Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 371, come to Tianjin again
In Tianjin, Liu Jin came here again with Zhu Houzhao.

Nowadays, Tianjin has become more prosperous and lively. People traveling from south to north will choose to settle here, especially business travelers going to the capital.

Many people even take a special detour to Tianjin in order to see the legendary cement road, see the cement road, see Tianjin Port, Tianjin Shipyard, Tianjin Cement Factory and so on.

Because Tianjin is now the only port legally open to the outside world in Ming Dynasty, a port that allows foreign trade, and it is also the largest and most well-established port in the north, so Tianjin is very lively.

Many merchants from the south now prefer to take sea ships to Tianjin directly, and then transfer to the capital. Similarly, goods sent from the Beijing-Tianjin area to the south also like to take ships directly from Tianjin.

The carrying capacity of a Dafu ship is definitely the most powerful and cheapest in this era.

Tianjin Port has also become busier, which is the epitome of Tianjin as a whole.

Large ships were moored in the port, and some fishing boats had just returned from fishing at sea. As soon as they arrived at the shore, they immediately attracted the sea fish dealers who had been waiting in the port to gather around.

There are also merchant ships coming from the south, which are full of goods. As soon as they arrive at the shore, someone from the pier immediately goes forward to unload the goods.

There are also empty ships moored at the pier, and the workers in the port are loading them. The cement and glass products on the Tianjin side, the cloth on the Beijing side, and the ironware from the Miyun Iron Works, etc., are now Beijing-Tianjin The leading product for export in the region.

Going south along the coast by sea boat, when it reaches the Yangtze River, it can also go up the river, and then transport it to every corner of Daming at the cheapest and relatively fast speed.

Of course, you can occasionally see merchant ships coming back from North Korea or Japan here. When these merchant ships come back, the whole port will become quiet, because everyone will stare at this merchant ship to see how many boxes are lifted on it. The more boxes you have, the more silver you earn.

Now more and more people are organizing business groups to go to North Korea and Japan to do business. Last year, only powerful and powerful people organized groups to do business. Later, everyone knew that the profits of doing business in North Korea and Japan were very high.

Especially if you go to the country of Wa, where there is a lot of gold and silver, just the exchange between currencies can make a lot of money every time, not to mention, the country of Wa has always admired Daming and learned everything from Daming, and the things of Ming are in the country of Wa It's also very popular here.

Porcelain, silk, rice paper, silk satin, etc. of the Ming Dynasty are all traditional export items, and now there are more glass products, cement, etc.

Merchants set off from Tianjin, and it took two months to go back and forth. A ship could earn hundreds of thousands of taels of silver. Driven by such huge profits, countless people sharpened their heads and wanted to go to Japan to do business.

Those who are capable will naturally buy ships from Tianjin Shipyard, hire seamen from Tianjin Maritime Academy, and organize goods to go to North Korea or Japan.

Don’t worry if you are not strong enough. There are some businessmen here in Tianjin. You can do business together in partnership, you can build other people’s ships, or you can buy ships with money together to do business.

As for the first batch of people like Zhang Mao who tasted the sweetness, they are now planning to open up a route to Nanyang and want to explore the Nanyang market.

Liu Jin and Zhu Houzhao were walking in the port of Tianjin. There were all kinds of people from all corners of the country, all kinds of accents mixed together, and people in all kinds of clothes, which made the whole port of Tianjin very lively.

"Tsk tsk, it's even more lively~"

Zhu Hou took care of the bustling scene at the port, and he was very energetic. This time he learned that Liu Jin was going to come to Tianjin, but he had been soft and hard for a long time, which made Emperor Hongzhi agree to him to come to Tianjin. But there is a death order, that is, absolutely not allowed to go to sea to hunt whaling.

"Boom~Boom~"

"A whaling ship is back~"

At this moment, bells rang from the tall watchtower in the port, and the person in charge of the watch shouted towards the port with a big iron horn.

Following his words, a large number of people gathered at the pier specially used to moor whaling ships, including merchants who specialized in whale trading, and melon-eaters who simply came to watch the fun.

The whale industry is now also an important industry in Tianjin.

The whole body of a whale is full of treasures. The oil of a whale is equivalent to thousands of pigs, and the meat is equivalent to hundreds of cows, plus whale skin, whale bones, etc., and more importantly, Liu Jin's operation. Everyone believes that this whale It is Kunpeng.

Eating whales can nourish yin and nourish yang, sleeping on whale skin can bring good luck, and even whale bones can exorcise evil spirits. It can be said that everything is a treasure, and it is also something that everyone likes and pursues.

The ancients believed in this, and as more and more people believed in it, the value of whales began to be expressed continuously, which greatly promoted the development of the whaling industry, and more and more fleets went out to sea to hunt whales. It also allows more and more people to enjoy the benefits of whales.

"Haha, there are whales~"

Zhu Houzhao was very excited when he heard the whale, and hurried to the pier.

Soon, in the field of vision, a whaling ship with a large whale slowly moored towards the port pier.

"I want the skin of this whale~"

"I'll offer one thousand taels, and I'll wrap up the whale skin~"

"Brother in the boat, is this whale male or female?"

"Male~"

"I want the baby of the whale, and I'll offer nine hundred taels~"

"I'll give you one thousand taels of silver~"

Before the ship docked, the merchants on the pier couldn't wait any longer, and started bidding one after another, fighting for the valuable and popular things on the whale.

In particular, this whale is still a male whale. The treasure of this whale is said to be the thing that can make the father-in-law of the palace regain his glory. Now it is a thing that is sought after by the rich and powerful in the entire Ming Dynasty. The price is very high, so it is naturally very sought-after. There are many merchants, and in a blink of an eye, the sky-high price of several thousand taels has been reached.

"This whale is much smaller than the one I caught~"

Zhu Houzhao carefully looked at the whale in front of him, curling his lips unruly. Now he often brags to people how brave he is, and he killed a whale that was nearly ten feet long with one shot.

"Old Liu, why don't we go out to sea to hunt whales together?"

Then Zhu Houzhao quietly suggested to Liu Jin.

"...Your Highness, Your Majesty has explained that if you go out to sea to hunt whales, I will kill you."

Liu Jin said helplessly, this Zhu Houzhao is really worrying, and he will definitely not bring Tianjin next time.

"Yes, Your Highness, the sea is extremely dangerous. You are a man of gold, and you can't take risks if you don't sit down."

Liu Jin on the side was also sweating immediately. He was also ordered to die by Emperor Hongzhi, so he was scared to death when he heard that Zhu Houzhao was going to go to sea to hunt whaling.

"No fun~"

Zhu Houzhao pouted helplessly, then looked at the big whale in front of him, and said excitedly: "It seems that I can only enjoy myself in the port."

"Dog, hurry up and make arrangements. I'm going to shoot this whale with a whaling gun. Although it's dead, it's still enjoyable."

Hearing Zhu Houzhao's words, Liu Jin was speechless immediately. This Zhu Houzhao was really playful, but after thinking about it, he smiled slightly. After all, he was still a child.

Ignoring Zhu Houzhao, Liu Jin walked towards another pier by himself. The pier here is specially used for mooring fishing boats.

Because there are a large number of fishing boats berthing here every day, there is also a strong smell of the sea here. Similarly, this is also the most lively place in the entire port. Fishing boats are moored, either ready to go, or just arrived , is unloading the catch.

(End of this chapter)