Daily Life In Qin Dynasty

The newly opened [Baichuan Restaurant] in Xianyang is naturally the work of Mr. Mo.

However, Mo Jun's main purpose of opening this restaurant was not to make money, but to advertise Hanzhong County.

Nowadays, although the [Qinping Avenue] has been opened above the Qinling Mountains, not many people know about it.

If we follow the normal trajectory, it will take less than a year or two for this news to spread throughout Xianyang and even the entire Qin State.

After all, in this era where travel depends on walking and calling people depends on shouting, the speed of news dissemination is not fast.

In addition, the Qinling area is not a route often visited by businessmen. If there is not enough profit temptation, most businessmen may not necessarily go to the Qinling Mountains once in their lives.

Therefore, if Mr. Mo wants to develop Hanzhong, he must first let these businessmen know about the existence of [Qinping Avenue].

The reason why these exotic fruits and vegetables were used as bait was originally the plan formulated by Mr. Mo. Even before the spring planting this year, Mr. Mo had already distributed a large number of vegetable seeds to the people of Hanzhong.

Now that vegetables from all over Hanzhong are ripe, when all these vegetables are sold, it will be a new income for the people of Hanzhong.

As for the 'heaters' and 'baths' on the third and fourth floors of [Baichuan Restaurant], as well as the so-called 'invitations' on the fifth floor, they are actually just a gimmick.

After all, this restaurant is located in the capital of Qin State, and it is also the most prosperous DC area in Xianyang. If it doesn't have something that looks high-end, the customers here may not be willing to walk in.

As for the business profit of the restaurant itself, Mo Jun's requirements are also very simple, as long as he does not lose too much.

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A few days later.

One after another, the motorcade slowly appeared in front of the entrance of Qinping Avenue.

Most of these fleets have one thing in common, that is, there are a large number of carriages, but the cargo on each vehicle is very small, generally only about three to four hundred kilograms.

This is crossing the Qinling Mountains...

No.

To be precise, it should be the standard equipment for caravans crossing the Qinling Mountains in the past, because the "Shu Road" in the past was winding and narrow, and the road was difficult and dangerous. If a carriage was loaded with too many goods, many places would not be able to cross at all.

Therefore, in the past, merchants rarely went to Hanzhong because the time, energy and freight costs consumed on the journey were too high, and the profits of most goods were not worth the cost of crossing the Qinling Mountains.

If the 'business opportunity' offered by Mr. Mo was not too tempting this time, these people might not be willing to risk going to Hanzhong.

But even so.

The real goal of these merchants' trip is not 'exotic vegetables', but the seeds of these vegetables.

Because the shelf life of fresh vegetables is not long, and if the caravan crosses the Qinling Mountains once, even if the journey goes smoothly, it is estimated that it will take at least five or six days.

By the time we return to Xianyang from Hanzhong, these fresh vegetables will probably be rotten long ago.

above.

They were all businessmen heading to Hanzhong on this trip, their original thoughts.

But when they arrived at the entrance of [Qin Ping Avenue], a group of people were instantly stunned.

"When...when did there be such a road here?"

"The ground material of this road feels very similar to the floor of [Baichuan Restaurant]!"

"Is it possible that this road can lead directly to Hanzhong?"

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A group of businessmen couldn't help but start to get restless.

At this moment, I heard a loud roar coming from the front: "If you want to pass through [Qinping Avenue], come here and pay. It's 1 cent for a single person, 5 cents for a horse, and 10 cents for a carriage. If you carry it with you, Goods under 50 kilograms are free of charge. If the quantity exceeds the quantity, charges will be based on weight.”

The person speaking in front is the 'toll collector' here.

Hear sounds.

The group of businessmen hesitated for a moment, then walked over and asked, "Can this road lead to Hanzhong?"

The toll collector glanced at them and said: "Currently [Qinping Avenue] can lead directly to Hanzhong. In the second half of next year, or the first half of the next year, Qinping Avenue will connect Bashu."

"Bashu?"

The businessman who spoke couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.

He obviously didn't expect that he just asked if there was a direct connection to Hanzhong, but he didn't expect that the 'toll collector' actually revealed another more exciting news.

After a brief silence.

Not only the businessman who asked, but also the other businessmen queuing behind, all exploded in an instant.

"Bashu? This place can actually lead directly to Bashu?"

"How can it be."

"It can't be true! If that's the case, doesn't it mean that we can go directly to the land of Bashu to do business in the future?"

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It is impossible for any qualified businessman in the Qin State to be unaware of the business opportunities in Bashu.

The land of Bashu is the granary of the Qin State. Not only is the price of food cheap, but it is also vast and rich in resources, full of infinite possibilities.

It's just that in the past, Qinling Mountains, Micang Mountain, and Daba Mountain stood in front of everyone, so countless Qin businessmen could only sit and look at Jinshan Mountain, but there was nothing they could do.

But if it is true, as the 'toll collector' in front of me said, that a road to the sky will be built directly to Bashu in the future, then just thinking about the wealth behind it is enough to make your heart beat faster.

"Do you mean what you said?"

A businessman couldn't help but said excitedly.

The toll collector rolled his eyes and said: "Nonsense, Lord Shengping personally supervised the construction of this avenue. Do you think he would deceive people like you?"

"Okay, don't waste my time here. If you want to pass, you have to pay, but just get out of the way and don't delay others."

When the toll collector mentioned the name of Lord Shengping, these businessmen quickly calmed down.

Again.

Nowadays, almost all those who can do business in Xianyang have certain powerful backers.

Therefore, these businessmen have more or less understanding of some of the current situations in Xianyang. If it were someone else who said that they wanted to build a road to the sky in a steep mountain like the Qinling Mountains, they might still be a little skeptical.

But if this road is really the work of Lord Shengping, then this news is most likely true.

This is the thought.

Although these businessmen have calmed down on the surface, not only have they not calmed down internally, but they have become increasingly agitated and excited.

Everyone paid the toll in turn.

The toll standard set by Lord Mo was not high. Each of these merchants carried about ten carriages, and each carriage had about three to four hundred catties (qin jin liang) of goods.

On average, the toll paid by each person is less than 200 yuan.

This can be a huge sum of money for the average family.

But for these businessmen, it’s just a drop in the bucket.

After all, from the beginning, Mo Jun's purpose of building this road was to divert traffic to Hanzhong, not to make profit.

When the flow of people attracted by Hanzhong is large enough, these people themselves will become Mo Jun's greatest wealth.

Walk from Qinping Avenue.

There is basically not much difference between the speed of the convoy and the carriage.

Only three hours.

More than a dozen businessmen led their respective convoys and entered Hanzhong.

Seeing such a speed of travel, these businessmen themselves couldn't help but be shocked.

too fast.

This speed is simply faster than they are driving on flat ground. After all, even on flat dirt, there will occasionally be some potholes.

In order to prevent the goods from being damaged, most merchants have to slow down when encountering such a road.

However, when driving on this [Qinping Avenue], there was no such worry at all. The whole journey was incredibly smooth.

"Huh? Are you businessmen from other places?"

A dozen businessmen had just entered Hanzhong. They hadn't walked long before they saw a group of gray workers wearing coarse linen clothes and carrying various tools such as hoes and copper shovels walking towards them.

These are road construction workers who have just finished work.

After the autumn harvest ended, the second half of the Qinping Avenue leading to Bashu began to be constructed again.

"Yes, we are all businessmen who have just arrived from other places."

Seeing someone asking, a group of businessmen smiled almost subconsciously.

Businessmen are a profession that 'welcomes everyone with a smile and values ​​peace'. Except for a very small number of fools, most businessmen will still maintain a very friendly attitude even when they face farmers who are poorly dressed and look good.

No matter what you think on the inside, there is absolutely no flaw on the surface.

This is a kind of professional quality of businessmen.

These road construction workers who had just finished work didn't think much about it. They just walked around to the back of the convoy and asked, "What goods did you bring?"

A businessman smiled and said: "They are all ordinary cloth, as well as furs and other goods. Isn't winter coming soon? I just want to take this opportunity to make some firewood money."

The road construction worker nodded in agreement and said, "Speaking of which, my family's cloth has just been used up recently. Not long ago, my mother-in-law was clamoring to buy some cloth and sew some winter clothes for the children at home."

“Since we happened to meet you today, let’s just buy some!”

"How do you sell the cloth here?"

The businessman came over, opened the cover behind a carriage, took out a piece of cloth, and said with a smile: "This is linen cloth from Nanjun. You only need a big money to buy two feet..."

Before the businessman finished speaking, he saw the road construction worker shaking his head and saying, "This kind of burlap is fine for summer, but it's too thin in winter. Do you have any thicker fabric here?"

When the businessman heard this, a look of surprise suddenly flashed in his eyes.

When will these farmers digging in the soil care about fabrics? Haven't these guys always been able to afford only the lowest grade of burlap?

Although he was a little surprised, the merchant's face did not show any emotion. He just smiled and put away the burlap, and then took out another piece of cloth that was obviously more finely woven and thicker.

"Then what do you think of this fabric? It is made of fine linen. It is woven in three layers. Both in terms of feel and thickness, it is several times stronger than the previous fabric."

The road construction worker squeezed it with his hand, then nodded with satisfaction and said, "Yes, that's it. How can you sell this kind of fabric?"

The businessman smiled and said: "The price of this kind of fabric is a little higher. It costs three big coins to buy one foot. If you sincerely want to buy it, I can give you a cheaper price."

This price is actually not low. One foot in Qin was about 23.3 centimeters in later generations, and if an adult wanted to make a suit of clothes, he would need at least seven or eight feet of fabric.

This is more than twenty big coins, which is almost the price of half a stone of grain.

Generally, thick fabrics like this can only be afforded by wealthy households in ordinary people's homes. Ordinary farmers basically use whatever fabrics they can buy during the winter, and they have no right to choose.

Originally, this businessman introduced this kind of fabric to the road construction workers purely out of professionalism. In fact, he did not really expect the farmer in front of him, who looked very "shabby" at first glance, to buy it.

But what he didn't expect was that just after he finished speaking, he heard the road construction worker say: "The price is quite suitable, okay, this is the kind of fabric, you can cut it for me... I think Just cut it off by two feet!"

Cloth seller: "Huh???"

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