Chapter 2538 passing by

Manbao's fief is a bit poor.

The ancient city of Liyang in the pre-Qin period has long been in ruins. There are two large villages on the side. Those two large villages are all food towns in Zhouman. There are two other large villages going down, approaching the one in Wannian County. .

Why did the magistrate of Liyang County assign this area to Zhou Man?

It was because the magistrate of Wannian County next door always coveted this piece, and he felt that instead of letting the magistrate of Wannian County grab it, it would be better to give it to Zhou Man as a fief.

Another reason is because of the ancient city.

He always felt that it was a pity that the ancient city of Liyang was so abandoned, but his ability was limited, and he couldn't revitalize it, so he might as well give it to Zhou Man. This is her fief. If she can rebuild the ancient city, it will be good, but it will not be built. Just to maintain the status quo.

They first passed by a village, which was a little far from the road, but now the fields are wild grass except for the low wheat seedlings, so they can see at a glance and see the houses in the distance.

Man Bao said: "That's my food town, and this piece of land is all my land."

Mingda glanced over, nodded and said, "It looks very flat, I don't know how much Yongyetian occupies."

Yongyetian does not need to pay rent to the state, so this part does not need to pay rent to the owner.

Shiyi eats the part of the rent tax that should be paid to the state, as well as the business tax of the merchants in the fief, but Zhou Man now has no merchants in the fief, it is all farmers.

Further ahead is the ancient city of Liyang. It is not very big. There are many broken walls and collapsed houses. However, some of the ancient cities are big markets. This is because the nearby villages are trading here, and it has been a long time. It has become a fixed market.

At this time, it is not busy in spring, and there is a market, so there are many villagers trading goods here.

Of course, this is mostly what Zhou Man and Bai Shan and Bai Erlang, who often visit the Dali Village market, think. As for the two princesses and Wei Yu who lived in the capital since childhood and just passed through Yongzhou, this market is too shabby.

There are some stalls on both sides of the dirt road. The stalls are either padded with wooden boards or sackcloth on the ground. Most of them sell vegetables, baskets, and some sackcloth, chicken, duck, fish eggs and other things.

Things and stalls can be seen to the end at a glance.

It was the first time for Ming Da and Chang Yu to see such a market, and their eyes widened while riding on their horses.

And the villagers sitting cross-legged on the ground or on the grass widened their eyes when they saw these people riding over on tall horses.

When he reacted, he immediately rolled back the things on the booth, and some knelt directly on the ground, lowering their heads and not looking at them.

Seeing this, Man Bao, who wanted to hit the horse directly, jumped off the horse and smiled at them: "We are just passing by, what should you do?"

Seeing that they were not here to drive them away, the peasants became more courageous. This is an era of courage. Although the people feared the rich and powerful, they were not very afraid, so everyone got up from the ground, and some sat in place. , and some raised their voices and asked, "Where are you and the ladies going?"

Bai Shan also got off his horse and said, "Go to the capital."

They were stunned for a moment, and quickly said: "Oh, then you are going the wrong way. This is not the official road. If you want to take the official road, you have to go back, and then there is a road to the south."

Bai Shan smiled and said, "We know that we came here on purpose."

He pointed to Zhou Man and said, "This is the owner of Liyang Township."

The villagers were stunned again. They knew that they were now the food town of the Liyang township owner.

The people in the distance also looked up in unison. Speaking of which, they had always seen the second niece and several brothers of the Liyang township owner, and they had never seen the Liyang township owner.

The villagers came to pay their respects.

Man Bao asked them to get up, introduced the two princesses to them, and then looked at Ming Da and Chang Yu, "Are you in a hurry to go back?"

The two shook their heads together, looking at the market with some curiosity.

Seriously, it was the first time they had met at such a small market.

Man Bao slowly walked around the market, and talked to a few older vendors. She squatted beside a man, and the old man immediately gave Zhou Man the small stool he was sitting on. Manze gave Mingda a seat.

She squatted by herself, and when she saw that he was selling eggs, she asked curiously, "This chicken is a little small. Was it laid by a hen in the first year?"

The old man didn't expect Zhou Man to understand this, and nodded again and again, "Yes, the chickens raised in the autumn of the previous year laid eggs for the first time at the beginning of this year."

Man Bao looked at it and felt that it was fairly even, so he asked, "How did you sell it?"

The old man was a little uneasy, but he answered honestly: "Two three cents."

"How much would a normal-sized egg cost?"

"Two pennies each."

Man Bao nodded with satisfaction, the price is not very low, indicating that there is still a market for the goods in this market, but it is a bit worse than in Yongzhou and the capital.

"How long does it take to get to Liyang County from here? I heard that all eggs in Yongzhou are sold for three cents a piece."

"Who says it's not, but it takes about three hours to walk from here to Yongzhou, and it takes a day to go back and forth. If you spend the night in the city, even if you bring dry food, it will be a loss."

Man Bao just remembered, yes, it takes about an hour for them to ride a car and ride a horse, can't they walk for about three hours?

Man Bao calculated the time, turned his head and said to Ming Da, "Ming Da, the matter is settled, build a road from your Huangzhuang to the new city, and everyone can take this convenient road."

Mingda doesn't have any opinion, but she doesn't know anything about road building and asks, "Do I have to hire someone to repair it?"

Man Bao was familiar and said, "I will do labor labor in my food town, and if I pay some more money, I can cover one-third of the journey. I will discuss with the county magistrate of Liyang County and let the county government take over one-third of the journey. One, you will take over the remaining third."

She smiled and said: "The road to Huangzhuang will take up your land, but you will take advantage of it. The street where the new road leads directly to the new city is equivalent to directly cutting off the road from Liyang and Wannian County to Yongzhou. traffic.”

Bai Shan said: "Wannian County and Chang'an County have always been overcrowded, and housing in the two counties is particularly tight. If there is a road on this side, the road from Yongzhou New Town to the capital will be shortened by more than two-thirds. I think There is no city wall built in the new city, so the princess can also choose some wild places to build some houses, which can be slightly smaller, but the environment must be quiet and the roads are repaired, so they can be rented to many students who come to Beijing to study."

Wei Yu was a little curious, "Is there not enough housing in the capital?"

Bai Shan nodded.

"But I see that you can easily buy a house in Changqing Lane, and that area is often rented."

Bai Shan said with a smile: "It's not easy to buy a house in the capital. Although Changqing Lane is on the edge of the inner city, the money to buy a house there can buy more than ten houses of the same size in other prefectures and counties. "

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