As the largest commodity distribution center in the world, Xishi City has some shops opened every day and some shops went bankrupt.

Today, a shop with a huge area has been opened.

What is surprising is that this shop called the seafood house currently only sells one item.

That's salted fish!

"Shopkeeper Hou, have you ever seen the newly opened shop opposite?"

Opposite the seafood house is one of the largest salt shops in the West City. Green salt, fine salt and coarse salt produced in various parts of Datang can be found here, and the business is very prosperous.

"What's the one you mean by seafood house?"

"Yes, it's this one. I went over this morning and found that there were only salted fish in the whole shop, and it was called a seafood house. It was so funny."

"Haha, salted fish has always been a useless item in the West Market. It sells cheaply, has no profit, and is expensive, and no one buys it."

As the shopkeeper of this salt shop, shopkeeper Hou is quite familiar with the situation in Xishi.

"Yes, the nobles don't eat salted fish very much, and ordinary people can't afford salted fish. I'm curious how long this shop can last."

...

Dongfangping wandered around the western market with a sad face.

I had no food at home, so I went out to buy some. Fortunately, the price of millet in Chang'an City is not very high, and I can afford it myself.

I originally wanted to buy some more salt, but after looking at a few, none of them had fine salts less than 30 cents per pound; he was not used to the poor quality coarse salt.

A scholar like him has no money in his pocket, but he is a little persistent in his heart, and often lives a poorer life.

"Selling salted fish! Selling salted fish!"

"There is only one of the freshly pickled yellow croaker in Chang'an City, no other semicolon!"

"Don't miss the big yellow croaker in the East China Sea!"

Suddenly, Dongfangping heard a shout.

I can't afford to buy fine salt, if I have salted fish to eat, it seems that it's OK?

You don't even need to put salt?

Dongfangping soon discovered that there was a shop called a seafood house dozens of steps ahead, surrounded by many people.

He speeded up his pace, put down his scholarly airs slightly, and Dongfangping squeezed into the crowd.

Huh?

Is this really a salted fish?

In Dongfangping's eyes, there was no sign of whether it was a big yellow croaker salted fish on the table.

The snow-white grains reflected a burst of flashes under the sunlight.

"Hiss!" Dongfang Ping couldn't help but take a breath of air conditioning, "This is the best salt."

Dongfangping, who just came out of several salt shops, has reached the peak of his life's understanding of salt. You can see at a glance that the salt on the salted fish in front of him is not the coarse salt that is common in ordinary salted fish shops.

And, isn't this salt too much?

Is there anyone who pickles salted fish like this?

The store owner is going to suffer a lot, right?

"Shopkeeper, this salted fish is really ten cents per pound?"

Before Dongfang Ping could speak, a man next to him trembled and asked with a little expectant and nervous look.

"There is no deception, and the price is clearly marked." Wang Fugui showed a smile that meets the expectations of the society. "I wrote ten cents here, but only ten cents are sold!"

"I'll have a salted fish!" Dongfang Ping touched the copper coin in his arms and made a decisive choice.

The smallest one of these salted fish is probably only three or four kilograms, but the fine salt inside is probably accounting for half.

In other words, the salted fish alone is worth 60 cents, and the salted fish itself is equivalent to a penny.

Such a good thing, if you weren't for being short of money, you would have to buy a few more.

No, buy it quickly. After buying it, borrow some money from the landlord and come over to buy a big one.

This kind of salted fish pickled with big yellow croaker, even if it is not considered the fine salt, is worth more than ten cents per pound.

If you miss today, you may not have it in the future!

Dongfangping's reaction was very fast, and other ordinary people were not slow either.

No one is a fool, he has a good reputation in his heart.

What is cost-effective and what is expensive, you can figure it out after a little consideration.

"Give me one!"

"Give me one too!"

"Will half a piece be sold? I'll want half a piece first!"

Soon, the salted fish placed outside the shop were snatched away one by one by one by one by one.

"Don't worry, line up and come one by one. We have a lot of salted fish!"

Wang Fugui expected that the salted fish in the shop would be very good. When he saw the thick layer of salt on the salted fish, he immediately understood what his prince was thinking.

However, he didn't expect it to be so good.

It seems that Dengzhou’s salted fish industry has great potential!

...

Tai Chi Palace.

"You said that Li Kuan went to Dengzhou and went out to sea to fish. Then these fish have been marinated into salted fish?" Li Shimin hadn't heard of Li Kuan for a while, but he didn't expect that when he heard this, he would have such strange content.

"Yes, Your Majesty. This morning, the shop selling salted fish in the West City opened. The crowds almost made Jinwu Guard think something was going on."

Li Zhong is now completely impressed by Li Kuan's ability to cause trouble. No matter what happened to him, he is a little numb.

What is the leader of the four evils in Chang'an City? Why do I think he is here to harm me?

"Does many people buy salted fish? Why do I seem to have never eaten much in my impression?"

Li Shimin is considered to be a relatively familiar person among the emperors of all dynasties. On the one hand, he valued it himself, and on the other hand, he fought in all directions in his early years. He saw more and understood more.

"Your Majesty, under normal circumstances, salted fish is a very small item. Rich people look down on them, and poor people can't afford them. Only some ordinary people will buy some when they try it. But this time the salted fish produced by His Highness the King of Chu is different."

When Li Zhong thought of the salted fish he bought, he didn't know what to say.

So is it sold for salted fish or fine salt?

When did the Tang Dynasty's fine salt become so valuable?

“What’s the difference?”

Li Shimin looked at Li Zhong with a little confused.

"Your Majesty wait for a moment, and I will take the salted fish right away."

Li Zhong was secretly happy in his heart, but fortunately he had made full preparations.

Soon, a salted fish surrounded by snow-white salt appeared in front of Li Shimin.

"Is this salted fish?"

"Your Majesty, this is the salted fish arranged by His Highness of the King of Chu to transport it from Dengzhou to Chang'an City. A pound is only sold for ten cents!"

"A pound costs only ten cents?"

Li Shimin ignored the smell of salted fish and reached out to snatch it on it a few times. A fish appeared under a thick layer of fine salt.

Without Li Zhong explaining anything, Li Shimin already understood the difference between this salted fish.

This is the most popular place, where is the salted fish sold?
Chapter completed!