s nothing special, it’s just the original Silk Road.

As for the dispute about the starting point of the Silk Road in later generations, this is actually very unnecessary.

Where is the starting point and what is there to fight for?

The caravans indeed communicated and departed through Chang'an, but Luoyang was also a very important transit and distribution center because there were many things that Chang'an did not produce.

Just like now, most goods need to be transported from Luoyang and then sent out. Can you say that Luoyang has nothing to do with this matter?

Of course, if you really are a master of leverage, everything can be done with one leverage, and it will have no meaning at all.

"Well, the county government can organize it and take interested people to Luoyang for a tour. By the way, they can order some equipment and buy some technology. If that doesn't work, they can also go to Luoyang to meet with those businessmen who have already formed a large scale and have experience.

Let's talk and see if we can let them open a workshop in Xianyang County. This would also be a good thing for them. They don't need to travel so far for transportation. It is still very useful for opening up the market and stimulating production capacity.

It's necessary." Chen Ping nodded in agreement.

Chen Ping also learned a lot about business operation models from Tian Dan. As a minister, he also had to understand these things.

Commercial operations certainly require transportation, but when the distance is too far, it is most cost-effective to build another workshop. Otherwise, a lot of energy will be spent on transportation, and the production capacity may not be able to fully meet everyone's needs.

There is no conflict between Xianyang and Luoyang, so establishing a group of workshops here will not pose any threat to workshops in other counties. On the contrary, it will be conducive to the development of the overall economy.
Chapter completed!