The Great Qin Empress's Infrastructure Handbook

Transmigrating to Great Qin, Zhao Qingrui found herself with land and money at home, and a cheat system. To avoid becoming cannon fodder in chaotic times, she brought her father to recruit soldiers...

Chapter 159 Seafood Sales

After leaving the Zajia family, Zhao Qingrui took Wang Xian to the farm again.

All the sweet potatoes planted on the farm have been harvested, and the warehouse is now full. A few more warehouses were built, and they were still full.

All the fruit trees planted on the farm have now grown and thrived. The most pleasing thing is the strawberries that have been planted. They are already blooming and should be ready to eat in more than a month.

"Your Highness likes this very much?" Wang Xian asked curiously as he saw Zhao Qingrui staring at the pieces of land with shining eyes.

"Well, this is called strawberry. It's delicious. Let's eat as much as we can when it's ready." Zhao Qingrui nodded.

"Your Highness said it was delicious, so this strawberry must be good. I thank Your Highness in advance." Wang Xian chuckled. If Zhao Qingrui said it was delicious, then it must be good. He felt a little excited.

The chickens, ducks and geese raised on the farm are growing well, and some lotus flowers have bloomed. Everything is moving in a good direction.

After a round of inspection, Zhao Qingrui felt very satisfied. The granary was full and he felt a sense of accomplishment.

Wang Xian followed Zhao Qingrui and observed the farm. The fruit trees on the farm were neatly planted on the hill, and chickens, ducks, cattle and sheep were also raised in large numbers.

There are also some pigs. After being castrated, these pigs have grown fat and white. It’s not even the end of the year yet, and these pigs can be slaughtered.

When we returned to the palace, it was already evening.

During this period, more seafood was sent back from the seaside. Zhao Qingrui directly asked people to select a few from the shops in Xianyang to specialize in selling seafood.

Kelp, in particular, is very popular in Xianyang. Kelp is delicious when used to stew soup and has a salty taste, so many people like it.

Of course, the best-selling places are still the restaurants. The dishes made with shrimps, crabs and various sea fish are very delicious and are always full.

If those people didn't know that this shop belonged to Zhao Qingrui, they would probably have wanted to steal the cooking recipe.

Of course, there is no chili pepper, which is also a big regret for Zhao Qingrui.

Although there is mustard, she still prefers chili.

These things generated a lot of income for Zhao Qingrui, but after the merchants discovered that kelp and other sea fish were selling well, many of them also went to the seaside.

She had anticipated these situations long ago and had completely controlled the seaside. As long as the merchants did not approach the salt factory or catch sea fish and various sea vegetables, she did not care much.

However, salvaging things at sea is not without danger. Zhao Qingrui had someone record the risks at sea and put them for sale in the bookstore.

Zhao Qingrui's side was making a lot of money. Those stimulated businessmen came to the beach and gained a lot with the picture album provided by Zhao Qingrui.

People's fear of the sea makes the sea rich in resources. Although it was the first time here, the harvest was very good.

Some people fished things out of the sea and made money, so more merchants went to the seaside.

Looking at the tax booklet that was handed over to him, Zhao Qingrui smiled. More taxes were received during this period, which was a good thing.

There are many more seafood products on the market, and the prices are not expensive. The economy of Daqin is developing rapidly.

"Your Highness, here is the memorial submitted by Ju'an and Fenhe counties. Your Highness has ordered people to build workshops there." Wang Xian handed over the memorial that had just been submitted.

Zhao Qingrui quickly put down the memorial he had reviewed and took it.

The workshop for handmade soap and mosquito coils has been built, people have been recruited, and production has begun. When the time comes, the products can be shipped back to Xianyang for sale, or sold to various places in Daqin.

The production of handmade soap and mosquito coils is not difficult, and she assigned these two items to the official department of Daqin.

Zhao Qingrui asked someone to bring information about the confiscated shops in Xianyang, intending to nationalize these shops and not sell them.

These shops will be used to sell various state-owned products in the future, and it is time for them to take a break.

However, the red bricks produced were not enough to build the salt workshop and the residence of the Dibao, so it was not possible to renovate those shops for the time being.

Zhao Qingrui felt better when he saw the various matters in the memorial.

Fang Huan and his team are very efficient. They have recruited hundreds of people to work in the workshops in both places. In a few days, they will definitely be able to transport back mosquito coils and handmade soaps.

"That's great, Wang Xian. Go to these shops and ask them to clean them up so that you can sell mosquito coils and handmade soap in the future." Zhao Qingrui handed the booklet to Wang Xian. The shops that needed to be used had already been marked by Zhao Qingrui.

"Yes." Wang Xian took a look and found that the positions of these scores were very good. She remembered that there were businessmen who wanted to buy these shops before, but the price they offered was not high and the deal was not reached.

All these matters were handed over to Wang Xian. Zhao Qingrui picked up the tax booklet and started looking at it again. Seeing the increase in these numbers, Zhao Qingrui couldn't help but feel happy.

These were all accomplished during her tenure, and they are truly achievements.

There were not many things happening in the court during this period, so the ministers were all thinking about the five-year plan, and even discussing with each other, trying to write memorials that were more eye-catching and win Zhao Qingrui's favor.

Now everyone can see that Zhao Qingrui has a bright future, and there are many people who want to join her, but Zhao Qingrui doesn't care about those people for the time being.

Compared with those officials, she is more optimistic about the people of various schools of thought, as these people provide her with a lot of points.

A few days later, Zhao Qingrui received another letter from Jingshui Pavilion. The people from the Mohist School were too busy to sit still and had already built a blast furnace.

Although it is not as advanced as modern blast furnaces, it is sufficient for now.

Zhao Qingrui is having a headache about this blast furnace again. Now that he can no longer rebel, he should let his father worry about this matter.

Thinking of this, Zhao Qingrui went straight to Shanglinyuan.

"If you don't want to do it, I will send someone to take over. The army needs a large number of weapons, and having this furnace would be nice." Ying Zheng raised his eyebrows.

Those people from the Mohist school are quite capable. I must reward them well later.

"Send someone over." Zhao Qingrui nodded.

"By the way, how's the iron ore search going? If we want to mass-produce weapons, we need ore. Daqin doesn't have many iron ore reserves right now." Zhao Qingrui asked.

"We're already looking for it. We've found one, but we don't know how much it reserves are." When talking about this, Ying Zheng smiled even more. Having iron ore means having a large number of weapons.

"Is that so? Just keep it in mind." Zhao Qingrui nodded and stopped caring about it. The people who did these things were in the military, and she didn't want to get involved in them.

"Well, the people of Mohism have made great contributions this time. You should go to the national treasury and give them some rewards." Ying Zheng nodded.