Liu Jin was in a good mood after discussing the matter of making salt. Salt was a hugely profitable industry in this era. The richest people in the entire Ming Dynasty were salt merchants.
As long as Zhu Houzhao could get the permission to open a salt field, Liu Jin could develop the salt-drying method. In later generations, the Changlu Salt Field in the Bohai Sea became a famous salt field.
The climate in the Bohai Sea area is very suitable for drying salt, and now that we have the magic tool of cement, drying salt will be easier and simpler. Then we can expect to make a lot of money every day.
Zhu Houzhao's little eyes here were constantly looking around the port, seeming to be looking for something.
"Old Liu, which one of these ships is a whaler?"
"Didn't I say that this whaling ship was almost ready when I left last time?"
"Why haven't you seen a whale yet?"
It turned out that what Zhu Houzhao was thinking about was the whaling ship. He searched for the ship moored in the port, but could not find the whaling ship, which made him feel very strange.
"The whaling ship has not been built yet. The last whaling ship built was not up to standard and was torn apart by the huge strength of the whale at sea. So now it is being redesigned and renovated."
When Liu Jin saw Zhu Houzhao's appearance, he immediately knew that this master must be thinking of going out to sea to hunt whales.
So Liu Jin also lied. Not only was the whaling ship built, but the first batch of whaling ships had already gone to sea, but they hadn't come back yet.
After all, whaling is not an easy task. The first step is to find a group of whales. If you are lucky, you will encounter a group of whales when you go to sea. If you are unlucky, you may not encounter a whale group for ten days and a half.
However, Liu Jin did not dare to tell Zhu Houzhao that the whaling ship was built, otherwise with his character, he would probably go out to sea to hunt whales. If there was something like three long and two short, Liu Jin's ten heads would not be enough to kill.
"Unqualified?"
When Zhu Houzhao heard this, he immediately felt very disappointed. He thought he could go out to sea to hunt whales when he came to Tianjin this time. But now it seems that he still has to wait a little longer.
Then his little eyes quickly noticed something new.
It turned out that someone was selling something to the sailors who were going to sea, and Zhu Houzhao hurried over.
"Everyone, everyone, I am Li Mao, the sales consultant of Moonship Community. Our Yueliangwan Community is about to go on sale. I wonder if you are interested in knowing about it."
Li Mao was wearing nice clothes with the words "Tianjin Real Estate" written on them. He was holding a stack of promotional posters in his hand. He stopped the crew members who had just disembarked and said very politely.
"Moon Bay?"
The crew members who had just disembarked were very tired at this time. They wanted to give good news, but when they heard it was Moon Bay, they all stopped one after another.
Moon Bay is very close to Tianjin Port. Hundreds of brand-new houses have been built here. People here in Tianjin have naturally noticed it for a long time.
Everyone has been inquiring about Moon Bay for a long time. At first, everyone thought it was specially built by Liu Jin to reward his employees.
Unexpectedly, the house in Moon Bay was originally for sale, which made the crew members immediately interested.
"Everyone, take a look, take a look, this is our promotional poster~"
As soon as Li Mao saw it, he immediately smiled and distributed the promotional poster in his hand to the crew members present.
This promotional poster is about the same size as those of later generations, but the quality is definitely incomparable. Although the best rice paper was used for printing, it is still black and white, and a simple map of Tianjin is attached.
It shows everything around Moon Bay in detail.
"Everyone, please take a look. Our Moon Bay community is in a very good location. It is less than two miles away from Tianjin Port and is adjacent to the family community of Tianjin Shipyard."
"In addition, everyone has been to Moon Bay. The cement road has been built here, which can lead directly to the old city of Tianjin. Along the cement road, you can also go directly to the Beijing-Tianjin cement road."
"In addition, there is a private school in Moon Bay Community. As long as you move in, the school can start classes immediately, allowing your children to go to school at your doorstep."
"The community adopts closed management. The entire community is surrounded by walls and guarded by guards day and night. It is very safe."
"As for this house, as everyone knows, it is built in the style of a family community in a shipyard. It has running water inside, and also has a specially equipped kitchen and toilet."
"The materials used are also real. The white stone and blue tiles, the exterior walls are all made of lime powder, and the windows are the most popular glass windows in the capital."
While Li Mao was handing out promotional posters, he began to introduce the advantages of Moon Bay Community in detail.
This method of publicity is naturally incomparable with later generations of real estate developers, but in this era, it is absolutely a proper super marketing method.
“It’s really good~”
"Yes, it is very close to Tianjin Port. It will be much more convenient to go to sea in the future."
"Isn't that right? I have always wanted to buy a house in Tianjin, but it is far away in the old city and is inconvenient, so I can only live in the dormitory here."
"You can also read to children. This is very good. The children at home have also reached the age of reading. When we were young, we suffered a lot because we did not have the conditions to study. I was thinking about buying this one from Moon Bay.
House, immediately took the family over and sent the children to study."
"I've seen the house in Moon Bay. It's exactly the same as the one at the shipyard. It's very beautiful. It has two floors, a lot of rooms, and a yard. It's very nice."
The crew members were looking at the promotional posters and listening to Li Mao's words, and they were discussing among themselves.
Being here in Tianjin, they have long been familiar with the house in Moon Bay. Many people went to see it when it was being built, and they all know that this house is really good.
In particular, there are the example of the family community of the shipyard. Many people dream of owning a house in the Tianjin Shipyard Family Community, but they did not expect that such a house is now available for sale.
"If you want to buy, remember to come to Moon Bay Community the day after tomorrow. You can pay on the spot, choose a house on the spot, and get the keys on the spot."
"There are only 880 houses. If we act slowly, there will be no more houses. We don't know when there will be such good houses next time."
Li Mao listened to everyone's words with a smile on his face. Everyone knew the goods, so he didn't have to waste too much time. To be honest, he also liked the house in Moon Bay, but it was too expensive and he couldn't afford it now.
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"How much does this house cost?"
Wang Gensheng was very moved. He really needed such a house because there was no house in Tianjin, so he and his family were separated.
He went to sea to make money in Tianjin, and his wife took care of the children at home to honor her parents. Although his home was actually not very far from Tianjin, only dozens of kilometers away, it was still very inconvenient to travel there, so he wanted
Bought a house here.
"A set of eight hundred and eighty taels, Mr. Liu said, because you are graduates of the Maritime Academy, so when you go there the day after tomorrow, you only need to sign up on the spot, and you can pay off the money later."
Li Mao replied with a smile.
"A set of eight hundred and eighty taels?"
“It’s really expensive~”
Upon hearing this price, the crew couldn't help but say.
This price is really too expensive. You must know that buying a house here in the capital only costs more than 100 taels of silver. The house in Moon Bay actually costs 880 taels. If you build a house by yourself, how many people will you have?
Ten taels of silver is enough.
"Of course it's expensive, but look at the facilities and the location. It's so close to Tianjin Port. This is the core area of Tianjin New Town. There are also supporting private schools, so it's very convenient for children to study."
"In addition, there are facilities in the community. There are people who clean up the garbage and help guard the door. It is safer. These things cannot be bought with money."
Li Mao smiled and nodded. Instead of arguing about the price, he discussed the value. This was also a commonly used sales method in later generations.
After hearing Li Mao's words, the crew members also nodded. The Tianjin Shipyard Family Community is now the most famous place in Tianjin. Some businessmen are even willing to pay thousands of taels of silver to buy the houses in it, but there is no way, because
Even if Liu Jin leaves the houses empty, he will not sell them to businessmen. These houses are reserved for shipbuilders in shipyards.