Ludwigshafen is the second largest port on the Rhine and, because of its inland location, is also a hub for goods. Ludwig was responsible for the import and export of goods from the whole of the Rhineland, and as a regional hub, it was home to many shops and thriving businesses. Have an ideal inbound and outbound market.

Until modern times, ports have always been a means of transportation for bulk goods, the application of water power has saved countless manpower, and whenever a large number of materials come in and out, ships are the main means of transportation. Modern tankers can reach 100,000 tons, while trains can only carry 60 tons per car, and a 30-car train does not pull as many ordinary ships in the 19th century. In 1825, when the world's first permanent public transport facility for running steam locomotives, the Stockton-Darlington Railway in England was officially opened, the total capacity of the locomotive, coal and water car, 32 wagons and 1 passenger car was only 90 tons.

From the moment Huang Xuan got off the bus, he saw the crowd of people hurrying by, if it weren't for the different clothes and environment, this place would be like a fast-paced port city. In the open space near the parking compound, there are countless huge logs, medium logs, and strange logs. Only here can you understand how many trees the Germans cut down - the Germans themselves can't count.

The Prussian man named Fisher disappeared into the crowd after getting out of the car, and Huang Xuan had no choice but to walk out of the yard where the cows and horses were neighing, get rid of the feces on the soles of his feet, and walk in the direction of the dock.

Only coolies in short shirts would pay long attention to Huang Xuan, and the gentlemen who called themselves Junkers always hurried past Huang Xuan, and occasionally they would cover their noses reservedly when there was a lady or a lady.

Huang Xuan was almost angry, when he was at home, who dared to do such an action in front of him, he could fly up and kick it, and now countless people are performing, and he has to swallow his anger, either his own territory or unhappy.

Lorraine first identified Huang Xuan with the location of the grain merchants, the most powerful chamber of commerce from Hamburg, and although the legendary Hanseatic League had long since ended, the economic status of the Hamburg merchants was unshakable, and only the merchants from France could fight with them.

But to be honest, Prussia did not have a good business environment in this period, there were more than 300 vassal states, and there were 6,000 kinds of currencies of all sizes in the country, from Hamburg to Ludwig, there were definitely more than 30 checkpoints in the middle, and the taxes were different, the Americans in the 21st century were shouting, free trade, no tariffs, and in Prussia in the 19th century, people usually paid 30 tariffs, and then happily did business.

Therefore, psychological quality is cultivated.

If you don't know it, the tiny Ludwig has nearly 100 commercial houses engaged in the grain business, or in other words, nearly 100 commercial houses that double as grain business. This made it much easier to find Lorraine.

In the fifties and sixties of the 19th century, German industry developed rapidly, the supply of agricultural machinery and fertilizers increased, and the export of grain to foreign countries increased significantly, while during the same period, Russia suffered a crushing defeat in the Crimea, the Polish revolution, and France launched a military campaign in Mexico, all of which became German commodity exporters.

In contrast, there are even more comptoirs buying timber, with Ludwig being the only port in the whole of Palatinate, which is the largest forest in the whole of Germany, and if you move back 200 years, Germany will become the world's largest timber producer.

Large quantities of produce and logs are loaded onto ships in the port and then transported to Hamburg or London and then transferred around the world. French merchants also roamed Ludwig, where two-thirds of Germany's grapes were produced, most of which were shipped abroad and became the cornerstone of Bismarck's iron-blooded policy.

And those gentlemen who count in the counter are also hundreds of thousands per minute.

Huang Xuan looked at a certain gentleman who was still struggling on the paper account book with contempt, knocked on the table, and said, "Do you collect grain?" ”

"Of course." Needless to say, Lorraine's German was also very standard, and the Prussian looked up excitedly from his account books, only to find that he was not speaking a European, and was even dirtier than the local peasants.

What can Huang Xuan do, he walked on the road for a day, and then walked for another half day in a stinking public carriage, during which he only stayed for one night in a dilapidated tavern, and there was no hot water to wash up. And with Lorraine's stinginess, he won't use energy to help Huang Xuan clean up at all, maybe when Huang Xuan is kicked out of the door, he will help Huang Xuan clean up.

However, the Prussians did not drive out Huang Xuan, there were peasants who brought grain after labor, although Huang Xuan's clothes were more torn and there was more mud on his feet, but business was business.

"What are you going to sell?" The foreign bookkeeper put down the quill in his hand and looked behind Huang Xuan.

"Do you want wheat? How much? ”

"50 thalers per thousand pounds." The Prussians replied very matterally, but did not raise their heads again, 150 thalers were probably the average income of a Prussian family at that time, but for most poor peasants, 50 thalers was probably a year's income. And now is not the harvest season, so he probably doesn't believe that Huang Xuan will have 1,000 pounds of wheat in his hands.

The thal is a Prussian silver coin, compared to other small principalities, its value is relatively stable, about 3 years or so, Bismarck will use the French indemnity to reform the value of the currency, and establish the mark system, but at present, the whole of Germany is still used about four types of currency, the Prussian thaler, the Austrian South German "pound", and the franc.

The franc is not the French currency, but a gold coin that circulated in various European countries based on the value of the French currency, which later generations called the Latin Monetary Union – the basis of the European Union.

Huang Xuan shrugged his shoulders and said, "4,000 pounds is 200 thalers, right?" ”

"Of course." The Prussian bookkeeper finally raised his head, looked at Huang Xuan carefully, and said, "You have 4,000 pounds of wheat?" ”

"Yes. Do you want it? ”

"Where?"

"I put it in the alley in front." Of course, Huang Xuan can't suddenly drop more than 2 tons of wheat here.

"Krampus, come with him to get wheat." The bookkeeper shouted back, and then looked at the book on the table, and it seemed that 4,000 pounds was just a small episode.

Huang Xuan smiled and let go of the counter door, and a young man with a beard walked out from behind and said, "Where is the wheat?" ”

"Right ahead." Huang Xuan pointed casually.

Lorraine had put about 4,000 pounds of wheat in the alley ahead, but it was missing the packaging, and the pile in that alley was about to burst.

Campus, who followed, was surprised: "You put the wheat on the ground like this?" It's going to get wet. ”

Huang Xuan immediately looked at him differently, this kid still knows about dampness? It's a pity that you don't know that there are still time shuttles in this world.

He shook his head and said, "There is something at home, and the car has to be rushed back, so I have to put it here first." ”

"I'll call someone to move it." Krampus walked back in disbelief, and said, "Look here, don't lose it." ”

Huang Xuan replied and sat obediently on a pile of wheat from 200 years later.