At Ryukyu City Hewan Wharf, four-wheeled carriages loaded with fresh vegetables and fruits drove down the spacious cement roads, making the originally empty wharf become congested.
The people of Ryukyu City were really happy when they learned that the fruits and vegetables they grew at home were to be given as tribute to the Queen. They were very busy after being notified. Those who were not notified felt extremely aggrieved. They even went to the county to find out. Ling found Li Yuanshan and kept shouting.
Here at the pier, baskets of fresh vegetables and fruits are being weighed. Once the weighing is completed, the money is counted on the spot and then moved to the Kunpeng's warehouse.
Li Yuanshan carefully inspected and stared at the side. The fruits and vegetables in this area were different from the vegetables and fruits sold in the Beijing and Tianjin areas in the past. They were meant for the queen in the palace, so there must be no mistakes.
Li Yuanshan must carefully inspect each variety and count the quantity. Not only the quality must be good, but the quantity must also reach a certain level.
In recent years, Ryukyu's vegetable and fruit industry has developed very rapidly, especially in winter, because most areas in Ming Dynasty are cold and freezing, which is not suitable for the growth of crops.
Only Ryukyu, Qiongzhou, Nanyang and other places can be used to grow vegetables and fruits. Ryukyu is located in the northernmost position, so it has naturally become the most important vegetable and fruit base for the Beijing-Tianjin and Jiangnan regions in winter.
In this regard, Liu Jin is also establishing related industries and developing them in Ryukyu.
Not only did we collect a variety of vegetables and fruits for cultivation within the Ming Dynasty, we even collected a variety of high-quality vegetable and fruit seeds from around the world, cultivated them, and then introduced them to Ryukyu.
After several years of development, it has now begun to take shape. The output value of the entire Ryukyu vegetable and fruit industry has exceeded the traditional cane sugar industry.
Although the area of ??sugarcane plantations for growing sugar cane is still expanding, the scale of growing vegetables and fruits is also expanding rapidly.
As the most suitable base for supplying vegetables and fruits in winter, Ryukyu¡¯s vegetables and fruits can be sold at high prices in the Beijing-Tianjin area, Songhu, Nanjing and other places in the south of the Yangtze River.
An ordinary Chinese cabbage is worthless in normal times and can only be sold for one or two cents. But in winter, even an ordinary Chinese cabbage can be sold for dozens of dollars. The prices are high, and the supply exceeds demand.
Throughout the Ming Dynasty, there were many rich people, especially in the Beijing-Tianjin area and the Jiangnan area. These places have developed economies, many factories, dense populations, and many rich people.
In winter, it is easy to get tired of eating meat. Fresh vegetables and fruits are definitely the kings and most popular items on the winter table.
Especially in the past few years, hot pot has gradually become popular all over the country. In winter, when the weather is cold, it is definitely a pleasure to eat hot pot in front of the hot pot.
When eating hot pot, you will easily get tired of the meat. Only various vegetables are more expensive than meat, and their sales are extremely strong.
This also allows the people of Ryukyu to make a lot of money just by growing vegetables and fruits.
"Well, the quality is good, they are all the best."
"Of course, this is a tribute to the palace, who dares to be careless."
Next to Li Yuanshan, Huang Nan, the county magistrate of Ryukyu City, also nodded with satisfaction.
Although this time, Emperor Hongzhi did not issue an order in the form of a decree to Ryukyu City, and he did not need to bear any responsibility.
But this is because the emperor cherishes the power of the people and his people. He is not willing to let the local government attack vegetables and fruits in the form of decrees. Instead, he asked Liu Jin to purchase vegetables and fruits through procurement.
As the county magistrate here, he still needs to do his best to do this well. This requires tribute to the palace and food for the queen. This is a big deal.
He didn¡¯t dare to do anything careless.
"It seems that in the future we in Ryukyu will focus on planting these vegetables and fruits on a large scale. It is best to plant them in large areas and on a large scale."
¡°It¡¯s winter, our Ryukyu vegetables, waterBaskets of vegetables and fruits were constantly being carried down, and in a blink of an eye they were piled up at the dock.
¡°It¡¯s still very fresh~¡±
Zhu Houzhao looked through it very casually. In a few days, the fruits and vegetables were not actually too fresh, but compared with those shipped to Tianjin in the past, they still looked very fresh.
No, there are many businessmen here at Tianjin Wharf, as if they saw gold, they swarmed over and looked at the baskets of vegetables and fruits in front of them, their eyes shining.
"Who is the boss here?"
"Do you sell your vegetables and fruits?"
"I am willing to pay a high price to buy your vegetables and fruits. In this winter, there are still such fresh vegetables and fruits. Look at this Chinese cabbage. It looks like it has only been stored for a few days."
¡°And these fruits, all of them are very fresh, and of this size and quality, they are all good products!¡±
These merchants can't help but nod. This kind of good goods are rare, especially in this winter, vegetables and fruits are luxury, and fresh vegetables and fruits are even more rare.
Mi He 75zhongwen.com Mi. There are many rich people in the Beijing-Tianjin area. As long as you have the goods, don¡¯t worry about no one spending them. There are plenty of expensive things here that people can afford.
These vegetables and fruits are the most popular things in winter. The nobles who are tired of eating all kinds of meat love these most