Night gradually fell. After seeing that there was no business, Liu Fusheng signaled the guys to put the door panel of the store, then yawned, planning to go to the backyard to smoke a bag of cigarettes and take a breath. This day was really unpleasant, especially in big cities like Shengjing, where there were too many monsters and monsters.

In fact, Shengjing's current population is really not small. Since the war with the Eastern Kingdoms and the risk of falling of the Longxing land outside the "Qing Dynasty" pass, the court learned from the pain. After many court discussions and even debates, it finally decided to release the border ban and migrate a large number of Han people from Hebei, Shandong and Shanxi to develop the local economy and provide a material basis for the large number of troops stationed here.

Later, every time the Daur people, Oroqen people who fled from North Manchuria, and the Mongols who came from the grassland were all resettled on the spot and lived with the Eight Banners of Manchuria and Mongolian who were stationed outside the pass. The total number of men, women, young and old was about 170,000 to 180,000. Of course, they could not support the economy outside the pass. The active position in the agricultural, commercial and industrial activities of the South Manchuria land were the Han people who immigrated. Their number was large. If we included the Shandong people who fled one after another from the late Shunzhi Dynasty, the total number of Han people outside the pass actually exceeded 600,000, and they developed very smoothly in all walks of life, except for the political field.

As the leading city outside the pass, Shengjing has a population of more than 150,000, and its economy is the leader. However, if we really need to look at it in detail, it is actually somewhat abnormal, because the iron smelting industry and metal processing industry here are very developed. A large number of craftsmen are constantly polishing gun barrels, producing armor, and casting cannons under the organization of the government. To put it bluntly, they produce mostly military supplies, and they do not involve much in the daily life of the people. Even the food they have to eat every day is produced by the nearby prefectures and counties, of course, it is also the contribution of the Han people, except for the cattle and sheep that the Mongolians rushed over.

It is worth mentioning that unlike later generations, the Han people who entered Manchuria did not own their own land. In fact, except for the land of the people who rented the banner, most of them rented the land provided by the Qing court (of course you need to develop it yourself), but the land rent was very low. After ten years of continuous cultivation, you can own the land by yourself. There is no doubt that although this policy is not as favorable as the policy of opening the border in the late Qing Dynasty, it is also quite good. It is very attractive to the Han people in the pass, so it quickly gathered hundreds of thousands of people and gradually developed a little popularity outside the pass that was originally deserted.

Because the Eight Banners nobles were largely in the vicinity of Shengjing, the land was basically dominated by the land, so it attracted not many farmers in the Guan area. If the Qing court had not taken some compulsory measures, no one would have been willing to rent the land for the Eight Banners nobles. Therefore, we can now understand why Shengjing's industrial and agricultural economy was so upside down. It is really that everyone wants to own their own land instead of relying on others. At this point, the pursuit of Chinese farmers for thousands of years has not changed.

Liu Fusheng always heard people say that someone in Shengjing City had taken his family to run away from someone's village. People who came early in other prefectures had already owned their own land, and now they have lived a beautiful life with their wives and children. You are still renting land for others here. Although you don't have to worry about food and drink, it's not a big deal. Therefore, there are many fugitives, and the Qing government took care of them at the beginning, but later they were basically too lazy to take care of them and could not take care of them at all.

Now that Shengjing is near, farmers who farm either have their own land or are new to come and have nothing to do, and have to make a living by doing farm work for others. They are not very enthusiastic, which eventually leads to the rapid development of Shengjing's agricultural economy as well as other prefectures and counties. The fertile land of the prefecture actually needs to be transferred from other prefectures and counties to make up for the shortcomings. It is ridiculous!

Fortunately, Shengjing City is the capital after all, and the political center outside the pass. People of all kinds gather here, and there are many dignitaries and nobles, so they are still good at business. Liu Fusheng, who specializes in selling foreign goods, opened a store here, and his business is not bad. He has some ways in Phoenix City, and can get a lot of intimidating North Korean goods and even Eastern goods, such as North Korean old ginseng, Eastern swords, Nanyang specialties, Eastern strange things, etc., and can always sell them at a good price. But it is very popular.

The business has also attracted the coveted eyes of many people. The money Liu Fusheng spent on ordering various people every month was probably as much as thousands of yuan. The silver dollars minted by the Qing Dynasty were slightly higher than the silver dollars in the East Coast. The official exchange rate was 1:1.2, and the actual transaction was about 1:1.1. In addition, due to the huge military expenditure, Liu Fusheng's shop was often sent to pay levies by officials, each time ranging from more than a hundred yuan to hundreds of yuan, which made people miserable.

Liu Fusheng once calculated that about 60% of the annual profit would be used to manage government officials, socialists and pay showdown fees. The burden was actually very heavy. I believe that if the foreign goods he sold were not limited and the profits were extremely high, this business would be impossible.

Liu Fusheng also observed other shops on the same street and found that from giants who wholesale grain to grocery shops selling daily necessities, everyone's life is actually similar and is greatly exploited. Liu Fusheng was born as a bannerman. Although he was a Han military flag, he had a layer of protection, so his life was a little better, but other shops opened by ordinary Han people would be more difficult. In politics, they were naturally shorter, and their lives were slightly worse than him, but they could barely survive.

"These days are so common, the government is really shaking." When he returned to his backyard, Liu Fusheng was no longer so scruples. After asking his wife to bring him a tobacco pot and leaves, he whipped while complaining.

"I told you a long time ago that I should not come to this Luoshizishengjing City, but you didn't listen. What's wrong with us staying safely in Phoenix City? Is there anyone who dares to bully us?" Liu Fusheng's wife He didn't know how many times he had to listen to him, so he immediately retorted: "You also know that the court is holding large soldiers and spending money like flowing water. Curry is probably going to run away long ago. He catches you a fat pig and doesn't have to slaughter it hard!"

"Hmph! Women's opinion." Liu Fusheng snorted coldly. It is probably impossible to return to Phoenix City. The reason is that he has become accustomed to life in Shengjing and is unwilling to return to that small place. Shengjing has entertainment venues such as theaters and various types of enjoyable goods, and is developing rapidly. The future prospects are actually good. As long as the Qing Dynasty still exists, of course, the above is not the main reason. The most important thing is that Liu Fusheng has already bought a house and bought a property here, and it will be difficult to give up for a while.

But to be honest, although Shengjing's business environment is disappointing, many people, including Liu Fusheng, are really optimistic about the future development of the city, because the imperial court has indeed invested a lot in it. Not to mention that there are dozens of foreign employees in the city now, just talking about the various enterprises that have been opened over the years, it is impressive.

Today, Shengjing City has a grinding factory that uses steam engines as power, an artillery bureau that uses steam engines to process gun barrels, an iron factory that uses steam engines as power, and several other factories that operate with hydraulic machines under the design of foreign personnel. This is new in the entire Qing Dynasty. I heard that because steam engines are very useful, the court is still trying to speed up orders, intending to set up a large-scale production and processing base in Shengjing to prepare for possible wars in the future. They even took advantage of the opportunity of friendly trade with the Eastern Kingdoms to import many parts from Denglai as repair spare parts. There are too many businesses in Lushun Port engaged in such trade, and the business is very prosperous.

In addition, I heard that the court would build an official road from Shengjing to Lushun, which could further prosper Shengjing's economy and make it easier for foreign goods to enter. Based on the above factors, Liu Fusheng was really reluctant to leave this place that made him love and hate. Is Phoenix City better than Shengjing? I'm afraid it may not be possible. Although the border trade there is in full swing, if the war starts again, isn't it the one who will suffer first?

"Oh, I hope that all the officials in the court will cheer up and turn the national situation around. I heard that Galdan had lost several consecutive games on the grassland, and it was not far from complete defeat. Although the court often exaggerated and said that the small victory was a big victory, Galdan's war was 80% unfavorable. Once Galdan was defeated, could this day be relaxed? It has been really hard these years." After smoking half a bag of cigarettes, Liu Fusheng ignored his wife's eyes and shook his head and remembered the matter.

Recently, he found out through an acquaintance in the government that Feng Yu, the former governor of Haizhou, was about to come to Fengtian to serve as the governor because of his good governance. A large number of mechanical equipment followed, and this trend of making a big move was very obvious. In addition, the Jinzhou New Army has also been expanded recently and has been adapted into the first and second towns of the Qing Fresh Army. The first town is located in Shengjing City, and the newly established Xiuyan Hall in the second town, guarding this throat.
Chapter completed!