Four elder brothers take the script of salted fish

The emperor's attention and the hosting of the two princes made the chamber of commerce and the trade fair more efficient.Commercial firms from all over the Qing Dynasty signed up enthusiastically, and foreign merchant ships also entered Fuzhou port one after another.

Only then did most people realize that Europa is not a country, but that there are many countries on it.And these blond-haired, blue-eyed, or brown-haired and brown-eyed foreigners walked a lot on the streets... The common people were not as surprised and strange as they were at first.

The common people were just surprised, but Kangxi and the courtiers were shocked when they learned of the number of foreigners who came.

From England to Germany, from Germany to Burus, from Osmaga to Reading, there are also countries such as Greater Luzon, Yellow Banner, Bilushi, Norway, and even Raksha, Korea, and Japan. They also dispatched fleets to participate in this grand event—the more countries came to Fuzhou, the more shocked the courtiers were. After a while, the news spread, which meant that maybe these countries had a place to station around the Qing Dynasty?

The problem is that the existing sea charts of the Qing Dynasty are all purchased from foreign countries or obtained from missionaries, and these things are close to military secrets... Ha ha.

There is no way to get it.

Kangxi made another note, and there were more and more letters to and from the capital.Of course, it is rare to see such a lively scene from all directions. Kangxi, who was determined to return to Beijing after the sweet potato harvest, could not hold back, and decided to wait until the first fair was over before returning to Beijing.

Speaking of the sweet potato harvest, although it was not as grand as the fair, it caused quite a stir in private—the amount of sweet potatoes harvested stunned Kangxi and a group of courtiers.

Four or five warehouses can't hold the output.

The sweet and glutinous taste, strong satiety ability, and the characteristics of being able to grow under high temperature and drought make sweet potatoes undoubtedly become the darling of promotion.Under the call of Kangxi, the sweet potatoes also changed into names such as Yushu, Jinshu and Baoshu, and they were published in newspapers and magazines together with the various eating methods provided by Tong Huangguifei, and entered every household.

Yinzhen did not miss the great opportunity of the fair.

By the way, when it officially started, Yinzhen thought the name of the exhibition was not enough, so he changed it to the Import and Export Expo.

When Kangxi came to the expo site, he first smelled a spicy and delicious smell.I saw that outside the expo was a long street of temporary shops selling meat buns, wonton dumplings, iron plate fried rice and rice noodles, fried mushrooms, grilled sausages, and lo-mei. Of course, the most eye-catching is the hot and sour powder shop.

Chewy sweet potato flour, combined with crispy peanuts and soybeans, pepper powder, pepper powder, coriander, chili oil and other ingredients, it is hot and sour and refreshing, making it irresistible.

There are many tables and chairs in the center of the food stalls, and businessmen from Qing Dynasty or foreign countries are sitting together.They held the bowls in both hands, gasping for air while hissing and groaning, groaning and eating.

This scene stunned many people who came to watch.

The price of hot and sour noodles is not too expensive, and there is more or less spare money in the pockets that can go out to play, and soon there is a long queue at the hot and sour noodles shop.

Kangxi: ...

He looked at Yinzhen and Yinzhi who held their heads up and their chests proud, and felt speechless for a while.

Forget it.

The focus is on the fair itself.

Kangxi turned around and stepped into the gate of the exposition.

The expo covers a very large area-and entering the expo site, Kangxi saw Yinzhen's ambitions.

Not to mention the frames on the four sides, there are actually a large number of carved glass windows on the top, which can block the wind and rain and let the warm sunshine into the room. It is quite unique for Fuzhou, which has reached the end of autumn and has a hint of coolness in the air. Such a warm world.

The huge glazed dome is also surprising.

In the past, these large colored glazes needed to be imported, but now the Qing Dynasty can even export them in reverse!What surprised foreign businessmen even more was the unique style of colored glaze made in the Qing Dynasty, such as colored glaze boxes with yellow inside, green outside, and clear vine petals, or teacups carved with flower and butterfly patterns on the body, or teacups as thin as eggs. Shell, crystal clear and charming mouth bowl like sapphire...

It can be said to be a dazzling array, and the patterns are no less than porcelain.

The cost of the glazed dome is indeed a little higher, but the effect is also obvious - just looking at the crowds in front of the glazed shop of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Kangxi's jaw is about to drop from laughter.

The interior of the exposition is divided into several areas.

The purpose of this is to better divert the crowd, but even so, Kangxi still only sees bustling heads wherever he goes, and it took a lot of effort to spot the things sold in the shop.

The number of merchants is much, much larger than Kangxi thought.

At the same time, he also found many small flags hanging around, with different slogans written on the flags.There are XX firms that offer free fabrics for every [-] yuan, and there are also [-]% tax discounts for orders over [-] yuan during the expo. By the way, these words have been translated in various languages, so that most merchants can understand them.

Preferential policies have greatly stimulated the desire of businessmen to buy.

Businessmen from the Qing Dynasty are also ready to make a move, reducing or exempting [-]% of the tax!They glanced at the shops of foreign merchants, and suddenly discovered that many things are not unique to one country?

There are too many foreign countries and too complicated, and the relationship between each country is also... ahem.In addition, the market has been monopolized by some merchants before, and because of this, in the face of a sudden drop in prices, many merchants found that they were the pig that was killed before:)

All of a sudden, everyone's favorability and satisfaction with the expo went up one after another, and this brought about a result: the purchasing power of the merchants also increased along with it.

Kangxi couldn't help grinning when he looked at the businessmen rushing forward to buy and calculated the taxes the court could earn from them.

Of course, Yinzhen was still whispering in Kangxi's ear: "Not only taxes, but also booth fees! If it is held every year, and these businessmen from different places need food, accommodation and clothing? Do they need a business intermediary? The surrounding shops and land prices It has to be doubled by three, four, five or six times, and the increase in jobs can also attract more people to settle down."

Yinzhen spoke cheerfully, and Kangxi was moved when he heard it.

According to the trend that Yinzhen said, Fuzhou City may become the commercial center of the Qing Dynasty.

The only regret is that Fuzhou City is too far away from the capital.

Even if sea-going ships are used, it is difficult to control - instead of holding it in Fuzhou for many years, maybe it can be held in Tianjin every year and Fuzhou every year?If only I could travel thousands of miles a day like a god... that would be great.

Kangxi felt very regretful.

He is determined to speed up the construction of Tianjin Port, and at the same time, he cannot give up Fuzhou... First of all, the official roads leading to various places must be expanded and accelerated!

The only regret is that before the end of the exhibition, the time to return to the capital is imminent.From one month to three months to half a year, eight months have passed since the emperor's southern tour.

Seeing that it will not even be able to catch up with the New Year, when Prince Yinreng sent to take over Zhang Peng, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, and Ga Shitu, a doctor of the Ministry of Industry, and others arrived in Fuzhou to take over the affairs of the Expo, Kangxi ordered everyone to pack their bags and prepare to leave for Beijing .

Yinzhen and Yinzhi miss the expo.

It's a pity that the two of them are still young, it is absolutely impossible for Kangxi to let Yinti live in Fuzhou, and put the two younger ones in Fuzhou as well.He comforted his two sons: "The next time an expo is held in Tianjin, I will allow you two to continue to be in charge."

This barely cheered up the two sons.

After confirming the schedule to return to the capital, a ray of melancholy flooded everyone's minds.

Concubine Hui was the most affected.

She always knew that this day would come eventually, but Concubine Hui's eyes were still red at the moment.She forgot how many times she had wiped her tears in private, and after holding Yinti's hand to tell her over and over again, she took Dafujin and chattered what was in her heart - the couple should live a good life and not quarrel Take good care of each other.

Da Fujin was also very sad.

It was Amakorkun and Er Niang who left with the emperor. Thinking of this, she couldn't help sniffling, wiped the corners of her eyes and responded obediently: "Er Niang, I will definitely take good care of you."

Concubine Hui patted her hand lightly.

When will she be able to see her son and daughter-in-law again this trip?Concubine Hui didn't dare to think about it anymore, so she could only try to say a little more about what was on her mind in the last few days after leaving Fuzhou City.

Yinzhen and Yinzhi are busy preparing gifts.

From the Empress Dowager to the Empress Dowager, from Concubine De, Concubine Rong to many concubines in the palace, and brothers and sisters.Just the strange toys sent by businessman James piled up several big boxes, not to mention some homemade picture scrolls, and the collected books filled the carriage.

It wasn't until the day before they left that they remembered that they didn't say goodbye to Yinti.The two looked at the elder brother, there were countless things they wanted to say but they couldn't say it, and tears fell down when their noses were sour.

There was a continuous drizzle in the sky, and there was a hint of coolness in the wind, but Yinti's hug was still so hot and warm.Yinti gently hugged the third younger brother, and then hugged the fourth younger brother lightly: "Third younger brother, fourth younger brother, Er Niang, please take care of you."

Yinzhen rubbed his eyes.

He nodded heavily: "Eldest brother is not here, our brothers will take care of Gu Hui... Erniang's like taking care of my own mother."

Yinzhi also echoed.

He held Yinti's hand tightly: "Brother, I am too. Brother, you must be safe."

Yinzhen added another sentence: "When I return to the capital, my brother will go to Chongxiao Temple and ask for a lucky bag sachet for you."

Yinti was still moved.

Hearing this, he chuckled, stretched out his hand and touched Yinzhen: "Forget it, what if you go and become a monk? Big brother doesn't want to see a bald brother."

Yinzhen snorted.

As time came, the two still reluctantly bid farewell to Zhibei Le Yinti, and boarded the carriage step by step.

Kangxi gave his son a big hug.

Yinti's nose was sour, and the circles of his eyes were red: "Khan Ama...you have to take care."

"What can happen to me in the capital?"

Kangxi sighed softly: "You still have to be more careful, you understand?"

As the eldest son of the emperor, he is far away in Fujian.

Whether it is internal troubles in the territory or covetousness from other places, Yinti must guard against it in the future.Kangxi stared at the face of the eldest son, with lingering worries flickering in his eyes.

Yinti smiled brightly.

His gaze was firm: "Don't worry, Khan Ama!"

The twinkling light in Yinti's eyes let Kangxi know that this child is no longer the immature young eagle before, his body is already covered with hard feathers, and he is about to fly to the blue sky of freedom with high fighting spirit.

And as an eagle, I should stand on the edge of the cliff and let go of my hand at this moment.Kangxi let out a long sigh of relief, he no longer hesitated but turned around and stepped into the carriage step by step.

Kangxi took one last look at Yinti through the glass window.

He said softly: "Let's go—!"

The sound of wheels and horseshoes sounded along with it.

The long team was heading for the distance, and Yinti stood outside Fuzhou City, watching the team leave with his head held high.He didn't wipe the corners of his eyes until he could no longer see a figure and the flying dust settled down again, and turned around.

Goodbye, Khan Ama.

Goodbye, Erniang and brothers.

I don't know when I'll see you next time, but I definitely don't regret it.Yinti looked up at Shi Lang, the admiral of the Fujian navy, and the other deployment staff, and said with a smile, "Go, let's go back!"