Our family has been rebelling for generations, and you've become the top scholar in the imperia

The next morning.

Qin Feng arrived at the market early, because he had done it once in the West Ward of the capital, and this place was similar to the West Ward back then.

The only difference is the addition of a prize draw.

"There must be quite a few people!"

Standing at the city gate.

Looking at the crowded market, Qin Feng smiled and nodded.

He immediately gave the order:

"One grand prize has been awarded today, and one grand prize will be awarded every day thereafter!"

Once the workshop was built, it didn't actually cost much money to build houses, and the labor costs were low, plus the houses that ordinary people lived in were relatively simple.

Most importantly, the land doesn't cost money.

This would save a lot of money. Strictly speaking, the first prize is better than a house. However, for ordinary people, they would generally want a house. After all, no matter how much money they earn, they all want to build a house in the end.

"Alright, but what about the other awards? My lord, I think that with these rewards, the government will end up losing money."

Li Wan stood to the side and said with some confusion.

The merchants sold their goods to the people, and the money for the lottery came from the government. In the end, both sides benefited, but the government didn't.

In total, it's quite a lot of money, at least a thousand taels of silver.

"You can't calculate it that way. It may seem like the yamen lost some money, but that amount is easily earned back. The most important thing is to make people understand that the market in Qinzhou Prefecture welcomes all merchants to do business here. It's not just neighboring Chuanzhou Prefecture, but also other prefectures, who are all welcome!"

Qin Feng smiled and offered an explanation.

They didn't say much.

It's a bit early to talk about these things; we need to wait until the workshop is up and running before we can discuss building the houses.

Qin Feng had specifically considered that the prizes to be given to the people should be high-standard houses, at least since there were no such houses in Qinzhou Prefecture at present.

When that time comes, other people will see and think, "Wow, the houses awarded as rewards are so nice. Are these houses expensive to build?"

Even... the government could designate a location, and under that pretext, build more houses and try selling them. If it works, it would prove that selling houses is a viable business.

"By the way, have your grandfather and the others prepared the goods? I estimate that they won't be here for too long, at most three days, and the goods will probably be sold out. At that time, you should sell the goods to the Chamber of Commerce and let them take them back."

"Especially your family's clothing business, you must talk to them. The climate in Chuanzhou Prefecture is relatively good, with a suitable temperature all year round, so it will be easier to sell some clothes to them. Also, you can exchange them for their silk, which is a good product. If you can buy it back, the Li family can make other kinds of clothes in the future."

"Very important!"

Qin Feng gave Li Wan a special reminder.

Tell Li Jiuxing and his men to pay attention. The climate in Chuanzhou Prefecture is quite good, and there are silkworm farmers everywhere. Moreover, Chuanzhou Prefecture itself has a cloth trade.

If we could get silk or cloth from there and transport it to Qinzhou Prefecture for processing, the profits would actually be quite high.

Finished products are more profitable than raw materials.

"I understand. I'll go back to Grandpa and the others in a bit and tell them about it."

"Okay, go as soon as possible!"

Qin Feng nodded, signaling the young girl to hurry up and get on with the matter.

He's going to stroll around the market.

Among the goods brought by Chuanzhou Prefecture this time, there were many good things, including some seeds that Qin Feng was quite interested in.

However, it's unclear whether it can be grown in Qinzhou Prefecture.

Qin Feng now has potato seeds, which he can plant once the temperature rises after the New Year. He has some ideas about these seeds.

Selling them directly is definitely not an option.

The seeds cannot be allowed to leave, at least not for the time being.

If this stuff can be dried and ground into powder, it is actually a kind of food. Although it has many drawbacks, such as being full quickly and getting hungry quickly, its advantages are also obvious: it is plentiful and cheap.

Furthermore, it is quite damaging to the soil; land used for growing potatoes will run out of nutrients within a few years at most.

"This is an issue we need to pay attention to; let's look into what solutions we can!"

With these questions in mind, Qin Feng walked into the market.

Many people along the way made way for them.

"This humble servant greets Lord Qin!"

"Lord Qin!"

"Lord Qin has arrived!"

Almost everyone in Qinzhou Prefecture knows that Lord Qin dislikes people kneeling and bowing in the street, and sometimes they even get scolded for it.

Some people had trouble adapting at first, but now most have adapted.

"You can all just browse around. I'm just here to take a look. I also need some things at my residence, so I even brought my cook. There will be a lottery later. If I win a house, you're not allowed to accuse me of cheating."

Qin Feng smiled and waved his hand.

He shouted in a loud voice.

The crowd burst into laughter.

The reward was issued by the government office. Lord Qin doesn't live outside, so why would anyone need a house?

"Don't worry, sir, even if you win, no one will dare to say anything. However, is it true that the house is even furnished?"

"It's true. Not only furniture, but everything else will be prepared. You can move in directly with just your clothes."

The houses that were built are benchmarks.

Naturally, we want to move in immediately with our bags. This is for playing games, so it definitely needs to be of the highest quality.

"Alright, you guys go ahead and browse. Don't cause any trouble during the raffle. Someone's watching. Hurry up, or someone else will win the house."

Qin Feng waved his hand and led his men into the market.

Some shopkeepers on the side saw Qin Feng walking away.

The people standing with Lao Qian couldn't help but shake their heads. To be honest, they had never seen anyone interact with ordinary people like this before.

He could even joke and laugh with the common people. You wouldn't see that in any prefecture, let alone a prefect, even a county magistrate or a head constable would not joke and laugh with the common people like that.

"It seems I'll have to come to Qinzhou Prefecture more often in the future. I've been thinking, what do you think about us setting up a shop here?"

"I've heard something about something. The Qin Prefecture Chamber of Commerce has a model called a franchise model. You can open a shop in our prefecture, and you can take the goods first and settle the payment after they're sold. It sounds interesting; it might work!"

"Sell the goods as soon as possible. Judging from the situation, officials from Qin Prefecture are leading the people to buy them, so the process will be very fast. At the latest, they should be sold out by the day after tomorrow, which will save us a lot of time. As for the shop, I think we should ask Lord Qin!"

Speaking of it.

The others nodded in agreement.

They had only heard about this franchise store in Qinzhou Prefecture, and recently many shop owners in the city had come to inquire about it.

It is said that... opening a shop is very easy, and the key point is that the goods can be replaced.

To be honest, all of them were somewhat interested.

Chuanzhou Prefecture has many counties. If we can really reach an agreement, there will be many shops, and we won't have to worry about the goods.

"Let's sell them first. We'll visit the Li family later. Be polite and bring gifts. I heard that the Li family's daughter has been following Lord Qin; their relationship is probably quite special!"

Upon hearing this, everyone...

He nodded emphatically immediately.

If that's the kind of relationship, then you need to be extremely careful!