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This northern portal has been officially established, and the entire Tianjin Port Area is a free port area. When foreign merchant ships enter the port, as long as the goods do not leave the Tianjin Port Area, no matter whether they are transshipment or sold in Tianjin, they will be treated with zero tariffs. This policy has made many foreign ships who come to Wuhan and only enter more than a dozen others.

There were even a variety of foreign businessmen with yellow hair, red hair, high noses, and even headscarves, who started to open shops in Tianjin Port Area to do business and directly sell their goods. Many Chinese businessmen also flocked to the port area and invested in the construction of many new workshop processing factories.

People are also happy to come to the port area to wholesale and shop. The same item of goods, such as spices from Nanyang. Purchasing in the Tianjin port area is at least 30% cheaper than outside the port area, because the free port area is free of import tariffs, and as long as the goods do not enter the port area, they are exempt from import taxes. Therefore, spices sold directly in the port area are much cheaper than outside the port area.

The war in Nanyang stopped, and the free trade ports established by the Han Dynasty on the eastern coast of central and southern China made it more convenient for merchants from Nanyang to come to the Han Dynasty. Even many merchants from Europe, India and other places could come smoothly. The establishment of these merchants also reduced the costs and greatly increased their profits. They rushed to the Han Dynasty to buy those beautiful goods and transported them to Nanyang, India, Persia, Africa, Europe, and America.

Foreign businessmen are also allowed to live and work in the Tianjin Freeport Zone. Many foreign businessmen who often come also like to rent a house here, or simply buy a house to enjoy the rich and comfortable life of the Eastern Empire.

There are many ships coming in and out of the port every day, and it is busy.

In the early morning, another sailboat entered the port.

The guide boat was guided into the port in front, and the merchant ship followed slowly.

On the deck, a group of European men in casual clothes looked at the more prosperous Tianjin Port, and couldn't help but be amazed.

"We have only been away for a year and we are almost unable to recognize it."

"Yes, it's getting more and more prosperous."

These young men are all foreign mercenaries who have just returned from the battlefield in Annan.

"Andre, I finally got the identity of a great man. What are you going to do next?"

Andre, a Swedish mercenary with a big beard, grinned and showed his big white teeth. "I haven't thought about it, but the foreign legion is also good. I plan to work for a few more years. When I save enough money, I will buy a house and open a store or something."

"What kind of store will you open?"

"Whatever you want, the big man is full of business opportunities, everyone is so rich, and you won't lose money when opening a store." Andrei said with a smile.

These foreign mercenaries who returned from the battlefield in Zhongnan were basically European immigrants. After coming to the Han Dynasty, they joined the foreign legion and fought on the battlefield for the identity of a Han Dynasty. Now, many foreign mercenaries such as Andre finally obtained the Han Dynasty’s household registration with their own military achievements and finally became the people of the Han Dynasty.

If they become the people of the great man, they can enjoy many benefits. For example, if they can enjoy many discounts when buying a house, their children can study in schools without having to spend a high price to send to those immigrant schools. In short, there are countless benefits of becoming the people of the great man. For an immigrant who escaped from Europe, they are willing to give everything for this piece of paper.

However, many people still failed to enjoy the joy of this moment. Andre and his friends finally died on the battlefield, in Japan, in Annan, in Nanyang, in the nameless battlefield, and in a foreign land.

However, although these people failed to enjoy the benefits of becoming the people of the Han Dynasty, their contributions were not forgotten. Their wives and sons in the Han Dynasty were able to directly obtain the Han Dynasty’s household registration status.

In the past two years, more and more Europeans have immigrated to the Han Dynasty.

A few of them were proactively poached by the great man, all of which were talents, scientists, engineers, craftsmen from various industries. These people came to the great man and enjoyed good treatment. The great man was responsible for all the expenses they had along the way, and also gave them expensive home payments, etc. After arriving, they immediately had residential jobs, and their salary was not low, so they could become naturalized as soon as they arrived.

Of course, more immigrants come by themselves, some come alone, and some come by their families. For these immigrants, if they are skilled or rich, then the great man can accept their naturalization. However, for ordinary immigrants who do not have much technology and no assets, it will be difficult for them to naturalize and even find it difficult to settle down.

Nowadays, the great man does not need so many Europeans who have no skills. Therefore, after they arrived at the great man, they could only work hard labor and only get a temporary residence permit. They had to perform well and have a stable job before they could get a temporary residence permit.

If you want to become a naturalized person, you either join a foreign legion to fight for the Han Dynasty, or you have only their daughters and sisters to marry a Han man. According to regulations, after a foreign woman marrys a Han man, she can obtain the Han status and help two relatives naturalize.

Of course, if this immigrant has the ability to marry a woman from a great man, he can also become a naturalized person.

However, most immigrants do not have sisters and daughters to help them become naturalized, and they are not able to marry a big man woman as their wife. Therefore, they are not willing to stay in the big man for hard work, and want to stay in the big man, so their choice is to join the foreign legion.

But there are so many immigrants, and it is not easy to join the foreign legion. Until now, the size of the foreign legion is only 30,000. Most immigrants can only work hard work in those mines and workshops to earn food. However, even working hard work in the mines of the Han Dynasty is enough to make many immigrants very happy and feel deeply happy. Compared with Europe, where wars are not only fierce and even full of religious persecution, the Han Dynasty in the East is like a paradise.

Julian leaned against one side, holding a cigarette in his mouth, and he was different from his companions.

He had long been the status of a great man, and his identity was obtained by his sister. His sister married a Han official, and was still a young and high-ranking official, with great talent. With his help, his sister now has dozens of chain stores in restaurants, and has become a wealthy female tycoon with hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Last time my sister wrote to him, she told him that she had also entered the House of Representatives of Shuntian Prefecture and became a noble member of the Representatives.

Julian insisted on joining the foreign legion. In the past two years in the foreign legion, he has fought all over the country and has a deeper understanding of the Han country.

That man is not simple.

Julian, who has returned from Central and South China, is already a battalion commander of the foreign legion. Although he thinks that these are achieved through his own abilities, he also understands in his heart that it is not easy to be promoted to battalion commander with his age and qualifications. After all, many people in the foreign legion have been old soldiers who have been in the army for more than ten or even twenty or thirty years, and even command experience.

He understood that his promotion was so fast that it must have something to do with his brother-in-law.

Julian was a little confused after taking a breath of cigarette. Most of the companions joined the foreign legion for the purpose of being a great man, but what about themselves

In the last letter, my sister persuaded me to withdraw from the foreign army, saying that there was a way to help me transfer to other troops. He understood that the method my sister said must be my brother-in-law. My sister also said that there was even a way to help him transfer to the personal army of the Imperial Guards or the personal army of the Guards. When they were transferred to these two armies, they would basically be stationed in the capital in the future. They did not have to go to the battlefield frequently and were in danger of their lives, and their family could meet frequently.

If he doesn't want to stay in the army, his sister is willing to help him start a business, and his brother-in-law also promises to give him 100,000 yuan as his startup capital.

These are all very good, but Julian always feels a little upset.

How many companions were born and died on the battlefield just to earn a great man, but in the end they fell on the battlefield forever. It seemed unfair that they could easily get everything.

"I plan to work for a few more years. When I save enough money to buy a piece of land and build a farm, I will retire. Then I will buy a piece of land, build a house, marry a wife, hire a few servants, and be a happy and carefree farmer."

Everyone was talking about their future life again, saying so happily.

"Hey, tall Duncan, where are you going to buy land? Maybe we can be a neighbor."

The tall Duncan said, "I think Guangnan is good. I have never seen such fertile land. It can be mature in three years. And I rely on the sea and merchant ships to buy land there to live, and my life will definitely not be bad."

Talking and laughing, the ships entered the port.

The ship Julian and his team was not a warship, but a merchant ship that he was riding in Annan, and there were several ships in the middle. The ship fee was not cheap, but it was not expensive for Julian and his team of mercenaries.

They fought in the east and west, and each time they fought, they charged forward and earned money with their lives. As long as they did not die, they would earn a lot. The foreign legions belonged to the court, but they were not regular troops of the court. The imperial court was not responsible for food and pay, no pensions, and no rewards were issued. However, as long as there was a war, the foreign legions could seize the spoils. The more frequent the wars, the higher their profits were.

The foreign legion is like a joint-stock company, and each mercenary has shares. The spoils obtained from combat, including the part paid to the court, the management fees paid to the officers at all levels, and the rewards for the warriors' combat merits, etc., the remaining income is equivalent to the share dividend. After the division, everyone has a lot.

After each war, their spoils were handed over to the people sent by the court, and they were valued and then converted into silver coupons. Therefore, although their spoils were of various types, including population, livestock, gold, silver and pearls, food, houses, furniture, etc., they were all counted as money in the end.

Now everyone has certificates of deposit in their arms, and the silver dollar has been deposited in the bank. Everyone will not be able to divide a bunch of prisoners, livestock, gold and silver, etc., and they don’t need to find merchants to cash in. They have all been exchanged for silver dollar coupons.

As the battalion commander of the foreign legion, Julian is also a middle-level officer. In two years, he has saved a considerable amount of money on his bank passbook.

"Let's go to the bank to get some money and have a good time."

The mercenaries got off the boat and went ashore. Looking at the more lively Tianjin Port, they couldn't help but shout.

Julian nodded, not interrupting everyone's interest. In fact, he wanted to go back to Beijing earlier to meet his sister and parents.

The most lively thing in Tianjin Port is East Street. This street has hundreds of financial stores, major banks under the royal family, as well as famous bank accounts, money shops, pawn shops, etc. These stores on this street are gathered together.

The first thing many foreign businessmen have to do after entering the port and the city is basically to go to the bank to exchange for money.

Foreign investors come from various countries, so the currencies they carry are also of various types, gold coins, silver coins and even copper coins of various weights and contents. Of course, such currencies are not easy to be traded directly.

Moreover, even if many merchants carry goods, it is inconvenient to barter with goods. Therefore, in Tianjin Port, Dahan silver dollar coupons are used as settlement currency. Their goods are sold and settled in silver dollar coupons. Even if goods purchased in the port are purchased, they are settled in silver dollar coupons.

Therefore, currency exchange is very prosperous in Tianjin.

The real money and silver were replaced with paper, which was entirely acceptable to merchants from all over the world because of the strong credit of the man.

Silver dollar coupons can be exchanged for silver dollars. As long as they are not large amounts, they can be exchanged directly. Only when the amount exceeds a certain amount, you need to make an appointment in advance.

However, nowadays, basically no one is willing to exchange silver coins. A small bag of 100 silver coins can be found in a very heavy bag on them. Silver coins have various denominations, even if they hold 10,000 yuan on them, it will not affect anything at all.

Julian and others chose the Royal Commercial Bank. There were many people in the bank hall, and they were saved and withdraw money, but they were all very orderly. There were a row of security guards at the door, and several security guards stood in the hall, constantly sweeping through everyone. Anyone who dared to steal money here would be really despised.

"Hey, the row of security guards at the door are all Europeans, I guess they are Russians. Look at their heads." said a mercenary.

"It's a pity that such a big guy doesn't go to be a mercenary and become a security guard." Another person said.

"It's better to have a good mining farm in the past. You should know that foreign legions are now a place that immigrants yearn for. It is said that they can receive thousands of applications every day. It's not easy to join a foreign legion."

Looking at the Russian men as strong as black bears, they could only stand at the bank gate as a guard guard. So, the mercenaries felt more and more that they were doing well.

Finally, when the window was lined up, Andre handed over his passbook and was surprised to find that there was a young Han woman inside. Unexpectedly, the bank even hired a young woman.
Chapter completed!