In Xiangyang, the market outside Xicheng is busy day and night. This market covering an area of dozens of acres is like a small town. Yang Anxuan combined the experience of his previous life to use "well"-shaped streets to divide the market into nine large sections according to functions.
Unlike the Luoyang and Jiankang markets, the Xiangyang market is not surrounded by walls, but is surrounded by a fence in the middle, leaving four entrances and exits. A flag pavilion was erected at the four corners. The flag pavilion was three feet high, with drums, gongs and flags on it for command. There were city soldiers on the flag pavilion to observe the situation in the city.
There are city barracks under the flag pavilion, each with a capacity of fifty people. In addition to guarding the market, the city soldiers also have duties such as patrolling, maintaining order, fire prevention and theft prevention, and are under the unified command of the city commander.
The middle part surrounded by the fence is where the government and city commanders are located. Yang Anxuan appointed a commander and a prime minister each, who were responsible for managing the market, controlling prices, observing weights and measures, handling corrections, and commanding the city soldiers.
Hu Chao followed Zhang Feng to Xiangyang to report on his duties, and chose to establish a county garrison in Panlong Mountain. Yuan He also came with him. Yuan He had been working diligently in Hujiawu to handle business for the Yang family over the years. Yang Anxuan was quite satisfied, and the little unhappiness he felt back then had long since disappeared.
Facing Yang Anxuan, who was already the governor of Yongzhou, Yuan He became more and more frightened. He knew that his family and life were in Yang Anxuan's hands, and he was afraid of Yang Anxuan to the core. The family situation has changed over the years, and Yuan He hopes to rely on Yang Anxuan to change the family's destiny.
"Yuan He, I want to set up a market in Xiangyang. Would you like to be a city magistrate, with an official rank of seventh rank?" Yang Anxuan asked.
The seventh-grade city magistrate is on par with the county magistrate, and does not have as much authority as the county magistrate. However, managing such a large market must be a lot of money, which is a huge disadvantage.
Yuan He had been pursuing fame and fortune all his life, and all he wanted was to become an official. At this moment, he was so happy that he got his wish. He stared blankly at Yang Anxuan for a while.
Hu Chao had known Yuan He for a long time and knew his temperament. He smiled and pushed Yuan He and said, "Brother Yuan, congratulations."
Yuan He came to his senses, knelt down on the ground, and thanked with choked sobs: "Yuan He is willing to repay the lord with his whole body and brains."
The area in the middle of the market is not small. In addition to the city headquarters and the four camps, Yang Anxuan also set up a gold market in it to facilitate merchants and people to exchange corn, cloth and silk for copper coins and gold ingots. It is impossible to carry corn or cloth as money for large-scale transactions. Gold and five-baht coins are more convenient for transactions.
In addition, pawn shops, treasure shops and other valuable commodities are all operated in the gold market. There are 200 city soldiers guarding the surroundings, so safety is not a problem. In addition, three miles away from the market is the west camp of the county army, where two thousand county troops are stationed. If something happens to the market, Qingqi will arrive in a flash.
In addition to the gold market, the other eight cities are divided into grain market, cloth market, daily necessities market, craftsman's workshop, cattle and horse market, restaurants, bookstores and goulan.
Various staple foods such as corn, beans, rice and noodles are bought and sold in the Grain Market. Wine, oil, tea, spices and other goods are also traded in the Grain Market. Butcher shops, aquatic products, poultry, and dry goods from the north and south are all available.
The Cloth Market sells all kinds of fabrics, silks and satins, and sells ready-made clothes, clothes, hats, shoes, perfume, rouge and jewelry. It is conceivable that in the future it will become mainly a shopping place for women.
The daily necessities market sells things for daily use, such as bamboo, pottery, porcelain, iron, lacquer and other utensils, mats, couches, tables and chairs, and items from the Western Regions.
Craftsmen's workshops are used by hundreds of craftsmen. Medicine shops, incense shops, weapons shops, etc. are located in this city. Craftsmen such as iron, wood, clay, lacquer, frame craftsmen, mat craftsmen, and carving craftsmen operate here.
The Cattle and Horse Market is located in the northwest corner and is the most remote place in the market. This market is used for the trading of cattle, horses, sheep, pigs, dogs and other live animals.
The restaurant is opposite the cattle and horse market, located in the southeast corner. Restaurants, teahouses, and various food stalls are open here. Yang Qiu learned that his third brother wanted to build a market, so he found a piece of land in the city early and urged the craftsmen to build it. A three-story noodle restaurant.
Strictly speaking, this noodle shop covering an area of nearly an acre is more like a restaurant. The bottom floor still sells steamed buns, noodles and other items, while the second and third floors sell braised food, wine and food.
Yang Anshen and Yang Anyuan were appointed as the prefect of Yiyang and the prefect of Henan respectively. They each brought their families to take office. Yang Qiu felt bored and couldn't have fun with other cousins. At Zhang Lan's instigation, he returned to his old career, and the Sun family followed suit. Naturally, he became the shopkeeper of this noodle shop.
Yongzhou vigorously promoted Confucianism, so Yang Anxuan decided to set up a bookstore in Jiufang of the market. The book shop sells paper, books, the four treasures of the study, calligraphy and painting curios, etc. It is allowed to set up stalls to write letters and buy books.
Selling calligraphy and painting, fortune telling and so on.
Goulan was not only a brothel, but also an entertainment place for listening to music, watching operas, and watching sideshows. With the widespread spread of new lyrics and operas such as "Butterfly Lovers" and "The Peacock Flies Southeast", listening to operas and music became a new hobby for the gentry, and gradually It spreads among the people and is loved by the people.
Yang Anxuan was preparing to build a public entertainment place. He wrote to Yuan Tao, who was in Jiankang, asking him to come to Xiangyang to serve as an official. After the death of Sima Daozi and his son, his favored minister Zhao Ya subsequently lost power, and Yuan Tao, who relied on Zhao Ya, was naturally left out.
Yang Anxuan attaches great importance to the role of opera. He can subtly convey what he wants to express to the people through opera, and its power is no less than that of cavalry and strong soldiers.
On July 6, just a few days before the treasure auction, Yang Anxuan took the time to come to check on the construction status of the market.
The new city magistrate Yuan He took Yang Anxuan around Jiufang. The market area was very large and it was unrealistic to build it all in just two months. According to Yang Anxuan, the tic-tac-toe streets were paved first to form the market. frame.
On the streets, oxcarts and porters transporting wood, bricks, and soil are constantly coming and going, working day and night. Some shops that have been built in advance are scattered along the road. The bullock cart pulling goods was parked in front of the store, and the clerk was busy unloading the goods.
"President Yang, except for the Golden Market, which has been basically completed, the other eight lanes are not progressing very fast. Only less than one-eighth of the shops have been completed. The official estimates that at least one-fifth of the shops will be completed by the time the auction event is held." Yuan He reported cautiously. road.
This was his first mission after taking office as city magistrate. Yuan Hesheng was afraid that Yang Anxuan would blame him for failing to do things well.
Yang Anxuan smiled and said, "That's good. Yuan Shiling has worked hard these days."
Hearing that Yang Anxuan didn't mean to blame, Yuan He breathed a sigh of relief and said, "The official will step up the urging and build as many shops as possible before the treasure auction."
Yang Anxuan thought for a moment and asked, "How much land was sold at the market?"
"Less than a third." Yuan He said.
Yang Anxuan thought for a while and said: "In that case, don't sell the land before the treasure auction. You can let people set up some straw sheds on the open space and let the people in for free to sell goods. This will increase the popularity first. Even in the future, you must set aside some land. A certain amount of open space is available for people to set up stalls and no fees are allowed."
Yuan He nodded in agreement.
Wang Zhen smiled evilly and said, "My lord is really kind-hearted and thinks of ordinary people in everything."
While talking, I came to the restaurant. A three-story brick and wood building was particularly eye-catching. The red silk about 10 feet long was embroidered with the Chinese character "面". It was the noodle shop run by Qiu'er.
A crowd of people gathered in front of the noodle shop to buy steamed buns. It has already gained a good reputation. Many people from Xiangyang City made a special trip to buy steamed buns and eat a bowl of Yangchun noodles. There were also businessmen and travelers from far and wide who came here to visit.
Passing by the noodle shop, Yang Anxuan saw tall baskets stacked on the wooden table in front of the door. Several women were collecting money with steamed buns, and they were very busy. The hot steam and fragrance filled their nostrils, making them salivate.
Returning to sit down in the lobby of the city chief, Yang Anxuan said: "A treasure auction will be held on July 12th. The market will not be built before July 10th. The roads will be cleaned and flowers will be placed to welcome the guests who come to auction the treasures."
Thinking that the market was very large and needed special personnel to take care of the environment and clean up the garbage, Yang Anxuan ordered: "Mark Yuan ordered that the market needs to hire people to clean it. Ten people are tentatively assigned to each square, and they will be given two stones of corn per month."
The job of cleaning the market is not heavy, and even the elderly can do it. Yang Anxuan thought of the old men and women who swept the floors in his previous life, and thought he might as well leave some souvenirs. He said with a smile: "Those who clean the market are collectively called sanitation workers, and they hire old and weak people. To those who work hard, hand out brooms, dustpans and other items, and by the way, give these sanitation workers uniformly yellow Gebu shirts so that they can wear them on the outside so they can stand out."
Yuan He should be given two stones of corn per month, which is comparable to the clerks in the shops. I don't know why Governor Yang treated these people called sanitation workers so favorably. Maybe he cared for the old and cherished the poor.
Yang Anxuan said to Meng Longfu on the side: "Longfu, Kuai En, the treasure auction will be held for three days in a row. You two will each lead a thousand soldiers and horses to station outside the market, just in case."
There are still six days left before the treasure auction, Xiangyang City is already bustling with people, and the business of inns and hotels is booming. Even though the price has increased by 50%, the supply still exceeds the demand.
Teahouses, restaurants, brothels and gambling houses are also doing booming business, and those nobles, rich men and merchants who come to seek treasures with huge sums of money are generous.
, which makes Xiangyang City prosperous and lively.
Shen Qingzhi followed the lively flow of people into the city. He did not expect that Xiangyang was even three times more lively than the capital.
Shen Qingzhi is from Wukang, Wuxing(2). He is 18 years old this year. He has practiced martial arts since he was a child. When Sun En rebelled, he and his tribe resisted the rebels and defended the village. After Sun En's defeat, Shen Qingzhi plowed the fields at home.
In May, Shen Qingzhi received a letter from his eldest brother Shen Changzhi, saying that he was serving as Cao Zuo in the Yongzhou Governor's Mansion, so that his family could go to him if they had difficulties.
Shen Qingzhi had long heard that Yang Anxuan, the governor of Yongzhou, was a hero. He defeated the Qin army twice, defeated the Wei army, and defeated the imperial conquest army some time ago. The world regarded him as a famous general after Xie Xuan. male".
After learning that Yang Anxuan was recruiting troops in Xiangyang on a large scale, Shen Qingzhi, who had always promised to be brave, wanted to go to Xiangyang to join the army, so he said goodbye to his family and took his sword to cross the mountains and rivers to Xiangyang. ap.
The city of Xiangyang was very lively. Zhang Xiwang from Chongqing watched the excitement and inquired about heading to the state government office. When I arrived at the prefecture government office, I found out that my eldest brother Shen Changzhi had been transferred to Duyang County, Nanyang County, as the county magistrate.
The treasure auction was about to be held, and the young man in Chongqing planned to go to Duyang County after seeing it, and looked for an inn along the street to rest, but it turned out that it was either full or the price was extremely expensive.
I just happened to hear a group of merchants discussing going to the market to stay. There is a lot of open space in the market where tents can be pitched and the straw huts built by the government can also be used. Moreover, the city soldiers have already settled in, and there is a military camp not far away, so there is no need to worry about the safety of the goods.
Shen Qingzhi went with him and heard that the noodle shop in the restaurant had opened. He was going to try the steamed buns and eat a bowl of noodles. When I was in Wuxing, I heard people talk about the taste of noodle restaurants, and finally had the opportunity to try it myself.
Ruzhi Inn is the best hotel in Xiangyang City. It is located in the west of the city and covers an area of more than ten acres. It is surrounded by shops and restaurants. There is a small lake in the inn, and there are more than ten small courtyards built along the lake. The decorations of the small courtyards are either gorgeous or elegant, providing tranquility amidst the bustle and making people feel at home.
You get what you pay for. The price of staying in these small courtyards is not cheap. The treasure auction event is about to be held, and the price has risen to 800 yuan a night. The best Tingfeng Yuan is even a thousand yuan a day. Staying in Jiankanglai of high rollers.
Huan Ning was Huan Mi's concubine. Huan Mi, his nephews Huan Xi and Huan Ji murdered Huan Chong, and after the failure, he was abandoned by the family. Huan Ning was considered Huan Xuan's cousin. There were many people in the Huan family. As a concubine, Huan Ning was not favored by the clan members. What's more, he was a member of Huan Mi, so he would not be able to do such a good thing as becoming an official.
After becoming an adult, Huan Ning helped the clan manage the property. Knowing that Huan Xuan liked rare treasures, Huan Ning tried his best to collect donations and gradually gained Huan Xuan's favor. The task of searching for treasures fell on him.
Yang Anxuan held a treasure auction and compiled the treasures to be auctioned into a book in advance, which was widely disseminated. After Huan Xuan got the treasure list, he felt that there were many treasures that he must get, so he asked Huan Ning to take a thousand taels of gold to Xiangyang to buy treasures.
Huan Ning felt that he was entrusted by the Taiwei, and he was no different from an angel. He swaggered all the way north. Along the way, he was greeted by high officials and officials, who entertained him warmly and filled his luggage with gifts.
As Huan Xuan entrusted him, Huan Ning did not dare to neglect and came to Xiangyang City on July 3rd. He complained to the governor's office, but Yang Anxuan ignored him. Huan Ning secretly gritted his teeth and held grudges. It seemed that he could not save money on buying treasures.
After staying at Ruzhi Inn, he spent the past few days traveling around and visiting all the delicious and fun places. Huan Ning decided to go to the market to get familiar with the environment and see who was participating in the treasure hunt.
The most talked about treasure auction in Xiangyang City is the upcoming treasure auction. Not only aristocratic families and wealthy businessmen are coming to participate in the treasure auction, but also people from Qin, Wei, Yan and other Hu countries are coming. Huan Ning originally thought that he had thousands of treasures with him. With two gold, he could buy all the treasures Huan Xuan told him. Now it seems that he can buy half of them.
