Since the wooden track between the western capital Chang'an and the eastern capital Luoyang has been opened, transportation between the Chang'an and Luoyang has become very convenient.

From Chang'an to Luoyang, the men of Chang'an City drove to Luoyang. In the past, when the road conditions and weather were relatively good, it would probably take ten days and half a month.

If you take your family to Luoyang for a short stay, you will have to walk slowly along the way. If you encounter some rain, it will be common for you to spend a whole month on the road.

After this wooden track is opened, you can arrive from Chang'an to Luoyang by taking the wooden track carriage. You can usually arrive in seven or eight days.

If you change horses in the middle, it is said that you can arrive in as early as three or four days, which is not easy. After all, there are other carriages in front, so you don’t have to think about overtaking.

People are generally satisfied with the speed and comfort of this wooden-rail carriage.

Two or three people rode in a carriage, and heavy objects were usually placed on the carriage. In addition, most of the road were flat on the ground, so the horses were not tired from running.

People sit on this wooden carriage and the journey is smooth and comfortable. For those who have long been accustomed to the bumpy journey, this is simply a travel experience like a god.

They can even set up a small table in the car to have some wine and dishes from the front station, and eat all the way to the next station.

This was completely impossible before the appearance of cement roads and wooden rail carriages. Whoever dared to do this on the carriage? In the end, 80% of them would have been covered with wine and food. The remaining 20% ​​were probably because of their martial arts failure and their carriages were unstable.

Earlier, when the peony flowers in Luoyang were in full bloom, many female family members took wooden rail carriages to Luoyang to enjoy the flowers.

Recently, there have been many people coming to Chang'an City from Luoyang, especially those young people who can't stay at home, often come to Chang'an City to play in groups.

Some people also went to Chang'an City to eat ice-drinking cold melons. A bowl of cold and sweet ice-drinking only costs two or three cents, and a big and sweet cold melon only costs three or four cents. For many people in Luoyang, it is like not having money.

There are also those who like to go shopping in the north and south. Some people go in early in the morning and have to walk until the curfew before leaving. They simply regard the supermarket as an amusement park.

There are two most popular places for North and South Groceries, one is the dessert area on the first floor and the other is the Yanerfei area on the second floor.

"...Look at this rubber wheel, this mat, tsk!"

"What kind of leather is this mat?"

"Wolf-skin?"

"Look at the spring underneath..."

“This car body looks so good!”

"The wood used in this car body is good, strong, and not heavy to lift."

"Look, there are iron pieces on it."

"The connections are all inlaid, and I saw them early in the morning."

"Earlier, the clerk said that the car could change speed."

"Why call him over and ask?"

"No, let's just look at it myself, and I don't have the money to buy it."

“…”

"You really won't buy it?"

"I'm short of money. If I buy this car, I won't have the money to ride a wooden carriage when I go back."

"I am the same as me. This time I came out, my mother gave me the whole time money, plus the little I finally saved up before..."

“…”

Not far away, the clerks looked here, but these young men had to go shopping by themselves earlier and not let them follow them, so the clerks would have to go there as well.

At this time, it seemed that they didn't have enough money to buy the latest Yan'erfei. This was not surprising. Even the young man from a good family did not spend a lot of money. Those who are truly rich either hold real power in the family or share the favor of all kinds of people. After all, there are relatively few such people.

This time, the latest Yan'erfei is priced at nearly two cents. Many young men come and leave. They have come and come to see it several times, but they just don't have the money to buy it.

Today, the young men from Luoyang looked similar. I saw it two days ago and came again today.

"...I went to my uncle's house yesterday."

"Your uncle and your aunt are separated."

"Li is Li, and I have letters with his son. Yesterday I went to his house and he bought this car. I asked him to lend me a ride."

"How is it?!!"

"This car was riding lightly and walking on the flat ground. I thought I was going downhill, turning around or going downhill, and I could jump out far away with just a slight pedal. That was so brisk. This is what Yan'erfei is. Compared with this car, the one I rode before was a broom."

"Wow!!!" The other young men were all very moved.

The two north-south grocery employees in charge of Yan'erfei District were staying in a place not far or near. After hearing this, a clerk came over: "If a few men are unsure of their ideas, they can go downstairs to try the car first."

"Can this be tried?"

"Of course, I'll ride around the open space in front of the shop downstairs, it won't be a problem."

"Then try it?"

"Go! Go! Go."

As a result, after this trial, I could no longer give up. In the end, the few people took out all their money, gathered it together, and bought one of them.

When they left the north and south groceries, they discussed: "When I go back, I will refund a few rooms, and there is no money left, so I have to save some money."

"Don't go to those too expensive food shops these days."

"Why would you better go to the sister's food shop."

"Just just saw a lot of braised cold dishes on the first floor of the north and south groceries, and the prices were affordable."

"There is no need to think about the wooden rail carriage, just ride it back by yourself."

"We will go back in two or three days, don't buy too heavy items."

"But I really want to bring a Han Gua back."

"Then you buy a cold melon."

“…”

So more than ten days later, a father in Luoyang City saw his son flying back home in a swallow.

There was a basket tied to the back seat of the car, and there was a big and round cold melon in it. It was said that this melon was bought from groceries in the north and south, and it cost only four cents, which was very cheap.

And in the summer of this year, the price of melons in Luoyang City was only 20 to 30 cents a cold melon...

As the saying goes, the second-year junior boy has a lot of joy. He carried a watermelon from Chang'an City to Luoyang. This is not very outrageous. At most, he was stunned.

Earlier, there was a young lady from Luoyang who went to Chang'an to play. She bought cream cakes from north and south groceries several times, and then she stayed in Chang'an City and refused to leave. She insisted on marrying the cakemaker...

Whenever the adults gather, their favorite topic is that the young man and wife of whom are, so what about that? It is probably related to that wooden track.

Since this wooden track was opened, the distance between Chang'an and Luoyang seemed to have suddenly become very close.

When Luo Siniang sent this letter, the aunt had just finished the business in Suzhou during this period and came to Luoyang City to check the business conditions of the new store.

The person who helped Si Niang bring the letter was a Lishi merchant who was about to go south. After he arrived in Luoyang City, he heard that Aunt Luo was in Luoyang now, so he sent the letter to her.

The aunt was quite moved after reading the proposal of Si Niang in the letter. In addition, she had nothing to do with her during this period, so she packed up and hired a wooden-rail carriage. She went to Chang'an City early the next morning.

This is the first time Aunt Luo has been riding a wooden carriage. In the past, I only heard people talk about its comfort and speed, but no matter how much others say, I don’t have the deep experience of sitting it once.

When summer appears, it should be sultry and unbearable, but sitting in this wooden carriage is indescribable and refreshing.

The car was stable and comfortable. What was speeding past the window were scattered farmland, forests, mountain streams, and magnificent rivers. Rows of boatmen were pulling big boats by the river, and nearby farmers were driving ox carts and walking slowly on the cement road not far away.

Sitting in the speeding wooden carriage, Aunt Luo felt her heart pounding, and a thought flashed through her mind again and again:

If she doesn't make any bigger strides, she will be far behind by this rapidly developing society.

A few days later, Aunt Luo and his friends arrived in Chang'an. She first visited Bai Mansion, and then planned to open a branch with Si Niang.

They met with several old ladies who were interested in investing together. After several days of negotiation, they quickly finalized the plans for three new stores, and the locations of these three new stores were set in Tongguan, Bianzhou and Yangzhou.

This time, the three wives who worked with the A-sister Food Shop had some influence in these three places. Aunt Luo did not want to take advantage of their family, as long as they could do business alone.

In order to ensure the interests of both parties, the details of the cooperation are also listed in detail. Aunt Luo has opened two branches in Wuxian and Luoyang respectively, and is also clear about the housing prices and land prices on both sides of the canal. Therefore, before cooperation, a rough amount will be given for each branch.

At first, she was worried that these ladies would think the amount was too large, but the people all said that they should choose a better shop and not be stingy with money. They hoped that the shop they invested would be as big as possible.

The feedback my sister's food shop gave them was half a profit every month, only in the end of the year, that is, the twelfth month of the lunar calendar, give half a profit, and count it as 10%.

According to the current business conditions of Ajie Food Store, they can get their money back in five to ten years. Another guarantee given by Aunt Luo is that if they cannot get their money back within fifteen years, they have the right to take back the shop. This is also stated in the cooperation contract between the two parties.

If the cooperation between the two parties goes well, they can always get the dividends of the sister's food shop, with a term of fifty years.

In addition, when the dividends they received from the A-Sister Food Store reached twice the original investment amount, this shop belongs to the A-Sister Food Store. The A-Sister Food Store will arrange for a dedicated person to pay attention to and deal with the ownership of these shops.

These ladies were very satisfied with the details of the cooperation and took out the money very quickly. If they said that they were not enough, they could give it to them again.

A transaction that can be repaid in five to ten years, but the other party is willing to give them a 50-year bonus and even gives them a minimum guarantee. Although there are factors that their family is more influential in the local area, this is really a very good deal, right?

In fact, in addition to these three new stores that cooperate with others, Aunt Luo also plans to open several new stores on Hedong Road, namely Linfen, Xicheng, Taiyuan and Dinghu. These new stores do not cooperate with others.

In addition, the original Auntie Food Store in Chang'an City is located in Guangdefang next to the West City. From the north and south direction, it is relatively north. In recent years, the south of the city has developed very well. Aunt Luo plans to open another branch in the south of the city.

The current housing prices in Chang'an City are very expensive, especially after the wooden track leading to Luoyang was built, many families in Luoyang wanted to settle their property in Chang'an, which directly raised the housing prices in Chang'an.

Aunt Luo doesn’t have much money now, and she doesn’t want to borrow money from others this time. Instead, Luo used another way to prepare funds that she had told her before. She planned to try this time.

It is still a way to calculate the amount of money required to share 500 shares according to the calculation method of giving investors half a profit, and raise funds directly in the form of sale.

These shares are mainly sold in north-south groceries and in the A-sister food shop, as well as Luo Siniang’s friends, the female relatives of the Bai family and Ma family, and some others who received the news in time, mostly women.
To be continued...