Dizi Policy

Chapter 95: The Great Change of Western Goods

As soon as the new year is over, the Lantern Festival comes, and then the Spring Festival really passes, and the new year begins, celebrating the 19th year of the calendar.At the beginning of the new year, Li Jingchen received a mission to go to Yongquan to escort a smuggled cargo to the Lingnan Supervision Department.Yongquan is the largest port of Daqi to the outside world, and there is an endless stream of merchant ships coming and going. Li Jingchen followed his senior brother Lin Yanhu's parents to do sea-going ship business. The ships docked here, and then sorted the goods, some of which were sold locally. Some of them were sent to the capital to be resold or sold in their own shops, which really earned Li Jingchen some wealth.Western goods are novel and diverse, and they may not be worth much when they are bought, but they are sold at a price that exceeds their own price, and because of the shortage of goods, the supply exceeds demand, and the price keeps rising, making Li Jingchen a lot of money Boman, he made so much money with only one boat, one can imagine how much those big businessmen made.

When they go out to sea, they don’t go with an empty boat, but with Daqi’s silk, porcelain, tea, etc. These things are very popular overseas, and they can be stamped with the exclusive brand of nobles, and are very popular among foreigners. Use these Things can be exchanged for countless real gold and silver, and using money to buy goods, and shipping them back becomes another sum of money.

It is well known that shipping makes money, but it is also very risky. When you encounter pirates, strong winds and waves when you go out to sea, maybe even people and goods will be buried in the sea, and there will be no trace of it.Driven by huge interests, there are countless people who have taken risks. The government has extremely strict control over this. It also needs to go through the inspection and acceptance of the government, and the tax amount is huge-[-] to [-]% of a shipment of goods needs to be turned over to the state treasury.Harsh taxation blocks some people's footsteps. After the taxation is removed, there is still [-]% to [-]% of the income, and the harvest is still quite substantial. Li Jingchen has a deep understanding of how to make people not greedy.

Driven by high profits, smuggling also came into being. Li Jingchen went here to escort a batch of smuggled goods.Li Jingchen had wanted to go to Yongquan for a long time, but he never had the chance. When he arrived here, the officials in charge of the matter would hand over the matter. He and other soldiers would have time to hang out and walk alone on the lively streets of Yongquan. People with hairy hair are communicating, and if they don’t understand each other’s language, they will talk loudly and compare their hands and feet, scratching their ears and cheeks. Even so, they still can’t stop people’s enthusiasm for buying and selling. The goods you want, but not all pieces are satisfactory.

There is no lack of traces of food stalls anywhere in Wulu. The aroma of wonton noodles is overflowing, making people stop to have a bowl. Eating a bowl of hot noodle soup in winter is simply enjoyment. Take a bite of a few wontons. The wontons are also filled with meat. They taste delicious. It’s a pleasure to eat a mouthful of wontons, take a bite of noodles, and then drink a mouthful of soup.

"I'll trade it with you, it's very valuable." Although the accent is very blunt, you can roughly understand what you mean.

"No, no, no." The stall owner waved his hands again and again, "What's the value of this lump-like thing, take it away quickly, don't think that it doesn't matter if you are a foreigner cheating in Daqi, you are also caught and sent to prison .”

Michael drooled over the big bone soup noodles. He came to Daqi, a mysterious country in the east with his father. It is said that there is gold everywhere here, so he picked it up casually. But when he got here, Michael didn’t see gold, but saw many There are a lot of delicacies. For these delicacies, Michael worked hard to learn Daqi Mandarin. The perseverance of foodies cannot be underestimated. In less than a year, he can communicate with Daqi people without barriers. His father and he are proud of him. , When doing business with the people of Daqi, they always let Michael do the translation, and they no longer have to go to the government to hire expensive translators, which made him embarrassing in the business circle.

Walking all the way here today, Michael ate up all the money in his pocket. He wanted to go back, but he smelled the strong aroma of wonton noodles. The pimples in the eyes hope to change to food.

The stall owner didn't know the goods, which made Michel very angry, and wished he could cook the lumpia immediately for the stall owner to eat, "It's delicious, it's delicious, it's really delicious, it's delicious." After all, it is In a foreign language, Michael can communicate in daily life, but he is not fluent when he is in a hurry.

"No, no." The stall owner frowned and waved.

Li Jingchen was not a nosy person at first, but when he heard the description of soil lumps, he turned his head and looked around by accident, and happened to see the potatoes in Michael's open cloth bag, which were still wrapped in potatoes that had not been washed for preservation. The description of mud and soil bumps is very appropriate.

"Shopkeeper, I'll pay for this gentleman, give him a bowl of wonton noodles!" Li Jingchen raised his voice.

"Okay." Since he can make money, the stall owner certainly won't stop him.

Mai Ke wept with joy, looking at Li Jingchen just like looking at his relatives, "Great kind man!"

"..." Li Jingchen was speechless for a while, "It's just a bowl of wonton noodles, it's not worth anything."

"No, no, eating is the meaning of life for me, and it is the mission God gave me. If I see this bowl of noodles today, if I can't eat them, I will not be able to fulfill the mission God gave me, and I will be punished. "Michel sat across from Li Jingchen familiarly. After the wonton came up, he thanked God, then ate it with a big mouthful, squinting his eyes happily, "Wow, it's so delicious, it's the best in the world, mine God, how can there be such delicious things in the world, this noodle, this wonton, this soup, this meat, all remind me of my mother. Good man, you are my great benefactor, you are the one who redeemed the almost depraved soul."

Li Jingchen twitched the corner of his mouth, "Hehe, it's nothing."

"Good man, my bag of potatoes can no longer cover the value of this bowl of noodles. Please come home with me later, and I will repay you." If you eat this bowl of noodles immediately today, Michael will feel that He would die in the next moment, but now that he knew the deliciousness of the noodles, he felt that it was worth dying in this moment.

"Potatoes?" Li Jingchen took one out of Michel's bag. In his mother's diary, he called it a potato. It is a very good food. It can be eaten as a meal or as a vegetable. The yield is also high and the adaptability Strong enough to grow in barren soil.

Mike nodded straightly, "It's just potatoes. I like to make it into puree and eat it. It's delicious. It's slightly sweet when eaten without any condiments. After adding any condiments, it will taste quickly. It's also delicious when baked. .”

"A bowl of wanton noodles is not worth much, just give me three potatoes."

"No, no, how can this be possible."

Li Jingchen didn't want to accept people's money for nothing, not even a few potatoes, but Michael felt that potatoes were cheap, and a bag of them might not be enough to eat a bowl of noodles. They rushed at the right time, and the two almost quarreled, but fortunately, they both restrained each other, so they didn't quarrel over a bag of potatoes.

In the end, he bought potatoes with two bowls of wanton noodles. Michel ate some delicious ones and ate more, and he almost couldn't walk.Michael felt that Li Jingchen was a very good person, so he kindly invited Li Jingchen to visit his house. His house rented a small yard, where many samples of goods were piled up.Michael's father is in the jewelry and cloth business, and the things are all excellent. Li Jingchen also saw a pair of ivory, and immediately bought it. Good ivory is hard to come by. A pair of ivory as big as this one is hard to come by. , The texture is so good, it can be called a treasure.

I also bought some other exquisite gadgets. Seeing that Li Jingchen was generous and had a good eye, Mai secretly took Li Jingchen into the inner courtyard, asked him to wait for a while, and soon came out with a box in his arms, "Hey, I Show you something good!"

"What?" Mai Ke is a big foodie without much scheming, but he has a special plot for food. In his eyes, money is equivalent to buying delicious things. Li Jingchen has no confidence in the things in the box. what to expect.

"You'll know it when you see it!"

As soon as the box was opened, Li Jingchen's eyes suddenly widened. Two half-arm-length hand-held muskets, Mai could see that Li Jingchen looked surprised, but he was a little curious, "Have you seen it?"

"I've heard of it, but I haven't seen it. This is the first time." It was clearly recorded in Li Jingchen's mother's diary, and some novel things were also accompanied by paintings. Although there are differences in types, they are generally the same.

"Oh, no wonder, this is a good thing, and everyone who has used it says it's good."

"Let's make a price!" Li Jingchen is bound to win.

Mai Ke compared a number with a smile, "It's already a friendship price, you know, there is no such thing in Daqi."

"Okay." Li Jingchen didn't bring so many banknotes with him, but he also has a shop here, so he bought them specially for the convenience of the local turnover and storage of seafood.

Changed hands and went out with thousands of taels of silver. In exchange for two muskets and corresponding adaptation methods, Li Jingchen thought it was worth it.

"any left?"

"Hard to get."

But it's not impossible, Li Jingchen can understand, "If there are any, you can just find me and tell the shopkeeper of the store just now, and I will know."

"Haha, refreshing people." Michel likes to deal with refreshing people, especially those who have a common interest in food. Li Jingchen is a friend of his.

Afterwards, if Michel had any good things or novelties, Li Jingchen was the first thing that came to his mind, and Li Jingchen did not disappoint him, either by buying them boldly, or by introducing customers to him, or by attracting them for the other party. After finding the source of goods, you must know that Michael and the others not only sell things to Daqi people, but also sell Daqi's things. The smooth and soft silk and the exquisite porcelain all make people linger.But these things are also divided into different times. It is difficult to get high-quality goods if there is no way. Since getting to know Li Jingchen, the Mai Ke family has become the spokesperson of high-end goods, and they are well-known figures in their country and even neighboring countries.

Li Jingchen got a few more ingredients from Michael, such as onions, corn, broccoli, etc., and also got related planting methods. These will be tested on Dongshan King's Zhuangzi to see how the effect is. After all, it is recorded in the mother's diary It is always a written thing, and there are still differences with reality.

Just when Brother Bao and Sister Zhen were one year old, news came from the capital that Emperor Qingli was seriously ill, Qi Taichu was named the crown prince, Duke Sheng was in charge of the state and assisted the government, Prince Rui was assassinated and was critically ill, and there was news that Prince Ning was the killer. However, after searching the entire capital, there is no trace of Prince Ning, as if he has disappeared since then.

The sunny sky is also covered with clouds. Could it be that the sky has changed like this?

The author has something to say: o( ̄ヘ ̄o*) the text must be full of a hundred chapters, please bear with me, if the writing is not good, you can throw bricks, I am holding the lid of the pot!

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