ALL NOVEL
Chapter 565
"This business street can absolutely become a major highlight of my Da Shun realm. Not only the business street, but I see the entire city is clean and tidy as well.
If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I would never have imagined that a city could be built like this."
Nan Yu's words had no ambiguous meaning at all. Ever since he inherited the throne, the troublesome wars were quickly resolved by the Mo Family Men. After that, he had been focused on various domestic constructions.
Initially, it was to ensure that the people had enough food and clothing, which relied on the high-yield seeds provided by Mo Jiuye. Nowadays, in the Da Shun realm, as long as one is not lazy, no one will go hungry.
With the biggest livelihood issue resolved, the remaining tasks were various economic developments.
Nan Yu certainly had his own plans, but after seeing the governance of Mo Jiuye's fief, he scrapped the ideas he had previously conceived.
It seemed that this trip was indeed not in vain. Because within this fief, there were too many good ideas that he wanted to adopt.
"I just saw all kinds of snacks and restaurants on the business street. Ninth Younger Brother and Ninth Younger Sister-in-Law, don't you plan to fulfill your duties as hosts?"
Even if He Zhiran and Mo Jiuye didn't understand these words, they would be fools. Nan Yu was asking the couple to treat him to a meal.
It was just about noon, the perfect time for a meal.
But the restaurants on the business street were no ordinary places. At mealtimes, they would always be packed to the brim.
Mo Jiuye and He Zhiran didn't bring any attendants with them this time, so they couldn't send someone to queue up first.
He had also issued a strict order prohibiting anyone from cutting the queue due to personal connections, even as the King of Defending the West himself.
Seeing that Mo Jiuye was still hesitating, Nan Yu asked with a confused look:
"What's the matter? Does Ninth Younger Brother not want to treat me?"
At this moment, Eighth Brother came by, supporting his pregnant wife.
"Ninth Younger Brother, Ninth Younger Sister-in-Law, you're here too?"
Then he noticed Nan Yu and his attendants.
"Ninth Younger Brother, who is this?"
Mo Chuhan had never met Nan Yu before, so he didn't know the identity of the man in front of him. But he wasn't completely blind either.
Even though Nan Yu had a gentle smile, he couldn't hide the aura of a superior that he naturally carried.
This was on the street, so apart from Nan Yu himself, even Mo Jiuye and He Zhiran were trying to conceal their identities. It wouldn't be appropriate for him to directly reveal Nan Yu's identity.
"He is an honored guest from the Capital city. You can address him as Third Brother."
Mo Chuhan was always a bit dense. Although he could tell that Nan Yu had an extraordinary demeanor, he wouldn't overthink it on purpose.
"Since he is a friend from the Capital city, is Ninth Younger Brother planning to treat him to a meal on this business street?"
Saying this, he glanced at the hot pot restaurant nearby, then shook his head helplessly.
"Tsk tsk... It's mealtime now, so it's going to be difficult to dine on the business street..."
These words piqued Nan Yu's curiosity.
"So even on his own territory, Ninth Younger Brother has to queue to dine?"
Before Mo Jiuye could respond, Mo Chuhan jumped in again.
"This is the rule set by Ninth Younger Brother and Ninth Younger Sister-in-Law. Regardless of who it is, they must queue to dine or shop within the fief, even they themselves can't have any special privileges."
Nan Yu gave Mo Jiuye an inquisitive look.
Mo Jiuye explained, "Without rules, nothing can be accomplished properly. If we want to maintain order, everyone must follow the rules, starting with me."
Nan Yu nodded in agreement.
"Well said, without rules, nothing can be accomplished properly. I am impressed."
He accidentally let the self-address "Zhen" slip out.
Mo Chuhan didn't let Nan Yu's self-address go unnoticed. He stared at Nan Yu for a long while with wide eyes.
Nan Yu coughed lightly with his fist against his lips, signaling Mo Jiuye to quickly bail him out.
"Eighth Brother, don't dwell on this for now. I'll explain it to you when we get home."
After Mo Jiuye explained and saw that Eighth Brother didn't pursue it any further, he pointed at a few shops ahead and said:
"I don't know what kind of food Third Brother prefers, but I will treat you to lunch today."
He could treat, but they would have to queue up. After all, Eighth Brother had just made it very clear that even if an emperor were to come, Mo Jiuye wouldn't make an exception. Rules are rules, and no one can change that.
Originally, Nan Yu didn't have any high demands when it came to food, after all, he grew up in a difficult environment.
But on the way to the northwest, he had noticed many restaurants bearing the Tang name everywhere he went. No matter what region, the Tang restaurants were always packed, which showed how booming their business was.
Nan Yu was curious as to why other restaurants were deserted while Tang's establishments were always crowded.
To satisfy his curiosity, he brought his attendants to dine at a Tang restaurant, and only then did he realize that the food at Tang restaurants was indeed exceptional, even better than the imperial cuisine in the palace.
No wonder their restaurants were so popular.
"On the way here, I saw many crowded Tang hot pot restaurants, but I didn't want to waste time queuing, so I didn't get to try them. Why don't we have hot pot this time?"
Hot pot...
That was the place with the longest queue on the entire business street. As soon as mealtime arrived, there was already a long line in front of the hot pot restaurant.
In fact, Nan Yu had never queued before, because the things served in these restaurants could all be made in the kitchens of his palace, and even better than what these shops offered.
He could also tell Nan Yu's intention, which was to test him.
"If that's the case, please don't find it strange, Third Brother. Let's join the queue together."
After queuing for about half an hour, there was finally a table available inside the hot pot restaurant.
This was Nan Yu's first time eating hot pot, and without a doubt, he had completely fallen in love with this way of dining.
He truly felt that the half-hour queue was worth it.
After eating the hot pot, the group strolled leisurely around the fief.
Regarding the development of the fief and the various factories and workshops, Mo Jiuye and He Zhiran did not conceal anything from Nan Yu.
From the level of prosperity within the fief, it was evident that a large amount of capital must have been invested, which they did not hide from Nan Yu in order to dispel any suspicions he might have.
The money they earned was all out in the open, coming from these industries. What could he possibly suspect? This was also the real reason why He Zhiran was willing to show Nan Yu around.
As Nan Yu passed by the names of the factories and workshops, he was like a person with ten thousand whys.
"Ninth Younger Brother, Ninth Younger Sister-in-Law, is the milk powder that tastes even better than cow's milk produced here?"
"Yes, we now raise a large number of dairy cows in the fief and amongst the Barbarians, producing a massive amount of milk. But milk is not easy to preserve.
By using my unique technique to turn it into milk powder, it can be sold to more places.
Not only that, but milk is also divided into many types, suitable for various groups of people to consume."
He Zhiran intentionally mentioned "unique technique" to tell Nan Yu directly that even if he saw the huge profits of milk powder, he shouldn't get any ideas from her.