Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 209, can't sit still

There are many places similar to Caishikou in Xuanwumen. The sea fish from Tianjin started to be sold inside and outside the entire capital at the same time. The sea fish meat for a penny and a catty instantly set off a super earthquake in the entire capital.

In a secret house somewhere in the capital, Hu Wan'an was drinking tea and reading a book leisurely when a man who looked like a housekeeper hurried over.

"How's the investigation going?"

When Hu Wan'an looked at the person, he also asked lightly.

"It has been found out that there are a total of ten sea fish sales points inside and outside the capital, and the amount of sea fish accumulated is extremely huge. The sea fish in each place is probably no less than [-] catties, and the total amount of sea fish exceeds one million catties."

Hu Wanan's housekeeper, Hu Yining, who also came from a branch of the Hu family of Huizhou merchants, quickly replied.

"Over a million catties of sea fish?"

"Where did they get these sea fish?"

When Hu Wanan heard this, he couldn't help frowning immediately. A million catties of sea fish is definitely not a small number. He really couldn't figure out where so many sea fish came from here in the capital.

"I don't know~"

Hu Yining shook her head, then seemed to think of something, and said hastily: "By the way, I remembered something. Some time ago, there was news from Tianjin that there are seagoing ships in Tianjin that can catch millions of catties of sea fish in a day. These sea fish probably came from Tianjin."

In fact, Hu Wanan has always been concerned about the news about Tianjin. The grain merchants in Tianjin have also sent back the news about the sea boats going out to sea in Tianjin.

It's just that Hu Wan'an didn't believe this news at all. What kind of boat can catch millions of catties of sea fish a day. Although there are fish in this sea, how could it be possible to catch millions of catties of sea fish in one day.

So when he saw the news, he didn't care at all. He thought the news was too absurd and unbelievable. How could it be possible to catch a million catties of sea fish in a day?

For people in this era, as long as they have a little common sense and have not seen it with their own eyes, it is difficult to believe what happened in Tianjin, and the same is true for Hu Wanan.

"Tianjin is more than [-] kilometers away from Beijing. It will take at least a few days to transport the sea fish. Will the fish stink?"

Another reason why Hu Wan'an didn't care is that even if Tianjin can catch a lot of sea fish, it doesn't matter to the overall situation, because the transportation and transportation in this era are very backward. Since this sea fish is a fish, it is difficult to preserve it. , does not affect the overall situation at all.

"I went to check it myself. These sea fish are very fresh, and they should have been salvaged yesterday."

Hu Yining quickly added.

"It was salvaged yesterday?"

"Tianjin, which is the closest to the capital, is more than [-] kilometers away. How did they transport it here?"

Hu Wanan frowned all of a sudden, and began to think hard, and then soon he shook his head again, and stopped thinking about these insignificant things.

"Did the message come from above?"

"Someone has sent a message, let us find a way to find out the origin of these sea fish as soon as possible."

"Well, you can handle this matter. You should go to Tianjin yourself to find out these things. If it's just a million catties of sea fish, it doesn't matter. It's not enough for the capital's daily consumption."

"I'd like to see how many sea fish they have."

Hu Wan'an pondered for a while, and after thinking about it, he confessed to Hu Yining.

The next day, hundreds of four-wheeled carriages still arrived in the capital from Tianjin, and millions of catties of sea fish were brought in again. It was also at the same position as yesterday, and the sea fish meat for a penny and a catty began to be sold again. .

For two days in a row, sea fish was bought for a penny and a catty here in the capital, and the hungry people in and around the capital finally felt a little more at ease.

At the same time, because this sea fish meat is very cheap, it costs a penny a catty, even though this sea fish meat is far inferior to grains such as wheat and rice, it is still meat and food, and it can satisfy your hunger.

One person is limited to three catties of meat, and a family of two couples can buy six catties of meat a day, which is basically enough for a family of several people to continue living. Although there is not enough to eat, they will definitely not starve to death.

In the afternoon of the next day, Hu Yining also returned to the capital again from Tianjin, and reported to Hu Wanan what he had seen and heard in Tianjin.

"Can a boat catch more than [-] catties of sea fish in one day?"

"Concrete road?"

"Can a four-wheeled carriage travel fifty kilometers in an hour?"

"Five million catties of rice?"

"Three million taels of silver?"

After Hu Wanan listened to Hu Yining's report in detail, he could no longer calm down.

Originally, he was sure of winning, holding an incomparably huge amount of grain in his hand, controlling the grain in the entire capital and around Tianjin, holding the biggest bargaining chip in the famine era.

Coupled with the cooperation of people in the DPRK and China, not only is it necessary to continue this famine to make a fortune, but also to realize the major events of the DPRK and China.

But now, if millions of catties of sea fish are shipped from Tianjin every day, it means that even if there is no food, the millions of catties of sea fish are enough to support them.

Once the grain from the south is transported to the capital on a large scale, all his layouts will collapse in an instant.

Moreover, he now knows that Liu Jin still has five million catties of rice purchased from North Korea. Once these five million catties of rice are put on the market, the grain price in the entire capital will collapse instantly.

The reason why it hasn't been released yet is that Hu Wan'an also estimates that Liu Jin seems to be waiting for something, maybe the timing is not ripe, or he is keeping it as a hole card.

"We can't go on like this anymore. We must prevent sea fish from entering Beijing, otherwise our previous efforts will be wasted and we will die without a place to die."

Hu Wan'an quickly realized what was happening, thought for a while, and immediately knew what to do next.

As long as this sea fish does not enter the capital, the people in the capital still need to eat the food in his hands, and the bargaining chips in his hands can play a role. The emperor exerted pressure, and it was no problem to complete his plan.

Originally, according to the plan, these hungry people inside and outside the capital should explode within two days. The sudden arrival of sea fish is like pouring a basin of cold water, cooling down the powder keg of the capital in an instant, so he now All that needs to be done is to prevent sea fish from entering Beijing, and continue to let this gunpowder keg brew until it completely explodes.

"You immediately contact the higher-ups and explain this matter in detail, and they will know what to do."

　I'm still not good at writing conspiracies~ I don't have much scheming~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)