Fortunately, because of the construction of the market, the county magistrate now has some money, so he placed all the homeless children in the charity hall that was built some time ago.

The children who were placed there no longer had to worry about food every day. They had meals to eat and clothes to wear. In the end, a shelter was built for the children who had lost their parents.

There are a total of ten shops in the market. Each shop is rented out to merchants in the city at an increasing rent of thirty taels per year. In addition to the monthly taxes collected in the market, County Magistrate Zheng originally promised to make the use of this money public. It is only reasonable to spend part of it on these children now.

When County Magistrate Zheng announced the first month's income and expenditure at the city gate, the people of Rongcheng applauded.

The people of Rongcheng no longer have any complaints about the construction of the market, because they have actually seen the bustle and vitality at their doorstep over the past month.

Not to mention that the street vendors saw a significant increase in business due to the sudden increase in customers, even the nearby villagers benefited from having merchants staying overnight.

The merchants who stayed here filled up all the big and small inns in Rongcheng. The merchants who came later had to settle for the second best and stay in the homes of the common people. In this way, the merchants not only saved expenses, but also made some money for the nearby villagers.

This time, Li Yan made the right bet. The merchants who were staying in the inn waiting for fermented bean curd bought the goods without blinking an eye, and placed orders in truckloads.

The Qian family, who had been waiting and watching, could no longer sit still this time, and the young master Qian Wang came to Rongcheng again.

When he was in Jiangnan, he received a message from the shopkeeper and felt that this market was very promising. However, it was too late when he got the news. In the end, he had to rent some storefronts in the market and do some tea business.

When he returned home and tasted Li Ji's soy sauce, he was sure that he could not miss the opportunity again, so he immediately set off for Rongcheng.

When he arrived in Rongcheng and tasted the fermented bean curd in his own shop, he became more determined that his Qian family must get involved in this business.

So today Qian Wang invited Li Yan to Piaoxianglou for a chat.

"Let's be frank. I'm very interested in these two things of yours."

"Sir, your family runs a restaurant business, so do you also want to sell gadgets like this?" Li Yan asked.

"Miss, just make your bid, and I promise not to compete with you in the North. How about it?" Qian Wang spoke sincerely.

To be honest, Li Yan was very tempted by Qian Wang's proposal. To be honest, the business in the prefectures and cities near the north was enough for Li Yan to do.

But her purpose was not only to make money, but more to attract merchants from the north and south to come. If she sold the recipe to Qian Wang, although he promised not to compete with her in the north, those merchants near the south would not come to the north, which was obviously not what Li Yan wanted to see.

"I'm sorry, sir. I can't transfer this recipe to anyone else in a short period of time. This not only concerns my personal interests, but also the future development of this market and the development of Rongcheng!" Li Yan's tone was also firm.

There was a moment of stagnation in the air, and Qian Wang suddenly smiled.

"Then I'll place an order with you. You won't refuse, right?"

"How could that be? The Qian family's restaurants are all over Jiangnan. It's our honor that you can buy our things!" Li Yan said the flattering words very naturally.

Qian Wang shook his head helplessly and said, "Although this soy sauce is cheap, it's shipped thousands of miles to the south. It's not as easy as making it directly in the south. How about you cooperate with me and open a shop directly in the south?"

"My original intention remains unchanged!" Li Yan's simple four words extinguished Qian Wang's intention to continue lobbying.

Seeing that the girl was young but had great composure, he touched his nose awkwardly and said, "I want 800 jars of each of those two things. Can you give them to me within three days?"

Li Yan had already rejected the other party once, so it was difficult to refuse again this time. So she nodded and said, "Young Master, please send someone to Li Village to pick it up in three days!"

Compared with nearby merchants, Li Yan prefers to supply Qian Wang first. The reason is simple: being able to display her own goods in Qian's house is also a kind of invisible publicity.

After finishing the business, Qian Wang raised the teacup in his hand and said, "Thank you!"

Li Yan also lowered her head and drank a cup of tea, and her mind was suddenly attracted by the tea.

"If I remember correctly, did you open a tea shop in the market?" Li Yan suddenly asked.

Qian Wang nodded, put down the teacup in his hand, and waited for the girl's next words. His intuition told him that this person would not suddenly ask such a question that she knew the answer to for no reason.

Li Yan smiled leisurely: "I'm sorry, but I do have a business deal that I can cooperate with Master Qian."

Qian Wang changed his lazy sitting posture, sat up straight immediately, and put on an appearance of listening attentively.

"Sir, you don't need to bring back expensive tea when you go south. Just green tea and black tea. Could you please send me a cart of each? Or if you can sell the tea, I have a good way to make money! We can split the profits 50-50. What do you think?"

Qin Yue chose the second one without thinking. His tea houses and shops were all over Jiangnan, and he no longer cared about the profit from selling tea. So after Li Yan proposed the second option, he decisively chose the latter. The reason was simple: it would be a 50-50 split. It could be seen that this girl was very sincere!

"This tea, Mingqian tea, is expensive in the early Ming Dynasty. Sir, there is no need to send such tea. I only need the tea from the end of the period." Li Yan emphasized again.

Li Yan thought that brewed tea leaves were light and easy to carry and transport, and since the tea was already that good, the price shouldn't be too expensive when it was delivered to her.

In this way, there is naturally room to reduce the price of the food you make yourself, and you will definitely make a profit!

"Okay, I got it! I'll write a letter and have someone send it over later!"

"Sir, why don't you ask what kind of business you want to do?"

Although Qian Wang was curious, he didn't ask in the end. After all, he had already cooperated with her. Asking her now would only make him look inferior. It would be better to just let her do it without worry, which would make him look very casual.

Of course, the main reason is that Qian Wang is rich, so even if he loses this little investment, it doesn't matter to him, so he doesn't care.

Qian Wang said with a look of complete trust: "Since it's been handed over to you, there's nothing to worry about. Just go ahead and do it!"

After Shopkeeper Qian sent Li Yan away, Qian Wang stood in front of the restaurant window, staring at the man's receding back in a daze.

He had been trying to attract southern merchants to Rongcheng, where the Northwest Army was located, for many years, but he had never been able to do it. Now, looking at the current situation, there seemed to be a trend of success, so he was just adding fuel to the fire to make it burn even more fiercely!