Zhang Hulan accompanied Wang Xingren around the farm and told him about growing lotus roots, feeding pigs and making vermicelli. Wang Xingren found that Zhang Hulan thought much more carefully than he did, and that this had already formed a circular industry.

Wang Xingren bowed to Zhang Hulan and said, "I didn't expect Madam Zhang to have such a thorough plan. I am really grateful for your advice."

"Mr. Wang is too modest." Zhang Hulan said with a smile, "Mr. Wang has already thought so much after just meeting me. It took me a long time to come up with this."

Wang Xingren asked, "Does Madam Zhang agree with my suggestion to build a manor in each state?"

Zhang Hulan nodded, "I agree, of course I agree. But I also have a suggestion, what do you think, Mr. Wang?"

"Mrs. Zhang, please speak!"

Zhang Hulan said, "What I mean is that we should start the braised meat workshops in each prefecture first. We won't divide the profits for the time being, and all the money we earn should be invested. We should do it one place at a time, and don't start all at once. What do you think, Mr. Wang?"

Wang Xingren asked, "Mrs. Zhang is worried that the shop is too wide and she can't manage it?"

Zhang Hulan said, "We have to eat one bite at a time and walk one step at a time. No one is competing with us for this business, so we can move forward slowly. If someone were competing with us for our business, we could seize the market faster, but there is no need to do that now.

The fifty people you prepared should not all be separated after the training; they should be divided into groups of two or three, and set up a workshop in one place first, and then separate after everything is normal in the workshop.

Each of them can take a few old people with them and find a few new people to work in the workshop. Once they are in a new place, things will start faster and less likely to go wrong. "

Wang Xingren understood what Zhang Hulan meant, which was that it would be better for the old to guide the new.

Zhang Hulan then continued: "The only thing to pay attention to is the confidentiality of the formula. As long as it is not leaked, there will be no competitors in the market for a while.

But it's only a matter of time. Even if it's not leaked, others will develop it over time. The taste is not much different, so it won't have much impact.

Sometimes, different tastes are also a good thing for people. After eating the same flavor for a long time, you will definitely want to change it.

So we can’t just stay the same, we need to change the flavors of our dishes frequently.”

Wang Xingren once again felt that he was inadequate and that there were still many things he needed to consider. He bowed to Zhang Hulan and said, "Madam Zhang, please give me more advice in the future. I am too young and I have not considered many things thoroughly. I hope that Madam Zhang will give me more advice in the future."

Zhang Hulan said quickly, "Mr. Wang, you are too polite. I don't know much either, I'm just a little older."

"Mrs. Zhang is too modest. I still have a lot to learn from her."

After taking a look around, Wang Xingren said goodbye.

Zhang Hulan invited Wang Xingren to have dinner before leaving, but Wang Xingren said he wanted to go to Ye Hongyun's place, so Zhang Hulan did not try to keep him.

After Wang Xingren left, Dong Jianyong found Zhang Hulan, returned the remaining silver, and then told her about the conflict with Li He.

Zhang Hulan said after hearing this: "It's okay. We usually don't go to the capital anyway, so we probably won't run into each other again in the future."

Zhang Hulan then stuffed the silver back into Dong Jianyong's pocket and said, "Uncle Dong, you've worked hard on the journey. Keep this silver. You can buy some good wine to drink with Uncle Luo and the others later."

"This is outrageous. We have our wages and have enough money to buy wine." Dong Jianyong returned the silver to Zhang Hulan.

As the two were pushing and shoving each other, Luo Changqi came over.

Luo Changqi said, "My niece, you have to buy some more cows and plows, otherwise you won't be able to plow the 500 acres of land."

Zhang Hulan said: "I was just about to buy it these two days."

Luo Changqi said: "Niece, when you buy cattle this time, don't buy those old cattle. Buy some young and strong cattle."

Zhang Hulan felt a little embarrassed. The cows she and Zhang Hujun bought last time were all older and they probably wouldn't be able to pull the plow in a few years.

Zhang Hulan coughed dryly and said, "Uncle Luo, I will still buy the old cows this time, but I can buy some better ones. So, let's go buy cows and plows tomorrow, and I also plan to buy some servants."

Luo Changqi nodded, and then said: "Niece, I suggest you build the pig farm near the farmland.

Your house is here to avoid the bad smell in the future, and it will also be convenient for you to use manure water to irrigate the land.

Another thing is to dig a canal from the big ditch to bring water to the farmland, and dig a few fish ponds there to make it more convenient for them to use water. "

Zhang Hulan nodded, "Okay, let's do as Uncle Luo says."

"The other thing is about the farmhands." Luo Changqi added, "At present, the wasteland on this side has been reclaimed almost completely. On the other side, my eldest niece said that we don't need to reclaim too much land, as we will plant trees when the time comes.

Then I asked them to clean up the wasteland over there, build a road, and then let them go.

If there are people willing to stay and work long-term, we will let them do it slowly."

Zhang Hulan nodded again, "Okay, Uncle Luo will take care of the arrangements. I will have people build a house on the farm as soon as possible so that the farmhands can live in it."

…

The next day.

Zhang Hulan and Luo Changqi went to buy cattle and plowing tools.

Dong Jianyong also went with them. In addition to buying cows and plows, he also wanted to buy some servants.

Zhang Hulan also brought Zhang Xinyao and Zhang Xinyi with her. She decided to take them with her whenever she went out to do things in the future so that she could influence her two daughters through what she saw and heard.

This time they did not go to Changning County, but to Ding'an Prefecture.

The talents of the dental clinic in Changning County have been selected, and I have to change to another one.

Moreover, Zhang Hulan also wanted to buy one or two literate maids and old women, so she had to go to a larger pawnshop to buy better servants.

It takes most of the day to travel from Changning County to Ding'an Prefecture. If you go today, you won't be back until tomorrow.

Arriving at Ding'an Prefecture, they first looked for a good inn. Luo Changqi and Dong Jianyong then went to inquire about brokerage firms and places for trading cattle and horses.

Find out all the places and go home directly tomorrow morning as soon as you finish your work.

Zhang Hulan didn't rest in the inn either. She brought her daughters out and of course took them shopping.

When passing by a teahouse, Zhang Hulan did not notice that on the second floor of the teahouse, a young man was standing respectfully in front of another young man.

The young man standing there was Hu Sanlang, who had confessed to Zhang Hulan several times that he wanted to marry her.

Hu Sanlang also didn't notice Zhang Hulan and her daughter passing by downstairs.

The young man who was sitting opposite Hu Sanlang and drinking tea was saying, "Hu Sanlang, it's not that I don't want to help you, but you didn't do what I asked you to do, so why should I help you?"

Hu Sanlang pleaded, "Mr. Luo, please help me. As long as you can recommend me, I will do anything you ask me to do."

Luo Hao sneered, "You can do anything? Didn't I ask you to do it? But you didn't do it well, who can you blame?"