There are many particularities in the transportation of goods by shipowners, and valuable materials are not transported, and they are not transported through Hankou. Transporting valuable materials is very risky, and there may be money to be made and enjoyed. After Hankow, it is a sparsely populated place with strong waters, and it is also a high-risk business, and ordinary shippers will not take these businesses.

Except, of course, for boatmen who specialize in eating black. At least more than 10 percent of shipwrights specialize in this business. On the contrary, they do not transport their valuables, and for them, it is a waste of their time to work without oil and water.

"Actually, we are not available, we are waiting for the goods, please trouble the guest officers to find the next one!" The ship was the black ship, so the owner didn't bother to pay attention to them.

Zhao Laosi is an old Jianghu, and he understood the inside story as soon as he heard the tone, so he didn't say much, and directly took the two teenagers to find the empty boat.

Songjiang Mansion is today's Shanghai, from the Song and Yuan dynasties, is a prosperous trade port, there are more ships here than the carp crossing the river, but there is also a lot of business, Zhao Laosi they asked more than 20 ships in a row, only to find a boat that is really willing to take over the business.

It's a small cargo ship, a family of people, probably the legendary Tan people. The Tan people are a type of people who have been begging for a living on the water for generations, they are untouchables, they belong to the four peoples, and they can do nothing but this business.

"Shipowner, how much does it cost? You name the number, and we'll add it up. We can talk about it, but if we can't talk about it, we can find one. Zhao Laosi still said the same thing, and even after asking so many families, he thought that no one answered, so his speech was more formulaic.

"50 taels" The boatman stretched out five fingers and shook back,

"Okay, 50 taels is 50 taels, but we only pay a deposit, and the balance will not be settled until the ground. You can rest assured, as long as we cooperate happily, we will cooperate often in the future. "The road is so far, 50 taels is really not expensive, Zhao Laosi readily agreed.

A deposit is the industry rule, water transportation is very risky, the boat owner has to share the risk with the merchants, so the ship fare is also very generous. 50 taels of silver can buy 5 acres of farmland, which industry has such a high profit?

"Guest officer, where are you going to transport shells?" After negotiating the price, Zhao Laosi and the three got on the boat, and the boatman asked him.

"You know the land, according to you, we only need to have a place to pick up shells." Zhao Laosi was quick to speak, he was in a happy mood, and things were going well, so his tone was very relaxed.

"Does the guest officer want someone to help load the ship? Don't hide it from the guest officer, my family is a Tan people, we are begging for a living on the water, our relatives and friends are living by the sea, go there to load the boat, you just have to give up the silver, and it will be loaded in one afternoon. The boatman was honest about his thoughts.

"It's okay, as long as it's not expensive, we're fine." Zhao Laosi thought about it for a while and agreed.

It may be that Yang Wenli is really lucky, this trip to transport shells is unusually smooth, except for the centika on the water, there is no turmoil.

The shells are naked, not even the canvas is covered, the shells are rags that no one wants, and there is not even a woman on the ship except for an old woman, so all the heroes of the rivers and lakes don't even bother to look at it, it's too oily and waterless.

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"Right here? Guest, you're not mistaken, are you? There is no village in front of here, and there is no store in the back. At the foot of Spear Mountain, Zhao Laosi asked the shopkeeper to stop the ship to unload the goods, and the shipkeeper asked suspiciously.

"Huh! Don't worry, you can't be wrong, this is Spear Mountain, we are on the other side of the mountain, and we are unloading the cargo here recently, and voila! Someone has already come down. Zhao Laosi was happy, he pointed to the person who was ziplining on the top of the mountain and explained to the boatman.

The first person to go down the zipline was none other than Yang Wenli, who was teaching the rope line skills to a group of young families.

There is a cliff on the side of the Spear Mountain, which is more than 100 meters high, and if there is no sling on it, it can be said that the monkey will not be able to climb it, so Yang Wenli is very relieved to let the boat family go straight here.

"Young Master", "Young Master", and "Young Master Li", the two young families, Ding and Zhao Laosi, saw Yang Wenli rushing over, and they all greeted him one after another. Zhao Laosi is a long-term worker, not a subordinate, and he is unfamiliar, so his title is different.

"Good! Fourth Uncle Zhao, Rentian, Rendi, you have worked hard! Yang Wenli was excited, and a thousand words were only gathered into a sentence full of gratitude. This trip to transport shells is too important to him, and now he is so happy that the people and goods have returned safely.

Then Yang Wenli shook hands with the shipowner and thanked him: "Shipowner, thank you for your trouble, I should have invited you to my house to entertain you, considering that you may not be able to go up the cliff, so I had to omit it, but I will make up for it with money." ”

Originally, Yang Rentian Yang Rendi was tall and sturdy, and the boatman was stunned, but fortunately they were young and fledgling, so they dared to take this business. Now the shipowner sees that Yang Wenli is also tall and strong, but although he is young, he has obvious momentum and maturity at the top, and he is not easy to mess with at a glance.

"The owner is polite, but we are disrespectful." The boatman has a weak heart, so he tries to say as little as possible, the so-called words are too much and the heart is lost, maybe an unintentional word will offend people.

"Young Master Li, we only paid a deposit of five taels, and please make up for the rest of the money." At this time, Zhao Laosi on the side reminded Yang Wenli.

It is the rule of the industry to give money and then unload the goods, so Zhao Laosi didn't care about the difference between respect and inferiority, and said boldly.

"Good! No problem, the deposit should be a reward, I still pay fifty taels of silver, please accept. Yang Wenli readily agreed, and took out a large silver ingot of fifty taels on the spot and handed it to the shipowner.

Although the Ming Dynasty already had Jiaozi, the rural landlords did not recognize the paper that was thinner than the cicada's wings, it was all snowflake silver, and the copper coins were stored in the cellar, and the Yang family was no exception.

After a while, several teenagers climbed down the cliff one by one and came to the boat. Yang Wenli immediately ordered: "Hurry up and unload the cargo, Fourth Uncle Zhao, you are older, and you have been tired all the way, so take a rest and let a few young people do it." ”

"Yes"...... The scene immediately responded, and several young people, including Rentian and Rendi, who had just returned by boat, were busy.

In today's world, I am afraid that only Yang Wenli regards these rotten shells as treasures, and at this time, the boat family really put their hearts down. Seriously, he had always suspected it was a hoax.

Yang Wenli picked up a piece of shell and examined it, the shells in the sea were really different, much thicker, and bigger, he was very satisfied, and he couldn't stop nodding again and again, he was more confident in the next experiment.

It is said to be a small boat, but it is not small, it is a small sea ship of fifty materials, and it can already be called a medium-sized cargo ship in the Yangtze River. Therefore, the ten teenagers worked together and unloaded most of the day to transport the shells to the bottom of the cliff.

The shells are relieved when they arrive here, these rags are worthless anyway, and they are not afraid of being stolen, and when they want to use it, they can take a little more, which is very convenient.

"Ship owner, after two months, if you bring another ship, I won't send someone to follow the ship, what do you think?" When the boatman was leaving, Yang Wenli tried to ask.

"Yes, yes" The shipowner nodded again and again, transporting shells is the most risk-free, Yang Wenli is generous again, and the shipowner is of course willing to cooperate again.

…… To be continued