Hand over the jade seal first [Infrastructure]

Xiao Xuan didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Don't be willful."

Xiao Zirong suddenly laughed: "Forget it."

Everyone looked at him suspiciously, wondering when King Jinling was so talkative.

Generally, the king of Jinling is not very serious, and he doesn't like to write memorials. As a prince and king, he doesn't need to report regularly and at fixed points, so he rarely sees the memorials of Jinling king.

But once he goes to the memorial, it's no small matter. Even if someone in the court opposes him, he will fight. It's strange that he didn't fight this time.

Xiao Zirong said lazily: "That's the end of this matter, but in the future, the things from the women's country will only be sold in Jinling country, don't say I didn't remind you."

Xiao Hyun: ...

He knew there must be someone behind him.

Chai He was a little helpless: "Your Highness, how can this be done?"

Xiao Zirong was a little strange: "Why can't it work? Isn't the caravan I sent to bring back the things that I want to sell there?"

After Xiao Zirong said this, he said very gently: "If you want to, you can also send a caravan to go there. I believe that the Nvguo is willing to open the door to trade. As for the rest, take your time."

Speaking of which, other people have nothing to say. Indeed, the caravan was funded by King Jinling himself, and it has nothing to do with the court. No one has the right to force others to sell it.

Of course, this is the case, but if you change the caravan owner, you may not be able to keep this business line, but that is Jinling King, if you dare to steal his business line, he will dare to kill your whole family.

The number one scholar who was dealt with before was said to have hanged himself at home, unable to withstand the accusations of his family and fellow villagers when he returned home.

To be honest, what King Jinling did was not out of the ordinary, but he was always able to accurately find the lifeblood of others and strike at it.

Of course, some people don't care. In their eyes, a country of women is synonymous with backwardness. It doesn't matter if it is located in a remote place. How can it be possible not to be backward if a woman is in power?

Xiao Zirong didn't bother arguing with them, the issue of the Three Views would not be easy to resolve, and it was useless for him to waste his time here, and it might spoil things instead.

Anyway, after waiting, these people will know what they missed.

Xiao Zirong was observed by Xiao Xuexing for a long time on the way back, until he couldn't stand it anymore and asked: "Have you never seen me? Have you seen me all the way and haven't seen enough?"

Xiao Xuexing didn't feel guilty about being caught at all, and said frankly: "I can't see enough."

It's a bit embarrassing to change to Xiao Zirong this time, his brother was a stuffy gourd before, holding everything in his heart, if he hadn't poked the opponent's hot spot, he probably would have endured it.

But after being together, he was very straightforward, as if he was never shy.

Xiao Xuexing raised his hand and pulled him into his arms and asked, "Why did you let them go so easily this time?"

Only then did Xiao Zirong suddenly realize, and said, "It's not that I let them go easily, but I've already made preparations before, not to mention that there will be times when they regret it later."

Rights are not things that can be played out by mouth cannons. At most, he can taunt the other party with a few words, just wait and see.

Xiao Xuexing didn't say anything, he felt that Xiao Zirong might not let this matter go so easily.

Sure enough, after returning to Jinling, Xiao Zirong let himself go and wrote a letter to the queen of the female country, telling her the situation here and asking her to identify the caravan.

He earned so much just from women's country's wine. From a national perspective, women's country's wine is indeed useless and does not affect people's livelihood, but there will definitely be people who are jealous.

He can form a caravan, and others can form a caravan.

Xiao Zirong is not good at bluntly stopping others from doing business with the Nvguo, but he can make the king of the Nvguo have a heart.

The reply was from the eldest princess of the Nvguo. This princess seemed to be unwilling to give up, but this time it was not her who was unwilling to give up. Instead, she proposed that if Xiao Zirong was willing, they would choose a princess to marry in the past, and the condition was that Xiao Zirong The children born to Zi Rong and that princess, especially the girls, must be sent to the Nu Country.

The eldest princess thought a lot on the way back. She felt that she was a little impulsive before. Her identity and the identity of King Jinling were destined to be together.

In the past, it was true that the Nvguo would not send their daughters out for marriage, they would choose concubines from other countries.

But the eldest princess felt that if it was the king of Jinling, there should be no problem.

The eldest princess inquired a lot, and knew that King Jinling once built a Taoyuan City, most of which were women, and he would teach women to read.

Among other things, the process of establishing Taoyuan City is enough for the princess to have a much higher favorability with him.

When the eldest princess went back to tell her mother, the king of the female country obviously admired King Jinling very much. If the queen hadn't let go, the eldest princess would not dare to say that she would send the princess out for marriage.

When Xiao Zirong received the letter, he couldn't laugh or cry, why did he still dwell on this issue?

He thought to himself that it was fortunate that Lao Tzu had already returned to Jinling, otherwise he might not be able to get out of bed the next day.

Xiao Xuexing's jealousy is not ordinary.

He once again firmly refused, and discussed with the eldest princess whether it is possible to expand trade.

Xiao Zirong checked the information in the library in his mind. There are many things rich in women's country, and one of the precious medicinal materials is musk.

In addition to musk, there is another kind of mineral called 鍮. This kind of mineral is relatively rare. In fact, Xiao Zirong thinks that it should be the special name of the other party. If it is translated into Central Plains, it should be a copper mine that does not need to be processed.

In other words, there is a wealth of copper mines there, and there is not much need for processing!

What is the difference between this and growing money on the ground?

However, the currency of the female country is not made of copper, so Xiao Zirong can directly ask for the trade of these two things.

It's just that whether it's copper ore or musk, they are very precious things. If you want to barter, the easiest thing to bring over is actually salt. All the salt was sold to Tuyuhun and Persia.

There is no need for Qi's salt at all, even if Xiao Zirong can tell him that his place is sea salt, which is rich in iodine.

But the problem is that women don't necessarily understand what iodine is. If they talk too much, they may think they are trying to cheat money.

The rest that can be exchanged are minerals such as crystals. Don’t think about jade. They are very close to Khotan in later generations. There is a wealth of Hetian jade there. The quality of jade is much better than that of Qi. Even many people in Qi They are all chasing Hetian jade.

Xiao Zirong rummaged through various vaults, and was very sad to find that there seemed to be not many things that could be exchanged.

Things like crystals are unlucky, and the road is very bumpy. If the business can be negotiated, Xiao Zirong even wants to repair this road.

It's just that the road to the women's country is also difficult. After thinking about it, he decided to trade Musk with the other party first.

As for what he used, he used dried seafood very savagely.

After the sea fish and kelp were dried, they still retained some taste. Xiao Zirong asked the caravan to bring these things over, not much, mainly to see if the women's country could adapt.

It turned out that sea fish and kelp were quite popular there, and the sea fish and kelp that were not even worth the usual money in Qi State were brought back to Nu Country for the same weight of musk.

Xiao Zirong was startled when he saw so many musks.

You know, musk is very expensive in later generations, let alone now.

He resolutely decided to open up the market with seafood, maybe brass can also be exchanged, as for the price, the caravan will follow along to negotiate.

It's a pity that Qi State's fishing capacity is not strong enough, and things like dried fish may not be available, and there are not many varieties, which will affect the trade with Women's Country.

However, in addition to seafood, there is another thing that he can use to trade with Nuguo, and that is pearls.

There are actually pearls in Nuguo, but most of them are freshwater pearls, and there are also sea pearls. Persia will bring them there, but I don’t know the quality of the pearls in Persia.

Even if they are all natural, the luster of sea pearls and freshwater pearls is different, especially the water temperature is different. Where the water is colder, the texture of pearls is firmer and the halo is more beautiful.

Xiao Zirong didn't know how the quality of their pearls was compared to the Persian Gulf. If it was worse, he could take a step back and ask for less money.

All they want in the Persian Gulf or Tuyuhun are musk, yak meat and salt.

However, Xiao Zirong is not too short of these things, musk may be lacking, but it doesn’t matter if there is any, as for yaks... Qi seems to be not used to that kind of beef.

He can produce salt by himself, so he aims at the opponent's brass.

Xiao Zirong began to write letters to the eldest princess while asking people to collect pearls.

I have to say that there is a feeling that there is a sense of injustice between him and the eldest princess. One is frank when he refuses, and the other is even more frank when he is rejected. The two seem to have become pen pals.

After Xiao Zirong told Nvguo that other people might also send a caravan, the eldest princess paid attention and found that someone really sent a caravan.

I don't know who sent them here, but those people are obviously not stupid, and they have followed suit and sent a women's caravan.

It's just that the eldest princess may be wearing a filter to see people, and she always feels that those women are not straightforward enough, not as good as Xiao Zirong's subordinates.

Xiao Zirong felt that the Eldest Princess was really a good-natured person, and the girls under him were talented and able to show their talents, but that didn't mean that all the talented girls were in Jinling, and there would be very powerful ladies in other places.

However, because of the strong folk customs in Jinling since ancient times, even the little ladies are more fierce than ordinary little ladies, and they have more ideas.

In the end, the eldest princess proudly said that those caravans can only trade with the people, and they can't take away many things.

And musk and 鍮, that is, brass, can only be traded if the government nods, otherwise they will be beheaded.

Some people might smuggle, but because of the geographical location, it is too difficult to smuggle, so other caravans will definitely not be able to get what Xiao Zirong can get.

Xiao Zirong was relieved a lot, and asked people to bring many pearls.

But in the end, he found that even if he exchanged pearls, it was not as profitable as exchanging seafood, and it was obvious that women's country also liked seafood more.

Xiao Zirong patted his chin and said to himself after finishing the calculation, "I didn't expect that the shipyard would need to be built in advance."