Chapter 143: A Look at the Wharf
After sitting in Yang Hammer's house for a while, Sun Qi's opinion of the Yang family has changed greatly, if the Yang family is really allowed to develop like this, it will develop into a cancer in Jiangning sooner or later. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
Listening to Yang Hammer's description, the credibility of the words spoken from these simple people is absolutely very high, and some unknown things are said in Yang Hammer's mouth, the materials transported by the Yang family are very heavy, and they seem to be very secretive and unknown, even Yang Hammer asked more, and he was almost beaten.
After Qiao Yun finished arranging things, he also followed. A large number of calculations require Qiao Yun's participation.
"Yongzhong, come with us to the dock tonight and see for yourself. Qiao Yun, calculate the data written down by Yongzhong, and make a simple guess from the size, volume and weight of the description, let's go and find out what the Yang family is transporting tonight. ”
Although Yang Hammer is not a cultural person, he is very clear about the weight of the goods transported by the Yang family, probably as heavy as the bluestone in front of the door.
The weight of a box of goods he carried was about the same as the bluestone in front of the door.
If it is about the same, Song Yongzhong can move it with two hands, and it can be specifically converted into the official unit of measurement, stone, jin, and dou, of course, Sun Qi introduced the kilogram system in Jiangning County, of course, when it was first introduced, everyone did not accept it, but then slowly accepted it.
"My lord, it's almost a piece of iron! But our county didn't export iron to any county! ”
Linking the weight of the bluestone and the size of the cargo box described by Yang Hammer, Qiao Yun easily calculated the specific density of the objects in the box.
"You mean, the Yang family smuggled this batch of goods and did not apply for a shipping order to the Department of Commerce?"
Sun Qi was a little surprised, he didn't expect that the Yang family was really not afraid, and he went to transport goods without applying for a shipping order, which is equivalent to transnational smuggling in his previous life, and it is a felony to be caught.
In addition, Sun Qi asked other helpers near the wharf, and the conclusion was the same as the conclusion given by Yang Hammer, all of which said that the Yang family's batch of goods was heavier than the general goods, you know, the heaviest goods in the Han Dynasty, that is, the largest unit volume density of things, is not gold and silver, or iron and copper, Sun Qi thought, even if the Yang family is bold, they don't have the courage to smuggle gold and silver, the state does not pay so much attention to copper and iron, but for gold and silver minerals, it is firmly grasped, if anyone is found to smuggle gold and silver, It must be a felony to exterminate the race.
But copper and iron ore are different, after all, copper and iron ore, most of which are used to build weapons, self-sufficiency, not like gold and silver, playing is a luxury, paying attention to a minority, is a luxury that everyone likes.
Just do it, inquire about the location of the Yang family's wharf, and Yang Hammer left the three of them for a meal, and then let him go.
At night, Sun Qi and Qiao Yun and Song Yongzhong secretly touched the dock exclusive to the Yang family, and as for the motorcycle, the three of them rode to the vicinity of the dock and hid in a relatively hidden place.
After walking a few steps, the three of them touched the dock of the Yang family, and the full moon happened to hide in the dark clouds, hiding the figures of the three of them in the boundless darkness, and climbed a nearby hill, from which they could just overlook the dock.
Dark clouds flashed, and the bright moon reappeared. The cacophony of people coming and going from the wharf, the sound of beatings, whips, and cries, the sound of the waves crashing on the shore, and the shouts of the river on the shore were mixed into a symphony, which was particularly harsh under the night sky, and thanks to the fact that the wharf was built in the suburbs far from the county seat, otherwise the garrison would inevitably receive reports of disturbing the rest.
There were about four or five boats parked near the dock in the moonlight, and from a distance, they were very obvious and clear, and even the flags and numbers of people on the ships could be seen clearly.
"The number is about five ships, but it is definitely not a local official ship, we have not notified the Caoyun Division here, and at the same time, it is not the official ship of Jingzhou and Jiaozhou.... ”
"Where is that?"
"I don't know, Xia Guan hasn't seen that flag and ship type!"
From this high post, everything that happened on the dock could be observed, and those overseers, laborers, and merchants were surging in the dock like ants, and Sun Qi could vaguely hear the conversation of those people, and he actually heard some bird singing.
"Yongzhong, can you hear what they say?"
Sun Qi asked Song Yongzhong, who had his ear firmly in the direction of the dock, and Wen Zhong shook his head, indicating that there was too much noise here, and he couldn't listen carefully to what the merchants were talking about.
On the side of the dock, among the laborers who came and went, there stood a few businessmen who looked like leaders, and Sun Qi let Qiao Yun and Song Yongzhong test the distance forward.
Taking advantage of the moonlight, Sun Qi could vaguely see the faces of those leaders, one of them, Huo Ran was the Yang family supervisor Fei San who accompanied Sun Qi to inspect the Jiangning Metallurgical Plant today.
Sun Qi asked Song Yongzhong to touch a little further, and finally, the three of them finally touched the distance and angle that was enough to clearly observe the situation on the dock, and the identities of those who seemed to be leaders were also exposed to the monitoring of the three of them.
Fei San's attitude at this time was not as good as that of Sun Qi, standing opposite him was a man with a mustache who was dressed in a splendid costume and silk satin, and Fei San kept nodding and talking to the person who did not look like a Han businessman. The attitude is extremely flattering, and there is no demeanor of a big family steward at all, and it is not right, isn't it common for those in charge to be like this?
This foreign businessman who was talking to Fei San, who was sacred, could let Fei San talk to him with this attitude, and the bent back of almost forty-five degrees made Sun Qi feel a little incomprehensible.
The details of the Yang family, Sun Qi thinks that he knows it very clearly, in addition to the business dealings with Jiaozhou, the Yang family has business with Chang'an, the capital in the north. Jiaozhou is because the people there are in urgent need of iron products and copper products, the products of the Yang family have excellent development prospects in Jiaozhou, as for the Beijing Division, the various operations of the Beijing Division, are indispensable to iron, whether it is political or armament, or even civilian development, there is a force of Jiangning Iron Mine and Metallurgical Plant.
"Make a note of their chats and analyze them when you get back."
Sun Qi secretly said that if there was a single-lens reflex camera in his hand at this time, he would be able to capture this scene perfectly, but unfortunately the cameras were all drawings that could only be unlocked after reaching the official mechanic.
"Hey, they're gone, it looks like the business is done, let's go to that ship later."
Sun Qi suddenly exclaimed, because the craftsmen were immediately dismissed after carrying the goods, and after a very noisy human voice, Fei San and the merchant also withdrew, and they rode away on their bicycles parked on the side of the road, talking and laughing.