Chapter 275 New Prosperity in the City

"To open a shop, you will definitely need a lot of vegetables and pork. We can take this opportunity to teach farmers how to grow vegetables and raise pigs, and set a price that is reasonable for both parties, so that not only can merchants make money, but farmers can also make money."

In this way, the economy of Tongmen Pass became active.

When the people have money, they will naturally be more willing to spend money, forming a virtuous cycle.

And they don't need to work hard, they can earn a lot of tuition fees in a short period of time.

If these shops make money, they will have to pay taxes to them in return.

"That's a great idea."

Hui Niang took out the accounts of the shop in recent days, and Gan Fanren roughly calculated that after deducting various expenses, the shop made almost fifty taels in less than a month.

As long as the number of shops is guaranteed to be within a certain range, most shops can make money.

Not to mention making fifty taels, even if it can only make about ten taels, it is still a considerable income for Tongmen Pass today.

These shops can help many people find jobs, and also allow many farmers to sell their vegetables, which is simply killing two birds with one stone.

Gan Fanren looked at Hui Niang affectionately with his narrow eyes: "Madam, you are really smart. This action will definitely help many people. It seems that everyone calls you the goddess for a good reason."

Thinking of the goddess statue that looked exactly like her, Hui Niang couldn't help but pinch Gan Fanren.

"It's all your fault, you mean ghost. You took my portrait out of nothing."

Now when she goes out, people always kowtow to her, as if she is really the reincarnation of the goddess.

When she sees some poor people, she will also lend a hand.

But she is too busy to do everything, so what she can do is too limited.

"Don't worry, my lady. You've done a great job."

"We've been busy doing things since we took Tongmen Pass. We've never been out for a serious walk. How about we go out for a walk together?"

"Okay."

Without the evil deeds of the two brothers Sun Xing and Sun Hu, the people no longer have to worry about their children being abducted by Sun Xing. There are many more children on the streets.

It was already dark, but there were still people coming and going on the street, and it was very lively.

They were holding lanterns and gathered in groups of three or two to chat. There were also some vendors setting up stalls on the roadside to sell.

Although there were still few customers, they could still sell some things, which was much better than before when they couldn't sell anything.

Although life was still a little hard, there was hope after all.

Compared to what they saw in other places, where the people were ragged and skinny, this place was simply a paradise.

Some people recognized Gan Fanren and Hui Niang, and took things from the stalls and gave them to them.

Gan Fanren and his friends kept refusing.

Seeing this, the vendors simply stuffed the things into Gan Tian's hands.

In the past, Gan Tian would have slept at this time, but today she was very excited to play, and she kept looking around with her beautiful eyes.

Just as she was happily watching the excitement, something was suddenly stuffed into her little paws. Gan Tian's chubby little paws grasped the things blankly.

[Why did you suddenly give it to me?]

[What a beautiful little grasshopper.]

The little grasshopper woven from straw was extremely delicate and beautiful. She couldn't help but smile sweetly while holding the little grasshopper.

Seeing this, the peddler took the opportunity to stuff a straw snail into her hand.

Gan Tian never thought that such ordinary grass could be made into such a beautiful handicraft.

She opened her mouth in surprise and looked at the thing in her hand.

Gan Fanren was worried that if he stayed for too long, he would be surrounded by more people.

He hurriedly called his two sons to go together, but when he turned around, he found that his two sons were no exception and they also had a lot of small items in their hands .

"Let's go."

Gan Fanren took Hui Niang and walked all the way. People gave him gifts along the way. Even though he refused again and again, his hands were still stuffed full.

They took these items and returned to the mansion.

These stalls didn't sell expensive things, most of them were handicrafts.

They put the things away carefully.

It was obviously a very ordinary thing, but when it was treated with care and carefully placed, it had a very delicate feeling.

The next day, Gan Fanren called the conspirators to discuss how to maximize the profit of the hot pot recipe.

"Although this hot pot tastes good and is affordable, not all people can afford it. It is mainly eaten by people with wealthier families."

"There are only so many rich people. If everyone opens a hot pot restaurant, I'm afraid there won't be enough for the rich."

Wen Yifan's frail face was tired. He coughed twice and said slowly: "Maybe we should limit the number of hot pot restaurants."

Gan Fanren looked at the counselors: "How big an area do you think is more appropriate for one restaurant?"

Gan Fanren is not a native of Tongmen Pass, and he is not clear about the power distribution of Tongmen Pass. At critical moments, he still has to rely on local people such as Gongsun Yue, Wen Yifan, and Qiu Xiangyuan.

Gongsun Yue opened his fan and said with a smile: "This is simple. Brother Wen and I will draw a map of the city based on the distribution of the rich people. We can determine the range based on the map."

Gan Fanren nodded: "Thank you."

"My lord, why are you being so polite to us?"

Gongsun Yue was a very sensible person. He never called Gan Fanren "big brother" in front of everyone, but called him "lord" like everyone else.

He was afraid of damaging Gan Fanren's dignity.

Drawing a map of the city is an extremely difficult task. It requires the person drawing the map to be very familiar with the topography and cannot have too big errors.

In addition, it is even more difficult to analyze the family conditions of these people.

Wen Yifan and Gongsun Yue did not refuse and visited every household.

Hui Niang felt guilty that her suggestion had caused so much trouble for everyone,

so she asked the government kitchen to prepare delicious food for them in various ways.

"Our emperor is really impeccable. Not only does he have a kind heart, but he also pays great attention to our food."

"Yes, I have been wandering around for so many years, and I have never eaten such delicious food. For this food, I am willing to not be paid."

With good food, everyone is motivated to come to work every day.

The kitchen provides two meals a day. If you work at night, there will be dinner and supper. Everyone wants to stay in the government office all day to handle official business.

Huang Bo considers himself the least capable among all the counselors. He is very nervous about taking over the position of Minister of Agriculture and has refused several times.

Now eating the food in this kitchen, he also wants to stay.

He chewed slowly and ate the food in front of him.

"It would be great if I could stay forever."

He sighed as he ate.

Gongsun Yue and Wen Yifan just came back from outside, and heard Huang Bo's sigh and patted Huang Bo's shoulder.

"Don't worry, even if I can't stay, you can stay."

Huang Bo waved his hands in fear: "How can I have such ability."

"Huang Bo, don't belittle yourself. We followed the lord to conquer the world, but we don't know anything about farming. If we want to feed the people of the world, we have to rely on you."