North and South groceries

Compared with many rivers in the Central Plains and Jiangnan area, Fenshui is not very deep, the water flow is not very stable, and the seasonality is relatively strong.

Therefore, there are few large ships on Fenshui, and most of the ships carrying goods and people are medium-sized ships.

North-South groceries transported goods south this time, and they rented more than one ship, and they had to change ships several times along the way.

There is no advanced detection technology in this era, and it is very dangerous to sail in unfamiliar waters. In addition, there are many large and small forces distributed on this waterway. They each have their own territories, so those ships and the boatmen on board, Usually only in watersheds that they are familiar with.

Whenever there is a need to change ships, there are many strong laborers gathered on those docks, people come and go, goods gather, and it looks very busy and prosperous.

The north-south grocers told these little ladies that it is summer now, and the traffic on the Fenshui River is busy, and when the water level drops after autumn, some sections of the river will not be able to take cargo ships.

"Then go by land instead?" A little lady asked.

"Not necessarily." The man said: "Those who walk on this commercial road naturally know when the time to transport goods is the most cost-effective, so many merchants from the south will go north to receive goods in autumn and winter. After the beginning of spring, the water level rises, and it is easy to sail on the Fen River, and then the goods will be shipped south..."

There are also those who travel by land. They transport groceries from the north and the south several times a year by land, and they often encounter other caravans.

There are also countless farmers and vendors who go south to sell grain every winter.

I heard that there were often famines in Guanzhong in the early years, but I have never heard of it in recent years. This is due to the high yield of corn on the one hand, and on the other hand, it is due to the elders in Hedong who went south to sell grain.

Back then, the sage ordered the checkpoints on the official road not to collect tolls from these Hedong elders, and ordered a special market to be opened in Xinfeng. I don't know if he had this consideration at the time.

Most of these little ladies have never traveled far before, and it is always very fresh to hear people talk about these things when they travel far for the first time.

When their fleet arrived in Linfen, with the increase of the number of people, some of the original ships could not fit, and the north and south grocers were going to rent an extra boat.

When a gentleman in Linfen City heard about this, he rented a boat with his own money, and let the young ladies in Linfen take this boat to the south, and invited other young ladies to ride with him.

The gentleman said to the young ladies that it was a good thing to go to the Luo's Machine Workshop to learn skills. After the young ladies have completed their studies, they should not forget to bring these skills back to their hometowns to benefit the village.

The farther south you go, the more girls will go to the machine workshop, because the south is closer to Chang'an City, and the news is better. Many people have heard of Luo's machine workshop, and many parents support their daughters to study there.

It is said that there was also a little lady who didn't want to go, but was forced by her parents to let her go. Huang Erniang and others also felt very strange when they heard about this incident.

When we arrived at Tongguan, we saw huge ships. Those ships were as big and their masts were as high. Standing on the ships, each person seemed to be the size of a bird.

They also changed boats at Tongguan, then walked up the Yellow River for a while, and then entered the Weishui River. I heard that in the west of Chang'an, there is a canal connecting the Weishui River and Chang'an West Market. The West Market is very close to the north and south groceries.

Before the group of them arrived in Chang'an City, Luo Yong had already received the news and began to prepare for the resettlement of this group of Hedong women.

Chang'an City is very hot in summer. These little ladies came from Hedong Road, and probably have never experienced such a hot summer. Luo Yong worried that some of them would get sick at that time. There is a shortage of doctors and medicines in this era, and getting sick is a very serious matter. dangerous thing.

At the same time, the major families in Chang'an City, as well as many officials in the court also received the news.

Luo's Machine Workshop said it was an autumn move, and not long after that, many women from all over the country gathered in Chang'an City. From Hedong Road alone, more than [-] people came in one breath, and this was just a wave. It's just people, and I don't know how many there will be in the future.

So in the early morning of this day, someone impeached Luo Yong, saying that he was disturbing the hearts of the people, so that women in the world would no longer want to live in peace and divide their husbands and children. reproduce.

This kind of routine of getting on the line and going online is very common in this court, and it usually works well, but this time, it is doomed to fail.

The reason is that with the continuous development of new textile machine technology, many big families have realized a huge business opportunity brought by this technology, that is, the foreign trade of cloth.

A few months ago, when this new textile technology first came out, some people may not have realized it, but after such a long time, even if they did not expect it, they should have heard of it.

It is said that in Persia and other countries, the price of local fabrics is much more expensive than that of Datang.As for the merchants of Persian food, in addition to coming from the commercial road in the west, there is another way, which is the sea road in the south.

In the past few years, with the advent of the compass, the southern sea transportation has become more and more prosperous, and the seaport on Lingnan Road has also become more and more prosperous. Since this spring, many big families have arranged for their clansmen to go to Lingnan Road.

Nowadays, many people in Chang'an City are waiting, and when the price of fabrics on the market drops to a certain level, they will buy them wantonly to make a fortune.

Even if my family doesn't use sea freight, they can still sell it to others. If you sell it to Lingnan Road, whether you sell it to Han Chinese or barbarians, it is not difficult to resell it to make a difference.

In addition, there are some rumors that those royal relatives are also eyeing this transaction now.

At this time, some people jumped out to impeach Luo Yong. Although they would not say that all of them would stand on Luo Yong's side, who wanted to make things difficult for Qian.

Even the veteran ministers in the court who valued these things the most on weekdays mostly remained silent this time. After all, they often represent more than themselves in the court, and they often have to consider The position of the family, as well as some allies and in-laws, must be taken into account in all aspects.

Therefore, even though Luo Yong was impeached at the court that day, and his words were just and stern, everyone didn't take it seriously.

Some people also said that letting those young ladies from other places come to Chang'an City to learn the skills, and then bring the weaving skills back to their hometown in the future, it will also benefit the village. It's the same thing, just in a different form.

But Luo Yong taught these women not only weaving skills, but also taught them to build bridges and pave roads, and even build tall buildings.

Luo Yong replied that what he did this time was really a helpless move. Even as women, not everyone is good at weaving. Letting them learn from those is nothing more than finding another way out for them.

Finally, Luo Yong said: "Everyone is right. As a woman, weaving and tailoring are the right way. This time, women who come to Beijing will concentrate on teaching them to learn weaving. I plan to open a women's textile college to teach weaving." skill……"

By the time the court went down that day, many people were still in a cloud of fog. Na Luo's coffin board had just suffered a mild impeachment, so why did she suddenly want to set up a women's textile college again?

Some of the quick-responsive ones had already figured it out at this time. Didn’t Luo Yong think that their Luo’s Machine Workshop’s site is too small to hold so many people? No, give him an excuse, and he will do another big job. Yes, this is hitting the snake with the stick.

For this so-called Women's Textile College, many people are also happy to see its success. Luo Yong will build a new school again, and the major families can send people in. According to past experience, it is best to enter at this time.

And Na Luo's courage is really great, and it has just gained a little attention, and the stalls are spread one after another, isn't he afraid of the big tree attracting the wind?

Luo Yong was indeed a little scared in the early days. After all, he was born as a poor man in his two lives. He had never seen any big scenes. He was somewhat afraid of the upper class.

Now he is a bit more open-minded, and no longer wants to be safe and comprehensive in everything. He said that the tree attracts the wind, so why should he insist on being a tree, why not be an eagle, and he will ride the wind when the wind comes.