I support the army through farming and business.

Chapter 47 Show off your skills
Sun Bowen specially invited a famous doctor to examine him.

The doctor took a bite, then another bite, and then another bite.

Sun Bowen said good-naturedly, "Did Doctor Zhou finish his meal?"

Doctor Zhou's face flushed. "Eat, ah, no, I checked it out, there's nothing wrong."

If I had to find something wrong, it would be that it was so delicious that I couldn't stop eating it.

The tofu shop clerk handed over the account book, and Sun Bowen wrote his name and stamped his fingerprints.

"Tofu Shop wishes Boss Sun a prosperous business and lots of money."

Sun Bowen paid the balance and generously gave a tip. The clerk took it with a smile and handed it to Song Sheng when he got back.

Mr. Song was so busy that he asked the accountant to calculate the balance. After confirming that there was no problem, he paid the bill. He kicked the clerk who was still standing there and said, "Why don't you go and help? Don't you see that the customers in front are waiting anxiously?"

"Hey, I'll go right away," the guy put the reward money in his arms and ran out like a rabbit.

In the tofu shop, people who had tasted the tofu were pushing and shoving each other, vying to buy this delicious and cheap tofu.

A piece of tofu is only one cent after discount, and if you buy five pieces you get one free, so you can't buy more.

The guy advised earnestly that this tofu cannot be stored for a long time and will go bad the next day at most if left overnight, so everyone should buy it rationally.

But no one listened.

Even if they can't finish the food themselves, they can give it to relatives and neighbors, which is so face-saving.

One thousand kilograms of tofu were sold out before noon. Seeing that the number of people gathering in front of the tofu shop was increasing instead of decreasing, Song Sheng had to take out the reserved tofu.

It only lasted for an hour.

Song Sheng repeatedly assured that the tofu shop would work overtime to grind tofu tonight, and asked all the villagers to get up early tomorrow.

The people who bought the food went home excitedly and started cooking, while those who didn’t buy the food savored the lingering taste in their mouths and looked forward to buying it tomorrow.

On this day, tofu shops and tofu became hot searches in Lanzhou City.

"Have you heard? There's a new tofu shop on Qingyu Road. The tofu they sell is so delicious!"

"How delicious is it?"

"I bought five blocks of tofu and made a big pot. My family ate it all and complained that it wasn't enough."

"Is it really that delicious?"

"Yes, it's soft and tender, perfect for the elderly and children."

Thinking of my sick mother in bed, I said, "Then I'll go buy some tomorrow and take them home."

"Then you better come early, otherwise they will be sold out."

Inside Prince Xuan's mansion, Song Sheng danced with joy as he described the grand occasion of the opening of the tofu shop.

"Two thousand kilograms of tofu were sold out in less than three hours. The people who didn't get any were reluctant to leave," Song Sheng said. "Many restaurants and hotels have placed orders, and we've accepted them all."

Chunfeng sat aside and counted the accounts. After deducting the free tofu from the two thousand kilograms, there were about one thousand eight hundred kilograms left. One kilogram of tofu cost one cent, which came to one thousand eight hundred cents.

The market price of soybeans is two cents per catty. Two thousand catties of tofu use five hundred catties of soybeans, totaling one thousand cents. I have earned eight hundred cents today.

Not much, but there is no other way. For something like tofu, you can only make small profits but quick turnover.

"You'll have to work hard during the first few days of opening. Work overtime to make more tofu at night," Tang Zhao said, tapping the table unconsciously with his right hand. "For now, we'll make 3,000 kilograms of tofu every day. You keep an eye on it and make sure nothing goes wrong."

Song Sheng felt that three thousand kilograms was too little, but since he had a criminal record, he did not dare to advise against it and went back to the tofu shop to supervise the work.

The next day, half of the people in Lanzhou City heard the news and rushed to the tofu shop. However, some of them didn't even get to the door of the tofu shop before they were told that the tofu was sold out.

The people who came across most of the city:
On the third day, at dawn, people came to the tofu shop with small stools and sat down in front of the tofu shop.

Mr. Song:
Tofu shop waiter:
Isn't this a bit too idle? After the tofu shop's opening promotion ended, the tofu craze subsided, but the daily quota of 3,000 kilograms was still not enough.

The newly appointed manager of Zuixianlou argued hard and was humble, and only then did he reserve 500 kilograms of tofu for his own restaurant.

There is no way around it. Nowadays, whichever restaurant makes the best tofu dishes will have a prosperous business.

In the end of summer, I worked overtime in the left side room with Qiuyu and Dongmei to make brine blocks.

At the end of September, the autumn harvest in Mingxia Village was over. After the village head Sun finished collecting rent, he and Song Kai returned to the palace to pay their respects to the new master.

"I, Sun Qing, the head of Mingxia Manor, come to ask the Princess to be well," Sun Qing said, kneeling respectfully on the ground. "Due to the urgent autumn harvest, I have been late in coming to the mansion to pay my respects to the Princess. Please forgive me, Princess."

"You also said it was for the autumn harvest. This princess will understand. Stand up and take a seat."

Sun Qing kowtowed respectfully, "Thank you, Princess, for your tolerance."

He sat on a wooden bench, half of which was suspended in the air and the other half was firmly seated. Tang Zhao felt tired for him just by looking at him.

Song Kai sat down steadily and winked at him. Sun Qing hesitated for a moment, moved his body, and sat on the chair with half of his butt hanging in the air.

"How's the harvest?" Tang Zhao was very concerned.

"Thanks to the princess' blessing, Mingxia Manor has an excellent harvest this year." Sun Qing couldn't help but smile, and he felt much more relaxed. He listed the number of crops like a treasure, "The tenants have all paid their rent. If we save some of the remaining food, it will last until next year."

"Even the grain the farm loaned to the tenants last winter will take another year to be repaid."

Last year, Luoyang suffered a snowstorm, and the disaster in the northwest was even worse. He opened the granary and released grain on the orders of the princess, and the tenants on the farm barely survived.

Tang Zhao raised an eyebrow, "No need to return it, just consider it a greeting gift from your new master."

Sun Qing raised his head suddenly, "Does the princess really mean what she said?"

After he asked, he suddenly realized his disrespect and knelt down to apologize.

"Of course I'm serious. Besides that, starting next year, the farm will only charge 20% rent," Tang Zhao said. "Did you hear that?"

"I heard it clearly, I heard it clearly," Sun Qing said excitedly, "I will go back and tell the tenants on the farm about the princess's kindness."

"No hurry," Tang Zhao gestured to Song Kai to help the man up. "Besides, this princess also needs to build water conservancy projects and dig ditches on the farm."

She thought for a moment and then said, "We also need to replace the farm tools, but that will have to wait a little."

Anyway, there is still half a year until the beginning of next spring, so there is still time.

"Dig ditches? Change farm tools?" If Song Kai hadn't supported him, Sun Qing would have knelt on the ground again. The man, nearly fifty years old, had tears in his eyes. "I, on behalf of the 263 tenants and servants of Mingxia Manor, thank the princess for her kindness!"

They in Mingxiazhuang are really going to live a good life.

Chunfeng unfolded the drawings, and Tang Zhao pointed at the results of her research after several nights and told them to Sun Qing and Song Kai one by one.

Where to dig the ditch, where to dig the pond, where to build the underground culvert, what materials to use, and what specifications to build, the two were stunned.

"Do you understand?" Tang Zhao drank tea to moisten his throat.

The two looked at each other. They understood what he said, but said, "Such a large project will probably cost a lot of money."

Princess Zhaoshan was notoriously poor in the entire Dayu.

"Don't worry about the money," Tang Zhao said with a big wave of his hand. "This princess has a solution."

Now that the money issue is resolved, everything is resolved. The two stood up and said, "I will definitely live up to the princess's trust."

Zhao Zhao waved his hand: I have money

In fact, the way to make money in secret is too much to count.

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(End of this chapter)