Even though he was feeling aggrieved, the grain merchant couldn't hold on in the end. Within two days, he finally sold out at the price of 20 cents per bucket of rice.
"Twenty cents?"
Zhao Xi couldn't believe it. What kind of women were in his family? They actually lost the food at this price.
Let’s listen to the detailed process again... Sigh! It’s better to think a little closer.
A dou of wine costs 300 yuan, a dou of rice costs 20 cents, and a dou of wine costs half a meter. There is really a lot of added value here.
The key is, you really can't offend the courtiers to death, that group is too big, so you have to do it slowly.
Money must be spent, and there is no need to cause a lot of unhappiness. What is supposed to be a favor must turn into a fight.
"Let the price of grain in Bianliang remain at twenty cents per dou for ten days."
"Third brother..."
Tao Niang was very dissatisfied, she was really dissatisfied, but it was not about Zhao Xi's decision, but about the courtiers.
"Suffering a loss is a blessing, especially a loss on the surface is a big blessing. The price of grain in Bianliang should have fallen, but they are just holding on, and we cooperated without being too harsh in the face."
"Instead of waiting for a while, it is better for us to lower it now so that they can feel that we have suffered a loss. We can also let the fair people in the court see clearly and make the princes feel guilty."
"It is much better for people, especially many people to be owed a favor, than for many people to be resentful."
Zhao Xi didn't like to interfere in politics in the inner court, and rarely talked about court matters in the East Palace.
This time, there was no other way. It was left to the women to deal with. I thought women were soft-hearted, but I didn't expect such a result.
I have to explain some concepts.
"Third brother, Ke Tao Niang heard that when the tracks were divided, only Gongfangcheng to Bianliang was left for us... This is bullying!"
After getting along with each other for a long time, in the East Palace, except for Duan who insisted on words, everyone else seemed to have adapted to this unofficial and down-to-earth way of speaking.
"Wrong, they are all wrong. They never imagined that what your Saburo wants to do most is this path."
"As for the rest, it will all be led by us in the end. There will be no accidents, or we will have to wait until there are accidents."
I didn’t understand these words, but as long as my man doesn’t feel disadvantaged, that’s fine.
Zhao Xi talks so much, which is also the reason why he is in a good mood.
Taking a walk out of Bianliang was one thing, but what really made him happy was that there were many sweet water wells in Bianliang city.
It's his fault for saying this. He only said he wanted to find a mountain spring, but there weren't even mountains around Bianliang, so how could there be a mountain spring?
Then I ran to the northwest, almost reaching Hedong Road. I saw the mountain spring, but setting up the winery here... I don't want to worry about it, it is too inconvenient.
After I explained it clearly, I realized that there is a sweet water well in Bianliang City, but the three wells are right next to the official road from Gongfang City to Bianliang...
Even the demolition has an honest excuse, how can it make him unhappy?
As for the tracks, who said tracks will be laid from Gongfangcheng to Bianliang?
New things should be promoted in the same way.
Now that the track is known, it can be pushed away.
As for armaments, after the imperial government's finances eased, it was gradually expanded in conjunction with the training of the guard battalions.
There is one thing that no one has ever paid attention to...cement.
Even if my husband saw it at first, I guess he has forgotten about it now.
Now, with nothing else to do and a lot of money to burn, the imperial court allocated such a section of road... It was simply a perfect opportunity for the promotion of cement.
There were too many things in his mind, and there were too many things that needed to be unfolded, so Zhao Xi had to do them in order.
In fact, since the food was solved, what Zhao Xi wanted to do most was to increase the purchase of wool from Liaoxia and at the same time resell the grain from Annan to Liaoxia so that the people in these two places would not feel short of food.
Then...then there is appeasing on one side and squeezing on the other...this requires armaments!
Alas! One trigger moves the whole body, and no one thing can work alone.
But this is fine. When the track reaches a certain scale, the Zi-Zhong transfer can be improved. When the troop training is effective, there will be usable troops. When Di Hanchen recovers, he will have a fighting force...
When everything is ready, it's time to fight against Liao Xia.
That's good. I'll take advantage of this time to get some liquor... I guess the people of the northwest are very fond of strong bars?
Sure enough, when the price of grain in Bianliang City dropped to twenty cents per dou, it fell to twenty cents just after the purchase of surplus grain in the East Palace. The entire court felt that it was indebted to the prince.
This is not a pure businessman's behavior, but more like His Royal Highness taking the blame for the country's trade and using his own money to maintain the prosperity of the market.
For example, His Highness the Prince has used manpower and material resources to sell grain for these grain merchants, just so that these merchants can have spare money to lay tracks...
Fu Bi was puzzled. He did not think that His Highness was a loser. He believed that it was for the prosperity of the country's commerce. He would not believe anything that His Highness was doing to lose money.
Is this the temper of officials, Your Highness? Let’s forget it. Ever since I became sensible, I have never seen Your Highness suffer a loss.
One day, outside the west gate of Bianliang City, a sign was suddenly erected with a notice: Construction ahead, please go around.
The track is already a well-known thing in the country. Unexpectedly, the court is planning to build the track in the city...
Therefore, no one was surprised and everyone was waiting to see the track carriage.
Zhao Xi can't play on high-grade roads, and there is no asphalt or anything like that.
Regarding the current vehicle carrying capacity, Zhao Xi feels that the cement roads that will be used in every village in the future will be enough.
There is no need to lay much thick cement, three to five centimeters is enough...
"Your Highness, is the cement so ruined?"
It is indeed a waste. As for the function of cement, the guard camp should all know it. Even the craftsmen in Fangcheng Mountain who were originally bad people also know it, but the rest of the country does not know it.
Build houses and bridges, set up camps, build side walls and city walls...this is where cement should be used.
"It's not a waste. After this road is built, it will be really convenient for Gongfang City, which means it will be convenient for us."
"Don't worry about being covered in mud in the rain. Even if it rains or snows heavily, you can still drive the carriage back to the city."
"The most important thing is that everyone in the country can see the cement! The cement itself is not a military weapon, it is a civilian object."
"In the border town, the city wall can be used, and it can also be used to build your own house. You can imagine what it will be like when the entire country uses cement to build houses..."
How could there be a better advertising effect than building a cement road beside Bianliang City?
Generally, when a road is opened, a ceremony must be held...this is for future generations.
No one has done that these days.
Therefore, on the day when the entire cement road was opened, Zhao Xi dispatched five carriages... to prepare carriages for use as commuter cars for the craftsmen in the workshop city. He invited his father, Neiyuan, including qualified courtiers and their
My family took a one-day trip to Gongfang City!
The starting point is the west gate of Bianliang City.
When these many noble people stood at the west gate of Bianliang, looking at this straight, wide and flat cement avenue...