Yizhou was called Longwan in ancient times, and it was still in Liaoyang Province until the Yuan Dynasty. At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the world was in chaos, and it was merged into Goryeo.

As the most important trading city on the border, the import and export trade is extremely prosperous, and the shipping convenience of the XX River (you know whether it is good or not), there are even merchant ships from the Yangtze River crossing the sea.

Although the scale of the city is far smaller than that of Pyeongjangseong, Hanyangseong, and Songdoseong, from the river bank to the city, there are huge markets and towns densely covered. Both Yedian and Black (

Shield) city and even built several ferries.

As expected, you can see Chinese businessmen in the markets outside the city, and there are even quite a few of them. Most of them have northern accents, especially those in Shanxi. There are also a few who speak Wu dialect, and none of them speak Cantonese.

The Shanxi merchants were indeed the giants in charge of the trade routes to Mongolia, North Korea, Russia and other countries. The era when they "connected the world" was not too far away.

All these markets are in the hands of the Wan Merchant Group in Yiju. All shopkeepers, stall owners, even small businessmen who carry baskets and carry poles are grassroots businessmen of the Wan Merchant Group. These people constitute the central government.

The Gulf Business Group is the basis of trade, and the Gulf Business Group also protects their business interests.

However, Hong Dashou had no idea of ​​going shopping. It was getting dark soon, so he had to go into the city quickly and find a shop to spend the night.

After asking the innkeeper about the location of Hong Deok-joo's residence, a businessman from Taiwan, and about the people's sentiments in Yiju, Hong Dashou went to sleep peacefully after he had a good idea.

Hong Deok-joo's house is easy to find. The best courtyard in Yiju City is where Wanshang's shop is located. You can't go wrong. The courtyard stands out from the crowd and is so conspicuous.

Moreover, Hong Dezhu did not exceed the limit. He was born in a second-class household, but he just failed the imperial examination. With this layer of skin on his body, many things are much easier. Of course, building a house can also be built in a good way. Who knows that others have it?

money.

But standing in front of the Wanshang main store, Hong Dashou still knew that he was Meng Lang. The door was naturally open, and many merchants from the stores under the name of the Wanshang group were coming in and out. There were also several dedicated gatekeepers at the door to welcome and deliver guests.

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After thinking about it, I didn't know whether to pay for it. Hong Dashou didn't have much money on him, so maybe those Chang Ping Tong Bao wouldn't catch anyone's attention.

But now that we are here, we can’t rush home for another day to get the money. After hesitating for a few seconds, Hong Dashou let out an ouch.

"I'm just here to borrow money, why do I act like an uncle?"

So he cautiously walked to the door of the house, but before Hong Dashou opened his mouth to say anything, the man came up to him and asked Hong Dashou what happened. His words were calm and plain, neither arrogant nor humble.

It's always embarrassing to open your mouth to borrow money, but when people open their doors to do business, loans can bring in quick money and usually come with a mortgage. Businessmen like to do this kind of business the most.

After taking a look at Hong Dashou's hesitant expression, he immediately knew what he was talking about, so he went inside to greet Hong Dashou. Of course, he would not enter the courtyard. There were six concierges on both sides of the main entrance of the Wanshang store. Except for one room.

The janitor is taking a break, and the remaining five rooms are reserved for visitors.

The richest man in Uiju or even Pyongan Province naturally has the right to make ordinary visitors wait.

It was not cold in the concierge, and there was a bucket with two ladles on it, which should be used for drinking water by visitors.

Everyone was sitting on the floor, and there were no chairs or cushions. Most of the people were dressed as civilians, and there were two people wearing small round hats who looked like middle-aged people. They should be small businessmen somewhere who had lost their capital and came to borrow money.

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When Hong Dashou came in, people really raised eyebrows. Because among the poor people in the room, only Hong Dashou wore a wide-brimmed gauze hat. This meant that Hong Dashou was a member of the second class, and a second class was so poor that he came out to borrow money.

Living on money is not uncommon, but it is also rare.

The gatekeeper brought the person in, pointed to an empty spot in the room, and asked Hong Dashou to sit and wait in the room. As for the toilet, Hong Dashou didn't dare to ask if there was one.

When the people in the house saw Hong Dashou, a few people they knew whispered a few words. But it soon became quiet again, and they were all anxiously waiting for the result of whether they could borrow money. At this time, even if Yizhou Governor came to borrow money

, they could only sigh a few words.

After sitting like this for more than two hours, four groups of people left one after another, and three groups of people came in. The concierge was still full of people waiting to borrow money, and the guardian Hong who was sitting there became irritable.

.I’m getting ready to move around and stretch my legs.

"Those three people inside, the eldest brother wants to see you." A middle-aged man wearing a small round hat called Hong Dashou and two other men.

Without taking any detours, we passed through the double doors. After a call was made, the middle-aged man led people into the house.

The three people sat down one after another. Hong Dezhu looked at the three of them, and Hong Dashou also looked at Hong Dezhu.

His skin is healthy and dark, probably due to exposure to wind and rain in his early years. He is relatively thin, but he is in good spirits. His eyes are bright and his hands are constantly recording something.

"If I lend you a bag of rice, how will you use it within a month?"

After asking the question, Hong Dezhu finally stopped and looked at the three of them slightly, waiting for their answers.

"I will divide it into thirty portions and cook porridge every day, which is barely enough for the whole family."

"Have you finished eating?" Hong Dezhu said expressionlessly.

"This..." That person was probably embarrassed to continue asking you to borrow something.

"I will carry the rice home, wash it and cook it immediately. I will eat three big bowls and feel full."

"How can you live after eating? Are your wife and parents not interested?" Hong Dezhu smiled slightly and looked at the man.

"After I'm full, I go to the ferry to carry the big bags and work hard to earn money."

Hong Dezhu showed no expression after hearing this. He nodded and turned his attention to Hong Dashou.

"And you?"

"I put half of the rice on the ferry to make rice soup. Now that the weather is getting hotter, I replaced the other half with red beans and made adzuki bean soup. It cost a big bowl and it will be used up in less than two days."

Hong Dashou's statement is not clever at all, and it may even be said that someone is already doing it. But Hong Dashou was not planning to do this business in the first place. He just used this to show that he had a way to make money.

"Come here!" Hong Dezhu shouted, and three men came in.

"Drive away that one (the first one) and give ten taels to this one (the second one)!"

The two men dragged away the first man who was still begging, and at the same time gave the second man a ten-tael vote.

"what's your name?"

"Hong Dashou!"

"Where are you from?"

"Tiechuan Village, Tieshan County."

"How much to borrow?"

"One thousand taels!"

"One thousand taels?" Hong Dezhu looked at Hong Dashou who was smiling confidently and pondered for a moment.
Chapter completed!