"I heard from Ditai and my uncle that this city was built a few years ago. At first, it only served the various tribes in the Western Wilderness. When I entered the city just now, I saw many caravans from other Western Wilderness entering. How many tribes are there now?
Shop?" Ji Yun asked.
"Last year, there were about thirty-seven shops. This year, many more have been opened. Last month, I specifically counted them. There were about seventy shops. Your Majesty, you can take a look. Each shop will have their name posted on it.
The name of the tribe will be hung with their tribal totem, and the types of goods they sell will also be hung on the stone slab in front of the shop." The elder said.
"What is the plan of the whole city?" Ji Yun indeed saw the names of tribes and flags representing totems hung in front of many shops. There were also many signs with the names of the goods hung in front of the doors, and the names of the goods were also hung on the signs.
Know the inventory quantity of goods.
"If you look at the building in the middle, it's called Xixuan Palace. Because it's shaped like a mountain and it's the place where money comes in and out, it's often jokingly called the Mountain of Money. Not only can money be stored there, but it can also be put up for auction.
Or purchase goods, and at the same time accept orders for goods delivery. It is a place that integrates currency flow, information flow, and logistics. It is the center of the entire Duguang City." The elder said.
Hearing this, Ji Yun nodded thoughtfully.
"According to the position of the nine swords on the building, the locations of the merchants in the Five Wildernesses and Four Seas were planned. Just like our Northwest Wilderness, it is in the northwest. Of course, most of these shops are still empty, but the construction of this city
When the city was first built, the city had already planned its development direction for thousands of years in advance. If this place develops properly in the future, it will really become a trade center for all corners of the country." The elder said.
"It seems that the Western Holy Mountain suddenly wants to take back the place and manage it by itself. It is not groundless. As the exchanges between tribes become more and more frequent, the trade activities between tribes will become more and more frequent. Seizing their money bags is tantamount to arresting them.
They are the lifeblood of these tribes!" Ji Yunyan said.
"Taking back Chengdu Zaitian to manage it ourselves is just the beginning. The next step is to dredge the Huangshui River and open up a water channel that runs through the Western Wilderness, the Middle Wilderness, and the Eastern Wilderness. This is the top priority, and if we want to let Huangshui
The water is unobstructed, and the next step is to build a node capital." The elder said.
"Build a node capital?" Ji Yun asked with a puzzled look on his face.
"Waterways need to be maintained, goods need to be temporarily stored or transferred, and merchant ships need maintenance and supplies. These are all inseparable from the node capital. Even if we can't get the business of dredging Huangshui, we must try to apply for a node capital. This is very important to our tribe.
The development of the country is very important and will greatly promote our trade with all the great wastelands." The elder said.
The more Ji Yun listened, the more he felt the importance of the matter, and couldn't help but ask: "Have you informed your uncle about this matter?"
"The Left Prime Minister should be on the way already," the elder said.
"That's good, that's good!" Ji Yun finally felt a little relieved.
"I heard from Su Nu that the elder has been the shopkeeper of two major shops in Xiling Kingdom and Liuhuang Kingdom for many years. The elder is responsible for all trade between the two countries in Chengdu Zaitian. He has rich experience. Today, I chatted with the elder, and even more so.
Yun benefited a lot and had a sudden enlightenment. Ji Yun intends to ask the elder to take care of the future trade of the entire Xuanyuan Tribal Alliance. I wonder if the elder is willing?" Ji Yun bowed to the elder and said.
"Your Majesty, this is serious. This is all my responsibility!" the elder quickly returned the courtesy.
"In this way, wouldn't we be able to build a capital city directly, and it would be built like Chengdu Zaitian?" Guifang said happily.
"Princess Guifang's words reminded me that if we really apply for the construction of the node capital, we can use this as an excuse to apply to Xixuan Palace for access to the blueprints for the construction of Chengdu Zaitian." The elder said.
Ji Yun smiled and nodded. He saw a huge golden flag hanging not far away. On it was a white tiger with wings spread out. It had a horn on its head and kicked its front hooves into the air. It was so mighty. He couldn't help but wonder: "This is that one?"
Tribal flag?”
The elder took one look and said: "Ba country!"
Ji Yun frowned and took a few steps forward. Sure enough, he saw the word "Baguo" written on the facade of the shop.
"This tiger looks like the one I saw in Chaoyang Valley!" Guifang approached Ji Yun and whispered.
Ji Yun shook his head towards Guifang and continued to move forward. In front of him were the shops of Si Shi Kingdom, Xiang Kingdom, Zhujuan Kingdom, and finally saw the shops of Xiling Kingdom.
Sure enough, there was a sign hanging above the shop, but it did say "Xiling Liuhuang" in four big characters.
"The name of the shop has not been changed yet. Please discuss this with the Prime Minister and come up with a result before changing it," the elder said.
Ji Yun nodded and saw that in front of the Xiling shop, on a stone slab, there were a few brands hung here and there. Ji Yun walked over and looked through them carefully, and found that there were not many brands from Xiling Kingdom, only mulberry linen cloth, animal skin,
Sheepskins, corn, etc., and the inventory was even more pitiful.
"There is still so little of the goods that were replenished before. Because the quantity is too small, no one is willing to purchase it," the elder said.
Ji Yun nodded and followed the elder into the Xiling Kingdom's shop.
It is said to be a shop, but in fact it is just a facade. When I walked into the shop, I found that it suddenly opened up, with a large courtyard, pavilions, rockeries and streams, and exquisite decoration.
"We didn't build a warehouse. Where would we put the goods?" Ji Yun couldn't help but asked curiously.
"Of course there are warehouses, but in the warehouses they only store some precious or scattered goods. Most of the goods are actually sent to the warehouse specially built by Xixuan Palace. They will help count the quantity of goods, and then the goods
After putting it into storage, the pair of cards will be issued. For transactions in various countries, the sample is first viewed at the store. After the transaction is completed, the pair of cards is transferred to him, and he can take the pair of cards to pick up the goods, or directly entrust Xixuan Palace to help deliver the goods.
"The elder said.
"That's it." Ji Yun suddenly realized.
"Your Majesty has been working hard all the way, so I will ask someone to boil some bathing water for Your Majesty and the tribe brothers, and then prepare some food." The elder said.
"Please also ask the elders to help find a map of Chengdu Zaitian." Ji Yunyan said.
"There is a large animal skin map hanging in the room. It was issued just last month. It marks the shop locations of each tribe and the corresponding products. Your Majesty can take a look. As for the city construction map, there are probably some
Difficult, I will ask someone to inquire, and I will reply to the king if there is any news." The elder helped Ji Yun open the door, and then exited the courtyard.
Ji Yun walked into the room and looked at the animal skin map hanging on the entire wall, looking at the small characters marked in detail on it, the more he looked at it, the more envious he became.