Fight the Giants

  In the second year of Yongkang, Tianjin officially started to build a city, so it was called "Tianjin" because it was the place where the emperor's chariot crossed the river.

  After several years of development, this place has developed from a small wharf to an important city along the canal due to water transportation. Glow with vigor and vitality.

  Lan Qisheng did not expect that the steward of the capital headquarters would personally come over to inspect the shop. He enthusiastically led several people into the backyard of the shop.

  Huo Xi took a look at him secretly, seeing that he was shrewd, but with straight brows and eyes, he was not such a treacherous person, so he nodded secretly.

  After reading the account books of the shop, and listening to him talk about the operation of the shop, he secretly praised him, and admired his uncle's insight in employing people.

  The north is far away from the capital, and management is inconvenient. If the employer is careless, the shops in the north are equivalent to making wedding dresses for others.

   "This place is close to Beiping, and shopkeeper Zhuji often visits the shop."

  Huo Xi nodded and smiled at him. Lan Qisheng glanced at her and smiled at her.

  Although I don't know who the owner behind Guangfeng Shui is, the person in front of me must have a close relationship with the owner.

   "I see that the pier is well-built now. It is very popular."

Lan Qisheng nodded with a smile: "After the construction of the city started, the influx of people here has increased. Businessmen from Beiping, Hebei, Shandong, and Liaodong have all set up shop here, and usually there are often people from North Korea and Japan. The ship docks here."

  Huo Xi nodded. When there are more merchants passing by, more permanent merchants, there will naturally be more inns and restaurants, and more houses will be built in the city.

  If the capital is moved, the geographical location here will become more and more important. Huo Xi looked at the small city that was not yet a large scale, and felt that there was something that could be done.

  Led by Shopkeeper Lan, a group of people wandered around the city.

   It is said to be a city, but it is actually similar to a small town in the south.

  However, after Emperor Yongkang issued an order to build the city, it naturally no longer looked like a chaotic small town with small docks. Now walls have been built on all sides, and there are soldiers guarding the gates and walls of the city with spears and halberds.

  The city now has a better administrative plan, and its popularity has increased a lot. It seems that the introduction of Ding into the city is still very good.

  Huo Xi wandered around the city, looked around, and led everyone to choose an inn to stay in, and listened to it in the inn again, thinking about it.

  Get up from the inn the next day, take two maids, Tayue, and little tail Ji Chuyi, and continue to wander around the city. Today's Tianjin city is not big, so I finished shopping in one morning. A group of people went to the dental office and asked about the house price and land price.

  Seeing that she asked carefully, she looked like she was not short of money, and the young toothman didn't look down on her because she was half a child, and was very enthusiastic.

  In the end, Huo Xi didn't say buy it.

  Zheng Ze was a little disappointed.

"If you want to buy a house or a store, you can come to me. My family has lived here for several generations. It used to be in a village on the outskirts of the city. I saw it transform from a small wharf into a town and a city. It will only get better in the future. You won’t lose money here.”

  Huo Xi was about to leave. Hearing what he said, he asked, "Are you familiar with the pier? Who opened the shop, what was it selling, how much was the shop, and what was the land price? Are you familiar?"

   Hope was ignited in Zheng Ze's eyes again, and he nodded his head: "Familiar, very familiar. Shall I take you to see it?"

  Huo Xi nodded, leading a few people to follow behind him.

  The current pier is not too big, and you can see the end at a glance. Unlike Huai'an Wharf, where land is very expensive, Guangfengshui wants to buy another shop in Huai'an Wharf, but has not had this opportunity after waiting for several years.

   Today's Tianjin Wharf occupies a very large area, and the warehouses behind it are also large.

  Huo Xi saw that shops and warehouses had been built for tens of miles to the south, while the north was sparsely populated with thatched sheds and huts. Those who sell tea and food set up small stoves casually, and the ground was full of water stains, messy and messy.

   "Why aren't shops and warehouses built in the north?"

Zheng Ze was a little surprised: "The shops and warehouses in the south are enough, and many of them have been built and not sold. The boats coming from the canal stop at the south side along the river bank, and it is convenient to turn around from there on the return journey. Come north."

Too. Today's terminals are somewhat oversupplied.

  Since construction started to build the city, the wharf has naturally been vigorously rehabilitated. It is a place where money is made. There are more shops and warehouses in the south, but there are still a lot of them that have not been sold. Naturally, no one comes to the north.

   A city that has only been built for a few years, and it is located in the north, has been fighting for years, with a sparse population and insufficient purchasing power, which is normal.

   "How much is the land price of the dock?"

  Zheng Ze looked at her and looked at her carefully, "The land price at the wharf is more expensive than that in the city. In the city, it is only two or three taels of silver per mu, and the lesser one or two taels are more. The land price at the wharf is four or five taels."

   "The ones in the north are also the same price?"

   "It's cheaper in the north. Three or four two acres."

  Huo Xi nodded, thinking secretly. After lingering at the pier for a long time, I turned around and went back.

  Before I left, I saw that I had been shopping for a day. Before this, the young man hadn’t said that he wanted to buy a house or land. Zheng Ze was disappointed. It seemed that he had spent another day wandering around for nothing. No wonder the people in the dental shop didn’t accept him, so he just pushed him out.

   I was about to leave with my head bowed, but I didn't expect the nobleman to give me a tael of hard-earned money.

Zheng Ze immediately put a smile on his face, "If you have any needs, just send someone to find me!" He thought that if all the guests who showed him were as sensible as this young man in front of him, even if they didn't make it For business, he is also willing to run with him every day.

   This one or two is his salary for two months.

   smiled and said goodbye and left.

  Huo Xi led Tayue and others to the south pier.

   Before he got close, he saw a lot of people surrounded by the door of a shop in front of him. I was arguing about something, and I happened to be idle, so I went over to watch the fun.

   Hey, it looks familiar. Go closer and take a closer look, Yo, I really know each other.

   moved closer.

   Shopkeeper Lan was also in the crowd. Seeing Huo Xi and the others watching the fun, he hurried over and saw her look of interest, so he explained the reason to Huo Xi.

   It turned out to be a cloth shop on the wharf. It signed a large cloth business with someone a month ago. The two parties signed a contract and agreed to deliver the goods within a few days. Unexpectedly, when the date came, the boat transporting cloth from the south failed to arrive as scheduled.

  The merchant who bought the cloth said that he wanted to buy this batch of cloth and ship it overseas. Now because the delivery of the cloth shop is not timely, he cannot go to sea on time.

  Worried that he would encounter storms at sea if he delayed his trip, he not only demanded compensation ten times the amount of the contract, but also demanded compensation for the loss of his delay in going to sea.

  Because the amount ordered was too large, the cloth shop could not pay compensation, and asked for a few more days of grace. Unexpectedly, the other party disagreed, and brought someone to collect the shop today.

"The shopkeeper Lu usually looks very smart and capable, so I don't know why he signed such a contract. There is no stock in the warehouse, and he dared to sign a contract that pays 10 per cent. This water transport business, due to flood season, weather and other reasons, delays the delivery period, then It’s a common occurrence. The transaction amount is still so large, ten times the compensation... Tsk. I don’t only see the shop in the dock, even his family’s shop in Beiping can’t continue to open.”

   Shopkeeper Lan shook his head and sighed.

  Huo Xi said leisurely: "I'm afraid I was deceived by someone."