Time Smuggling Starting from the Year 2000

Ludwigshafen is the second largest port on the Rhine River. Because it is inland, this port has become a distribution center for goods. Ludwig shoulders the important task of importing and exporting materials from the entire Rhineland. As a regional hub, there are many shops and prosperous businesses here. Have an ideal entry and exit market. Until modern times, ports have always been the way to transport bulk goods. The application of hydraulic power has saved countless manpower, and whenever there is a large amount of materials coming in and out, ships are the main means of transportation. Modern oil tankers can reach 100,000 tons, while trains can only carry 60 tons per carriage. A train with 30 carriages can’t pull as much as an ordinary ship in the 19th century. In 1825, when the world's first permanent public transportation facility running steam locomotives, the Stockton-Darlington railway in England was officially opened to traffic, it consisted of locomotives, tenders, 32 freight cars and 1 passenger car. The total load capacity of the travel train is only 90 tons. From the moment Huang Xuan got off the car, he could see people passing by in a hurry. If it weren't for the different clothes and environment, this place would have been a fast-paced port city. In the empty yard near the parking lot, there are countless huge logs, medium logs and all kinds of strange logs. Only here can you understand how many trees the Germans cut down-the Germans themselves can't count it. The Prussian named Fisher disappeared into the crowd after getting off the car. Huang Xuan had no choice but to walk out of the yard where the cows and horses were neighing, and walked towards the pier after getting rid of the feces on the soles of his feet. Only coolies in short shirts would pay attention to Huang Xuan for a long time. The gentlemen who called themselves Junkers always hurried past Huang Xuan, and occasionally they would hold their noses reservedly when a lady or wife said something. Huang Xuan was almost angry. When he was at home, who dared to do such a move in front of him, he could fly up and kick him. Now that countless people are performing, he still has to swallow his anger, either because he is in his own territory or he is upset. Lorraine first identified the location of the grain business for Huang Xuan. The chamber of commerce from Hamburg is the most powerful here. Although the legendary Hanseatic League has ended for a long time, the economic status of the merchants in Hamburg is as firm as a mountain and unshakable. French businessmen can compete with it. But to be honest, Prussia did not have a good business environment during this period. There were more than 300 vassal states, and there were 6,000 kinds of currencies in the country. 30, and the taxes are different. Americans in the 21st century are shouting, free trade, no tariffs, but in Prussia in the 19th century, people usually pay 30 tariffs, and then do business happily. So, the psychological quality is cultivated. I don't know, little Ludwig actually has nearly a hundred businesses doing grain business, or in other words, nearly a hundred businesses are also doing grain business. This made Lorraine's search much easier. Speaking of this, Mr. Bismarck is also credited. In the 1850s and 1860s, German industry developed rapidly, the supply of agricultural machinery and chemical fertilizers increased, and grain exports to foreign countries increased greatly. At the same time, Russia suffered a disastrous defeat in Crimea. , the Polish Revolution, and the French military campaign in Mexico, all of these countries became exporters of German goods. In contrast, there are more firms buying timber. Ludwig is the only port in the entire Palatinate, and the Palatinate is the largest forest in Germany. If you move back 200 years, Germany will be Become the largest timber producer in the entire world. A large amount of agricultural products and logs will be loaded in the port, and then transported to Hamburg or London, and then transferred to the rest of the world. French businessmen are also wandering in Ludwig, where 23% of Germany's grapes are produced, most of which will be shipped abroad, becoming the cornerstone of Bismarck's iron-blooded policy. And those gentlemen who counted at the counter are also hundreds of thousands every minute. Huang Xuan looked at a certain gentleman who was still struggling with paper ledgers with contemptuous eyes, knocked on the table, and said, Do you collect food? Of course. Needless to say, Lorraine's German is also very standard. The Prussian looked up excitedly from the account book, but was surprised to find that the person who spoke just now was not a European, and was even dirtier than the local farmers. What can Huang Xuan do? He walked on the road for a day, and then walked for half a day in a smelly public carriage. During this period, he only stayed in a dilapidated tavern for one night, and there was no hot water to wash his hands. But with Lorraine's stinginess, he would not use energy to help Huang Xuan clean up at all. Maybe when Huang Xuan was kicked out, he would help Huang Xuan clean up. However, the Prussians did not drive Huang Xuan out. There are many farmers here who bring food after working. Although Huang Xuan's clothes are more torn and there is more mud on his feet, business is business. What do you want to sell? The accountant in a foreign country put down the quill in his hand and looked behind Huang Xuan. Do you want wheat? How much is it? 50 talers per thousand pounds. The Prussian answered honestly, but did not lift his head. 150 talers were probably the average income of a Prussian family at that time. But for most poor peasants, 50 thalers may be a year's income. But now was not the harvest season, so he probably didn't believe that Huang Xuan would have 1000 pounds of wheat in his hands.

Thaler is a Prussian silver coin. Compared with other small principalities, its currency value is relatively stable. In about three years, Bismarck will use the French indemnity to reform the currency value and establish the mark system. But now, the whole of Germany uses There are still four types of currencies, the Prussian Thaler, the Austrian South German pound, and the French Franc. The French franc mentioned here is not the French currency, but the gold coin circulating in European countries based on the French currency value. Later generations will call it the Latin Monetary Union—and this is the foundation of the later European Union. Huang Xuan shrugged and said, 4,000 pounds is 200 talers, right? Of course. The Prussian accountant finally raised his head, looked at Huang Xuan carefully, and said, You have 4,000 pounds of wheat? Yes. Do you want it? Where is it? I'll put it in the alley in front. Of course Huang Xuan couldn't suddenly drop more than 2 tons of wheat here. Kampus, follow him to get the wheat. The cashier called back, and then turned his attention to the ledger on the table. It seemed that the 4,000 pounds was just an episode. Huang Xuan smiled and opened the door of the counter. A young man with a beard came out from behind and said, Where is the wheat? It's right in front. Huang Xuan pointed casually. Lorraine put about 4,000 pounds of wheat in the alley in front of it, but the packaging was missing, and the pile in that alley was about to peak. Camps who came after him was surprised: You just put the wheat on the ground like this? It will get damp. Huang Xuan immediately looked at him differently. This kid still knows how to get damp? It's a pity that you don't know that space-time shuttles still exist in this world. He shook his head and said: There is something at home, the car has to be driven back, so I have to put it here first. I asked someone to move it. Campos walked back in disbelief, and said: Look here, Don't throw it away. Huang Xuan responded, and obediently sat on a pile of wheat from 200 years later.

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