The Menghe River channel is not wide. Only when the ships travel downward are connected to one side can they be found. If any of them are not in accordance with the rules, they will be overcrowded.

Therefore, no matter whether it is the official boat or the civilian boat, they will act in a proper manner. Otherwise, if the truth of everyone is delayed, the family will not be able to be so fast. So why bother?

The dock is much wider than the river channel, but there are more ships here. The large vermilion ship parked there, but there are still many passing ships, and it is no wonder they are congested as long as they come over. Wang Tong rode on the horse and looked over from a distance. The river surface that could be seen upstream and downstream was full of ships, and he couldn't even see the side.

This is also a strange sight. There is nothing wrong with the left and right. The scuffing training in the recruit training camp has already been on track. Wang Tong simply beat the horse and went over there to see what was going on.

There are many goods and money merchants by the river, and people of all kinds are very busy. However, there are many idle people who eat floating food and find entertainment, but there are not many people who seem to care about the congestion in the canal, and they are all busy with their own things. This is obviously a common idea, and no one thinks it is rare.

When I arrived by the river, I got off the horse and saw more clearly. Around the vermilion ship, there were more than a dozen slid back and forth. On the ship were standing a man in black clothes and square hats, calling the passing ships to the side of the ship.

There was a big wooden pole in front of the bow of the big ship, and there seemed to be a circle-like pattern on the wooden pole. Two people were squatting on the shore, shouting from time to time:

"High!Low!"

Every time I shouted, I could see the servants jumped over. Then the people on the boat leaned over and took out silver and two gold coins with a smile on their faces. This was the case with each ship after another.

Let’s look at it. The officers and civilians were inspected by the ships. After receiving the money, the servants turned around and went to the shore. There was a tea shed on the shore, but it was blocked here and it was hard to see clearly. The servants were going in and out, probably to pay the money or something.

After watching for a long time, Wang Tong was still confused. I don’t know why. There are tax cards on the canal, but there are not in Tianjin. The one in the north is Tongzhou and the one in the south is Linqing. What is the point of this vermilion-red ship?

Wang Tong thought about it, turned around and said to Ma Sanbiao:

"San Biao, go and call the shopkeeper of Xingcai Inn over, and say that I want to ask again.

To the west of the city, Wang Tong and the others lived here. The shopkeeper and the staff of Xingcai Inn were also acquaintances. Wang Tong stood by and watched the boats coming and going below, as if he was an ordinary knight who had never seen the canal. He looked at the scene and there were no fifty or one hundred every day. No one paid attention to it.

The servants who jumped onto the boat had no good temper. During this time when the inn shopkeeper rushed over, the servants beat and scolded the people who came onto the boat four times, and they threw people directly from the boat several times. Only then did the idle men who watched the fun laughed, and it was common to see that they looked.

Xingcai Inn is not far from here, and the inn shopkeepers come over with fear and fear. These shopkeepers who open shops are all promising characters. In the past, the Jinyiwei was not much better than dogs in the city. But when Wang Qianhu came, he did several major things. Whether it was to make trouble for money or kill the incense on the street, it was awe-inspiring.

Moreover, this young man was generous in his actions. The business of these inns was the most deserted around the first month of the year, but Wang Qianhu's actions allowed the guests to earn money that they could only earn in the peak season.

Besides, this shopkeeper had also seen the "Hongmen Banquet" that beat the soldiers of Jinyi Guards. This master's methods were really extraordinary, and there was no mistake in serving them carefully.

After coming, he wanted to kneel down and kowtow to say hello. However, Wang Tong reached out to stop him, wearing casual clothes. Wang Tong didn't want to alarm others, but just asked:

,Wang Fabibei

"What's going on in the river?"

"Mr. Feng, this is Eunuch Wan checking the cargoes of the passing ships."

Hearing the other party's answer, Wang Tong was stunned and then realized that he had talked about this when he wanted to join forces with Zhao Jinliang and his family to open a southern goods store. The transportation of grain from the south to the north was completely for the state, and there was no benefit at all. However, the Grand Canal was the most convenient transportation route to communicate between the north and the south from the front. The specialty products from the south were transported to the north. The profit was much higher than that in the south.

For example, the bamboo that Wang Tong saw in the Tianjin Jinyiwei Office had many checkpoints along the way for civilian ship trafficking. If all the taxes were paid, no matter how high the profit was, it would be included.

However, the canal ships are exempt from inspection and tax exemption. If you transport goods by the canal ship, you don’t have to worry about these taxes and fees. Moreover, the safety is guaranteed. Just give some small money to the soldiers on the canal ship.

During the Hongzhi year, the official ships were destroyed and eliminated. Later, the shipyard could not build several large ships due to the corruption and the incompetence of the Ministry of Works. In desperation, it had to issue an order for civilian ships to participate in the transportation of grain. The transportation was given very little money every year, and it could not even offset the losses. However, the reason why civilian ships were willing to do this was to allow 20% of the cargo to be carried.

The largest flat-bottomed ship for transporting grain is 800 stones. The government allows 20% of the goods to be carried. These are not required to be paid. The goods sold in the south and north are profitable. If there are 20% of the goods, they are naturally worth transporting back and forth, but the wealth is moving. Since the profit is so large, who would not want to carry more goods. The more goods you bring, the more you will naturally make.

Hearing this, Wang Tong nodded and said:

"This kind of inspection is to do things for the country."

Wang Tong's comment almost made the shopkeeper next to him laugh, and said with a stern face:

"Mr. Wang, do you know that this Wandao and Eunuch Wan has a nickname? Call it a enemy of Wanren." He has been here for several years. After the first year of inspection, he was confiscated by him. In the second year, he did not dare to carry over 20% of the money, but over 20%. Eunuch Wan insisted that you have passed by, either paying the bank or confiscating the goods. Even if you transport it to the capital, it would be unprofitable."

Wang Tong shook his head. This is also a way to make money. But it was too dark. He had thought about setting up a card to collect taxes on the canal, but he didn't expect that someone would do it before.

"Since you're so ruthless, why are these ships still entrained? Why don't you stop them? I think there are civilian ships too!"

"I was fined and detained. I could still earn a few taels of money when I shipped the goods. It was better than not. Moreover, this old man Wan didn't come out every day. There were always those who were thinking about taking advantage of this loophole. Those who didn't stop him, you can see what was going on when you go to the river. They were all incense burners on the bow of the boat and burning incense associations. The incense on the bow of the boat was very good in our Tianjin. With this incense, who would still care?"

No wonder the Chuan Toutiao Xiang is so arrogant and so big. With this connection, I don’t know how much money I can make every day, so I am naturally extremely arrogant.

"Sir. Sir, this small ship of porcelain is made from Linqing. The tax has been delivered clearly, not smuggled. You always look at it, you always look at it."

The voice of dispute below attracted everyone's attention. As a medium-sized boat was parked in the middle of the river, a middle-aged man in a silk gown was explaining loudly at the bow.

Originally, everyone was used to seeing the snails. Someone heard that everyone was interested and looked over together.

The three officers had already jumped onto the boat. The middle-aged man took out a few pieces of paper from his arms and pleaded:

"Several masters, the goods were delivered to the wife's house in front of me, and they were not going to be transported to the capital. The tax payment documents and the road guide that they left before they left were all here."

Before he finished speaking, the pieces of paper were snatched by the officers on the opposite side and tore it to pieces. He threw it into the river and shouted loudly:

"You thief. You say it's a merchant ship or a merchant ship. Everyone on the river says it's a merchant ship or a merchant ship. The grandfathers still want to do it anymore, and they still want to do it!"

When the middle-aged man saw that his certificate was torn, he immediately became anxious. He stepped forward and looked at it and wanted to cry, but was kicked by another officer and kicked directly into Hanoi. The canal was not deep and could not be killed. However, the weather was still cold, and it was inevitable that he would suffer some injuries. A boatman jumped down and grabbed the man and took him to the shore.

The other sailors did not dare to do anything, and quickly docked the ship to the big ship as arranged. A servant squatting there didn't even look at it, and shouted loudly:

"high!"

Several officers pushed the servant away and went straight into the cabin. After a few glances, they shouted:

"Ten hundred percent of the porcelain is involved in private goods, and the goods are confiscated, and the silver is fined 500 taels."

Wang Tong looked at the people around him, and the shopkeeper next to him sneered:

"Sir, I know why Wandao is called Wanren. The more serious he is in business, the more he is, the more he is not letting go. He is extremely angry and continues to do this. Sooner or later, Tianjin Acropolis will let him finish it."

The middle-aged man who was kicked into the water squatted there and shook, but ignored himself and urged the boatman to report the news. How could the people on the boat take out the five hundred taels of silver? The servants were not vague, and took out the porcelain pieces one by one, and smashed them at the bow of the boat.

Seeing this, Wang Tong no longer wanted to look at it. But if he couldn't go down, he was hesitant. The eunuchs who supervised the grain were responsible for the transfer and storage of grain. It was their duty to check the ban and seal. They also had their misconduct and punished the rules of the official office of the Grain Supervision Office.

The idle men watched the excitement and gathered more and more. The servants threw a piece of porcelain, and the people on the shore would shout in unison. If the middle-aged man did not cry anxiously, the atmosphere would look like a festival.

Bi., Shi Bi

Wang Tong and others were about to turn their horses and leave. But they saw a wealthy Shi Zhong in a foreign uniform and several followers standing in a crowd and rushed over. They must be the owner of the warehouse not far away.

The rich man walked in quickly, and when he was approaching the river, he turned his head casually and saw Wang Tong who was about to turn around. The man was stunned. He stopped and hesitated, shouting:

"The one over there is Mr. Wang Tong!!"
Chapter completed!