After this lunch, Zhao Jiaqi suddenly had another idea. If she opened a seafood restaurant here with a unique taste, wouldn't the business be booming throughout the prefecture?
But looking at the consumption here, it wasn't very high. The clothes the common people washed along the way were faded, and even had patches.
Thinking of this, she still felt that she should first fill the pockets of the common people with money, so that they would have surplus money to spend.
With this thought, she told her second brother and sister-in-law, "Do you think I'm right?"
Duan Yao immediately replied, "Sister-in-law, you are truly our great benefactor. What you said is absolutely right, but we have little experience, and yours is much richer. Why don't you teach me? I also want to be a good helper like you and help him share some of the burden!"
Zhao Jiaqi was delighted. At least she saw the rise of women. Although it was just a simple beginning, it was already very important to her.
"No problem, I will teach you everything I know, and together we will work hand in hand to make this place better and richer!"
"Sister-in-law, I truly don't know what to say!" Besides gratitude, Duan Yao didn't know how to describe her feelings at this moment.
Even sisters would not treat each other so sincerely. These two were not even sisters. To put it simply, Zhao Jiaqi was still a princess of a neighboring country. Her willingness to come here showed her kindness, no wonder she was so respected by the locals. There was a reason for that.
During the meal, Duan Yao decided that she would stay to handle matters here with her sister-in-law, and let Helian Zhicheng return to the capital. They would work together as a couple.
In the afternoon, they directly moved into the guesthouse prepared by the local official. The conditions were acceptable, and the food, clothing, and accommodation for their group were not a problem.
With Duan Yao's reluctant farewell, she watched Helian Zhicheng leave, and then she and Zhao Jiaqi joined forces to search for the nearest port.
Moreover, they needed to salvage a lot of seafood, and the distance to other ports should be relatively short. The local area needed many workers, preferably young and strong men. As for the roads, Zhao Jiaqi directly removed that suggestion.
When building the workshops, the roads would be repaired at the same time, making it convenient and fast for people to come.
Fan Zehao, accompanied by the local official, found all the ports in the prefecture city. There were three ports nearby.
As for other prefectures, he hadn't visited yet, but these three large ports were enough to build a large workshop here.
In the evening, back at the guesthouse, he told his wife the news he had gathered, which confirmed what his wife had inquired about.
"Then let's find a place near these three ports to build the workshop. We will conduct on-site investigations tomorrow and strive to start construction as soon as possible!"
Duan Yao: "Sister-in-law, once we find a suitable place, let the local officials handle the rest. They are more familiar with this place than we are, which will be more convenient and less troublesome. What do you think!"
Zhao Jiaqi thought this idea was excellent and could not wait to clap her hands and praise it. "This is good. Then I will start thinking about seafood dishes. Once the workshop is built and the long-term workers are hired, we can start production!"
Fan Zehao saw his wife's excitement and reminded her of the most important thing: "First, order the pottery jars. Once the workshop is built, the pottery jars must also be in place, otherwise, where will you put the products you produce!"
With his reminder, Zhao Jiaqi suddenly patted her head. "Look at me, I forgot about this. It's good that you remembered!"
Duan Yao laughed, "They always say men are careless, but I see that my brother is very considerate. Sister-in-law, you have really fallen into a nest of good fortune!"
Zhao Jiaqi didn't comment on this, but she could say that she had indeed married a good husband.
As night deepened, a gentle breeze blew outside, and the people inside had already fallen asleep due to exhaustion.
After several days of continuous hard work, the location for the workshop was finally chosen. The rest was to start construction. There were still many local laborers, so there was no shortage of people for this aspect.
In the guesthouse, Zhao Jiaqi focused on researching cuisine. Based on the seafood she had eaten before, she had come up with many flavors.
But most of them were spicy. The original flavors needed to be served with some dipping sauces. Even raw marinated seafood was prepared. This was fine for people with good stomachs and young people, but for those with weak stomachs or the elderly, it would definitely cause stomach problems.
However, people who grew up by the sea might be able to accept this. At least she had experimented with the maids and servants in the guesthouse, as well as the old butler, and they were all fine.
Therefore, she dared to create this recipe!
However, the seafood here was very abundant, and she had an urge to make seafood soy sauce, but she didn't know how to make it. Anyway, she had heard of seafood soy sauce, which was made by using seafood for flavor.
In the afternoon, Duan Yao returned from outside and told her about the idea of seafood soy sauce. "If we can produce this seafood-flavored soy sauce, not to mention how it sells here, just in countries without the sea, we can earn a lot from this alone!"
This was the first time seafood soy sauce appeared in Duan Yao's ears, which also made her excited. After thinking about it, there were people who made soy sauce, so let them research it.
Duan Yao patted her chest, "Leave this matter to me. It's not difficult to find a few soy sauce makers in such a large prefecture!"
As soon as she said it, she acted. Duan Yao didn't rest for long before she went out again. Looking at her decisive manner, who would have thought she was a pampered Empress.
This was simply a desperate woman! Zhao Jiaqi smiled and shook her head, sighing that women in this world were indeed very capable.
They could manage the household, cook in the kitchen, coax the children, and take good care of their husbands and in-laws. If this were in modern times, they would be perfect individuals.
After they left, she continued to bury her head in her cooking. She made many dishes, but she still felt it wasn't enough. She even had a burst of inspiration and developed new dishes, including frying, stir-frying, deep-frying, stewing, simmering, and steaming.
She found the cooks in the guesthouse and together they researched Buddha Jumps Over the Wall. She had eaten this dish before and knew its ingredients, but she really didn't know how to make it, so she worked with the local chefs.
The chef looked at the seafood that was to be cooked together and frowned deeply. "Your Highness, the taste of each type of seafood is different. If they are all mixed together, will the flavors mingle, and will the taste be even stranger?"
Thinking about it, it wouldn't taste good. So, after Zhao Jiaqi finished speaking, the chef didn't even try to make it and directly gave this response.
At that moment, Zhao Jiaqi lost her temper. No wonder the people here didn't know how to eat. If the chefs were so lazy, could ordinary people make good food?
In a fit of anger, she drove him away. In the kitchen, only she and a young girl who stoked the fire remained.
Rolling up her sleeves, she got ready for a big fight. "I don't believe I can't eat a whole pig without a butcher!"
The young girl giggled at her words. Although she didn't understand what she was saying, she found her expression amusing.
Perhaps she was infected by this smile, and Zhao Jiaqi's mood instantly improved. She patted the girl's head. "Good girl, when I make delicious food, I'll save it all for you and not give it to them!"
She didn't care if the girl understood or not, but she had taken it to heart.