"This is natural. There is nothing wrong with these regulations on expensive numbers. Of course, I did not bring the convoy here this time, so I would hire expensive numbers to transport goods. Of course, I also need expensive numbers to protect the escorts." Shi Congbin seemed to be a drowning person suddenly saved, and felt that his breathing was much smoother... If this continues, his business will be ruined. Even if it is not yellow, it will be reduced by 70% to 80%. Although the Shi family is a Xiangfu clan, and his family is passed down from poetry and books in his family... In fact, it means landlords. There must be a few thousand acres of land. There is no need to worry about food and clothing, but without business, there will be much difficulty in moving around. Moreover, the land is limited. If you want to live a more relaxed life, you still have to do business. After the Ming Dynasty, the folk customs changed from simple and concise to extravagant waste. The family of scholars and officials looked at Zhong Mingding and Ding with a majestic food, but the pressure was still very large.

"Okay." The shopkeeper smiled and said, "The premium is for every 100 taels of goods worth three taels. In addition, the vehicle fee is calculated separately, so the escort will not charge any more."

That is to say, the bodyguards who protect the fleet are free, and the fleet transportation costs are calculated separately, and the premium is calculated by 100 taels, and at the value of 6,000 taels of goods, a fee of 180 taels.

This price is several dozen taels higher than buying Heyu Flag and transit through the border, and it is much more expensive than hiring a bodyguard. However, since Heyu Sheng promises to pay the loss according to the price, it is cost-effective no matter how you calculate it.

Maybe 6,000 taels of goods will only earn hundreds of taels when you get home, but the premium must be counted in the cost. When troubled times are approaching, the north, especially the source of chaos, many businessmen already feel that the journey is difficult, and the possibility of returning home safely along the way is getting lower and lower. They may lose a lot of money no matter where they are. Since that is the case, it is better to spend money to buy peace of mind.

"I wonder if I can set off with the convoy here?" Shi Congbin looked at the city gate and asked a little uneasy.

"Of course it's OK." The shopkeeper Shuanglang smiled and said, "After receiving the insurance policy, it is not only the goods, but also the personal safety of all the owners is our responsibility and Yusheng. The goods must be safe to get home, and of course people must also get home safe!"

"But this soldier is in a panic." Shi Congbin was quite amused and said loudly: "Can you all protect our safety if the Northern Territory is invading the territory?"

"Bei Lu?" He Yusheng's shopkeeper showed a contemptuous smile on his face: "Our Shang Tuan has been fighting for many years. To be honest, before he took office in Changping, he served in Datong Tuan. He also went north to attack and beat Bei Lu. He had several lives of Bei Lu. Not to mention anything else, as long as you guarantee us and Yusheng, we will definitely guarantee safety... According to our information, Bei Lu is still dozens of miles outside Panjiakou, and there is no plan or power to break the gap. To be honest, I don't know what you are at the city gate are so panicked!"

"Aren't the Governor's Office panicking first?"

"No, both officials and soldiers are panicked. What are we?"

"Since that's the case, I'm much more relieved!"

"Then are you still leaving?"

"You can listen to the wind and see what the market will say!"

"I have a wholesale product to be shipped to Linqing!"

As everyone was talking, Shi Congbin's goods were slowly gathered together and sent to Heyusheng's branch. Not far away was the Hutchison Car Company. Several four-wheeled trucks were driven over. The Shi family's goods were checked first, and then the car shop Lifu and the lords of the car company were transported onto the car. After the calculation was completed, it was indeed a cloth worth more than 6,000 taels of time.

The shopkeeper of Hutchison Score wrote two insurance policies on the spot, and Shi Congbin also delivered the silver on the spot... Because he bought the insurance, the silver must be paid first. The car fee was eight large trucks, which were nearly 1,500 miles from Changping to Xiangfu. It was much more troublesome than walking from the Grand Canal of Beijing and Hangzhou. Each car traveled about 120 miles per day on average. This speed was really fast. After all, it was not a single person riding a mule and horse, but a large vehicle. The official roads in the north were spoiled, that is, the large trucks in Hutchison Cars were well-made and durable. Even if the road was rugged and difficult, as long as you could walk, you could get off.

You can move forward all the way, and as long as there are branches and branches, there are repair and maintenance supplies points between the two places, you can repair the body frame and wheels. Generally speaking, if you walk on a very bad official road for a day, it would be fine if you go slowly. The speed of traveling a hundred miles a day is far higher than that of those two-wheeled Chinese-style trucks. The shock absorption of those cars is too poor, and the body making process is also poor. It will fall apart when you walk halfway. There is no need to mention those unicycle carts. People at that time were very hard-working, and they have been doing farm work since childhood. However, if anyone can push the cart for hundreds of pounds and travel a hundred miles a day, it can only be a dream.

Therefore, Hutchison trucks not only shipped a lot, but also had a very fast speed, even much faster than the canal transport in the dry season. It took more than ten days to travel from the capital to Kaifeng, which was really fast.

"I have to take out insurance, and the goods are worth about 5,000 taels, but they are not cloth, they are all groceries."

"The goods under here are worth more than 2,000. From Changping to Ningyuan, the road is still safe. Only some scattered soldiers will blackmail them. I don't know how to protect the capital. Can we prevent being harassed by the rioters?"

The commercial route from the capital to Shanhaiguan has also been very developed in recent years. The main reason is that the court had to spend millions of silver to Liaodong every year. Military pay in other places was delayed for several months and half a year, but Liao pay was not very brave. During the Chongzhen period, Liaodong caused a lot of trouble. Later, the troops in Liao Town and Dongjiang towns had to be searched and cut. Because a large amount of military pay was spent in Liaodong, business naturally became more developed than ordinary places. Otherwise, if there was money to buy things, the consumption would become abnormally high, not only for people's livelihood, but also for the garrison and government officials.

It is not a good thing, but fortunately, merchants are pursuing profits. Wherever there are more money, there are a large number of merchants going. However, from Yongping to Shanhaiguan to Ningyuan and other places, there are as many as 100,000 troops. The number of Liao people is only 500,000 to 600,000, and there are more than 100,000 soldiers. It can be said that there are garrisons everywhere. The military discipline of the Ming army was originally very poor, and Liao Town is the worst among the nine border military disciplines. Local merchants and merchants have experienced being harassed and extorted by soldiers. As long as these riots do not cause trouble, the generals and military officers at all levels will not restrain their subordinates too much, which makes the merchants miserable.

"This is easy." The shopkeeper of the semi-colon laughed and said, "We have some connections in Liaodong and have some business dealings with many generals. Our convoys are not afraid to move. As for the premium, because there will be no threat of robbery, it is naturally slightly lower than elsewhere, but it is limited. After all, we use favors to ensure the safety of your goods, which saves a lot of effort. We consume favors, and we must explain the obstacles clearly to you."

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