Although Qujiang Pool has not yet reopened, it has already attracted the attention of countless people.
Not only the people of Chang'an eagerly awaited it, but also the nobles of the capital and even the imperial family longed for Qujiang Pool.
Rumors of Qujiang Pool's reopening even reached Li Shimin's ears.
"Your Majesty, the Qujiang Pool, the residence of the eldest grandson, is about to open to the public!"
"I've heard about it!"
"I heard that bastard spent a lot of money?"
Zhang Anan smiled bitterly upon hearing this.
"It's said to be quite a lot..."
"Your Majesty, why don't we take advantage of this free time and sneak over there to take a look?"
"have a look?"
"Walk!"
Li Shimin had long been curious about Qujiang Pool. More than one person had told him that Qujiang Pool had been built in a magnificent manner and would surely become a scenic spot in the capital in the future.
Taking advantage of the free time today, I secretly followed Zhang Anan to take a look.
However, Li Shimin did not go to Qujiang Pool first, but went to Qinglongfang first to see the restaurants built by his grandson.
"Qinglong Food City?"
Li Shimin frowned as he looked at the plaque hanging above the door. This grandson is too boastful. It's just a restaurant, yet he dares to call it a "city".
"What a load of nonsense!"
"If he doesn't deserve this name, see how I'll spank him!"
"Your Majesty, won't we find out when we go inside?"
Li Shimin nodded upon hearing this, and then stepped into the food court.
Before Li Shimin entered the food city, Yuchi Fan had already led his men in to set up defenses.
Therefore, when Li Shimin entered, Yuchi Fan nodded to him, indicating that it was safe inside and there were no ambushes.
Seeing this, Li Shimin boldly began to stroll around the food court.
Looking at the stalls and then at the endless rows of tables and chairs, Li Shimin couldn't help but marvel.
"not bad!"
"This place can accommodate at least a thousand people dining at the same time; calling it a city wouldn't be an exaggeration!"
As soon as Li Shimin finished speaking, a waiter-looking man replied with a smile.
"Sir, this is only one floor; there's another floor above!"
"oh?"
"Is there more up there?"
"certainly!"
"We have all kinds of delicacies from Chang'an here. Whether you want to eat mutton soup, sesame seed cakes, or Jiangnan cuisine or Luoyang cuisine, we have it all here!"
Would you like to try some, sir?
"We're currently in our soft opening phase, so we can offer you a 20% discount!"
Li Shimin usually didn't eat out, so he smiled and declined.
"I'll skip eating for now. I just came here to take a look!"
"Please take your time, sir!"
Li Shimin wandered aimlessly inside the food court, observing its operation.
Seeing people exchanging bamboo tokens at the entrance and then using them to redeem food at various stalls immediately piqued his curiosity.
"Hey buddy, why can't we pay with cash here?"
"Sir, these are the rules set by our lord!"
“Our lord said that using money directly is too unhygienic. Think about it, how many people handle a copper coin every day? Who knows what these people do? If some of them do something dirty, wouldn't the money become dirty too?”
"Therefore, we have replaced them with our bamboo tallies. With the bamboo tallies, you can buy things at each window stall. This way, the stall owners will not get their hands dirty when collecting money, and it will also be more convenient for them to calculate."
"Oh oh oh..."
Li Shimin instinctively felt that things were not so simple, and that there must be another reason why this grandson used bamboo tallies.
But since the guy in front of him wouldn't say, he couldn't very well ask any more questions.
"Were all these chefs hired by your lord?"
I guess so!
What does "consider" mean?
"They signed a cooperation agreement with our Lord. They provide the manpower and ingredients to sell food here, and they split the profits 50/50 with our Lord!"
Upon hearing this, Li Shimin suddenly realized that his grandson hadn't spent a single penny, nor even prepared any ingredients, yet he had managed to find so many cooks to work for him!
This idea is absolutely brilliant!
wrong!
That's not all the benefits!
Li Shimin finally understood why bamboo tallies were used: they were to restrict merchants from falsely reporting their income!
Once Li Shimin understood the key point, a smug smile immediately spread across his face.
This kid's brain is really sharp; he can even come up with such a simple and practical method!
"By the way, your food court must have cost a fortune to build, right?"
"You're absolutely right, sir!"
"Just buying the land here cost 10,000 guan, and building and decorating the houses, as well as purchasing tables, chairs and benches, cost a lot more. It is said that the total price exceeded 30,000 guan!"
Li Shimin frowned inwardly upon hearing this. Based on his understanding of Li Jue, even including the money given to him by Li Jing and Yuchi Jingde, he only had about 10,000 to 20,000 strings of cash. How did he manage to build such a large food city?
Could the remaining 10,000 strings of cash have been borrowed from loan sharks at exorbitant interest rates?
"Did your lord borrow money at exorbitant interest rates to build this food court?"
"No!"
“Our sir has the ability to turn stones into gold, how could he possibly borrow money from loan sharks?”
"Where did he get so much money to build houses?"
"You mean this? It's very simple. Before our lord built the food city, he sent people to cooperate with the restaurants and taverns in Chang'an, as well as the foreign merchants and vendors in the East and West Markets. He only needed to charge each of them an entrance fee of one hundred to one thousand strings of cash..."
"Entrance fee?"
"Yes!"
"Sir, think about it, this is Qinglongfang, right next to Qujiangchi Amusement Park."
"Once Qujiang Pool opens, at least tens of thousands of people will come here every day. If we could open a window here in advance, we'd be counting money until our hands cramped!"
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