Chapter 260 Shangjing North Street
When they went to the capital, the carriage came to the intersection between North Street and Inner City. Then they found a place opposite to each other and stopped slowly. Ulutus and Zhuoya got off the carriage, and the warm sunlight immediately spread on them.
Compared with the increasingly prosperous South Street, North Street is much lonely. In the earliest renovation plan of Shangjing City, North Street was also mentioned the least frequently. The main reason is that North Street is different from South Street and the inner city. For a long time, it was all important places such as Taimiao and Ancestral Hall. In addition, many government offices gathered here, so there were not many ordinary people living there. Later, after a chaotic war in Shangjing, the place was also the first to be robbed and burned.
Later on, it became a wasteland that was worse than the slums on the South Street.
After Eastern Mongolia took over the capital, it was impossible to rebuild all the places at once. In addition, the population was limited, so North Street was relatively neglected.
But now, with the dividends of two small local wars in Goryeo and Shandong, Shangjing Prefecture has also received the opportunity to replenish a large population at one time. The formerly neglected wasteland of North Street has the opportunity to regain its glory.
In fact, in terms of location, the advantages of North Street connecting the inner city are also very obvious. If it weren't for the small population before and East Mongolia had not invested much effort to rebuild, it would not have fallen behind South Street. Now, after the construction of the No. 1 Construction Workshop in Shangjing, and the earlier Goryeo immigrants acted as laborers, the wasteland scene of South Street has undergone earth-shaking changes.
The entire North Street neighborhood is divided into two parts, northeast and southwest according to the official roads that run through the outer city, inner city and imperial city. Then more tic-shaped branches extend on both sides of the official roads. Just like the capillaries of the human body, it extends the road to all directions of the North Street.
Then, the layout of the Sixteenth Street and Sixty-fourth Street is formed, with a main road, four secondary roads, eight main roads, and several small roads.
Street-facing shops were also built along the direction of the official road and the main road. Due to the successful commercial cases of South Street, the shops on North Street also attracted the attention of merchants very early. Unfortunately, considering the interests of foreign immigrants, local people in Shangjing do not have the right to purchase houses at the moment.
Today is the day when the first batch of Shandong immigrants and a small number of Korean immigrants moved in. Ulutus came here to find out if there is any power-for-money transaction and black box operation.
"Yidu Silk Shopping!" Ulutus walked to a shop with Yidu Silk Shopping. The door was opened, but the goods inside seemed to be not ready, so that most of the shelves were empty. At the same time, Ulutus also noticed that several glasses were placed in the corners of the wall, which seemed to be used to inlaid on the display cabinet.
"This guest official wants silk? We will prepare it after a few days in the store. When the guest official comes to visit, there will be a discount of 10% or 20%." A young man wearing a long Han-style gown saw Ulutus and Zhuoya leading a few followers to watch in front of the store. He couldn't help but smile and greet him and took the initiative to recruit him.
"Well! The founding ceremony is coming soon, and we also want to buy more silk to make some new clothes. When we go to the ceremony, we can also enjoy the joy." Ulutus pretended to be an ordinary people in Beijing and replied in a warm voice.
The founding of the country and the Ming Dynasty had already been posted through the government notices, and it was covered with every corner of the capital, so most of the people also knew about this. At the same time, many merchants from all over the country came to pay tribute and congratulate him. This also made many people feel proud.
When the young man heard this, his smile suddenly froze, but he smiled deeper in an instant: "What kind of style does the guest like? If it is convenient, you can inform me in advance. I can also go to the warehouse to find it, so the guest and the young lady can also put on new clothes early."
"If you are more festive, just take the red one." Ulutus said casually: "By the way, I'm still a little called when I heard you speak. Did Congyi just come?"
A few bitterness flashed in the other party's eyes, but it was well concealed by him and said, "The guest officer has good eyesight. I originally had a silk shop in Yi, but later the Ming Dynasty's power descended to Yidu. At that time, the soldiers of the Western Army said that the soldiers of the Khanate had entered the city and wanted to kill all the people in the city, so we asked us to evacuate the city quickly.
Alas! Later, the whole Yichang was burning. I heard that the fire was so big that it would have been burning for two days and one night. Thanks to the protection of the Western Army, otherwise the next family would have lost their lives in the fire."
"I have traveled thousands of miles to move here and spend a lot of money on the way? What difficulties do you encounter in the family?" Ulutus asked according to the other party's words.
"Yes! There will definitely be losses. The houses and land in Yidu are definitely gone. Fortunately, when I left the city, all the silks stored in the house were brought out. Although the road was a bit hard and twists and turns, the family and silk were still good. When I arrived here, the government said that we could give us a house, but we had to pay for it. For example, this two-story house with two floors and two-entry yards cost 500 gold.
The country's sympathy is not necessary to buy it at once. Instead, you only need to give 300 gold first, and pay two golds a month to get the key to the house. The stove, iron pot, bed, table, chair, etc. inside are basically all purchased. The five hundred golds are not considered to be spent unfairly." Although the next two hundred golds are paid in installments, interest is inevitable. This is also the way for Mongolian Bank to make money by taking over the new construction project in North Street.
"Then how many days have you been to Beijing now? I see that your shop is ready, and the business license has been completed?"
"It's been ten days and half a month, and the business license letter was also handled in the yamen with the help of the business association. The rules for doing business here are better than ours." The young man sighed: "And because the silk in our business is all high-quality southern goods from the Song State, we have also received some tax exemptions, which is a surprise."
Listening to the other party's words and the government orders he issued, Ulutus asked some questions about life. Although Shangjing and Yi are completely different, the rules are completely different. However, after the initial discomfort, I felt that there were many benefits. The most intuitive thing was that the streets were very clean, and there was no situation where Yidu was smelly and smoke and dust were everywhere.
Then Ulutus ordered two pieces of silk from him and asked them to measure their figure. After paying the deposit, he asked them to prepare the clothes and deliver them to the mansion, and then pay the final payment.
Then he took Zhuo Ya to continue wandering around other parts of North Street.
Overall, the current occupancy rate of North Street is still not high, and there are very few shop openings. This is also due to the slow efficiency of the government, and it is also limited by the material resources of this era.
But the houses have been repaired, and they are much more spacious and beautiful than South Street. The house quality has been selected by Ulutus, and people checked them all over the doors, windows, walls, beams, etc., but no major defects or quality problems were found.
Chapter completed!