"Is this Liangzhou Beishi?"

After passing through the city gate north of Liangzhou City, it was only less than a mile to walk, and a large building complex appeared in front of everyone.

The buildings here are not very regular, with new blue brick and green tiles structures, traditional mud houses, and some thatched huts and wooden houses mixed in.

If you stand in high altitude, you will find that there are even some tent areas around the complex, which makes you feel a little confused.

However, such a seemingly messy area is the most crowded and commercial area in the northwest. It has a bit of the smell of the Guangzhou Railway Station near the early 21st century in later generations.

"The shopkeeper, starting from this intersection, goes three miles ahead, is the most important commercial area in Beicheng, Liangzhou. In this section of the road, there are three crossing streets about one mile long and dozens of alleys mixed in. Here, no matter what goods it is, everything is available."

Although He Qingquan has not been to Liangzhou several times, he reads all kinds of news about Liangzhou every day.

In order not to mobilize this private visit, Li Shimin did not let Shangguan Yi accompany him or arrange someone to follow him, so Li Kuan asked He Qingquan to act as the commentator.

After all, He Qingquan has a deeper understanding of Liangzhou's recent situation than himself.

"I heard from those businessmen that the Beicheng City in Liangzhou has reached the western city of Chang'an City, and it is the area where Hu merchants appear most frequently. Half of the taxes in Liangzhou come from Beicheng and its surrounding areas. I originally thought that the Hu people on the grassland were very poor, but now it seems that it may not be necessary."

Walking in the Taipei City, Li Shimin saw that half of the streets were covered with Hu people.

Some of these Hu people were indeed very shabby in their clothes, basically holding a horse, wearing a shabby and dirty dress, and were unkempt and looked like savages.

However, more Hu people wear no big difference from Tang people.

A short shirt made of cotton is combined with new style pants, and a cowhide belt is tied around her waist, which looks like a fat sheep.

"Liangzhou's wool industry is the most developed in the Tang Dynasty. It is said that more than half of the wool thread flows from Liangzhou to all parts of the Tang Dynasty; and the raw wool of these wool threads is almost acquired from grassland herders. Since the birth of wool threads, for many herders, the income from selling wool has exceeded that of selling cattle and sheep directly.

Moreover, since the imperial court allowed Liangzhou to open a Beicheng, the Hu people were allowed to buy and sell goods here freely. Even iron pots, sickles and other iron tools were very small. Therefore, the herdsmen in Liangzhou, with a radius of 500 miles, immediately became rich in their pockets.

For these Hu people, there is no special concept of gold, silver and money. They are more willing to change the money into clothes, tea and salt, and iron pots and swords. I heard that the Jintai iron pot produced by the Jintai iron shop can be sold in Liangzhou every year. Countless herders regard owning a Jintai iron pot as a very respectable thing.

Even when the herdsmen on the grassland talk about marriage, if there is no gold pot in the man's tent, such a marriage will become difficult."

He Qingquan's words made Li Shimin feel a little ridiculous.

However, he knew that what He Qingquan said must be the truth.

"The business of these shops is pretty good. Let's go in and take a look!"

When Li Shimin came to a wine shop, he couldn't help but walk in.

"Ke-kun, what wine do you want? Whether it's a knife, a Qilixiang, or a Baiyunbian, there is a small shop with goods."

The shopkeepers deal with countless people every day, and their vision of knowing people is far beyond the ordinary people.

Li Shimin and his group could tell at a glance that they were a good person.

If you can do this business, you may be able to sell a batch of high-end wines, and the rewards you will get will definitely be very considerable.

"Baiyunbian? What kind of wine is this?"

Li Shimin had heard of Burning Knife and Qilixiang.

But Li Shimin had no impression of what wine was next to Baiyun.

"You must have not been to Liangzhou in the past two years, right? Baiyunbian is a fine wine made of high-quality rice. It has appeared in Liangzhou Beishi for the first time since last year. Because it is relatively cheap and has a very hot taste, it is very suitable for the taste of the Hu people, Baiyunbian has become the best wine sold in Liangzhou Beishi in just a few months."

The guy enthusiastically took out a jar of Baiyun, introducing it to Li Shimin and others, and pouring out a small cup to taste it for Li Shimin.

Generally speaking, the guys don’t let people try it easily, mainly because they are worried that some people who have no money or are reluctant to spend money to buy wine come and drink.

But Li Shimin and his group obviously would not have such concerns.

"Kuan'er, was this white cloud edge made by your mansion?"

Before he could drink it, Li Shimin had already smelled the strong smell of alcohol, and he could tell at a glance that it was a high wine.

The founder of Datang High-Level Wine is Li Kuan.

The name of the knife burning is still well-known now.

But when the knife burns to the grassland, the price is too high. Except for the tribal leaders and some wealthy herders, ordinary herders cannot afford to drink once a year.

This also gave Baiyunbian the opportunity to rise.

"No! I heard Wang Fugui mention it to me before. This Baiyunbian was organized by a Turkic people named Atatu in Yuzhang County, Hongzhou, and received strong support from Yuzhang County Magistrate Zeng Xing. Now the Baiyunbian winemaking workshop is a large tax payer in Yuzhang County, and a large number of Baiyunbians are transported to Liangzhou for sale every day."

The winemaking workshop in the Chu King's Mansion is also a high-profit workshop.

Although after the knife was released, some other winemaking workshops have successively launched fine wines with higher degrees, their influence is very limited.

Only this Baiyunbian border, in the northwest region and even the entire grassland area, sales are much better than burning knives.

This is still subject to Baiyunbian's production capacity, which is currently mainly supplied to Liangzhou, otherwise the sales volume will definitely be even more terrifying.

So Wang Fugui immediately reported to Li Kuan after discovering this situation.

However, when Li Kuan learned that this wine was actually created by Atatu, a Turkic man with only one leg left when he was inspecting the rice promotion in various prefectures, he thought it was a good example of Turkic immigrants making a fortune, so he did not let Wang Fugui suppress the development of Baiyunbian winemaking workshop, nor did he let Northwest trade stumbling on them in Liangzhou.

Natatu was a Turkic person. He grew up on the grassland and had a more precise grasp of the needs of herders.

And Li Kuan also tried it on the edge of the white cloud.

The wine is a bit turbid, and the quality of different batches is not particularly consistent, but the advantage is that the degree is close to the burning knife, but the price is only 30% of the burning knife, so it can be sold well in Liangzhou.

However, Atatu is very self-aware. From beginning to end, except for the local sale in Hongzhou, all the others in Baiyunbian were transported to Liangzhou and were not directly transported to Chang'an City for sale.

"The Turks in Yuzhang County? Aren't they arranged to plant Nanyang rice there? Why did they even start brewing wine?"

There were many Turkic people living in the Tang Dynasty, but most of them were in the army and were famous for their business. Except for Ayina in Chang'an City, Li Shimin had never heard of anything else.

Now from Li Kuan's tone, Atatu's wealth is probably not worse than Ayi at all.

"Yes! The rice harvest in Yuzhang County has been bumper years, resulting in the continuous decline in the price of rice. The Yuzhang County Magistrate was quite anxious about this. So when Atatu said that he could consume a lot of excess rice by building a winemaking workshop, he immediately received strong support from the county magistrate Zeng Xing. He even personally helped to contact some craftsmen to join the Baiyunbian winemaking workshop. If every county magistrate of the Tang Dynasty could think about the people like Zeng Xing, the people of the Tang Dynasty would definitely be able to enter a well-off life as soon as possible."

Although Zeng Xing's approach to support Atatu indirectly harmed the interests of the Chu Prince's Mansion, Li Kuan did not think that Zeng Xing's approach was inappropriate, and even thought that Zeng Xing, the county magistrate, was quite knowledgeable.

"In recent years, rice cultivation and promotion in Jiangnan Road and Huainan Road has been very smooth. The price of rice has indeed declined year by year, and granaries in various places have been full. Proper development of some winemaking industries can not only consume some surplus rice, but also earn back the money from selling wool from the Hu people. It is also a good way."

More than ten years after ascending the throne, Li Shimin finally no longer has to worry about the people's stomachs.

Although there were still many places in the Tang Dynasty that people could not have enough food, overall, there was basically no problem of food shortage in various prefectures and counties.

In some areas with heavy production, there is even excessive grain.

If rice is sold locally, it would be fine. Once it needs to be transported for a long distance, the selling price will become without any advantage.

If the world is short of food, there will be merchants selling rice to sell it everywhere.

In this situation, except for a few cities such as Chang'an, the grain in most places is allocated within the prefecture and county.

No matter how bad it is, the food needs of most people can be met within this path.

Therefore, the situation where winemaking was not encouraged in all dynasties, by the seventeenth year of Zhenguan, there had been essential changes.

"Customer, try this white cloud edge, which is the favorite wine of herders; if you sell a batch deep in the grassland, you can get at least twice the profit."

The guy also realized that the people in front of him must have not come to buy wine to drink by themselves.

But, what happened to you, my man?

He immediately adjusted his speech.

"Kuan'er, I think the story of Atatu is quite legendary. You can arrange for the "Da Tang Daily" to focus on publicity to let everyone know that immigration is not a terrible thing; especially let those Turks and Xueyantuo people know that they will not be unable to survive when they go to Jiangnan. On the contrary, they may have the peak of their lives in a new place."

Under the influence of Li Kuan, Li Shimin now understands the importance of the public opinion front.

Obviously, it is beneficial to the court to promote Atatu's deeds.

"The shopkeeper is so good, this idea is really great. I think not only can we set up the model of Atatu, but we can also find a few typical figures from the Han immigrants in Jiangnan Road, so that everyone can fully realize the principle of "tree moves to die, people move to live". At the same time, the storytellers in Chang'an City can also be made into storytelling stories, so that more ordinary people can know these deeds."

Li Kuan ignored Cen Wenben and Lai Ji's surprise eyes and slapped Li Shimin's flattery.

Cen Wenben: No wonder His Majesty likes His Highness the King of Chu more and more. He is able to do things, make money, and speaks nicely. Who doesn’t like it?

Lai Ji: I originally thought that my temper was already perfect, but it was far inferior to His Highness, the King of Chu. I must continue to improve in the future and don’t need to care so much about other people’s opinions. As long as Your Majesty is happy, everything is worth it.

The restaurant guy: What are these people talking about? What kind of guests are I receiving? Life is not easy, so why should these people pretend to be so good in front of themselves? What's the point?

"Let's go ahead and take a look!"

In the surprised eyes of the guy, Li Shimin turned around and left the restaurant.

After leaving a silver coin, Li Kuan also left.

"Salt, tea bricks, iron pots, spices and white cloud borders are the five best goods sold in Liangzhou North City; in addition, cotton and sweaters are also popular products."

Seeing that Li Shimin was quite interested in the things sold in Taipei, Li Kuan started to explain it himself.

"Li Langjun, the herdsmen on this grassland lived a good life they had never imagined before by selling wool. Will this cause any dissatisfaction for the Tang people in Liangzhou?"

Cen Wenben raised his own concerns.

In his opinion, it is too easy for Hu people to make money?

Those wools were said to be useless in the early years, but now the Hu people have lived a good life with them.

People are jealous!

Cen Wenben didn't believe that the Tang people in Liangzhou would not be jealous.

"What are you dissatisfied with? If you envy them, they can also raise sheep on the grassland. The court provides free special grasslands for all the Tang people who are willing to go to the grassland to make a living. And every now and then, soldiers will go to these grasslands to inspect and protect their safety.

However, even so, the number of Tang people who are willing to raise sheep on the grassland is still very limited. After all, raising sheep can only make a good life, and it is still difficult to be rich and prosperous. These Tang people can also live a good life by entering various workshops in Liangzhou City as assistants."

The temptation is not great enough, which is the biggest obstacle to the people of the Tang Dynasty going to raise sheep on the grassland.

Unless your breeding scale is huge, the annual income will be limited.

However, how many ordinary people can make the scale very large?

The herdsmen on the grasslands have accumulated over time and they have almost all their property.

"Kuan'er, didn't you say that pepper is already planting near Liangzhou? After passing through Taipei City, we will go to the pepper forest to take a look!"

When Li Shimin heard Li Kuan say that the people of the Tang Dynasty were not very interested in raising sheep on the grassland, they immediately lost the mood to continue visiting Taipei City. Instead, they were full of interest in the pepper forest supported by Guanshishan Academy Agricultural College in Liangzhou.

The benefits of spices are definitely much higher than those of wool.
Chapter completed!