In the second year of Tianqi, the number of merchant ships traveling to and from the north began to increase, because Tianjin Dagu officially opened trade, and at the same time, the Royal Shipping Company and the joint venture shipping company opened by Qian Wan, quickly led many private merchant ships to join the transportation ranks. 【【Note【Novel】..o&1t;/p>

In other words, it was to go to Northern Zhili to sell goods. At this time, many of the goods in Northern Zhili could be sold in the southern market. Among them, steel products were the most popular. At this time, the steel smelted by the Royal Steel Company was really famous. With its good quality, its reputation spread rapidly throughout the provinces.&1t;/p>

Others include various glass products, which are also very popular in the south. Recently, the export products of Beizhili have also increased. In addition to special steel products and glass products, Beizhili has also begun to produce various copper and porcelain, and even cotton cloth. However, Beizhili's porcelain and textiles are obviously not very popular in other provinces, mainly because of the difference in quality or cost.&1t;/p>

Therefore, the porcelain and cotton cloth in Northern Zhili are not very good in export. However, under the protection of tariffs, porcelain and cotton cloth are still very good in the province of Northern Zhili. When porcelain and cotton cloth in other provinces come in, they are charged tariffs and the prices are lost.&1t;/p>

At Dagu Wharf, you can see busy scenes every day. Many porters are constantly loading and unloading merchant ships on the wharf.&1t;/p>

The largest commodity is grain shipped from the south and coal exported from Zhili, North.&1t;/p>

The coal in various provinces in the south is relatively lacking, so coal is also a relatively large amount of foreign sales. Although the south is not short of firewood, for those big cities, the cost of dismantling and transporting it into the city for sale is obviously not lower than that of coal. After all, the process of logging firewood is more troublesome than coal mining. It is not as convenient as coal when transporting it. In terms of transportation, the cost of transporting coal from northern Zhili is still acceptable to transport it to the south by large ships. However, honeycomb coal from northern Zhili obviously cannot completely replace firewood.&1t;/p>

The porters on the dock are definitely physical jobs that ordinary people can't bear. However, the salary is relatively high. They work hard in one month and can earn four or five silver dollars.&1t;/p>

As time goes by, the number of merchant ships owned by Royal Capital gradually increased. By May of the second year of the Apocalypse, the number of merchant ships had reached 87, all of which were large ships of 3,000 materials. They transported nearly 400 stone of grain at one time. The owners of private shipyards all burst into laughter. In addition to these merchant ships, they also received more orders.&1t;/p>

Sun Changbo is a Jiangsu maritime businessman with two large ships in his hand. This time he went to the sea from Songjiang and went to Dagu Pier in Tianjin. He only walked nine days on the way. This was his second time to Tianjin. The route he took was determined by the Royal Shipping Company. He took a chart drawn by the Royal Shipping Company and saw many guide lighthouses along the way. This was for the East China Sea where foggy is often overflowing. These lighthouses are definitely a work of conscience.&1t;/p>

This route is obviously extremely safe. No pirates have set their sights on this route yet, and the navigation cycle is relatively short. This time, the goods transported by Sun Changbo, as long as they are food, horns and horns, are all tariff-free commodities. horns and horns and horns are strategic materials used to make bows and arrows.&1t;/p>

The ship docked at Dagu Wharf. While Sun Changbo unloaded the goods on the ship, he was also selecting goods to transport them back to Songjiang and other places.&1t;/p>

This time, Sun Changbo found that among the exported goods at Dagu Wharf, the prices of porcelain and cotton cloth have dropped. If you look at the quality carefully, although the quality of porcelain is not as exquisite as that of the kilns in Jingdezhen, the price is nearly 20% lower than that of porcelain of the same grade. The quality of cotton cloth is not much different from that of Songjiang, but the price is slightly lower than that of Songjiang.&1t;/p>

"Why are the prices of porcelain and cotton cloth so low now?" Sun Changbo asked the procurement agency in Dagu, Tianjin in confusion. These procurement agencies are dedicated to customs declaration for these merchant ships, contacting the middlemen of import and export of goods, and are very familiar with the market.&1t;/p>

"Just a few days ago, the imperial court introduced a new policy. Both porcelain and cotton exports can enjoy tax refund subsidies and export subsidies. Not only are export tariffs exempted, but as long as they can be sold to other provinces, the imperial court will subsidize part of the price difference. Now kilns and textile factories in various parts of Northern Zhili have received a large number of export orders. Lao Sun, if you don't hurry up, you may not have any goods tomorrow." The procurement officer said to Sun Changbo.&1t;/p>

"What about apart from cotton and porcelain? What other good products?" Sun Changbo asked.&1t;/p>

"Yes, official salt." The purchasing agent replied. After hearing this, Sun Changbo couldn't help laughing and said, "Don't joke, what good thing is official salt!"&1t;/p>

"It's indeed a good product, 15 pounds per pound, and there is a general salt indicative of the whole country that the imperial court has just arrived. As long as you leave Beizhili, you can sell it anywhere, and you can sell it as much as you want, all without mixing mud and sand." The purchasing manager smiled.&1t;/p>

"Is this reliable?" Sun Changbo asked with some difficulty.&1t;/p>

"If you say you sell it to Fujian, it will definitely not be reliable. Even Jiangsu, Zhejiang and other provinces may not be reliable. But it is absolutely reliable to sell it to Shandong. I heard that Jingying has cracked down on private salt in Shandong. If the private salt is gone, won't you have to eat official salt? Moreover, the official salt in Beizhili is not expensive now, and you can get common salt intakes in various provinces across the country. Wherever you go, the government will not find any problems. Those provinces outside Shandong may not be reliable. After all, so many big salt merchants may be playing tricks." The procurement manager said.&1t;/p>

"Hey, this is great. Let me have a half boat first! Do you know the size of my boat?"&1t;/p>

"I know, I know, I was the one I took over last time, how could I not remember?" The purchasing manager smiled and could get another commission. Although the commission was relatively low, it could not withstand the amount!&1t;/p>

"In addition, get me a ship of porcelain and half a ship of cotton cloth." Sun Changbo Xun confirmed that the goods sold this time. After the price of porcelain and cotton cloth dropped, it was still very competitive in southern provinces. After this trip, although the money earned was not as profitable as that of going to Japan and Southeast Asia, the focus was on stability. Japan and Southeast Asia were obviously not something that ordinary maritime merchants could go. There were not only local pirates, but also very rampant Dutch people, and this business was obviously not easy to do. And the trade in Japan was even more difficult to do. The Japanese shogunate only did business with robbers, and only merchant ships under the pirate Li Dan and Dutch merchant ships could trade in Japan.&1t;/p>

From Songjiang to Beizhili, there is obviously no need to worry about being threatened by these pirates. The Denlei naval division has warships to patrol, and it is obviously unlikely that local pirates will appear. The Dutch have not yet set their sights on this maritime route.&1t;/p>

The reason why local pirates cannot threaten this northern sea route is mainly because the local pirates are traditional in plundering. They do not have naval guns. They dare to run to the north to plunder and are seeking death. They will never be the opponent of the Denglai Navy. In addition, there are not many places along this route for pirates to settle down. Without supply points, those pirates will naturally not be able to make trouble.&1t;/p>

The Dutch might come to fight Qiufeng. After all, the Dutch had naval guns, and if they ran away with one vote, the Denleigh Navy might not have a way. But it would be impossible for the Dutch to invade a large scale. Although the Denleigh Navy did not have naval guns, there were still many warships.&1t;/p>

The naval guns belonged to the Europeans in this era. Because Chinese ships have a zigzag shape similar to those of later ships, the wider the area. You can even build several floors of ships on the ship. In terms of living comfort and carrying capacity, it is better than that of European ships.&1t;/p>

In contrast, European ships are a bit like monsters born from force, with the shape and the waterline position being the widest. So much so that European sailing ships can arrange a large number of naval guns on the waterline without fear of unstable center of gravity.&1t;/p>

Because of the ship type, Chinese sailing ships cannot place naval guns at the waterline. There is no way to place rows of naval guns on the upper deck. If you force it, the ship will easily capsize after a salvo. So at this time, the Navy of Denlai was equipped with some naval guns, but could only install one naval gun at the bow and stern of the ship. These two places can withstand the force of artillery bombardment.&1t;/p>

However, a large ship has only two artillery, which is obviously much worse than the European gunboats in long-range firepower. However, in terms of melee combat, the Chinese navy is not afraid of Europeans at all. Because of the comfort and capacity of the ship, Chinese ships can carry a large number of naval warriors.&1t;/p>

So even if the Dutch came to fight Qiufeng, the Denglai Navy was not timid. Therefore, this route from the north is very safe.&1t;/p>

There is another big difference between sailing ships in China and Europe, that is, the material of sails. China uses hard sails, while Europeans use soft sails. In terms of efficiency, hard sails are naturally better and more economical. Later sailing ships all use hard sails.&1t;/p>

Although Chinese ships are more scientific, there are not so many industrial synthetic materials in this era. If the hard sail is too large, people may not be able to lift or lower, and it is not easy to replace. Therefore, in this era, soft sails are still a certain problem for manufacturing ships with larger tonnages. However, Chinese ships are often not that they are not large, but are limited by the factors of sails.&1t;/p>

But in general, Chinese ships are more useful than Westerners when used as merchant ships. Under the same tonnage, the watertight compartment technology of Chinese ships also has better resistance to sea storms.&1t;/p>

Because of the safety of navigation, the maritime route that communicates between the north and the south is rapidly moving towards prosperity. Many merchants see the business opportunities here and invest in the construction of merchant ships.&1t;/p>

At this time, Royal Maritime Transportation Company opened up a maritime trade route with North Korea.&1t;/p>

As a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty at this time, trade was not a problem. The Koreans also wanted to obtain various luxury goods from the Ming Dynasty, such as silk and satin, and various rouge and gouache.&1t;/p>

North Korea does not have many valuable things. If it is a relatively valuable thing, it is fur and ginseng. Ginseng was very expensive in the late Ming Dynasty. First, Shangdang pilosula in China was extinct in the late Ming Dynasty and could only be replaced by Northeast ginseng. Second, under the development of capital, these precious medicinal materials are naturally sought after. Furthermore, now the Northeast is occupied by wild boar skin, and the price has risen a lot.&1t;/p>

But it was not without Northeast ginseng flowing into the Ming Dynasty. Shanxi merchants had a lot of them. At this time, Shanxi merchants were still engaged in border smuggling trade with wild boar skin.&1t;/p>

But North Korea still became a good trade target at this time, mainly after the Northeast was lost, the trade with North Korea was cut off.&1t;/p>

Trade with North Korea was soon monopolized by Royal Capital. In just the first month, the Royal Shipping Company made a profit of more than 500,000 taels through maritime trade with North Korea. By the second month, it dropped to 300,000 taels and began to stabilize within this value. Over the whole year, there was also a net income of 300,000 taels.&1t;/p>

When the Ming Dynasty merchant ships started to move around the Bohai Bay, the wild boar skin was not at ease. After nearly half a year of hard work, the wild boar skin finally formed a navy in Zhenjiang. (To be continued...)&1t;/>&1t;/p>
Chapter completed!