The size of Xinhui City is similar to that of Jiyuan City, and they are both built on ruins. The scene will be the same all over the world after the catastrophe.
However, the planning of Xinhui City is much neater. The adobe houses built just a few years ago are like matchboxes, square and square.
There are many red and yellow slogans written on the walls, some have faded and some are newly written.
"Learn from Li Qianlan, the mother of seven children, and raise children for China!"
"Congratulations to Comrade Hao Gang for breaking the new record of 101 wells!"
"Salute to the fire-fighting hero Comrade Jiang Peng!"
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The inspiring slogan made Zhang Yi couldn't help but get excited. There are good people and good deeds everywhere, which is great. It seems that the overall cultural level of Xinhui City is very high, and there are many literate people. Books must be more popular here.
Walking on the street on horseback, Zhang Yi felt that he had returned to the distant past, an era he learned about in history books. People had the same food, clothing, and supplies, so everyone's psychology was very balanced and the social atmosphere was also very good.
good.
There are absolutely no gangs in this city, and there are even very few thieves. Zhang Yi can conclude that the people's lives are stable, but a little poor.
Zhang Yi noticed that the people coming and going were very thin, and the clothes worn by men, women, old and young were very shabby and the colors were very monotonous.
We must not forget that this is a wasteland world. No matter what kind of social system is implemented, we must face the cruel reality and solve the people's living problems first.
In order to take care of the people here, Zhang Yi decided to lower the prices of paper, books and pens, including daily necessities, so that people could afford them.
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Many people spontaneously gathered on both sides of the road, looking at the caravan from the Mopan City area in surprise.
If it weren't for the cavalry company clearing the way, everyone would have been scared away. The people in the Mopan City area are all tall and tall, and they can fight and fight without fear of death. There is even a fat young man among them, riding on a tall horse.
, looking at the people on the roadside with a smile.
Didn't he grow up eating two-legged sheep?
Many people have such questions.
Commander Chen personally accompanied a young man with wheat complexion. The two rode horses and walked side by side in the team, chatting and laughing from time to time. It seemed that this young man's status was still very high. He looked majestic, handsome and had a kind smile.
amiable.
"His name is Zhang Yi, the boss of Mopan City!"
"Do you know that it was Zhang Yi who led a group of brothers to kill the overlord General Cao!"
"Oh my god, what is the bandit leader doing in our Xinhui City?"
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All kinds of comments reached Zhang Yi's ears. He didn't mind, but the words "bandit leader" hurt his heart.
It takes time to eliminate long-standing prejudices.
"People don't understand you yet, please don't be angry." Commander Chen consoled him.
"How come?" Zhang Yi said with a smile, "Sooner or later, people will know that we are a group of people full of good intentions."
The two laughed in unison. Commander Chen believed Zhang Yi, but the people were still wary. After all, they had been harassed by bandits for decades.
Commander Chen led Zhang Yi and others to an open space at the west end of the city. Many garbage piles had not yet been cleaned up. In fact, the ruins left behind in the past were difficult to clean up.
Large chunks of concrete, damaged cement telephone poles, and countless broken glass were mixed together, which people who were busy clearing wasteland and farming had no time to pay attention to.
"I plan to build a free market here." Commander Chen said. Like others, he was accustomed to the existence of garbage dumps and turned a blind eye.
"Very good, Commander Chen," Zhang Yi said, "I wonder how Xinhui City's tax policy is determined?"
"Well, taxes," Commander Chen said, "To tell you the truth, Xinhui City doesn't have taxes yet, but there is a border trade market on the border with Little China, which charges a 10% commercial tax. We can refer to this standard.
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Conscience.
Compared with the 30% commercial tax in Jiyuan City, there is a huge difference.
"Okay, according to this tax standard, I can reduce the prices of all goods to half of those in old China. We sell at small profits just to build friendship between us." Zhang Yi said.
"Thank you, thank you so much!" Commander Chen said gratefully.
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Xinhui Market opened successfully.
There are more than 20,000 people living in this city, and with the buyers coming from nearby cities after hearing the news, the market potential is not small, and the profits are equally considerable.
Zhang Yi soon discovered that some people were very generous, undoubtedly the family members of officials. Officials received higher supplies than ordinary people, so their living conditions were actually pretty good.
Under Zhang Yi's arrangement, Qiao Dayou, who was in charge of the Ministry of Commerce, sent a young man named Yang Bo, who was already familiar with the full operation of the western trade route, to take charge of the eastern trade route.
Sales continued to rise, and within two or three days, the first batch of goods was out of stock. It seemed that only as many were sold as possible.
Zhang Yi asked Shi Gandang to return to Wanchunzhai to prepare to receive and deliver the second batch of goods.
However, Shi Gandang's main task is to strengthen the patrol work in each village. He must not allow a few lawless people in the village to take advantage of the exchanges between the two parties to do sneaky things and ruin the friendship that Zhang Yi finally established.
Commander Chen arranged Zhang Yi to stay in a hotel. It was the only hotel in Xinhui City. It was mainly used to receive superior leaders and officials who were visiting. The accommodation conditions were quite good.
Commander Chen lives next door to the hotel, making it easier for both parties to meet and negotiate.
Zhang Yi and Xiao Han stayed in the hotel, while other caravan members set up tent camps near Xinhui Market. Issues such as water, food and firewood were all solved under Commander Chen's arrangements.
After waiting patiently for a few days, Commander Chen submitted an application report for carrying out trade activities to his superiors and provided relevant samples.
In just four or five days, the scale of Xinhui Market has developed rapidly. It is the slack season now, and people are flocking to the free market. In addition to purchasing various commodities in the Mopan City area, ordinary people also put out goods in the ruins.
Various items found in the exchange were exchanged, mixed with antiques, old pictures, rusty electrical appliances and other strange things.
Of course, there are all kinds of snacks, people who shave heads, people who repair shoes, people who sell plasters, and even people who secretly tell fortunes.
In Zhang Yi's view, people's customs and habits are actually very similar to those in Jiyuan City. The three traditional religions and nine streams of Chinese tradition all have strong vitality and cannot be eliminated with just one order. In contrast, the human fireworks in Jiyuan City are stronger.
Zhang Yi chatted with all kinds of people and learned about their lives and thoughts. After a few days, he came to a conclusion. It was not that public ownership in Greater China was not good, but that it did not propose better solutions based on the actual situation, and it was a one-sided approach.
If there is a chance, he would like to have a good talk with the leaders of Greater China to see if it can be of help to them.