Chapter 14 Fan Xian comes to Beijing(2/2)
"Master, we have also set up a parking lot in front, so that the carriages that come and go have a place to park, and more and more distinguished guests come to our restaurant for dinner."
Emperor Qing glanced at Qin Hao and continued to ask: "Oh? There's also this matter. That's because the business of your restaurant is good. How about other business?"
"Of course everything is fine. Look at those people selling cloth, silk, and gold and silver jewelry in front of you. They all make a lot of money."
After casually ordering two side dishes and sending the waiter away, Emperor Qing squinted his eyes and said to Qin Hao: "Qin Aiqing, the waiter doesn't recognize you, does he?"
"Your Majesty is joking. I have just been summoned by Your Majesty. How can I prepare in advance?" Qin Hao looked innocent.
Emperor Qing thought the same thing. His travel plan was confidential, not to mention that the route had just been modified last night, so Qin Hao could not know in advance.
After just two bites, Emperor Qing lost interest and asked Gong Dian to drop a few taels of silver and return to the carriage.
The carriage drove slowly to an open space at the back of the street. Lines were painted with white paint on all sides, and carriages bearing family imprints were parked one by one within the white lines.
"Qin Aiqing, tell me, why is it that the streets seem deserted but business has improved?"
Qin Hao smiled and said: "Your Majesty, in fact, the streets are deserted. It is just a superficial phenomenon. The streets looked lively before, but that was because the streets were congested. Now after they have been dredged, although they seem deserted, in fact there are more people coming to shop.
It’s too much.”
"Well, it seems that it's better to block than to open up. It seems to make sense, but don't you care about those common people?"
"Your Majesty, there is a market ahead that I have redesigned. You may wish to take a look before talking about it."
In the market, Gong Dian and the guards of Emperor Qing were always on alert. On the contrary, Emperor Qing walked leisurely through the bustling market and bought many strange folk handicrafts.
"Brother, is this market so busy every day?"
"I don't dare to call you a noble person. If you are a noble person, today's market is not very lively. If it is the holiday period every ten days, it will be lively. If you arrive late, you won't even have a place to set foot."
"Oh? Then you can make a lot of money by setting up a stall here, right? Does the Bingma Division have to make a fortune?"
"Hehe, nobleman is joking, it's just to earn some hard-earned money. As for the soldiers and horses, they do have to pay some management fees, but it's still fair. Look at the soldiers patrolling the market. Even the nobles' sons don't dare to come here.
It's appropriate to charge some fees for this trouble."
After coming out of the night market and passing a river ditch, Emperor Qing stopped the carriage.
"Qin Aiqing, I remember that this river used to smell bad in summer, but now it seems to be much clearer."
"Reporting to your majesty, the capital city is overcrowded, and the people poured waste and excrement into the river. The river naturally stunk. Three months ago, the minister established a rule, and those who dumped garbage everywhere were fined silver. It was hard for the people to earn some money.
, how can you be willing to confiscate it for nothing? Naturally, you don’t dare to dump it at will."
"But, all this garbage has to go somewhere, right?"
"I hired some helpers to transport these things outside the city and leave them for a period of time before they can be used to irrigate the farmers."
"Qin Aiqing, I didn't expect you to be a minister who governs the world."
"I don't dare to be praised by His Majesty. It's just a matter of being loyal to the Emperor by eating the emperor's salary."
Emperor Qing patted Qin Hao on the shoulder with satisfaction.
"If all the civil and military officials in the DPRK and China have the same heart as Qin Aiqing, I will be able to sit back and relax."
Chapter completed!