After dying early, I traveled to ancient times and became a boy

Ye Xunqing didn't rush to open a new store. He just prepared the breakfast he would sell in advance. Besides, who said breakfast must be eaten in the morning? Why can't it be eaten in the evening?

Moreover, he doesn't sell breakfast just to make money. As a modern person who loves to do charity, Ye Xunqing does breakfast business also to help more people.

This was supported by Xie Hui. As the King of Annan, Xie Hui had always been committed to helping the poor. Every month, the royal palace would provide porridge to the poor who could not afford to eat. However, such relief could not be done often, and many young people with hands and feet would take the opportunity to get free food and drink.

"Your idea is good, but your energy is limited, and you can't see through people's hearts. You don't know who needs help." Xie Hui was also very embarrassed when talking about this matter. "I used to give out porridge at the gate of the palace, but the vast majority of people who came here to eat were young people with healthy hands and feet. They are more likely to grab food than the elderly and children."

Ye Xunqing also thought of this and said, "Why not use the work-for-relief approach to solve this problem?"

Xie Hui asked, "How about using work as relief?"

"I remember reading in history books that the president of a country, in order to solve the problems of disaster victims, provided them with job opportunities, such as building dams. This not only provided them with a source of income, but also improved social welfare projects." Ye Xunqing said, "Is there any construction project in Pingzhou City that needs to be built? Young people with hands and feet can go there. As for the elderly and frail people, and some younger children, they can be asked to do things within their capabilities."

Xie thought about it, "What do you want them to do?"

Ye Xunqing smiled and said, "I see there's a lot of dirt and mess on the streets. Why not let them clean the streets? And as for the kids, we can let them do some errands."

Xie Hui thought his idea was too simplistic. "It's feasible to have the elderly sweep the streets, but asking children to run errands is probably not feasible. Children have no self-discipline, and you have no idea where they will deliver the items. Moreover, many children are homeless, and if they lose the items they deliver, you won't be able to find them."

Ye Xunqing was also in a dilemma. "What should I do?"

"The elderly have a place to rely on, and the young have a place to take care of." Xie Hui was quite troubled by these two things. "There are also charity halls in Pingzhou City that provide assistance to the elderly and children, but their number is relatively small. Some of them are spontaneously organized by the people. After all, relying entirely on the government is too difficult."

There is no charity hall in Yejia Village, but a banquet is held every year to feed the elderly and children. Ye Xunqing did such a thing last year.

"Then we can cooperate with these non-governmental organizations and provide them with some nutritious meals every month so that the elderly and children can also eat meat." Ye Xunqing said: "Your Majesty, you will support it, right?"

Xie Hui smiled and said, "Of course I support you, but it's useless if I support you alone. Our palace is not as wealthy as a country. It's still a bit stressful to help so many people."

The palace is indeed very rich, but it cannot just fleece one sheep. It must at least fleece several sheep.

Pingzhou City is large and has many officials, but the richest people are still the businessmen.

There is a lot of collusion between officials and businessmen, whether in Kyoto or Pingzhou City.

There are four classes of people: scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans. Although merchants have many restrictions and are of lower status, this is only relative to officials. If an official is involved, it is still unclear who is higher and who is lower.

Ye Xunqing understood what Xie Hui meant. "Your Highness, do you want those wealthy merchants to pay some money?"

Xie Hui smiled like Maitreya Buddha, "I do have such an idea."

Ye Xunqing said, "Then go and tell them. You are the prince, won't they listen to you?"

Xie Hui waved his hand and said, "My dear brother, you don't know. Once the money is in someone's pocket, how can it be easily taken out?"

Ye Xunqing smiled and said, "Your Highness, please don't be a coward. Just find an excuse to do charity or collect money in the name of Your Majesty. Anyone who is unwilling to pay is being disloyal to Your Majesty."

Xie Hui felt that this boy was really bold. He actually wanted to collect money in the name of His Majesty, and he was not afraid of losing his head if His Majesty found out.

"This method is inappropriate." Xie Hui rejected it outright. "Think of another way. I heard from Huai Xin that you met a wealthy businessman in Yuanzhou City. He thinks highly of you, right?"

Ye Xunqing said speechlessly: "Isn't it Master Zheng you want to talk about?"

"Yes, it's him." Xie Hui said, "My dear brother, I think highly of you. Since you can make money from Mr. Zheng, you can also make money from other merchants."

Ye Xunqing rolled his eyes at him, letting him figure it out slowly. "You want me to cheat money out of those businessmen? Are you kidding?"

Xie Hui continued, "I know everything. The dishes in your restaurant are very popular with those businessmen. They have money but nowhere to spend it, so they want to try some new things. They dare to eat things that even the emperor can't eat."

Ye Xunqing asked: "You mean to let me, a restaurant owner, cheat them out of their money?"

Xie Hui said, "You can get them membership cards, just like the fees in those high-end clubs. A meal can cost him tens of thousands of taels of silver."

"Are you crazy? You're spending tens of thousands of taels of silver on a meal. Do you think you're eating gold?" Ye Xunqing immediately rejected the proposal. "I won't do it. If you want to do it, do it yourself."

"What is a membership card?" Feng Jingheng listened for a long time and finally heard a very special word.

Ye Xunqing explained to him, and then said: "Ah Heng, do you think he is crazy? He made people spend so much money on food. If someone didn't know, they would think we were making gold particles."

Feng Jingheng was silent for a moment, then nodded and said, "Perhaps the prince's method is feasible. The membership card you mentioned can indeed be issued, but it is definitely impossible to ask people to spend tens of thousands of taels of silver at once."

Xie Hui was just giving an analogy, "I was just exaggerating a little. The exact amount of money spent is up to you to decide."

Feng Jingheng said: "Aqing, you can give it a try. This way we will have more funds to open other stores."

What Xie Hui said at that time always remained in Feng Jingheng's mind. There was no talent for studying in their family, so it would be better to earn more money to make Aqing's life better and leave more money for Xiaobai.

After being tricked by the two of them, Ye Xunqing actually agreed, "Okay, okay, I will go and write the plan tonight. If the results are not good, you two have to compensate me."

Feng Jingheng has no money, all his money is with Ye Xunqing, but Xie Hui has money.

Xie Hui said, "Of course, I will be your supporter until your career takes off."