Xie Dahai appeared here, and that emperor...

Tang Rui quickly glanced around.

"Director Tang, this way please."

Tang Rui dared not delay and quickly followed Xie Dahai.

He boarded a carriage that looked ordinary on the outside but was unusually spacious inside, lined with leather and mink, and had a small desk.

"Your subject reports..."

Zhao Huan stopped Tang Rui.

"No need to make a fuss."

Tang Rui quickly shut his mouth, wondering why the emperor had come out of the palace during the break of the grand court assembly.

Fortunately, I didn't encounter any trouble at the hotel this time.

"Finished checking out the supermarkets in Tokyo?"

"I've finished reading it."

"What do you think?"

"Okay, very good."

Zhao Huan said, "You, a mere Assistant Minister of Commerce and Resources, are you just going to fob me off with these few words?"

"I dare not say so. It is indeed good. This Huaxing Trading Company is extraordinary."

"How is it unusual?"

"I just conducted a survey of all the shops in Tokyo last month. There are currently 63,862 shops in Tokyo. From the old city to the new city, all the shops in the east, west, south and north are already full. Even a shop in the southern district that is only two zhang long and one zhang wide has rented for 10 guan a month. An ordinary family's monthly income is only 4 guan."

"The demand for shops is already far from meeting the supply, but there is an increasing demand for handicrafts. These people do not have the money to rent shops and cannot sell their goods. This kind of supermarket can solve this problem very well."

Zhao Huan listened carefully, and then smiled and asked, "What suggestions do you have?"

“I suggest that the imperial court build a large number of these supermarkets to support folk artisans from the supply side.”