I have to say that Su Yingxiong is quite loyal. After arriving in Jincheng, he arranged for Li Qi and others to stay in the best inn.
In the next few days, Li Qi went out to wander around every day. He knew that the best way to understand a city was to go out and explore every inch of the city with his feet.
This is based on his experience in delivering food for many years. When you visit the entire city, you will be able to understand the characteristics of the city and discover some business opportunities.
Taking these days of shopping as an example, Li Qi gained a lot. He knew that Jincheng was divided into three areas. In the words of the Daxia Dynasty, Jincheng had three squares.
Tianyuanfang is a wealthy area in Jincheng, where many powerful people live.
Diyuanfang is where ordinary people in Jincheng live. Diyuanfang is divided into two areas, one is where ordinary people live, and the other is where homeless people and beggars stay.
Except for these two squares, the remaining one is called Shang Yuan Square, which as the name suggests is a place for doing business.
A bit like a modern commercial street or a CBD place, Shang Yuanfang has a variety of shops and many small vendors selling strange and weird things.
There is almost everything, among which cloth shops and pawn shops are the most common. There are also some gambling stalls and brothels that men are very attracted to...
According to Li Qi's incomplete statistics, there are about thirty inns, more than forty cloth shops, more than a dozen pawnshops, more than 20 rice shops, and eight brothels in Jincheng...
Looking at the data he wrote down on the paper on the table, Li Qi fell into deep thought.
If you want to make a fortune in Jincheng, the first step is to open a store. According to his understanding, the rent for a shop in Shang Yuanfang is about ten taels of silver, which is not expensive.
Including decoration and purchasing, one hundred guan is more than enough.
In this era, one guan of money is equivalent to one tael of silver, and his one hundred guan of money is also one hundred taels of silver.
But the problem is that it is a bit difficult to open a store.
Before entering the city, Li Qi had many ideas, but he dismissed them all.
He initially thought about opening a barbecue restaurant. After all, except for the inn in Jincheng that had food to eat at night, most of the other small vendors closed their stalls at night.
It was a good idea, but he found that there weren't many people in Jincheng that night.
The main reason is that there is no electricity in this era, and everyone who is still outside at night goes home to sleep.
Later, he wanted to open a shop that sells fruit, but when he visited a snack bar, he found that people had already done this. Not only did they have fruit, but they also had various exquisite snacks.
At that time, he bought a few portions and tasted them, and found that the taste was absolutely amazing. He originally wanted to eat some more when he came back, but before he could wait at the inn, Xiaoman had already eaten all the edible things...
The main reason why I want to open a food shop is that the supply problem is easy to solve. I just need to go to the vegetable market to buy it and process it.
As for other stores that want to purchase goods, such as cloth stores, they have no supply at all. If a store has no supply, it is basically impossible for you to make money.
After much deliberation, he had no idea what store he wanted to open.
"Master, when are we going to have dinner?" Xiaoman said with an aggrieved look on his face.
"Aren't you full yet?" Li Qi looked helpless.
"How can you possibly be full with those snacks?"
Li Qi glanced at Zhang Chuang who was standing aside, and he nodded and said, "Not full."
Li Qi felt helpless, took out a couple of silver coins from his pocket and threw them to Xiao Man: "You go and eat, don't worry about it..."
Before the word "I" could be uttered, I heard a door closing. I took a closer look and saw where those two people were in the room.
Li Qi seemed to have been used to it for a long time. He sat on a chair and thought about it. Even if he didn't open a store, he could still squander it for a while based on his current wealth.
Instead of worrying so much about making money, why not go out for a walk?
When he thought of shopping, several places came to mind...
As a good man in the new era, it’s hard to travel through time. If you don’t visit a brothel, it would be a waste!
After changing into decent clothes, Li Qi left the inn.
In front of a window upstairs, Tu Boshu played with a paper fan and said to himself: "Where is Young Master Li going alone this late at night?"
As he said this, he called his maid: "Huan'er, go and take a look."
"Okay, miss."
Soon after Huan'er left, Tu Boshu sat down at the table and said to the air: "Have you found out? The identity of the man in black who died that night."
A voice came out of nowhere: "Miss, we have found out that the man in black is from Liusha Pavilion."
"Liusha Pavilion? Are you here for me or Mr. Li?"
"It should be Mr. Li."
Hearing this answer, a mysterious smile appeared on Tu Boshu's face: "Interesting... what about Mr. Li's identity?"
"My subordinates haven't found out yet."
"Keep checking."
"yes!"
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When Li Qi came to Yanyulou, the largest brothel in Jincheng, he felt so happy when he looked at the ladies in ancient costumes.
"Uncle, come and play..."
Li Qi... enjoyed the cooing tone.
When a woman with a pretty good appearance who seemed to be over thirty saw Li Qi, she quickly came over and said, "Hey, whose young master is this?"
Li Qi glanced at her: "May I ask, what is the name of this beautiful girl?"
"Giggle..." The woman covered her mouth with a fan and smiled brightly, "Young master is really good at talking. You can just call me Qingluo. I wonder what I call you?"
"My surname is Li."
"It turns out to be Young Master Li. It seems like Young Master Li is coming to our Yanyu Building for the first time, right?"
"Well, this is the first time. Please show me the characteristics of your Yanyu Building."
"Okay, sir, please come in."
Huan'er, who was hiding on the corner of the street, saw Li Qi following an old woman into Yanyu Building, with a look of contempt on his face: "Bah, shameless..."
The Yanyu Building has three floors in total, and the entire interior is filled with an ambiguous red color. The red lanterns hanging inside illuminate the hall brightly.
The lobby on the first floor is no different from an inn. There is a "Y" shaped staircase in the innermost place that leads directly to the second floor, with more than a dozen private rooms. The staircase on the third floor is at the corner of the second floor, and is controlled by two big men.
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As soon as he came in, Li Qi couldn't help but admire him in his heart.
Damn it, isn’t it more sentimental than Dongwan Bathing City?
Although he has never been there, he has seen it on TV.
Various young ladies of all colors shuttled back and forth in the hall, and many guests had happy and satisfied smiles on their faces.
Li Qi looked away, and Qing Luo on the side asked: "Sir, are you going to the private room, or in the hall?"
"What is the difference between a private room and a hall?" Li Qi asked.
"The private room can be used to be alone with the beautiful woman, and the hall can be used to chat and relieve boredom."
So that's it. Li Qi said without saying a word: "Go to the private room!"