Fu Song

Chapter 419 Construction
Guiyang, the current seat of Guizhou Road, was originally the city of Juzhou, which was originally a small county with thousands of people.But now, in the blink of an eye, the old hen turns into a duck, and it's a direct leap into the dragon's gate, and it's prosperous!
Officials, soldiers, and merchants flocked wave after wave to enclose land.

However, these aborigines in the county also know very well that their original worthless properties and shops will become worth a hundred times because this will become the capital of Guizhou Road, so no matter who comes to buy them However, they have bitten their mouths to death one by one, and they are determined not to sell them.

This made a lot of people itch, what a troublemaker!

It's a pity that they don't dare to do anything to these troublemakers now, because the officials who arrived earlier are basically the preparation department of the entire appeasement office. In other words, they are almost all Xiao Cheng's direct descendants. These people are all familiar with Xiao Cheng's style and character.

Wanting to buy and sell by force, if Xiao Cheng knows about it, it will definitely not be able to bear the end of walking around.

So in Juzhou City, there was a scene that made people who didn't know why it was very funny.

On some open spaces in the county town, a simple shed and military tent were erected, but in front of the shed or military tent, there was a majestic signboard of a certain yamen, officials in official uniforms, come here Go and work in these simple sheds or military tents.

Compared with the officials, the methods of the merchants are much simpler and more rude.

That is to throw money at you.

If double is not enough, then double, five times, ten times.

Anyway, no matter the houses or the land in this county town, the starting point is very low. Although the people here know that the price of their houses is going to increase, they still have no idea how much it will increase. They used to be only worth a few pennies. When the dilapidated house suddenly became able to sell hundreds or even hundreds of pieces, after all, it still couldn't resist the temptation, and someone still sold it.

After all, it is quite a sense of accomplishment to put those yellow copper coins and white silver coins into your bosom.

And the first batch of businessmen who followed were undoubtedly members of the federation.These people's confidence in Xiao Cheng also jumped up several levels after the imperial court formally appointed Xiao Cheng as the appeasement envoy of Guizhou Road.

Since Xiao Cheng designated Guiyang as the capital of Guizhou Road, they were extremely optimistic about this place.They firmly believed that as long as Xiao Cheng was there, Guiyang would soon become the center of the entire Southwest.

Be it politics or economics.

Therefore, the money spent here now will naturally be earned back ten times or a hundred times in the future.

The first-mover advantage is naturally to be firmly grasped and utilized to the extreme.

The small county town is not enough for them to see, and the open space in the city and the land close to the county town have become the sweet pastry in their eyes.

Buying land became the first thing these businessmen did after they came to Guiyang.

The preparatory team headed by Luo Gang smiled and took out the plan.

According to the topography and topography around the county, a blueprint of the future capital of Guizhou Road that had been planned long ago was displayed in front of everyone.

It is clear at a glance where is the living square area and where is the commercial square area. Each has its own price. Welcome to buy and build quickly.

And around Juzhou, the government built brick cellars one after another long after the end of the Battle of Juzhou, fired a large number of bricks, and opened stone yards one by one. Neatly, enough wood has been cut down, and piles of them are waiting for someone to use them.

In order to do all this, after the Battle of Juzhou ended, the Tiannan Army and Tianwu Army had been busy for two full months.A large number of craftsmen were first dispatched to the surrounding area.

Today's Guiyang is a gigantic construction site.

The first batch of corvee men who arrived here did not build city walls or official buildings. They were responsible for building all roads and square walls.

According to the plan, these peasants, under the guidance of the master craftsman, used roads and walls to separate each district.

In today's Guiyang Prefecture, manpower is extremely tight.

When merchants bought land, they naturally wanted to build their own houses first, and whoever built them first would naturally be the first to open the business and seize the first move in the market. Naturally, these merchants understood better than anyone else.

The problem is that everyone wants to do something fast, but people, where do they come from?

There are only so many people in Juzhou.Even if the old and the weak, women and children join the battle, what can they do?There is simply no way to meet such a large demand for manpower.

As a result, the labor cost in Juzhou has risen in a flash. If there is still a skill, the labor cost is even more amazing.

That is to say, under such a crazy situation, the young and old people from all over the surrounding areas actually flowed in a large amount here regardless of the cold weather. In the past, they basically hid at home in the winter and couldn't do much work. He can't make much money, but now, there is an opportunity to make a lot of money, and naturally no one wants to miss it.

And under the promotion and planning of some special departments under the federation, there are even specialized labor brokers. These people have organized teams in other places, including craftsmen, Lifu and other people. Then rushed to Guiyang to contract some jobs.

Most of these teams came from the surrounding areas of Guizhou Road, such as Guangnan West Road, Zizhou Road, Chengdufu Road, Kuizhou Road, and even Jinghu North Road.

These labor brokers were called contractors by Xiao Cheng.

Xiao Cheng naturally had malicious intentions in bringing these people here.

Those who can still come out to work in such weather are basically young and strong, and those who are older are almost all skilled. These technicians are the soul of such a team.

They came here to make money, but Xiao Cheng wanted to keep them.

They are all technicians, and they are all young and strong!
Of course, it is impossible to stay.

But it can let these people see the beauty of Guizhou Road and the difference between Guizhou Road and other places, so that these people can yearn for this place, and let them face the not-so-good days of their past when they go back. At that time, they would involuntarily think of the good days on Guizhou Road, and they would naturally think about it.

The first step, of course, is to keep the naked guys who come and go in these teams first.

The second step is to attract those who have a family and a family to vote.

Although you are digging the surrounding corners, but this is fair competition, you can't beat me, do you still have the face to quarrel with me?
Of course, Guizhou Road is not afraid of fights, let alone quarrels.

Look around, hey!
Xiao Cheng couldn't help but sneer a few times.

Not a single one can hit.

Of course, the attraction of Guizhou Road is still limited now. After all, compared to places like Zizhou Road and Chengdu Fu Road, our place is still a poor family. However, it won’t take long for Guizhou Road to impress them. .

Hu Yi and others did not see the closed city gate.

Everywhere you look, there are large construction sites everywhere.

On a main road, a gate made of pine and cypress branches stands on the main road. There are two military tents on the side of the road. There is a raging fire outside, and some soldiers get together to roast the fire.

Such a door has more symbolic meanings.

Because if someone really wants to sneak into the city, it seems that they can walk through it from any place, and there is no need to pass through here at all.

Hu Yi didn't expect to see such an appearance, and the wrinkles on his face became deeper.

The soldiers warming up the fire looked at the group of people, stared blankly for a while, and then remembered to go to the military tent to ask the officer on duty to come out.

A team general probably drank alcohol and walked out with a flushed face.

"Fortune envoy?" After all, the team leader is not the soldier below, at least the power of these three words is clear.Half of the wine he had just drank was so frightened that it turned into cold sweat and flowed down.

"During duty, you actually drank alcohol?" A squad leader said coldly, "It seems that your battalion general doesn't want to do it anymore? Which unit are you from?"

"The last general is from the Fourth Battalion of the Second Battalion of the Tianwu Army." The general said cautiously, "General, today is our General Han Kai's great joy. Officer Hu rewarded us with wine and meat, and everyone in Guiyang City will have a share. Futai also said that the whole world celebrates today, and the last general only drank a little, not much, only half a catty of wine, there will be no delay, no delay."

"Who is your battalion general? I will talk to him!" Ban Zhi coldly snorted, "Will it be a mistake? Can you just say it?"

The team will hesitate, but refuse to tell the truth.

Hu Yi snorted and said: "Forget it, he looks like an honest man, let's not be an example!"

The team general was overjoyed when he heard that, and bowed his hands again and again: "Thank you for the transfer, thank you for the transfer!"

"I'm going to see Xiao Futai, you lead the way!" Hu Yi waved his hand and said.

"The last general obeys the order!" The team general laughed and said, "The transfer envoy came by coincidence. General Han Yan is very happy today, just in time for a glass of wedding wine! Looking at this time, the banquet has not officially started yet!"

Under the leadership of the team general, a group of people walked all the way to the city.

After walking for a while, Hu Yi suddenly stopped and looked at a military tent on the side. Outside the military tent, there was a sign with the name of a yamen written on it.

"What's going on here?" Hu Yi asked, pointing at the sign.

The team general smiled and said: "The transshipment envoy doesn't know. Right now, roads and houses are being built everywhere in Guiyang City. Those merchants are very rich. Except for those who are in corvee, they can't hire them. They hired them away. Our yamen don’t have so much money to compete with those businessmen, so we had to set up a military tent to handle official business temporarily. This is not bad. At the beginning, some yamen even set up shacks Stay here! This is because Futai looked shameful, so Du Qianxia transferred a lot of military accounts from the army and allocated them to them."

"What's wrong with this?" Hu Yi was furious: "These businessmen are so rude?"

"He pays a lot!" The team general looked at Hu Yi strangely: "The officials can't afford so much wages, so they will naturally pay more wages to work! Anyway, it looks like this year. There is no way these yamen have warm houses to live in."

"Where's Xiao Futai?"

"Xiao Futai is naturally different. He lives in the original Zhizhou yamen!" The team general laughed and said, "The place where General Han Kai got married today is also there! Taiwan has vacated a room for him in Futai Yamen!"

"Then Zheng Zeshi is rich, isn't he?"

"It's really rich!" The team general said, "I've been sending dowry over these days, it scares me to death. I walked for several days, and there are more than a hundred carts! Think about the transfer, Now there are tens of thousands of people in Guiyang Mansion. How long will it take to transport a catty of meat and half a catty of wine for each person, and how much will it cost? But, now in Guiyang, money is not enough. There are too many monks and too little porridge, and the houses are too There are too many yamen, and so many rich people come to join in the fun."

"I don't know if I will transfer to the embassy, ​​is Futai ready to leave the house?" Hu Yi sneered.

"It should be there!" The captain rolled his eyeballs, hearing the unfriendly tone of the senior official in front of him, he also closed his mouth tightly, not daring to say more.

After walking for a while, there was a sudden bang, but the sky suddenly lit up.

Everyone looked up, only to see a spark flying into the air, and then exploded with a bang. In the air, a colorful flower suddenly bloomed.

"Let's set off fireworks, let's set off fireworks!" The team general pointed to the air and shouted. "The ceremony is over, let's set off fireworks to celebrate!"

In the Song Dynasty, gunpowder had been used for a long time, even gunpowder weapons were not lacking, like a swarm of bees, but it was not easy to use, and soldiers didn't like it.People like Liu Fengkui are naturally well-informed, but they know that there are powerful gunpowder weapons in Xiaoding of the Western Army, but the gunpowder craftsmen of the Bianliang Craftsman Camp have never produced them. .

Fireworks already existed in the Song Dynasty, but they are still rare after all. Even in Bianliang, they can only be seen on major festivals, so it is still a new thing. Let’s put it up today, let alone Guiyang. The ordinary people, even Hu Yi, Liu Fengkui and those class members, also looked up to the sky one by one to admire.

Looking at it, Liu Fengkui felt horrified.

Compared with the fireworks in Bianliang during the Daqing period, the fireworks in Guiyang Mansion have much more styles and patterns. Hu Yi may not know what this means, but Liu Fengkui can imagine it.

This means that the gunpowder application technology here in Guiyang is stronger than that in Bianliang.

Where did their gunpowder technology come from?
Of course it is Shaw.

The two brothers Xiao Ding and Xiao Cheng are indeed connected.

Liu Fengkui squeezed his fist, only to feel the pain in his cheek.

(End of this chapter)