In the second half of the month, people with weak bodies have to wear cotton coats and leather robes. When they come to Tianjin Tianou, they are getting fewer and fewer, but the goods warehouses of various businesses are entering the busiest time of the year.

The waterway from Tianjin Wei to the capital is no longer possible. In another half a month, it will be difficult for sea boats to enter the port. However, the demand for goods in the capital and nearby provinces is extremely amazing during the twelfth lunar month. The capital is like a bottomless pit, with royal relatives, noble officials, wealthy families, and food and food at home during festivals. I don’t know how much things you have to use.

Not to mention the prefectures in the northern Zhili provinces, Jinan prefecture, Dongchang prefecture, and even Guide prefecture, Kaifeng prefecture, Henan. Large quantities of goods have been transported everywhere in Liao Town outside the pass.

The demands of these wealthy places are filled with affordable and affordable Tianjin Sanitary goods. Countless goods are out, large sums of silver come in, and maritime merchants from the south and outside the ocean, and merchants inside and outside the Tianjin Acropolis are all rich.

After more than half a year of operation, Tianjin Wei's reputation for prosperity and prosperity has been spread all over the country, and mainland China has begun to spread. Many people who are suspicious have begun to believe it, and many people are planning to go to Tianjin Wei for a visit.

The warehouses of the shops began to stock up. Some businessmen in the capital set up a branch shop in Tianjin Wei to deliver large quantities of goods to the capital. In October, Wang Tong sent 200,000 taels of silver to the palace at one time.

Tianjin Wei is now a goose that lays golden eggs. All parties related to Tianjin Wei's interests are taking care of themselves, fearing that something will cause trouble and everyone will lose money.

So when Chen Zhen's small fleet passed Shandong, someone noticed this strange team. There were cannon ships like the foreigners, but there were several large ships, which were actually hung with flags of the Ming Navy. The vast ships seemed to be guarding the foreigners' gun ships. Whatever they were here, they felt strange no matter how they looked at it.

Hurry, the merchant ship that was familiar with the waterway was full of sails and walked quickly. He entered Tianjin Weigang early and hurriedly told Wang Tong the news.

These ghosts are very unclean. Sometimes, seeing that you are weak, you dare to take action and rob them at sea. If the Sanshui King had not made a few ruthless moves, these people would not know how bad things were done at sea.

Wang Tong was also surprised to hear that there were gunboats coming. According to his limited historical knowledge, foreign warships appeared on the sea outside Tianjin Wei, which seemed to be during the Opium War.

But since we are here, we must be careful. Tianjin Guard is the gateway to the capital, which is not a joke. On the one hand, Wang Tong began to arrange arson ships and shore artillery, and on the other hand, he informed Sun Zhibin, the general of Tianjin, who was in charge of the Tianjin politician. This matter was very important, and Sun Zhibin did not dare to neglect it. While mobilizing troops, he went to the fire organ yard to get six general artillery and pulled it to the beach.

Anyway, there are only a few places where you can dock, all of which are deserted beaches. The artillery is arranged and the cavalry is ready. Just lean on it.

The fleet sent by Chen Zi seemed to know that it would cause a disturbance, and he did not rush to the shore first. He sent someone to take a boat. He was a navy chief, who came ashore with the defense documents and came ashore to inform him, which made the crowd on the shore breath a sigh of relief.

But then, Tang Shan, who has not been officially recognized yet, is more vigilant than others. He has always been very cautious in Wang Tong's system, and made an exception and asked Wang Tong personally, saying that he must not be careless.

When the red-haired man went ashore in Macau, he said he would borrow a place as big as a cowhide to rest. After getting ashore, he cut the cowhide into thin strips and then expanded the area to a large area. People at sea still remember this fraudulent behavior.

It doesn't matter what the people sent by Chen Zi are, but I just lamented that if the world is as cautious as Tianjin Wei, would you still have to worry about the bent gang?

The Huwei Army dispatched soldiers from the Third Battalion, and each ship of Chen Zi's fleet was hung with arson ship on both sides. If there was any error, the soldiers on the ship could suppress them, and the arson ship could also ignite the ship. This was also a foolproof way.

After doing all this, Tang Shan agreed to the arrival of the ships outside. Others thought Tang Shan was too worried. Unexpectedly, Wang Tong immediately raised a small flag for Tang Shan. Now he has many people under his control, but there are still many soldiers in the Jinyi Guard. Pan Ming, who is in charge of the bow of the boat, and Tang Shan by the sea, has now gone up one step.

Tianjin Wei sent a boat to the sea to explain the rules to Chen Zi's fleet. On the way back, he still brought a man, a blacksmith with a bearded face.

Among the Portuguese on the ship, there were non-commissioned officers and workshop owners, and their status was much higher than those of this blacksmith. However, along the way, the Ming soldiers on the ship were very polite to the bearded blacksmith, and their food and accommodation were much better, and they treated others harshly.

Everyone didn't quite understand why this was the case. Looking from a distance, it seemed that the blacksmith didn't know why he was treated so well.

Observing the course and experiencing the gradually cold temperature, everyone knows that this time we came to the north. But the blacksmiths just came from my teacher to the east to search for gold: what would be treated like this special."

"Master Bamond, it's been a long time since I saw you. How are you in good health?

Wang Tong said with a smile and clasped his fists. In front of him was a bearded blacksmith with a shocked face. The blacksmith who taught him to make irons in Macau was his first teacher.

Bamond rubbed his eyes hard with his hands, looked at Wang Tong, who had grown up in disbelief, and asked in a trembling voice:

"You are Xiao Wangtong, the one who pestered me to learn to make a blacksmith?"

He was speaking a mandarin with a Cantonese accent. His mandarin with a Cantonese and Portuguese accents was quite stiff. The few personal soldiers following Wang Tong couldn't help laughing, but Sun Dahai turned around and glared fiercely, covering his mouth.

Wang Tong nodded with a smile, reached out to take out the short mirror from the gun holster beside him. When he saw this short-term regime, Bamond went all his doubts, walked forward a few steps, hugged Wang Tong suddenly, and said loudly:

"Xiao Wangtong has grown up Xiao Wangtong has grown up"

The sudden movement of the white man, Baxide, scared the guard behind Wang Tong, and the knife of the few people in the front row had been pulled out. Wang Tong was hugged by Bamond, and stretched out his hand and waved it behind him, which stopped his subordinates' movements.

"I kept wondering along the way, why did I bring me here? I only understood when I saw you."

Wang Tong had a smile on his face. The blacksmith Bamond was the person who made him feel intimate. The time he went to Macau with his father was the best day of this era. Bamond helped him a lot in Macau and was an important part of that wonderful time.

After hugging, his big hand patted Wang Tong's back and shoulder a few times. Bamond took a step back and looked at Wang Tong carefully, and said in admiration:

"Xiao Wangtong is also a big shot now. How about Lord Wang? Have you been promoted? Depending on your appearance, you should be older than the magistrate's official position."

Now few people mention Wang Li's name in front of Wang Tong, because Wang Li's status was low back then, no one remembered his existence, and there was no way to deal with him. When he heard Bamond talk, Wang Tong's face darkened and he said solemnly:

"My father has died

Hearing this statement, Bamond was stunned, then reached out and patted Wang Tong on the shoulder. He sighed and said:

"Don't be too sad. Lord Wang will be happy to see you now.

"Master Bamond, in order to welcome your arrival, I have prepared a banquet here and let's go together!!"

Seeing Wang Tong and Bamond get on the carriage with a giggle, the trusted leaders behind them looked at each other. It was really rare for them to see Wang Tong for the first time.

On the one hand, I feel strange, but on the other hand, I feel that this young master has a little more intimate feeling."

"Don't walk around, take off your clothes from the tent over there, and rinse them with water. There will be clothes for someone to change them!"

The fleet from Guangdong stopped further west of the wooden yard. Everyone on the boat came ashore, and Tongze shouted loudly there. Under the cold eyes of the soldiers, these Portuguese from Macau walked into the tent and changed their clothes nervously.

He walked out naked and someone handed over the bucket. There was a strange smell of water in the bucket. Rinse it with this water, then rinse it with warm water, then find a dry cloth to wipe it. There were clean clothes prepared there, and after putting it on, they were taken to a temporary circling yard.

"If you want to go back to the adults, the doctor has already invited them. After these people have finished washing, they will treat them one by one. If they are sick, they will immediately arrange their residence separately."

Listening to the personal soldiers' reports, Wang Tong nodded. This method was said by Tang Shan. He was afraid that these foreigners would bring evil spirits. Although they were superstitious, the reason was to prevent weight loss. Wang Tong naturally adopted it. Fortunately, Bamond was strong and there was no need to worry about any problems.

The weather was a little cold, and foreigners who were changing clothes and taking baths on the shore were jumping in the cold. Wang Tong helped Yu Daxian to walk to the Portuguese gunship on the shore. After hearing this, the veteran must come over and take a look. Following the Guangdong Navy General Qian, who led the team, said:

"This gunship looks similar to ours. The other man is called Garen, but I don't know what it means."

The shape of this ship is not as square as a lucky ship. The ship has a pointed head, three masts, and is covered with sails and cables. It looks like a spider web. The wide ship docking not far away does not have so many cables.

The three-masted Garen ship is the largest, but what attracts Wang Tong and Yu Daxian the most is the dozens of windows on the hull on the side of the shore. The window panels are all open, revealing the dark muzzles inside. The number of guns on this ship is about the same number as the number of guns on the banks of the Haihe River."

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