Traveling back and forth from ancient times to the present, the prince pursues love in the modern ti

Chu Moyuan raised his eyebrows. "I understand you want a shop, but what do you want to do with the land?"

Xia Youan told Chu Moyuan about her and Xing Yinan's plan.

Then he continued to express his thoughts, "Dear, this is what I think. The weather is already cold now, and it will probably be even colder in another month.

I want to start by wholesale some cotton clothes and quilts from Modern and sell them.

But we can't rely solely on modern materials for things like clothing and quilts, which don't require much technical expertise. I want to build a garment factory, which can both solve some of the labor problems and sell to ordinary people at a lower price."

If my wife wants to pursue a career, there is no reason not to support her.

"Then take a look and pick whichever shop you like. I'll have Du You reserve a shop along the river for you in the city. As for the land, would you consider which county to go to? Didn't you say you wanted each county to have its own industry?"

"That's great, thank you, dear." Xia Youan put his arms around Chu Moyuan's neck and kissed him.

"You've made it big, Xia Youan. You're planning to start a career before you even graduate. You're much better than your brother Peng."

Zhang Peng just listened to what Xing Yinan said. He admired the young people nowadays for their bold thinking and courage to act.

"Then Brother Peng, do you want to join in?"

"Haha, I won't participate. You guys work hard to earn money, and Mo Yuan and I will work hard to spend it. We'll rely on you for support from now on."

Zhang Peng spoke with considerable pride, but Xia Youan sensed a problem. He looked at Chu Moyuan and asked, "Are you two planning to collaborate?"

Chu Moyuan smiled and said, "Brother Peng has been helping me all along. I thought I'd leave the construction work to him. It's better to keep the wealth within the family."

Xia Youan thought this was a good idea. After all, the money earned would eventually be used for the construction of Beichuan.

Brother Peng hired local people to build the project and provided them with even higher benefits.

"You guys go eat first. Old Xing and I will go pick out some shops."

The construction of the prefabricated house is fast and has now been basically completed.

For the time being, only 500 shops have been built, with two floors, and each shop is equipped with a warehouse.

Shops selling salt, coal, glass, wine, seafood, paper products, four treasures of the study, accessories, cooked food, grain and oil have all hung up signs.

These are all shops owned by our own people, in order to create a feeling that the shops are in high demand.

No matter how much can be rented out in the end, Chu Moyuan will fill it with various supplies. What can't be sold to make money?

The investment promotion work has already started a long time ago. There are two or three companies that have shown interest and happened to come here today to see the shop and negotiate the rent.

When Xia Youan walked to the second row on the right, he happened to meet a few people who came to choose a shop.

"Are you girls here to see the shop too?" A wealthy middle-aged man looked at Xia Youan and the other three.

Someone approached him, and Xia Youan took the opportunity to chat with them, "Yes, uncle, what's your name?"

"My last name is Lin. Since you're quite young, just call me uncle. This place looks quite desolate. Can it really be developed as advertised?"

"It's hard to say, but don't we all have to take risks when doing business? I heard that the construction of this place was led by the King of Chu. I believe in his vision and his character. If we follow the King of Chu, we will definitely not go wrong.

"While the official trading center is not yet built and the rent is still relatively cheap, hurry up and book two units. Don't wait until they're all sold out before it's too late, don't you think?"

Xing Yinan kept complaining while listening, she seemed addicted to praising her man, but she also wanted to order one.

Uncle Lin thought what he said made some sense. If one is timid in doing business, he will not be able to accomplish anything. If he wins, everyone is happy, and if he loses, he will only get one year's rent.

"What the young lady said makes some sense. I'll take a closer look. What kind of business are you planning to start by renting the shop?"

There was nothing to hide about this, so Xia Youan said directly: "Uncle, since the weather is getting cold, I thought about selling some cotton-padded clothes and quilts. I wonder if there will be any business?"

Uncle Lin shook his head and said, "Little girl, listen to my advice and give up this piece as soon as possible. If you sell it too high, ordinary people can't afford it. If you sell it too low, you will lose money. If the profit of the goods is too small, the merchants will not be interested in selling it."

Xia Youan politely accepted Uncle Lin's advice, "Okay, then I'll think about what kind of business I can do to make money."

But what I was thinking in my mind was how cheap these things are nowadays. A cheap quilt can be bought for only thirty or forty yuan, so it will definitely be profitable for me.

But Uncle Lin was giving me advice sincerely, so there was no need to save his face.

Xia Youan quickly chose a larger shop.

Several merchants who chatted with Xia Youan also chose a smaller one to test the waters.

A small shop costs 50 taels of silver per month, and a large shop costs 200 taels per month. This price can be said to be quite expensive. One year's rent can buy a house in the city.

But this is only temporary. Once Pingyang County is built, the price will be so high that even buying a house outside the city will be out of reach.

When they chose a shop and returned to Chu Moyuan, they had already finished lunch. Chu Moyuan asked lovingly, "Have you chosen a shop?"

"Well, I chose No. 75 over there." Xia Youan pointed to the house on the right.

Chu Moyuan remembered that house, the largest one. He originally had other plans for it, but since his wife liked it, he naturally had to leave it to her.

The next day, Chu Moyuan took Xia Youan to Fengling County to select land.

The road from Pingyang County to Fengling County had not been repaired yet, so Xia Youan could only travel by horse carriage. The road was bumpy and made Xia Youan feel very uncomfortable.

Fengling County is considered a relatively poor county, and is adjacent to Fengwu County.

The people of Fengling County watched as the neighboring Fengwu County and Fengxiang County developed, and they were also looking forward to it, hoping that the King of Chu could arrange some profitable livelihoods for their county.

On this day, the King of Chu finally arrived, which paid off their daily prayers to the gods and Buddhas.

The county magistrate was so happy to see Chu Moyuan that he followed them around like a servile slave: "Your Highness, Princess, if you have any plans, we will cooperate with you throughout the county and ensure that no one will hinder you."

No matter what the prince wants to do, he must first show his attitude. The big Buddha that he has been waiting for so long must not run away.

"The princess wants to build a garment factory in your county, which will require about a thousand acres of land. Is there a suitable place? We cannot occupy fertile farmland." Chu Moyuan was afraid that these people would destroy the fertile farmland in order to win them over.

“Yes, yes, yes, it must be!”

The county magistrate agreed to it before he even asked the chief clerk to check if there was a suitable place.

Finally, if there is really no land, he will organize people to open up wasteland and make a place for the princess.