Daming: Mixed in Dangzhi County, Beiping

"What about the shops on that street down there? How can they still make money in such a remote area?

Moreover, I actually have to pay you rent? "

Zhu Di looked at Guo An with suspicion again.

Guo An was startled and said anxiously: "Your Majesty, the shops on the street below will definitely be very profitable.

Moreover, in Shangyanshang, the Chamber of Commerce occupies so much land as Weichen, and it is only natural for Weichen to collect some rent! "

Zhu Di's face darkened, "We gave you this land!"

"Weichen will always remember this in his mind!"

Guo An nodded with a serious face and continued: "However, His Majesty only accounts for [-]% of the Chamber of Commerce, and there are still [-]% of the members. I can't give them money in vain!"

"..."

Zhu Di said angrily: "You got into Qian's eyes!"

Guo An looked helpless, "Your Majesty, there are hundreds of people in Weichen's mansion, and they all have to pay for food, drink, and toilets!"

Zhu Di was startled and continued: "Tell me, how do you make money with so many shops?"

Guo An was stunned for a moment, then looked at Zhu Di helplessly, "Your Majesty, do you know how many people are near Jiangjun Mountain now?"

Zhu Di asked casually: "How many people?"

Guo An understood and sighed slightly.

"Your Majesty, there used to be a thousand households near Jiangjun Mountain. With the construction of a dozen workshops over there, there were more than 500 households of craftsmen.

In addition, the construction of the military academy added hundreds of rickshaw pullers... Also, dozens of merchants came to watch these workshops every day;
Or maybe there are hundreds of merchants who send people to the workshop to purchase goods..."

"Your Majesty, at least 5000 people gather in Jiangjun Mountain every day. Although there are no officials or dignitaries, those merchants have more money.

They buy items without mercy! "

Zhu Di asked thoughtfully: "So, those shops are still very profitable?"

Guo An explained again: "Your Majesty, those shops themselves will never lose money, especially those tea shops, inns and food shops!

As for the remaining furniture shops, glass shops, cement shops...these are the shops where the workshops are displayed to foreign merchants.

The main value of these shops is to attract businessmen who come here for their reputation.

The way they make money cannot be seen, but without these shops, the objects produced by those workshops would definitely not be as good as those sold now..."

"Ok!"

Zhu Di nodded slightly. As for whether he could understand what he heard, only he knew.

During this period of conversation, the few of them took a look at the general view of the entire military academy.

In general, just looking at the foundations, Zhu Di was somewhat satisfied.

Guo An continued to ask for instructions: "Your Majesty, it's already noon. Do you want to go to the street food shop near the workshop for a bite to eat?"

"That restaurant?"

Zhu Di was vaguely impressed.

Guo An nodded repeatedly, "Exactly!"

"Can!"

"Please, Your Majesty!"

Immediately, Guo An, Zhu Di and others went straight to the food shop on the street.

When he was about to leave the military academy, Zhu Di faintly smelled the aroma of rice again.

Looking into the distance, under a large wooden shed, a crowd of laborers and coachmen gathered in darkness, each holding a large bowl of food and squatting in the shade to eat.

Although the craftsmen, laborers, and cart drivers were all disheveled, they all had smiles on their faces.

A smile flashed in Zhu Di's eyes, and he continued to walk out.

……

"What are these nobles, what are you going to eat?" At the door of the only restaurant in the middle of the street that seemed to be of some quality, the shopkeeper saw a trace of surprise in his eyes when he saw Zhu Di, Zhu Gaochi and others returning.

However, he still asked with a chuckle on his face.

Zhu Di and Zhu Gaochi walked directly in and ignored the shopkeeper.

Seeing this, the shopkeeper's expression did not change, he raised his feet and prepared to follow, "This noble man..."

"Master Hou?"

Seeing Guo An appearing from behind, the shopkeeper immediately stopped and asked with respect on his face, "I wonder what the Marquis will eat when he comes today?"

"In the private room on the second floor, serve us all your signature dishes!"

"Yes, Lord Hou!"

The shopkeeper immediately understood and responded repeatedly.

Guo An nodded slightly and quickly chased after Zhu Di.

In the largest private room on the second floor.

Zhu Di sat directly at the window, looking thoughtfully at the pedestrians below, his expression was distracted, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

Seeing this, Guo An and Zhu Gaochi were very sensible and did not disturb them.

At this time, there was a burst of excitement and excitement from the private room next door.

"Brother Wu, my eyes have been opened today!"

"Hahaha, right? As long as Dinghaihou is there, there will definitely be no shortage of opportunities to make money!"

"Yes!"

The voice said loudly: "Brother Wu, I have decided to buy a piece of land here and build a few houses!"

"Ok?"

Brother Wu couldn't help but be very surprised, "Brother Li Xian, why is this?"

"Because this Dinghaihou is truly a great sage!"

"Why is this?"

"Brother Wu, can you see that the ordinary people here, whether they are shopkeepers, laborers, cart drivers, or boatmen... their eyes are full of hope!
Everything here gives people a feeling of vitality, and everyone is genuinely laughing! "

"Brother Zhang, although I have never met the Marquis, I must not feel wrong. There are great business opportunities here!"

"My dear brother, I have also considered it. Unfortunately, the fiefdom here was given to the Marquis by His Majesty, and the more than 1 acres of land opposite was also given by His Majesty to the Marquis.

And this Marquis will never sell land to anyone, so don’t even think about it, my dear brother! "

"Alas! What a pity, we are just a businessman, and even those monks can occupy tens of thousands of acres of farmland at will, leaving countless poor people without land.

And this Marquis also has tens of thousands of acres of land...

Only these merchants like me have no other way out except risking their entire family to earn some hard-earned money, and we even have to pay tribute to those people frequently!
Fortunately, the Marquis did not ask me to wait for these merchants to pay tribute! "

"This Lord Marquis can be considered a good man!"

"Of course he is a good man!"

Brother Wu said with certainty, "Otherwise, these merchants like us wouldn't only identify this Marquis!"

"I wonder if Brother Wu has seen the face of Marquis Dinghai?"

"I've seen it twice from a distance..."

As they spoke, the voices of the two merchants became weaker again.

Zhu Di, on the other hand, slowly looked at Guo An.

"I didn't expect that Guo Qing would have such a good reputation in the minds of these businessmen!"

Guo An also smiled helplessly, "Returning to Your Majesty, Wei Chen is also a little confused. Wei Chen clearly suggested that Your Majesty raise business taxes for these merchants, but they actually praise Wei Chen so much!"

... (end of this chapter)