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Chapter 19 The Eastern Capital

From Nanyang to the north, you will enter Duji Road, pass through Lushan, Liangxian, pass through Longmen Mountain, and the eastern capital Luoyang is in sight.

Luoyang is located between Heluo and Luo, and is located in the world. It is located in Mangshan in the north, Yique in the south, Luo River runs through it, Hulao Pass in the east, Hangu Pass in the west, surrounded by mountains and a vast pass, so it is known as the "Eight Pass Capital City" and "mountains and rivers are arched and the situation is superior to the world."

Luoyang is one of the birthplaces of Chinese civilization, the eastern starting point of the Silk Road and the center of the Grand Canal of the Sui and Tang Dynasties. In history, more than ten dynasties established their capital here. Although the Tang Dynasty established its capital, Wu Zetian changed the capital to Luoyang after Wu Zhou usurped the Tang Dynasty and established it as the capital of the Shendu. The capital of Li family moved back to Chang'an after the Tang Dynasty was restored. However, the prosperity of Luoyang remained unchanged. Now, in the Kaiyuan period, it is a political, economic and cultural center that is parallel to Chang'an.

Emperor Xuanzong of Tang visited the Eastern Capital all year round and lived in the imperial palace in Luoyang City for half a year.

Emperor Xuanzong of Tang advocated Taoism and rebuilt the Zhongyue Temple in Luoyang and built the statue of Laozi. Luoyang was also the religious center of the Tang Dynasty. The two religions of Buddhism and Taoism were prevalent in the city, and countless believers were believed.

Yang Yun followed the Liu Mansion caravan to Luoyang. Looking at the city wall that was taller and thicker than Chengdu City, the gate tower was majestic. Before entering Changxia Gate, he felt a little excited for no reason.

When you enter the city gate, the atmosphere of prosperity and prosperity comes towards you, and there are bustling crowds everywhere. Most men wear brocade robes and black hats, while women have long skirts and short jackets, with bright colors and a variety of demeanor.

There are high arch walls on both sides of the street, and magnificent buildings can be seen everywhere within the arch walls. The exquisite eaves are slanted out, and the majestic momentum of the Tang Dynasty capital is fully demonstrated.

Lei Jiao and others did not come to Luoyang for the first time. They had known about the prosperity of Luoyang for a long time. They smiled and joked, and then explained the humanities and geography of Luoyang to Yang Yun:

There are 109 squares in the areas where people live in Luoyang, three large markets, including 28 squares and one city on the north bank of Luoshui, and one city refers to the North City; 81 squares and two cities on the south, and the two cities refer to the West City and the South City, among which the South City is the most prosperous and lively.

Nanshi is the largest market in Datang, which is twice as large as the western market in Chang'an. It occupies the area of ​​two workshops, involving more than 200 stores and more than 4,000 stores.

Sishun, Fushan, Yongtai and other shops around Nanshi are also extremely prosperous due to the constant business trips. Inns, wineries, teahouses, car shops, and warehouses are everywhere. You should know that almost all businessmen from all over the world gather here, with crowds of people, which is the most noisy place in Luoyang.

Lei Jiao knew that Yang Yun was coming to Luoyang to join relatives and friends, so he did not arrange a rest for Yang Yun. When he arrived at Xiushanfang, he said goodbye to Yang Yun.

"Brother Yang, we will leave Luoyang in five days. If you have any questions, go directly to Guide Building, Sishunfang, in front to find us. It is a place where merchants in Shu gather. Please take good care of your affairs."

Before Lei Jiao said goodbye to Yang Yun, he made a special explanation.

Yang Yun was just here and didn't know where his third uncle Yang Xuanzui's family lived. He only knew that Yang Xuanzui had served as a military officer in Henan Prefecture. He had asked someone to deliver a letter to Cao's Yamen, the Henan Prefecture where Yang Xuanzui took office. He didn't know whether the letter was delivered to Yang Xuanzui.

Farewell to the Liu family caravan, Yang Yun did not rush to find Yang Yuhuan. He had to settle down and choose his residence well, so as not to give people the bad impression of "subjecting in trouble" as soon as he came. What he had to do was to provide Yang Yuhuan with human and material help, rather than actually coming to live under someone else's roof and being looked down upon.

Based in Luoyang, you have a legitimate business, which is the key to leaving a good impression when you first meet with your sister.

Yang Yun greeted the carriageman behind the carriage and drove the horse to Luoshui. He wanted to find a good inn nearby, and then he found someone to find Yang Xuanyu's residence so that he could rent a yard not far from Yang Xuanyu's family, and then accumulate capital through business transactions, buy land and houses, and mobilize Yang Yuhuan to move out to live with his younger brother to bring them closer together.

"Master, this city is so big. Where are we going?" Anlun and Yang Yun sat on the frame together, driving the car, looking around and asking.

Yang Yun said: "We find an inn to settle in, buy gorgeous clothes, change it after bathing. Then find a place to open a restaurant. With the gimmick of high-alcohol, we will definitely make a good profit."

Anlun thought for a while and said, "Do you still have to open a wine shop? Then do we still have to make wine?"

"No."

Yang Yun said, "This time we open a brewing workshop and hire workers to do the work, and you don't need to come forward... We should live in Luoyang in the next few years, and we don't have to travel far, so we can live a stable life."

An Lun was very happy to hear that he wanted to settle down in Luoyang.

The hard work along the way is very unbearable. Knowing that it is necessary to take root in such a prosperous city, Anlun, like Yang Yun, has many longings for the future...

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Yang Yun found an inn in Cihuifang on the south bank of Luoshui. It is very close to the pontoon bridge and Xinzhong Bridge on the north and south banks of Luoshui. Inns and taverns gathered. He was planning to inspect the business environment around him. It is just a Tonglifang from Nanshi, which is a convenient place to communicate with the north and south.

When Yang Yun was in Chengdu, he didn't need to worry about it because he had the government to help him manage his work, but it was different when he returned to Luoyang. Everything had to be self-reliant. Fortunately, he had experience and knew that if he wanted to carry out commercial activities in Luoyang, he had to find a local snake to lead the way. He first figured out the division of black and white forces in the local area, and managed all aspects of the relationship before talking about doing business.

On the afternoon of the check-in, the staff and luggage were settled. Yang Yun asked the inn staff and learned that there were many local snakes in the surrounding area who were responsible for helping people handle the orders.

There are many merchants from other places in Luoyang, and not every family has the strength of the Liu family in Shu. They do business in a metropolis like Luoyang and need "intermediaries" to manage, so Yazi came into being, and this industry is also called "calculating".

"Planning" is mixed with the fish and dragons. Some people only know the owner and the Jitou, while others are in the prefecture and county government offices. Different strengths and different things can be done.

"Little boss, it depends on your appearance. What kind of business is you planning to make? Run errands or transport goods in merchants? Or open a restaurant inn?"

Seeing that Yang Yun had many questions, the guy smiled and asked a few questions, with a look of suspicion and disdain in his eyes.

It is very rare for guests like Yang Yun to be young, but they are traveling far away, and there are a few oil bottles around him... Because Yang Yun spoke with a Shu accent, he found out that he actually came from Shu thousands of miles away. He asked about business matters, and he had a tricky perspective, which seemed to be a big business style, so he couldn't help but sarcastic.

Yang Yun did not think it was offensive, so he took out five cents and threw them into his hands, saying, "This time he came to Luoyang to seek refuge with relatives. His family was in trouble. He always had to do a small business to make a living. When he came for the first time, he asked a few more questions. It should be no problem, right?"

The inn guy was rewarded and smiled, "It's not easy to do business in Luoyang. Here, big fish eat small fish, small fish eat shrimp, shrimp can't even eat mud..." After talking about the superiority of residents in big cities, he teased, "Do you really think there's gold everywhere here? Others are thinking about the amount of money in your pocket."

Yang Yun smiled and went upstairs, ordered a few girls, and then took An Lun to leave the inn and searched around the inn to inquire about the market situation.

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For two days, Yang Yun stayed in the inn, going in and out more than a dozen times a day, and sometimes even brought Yazi back to discuss.

He was not in a hurry to make a decision, but just pretended to be rich and easy to deceive. With his young man and his innocent face, all those teeth flocked to him and wanted to take over his business.

These teeth didn't say a few truths, but combined different messages together, Yang Yun had a deeper understanding of Luoyang's humanistic environment.

Yang Yun realized that the situation in Luoyang City is much more complicated than that in Chengdu. There are too many powerful people here, and there are a lot of political factors. You can't make money by having good projects. There is not a lot of gold here, and it is more realistic to say that scorched earth is everywhere.

In just two days, he found out that Yang Xuanzui's address was in Yudefang, north of the city, which is also the seat of Luoyang County.

Knowing Yang Xuanyu's residence, Yang Yun was not in a hurry to find him. He began to plan his residence. He had enough money at hand, but he could not meet the needs of entrepreneurship and settlement and establishment of the property at the same time. Yang Yun knew very well that he could not sit in the empty house, so he could only use the established policy of "renting a house for business" and began to seek good locations in the prosperous places on both sides of the Luoshui River.

In the past two days, several little loli were staying in the inn's guest room every day. Few times could go out with Yang Yun. Anlun and Yarou would occasionally go out with Yang Yun, and as for Yidan, they would stay to "guard the house".

Yi Dan has superpowers in several girls. In the past few girls, three or five people cannot get close to her at all. She is the only candidate to guard the house and protect the hospital.

After searching for more than a dozen street-facing buildings around Yang Yun finally decided to open the shop to Shanglinfang on the north bank of Luoshui.

This is a mid-to-high-end residential area in the city. It is not far from the bridge head. It has beautiful scenery. The surrounding housing prices and prices are relatively high, and it has a certain consumption capacity for high-alcohol wine.

Although the rent here is higher than that of Luoshui, the price is completely within Yang Yun's acceptance range when only renting but not buying. What's important is that it is only two separate buildings from Yudefang where Yang Xuanzui's family lives, and it will not disturb the tranquility of Yang Xuanzui's family, and can understand Yang Yuhuan's situation at any time.

"Twenty years ago, there is a backyard here, and the shopkeeper can live here with his family. The boss works in the government. No one dares to make trouble when you are doing business here..."

He Wuliu, his teeth are called He Wuliu, he has a square face, phoenix eyes, thick eyebrows, like a brush. He usually wears five or six people, and has a brocade and jade robe. He pays great attention to decentness and has a small background, but he has a close relationship with the canal transportation yamen.

As for the background of the shops you rent, as long as the officials are involved, they generally do not explain them too clearly. Officials are afraid of showing off their wealth and hide them very tightly. However, because of this, such shops are relatively stable. Officials will not rent or take them back because the merchants who rent the shops make money, because their purpose is not this.

On the contrary, if ordinary wealthy families rent out their shops, once they see the tenant making money, they will definitely try every means to drive them away, and instead of doing this business by themselves.

People in this era have a weak spirit of contract, which is also what Yang Yun is most concerned about when he goes to Luoyang, where he is not familiar with his life.

He Wuliu brought the official contract letter and found an intermediary to sign it as a security guard. Even if the shop was officially rented, Yang Yun only rented it for one year, spending twenty cents, less than one percent of his total assets.
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