Shi Congbin transported a batch of local local goods from Henan from Xiangfu to the north and went directly to Jizhen Town.

He did a lot of business in Jizhen. After being weighed by Hutchison, he also bought Hutchison insurance in Jizhen for the first batch. He regained the recognition of Hutchison and squeezed into the top business districts in Henan.

The goods I bought this time were some specialties from Henan, so of course they were still using Hutchison's convoy. At the same time, he deposited a sum of silver in the account and planned to go to Hutchison's headquarters in the capital to buy a large amount of cloth back to Henan.

It is already winter, and all kinds of cloth have become the most intimate commodity, including cotton that has not been woven before.

Hutchison even sells cotton, and each company can buy its own cloth, just take a little time.

Those country ladies are idle in winter, and as long as they have a shop in their home, they can save a lot of money.

In the past, people used Songjiang cloth. Because it was traded from the south to the north, traveled north through the canal, or transported in a small amount of sea, the price of Songjiang cloth was generally higher than that of the local cloth. However, Songjiang cloth was of good quality and the fabric made was not easy to damage. Generally speaking, it was still durable than the local cloth, so it was quite popular.

Shi Congbin did not know how to make detailed accounts for Hutchison. He only knew that Hutchison cloth was easy to sell. In the Xiangfu area, the Shijia had become a large cloth store. It originally mainly sold groceries, but now it was selling ironware and cloth.

This is the convenience of a well-capitalized merchant. It can easily transform and rely on old sales channels and connections to distribute goods, and can also purchase a large amount of goods.

There are many merchants who come to the capital to buy goods. Hutchison must take care of the big owner's merchants at a price. Sometimes, the goods are insufficient, and the big merchants are given priority to pick up the goods.

This is about business, and no one will have any objections.

When Shi Congbin initially proposed to buy insurance, he just thought that he would burn high incense without being excluded by Hutchison. After more than a year, he felt the beauty.

After cooperating with Hutchison, he had never spent a penny on the tariffs, and he didn't have to deal with the gentry and clerks along the way, and he didn't have to pay attention to the rogues. Hutchison directly handled these things. Many merchants had just wanted to buy Hutchison's goods through Hutchison earlier. Later, after tasting the sweetness, almost all merchants who would go to other places to handle goods chose Hutchison.

Hutchison's account and insurance industry, and the convoy of Mule and Horse Trading almost covers the entire north. Unconsciously, people's lifestyles and commercial circulation have begun to be closely related to Hutchison.

The light rain in winter was not heavy, but it was almost as cold as the bones. Shi Congbin jumped out of a passenger quad car and quickly moved his hands and feet.

The accompanying servant opened his umbrella and blocked the drizzle.

Behind the master and servant of the Shi family, there were seven or eight people going down in a row, all of them went north and were merchants who came in a car with Shi Congbin. Of course, they were all big merchants in Henan.

It's enough to buy a car by his own wealth, but Shi Congbin likes to have a big car with everyone, and he doesn't get crowded when he's sitting. He has a lot of trouble driving by himself, so he has to do some along the way.

Some of the big carts like Hutchison only sit for about ten people, some can sit for twenty or thirty people, and some can sit for only seven or eight people. The fee is charged according to the number of people. The fewer people, the higher the fee, and the decoration level of the vehicle is also different.

The car that Xi Congbin was in, there were copper stoves for heating, snacks, wine, people talked and chatted, chatted and relieved boredom, and could also see the scenery outside the window... All cars of this level use glass, which was created by missionaries from Hutchison. Hutchison did not regard glass as the main selling point, and may also be a hot seller in the future, but the technology is still in the hands of others. Hutchison is not very interested and has no plans to produce large-scale products for the time being.

Most cars still use glazed windows, which look hazy and not very refreshing. High-end cars already use glass, which is of course valuable, but it is also quite worth it.

Everyone got out of the car, but no one thought it was cold. Santunying had little commercial market, but the victory was that there were many garrison troops and generals. People brought the local specialties from the south, and they were not very worried about sales.

Like all the towns and towns of the Ming Dynasty, this is a rather militarized city, with the main yamen related to military affairs.

"The street is very deserted." A businessman from Guide frowned and said, "It's true that it's no different from what I thought."

"We are also trapped here." Another businessman complained: "What's the crazy thing in the court? Zhang Dongzhu has returned to Xinpingbao and lived in seclusion, which is equivalent to pledging himself to the court. Isn't it unyielding? Hutchison has always been a businessman in integrity, and how much help has he helped our northern merchants? Now everyone makes money by Hutchison, and the people also use Hutchison's goods. If it is really broken, the world will be in chaos before the Donglu will be invaded!"

"Forget it, be careful, be careful."

The merchants were still very cautious and did not dare to say too many big words.

But in fact, the dissatisfied people have a lot of things. A group of people were shouting at the door of the carriage not far away. They were all small merchants coming out to handle goods nearby, people who visited relatives, and two scholars who went out to study.

The place where Shi Congbin and others got off the bus should have been a carriage, but they had to go directly to the Hutchison Trading Company, so they got off at a distance.

"We have no choice." The man in Hutchison's carriage and horses stood in the rain, and the umbrella was not close. He held his fists and bowed: "I forgive you, everyone, we really can't tell when we can leave."

"We are just small businessmen, and we don't have much money on them. We are just consuming here. When will it be a game?"

"I'm going out for a study tour, and it's time to go back. It's hundreds of miles from Santunying to Yongping. I can't ask me to wait for a walk back."

"Your Hutchison also has to be trustworthy, right? If you pick us up, you will be able to get a pickup, and you will be able to get it, and you will be able to kill or bury it?"

Everyone was questioning each other in a verbal way, and of course there was quite a dissatisfaction in their tone.

After listening to the audience, the audience bowed and said, "It's not that we are going to make things difficult for you. Hei Zhen, the general officer of Ji Town, ordered that the chariot and horses of Hutchison are not allowed to enter and exit without authorization. We want to send you off, but the city gate is closed and only allowed to enter and not leave. Our chariot and horses are handled normally. You have to leave. Let's take a cart now to see if we can leave the city gate?"

After saying this, everyone's anger was even more ignited.

The merchants and the people only dared to mutter a few words, but a few students were furious. At that moment, a student said, "Let's go to see the Lord of the General Town with a message and ask him for an explanation."

"The court's handling of this is really disappointing!"

"I hope the heroes, and I believe that Lord Zhang has bad intentions at the beginning, but now everyone has returned to Xinpingbao. The court still wants to seize other people's property and cut off their livelihoods, which is too much."

"If this is the case, who else dares to do things for the court and who dares to be a hero?"

"We must not keep silent about such an unfair thing."

Anyway, the students couldn't leave, and they were not afraid of military generals, and their words were quite sharp.

As expected, several students went to the General Army's Office. The Ji Town District changed its territory several times. At this time, it was in Santun Camp. In addition, there were the Governor Shuntian, the Governor of Baoding and the Governor of Liaodong. Now there are only Jizhou Bingbei and Ji Town General in Santun Camp. The Governor Wang Zhichen resigned and left. The court appointed Yan Mingtai as the new Governor. This Governor was also an outdated figure. It is estimated that he would have to replace him soon after he was in office.

If a strong governor is appointed as a weak governor, this is also the custom of the court.

"These people won't suffer any losses, right?" Although Shi Congbin was from a scholarly family in business, he couldn't help but feel a little worried when he saw several students go to the General Army Office to ask for an explanation.

"Take it out at most."

"There is no Taoist in the city, so the students cannot be eliminated. The students are afraid of learning Taoism. Other officials do not worship them, they cannot beat them, and they cannot catch them, and they are afraid of a bird."

"If I were in Kaifeng, I was afraid that hundreds of students would come out to cause trouble, that is, here in Jizhen, the old blackhead dared to make such a mess."

"Yes, the court has not issued a clear order. The cabinet has obtained an order to separate the Bingzhou Prefecture, but it is said that spies should be strictly prevented and logistics should be rectified. It has not explicitly stated that it should cut off the traffic of carriages and horses, and it cannot close the business. It is mostly a test by the court. The old blackhead is the only remaining general in the town. It seems that he really wants to play a good show for the court to see."

"This old bastard, be careful of making a fuck."

Many merchants took the bus all the way up, and the money was given to Hutchison's account in advance. Of course, I hope that the trip would go smoothly. After taking off the goods, I quickly went to various places in the capital to handle the goods.

Unexpectedly, the people of Huji told them that there was no need to worry. There was not much change in the capital, but the blockade from Jizhen to Tianjin was quite tight, and Huji's carriages and horses were almost stopped. Even if merchants bought goods, they could not leave Beijing for a while. It would be better to wait for the changes in the current situation and not rush to leave.

Some people considered bringing out the money, hiring local chariots and horses to the capital, and then looking for chariots and horses from the capital, heading south.

But then I thought about it, in the past few years, Hutchison's carriages and horses were everywhere in the north. Mule and horse shops, car shops, carriage shops, and even many related industries that have been born out of it have been closed or changed careers.

Since it has become impossible to hire a car and a horse, everyone can only wait here to see if things will change.

"We are trying to find a way..." The shopkeeper of Hutchison, who was in a carriage, was young, under thirty, with short beards, and was quite capable in his temperament. He successfully pushed several students who were causing trouble to the general Hei Yunlong, and continued to appease the remaining honest people. Looking at everyone, the shopkeeper bowed again: "Hutchison will not ignore it, of course we have to solve the current trouble. We are doing business and are loyal to the Ming Dynasty. The court cannot act so casually. The rules are set by the court themselves. The court cannot deal with us law-abiding merchants at will. As for everyone, during their stay, I bought accommodation and meals. There is no way for everyone to live in a single courtyard, nor can I eat big fish and meat every meal, and I can make a full stomach. What do you think?"

"That's all."

"Oh, it's better to remember the righteousness of the people."

"I wonder when Lord Zhang will come out to take charge again? You, Hutchison, are so bullied, but you still have no backbone."

The shopkeeper bowed one by one and thanked everyone for their concern. The people who were making trouble at the door of the car shop finally dispersed, and a group of chariots and horsemen placed them separately.
Chapter completed!