Border Cook

Chapter 521 Tofu
"There have been successive battles at the border, and many civilians have been displaced. There are also many refugees in nearby states, prefectures, and counties. These people have left their homes and have no fixed place to live. They gather everywhere, which is difficult to manage and can easily cause trouble. Therefore, all places are thinking about how to resettle these refugees."

Zhang Heming said, "I saw that County Magistrate Pei in Jinqiu County has planned to build a vinegar workshop. Not only has it been able to properly accommodate a large number of refugees, giving them work to do and wages to receive, but the vinegar workshop is currently doing very well and has earned a lot of money for the people."

"I want to follow suit and build a workshop in Changzhou City. On the one hand, I can settle the refugees, and on the other hand, I can benefit the people. But after thinking about it for a long time, I still don't have any good ideas. I think Madam Xia knows a lot and has skills, so I want to ask Madam Xia to see if she has any good ideas."

Build a workshop in Changzhou City...

"I understand what Master Zhang means."

Xia Mingyue paused, then looked at Zhang Heming and Pei Chenghe with a smile, "I just wonder if you two adults like to take advantage of others?"

Tofu?

Zhang Heming and Pei Chenghe looked at each other.

"I like it." Zhang Heming nodded first. "I usually like to eat cabbage stewed with tofu, or fried tofu, I think it tastes very good."

"I like to eat fried tofu slices, braise them, or use them in stews." Pei Chenghe added.

"Ms. Xia suddenly mentioned tofu. Are you planning to open a tofu workshop in Changzhou City?" Zhang Heming asked.

"That's right." Xia Mingyue nodded with a smile. "Now that the number of refugees has increased, and since Prefect Zhang has found me, I think things have reached a point where Prefect Zhang is overwhelmed. Although workshops such as vinegar brewing have great development potential and good durability, the brewing time is long. If you want to get a certain amount of profit, you have to wait too long. It is probably not suitable for the current situation of Changzhou Prefecture."

"On the contrary, a tofu workshop that can produce tofu immediately can immediately place people and see results, which can solve the urgent problem of Prefect Zhang. When the situation eases a little, there will be time to consider other long-term and stable livelihoods."

"Yes, what Madam Xia said makes sense." Zhang Heming agreed, but also raised his concerns, "Although this tofu workshop can see immediate results as Madam Xia said, I have seen tofu being ground before, but it only takes two or three people. Will it be..."

A bit too small?
How can so many refugees be accommodated?
"Two or three workshops are enough for a small workshop, but if the workshop reaches a certain scale, it will be different."

Xia Mingyue smiled and said, "Changzhou City has a large territory and a large population. When I was in Changzhou City before, I also roughly calculated that the amount of tofu needed every day is quite large. Our tofu workshop needs to be large enough to produce enough tofu to meet the daily needs of the entire Changzhou City."

"Governor Zhang doesn't have to worry about the tofu being unsalable after being made every day. The tofu that can be sold can be sold. If it can't be sold, it can be made into fermented tofu, which can be sold slowly and stored for a long time, and can also be sold to other places."

"Next, tofu is made from soybean milk, but this soybean milk can not only be used to make tofu, but also to make whole sheets of oily bean curd skin and whole yuba. After drying, it can be stored for a long time like fermented bean curd and sold everywhere."

"Even fresh tofu can be directly braised into five-spice dried tofu or made into vegetarian chicken, which can add to the variety of tofu shops and make them more popular..."

Listening to Xia Mingyue talking incessantly, the eyes of Zhang Heming and Pei Chenghe became bright and clear.

I never thought that a tofu workshop could produce so many varieties, some for immediate sale and consumption, some for immediate sale after processing, and some for long-term sale after processing...

If you calculate it carefully, the tofu workshop will definitely be able to make a lot of money if it makes so many things in the future!

And this tofu workshop will be larger than they imagined, and will definitely be able to meet their needs for resettling refugees!
I came here to look for Xia Mingyue today, and I really made the right choice!
Zhang Heming was filled with emotion. Even after discussing with Xia Mingyue about inviting her to Changzhou City to help build a tofu workshop, he was still shocked after leaving Xia Mingyue's house. "It was a wise move to come to see Madam Xia today!"

"Isn't it?" Pei Chenghe raised his chin. "I said that Madam Xia is resourceful and can definitely give us new ideas."

Now, not only do we have new ideas, but what we are going to do has also been decided all at once. How can we not be happy?
Especially as the person who introduced the person, how could he not be proud?
Zhang Heming nodded repeatedly, agreeing with Pei Chenghe's statement, "Indeed, Madam Xia is really smart!"

Tofu, fermented tofu, yuba, dried tofu...

These are all foods they see and eat every day, and they also know how they are made, but they simply cannot connect the dots.

It is Madam Xia who is able to combine and organize everything to form new ideas and thoughts.

I am really ashamed of myself!

Zhang Heming sighed, "Fortunately, Madam Xia is not a man."

"Why do you say that?" Pei Chenghe was puzzled.

"If Lady Xia were a man, with her intelligence and ability, she would definitely be a high-ranking official. How could there be any relationship between you and me?"

"That's right." Pei Chenghe nodded, but also refuted, "But that's not entirely true. Even if Madam Xia is a high-ranking official, we small fish and shrimps still have work to do. Even if Madam Xia is really a man, that's a good thing. I can't say I'm lucky. On the contrary, I feel a little regretful!"

It’s a pity that Miss Xia is not a man, so we lose such a talented person.

Zhang Heming nodded again without any hesitation, "That's right!"

It is indeed not something we should be happy about, but something we should be regretting.

Otherwise, they might have a very powerful colleague or superior!

Xia Mingyue promised Zhang Heming that she would set off for Changzhou Prefecture the day after tomorrow. She began to pack her bags without stopping and informed everyone at the same time.

With the precedent of Xia Mingyue's trip to Changzhou City last time, although everyone was sorry that Xia Mingyue would be away for a long time again, they quickly arranged the things at hand.

After settling the businesses in various places in Jinqiu County, Xia Mingyue began to think about who to bring with him.

The silver chocolate and green oranges should be taken away together for the convenience of daily life.

Zhuang Cui here...

Although Zhuang Cui was her job, she was now Doctor Yin's apprentice after all, so Xia Mingyue planned to ask Doctor Yin what he thought.