Chapter 137 The County Government’s Plan
After finishing their mutton soup, the group was walking towards the study when a resounding bell rang from the academy halfway up the mountain. The vendors at the foot of the mountain seemed to have received some signal and immediately took action, setting up tables and benches.
He Yaren smiled and said, "This is the academy's bell for the end of school. The students will all be out soon. Let's walk faster."
The students were all young and active. Even though they were scholars, some of them were reckless. He Yaren brought two young female guests with him, and he didn't want to meet them.
Cui Qingyi held Wangcai's dog leash in her hand and was pulled by the big dog to take a few quick steps.
As she walked, Cui Qingyi discovered the reason why this study was not doing well. Although it was very close to the foot of the mountain, it was not the foot of the mountain. If she were a customer, she would not be willing to go through the trouble of coming here.
When they finally arrived at the study, Cui Qingyi discovered a bigger problem. The study only had a small path leading to the foot of the mountain, which they had just come from. It was not directly connected to the main road of the academy. In other words, if the students of the academy wanted to come to this study, they had to go down to the bottom of the mountain first and then take the small path to the study.
Just imagine, if there was no reason to stay in this study, who would leave so many options at the foot of the mountain and come here?
Of course, if Cui Qingyi built the teahouse here, this would become a problem she had to solve.
The study had obviously been closed for a long time. Although the outside looked brand new, it seemed a bit run-down and desolate because few people came here.
The good thing is that the original owner of this study leveled the land, which will save a lot of effort in the future.
Cui Qingyi didn't go to see what was going on inside the house. She took Wangcai around the study. If the original house was demolished and rebuilt, there would be enough space to build a teahouse.
There is also a space available for parking carriages. If we really decide to book this place, we will need to communicate carefully with Uncle Fan.
After looking around for a while, He Ya asked Cui Qingyi on the way back if she was satisfied with the place. Cui Qingyi stroked Wangcai's fur and thought for a while before saying, "I'll have to ask the county government about the situation of the open space outside the city."
Although he didn't get a straightforward answer, He Yaren still agreed with a smile, "Of course. After I find out the situation outside the city, I'll send someone to Huaihua Lane to deliver a letter to the girl."
He Yaren didn't find it troublesome at all. Now the Cui family was his stable customers. He was sure that as long as he didn't do anything bad on purpose, the Cui family would not be able to escape this business.
Whether the Cui family buys land at the foot of Dongshan Mountain or land outside the city, he will make money. It’s just a matter of how much profit he makes.
He Yaren is not a short-sighted person. He has a vague feeling that the Cui family's behavior of buying land will not stop, and he will still make money in the future.
With this idea in mind, He Ya Ren paid special attention to Cui Qingyi's matter, and went to the county government office the next day to inquire about the situation of the land outside the city.
This was the first time in all those years that someone in Dongping County wanted to buy vacant land outside the city. The household officials carefully looked through the land deeds kept by the government, and when they couldn't make up their minds, they went to ask Zhou Yanxiu for instructions.
Zhou Yanxiu: "Someone wants to buy the vacant land outside the city to build a teahouse?"
Hu Fang: "That's what the broker said. I thought the land outside the city had been empty for so many years and had never been used for anything. If there were a businessman willing to buy it, it would be a good opportunity for our county government to earn more money."
Their county government is also short of money.
Zhou Yanxiu frowned. How could it be such a coincidence? He had just discussed with the county governor about building a post station in Dongping County a few days ago, and now someone wanted to buy land outside the city.
Perhaps many people have forgotten the foreign caravan that passed through Dongping County before, but as the first county magistrate to report the situation of the caravan to the court, Zhou Yanxiu and his men who stayed in the capital have been paying attention to the movements of the caravan in Dajin.
After several rounds of discussions, the imperial court has reached a cooperation agreement with the foreign caravans. In the future, foreign caravans will frequently travel between Dajin and the surrounding small countries. Zhou Yanxiu is certain that as long as the Philip caravan can bring news of Dajin back to themselves and the surrounding countries, Dajin will definitely welcome more and more caravans in the future.
As the magistrate of Dongping County, he naturally had to seize this opportunity. He set up a post station outside the Dongping County government office and a market exclusively for foreign caravans. At that time, merchants from Dongping County and surrounding areas could sell their goods here.
In the long run, even when there are no foreign caravans, a large market will be formed outside Dongping County, which will be of great significance to improving the people's livelihood in Dongping County.
But he had just made this decision. What went wrong? Someone had already received the news and was planning to open a teahouse outside the city.
Thinking of this, Zhou Yanxiu inevitably thought of some bad memories. With a cold face, he asked the household manager to bring the broker in.
This was the first time that He Ya had seen the county magistrate in all the years he had worked in the pawn shop. He stood respectfully with his head lowered, feeling the unfriendly aura of the county magistrate and feeling a little uneasy.
Zhou Yanxiu: "Who wants to buy land outside the city?"
He Yaren didn't dare to hide anything. "It's Mr. Cui from Huaihua Lane, the needlework master who was praised by the Empress Dowager."
Zhou Yanxiu's brows tightened again. "Did she ever tell you why she wanted to buy land outside the city?"
He Yaren: "Ms. Cui said she wants to buy land to build a teahouse. She's currently eyeing a spot at the foot of Dongshan Mountain. But from what she said, it sounds like her teahouse is going to be very large and there might be some noise. That's why she wants to ask for land outside the city."
The following words were Cui Yaren's own guess based on some information Cui Qingyi had previously revealed, but as soon as he finished speaking, he cleverly dispelled Zhou Yanxiu's doubts.
Zhou Yanxiu knew that the Cui family now had a very good relationship with Aunt Qin, Zhou Wu and others, but Aunt Qin had no access to the official business of the county government, and Zhou Wu had received the most rigorous training and would never make such a mistake. So the Cui family's desire to buy land outside the city was probably just a coincidence.
Zhou Yanxiu: "Did she reveal which plot of land she preferred to buy?"
He Ya Ren: "Your Excellency, to be honest, I have been a dentist for so many years and I am quite good at judging people. I think Mr. Cui is more inclined towards the foot of Dongshan Mountain."
Although the girl hid herself well, he was always paying attention to the customer in order to make a deal. He saw the satisfaction that flashed across Miss Cui's face when she saw the geographical location of the study.
The reason why the other party finally proposed the land outside the city was probably because they wanted to compare prices and lower the price.
Zhou Yanxiu didn't ask the broker why. He tapped the table for a moment before saying, "Think of a way to get her to buy land outside the city."
He Ya people.....Why is this happening?
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