At the west end of the Hexi Corridor, there are two iron ore areas within reach of Luo Yong and the others.
One of them is Jingtieshan, and the other is in Hami, which is currently Yiwu.
Yiwu not only produces coal, but also iron.
Changle County is mainly buying iron from Yiwu, and the price is not cheap.
After the iron ore in Jingtieshan is developed, the price of iron in the Hexi area should drop.
The big family in Yiwu more or less controls some iron ore and coal mines.
In the past, they mainly made money by selling iron, but now they have found that there is a market for coal.
In particular, there is a kind of thorium stone that grows close to coal.
Depending on its quality, the price can be three to five times that of iron ore.
If there were not many large and small coal mines in Yiwu, and they were in the hands of different families, the price of this thorium stone would probably be even higher.
Yiwu is also uniquely endowed with abundant iron ore and coal mines, as well as large tracts of farmland.
The forest coverage rate at this time is also quite high and can produce wood.
People in this era did not have any environmental protection concepts, and there was no restraint in cutting down trees.
After all, humans at this time were still in a very weak position in front of nature, and who among the weak would think of protecting the strong.
When the wooden track from Gaochang City to Yiwu City was laid earlier, Yiwu was mainly responsible for providing lumber.
Gaochang did not produce lumber, so they were mainly responsible for providing money and effort.
This matter was also handled by Guo Xiaoke.
After the track was laid, a smooth four-corner transportation route was formed from Jinchang to Yiwu, from Yiwu to Gaochang, from Gaochang to Dunhuang, and then from Dunhuang to Jinchang.
Changle County is located between Dunhuang and Jinchang, so it naturally enjoys the convenience brought by this transportation route.
In the spring of this year, Guo Xiaoke first asked his eldest son to lead a team to the Jiuquan area to survey the terrain, and then expressed his desire to lay a wooden track between Jinchang and Jiuquan.
Regarding this matter, Chen Jiao, the governor of Jinchang, thought it was dispensable, while the governor of Jiuquan was very happy.
With Guo Xiaoke's vigorous promotion, the railway track was repaired very quickly.
Construction just started at the end of spring.
Around the Dragon Boat Festival, Luo Yong and the others were able to eat fish and shrimp shipped from Daze.
To the east of Jinchang City, there is a river called Mingshui, which originates from the Qilian Mountains.
After descending from the Snowy Mountains, it enters Guazhou and flows into Daze from south to north.
These fish and shrimps were caught from Daze, transported upstream along the Mingshui River, to the intersection of the river and the newly built wooden track, and then transported along the wooden track to the Jinchang Changle area.
There are no rivers or lakes in Changle County, so there are naturally no fish or shrimps.
In the past, some people transported some from Dunhuang via wooden tracks.
The quantity was small and the price was quite expensive.
Recently, the fish and shrimp shipped from Daze are really good quality and cheap, with high quality and quantity.
There is a Hehe garrison on the edge of Daze.
It was first used by the Han family to garrison the border.
Now it has developed into a town.
Because we live right next to Daze, many local people who are good at water catch fish and shrimps from the Daze for food.
They are also sold in the local market, but the prices are quite cheap.
In the past, because of the inconvenient transportation, fish and shrimps were not tolerated.
Preserved so difficult to sell elsewhere.
Nowadays, transportation is convenient, and many people from Hehe garrison go to Jinchang Changle area along the wooden track to sell fish and shrimp.
There are fewer people going to Dunhuang.
Firstly, it is a long way.
Secondly, there are rivers and lakes in Dunhuang, and local river delicacies are also produced there.
In order to lay this wooden track, Guo Xiaoke, the governor of Anxi, ordered a concrete bridge to be built over Mingshui, named Mingqiao.
This bridge has not yet been completed, but the section of wooden track from Mingshui to Jinchang City has been put into use in advance.
Even though it is just a wooden track that is neither long nor short, it can collect a lot of tolls every day, and the car rental business can also bring in money.
Free novels bring you joy and joy ---> storyskyline.net
They have even opened it in Jinchang and other places to teach people.
A school that drives wooden rail carriages, but the wooden rail carriages are still purchased from the carriage builders in Changle County.
After this section of wooden track is opened, it will be much easier for the young ladies from the cashmere workshop where there are several hundred tent guards to go home than before.
Take a wooden carriage from outside Changle County to Mingshui Ferry, then take a boat from there, go down the river to Daze, pass through Daze and reach the north bank.
There is a market on the bank.
From this market to It would take at least a whole day to go on foot, but it would be faster if you ride a horse.
The young ladies in the workshop only knew this road and had not walked it themselves.
Their family members had come along this road.
When I came to the cashmere workshop in Changle County, I met my daughter and brought some food with her.
When I left, there were basically large and small bags with copper coins.
Their daughter was also in the workshop and Cashmere sweaters, pants, fabrics, food and other items bought in Changle County.
Some young wives have lived in the Gobi grassland all their lives.
At most, they have participated in fairs on the grassland.
They are not familiar with towns and cities, and they can't even speak Chinese.
After these young ladies became familiar with the life in Changle County, they had to worry a lot about their families.
After they learned that the price of salt here in Changle County was much cheaper than that at the grassland market, they often got their wages.
They would first buy a year's worth of salt for their family and put it in the dormitory.
When the adults at home came to visit them, they would take it back.
There are also various fine grains, high-quality and cheap fabrics, sauces, teas, etc.
They will buy them when the price is right, and store them carefully, waiting for family members to come and pick them up.
When these outsiders entered the city once or twice in the past, they were probably in a rather uneasy mood.
After that, they came and went more often, and gradually they became familiar with each other.
After this section of wooden track was opened this time, many people with military backgrounds from Hehe garrison came to Jinchang Changle area to sell river fresh food.
People in the market opposite Daze and in the Baizhangshou area heard about it.
After this news, some people started to make a living by fishing and selling fish, just like Hehe garrison.
These river freshmen sellers came ashore from Mingqiao Ferry every night, took wooden carriages to Changle County overnight, and set up stalls in an open space outside the city before dawn.
For their river fresh food business, Luo Yong specially asked someone to bring a few biogas lamps over without taking any money from them.
The arrival of these river fresh food sellers greatly enriched the dining tables of Changle people.
Luo Yong would often go to this morning market and buy back what he wanted to eat.
Sometimes he would have people take it to the county government.
Or send it to a cashmere workshop, or sometimes mention it to Azhi and the others.
Azhi and Hengzhi had already held a banquet earlier, and it wasn't too grand.
They just went through the necessary formalities, set up a few banquet tables, and had a lively wedding banquet.
They are a couple.
Luo Yong made a yard for them in Changle County, tidied it up, bought some furniture, and let them live in it first.
This is also a temporary residence.
Hengzhi is not only a very talented disciple to Luo Yong.
Over the years, he also knows too many secrets about Luo Yong.
For people like this, where will Luo Yong go in the future?
If Ri is transferred away from Changle County, let alone how the other disciples will be arranged, Hengzhi will definitely be taken with him.
Even though it was just a temporary residence, the couple arranged it carefully.
Hengzhi still went to the machine shop to work every day, and Azhi did needlework at home.
Luo Yong and Qiao Junlin would sometimes go over to the meal spot and have a home-cooked meal there.
This time Luo Yong organized a team to go to the Western Regions, and Qiao Junlin was among them.
The twelve people in their group were all young men.
Free novels bring you joy and joy ---> storyskyline.net
Luo Yong asked Qiao Junlin to lead the team.
A young man from Changle Academy expressed his dissatisfaction and questioned Luo Yong face to face.
He was sent to the Western Regions to represent the country's facade, and someone with a higher status should be selected.
Any of them can do it.
He was from a higher background than Qiao Junlin, so why did he let Qiao Junlin lead the team?
Regarding this matter, Luo Yong finally decided to replace this person after discussing it with Tang Jian.
Their team could not be called a mission to the Western Regions on behalf of the country.
It was just organized by Luo Yong and approved by the imperial court.
The situation in the Western Region was complicated and dangerous.
This man's attitude was too high and he was too utilitarian.
Luo Yong was worried that he would put the entire team in danger.
"The plan to go to the Western Regions this time was proposed by me, the team was organized by me, and the money, silk and property were also supported by me.
Naturally, I should appoint and remove the person who leads the team."
"You are still in Changle now.
Even if you can't see the situation clearly, you won't be in any danger for your life.
The Western Region is a land of tigers and wolves.
If something happens to you there, how will I tell your family?
explain" To put it bluntly, since this person is dissatisfied, he is an unstable factor, and Luo Yong will not let him go again no matter what.
After this person was picked off, Luo Yong replaced him with a descendant of Wang Lishi's family.
In recent years, many tea merchants from Lishi have been doing business in Changle County.
As the tea market continues to open up, the business has grown bigger and bigger.
Some tea merchants have also come to Luoyong here to arrange one or two homes.
The children went to Changle Academy to study.
As for the gentleman who is studying in Changle Academy, everyone who wants to go this time is already in the team.
Originally there were nine of them, but now one was picked out, leaving only eight.
Plus one Qiao Junlin, one from the Wang family in Lishi, and two from the Zhao family in Shuozhou, there are still twelve people in total.
This team will follow the familiar caravans and go to the Western Regions this autumn, the season when there are the most caravans going to the Western Regions.
Luo Yong has met many Hu businessmen in Changle County over the years.
Not to mention how close the relationship between the two parties is, at least they are relatively friendly.
When these Hu businessmen talk about Changle County, most of them have a favorable impression.
This will It brought great convenience to Qiao Junlin and his friends during their trip this time.
Before the trip, there was still a lot of preparation work to be done.
This time they went to the Western Regions.
In addition to obtaining the method of firing colored glaze, they also had the intention of exploring the Western Regions and spreading culture.
Qiao Junlin and the others are currently compiling a book, which is graphic and text-based.
It tells the story of a young man from the Western Regions who came to the Tang Dynasty and was shocked at the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty at first, but later gradually integrated into the local life.
After telling a story, they basically showed off everything they could show off.
At the end of the story, the young man married a Tang Dynasty woman who was as beautiful as a fairy, lived in a big house, and wore exquisite clothes. clothes and eat all kinds of delicacies.
In addition, this book also contains some practical and down-to-earth content, such as some advanced farming techniques, threshing machines that greatly improve harvest efficiency, methods of making tofu and bean paste, etc.
These things can be taught to the local people along the way, thereby gaining the respect of the local people.
While promoting the culture of the Tang Dynasty, it also provides an additional layer of safety for their trip.
"I heard that rice is also grown in Yanqi, Qiuci and other places.
I don't know if there is any if I go further west."
"If there is none, you will sow the seeds there."
"Shu is a food that originated in China.
Free novels bring you joy and joy ---> storyskyline.net
Now that it has been spread to the Western Regions, it is of great significance."
"Teaching the people of the Western Regions to make tofu and eat bean paste will also benefit the common people."
For these students who are about to travel, Dean Tang also teaches earnestly every day.
Luo Yong often went to the iron foundry these past two days, mainly to prepare one or two light and durable fine iron pots for them.
Their team was about to travel soon, and Luo Yong asked them to go out and teach people how to make tofu and bean paste.
How to attract local people with these things, they must make delicious food and let them taste it themselves.
This matter is of great significance.
It is said that food is the most important thing for the people and spreading food culture is actually spreading a happy life. gd1806102: