Jia Hu, a fan of wealth in the Red Chamber

"Ah!" When Haishang approached them, there was an unspeakable smell coming from those two people, and Jia Hu couldn't help it, so he sneezed.It is said that Europeans in this period did not like to take a bath, and it seems to be true.

"It stinks to death. Take him back and scrub it carefully several times. I don't want to dirty my house."

With a bitter face, Qingyue followed Luo Yun and the others to bring the two sea merchants back to Jia's mansion.

The old bustard looked a little panicked. After all, she had seen the world. As soon as Huai Qing opened her mouth, she guessed Huai Qing's identity, and then knew the two teenagers in front of her. With the entire power of Daqi, the bustard has settled down again, so what about the princes and grandchildren?Her employer also has a prince's nephew.

After getting the man, Jia Hu stopped shopping, and looked at the golden leaf on the ground with a tangled expression on his face, but when he thought of the money that the two people could get in exchange for the golden leaf, he immediately felt relieved up.

He stopped talking, turned around and left. Before he left, he didn't forget to grab Wei Shizi. After all, today's matter can be easily resolved because of him.

Back at Jia's mansion, Qingyue had already brought her here.

Wei Jiang looked over and saw that the two sea merchants were finally refreshed after being washed, and their whole body was refreshed. At this moment, the two people were standing on the ground in the hall of Jia's mansion, and their eyes felt that they were not enough.

"Ahem, tell me, what's your name?" Jia Hu coughed softly, reminding the two that this is his territory.

"Ji Li Gu Lu." The blond young man introduced himself.

At this time, Jia Hu remembered that his current setting was a ten-year-old Juren who didn't know a foreign language... Looking at Wei Shizi who was almost a mosquito-repellent eye, Jia Hu rubbed his forehead. How can he communicate like this?

"Master, the son of a bitch, Shang Qing, has some experience with the language of these barbarian people. Would you like to let him try it?" Shang He is really a good housekeeper who is anxious about what his master needs. Seeing that Jia Hu was troubled by this, he immediately sold his son to him. up.

When Jia Hu heard it, how could he disagree?Let people find Shang Qing now.

Shang Qing is Shang He's only son. His biological mother died young, and he and Shang He depended on each other for life. When Jia Hu rescued their father and son, Shang Qing was already dead. Then, send him over.

In the past few years, Shang Qing has managed that matter with great fanfare, and Jia Hu is really satisfied with Shang Qing.

Coincidentally, recently, Shang Qing came back to Jinling to report to Jia Hu, and happened to live in Jia's mansion.

Not long after, Shang Qing in Tsing Yi was brought over.

"Master." Jia Hu nodded, pointed at the two barbarians and said to him, "Go talk to them and see if you can talk."

"Yes." Walking to those two people, Shang Qing used the various barbarian languages ​​he had learned from dealing with sea merchants over the years to talk to them, because he didn't know which language they spoke. , Shang Qing changed no less than three or four.Fortunately, I finally found the correct way to open it.

Jia Hu pricked up his ears and listened carefully. This Englishman named Edward Lewis spoke English. Although some words were used differently, the general meaning was understandable.

According to Edward Lewis, he is a baron personally appointed by Her Majesty the Queen, and his companion is Abdullah Mohammed, an Arab. The two of them met at sea.

"When we got off the boat, we had just done a big deal, and we had a lot of gold on us. We heard that the Baihua Building here is very famous, so we went there. Who knew that we were so unlucky that our purse was stolen, alas." Edward I still haven't figured it out yet, why the purse was lost overnight?

Glancing at Wei Jiang, Jia Hu signaled Shang Qing to ask what these two people were doing in Daqi.

"Oh, it's not surprising. There is a legend in our Europe that the ancient and mysterious East has exquisite pottery and silk, all kinds of tea, and gold everywhere. Many explorers want to reach the East and open sailing routes. This time, my fleet was in distress at sea, and luckily met Abdullah’s fleet, and that’s how I got here.” Edward’s expression was very proud, among them, explorers are very respected, although Dangerous, but if you survive and bring back some good things, then you don't have to worry about status and money.

After listening to Shang Qing's translation, the relaxed look on Wei Jiang's face was gone, replaced by an imperceptible solemnity.

"You ask him, they come out by boat like this, do they have any good things for self-defense? I have heard that there are many pirates on the sea, who specialize in killing people and stealing goods. If they have them, they can be on my bogu rack Choose something you like in exchange."

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After sending off the sea merchants, he turned his head and saw Wei Jiang holding a half-arm-length firearm in his hand, silent, and a very abstract sea chart was placed in front of him.Jia Hu bought this thing with a catty of tea and a bolt of silk.

Jia Hu didn't speak, and let Wei Jiang think for himself, and asked Qingfeng to bring some snacks over quickly.After shopping for half a day, he was already hungry.

"Hu'er, do you think what those two people said is true?" Wei Jiang asked without raising his head.

"Whether it's true or not, you'll know if you go and have a look."

"Look? How do you see it?" Wei Jiang was finally willing to look away from the firearms and the chart.

Jia Hu looked around and let Qingfeng take his men down.Seeing him like this, Wei Jiang asked his people to go out together and wait outside.

Jia Hu approached Wei Jiang's ear, and whispered, "When I was young, I often heard some servants from the southern province in the mansion say that although overseas are small countries, they are full of pearls, agates, gems and spices, and even palaces. Made of gold, those people love our Daqi silk ceramics and tea the most, and admire my Daqi culture, and my younger brother yearns for it. Many years ago, my great-grandmother left me some manpower, which is really eye-catching in the capital. Let them go to Fujian, build a boatyard, and invite some descendants who are skilled in boatworkers from the previous dynasty to build big boats, thinking about going to sea for a few days someday. Shangqing said the other day that the boat has been built, why? So, how about you and I partnering up to do this maritime business?"

Wei Jiang's expression moved slightly, "What is the relationship between this sea business and what you just said?"

"You're stupid!" Jia Hu said with a look of resentment, "We don't trust those two barbarians, so let's send someone we can trust to go out to sea to have a look. You don't have to go far, and talk more with those merchants at sea. We communicated several times, and the things we should know are almost the same. We can also bring silk and porcelain, and exchange those gold, silver and jewelry with them every time we go to a country, and we can make a lot of money when we return to Daqi, He Le Instead of?"

Wei Jiang looked at Jia Hu quietly, he really deserved to be a money fanatic, his nose was indeed much more sensitive to these things that could make money than others.

"That's true, but I want to go to the shipyard you mentioned to see for myself. If it is really feasible, I will agree with your proposal."

"That's natural. Even if you don't tell me, I plan to go and have a look in two days. But before that, let's go to the boat of the two barbarians to see if there are any good things on their boat. Give it back too."

Jia Hu's goal is nothing else, but the food seeds in the hands of those explorers. At this time, new food has been introduced into China, but there are more than these things overseas, right?

The next day, before dawn, Jia Hu asked Qingfeng Yueyue to bring enough gold and silver, followed Wei Jiang, and brought the two merchants directly to the port where the merchant ships were berthed.

Although the port outside Jinling City is not as famous as Citong Port in Fujian, many merchant ships come here every year. Get off the boat here, and then go all the way north to the capital to meet the emperor of Daqi.

At this time, Abdullah's merchant ship was docking at the port, and the crew members on the ship, except those who stayed behind, had already gone to the city to find excitement.As soon as he boarded the ship, Wei Jiang immediately noticed that this merchant ship was very different from ordinary merchant ships.

At this time, the steam engine has not yet appeared, let alone used on large ocean-going ships. Abdullah’s ship is very similar to those pirate ships in later documentaries. There is no doubt that this kind of ship will occasionally be used on the high seas. Cameo a pirate ship.Such a big ship is there, it's hard not to see it.

"Show me all the goods on your ship. If you find something I like, it can be traded." Then, he looked at Long Xing and Chaoyang who were carrying a heavy wooden box, and told these people clearly, Lord is rich!

As a senior money fan, Jia Hu certainly knows the truth about not revealing money, but today's situation is a little different, he needs these gold and silver to make him make up his mind.

Sure enough, when Edward and Abdullah were included on the boat, after seeing the golden glitter that dazzled people's eyes after the wooden box was opened, the greed in their eyes almost materialized.

Heaving a sigh of relief, Jia Hu finally made a major decision.

Edward nodded slightly to Abdullah who was beside him, and Abdullah immediately sent someone to the cabin below to bring some of their goods.

The two thought they were unaware, but they didn't know that they had all fallen into the eyes of Jia Hu and Wei Jiang.Earlier, Jia Hu had realized that something was wrong. The two were said to be in an employer-employee relationship, rather than a master-servant.Now it is confirmed that the person in charge is that Edward.