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Chapter 380 Talking about Wanjia Store in Haiphong

"What about at sea?"

Yu Dayou just asked this question, Wang Tong was stunned for a moment, and looked along, only seeing the boats coming in and out, but not the others.

Yu Dayou stood there, walked around the bank of the Haihe River with a walking stick, and said with a smile:

"I have lived for so many years, and I have seen Fujian and Guangdong before the trouble, and I have also been to those world-famous cities in Zhezhi. I have seen the prosperous ones like Tianjin Wei, but Tianjin Wei has only been around for a long time. Such a situation is truly a sea of ​​gold and silver!"

Wang Tong didn't feel very happy when people said that, Yu Dayou was obviously not boasting, Wang Tong looked at the seaside with some awe, and finally understood a little bit.

"Could it be that the boss is talking about coastal defense? Eleven forts, more than a thousand soldiers are stationed, and there are Hutou, Li Tao, and Sun Xin, a security army formed by young people. These people are enough to handle it."

"More than a thousand soldiers guarding eleven forts, and this shapeless security army, can they take care of such a large area? The enemy comes from the sea, breaks in from the east and north, or enters the Haihe River at night, and puts them down. If the sampan enters, as long as it breaks into the street and sets it on fire, you will suffer heavy losses, you are only three broken ships, you cannot catch up, and the shore is like a sieve, so why not talk about coastal defense!"

Speaking of this, Yu Dayou's voice was already a little harsh. Yu Dayou was usually very kind, and he had never seen him get angry. Today, he was clearly discussing the matter, but he was a little excited.

But Wang Tong knew in his heart that combined with Yu Dayou's life experience, it is not difficult to understand the excitement and severity. The old general's life in the officialdom was ups and downs, and his fortunes were also ups and downs, but there was one theme, that is, fighting the Japanese.

Yu Dayou spent his whole life fighting Japanese pirates and pirates who came from the sea. I don’t know how many bloody battles. If Wang Tong and others were his closed disciples, but the coastal defense of his own defense area is like this, no wonder The old general would have such anger.

Thinking of this, Wang Tong was moved in his heart, bowed solemnly, and said:
"Wang Tong was negligent, please enlighten me, my lord!"

Yu Dayou put down the crutch in his hand, leaned on it and walked forward, Wang Tong followed after him, Yu Dayou said slowly:

"With such a large piece of fat, does the imperial court have any available sailors? The pirates at sea are here, and they will bite you and leave. What can I do?"

As Yu Dayou spoke, Wang Tong was also observing the entire market on the bank of the Haihe River. The more he thought about it, the more frightened he became. Yu Dayou continued to say:

"Now the court situation is in your favor, and the people by the canal are also convinced by you. There is no need to put so much power there and in the city. Put all the defenses in your hands here, and then take precautions as soon as possible. .”

"Over the canal and the boot camp?"

"Qi Jiguang knows right and wrong, and old man Sun Zhibin knows a thing or two. He is a mature and prudent person. It is enough for you to leave two battalions of soldiers in the city, and the rest will be placed here."

Wang Tong hesitated for a while, finally made a decision, and said solemnly:
"My lord's lesson is that the Japanese officials will start dispatching it tomorrow. Anyway, there are barracks by the Haihe River. My lord, you have been here for a long time these days. If there is anything else you need to pay attention to, please tell me. "

Yu Dayou stopped and nodded, then pointed in various directions with the crutch in his hand and began to talk. Wang Tong kept a small notebook and charcoal pencil with him, and quickly took out the records.

"My lord said every word and every word of gold, but Jin Yiwei's family alone is not enough to do these things, and we need to mobilize many parties to participate. On the side of General Sun, the government servants in the city, and even the commercial houses outside the city, Get involved too, or it will be chaos."

Wang Tong's thoughts also turned, and from time to time he said something like "emergency plan", "national mobilization" and "early warning mechanism". He kept writing in the small notebook with charcoal pen, Yu Dayou watched with a smile, and finally hehe smiled and said:

"Although you are young, you have the thoughtfulness that people in their 50s and [-]s don't have, and you can think of new things. What's more rare is that you know how to do things seriously, which is really rare!"

Not long after, Wang Tong had already made an outline of the arrangements he had to make, and slowly sorted them out after returning home. Now Wang Tong has an advantage, that is, sufficient financial resources.

Jinyiwei’s thousands of households plus Huwei’s army have a full force of less than 4000 people. They are closely watched by the top and are not allowed to expand. If they don’t expand, they will spend less money on military pay and equipment training, and spend more money on other places. In Tianjin In this place of Wei, everything is convenient with money, and everything can be done quickly and efficiently.

When Wang Tong came from the city, it was almost noon, and just now he followed Yu Dayou for a walk, and the bustling crowd on the street became thinner. After Wang Tong finished recording, he patted his forehead with his hand and smiled embarrassedly. road:

"Just thinking about things, the boss's lunch is still useless, go to eat first, go to eat first!!"

Yu Dayou nodded and walked towards the restaurant leaning on a walking stick.

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To go to the restaurant, you have to cross a few streets and walk a short distance. In the area where there are many shops and goods yards, the most feared thing is the candle.

Therefore, it is not allowed to eat in the shop here, you can only go out of this area to eat in the newly built residential area, and those who stay behind can only bring food.

However, when everyone does business, it is inevitable that there will be a reception, so Wang Tong has set aside a special area near the river and built several restaurants and restaurants, one of which is a branch of Zhenxing Building, and the other is Xingcai. The branches of the inn, and the rest are rented by big restaurants in Tianjin Acropolis at a high price.

The business in the only one place is not usually prosperous, not to mention that there are a lot of rich merchants from north and south by the Haihe River, all of whom are willing to spend money. Every lunch and dinner is full of people's voices, and they have to wait when they go late.

Someone with a bright mind has already contacted the Sanjiang Commercial Company, saying that they want to build a restaurant and restaurant on the open land here, as long as they rent the land to them, they will pay for the construction of the house, and they will hire the cooks and assistants.

Everyone understands very well that as long as they start a business, gold and silver will naturally flow in. The rent looks expensive, but it is nothing compared to the income.

Wang Tong and his party were not in a hurry. No matter how good the business was, there would still be a place for Wang Tong to go. Everyone was not very hungry, so it would be pleasant to take a walk around.

There were still two streets left when we were about to reach the restaurant, but people blocked the way, watching the excitement. This is a tradition that has been passed down since ancient times, and this place is no exception.

The inner three floors and the outer three floors were completely blocked. The guards following on the left and right saw this and immediately prepared to go forward to disperse the crowd. Wang Tong smiled apologetically at Yu Dayou, but immediately heard someone shouting loudly inside:
"What are you hiding escaped slaves from? No one can believe your empty-mouthed nonsense!!"

"Second steward, second steward, the little lard was fooled, and in a moment of confusion, he took money and ran to this Wanjia store. The little silver was given to the owner of Wanjia store to open a store..."

Hearing this, Wang Tong stretched out his hand and waved it, but he was interested in this matter. The Wanjia store in this location should be the Wanjia warehouse. When Wang Tong opened a store by the Haihe River, he recruited tenants. At that time, no one was willing to come to the door. This Wanjia was just an ordinary wealthy household in the city, but he had the foresight to rent a storefront with money.

The shops near the restaurants and restaurants are all in good locations. When they arrived, they were very popular. Some people were willing to pay five times the rent to sublet them, but Wanjia was unwilling to sell them because he only bought and sold the specialties of Yongping and Hejian. It's a joy to earn, so why transfer it out.

Wang Tong had some impressions because he had dealt with him so early. Just as he was about to continue listening carefully, Yu Dayou stood beside him with a cane and politely asked a passerby:
"Excuse me, little brother, what happened inside, making it so lively!"

Seeing Yu Dayou dressed decently and speaking politely, the person who was asked did not dare to neglect, pretending to be mysterious and lowering his voice, he said:

"Old man, you don't know that the four shopkeepers in this Wanjia store are escaped slaves from the owner of Yongsheng's warehouse. They were recognized on the street and they were found. Tsk tsk, I said, why is the business of this Wanjia store so prosperous? It turned out that he shared the stolen silver with the fugitive slave, and thus he had a large amount of capital, and today's retribution will come!"

What the man said was frothy, but Wang Tong became more interested, turned his head to look at Yu Dayou, and said with a smile:
"Sir, do you want to eat first?"

"No, the old man also wants to see the excitement."

Yu Dayou replied with a smile, Wang Tong nodded, and squeezed in. The servants and maidservants are the property of the master's family. If the slaves are caught fleeing and killed by the master's family, the government will not even give a heavy sentence. According to the law of the Great Ming Dynasty, those who harbored fugitive slaves were charged with stealing cattle and horses, and the crime was increased by three points.
According to the meaning of the words in it, the fugitive slave even brought money out, harbored the fugitive slave and even distributed the stolen goods privately, this crime has to be added a little more.

Everyone was fascinated by the excitement. Wang Tong and his group squeezed in and glared. No one knew Wang Tong, but they saw a group of strong men with knives around their waists, but they didn't dare to offend them. They could only let them Squeeze in.

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At the gate of Wanjia Warehouse, a young man knelt on the ground and begged, and there was a middle-aged fat man in a satin gown and five big men standing opposite him, and beside the young man stood a middle-aged man with an anxious face. The man, at a loss, said repeatedly:

"How could it be a fugitive slave, how could it be a fugitive slave, Xiao Tang gave me a guide, and a letter of guarantee from his relatives in Tianjin, why..."

The man was anxious, but the middle-aged fat man had a sneer all over his face, and said leisurely:
"Why are you not a fugitive slave? The paperwork from the magistrate's office in Fenzhou is here. Don't you think so?"

Wang Tong has squeezed into the inner circle, listening and watching attentively.
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