Reborn as a bride, pretending to be virtuous, the prince held his waist and regretted

Gu Xiling chuckled, "My husband, Kangguo is now strong and powerful, and the four barbarians are submissive, but you should know that there are many hidden dangers inside. Although the foreign countries are not as good as Kangguo, there is one thing that the foreign countries have that is far superior to Kangguo."

Zhou Jin, who was originally feeling smug, was slightly stunned after hearing what Gu Xiling said, "Madam, am I becoming aloof and arrogant again?"

Gu Xiling smiled and said, "As the people and officials of Kangguo, it is understandable to look down on them, but if we always have a condescending attitude and only see the shortcomings of foreign countries, it will make Kangguo and the people and officials arrogant."

Zhou Jin nodded, "My wife is right. Every inch has its own strengths. We can't just see the other party's shortcomings and ignore their strengths. They were able to travel thousands of miles to China. This was a journey that was filled with difficulties and obstacles. It was really not easy."

Gu Xiling smiled. Smart people are like this. They understand everything at once. "My husband is right. Kangguo knows a lot about foreign countries, but only about those bordering Kangguo. We don't know much about the foreign people who have traveled across the ocean."

"From the good things like corn, there must be a lot of things we don't know about out there. Shouldn't we, the people of Kangguo, look far ahead, cross the sea, and explore new continents?"

Zhou Jin was shocked when he heard this. "Let's not talk about other things. Our Kangguo doesn't have a large ship that can sail across the ocean. At least their shipbuilding is better than ours."

"There are always better things. Maybe there are many better things on other lands, at least we don't know because of the distance."

"We in Kangguo should also study the construction of large ships, open our eyes to the world, and go to more distant places. Wherever the sun and moon shine, wherever the rivers flow, they are all Han territory, which is what we in Kangguo hope for."

"My husband is right." Gu Xiling nodded. "These foreign merchants came here just to see Wu Mu get rewarded. They came to visit and hoped to contribute something in order to get protection and reward."

"We can't go to places thousands or even tens of thousands of miles away, but these people are our eyes and ears. They can bring us gems from outside, and naturally they can also bring back more seeds."

"Not only that, we can also bring in books from outside, geomancy maps from outside, local customs and practices from outside... In addition, when the time is right and our big ship is built, we, the sons of Kangguo, must also go outside to take a look and verify it."

Zhou Jin's eyes became brighter and brighter, "Madam, it would be great if we could go!"

"Husband, don't even think about it!" Gu Xiling was afraid that Zhou Jin would get carried away and think that reading thousands of books would stop him from traveling thousands of miles. "I'm not afraid of hardships and dangers, but you are the only son of the Changning Marquisate. Not to mention Kangguo, it's hard for you to leave even this capital. Unless we have a few children, we won't have to worry about the incense being cut off, and then mother and grandmother will let us go."

Zhou Jin didn't know whether to laugh or cry, looking at the pretty lady, "Madam, actually my legs are fine, let's..."

"Don't even think about it!" Gu Xiling raised her eyebrows and said coquettishly, "It takes a hundred days to heal a broken bone, don't bother. I like the tall, handsome, and elegant Zhou Jin, not the lame one!"

"My wife..." Zhou Jin shook his head and laughed. Obviously what his wife said was unpleasant, but after hearing it, he couldn't stop smiling and felt sweet in his heart.

Gu Xiling slapped Zhou Jin's outstretched "hairy hand" away and said angrily, "Laifu has brought people here, Prince Zhou, please restore your dignity and decorum."

Zhou Jin also heard the footsteps, chuckled, straightened his clothes, and changed into a gentleman, "My wife is right."

In a moment, Lai Fu arrived with foreign merchants.

When everyone saw Zhou Jin, they all knelt down and said, "Greetings, Prince Zhou."

Zhou Jin's voice was clear and dignified, "Everyone, please stand up. I wonder what you want from me?"

Everyone stood up. At this time, a big man with yellow hair and black face stood up, presented a bag, and said, "Replying to the prince of Zhou, I am Hu Yong. The weather in my hometown is hot and humid. There is something that makes you sweat and feel comfortable after eating it. The fruit is green, red when ripe, pointed, and spicy, but more fragrant than the dogwood in Kangguo."

When Gu Xiling heard this, her eyes lit up. She seemed to know what the other person was talking about. That was something that only appeared in Kangguo twenty years later.

chili!

She loves it!

"Lai Fu, bring it here, let me see." Gu Xiling couldn't wait to ask Lai Fu to bring the bag over without waiting for Zhou Jin to speak.

"Yes, Madam Crown Prince." Lai Fu agreed, walked to Hu Yong and took the small bag.

Lai Fu checked, opened the bag, and poured the contents onto the stone table. He spread them out and saw that they were all red and pointed.

Gu Xiling picked one up and tore it open gently. There were plump seeds inside, which could be planted next year. "Hu Yong, this thing tastes spicy. Is it used for cooking in your area? What other reactions do you have after eating it?"

Hu Yong saw the Crown Prince's wife asking, and quickly answered: "This thing tastes spicy at first, but once you get used to it, you can't live without it. That's just how I am. I sell gems, and these peppers are for us to eat."

"After Wu Mu received the reward, I just remembered that I also brought chili peppers with seeds. Although it's not much, I hope you and your wife will accept it."

Gu Xiling nodded, "Okay, I'll take these peppers. Lai Fu, give me ten taels of gold as a reward."

Upon hearing this, Hu Yong immediately knelt down to express his gratitude, "Thank you, Madam, and thank you, Your Highness."

Gu Xiling smiled sweetly, "I like rare things the most in my life. If you can bring some from your hometown to Kangguo in the future, I will reward you. By the way, if you have books over there, you can also bring them over. I like to read them."

"Yes, Madam, when I return, I will instruct the caravan to bring more things that Kangguo doesn't have."

Although these things may not be able to be sold at a high price, being rewarded not only means getting money, but also the protection of the Changning Marquis' Mansion.

This is really rare for those of them who do business in a foreign country.

Next, people continued to send other seeds. Some of them Gu Xiling had never seen before and didn’t know what they were!

As long as you present something that is not available in Kangguo, you will be given five taels of gold.

Gu Xiling and Zhou Jin had the same requirements for them, asking them to bring seeds, books, and even portraits of local customs and culture.

Everyone agreed readily, as their countries were too far away from here.

Even if Kangguo knew, so what? They couldn't defeat him!

Just like these foreign merchants, they would bring back some books from Kangguo, translate them into their hometown’s language, and present them to local officials and nobles.

Only by understanding each other can we promote mutual trade.

It was rare for a noble official from Kangguo to pay attention to these matters, so even without being paid, the foreign merchants were willing to do it.

In the past, they begged the officials of Kangguo, but the officials of the Celestial Empire looked down on them and did not treat them as human beings at all. They had no patience to listen to them introduce their hometowns.