Chapter 14 The bigger the storm, the more expensive the fish?
Chapter 14 The bigger the storm, the more expensive the fish?
Author: Let the breeze go
Chapter 14 The bigger the storm, the more expensive the fish?
Lin Tai has been working in the fish market for two days, and has gradually become familiar with the environment here, and there are some details that are beyond his expectation.
For example, in wholesale transactions here, we don’t use tools like scales to weigh things, but use fish buckets instead.
This fish bucket is very similar to a bucket used for harvesting grain. It is a standard weighing instrument made by the county government and comes in two sizes.
Fill the fish bucket with fish. A large bucket is counted as ten catties, and a small bucket is counted as two and a half kilograms.
Usually the fish bucket is kept by Old Man Tang. Every time he makes a transaction, he must apply to Old Man Tang to use the fish bucket and pay a fee of four cents or six cents of silver.
The hundred and ten taels of fees collected every year are accumulated in this way. This is the level of market management in this era.
Although Lin Tailai was familiar with the environment, it did not mean he had adapted, especially the strong fishy smell.
There are two rooms in the fish market, which are used by people watching the show and keeping fish buckets and other important items, but Lin Tailai doesn't like sitting in the fish market.
He placed the deck chair upwind outside the fence of the fish market and near the water surface of the Xu River. After trying his best to avoid the fishy smell, he lay down comfortably.
At this moment, his mood seemed to have calmed down, and the Nanhao Street talk about beating up the leader of the Heyi Hall for several nights seemed to be a very distant thing.
Since time travel, various things have been very tense, one after another, and only now have I had some leisure time.
It's early spring in February. Although it's warm and cold at first, the sunshine is pretty good today.
Holding grass blades in mouth, humming a tune, basking in the sun, looking across the sparkling river at the farmers working hard on the other side.
For a moment, Dr. Lin seemed to think that it would be good to just stay at the fish market.
Although the income of young people who join the club is not high, they are regarded as idle gangsters and are quite dangerous. There are cases of being beaten to death and maimed.
But the biggest advantage of a mixed society is that you don't have to work hard to farm or be arrested by the government for serving. This is one of the reasons why Dr. Lin is still hanging around in the hall and does not run away.
As for the danger, Dr. Lin feels that this body is still very safe. As long as you prevent drinking and fragmentation, there won't be much of a problem.
Speaking of a sense of security, Lin Tailai thought of the military supplies being made in the town's blacksmith shop.
The things I want are a bit complicated, and after the iron materials and labor are added, the price is very expensive. Even if it is a cooperative blacksmith shop, I cannot give it to myself for free.
Lin Tailai had no choice but to go to the hall again and find Uncle Song, the accountant in charge of the society's finances. He applied for some production funds in the name of bonuses and finally paid the bill.
If you want to do your job well, you must first sharpen your tools. Spending money on equipment is well worth it.
The fish market is different from other markets. The peak trading hours are in the morning and evening. After dark and the market closed, the trio came to Dr. Lin's recliner to report on today's situation.
Dr. Lin suddenly said: "Should we invite the inspection department to have a meal and build a relationship?"
The security inside the city depends on the yamen and the firemen of each neighborhood, while the security outside the city depends on the inspection department.
Twenty inspection departments have been set up outside the city of Suzhou. Basically every town has an inspection department, and Hengtang Town is no exception.
Under normal circumstances, the inspection department and the Tangkou are in harmony with each other, because they are both county government agencies, but their functions are different.
Lin Tailai thought that if there was a big fight in the fish market, ah no, after deepening the restructuring, maybe the inspection department would be used.
Dr. Lin is not worried that mass incidents will occur when conflicts intensify. He can handle this himself.
What he is worried about is that under the influence of the market rules of the commodity economy, the fish selling boats will leave the Hengtang Fish Market and go to sell fish elsewhere.
Therefore, we may need the help of the inspection department with law enforcement powers to set up interceptors at Hengxu Port and block all fish-selling boats from Taihu Lake in the west and Shihu Lake in the south in Hengtang Town.
Old Man Tang nodded: "You should invite him. After all, the Inspection Department is a government agency with soldiers in hand. If you make good friends, you will be prepared.
The only question is, do you have the money to make friends with the inspection department while sitting in the library?"
Lin Tailai: "."
Damn it, the idea is great, but there is no money!
Even the funds for building equipment were spent a lot of effort and were specially approved by Uncle Song.
Sometimes I think, just become a pure gold medal player, then I won’t have so many career worries.
"Let's talk about the contents of the fish market reform!" Lin Tailai said a little less interested: "The first one is to charge sanitation fees! Look at the mess in the fish market, with all kinds of garbage everywhere, how unbecoming it is!
Therefore, there is a sanitation fee. Anyone who wants to enter the fish market to sell fish must first pay the sanitation fee before entering!
Later, we will find two old people from the surrounding villages who are too old to do heavy work, take care of a few meals, and let them clean the fish market!"
"See you later!" the trio responded together.
In fact, when I think about it, the title is not important. What is important is how to implement it. This depends on convincing the merchants.
Lin Tailai continued: "Second, we will start collecting booth fees from now on!"
Old man Tang said doubtfully: "Is the stall fee mentioned in the restaurant a variant of merchant stall silver?
However, according to the regulations of the imperial court, only street vendors with shops, stores or fixed facilities are allowed to collect door-to-door silver.
The fish sellers in the fish market, even those who sell dried fish and salted fish, place them randomly in baskets and never have fixed stalls, so they do not meet the conditions for collecting money from the door stalls."
Dr. Lin said thoughtfully: "It's a stall fee, not a door-to-door fee! As for you saying that there is no basis for charging without a fixed stall, this is indeed a problem.
But it doesn’t matter, draw a grid on the fish market floor! Displaying or trading must be done in the grid! Each grid is a stall!”
The trio at the fish market were speechless. Can the cost of sitting in a stall like yours be lower?
"And you can also get additional benefits by adjusting the booth regularly!" Lin Tailai added based on his rich experience in film reading.
After much searching, the old man of Tang Dynasty praised from the bottom of his heart: "The storyteller said that when the ancient sage King Wen of Zhou was governing Xiqi, he could draw the ground as a prison and achieve great governance in Xiqi!
I think this act of sitting in the pavilion has the style of the ancients, and I deeply admire it!"
Lin Tailai: "."
It is really unfortunate for the country that such a talented person can only be forced to work in the fish market as an old stick in charge of fish fighting.
Then I heard Old Man Tang say: "I am so enterprising in the restaurant, I am afraid that there will be a big storm in the fish market!"
Lin Tailai couldn't help but feel something, and said passionately: "The bigger the storm, the more expensive the fish!"
The two brothers Wen and Wu, who didn't say anything for a long time, said in surprise: "Isn't it counter-intuitive to sit in the restaurant? Obviously the bigger the wind and waves, the cheaper the fish."
Dr. Lin: “???”
It was rare for the two brothers to show off their knowledge while sitting in the hall. You talked to me and talked about popular science in detail.
"In Taihu Lake, the largest type of fishing boat is called a boat, which is often eight or nine feet long and operates in groups of four.
This kind of boat is too big and cannot dock at the dock or enter the river. It can only float on the water of Taihu Lake, powered by wind and waves.
Only when there are strong winds and waves on Taihu Lake can the fishing boat be able to fish, and the price of fish in the fish market will be cheaper.
If there are no wind and waves, the boat can only be anchored on the lake and cannot fish.
So, when the storm gets louder, how can the price of fish get more expensive, hahahaha."
History is a thing. There are specialties in the field, and no one can be proficient in all the details, and Dr. Lin is no exception.
Finally, Lin Tailai ordered with a stern face: "When the new fees start to be collected in a few days, you two brothers will go to the pier and collect money directly from the fish seller on the shore!"
A few days later, as Dr. Lin's sense of security was further strengthened, the clarion call for improving the fish market was sounded.
In the early spring sunshine, Dr. Lin habitually enjoyed the comfort on the recliner, while Old Man Tang reported things next to him.
Suddenly, a very eye-catching colorful boat appeared on the Xujiang River in the field of vision, and this colorful boat was gradually docking, of course at the pier slightly away from the fish market.
Dr. Lin stood up immediately and looked over expectantly. Will there be a lady from a famous family or a famous concubine on the colorful boat?
While I was imagining, a plank was erected from the colorful boat, and then a graceful woman stepped ashore.
Lin Tailai took a hard look, then was disappointed and lay back down again.
Isn't this the sister-in-law from Heyi Hall? Her filial piety and beauty are still so exciting, but it's a pity that she has no value in the field of humanities.
After Mrs. Fan landed on the shore, she turned around and saw Lin Tailai, who was equally eye-catching, and moved over.
Then they exchanged greetings and said, "What a coincidence. I didn't expect to meet Lin Zhuangshi along the way. You, the best hero of Anletang, are actually here to look after the fish market."
Lin Tailai sighed inwardly, how could he be treated like the protagonist of an internet article? He said very truthfully: "Didn't you just come to me specifically? How about we meet by chance? We are all adults, so speak more directly."
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Madam Fan twitched the corners of her mouth and responded: "You are really pretentious."
Then I saw a few more people coming from the town, headed by Inspector Wang from the Inspection Department.
Madam Fan glanced at Lin Tailai provocatively, and then took a few steps towards Inspector Wang, "How dare you alert Mr. Wang to welcome him, you will kill me!"
Inspector Wang had a smile on his face, and he seemed to have an ulterior motive when he said: "The spring weather is very beautiful today, so I just came out for some fresh air!"
In the blink of an eye, the two came together, more than ten steps away from Lin Tailai, talking and laughing.
Lin Tailai was speechless. Could it be that Mrs. Fan went to Hengtang Town to make an appointment with Inspector Wang and did she meet her by chance?
Next to him, Old Man Tang twirled his sparse white beard and said quietly: "Sit down! This bitch doesn't look like a good person!
She is deliberately getting close to other men in front of you to arouse your jealousy and play with your soul!"
Lin Tailai sighed to himself, letting Old Man Tang waste his whole life was simply a loss to the country.
At this moment, there was a sudden noise coming from the direction of the fish market.
Lin Tailai turned around and saw two brothers, Zhang Wen and Zhang Wu, shouting and running towards him in panic.
Behind him, there were more than a dozen people chasing after him, and they all looked like boat people selling fish!
Lin Tailai couldn't help but sigh again, this conflict has intensified after all, and the fish market restructuring has a long way to go.
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