Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 1555, the people depend on food
"Good, good~"

Emperor Hongzhi nodded in satisfaction.

Then his eyes were quickly attracted by the boiled water shop on the side, and he also walked over.

The cooked water shop here is also very popular. There are many people queuing up, and everyone is carrying a thermos in their hands. This kind of thermos is similar to the thermos of later generations. They all have the effect of heat preservation. It doesn't get cold either.

"Boss, business is good~"

Emperor Hongzhi came to Zhang Wu, the boss who was sitting at the door to collect money, and there was a basket full of copper coins beside Zhang Wu. People who came to buy water could fill the basket full by throwing a copper plate into it. When returning with a pot of boiling water, sometimes some people come to fill the water with a big iron bucket, and they only need to give an extra copper plate.

Boss Zhang Wu was drinking tea leisurely while watching people pouring coins into the baskets. He seemed to be in a good mood and was humming a ditty.

Hearing someone talking to him, he quickly and carefully looked at Emperor Hongzhi. Seeing that Emperor Hongzhi was well-dressed and had an extraordinary bearing, he looked at Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, Liu Jin and others behind him, and he quickly got up and smiled respectfully. Said: "If you go back to the nobleman, this is just a mess."

"Others get one tael or one tael of silver, but I am a penny and penny business. Don't look at the basket of copper coins. If you get up and exchange them for silver, you don't have a few silver dollars."

"A penny business is also a big business, and it seems that everyone likes to come here to buy boiled water."

Emperor Hongzhi nodded with a smile, looked at the crowd in line, and asked again.

"Isn't it~"

"Didn't the newspaper say that if you drink more hot water, your health will be better and you can prevent various diseases."

"Not to mention, in the past, everyone had limited conditions and often had unboiled water. We adults often had stomach troubles, let alone children, who could easily get sick."

"Since the newspapers said that drinking hot water is good for your health, I learned from others and opened this boiled water shop to sell boiled water and earn a little money, which is also convenient for everyone."

"Not to mention, since everyone gradually got used to hot water, it basically won't cause stomach troubles, and children are less likely to get sick."

The boss, Zhang Wu, saw that Emperor Hongzhi was willing to listen to him, so he got along very well.

"Yeah, it's good to drink more hot water, it's good to drink more hot water."

Emperor Hongzhi smiled and nodded, then took a look and walked into the vegetable market.

As soon as you walk into the market, you will be greeted by a scene of excitement. Various smells are mixed with various shouts and sounds of buying and selling, forming a strong atmosphere of fireworks.

"This is my first time entering the vegetable market~"

Emperor Hongzhi looked at everything in front of him, looking very natural.

The distribution of the entire vegetable market is similar to that of later generations. It is divided into many areas, some specializing in meat, vegetables, chickens, ducks, geese, fish and seafood, etc. The planning is extremely neat.

"Boss, how do you sell this meat?"

Emperor Hongzhi came to a meat stall. The stall was relatively large. The boss was busy with his wife and two sons. When he saw Emperor Hongzhi and his party coming over, he hurriedly greeted them warmly.

"This good fat pork is 11 Wen a catty, pork belly is 10 Wen a catty, and the rest is [-] Wen a catty~"

"The beef is 18 Wen a catty, and the mutton is 16 Wen a catty."

"My meat is all the best meat. This beef is the best yellow beef, but it was transported by train from Hezhong Province. This mutton is also the most tender and plump Hulunbeier sheep on the grassland. It smells like mutton. Very small."

The meat stall owner introduced it to Emperor Hongzhi in detail.

"Is this mutton and beef much cheaper?"

Emperor Hongzhi also asked about the price of beef and mutton in the past.

"Oh, of course."

"How could you afford beef in the past? It was illegal to eat beef. As for mutton, only the rich could afford it."

"But it's different now. We in Ming Dynasty have pastures. The northern grasslands, Western Regions, Hezhong, Central Asia, and Northwest provinces have vast and boundless pastures. I don't know how many cattle and sheep are grazing."

"Now the train has been repaired to the river. Once the train is connected, cattle, sheep and horses can be transported over there in a steady stream. The price of beef and mutton has also plummeted, and everyone can afford it. Moreover, the cattle Lamb is excellent."

"Do you want some, sir?"

The boss smiled and replied: "Business was not easy in the past. Everyone had no money and couldn't afford it. Even if they could afford it, there wasn't much beef, mutton or pork to supply."

"Now everyone is rich, and I have a lot of pastures in Daming. There is a lot of food, and a lot of it is used to feed livestock. The pork here is produced in Huairou County, the local area of ​​Beizhili. The pigs are big and fat. See Look at the fat is as thick as a finger."

The boss was gesticulating while talking, and the oil stains almost got on Emperor Hongzhi's body, which made Liu Jian and Li Dongyang beside him couldn't help frowning.

However, Emperor Hongzhi didn't care about it at all, instead he possessed himself and looked carefully.

"This meat is really good, okay, give me a tael of silver for all kinds of meat."

Emperor Hongzhi said boldly, and when Xiao Jing heard it, he quickly took out three silver dollars from his pocket and gave it to the boss.

"A tael of silver for all?"

"Wait a minute, wait a moment, there may be some shortages on my side, I'll have my son bring it to you right away."

Holding the heavy silver dollar, the boss immediately burst into laughter, three silver dollars, this is a big deal.

"Haha, it's okay, it's okay~"

"Is everyone willing to eat meat?"

Emperor Hongzhi smiled and signaled that there was no need to rush, but began to ask questions.

"I have been slaughtering pigs for more than [-] years. If you want to talk about the past, everyone must not be willing to eat meat. During the holidays, everyone will buy some meat to eat. If you can afford meat, then They’re all rich and well-to-do people.”

"But it's different now. Even ordinary people can afford meat. Meat is not expensive. Now they can find any job to do, and they can't earn a few taels of silver a month. Meat is completely affordable."

"However, now everyone likes to eat seafood, beef and mutton, so now I start selling beef and mutton again."

There was a big order, and the boss chatted with a smile. He didn't know that the person in front of him was today's emperor, and his surname was Zhu. If he killed a pig, in the era of literary prison, it would be enough to punish the nine clans. Fortunately, Emperor Hongzhi I don't mind this at all. I chatted with the boss in detail and asked about the relevant situation in detail.

Soon, Emperor Hongzhi left the meat stall. As for the meat he bought, the palace guards brought it back to the palace for extra meals for the people in the palace.

"There are so many varieties of vegetables in this season?"

Emperor Hongzhi came to the vegetable area and saw all kinds of vegetables on the vegetable stand, so he also asked.

The vegetable seller was a middle-aged woman. When she saw Emperor Hongzhi and his party, she also smiled and replied: "The nobles may not know, but greenhouse vegetables are popular now."

"In the past, during this autumn, winter and early spring, there was really no food, and we all lived on the Chinese cabbage in the cellar."

"But now there are greenhouses for vegetables, that is, greenhouses built with glass, and you can grow all kinds of vegetables even in winter."

"The vegetables here are all transported from Huairou. Huairou County now has our largest greenhouse vegetable production area in Daming, and hundreds of trucks of vegetables are transported to the capital every day."

"Huairou County?"

When Emperor Hongzhi heard this, he immediately thought of Zhu Houzhao. The magistrate of Huairou County was Zhu Houzhao’s classmate. He remembered that he had told himself that he would build a vegetable greenhouse in Huairou County, but he did not expect it to be so fast.

"Yes, the people of Huairou County are blessed. There is a good county magistrate who leads the people of Huairou County to grow vegetables and engage in farming. Now the business is booming."

"Many of our vegetables, as well as the pork on those meat stalls, are shipped from Huairou County."

The vegetable seller also replied.

"That's really good."

When Emperor Hongzhi heard this, he was immediately very happy. Although his son was very troublesome in reading, it seems that he still has a lot of achievements. As a county magistrate, he wiped out the bullies in Huairou County as soon as he took office. Now it leads the people of Huairou County to make a fortune.

Looking at the various vegetables on the vegetable stalls, Emperor Hongzhi could not recognize many of them.

"What kind of dishes are these? Why haven't I seen them before?"

Emperor Hongzhi pointed to some vegetables on the vegetable stand and asked.

"This is cabbage, which is introduced from what is called the Mediterranean Sea. It is more resistant to cold, and it can be grown in winter, and it tastes good."

"This is cauliflower, which was introduced from the Ottoman Empire. It tastes crisp, is very popular, and sells well."

"Also, these are scallions, leeks, and coriander. They all come from Ryukyu Island. The weather there is warm. Even in winter, vegetables can be grown without a greenhouse."

The aunt who sells vegetables also enthusiastically introduced it to Emperor Hongzhi.

Liu Jin on the side also listened carefully, nodding while listening.

The vegetables eaten by the Ming people are no longer limited to the local vegetable varieties of the Ming Dynasty. Since the fleet brought back high-yield corn, sweet potatoes, peppers, and tomatoes from the Golden Continent, the people of the Ming Dynasty have traveled all over the world. See if there are any special grains, vegetables and fruits in these places that can be introduced to Daming.

The profits are extremely high. Everyone now remembers that when peppers, corn, and sweet potatoes were first introduced, they were sold at sky-high prices, and only rich people could afford them.

By now, everyone knows that the pits are not shallow, whether it is corn, sweet potatoes, peppers, etc., in fact, the output is very large, and they are all very common.

PS: There was a power outage~
(End of this chapter)