Important prices such as grain, salt, and cloth are reflected in this document. Currently, there are hemp crops in Guangzhou, and the sericulture and other industries in Guangzhou and other places are also very developed. However, due to technical issues and other issues, Guangzhou Guangxi silk is not as good as silk silk from the Jiangnan region and the Central Plains region, and the quality gap is somewhat large.
Therefore, the current price and quality of Lingnan silk is very low. Even when the Tang Dynasty collected taxes, silk of this level had to be charged more to make up for the tax.
Of course, this does not include the textile industry of Yuelai Trading Company, but all the things currently produced by Yuelai Trading Company, except for sale near Chang'an, are mainly stored in other places and are not sold to the outside world at all.
In addition to these, there is the population of Lingnan Road. Currently, the total population of Lingnan Road is only about 1.3 million, of which nearly 200,000 are in Guangzhou Prefecture, and the other 1.1 million are distributed in Lingnan. Every place on the road.
The population was larger than Li Ke had imagined. This may be because in the late Sui and early Tang Dynasties, the population in this place was actually relatively small in war-related deaths, and a considerable number of them were uncounted and were the Barbarian tribes located in the mountains.
There is also the relationship between local wealthy families and businessmen, as well as their respective spheres of influence. It can be seen that these information are already very detailed.
After reading the entire document, Li Ke had a good idea. Yuelai Trading Company had also purchased a necessary small-scale high-quality iron mine near Guangzhou. Although the reserve was not too high, it was actually very important to the current Datang Dynasty. It is said that these reserves will last for decades without any problem. In addition, there are also high-quality limestone mines and coal mines. There are many high-quality coal mines near Guangzhou.
The production equipment in these places has also been built, but production has not started yet.
"Good job. Have you finished collecting the information about Zhen Wa and Lin Yi?"
"We have collected it and are sorting it out. Because there are not many things to trade, we don't have much business exchanges, but it is not difficult to collect their information." Li Dai replied.
"Well, that's it, I'll take a look." Li Ke nodded with satisfaction. Isn't this what Yuelai Trading Company, which he has developed for so many years, is used for.
"Your Highness, I have prepared the good beach you need, and the related houses have also been built." Li Dai said again.
"Oh? That's just right. I plan to build it after I come here. When did it start?" Li Ke was a little surprised.
"It started last year. It was Mr. Tian Meng who sent the order to say that His Highness, you mentioned that you wanted a good beach, so I asked you to prepare it in advance. I have been taking care of you for so many years and can prepare things for you, Your Highness." Not much, Your Highness, you finally need us, I should do my best."
"Haha, thank you for your preparation. Then we can just live there." Li Ke said with a smile.
"Your Highness, you have betrayed me. This is what I should do. I built a small dock there. Your Highness, we can take a boat there." Li Dai said quickly.
"Well, okay." Li Ke nodded with satisfaction.
After coming out of Yuelai Trading Company, Li Ke and the others returned to the ship at the port, and then changed to a small boat.
On the way, Li Ke looked at this prosperous port, which has been around for at least two thousand years in later generations, with some emotion. From the development of Guangzhou Port, we can also see that China has attached great importance to the ocean from ancient times to the present. It is a pity that it is like more than a thousand years ago. Years later, a lot of trolls on the Internet said that space was of no use and that so much money was spent every year instead of distributing it to the people to improve people's lives.
When the Qing Dynasty faced the ocean, it didn't think so. It felt that the ocean was useless. The Qing Dynasty did not need the ocean, so it closed the country and banned the sea.
Guangzhou Pier emerged in the Qin and Han Dynasties. During the Qin and Han Dynasties, Lanhu Lake in the west of Guangzhou City was a natural haven. There was a river leading to the Pearl River in the south. Lanhu Pier was also the most important inner harbor terminal in Guangzhou City at that time.
In the Northern and Southern Dynasties, as the north bank of the Pearl River moved southward, the Poshan Ancient Ferry became the most important inner harbor wharf. In today's Datang Dynasty, the status of the Guangta Wharf on the west side of the Poshan Peninsula gradually improved and it has become the most important inner harbor wharf. Port pier. In the later Song Dynasty, Guangzhou's main inner harbor terminal would be moved to Shibapu.
As for the external port, the most important external port in the Tang Dynasty is Fuxu Port, which is also known as Huangpu Port in later generations.
Li Ke's King of Qin naturally docked here, and now their ship will dock here to the inner harbor dock. It's not far from the beach they prepared for Li Ke.
But what Li Ke didn't expect was that when their ship turned to the inner harbor dock, he found that there were many small boats patrolling back and forth in the middle of the river, and the boats used these small boats to form left and right separate entry and exit routes.
And on their way to the pier, they passed by the beach prepared for Li Ke, but this location... If Li Ke remembered correctly, this should be the Dajiao Mountain Seaside Park in later generations?
The King of Qin followed the river to the inner harbor dock, while the boat Li Ke and the others took went directly to the dock of Li Ke's seaside manor.
After the ship docked at this wharf, Li Ke noticed that according to Li Dai, although this wharf was a dedicated wharf for his manor, the scale of the construction was not small. The King of Qin could not dock, but a small ship with a displacement of two to three hundred tons could not dock there. Absolutely no problem, just stop wherever you want.
"Your Highness, a total of 4,400 acres of land around this beach is your Qinwangzhuang. I helped your Highness build the main manor buildings. The other scenery has not been changed on a large scale and has preserved its natural scenery. I feel Since your highness has come to Guangzhou, you must prefer the original scenery of Guangzhou. Gu Chen has not changed it. If your highness has any preferences, I will summon the craftsmen." Li Dai said with a respectful expression.
"No, it's good like this." Li Ke looked at the dense and tall mangrove forest not far away and said with some emotion. This thing was a national key protected object more than a thousand years later, and now it can be seen everywhere. .
On the right side of the pier is a long, white and unpolluted beach, and not far from the beach, Li Ke has already seen many coconut trees dotted among them.
On the beach, there are many antique pavilions with wooden bases covered with thatch. There is something special about this design. From a distance, this pavilion does not have any obtrusive feeling. It does not use the traditional architectural cornices of the Tang Dynasty. and other structures.
Chang Le, Li Yan and others were already beaming with joy when they got off the boat.
"Your Highness, ships on the waterway are not allowed to approach here. If any ship approaches illegally, please be alert," Li Dai said again.
"I understand. Let's go to the beach." Li Ke walked directly from the pier to the beach. There was a beach not far from the pier. When he got to the beach, Li Ke simply took off his shoes and went barefoot. Walked on the beach.
The white and delicate beach feet are extremely comfortable to step on. Although it is slightly hot, it is very comfortable. There was no impurity on the entire beach, and Li Ke seriously suspected that Li Dai and the others had carefully cleaned it up.
Tsk tsk, in future generations, looking at this private beach that is at least one or two kilometers long, how much does it cost? !
