The Empress came ashore and beheaded the meritorious officials, forcing me to wear the yellow robe

The guide's words actually revealed two very shocking pieces of information.

1. This restaurant is actually just a second-rate restaurant in Qingzhou, but its cuisine is what a first-class restaurant in the north can offer.

What does this mean?

This shows that Qingzhou, a small place, is very rich! If there is money, people can naturally afford it.

Since they have money, these restaurant owners can naturally find ways to get ingredients from outside.

The wool comes from the sheep. If you can afford to open it and eat it, it depends on whether there is anyone who wants to buy it!

He can even sell you dragon meat.

2. That is the status of a craftsman.

The craftsmen of this period had registered households, that is, they were artisan households!

Your grandfather was a craftsman, your father was a craftsman, and you are also a craftsman.

Since you are a craftsman, you can only do the work of your profession. You are not allowed to do business or farming.

Just imagine, in this era, people can’t even afford to eat and are rebelling.

Where is there any work for the craftsmen? The worst thing is that you can't do anything else but starve to death.

This has resulted in many craftsmen having to "escape". I quit!

The wages of craftsmen have always been very low!

But in Qingzhou, it is completely different. Craftsmen are paid very high wages and there are no household registration restrictions.

"And what exactly is a worker?"

A'cihai had heard of craftsmen, but she had never heard of workers.

"Oh! When you came here, did you see those enormous water wheels on the shore?"

The guide asked back, and everyone nodded.

"There are rows of houses behind the waterwheel, right?"

Everyone nodded again.

"Look! These workers are all working here. They have a fixed salary and are not short of money! Because of their work, they don't have time to cook, so naturally they come to eat at the restaurant."

Acihai: "..."

Her servants: "..."

Holy shit! Holy shit!

They have learned a lot. No wonder they had to be careful about petty thefts all the way here.

But after entering Qingzhou, not only will you not see these "pickpockets", there are not even beggars on the roadside.

why?

Because there are many jobs in Qingzhou, and many jobs that can make money, if that's the case, why are there still beggars?

Qingzhou is a "guaranteed job assignment" system. You must go and work for me. If you say you don't want to work, then I will become a beggar?

Sorry! Qingzhou doesn't support idlers.

As for why the crime rate is low?

Dude, don't be ridiculous! The people in the prison who are undergoing labor reform are totally insufficient for the large-scale construction in Qingzhou.

Those damn policemen are said to have a "performance appraisal". What they hope for is to see someone committing a crime while patrolling on the road. At the very least, they can catch a few beggars and take the blame.

That's it...

Under the teachings of good and evil, carrots and sticks, Qingzhou turned out to be as beautiful as a fairyland.

Of course, let’s be honest, the reason why Qingzhou has achieved such rapid prosperity and stable public security is because it is not a big place.

If you include the entire China, there will always be lazy people, beggars, and criminals.

Li Jize's Qingzhou didn't keep idle people, so he could drive these people out and leave them alone. But once he gained the entire world, where would you drive them out? Where would you drive them out to?

After hearing what the guide said, Acihai supported his chin and looked emo.

She had come to Qingzhou indignantly, just to see what kind of person Li Jize was, the one who had broken off her engagement. Why didn't he just pee and look in the mirror before he actually broke off the engagement?

But now, after entering Qingzhou, I saw the scene of these words and heard these people praising the King of Qin.

Now think about the situation in the north...

Damn it! To put it bluntly, they, the barbarians, exploited the people of Qi and treated them as slaves and beasts of burden, but they were unable to create such a scene in Qingzhou.

But now?

The people under Li Jize's rule created such a perfect world on their own without his oppression.

What kind of logic is this?

"Miss, do you have a lot of questions?"

The guide looked at Acihai and said something that made her stunned. She stared at him with an unhappy face.

"What does it have to do with you?"

"Haha, Miss, you must not be from this place!"

The group of people who were eating suddenly became nervous, and some even looked at the guide with a fierce look on their faces.

The guide smiled awkwardly and said, "You're not the only ones here. Everyone who comes to Qingzhou is equally astonished. That's why more and more people are flocking to Qingzhou, making land very scarce here."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they heard this, as it turned out to be normal.

Only Acihai was still a little depressed.

Yi Genmao asked curiously, "Don't... Miss, I don't know why you are so depressed. Is there anything bothering you?"

"This guide!"

A'cihai looked at him, then placed a silver ingot on the table. The latter's face was filled with excitement and his eyes were shining.

"I have a question. If you can answer it, this ingot of silver will be yours!"

"Okay, girl, please speak!"

"Look, you said the people here are all workers, they go to work in the so-called factory. Li...King Qin has to pay silver, right?"

"Ah, that's right!"

"But he only has so much silver. After giving it all to these workers, where will he have any money left? Wouldn't he be getting poorer and poorer? Why is Qingzhou becoming more prosperous?"

After hearing this, the guide was stunned, and then burst into laughter.

Before he could speak, the waiter who served the food answered directly, "Hey! Sir, why do you need him to answer?"

"What? You know that too?"

Acihai looked at the second brother and asked in confusion.

"Of course I know!"

The waiter put the food away and continued, "In Qingzhou, besides the Qin army and the police, there's another force that makes merchants tremble with fear!"

"There's another armed force? But the Northern Liang Iron Cavalry?"

"No, no, no! They're called the Tax Army! They're here to collect taxes. Every month, our boss has to pay business taxes. If he doesn't, the Tax Army will come knocking on our door. There's a saying in Qingzhou that goes like this!"

"what?"

"In Qingzhou, murder and arson may not result in death, but tax evasion is a death sentence!"

After that, the second brother said, "Enjoy your meal! Then he turned and left."

The guide looked at the silver on the table and smiled, "Moreover, the goods produced by these workers are shipped to the bandits in the southwest and even to the south. All of these are purchased with silver! Qingzhou will only become richer and richer, and will never become poorer."

Acihai: "..."

Subordinates: “…”

So that's how it is. Qingzhou makes money from the rebels and the Qi army.

How could Li Jize be a prince who marches and fights wars?

He is a born businessman!