Trench Jingao Pier.

The guys in the shop, supervising the day laborers, and even personally helping, moved the goods from the warehouse behind the shop to the dock.

Originally, there was no road, but after walking more, it became a road.

The road formed by people and wheels has been initially repaired by the government and has become a tamped dirt road.

From a few shops that opened spontaneously, it gradually expanded into one street, and from one street to two streets.

The streets are lined with uneven shops, and in order to save costs and maximize utilization, there are shops in front and warehouses in the back.

"Compared to the docks in Shanghai County, the order here is too poor."

Several officials inspect the trench at Jingao.

The development of Trench Jingao attracted the attention of the imperial court, and investigators were sent, and their appearance caused hostility on the island.

Everybody knows.

The appearance of the official figure indicates a new change.

It is nothing more than to collect taxes, and the worst is to ban the entrenchment of Jingao, which makes the merchants dissatisfied.

Especially those small businessmen.

They are risking their fortunes to do business, and why the government says that they will collect taxes if they want to collect taxes is not unacceptable in verbal reasoning.

"After all, it was formed spontaneously, and although Yan Fantai was in charge, although it brought changes to Guangdong, it was a bit of power."

Li Xueyan said with a smile.

For the officials from the imperial court, Li Xueyan was very enthusiastic.

He was in Beiping and Liaodong, which brought a lot of trouble to King Yan's father and son, and almost died in Liaodong.

Who knew that the world had changed so much.

The father and son of King Yan, who were regarded as a threat by the imperial court back then, became the crown prince and His Royal Highness the imperial grandson.

This made Li Xueyan very distressed.

In Guangdong, although he worked diligently, he was very worried and didn't know what his future would be.

So when he learned that officials were coming to the imperial court, Li Xueyan took the initiative to lead the way, hoping that after returning to the imperial court, the prince and his son could change their impression.

"Maritime trade first arose in the waterways of Jinzhou and Tianjin, which brought great profits, so after Yan Fantai arrived in Guangdong, the first thing he did was to support merchants to go to sea."

"Guangdong's relaxation of restrictions on private maritime trade quickly aroused the enthusiasm of businessmen, and in the past few years, because of the needs of the waterway, there has been a change in this trench Jingao."

"You should have planned carefully from the beginning, and the state has not collected taxes since the changes in Jingao, and the merchants have been even more out of control and lawless."

"Yes, yes, yes."

Li Xueyan smiled wryly and did not explain carefully.

The merchants in Guangdong are different from those in the mainland.

The Jianghuai region is close to the capital, and the influence of the capital is great, not to mention the north, the population is insufficient and the people's livelihood is withering, and the governance of internal affairs is urgently needed.

Guangdong is close to the sea, there are many Western countries and regions, Chinese goods are superior, not afraid of not being able to sell, as long as you go to sea you can make money, unless you encounter wind and waves, the ship is wrecked, and there is no return.

Therefore, although the sea is forbidden, there are not many merchants in Guangdong who go to sea privately, on the contrary, they are happy to ban the sea by the imperial court.

Not only did they reduce their competitors, but they also raised the prices of domestic goods, making the profits of going overseas more than several times more than usual.

It is not easy for Guangdong to open the sea, and it is not easy to have today.

The biggest obstacle is not the government, but the people, who believes it, Li Xueyan still feels amazed.

"Roads need to be built."

"The wharf in Shanghai County, a warehouse built by the Department of Taxation and Taxation, provides people with savings, which is very popular."

Several court officials pointed out the advantages of Shanghai County and pointed out the shortcomings of Entrenchment Jingao.

"The warehouses provided by the government are safe and secure, and businessmen are more trusted, and they can also strengthen the control of goods leaving the port."

"Roads also need to be repaired, and there are potholes, which increases the difficulty of transportation."

Li Xueyan only has ears, whatever they say, it is good.

Truly.

The wharves of Shanghai County were full of order, and that was because the opening of the port of Shanghai County was built and promoted by the imperial court itself.

The Trench Jingao is a port where merchants spontaneously emerged outside the coastal ports of Guangdong.

The sun is in the sky.

The sun shines on the busy port.

The sea is rough and the seagulls hover in the air, making a crisp call.

On an ordinary day, there is never a shortage of ships entering and leaving the port on the dock, mainly the Fuchuan type, and a small number of Canton ship types, as for the northern sand ship type, there is not a single sand ship type.

The wind and waves in the South China Sea are strong, and the sand ships are suitable for the Bohai Sea and the Yellow Sea.

The ship's boss was entertained by the merchants, and the ship's owner came to the port in person.

The cargo ship of 2,000 materials, in addition to the cargo owner, or the men they sent, even only waited at the dock for news, and there were passengers who went to the vassal kingdom in person.

The captain of the ship shouted, and dozens of sailors performed their duties.

Firecrackers rang off at the pier.

This is a tradition of Chinese merchants, including firecrackers and gongs and drums when they arrive at the wharves of Western countries.

When Western colonists arrived in Southeast Asia in the future, they encountered Chinese merchants entering the port, thinking that Chinese merchants were pirates like them.

Hearing the sound of firecrackers and gongs and drums, it was thought that the Chinese merchants had come to plunder, and a fierce battle broke out between the two sides.

A Chinese merchant ship was defeated, and when it was finally understood, it was learned that it was a misunderstanding.

At that time, the Ming Dynasty was in its prime, and the merchants were not embarrassed, but also gave ships and goods, repaired them, and restarted business.

In front of organized Western businessmen, Chinese businessmen can't beat them.

So the tradition was restored, they used to have their own armed forces, and in the long run, they developed lawlessness and were taught a hard lesson by the country.

In addition, the Ming Dynasty is the suzerainty of Western countries, and their trade is not risky, and they can trade smoothly in various countries, and they can also become guests.

Therefore, the Chinese merchants, who were the only ones in the West, did not have much need for their own force, so they gave up their own force.

When they encountered Western merchant ships, there was a renewed need for force, but they no longer dared to arm in the name of the Japanese pirates, so they promoted the rise of pirates in their own country.

Unlike at the beginning, they were bold and reckless, and they wanted to wrestle with the mainland, and suffered a big loss, and the armed forces that rose later did not want to be enemies with the mainland, and promoted the piracy of Zhao'an.

The power of piracy in the South China Sea has developed greatly, relying on its own power to defeat and expel Western merchant groups with a unified organization behind them.

In the end, due to the fall of the Ming Dynasty, after losing its foundation, it soon withered, and the West officially became the sphere of influence of Westerners.

The boats were slowly pushed out of the harbor, in stark contrast to the lapping of the waves.

The sails are blown by the sea breeze and make a "rustling" sound.

The people on board looked nervously and expectantly, especially the new merchants, who knew that this voyage was about their full worth of money.

The boat boss couldn't help but smile at the corner of his mouth.

The more merchants there are, the more important his status is, and the sailors he raises can have a living to support his family.

The ship swayed on the surface of the sea, gradually moving away from the harbor.

The scene of the harbor became smaller and smaller, until finally it disappeared from sight, the shipping channel was ripe, and the risk was not great.

"The three clears are above, and the Buddha blesses."

"You're here to worship."

"It doesn't hurt to say goodbye."

Several newcomers who went to sea for the first time, their faces full of nervousness, encouraged each other, looking forward to the smooth voyage and the wealth it would bring to them.

Spices are money.

As long as you bring back the spices, you are not afraid that you will not be able to sell them.

The captain of the ship walked up and down the deck, keeping an eye on the ship's course and the situation at sea. Where there are islands, the water is shallow, and he has to pay attention to the nearby reefs.

The crew is busy working to maintain the various parts of the ship and ensure a safe and smooth voyage.

"Ship boss, what are you holding in your hand?"

When the ship has been running for half a day, the boss of the ship is no longer busy, and the next job is mainly to maintain the route.

"Needle book."

The boss of the ship is very polite, and the businessmen in front of him may be long-term partners in the future.

"There is no mark on the sea, the vast sea, we can only walk by looking at the sky, and this needle book is the guy we eat."

"Really?"

Looking at the strange tools, the merchants were curious.

"It used to be a compass, then a locator, and then a star tractor, and now this new thing in Peking is amazing." The boat boss laughed.

"It not only integrates the compass and locator, the star puller, but also has the effect of latitude and longitude, and can also be used as a log meter, which can get the speed."

"Yes."

The merchant looked at the humble tool curiously.

The boat boss did not stop.

Just like the star puller, you also need to understand the star pulling technique to know how to use it, this new needle path book, people who have not learned it, do not know how to use it, and it is impossible to understand it with the naked eye.

"As long as you report the scale, you can know where it is."

"There is a map on the mainland, and there are place names on the map, and when the place names are reported, people will know where they are, and the scale is the place name on the sea."

The boat boss was playing tricks.

Being a ship boss is not easy, and their expenses are not in vain.

"Boss."

"The clouds ahead aren't right."

The sailors of the lookout shouted loudly to the sea on the deck from a high place, and the captain of the ship immediately threw off the merchants and shouted, "Adjust the course." ”

He was familiar with his partner, and without looking at it, he made his choice the first time.

"Secure the cargo in the hold and check for any leaks."

The captain of the ship saw the color of the sky, and ordinary people could not see any changes, only experienced people could distinguish them slightly.

It's their luck and it's their bad luck.

When they encounter a celestial phenomenon discovered in advance, it is their luck, and if they can't avoid it, it is their bad luck.

Each sailor has his own job.

A sailor again inspects various emergency tools, hammers, axes, saws, nails, planks, ropes and canvases, etc., ready for repairs and reinforcements.

The merchants were driven back to their cabins and were not allowed to come out without permission, both to prevent them from interfering with the sailors' work and to protect their safety.

After all, experience is experience, and the unexpected weather is not something that people can control.

The usual experience is gone.

Unknown hurricanes and torrential rains on the sea have struck this area.

Ho Jing O was hit by a typhoon.

A day later.

The wind and waves were a little lighter, many merchant ships went out of the port, and the sailors of Guangdong also went to sea one after another to search and rescue the survivors who did not survive the wind and waves and the ships capsized.

The wind and waves come and go as fast as they come.

The cargo ships at the dock departed as scheduled, and as long as they came back smoothly, everyone could get rich.

Man dies for money, and birds die for food.

A truth that has remained unchanged through the ages.

Thank you book friends, and slowly reward

(End of chapter)