Last night's barbecue was wonderful.
So when the letter from Xianyang arrived early this morning, Zhao Jun was unable to recover from his happy holiday life.
She opened Ying Zheng's reply letter while lying on the bed.
First, Ying Zheng praised her success in cotton planting.
Secondly, he agreed with her idea of mutual trade.
Then he scolded Ma Hong and Meng Yi.
Finally, he said that he had sent a letter to Meng Tian, and Meng Tian would come soon.
However, this is not the most important thing. The most important thing is.
Ying Zheng said that he had sent another person to specifically manage the security of the trade, and he was also a general.
They say they are in charge of the trade, but maybe they will directly take over the border defense later.
Isn't this just to sideline Ma Hong and parachute in a new leader?
Haha, good job!
Zhao Jun turned over in bed happily.
Ma Hong's good days are over.
But my free days are over, and it's time to prepare for trade.
At noon, Zhao Jun said while eating brunch.
"I received a reply from the king. He has agreed to my decision to open a trade market in the north. Let's get started now."
Neither of them had any objections and both expected this result.
"I've almost chosen a location for the trade fair. It needs to be close to the city gates to facilitate access for those outside the Great Wall. Secondly, it shouldn't be too close to the northern city to prevent conflicts and harm to the people. It also needs to be large and have open space."
"Well, we've been traveling around the North for a few days now. Have you discovered anything?"
Zhao Jun already had several choices in her mind, but she still looked at Qing Liu and Meng Yi.
"Well, I think the area near Nenghu Street west of the city gate is okay. It's a good distance and there are quite a few empty houses."
Qingliu thought about it and felt that it should be quite suitable.
Zhao Jun just smiled without saying anything, turned around and looked at Meng Yi again.
"The market you want to hold should be on a larger scale, right? If it is like this, it would not be suitable for the household street."
"If you're not afraid of trouble, then I think it would be most suitable to be next to the Jidu training ground."
Jidu training ground?
Qingliu looked at him in shock.
As the name suggests, that is where the northern defenders usually train their troops. It is not far from the city gate and away from the crowd in the city.
But, that is a place for training troops, and there are no houses there, Qingliu thought puzzledly.
"Yeah, I think that place is nice too."
Zhao Jun smiled and nodded. This was the only option she had.
"Jidu is a perfect place, both in terms of distance and safety. It's right next to the training grounds, so I don't think anyone would dare cause trouble. It's also large enough. Just turn left from the city gate and walk straight ahead to get there."
"But that place is empty, there are no houses?" Qingliu was still confused.
"It needs to be empty. I don't want rows of built-up houses. I want a shopping mall with street vendors."
Meng Yi already understood what Zhao Jun meant, so he chose this place.
"Then it's decided. Although I won't build a house, I will have to mark out a piece of land there and put up a big roof. Let's go and take a look at the site first."
Although Zhao Jun had been to Jidu, he had never taken a close look around it.
Now that the location has been determined, we need to draw the approximate direction.
After dinner, the three of them walked towards the market.
Because their official post was located in the center of the city, it took a long time to walk there.
There are soldiers training at the Jidu Training Ground all day and night.
The last time Zhao Jun and the others came here for a stroll, they just took a glimpse of it from afar.
But this time, when they got closer, they saw that the entrance to the training ground was surrounded by a fence, and there were several large tents inside.
I looked from a distance but didn't see Ma Hong.
However, Zhao Jun didn't come to see them. The few of them walked around the training ground.
He walked and stopped, and even gestured a few times.
The people in the training ground had already discovered them. After all, besides Zhao Jun, there were also the captain's men behind him, and they looked like a large group.
The soldiers inside did not recognize them, but they could not be Huns. Could they be city dwellers who came here to stroll around?
The small leader who was leading the group secretly made preparations to catch these people if they approached.
But the group walked around the training ground and pointed and talked around.
Could it really be that they are a noble family coming here for a visit?
On the other side, Zhao Jun pointed to the large open space on the left side of the training ground and said.
"I think this place is quite suitable. It's not too far from the military base, and it's convenient to get in and out. I can be monitored by the military base, but I don't have to pass through the military base, and I won't reveal the content of the training."
She gestured as she spoke.
"It's roughly this length and width, built into a square room, but it's very large, with two doors on each side. People who want to do business in the future can place their items on the ground here."
"Once many businesses come in, this will become a large-scale street market."
Zhao Jun explained his basic ideas.
In fact, when it is finally built, it should look like a large modern farmers' market.
"I see."
Only after arriving at the site and listening to Zhao Jun's description did Qingliu finally understand everything.
Meng Yi had already somewhat understood her thoughts before, but after hearing her actual explanation, he had some different feelings.
"If such a market is truly established and is not limited to the Northland, the flow of people here will be very considerable, and the entire Northland will prosper because of this huge market."
He could already imagine the scene and believed that it would not be long before this place would become extremely lively.
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