The second person who greeted him was Sun Shoulian, the patrolman in the north. Guili turned around and asked for help. Sun Shoulian, a soldier, stood by the river, smiling and bowing.

Sun Shoulian was wearing the armor of a military general last time, but this time he came to look like a wealthy businessman, with a double-breasted money-patterned gown, and was full of glamor, but his every move and beard still looked like a warrior.

Sun Shoulian walked over with a smile on his face and said:

"Last year, we parted in the twelfth lunar month, and Sun just came today. I wonder if Lord Wang was anxious to wait?"

"Where, there, if it weren't for Lord Sun's post, Wang would have forgotten about everything outside the pass."

The two sides made a joke, laughed, and walked towards the riverside together. The porters by the Haihe River had arrived and began to unload goods from the ship.

Wang Tong and Sun Shoulian stood aside. Sun Shoulian sighed and said:

"Today, the boat entered the Haihe River. Looking at the prosperity of the shore, Sun thought he had come to the wrong place. This place was desolate in the twelfth lunar month last year. In less than a year, it has become such a prosperous market. If Sun had not seen it with his own eyes, he would not have believed it no matter what."

The market conditions of goods outside the pass are inside the pass. Wang Tong once sent people to investigate the capital. There was not much huge profit. Instead, trafficking from inside the pass to outside the pass will make a lot of profits. However, if you do this, it is more convenient to make profits in Tianjin Weiyuan and make greater profits.

"Several major corporations in Liao Town are all in the hands of Dashuai's family, and Sun cannot get into it. This time, he brought some deer skin and other furs, tiger bones, ginseng, deer and other medicinal materials and mountain delicacies."

Hearing Sun Shoulian's words, Wang Tong couldn't help but smile and said:

"Mr. Sun knows what is good to sell!"

Deer skin and fur are indeed bulk goods in Tianjin Wei, but Tianjin Wei is just a place of transportation. Fur is sold to foreign countries to make profits. The taxes for overseas trips are high, the prices are expensive, and the profits are of course high. As for tiger bones, ginseng, deer and other delicacies, there are always wealthy families in the world. Pharmaceutical shops and other needs, even if Sun Shoulian gets taxed, he will still make a lot of money.

Sun Shoulian smiled proudly and said:

"Mr. Wang, although Sun is here now, he opened a shop in Tianjin Guard in April. The news on the market is very clear. I still know what money is making!"

This was also under Wang Tong's expectations, and Sun Shoulian continued:

"Mr. Wang, Mr. Sun wants to ask you for personal favors. The price of this deer skin is expensive, but the tax on the go is too high. Can you reduce one or two yuan? The reduced silver will be given to you and me?"

Xitong smiled and shook her head, and said:

"I am collecting the money from the palace. A few days ago, the new governor and eunuch of the Imperial Horse Supervisor refused to pay taxes. I sank his ship with cannons, which was really unacceptable.

Hearing Wang Tong say this, Sun Shoulian was stunned for a moment, staring at Wang Tong for a while, seeing Wang Tong's understatement, it didn't seem like he was talking nonsense. After a little embarrassed, Sun Shoulian clasped his fists and said with a wry smile:

"Mr. Wang is really an independent person, Sun admires it." The sea ship is not too big, and the fur and medicinal herbs on the ship were loaded and unloaded quickly. Wang Tong is now very familiar with this set. For this cargo, Sun Shoulian, as a general of Liao Town, really does not need to come alone.

Unlike other border towns, Liao Town is the same as the mainland provinces, and it is always an official who does not have civil affairs in the military town. The Liao Town Army generals guarded one side and led troops to manage the local civil affairs. In fact, all the power is in the hands of one person. Land tax, cattle and horse trade, salt tax, tea tax, and commercial tax are all divided by the military generals guarding each other. These wealth is extremely amazing. Compared with this, transporting some specialties to Tianjin harbor, although it also benefits a lot, it is not much in comparison.

While Wang Tongzheng was confused, Sun Shoulian showed a smug look on his face and said with a smile:

"Mr. Wang, I don't know what the market for Tianjin Wei Wood is like!?"

The topic suddenly turned to this article. Wang Tong was stunned for no reason. He didn't know what it meant. The personal soldiers beside him were Ling Xing and hurried to the nearest warehouse and called a shopkeeper over.

I heard that Wang Tong had something to summon him, and the shopkeeper who was called over was frightened and treacherous. He felt relieved a lot when he saw Wang Tong and his face. When he heard Wang Tong's inquiry, the shopkeeper immediately replied:

"Master, Tianjin Wei is the best-selling guy now."

"oh?"

How could the things that can be obtained everywhere in the wood be a pretty guy? Wang Tong was a little surprised. Sun Shoulian next to him was even more lustful. The shopkeeper quickly explained:

"Hong Fu, the master, everyone is doing business well, everyone wants to open a store to do business, and the master is building a store outside the city. The people of Tianjin Wei are also building new houses and renovating old houses inside and outside the city. This house is built without wood, and there is also a ship on the canal on the Haihe River. The construction and repair of wood is also required. The fire organ workshop outside the city uses a lot of wood, inside and outside. "How much does it take to use, but our northern Zhili has always lacked wood, and the place has been updated.

After hearing this, Wang Tong understood. The shopkeeper continued:

"They use more, and the price is much higher. The price is rising rapidly. In fact, everyone has made money and bought it. The price has been rising even more. Now, in the capital, Baoding Prefecture, and several Shandong prefectures have opened wooden shops in our Tianjin Guard. The daily price flows in and out. This is not enough. I am not afraid of you, Master, you will be laughed at. A window panel in the small shop broke out the day before yesterday. I went out to buy it, but I didn't buy it. Finally, I found a few wooden strips to nail it randomly. Alas, let alone this wood, even carpenters are short of a lot. Now that the wages have tripled, it may not be found. Even those who have carpenter skills in Hejian Mansion and Shuntian Mansion come to Tianjin Guard."

He kept talking nonstop, but Wang Tong had already learned enough things, and smiled and ordered his personal soldiers to give the shopkeeper five taels of silver. Seeing the story leaving with great gratitude, Wang Tong turned to Sun Shoulian and said:

"Brother Sun, don't keep it a secret. Is there any way to correspond to the shortage of wood there?"

The shortage of wood restricts the construction level of Tianjin Wei and increases the construction cost of Tianjin Wei. In terms of that lifetime, this is also a bottleneck. Sun Shoulian's pride seems to have a solution.

"Mr. Wang, there is nothing else outside the pass. But there is no shortage of this big tree. I don't know how many of it is in the deep mountains and forests. We have it outside the pass. Isn't it complementary to the master?"

After hearing Sun Shoulian's words, Wang Tong also laughed, and Sun Shoulian said while the iron was hot:

"Mr. Wang, now that the wood is so short, Sun has sent it from outside the pass through a lot of hardships. If it doesn't work, this business is really meaningless!"

If something is missing, they should be attracted by preferential conditions. This is also the theory that Wang Tong once learned in that lifetime. Wang Tongluo said as soon as he pondered:

"Wood trading can be tax-free when entering Tianjin Pacific. There is no need to hang a safe sign in the wood yard and the store. There is also some discussion on loading and unloading fees."

This condition is very generous. Judging from the current situation of Tianjin Wei, it is equivalent to making a lot of money by transporting the wood. Of course, Tianjin Wei itself has also gained benefits from it.

However, the reason why Wang Tong made this decision was the shopkeeper's words "ships on the canal on the sea river". In this era, if ships are built, they must have high-quality large wood. At present, it is only available for external supply.

Hearing Wang Tong say such a promise, Sun Shoulian nodded with a smile and said:

"With Lord Wang's words, my brother will feel at ease. I am not a person who doesn't know how to do things. In the future, if you lose money in any business related to my brother, you will definitely have 20% of your profits.

Wang Tong nodded and thanked him. The other party gave benefits to the official exchanges. If he refused all his family, it would make the other party suspicious and dissatisfied.

Speaking of this, Wang Tong asked:

"Brother Sun, when will the wood on your side arrive? Tianjin Wei and Liao Town are not close to each other. It is already August. If you go back and come again, the sea will be sealed. Why is it still too late?"

When Sun Shoulian heard Wang Tong's inquiry, he laughed. The two sides had already become familiar with each other for a long time. Sun Shoulian reached out and patted Wang Tong on the shoulder. He smiled and said, "Sir Wang, it's dark under the light. It's dark under the light!"

After being said this, Wang Tong was stunned and reacted a little surprised, and couldn't help laughing. Sun Shoulian did come with big wood this time, and there were big wood hanging behind each sea boat. What was the logs that tied the raft, which was not wood.

With such a adjustment, the relationship between the two parties became closer again. Sun Shoulian said:

"Go to Yongping Prefecture, go to the capital by land, say it's not far away, say it's not near, and the specialty of fur and medicinal materials will not make too much money when transported by sea, but this big wood can be transported so easily without water. The wood is a pretty good product in Tianjin Wei. But such huge logs are worth a lot of money in northern Zhili, and even in several provinces around it.

Wang Tong nodded. Several palaces and temples in the capital and the world had fired, and large wood was needed to be the beams and pillars. However, in recent years, all such large trees in the north and south provinces have been cut down. Yunnan and Guizhou have them, but they cannot be transported out at all. In the end, they can only be spliced ​​with wood. Looking at the large wood in front of them, not to mention the needs of Tianjin Wei, they may be bought as treasures everywhere.

"Brother Sun, since transportation is difficult, how can such a big tree go into the sea?"

Wang Tong suddenly thought of this and asked, Sun Shoulian showed a cunning look on his face and said with a smile:

"There were trees cut down from Kuandian Castle, and they pushed them down the hillside into the river. They tied them into rafts in the river, drifted to the sea entrance and hung a Shanghai boat. It was very convenient.
Chapter completed!