kingnovel Chapter 467 Daqian Capital
Chapter 467 Daqian Capital
Chapter 467 Daqian Capital
The Daqian Dynasty was founded on military power and has a history of a thousand years. A thousand years is a curse that no dynasty on Blue Star can break. Even the Great Shang Dynasty, which only records the last king, Emperor Xin, has a history of only six hundred years.
A thousand years is just the beginning for Daqian. The last dynasty overthrown by Daqian also had a history of more than three thousand years, but unfortunately, it fell in the end. It can only be said that every generation has its own talents, and each of them leads the trend for hundreds of years.
Zhongzhou has been prosperous since ancient times. It is not only Daqian that built its capital here. Many dynasties in the history of the Third World built their capitals in Zhongzhou. Of course, the feudal dynasties, the remnants of the previous era, needless to say what their current situation is. Just look at how Emperor Gaozu of Han treated the hometown of the King of Western Chu after he ascended the throne.
The old capital of the previous dynasty has always been the place with the heaviest taxes in the new dynasty. It would be best to force these people to leave their hometown.
The capital of Daqian is located on the plain of Zhongzhou, surrounded by seven rivers. According to the calculation of the Imperial Astronomical Observatory, the Daqian Dynasty belongs to the metal element. The word "qian" means heaven, strong, pure yang, etc. It has the characteristics of gold, such as hardness, fierceness, and killing.
Earth gives birth to gold, gold gives birth to water, and the capital of Daqian was built on a plateau surrounded by seven rivers, which was exactly in line with the number of days in the universe.
These seven rivers also include the Qingzhou River, which originates from Qingzhou. Liu Ping'an is now in the private room of the cargo ship bound for Qianjing. As for the Siheyuan, after more than ten days of travel, Liu Ping'an's convoy has now arrived in Guangxi, a fruit-producing province.
After renting a temporary warehouse, Liu Pingan used one car and sent out the other two cars to buy fruits. Liu Pingan only gave each person a deposit, and they went out to negotiate first, and then paid when the goods were actually delivered.
There is no other way. All transactions now use cash. It is just so troublesome. If you pay too much money on the spot, you will just have to bear the loss silently. There is no way to check the account afterwards.
These three trucks will ostensibly bring back some fruits that are easy to transport and store, such as watermelons, citrus fruits, and pineapples. They will go back first to open up their own market in Sijiu City, and then come out to harvest them later. They will not have to go out themselves and can just stay in Sijiu City.
I have just started, so I can still use space for smuggling. However, as the business grows, the sources of these materials must be recorded in the accounts. The taxes that should be paid must also be paid without a cent.
It is said that things in big cities are expensive. Which link of transportation, storage and sales does not cost money? Does it cost people? The tax on agriculture is low, the lowest, no doubt. However, when the collected things are in your hands, they are commercial in nature and must be paid according to commercial taxes. How can it not be expensive?
The market price is not something that a small businessman can monopolize. If there is a fluctuation, it is normal to lose money. Is there any business that only makes money?
If that were true, everyone would be a millionaire.
However, Liu Ping'an didn't care much about his business at the moment, as long as he didn't lose money. After all, he still had the space in the King's Treasury as a base, so it was impossible for him to lose money.
In the third world, when he arrived in Qianjing, Liu Ping'an said goodbye to the owner of the merchant ship. This time, the journey was three or four days faster than expected. The journey was smooth and all the water routes were completed in 25 days.
At this moment, the cargo ship's director, Li Fugui, was directing the coolies at the dock to unload the cargo from the carriages and boats. It seemed that this batch of cargo had already been ordered by major dealers in Beijing. They were just waiting for Boss Li's merchant ship to arrive at the port.
Liu Pingan shook his head and walked towards the outer city. He planned to find a pawnbroker in this world to find a small courtyard for himself in the outer city.
The Daqian pawnshops are similar to today's intermediaries. They are not only engaged in real estate business, but also pawnshops, restaurants, grain business, etc. They even do human trafficking. However, pawnshops that do human trafficking have a bad reputation. There is a separate name for them among the people, that is - human traffickers.
Although the Daqian court has laws prohibiting this activity, this business is too profitable. Where there is business, there is killing, and it is inevitable that some people will go astray. Whether it is the current Daqian, the previous Daliang Dynasty, or the previous dynasty that cannot be named, this human trafficking organization has not only not been eliminated, but has become larger and more secretive.
Qianjing, surrounded by seven rivers, naturally has a wharf leading directly to the inner city. However, this inner city is the imperial city, so only ships flying the flags of dignitaries can enter.
However, they also had to undergo inspections to ensure that they were in good condition before entering the city. Only those with yellow flags of the princes and grandchildren of the emperor could enter without hindrance.
When Liu Ping'an arrived in Qianjing, it was already afternoon. It was obviously too late to go to the inner city martial arts pavilion. It was better to find a place to stay first!
It must be said that money makes things easier. With a gold coin reward from Liu Ping'an, the shopkeeper of the pawnshop took out the account book on the spot and took him to look at houses nearby.
Liu Ping'an looked at three places, but none of them satisfied him. The owner of the dental shop who was following him saw that Liu Ping'an didn't like any of the three places, so he gritted his teeth and took out a booklet from his pocket. According to Liu Ping'an's requirements - quiet, good environment, small courtyard.
After searching for a while, they finally found a place, took Liu Ping'an on a small boat, and headed towards their destination.
Although Qianjing is located in the heart of Zhongzhou, it is a rare place where seven rivers meet. In addition to the bluestone roads that extend in all directions, many canals have been built in both the inner and outer cities, all with bluestone riverbanks.
This was to prevent flooding, and secondly, of course, for transportation. In an era when land transportation was still dominated by horse-drawn carriages, water transportation was very convenient.
Many of Qianjing's small rivers were artificially dug, crisscrossing and connecting every street, handling huge amounts of goods every day.
After a while, the old man from the pawn shop brought Liu Ping'an to a small courtyard, which was a small crescent peninsula with a river outside. According to the owner of the pawn shop, this was a tributary of the Qingzhou River in Qianjing.
The entire Crescent Island is about ten acres in size, with a small courtyard inside, surrounded by a fence, and outside is a bamboo forest and red willows planted along the island. The part connecting the island to the land is a bustling commercial street, which has a sense of tranquility in the midst of noise.
Liu Ping'an took a look around and was extremely satisfied. He decided to buy the Crescent Lake on the spot without bargaining and spent a total of three hundred gold coins.
Daqian Outer City