Time has arrived at the end of winter in a blink of an eye, and the twelfth lunar month is about to enter.

Shandong is extremely lively. As the main distribution center for trade transactions in the north and south, the peak period of trade transactions is approaching the Spring Festival. Merchants from all over the country go to Dengzhou and Laizhou in Shandong. Most of them enter Dezhou, Shandong through waterways, and some enter through

Overland, the weather is getting colder, and the canals will freeze in a short time. At that time, water transportation will be interrupted, so many merchants are rushing for time to transport goods to the south and north, or

The goods traded overseas are moved to the shipping terminal in Dengzhou. If the waterway is interrupted, the cost of land transportation will be much higher.

What makes many merchants feel relieved is that they do not need to carry a large amount of money to Shandong for transactions. The Royal Banks located all over the north and south can provide them with thoughtful services. As long as they deposit their money in the Royal Bank, no matter where they go,

With the bills issued by the Royal Bank, you can trade with confidence, and the bills held by the merchants have special marks on them. Even if other people hold these bills, it will be difficult to exchange them at the Royal Bank. Of course, if the merchants issue the bills

With a special authorization agreement, other people can exchange money at Royal Banks in various places with the notes.

The scale of Dengzhou Shipping Terminal has once again expanded. It has become the largest shipping terminal in the south and north. Every day, a large number of ships dock for transactions, and a large number of ships leave for Southeast Asia and the West.

The busiest ones are the shipping bureaus across Shandong. They need to verify trade taxes and issue credit certificates to merchants who have paid trade taxes. With the credit certificates issued by the shipping bureaus, merchants can get protection from the government and feel confident.

of trading goods.

Compared with other parts of Shandong, the government in other parts of the north is relatively busy. The government needs to dispatch sergeants to maintain local security. After more than half a year, the Denglai New Army has almost completely wiped out the thieves and gangs entrenched in various places in Beizhili.

The security situation in Beizhili has tended to be stable, while the situation in Henan, Shaanxi, Shanxi and other places is more complicated. The Denglai New Army is still doing its best to wipe out the gangs who are ready to move and maintain local stability.

After a month, Huang Zongxi came to Dezhou again, preparing to take a boat to Tianjin Port and to the capital. During this time in Shandong, Huang Zongxi's understanding changed drastically. The situation in various places in Shandong shocked him. If

Unless he saw it with his own eyes, Huang Zongxi would never believe that there is such a peaceful place.

Huang Zongxi had a broad perspective. He not only paid attention to the farming situation and commercial transactions in various parts of Shandong, but also paid attention to how the government in various parts of Shandong did things. Governments at all levels strictly followed the established system, which left a deep impression on him.

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When he came to Dezhou, Huang Zongxi had an urgent desire in his heart. He expected to work in the imperial court, do some meaningful things, and integrate into this vigorous and energetic imperial court.

In the past month, Huang Zongxi has written four documents and sent them all to the capital. All his feelings and understandings are contained in these documents.

Dezhou Water Transport Terminal.

The canals here are extremely busy. A large amount of goods have to be transported through the canal to North Zhili and South Zhili, including other places in the south. The docks are full of bustling people and carriages transporting goods. A large amount of goods are here

Loading and unloading.

When Huang Zongxi came to the dock, he was a little anxious. In the one month since he entered Shandong, he had never troubled the local government. All problems were solved by himself. He rarely stayed in those rather luxurious restaurants and mostly chose

Living in an inn, eating is also very casual, and the situation of big fish and meat is almost non-existent.

A month later, there are still nearly eighty taels of one hundred taels of silver left. He consumes less than one tael of silver every day. Although he is very frugal, Huang Zongxi is still a little ashamed and feels that he has spent too much silver. He is different from those who face the loess.

Compared with the peasants who were lying on their backs, his life was already very luxurious.

"Sir, are you planning to leave Shandong by boat? Are you going to the north or the south..."

A smartly dressed man came over, Huang Zongxi quickly clasped his fists and spoke.

"I'm going to take a boat to Tianjin port, but I don't know where to contact him."

The man pointed in the direction of Shibosi, smiled and spoke.

"Guest officers, please go to the Municipal Shipping Department. Anyone who comes to Dezhou to take a boat must go to the Municipal Shipping Department. There is a dedicated person there to contact you, and you don't need to wait long..."

Huang Zongxi clasped his fists at the man to express his gratitude, took out ten copper coins from his arms and handed them over.

"Thank you brother for the reminder, otherwise I wouldn't know what to do."

When a man receives copper coins, he behaves naturally.

"So this is my first time in Shandong, so I will follow me to the Shipping Department. The Shipping Department is very busy these days. If I can't find a place, my time will be wasted."

Huang Zongxi nodded and followed the man in the direction of Shibosi without hesitation.

Without a month of visits and investigations in Shandong, Huang Zongxi would not have dared to be so reassured. Businesses gathered in all parts of Shandong, and the city and its surroundings were extremely lively and noisy. The local government also arranged sergeants to patrol around the clock in these places to maintain public order.

If you encounter any difficulties, you can go directly to the patrol sergeant and ask. Of course, docks and important trading towns also have people who specialize in asking questions. These people are quite inquisitive. As long as you give them a certain amount of compensation, they will help you.

You solved many specific difficulties.

Ahead was the Shibo Department. The man did not walk through the gate, but walked to the right of the Shibo Department.

After turning the corner, I saw the side entrance of Shibo Department Store, where many people were wandering around.

"Sir, this is it. You can go in directly. These people are waiting to leave. It is very convenient to wait here to take the boat. You can leave in about a quarter of an hour at most..."

Before the man could finish speaking, a man who looked like a boatman appeared at the door and shouted loudly. Those wandering around quickly moved closer and arranged themselves into two rows according to the man's instructions.

"Sir, you see, the group on the right is going to the north, and the group on the left is going to the south. The luggage of many of them is ready to be transported away. Oh, here we go, this is the luggage transport.

In the carriage, the luggage of each passenger officer is numbered. As long as they hold the numbered tag, they can collect their luggage after boarding the boat. If they disembark at a place controlled by the imperial court, there will be a dedicated person to help transport the luggage.

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Four carriages have already set off, all carrying luggage.

The team also followed the carriage and headed towards the water transport terminal.

Huang Zongxi couldn't help but nod. When he came to Shandong, he didn't pay attention to this.

"Wait a minute, brother, everyone is taking ships from Texas to various places. Why do you need to contact us at the Shipping Department?"

The man looked at Huang Zongxi and spoke disdainfully.

"Sir, it's not easy for those who are away from home. It's good to be at home for a thousand days, but it's troublesome to go out for one day. Our water transport terminal in Texas is so busy. If the Shipping Department doesn't come forward to take care of this matter, the passengers who come here will

What should I do if I am fooled by an official? What should I do if I am deceived by those gangsters? They are from the north and the south. If something happens to us, they will say that our Texas is not good. It will be different when the Municipal Shipping Department is in charge of this matter. Guest Officer

You must trust the government..."

Huang Zongxi didn't care about the man's attitude and nodded frequently.

"What I'm saying is that the government is in charge of such things. Those of us who go out must be relieved. It's just that there are so many people in the government to take care of this matter."

The capable man gave Huang Zongxi a thumbs up.

"Sir, you really asked about the most important thing. In fact, the people who work here are not people from the government. They are people from the dock. After being recruited by the government, they came here specifically to do things. They

I know everything clearly and know how to get guests back and forth safely..."

Huang Zongxi frowned slightly.

"Where do these people who do things get paid? Is it possible that the government gets paid..."

The capable man waved his hands repeatedly.

"Wherever the government needs money, those people's rewards are all given by merchant ships. Please think about it, sir. When transporting food and goods, the waterships traveling from south to north can take some of the guests with them.

You can also get rewards. A little bit of the rewards will be enough to maintain the expenses here..."

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When Huang Zongxi entered, another man who looked like a waiter came up to him.

"Sir, are you planning to take a boat? Are you planning to go somewhere..."

Before Huang Zongxi could speak, ten more people came behind him.

"Oh, I'm going to Tianjin Port..."

The guy nodded.

"Excuse me, sir, please go to the room on the right to register. We will arrange it right here..."

There were still many people queuing in the room on the right, and Huang Zongxi walked to the back of the queue.

About a quarter of an hour later, it was Huang Zongxi's turn.

The man holding the brush looked at Huang Zongxi and spoke.

"Please show the road guide. If there is no road guide, other objects that can identify you are also acceptable. We need to register here..."

Huang Zongxi was very surprised. Just as he was about to ask, the man holding the brush spoke again.

"After we register here, if the passenger fails to reach his destination safely and other authorities come to investigate the case, or his family comes to look for him, we can also provide information about where the passenger went and which ship he took. In this way

This is also done for the safety of our guests..."

Huang Zongxi didn't say anything and took out the road guide without hesitation.

"If you have luggage, you can go to the room on the right to register. Someone will transport your luggage. Of course, you can take it with you yourself. You need two hundred coins to get to Tianjin Port. You can leave in a quarter of an hour..."

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Chapter completed!