Cai Xiaolian's initial plan was simple: First, after the people from Qingzhou arrived, the workshops of her daughters would continue to operate. Then, they would produce a batch of goods during this period and go to the trading area before the New Year to test the waters.
Second, we will spend money to hire people, led by Uncle Gu, to clear land outside the city. When people from Qingzhou arrive in January, we will explore the area with good weather to see if it is suitable for planting.
Third, led by Sun Yumei, an embroidery class was established to recruit women in the city who knew how to embroider. Since most of the people in the city were military dependents, the local women were basically doing housework at home and had nothing to do.
Fourth, they will be responsible for the construction, decoration, and chefs of the restaurant. The batch of people coming from Qingzhou will be more than enough.
These are not only for meeting their own living needs, but also for competing with the neighboring countries.
They are too far from the other prefectures of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and Kunzhou has a small population, so they can't make any money at all. However, Kunzhou has a trading zone with a neighboring country, so they can take advantage of the fact that there is no war yet to earn money from the neighboring country.
First, use the delicious food and goods of the Great Zhou to attract the people of neighboring countries. When war breaks out, conquering neighboring countries will make it easier for their people to integrate into the Great Zhou.
Of course, Cai Xiaolian was a businesswoman, and all she thought about was profit.
Gu Shouxin saw things differently. He saw that with more trade, the population of Kuncheng would increase, whether they came from neighboring countries or from the Great Zhou Dynasty. The number of people would always increase.
This is highly beneficial for expanding Kuncheng.
There is a lot of wasteland outside Kuncheng. Their family has reclaimed it, so this land belongs to them. In the future, when the Great Zhou takes back the territory that the previous dynasty possessed, Kuncheng will no longer be considered a border town, and the population here will only increase.
He was already vaguely listing some rules for Kuncheng in his mind. In addition to the laws and regulations of the Great Zhou Dynasty, he also wanted to establish a set of laws and regulations for Kuncheng to facilitate management.
After all, Kuncheng allows people from the other five kingdoms to enter and exit through the west gate, and it doesn't overstep its bounds even if it has rules that are different from those of other prefectures.
After Gu Xin and her sisters finished reading, Gu Shouxin said, "On the tenth day of the month, I will publicly recruit yamen runners. You can go and see if there are any suitable people to do the work. Those who were not selected as yamen runners can be hired to work together."
Grandpa Gu asked, "Did the Peng sisters-in-law mention cooperation when they came over just now?"
Cai Xiaolian nodded: "Yes. Fifth Miss Peng wants to cooperate with us on a restaurant, and Fourth Madam Peng wants to cooperate with us on planting. Fourth Madam's idea is that there is a place in Kunzhou with a climate similar to that of Langge Kingdom, which should be suitable for growing fruits from Langge Kingdom. Father and Mother, I think that since they have proposed these two things, we should cooperate. However, our family should take 70%, and they can only take 30% at most. Our family should have the dominant position."
"In this way, the Peng family can be considered the local power in Kuncheng, and they can also deter neighboring countries. With the restaurant open, if people from neighboring countries or the Great Zhou want to cause trouble, they'll have to see if the Peng family will allow it. As for growing fruit, we're not familiar with the various parts of Kunzhou as much as the Peng family is. Cooperating with them will save us a lot of time and energy!"
Grandpa Gu nodded: "Yes, Xiaolian makes a good point."
Uncle Gu then asked, "Since we're going to cooperate, why don't we ask them to provide some people so we can clear the land together?"
Gu Xin said, "Uncle, we only cooperate on fruit, not grains and vegetables. So, the grains and vegetables are our own. Besides, Brother Yuanyuan brought over the seeds before, and Peng Jiajun also grows his own land. We can't really distinguish between them in this area. As for fruit, Peng Jiajun doesn't grow it, and this is also part of our family's and Peng family's income."
Gu Shouxin nodded: "Xinxin is right. The land in the military camp belongs to the imperial court. If we bring them in to help, the land that is reclaimed will belong to the imperial court, not our family."
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