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Chapter 208, Marine Fish Sale

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    ¡°These profiteers should all be killed!¡±

    Having witnessed the situation inside and outside the capital with his own eyes, Li Dongyang also gnashed his teeth in hatred towards these grain merchants. These profiteers were no longer just making money. He was so smart that he also saw a pair of huge black hands behind them.

    ???????????????????????????????????? If it is just a matter of raising prices and greed for money, it will not be so hateful. After all, who doesn¡¯t like this waste of money? Appropriate price increases in times of famine are something that has happened since ancient times.

    Now, these grain merchants have raised prices too outrageously, and at the same time they have restricted sales, deliberately adding fuel to the flames, and turned this famine, which was not actually too serious, into what it is now.

    "The capital is already a huge powder keg. If this continues, something big will happen, and we must act as soon as possible."

    Without further wasting time, Li Dongyang and Zhou Jing hurriedly entered the palace to report the situation in Tianjin to Emperor Hongzhi, and also discussed the detailed next action strategy.

    Just an hour after the fish transport convoy returned to the capital, the marine fish transported back from Tianjin began to be transported in batches to various sales points inside and outside the capital.

    At the same time, in order to maintain order during the sale of marine fish, the most important thing is to prevent anyone from disrupting the sale of marine fish. Emperor Hongzhi directly mobilized the imperial army to the scene to maintain order.

    At the same time, in various places where people gathered inside and outside the capital, there were groups of people wearing official uniforms beating gongs and drums, and at the same time they kept shouting, "At noon, there are fish and meat for sale at the vegetable market in the capital, and it only costs one penny a pound."  .¡±

    "At noon, fish meat is sold in Langfang, the capital, for only one penny per catty."

    "At noon, fish and meat are sold at Xizhimen for only one penny per catty."

    With the shouts of these officials, everyone inside and outside the capital soon knew that fish and meat were sold in various places in the capital for only one penny per pound of meat.

    People who heard the news swarmed towards the place where they heard it almost immediately. One penny per pound of meat, no matter it was sea fish or any other kind of meat, as long as they could eat it, as long as they could  Fill your stomach and that's it.

    You must know that the current price of food has been driven up by these profiteers to nearly 200 Wen per catty. Even these people living in the capital are somewhat wealthy, but they are already unable to bear it, especially those at the bottom. What's more?  So true.

    Now that I heard about a pound of meat for a penny, regardless of whether the news was true or not, I rushed over immediately.

    At Caishikou outside Xuanwu Gate, numerous Imperial Guards were wearing armor and holding sharp knives, standing solemnly, causing the people who were swarming to stop in their tracks.

    Fortunately, everyone soon discovered that there were signs erected here, which read: Fresh sea fish, one penny per catty, purchase limit of three catties per person, please consciously queue up, please do not queue up again, and violators will be punished with a 20-point rod.

    At the same time, there was a manager from Xishan Coal Industry nearby, holding a tin trumpet and shouting to the crowds of people swarming over: "Fresh sea fish, one penny per catty, each person is limited to three catties, please queue up consciously, please do not repeat  Stand in line, and those who violate the rules will be punished with twenty rods."

    Hearing this voice, he looked at the guards around him who were waiting in full formation. People who were originally restless and worried that they would not be able to buy meat quickly began to line up.

    Caishikou was originally an execution ground, used to execute prisoners, but now it is full of sea fish. Basket after basket of sea fish, they are very big. There are many people busy next to them, constantly cutting up the big sea fish. According to the  Cut into portions of three kilograms.

    ??If the fish has less meat, cut it more. If the fish belly and other places have more meat, weigh it accurately and mix it evenly so that no one suffers a loss.

    "Where did all the sea fish come from?"

    "Who knows, no matter where it comes from, a pound of meat is worth a penny, whether it is sea fish or any other kind of meat, it is still meat and can be used to fill the stomach."

    "Yes, the food has already increased to 200 cents per catty. Meat for this cent per catty is impossible to obtain in normal times, let alone the current famine."

    People lined up in a long line, smelling the smell of sea fish, and then looking at the baskets of sea fish piled up in front, waiting anxiously, and discussing with each other.

    "Start~"

    Everyone did not wait too long. The guards in charge finally started to let people go. The people at the front almost rushed over at the speed of a 100-meter race.

    "This is three cents, give me three pounds of meat~"

    The man hurriedly put down the three coinsThe meat plate was full. I looked at the sea fish next to me and couldn't help but swallow.

    "Give~"

    The person in charge of selling directly handed over a whole piece of meat. It was a piece of meat cut from a sea fish. It actually weighed a little more than three kilograms. But at this time, there was no time to care too much. Anyway, as long as it was not too far apart, it would be fine.  Can.

    The first person happily bought three kilograms of sea fish meat for three pennies, and immediately walked back impatiently. The children and mother-in-law at home were all hungry. This three pennies could buy three kilograms of meat. It was unthinkable.  No matter what I don¡¯t dare to think about, it¡¯s important to eat the meat first.

    The sales speed is very fast, because all the people transferred to work are from Xishan Coal Industry, and they also use the general assembly line working method, which is extremely efficient.

    The long team was advancing at an extremely fast speed, but more and more people gathered after hearing the news. Not only did the entire team not shrink at all, but on the contrary, it grew longer and longer.

    "Bring me a hundred pounds of meat!"

    Niu Er is a well-known scoundrel and lazy man. He has always been domineering and bullying men and women because of his family members in Shuntian Mansion. He is considered a ruthless character who is feared by everyone in the Caishikou area.

    After waiting for a long time, it was finally his turn. He threw out a handful of copper coins in his arms and said very arrogantly.

    "The purchase limit is three kilograms per person, and you have one hundred coins?"

    The man in charge of selling fish looked at Niu Er with a smile on his face. He came out to cause trouble at this time and just killed the chicken to show it to the monkey.

    "I don't care if you break any rules. I've already given you the money. Hurry up and give me a hundred catties of meat. If you turn around, I'll have someone beat you to death."

    Niu Er glanced at it and said very arrogantly, if it weren't for the guards around him, according to his past personality, he wouldn't have queued up at all. Why would he be so nonsense? He would just have people take out these baskets of sea fish.  Moved away.

    "General Yuan, this man is causing trouble!"

    The person in charge of selling fish did not continue talking nonsense with the cow and said to a guard leader not far away.

    "Pull it down, twenty sticks!"

    When the man named General Yuan saw it, he immediately said indifferently.

    "Yes~"

    When several soldiers heard this, they immediately restrained Niu Eryi like an eagle catching a chicken, and dragged him to the open space aside.

    "Let me go, let me go, do you know who I am?"

    "If you dare to touch me, believe it or not, I will kill your whole family."

    Although Niu Er was being held down, he was still very arrogant and roared while struggling.

    "Fifty stick~"

    When the man named General Yuan heard this, he immediately said indifferently.

    "Crack~"

    Soon, Niu Er was pinned down on the bench by several soldiers. Two soldiers hit him hard with big sticks, making a dull sound.

    "Ah~"

    Being hit hard by the stick, Niu Er suddenly let out a scream like a slaughtered pig. Before he could continue shouting harsh words, the stick began to fall with thunder, making Niu Er's eyes open in pain.  Tears came out.

    The people around him were groaning Niu Er, who was being beaten, and watched the skin of Niu Er's beating.

    This made many people couldn't help but laugh, and at the same time, those who wanted to cause trouble became extremely honest in an instant, lining up obediently, waiting to buy sea fish.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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