Chapter 1276 Without comparison, there is no harm (Part 1)
After coming out of Fujia Grain Store, Xu Hai and others looked a little serious, especially Tan Lun, the prefect of Taizhou, looked solemn.
Accompanied by Tan Lun, Xu Hai and others went to several grain stores. Sure enough, as the clerk at Fujia Grain Store said, although the price of grain in these grain stores is 500 wen per stone, they basically have no grain to sell. After walking around Chengxifang, I only saw two grain shops still selling grain, but they were selling grain in limited quantities. Only 100 kilograms of grain could be sold every day, and each person could only buy 1 kilogram of grain. Waiting for Xu Hai When they arrived at the store, today's portion had already been sold out, and the store clerk asked them to come early tomorrow.
Xu Hai and others asked them why they sold grain in limited quantities. The clerk replied that there was no grain in the store and it was difficult to transport grain, so this was the only way. If grain sales were forcibly liberalized, their grain shops would have to close down if they could not sell even one stick of incense.
“It seems that the flood situation in Jiangnan is still very serious.”
After walking out of Chengxifang, Xu Hai couldn't help but sigh with compassion and said in a heavy tone.
Although Taizhou Prefecture has stabilized food prices, food has a price but no market. Most food stores have no food to sell. The only few food stores also sell in limited quantities and sell in limited quantities every day. What can 100 kilograms of grain be used for? For the capital city of Taizhou with a population of hundreds of thousands, this amount of grain is not even enough to fill the teeth.
"Fortunately, Taizhou Prefecture has stabilized food prices, otherwise the situation would have been even more serious." Wang Meng said something in favor of Tan Lun.
After listening to Wang Meng’s words, Taizhou Magistrate Tan Lun’s embarrassing application was slightly relieved.
"Sir, we have found out the address of the nearest grain black market." At this moment, a plainclothes Dongchang fan came over and whispered to Zhang Gu, the manager of Dongchang Dongchang. Reported.
The sound was not loud, but Xu Hai and others all heard it.
Zhang Guyi smiled slightly and said to Xu Hai and others, "The Za family heard that several grain store clerks mentioned the black market. They were curious and asked their son to inquire about it, although it was a little slow. , but in the end I was not disappointed. I intend to go to the black market. Do you want to go with me? "
Is it too slow to go so fast? ! The front leg just got the news about the black market, and the back leg found out the address!
When everyone heard this, they couldn’t help but look sideways.
Dongchang deserves to be called Dongchang. Although it is now suppressed by Jinyiwei, its energy and power of investigation and investigation are still appalling.
"Please lead the way, let's take a walk together. It seems that the black market is already an inseparable part of the food supply. If we don't go to the black market to take a look, we will be blinding ourselves."
Xu Hai clicked nod.
So, under the leadership of Dongchang Fanzi, a group of people walked into a semi-sealed old alley in a strange way, and the black market arrived.
There are a lot of people in the black market. Carts and carriages form small stalls in the black market. People selling grain cover their faces. There is not much food in the black market. Many of the carriages selling grain are empty. I'm driving out. There were only six or seven carriages still selling grain in the black market, and many people surrounded the carriages, fighting for the grain.
"Store, how do you sell this grain?" Xu Hai and others finally squeezed in front of a carriage that was selling grain and asked for a price.
"Each stone of grain is 3,500 yuan, no negotiation." The masked seller replied in a stern manner without raising his head.
"What?! 3500 Wen per stone?! Are you selling food or robbing?!"
Xu Hai and others gasped in shock when they heard this. I couldn’t believe my ears. Each stone of grain sold for 3,500 Wen! The price of food has gone through the roof! I couldn't help shouting to the seller.
"Ha! It's too expensive. Turn left when you go out, no one will ask you to buy it." The seller raised his head, glanced at Xu Hai and others, and sneered.
“What is your attitude!” Zuo Zhenniu glared and became furious, “Do you know who we are?!”
"Silence." Taizhou magistrate Tan Lun pulled Zuo Zhen's arm and glared at him to prevent him from ruining the overall situation of the secret visit.
"Oh, who do you love? I sell grain at this price. If you like it, buy it. If you don't want to sell it, get out! Let me tell you, there are only two bags of grain left in the store. They are sold out today. I will come back at least next time. It’s ten days later.”
The seller’s attitude was much more arrogant than Zuo Zhen’s, and he sneered at Zuo Zhen. It can be said that I have everything in my hand.
After Zuo Zhen was pulled by Tan Lun, he also knew that this was not the time to reveal his identity. If the overall situation of the unannounced visit was ruined, the unlucky one would be the Lord Fu Zun, so he tried his best to restrain himself. Angry emotion.
"If you don't buy, give in. Store, he won't buy, I will buy, I will buy, I want them all." The people behind had already become impatient, pushed past Zuo Zhen and others, and pushed forward. He took out a money bag from his arms and threw it into the carriage without counting it.
"I, I buy."
Many people crowded forward with their heads sharpened, waving their money bags and shouting to buy food.
So, the store owner gave Zuo Zhen a proud look, lifted up his face towel, spit, and cursed "poor guy."
I am so angry! When had he ever experienced such humiliation? Zuo Zhen couldn't help but get angry again, but he finally remembered not to cause trouble to the governor, so he held it back and glared hard at the seller, remembering him in his heart. It's a big deal, boy, I remember your face, just wait for me!
“Young students, don’t be like him. Let me tell you, if you buy now, you will make money. When you come back to buy food tomorrow, it’s hard to say whether there is food on the black market. Even if there is food, the price is not the same. If the price does not rise by one or two hundred cents today, the sun will rise in the west. The price of food today will be one hundred and fifty cents higher than yesterday. Alas, in this world, food is the most important thing. Forget the rest.”
An old man kindly patted Zuo Zhen on the shoulder, shook his head at him, and gave him some advice in a bleak tone.
After the old man taught Zuo Zhen, he also joined the army grabbing food.
Xu Hai and the others couldn't help but look serious. Soon, it was just tea time. The six or seven carriages that were selling grain just now had already sold out all the grain and drove the carriage away. Many people are waving their money bags, unable to buy food.
Alas
The situation is so serious.
Although Taizhou Prefecture has stabilized food prices, there is almost no food left to sell on the market, and the price of food on the black market has risen to 3,500 yuan per stone of food. Even if the price is so expensive, the food on the black market is There is a serious shortage of food, and there is often a price but no market, and you can’t even buy food with your money bag.
As for cracking down on the black market and strictly controlling the price of food on the black market? ! This is unrealistic and cannot be done. This black market for grain is just like carriages. If you block this place, they will go elsewhere and cut it like leeks. The black market is called a black market because it cannot be exposed to sunlight and is not controlled by the government.
After Xu Hai and others came out of the black market, the expressions on their faces were a bit more serious than when they came out of Chengxifang. (End of this chapter)