Tianliangyuan

Chapter 371 Market

Xu Zhaozhao briefly explained some of the operational procedures she had developed here.

In fact, this was Xu Zhaozhao taking advantage of a loophole in the imperial court.

The main problem was that the imperial court had no experience in real estate development.

Although Daxing's infrastructure is quite good, it's the first time it's been operated like this. Even the people in the Ministry of Revenue probably haven't heard of it before.

After all, the infrastructure projects previously overseen by the imperial court mainly consisted of official residences and government offices.

The houses in the capital were originally left over from the previous dynasty, and they were gradually expanded. Many of them were built by people who bought a piece of land and built their own houses.

Who would have thought that Xu Zhaozhao would acquire a large plot of land, build her own house, and then sell it?

Xu Zhaozhao doesn't dare to say how many times her profit she made, for fear that others might become jealous and try to assassinate her again.

She still values ​​her life.

Although we can't build those tall buildings now, even just building small bungalows with courtyards can generate huge profits.

Of course, the most important thing is that the location here is good and it is close to Yunqi Mountain Villa. She also plans to develop tourism here in the future, but she can't rush it. It will probably be a few years from now.

The availability of fine wines and inexpensive fabrics alone is already very attractive to merchants.

“Mother, let me take you over there. I’ve ordered a pavilion to be built so that ordinary people can set up stalls there. That way, they won’t have to worry about rain or snow. And when these stalls are rented out, they’ll be very cheap.”

"The location is nice, and your intentions are good. But will those small vendors really come here?"

Wang Ruolan always felt it was unreliable.

I always felt like this place was in the middle of nowhere.

After all, it was developed from wasteland, and the surrounding area is indeed somewhat desolate.

Xu Zhaozhao had already arranged for some people to live in the town, namely the families of the managers in charge of some industries here. She had also persuaded some of her relatives and friends to move over as well.

Of course, houses in town are not cheap, and not everyone can afford to buy them, so they can rent.

Moreover, the monthly salary is not high, and most importantly, after they came here, Xu Zhaozhao promised to find them a job.

In this way, people will naturally come running.

Princess Leyang also opened a pharmacy here. Currently, it's the only pharmacy in the town run by her, with two doctors on duty. It's quite good.

Xu Zhaozhao is such a shrewd person. She knows that this town will become prosperous sooner or later, so naturally she has to curry favor with her biggest backer in this world - His Majesty the Emperor!

But His Majesty, who rules the entire world, would he really care about these few shops?

Gift-giving is an art in itself.

If you send the wrong thing, you'll only make yourself unhappy.

Xu Zhaozhao knew that His Majesty had lofty ambitions and knew what he wanted, so she naturally delivered it to his heart's content.

For example, this reform of the storefronts was exactly what Emperor Yong'an wanted.

The national treasury is short of money!

Once the Daxing Bank is established, regardless of how much it will earn, it will at least hold a large amount of silver in deposits. If the imperial court really has an emergency, it can be mobilized for emergency response.

If managed and utilized properly, His Majesty could even know exactly how much wealth his ministers and wealthy merchants possessed.

The gift Xu Zhaozhao prepared for His Majesty this time will not be an inanimate object.

"This long pavilion can accommodate two stalls on the left and right at the same time. Roughly estimated, it can provide at least thirty stalls, but it may not be thirty. Some people may directly occupy two stalls. But no matter how many, I will pay the stall fees here to the city government for collection."

Wang Ruolan was slightly taken aback: "Then all you did was build this pavilion for nothing?"

They paid for the labor and materials themselves, only to have the city government give them away for free after the building was completed?

Xu Zhaozhao smiled. It's just a long pavilion; it doesn't actually cost much.

Moreover, the stall fee is not much. Each stall only costs five coins a month. That means that for thirty stalls, the monthly fee would be only one hundred and fifty coins, which is indeed a bit low.

Xu Zhaozhao herself wouldn't care about such a small amount of money, and the municipal government probably wouldn't care either.

But that's not important.

The important thing is that these low-priced stall fees can attract a large number of people.

When there are more people and more vendors, how can the tax revenue be less?

Moreover, since Xu Zhaozhao clearly intended to curry favor with Emperor Yong'an, she certainly wouldn't just settle for building a pavilion like this.

Sincerity is still necessary.

However, it's not convenient to say right now.

If things are kept secret, they will succeed. Even if it's her own biological mother, she has to keep it a secret now.

Now, her pawnshop has opened in this small town of Yunqi. Although business is not very good yet, she is not in a hurry. In less than two months, the business of the pawnshop will definitely improve.

Let's open it up first, take up the space. In such a small town, two warehouses are enough at most.

Moreover, pawnshops make their money from business people.

As long as there are many vendors coming and going, she is not afraid of not making money.

“I have already discussed it with the county magistrate. From now on, there will be a market here on the 3rd and 8th of each month. For the first two months, in order to get this place up and running, I will arrange for people to perform acrobatics and the like in the building in front. If Mother is interested, we can come and take a look together.”

Although the market deal has been finalized, there are still relatively few merchants set up here, so we can't rush things. If the market is to be officially established and become more and more prosperous in the future, we have to wait patiently.

Yan Shu oversaw the repairs of most of the main road sections.

The main roads leading to the county seat and to other counties will soon be completed.

At that time, this place will truly be a hub of transportation.

To be rich, build roads first!

This statement holds true in any era.

Of course, Xu Zhaozhao's road construction was not like the cement roads described in those time-travel novels. It was just an ordinary dirt road, which was directly compacted by hand. Some important sections could be paved with stones, while other sections only needed to be flat.

Xu Zhaozhao dared not take out the cement now.

It's so scary.

If it were to come out, she would probably be locked up in a dark, imprisoned cell.

The wisdom of the ancients was not limited to poetry and songs.

Some things can be produced, but a reasonable source must be found.

For example, the corn seedlings that Xu Zhaozhao bought from the flower market were indeed from seedlings.

The root of the matter can be found out, so Xu Zhaozhao is not afraid. She can use her abilities to slowly bring this matter to light and openly attribute the credit to her third brother.

But this cement?

Haha, we'll have to think of a solution.