When Tian Hong returned to the house, his daughter Xiuying was already lying on the table and was about to fall asleep. When he heard the door ringing, Tian Xiuying woke up in shock. Seeing his father returning safely, Tian Xiuying lazily lay behind his father and asked, "Then why did the prince not make things difficult for his father? Why did he only come back now?"

Tian Hongyu reached out and pulled his daughter down in front of him and sat on the chair. He didn't bother to answer the questions his daughter asked, straightened the hair that had been flattened in front of her, and blamed him: "How old is she still so noisy, how can I find my husband's family? Your mother died early and spoiled you, it's all my father's fault!"

"What kind of in-laws' family is looking for? My daughter would rather follow her father to dig ginseng for the rest of her life," Tian Xiuying said stubbornly, and after that, she urged her father to tell me what the prince said.

Seeing that his daughter was so helpless, Tian Hongyu said, "I have been waiting for a long time in the main hall. Actually, the prince didn't say anything, but just asked me to go to Changbai Mountain to collect two good ginseng. By the way, the prince also sent a few guards and this father. I'm not afraid of those levels this time."

Although Tian Xiuying felt that it was absurd that the prince asked his father to pick ginseng after hearing this, there was no problem. The young man loved to sleep, so he said goodbye to his father and went to his room. He had nothing to say all night. After breakfast the next day, Zhu Youjian prepared 20,000 taels of silver to Wang Zheng for safety. Wang Zheng and his party went out of seclusion and headed northeast.

Today, Zhu Youjian turned down the banquet arranged by Sun Chengzong, refused to let him feel a little uncomfortable, and took Sun Chuanting and others to wander around the city. After all, it is a major town in the border area. Although there are some stores in the city, most of them are mainly grain, cloth and medicinal materials. After entering a grain store, I found that although it looks simple outside, it occupies a huge area inside. Almost all kinds of grain can be seen. If there are goods in the large warehouse after seeing the store, this store is almost a small granary.

Seeing the guests coming in, a guy greeted him. Today, Zhu Youjian went out and changed his clothes in a regular dress, but a pair of silk and jade pendant on his waist could not deceive people. The guy greeted him, "Young Master, don't know what food you want? We have everything in the store. If you buy a lot of grain, our store can also send it to you."

This guy was quite angry. Zhu Youjian joked: "Then I want 10,000 people to transport food for half a year?"

The guy was not surprised when he heard this, as if it was just a common thing. He bowed and said, "As long as you sincerely want it, you only need to pay a deposit of 50% and our store can ship the goods to you. After delivery, you can collect another 50%."

Now it was Zhu Youjian's turn to be surprised. As far as he knew, the Ministry of Revenue now gave it to Liaodong and Jiangnan, it was difficult to distribute military rations. In theory, there should be a shortage of food in various places in various places, so why does this small shop have such financial resources and material resources!

The guy saw Zhu Youjian being a little surprised and asked, "Is the young master new to Liaodong?"

Zhu Youjian said: "That's right, how did you see it."

The guy smiled and said, "Our store is now in Liaodong. Everyone knows it. The young master was so surprised just now and saw that he just came." When someone saw that it was a novice, Zhu Youjian was a little curious about the store.

The guy explained again: "Young Master may not have noticed the sign of our store. This is the grain store in Fanjia, Shanxi. Our store cooperates with major stores in Shanxi. Not to mention the grain and grass of 10,000 people for young masters, even the grain and grass in Liaodong was purchased by the Ministry of Revenue from our eight masters."

Shanxi merchants were the longest-lasting consortium in China. Especially after the Qing Dynasty entered the pass, they summoned Shanxi merchants to Beijing and were named Imperial merchants. The shopping mall storm of more than 500 years was a veritable silver empire.

Thinking that Jinzhou would inevitably need food and grass at that time, Zhu Youjian tried to ask: "What is the price of grain here? If you buy a large amount of food, can you reduce the price?"

The guy said, "The villain is just a guy. If the young master really buys a lot, there will naturally be a shopkeeper to entertain you. The rice price in the grain store is three taels per stone."

The price is so high? The grain rice in the capital is less than five cents now. Zhu Youjian said: "Why are the price of grain rice in your place so high? It is five times higher than that in the capital."

The guy has a good temper and is not annoyed. The guy said, "Young Master doesn't know that there are wars in Liaodong and many years of hardship and cold wars. Therefore, the farmland and military farming are useless. Our store's grain comes from the pass, and the worker needs to eat two stones on the way to transport one stone of grain. With carriages and horses, the price is four times the price. The young master sees it is a wealthy person, so he naturally doesn't understand these trivial matters."

It’s hard in Liaodong! The price of grain is so high that it’s not that there is some wealth at home, but I’m afraid it’s hard to survive. Food is the lifeblood of Liaodong. Zhu Youjian felt a little heavy and had no interest in walking around. Hear everyone back to the inn on the same route.

Seeing that the prince was in a low mood, Wen Zhenmeng advised: "Your Majesty, what the shopkeepers in this shop today are indeed the truth. Since ancient times, transporting grain has been a major event. When Chengzu of this dynasty moved the capital, the food route was not accessible, so most important officials opposed it. The dynasty's granary was in Jiangnan, and he had already tried his best to transport grain to the capital. Now it is naturally difficult to transport grain to Liaodong."

But... I am used to logistics express delivery in later generations, and now transporting grain requires such a high price, which is something Zhu Youjian didn't expect. I suddenly remembered something, and Zhu Youjian said: "But Shanhai Guan and Jinzhou are all built on the sea. Can grain in the capital be transported from Jiangnan, but can't Jinzhou Shanhaiguan do it?"

Speaking of canal transportation, this is Xu Eryi's business scope. Xu Eryi said: "Prince, the court is not unaware that canal transportation costs are lower. However, the sea is strong and the sea is windy and waves, and most of the ships in the river are high and shallow. If they arrive at the sea, there will be no 10 grains. Therefore, Liaodong cannot transport water, so they can only take land."

Zhu Youjian was a little curious, "When Chengzu, we had treasure ships, and no one could defeat the Nanyang Mountains. Even if the sea was storm and waves were strong, they could not compare to Nanyang."

When Xu Er heard this, he sighed heavily and said, "Since Emperor Xuanzong succeeded to the throne, civil servants were very dissatisfied with the eunuchs' control of the power of navigation. Even cabinets like San Yang have been constantly opposed, so the fleet has never been built again. Now the Jiangnan Shipyard has long been dilapidated, and the treasure ship craft can only be locked in the warehouse of the Ministry of Industry. In addition, the border is uneasy and the military pay expenses are astonishing, so it is impossible to build the treasure ships of the past."

Speaking of this, Xu Eryi envied the giant fleet galloping across the South China Sea more than a hundred years ago. The treasure ship sailed through the wind and waves, and the thousands of sails crossed the sea, how spectacular it was!

Zhu Youjian couldn't help but remain silent. Not only in ancient times but also in modern times, but also in the construction of a country's navy also requires huge funds. A dynasty in the end did not have the conditions to build a fleet. But in the future, I believe that I can reproduce that great fleet!

(End of this chapter)
Chapter completed!