Liu Feng was very optimistic about this approach.

Once this situation is firmly established, and everyone is united in making money, it will be very difficult for outside businesses to do business here.

This is why even behemoths like the major trading companies can't do business here.

To break their system would require a tremendous price.

A large influx of capital is needed to wage a price war using a quantity exceeding that of the entire market.

No single business could afford to come up with such a large sum of money on its own.

"That's definitely a good idea."

“I just arrived yesterday and wandered around the city twice. I immediately noticed that prices here are much lower than outside.”

"The prices of daily necessities are about 20% lower than those outside."

"The meat is all locally produced and sold, and it's 30% cheaper or even more than elsewhere."

"Other small daily necessities are half price compared to those outside."

"In this way, everyone's profits won't be very high."

Jia Huating nodded.

"You spend as much money as you earn."

"As long as we don't destroy the circle we've worked so hard to build, everyone can make money and have enough to spend."

They don't earn much money, but their financial burden is relatively low.

The cost of living is low enough.

This is similar to the exchange rate between countries.

Because of the turmoil and many problems in the outside world, this place is isolated from the world and is not very wealthy. Some things are very scarce locally.

However, if goods from other places are sold here, they cannot fetch high prices.

This is the most difficult part of revitalizing the economy.

Consumption is essential for the circulation of money, and this is a crucial means of economic development.

However, at the same time, they are vigorously pursuing local protectionist policies.

Local supplies are not sent out; this "close to the outside, high to the outside" model is not adopted.

This is another challenge in revitalizing the economy.

"Alright, I already have a plan."

Liu Feng slammed his hand on the table, then ate the last mouthful of porridge with a smile.

He stood up abruptly.

"You've already come up with an idea?"

Jia Huating was taken aback.

"You've already come up with an idea?"

Jia Huating was surprised.

He'd only said a little bit, hadn't even warmed the seat yet, and he already had a plan?

The city of Zhoukou, where we are now, is in an excellent location, situated in the middle of the four cities, and is also the most prosperous of the four cities.

Finding a shop in the city is extremely difficult.

Fortunately, Liu Feng wasn't picky about the location; all he needed was a base, as long as there was a place to go.

Soon, they found a courtyard of moderate size and average architectural quality on a secluded street.

We can easily renovate this place and turn it into a shop with a warehouse.

Song Gaoyan will stay here temporarily, and she can get a lot of things done within half a month.

Liu Feng walked around the courtyard several times, making sure he could see the situation in each spot, while explaining something to Song Gaoyan as he walked.

Jia Huating, on the other hand, adopted a "why not learn if you can't learn" attitude, listening attentively to everything Liu Feng said the whole way.

When he heard the end, Jia Huating had only one feeling: it was truly unbelievable.

"Mr. Liu, is it possible to do this business like this?"

"Doing this isn't making money; it's just throwing money away."

While the shop was being renovated, Liu Feng didn't plan to waste too much time. He only had one task: to purchase large quantities of fodder.

These four cities were originally located in the mountains, so there was no shortage of fodder.

You could say there's as much as you want.

In addition, these items are very inexpensive, much cheaper than purchasing them from other places.

According to the previous quote from my own escort agency, a load of hay costs about five copper coins.

When they sent an oxcart to haul it, it couldn't carry much at once.

Therefore, in many cases, the cost of transportation is higher than the value of the fodder itself.

Here, there is no demand for fodder, so the price of a full load of fodder can be reduced by two copper coins. Such a price is naturally not to be missed.

Liu Feng currently has a large number of warhorses, including many untrained and newborn ones.

He planned to move all the non-warhorses that were temporarily unable to go to war out of the city and raise them outside.

Inside the city, only a portion of the warhorses remained.

In this way, Liu Feng roughly calculated that he could reduce his horse-raising costs by a large margin.

That's a bit crazy.

The price may not seem like much, but the standard of living in this area is low, and even two copper coins would motivate many hungry farmers to do this.

Therefore, in Jia Huating's eyes, what difference was there between Liu Feng doing this and giving money to the local people?

After finishing this task, Liu Feng arranged for Song Gaoyan to collect Sichuan peppercorns.

This stuff is almost nonexistent outside of this place; it's the only place where you can acquire it.

Jia Huating could understand this, since it could be used as a spice, and its price was very high, especially in places like the Northern Barbarians. Although the transportation distance was long, it was still possible to make some money.

The problem is that Liu Feng not only wants a very large quantity, but he's also offering a high price to buy it.

This stuff isn't very expensive locally; it's mainly used as a spice.

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