Datang: My apprentice is Li Chengqian

Chapter 171 Zhu Zhengfeng's Worries
The sunset is infinitely good, just near dusk.

The Zhu family's mansion is near the governor's mansion, and the alley in front of the gate is simply called Zhujia Lane.

Zhu Hongping took a comfortable nap, and then, served by the maid, drank a sip of strong tea and tasted exquisite pastries.

Although there is no name for afternoon tea at this time, Zhu Hongping enjoyed such a leisurely life in advance.

Although Mingzhou is now in a state of famine, it does not affect Zhu Hongping's life.

You should eat and drink, and your standard of living has not dropped at all.

Even because the city is full of people who don't have enough to eat, Zhu Hongping's sense of superiority is a bit stronger now.

At this time, Zhu Hongping was thinking about whether the housekeeper in the mansion could go around the streets more to see if there was any house that could not survive and was going to sell her daughter.

Although those Xiaojiabiyu did not have the temperament of a lady, they also had a special flavor.

Zhu Hongping obviously tasted the sweetness.

However, without waiting for him to issue orders, Zhu Zhengfeng hurried in from the outside without any manners.

"Zhu Zhanggu, how old are you? How can you behave in such a panic when doing things?"

His fantasy was shattered, and Zhu Hongping's mood was obviously not very good.

"Boss, something happened!"

As soon as Zhu Zhengfeng opened his mouth, Zhu Hongping was startled.

"What happened? Could it be that the court's disaster relief food has arrived?"

"No, no!"

"Is there a rebellion by the disaster victims?"

Zhu Hongping also stared at Zhu Zhengfeng a little nervously.

Throughout the dynasties, wealthy families were more afraid of rebellion by the common people.

Because they are often the first to be unlucky.

"No, the people in Mingzhou City are very obedient, and no one will jump out and make trouble later."

"What is it that deserves your fuss?"

After getting rid of the two things he was most worried about, Zhu Hongping immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

But his tone was more severe.

This Zhu Zhengfeng almost gave me a big jump just now.

"Boss, that disaster relief envoy Qin Xiedao has returned from fishing."

"Huh? When did you come back?"

"I came back at noon today, and brought back a lot of sea fish. The whole Mingzhou city is about to boil."

Zhu Zhengfeng looked at his boss's reaction and knew that he probably hadn't heard the news.

But thinking that my boss likes to take a long nap on a hot day, if there is no urgent matter, no one would dare to disturb him.

Zhu Zhengfeng basically understood the current situation.

"Then Xie Jin has no bottom line, right? Although Qin Xiedao is quite famous and is the eldest son of Lord Yi, it's not worth his flattery, right?

This morning we went to the pier to watch the fleet go out to sea. According to what you said, we came back at noon. How many fish can we catch?Even the city of Mingzhou was a sensation, this is definitely a mess made by Xie Jin after flattery. "

When Zhu Hongping said this, Zhu Zhengfeng felt a little embarrassed.

He didn't know how to proceed with this topic.

Are you telling the truth, or...

It seems that this matter can't be hidden.

Zhu Zhengfeng was speechless in his heart, but thinking of the situation in his own shop, he was in no mood to think about his employer's face.

"Boss, the situation this time is really a bit weird. That Qin Xiedao took his three seagoing ships and a few merchant ships he collected to go to sea, and when he came back, they were all full of large yellow croakers.

In the entire Mingzhou City, every household has been given fish. It is estimated that when they walk to the streets, they can smell the smell of fish everywhere. "

After Zhu Zhengfeng finished speaking, the scene suddenly became a little deserted.

Zhu Hongping was not stupid, so he naturally knew that what he said just now was completely untenable.

"Boss, since Qin Dalang's fleet came back, our only grain store that is still open has not sold a catty of rice.

In addition, the price of rice in several other grain shops is a little loose.

It is said that from tomorrow onwards, a large number of sea fish will be caught every day. By then, you can buy a sea fish weighing several catties for two pennies, which is much cheaper than food. "

"A huge yellow croaker for two pennies? Did Qin Xiedao take the wrong medicine? Is there anyone selling fish like this?
Even if it was not a time of famine, a large yellow croaker could be sold for tens of pennies, or even hundreds of pennies. Now he sells it for two pennies. Isn't that against us? "

Zhu Hongping was not stupid, and immediately understood where Zhu Zhengfeng's worries came from.

If Qin Xiedao could really bring back several boats of large yellow croakers every day, then the people of Mingzhou would rather spend money on fish than grain.

These people are the most savvy, as long as they do a little calculation, they will know what is more cost-effective to eat.

"Yeah! It depends on the situation in the next few days. If there are really a lot of fish coming back all the time, then we are really in trouble.

There is still a large amount of grain piled up in the warehouse, waiting for the price to continue to rise before selling it. "

Originally, the food in the warehouse was Zhu Zhengfeng's confidence.

However, now it has become a shackle.

There is some food in it, but when the disaster just came out, the Zhu family bought it from the market, which was considered to have cost a lot of money.

If it can be sold at the current price, it will naturally make a lot of money.

But if the people of Mingzhou have fish and meat to eat every day, who else will buy rice?

The food that was in short supply suddenly became abundant.

This was definitely not the scene Zhu Zhengfeng wanted to see.

"Immediately arrange for people to squat on the pier day and night to see how things will develop in the next few days.

Then you also find a few fishermen who went out to sea today, and ask what happened, why Qin Xiedao caught so many large yellow croakers in just half a day after going out to sea.

If fishing was so easy, our Zhu family would have organized a fleet to go to sea long ago. "

Zhu Hongping couldn't figure out why Qin Xiedao could catch so many sea fish today.

This is not normal.

"Boss, I've already started to make arrangements! As for today's incident, I've also heard about it. It is said that Qin Dalang used a very special fishing method. The large yellow croaker fish were thrown into their fishing nets as if they were throwing themselves into a net." Drilling, it is a bit unimaginable.

However, these people are unwilling to talk about the specific details. I wonder if Qin Xiedao has issued a gag order or something. "

"I don't care about the gag order, anyway, go and find out the situation for me right away.

If it is true that so many sea fish are caught every day, then the grain in our warehouse needs to be sold immediately.

Even transport it to nearby Mingzhou for sale, be sure not to drop it in your hands. "

Despite such a toss, the Zhu family basically can't make any money, and even lose money.

But it's better than just waiting.

(End of this chapter)