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Chapter 353: [352] Tasty and Pretty Fisherman 203 (7 updates)

Chapter 353: [352] Tasty and Pretty Fisherman 203 (7 updates)

Yan Qing wasn’t particularly demanding about where to live, and now, the couple struck a chord and decided to use the funds from the construction of Prince Zao Mansion to buy a ship. This ship would serve as a means for future business travel to and from Beijing. Besides this, Xiao Yu planned to save up the tax revenue from Le’an County to a certain extent and then buy a ship!

She had already planned it. Since Qingyang Prefecture was an impoverished area, she and her husband would rely on their own efforts to turn it into a famous wealthy place in Yan Country.

There’s a saying, "To be rich, build roads first." It was precisely due to transportation issues that the coastal Qingyang Prefecture had become impoverished. Although she knew that building roads was not mere talk and required significant capital, material, and manpower, fortunately, the couple wasn’t highly demanding in terms of material needs. That’s why, in the future, not only Xiao Yu’’s tax income but also the entire tax revenue of Qingyang Prefecture might be used for the benefit of the people.

Ever since Xiao Yu mentioned this plan to Yan Qing, she received his full support, perhaps because he felt a destiny tied to this land from which he was rescued, so he was especially eager to see how it would become powerful.

Thus, the first thing Xiao Yu and Yan Qing needed to do was to promote the cultivation of wheat, and it just so happened that their arrival in Qingyang Prefecture coincided with the planting season for winter wheat.

However, since she couldn’t purchase a large quantity of wheat seeds all at once (as Shen Ze had spent all the Gold Coins in the store), they had to buy land themselves first. Then, they conducted experiments in their own fields to obtain more grains for wider distribution, which was expected to take many years.

Yan Qing wasn’t lacking in money. Firstly, he had shops and estates in Beijing, and now on this side, the entire tax revenue of Qingyang Prefecture was his to use. The Royal Family wouldn’t mind how he spent this money, but Yan Qing never thought of himself as a local emperor here. Moreover, he hadn’t even considered the tax revenue of Qingyang Prefecture as significant.

They were young and loved to venture. Since his wife liked to be active, why shouldn’t he accompany her? What if they actually made it big?

As the landowners of Qingyang Prefecture, everyone had to follow their arrangements, which meant many of Xiao Yu’s plans could be implemented.

And these plans might very well be the first step in Qingyang Prefecture’s path to wealth.

Firstly, they needed to buy ships, big ships. Once they had ships, they could then find ways to teach fishermen how to make various seafood that could be preserved long-term. They would then transport these products to Beijing, where Yan Qing’s people would try to sell them. If Yan Qing’s people couldn’t manage, they would ask the Crown Prince for help. After all, as a coastal country, Yan mustn’t let these seafood products fail to sell.

Along with Xiao Yu’s noodle shop, which also served as a point of distribution, for instance, today they launched Crab Egg noodles and would also sell some Crab Egg Sauce on the side.

Or, for example, today they made dumplings with chive and shrimp filling. Where could these small shrimps come from? They could be bought at Fisherman’s Noodle!

It can be said that to sell these seafood products, people first needed to know how to eat them.

This was exactly what Xiao Yu had thought of, which is why she initiated Uncle Zhang and all the ports throughout Qingyang Prefecture to go to Yingbin Building in Port Town to learn. Only by spreading these cooking methods widely could Qingyang Prefecture be revitalized. As Qingyang Prefecture rose, visitors and traders would become interested in these ingredients. Once they were interested, the local ingredients might be sought after by others for buying; otherwise, it would be too strenuous for just the couple alone.