Little China's economic development is very active and it is far ahead among the three countries.
Their land ownership belongs to farmers. When there are few people and plenty of land, they can even enclose the land. But the government collects taxes. Everyone develops the land according to their actual ability. If you occupy the land but do not cultivate it, you will be fined.
, so there is no need to occupy too much land.
With the support of the seed bank in the Doomsday Fortress, they grow a large amount of food and cash crops. Cotton and linen are used for spinning, peanuts and soybeans are used for oil extraction, and sugar cane and beet are used for sugar production. The most valuable thing is tea, which is not available in the north, and
Indispensable and expensive.
On this basis, they developed the textile industry, food processing industry, iron foundry industry, etc. The clothes worn by northerners basically come from Little China.
Of course, there is no businessman without treachery. In order to make profits, businessmen would not hesitate to pass off inferior goods, keeping the good quality for domestic sales and sending the poor quality to other places. This caused strong dissatisfaction in the surrounding two countries.
Zhang Yi set clear rules for the Little Chinese Chamber of Commerce established by Xu Fenghua.
Just one, good quality and fair price.
Governor Lu Wang supports business between the two parties. They have deep pockets. In order to further win over Zhang Yi, they will naturally provide some benefits and only charge a 5% transaction tax.
Both parties jointly mobilized manpower to clear hundreds of acres of open space at the foot of Xikouzhai Mountain, built brick houses and stables, and established a market with complete facilities.
Merchants from all over Little China came after hearing the news and exchanged various commodities for coal. In addition, paper, books, dairy products and fur products were also in high demand.
The profits are considerable.
In less than a month, everyone in the Mopan City area was wearing new clothes.
Every household has luxuries like tea, rice that they have never tasted in their lives, and even various fresh fruits produced in the south.
The only thing that bothered Zhang Yi was that the roads restricted the transportation of goods. He mobilized thousands of manpower and hired engineers from Little China to open roads in the mountains and build bridges when encountering water. It took nearly two months to finally open the road.
The time has arrived, February 2, 70th year of the Black Iron Age.
February 2, 2103 in the Gregorian calendar.
Zhang Yi, Xiao Han and Shi Gandang returned to Mopan City and received a grand welcome.
The lively scene is indescribable, more lively than the Chinese New Year.
By the way, Zhang Yi determined that the Lunar New Year in 2103 was on February 7, and he decided to restore traditional New Year customs in the Mopan City area, including pasting Spring Festival couplets, eating dumplings, and dragon dancing.
Zhang Yi and others traveled for nearly three months, stabilizing the eastern trade route and the southern trade route, and creating twice as much profit as the western trade route.
The treasury in Mopan City was filled with gold, and the grain warehouse was no longer enough. Xiaolong led people to build a new underground treasury, two grain warehouses, and three sundries warehouses.
Now Zhang Yi can stop to take a breath and go home to rest for a while.
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Accompanied by Xiaolong, Niu Ben, Song Laohei, Li Guaizi, Hu Tiejiang, Zhang Pingan, Anu, Yue Yaer, and many village owners, Zhang Yi walked on the mountain road of Mopan City.
Xiao Han and Yue Yaer, a couple, followed hand in hand.
Niu Ben held his sworn brother in his left hand and Shi Gandang in his right hand. He was so happy that tears filled his eyes. In fact, he had been to Xikou Village seven times to visit his brothers in the name of delivering supplies. Xiaolong and Zhang Ping'an had been there three times.
Every time I bring Yue Ya'er with me to let lovers meet each other.
Zhang Yi mentioned more than once that it was time for Niu Ben and Anu, Xiao Han and Yue Yaer to hold weddings, but the two couples did not agree and had to wait until their step brothers got married before they could hold the wedding ceremony.
Well, this makes things difficult for Zhang Yi.
Industry and commerce have developed, but the situation will become more serious next time. How can he find the time to fall in love?
Zhang Yi looked back at Xiao Han and Yue Ya'er, feeling happy. He chuckled and turned his attention to the present.
God, Mopan City has really changed!
Although he knew all the plans and Xiaolong had told him about them, seeing them with his own eyes was shocking!
The whole mountain city has been completely renovated. None of the original shacks have been replaced with brick houses. Even the mountain roads are paved with blue bricks. How luxurious!
But this kind of luxury belongs to the public. Everyone can happily walk on a smooth road without worrying about potholes and puddles.
Shops, hotels, restaurants, bookstores and teahouses are located one after another on both sides. The bustling level is no less than that of the previous city, but there are no telephone poles.
Both sides of the road were lined with welcoming people. Everyone was smiling, waving and cheering. The joy from the heart deeply affected Zhang Yi, and he kept laughing.
Is this still in the wasteland world?
Not anymore.
This is a new world. A new generation of people has established a firm foothold and solved the problem of survival. Then it will move towards a higher civilization.
"Brother, I still remember the first time you came here. It was a night, very dark and cold. You said the world is in chaos, but we can't be in chaos. We want to change the world, not let the world change us. Do you still remember No?" Niu Ben asked.
This sentence made Zhang Yi burst into tears. Of course he remembered what he said, and it was still very clear, just like what he said yesterday. Before he knew it, 10 months had passed, and he had completely changed this mountain city. Looking back It feels like a dream.
Mopan City, ghosts see trouble, that is a thing of the past.
Nowadays, all the gods and gods want to come to Mopan City.
"Brother Niu, can you say a few words less? If you have something to say, we brothers can talk to each other tonight, okay?" Shi Gandang patted Niu Ben on the back. He saw Yi Ge was sad. This kind of occasion brought back Yi Ge's memories. Great.
"It's okay, you can say whatever you want," Zhang Yi rubbed his eyes and said with a smile, "When I think about the time when I first came here, I was really scared. But things have gotten better, haven't they?"
"Yes, yes, everything has gotten better, and it couldn't get any better!" Niu Ben laughed.
Everyone was talking and laughing all the way.
Everyone in Mopan City was laughing.
A little girl ran over, peeled off a candy and stuffed it into Zhang Yi's mouth. Zhang Yi recognized her as the little girl who gave him boiled eggs. Her living conditions were improved, she put on cotton clothes and trousers, and A pair of yellow high-waisted boots, both imported from the south.
Zhang Yi was so happy that the sweet candy melted into his heart. Xiaolong did a good job in assigning tasks. He took care of everyone fairly and selflessly, and there was no one who was dissatisfied.
Let’s not talk about ideology for now, just talk about whether a person’s heart is pure or not. Everything in the world starts from the heart. If the heart is not pure, nothing can be done well.
If you can't understand this simple truth, but always want to use brilliant theories to convince others, you are a deceitful person.
Zhang Yi is a sober person and no one can lie to him.