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Liu Jin walked with Zhu Houzhao and arrived at Tianjin Port naturally.
Nowadays, Tianjin¡¯s port is becoming more and more prosperous. From time to time, you can see fishing boats returning from fishing, bringing back boatloads of marine fish, making the entire port smell of marine fish.
¡°It¡¯s so lively~¡±
When Zhu Houzhao saw this lively scene, he became energetic. He quickly came to the port terminal and looked at a fishing boat that was unloading its cargo.
I saw baskets of sea fish being picked up from the fishing boats. Then at the pier, specialized people classified the fish, putting different fish into different baskets, and then put them in baskets. Over weighing.
"A load of large yellow croaker weighs one hundred and twenty kilograms~"
"A load of small yellow croaker weighs one hundred catties~"
"A load of hairtail weighs one hundred and ten kilograms~"
The person who weighed the fish would shout loudly every time he weighed a load of fish. At the same time, someone next to him would write it all down, and then a group of businessmen would immediately surround him, and everyone would shout too.
"Xingguo Company paid 350 Wen to buy a load of large yellow croaker~"
"Ocean merchants offered three hundred coins to buy a load of small yellow croakers~"
"The Dragon King Tower in the capital offered five taels of silver to buy this tuna~"
Sometimes when encountering some rare and good goods, these merchants will constantly compete with each other in bidding. For example, tuna and grouper are relatively popular goods, and the prices are getting higher and higher now.
"Old Liu, who are these people?"
Zhu Houzhao looked at these people who kept bidding, and after thinking about it, he asked Liu Jin beside him.
"These are businessmen who come here to buy fish. It can be considered a new industry that has emerged in Tianjin. Well, it's called Haiyuhang."
¡°We have many fishing boats in Tianjin, and the marine fish we catch out to sea are so huge that Tianjin alone cannot digest them. Therefore, most of the marine fish are exported, and the largest market is the capital.¡±
"Now that the famine is over, we no longer transport these fish to the capital to buy. Instead, we sell these fish to these merchants and let them transport them to the capital for sale."
"So this marine fish shop gradually sprang up. All of these people are merchants who deal in marine fish. Some specialize in selling marine fish to various places for sale, and some are purchased directly from seafood restaurants in Beijing and Tianjin. Some fish stuff.¡±
Liu Jin looked at the businessmen who were competing fiercely in front of him, and explained to Zhu Houzhao in great detail.
¡°Oh, I see, it seems that the price of this fish has also increased a lot.¡±
Zhu Houzhao understood immediately when he heard it.
"Of course. In the past, it was a special period when it was sold for a penny per catty. Now that the famine has passed, it has naturally returned to normal. This sea fish is meat after all, and it is rich in nutrients. Naturally, it is impossible to sell it for a penny per catty anymore."
"However, because of the large output of marine fish, its price is still very low, much lower than other meats. Generally, at the Tianjin port, they get the goods for about 23 yuan per catty, and after transporting them to the capital, they can sell them for almost 40 yuan. It only costs 1 cent or 5 cents per catty, but the price is still very cheap and the profit is quite considerable."
"As for some expensive seafood, the price is even higher. They are usually bought by restaurants in Beijing and Tianjin."
Liu Jin nodded and said, the emergence of this fish trade is also an inevitable phenomenon.
Because of the previous famine, people in the Beijing-Tianjin area relied on sea fish to survive, so people in the Beijing-Tianjin area have become fond of eating sea fish. The market demand for sea fish is very huge.
Marine fish is delicious and nutritious. The key is that the price is very close to the people. Ordinary people naturally like it the most, especially in Tianjin. Because it is close to the sea, the price of marine fish is very cheap. Everyone must eat marine fish for three meals a day.
While Liu Jin and Zhu Houzhao were chatting, the baskets of marine fish that had just landed off the boat were quickly snapped up by these merchants. Behind each merchant, there were piles of baskets of marine fish.
? Then soon one carriage after another came to the dock, and these carriages were all four-wheeled carriages.
Because the construction of Beijing-Tianjin cement roads has greatly facilitated transportation in the Beijing-Tianjin area, the four-wheeled carriage has also become very popular in Beijing and Tianjin. Its advantage of large cargo capacity makes it the most popular among major commercial banks. Favorite means of transport.
The carriages were soon filled with carts of marine fish, and they immediately rushed towards the capital without stopping. The weather is hot now, and the marine fish must be transported to the capital as soon as possible. The fresher it is, the better it will sell. , the price is also?Higher enough.
For these businessmen in the marine fish business, time is money.
"Old Liu, I remember you were drying dried fish last time I came here. Now it seems that your dried fish business is impossible."
Looking at the empty dock, Zhu Houzhao seemed to have thought of something and said to Liu Jin with a smile.
"I have been doing the business of drying fish. Even though these marine fish are selling well now, in a while, when there are more fishing boats, it will be difficult to sell these marine fish."
"At that time, I will continue to dry fish. This fresh fish is easy to spoil, and dried fish can be preserved for a long time. And after drying, the dried fish can be sold to inland areas, so that inland areas People in the area can also try our Tianjin sea fish."
Liu Jin heard this and replied with a smile.
"Well, remember to dry them more, especially the dried shrimps, which are very delicious when used to make porridge. My grandmother tasted them last time and said they were good."
Zhu Houzhao remembered some of the fish he brought back last time, including a lot of dried fish. The Empress Dowager liked it very much when she tasted it. She praised Zhu Houzhao for his filial piety, which he remembered firmly. I thought I would bring a little more back this time.
¡°Don¡¯t worry, Your Highness, I¡¯ll tell you to go down and dry some more, and take them back with you when Your Highness returns to Beijing.¡±
As soon as Liu Jin heard what Zhu Houzhao said, he immediately wrote it down.
"Yes, show more sun."
Zhu Houzhao nodded repeatedly. He was also a foodie and never had too little delicious food.
"Speaking of this dried fish, Your Highness has something I want to discuss with you."
Liu Jin seemed to have remembered something, and thought about it and talked to Zhu Houzhao.
"What's the matter? Tell me?"
Zhu Houzhao looked at Liu Jin and knew that he must have something that he needed help with. Otherwise, with Liu Jin's current energy, ordinary things would have been solved long ago.
"Your Highness, dried fish is a way to preserve sea fish. In fact, dried fish is a way to preserve fish with a lot of salt. So I was thinking about whether we could build a salt farm here in Tianjin and make salt ourselves. , and then use this salt to make dried salted fish.¡±
Liu Jin has wanted to get this sun-dried salt out for a long time, but this salt is of great importance. The imperial court specializes in salt and iron, and private individuals are not allowed to engage in salt and iron-related businesses.
In addition, this salt is related to the interests of all aspects. Salt merchants, court ministers, etc. will not allow Liu Jin to dry salt, because once this salt drying method is introduced, the production of salt will increase greatly. For those salt merchants, The impact on interests will be huge, and there will inevitably be strong opposition.
So this matter still needs to be done by Zhu Houzhao. If he, the prince, comes forward, there will definitely be no problem in asking Emperor Hongzhi for a license to run a salt farm.
¡°And the major case not long ago has not been resolved until now. As time goes by, more and more ministers have been identified, and these ministers are all from the Jiangnan area.
This is tantamount to a heavy blow to Jiangnan Shilin, so that the right to speak in the court has been greatly weakened. Emperor Hongzhi has no intention of letting go, as if he wants to pursue it to the end.
It is the right time to come up with this salt farm and the sun-dried salt method at this time. The opposition will definitely be very small, and there is a great hope that it can be passed.
¡°Build your own salt farm?¡±
When Zhu Houzhao heard this, he immediately became thoughtful. Of course he knew that the salt and iron were exclusively owned by the imperial court. Now that Liu Jin asked him to go to the salt field, there was no way he could make Emperor Hongzhi agree.
"Yes, dried fish requires a lot of salt. It is obviously unrealistic for us to buy salt. The salt from this salt factory is very cheap, but after these salt merchants increase the price, the price of this salt becomes very expensive. .¡±
¡°We must build our own salt fields and produce our own salt to reduce costs, otherwise no one will want this salted fish.¡±
Liu Jin nodded solemnly and then said in a very low voice: "This salt is very profitable. The richest people in the world are the salt merchants. If they can make this money, Your Highness can also make it."
Hearing Liu Jin talking about silver, Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but roll his little eyes. After thinking about it, he nodded and said: "Leave this matter to me. I have long been dissatisfied with those salt merchants. The person who targeted us last time was actually Many are salt merchants.¡± (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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