Ruan Degong sat in front of the room, squinted his eyes, and basked comfortably in the sun. Several servants in the store stood behind the shelves, busy selling goods.

Mr. Peng came over and bowed, "Mr. Wen is so arrogant. He sits here and basks in the sun. It's really a life like a god."

Ruan Degong tried to open his eyes and said, "You can do the same. What should you do after you are busy? Come here and we will talk."

Mr. Peng sighed: "I'm different. Many families are waiting for dinner. The inn house is rented from Yingtianwu. There are monthly rents and I can't owe it for a day. How can I compare to Mr. Wen's own house? The business is so prosperous."

Ruan Degong said: "Who is this strange? Before harvesting the rice, I asked you to come here with me to buy a house and do some business. You just thought that you would suffer a great loss, and everyone would not want to. After harvesting the rice and selling the land, there would be no house for you."

Mr. Peng just sighed: "A single move is enough, so it's out of control. Now I want to buy a house, but I have nothing to sell. I rent a house to do business and I have to hand over a lot of the money I earn to the farming responsibilities, which is really unwilling to give it to the farming responsibilities."

While talking, they went to Ruan Degong's side and leaned against the wall, and the two of them spoke.

Seeing Mr. Peng carrying a bottle in his hand, Ruan Degong asked, "You have carried a bottle. Do you want to use lamp oil? I have said a long time ago, why bother with it? When I bought a bucket of lamp oil, I used up and put it in an iron bucket, which is worth a lot of money."

Mr. Peng said: "I know this principle, but how much does a barrel of oil cost? There are not many customers in my store, so I can't light those many lamps."

After Shi Daqing was severely punished last time, the Zaoyang County staff saw the attitude of the field business, but was unable to resist, so they each looked for a way out. Ruan Degong was a local staff member. He was flexible and ran to the field business in time and built this shop as his own way out. At that time, everything was initially built, and it was not strict, so it was easier to buy the land. Others were at both ends of the rat, thinking of collecting rice first and watching it. Unexpectedly, after such hesitation, the open space of the field business was covered with shops by the yamen, and the land was extremely strict, so it was impossible to build a shop by himself. Later, Mr. Peng could only rent the field business shops to do business, and it was not as easy as Ruan Degong.

Now most of the customers in Zaoyang County have invested in land management. The countryside staff have no choice but to make a living. Most of them go to the county town to do various business, and a small number of them have arrived at the land management. The most stubborn one is Shi Yuanwai, who is determined to refuse to sell land, threatening that even if the land is deserted, he will never sell it to land management. The Shi family added wages to the customers and kept some people, and did not know what would happen next year.

Mr. Peng opened an inn. The place had not yet developed and had little business, so he could barely take care of his capital. He had sold the land at home, but he had no money to make money when opening a store, so he was very careful in making every calculation. Ruan Degong opened a grocery store, and the business was much better and he made more money than before.

After chatting for a few gossips, Mr. Peng said, "Your Erlang, I heard that he was sent to Ye County to learn to make a blacksmith. How good is he doing?"

Ruan Degong said: "Mr. Ye County is not an ordinary iron-smithing student, and he can make a lot of things. When my Erlang got there, he really opened his eyes. He didn't expect that there were many exquisite things in the world. His faith meant that after learning, he went to the Iron Supervisory Office to do things, and I wouldn't allow him."

Mr. Peng said, "You have the capital at home, so it's better to open a shop by yourself when you come back. Why did Erlang go to the Iron Supervisor?"

"I lived a good life in the Iron Prison. I went to see it a few days ago. Their barracks were clean and the streets were flat. There was no puddle on the ground when it rained. It was not even a puddle. It was not comparable to us in the countryside! Moreover, the children there entered the school at the age of five or six, and learned well all the way, without worrying about no way out. Who wouldn't like it if they saw it? However, I sent the children out to study to ask him to come back to inherit the family business. How could he stay there? Moreover, near the Iron Prison, many shops have been opened in the past or two years, most of which were made by people in the Iron Prison. What kind of carts, plows, and oil lamps are specialized in oil lamps. The business is very prosperous and money is very easy to make. He learned some skills and returned to Zaoyang County. He was worried that he would not make a lot of money in the future?"

Ruan Degong had a long-term vision and knew that he could not live his life before. He was the first to go to Tangzhou to take a train to take a look. After he came back, he sent Erlang to Ye County to learn about machinery. The country people couldn't understand the difference, and they all said that he had gone to learn to make a blacksmith.

When the young man went outside, he was immediately attracted by the Iron Prison. It was a lifestyle that was completely different from the countryside. Rich and civilized were simply another world. Ruan Erlang arrived there, and after not much time, he wanted to learn well, and then worked in the Iron Prison and never returned to Zaoyang. Ruan Degong took the train and lived there for some time. After investigation, he concluded that he still had a future if he came back.

No matter how good the Iron Supervisor is, there are always people who feel dissatisfied. People keep coming out and using the learned techniques to open some small workshops. Some are successful, some fail, but they still make more money. Those who fail can also work in other people's small factories and will not face a survival crisis. The Iron Supervisor is on the south bank of the Li River, and a large number of small factories gather on the north bank of the Li River, which is even more prosperous.

Where can I run a factory, how can I not run a factory in Zaoyang? Ruan Degong asked his Erlang to learn knowledge well and learn more about how small factories in that area do business. After studying for a few years, I spent my own money when I went home and asked him to start a factory. There would definitely be a future in the future.

Nowadays, many of the goods sold in Ruan Degong's grocery store are made in small nearby factories. The small factories are flexible in operation and cheap in price. Although the quality is not as reliable as the Iron Supervisor, they can always be used. Now all kinds of goods are short of, and the people around them have limited money, so these goods are easier to sell.

The Iron and Steel Supervisors are doing bulk business. These small shop owners are not popular and are inconvenient to purchase goods. Not only do they have to wait for a long time for purchases, but they often have to buy orders with other shop owners. If you buy dozens of goods, each of them ten or twenty pieces, the Iron and Steel Supervisors don’t want to do this business. At this time, the benefits of the small factory will be revealed. Not only will they not dislike it, but the price is also cheap.

Listening to Ruan Degong introducing the situation of the Ye County Iron Supervisor, Mr. Peng said: "Oh, the world has changed, and life cannot be lived like before. After a few days, I will ask my Dalang to learn some skills there, otherwise what will happen in the future? I will not make much money by guarding this small inn."

Ruan Degong said: "The schools in Ye County are run by the yamen. There are two types of students. One is talented and you don't have to pay. As long as you study well, the school will also manage food and accommodation. The other is talented and you have to pay for your studies. My Erlang looked at Lingli, but after I got there, I couldn't learn. I took the exam once every three months. I didn't have a good exam and I had to pay the tuition. Even the tuition and food and accommodation are not small money."

Mr. Peng said: "If you spend this money, you always learn craftsmanship, but it's not a waste of money. If you don't want to spend money to learn craftsmanship, others won't teach you."

Ruan Degong nodded and said that yes. Craftsmen’s craftsmanship relies on food, so where is it easy to teach people? They work for others, learn by themselves, and look at personal understanding. Rich people can’t do it either. Reading, writing, piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, etc., but how can they teach people the skills of eating? Schools in Ye County, as long as they pay money, there are special people to teach and textbooks, which cannot be compared in other places.

These people from Zaoyang have relied on farming to make a living for generations, and suddenly changed their lifestyle. Everyone is uneasy and always feels uneasy when doing business. Learning home-based craftsmanship is much better than doing small business. Ruan Degong took the first step and many people are ready to move.

At this moment, a small boat on the water stopped at the dock, and a young couple got off the boat. They looked around and came to Ruan Degong and Peng Yuanwai, and said with a politeness: "Do you dare to ask the two people, are there any inns nearby?"

Mr. Peng hurriedly said, "My home runs an inn. Do you want to stay in a hotel? I wonder if you are doing business or visiting relatives and friends here?"
Chapter completed!