"Well, I understand, Master. In the past, the Liao-Song trade used to use Beiping as a transit point. Goods were concentrated here, and thus it flourished."
Wang Anshi, quick-witted, immediately responded, "Now that we've recaptured Yanyun, the Liao people's trade with us has dropped significantly. While tribes like the Jurchens and Bohai in the northeast still trade with us, it's mainly in Liaoyang. The caravans now use Peking as a rest stop, not a trading hub."
"good."
Zhao Jun praised, "This is the change in Beiping Prefecture right now. The war is indeed the main factor behind Beiping Prefecture's current depression. The war caused business in the city to stagnate, development to decline instead of advance, and the market to become depressed. But now, three years have passed. If things develop normally, even if they can't return to their previous prosperity, they should have recovered. But it's still like this. We need to find the reason."
"What should I do then?"
As the prefect of Beiping, Yang Ting was naturally concerned about this issue.
Zhao Jun made the final decision, "Build a massive construction project! While Peking is in ruins, the government will fund the redevelopment of the city's streets and roads. As long as we recruit a large number of workers to come in and build, the city will naturally prosper rapidly."
When workers come to build houses and a large number of people flow in, it will inevitably attract small vendors, handicraftsmen and people from other industries to settle in.
With the infrastructure and the people engaged in craftsmanship, caravans will naturally come.
After all, the reason why the caravans from the north do not settle in Peking is because Peking is becoming increasingly depressed, and its commercial prosperity has dropped significantly. Without the goods they need, it can only serve as a resting place for the caravans passing by.
But as long as there are goods, there will definitely be caravans that choose to buy goods in Peking and transport them to Liaoyang or Zhangjiakou and other places on the Song-Liao border to sell them.
After all, the current trade routes between Liao and Song, and between Song and Jurchen, that is, from transporting to Zhangjiakou or Liaoyang, are very long and the cost is very high.
If it is transported from Bianliang to Peking, sold to Peking merchants, and then sold to the border by Peking merchants, the cost will be much lower.
Therefore, as long as Beijing is rebuilt and migrant workers and handicraft workers are attracted to the city, it will not be difficult to restore its former prosperity or even take it to a higher level.
"The governor is wise!"
"So the purpose of this massive construction project is to restore Peking's prosperity. I am too shallow."
"The Dean is indeed far-sighted. We are ashamed of ourselves."
When Yang Ting, Zhou Hang and others learned the reason, they immediately admired Zhao Jun's foresight.
But Zhao Jun shook his head and said, "It's not that easy."
"Is the court short of money?"
Yang Ting was a little hesitant. Large-scale construction projects would cost a lot of money, which would require funding from the court. If the court had no money, it would be difficult to do so.
Zhao Jun shook his head again and said, "No, the court is very rich now."
A new tax collection policy has been formulated at the beginning of the year, and the court's tax revenue is expected to increase significantly next year. How could a court with an annual income of 200 million guan be short of money?
"What is that?"
Everyone was puzzled.
Zhao Jun hit the nail on the head: "This goes back to the original problem. The Han people in Youyan don't trust the imperial court, and there are also aristocratic families who are obstructing them. Even if we have money, we may not be able to recruit so many people. Therefore, if we want to build and develop, we must first deal with the local aristocratic families!"
"I see!"
In an instant, everyone suddenly realized.
(End of this chapter)
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