Zhou Lichong privately encouraged Zhou Wulang, "Fifth Uncle, you are very familiar with the procurement in the capital. Why not try to take on the imperial estate's procurement? If you do well, you might even be able to supply some vegetables, meat, and eggs to the imperial palace."
Zhou Wulang scratched his head, "Actually, I've always wondered, doesn't the Emperor himself have a pretty large imperial estate? Don't they raise chickens and ducks or pigs on their lands? Why do they still need to buy so much from outside?"
Zhou Lichong was also puzzled and, after thinking for a moment, hesitated, "Could it be because there are too many people in the palace and they consume a lot, so they can't provide enough?"
"That's unlikely," Zhou Wulang said, "I seem to remember Manbao mentioning that the Emperor has two imperial estates in the capital, and there's another big piece of land in Yongzhou, which is even planned to be Princess Mingda's dowry."
