The happy life of a prodigal

After finishing speaking, the respectful Chao Fangxiu gave a salute.

Fang Xiu waved his hand, indicating that he didn't care about these things, and then said, "Do you have anything else to do?

If not, go down.

Qiao Le has just returned to the capital, and he still doesn't know or understand many things. Bao Le, you can stay with him more. If there is anything wrong, please remind and give more pointers. "

When Wang Baole heard this, a smile appeared on his face, and he hurriedly said: "You know it."

Then, he winked at Qiao Le again.

Only then did Qiao Le react.

The rare treasures I prepared have not yet been brought up.

So, he took two steps closer, looked at Fang Xiu who was lying leisurely on the rocking chair basking in the sun, bowed slightly, and said respectfully: "By the way, I have collected some things that I couldn't see in Chu State in Nanyang these years. Rare things, although they are not as rare as those rare treasures in the capital, they are better than rare, if you want to dedicate them to the young master, please ask the young master to appreciate his face and taste them."

Fang Xiu squinted his eyes, basking in the sun, but did not speak.

Although Qiao Le is in Nanyang, he doesn't know much about Chu State, especially the rules of the capital, but after all, he has been working in the mall for so many years, and he is also very familiar with the world.

Seeing this scene, he immediately understood Fang Xiu's meaning, turned around and waved to the servant behind him.

The two dark-skinned servants who looked like Nanyang people immediately understood and worked together to lift a large box made of nanmu.

Then, it was gently placed on the open space in front of Fang Xiu.

Although the two servants were very strong and worked very hard when carrying the box, the box still splashed a cloud of dust.

It can be seen that the box does not look that big, but the actual weight is amazing!

Chapter 233 Thoughts

Fang Xiu heard the dull sound of the box falling to the ground, opened his eyes, looked down, and found that the side of the box was actually made of gold.

Moreover, there is a shining diamond inlaid in the middle of the box.

You must know that in this era, especially in the Chu Kingdom, diamonds have not been discovered yet, so just this one box is extremely precious, and even a wealthy businessman like Wang Baole couldn't help being surprised when he saw it.

No wonder there was that expression in his eyes when he mentioned rare treasures just now.

Among other things, if it is just this box, if it is dedicated to the palace, it will definitely be valued by the Emperor Chu.

Rare things are precious, no matter in what era, the preciousness of this box does not lie in the golden nanmu, but in this sparkling diamond.

Even in later generations, diamonds are something that many people yearn for, and they may only buy one when they get married in their lifetime.

Of course, at that time, the production of diamonds on the earth was already very high, and diamonds could already be produced artificially. It was only under the hype of diamond dealers that the price of diamonds was raised to such a high level that ordinary people could not afford it.

"Master..."

After putting down the box, Qiao Le walked up to the box, looked at Fang Xiu, with a flattering smile on his face, and called softly.

Seeing Fang Xiu nodding, he hastily squatted down, took out a key from his pocket, and opened the lock made of gold on the box.

Immediately, all kinds of jewels and corals inside shone brightly under the sunlight. Even Wang Baole, a wealthy businessman in the capital, couldn't help but shine when he saw it.

Fang Xiu glanced inside the box. Although the contents were much more precious than he imagined, they were not enough to surprise him.

These jewels and corals should be exchanged for more than 1 taels of silver.

More than 1 taels of silver is nothing to Fang Xiu today.

After all, he has already seen several 10 taels of silver.

As long as Zhao Yan's money is still with him, he believes that one day, his money will surpass Zhao Yan's, and it is not impossible for him to become the richest man in the capital.

Of course, he himself is not very interested in becoming the richest man.

It's just that there are many things that can only be done with enough money.

For example, he wants to build a complete entertainment industry in the capital. For this matter, the theater to be built in the early stage is not a small sum of money.

In addition, it is necessary to train actors and promote it in various parts of the capital. Adding it all together, it will require 10,000+ taels of silver.

It's just theater.

In the future, he also plans to build various stadiums, football fields, basketball courts, golf courses in the capital...

Forget about the golf course, after all, he won't play after it's built.

In addition to the stadium, there are also archery ranges, horseback riding ranges, etc. that can be used by ordinary people for consumption, all of which require a lot of silver.

Moreover, after getting tired of living in the capital in the future, he still wants to take Xiu'er and Zhao Yan to travel around the world...

Xiu'er must be brought along, but Zhao Yan...not necessarily.

However, for now, if one day I really leave the capital and travel around the world, after Zhao Yan finds out, it is absolutely impossible to stay in the palace peacefully. Fang Xiu's side.

As far as Chu's ships are concerned, traveling around the world is undoubtedly just a joke. Maybe they were blown away by a gust of wind before they left the coastal waters.

Therefore, building a large ship that can sail far is a must.

Building a large ship that can sail long distances sounds easy, but it is much more difficult than imagined.

First of all, the most difficult is the design problem.

You must know that building a ship is not just a matter of scaling up the original small ship. Once the ship is enlarged, there are more things to consider.

Therefore, before construction, it is necessary to cultivate relevant talents and select suitable materials.

Just for this item, I don't know how much money, how much energy, and how much time will be spent.

Moreover, a long voyage requires not only a large ship, but also enough guards, enough food, enough fresh water, enough equivalent barter, in other words, enough silver.

the most important is......

Fang Xiu is a person who cherishes his own life. He doesn't want accidents like bumping into rocks during the long voyage, and he doesn't want to die before leaving the mission.

Therefore, before the actual voyage, it was necessary to send someone to find out a safe route, and then it was his turn to take Xiu'er and Zhao Yan on a journey.

Qiao Le, who was squatting in front of the box, raised his head and glanced at Fang Xiu. He was about to say something, but he saw a pensive expression on his face, as if he was caught in some memory, and he didn't dare to speak.

I don't know how long it took before Fang Xiu came back to reality from the wandering thoughts.

He glanced at Qiao Le, with a smile on his face, and said with a smile: "These things are pretty good, it just so happens that Her Royal Highness's birthday will be in two days.

When the time comes, I will give these things to the princess for you, to express your respect for the princess and your majesty as a Chu person who returned to the capital from Nanyang. "

When Qiao Le heard this, a bright smile appeared on his face. Just as he was about to speak, he saw Wang Baole winking at him.

Seeing Wang Baole's eyes, he immediately reacted, and hurriedly said: "The young master's great kindness, I will remember it in my heart, and I am grateful.

It's just that these rare things are for the little ones to honor the young master. If Her Royal Highness does not dislike the little ones and is willing to accept the little ones' filial piety, the little ones will just go back and make other preparations these days. "

This is very level.

Although compared to Fang Xiu, his heart is more inclined to curry favor with Her Highness the Princess.

However, he understood in his heart.

To Her Royal Highness, a Chu person who returned to the capital from Nanyang is nothing.

If these rare treasures were sent by Fang Xiu, they might attract a little attention. If they were sent by him, even the most precious things would only leave a vague impression in the mind of Her Highness the Princess.

After a while, whether you remember it or not is not certain.

Moreover, this Fang Xiu, Young Master Fang is very close at hand, right in front of his eyes.

If it was another person, especially Her Royal Highness, even if they gave these rare and rare treasures, it would still be a big question whether they could say a word.

Therefore, there is only one thing he needs to do now, and that is to hug this young master Fang Xiufang's thigh tightly, and absolutely don't think about other things.

What princess...

In his eyes, those are all false things, only this Young Master Fang is real!

Chapter 234 Sweet Potatoes

Thinking of this, Qiao Le became more firm in his thoughts, took out a small box from among the many rare treasures, and held it in his hand.

Holding the small box made of golden nanmu in both hands, he walked slowly in front of Fang Xiu, and said respectfully: "Master, this is what I bought from a Westerner when I was in Nanyang." Millennium ginseng cost 1 taels of silver.

The little one has been treasured in this golden nanmu box for so many years, and originally wanted to wait until my father's old age to nourish my father's body.

But since returning to the capital, my father's health is getting better day by day, and now it seems that there is no need for these great tonics to nourish the body, so the little one thought about dedicating this thousand-year-old ginseng to the young master. "

Millennium ginseng?

When Fang Xiu heard this, he was slightly taken aback, and then he was a little surprised.

He actually has no idea about things like ginseng.

In the previous life, I heard that some good-looking and aged ginseng were sold at sky-high prices, but I didn't expect that in this era, they are so valuable.

Just such a plant of ginseng was sold for an exaggerated 1 taels of silver, and it was still from a Westerner.

He seemed to remember that Westerners didn't do much research on ginseng...

But when he saw Qiao Le's respectful expression and wished to use this wooden box containing ginseng as a memorial arch, he began to have some doubts in his heart.

No matter what, it cost 1 taels of silver to buy it. Even if it doesn't work, or if you don't like it, it's always good to sell it to other people and exchange it for silver.

Thinking of this, Fang Xiu showed an interested expression on his face, raised his eyes, glanced at Qiao Le, and said with a smile: "I have never seen a thousand-year-old ginseng before, open it, and I will take a look, what is it?" , it can be sold for 1 taels of silver."

"Yes, master..."

Upon hearing this, Qiao Le showed a flattering smile, and slowly opened the box made of golden nanmu.

On the silk made of gold and silk, there was a dark red plant root-like thing, and it was really like ginseng, with various roots and hairs interlaced in layers.

Apart from the color, there is not much difference from ginseng.

On the side, Wang Baole couldn't help being surprised when he saw the appearance of this ginseng.

He has never seen ginseng for so many years, but this is the first time he has seen ginseng with such a quality.

Ginseng is actually a representative of rare things. The dark red ginseng can be said to have reached a certain level. It is not an exaggeration to say that it can sell for 1 taels of silver.

Even he, who doesn't have any special research on ginseng, couldn't help but be shocked when he saw this ginseng plant, 1 taels of silver, worth it!

Compared to the shock of the others, Qiao Le's expression was much calmer.

In fact, while holding the thousand-year-old ginseng in both hands, he has been carefully observing Fang Xiu's expression.

In fact, this is not the so-called thousand-year-old ginseng, nor was it sold to him by a Westerner, nor did it cost 1 taels of silver.

Only once when I was doing business with Westerners, I accidentally found such a plant.

After he picked it up, he found that it was very similar to the ginseng from Chu State, so he collected it.

This time, returning to the capital just happened to come in handy.

Jewelry is indeed precious, but a large part of Chu State also produces pearls, so it is not particularly unusual.

As for coral, although it is more precious and rare than jewels, there were also vassal states that dedicated it to the emperor of Chu State in the past.

Only this 'Millennium Ginseng' has never been seen before...

Originally, he wanted to have the opportunity to dedicate it to the Emperor Chu, but after listening to Wang Baole's description of Fang Xiu, he also heard a lot about what Fang Xiu had done in the capital.

He suddenly realized that even Chu Huang might not be as helpful to him as Fang Xiu.

Therefore, put this 'thousand-year-old ginseng' that was intended to be dedicated to Emperor Chu in the box, and prepared to give it to Fang Xiu.

"This is......"

Fang Xiu looked at the 'thousand-year-old ginseng' in the golden nanmu, with surprise on his face, raised his eyes, looked at Qiao Le, with a very strange expression, and subconsciously asked: "...thousand-year-old ginseng?"

When Qiao Le heard this, hesitation appeared on his face, but it disappeared in just a moment.

He looked at Fang Xiu with a firm look on his face, and said firmly, "That's right, this is the thousand-year-old ginseng that I got from Westerners."

This......

Fang Xiu looked at the sweet potatoes in the golden nanmu box with a strange expression on his face.

A sweet potato can be packed in a box made of golden nanmu, and it can be regarded as a thousand-year-old ginseng, and it can even be sold at a high price of 1 taels of silver in the capital.

For a moment, Fang Xiu was a little dazed, not knowing what to say.

But...just a few seconds later, he seemed to have thought of something, his face showed surprise, his eyes fixed on the sweet potato in the golden nanmu, and he couldn't wait to grab it.

Seeing Fang Xiu reaching out to snatch the thousand-year-old ginseng from her hand, Qiao Le subconsciously wanted to escape.