Tian Yuheng stood on the deck of the 10,000-ton freighter he purchased not long ago.
His merchant ships changed from sailboats with a carrying capacity of more than 2,000 tons to steam propeller freighters with a carrying capacity of 10,000 tons.
It only took him a few months to accomplish what other businessmen could not accomplish in a lifetime.
The key to Tian Yuheng's success is his friendship with Mr. Li Xiaofei, the steward of the Shangcanal.
He doesn't need to cheat at all, he just needs to use the information gap to make a lot of money.
Tian Yuheng looked at the merchant ships around him. The merchants who could get the opening of the canal in advance were all well-informed merchants.
Just because of this poor information, Tian Yuheng could earn at least 20% more with this shipment of goods.
Tian Yuheng soon saw the sound of a gun salute ahead, which was a signal that the Benniu Road Canal was officially opened.
After waiting for a while, he heard the sound of the steam engine running, and then the creaking and moving sound of the lock, which could be heard clearly on the deck.
The water from the Pacific Ocean flows into the canal one after another.
A large amount of seawater entered the canal, causing huge waves to immediately roll up in the canal.
The water waves are constantly beating against the banks of the canal and the locks and other equipment.
People in this situation are praying that the canal can handle this wave.
The quality of the canal is very good and it can withstand the influx of large amounts of sea water. Soon the canal becomes
When Tian Yuheng saw this scene, he said excitedly: "The canal is successful."
He is among the happiest people. Only if the canal is successful can the goods he purchases at a premium from other uninformed merchants bring him huge profits.
Tian Yuheng quickly waited for the canal pilot boat to appear.
The pilot ship uses a powerful loudspeaker to shout to the waiting cargo ship.
"I am Zhao Tieshan, the pilot of the Benniu Dao Canal. Ships 05 to 19 of the Shunchang are following me."
Tian Yuheng saw the cargo ship of Shunchang Chamber of Commerce, lined up to follow the pilot, and headed for the Atlantic Ocean through the canal.
He was anxious, but he knew that he must not jump in line at this time and must follow the rules of the canal.
He has walked through the Suez Canal more than once.
He knew that violating the canal's regulations could result in a fine, or being placed on the persona non grata list.
Tian Yuheng didn't wait long, he soon heard the loudspeaker calling his ship number.
He immediately and solemnly explained: "We must follow the pilot ship and we are absolutely not allowed to adjust the direction without permission."
Tian Yuheng just reminded that the people who control this ship are his confidants.
If you go out to do sea trade, if you don't have a few sharp minds, you will easily be deceived and lose everything.
These crew members are all his own people whom he knows very well. Their parents, wives and children basically rely on the Chamber of Commerce to support them.
There is no airtight wall in the world. Once these people choose to betray, they can only become precarious pirates.
Tian Yuheng held the railing at the edge of the deck and experienced the Bull Run Canal.
The seawater has just entered the canal, and the surface of the canal is calm, but there is still an undercurrent surging under the river.
Although his cargo ship has a carrying capacity of 10,000 tons, it can still navigate freely through the canal.
Tian Yuheng often communicated with canal steward Li Xiaofei during this period.
Li Xiaofei once said that the largest ship designed for navigation in the canal is a 10,000-ton cargo ship.
If necessary in the future, more resources can be invested to expand the river channel.
In order to make the canal navigable faster, Li Xiaofei chose to design the Bull Run Canal based on the Suez Canal.
But for the future development of the canal, he left enough margin when designing various facilities.
If the canal wants to be expanded in the future, the expansion project will not end in vain because certain facilities cannot be renovated.
Ships powered by steam propellers can run very fast on smooth rivers.
Tian Yuheng only felt that in the blink of an eye, he had already walked out of the relatively wide Bull Run Canal.
His freighter has reached the Atlantic Ocean on the other side of the Bull Run.
This was not the first time for Tian Yuheng to come to the Atlantic Ocean, but when he saw the Atlantic Ocean, he felt that his ambition was unfulfilled.
He heard the merchant ships that had passed through the canal before. They sounded their whistles and followed the ships in front to the Wei Kingdom.
Their destination is Wei State, and the other countries are on the west coast of America.
They were the first battle that Imperial Shang Yin arrived, and the goods they purchased were of very low value.
When merchants went to Wei State, before the canal was closed, they had to pass through the southern coastline of South America and take a U-shaped route to transport goods to Wei State.
Goods shipped to Wei State are indeed expensive, but few merchants are willing to choose this route.
The journey is too long and there are too many variables along the way.
On the way to Wei, they can all return to the empire.
Any time wasted can be converted into huge benefits.
Various factors caused the Wei State to be very scarce in the goods that the empire was rich in.
Goods that are common on the West Coast of America are likely to cost twice as much when shipped to the East Coast.
The price can only be doubled, which is also an important reason why a large number of businessmen are unwilling to go to Wei.
If the price difference between the west coast of America and the east coast of America is too great, it could be as exaggerated as three to five times.
Under the urging of this kind of benefit, an honest farmer can immediately become a businessman, and he can immediately go to Wei State to resell goods with sufficient local supply.
Now with the opening of the canal, the cost of going to Wei State to sell goods is just a little increase in canal tolls.
When Tian Yuheng thought of this, the corners of his mouth turned up involuntarily.
Due to supply shortage, Wei State's huge domestic market could not be satisfied.
His shipment of goods is expected to be sold out soon.
Even if these goods are priced at a premium, he can still make a lot of money.
When he thought about how much money he would make soon, his breathing became rapid.
Tian Yuheng kept cheering himself up, implying that he was someone who had seen big scenes and needed to adjust his emotions.
The freighter's large chimney kept billowing black smoke.
The steam propeller freighter was racing on the sea at full speed, and they soon arrived at the dock of Wei State.
Tian Yuheng let the cargo ship enter the port. He went to Wei Customs to register the goods and pay different tariffs according to different products.
Wei and other vassal states learned from the empire in terms of taxation.
The cost of tax evasion is extremely high, and tariffs are an essential tax.
If these foreign businessmen do not have tax payment certificates, not only will they be unable to recruit local talents, but no local chamber of commerce will be willing to cooperate with them.
This is still a relatively minor problem. Once detected by customs, they will become smugglers.
The crime of smuggling can be directly punished by death.
Tian Yuheng knows that he has a bright future, so he will not touch the red line.
He had just paid the customs duties and walked out of the customs hall. He was immediately blocked at the door by the shopkeeper of the local chamber of commerce.
"You are President Tian from the Empire."
Tian Yuheng had long expected this to happen. He smiled and nodded in response: "If no second businessman named Tian arrives today, the person you are looking for is me."
"President Tian, how do you calculate the price of your chamber of commerce's gold watch?"
Tian Yuheng was not surprised at all when he heard that these shopkeepers could easily describe the goods he shipped.
He is applying for a tax payment certificate, and officials from Weiguo Customs will definitely come on board for inspection.
The product he purchased at a premium this time was a machine tool that occupied the largest area and was extremely expensive.
This is a machine that has been phased out by the empire, but is still highly cherished by countries such as Wei.
With these machines in the Wei State, he could allow the craftsmen of the Wei State to produce steam engine cylinders more efficiently.
Even the production technology of muskets and cannons will be improved because of these machine tools.
Tian Yuheng is selling this kind of machine tools now, he is just making a time difference.
Now here in the Americas, except for the giant chambers of commerce, which have their own telegraph machines, there are no civilian telegraph machines.
However, he learned from his friend Li Xiaofei that this kind of old-fashioned steam machine tool was on the verge of being eliminated in the empire.
Soon, a large number of second-hand machine tools will come to the vassal country for sale.
At that time, the prices of these machine tools will definitely collapse.
After spending a lot of favors, he found out that Wei State was in urgent need of various machine tools and was willing to buy them at a premium.
He carefully selects this product, always observing the buyers.
Even if he was in the slave business, during this most difficult period for him, he had no intention of selling the machines in his hands at a low price.
Tian Yuheng firmly believes that he will wait for that person.
Another commodity gold watch.
In the past, only the top craftsmen in the empire could handcraft the parts required for such a delicate mechanical watch.
In the past, gold watches were popular commodities among the people, whether in the empire or overseas vassal countries.
As the precision of motor-controlled machine tools becomes higher, machines can now produce gold watch parts that could only be handmade by craftsmen before.
It's just that the final assembly work still requires skilled craftsmen.
Once a product is industrialized, it means that a large number of products will flood the market.
Tian Yuheng previously believed that gold watches have become widespread and that they are a commodity not worth buying.
When he actually came to America, he found that there was little news here.
Gold watches, a commodity that can highlight one's status, are very popular here in the Americas, and the information generation gap between the two places is very large.
Tian Yuheng took advantage of the opening of the canal and only had the opportunity to spread in a small area.
He revealed to the outside world that he was going to Wei State to do business.
The West Coast of America is saturated with watches, and only the East Coast has this group of people.
But Wei State is too far away, and no one is willing to go.
Tian Yuheng succeeded in directly picking up the leak. He bought a large number of gold watches at a premium. If the canal is successfully opened, he will make a fortune.
The current situation is obvious. He made the right bet. The expressions on the faces of these local businessmen tell him that he can make a fortune.
Tian Yuhenggang was about to tell the price of gold watches that were relatively common in Wei.
At this price, he can make a fortune.
Out of the corner of his eye, he suddenly saw Li Dalong who had just walked out of the customs building.
This is an old enemy of their chamber of commerce. Tian Yuheng understands the huge profits of gold watches because the main product Li Dalong sells is gold watches.
Li Dalong learned that gold watches had become industrialized and still purchased a large number of gold watches.
Tian Yuheng also laughed at Li Dalong at that time, thinking that he would lose everything.
He didn't expect that Li Dalong kept silent and planned to come to Wei State to sell these gold watches.
If the canal is blocked, Li Dalong's plan will undoubtedly succeed.
Tian Yuheng said loudly: "Dear shopkeepers, my gold watch is twenty taels of silver."
Li Dalong is full of ambition and is ready to give it a go.
When he heard that gold watches were so cheap, his first feeling was disbelief.
The current ex-factory price of a gold watch is less than one tael of silver coins.
When we come to the west coast of America, the price of a gold watch is only about twenty silver coins.
When Li Dalong heard Tian Yuheng's offer, his blood immediately surged. This man simply didn't leave him a way to survive.
He wanted to come forward to argue, but was immediately stopped by the shopkeeper next to him.
When the shopkeepers heard the price, they were ecstatic.
The price is too affordable, and you can make huge profits just by buying it.
Li Dalong saw that his client was lured over by his opponent at a very low price.
He yelled unwillingly: "Don't be fooled, everyone, the price of twenty taels of silver coins is completely deceptive.
Wei is too far away from the west coast of America, but this man adopts the same price. He must have bad intentions."
Before Tian Yuheng could say anything, a scholar-looking person immediately stood next to him to help him reply.
"You are a profiteer. You clearly know that the Benniu Road Canal has been dug, but you still pretend to be ignorant and want to deceive people into buying things from you."
When Li Dalong heard the news, his head felt buzzing, and his only thought was that he was going bankrupt.
How could the construction of the canal be so fast? According to his speculation, it would take at least a year and a half.
Now that he had just arrived in Wei, the canal was immediately opened.
Li Dalong knew without thinking that if Tian Yuheng dared to sell it at this price, he must have come through the canal.
Even if they are the same goods, there is no comparison between the two.
For Li Dalong's goods, the cost of traveling long distances must be calculated.
No matter how he sells it, he can't sell Tian Yuheng's goods.
Tian Yuheng saw Li Dalong's dejected look, but he discussed the handover process with the shopkeepers with a smile on his face.
He handed over the gold watch transaction to the shopkeeper of the Chamber of Commerce.
He began to contact middlemen to sell the machine tools that arrived.
This is the biggest transaction, these machine tools are sold.
He can purchase Wei's goods, and exchanging silver coins is the most efficient way.
Use the same amount of silver coins to purchase Wei's resources.
When resources are transported back to the empire, they will be exchanged for more silver coins.
Tian Yuheng was very busy during this period, and he lived a very fulfilling life.
Machine tools and gold watches are all hot-selling goods here in Wei.
They didn't worry about selling at all, Tian Yuheng quickly recovered the funds.
He has also been inspecting the goods here in Wei during this time.
The vast resources of the Wei State were all accumulated in factories.
There were very few merchants coming and going, and a large amount of Wei's resources could not be sold.
Tian Yuheng made some inquiries and found out that these resources were much cheaper than he imagined.
When he discovered this situation, he was like a mouse falling into a rice vat, and he was very excited.
In the past, Wei State had a depressing business environment due to its remote location.
It is difficult for them to obtain technology and goods from the outside world.
The vast resources that the Wei State possessed were accumulated in large quantities because there were no merchants to purchase them.
The top leaders of Wei State have a lot of resources, but they cannot convert them into money. These people are also very miserable.
After Tian Yuheng's observation, he believed that the Wei State would benefit the most from the opening of the canal.
The opening of this golden waterway only plays a role in the most superficial commercial field, but it can affect the economic lifeline of a country.