This building is the drum tower, in fact, now the table clock has been popularized, the significance of the drum tower is not very big, but the city is still according to the Chinese custom, in the most prosperous east and west streets built this drum tower up to five houses, Zhang Han beat the big drum, the drum sounded nine times, according to the prior instructions, this is the city drum of the opening of the market. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

In the future, there is no need to announce the opening of the market, the trading city is different from the horse market in Daming Lane, the horse market is a large horse market, the Malaysian market is open every few months, and the small horse market is open every month, and the trading city implements a free trade system, Russians can choose to trade with Hutchison, or they can choose to buy the goods of ordinary Han merchants, and the goods of the Russians, in addition to a certain quota can only be sold in Hutchison, the remaining goods can also be freely priced and bought and sold freely, and Hutchison will only draw the trade tax amount in proportion.

For a long time after the market opens, Hutchison's tax amount will remain quite low, this is to encourage trade, to give merchants higher profits, of course, even if heavy taxes are also high profits, but the tax reduction will be more attractive, because it is easy for people to see Hutchison and Zhang Han's sincerity, which is difficult to change.

Of course, there are some goods, the Russians can only go to Hutchison to buy, such as iron and cloth and other important large quantities of materials, cotton raw silk Hutchison also has a considerable number of sources, in addition to the Russians also have a considerable interest in some utensils produced by the Miscellaneous Bureau, the table clock, than their own production is much more sophisticated, this technology is still the best in Western Europe at present, the Russians are also imitations, and much more crude than Hutchison, in addition to the miniaturization of the table clock has been very effective, the Miscellaneous Bureau is likely to be in the short term, It may be three to five months to officially launch pocket watches, gold, silver, bronze three grades, to meet different levels of customer base, the financial bureau has expressed considerable optimism in this matter, which may also be a profit growth point this year.

In addition, telescopes, sextants, compasses, some good things that are very needed from the forest, the Russians also have the attitude of more and more, many of them are also quite magical artifacts for these guys, because of these early industrial products, the attitude of the Russians towards Hutchison is more cautious and careful.

There is no doubt that on the opposite side of them is a more civilized, rich, and skilled crafting advanced civilization with industrial manufacturing capabilities and strong military force, and this yellow-skinned, shorter, squinting-eyed, and spine-nosed race seems to have created a more advanced civilization than their Russian homeland, which in many cases almost hurts their self-esteem, and this era is the golden age of white colonizers, who run rampant all over the world, colonizing the world with great will and perseverance and courage, All races except the whites are backward and barbaric, all of them are fish on the knife board, but on the steppe, they touch a nose of ash, and then find that the other party's army is stronger, the fire is more sophisticated, and they have a sophisticated artillery that the Russians do not have, they do not even dare to fight ghost ideas, and the Russians, who have always been tough and like to dominate, can only trade according to the arrangement of the Chinese, which is simply alive and hell, but they can only comply, because the goods brought by these Chinese are too attractive, it is not a pile of goods, but piles of silver rubles!

"The market is open!"

"It's time to open the market, I hope my goods can be all out within ten days, so I can go back with the cart, and next time I come back, I will hire dozens of Hutchison carts and horses, and bring more people and goods."

"What's the use of talking, let's shout."

"Guys, give me a shout!"

Generally speaking, the goods of the big businessmen are basically negotiated, and even the cost and departure time of the next convoy are almost negotiated, so compared with the small and medium-sized businessmen, the attitude of the big businessmen is much more certain, many of them stand on the drum tower, smiling and observing their own and others' stores, after all, it is a very necessary basic skill for businessmen to observe the purchase and sale of goods to determine the number and specific direction of the next round of goods.

At the beating of the drums, a thin black young man rode out of the barracks and walked to the east side of the trade street.

He stopped at a large area of tethered stones, where several Mongols met him.

They found the trick, the Han people in the city are either military officers, or staff with duties, or family members, or Han merchants and men, and there are far fewer people doing all kinds of chores...... After all, it's too far from the core.

Many Mongolian women came to the city, they stayed by the wells in the city, washing clothes, some went to the homes of ordinary people to clean the pulp, and some poor herdsmen also came to the city to do chores, helping people lead horses and guard the horses.

The thin black officer received the right card, this small wooden card can help him find his war horse after a while, he touched his mount very fondly, this is a big green horse, very tall, still a little small, but also an adult.

The horse snorted a few times, the front hooves swiped a few times, and the shoes brought up a spark on the bluestone pavement.

The black thin green officer is of medium height, judging from the style of the military uniform, he has obviously lost a lot of weight recently, the military robe that was originally propped up just to see fell down, and was tightened by him with a cow leather belt, although he came out to visit the market during the vacation, he still tied the robe tightly, and every detail was done in place, from the cufflinks to the badge, to the military style and discipline buttons, to the shiny military boots and the hem of the robe that was very comfortable, as well as the polished and shiny fire gun ammunition box, and the short fire gun inserted on the side of the waist, Every detail of the leather document bag containing confidential documents is quite in place, and judging from the dress alone, it is the image of a rather rigorous staff officer.

Wang Yan was originally a staff officer, although he had become a high-level staff officer, he carried two silver stars on his shoulders, after arranging the war horse, he poured into the flow of people on the east and west streets, many soldiers and low-level officers took the initiative to salute him first, Wang Yan returned the salute one by one, at this time he regretted not following the advice, he should change into civilian clothes.

Many officers of the merchant army are no longer suitable for wearing civilian clothes, they prefer this military robe on their bodies, cut and fitted properly, the materials are exquisite, and they are a little tight on the body, just to remind themselves of their military identity at all times, although those wide robes and large sleeves look more elegant and gorgeous, but they are no longer suitable for the identity of soldiers.

The streets are very lively, filled with all kinds of people, tall, gray-blue eyes, hair of different colors, and the smell of the body is very strong, it is the Russians, the short Luo lap legs, the smell is even heavier, the people are the Mongols, the short people are wearing fish skin, and the fishy smell on the body is the Evenki or Oroqen, or the Saurons, or the savages Jurchens, and everywhere there are these alien people. If there were so many chaotic alien races gathered together on the border, walking with bows and arrows, it was likely to cause a commotion, and in this city of the desert steppe, everything was so casual and natural, everyone huddled together, shuttling back and forth in various shops, soldiers, herdsmen, Russian adventurers, each with a weapon, but everyone was smiling...... The Russians would never provoke the merchant army that maintained order in the city until they were drunk, the Mongols were always in awe, and the Tartars from the river could not even speak well, they bowed when they saw people, their weapons were used to defend against wolves, and they were sensitive to the fear of strength, although they were the wildest, but in fact they were the least courageous.

Wang Yan was walking on the road, he was interested in everything, he had received an order, and he would soon leave this Mobei city. First to Angu Linao, then to Qingcheng, and then from the entrance of Qingcheng, from Zhangjiakou to Beijing, and then to Tianjin, there are ships waiting there, they will get on the ship in about half a month, and then leave the port and go to Taiwan.

He knew that the Taiwan side had been particularly nervous since March, and that the issuance of peace certificates had been reduced since the end of the year, and by April it had dropped to 50 percent less than last year's peak, that is, 60 percent of the seagoing ships no longer received or could not receive peace certificates.

The Dutch not only put large ships such as the Kruninsing's House on the sea from Penghu to Dayuan, but also transferred five or six capital ships one after another, as well as dozens of armed merchant ships. Their so-called armed merchant ships all have more than 25 large-caliber guns, which are out-and-out large warships compared to the Daming Naval Division, although the number of ships is not large, but it is enough to control the route from the sea surface of Fujian and Zhejiang to the South Seas and Japan, and many ships encounter Dutch warships on the sea surface and are forced to pay a considerable amount of silver taels to pass safely.

The Dutch, of course, will not be at peace, and this will cause friction with the Fujian authorities, who will replace this de facto collection of taxes with protection fees.

Merchant ships are harassed or blackmailed, and of course it is impossible to pay Hutchison again.

Not only that, but many shipowners in southern Fujian and Zhejiang provinces complained that they would no longer be harassed by any armed forces, including Ming Fujian sailors and pirates, in a letter last year.

The words are still in my ears, but what Hutchison promised has not been done, so it is not to blame these maritime merchants who are full of resentment and refuse to buy peace certificates anymore.

Some of the maritime merchants who continue to buy are confident in Hutchison and have indeed been protected by Hutchison, and some are forced to do so, they know that they can't get caught up in the dispute between Hutchison and the Dutch, and the best way is to give money on both sides, anyway, these two big forces are at sea, and the small group of pirates is completely extinct, as long as you are careful to avoid the steep reef water surface and typhoons, it is easy to make profits, in this case, it is equivalent to a thin profit share, within an acceptable range.

However, the analysis of the Taiwan side is that this situation will not be too long, and after a long time, the power of the Dutch will become stronger and stronger, and their control over the sea surface will become stronger and stronger, and sooner or later these seamen will switch to the Dutch.