Bringing The Farm To Live In Another World

When we arrived at the Fourth Floor Market, there were some real businessmen living there. Their business might be very big, but they had no background, because Sheng Si had never seen any monks there, which also made it difficult for him to do so. Sheng Si felt relieved. It would be really surprising if there were monks on this level. There were too many monks in Qingdu City.

When we arrived at the market on the fifth floor, there were all merchants living there, but these merchants were all small businessmen, and there were four more places on this floor, which caught Sheng Si's attention. These four There are four big markets. These four big markets are dedicated to selling things. Each market covers an area the size of a city. However, these four markets have no walls. It was a shop, and people were all coming and going. Sheng Si saw that many people like Uncle Tie and the others were making a living here.

When we got to the sixth floor of the city, there were some ordinary families living there. These people either had some small businesses or some small craftsmanship, and they were all families with a very good life. The seventh floor is where Sheng Si lives now. There are also some families living here who live a pretty good life. People like Uncle Tie and the others actually make a lot of money. At least one person can make enough money for the whole family. People have enough food and clothing, which is already pretty good.

On the eighth floor, there are some poor people living there, but their life is pretty good. At least they can have enough to eat. And the ninth floor of the city is the outermost city, the city closest to the city wall. , the largest number of such towns are populated by the poorest people. There are many of them, and their lives are problematic.

Sheng Si counted and found that in the entire Qingdu city, in addition to the inner city and four markets, there were 108 markets, two docks, and two land cargo distribution centers, one in the north and one in the south. Both piers are very large in both directions, with many ships coming and going every day. There are also large residential areas around the piers, and these residential areas are not only found in the city, but also outside the city. People living in them Most of the people are not living a particularly good life. Of course, there are also many warehouses and other places there, as well as some people doing business, and the business is quite good.

The east and west directions are the distribution places for goods on land. They are also very lively there, not much different from the north and south. It is precisely because of this that the four markets here in Qingdu City are their main markets. There are also differences in the things they operate. For example, here in Nanshi, it is the side of Shengsi Lai. Because it is very close to the dock area in the south, and further away, it is a mountainous land, so the products produced at that time There are a lot of mountain products and medicinal materials.

The wharf in the north is mainly about grain trading. In a big city like Qingdu City, the amount of grain consumed every day is amazing. If you rely on animals to transport grain, it is too slow and the cost is too high. The price is high, so all the food here in Qingdu City is transported by ship, so Beishi is mainly engaged in food trading.

But the East Market is a bit strange. Although it is a land-based goods distribution center, many of the goods there are sea goods. The main products there are sea goods, cloth, silk and the like. This was something Sheng Si didn't expect. Sheng Si thought that sea goods would be shipped from the dock, but he didn't expect that they would take the land route.

The West Market is mainly focused on livestock trading. Each market has its main function. These four markets are actually four wholesale places. The main goods flow from this market to various markets. , was bought by others in Yougefang City, and this is how the entire Qingdu City operates.

Sheng Si originally thought that there were eighteen main streets in Qingdu City, but now it seems that is not the case. When he entered Qingdu City before, the markets where people were standing guard were not places where noble people lived. , but a place where some people who manage the city live, equivalent to the official government.

After getting to know Qingdu City more deeply, Sheng Si had a headache, because Sheng Si found that the class here in Qingdu City had almost solidified. Why do you say that? It's because the people below want to move forward. One step is already very difficult. Unless it is between the six, seven, eight, and nine floors of the market, there may still be some movement of people. There may be some people who have moved from the eighth or ninth floor of the market due to their hard work. When we arrived at the Fangshi on the sixth or seventh floor, some people from the Fongshi on the sixth or seventh floor had their families in ruins due to various reasons, so they could only go to the Fongshi on the eighth or ninth floor to hang out. Such a situation There are some. Although Sheng Si has only been observing for a day, he still encountered such things.

However, there seems to be no flow between the markets above the fifth floor. People from the market on the upper level will not fall to the market on the lower level, and people from the market on the lower level cannot go to the market above. There is no flow between the several floors of the city, let alone those below the sixth floor. If they want to get better, it is simply impossible. There seems to be natural gaps between these cities. , completely separated them. If you want to take a step upward, it is really more difficult than climbing to the sky.

Under such circumstances, it would be easy for Sheng Si to live here in Qingdu City, but if he wants to break into the top management of Qingdu City and get some important information about Qingdu City, that is almost impossible. It's impossible, because the top officials in Qingdu City are all controlled by those big families. They will never allow a new force to appear, because the emergence of a new force means that someone will seize their interests. Their interests will be less, which is absolutely not difficult for them to allow. This means that it is almost impossible for Sheng Si to get into the upper echelons of Qingdu City.

After understanding these situations, Sheng Si felt angry. The situation in Qingdu City was so complicated that it completely exceeded his imagination. It was really difficult for him to gain a foothold in Qingdu City. , but no matter what, he has to do it, because this is his mission.

And just when Sheng Si was trying to find a way to gain a foothold in Qingdu City, Cheng Wanchun had already returned to Sanshan City from Guandu City. This time, because he didn't bring back the jade, he seemed very relaxed. , by the time they returned to Guandu City, Sheng Si had left for almost half a month. In other words, Sheng Si had almost arrived in Qingdu City by this time.

There is no other way. Sheng Si wants to go back to Qingdu City. He has to go down the river, which is of course very fast. But Cheng Wanchun wants to go back to Sanshan City, but he has to go upstream, so the speed is naturally much slower. When he returned to Sanshan City, Lin Yuejiao had been alone in Sanshan City for almost half a month.

As soon as he returned to the store, Lin Yuejiao immediately came up to him and said to Cheng Wanchun: "Come back, you have been here long enough this time." Cheng Wanchun took a look at the situation in the store. There was still no one in the store, but he found that some of the ordinary jade stones in the store had been sold. He couldn't help but smile slightly and said: "Yes, it took a long time to go there this time. It seems that the recent period The time business is okay.”

When Lin Yuejiao heard what he said, she couldn't help but smile slightly and said: "It's not bad. Recently, there have been a lot of people coming to buy jade. By the way, Brother Chen sent someone to inform you. If you come back, I'll invite you." Go and see him, Si'er has already followed the Chen family's boat to Qingdu City, I think we'll be there soon."

Cheng Wanchun nodded and said, "I know. I just came back today. I'll go see Brother Chen tomorrow." While talking, the two went up to the second floor of the store. After reaching the second floor, Cheng Wanchun Chun glanced outside and then said, "Are the people outside sent by Chen Shan?" He had already noticed that someone outside was looking at the Xuanqi Jade Shop, so he asked.

Different from the past, this time the people outside Xuanqi Jade Shop were blatantly looking at their shop. Those people were sitting in a teahouse not far away drinking tea and looking at their shop. This really made Sheng Si He was very surprised. You know how Chen Shan shouldn't have treated him.

Lin Yuejiao said: "Chen Shan specially arranged it there because you and Si'er were not in the store. He was worried that something would happen in the store, so he arranged for someone to guard there. With them here, the store would be better. It’s safer, and thanks to them, the few times people came to make trouble before, they were all driven away.”

Cheng Wanchun was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Someone is coming to make trouble? What's going on? Isn't Sanjiang City very safe? Why are there still people coming to make trouble?" Cheng Wanchun was really curious. There has been a lot of trouble in Sanjiang City. It's pretty safe, so why would someone come to make trouble? This really puzzled Cheng Wanchun.

Lin Yuejiao's eyes flashed coldly, and then she said: "At first, I thought it was just an ordinary trouble, but later I found that something was wrong, because those who came to make trouble seemed to have some identity. Later, the people in the Chen family After I came forward, I found out that the people who came to make trouble were actually members of various families in the city. That is to say, some of their families held official positions in the city. Maybe they made the same move, and the Chen family and ours We walked relatively quickly, or someone discovered that we had mutton-fat jade in our hands, so they came to make trouble. They probably wanted to see the Chen family's reaction, but they were all driven away by the Chen family. They also knew The Chen family attached great importance to us, so they stopped sending people here. Anyway, it seemed that they didn’t want to break up with the Chen family. I think they all knew the back of the Chen family, so they They will also give the Chen family some face, so they won’t embarrass us unduly."

When Cheng Wanchun heard what Lin Yuejiao said, he couldn't help but be stunned. Then he nodded and said: "I have ignored this problem. Sanshan City is not big in the first place, and those families are all dependent on each other. We Being so close to the Chen family, it is impossible for people from other families not to know about it. After knowing this matter, it is impossible for them not to take action against us. Fortunately, the Chen family pays more attention to us, otherwise there will really be some Trouble, but it seems that our future transactions with the Chen family must be carried out secretly. If those families know that we can provide so much jade to the Chen family, they may be really jealous and deal with us. That one It will be even more troublesome."