Su Ziji hired a fast boat, which was the kind of sailboat that could only accommodate a few people, and set off lightly and simply along the canal waterway to the sea.

Departing in the afternoon, doubling the fare, traveling overnight, arriving at the mouth of the sea the next morning.

The red sun rises in the distance, and a little golden light emerges on the sea because of the morning light, because it is necessary to replenish a wave of food and fresh water when you go to sea, and you will rest when you come back, so you can see that the arrow tower that defends against pirates is straight, the sky is not yet bright, the lanterns at the pier are still on, and there are boats moored everywhere, and the crowd of early risers on the shore is bustling.

"We didn't have to grab a spot, we just stopped on the beach around here. Su Ziji called the wild Taoist and smiled.

The two got off the boat, there was nothing to say, the whole wharf was full of fishy smell, and there were countless rotten fish, and the fisherman shouted loudly and in a low voice: "Fresh, fish that has just been caught in the sea, sell it cheaply." ”

"Sea shrimp, two pennies a pound. ”

"Hairtail, delicious meat, one article. ”

The seaside wind in winter is cold and damp, but neither Su Ziji nor Yedaoren care about this, but put all their attention on the fish stalls along the way.

Su Ziji pointed to the fish stall and said to the wild Taoist: "You have also seen that in winter, the sea is still so vibrant, and our newly opened restaurant is mainly engaged in seafood, how about it?"

Of course, the Yedao people also know the price of seafood in the capital, but they still have to pour a basin of cold water on the lord and remind: "Lord, if you want the new restaurant to make seafood, if you can really transport the seafood to the capital smoothly and sell it within a day, it can be a great profit." ”

"But the waste, and the risks, are just too great. ”

"Fish tend to die when they come out of the water, and they are particularly perishable. ”

"Even if the entrance to the sea is opened, the clipper boat can reach the capital in one day, but it can't be used in the summer. ”

"It's okay in winter, it can be transported to the capital overnight, and it can still be fresh, but as long as it can't be sold on the same day, even if it's winter, the next day, the sea fish will still spoil. ”

"Even if it's frozen, the taste of frozen fish is different from that of live fish. We do restaurant business, not for the people, the people can buy a fish in winter, even if it is frozen fish, they can also feel delicious, but they can come to the restaurant to eat, most of them are rich businessmen, eunuchs, so that the guests, frozen fish can not make them repeat customers. ”

Not to mention that it is a repeat customer, I used frozen fish, and I am afraid that I will smash the signboard.

It's still winter, and at least there are some options, but it's only a few months of winter a year? Except for winter, do you sell sea fish on other days? If you sell it, when the dead fish arrives in the capital, and the weather is hot, I'm afraid that before you can sell them, they will all stink.

This means that the fish of the sea do not enter the land for thirty miles, and after that they rot.

Of course, there are canals and boats, and you can cross one or two hundred miles, but this is also the limit, and no matter how far you go, the dead fish will stink halfway through.

Of course, Su Ziji understands this truth.

It can be said that this is the reason why protein in the ocean is not developed.

A large amount of seafood is only rotten in vain, just now, a penny a hairtail, so the coastal fishermen are not only hard, but also very poor.

Before the invention of transportation and ice storage, fresh seafood could only be eaten if you went to the coast and had to be only ten miles from the sea.

The only thing left was to nibble on salted fish.

But the salted fish is bought and sold, and it conflicts with the salt monopoly - with cheap salted fish, who will buy your black-hearted salt.

But if it's expensive, who will eat the stinky salted fish?

It's the same as opening a chain store, it's not that the ancients can't think of it, but there is no such condition at all.

Su Ziji asked again: "What about seawater fish farming?"

The wild Taoist seems to have really studied and inspected the market, and hurriedly shook his head: "Our fast boat can not carry more than fifty stones, and seawater fish farming can delay death, but a tank of seawater is very heavy, I asked the captain, more than four cylinders, the boat will not be able to bear it." ”

"And you can't put a lot of fish in the tank, if you put too much, the fish will die very quickly. ”

"If you put it less, the freight will be very high, so there is a seafood business in Beijing, but it is a high-cost transaction, and no one dares to do this without a group of regular customers. ”

Su Ziji nodded and sighed, who said that the ancients were not smart, before the invention of oxygen water injection, there was really no way.

Su Ziji smiled and said, "Actually, if you want to sell sea fish, it's not that there is no way to let them come to Beijing alive. ”

The wild Taoist was stunned: "Does the Lord have a way?"

Also, I know that marine fish cannot be stored, how can the Lord not know?

Knowing and planning to sell marine fish and seafood shows that the Lord must have mastered the means to change the transportation of marine fish.

But even if they have trust in Su Ziji, they can let the sea fish survive, and the wild people really can't think of it, so they can only look at Su Ziji, waiting for the Lord to solve their doubts.

Su Ziji didn't plan to continue to hang the appetite of the wild Taoist, and quickly said his own way: "There is a way, the folk have bellows, use bamboo pipes to insert seawater, and use bellows to transport gas, you can ensure that you will not die for a few days." ”

Although it has not been possible for a long time, under the conditions of this era, it is a very novel thing to be able to bring back live marine fish and not die for a few days, and it is enough to attract customers who want to try it.

When the wild Taoist heard this, his eyes lit up: "If this method is really feasible, we can supply fresh sea fish in Beijing, and business will be good!"

"You can even fight with Tianguanglou. ”

Tianguanglou is the No. 1 restaurant of seafood in the capital, as for the technical secrecy, the wild people thought, when the time comes, they will be responsible for ensuring that the sea fish do not die, and let the soldiers of the Daihou Mansion be responsible, these people are all old people in the East Palace, there is no problem in loyalty, and ordinary commercial poaching is useless.

As for more means, most of the magnates behind Tianguanglou Restaurant and the restaurant can't do anything that violates taboos, after all, the emperor and grandson, the prince, eat a waterway, and others can chirp?

The Wild Daoist thought of this almost instantly, and immediately couldn't wait: "Then I'll find someone to give it a try?"

"Don't worry. Su Ziji shook his head and told him not to rush to deal with this matter.

"This time, it's not just for this one thing, you come with me, I'll show you something. Su Ziji said, and actually searched on the beach.

The beach was filthy everywhere, seeing him like this, the wild Daoist people were puzzled, and it was not good to ask when the Lord was frowning and looking for him, so he could only be confused and follow forward.

Walking out of the way, Su Ziji suddenly saw the hole, squatted down and pulled out a dagger from his waist, used the dagger as a small shovel, carefully dug a small pit on the beach, and picked it up, a soft and wriggling fat worm was thrown onto the beach by Su Ziji, and wrapped it in a handkerchief before it escaped.

Standing up, Su Ziji motioned to the wild Dao people to come closer and look at the insect.

"Lord, what is this?" the wild Taoist saw it clearly, and subconsciously showed a little rejection, although he was mixed with the rivers and lakes, he really had never seen this disgusting thing.