The Red Chamber: Jia She Xiuxian Ji

Along the way, their ship has encountered many trading fleets organized by Daqi merchants. Some kind-hearted fleets, seeing that they are alone in a large ship, are afraid that they will be dangerous when sailing on the sea. Invite them along.

For these well-meaning fleets, Jia Amnesty naturally accepted them. They were not afraid of danger, but these fleets were ordinary people.Sailing at sea is very dangerous, and if there is danger, these people can also help one or two.

For those who are full of kindness, Jia Amnesty does not mind returning the same kindness.

Obviously, the fleet they joined this time was not the first time traveling far, and they knew this waterway very well, which saved them a lot of thought.

Lin Yu came to look for Jia Amnesty: "I heard from the people in the merchant ship that the medicinal materials my sister needs are not grown on the main island of Qianxiang Country, but are grown on their accompanying island. It just so happens that the merchant ship is also going to accompany the island to do it this time." business, I made the decision and agreed to go together.”

Jia She praised this nephew very much: "You are right, let's go together."

Qianxiang Kingdom is composed of some small islands of different sizes, the so-called accompanying island is the largest of them. When their fleet arrives, the scent of flowers, fruit and medicine will blow your face, making people with keen five senses Several practitioners sneezed continuously.

"What's the smell? It's so strong?" Lin Daiyu covered her nose and frowned with discomfort on her face.

She turned her head to look at Jia She, only to find that her uncle and her husband were indifferent, and hurried to Jia She's side, and asked in a low voice, "Uncle, don't you think the smell here is unpleasant?"

Jia She shook his head: "I don't think so, because I turned off the sense of smell among the five senses long before I got off the boat, so I don't smell anything now."

Lin Daiyu opened her beautiful eyes wide and suddenly said: "Yes, you can also turn off the sense of smell, why did I forget?"

After finishing speaking, he hurriedly turned off his sense of smell.She turned around and was about to share the news with her brothers and sisters, only to realize that they were already standing beside her. They had already followed Jia Shen's tips when she told her.

Daiyu pursed her lips, and soon became happy again. The place where Qianxiang Country is located belongs to the tropics, and many kinds of tropical fruits can be seen everywhere.

Bananas, durians, coconuts, mangoes, jackfruit... With the development of overseas trade, these fruits can often be seen in Daqi.

In this time and space, these fruits have not been introduced and cultivated in Daqi. If you want to eat these fruits, you need a fleet to travel across the ocean and transport them from tropical countries to Daqi.The price is so simple that ordinary people can't afford it at all.Even people like them can only eat it once in a while, but not often.

This is also because Jia Amnesty has his own fleet, and all good things will be sent to Jia's mansion in the capital first.

But now, those fruits that are as expensive as gold in the capital can be seen everywhere in the port where they anchor, and they are randomly piled up in one place, and some have even deteriorated and rotted. It can be seen how worthless these fruits are here.

"Gulu", a voice of swallowing saliva came out, and everyone looked towards the sound, it turned out that Xichun was drooling because of the taste of the fruit.

Xichun also found out how greedy she was, and quickly covered her mouth with her hands, her cat-like eyes were darting around, with a guilty expression on her face.

Xue Baochai covered her mouth and smiled lightly, and stroked her cheeks with her fingers, embarrassing her.

Jia She said with a smile: "If you want to eat, you can buy it, but before asking the price, you must first find a local guide, so as not to be slaughtered as a fat sheep."

Following his words, Jia Huan, who had stretched out his foot and was ready to sprint, silently retracted his stretched foot and looked at Lin Yu, who was the oldest. He still had to listen to the boss when looking for a guide.

Lin Yu glanced at Jia Huan and nodded with satisfaction. He was very satisfied with his obedient siblings.

He looked around, and then walked to a young man dressed in simple clothes, but the clothes on his body were clean. This young man was dressed as a Daqi Central Plains man, as if his ancestors were from Daqi.

"You, can you speak official language?" Lin Yu asked.

The young man nodded hurriedly, "Yes, yes, my ancestors were boatmen who went south with the fleet in the past, and later took root here. For so many years, we juniors have been learning Daqi official dialect, and we dare not forget the basics. .”

Lin Yu nodded, just like what he thought, "We have to stay here for a while, you work hard, it will benefit you."

The young man agreed and followed Lin Yu to meet everyone.

He looks good, just like Daqi's ordinary child, but his skin is a little darker.

The young man was used to being a guide, so he carefully told the group about some pitfalls that foreigners didn't know about.

Tanchun looked stunned: "So it can still be like this!"

Xichun patted her small chest, her little eyes were full of fright: "This is the hole that Uncle Xi said the seller dug, right? People who can come up with such ideas are really extraordinary."

Xue Baochai said with a smile: "What's the matter? As long as it can make money, what are these businessmen afraid to do? And what pits are they afraid to dig?"

Xichun asked curiously: "Is there any hole to dig, can Sister Bao tell us?"

"For example, those who sell fruit needn't be said. Another example is rice sellers, who use old rice to fill new rice, and weigh it short of catty and short. I'm not very clear about the other more secret ones."

In the end, Xue Baochai sighed: "It is said that businessmen value profits and despise separation. It is indeed true. It is no wonder that people in the world have a bad impression of businessmen."

Jia She said with a smile: "What you said is the behavior of profiteers, and it does not represent the behavior of all businessmen. Among the businessmen, there are also good people. Moreover, businessmen travel far and wide, communicate with each other, and strengthen exchanges between different places. Promote the development of the country and increase tax revenue. Therefore, many things cannot be viewed one-sidedly."

Lin Yu said: "For example, the imperial court opened up maritime commerce and allowed the common people to trade with overseas countries?"

Jia She said: "That's right. Think about it. If Daqi hadn't opened up maritime trade in time, would we know that there are overseas countries that produce food that is not only drought-resistant and cold-resistant, but also high-yield? Can we know that some countries, Disguise the army as a merchant ship, and trade with other countries at ordinary times. When the opportunity arises, do you turn into pirates and rob the merchant ships of various countries? If you didn’t discover this in advance, let’s set up a navy and try to increase the force of the army. ?”

If it weren't for the presence of these navy divisions and troops, I'm afraid the current Daqi has been besieged with guns and cannons by those countries with evil intentions.Just like during this period when the earth dominated the world, the country was blasted open by the great powers with guns and cannons.

This is the last thing he wants to see, otherwise, he will not spare no effort to promote the opening of overseas business.

The girls and a few younger children couldn't understand this, they just listened to it. After Jia She finished speaking, he dragged the guide to buy what he wanted.

Tu Yu walked up to Jia She, and asked, "Don't you love durian? There are so many of them here, and they are cheap. Why don't you buy some and keep them?"

Jia She said with a smile: "Don't you like the taste? If I eat it, can you still stay?"

Think back to when he ate durian for the first time in Daqi, his senior brother hid back to the palace for three days without seeing him!

He really likes to eat durians. It is rare to come to the place where durians are produced. Naturally, he wants to buy them, and the more the better, but he is afraid that his senior brother will be so addicted to the smell of durians that he will never want to see him again. Isn't it too bad for him?

Tu Yu and him were speechless, and Tu Yu had to admit that he really couldn't fall in love with the taste of durian.

So, should you go shopping for durians?is a problem.

In the end, he still bought the durian, after all, it was something Jia She likes to eat. Although the taste was unbearable, Tu Yu could only let himself get used to it.

However, Jia Amnesty still comforted him and said, "Don't worry, senior brother. Recently, I have refined a mouthwash that can remove bad breath. It can be used on this. I assure you, after eating durian, I will definitely use this kind of mouthwash immediately." Mouthwash to get rid of bad breath."

Hearing this, Tu Yu relaxed a little.If there is such a mouthwash, it really is the best of both worlds.

Jia Amnesty didn't buy durian just because he wanted to eat it. The durians of this era are not like those of later generations. After several generations of hybridization and selection, the taste is the most original.

He wanted to use the taste of durian to refine some tricky props. Maybe sometimes, these weird tricky props could have unexpected effects.

Having reached a consensus with his relatives and seniors, Jia Amnesty stopped being entangled and went to the fruit market in this port to buy this strange-tasting durian.He has storage tools, and he doesn't have the problem of not being able to take them back after buying them.

Several other people also bought the fruits and spices they wanted. Their group quickly caused a shock in the local market. After hearing the news, many fruit farmers and material dealers shipped their own fruits and spices to The port is ready to be sold to these big customers.

It's a pity that when these people worked hard to transport the things to the port, Jia She and his party had already left this place and went to the capital of the main island of Qianxiang Kingdom.

The leader of Qianxiang Kingdom is a woman, but the status of women in the country is not much higher than that of women in Daqi.

Walking on the street, the people coming and going are still mostly men, and the shopkeepers of the shops on both sides are also mostly men.

Tanchun was a little curious and asked, "Isn't the ruler of Qianxiang Kingdom a woman? Why are the women here lower in status?"

Xue Baochai said: "In name, the lord of the country is the lord of the Qianxiang country, but in fact it is still those men who are the masters of the country. And because the lord is a woman, those men feel that they are overwhelmed. How can they balance their hearts? They don't care about the lord. The method, can't we only deal with ordinary women?"

Jia Amnesty appreciated Xue Baochai's sensitivity very much: "Bao girl is right." If the status of women in Qianxiang Kingdom was high enough, they would not have thought of sending beauties into the harem of the emperor of Daqi Kingdom during the Longevity Festival to consolidate the status of the women. The two countries have diplomatic relations.

Everyone: "Tsk."

Jia Amnesty ordered: "Han Mo, go and find out which is the best inn here. We are going to stay here for three to five days."

Han Mo took orders to go, and came back not long after, and led everyone to stay in the best inn he had found out.