But when we walked along the Yangtze River from the coastal areas to the Hankou area, the price of salt soared to about fifty cents per pound! And as the distance increased, the price of salt gradually increased!
Take the Jiubian area as an example. The price of salt is about 120 cents per catty. Even private salt is sold for 80 cents per catty! This may not seem like a very high price, but don’t forget that at that time
The economy was not as developed as it is now, and there was still a lot of bartering during the Ming and Qing dynasties!
When farmers convert materials into copper coins, they are exploited by merchants, and the amount of copper coins minted is not enough for use, which makes the price of copper coins high. In this way, the price of salt is quite expensive! Therefore, many remote areas have to make money due to lack of salt.
The hot and sour flavors are added to the dishes, which forms the unique cuisine of each region.
Therefore, once Liu Haojia's low-price salt appears on the market, ordinary people, even some middle-class families and even speculators will purchase and hoard it in large quantities! At that time, the price of salt will not only not be able to go down, but will be used by others to drive up the price!
After understanding the reasoning, Liu Haojia could only compromise and said, "Let's do this. If we only focus on Jiubian and Shanxi, will we have enough salt in reserve?"
Hearing what Liu Haojia said, Zhang Zhi nodded repeatedly as if he had been granted amnesty and said: "No problem, no problem! We now have enough salt in reserve, and we are still producing it continuously. As long as we can transport it, we can use it."
There will be no problem in lowering the price of salt in the two places! But the transportation issue needs to be solved by Mr. Hou!"
Liu Haojia said happily: "This is simple, let Wu'an Army escort us! I have already invited the imperial edict, let's call it an armed drill!"
Zhang Zhi was completely relieved when he heard this. He laughed twice and said: "Master Marquis, do you think we can let the caravan secretly escort a group of people to go on the road first, and let the Wu'an army follow closely?
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Liu Haojia nodded and said: "What a good idea. Let the caravan leave a batch first. This way other salt merchants can estimate a lot less when estimating the quantity! Even if they plan to eat it at a low price, they will suffer a big loss!"
After a quick discussion, the two went their separate ways to get busy. Zhang Zhi went to contact a familiar caravan to transport salt, and Liu Haojia released the news that he would hold a banquet at Shiweizhai in three days to celebrate winning the big order! It was Jiubian's army.
It’s time to purchase grain from Liansheng Grain Company, and at the same time, the salt farm can also sell salt to outsiders!
After the news spread, there was a lot of discussion throughout Tianjin, and everyone expressed their envy! Because the trading of grain and salt can be said to be one of the long-term and stable businesses, and it is very profitable! So there are those who envy it, and there are also those who hate it!
Of course, most people are envious, and only a few people hate it. This is naturally because these people have already intervened in food and salt! However, they did not do anything at this time, but were actively communicating with each other and preparing
Deal with Liu Haojia in the court!
In their view, fighting Liu Haojia at this time cannot shake Liu Haojia's foundation. Only by defeating him in the court can they legally cut off Liu Haojia's room for intervention, and also give warning to those who come after him! Therefore, the letters from the capital and various places during this period are particularly special.
Much! Because both parties were working intensively to complete their respective plans, the market actually calmed down for a while.
A month and a half later, in a village below Datong Town, Mrs. Zhao Sun got up before dawn! She was almost fifty years old this year, not too old, but her body and movements were obviously...
I can't keep up with the instructions of my mind, and I look a little deformed!
Anyone who knows anything will understand that it is not that he cannot control his body, but that there is something wrong with his eyes and he can only act tentatively.
However, Zhao Sun had no problems with her eyes at all when she was young, and she was also a famous embroiderer! Although she had not received professional training and could not do large-scale embroidery, she relied on her talent to make
The small embroideries such as handkerchiefs are quite well done!
However, her family had too many children and could not afford a dowry, so she ended up marrying a poor man from a neighboring village. Although her husband treated her very well, the poor life was still very tiring! She was doing embroidery all day long.
Her eyes were damaged during the tasting process, and her husband also died of a serious illness, making the family even worse! Fortunately, her husband was dying.
I also saw my son get married and have children before, so I have no regrets!
However, none of their family has land, and their current life mainly relies on their son and daughter-in-law to work part-time for others. Zhao Sun worked hard to make some embroidery to supplement the household expenses, and took on all the housework. Moreover, her daughter-in-law’s family
He is also poor and cannot borrow money! But he is a real person who does his duty, so the two families have always gotten along well!
Mrs. Zhao Sun has no other ideas now. She just focuses on her three sons and her family! She even often complains that she should have died long ago, so as not to drag other people down! And her daughter-in-law always
He comforted her, saying that life is just like this, you can get through it if you endure it, and maybe one day things will turn around! The equally sensible grandson also gave her the courage to live!
Zhao Sun got up so early today because she was going to Datong City to buy salt! Because he had not eaten salt for a long time, he found that his son and daughter-in-law were already a little staggering, so he had to let them eat it no matter what today.
Some salty meals!
The reason why she had to go to the city to buy salt instead of waiting for the private salt sellers was because she had no money when the private salt sellers showed up last time and missed the opportunity. So even if the official salt is a little more expensive
, I have to buy some for the health of my son and daughter-in-law!
Mrs. Zhao Sun groped her way to the kitchen and started to light the fire. As soon as she started the fire, her daughter-in-law came in and they started making breakfast together. During the whole process, the two of them didn't even say a word, but they cooperated very well.
Breakfast was soon ready, and it couldn't be simpler! Thin porridge, chopped wild vegetables, and the only thing that made people feel like they were eating were probably three thin pancakes! Seeing these three pancakes,
Zhao Sun hesitated for a moment and took out the fourth cake from the cabinet.
Seeing this, the daughter-in-law opened her mouth to speak but did not make a sound. Although Mrs. Zhao Sun couldn't see the expression on her face clearly, she guessed what she wanted to say, so she whispered: "I've forgotten it.
You can still eat food for a long time! This is thanks to Mr. Qi! As soon as he came, the price of food dropped, so you should eat a whole pancake today, working outside is very tiring!"