Chapter 497: In the middle of March, Lianyi opens the market
Chapter 497: In mid-March, Lianli opened the market
When Shen Tang returned to Lin'an, it was already mid-January. In addition, Shen Tang stayed in Lin'an for several days, and then went to the Kingdom of Jin to borrow troops. He rushed to Taiyuan along the way, and led troops from Taiyuan to Xihe. State, now, nearly two months have passed and it is early March.
By March, the ice and cold in Sizhou had already receded, green grass gradually appeared, trees had already sprouted and branched, and the weather had become much warmer.
And as the weather gets warmer, the construction of the east and west cities of Liancheng is finally completed!
Among them, according to the original layout and planning of Shen Tang, the East Market mainly sells silk, tea, ceramics from the Song Dynasty, furs, horses and other unique and precious items from the Jin Dynasty.
The West Market mainly sells ordinary items, such as some handmade products or food.
In the two cities, further divisions have been made.
Similar to some commercial centers in later generations, Shen Tang divided the purchase of similar materials into the same area. This made it easier for both parties to compare and trade.
The areas of the two cities in the east and west are huge, each covering an area of three to four hundred acres.
It would naturally be extremely troublesome to carve out such a large area in other cities.
However, although the current Lianli City is not an empty city, it is almost the same as an empty city.
Therefore, location is not an issue.
The entire market center is lined with rows of uniformly built shops. These shops are either rented or sold to outsiders for their business use.
Outside the shops, there is an open-air trading market.
Some large-scale transactions, such as horses, or scattered items purchased by the people themselves, are carried out in this open-air market.
Because there are no government offices in other cities in Lianli City, after the Third Division reported the matter to Zhao Shen, Zhao Shen decided to treat Lianli City specially and not use other cities as a template, but temporarily handed over the management of this city to Shen The government even gave Shen Tang the title of Magistrate of Lianli City for this reason.
The reason for this is that Zhao Shen is very aware of the special nature of Liancheng.
If ordinary officials were sent there, it would definitely not be easy to control the transaction, among other things.
The merchants of the Song Dynasty were okay and were under their control after all, but did the merchants who came from the Jin Kingdom abide by the rules?
Or, let the magistrates of the Song Dynasty control the business affairs of the Jin Kingdom?
This is simply not realistic.
But if this place is handed over to Shen Tang, there will be no such problems. First of all, the relationship between Shen Tang and the Shao family is well known. With the help of the Shao family, the businessmen here in the Song Dynasty will not have too much trouble.
Especially for the Jin Kingdom, whether they are ordinary merchants or imperial merchants, having a princess from the Great Jin Kingdom sitting here is enough to suppress them.
Therefore, I am afraid that only in the hands of Shen Tang can the transaction between the two parties proceed smoothly.
Otherwise, it is estimated that there will only be one name, but there will be chaos in the future.
Shen Tang was leading troops on an expedition, so all matters concerning Lianli City naturally fell on Liu Xiangling and the other girls.
Although these women are not familiar with managing a city, they are all smart people. In addition, this city is completely empty and does not have the troubles of other cities.
Therefore, there was not much trouble.
"Wu Yu, have you inspected the two cities today?
Tomorrow is the opening day of the market, so don’t let any trouble arise.”
Liu Xiangling asked Shao Muyu who was standing aside.
"Don't worry, sister, all arrangements have been made.
Moreover, according to the news from Mr. Zhang, Qian Hong has been asked to select a thousand soldiers to serve as guards for the two cities and maintain order! In addition, people including those who should handle chores have also been arranged, and now we have the people available
Not many. We are all women and it is not convenient for us to show up.
Therefore, we will use some close confidants of our Shen family, our Shao family, and sister Yue to serve, and we will replace them when we have suitable candidates."
Liu Xiangling nodded, "Mu Yu, my previous letter to Mr. Zhang has also been responded to. We are sitting in the mansion. I'm afraid Uncle Lao will have to do the hard work for other transactions."
"You're welcome, sister, we are a family.
I have already told my father and he is very happy.
After all, this kind of thing is something that no one else can ask for.
Moreover, letting dad take charge of the transaction will also be of great benefit to the Shao family."
What Shao Muyu said was certainly not an exaggeration. Being able to personally control the transactions between countless merchants in the two countries, not to mention the benefits, when it came to status, even exceeded the level of merchants.
Shao Xun was naturally very concerned about this matter.
Furthermore, he is also helping his son-in-law, so how could he not be willing?
"Okay! A large number of merchants will arrive tomorrow. At that time, my uncle will be in charge of opening the market.
Moreover, it is said that Mr. Ma Shao, the Third Chief of Staff, will also come to take charge, so there won’t be any problems.”
The opening of trade between the two countries is naturally a big event! Therefore, it is not surprising that Ma Shao came in person.
"Sister! Where is that girl Ling'er?"
Shao Muyu suddenly asked Liu Xiangling.
Liu Xiangling shook her head, "That girl is very naughty. I don't know where she is now."
"Speaking of which, we still don't know who this girl is!"
Shao Muyu said with some curiosity, "Before, the troubles in Lin'an were solved easily.
Lin'an came with news that even those shops with royal palace backers did not cause any trouble and directly agreed to our work.
In addition, this little girl's surname is Zhao. If it weren't for the fact that there were no princesses of this age in the Song Dynasty, I would have almost thought that she was from the palace."
Shao Muyu's words made Liu Xiangling nodded slightly, "Well, this girl must have quite a background.
However, it seems that she has no ill intentions towards us, so we don't need to be too defensive.
Even, with such a person in our Lianli City, it will be a little easier for us to do some things."
The next morning, March 16th, it’s time to open the market!
Early in the morning, the four gates of Lianli City were wide open, and five hundred soldiers were stationed at each gate! The east and west cities had already been cleaned spotlessly, and the personnel arranged by Liu Xiangling and the girls were already in place and waiting.
The people of Lianli City gathered around a huge high platform in the center of the city, watching the excitement!
Before the New Year, Shen Tang had already recruited some people, and as Sizhou gradually stabilized, Lianli City's name gradually became known, causing many people from around the area to come to Lianli City one after another.
Moreover, there were not only the people of the Song Dynasty, but also the people of the Jin Kingdom.
Up to now, the number of people living in Lianli City has exceeded 10,000.